I ordered breakfast burrito and it took long to make but nobody was at the restaurant. Anyways when I finally got the breakfast burrito, inside the burrito was mostly potatoes. The breakfast burrito at McDonalds has more egg and sausage compared to this! And that only cost $3!Coffee tasted like old smelly sock yuk. My total breakfast $20 was not worth it. This place used to be good no wonder nobody was around...I don't recommend this place. read more

Black Bear Diner is one of those places you go for the heartiness of the meal, not so much for a perfectly cooked meal; meaning, you kinda expect there will be some issues. With that being said, the service is always nice, they don't always get it quite right, but it's somewhat expected. On today's order, we wanted something special for the grandparents, and they wanted Black Bear Diner. We ordered a couple items from the special Mother's Day menu, a prime rib plate (not pictured) and chicken sandwich; also got a kids "meal" burger sliders. I can't speak on the taste of much today (other than some grits that was either mistakenly added or unknowingly was in one of the meals- although runny, pretty tasty, and also the clam chowder- one spoonful was more than enough). Was pretty disappointed with how few onion rings there were, the kids "meal" consisted of 2 burnt mini patties on a bun with a lot of fries, also, the prime rib was forgotten to be cooked so we ended up waiting a little longer for that to be completed, and lastly no dressing was given for the salad. Mind you, when I got to the car, I knew I should've checked for everything right then and there, but I didn't. Decided I would rather take some missing items rather than go back in and ask for a bunch of things. Look, whenever we go here, we have a good time. It's family oriented, friendly staff, they always have some game playing. Yes, my rating is 3/5, but again, we come here knowing what to expect. read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - Chickadee chicken sandwich (Mother's Day special) - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

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APPARENTLY, MY POST WAS DELETED. DO NOT EAT HERE UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR CAR BROKEN INTO!!! I left a post on here two days ago about this, and now it's mysteriously gone. I assuming they deleted my review. Two cars were broken into last week in their parking lot. The police said they couldn't do anything about it. They have signs posted all over the parking lot stating do not leave valuables in the car, so I am assuming this is a comment theft area. On Yelp there's been no reviews of this, HOWEVER on Google Review there has been TWO reviews similar to this! Our service was slowww. It took over a half hour to just order our drinks. We ended up being there past closing time, at no fault to us. We got there at 8:30pm, but everything was so slow and supposedly they were not understaffed according to them. Between my post being removed, the slow service, and car theft being common place, my husband is starting to think the employees are in on this. That's why the service was slow, to give them enough time to break into their customers cars. read more

We came back today for breakfast and I tried their prime rib special for only 12.99. The jus was very good but the prime rib itself was a bit dry and overcooked. It was a generous amount at 6 ounces. It's super crowded on Sundays so it was a long wait, it took twenty minutes to finally get our food. read more

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What happened to the rest of my steak? This is probably the worst steak they gave me since I've been going here read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - New York Steak & Eggs* (690-750 cals.) - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

I swear, every time with food delivery, you guys either forget to include the side/sauce/dressing/dessert or actually add ingredients specifically requested to omit. I'm still a patron of your food, but c'mon man. read more

So I opted to take a road trip with my son as he delivered horse exercise equipment to Napa. Our motel (I'll YELP them in a minute) was walking distance to BBD. As we walked into this cavernous spot, there were about 3 groups dining. We were greeted promptly and seated. I noticed three servers in conversation, none making eye contact or acknowledging our presence. 2,3,5,10 minutes nothing! Finally, thinking maybe the place was so big they forgot where they seated us, I made a waiving gesture across the room to a waitress whom I had managed to catch her eye. She gave me a raised finger, hopefully signaling she'd be right there or that I was a loser for showing up. I hadn't decided which yet. No crowd, no lack of servers but no service. Finally, finally someone came over to take our order. Ironically she asked if we wanted to go ahead and order our food at the same ttime we ordered drinks. I may have been born at night, but it wasn't last night, so I took the hint and ordered everything I thought I'd want in this one fell swoop. I had a glass of cabernet and my son had a beer. I had the ribeye cooked medium with baked potato. I added the Blue cheese and mushrooms to top my steak. It came with seasonal vegetables of broccoli carrots and cauliflower cooked just beyond Al dente just the way I like with a cup of potato soup which also came with a very nice cornbread muffin. The cup of soup was thick and rich with chunks of potatoes and served piping hot! He had fish and chips. I had been to a BBD in So Cal before and the food met my expectations. They have an extensive menu and you can even get breakfast for dinner. I do recommend the restaurant however our experience this time only merited three stars. Service-3 (1 point 4 the greeter was cheery) Food-3 Value-4 read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - Inside the main dining area. - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

So it's the mediocre food you would expect. Foodies would not be happy here. For my 86 year old uncle, it's great. Big portions of salty food! He loves it. The service is pleasant, big smiles and care. The area is meh, from the broke down tireless car in the lot (kept in place by a rock? As if it would roll away?) to the signs everywhere warning not to leave anything in your car or you will have it stolen. read more

I really loved this place, its gonna become my favorite place to go with fam now. After a long time i saw a nice and clean restaurant with good food. The ambience was homely. I saw so many families just enjoying their meals. There was conversations happening, people were laughing and just enjoying , which just tells that everyone got what they wanted. Me and my family had no complaints, the server was amazing, the food was amazing and the hot chocolate was delicious. read more

My kids like coming here from time to time. The food for the most part is good. The portions can be hefty, so come hungry. I appreciate the good service and they are fairly busy, especially on the weekends. The pancakes are always good. I usually order the chicken fried steak when I do come. The corned beef hash seems to be popular with my kids. read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - Chicken Fried Steak (750 cals.) - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

Clearly nobody at this place is concerned with quality control and accuracy in ordering. Ordered delivery for a Cobb Salad as my son and I just returned from a trip out of state and no time to buy groceries. I've ordered from tis place in the past with mixed results, some good, some average and some up straight up wretched. The salad was delivered early so Doordash did its job but boy did Black Bear Diner fail with the prep of my salad. The classic Cobb Salad has a couple of standard ingredients, e.g. bacon and blue cheese, neither were included in this salad even though the ingredients are even listed on the Menu! Adding to that, I ordered Thousand Island dressing and they couldn't even get that, sending out Blue Cheese and Italian!! What I received wasn't bad mind you, but all it was was lettuce, tomato, onions and Chicken, that's it!!! With delivery etc. this meager salad cost me $25. You lost yourself a customer with this one. Don't charge me full price without full ingredients. Shameful.... read more

I usually eat from the dinner menu during breakfast. Big potions. I do like their prime rib dinner special. It's $17.99 and decent with soup and two sides. It's like two meals in one. But I don't think I ever found anything terrible besides not keeping my meat as rare as I want. Only gripe I have is service. The waitress is usually nice but definitely don't feel welcomed when I come in. I guess not everyone is on the A line and needs to stay at the back. It happens everytime i come in, and say hi to someone and the first person always gives me some stink eye...last time I had to say "eew". Heck I get it working long hours and dealing with people...but if you don't like your job then you can change that. I come here often because it's decent and can't go wrong besides human interaction. read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - Decent for $19.33 with tax. It Also comes with a soup - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

We have the beat experience when we come here. It is our go to restaurant! We love Tabitha and Max! They have memorized our drink orders and have them ready right after we sot down. Anytime a mishap happens in the kitchen( which is normal we are all human) they are so sweet and quick to fix it! read more

Great service the food was delivered hot with a smile and the mimosas were very good. This is a great place for groups and there's plenty of parking it We have only had breakfast and brunch here. read more

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Not happy . I ordered off door dash and specifically order cheese on my eggs, there was none. Ok fine. Whatever . No condiments for our pancakes . Who wants to eat dry ass pancakes with no butter or syrup ? Not only that but bear claw had no filling . Door dash offers a refund of 2 dollars when the bear claw was 8 dollars . We didn't even eat the bear claw because it was not what we wanted . Im really tired of establishments taking the orders and our money and not even trying to do a decent job with the food they send people. It's honestly like they don't even care. Do better people . read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - My order through door dash. This is what I ordered and there were no berries inside the bear claw - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

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When we first arrived we were seated immediately, it was just my Husband and I. We got our drinks brought out to us but we were looking through the menu. I have been to BBD before but my husband has not so I know how the service and food is supposed to be. My husband got the chicken fried steak with hash browns and ov easy eggs & I got the corned beef and hash with home style potatoes and ov medium eggs, for both of our breads we got French toast. Our server was very sweet and answered all of our questions and our food came out quickly... almost too quick. My husband said his food was very good just pretty greasy. My corned beef and hash had absolutely no flavor, it didn't even taste like meat and my homestyle potatoes were DRENCHED in oil, so I asked the manager, since after we ordered our waitress was basically MIA, if I could switch them out for regular hashbrowns and they did no problem... after adding salt, pepper, ketchup, hot sauce and these new hashbrowns my meal was just so flavorless with a bunch of grease. I literally took 4 bites out of my meal and ate my French Toast. After we were done eating we sat there for a good 10-12 minutes waiting for our check and before I could mention anything to our waitress she took off and disappeared again , so we got the attention of another waitress to take the corn beef and hash off and I would just pay for my husbands meal plus my French Toast... they took $6 off my meal... that I sent back and didn't even make an indent on. Customer Service was a 3/10 and Food was a 3/10... which is a disappointment because every other BBD I've been to has always been at least a 8-9/10. Maybe I don't have the same patience as others have because I have been both a Manager and Server at restaurants and this would have never happened at the places I worked at, I would be talked to or would have been the one talking to someone. Do better. read more

As usual for a Black Bear Diner, the food was delicious, the service was excellent and the amount of food given was overkill, which I do like a lot. Been to several of these, and always an overall good experience. Would not pass up a Black Bear if one was around. read more

Maria is fantastic!! Today all three Grandbabies sick so couldn't go to the diner. I don't much like ordering delivery for the kids because they get jipped for the extras on their french toast and pancakes. Not today! Maria made sure the kids received all the fixings they would if we ate there. Thank you so much for your personal attention today read more

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The service was nearly nonexistent. We sat for 20 minutes before anyone took our order - nobody seemed to know who was waiting which tables but there were 4-5 people wandering around looking lost and confused. We finally ordered and waited and waited... after 20 minutes my husband noticed our plates waiting to be picked up behind the counter on his way to the bathroom. They were still sitting there when he came back to our table. A half hour after ordering we actually had to ask the waitress to bring us our food. My husband's food was overcooked, my broccoli was crunchy, and the biscuits were so hard I couldn't even pierce them with a fork. Awful service, mediocre to poor food. read more

Terrible. Eggs - undercooked. Sausage - lukewarm, at beat, obviously preprepped and barely reheated. The hashbrowns - raw. Try "scattering" the hash browns when you cook them. They should not be uncooked in the middle at all. You guys need to step your game up and provide better food quality. Bruce and Dean would be appalled. read more

Steak here, steak there, steak in the bathroom, steak on the roof, yet they don't have steak? Came here on April 27 for some steak and eggs, that were being advertised pretty much at every corner of the restaurant, but when I ask I was told no steak items were being served today... either take your signs down, or plan your deliveries and inventory better, not too happy, food was just ok... read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - No steak at this place - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

45mins for two orders of the bear's choice Classic French Toast* (840 cals.) w over easy eggs and a piece of ham. So disappointed that when the bill came back as $41, I just paid and didn't even bother to look at it bc I was so disappointed at the service and just wanted to leave. When the service is so bad they make you want to just leave that's when you know it's bad. Should've gone to one of the other local spots like Good Day or Momo's. read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - 45mins for two orders of the bear's choice Classic French Toast* (840 cals.) w over easy eggs and a piece of ham. - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

Came here on a Saturday morning and my goodness was it packed!!! I never been here so I was I wanted to see what the hype was about. I feel like it takes you back in time to the country, the menu is on a newspaper article which i thought was a super cute touch. There's a lot to eat so it took me awhile to get through it. Ended up getting the omelettes (California & Denver) with a side of hash browns and country style red potatoes (i liked this one way more) and sides of toast. You really get a lot of food and the omelet was $12.00. Customer service was wonderful, the staff was very attentive and welcoming. read more

Hashbrowns were under cooked and burnt. Biscuit was so dry you would need several refills while eating it. But God help you on that front because no one will come by to refill your drink or offer you anything or even ask if everything is good. Service sucks and isn't even pleasant. Food takes forever and three days to show up. Completely disappointed with this diner location. I tried to think about anything they said I could say in this review and nothing comes to mind. Two stars only because the food is edible. $56 later and I'm seriously regretting coming here for breakfast. Not only will I not get this morning back that I wasted in the smelly diner I am also down the $56 for this meal. Not cool. read more

This place has great diner food. The best thing is they offer fresh-squeezed orange juice. Breakfasts are excellent diner fare. I'm not a fan of their biscuits as they have too much baking soda and are dry. But everything else is great. read more

The only thing I didn't like about it was is the waitress was wearing a mask I could not understand her. I asked her to pull her mask down and she said she was sick. She has no business serving food if she's sick. From now on, I won't be sitting at a table with somebody with a mask on read more

This is easily going be a go-to breakfast stop for me when I am running errands or going between the valley and the east bay. The place is very no frills, you can see it is a chain but they really have excellent food. The service was swift and friendly, the choices were plentiful and I would love to try an omelet next time I pop in. They have a bunch of locations around the bay area which is nice. I definitely trust them to have a good breakfast, better than your typical chains. My meal was simple: Three eggs cooked over medium *they were perfect*, 6 pieces of bacon extra crispy and patted dry *perfect*, whole wheat toast w/ butter and their potato hash which was flavorful and really hit the spot. I was in and out in a good time frame for my day and satisfied, this is probably great for families as well. I highly recommend you check it out! read more

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1/30/19. 12:15P 31/1 Good afternoon, Eduardo: Another awesome meal; Rosie's Fiesta Scramble and my Rib Eye were perfect. Alexia was awesome with customer service and up-sell for dessert. We'll be back, count on it. Hasta 10/17/19. 8:57pm 31/1 (our favorite table) Thank you Vanessa for the smiles., and excellent customer connection. Our meals were perfectly prepared, nice presentation, we'll be back !!! 10/25/19. 11:00pm. 31/1 (our favorite table) Good evening, Eduardo: Kristina is an awesome server, infectious smiles, very positive disposition, even at the end of the shift, very accommodating and checked on us frequently. She promotes and represents the Black Bear brand on all fronts. We'll see you again sooner than later. read more

This was the worst steak I have ever had in my life! It was specified that I wanted it medium rare lol what a joke. It was so dry it made my back molars hurt till the point the bleed. This steak was literally like beef jerky, when I called the restaurant they insisted that I bring only the steak back to get another one. No I'm good in my country voice y'all can keep ya jerky cows hide and stuff it. I will never patronize this business agin. read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - New York Steak* & Eggs (1070-1310 cals.) - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

Great food real good experience recommend it to anybody I always enjoy going to have breakfast there

BE CAREFUL TO COME HERE. it's too good to come back many times . I don't wanna lose my feature. Food here is soooo good. Tasty, big amount, the deserts are so tempting. Nice service, they worked on Christmas Day but everyone was so nice, to happy. Love the way they are read more

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My husband and I have lived in Vallejo for a little over 5 years and today was the first time we've been to this restaurant. Honestly, we were originally going to Nations to see how they were now that they have re-opened but being that I am disabled, I didn't feel up to standing in the long line but we were really in the mood for a good hamburger as we do not do fast food. We were absolutely impressed with our food and the service we received. They were very accommodating. We always say that it's a do-over if we're happy with the food and when we get good service, we are thrilled. read more

Love this place! Big portions and friendly staff. They also know how stupid it is to wear a mask walking in.... only to take it off to eat. Thank you Black Bear for actually following the science! read more

It was terrible. We weren't given utensils and it took forever for the waiter to take our order. In fact my daughter went and asked if they could bring more silverware to our booth and the waiter instead of doing it himself in a non busy restaurant gave them to my daughter to bring back. And then when we finally ordered we waited over 40 minutes and asked about the status of the food and the waiter said they were running behind, but there was only 3 other tables with smaller parties than ours. The host was not friendly either. read more

The big foot is great, love the Vallejo staff. Quick, friendly...always a full topped-off cup of coffee! Hash, pancakes...you cannot go wrong. read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - Black Bear Philosophy. First restaurant in Mt. Shasta, California #CaliDining - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

Was in the "V" visiting Momsies for Mother's Day and she wanted to stay local. We rolled up around 7:30am and had Theresa as our server. Before I get to the food, let me just start of by saying Theresa is one helluva server. She was happy and good hearted and made our visit very pleasant. She was down to earth, gave recommendations, and made my Momsies (a usual "I can cook this better at home." Kinda gal) very happy. Theresa is what quality service is all about, so BIG UPS TO THERESA! What we swallowed: BELGIAN WAFFLE WITH BACON: Momsies wanted this and she gave me half as always. The waffle was crispy but not hard and had great, chewy insides. What a Belgian waffle should be... http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/H1LDm9jMmUoPfQ_KlqUtKg?userid=2B9F15-xrqh4qgGADMo-yw#J_IgtCtug4EUjGqmVEBLkw BLUEBERRY PANCAKES WITH EGGS OVER EASY, SAUSAGE, AND EXTRA CRISPY HASH BROWNS: My pancakes were light and fluffy but the best part: My blueberries were cooked IN the pancake! YAY!!! I love it when it's INSIDE the pancake and not just on top. I could only finish half so I took it to go but Momsies liked it so much she ended up wanting to keep it. Enough said. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/H1LDm9jMmUoPfQ_KlqUtKg?userid=2B9F15-xrqh4qgGADMo-yw#5FRq63xjpi3mxz-OVnvrGA http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/H1LDm9jMmUoPfQ_KlqUtKg?userid=2B9F15-xrqh4qgGADMo-yw#5UxWR37o8qZTyfwr2UVo2A CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND EGGS: I'm not a big chicken fried steak fan but it's been the Canadian's thing the last couple breakfast places we've been to if he sees it on the menu. I must say, after I took a bite of this chicken fried steak, I am a converter: Mouthwatering juicy steak in a perfectly fried batter. Delicious. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/H1LDm9jMmUoPfQ_KlqUtKg?userid=2B9F15-xrqh4qgGADMo-yw#vymqS8_WdkNYcS3RCaTAhQ HUMONGOUS portions that will leave you feeling full until well past dinner time. Thank you Black Bear Diner for a very happy Momsies on Mother's Day! read more

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The service here is usually pretty great. This particular day I'm reviewing is my most recent experience. The service was great, but the taste of the coffee could have been better. I like stronger coffee and it was pretty watered down. Next time I'll bring my own. I ordered the Eggs Benedict and was disappointed to learn the ham in it was just sandwich ham. I was expecting something a little more for the price. The temperature of the food was adequate the taste could have been better. The english muffin was not toasted to a crisp which left every bit chewy. Going forward I would not order this dish, and expect adequate but not GREAT food. read more

... the garlic fries Dined at this location on a Saturday afternoon. The place was full and we had a 20-min wait before there was a table available for us. There were three of us in our party. Our server was friendly and attentive to our table. She checked on us and came by often to take our orders, refill our beverage glasses, saw to it that our food order was to our expectation, and at the end of our meal provided 'to go' boxes w/ plastic bags for our leftovers. This was even in the midst of a busy afternoon. Great service! Food was delicious! I ordered the 10-oz Rib-Eye steak but substituted the regular fries for garlic fries. The steak was juicy and tender and cooked to my liking. The garlic fries, though, was almost plain and close to the taste of regular fries. The Roseville location served the best garlic fries at their Black Bear restaurant. Your breath would be humming of garlic for a week! LoL! All in all, aside from the difference of the garlic fries between the Roseville location, it was a nice experience for lunch at this restaurant. Review #0180 read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - 10-oz Rib Eye Steak w/ garlic fries - American Near Me - Vallejo, California

I came here on June 16 2021. Here for breakfast, ask if I could set at the counter. This was a mistake, I was there for a good 20min's finally someone ask if I wanted something to drink, I ask for water, didn't see any water for a while. My server finally came and ask to order. I as for Oatmeal scramble eggs and bacon. Ask about the milk, he said it comes in a small container, 2% milk I think they think it's the amount of milk, not the Grade of milk. All of this cost me $20.98. The food did come to me for a long time, it was cold wasn't worth eating, but I had to eat because of Health issues. I'm not please with this place, I would like to talk to the manager... read more

Its my second time here at Black bear food is good but the only thing is that i notice a steel brush on my corn bread ,I call there attention but they just ignore it. Just like nothing happened read more

Black Bear Diner Vallejo - The small part of steel brush on the corn bread - American Near Me - Vallejo, California