Showside Grill & Bakery

Great service! Got the crab cakes which were okay. Definitely not Maryland crab cakes. Blueberry cobbler for dessert was delicious. Waitress was fabulous. Overall, good, and do recommend.

It's meh.. I have had better and of course worse. Maybe the bar side is better ? It was a Saturday afternoon and there were only 3 customers . The server wasn't all that friendly but maybe it was because she was alone , I get that . The food was decent nothing special . The inside is older but also eclectic . Maybe next time we will try the bar side

Best place to eat/ hang out in spring hope! Good drinks and good food. Awesome service and amazing people!

this was nestled in a cute downtown area that probably once upon a time was bustling. 5 stars for the attractive business name and service. The business name was however too good. Too good to be true. food and service was very nice but it lacked any bakery or any baked goods all together. The hope cabinet they had not a bakery it was entirely empty. And what show? I asked and someone who had worked there a long time said there's no show to be spoken of around here. not a bad experience however confusing.

The low down: There are two parts to this place, the cafe and then attached to the back of the cafe is a door that takes you through another door to the bar. The food was terrific and the service was a little slow but it was the guys first night so we cut him some slack. Clean and some interesting decorating in the bar area (see photos). Also, states online that there is a cover charge of $5 when a live band is there. we weren't charged one, but we're prepared to pay if needed. Fun fact: For a small price you can take a ceiling tile, paint it and bring it back. When you bring it back they will refund your money (they take the money incase you never bring the tile back)I'm so excited to write this review because what seemed like it would be horrible ended up being so much fun! Looking for a new place to hear live music that's off the beaten path I turned to my YELP community and found this place. I wasn't really sure they were still open because when you call the number it rings and rings and then there is a recording that says "voicemail isnt set up". Decided to drive out there to Spring Hope anyway (about 20 min away from where I live in Rolesville). We saWe pulled up around 7:30pm and the place looked closed. Virtually no cars, lights dim but there was a blinking sign that said OPEN. We walk in and NOTHING, no live music, no bar, just a few tables and only about 3 of the tables even had people seated. We stood there for about 2 minutes waiting for someone to address us(there was no one to be found). Finally a nice lady came out from the back. We asked her about the bar and live music that was advertised and she pointed to a door at the back of the restaurant and said...it's through there, you'll hear the music after you open the door. So excited that there was, in fact, live music we eagerly head to the door and open it. We hear nothing! We walk through the hallway and see a bar. There was one lady sitting at the bar. The rest of the bar was empty. We said to her.. we heard there was live music here and she said .. oh there is, they are taking a break. So we sat at the bar, Looking around we noticed some unique decorating. There were Barbie dolls hanging from the ceiling and supposedly each one represents a person. A bartender asked us if we wanted a food menu. I read from YELP that their food was great so we decided to place an order. We ordered a tuna sandwich w rosemary fries. YELP community is right, the food was delicious. My picture doesn't do it justice. The band came in from their intermission along w about 4 other patrons. The band was really good, playing country cover songs. We left early (about 9:30pm) and at that time there were only about 12 people there. The place really was awesome and more people should check it out. The band was great, the service was good(it was the bartenders first night) and the people that were there were super friendly. It's a much different vibe than what you get when you go out in Raleigh.

I was shocked at how nice this restaurant is - right here in Spring Hope. The atmosphere (we sat in the bar) is awesome. The restaurant was extremely clean. I wish I had taken pics. Now the food took me over the top! Crab cakes! I've been all over the country and these were the best crab cakes I've ever had. Just go. It'll become a normal haunt for you just like it will for me! Thank goodness for Michael's Showside Grill & Bakery. Don't even get me started about the crazy good baked goods! They are famous for these!

Excellent food!Had the wings, burger and Cajun pasta- all delicious!!Cute local restaurant- will be back!

Visiting from out of town and had dinner here. From the time of order it took two hours and ten minutes to get our food. Food was good, but absolutely not worth that kind of wait. We were traveling with two children who were beyond famished by the time food arrived. My husband's steak was completely raw on one side and could not be eaten-disappointing. He was refunded for his dinner and my children were given two free cookies for our wait. I would recommend traveling a distance for better service.

Great food! We're looking forward to returning and trying more items on the menu. Make sure you grab one of those tasty cookies too!

On the upside, the restaurant does have a little charm. The food is just not fresh. It's mostly frozen or pre-processed and heated up. The service is a concern. The waitress looked like she was wandering around and kept giving the wrong plates to patrons. She gave one of ours to another party who ate off of it and then tried to give it to us like nothing had happened.