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    Bella’s Diner

    3.9 (51 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed

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    (Undercooked) French Toast
    Crystal M.

    So we decided to do Father's Day breakfast for takeout and figured we'd try Bella's Diner for the first time. Initially the French Toast combo was missing from our order, so I called to get it corrected. Instead of professionalism, I was met with snickering and a casual "my bad... we can write your name down for next time," followed by a bunch of dismissive blah‑blah-blah. It's Father's Day, our meal is already messed up, and everything else is getting cold while we try to fix this issue. My husband even felt bad and drove to pick up the missing order -- only for us to get home and find out the French toast was grossly undercooked. At that point, the whole experience was over for me. Appetite and, excitement gone. Epic fail, we won't be back. Lastly word of advice, get someone with sense to answer the phone -- the lack of empathy, the attitude, on top of poor food quality just cost you a customer!

    Top: pecan waffle with bacon. Bottom: French toast with sausage links
    Lori C.

    Invited a friend to breakfast. I'd heard about Bella's, so we went. It was a holiday Monday morning. The place was open. Only two tables were full. We were seated immediately and drink orders were taken. We checked out the menu. Lots of good looking choices. I went with basic French toast and sausage links. My friend ordered the pecan waffle and bacon. First off, coffee was good...dark and flavorful. Food came pretty fast. My order was basic, but exactly what I wanted. My friend said the pecan waffle was decadent. The place filled up as we ate and chatted. Service was good. Servers were friendly. Definitely worth another visit to try different dishes!

    Chicken and waffles
    Brad B.

    We stopped by Bella's this past Tuesday for breakfast. I like how they designed the interior. Cute and spacious. I ordered the chicken and waffles. The chicken was awesome. Crispy outside, without the breading being too thick and juicy on the inside. The waffle was the proper thickness and held up to the chicken and syrup. My wife ordered the French Toast and sausage plate. Nice cinnamon flavor on the French toast (one of the toast was a bit undercooked though). Eggs tasted like they were cooked in butter (as they should be) and the breakfast sausage had that proper meat/spices/salt flavor you expect. While friendly, we did not see our waitress often. They appeared to be understaffed. Overall, had a nice time at Bella's. Looking forward to trying their lunch menu.

    Mau M.

    The inside is nicely adorned with some Bakersfield photos on the wall, restaurant itself is well-lit and clean. It did have a considerable amount of people coming in - quite unexpected since this restaurant was new to me. Service was fast and excellent. Just had my favorite - eggs, hash, and bacon. I think my dish was cooked well, may be a bit under-flavored but you can always ask for condiments. Not bad, might explore their menu some more!

    Mikayla G.

    The restaurant is clean and spacious. There are some stock images of food on the wall for decoration. The waitstaff is nice, but I was left a bit underwhelmed, having read other reviews that said they were met with amazing customer service and hospitality. I ordered a bacon waffle, which stated on the menu that it comes with butter and syrup. When I received my waffle, it had no butter. No biggie. I asked one of the waitresses if I could have some, as I recall it being on the menu. She then told me that it doesn't actually come with butter, despite the menu saying it does. Which I thought was odd... but nonetheless, I got some butter. It was okay. The waffle was a little dry and the bacon is more sprinkled on top than stuffed. Please take items off the menu if they do not come with the food or item ordered.

    Over meeting, eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns with side of toast good portions

    Another Sunday at Bella's. Everything is always so good my omelette was wonderful. The ambience is great not too loud not too quiet. Our server is always very nice and spot on ask for Denali and she's great.

    Pecan Waffles

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    22 days ago

    Breakfast was delicious and service was great. We will make this our new breakfast spot.

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    22 days ago

    Food was delicious and service was very good. Got seated right after walking in and server came to our table within a couple of minutes.

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    2 days ago

    Got my order wrong, but they corrected it. Can't really see anything about the experience worth returning for.

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    1 month ago

    I like Bells's diner this restaurant has good food, good service, nice and relaxing

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    21 days ago

    Country fried steak was perfect. My kids food was amazing. My son loved the Oreo pancakes! We will definitely be back. Thank you

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    3 months ago

    Went for breakfast, place was ok. Service adequate, food was edible but nothing to write home about... not a lot of parking...

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    3 months ago

    Restaurant was clean, food was good but nothing out of the ordinary. I would eat here again if I was close by.

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    4 months ago

    Clean restaurant. Friendly service. Food is average for the pricing. This actually was my second visit, I definitely will be coming back.

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    6 months ago

    Food was delicious can't complain. Excellent service met with a smile. Nice music, very clean establishment.

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    8 months ago

    The service was great and the food was delicious. It was quiet, clean and I got my food quickly. I would come here again :)

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    I really wanted to like Bakersfield Coffee Roasters. I'm new to town and first visited back in…read moreOctober, excited to find a local coffee spot with a strong community feel. The space is actually one of their biggest strengths there's a lot of seating, plenty of room to bring your laptop and work remotely, and areas where people can gather. It's also connected to a church, so it definitely leans into that community-centered atmosphere. Unfortunately, after going back 3-4 times hoping my experience would improve, the coffee has been consistently disappointing. It tastes burnt and weak at the same time like warm water with sugar. There barely seems to be any real espresso in the drinks. On more than one occasion, I've taken several sips hoping it would get better... and ended up throwing the whole drink away because it was just that bad. That's honestly frustrating, especially when you're paying for specialty coffee. The only drink I've actually enjoyed there is the pumpkin spice latte, that one was solid.

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