This is nothing fancy. But if you are looking for a classic diner with nice people, this is a good place. I ordered two eggs and bacon with grits and toast. I'm a big fan of grits and it's hard to find places that serve them, so I was excited when I saw grits on the menu. It's hard to mess up this type of food, so it's my go to when eating breakfast at a place like this. I thought they did a good job. The amount of food received was good, however the bacon was my only complaint. It was almost paper thin. I like the crunch that you get from this type of bacon, but it's definitely not a lot of bacon. Prices are very reasonable and the staff was friendly. We got in and out in less than an hour, so I felt that was good. Normally when I'm in this area we are camping so I cook. This was a nice change and I was glad to try something different. read more

Ordered over thirty minutes ago and asked, then looks like waitress just put order in. Once we got the food, waitress said it's hot, but it's barely warm. So disappointed. read more

Great diner tucked away in a mall. Always very clean and neat. Servers are always friendly and helpful. Great variety on menu. We like to stop here on the way to the lake for a late breakfast. Food is always hot and tasty. Service is always quick and food is hot! read more

Stopped in Saturday for a late breakfast and it was delicious. Donnie's is quite a unique place stuffed in a little tiny strip mall, but don't let that fool you the food is great and the prices are reasonable. read more

Great breakfasts, friendly service, reasonable prices. The restaurant is located inside a mall, so from the parking lot you can't see the entrance easily. read more

We've been here twice now. Both times, the service was a bit lacking, but the food is good. Restrooms are clean and well-stocked. This place is inside a shopping center, in a suite that wraps around a curve in the building, so there's plenty of seating. We'd eat here again. read more

The staff is always amazing! The food is tasty and never spikes my blood sugar. I enjoy this place every chance I get! read more

Pleasant surprise, a small town Mall actually has a nice diner offering not highly imaginative but tasty meals at a reasonable cost by 2022 stds. Lots of plain food from a bag, but prepared well in clean environment. Waitress knew most customers who distracted her with conversation so not always attentive, but this place is a local social club as much as eatery. Food tasted like the cook cares, moderately wide menu selection, we'll be back if that is recommendation enough. read more

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Always a place we hit while in town. We are never upset about our time here. The food is great. The service is always kind and superb. We love that there are the regulars. Also, I am a tea snob. Their tear is A+ read more

Excessively expensive, $41.69 for very simple breakfast for 3 lite eaters. Food was very bland, no senior discount or military discount. Do not recommend ever, first and last time. read more

Really good service, food, and a place that is fun to hang out. I think that sums it up nicely. This is a hidden gem I found while vacationing in Kimberlying, MO, right outside of Branson. A most inviting dinner and the folks working there make you feel so at home. Dinner food with flare, simply not run of the mill. A local hang that will sure to please. read more

I've always liked this place until toda, after an we walked out. Ordered our food didn't get anything to drink for 15 minutes, after watching 7 other tables come in after us and got their food I asked about our? Ten minutes later waiter was very rude then said they mixed tickets up why lie to me just say you forgot to turn my order . I WON'T BE EATING HERE EVERY WEEK AGAI! read more

I usually come once a week.Friday I came and had a Philly steak and cheese sandwich. Was charged 12.oo. today Saturday I checked the menu and it was 10 not 12. This is about the third time I have been overcharged at the register. Watch what they ring up gang. Today I ordered a standard egg and bacon breakfast and confirmed on the menu I was overcharged the prior day on my sandwich. A waitress delivered the food and half Mt English muffin slid on the table. She said oh sh.t. I really did not want to hear cussing. She then offered to make a new one. Normally I don't work my way through the other half and said no. I get to the register and she attempted to charge me for a full order of the muffin. I basically advised I should OT be charged full price for a mistake She made. She dropped the other half of the muffin not me. She then gave me an attitude at the register. So based on being overcharged and service attitude issues I am taking a break from Donnie for awhile. Warning for all watch what the ring up. Tip for servers do not charge folks for your errors and do not cuss infront if patrons. There are lots of restaurants in town and in Branson. I will make it a Pont to avoid your establishment for a long while.​​ read more

Donnie's was great. There was 16 of us and it was flawless. They have daily specials, today was country fried steak. All the food was great. Phillies, omelets, club. Photo is of S'more's, under specialty sandwiches. Service was great as well! read more

Donnie's Diner - S'mores sandwich with a side of hash browns. - Diners Near Me - Reeds Spring, Missouri

We were in the area to get cinnamon rolls from the place across the street and wanted an actual restaurant. The lady at the cinnamon roll store suggested this place. Our server was fantastic and the food was freshly prepared and served in good time. The food was good. I would recommend to anyone in the area. read more

Donnie's Diner - Kiddos - Diners Near Me - Reeds Spring, Missouri

Service was terrible. We had a group of six, we waited for 20 mins to be seated, there was plenty of open tables. They let 4 couples that came in after us go ahead of us. We asked the waitresses about the wait and they were very rude. Wouldn't recommend this restaurant. read more

They raised the price and it annoyed my husband. I love the pecan waffles and cheese and spinach omelette. Also the monte Cristo . Ambiance is vanilla but there are cute resale store peacocks and art galleries up and down stairs after or before you eat. I like art good or bad it's interesting. Service is good unless they are really busy. read more

My boyfriend got the eggs benedict and I got the mushroom swiss burger with bacon, both were really good. Service was so so, it took a while for our orders to be taken and come out. Would still come again. read more

The service was terrible!!! Our family of 4 each ordered an omelette, and after half an hour of wait time.... we had not seen the waitress at all. We began inquiring every ten minutes after that. The place was only half full when we arrived - and there were 3 visible cooks in the kitchen. Prices are very reasonable, food was decent (nothing to brag about) but the service was not good and only the bus boy had a good attitude. We will not return. read more

Donnie's Diner - The service was terrible!!! We waited over an hour AFTER placing our 4 omelette order. - Diners Near Me - Reeds Spring, Missouri

I live in the area and have been coming here faithfully for over a year. Love the food, the prices, and staff. Until today. The waitresses are always nice and happy to see you. There was a new waiter, Jose. He may be fast, and gets your food to you quickly. However, he threw my straw across the table. He has absolutely no personality. Then when he gave me the check, he flung it on the table. He could maybe smile, be nice to customers. read more

We were looking for good place for breakfast that was like a diner. We certainly found it. It's not much to look at but the food and service were excellent. I had the Monster Scramble and was wonderful. My husband had the chicken fried steak breakfast and yum! The hash browns were so crispy and perfect. Great coffee too. Service excellent!!!! We will be back. read more

My wife, 8 year old granddaughter and I had a great breakfast there, our first tine. Highly recommend this place. read more

Food was good, but the restaurant was SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED. Customers actually were taking the coffee pot around and refilling other customer's cups. The one waiter they had serving 10-12 tables was completely lost and was like a bull in a china shop banging into chairs as he rushed around. 6-8 customers actually gave up and left after waiting 10+ minutes to just get a menu. Again, the food was ok (not amazing) and really not worth the wait and the chaos we all had to endure. Hopefully, the owners can staff up and improve the experience. Until then, maybe we all out to help them out and reduce the restaurant's work load and eat somewhere else. read more

First and foremost the service was extremely slow. Very hard to get refills on coffee and drinks. The bacon was inedible and the eggs were very dry. Pancakes were average, with butter and syrup saving them. Biscuits and gravy was very flavorless and needed extra sausage, pepper, and salt to ale them ok. Not a place we will go to again. read more

This Diner is right in the middle of the Claybough Shopping Center. This is totally a locals place, big belly grandpas in the corner chatting with each other over coffee while Grandmas in the beauty salon that's adjacent to this diner getting her hair done. It was a "Branson" moment. I had to drag my friend to eat with me lol... small diner, warm service, good food. I ordered the BLT Sandwich and Onion Rings.. yum. It was a nice local feel to experience, I'm sure most people would want to visit more fancy, I enjoyed the rooted local homemade flavor. read more

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We ate there 3 times in 2 days, and would've eaten there on our last day but oh well. The staff are really friendly, this is a down home country place. Don't expect the ritz, this is a place where they know their names and what they eat. See you next trip Patrick. read more

Found this little gem at the recommendation of the owner of The Ol Southern Inn. She was not mistaken. Super friendly service, large portions, and delicious food. If we make our way back to Branson we will certainly be back. Best breakfast I've had all vacation. read more

We went here a few months ago and after loving it previously, it was a disappointment. We sat there for over 30 minutes at a table without menus or contact with any waitress. I understand being busy, but they were not busy enough to forget a table for over 30 minutes. Especially when people who came in after us got service! read more

Spotted this restaurant on our my to our cabin for lunch. It didn't disappoint. It was so good we ate breakfast there every day. Great food, good prices, and very friendly staff. Definitely a must to eat at in Branson West. read more

First visit in Branson area. Breakfast was slow and cooks were very angry discussing cooking orders. Omelette was watery. It may have been an off day, but it was my last visit. read more

Horrible food horrible service If you like slow service and burned food this is the place for you. Went on our lunch break(took my grandson to work with us) after working a very hot morning on a construction site we go into this place for a lunch. After a lengthy wait out food arrived. Two philly cheese steak sandwiches filled with burned meat and veg is. And a double cheeseburger for my fourteen year old grandson. When the server came back to the table I informed her our food was overcooked but we didn't have time to wait so we would eat it. I didn't realize how burned my grandsons burger was until we go up to leave( he left food on his plate and that never happens) his burger was black and hard burnt to a crisp. I felt horrible because i chose to eat my nasty food he didn't say anything about how burned his food was. The server saw it as I was leaving and told me to take it to the register and show them what just how burned his burger was. My husband waited to pay the bill then heard the cook and the server discuss the burger and was told because he ate half of it there was nothing they could do. I didn't ask for anything but I would have sent all the food back had I seen his burger earlier. He is a child and told me he didn't want to say anything because he didn't want to get them in trouble, I forced him to eat that garbage and they didn't have as much as an I'm sorry it we'll do better. The place is a dump and I would recommend that greasy overcooked trash to anyone . read more

My husband & I had a wonderful brunch experience, which started w/a phone call since Yelp recommended that I call since Labor Day is a National Holiday. The hostess was so friendly & pleasant, service was excellent, food: wide selection, perfectly prepared, delicious, and so reasonably priced! I'm so glad we tried them on our 3rd day of our 7 day vacation, so have a chance of returning for at least another meal on this trip! read more

Donnie's Diner - Check the reasonable price of the Daily Specials, which are indicative of the value of their meals. - Diners Near Me - Reeds Spring, Missouri

Had breakfast, deeeeeelicious! The staff was running their tails off. The food is cheap, the coffee is good, recommend it all around, you wont be disappointed. read more

We came for breakfast. In an area with over-priced food, this place is a find! Extremely reasonable prices. Bonus, tourists have not found it so there is no line! 4 miles away (9 minutes) the lines are long and the wait outside is unbearable! It's a diner, so expect diner food. We will be back. read more

I give this review 2 stars because none of the other diner's in my party did not get sick or die. I went to Donnie's 2 weeks ago (March 26, 2011) because the line at Billy Gayle's was too long. Our party of 7 was hungry for breakfast/brunch/lunch and arrived around 11 a.m. The layout of the place was interesting. It was something else before it was a diner. We found a large enough table and after a bit our server, possibly a daughter of the owners, took our drink orders and gave us menus. She was doing her best to hustle through the rush. She gets credit for that, at least. The menu had little pictures. Everyone was going omelet or pancake but stupid me, I locked onto this picture in the "wraps" section called a "Ribeye Wrap" which was supposed to be steak, green pepper and onion in a wrap. I got a little concerned when the waitress asked me how I wanted my steak cooked. Gee...rare would be interesting and anything more than medium would be too dry so I opted for "Medium" thinking it must be a misunderstanding anyway because as this would be eaten with my hands there can't be tough or chewy meat inside...right? Anyway, after a lengthy wait (they were pretty busy) our food arrives. Everybody's looks pretty good. The omelots promised "4-egg" which is pretty good-size, although they didn't look that large. They were apparently made in some kind of countertop omelot molding device because they all had the exact same shape. Everybody enjoyed there meal...except me. Naturally, my "steak" was a $9 breakfast. When I picked up the wrap I immediately got a handful of hot grease draining out the south end. Not just a little, but a LOT of juice/grease. No matter. Fresh flavor, right? Well, I took my first bite. Gristle city. Yuck. Tough, spit out on your plate kind of yuck. Meat was gray in color. No sign of pink. Okay, I ordered medium so there shouldn't be much pink, but I was expecting "carne asada" kind of steak wrap but this was horse-hide tough army mule steak and every single bit was a gristle-laden mouth of muck. I had to chew, sift and spit after every bite. Now I ask you, if you're eating a "wrap" shouldn't you expect to be able to chew and swallow everything that's inside without having to inspect it? Rhetorical. Anyway, the item needs to come off the menu. I told our cashier when I was paying that I was less than satisfied with my meal that recommended that it be removed from the menu, but I think she thought I was joking. Damnit! I should have gone with my first thought which was Patty Melt. I tipped well because the waitress did hustle but she ultimately wasn't the one to handle the register drawer. I would have liked to tell her that her wrap recommendation was way off and maybe she would have fed that back to the owners/chief cook/menu planner. It really needs to go. The rest of the day day I was ribbed by my fishing buddies about my bad wrap. I'll never learn!!! read more

Nice little spot for breakfast. We were on our way out of town and wanted a local, but quick stop for breakfast and they did not disappoint. The omelettes were good and filling. Servers were friendly. Those who ate the pancakes and waffles said they were very good. The menu here is large and the other items looked good, but I can only speak for breakfast. read more

I give them five stars. First time there, great food and great service at noontime on a Saturday. Never once had to ask our server for anything. Some of us ordered breakfast and some ordered lunch. Good food, will go back. Standard breakfast fare, eggs were delicious, pancake was tender, bacon was crisp and Biscuit was fluffy and gravy was creamy. Hamburger was good too. Will definitely go back. read more

NOT FOOD ALLERGY FRIENDLY Looks good, but our 5 year old has a severe dairy allergy, it isn't fun. Wait staff wouldn't allow us to talk to the cook, stated he was too busy. We can't trust this place to keep us out of the emergency room this afternoon. If we didn't have to worry, their food looked good. read more

Newer to the area and are still trying to find our favorite eateries. Several locals have recommended Donnie's and today we gave it a shot. In for a late lunch close to closing time. Staff was some of the best we have met so far but the bar is high as most everyone we have met around the area is unbelievable compared to the Left Coast of California! Asked our server for a lusuggestion. We followed her lead. My wife had their club and I had the Rueben. Both were better than good. Both came with a side of fries that were very tasty and cooked to perfection. No sticker shock on the bill. It was very reasonably priced for the service and good quality food. May have been a slight mix up in the kitchen as out order took a little longer than expected. If you're in the area and looking for good quality diner food at a great price, I would recommend checking this place out. read more

I have eaten here 3 times in the 2 weeks since I moved here from abroad. The food is okay as they are always busy and obviously under staffed but today was the corker. I arrived at the entrance and waited for 5 minutes and finally an Asian gentleman told me to have a seat anywhere. I looked and saw that all of the tables were dirty as I sat at one knowing that the servers weree n the weeds. Finally a waitress came over to me and asked if I was a new customer and why did I sit at that table. I told here her the gentleman told me to sit anywhere. She questioned him on it and he said he did and then she told him he can't do that. She got real huffy and after myself being in the restaurant business for over 45 years I felt very uncomfortable so I decided to leave. I did tell the waitress that she was very rude and I will never eat in the establishment again as there are other places to dine without being insulted. read more