Home of the comfort food. Generous, tasty and friendly service. Price is very budget friendy as well read more

Wow ! It was full house in the morning, foods must be very good ? This was good experience to try out their big breakfast. Service was superb and friendly. Prices were reasonable and affordable. read more

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Love this place! So much better than Tulare, I mean astronomically better than the Tulare location! Every single time has been a good experience. We will always come back here. read more

1/5 - Very Disappointing Experience We ordered breakfast online from the Visalia location while on vacation and picked it up on 10/18. Unfortunately, my experience was not great. We ordered the family-size coffee traveler (around $19), but the manager refused to provide enough creamer and gave me no cups. They also couldn't find the carton carrier and initially wanted to just hand me four separate cups of coffee instead. I ended up waiting so long for them to locate the carrier that my food was cold by the time I left. Overall, the service and food quality were disappointing. Would not recommend this location. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Spent $78 for cold food. - American Near Me - Visalia, California

Been here a few times w my man great service every time we come & the food is bomb & filling for its price read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Medium well santa maria tri tip & bacon cheddar burger w garlic fries - American Near Me - Visalia, California

The food was fresh delicious the service was fast and friendly. The waiter was Kenneth. We were seated in a very big back room. It was very nice and quiet quiet read more

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Had a great breakfast here today! Ordered the Grizz which is a ton of food. Only had a couple bites of the pancakes because I was full from everything else. Great service and ambience read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - American Near Me - Visalia, California

The best dinning experience ! Took the family out to eat and our waitress Miriam was beyond exceptional . We where a big group and she was so patient and kind with us she kept a smile on her face and best of all she was bilingual so she was able to explain the menu ! she never let our coffee get low! Definitely going back again! read more

We have been here twice in the last two weeks for breakfast and the food was delicious I recommend the the chicken fried steak! The service was great and the staff is so friendly. We have found our new breakfast spot. The host Marisol and our waitress Miriam were so nice and welcoming. read more

First time here for breakfast- visiting from out of town and wow perfect. Service was great - busy, but it's great food and filling! One plate can definitely be for two people or great for leftovers. Breakfast has such a big selection! I recommend if you're looking for breakfast and live in area or visiting from out of town. Our serve Katherine was great - she definitely made sure we had everything we needed and coffee refills was always filled. read more

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We came for my husbands birthday our server kenny was amazing he made the whole experience wonderful with his pleasant attitude

Quality has really tanked Ordered 3 burgers and chicken strips and the butgers tasted horribly for each person no flavor , soggy buns and under cooked fries Sad situation read more

Don't know how good they are for lunch or dinner but their breakfast is bomb!! I wasn't expecting much from a diner... usually what you'll get at most American diners is a lousy cold or warm breakfast but to my surprise they brought me out a huge plate and it was super hot! Furthermore, they brought out my food in about 5 minutes. Very happy with the food and the service. The waitress greeted me when I walked in and was all smiles and kind. I had just came from that Grannys café and had walked out because the waitress there was so rude and unwelcoming when I sat down and tried to order. That place will never get a penny from me... my new breakfast place is Black Bear Diner. read more

I love this place! Usually very busy especially during the holidays! I very very pleased to see they still have a birthday breakfast. I had it last year and it was delicious! Our server was great and the ambiance was amazing!! A great place to celebrate your birthday!! read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Birthday breakfast! - American Near Me - Visalia, California

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Plenty of parking, very friendly staff, quick service as well. I had the fish n chips which was great. The taco salads here are absolutely gigantic! The inside is a very relaxed environment complete with a bunch of bear decor. All in all, a nice no frills diner spot. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Outdoor - American Near Me - Visalia, California

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Service was great. We were seated right away on a busy Sunday afternoon. The chicken fried steak tasted good. The avocado club sandwich was also good but the fries were soggy. The fries were basically just trash. My son didn't even eat them so imagine that. We also a got banana pie and coconut pie to go with overall good experience. read more

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Black Bear Diner on Friday's now has all you can eat Fried Fish. Sounds delicious, except they use Polluck. Not Delicious Alaskan Cod. Polluck is what Mc Donald's uses. There is a huge quantity in our oceans and a cheaper fish. Doesn't have a lot of flavor. read more

I placed a holiday feast order on their website for Thanksgiving and I just want to say kudos to the Visalia staff that day. My order was ready on time even though the restaurant was swamped and the employees were still friendly and helpful with the customers. I left a $10 tip on the website when I ordered next time I'll leave more! read more

Sunday 11-15-24 I had the classic egg Benedict . It had no flavor. The potatoes needed seasoned. I never put salt or use ketchup. But it needed both. Whole meal was so disappointed. My husband loved his posole and grandson liked his pancakes. Our server was okay. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Pancakes and hashbrowns - American Near Me - Visalia, California

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Went for dinner and we had Tina as our server. She always wears a red rose in her hair and has the biggest smile. She is one of your best servers at night read more

Stumbled upon this diner on the way home from a road trip and it was exactly what we needed. Their roasted turkey was good and filling; enough to give us the boost to push through the remaining couple hours drive home. The vegetables were a bit bland but I will eat anything while we are away from the big city. Their cornbread muffins that are included with a dinner entree was absolutely scrumptious though. The interior was charming, wait was very short, and service was quick and friendly. Good stop if you are passing by or in the area while traveling. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Roasted Turkey (470 cals.) - American Near Me - Visalia, California

My out-of-town friend and I enjoyed a Black Bear lunch today. She remembered when she used to get the cheeseburger salad, but it was not on the menu anymore. The server said, no problem, they would make her one. I ordered the Taco Salad, one of my favorites there. Both salads were huge and wonderful! You can't go wrong with Black Bear's. read more

Thursday 4:00pm Met a friend mostly for chatting and decided to order a dessert too. Oh boy, why did I order bread pudding?! It was the most enormous piece of bread pudding I have ever seen. And then I made the mistake of agreeing to the "a la mode." What was I thinking?! My girlfriend ordered the fruit cobbler which was also enormous. Delicious, but enormous. If we could have decided on which dessert to order we could have ordered one to share. But, alas we didn't do that. At least we were able to box it up to go. Service was friendly and quick. The restaurant isn't too busy at this time of day. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Eat dessert first! - American Near Me - Visalia, California

So Thurs I went to Blackbear in Visalia for breakfast. Everything was good except waitress was running all over the place and seemed very rushed. So long story short. I wasn't finished with my coffee and just wanted to sit for a bit. So I used the restroom and when I walked back to my table everything was packed up on the counter. I was a little frustrated because I wasn't done. I thought that was very rude and felt like I was pushed out of blackbear. So needless to say I didn't leave a tip. I got to the counter and asked about my stuff and the gal said it's here. I told her that was very rude and I didn't appreciate going back to the table looking like I was crazy looking for my stuff. Very disappointed. read more

We decided to check out black bear diner on a Friday night and it wasn't packed at all, there was a great ambiance to the environment and people out having fun. We got sat immediately and our waitress brought our drinks and took our order. They have a wide selection of options from breakfast to dinner. We got a burger and steak with onion rings and fries. The food was delicious, with our order we got a biscuit and soup prior to our food being delivered. Our waitress checked in on us multiple times and she was very sweet. I felt hospitality from beginning to end of our meal. If you are in the area and want a nice and relaxing but delicious meal stop by here! read more

Had the pleasure of enjoying a great meal that was not shy on portions nor was there lack of welcomeness From the moment I was greeted the experience became better than expected food was great didn't have to wait longer than one would expect for a diner being so busy. On conclusion Black Bear Dinner doesn't disappoint I suggest breakfast for dinner read more

Great food and service. The waitresses were amazing and very attentive. I enjoyed our breakfast

I had a very pleasant breakfast there when I passed by on my way to Sequoia Park. the waitress was very fast and responsive. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - American Near Me - Visalia, California

Pretty good food and the ambiance is cool the food is very basic I think is the right word, I don't it's good

One of the better Black Bear Diners we have visited. The wife and I met some friends here on way back home, and although getting inside this place rivals solving the riddle of the Sphinx, we did get in and found seating in time for our meeting. The food was good. The drinks were kept filled, and everybody present seems content. All in all, a good time was had by all. read more

It's a nice place to dine I highly recommend it. Very friendly. Menus are not the best to but other than that i definitely give it a 7/10

The wait time was about 10 mins but once we sat down it took over 30 mins to order our food. I was being patient as it was our first time here but I definitely won't be coming back. I got the eggs Benedict and the hollandaise sauce tasted old and not fresh. My food was warm and not hot. On top of that, the service wasn't so great. Our waiter didn't come once to refill our drinks, we had to ask for refills. read more

Love Black Bear Diner. My job gave us a dinner and all 7 of us was treated like royalty at Black Bear. Our Server was super kind and patient as she took our ordersand the food is visually beautiful and super delicious. The restaurant is very nice and very comfortable. Thank you Black Bear, we will be back read more

Why do I keep coming back to this place? Ok let's start with a positive comment. My eggs were cooked to my liking. Better than last time. I sat on the other end of this place near the restrooms & away from the kitchen heat & all the Kling-klang bang from the bus/prepping station. Last time I asked to be seated in a quieter section & the hostess sat me next to that place. That is the antithesis of my request. Back to today. Got seated right away to a place I wanted to sit. My table & sugar basket-completely sticky. The young guy who seated me got me my water & coffee right away. I saw that they had WiFi so I asked if it was free. Young guy said, 'No, we don't have the password.' He went above & beyond to check & to get my creamer. Ok this guy must have gotten sidetracked because 5 min went by & I had to stop him & ask, 'Where's that French Vanilla creamer.' I saw the lightbulb go on above his head & he brought it to me along with the password answer. 'No one knows the password but the owner.' Got it, the owner is cheap. I get it, he must not want the employees to work vs. being on the phone all shift, but my question is this, 'How can you be across from a college & not offer internet?' Are you stuck in 1985? Oh I get it you must want me to eat my food & go. Trust me that was the theme today. When I went wash my hands of the stickiness before eating, I noticed something while I was eating. . . my ice water was gone. My server was whizzing back & forth & she dropped off my check when I asked her 'What happens to my water?' She said oh did you want one? I said No I already had one, it's gone.' She backtracked and said I don't know what happened, I didn't take it. I have a feeling I know what happened. When I got up to wash my hands, I took my purse & jacket w/ me because that's the smart thing to do, right? You can't leave your jacket or purse at the table anymore because someone will swipe your things. So I'm assuming someone, an employee thought I was gone & started bussing the table before he/she realized my coffee was hot & full. Yah, I wasn't too happy about that. A glass of water is needed when eating a thicka$$ waffle. My meal wasn't even picture worthy. SMH read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - I would take a picture but the Internet is so bad in this restaurant - American Near Me - Visalia, California

Good food is always a plus Service is okay We went on a holiday this last time so it was hectic but i think some servers are just not good at multi tasking. Almost always they are friendly read more

Very clean restaurant. The manager was very nice and quick. It was my dad's birthday and he was craving the bug burger. Food and service was great. 3 meals, 3 drinks, 4 pies for 95$ that included the 18% tip. Would recommend! read more

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We went to the Black Bear Diner on Sunday at 4 pm. There is plenty of parking. The outside was well maintained. Inside was a cute bear motif. There were lots of family's enjoying Sunday dinner. We were seated fast the food selection was large. We ordered and was served promptly and accurately. Our dinners had large portions and tasted great. It was also very reasonably priced. read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - BBQ Ribs , green beans, baked potato, turkey dinner, mashed potatoes - American Near Me - Visalia, California

Large dish piled high. Very much comfort food indeed. Left fulll and satisfied. Clean and friwndlybstaff.

Decent food, good brews. Food: got eggs bacon and biscuit. Really tasty and hearty. Price: reasonable, 10 for a big ol plate for a big ol pig. Place: pretty nice tent with lots of ventilation, tables spaced out. Service: super friendly fast staff. I never come into this town but this fingers diner's legit read more

Black Bear Diner Visalia - Menu 11 2020 - American Near Me - Visalia, California

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Another nurse leaving means another breakfast here at black bear diner. There was about 13 of us this morning. And our waitress was either overwhelmed, having a bad day, hearing impaired, was tired and didnt have her coffee yet, or just plain out rude. First when she saw our large group she made a snide comment about only ordering one drink because she probably won't remember the other drinks and or it'll take forever to come out. And because I was so tired that morning I don't remember the other snarky comments she made. Secondly, when we were trying to make light of a situation she just walked away mid sentence while one of my friends was still talking (thus the, is she hard of hearing question). Thirdly she forgot my 2nd drink, which I'm glad she didn't charge me for it. I think she just completely forgot it. Fourth she was so scatter brained, maybe overwhelmed with all our orders, she could've definitely used a drink afterwards or maybe a Xanax. Fifth she had no idea how to use the cash register and had to get someone else to check us out. Anyways........ the food was ok. Huge portions. I ordered their steak which came with 2 eggs your choice and a large heap of potatoes on the side. I ordered the steak medium rare. Came out well done. Not even an iota of pink in the center of the cut. Needless to say it was tough. At least it was seasoned well, and the potatoes were good. Eggs I ordered it as soft scrambled and it was actually nice and hearty. The drinks were pretty good. I ordered a michelada which came with a celery stick, some vegetables, bacon and a huge shrimp. It was really good. A whole meal, especially after a 12 night shift in the ER. I also got their huckleberry tea mixed with vodka. Again, any drink with vodka is good. I would've given this place a 2 star rating due to the abysmal customer service and overcooked steak, but it's really hard to find a sit down breakfast place that has alcohol so early in the morning. And as long as people continue to leave the ED for other hospitals, we will continue to keep coming to black bear diner for the libations. read more

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