We went there for breakfast. The server was excellent. The pancakes were out of this world. I've never eaten bigger pancakes in my life, and the bacon was perfectly crisp. We had a great time. extremely cute inside and out. read more

Good portions great food wonderful service. They know their regulars and so great in general.

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Saturday morning was busy but luckily got a booth before the big crowd arrived at 8:45am.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I enjoyed my Philly cheesesteak breakfast sandwich on a hard roll. Sandwich was delicious.. if you've never been here, it's just off of route six in Willimantic check it out and come here for decades!!! read more

We saw the sign that Blondie's is now serving dinner and decided to stop in. It was nice to see that they always serve their breakfast food and had good options for dinner as well as a few specials. Our waitress was super nice and attentive. The meatloaf was really good and s maybe should be on the menu all the time haha read more

They now have MIMOSAS! A few different flavors too. Try the elderberry, it's much better than it sounds. They serve dinner now too which I haven't experienced but I'm sure it's great because their breakfast rocks. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Drove by last night and the place was crowded so they seem to be doing well dinner wise.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] If there's a wait, it's worth it. read more

I am seriously disappointed. I have given them high rating before but this was ridiculous. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place still has "comfortable" aambience with a bit of a hipster feel. So good there[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. The waitress wasn't obviously rude but she was disinterested, seemed annoyed, and just radiated malcontent. It made the visit uncomfortable. Now to the BIGGEST problem. The food. The servings were unacceptably small for the price. If it was a Michelin rated restaurant expect high prices but not at a diner. I could get twice what we were served for the same price else where and it would be about the same quality if not slightly better. The fish was really good. The absolute worst part was my mother's meal. It looked like slop and was stone cold. The potatoes were so runny it was more potato soup than mashed potatoes. She had me try it and it was obviously out if the fridge and not properly prepared. After waving down the waitress she with attitude, like the busperson was more helpful, "can't have that". The plate was gone maybe 2 minutes. They put FRIED CHICKEN in the microwave. With the prices they charge this is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE. We decided to leave before we finished as we were now uncomfortable and wildly disappointed. We will be finding a different diner in the future. read more

Great service, comforting food, okay price! We went at 11am on a Monday and ordered a coffee, Texas Omelette, and Chicken & Waffles. The price was about $35. The food was pretty good! It tasted homemade and was very comforting. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The service was also really great and the atmosphere was clean and welcoming.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Blondie's Diner - Texas omelet with fruit and hash browns, chicken and waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Willimantic, Connecticut

*WARNING: Completely biased review to follow." The Ownership and Staff at Blondie's all deserve major props! Our local Soup Kitchen had a catastrophic disaster 2 weeks ago, losing thousands of pounds of food, and needing funds to both repair their cooler/freezer, & then restock. Blondie's decided to stay open from 2:00-8:00 for the last 3 days, with all process going to this Miss (the kitchen and waitstaff all volunteered their time). This is an establishment that our community can be proud of, and should continue to support! As for the food, I ordered the Shepherd's Pie special, while my companions ordered the Mushroom Burger and the American Chop Suey special, and they were all very tasty; the stand out item was actually the side of onion rings - beer battered, and perfectly cooked (if I'm ever craving them in the future, this is where I'm going, and where I'll recommend others to go as well). [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience was very nice as well; everything was decorated for the Christmas season, without being tacky.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The staff was friendly and upbeat the whole time as well; a truly exceptional experience. read more

Always love Blondies! We've been going for years now. Yummy biscuits and gravy great meals and loved the chicken sandwich! Changed a bit over the year but it's still good. The staff is always so sweet and nice! read more

First time at Blondie's Bacon tasted bad. Worst French toast I have ever had. Waitress was very nice. Not interested in going back read more

We stopped by while visiting our kids at college. We got here towards the end of a morning rush but got our name on the list. Had about a ten minute wait, and we were seated. Shea was our sever and was amazing. We were given the speials and had our order taken. Really good ticket times for a busy time. The food was great, and all of the servers that passed our table were attentive and kept the coffee hot. There was a big crowd but it was not too loud there, a nice overall environment to enjoy a meal. We will absolutely come here again! read more

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Great stop for breakfast. The service is always spot on. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Family friendly, welcoming and cozy.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

We've always enjoyed coming to this diner for breakfast it's definitely their strong point. However, we recently decided to give their dinner a try, and unfortunately, we were pretty disappointed. I ordered the chicken parm. While the chicken itself was cooked well, the noodles were undercooked and the sauce was watery and lacked flavor. For the price, the quality and portion just didn't match up. Honestly, they should stick to what they do best breakfast! read more

Stopped in for breakfast as I had some time to kill before an appointment and was pleasantly surprised. Ordered the regular breakfast - two eggs, sausage, toast, home fries. The eggs were perfectly cooked (over-medium is hard to get right but they did!). You're given a choice of hash browns or home fries which is nice - the hash browns were delicious. The sausage was not teeny links - nice big ones and very good. And the wheat toast was nice and thick and also delicious. The coffee was tasty and plentiful and the service was excellent. I'd come back for sure! read more

Blondie's Diner - Coffee and lots of it - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Willimantic, Connecticut

Stopped in this morning for breakfast. The young lady serving was there by herself and right after I ordered the place filled up. I had the meat lovers omelette. Average Hash browns reminded me of McDonalds hash brown so....overall ok read more

Had great food and awesome customer service. Perfect for breakfast. Thank you all who made my meal today.

Loved this place! Came here for breakfast on a Saturday morning. Restaurant was busy but staff was so accommodating and service was fast! Food was delicious as well. Ordered the eggs Florentine with honey fries read more

This place is busy! I think we were in the middle of the after-church rush on a Sunday, but we were seated within 10 minutes. The menu had quite a few choices, but we both decided on a pretty traditional breakfast of eggs, chicken sausage, home fries & coffee. Food was pretty good, but nothing over-the-top. I took off 2 stars for service because our waitress was so busy, she never had the chance to come by to top off our coffee. Also we waited for about 20 minutes for our check, but she did not bring it by. We ended up just walking up to the front to check out. read more

Blondie's Diner - Egg & Meat breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Willimantic, Connecticut

Worst experience ever. Will not go back or recommend. I spoke to manager about my experience and not even a sorry from her on friday aug I at 22nd. Over priced on top of it based on other breakfast places i could have gone. Food was luke warm, no coffee refills. The plate juat look unappeatisi g. The worst part was the manager not even saying that they were sorry about my experience. read more

We have been here many times and it's always been good. However, yesterday was terrible. Our food did not take long to come out but it was pretty much ice cold. The waitress never came back to refill our coffee or to see if everything was OK. On top of that, the bill was EIGHTY DOLLARS FOR BREAKFAST??????? Very unreasonable in my opinion, we won't be returning. Too bad because it was always great. Not anymore. read more

Stopped in for lunch today. Had a good crowd which is always expected at this restaurant. Got seated immediately and provided with menus. We chose the Thanksgiving Dinner special listed on the special's board. The special was turkey, stuffing, whole cranberry sauce on sourdough grilled bread with a side of gravy and French fries. Sandwiches arrived pretty quickly and were nice and warm. There was one odd thing which I'll cover later. Plenty of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. The gravy came in a separate bowl and was warm and thick enough that you could spread it on the sandwich and not worry about it dripping all over the place. The sourdough bread was perfectly toasted with a nice butter flavor to it. French fries were krinkle cut and cooked perfectly. So the odd part, mozzarella cheese melted on the bread. Added a different texture and flavor to the sandwich. Still haven't decided if it was good or bad. Asked why and there seems to be some debate about having it or not. I can see where it would keep the bread from getting soggy. I guess I might vote to leave it off as I think more about it. Cheese or no cheese we definitely would order it again. It was a good meal for the price and did bring back memories of sandwiches made on Thanksgiving evening. Will always recommend Blondie's if you want a good meal. And our server was incredible!!! Great personality and very helpful! But we do find that all of the staff are very pleasant, good humored, and a joy to deal with. read more

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Food really good service was good [[HIGHLIGHT]]very busy lace but everyone was working hard[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambiance was good[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. read more

I went here after a campus tour to UConn and honestly I was pretty impressed. I saw that they mostly served breakfast but they had other options too like steak and burgers. We were seated down immediately which was nice. They assisted us quickly too and took our orders nicely. The food arrived in about 10-15 mins which was very shocking because normally in restaurants it's a 25-40 min wait. Overall the service was very quick, clean and clear. It wasn't that busy and it wasn't loud either. read more

Blondies used to be our favorite place for breakfast! Went today and the food was terrible! On top of that the service was horrendous. The waitress took forever to bring us menus, forgot about our drinks, never checked on us or refilled our coffee. I couldn't believe it. Not sure what happened here but try thread city diner and stay away. read more

We went there for breakfast. I had not been in this place since it was under new ownership. Good breakfast. Service was quick and wait staff, though busy, were very attentive. Quick to offer coffee refills. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Crowded local eatery which is a good thing.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Very expensive, scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, coffee. $ 17.25 + tax. About a fifth of the home fries were burnt black. the waitress never came to top off my coffee. She got a minimum tip. read more

Classic bait and switch, false advertisement on prices listed on website. Charged $15 for a tiny mediocre tuna sandwich when it was listed for $10 on the website. $11 omelette comes out to be $17. Criminal. read more

My wife and I really liked the food here, but they do not give very good customer service. My wife's meal was not done as she ordered it, so they took it back to correct it. It was brought back corrected, but missing an item in the plate. We could not tell the server because she never came back until she brought the check 20 minutes later. When we let here know, she was apologetic and went to see about getting a credit on the bill. She came back a few minutes later and offer the missing item to go. We declined so she left and returned with the check, but said nothing to us. There was no credit on the check or anything done about the meal error. When I went in to pay, I let the manager/ owner know, and her only offer was to give it to us to go. No remorse for an incomplete meal and not so great experience. I guess she does not really care about keeping repeat customers. read more

We stopped here for breakfast before heading back to MA. There is great variety in the breakfast menu. I'm not a breakfast person, but I couldn't stop raving about how delicious my veggie breakfast sandwich was. The omelets enjoyed by others in my party were also. Prompt friendly service. Wish this place was closer to home- we would be regulars! read more

Not bad! Had a conversation with the owner about her biscuits and gravy (or her moms I should say). Not my favorite but the rest is very good. My family likes going here. Haven't had a bad meal yet! read more

Mexican Scramble is delicious w/ sour cream & salsa, scrambled eggs, thick rye toast speaks for itself...I add hot sauce and make my own sandwich it's wonderful and the fruit cup is FRESH fruit and compliments breakfast before I'd after the mains very well. Service is always terrifically prompt, mostly accurate & friendly. Grace under fire in some cases for these servers. The establishment is clean, tidy and easy accessibility to all. read more

great food great service great atmosphere. food is made fast and good. served quick. you get what you pay for and it can be made to order.waitresses are very friendly and attentive. the diner is very comfortable and open. best place around for breakfast and lunch. i would and will recomend this place. a++ read more

Even with COVID it was beautiful to sit outside and have breakfast. The set up of table was good and the promptness of the waitstaff was awesome. I would be willing to give this place another chance I think the cook was having an off morning. The biscuits were hard and over cooked, the gravy was too thick and I would consider changing the sausage you use for this gravy because the taste is way off, yuk!!!! The sausage links my companion ordered were not cooked on the inside, the sausage is way too thick. The only other down fall to this visit was we paid $2.50 for a Large OJ and the glass was small. The glass the Water came in was a Large Cup. Maybe next visit will be better quality of food, fingers crossed...... read more

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This is the second time I've been here. The first time I was disappointed because I've heard great things about the place. I went back today my waitress was bitchy , my hash browns were frozen in the middle. The sausage was also cold in the middle. I ordered an omelette with no onions and no peppers. It was LOADED with onions. The best part of my meal was the tap water. read more

Eggs were cold, ok bacon, home fries were not crispy with almost raw onions on top. Standard toast. Standard coffee. Clean restaurant. read more

Blondie's Diner - 2 scrambled eggs, home fries with onions, bacon an wheat toast. Coffee. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Willimantic, Connecticut

This place is the yummiest place for breakfast ever!! I go when the mood hits me to go to breakfast, everything is great there, the food ,the staff, the cooks and the coffee is always fresh and hot. I drink decaf most times and it is perfect. The restaurant itself is clean and bright and always inviting. Cool specials everyday day! I had the yummiest peanut butter and fluff French toast that I ever tasted! I don't even know how they pulled it off but it was scrumptious!! I really can not say enough good things about Blondie's Diner!! read more

Blondie's Diner - Flip flop salt and pepper shakers so cute!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Willimantic, Connecticut

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This place lacks Leadership and Teamwork! I'm not sure COVID is to blame for this one. Our waitress was stuck at the register for over a half hour ringing patrons from the morning rush out. None of the other waitresses even acknowledged we existed, they never offered to get drinks or take our order. They should have been backing the waitress up that was ringing the patrons they just served. When people that were seated well after we arrived left before our order was even taken is an extremely poor showing. The fact that our waitress lacked the situational awareness that our time was wasted shows that the staff hasn't been trained well. It's embarrassing to watch to waitresses argue with each other in front of everyone at the counter. There was no leadership here that should have observed that and shut it down immediately. Even my 14 and 12 year olds were aware of what was going on. My meal was good. My kids didn't like there's and my wife's was ok. I don't like leaving negative posts but no one ever asked how our meals or service was. I've been coming here for a few years. I highly doubt I will return. Please train your staff to be aware of their surroundings. Please teach them what team work is. If you continue on this path, I fear you won't survive. I would hate to see another vacant store front. Good luck! read more

Que in fire works because this place has thee best corn beef hash in the world. It made fresh daily and cooked to perfection. Blondie's came to me as a recommendation from a DMV worker who assured me that I would not be disappointed and boy was she correct. Situated on top of a hill right off the highway in a local plaza stands the diner that makes the best cornbeef in CT. The staff were all friendly and the waitress was well versed with the menu and great with food selections. Overall I will be returning and highly recommending this fine establishment read more

First time there, and the wife and I were impressed. We ordered breakfast, which consisted of omelets, hashbrowns, and toast. (I had grits) The wife's western was great, but I've had better corn beef hash. The omelets themselves were prepared perfectly, with the onions and peppers mixed throughout, rather than piled in the middle like some we've had. I was impressed that they remembered to put butter on the grits. Even Cracker Barrel doesn't do that. Our perky waitress was Johnny on the spot with the coffee refills, and attendance. Great menu selections, so we'll be back to try something else soon. read more

Busy local place, but there aren't many choices in the area. Service was ok, food was ehh. Scrambled eggs were terrible, potatoes were nothing to write home about and the pancakes were huge, too sweet and almost dense. I would not return, next time I'll try elsewhere. read more