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    City Diner

    3.9 (220 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    CITY DINER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Loud
    Outdoor seating

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    Nov 2025 Menu

    The French Toast are the best!‍‍‍ The service upon walking in is ALWAYS awesome, feels like you walking into your kitchen at home on a holiday morning. The ambiance is wonderful whether you do take out or sit in.

    Pancakes
    Evan C.

    This is a quick stop in Virginia and I want to take "City Diner" to New York! Everything was perfect, well except for the Washington Commander decorations. They have a small parking lot that we took advantage of and made our way to the diner. It has a old school vibe to it and I hope they never change. Yellow is the theme and they have classic wooden booths around. They have plenty of condiments on the table as well. The staff are extremely friendly and have a good time here. They sat us and came over for service right away. After a quick wait the food came. I wasn't expecting so much; however, our waitress did warn us. Everything that we had was delicious, even the grits (strongly recommended). I was completely convinced this place, is the original diner in America. I recommend, stopping by, if you're in Virginia.....and extremely hungry, trust me, it's a lot of food.

    Amy D.

    Visiting from out of town and felt like family the minute we walked through the door! Susie and Major could not have been more friendly. Now...the food...the BEST blueberry pancakes we've ever eaten. We tried several things... all flavorful and cooked to perfection! Such a cute interior...a real diner!

    Business Doc on wall at diner.

    I have never been treated so badly. My wife and I arrived to the diner and let the hostess know that our daughter and granddaughter were on their way and would be there shortly and asked if we could get a table! She told us no! She said we have to wait until the entire party was there before she would seat us. Most of the table spaces were open, but we were told no. We wanted to sit and get some coffee and tea while we waited. I'm 70 and my wife is 65. They made us go stand by the cold door and said they would seat us when the rest of our party arrived and not before. I will never forget this place and I am telling everyone that this is not a friendly place. Because my wife wanted to sit at the table and wait the hostess got embarrassingly loud and told everyone in the restaurant that we were not going to be seated nor served and that we were not welcome to eat there, and that we needed to leave. What this really showed us and means is that that people of color are not welcome in this establishment. Please, stay away from this place.

    Lindsey F.

    Busy busy dinner on Broad street in Richmond that actually has a parking lot so worries about street parking. Be prepared to wait unless you want to sit at the bar like we did you will most likely be seated almost immediately. We noticed they had very fast to go service as well. We ordered steak and eggs and a ham scramble. Steak was seasons with Montreal steak seasoning which is normally totally fine but it was totally covered and just a bit too salty. We also split a Belgium waffle that really hit the spot. Pricing was more than fair and we would definitely go back.

    Two western omelette.
    Steph P.

    They had generous portions! Fast service (we were here at 9:30 am on a Thursday). Staff was friendly and seemed to know a lot of patrons. They also have a small sparking area, which is a plus. My boyfriend and I felt welcome :)

    Reuben and fries

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    Quick service and great diner food. Reminds me of the diners from New Jersey. Definitely worth trying.

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