Came in for breakfast here at Dales diner: is a retro 1950s-style diner known for classic American comfort food, generous portions, and a nostalgic atmosphere. Great service and yummy food, no complaints. Food is always good and right we've been coming here for years. And will always stop by when we are in the area OK bye!!! read more

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This place was just okay. Nothing to rave about. Really wanted to love this place. It's cute inside! Service was good, so that's a plus! Had a strawberry shake - delicious. The tuna melt. Was okay. Cheese wasnt melted The club. It was a club. Nothing to rave about. The fried chicken dinner. Awful. Do not recommend. The batter was so thick. The vegetables with the dinner were awful. The mashed potatoes and gravy were okay. Nothing I'd ever get again though. read more

Be ready to wait for a table or check it out when is not brunch time (at least on the weekends, Sunday to be exact) I always search for diners wherever I am, and Dale's was the chosen one!Costumer service outstanding, food superb, place awesome, they have those 50's decor that I love so much, the ONLY thing bad I can say is that they only have ONE restroom ..... but overall I will definitely comeback when I am in town. read more

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Tried Dale's Diner for Sunday brunch and so glad we did! You seat yourself and then a waitress will come over and take your order. They have a kids menu and gave crayons to color on the menu. We went with breakfast foods, I tried the flapjack combo (2 pancakes, 2 eggs, and I chose bacon), my husband got the corn beef hash, and my sister the breakfast burrito. All options were solid, the pancakes are big and lasted me 2 more meals! My nephew ordered the chicken tenders with fries and they were also tasty, the ranch here is also a must. We want to come back to try more of their lunch menu items. A family friend spot and good food! read more

The food itself was good and the service was great, but the diner was in rough condition -- dirty floors, a strong odor, and an overall run‑down feel. It overshadowed the meal, and I wouldn't return. read more

Dale's Diner - Excitement at the beginning - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

I went to Dales diner during my lunch and was pleasantly surprised to see such a wide array of meals. This diner has an intimate cozy vibe, which sucks you in the moment you sit down. I opted into sitting at the bar and ordered a cold cut turkey sandwich on sourdough bread with avocado and zucchini fries. I don't typically order cold cut sandwiches but the server shared that it is one of her favorites and it caught my attention. I couldn't finish the entire meal so took significant left overs. I am looking forward to enjoying this for lunch tomorrow. read more

Dale's Diner - Turkey Sandwich - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

Dale's Diner has been around for a very long time. It was fun to visit here again. The vibe is a 1950's era classic diner. The decor is thematic, but not overdone. Cute, vintage signs and product logos. Turquoise vinyl booths, that mimic car interiors from that time. The menu is fairly extensive, with breakfast, lunch and dinner options. I visited a breakfast time. My friend ordered the egg, sausage and French toast. Everything looked terrific, with a substantial sausage patty. I ordered the bacon cheddar omelette. It was ok, but not great. Too dense, it needed more fluffy. The coffee was pretty good and I appreciate that they have a half n half option! Our waitress was efficient, but not as prompt with coffee warm ups as we desired. I gave this a 3 star review because it wasn't anything special. The overall experience was pleasant, but not a Wow! Go for the fun 50's vibe! read more

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Really cute local spot. Love the decor + nostalgia. The cherry cokes were made w/ coke, cherry syrup + maraschino cherries. The party melt bomb and traditionally made. The zucchini fries were crisp. Very friendly service. read more

Dale's Diner - Patty melt + zucchini fries; steak sandwich + fries; cherry cokes - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

This is my Hubbie and my go to Saturday morning breakfast place. I have the same thing every time. The Mustang Omelette. It's my favorite. It has spinach, avocado, green onions and feta cheese. I add a couple of dashes of Tapitio and it's the bomb. Rounded off with crispy hash browns and sourdough toast. We get quick, friendly service every time. I like the old fashioned diner atmosphere and old songs on the overhead speakers. The rest of the menu is great! Hubbie's favorite lunch sandwich is the club. The patty melt and the burgers are delicious! Quick quality service. I encourage you to give it a try read more

Dale's Diner - Bottom is the Mustang Omelette. Above is Hubbie's bacon and eggs with hashies! Yum! - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

Super cute 50's themed diner right by long beach city college. Service was friendly and quick. We came in on a Saturday afternoon (1pm) and we were able to be seated right away. They play 50's music and are open until 9pm. Their burgers and milkshakes were so good! We shared the basket of frings and it was just the perfect amount. Onion rings were delicious. My boyfriend even said it touched his soul haha, we will definitely be back! read more

Dale's Diner - Cheeseburger - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Food was good but service was bad. Found a hair in our food and the floors were dirty with dropped food and paper goods. Most likely will not return. read more

Dale's Diner is the definition of a classic Long Beach spot. I've been coming here for years, and it never disappoints. This time I rolled in with my homie after a flight--it's super convenient since it's not too far from the airport--and it hit the spot perfectly. I ordered the patty melt on rye, and wow... it was exactly what a patty melt should be. Crispy golden bread, perfectly melted cheese, and that juicy patty cooked just right. Comfort food at its best. My buddy got the same thing, and we were both just grinning like kids at how good it was. Our server, Brooke, really made the experience even better. She was kind, attentive, and made us feel welcome without being overbearing. You can tell she actually cares about her customers. Dale's isn't trying to be flashy--it's just a timeless diner where the food is tasty, the staff is friendly, and you always leave full and happy. It's the kind of place you keep coming back to, and that's exactly what I've been doing for years. Highly recommend the patty melt if you want the real deal! read more

Dale's Diner - Patty Melt - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

It's been awhile since I've been to a diner for some good ol breakfast. Service was good. They kept the diner coffee coming. Food hit the spot. I ordered the chicken fried steak which turned out more like country fried steak. Not what I was hoping for, but most places serve it as a patty. Nonetheless, food was comforting. I like their homemade rye bread. Parking was easy. The atmosphere takes you back to 1950. read more

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The place is cute and quaint, service is impeccable, food is delicious. Prices are ridiculous, though. I paid $5.95+tax for an iced tea and they are charging $5.99 to add avocado to any dish. My partner and I each had a roast beef sandwich and paid $17.95 for each one. I don't mind paying a mark-up price for dining out, but the prices here are over the top. I'd like to emphasize that the service was excellent, though. read more

I came here a couple of times, and I like how this diner plays old-school classic music (from the 1950s and 1960s), which are the type of music I love, and of course, the people are really cool, especially the girls (like Winter, Vivian, Delilah, etc.), but what's absolutely really sad and disappointing is that my parents and I learned and found out that their food is frozen. I was absolutely very disappointed to learn and find out that their food is frozen. I wish for this restaurant to replace their frozen food with fresh food instead. That's what every diners like this should know as they should know better. Another thing I don't like about this restaurant is how the parking for our vehicles are and that most of the food contains bread as well. read more

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Once upon a time, this Faerie Queen needed some comfort breakfast food. Oh, Dale's was the perfect spot. I enjoyed the burger party with eggs and hash browns. Hands down, the BEST crispy hash browns in town. Enjoy! The end. read more

Food, service and ambience all superior. Highly recommend this restaurant. It's been there for years and hopefully for many years to come.

Been coming to Dale's for years...always a fun vibe and diner food is always delicious BUT... Pleeease go back to the original pancake batter or cooking method or whatever it was. I've been twice now and the pancakes are missing flavor...very bland. It's so disappointing because it always had the best flavor....unlike those "other" diner spots. I can never eat as many as I'd like, but I want to keep these on the list of my Dale's favorites. read more

9/5/24 Can't decide? Go to Dale's!!!! So freaking good we did & it totally hit the spot Hubby said he wasn't famished so it's my choice. I wanted somewhere that's close by, not loud (or screaming & running rug rats everywhere (hahaha), with unassumingly good food & not too trendy .... This place has all the check boxes. It's our go to classic diner (next to The Village Grill in Claremont). No muss, no fuss. When we got here, it's practically empty with just couple of patrons dining. 50's music coming through the speakers-didn't mind it at all. I was just telling Hubby that I want to experience sitting at the counter to order a good cup of coffee & a slice of warm apple or cherry pie. Today is not the day to sit at the counter (lol). I ordered a burger (medium rare, & Hubby ordered a pastrami sandwich & for me a regular burger on a bun, grilled onions, pickles, lettuce tomato. My combo is accompanied by fries. So happy they still serve Coca Cola products-like I said, classic! Not long after my salad arrived, nothing special but the balsamic vinaigrette was amazing fresh & tangy-just the way I like it, even the croutons were tasty. Right on time, our order was up. Oh my Gosh!! The fries, the fries-- both Hubby & I immensely enjoyed the crispy outer layer, piping hot. These were the perfect fries! He ate all of his before he started on his pastrami. I almost finished mine but had to spot coz I only got to eat barely half of my burger. The beef patty was juicy, tender & bursting with flavor. All the veggies were fresh & the onions were grilled as requested. It was just so tasty & delicious! Hubby really loved his pastrami & he appreciated the soft bread it was served in. I tasted it & It was on point! A tad salty for my taste but I am glad he enjoyed it. He loves pastrami & he says it's better than The Hat (prior to this, he said so far The Hat is top fog on the pastrami front). Those fries, we would probably come back just for the fries hahaha. Our server, Karrie was very friendly, attentive & checked on us many times to ensure our dining experience was enjoyable. Great choice! read more

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I was a first timer at dales Decided to finally give this place a try. they have a great amount of private parking up close (they do share it with other businesses) As soon as I walked in it was extremely busy but a waitress came up and told us a booth just opened and she would clean it right away for us. She wasn't kidding. she was extremely fast but she was really thorough with cleaning the booth and the table. Breakfast is served until 2 pm I believe on the weekend, so we had to get some of their loaded country potatoes/ hash browns, and then ordered lunch items. (Bacon cheeseburger and a French dip) The only two things I didn't like were the potato salad, I did have to send that back. They were really nice about it and took it off my bill. And since we ordered two sandwiches with fries and onion rings I don't think they should have charged us for a side of ranch. I think one side of dipping sauce should come with your meal. (Only two downsides) The banana split was out of this world. They had all the classic diner food and dessert. After we ordered the banana split one of the waitresses came to double check if anyone has peanut allergies. So it's always great when staff takes this serious. Everyone in here was extremely friendly, they have very large portions and they also offered a military discount. I would 1000 percent be back read more

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Super friendly service, quick meal, great price for a steak and came with several sides, fries, Cole slaw and a soup or salad. Love the 50s diner vibe here from the decor to the booths. Feels like a time warp to a simpler and friendlier time just walking in the door. read more

Dale's Diner - Salad - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Underrated spot to hit on a weeknight for fast service, generous portions, unusually good chili. Never had a bad experience here. Dale's is one of those diners you hope just lasts forever. read more

Wow, first time here and now I wish I lived closer! Came here for dinner after seeing a matinee play at The Aurora Theater. Great menu where they even serve breakfast all day. I ordered the fried chicken dinner, which was huge and tasty! Everything tasted homemade, right down to the cornbread and steamed vegetables. Our waitress was very attentive and super nice. The pic is of my leftovers after I was completely stuffed! read more

Dale's Diner - Fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, and cornbread. Everything was delicious! - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

My former boss, who lives in the area, recommended this wonderful little diner because he takes his daughters here for breakfast after church on Sundays. It's a sweet little 50's style diner (though, for some reason, they only played 60s music) with a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. We ordered two sandwiches with potato salad and two shakes. The food was excellent and extremely tasty. The service was courteous and helpful. But, be warned, the food is extremely pricey. We think we will go back but, sadly, it will have to be an occasional treat rather than a weekly habit. I guess the pricing reflects the area, which caters to the upper-middle class who can afford to pay $70 for a very basic lunch for two people. read more

Dale's Diner - Lunch for two on 10/4/25 - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

Old school diner with lots of good foods. This is my go to for pastrami sandwiches and patty melts. This place always serves big sandwiches with lots of meats. Their fries and chili is always good too. If you are with a group, I suggest one get fries and one get chili as sides so you guys can share chili fries! :) The team members are also very friendly and attentive. Inside is also pretty small so you gotta plan ahead and not come during rush hour. Parking can also a bit challenging but there are plenty of you come during off hours. read more

Great diner for breakfast, love their omelettes. Can't go wrong with any of them. Hash browns extra crispy and a side of pancakes.

Rainy night in So Cal and decided to try Dale's; never been before and it been here since 1988! Service was awesome and the food was really good. Burger was big, messy and good. Klaire, our server was awesome and attentive. 50's-60's tunes playing a moderate soind level was perfect. We will be back again. read more

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Fun Retro atmosphere. Extremely friendly and help fun staff. Waitress was very attentive. Other staff member welcomed and seated us. My sister had this monster size. 2-scoop vanilla ice cream shortcake. The cake part was very moist and lots of flavor. I ordered the Rainbow Pier Salad w/ Raspberry vinaigrette and corn bread. I think our waitress name is Delilah. Very nice gal. Locals gotta come check it out. read more

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One of my favorite diners in Long Beach or the whole South Bay area. It's very similar to George's close by in that it is a traditional retro diner modeled after the 1950s. I am working through a list of all diners in LA County and next up on my list was Dale's. I was excited to try it because it's the sort of place that I love to visit and looking from the outside I knew that I would enjoy what was on the menu. They don't have a dedicated parking lot however street parking is extremely easy to find in this part of town so we were able to find a free space right out front. Our server was extremely polite and checked in on us often and everything that we ordered came out very fast. They have a large menu filled with all sorts of great options so it's the sort of place that would be easy to visit multiple times and be able to get something new each time. Pricing is also very fair, which is probably one of my favorite parts of any diner. For this visit, we started off with a Cinnamon Roll, and I honestly was not a fan of it. It was very dry and tasted more like a muffin than a traditional cinnamon roll. I am pretty sure they bought it in a large batch and was not homemade so I would not recommend ordering it. For my meal I chose the Hamburger Steak and Eggs and thought it was great. The patty had a lot of great seasoning on it, and the eggs were cooked perfectly and the portion size was very generous. Overall I really enjoyed it although I was not a fan of the Cinnamon Roll. I would highly recommend to any fan of diners or to anyone in the Long Beach area searching for a great casual meal. read more

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So here's the thing this place is cute and all it's nice to find breakfast places around town. The staff was pretty friendly and the food was kind of what you'd expect from a diner, which was middle of the road, but I would eat it again nothing to complain about really the problem here that I kind of couldn't get past and let me just say I don't have OCD is that it needs a deep cleaning there are lots of little cute things around, but they're very dusty and everything on the ceiling is very dusty to the point where they're kind of big dust bunnies and so honestly, it kind of ruined my appetite because I thought of all those things falling in my food and then I didn't wanna eat it. I have eaten here two times so I did try to kind of get over it, but they really need to hire someone to come in and do a deep cleaning it looks like it's been a long time. I'm sure the floors in the tables are fine, but you need to get the walls in the ceiling cause it's just too dusty in there. Sorry. read more

Been coming here for decades...always great food, staff and cool fifties vibes. A family favorite! read more

Dale's Diner - Dale's Salad - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

I came back, for lunch this time. patty melt, onion rings & vanilla malt. Delicious!!! read more

Dale's Diner - Patty melt; onion rings; vanilla malt. Sorry, I ate part of it before taking the photo! - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Never tried until last month! And I've been back three more times. Very friendly staff. Great service. Origina 70's diner vibes. Great decorations. Food is so tasty and nice big servings. Definitely plan to share some plates. read more

Dale's Diner - Front Door - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

I love the vibe of this restaurant, it's like traveling back to the 50s. The waiter was also very friendly. There is plenty of seating available inside. Honestly, I came here because I just finished watching The Menu and was craving a burger. I was about to order a Dale's Combo, but it was a hamburger. I wanted a cheeseburger so I ordered one with grilled onions, tomato, and fries. It took only 5 minutes for my food to arrive. The fries are steak cut so they are a bit thick. The fries came out hot. This was a very satisfying classic burger. There is a lot of lettuce and it provides a nice crunch. The onions blended in seamlessly with the burger. Everything just works. It was pretty sizeable too - was full before even finishing my fries. The only piece of criticism I have is that the burger drips a ton. read more

Dale's Diner - Cheeseburger with grilled onions, tomatoes, and fries - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

Best place ever. First let me say their milkshakes were the best ever. The best service and food I've tasted in a while. I would come back to this place read more

Dale's Diner - Two milkshakes - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

The ambiance of the place really takes you back to the 50s, there is a lot of Eddie put into the decor and the colors chosen. The service was really wonderful, we didn't get the ladies name but she treated us with the upmost respect and kindness. I know sometimes going in with a bunch of teens can seem overwhelming for waiters it was five of us and I took another table so the kids can socialize and she was perfectly Okay with it. Now, as far as the food good, it was fast, fresh, and so delicious! We ordered burgers, grill cheese, onion rings, and the shakes! We will be back here for breakfast read more

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I drive by this diner all the time. Tonight we decided to go for dinner. I will say that the service was absolutely amazing. Everyone that served our table was very friendly and welcomed us as first timers. I had the Turkey burger. All burgers are served a La cart. A side of French fries is priced less than $3. My daughter had the French toast. We both had hot chocolate ( which was really good). We will definitely be going back. Parking- I parked on the street in front of the diner. For a Friday night I was surprised that parking was available. read more

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Cool spot it was definitely a 50's vibe, its located in a nice area when your driving by its not hard to miss! The food was great especially the hash browns. The feta cheese on top of the omelette perfect touch! I would say the salsa they offered wasn't my cup of tea seemed a little watered down other than that i would definitely return. read more

Dale's Diner - Cheese with bunch of veggies topped with feta cheese & southern hash - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Came in for breakfast and left so satisfied! I ordered the huevos rancheros with frijoles and a smoothie on the side. The huevos were super flavorful, the salsa had just the right kick, and the eggs were cooked perfectly. The frijoles were creamy and seasoned well, definitely tasted homemade. The smoothie was fresh, cold, and the perfect balance to the savory plate. Service was friendly and fast, and the vibe was laid back and cozy. Will definitely be back! read more

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We're here at Dale's Diner and loving the 1950s vibe--it's such a fun and nostalgic atmosphere! The food is delicious, the portion sizes are just right, and the service is excellent. Definitely worth a visit. read more

Dale's Diner - Coffee is perfect - Diners Near Me - Long Beach, California