Let's start with I'll be back! This place has excellent service and great food. Their menu has…read moresomething for everyone. The portions are great and the diner itself is cleanly. Though this spot stays busy you could still have a conversation without yelling over one another. They know what they're doing at Joni's!

The food and service here is phenomenal! This place is…read morefantastic, and the staff is so nice! I Ordered the Joni's B.E.L.T! I'm definitely coming back here!

If you want a good home style breakfast this is the place to go. Everything made to order & fresh…read more homemade jams are made by the owner & the biscuits & gravy are great! Fresh ham off the bone & meats are sourced from the local butcher & the place is decorated with many pictures & Knickknacks which are so interesting to look at.

Feels like home. The food is all home style and made with love. The staff is super friendly and you…read morecan tell from the moment you walk through the door that they are proud of their business. Has an old country diner feel and a calm atmosphere. We were brought fresh homemade apple butter and strawberry rhubarb jam to the table and it was delectable. We will be back!

Nice restaurnt with easy airplane parking. Swift and professional staff. Food is plentiful and…read moredelicious. Worth a stop if you are in southern WI, or you need an excuse for a $100 hamburger flight. If you forget to get your WI GA passport stamp (like i did), it's a nice reason to return for another visit. Really fun model airplanes on the ceiling and great decor over the bar. https://www.bessiesdiner.com https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/air/pilot-info/flywi.aspx

What a great place to fly in for Breakfast or Brunch, but not dinner because they are closed!…read more What you have here is an UPSCALE airport restaurant. Very nice, very clean, easy access from the parking lot or aircraft ramp. We dropped in for breakfast (for my wife) and lunch (for me). My wife ordered the Florentine Benny, with an order of Turkey Link sausage. I went with their proverbial $100 Hamburger with french fries. We also ordered their donuts which came with a cream cheese sauce for an appetizer. The burger was cooked as requested, and tasted great. The concept of the "$100 hamburger" is by the time you factor in gas, that's what one would cost. It's actually probably higher unless you have a short flight right now. The Florentine Benny (eggs Benedict) was enjoyed by my wife, who loves her egg dishes. Service was effective - it kept the water glasses filled, and even the soft drink and coffee cup filled. The bathrooms are shared with the FBO and were clean. This is a really great place to go for breakfast or lunch.

Had the Beef Pita Melt today and the Turkey BLT. Trying to cut down on carbs, so my wife asked for…read morethe sandwich to be made as a wrap and substituted a salad for the fries. Misti took our order and said the substitutions were no problem at all. The pita melt was outstanding. The cheese was ridiculously good. Not sure what it is but need to get some for home. The Turkey BLT had nice crispy bacon, fresh tomatoes and lettuce and thick cut pieces of turkey breast. We eat here at least weekly and have never had a bad meal. Service is great too. Misti, Mikalah, and Cheryl always make you feel welcome.

We ordered oatmeal, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, and a skillet. The restaurant is small but very…read morebusy and has constant customers. The service is good. The kitchen looked clean and well-managed. The biscuits and gravy was very salty. The skillet was decent. The oatmeal was good. It must have been an off day because the only bathroom for the public had no soap and so so many people had to use it.

This place is an absolute gem and worth burning a little gas to get to. The food was outstanding…read moreand the staff somehow managed to be both wildly efficient and genuinely warm, like they actually enjoy being there. I ordered the half garbage plate with sausage and bacon. Pro tip: ask the difference between the half and the whole before you commit. The half comes with three eggs. The whole comes with five. Five. I chose wisely. Oh and don't forget the homemade bread smothered in butter! It's clearly a neighborhood staple. People were greeting each other by name, swapping stories across tables, and operating like they've been meeting there every Saturday since 1974. Thankfully, they extend that same friendliness to random out-of-towners who just wandered in hungry. The vibe is energetic and communal, the kind of place where conversations overlap and nobody seems to mind. It has a modern, eclectic feel, but there's also a subtle time-machine quality to it. Like you stepped into the 1960s, just with better coffee and fewer ashtrays. Perfect blend of nostalgic and now.

This place is super cute because it was an old train car made into a diner. There is so much eye…read morecandy around with funny signs. If you're a snobby person or someone with tons of food allergies don't come here. They are irrelevant in a very good way. I would stick to the basics here. My friend got the cheeseburger with fries and it was perfect. They have fresh meat, no frozen patties. I got the half order of biscuits and gravy with 2 eggs and it was perfect diner style food. The portions are huge so a half order was way more than enough. My friend had the roast beef omelette and I wouldn't recommend it because the beef was in chunks and was full of gristle. However, everything else was terrific. I didn't have the garbage plate because the portion was huge but it's on my list for next time. Maybe I'll split it with someone because you need to come hungry. Prices are very reasonable but it's cash only.

I had no idea what to expect but hoped for an actual diner... it was! If you are looking for fancy…read morego elsewhere. If you want great food, great service and great prices, check out this awesome hidden gem I discovered with my kid today. I told him that was the definition of a diner and how I grew up.

Average greasy spoon diner. Not good or bad. Exactly what you'd expect…read more Interior was dated and busy, but occupied your attention while waiting on the food. Food and service was fast to almost rushed, but not in an unfriendly way

We were seated quickly and took a minute to order, but that's where the service stopped. We didn't…read moresee our waitress again until our food arrived, and that took a whopping 45 minutes. Our orders were simple, nothing out of the ordinary, so it's baffling that it took so long. The restaurant was small, with three servers on duty, so there's no excuse for the lack of service or the wait. The ambiance was the one bright spot - it felt like a classic old-school diner. But the food was a major letdown. I ordered a $14 plate and expected a decent portion size, but what I got was laughable. It was like something I'd whip up at home or grab from McDonald's. And the 'gourmet' touch? Sandwich cheese on top of the omelet. My partner's country fried steak was overcooked and burnt to a crisp. Given the wait, you'd think they'd at least try to get the food right. It's especially egregious considering we're talking about Lake Geneva, where people pay for parking and expect a certain level of service. We spent 1.5 hours at the restaurant, and most of that time was wasted waiting for subpar food. Needless to say, we won't be back. Photos of the food are included to give you an idea of the portion size (or lack thereof). Don't say I didn't warn you.

I have been here before and had a good experience so 10 years later I brought back friends to try…read moreit again. It was so disappointing. The woman running the restaurant it seemed was so rude to people looking to eat here. She would constantly belittle people for wanting to eat there. They turned away large parties (I get it, it was busy and it's a small place) but you just felt so unwelcome waiting. Once we did get our table we ordered and it took forever for the food to come out. It was clear this place isn't staffed for the large crowd Lake Geneva brings in. We even heard the woman who was running the place make a joke about going across to simple if they didn't want to wait. The food was also mediocre. It was fine, but you don't get a lot for it being 12.99 for almost every dish. Service was slow. You can tell they are understaffed. The ambiance is cool. I liked that part.

Great little diner. Servers are professional and fast. I enjoy all the soups but the pancakes are…read morethe best.

Prolly the best (smash) burger I've ever had. 2 patties (that are not really smashed) dripping with…read moremelted cheese, garlic sauce, fresh lettuce, tomatoes this sandwich was amazing!! Super flavorful and I absolutely loved it! We sat under Connie Francis and her western golden oldies! Car shows totally cool as well

What a cute little place! Don't let the surroundings outside scare you away. Ginelle is a great…read moreserver. The bacon is THICK, but very tasty! Yes, the cinnamon roll is as good as it looks! We came from the western suburbs to stay at White Pines for a couple days and are glad we chose Mary's.

Good breakfast place for high cholesterol American breakfast. Recently remodeled, it's very…read morepleasant inside with friendly, competent service. The star rating is for the undeniably great biscuits and gravy. This isn't just the best restaurant in Dixon, it's is without a doubt the best part of Dixon Illinois. If your road trip takes you within 50 miles, plan on stopping here for breakfast. High octane diner style American coffee, they keep refilling until you ask them to stop. That's the ticket.