A hidden gem. The best breakfast we've ever had. The sausage gravy was amazing. Service was fantastic and prices remind me of 2010. I wish this place was in my neighborhood. read more

Better Half Family Diner - Sausage gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

This place is not what people say it is. I don't recommend people coming on the weekend. All of our food was cold when we got it, acted confused when we walked into the place, barely checking on people, luckily they had the decency to comp our meal. Photo of the type of eggs we got right when they came to our table, why do they look so cold and old! Would give half a star if I could. read more

Better Half Family Diner - Cold and old eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Great food and price! Awsome price for decent food. Service was fast. The employees very nice.

Great service and great food! A great little place near downtown Sandusky. you should definitely give it a try if you are in town.

We went here twice for breakfast on our most recent trip to cedar point this summer because it was so good. We had one SMALL issue with one of our meals and the wait staff went above and beyond to make it right. We were very impressed. The staff was attentive and helpful. read more

Good breakfast spot. Simple items that were all pretty decent. Nothing fancy. Super reasonable/cheap prices. Fast service. Great coffee. read more

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Quaint little place with great breakfast! It was bigger than we expected. There was a another dining area in the adjacent building. The staff and owner were very friendly. We looked up places to eat on Yelp and almost didn't go because someone posted 1 picture of the outside and captioned it with condemed building. Let me assure you, that was not the case. I wish Yelp would take that photo down becauae it just is not accurate. We're glad we went and will go again when we are in the Sandusky area! read more

They've reopened and are better than ever! A lovely remodel after a car crash had damaged the side of the business. read more

Better Half Family Diner - Yummy egg, cheese, and ham breakfast sandwich with grilled onions - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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Food was delish and service was stellar. You should definitely stop by and give this place a try. read more

Better Half Family Diner - Great place to eat. Service is fabulous and food is too. Id recommend this diner if you want delicious food and a great value! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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Make sure they aren't busy when you go. 1 meal at a time comes out of the kitchen. My wife was almost done eating when my meal was brought out. Food was just OK. Service was fine. read more

The service was excellent! Everyone pitches in and have great attitudes. The food choices are incredible the food delicious and the portions are huge. The coffee is the best! The ambience is great. They know what they are doing. What's not to like? read more

Went here twice while visiting my mother. Place was small but service was terrific and the coffee was fantastic! Prices were very reasonable. Food was pretty good. Had the blueberry pancakes one day, very good.. very fluffy. Had biscuits and gravy the other day.. would not recommend. Again, the coffee is fantastic.. the grind their own beans.. and I am Particular about my coffee. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

Better Half Family Diner - Fluffy blueberry pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Great food, inexpensive and close to downtown. The service was great with a small town dinner feel!

We head to Cedar Point from Cincinnati a couple times a year. Wanted to grab breakfast and once again Yelp didn't disappoint. First: value. Family of four for under $40 for breakfast when 8.00 was beverages... and we took food home. Second: portions were very good. We all shared and had plenty for ourselves Third: everything was delicious. Pancakes, biscuits and gravy, eggs, home fries, hash browns, coffee Fourth: service was great. One server this morning, greeted most guests by name, fast, friendly service. This is a gem and shouldn't be overlooked. read more

Cozy place to have breakfast. The design is rustic which is usually typical of the countryside. Friendly staff, great food. I still thinking about the mashed potatoes. Still can't figure how something simple as that could be sooo good. read more

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Very friendly staff. Great food, love the family atmosphere. We had a young man , Trace, help our waitress. He was so friendly and got our drink orders correctly and quickly. I would highly recommend this local business. #supportsmallbusinesses read more

Better Half Family Diner - 1/2 order of biscuits and gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Support local very good food and coffee with a ice cream shop. I'm a local who comes here 4 times a week for years.I order bacon,eggs,wheat toast,and home fries with coffee...Its comes to about 7 bucks for a huge portion of food.Just give these local people patronage over the chain restaurants read more

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This is definitely a local place. Staff and customers knew each other. We took that as a good sign. Also, the place was packed - or we thought so until we were escorted in to another room to be seated. My initial excitement turned to slight disappointment when we got seated. no longer did we have the wonderful scent of a kitchen and banter of locals but instead had overflow tables in the ice cream since of the building. It smelled like basement... damp and musty. The waitress was friendly and brought us drinks and food quickly. There was no rush in ordering and she answered all our questions without an attitude. I had a eggs, pancakes, and sausage links. My daughter had just pancakes and my wife had a veggie omelette. Even though we were seated away from the main room we saw the waitress enough to get regular coffee and water refills. Our food showed up rather quick too. The pancakes were thick and good! Don't know what kind of batter they use but whatever it is it works. The eggs were cooked correctly and my wife enjoyed her omelete. A different waitress came to get our plates when we were done. We ended up chatting about our dogs during that time. Always nice to meet another rescuer. I think if we were in the main area I might have given it 5 instead of 4 stars. The space we ate in does not due the restaurant justice and it may turn some folks away. read more

We were headed home after a few days at Cedar Point and wanted to get breakfast before hitting the road. We found the Better Half Diner on Yelp and decided it sounded good. There is only street parking but we easily found a nearby spot big enough for our truck and RV trailer. A previous review mentions that the place is very small and we were concerned that we might have a wait, but we needn't have worried. We arrived at 10:30 on a Friday morning and 3 of the 7 tables were open. The waitress invited us to choose a seat. She got our coffee and water immediately and took our orders - Philly cheese steak omelet for hubby and ham and swiss omelet for me. Both were delicious and accompanied by potatoes and toast. This is the kind of diner breakfast that I love. Comfortable atmosphere, cheerful waitress, and delicious food. Perfection! read more

Better Half Family Diner - Loved this cute, little diner! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

We had a group of 20 that was looking for a place to have brunch. I called Better Half on Thursday and they were more than willing to accommodate us for Sunday morning. The wait staff was wonderful - pleasant, courteous, and helpful. Our group ordered everything from salads, biscuits and gravy, burgers, omelets, etc. We had drinks within minutes, and the food was served promptly and was good and hot. Portions where very large - no one went away hungry. In short, great staff, great food, great prices. Very much recommend. read more

A couple friends and I stopped at Better Half Family Diner after a weekend at Cedar Point. I wanted a local place to grab breakfast on our way out of town and found Better Half on Yelp. I was pleasantly surprised when we walked in; it's a charming, small-town diner style restaurant with two halves - one main dining area and then a side room that also has an ice cream shop! The menu is large for such a small place - lots of lunch options, omelettes, pancakes, build your own breakfast, etc. We all opted for breakfast sandwiches - two on croissants and one on English muffin. We also ordered a couple sides of American fries and a blueberry pancake. Our server was friendly and the place was full of local regulars. Our food came out quickly and was hot and delicious! My English muffin sandwich had two fried eggs, cheese, and sausage (you can pick sausage, ham or bacon) and was really good! The croissants were a bit dry but they were pretty big. The potatoes were crispy and perfectly done. The pancake (ordered blueberry) came out plain, but my friend said she didn't think the server heard her correctly. And she devoured it, so I guess it was good! The ketchup at the table tasted a little off (too sweet) but they also had hot sauce so I didn't mind. Overall this was a perfect choice for a quick meal on the way out of town; definitely better than the Perkins at the hotel (which was packed). read more

Sandusky, Ohio --- day 013 "DUSA 2017" (Discover USA) part 2 started with the husband/wife owned "Better Half Family Diner" ... ... a "Run-A-Way Bill" Favorite breakfast eatery ... ... the enormous "BIG Breakfast" menu selection was more than I could eat (& I dislike leaving food on my plate) & super-server "Stephanie" gave me "More Smiles Than I Came In With!" #RunAwayBill #DUSA2017 "Run-A-Way Bill" was here! 09.05.17 read more

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Wowie I never would have thought I'd find some of the best corned beef hash I've ever eaten in sleepy little Sandusky! With massive portions and wonderful service, Better Half should be near the top of your list when deciding where to go for brunch! As an added bonus, there's an ice cream parlor next door! read more

Better Half Family Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Great litte family dinner. Service was great and you could tell it was a local favorite. My husband had the philly cheese wrap and said it was one of the best wraps he has ever had. I had an omelette with sausage gravy, potatoes and cheese and it was delish. read more

Better Half Family Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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Do not care for the salty Reuben and subpar Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. Perhaps I will give their breakfast menus a try at a later date.

Food was very good. Service was also good. They have only 1 cook so the wait is a little longer but def worth it. The home fries are delicious. I would highly recommend the Big breakfast. I will be back to get it again! Prices are decent. Even picky kid approved!! read more

Food was good, until we found a hair in one of our plates. We came in and 2 more parties came in behind us. We were seated after they cleaned off some tables but the other two parties were served before our order was even taken. One of us was missing part of our order as well. Not impressed. read more

We were looking for a good brunch place and this diner rated highly among the suggestions. It's close to downtown but I dont think I would walk here from downtoen. The restaurant has two smallish rooms for people to eat and has a very family feel to the diner. After that comes the food. I believe I had the country fried steak with eggs, sausage gravy, and skillet potatoes. Right from the get go the sausage gravy was fantastic and very thick and rich tasting, I poured it on everything. The eggs I got were over medium and solid. The skillet potatoes were really good too which was a surprise since normally I'm not a big fan, usually breakfadt potatoes are doused in peppers and arent good on their own, these weren't like that at all. Finally the country fried steak was very crispy and not too gamey but flavorful. I also didnt feel the meal was particularly greasy either which was a nice surprise. Good service as fast as I could tell. I Also the price is crazy cheap, I think it was 25$ for two meals all told. read more

Decided to Come here for breakfast after searching online for good breakfast spots. I'm glad I did. The food was fulfilling and tasted good. And the prices and service were pleasant as well. The place does look beaten down a little bit but it's actually kind of nice and I don't mind it. My eggs on my omelette were cooked nicely and the hash browns were tasty. Overall, it's a thumbs up from me. read more

Better Half Family Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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I've been to a lot of breakfast diners over the years, this place is an absolute delight. Some of the best omelet I've ever had and the optional side of gravy was hands down amazing. The portions are huge, easily enough to share. Pancakes were fantastic. We got the big breakfast omelette which I highly recommend. Even the coffee was spot-on. Friendly and attentive staff, fast service. Overall, easily one of my top 3 breakfast diners ever. read more

Love the menu. Staff is very nice. Fast service. Prices right. I feel like I am home when I am here. All their food is very good. They are very friendly read more

Even though I grew up in Sandusky, I had never been to the Better Half. I saw an ad for it in the Register, then looked it up on Yelp. It had very good reviews and I found those were quite accurate with our experience. The service was great and the menu had many choices. I went for my standard at any breakfast place- 2 eggs, home fries, bacon and wheat toast. The food was excellent and prices were very good. We will be back for sure. The next time I will get the Big Breakfast, which is a combination of eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage, cheese, mushrooms, green peppers and onions. read more

Today was our first visit and it did not disappoint , food was wonderful , my daughter and I had Pancakes , Croissant Breakfast sandwich and we split a half order of Biscuits and Gravy , the good was great , very nice and clean location , service was decent , and the timelines of our food was good as well read more

Great food & great people. Can't beat the price with the quality of this diner. 100% would recommend.

Food was pretty bland. The hash brows were soggy. The restaurant had 4 stars so I figured it would half decent. My toast wasn't even toasted... read more

Great place, great food, very friendly staff and very accommodating! Coffee was delicious! Will return to this place every time I'm in town read more

Awesome local diner! Very good local vibe with a classic diner decor. The waitresses were great and attentive with quick service. The food was great and not expensive at all. It has a classic ice cream shop attached and they use it to expand seating. We gambled with a random choice and definitely found a winner. Love this place! read more

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Our server was Caitlyn. She was outstanding. This place is West of downtown, but we'll worth the walk. Prices are very good and the food was excellent. Coffee was one of the best we have tasted. We were a group of 5 and ordered two omletes, the Big breakfast and pancakes with eggs. Everything was cooked to our preferences. Make sure to take the time and stop in. Could it use a little updating? Sure, but it doesn't effect the food or service. read more

Better Half Family Diner - The Country Omlette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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Excellent service and food. Place was packed on Tuesday at 10am. Always a good sign. Check it out. Good home time diner!

This family diner looked very promising from the outside: Nice downtown location, kitschy decorations, and lots of locals. However, after seating ourselves and ordering (mostly omelets), our waitress disappeared for 30 minutes. 10 minutes later, 2 omelets arrived (there were 6 in our party). 5 minutes later a third came, and eventually our entire party got their food (approximately 40-45 minutes after ordering). When we enquired about the wait, the waitress reminded us that "breakfast takes 45 minutes" and that "you should know that". The food itself was acceptable-- I've had much worse, but I wouldn't drive out of my way for it. We asked to see a manager before we left and they gave us a very slight discount on the meal while explaining that "complicated" orders like ours just take a long time to cook. This, however, did not explain how two separate groups of people managed to arrive after us, be served promptly, eat, pay their check, and leave prior to us receiving food. The bottom line: Cedar Point tourists beware! If you are not a local, expect slow service and a bad attitude. read more