Great experience and here is why: SERVICE: despite it being busy, the manager happily greeted me with a smile and promptly provided a table. He was very polite and accommodating. Our waitress was so friendly and funny. She promptly refilled our coffee and brought requested items. Our order was accurate. FOOD: I ordered The Grizz, three eggs (cooked to order), hash browns, two strips of thick cut bacon, two pork sausage links, small piece of ham steak and two sweet cream pancakes with syrup. We also ordered the linguiça breakfast (not on the menu..secret menu lol). Served with two eggs, hash browns, Portuguese linguiça and toast. Both breakfast dishes were prepared as ordered and equally delicious. Both of us took part of our breakfast home as the portions were big. Ambiance is pretty laid back. Tables were cleaned up as customers left and restaurant appeared to be clean. Plenty of free parking and centrally located right off Highway 99 in Tulare. This is the place for a great breakfast. read more

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This is one of our favorite places to come. We love the service and the food. We enjoy the coffee refills and the drinks too. We almost always get almost the same thing. Sometimes we change it around. But everything it's so delicious and freshly made. The ambiance it's very familiar. It is a big restaurant. They have a big space in the back too. I can imagine getting dull at breakfast time. read more

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I absolutely love this place! The food is amazing, and the Big Grizz is one of my favorite things on the menu. The waitstaff is always friendly, the service is great, and the coffee is fantastic. Overall, it's a wonderful breakfast spot that I've genuinely enjoyed visiting. Unfortunately, the recent gratuity policy for parties of six has changed things for us. I completely understand the reasoning behind automatic gratuity, and I have no issue with tipping for good service. However, when two of the six guests are children, the additional charge does make a difference, especially when I would normally leave a tip anyway. As much as I enjoy the food, atmosphere, and service, this policy has made dining here less appealing for our group, so I've decided to take my business elsewhere for now read more

We love coming to black bear but sometimes it can be a hassle getting a seat especially during holidays or weekends. My favorite is the steak and eggs. The staff is very friendly. The space is very spacious. Its not too loud. You can eat comfortably. read more

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The place was busy. It was our first time. And it was awful. We walked out before we ever got to order breakfast. They were a little busy, but receiving a cup of coffee nine minutes after you sit down at the table and you are escorted by someone to the table is unacceptable. if you browse available there's one called black Bear Public. And we asked for the password. Then we overheard a conversation between our waitress and someone who was probably the manager around the corner, which seemed to single us out with the answer no. For when she asked for the password from him, the voice said, who asked? We heard her say them over there. And then we heard him say, Tell them it's for the machines and not for the guests. Now kind of not okay because one of our party uses an application to help him manage his desire his diet for kidney disease. None of us had signal, so we could not help him look at the food choices so he could choose a safe option. But the straw that broke the camel's back was the person who cleaned the tables after guests left. It was as if he was ringing church bells to summon people from a distance when he would gather the glasses from the table, and God forbid he had to deal with any silverware. Those were shot from the free throw line into the black basket where they store the dirty dishes, clanking again against those dishes and cups. This is the first time we've done this, but we walked out of the restaurant, having taken two sips of coffee, having close to a headache or ringing ears, and we went to IHOP, having the opposite experience, left a double tip and praise. You will eat here because there's not many choices out here and you will take the service the way they give it to you and you'll like it, or like us, you'll leave. read more

Food was good, my biscuits were a little dry. Everything else was really good. The men had mimosas. This is always a go to spot read more

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So we have ordered the full turkey dinner for a large group in the past and it was delicious. This year it was just my husband, my daughter and myself so we ordered three individual dinners expecting the same quality. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!! They smothered our mashed potatoes and school cafeteria grade turkey in gravy after we requested it be placed on the side. The salad was old and disgusting. We were so disappointed! It was a total of $90 for a less than mediocre meal. STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME!!!!! read more

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Went on a Sunday; after the church crowd. Not many tables ; maybe six sat at; others available; however made us wait 5-10 minutes to be sat. Service was good; drinks always filled. The newspaper menus are pretty cool. I went with the breakfast club melt with potatoes; loaded with meats; ham; bacon; egg and cheeses; grilled on sourdough Parmesan bread. Very filling! The breakfast potatoes were nice red skin potato's with peppers n onions... yum. My husband ordered the country fried steak and eggs. It was delicious. Tasty and filling . Loaded the biscuits with extra gravy . Portions are huge; enough to share and prices are decent. The black bear concept is everywhere throughout the Resturant; which is cool. read more

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Disappointing on a Saturday night. 1. Ordered 2 steak dinners and ask for medium rare, served fully cooked, no flavor. The chef was not happy and was ready to go home since it was at 7:45pm. read more

First of all we went this last Friday so mu husband could have some all you can eat fish and it was early and they had run out already, but we decided to stay and eat because we were hungry. So he ordered some breakfast meal. I would tell you what he had but I don't have a receipt. We were there on 9/18/26 between 7 & 8:00 . He said he didn't want sausage in it but there was supposed to be ham in there and it wasn't any. And the apple pie we bought was mostly crust with mush inside. It was like apple sauce. And it didn't even tast good. Your guys pies use to be so delicious. My husband took a bite and said it was awful. I tasted it and he was right. We threw it away. read more

This diner was great. I had the turkey dinner and my husband had the pot roast. It came with a soup or salad. We had the salad and it was a very good size. And was great. Both our dinners were amazing and they gave you lots of food. The service was great. Great price we couldn't eat it all and their desserts looked amazing. read more

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Husband loves the hobo omelettes sometimes love getting the biscuits and gravy but you really have to get them when they are fresh sometimes they give out hard ones. Also love getting the grizz witch is big enough to feed three kids if you add an extra side of pancakes read more

Sorry, but the food was just not that good. We had a party seven 2 dishes were good. Everything else was just not up to good quality. The pancakes were so dry syrup didn't even help.. we asked for crispy bacon, and it came back burn on one end and limp on the other read more

May I say, it has been many years since I've been here and before, they were fast, good food and great service. Well maybe I went on an off day? It was just us and we waited, what felt like, forever! The waitress kept messing up my order and I was at the point of wanting to leave bc it's not easy to tame an impatient little one for food. Idk I've had better service before. I'm not eager to return but I'm hoping they just had an off day. read more

Sooo Good! I'm not even saying that because we have been on the road for 4 hours either. Our server Rebecca was so Awesome! It's like she read our minds always knowing what we needed before we could even say anything. Everyone's food was delicious. I got the Deluxe Tri Tip sandwich. The bread was soft and warm, the meat was tender. I can't say enough positive things about this location. Thank You, Rebecca. read more

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One of the better Black Bears we have tried in our travels. The servers were pleasant, the service was pretty quick, and the food was quite good. Our entire party was very well pleased. We met some friends who live in the area after driving in from Klamath Falls so good service and good food was very welcome. The interior is typical Black Bear, with a zillion stuffed critters available to temp the kids. We would definitely come back when in the area. read more

The server was pleasant, the cashier was rude. I ordered the pot roast sandwich-the pot roast lacked flavor and sauce. I would not spend my time or money here again! read more

Black Bear is always pleasant to visit. The servers are tenative and the food is fresh. The atmosphere is calm and the location is clean. Our server Alba was spot on with our order, she's super sweet and her smile is contagious. It was an enjoyable experience! Thank you! read more

Great food cooked just as ordered. Service above and beyond!!! More food than could be eaten! Recommend if you want a great breakfast

They were extremely busy which is understandable but it took almost 2 hours from the time we sat down to the time we finished. It took over an hour for our food to come out. Our drinks barely got refilled Then on top of that after this horrible service we get our bill and because we had our grandkids with us we were considered a large party (6 of us) and so they added automatic gratuity to our bill. Thinking our server knew it was automatic tip and that's why the service was soooo bad. I am sick of automatic gratuity my family of 6 is not a large party. The service did not deserve this automatic gratuity. If you are expecting good service and food in a timely manner do not eat here read more

I brought my three nieces for lunch and since they're little I had to leave the table with them to take the to the restaurant and I'm not leaving my purse. I hadn't even paid because we weren't even ready to leave. Came back from the bathroom to find the table cleaned off, not even gone for more than a few minutes & if I hadn't paid why would a table be cleaned off, their excuse was that it looked liked the kids were done eating. First of all, there was still a lot for them to eat and to take home & basically my whole salad not finished. I was annoyed they made it seem like my fault for telling someone I'm taking them to the bathroom. Didn't know I had too and she offered only 15 off. Really just annoyed at the whole experience cause I've never had an issue before at any other black bear. Annoyed that they didn't even offer to remake anything esp for the little ones because it "looked" like they were finished. read more

Eggs Benedict was overcooked with a hard yolk. The server forgot our side order of sweet potato fries until we had to remind them. Admittedly, those fries were the best thing we had that night so we didn't mind so much when it finally came, almost after we were done with eating our entrees. I had fish & chips. It was above par but nothing to write home about. read more

Blacked salmon was really good and service was really good Debbie was such a doll we had table of 10! And she got every order correct and kept drink full read more

Convenient location next to Hwy 99. Same extensive menu as other locations. Ordered hot turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy on bread. Not lunch meat. Consistent quality. Good service. 2 ND time at this location. Was passing through. read more

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Update 02/15/2022 Always a great meal when here. I love their pancakes and coffee!!!! Can't go wrong with breakfast anytime of the day. Their dinner menu and portions are big and good if sharing. read more

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So I've had black bear diner in other cities and this is worst location I've been to in terms of food. Let's start with the good. Service was pretty decent. Our server was super nice and friendly. The tables are small and weirdly set up. We arrived around 11am and not many diners yet. Now the food. Tenders were over done and dry. Onion rings were just decent. We also had eggs, which were over cooked. The portions were small. I thought this is supposed to known for large portions. At least the ones I've been to. read more

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Stopped here as we We're In the area and had no idea where to eat. This place seemed to get decent review overall. Definitely the old time diner vibe and we loved it! Staff was nice and helped out with recommendations. T love That we can get breakfast anytime. read more

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The food was amazing but I did an online order and waited over 20 minutes to get my order after it was complete because they only had one worker during breakfast hours. The restaurant was very busy and the line for people to be seated was long. Maybe they need to have more servers working in the morning instead of just one person to do all the work read more

After 3hrs on the road we decided to stop and have breakfast. Food and service were amazing!! The restaurant was big enough and since we had our frenchie and they were kind enough to let's put him inside since we couldn't leave him outside in the car. read more

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Went today with my family and the food was decent.. but the service here was subpar. After getting our drinks and our food we were not checked on even once. I understand that sometimes it can get busy but we sat there with empty drinks and not asked once if we needed refills. We were also never given our bill after sitting with empty plates for a while, but could not ask our waitress for the bill because she was talking to another worker. read more

13 May '23-13:33-I had the Shasta cheeseburger and coleslaw. It was one of the best burgers I've ever had! The coleslaw was very sweet and yummy. My friend had the Hobo Joe omelette and he commented it was the best omelette he's ever had. It was very meaty! Good service and big dining room. Great place to have a delicious meal! read more

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Whomever is cooking there is a horrible cook! I had planned to go to the Visalia Black Bear for Thanksgiving but there was a line out the door and down the sidewalk. My husband decided to go to the Tulare diner. I thought, well it's been 2 years maybe they have a new cook. THIS is what I got after ordering a $31.99 Prime Rib meal! I will NEVER eat there again. I don't even care if my husband wants to go eat there again. The stuffing was mush and tasted funny and the prime rib was inedible. When they served it to me it looked like they had thrown it on the plate. If I was the waitress I couldn't have served that too anyone with a straight face. PLEASE get a new cook! I used to love Black Bear. read more

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This used to be a go to spot for my family. Not sure what changed but they never have enough staff, sometimes the staff is very rude & the good often comes out on the luke warm side. There's a nice old lodge feel but the food taste has gone down hill, last time I enjoyed a meal here was in 2019 with good tasting food. The price is ok cause the portions are big but the taste isn't good anymore. read more

Went to Black Bear for a quick breakfast with my dad. Food and service was great. Ask for Jen... she's a gem!

Every time I go to this restaurant I ask for Alba, her service is always amazing and so is she. If I'm not sure what I would like to eat, she always has the best recommendations. read more

great service and food! Jen was awesome making sure we had everything we needed and made for an awesome environment for breakfast! will definitely return soon! read more

I ordered through door dash. Fish and chips a clam chowder. The fish and chips were good. How ever the clam chowder was the worst I ever tasted. I called a spoke to Karen. She was very understanding polite. Thank you Karen!! I like this place. And normally it has great food. But tonight. The clam chowder wasn't read more

Maybe been to this location once the whole time I've lived here in Tulare County. This week we went twice, once for dinner and once for breakfast. Shared a California burger for dinner with fries and side salad. They let you order the cooking temperature how you like it, which is nice. Very nicely prepared and service was pretty good. For breakfast I was craving a waffle so we split a big papa breakfast with a waffle, eggs bacon and a chicken sausage. The waffle wasn't made with waffle batter but more like a pancake batter. Wasn't my favorite because I hate pancakes but still pretty good nonetheless. Everything else was cooked decently and service even though it was busy was exceptional. Not disappointed with this location. read more

Black Bear Diner Tulare - Diners Near Me - Tulare, California

I got the chicken sausage scramble with fresh fruit and sourdough toast. It was really tasty! The eggs were cooked to done, but not dry. The veggies were lightly sautéed but still had a little crunch. The avocado and tomato were fresh. I really enjoyed the meal. Plus, I got a large fresh squeezed orange juice. It was divine. My brother got the chicken fried steak, biscuit and gravy, over hard eggs and hash browns. He said it was very tasty. I love the decor in the restaurant. It gives a family vibe and is welcoming. Plus, our server was excellent. read more

Went earlier today, around 10:45am for Mother's Day. I completely understand that it was super packed, but that is no excuse for being served cold food. I ordered a joes hobo omelette. The ham was ice cold, the bacon was super oily and the middle of the omelette was cold. Aside of that, the biscuits and gravy were cold as well. They were warm on the outer side, but hard as ice in the middle. Our waitress was super kind, no complaints there. I just wished they wouldn't have rushed the food. read more