Giant servings, really strong atmosphere, kind waiters. There are a lot of vegetarian options too. Get yourself the ginger wheat pancakes!

This morning, I was craving a traditional breakfast as was my date. So, after a little bit of looking online, we decided to give Austin Diner a shot. In short, I'm glad we did. We both enjoyed our pancakes -- hers were chocolate chip and mine were strawberry. The bacon is some of the best around as it's clearly been cooked on a flat top to a perfect level of crispiness. The quality of the bacon is also stellar as it's almost all meat with very little fat. The side of home fries that I ordered were excellent as they were crispy and well seasoned. Overall, our meal was excellent. The only flubs came with our service. Namely, our drinks went pretty much empty and we had to get our server's attention about that. I think a lot of their breakfast rush would be under better control if diners weren't waiting for things that the server should address. Another example of this for us was that the container with butter and jelly at our table was empty, requiring our server to make a trip for that. Regardless, this is definitely a great breakfast option. Come earlier in the day to avoid the rush. read more

What a great unique diner. Not only do they have regular diner food, they have Mexican food. I LOVE Chillaquiles. That was the special when I went. I got them and wasn't disappointed. That green sauce was money. The service was excellent from the time we walked in. The decor was so cool. I loved all of the old appliances on display. I have to go back a few more times before they get the 5 stars but I have faith that they will. I will definitely be back to try something else. read more

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It's a charming place and the food is amazing definitely recommend! Great for families too

This is a hidden gem. After living in the neighborhood for the past 9 years, we finally came to Austin diner for breakfast on a Saturday. We were seated right away and loved the classic diner vibe. The breakfast menu was very large and in addition they have daily specials. The coffee was good, the pancake was also very good and both my husband and I really loved their has browns. We cannot wait to go back and try something from the lunch menu! read more

My one and only and last time there, i ask for diet coke they give me regular, they bring me and omelette and what they call hash browns, looked more like burnt shredded wheat, the rye toast was more like old hard burnt hockey pucks, read more

I'm really....concerned...about this, a favorite place of mine. I was last there on a busy Saturday, picking up takeout. It was a 30 minute wait AFTER I was told on a phone call that my order would be ready in ten. Well, that happens, no biggie. It was busy. But today we arrived just after 11 AM, only three tables were occupied. It took 25 minutes from the time we ordered until the plates came. I had the Pot Roast, today's special, my wife the Chef's Salad. My pot roast was, frankly, tasteless. The sides (green beans and black eyed peas) seemed to have come out of a can. I was real hungry, so I finished it off. But I will never order it again. The bread was a cold roll that made up for not being fresh by being small. My wife's salad was disappointing as well. The lettuce base was almost all white or yellow, very poor quality. My wife never complains, but I know that when she leaves two-thirds of a Chef's Salad, that it was not good. I get the feeling that the food we were served was not above institutional-quality, and by the time I was out of there, it was about $45 with a tip. I'm sorry, but after two mediocre to bad experiences in a row, it's time to find a new favorite diner. It really was a one-star meal, but I'm giving it two because of fond memories of good meals there in the past. read more

Sooooo goood Hidden Little Gem with cute funky vibe inside Come support a great local business while having a tasty diner meal, excellent and friendly customer service Next time I want to try the pancakes! read more

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Heck yeah i love this place. Its good food and cheap and usually u can get seated. I hate brunch places in austin but this place is super

This morning, Cameron and I wanted to grab a late breakfast. We wanted diner style, so we decided to go to Austin Diner. We were immediately greeted by the host and sat at a comfy booth. The aesthetic of the place is so cute and retro. Roberto was our server. He was very polite and prompt with our service. I got the one egg platter which was the best breakfast plate I've had in a long time! The sausage was amazing. read more

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The best biscuits and sausage gravy in Austin, Texas! This diner has been in Austin for many years. Huge portions! It has great prices and they have a senior's menu that is an awesome deal! If looking for an old school diner, this is it! They're only open until 3 pm so don't wait! read more

I was not impressed with this place. I had to ask to be moved because they had no social distancing. Took forever to get served. It took a long time for drinks to come. Two servers but one seemed to do everything. I liked my biscuits and eggs and my husband liked his tacos but not pancake or syrup. The hot chocolate was good.. I was disappointed that they did not have plexiglass between tables. We were very close to other customers ( less than 6 feet away during COVID)before we asked to move . read more

A quaint diner with a fun 50s theme and nice staff. The food options are diverse and perfect for families. read more

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I love Austin Diner because it's just a normal diner that serves non-pretentious diner food quickly. While it's a treat to get gourmet free-range omelettes made with organic quail eggs, non-GMO braised emu belly, Himalayan pink salt, and topped with handcrafted parsley chutney with a side of cage-free, artisan waffle fries at the plethora of upscale brunch places in town, I usually don't want to put up with the wait or traffic to cure my hangover with just regular pork, eggs, potato, and coffee. The food here is simple, tasty, and affordable! I like that they don't over-salt the food like every other restaurant in town. I only come here for the breakfast foods so I don't know how the lunch/dinner items stack up, but I'm impressed with the breakfast. I usually get the Mexican Omelette with chorizo with a cup of black coffee and that'll fix a hangover real quick! They also offer Tex-Mex breakfast specials every once in a while, which makes my mouth water every time I read the specials board. My bill totals around $10 to $15, which is great since that's usually how much the fancy places charge for just the entree itself. Austin Diner is within walking distance of my apartment which makes it easy to stumble over in the morning. It's a miracle to walk in and be seated immediately, which is rare for brunch in this town! All the patrons and employees seem happy to be there every time I visit. The booths and tables are fairly worn, but it gives it character. I highly recommend going to Austin Diner if you just want regular food without the trendy fluff. read more

Austin Diner - Oaxaca Omelet special: shredded beef omelet topped with ancho sauce with a cup of fruit - Diners Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is the best Breakfast place I've ever eaten at, i'm usually not a big fan of potatoes but this place makes them BUSSIN. To who ever left that review about a hair and rude service, idk but you wildin for real. This place has the best service hands down. Will be going there again for all of eternity. :) read more

I came in specifically for the Jake's Cakes; a special pancake made with cottage cheese in the mix. It might gross some of you out, but it really adds texture and moisture to the overall pancake. Besides, it's a diner and one has to try out their specialties. Service is good and the food is down home comfort food with a Texas twist. read more

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07-05-2022 - Ordered the Chicken Fried Steak and it had absolutely no batter crust & the steak was tough as nails with tons of grizzle, nerves & clumps of fat. The menu even said "Very Tender Cutlet" I can't believe they charged me for a $4.00 Ice Tea & my glass was still 3/4 quarters full. They should've comped everything. I don't recommend this place at all. Heading somewhere else for lunch, since read more

Good, fast, cheap food on the go. Service is good, and they move fast. Breakfasts combos are great along with specials like different crepes, etc. It's located in a plaza so easy to miss if you're not paying attention. I would eat here again for sure. read more

After going to Mayfield Park, we decided to stop for some brunch. First time at Austin Diner and everything we ordered was delicious. Both the veggie omelette and Migas plate were great. Food came out quick and was hot/fresh. There was lots of space to sit apart to allow for social distancing. All staff were wearing masks as well. The decor was cute - 60s/70s theme. You should check this place out! read more

Classic little diner with really good food. The ambiance is diner perfect. The service is neighbor friendly. And the menu has lots of tempting choices. This place is perfect! And a special props shout out to the Huevos Rancheros - Amazing! read more

Austin Diner - Look for the sign. - Diners Near Me - Austin, Texas

You want a mom and pop diner? This is your home! There's rarely a wait for seating. The food is pretty good, and well priced. I recommend Jake's Cakes, and Farmer's Favorite. Their malt shakes are delicious and made right there. You will not go home with an empty stomach, as their plates are generously served. This place has a lot of regulars who know what they want (like myself). The staff are so polite and welcoming, without the typical "ATX" overly energetic pace. read more

The food here was unexpectedly delicious! This is a basic, no frills, diner that was rockin the oldies. I enjoyed my time here, and the service was pretty good. The menu had a lot of choices and, as always, I went for breakfast. The eggs are cooked to perfection, the potatoes are amazing, and the pancakes with chocolate chips were delicious. The special of the day for Monday was meatloaf, and that looked really good as well. I would give this place three and a half stars if I could, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt and rounded up to four. The reason for the lower rating would be for the atmosphere. You can tell the air conditioner leaks through the ceiling, and all the tables and chairs are pretty well-worn. read more

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The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, the food served hot and delicious. It's the atmosphere of a diner that I truly enjoy and feel comfortable in. As someone said before friendly and unpretentious. Comfort food at it's best . read more

This should not be categorized as $. This place was expensive for a diner. The portions were big and the food tasted good. It's nice that it is family owned and operated. I had a buy one get one coupon that they did not honor. Why would a business pay to have coupons printed and not honor them? Also, I ordered my food without onion because I am allergic, and it came loaded with onion anyways. I spent the next day and a half extremely sick after eating here on New Years Day. read more

Food was average, coffee and oj were over priced, server barely spoke English. breakfast for two should not cost $45.00! will not be back..

This is place is amazing. I can feel the good vibe of the employees. Try the Pancho Villa.

Well, whenever I see reviews that are all over the place, my train of thought goes something like this: 1. I'm just blessed. 2. Maybe I've been lucky here. 3. I know I wasn't drunk, slopping everything up, and calling it all great shit. I think the bottom line is Austin Diner really is a diner, it's in a strip mall, and the address is 5222 Burnet Road in Austin, not 11 Madison Avenue, NYC. Seriously, what were you expecting? It's casual food with casual service and casual prices. For what they do, I think they do it well. Yeah, I stick to the back page breakfast stuff, I'm not going to tell you I'd rather come here than Café Java, and I think the pancakes at Kerbey & Mags rule. But when I'm around 5222 Burnet Road, and I want breakfast stuff anytime, and I want table service and decent coffee & quick & cheap & good, then here ya go. read more

Austin Diner - Let's see, Breakfast Platter on top, Veggie Tacos with no tomatoes on the bottom. - Diners Near Me - Austin, Texas

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When you're on Burnet around 10 am and you don't want to go to Torchy's and you don't want to go to Omelettery because you are a savvy Austinite and know they're both overrated, you do the smart thing: You go to Austin Diner. Although, you may have trouble finding it now because it's in an unassuming strip mall next to the savers with inconspicuous signage. Sit in a hand-stapled vinyl booth, admire the kitschy assortment of second hand mixers and blenders that line the ceiling-height windows as "decor"... order the Mexican Scramble breakfast (may not be the technical name, but... that's what it is)... Chorizo, peppers, cheese all scrambled up and served on top of enchiladas with ranchero sauce and there are some over easy eggs in there. Shut your face, it's good. The atmosphere and service are casual, prices are low and the food is just simply yummy. read more

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The restaurant had an Austin vibe to it when we walked inside. They have displays of various antique kitchen tools and glassware around the place which looks cool. It was clean and the staff was very friendly. I saw some early bird breakfast specials on the table (see pic). I decided on a two egg plate which came with a choice of bread, one side and one breakfast meat for about $6.50. The food was good, although the bacon was a little overcooked. The coffee was alright, typical diner coffee. The highlight of the visit was a patron that stopped by our table on his way out. Out of the blue he said hello and then performed a magic trick for us, making a small piece of fabric dissappear in his hand. He was only two feet away and I still don't know hiw he did it. He then told us three adult jokes and left us laughing. What an experience! I would go back just to see if he was there. read more

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Great coffee, breakfasts, and service. Don't let the plain interior or location scare you away - you'll be pleased. Lunches are good too. The onion rings are huge and the hand made milk shakes are thick and delicious. read more

Been thinking of this place for months now since I drive by it frequently and it's near my neighborhood. Every time I want a diner-type breakfast or atmosphere I usually end up resorting to Kerby or Magnolia's, or sometimes Cisco's (yes, I'm limited). Mr. Imbiss finally coaxed me into trying something different to help diversify my local-diner repertoire. The place was packed, and that's always a good sign, plus there's plenty of parking in the back. Since I only have Kerby and Mags to compare to I'll say that when you walk in it's quite eclectic. Black and white checkered floor, lots of different items on the walls (45 record LP's, antique coffee pots). Some of the aqua blue bench seats are torn up w/ the foam exposed, it does have it's own style and weird theme. The food: don't expect 8 different omelets or 15 different breakfast plates, they have the basics here, so I got the Migas which includes black beans, 2 tortillas and home fries. My friend got the Beef Omelet special that was smothered w/ a chipotle salsa and came w/ home fries and 1 pancake, which we substituted for "Jack's Cakes" which is a gingerbread-type pancake made w/ cottage cheese. My migas were great, not the best but very good. The pancake was good - nothing special, if it's supposed to be a health thing then I do recommend since it tastes like a normal pancake. Home fries were on the greasy side but still good, but the salsa was blah (that's a downer) - - tasted like it came from a large plastic Ortega jug (ehhh). Service was great, our waitress filled our drinks and was prompt and courteous. The prices are reasonable too, not your usual $1.00 mark-up as you may see in other areas. I would go here again, although there's nothing unique or outta this world (on the menu) that would draw me to them over Kerby's or Mags. read more

Really neat retro diner with an eclectic vibe, and the best Belgian waffle I've had. We visited while it was busy and waited a little more than half an hour for food, so I'm not sure if this is typical, but the California skillet was pretty good and the staff were really friendly! read more

Walked in about 2pm for a late breakfast. Probably 10 other patrons at that time. Guy seats me and gives me a menu. Prices under $10 for bacon eggs hash browns and toast. So I wait for a waitress.. And wait. About 12 minutes later the guy that sat me comes by. Do you want me to get someone to take your order? Well yeah. Place is so small that the servers can plainly see everyone in the diner. Server was just standing behind the counter 5 feet away. Fatty bacon and tasteless hash browns. No one came back til I asked for the bill. Left a dollar tip and rolled down to Omlettry. Keep it moving. Nothing to see here read more

The last time I ate here was with my Pop and the place was in a different location. Well it didn't disappoint! I was tempted with the chicken fried steak like the last time, but went with the can fish. Perfectly fried and amazing sides. Keep it up, and as Arnold Schwarzenegger would say "I'll be back"!!! read more

It's early on Friday morning. I'm off work and snuggling under the covers, warm and cozy and twittering with my morning #warriors. Someone mentioned something about biscuits and sausage (maybe it was me...?) and Mark Mc. went down a wormhole of biscuits for breakfast. We went back and forth about where to go (we ALWAYS eat in his 'hood and I have yummy places in mine), ending with him suggesting Austin Diner. I checked the yelp reviews, mixed as they were, and was still not fully in to the whole idea. *Roaches?! Eww! Mark Mc. tells me that I'll love the place, to quite reading reviews from people who just don't "get it". I agree to give it a try (what sort of yelp adventurer would I be if I didn't go?), get dressed, and wait for Mark Mc. to come scoop me up. We enter the spot and it smells awesomely of bacon. Mmmmmmmm We sit at a booth and I order some giant concoction of breakfast with sausage, bacon, hash browns, eggs and their oh so yummy biscuits with sausage gravy. Sweet Heaven! It's awesome. Mark Mc asks me if I like it. I nod with my eyes closed and a mouth of yummy goodness. I couldn't finish my food... there's just so much of it... but wowzers! I was impressed and can't wait to go back and try more. The atmosphere is great, the place is full of all different types of people and I had a great time with my #warrior brother, Mark Mc. *Thanks for being so pushy about the place, Mark Mc! read more

I've been driving by this place for years, meaning to try it, but I didn't have an excuse to stop in until this past weekend. Some friends were heading there for lunch on Saturday, so I vowed to work out on Sunday in exchange for the no-doubt artery-clogging feast I was about to enjoy. I'm not a breakfast-lover, so I immediately flipped through the lunch offerings. Because I was feeling extra healthy, I chose the "Cheesy BLT," a standard BLT with American cheese served with potato chips. There was crisp bacon sticking out of all sides of this thing! Amazing! My friends ordered very large breakfasts. I tasted a couple of things, and they were all pretty good: -The Home Fries were seasoned really well and a good mixture of chewy and crispy. -The Biscuits and Gravy were heavenly. I be the biscuits would be delicious on their own. But really, you can't go wrong dousing anything in country gravy. Am I right? -The Buttermilk Pancakes were soft and pillowy--very satisfying. Honestly, I don't know how my friends managed to eat so much food. I thought I was going to pop after my sandwich and, the piece de resistance,......the Strawberry Milkshake! They make their malts and shakes from scratch. They didn't use strawberry ice cream for this shake. They used vanilla ice cream, cream, and fresh strawberries. It wasn't too thick or too rich. It was the perfect shake. I'd probably go back just for another one of those! So, why the 3 stars? I guess the food alone scored 4, but I took a star away for service. Our waiter couldn't adequately communicate with us in English, which would have been ok, but he only placed about 50% of our order. The other half we eventually got...by getting the waiter's attention multiple times later on and asking for the missing items. Whatever, we got through it. Apparently the bad service is atypical. So, I'd probably go back. read more

Austin Diner - Real strawberry milkshake - Diners Near Me - Austin, Texas

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This is my all-time favorite breakfast place in Austin! I've been coming here since I was only a few months old, and have been coming weekly since with my father, and the food hasn't declined in quality since! the staff are sweet and kind, and even offered my best friend a slice of cake when we came in for her birthday! The Longhorn skillet is delicious if you're dying of hunger, but the early bird special is always a hit when on a budget! I cannot recommend this place enough for the great food and greater memories! read more

Since we like unique and quirky places, Austin Diner seemed the perfect fit. We walked in and were excited to see a throwback to our youth with the torn plastic, and lumpy booths. The tables were the old formica tops. They even had the small coin operated music boxes at each booth. We both concluded, this is going to be really good, or really bad. Guess what, really bad. In addition to the food, the service was terrible and slow. The food was delivered and by-by waitress. My wife order the french dip, which was just weird. In addition to just a few ounces of odd tasting beef, it was top with cheese and raw peppers. The 2 ounces of au-jus came in one of those small tasting cups. I decided to treat myself to the chicken fried steak, but don't worry about the calories, I couldn't eat but a few bits. It was almost as good as Banquet frozen dinners. No flavor, weak texture and thick gravy. The fries were limp and few, which was okay because I couldn't eat those either. read more

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Awesome little diner! The food was very reasonably priced, and you got a lot of it. Loved the biscuits and gravy. Their wheat pancakes are some of the best pancakes I've ever had! read more

This is my second visit. I was a little skeptical at first glance, not because of the strip mall, but because of more telling signs such as the condition of booths or the air vents. That aside, I'm glad I gave them a chance. First visit- had the Vegetarian Tacos and hash browns. To make the tacos vegan, I was able to sub black beans for the refried. Loved them, very suprised/impressed. Tortillas and veggies were fresh and on point. I enjoyed both of their salsas. The hash browns could have been crispier, but that may just be my preference. Coffee was good, not watery or anything. Service was spot on for a slow weekday (think the weather was very bleh that day). Today- kept it lame and simple, just water and oatmeal. Very tasty. I enjoy their presentation. Granted, oatmeal is oatmeal, but still. Liked the brown sugar, raisins, and nuts. Busy, little Saturday. Sat at the counter top. Service warm as usual. Besides, everyone loves the 50s/60s diner feel. Oldies playing softly in the background. Modest, yet fun decor. Just an overall cool spot. Glad I found ya. Cheers. read more

Austin Diner - Oatmeal. Good stuff. - Diners Near Me - Austin, Texas

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