For a greasy spoon, 24 hour, it's exactly what you want: one server who is also the cook, a game playing in the background, mostly empty seating area, and the diners there look like regulars. The service is "ignore until they flag you down." Food is alright, better than average for diners in the area with prices that are very reasonable. I prefer a burger as the meat of a slinger. They use sausage patties. The chili is perfect and the server/chef sent out over medium and easy eggs cooked to perfection. The ice tea is STRONG. Had to ask for a refill. Again, you'll get ignored. I tried some of the filling of the pie--it was just average. This place is clearly a mainstay for South County. I think it's worth coming at least once, but I have to say: I got some looks. It was like people needed to see and hear me speak fluent, accent-less English. Just keep that in mind. read more

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I usually stop in after my dentist appointment. It has become the routine every 6 months. It's a hole in the wall old school diner. There's approx. 9 tables with 4 seats to each, and a bar area to sit. It is cash only. Furnitures are worn, dishes are chipped, locals in and out greeted on a first name basis. Interesting conversations can be heard. It's were you go when you are looking for a no fuss hot off the grill dining. The ladies are very nice & friendly here. Just the typical taste of breakfast items, you get a bang for your bucks. Stay away from the steak, I knew better than to order this at a diner. Can't go wrong with the other options though. read more

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Was having some service performed on car and found this diner on Yelp. My brunch meal was everything I was hoping it would be.. would love to get this quality at my breakfast stops in my home town. If I'm ever in area again this is where I will be having a meal.. thank you. Pics included read more

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Dave's Diner is all about that old time service that you don't see that much these days. The staff is friendly and make you feel important. The food is made in front of you, the tables are always clean and the coffee is amazing! Always look on the board in back to check out the daily specials, and up to 10 different homemade pies ( there are sugar free options too!) We usually order the smoked pork chop with hash browns and eggs. The place is usually open 24 hours a day, so anyone looking for a non- Dennys or IHOP option after a night of partying, go there! The food is delicious, and signs on the wall will give you chuckles. read more

24 hours, cash only, breakfast and burgers. Strip mall bay, tile floor, bar, a few tables and a few poker machines. Hey, it was pretty darn good and reasonable priced. Give them credit, everything in my bacon, egg, hash browns, English muffin, and pancake hit the table hot and very close to perfectly done! That isn't so easy to do. Kind of like a better Waffle House. Not quite 5 stars to me, but very good. read more

Well, this was an interesting and unexpected experience! I am not in Arnold very often. I was looking for a place to eat. Boom! There was Dave's diner. I pulled into the parking lot and noticed the place looked a little forlorn and rundown. It is not in a very dynamic shopping area. And then there was the sign on the door warning me that they only take cash. No debit. No credit card. Well OK. I'm good with that. After going inside, I realize that the interior of the establishment agreed with the exterior! Kind of sad and needing some loving care. But then I grabbed the menu. Dave's is open 24 hours a day and you can get breakfast anytime you want it. It was about 5 PM and that got my attention. Because who doesn't want breakfast? So I ordered a breakfast bowl which contained eggs, which I ordered scrambled along with chunks of potatoes and all of the typical breakfast bowl ingredients. And then I ordered it covered with chili and cheese. Why? Because I could. And I have to say it was delicious. I loved it and will do it again if I'm ever back in Arnold. But next time I will try it covered with gravy because I also ordered a side of biscuits and gravy. Oh my! That was good gravy! So give Dave a try. Show him some love and maybe he can show some love to his building. But even if he can't go there for your own sake. It had an interesting menu and I don't think you'll be disappointed. Just don't forget to bring cash. read more

Dave's Diner - Biscuits and gravy - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

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Food and service were excellent! Portions were generous and price was inline with what we ordered. Bacon cheeseburger was good, the slinger was excellent! read more

The food is terrible. The cooks don't know how to prepare the food. The ingredients are horrible. To salty.

Got to try place food was good. service, hard working folks with good attitudes. Food was out very fast and coffee was hot. What you want with a breakfast. read more

Dave's Diner - Sausage cheese and egg on toast and hashbrowns. Sorry about the bite out of it, but you can't leave a review unless you taste it. - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

Good food 24 hours a day with friendly caring service. Chicken fried steak breakfast is great.

Incredibly buttery hot & delicious food served here ! We will return again and again. Friendly staff and very welcoming and totally affordable ! read more

Do NOT judge this place by its appearance. It is the perfect dive diner. The food is amazing. I am in love with their homemade corned beef hash. It is almost as good as my brothers, and he makes the best I have ever had. The pancake is definitely far superior to any other I have gotten in a resturant. Staff is friendly and knows their regulars and makes new customers feel just as welcome. Personally, I think the best diners have to look a little sketch to make the food taste right. This was our second trip, so I pigged out to try a couple of new things and still have my corned beef hash. I read more

Everything is perfect. We've pretty much stopped buying eggs because we eat breakfast every weekend. But dinners are delicious too and I love liver and onion night. Staff is wonderful. Great place read more

Wonderful food; better than my home-cooked and the service is terrific. The staff aims to please. read more

Good food and super sweet girl was working serving us. It's a super chill place and lots of different things on the menu.

Don't get cheese fries - it's just fries on a plate with a slice of cheese placed on top and thrown in the microwave

Good food & great service. Servers are fun, personable and attentive. Food will be cooked to order upon request.

Cash only, open 24/7. Looks really unassuming but is the real deal. Great breakfast food. I didn't try the sandwiches but they looked good. Pie was decent. Place was full of regulars and the waitresses were really friendly! read more

Dave's Diner - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

I was in between work appointments nearby and needed to grab a late lunch. It was around 2 and pretty empty when I arrived. There were a couple of occupied tables with older men, regulars, while I was there. One even came in and the waitress got his drink without even asking. It feels like a place they really would get to know you if you stopped in often. But I still got great service even though I had never been in before and carried in my laptop with me. I ordered my standby at a diner. A grilled cheese and shredded hash browns. Exactly what I expected. I was told the hash browns and the fries (crinkle style) where hand peeled and cut. And that the waitresses mom and sister made the soup and cake. Nice to know they do things from scratch. The staff was friendly and even though they aren't owners, they shared that many of the people there were related...and the result was it felt like they really took pride in the place. It looks like a strip mall hole in the wall from the outside. But don't let that fool you. If you don't like dive diners then skip it. But if you do, I'm guessing the desserts and shakes are amazing. Will definitely go back. And like most diners, it's cash only. But prices are cheap so you won't need a lot of money. And they has wifi too. read more

Dave's Diner - At off-peak hours, I had no trouble parking right in front of the door. - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

This place has gone down hill the past couple months. They fired their good workers like Gary and Ashley and hired junkies to replace them. Last time I went to the high ridge location, we waited an hour before being asked for our order and then they were out of so much. Went to the fenton location, was told they were out of mashed potatoes because apparently they burned the first batch and the waitress told us she just didn't feel like making more. So I ordered the home fries and they went even fully cooked. My eggs were undercooked and my mom's were over cooked. Apparently the ability to cook or reheat items are no longer a requirement to work at Dave's. Shitty service, shitty servers, shitty food. Used to be a regular spot and now we will never return.​ read more

Great little breakfast diner. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Good menu typical of a diner with VERY reasonable prices. I came for breakfast and had the chicken fried steak with two eggs over easy, toast and hash browns. They also have home fries if you prefer. Interestingly they chop all the potatoes fresh each morning. I asked mine to be extra crispy and they were just fabulous. The steak had a hearty country gravy that tasted divine. Everything was cooked perfectly and the service was prompt and with a smile. I'd eat here everyday if I lived close. The only reason I gave it four stars is that I just needs to be spruced up a little bit. Maybe a coat of paint, fix some chairs, new decor on the walls etc etc. really good food though. read more

Dave's Diner - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

Food at Dave's Diner is always tasty and a good value. Employees are always nice and attentive. I'm writing today to alert managment that the outside of the building needs attention. Sometimes management needs to step back and take a look at their business through the eyes of their customers. Their business front door area is a filthy, dirty, disgusting mess. Please clean up the 100's of cigarette butts, trash, and papers falling from the newspaper boxes. REMEMBER: GREAT FOOD, GREAT SERVICE, CLEAN INDOORS... OUTDOORS NEEDS ATTENTION. read more

Dave's Diner - Dave's Diner entrance. - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

We ate here about 3 weeks ago! The food was awesome! The price was reasonable! They have Coke products! This place acts like cholesterol was not invented yet! Our waiter was Josh! He was great! I even had an oatmeal cookie! Check this place out! You'll love it! Have a Happy New Year 2024! read more

My husband loves diners, and we have passed this place dozens of times on the way to see a movie at Ronnies. So we decided to eat here before a movie. We actually have gone here twice now and have both enjoyed it both times. Being the evening, the place was pretty quiet both times we went with only a couple of customers. I suspect the get a bigger morning / daytime crowd, but don't know that for sure. Both times, there was only one person working who acted as the hostess, server, cook who was very friendly and pleasant. She also was a very hard worker - even though the restaurant was not busy and was pretty quiet - she never stopped working. She was cleaning or arranging or doing something the entire time. She even went out front to sweep and I saw her picking stuff up in the parking lot. The food was good quality for diner food. This most recent time, I had breakfast food with a pancake on the side, and the pancake was one of the best pancakes I had had in a long time. My partner had a hamburger and liked it as well. We will definitely make this one of our go-to spots on the way to the movies... read more

According to the Jeffco Blvd location this location is opening on Monday May 18th. Great food, friendly service. read more

Ok I learned an important thing today.... Only get breakfast food at this place. The breakfast is fantastic for the price but non breakfast foods are pretty bad. Philly is a gross mess with microwaved nastiness going on Fries are just average fries Just stick to breakfast they have good breakfast foods for cheap. read more

If you are looking for great, cheap food and don't mind, the true old-fashioned diner experience, this is the place for you. My favorite item is their tamale covered in chili (OT Hodges I'm told). From BLT, to biscuits to burgers, everything I've had has been so yummy and I have probably gone 4 times in the last 2 months because it is convenient, cheap and tasty. Exception- I will not get their coffee again- because the only creamer they have is a powder they mix with water and put on the table. No thanks. It tasted like water. Still, coffee or not, I will be back. Everything else has been delicious!! Be prepared to make new friends. It is a narrow place where you are sitting about as close to the tables next to you as the folks you came with. Folks are friendly tho and it has been pretty busy every time I've gone. Quick service and the place seems full of regulars. CASH ONLY. read more

Food here may be cheap but oh boy is it delicious, the portions plentiful and the service very kind, even at 2 am expect nothing less than good. I go here way too much. Be sure to bring cash though as cards aren't accepted. read more

Dave's Diner - Bacon cheeseburger and French Fries - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

This location is not closed, it's open 24/7,, food is really good and Janie is one of the best cooks and servers they have, you can see her on Thursday and Friday afternoons :) read more

Great food and great service. I had a chicken sandwich and fries and my fella had a cheeseburger and fries. Both sandwiches were good and the fries were excellent. Does not look like much on the outside but definitely worth a stop. read more

This place was a real hole in the wall but in every positive way possible. Food was great. Service was wonderful- the workers were nice and quick. We ordered and got our food fast. And it was so cheap!!! Good food for a great price. Definitely recommend. read more

Love this place. Like everybody's favorite home town diner. Emily is a great server and such a sweet person. She always has the cutest flower headbands on, such a doll. Adds to the atmosphere. Love it! Get the corned beef hash, chicken fried steak, or biscuits and gravy. Good noms. read more

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Food is excellent and staff is a lot of fun and always joking with customers. Prices are far below average, especially where the food is so good. Never a bad meal. I love the French toast, however don't waste the extra money on the ham steak, just processed ham nothing special. Don't forget to bring cash!!! read more

Formerly an Eat Rite Diner, Dave's is a small, old school diner with original decor that hasn't been updated for many years. Located in a strip mall on S Lindbergh, it is very clean, reasonably priced and busy. They have a friendly wait staff.. cheap burgers (under $3), and a reasonably priced breakfast. I had a ham & egg breakfast and had to pay extra for hash browns. Still, fairly reasonable and the eggs were cooked just right. Open 24 hours. Cash only. read more

Dave's Diner - 24 hr diner - Diners Near Me - Affton, Missouri

This place has everything I look for in a diner. The service is first rate and the food is always good. The have daily specials such as meat loaf with mashed potatoes and gravy (yum). The also serve breakfast 24/7. I stopped in this week and had a BLT and fried during both visits. Last week I tied a burger for the first time. It was a hit. My favorite breakfast is the Country Fried Steak, eggs, American fries (with grilled onions). read more

Dave's has some fantastic fried chicken and the best prices I have ever seen for a diner. If you go here, get the fried chicken. I'm not kidding. It's way too much food for the price, it's always delicious, and it comes with 2 sides! If you go to Dave's for the fried chicken, this place is 5 Stars! Unfortunately, perhaps, I am not the kind of person who likes to always order the same thing. I like to explore a menu and get different things and to date, anything that wasn't the fried chicken was a bit disappointing to me. I've tried the burgers, the fish & chips, and even a breakfast dish with some homemade corned beef hash-browns and everything was a little bland. The burger was dry and on a clearly store bought, dense, bagged bun. The fish and chips was dry and kind of flat. And the breakfast was also bland with the corned beef hash browns being mostly hash browns and a bit oily too. The locals love this place and I get all the reasons why. It's 24 hours. The prices are amazing. And the fried chicken is to die for. An an impressive aside, this place is almost always being run by a single employee (running the kitchen, waiting tables, and ringing the register.) A side effect of such a setup is that service can sometimes be a bit slow. Theresa is the one I see most commonly and she is talented, personable, and generally awesome! If you are in High Ridge and have a hankering for fried chicken, you MUST check this place out. If you are feeling adventurous, you can explore the rest of the menu and maybe they do something as well as the chicken but if so, I haven't found it yet. read more

Ate there today for the first time. Although it was between lunch and dinner time I went for the breakfast. I have to say everything was cooked just right. Eggs over easy were perfect as were the American fries and bacon. The 1/2 order of biscuits and gravy hit the spot. Christie, the server/cook was great. I'll def be going back. read more

Best diner in South County. Hands down. I've been coming here for 15 years. Nothing has changed except the name on the marquee. Double bacon cheeseburger is a go to. And don't sleep on the pancakes. read more

My wife and I decided to stop in after seeing a late movie at the Keller theatre. We walked in and sat right at the counter. We were greeted immediately by the only hostess/waitress/cook/dishwasher in the building. A very nice, straight to the point lady who was great from the start. The place was packed at midnight on a Saturday and the lone employee was killing it! She balanced taking orders, cooking food, and checking people out flawlessly. I ordered the double cheeseburger with LTP and grilled onion. I also ordered fries and fried potato chips. Everything was delicious! Cooked perfectly, timely, and my coffee cup was never empty. After we finished our meals we paid and left, very impressed and very pleased. We would definitely come back because it's an excellent diner atmosphere and everything seems to be relaxed and it's a great break from the chaos of day to day life. read more

940 pm... people inside, sign said open.... front door locked and woman inside said closed! Plus sign in window says open 24 hours! No worries we went to Waffle House! It was great! read more