I got the chicken and biscuit gravy. It was recommended by my amazing waitress. Definitely go and visit read more

Love the decor! It was very clean and had the diner theme down pat. We received the best service, however the food was lacking. It came out really fast, but was not hot. The food was just ok. read more

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I've never had a Dutch Baby pancake before, so when I saw it on the menu, I ordered it. A Dutch Baby is much larger and thicker than a regular pancake, and is baked rather than fried. It can be made sweet or savory. Mine was just slightly sweet and topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and powdered sugar. It was delicious. The Dutch Baby was crispy on the edges, soft and tender in the middle. Tear a piece off, grab a few berries, and that right there is a perfect bite. read more

Downtown Diner - Diners Near Me - Celebration, Florida

Had a Steak Bowl for breakfast package Hollandaise frozen Breakfast Potatoes grease from the grilled Tomatoes running down the side of the Bowl as a Chef for over Forty Years not great.For the price would be nice not to eat off of Plastic Plates. read more

Arrived for breakfast at 10:00, party of 5, placed are order. One hour later still waiting. We called for our waiter, instead the manager comes out and states there was a glitch in the system when the waiter put our order in. It never was placed so they put it to the head of the line. Explain to me how only one order doesn't get placed, and how our waiter never in that whole time came back to check on us, for water, coffee or to let us know what was going on. Tables came and went, but we sat there, this was a 2 hour breakfast. When we got are food the order wasn't even correct... very disappointed read more

Service & Food was excellent! We stopped in after going to the Bucs training camp in Tampa. We had an appetite of bears, so glad we found this place! Our server, John was very attentive as we sat at the counter. The guy running the kitchen was kind enough to tell us a bit about how the Dutch baby is made. I had ordered one, while my son asked for the Chicken fried steak. We both enjoyed our food and would totally be back next time we are near Celebration! Thanks DD! read more

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So, this restaurant seems to have changed ownership yet again and is now being called the Downtown Diner with a seemingly scaled back menu. We experienced this restaurant this evening and thought about ordering a foot long hot dog....but they don't offer it with chili and cheese. Why offer a hot dog if you can't offer basic toppings. So we ordered instead a cheeseburger ($10) with curly fries and chicken tenders with curly fries. The burger was tasty. The chicken tenders ($12) were moist and the breading was tasty but quite salty. If they cut down on the salt in half, these will be close to perfect. My favorite dipping sauce is blue cheese dressing which I consider a basic offering....they don't offer blue cheese dressing. I overheard another customer asking for avocado....no avocado. We asked fir unsweet iced tea....they were out of iced tea. How is that even possible? So, our verdict tonight is 3 stars. We will likely go back and hope this was just an off night. I'm sure they can do better. read more

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Staff is great and friendly the food is outstanding I have now become a regular. Hannah is outstanding as a hostess and as a waitress she made us wanna come back read more

Excellent service and very accommodating for my GF daughter who did not get sick afterwards. A safe option for the gluten free community.

Great place for good priced meals. Breakfast was excellent as well as lunch. Burger was perfect diner burger

FoodieIQ Score: Cinnamon Apple Dutch Baby Pancake = 5.8/10 (Good!) I've been wanting to try a Dutch baby pancake for years and I'm glad I finally found a place that makes them at Downtown Diner in Celebration. A Dutch baby pancake is basically an oven baked pancake rather than a fried one. It's usually topped with fruits (berries or apples) and powder sugar. This place has both options so I'll def be back to try the berry version. Now this Dutch baby pancake was super light and fluffy. The pros were the parts of the pancake with the apples and cinnamon apple filling cause it was light, sweet, and super tasty! The cons were the parts without it tasted "eggy" and wasn't very flavorful. Unfortunately, most of the pancake didn't have the apple filling which would've given it a higher score. Overall, the Dutch baby pancake is one all pancake lovers should try cause of how unique and hard it is to find. I'm glad I finally got a chance for my taste buds to try one and I look forward to trying more in the future! read more

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Went past Sunday to Downtown Diner and it was delicious. Service, food, everything was clean and perfect. Coming back this Saturday. read more

Downtown Diner - Went past Sunday to Downtown Diner for breakfast and it was delicious! Coming back this Saturday. - Diners Near Me - Celebration, Florida

Very friendly place. Food was good. Ambiance was fun. Food was quick to the table. Great small town diner feel. My one complaint is we chose this place over others because on their website it states "Each guest who shows us they are STALKLING US on our Social Medias gets 20% OFF THIER MEAL!! (We are giving away the HOUSE here!!)". This is a false misleading statement. Our wait person said they do not do that anymore. So we were mislead by this advertisement. We unfollowed them as we only support businesses that keep their word. They need to remove that misleading statement from their website. read more

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It's a dinner so not much to expect. The vibe is cool. Good service. Friendly staff. Great view of the lake.

This was a wonderful find while vacationing at Disney. I'm a sucker for local spots and love the homey, relaxing feel of a diner. This place didn't disappoint. The inside was casual with a 1950s feel, great vibe for a diner! Waitstaff we're very kind and patient and answered all of our questions. The coffee was exceptional considering that diner coffee is usually sub par or downright awful. Smooth, full bodied with just enough caffeine. They offered a to go cup when we were finished--an added bonus. The food was again better than expected. My nephew had the chocolate chip pancakes which was a much bigger portion than expected (really could feed two adults). He loved them so I tried some too. Moist and full of flavor not cakes or dry and the chocolate was slightly softened which was lovely. My daughter had a waffle. She scarfed it down and normally is a picky eater so I was happy to see her eat with such gusto. I had the country skillet which consisted of farm cut potatoes., sausage, country gravy, cheddar cheese, and an over easy egg. Absolutely delicious! Would highly recommend it! read more

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This is a pretty cool place. Its set up like an old school diner. The food was excellent and the service was great. We used the Yelp wait list app and were able to walk up and just sit down when wet got there. The banana strawberry pancake skewered were fun and tasty. The country skillet was excellent. The potato's were the best I've ever had. Tasted like baked potatoes turned into home fries, could have eaten these all day. The sandwich was very good, made with English muffin bread. I will definitely be back as our experience was most excellent. read more

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Great service. Clean. Nice diner atmosphere. The food was not very good. Maybe if we have a next time. read more

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Downtown Diner was a fine option for American food, but nothing special. The service was friendly and the food was decent. The menu isn't huge, and they are removing some of their alcoholic options from the drink menu. Overall, I would go back but wouldn't seek it out. read more

Downtown Diner - Diners Near Me - Celebration, Florida

Let's start this review by saying I'm a sucker for diners. Growing up in the north we have them on every corner. Finding this gem was a breath of fresh air. The food was so good! It wasn't great. Definitely need to come back again to try other items before making a full decision on this place. Our only gripe would be the service from the workers at the front and servers were not that friendly. Which totally threw off the ambiance. read more

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Haven't been here since they got new owners. Menu looks good and some good reviews. Had a bit of a wait, 30 minutes but there was a market going on so we wondered around Celebration until they texted us. I started with a cup of cream of mushroom soup. Thick and flavorful. Followed with the breakfast smash burger. Same as their regular burger but with bacon and an egg on it. Really great burger. Messy so once you pick it up it is best to just finish it. Setting in down and picking it back up is a challenge as it will fall apart. In a good way! Deb had the breakfast quiche. Huge portion. Tasted really good. Great spot for brunch with delicious food. Get some orange juice. It is fresh squeezed in a cool machine. read more

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Wanted to like this place. I love diners. Their staff ruined it though. The meal - nice tasting foot long hotdog, tater tots, and green beans. Hard to not like that lunch. The dog was good and truly a foot long. The bun was too flimsy and not wide enough which resulted in the bun falling apart due to the ketchup. Not a big deal but a better bun would improve the experience. The tots were very good. The beans were terrible. It's hard to ruin green beans. They must grill them leaving a semi cooked bean with a weird consistency and a sour taste. Have been cooking fresh beans for 40 years and these are the only ones ever that were sour. None of that is a big deal. What was a big deal is the waitress was rude from beginning to end. She asked me how the food was so I suggested the roll be improved and suggested that they taste the beans. She came back a few minutes later and told me the problem was "you just don't like" Green beans. Overall food was average and waitress was bad. Update: I am amending my review as it is apparently too soon to write an update on the Yelp system. Someone from the restaurant commented on the original review. The first question was when did I dine - It has been several months. I noticed today that I had written the review at the time but not posted it. I corrected that today. The commenter also questioned my review of the diner's green beans. I did not say they weren't fresh. I said I cook fresh beans. In fact I grow beans on my farmstead. I only said they were tough and sour. I asked the waitress if this was how they wanted to cook them and she accused me of hating green beans. How silly on so many levels. I make to no claim to being a gourmand but most seven year olds know how a green bean should be cooked. These were just weird. Bad, sour, tough,and just really weird. But who cares about a few beans, the bigger issue was the rude waitress on the issue. The commenter also questioned if I actually had two sides not one. How stupid to accuse me of lying on that issue. I don't recall why I had two. I suspect I asked for an extra side dish. I love tater tots and green beans. To the restaurant employee commenter - this is Yelp. I have my opinion. Your other diners have theirs. That's the point. Do you think I have some ulterior motive? To question my veracity is pointless. I would suggest you just make sure that the beans that come out of your kitchen taste good. Maybe the chef just had a bad day or wasn't paying attention. By attacking me for expressing my opinion I think you sort of prove my point about the waitress. I wish you and your restaurant great success and please keep tater tots on the menu. read more

FIRST TIMER HERE My server Nick is amazing! He gave me a great recommendation to try for lunch/dinner "SMASH BURGER" I ordered the Celebration platter. 2 Eggs, All BACON, 1 french toast, home fries. BOMB!! The diner itself is very cute. It faces the pond which is a beautiful sight to see when you're facing the window like I am. I will say this pay with a card that has a chip or cash only. One of my cards didn't go through because it doesn't have chip. This has happened to me before somewhere else and it does become a pain in the ass. Overall cute place to take family, friends, and your boo. read more

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Used to come to this restaurant long time ago and it clearly has gone significantly down hill. Restrooms are nasty. Food was mediocre at best read more

I have to start with two huge praises: first the decor/music are so on point!!! Love it. Second, our waiter Joseph is a rockstar. Thank you for your smile, hospitality and speed. He was super attentive the entire time to make sure we were happy, didn't need anything, and our drinks were refilled. They have indoor and outdoor dining available. Breakfast runs until 2pm--major win! The menu has breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. No ice cream yet though (meaning no floats), they are in soft opening mode right now so stay tuned for comfort for of items and ice cream. I ordered the chicken and waffles and my mom the Reuben sandwich. Both portions were large and should've counted for four meals but we're on vacation . My chicken was perfect: crispy on the outside (but not overly breaded) and SUPER juicy on the inside. The waffles were spongy and mildly sweet. All in all hit the spot. Thanks! read more

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Honestly, as I look at the pictures of the avocado toast that others shared, I would question if they were at the same diner I was. I did not think you could slice avocado that thin and make three pieces of toast without even using half an avocado. I think the toast had more lemon zest than avocado. Asked for more and when they brought it to the table 15 minutes later they were upset we no longer wanted it. I might have been in Celebration, FL but I was not celebrating this meal. Absolute worst meal I have had in a long time. Run don't walk to another restaurant if you are ever in Celebration! read more

Great place to go for breakfast/ brunch. But go early especially on a weekend by 10 am they are lined up at the door. We love the Dutch oven baby, great pancakes and great omelettes and skillet pan choices. On the weekend you can catch the farmers market if not raining. They don't take reservations even for large parties. read more

After enjoying a horse drawn wagon ride with my son and in-law's, we were starving. We decided to give the Downtown Diner a try. It was our first time since they opened the diner in 2019. We ordered: patty melt w. diner sauce on the side & sweet potato fries (no honey drizzle), Celebration Club w. Fries, classic smash burger w. Cheese & fries, and the shrimp roll w. Sweet potato fries and honey on the side. We all thoroughly enjoyed the food. The French fries were steak fries and very tasty....I wished I had ordered them instead. We ordered 2 shakes, the vanilla was okay...the whipped cream was great, the chocolate shake was vanilla ice-cream w. chocolate syrup.....also...okay. They need better ice-cream for their shakes in our opinion. The waiter was very attentive and nice, & the prices were very reasonable (especially for Celebration). The theme is retro diner, but we sat outside and didn't get to appreciate the decor. read more

A great meal and great service. Enjoyed our experience very much and will certainly go back.

Recently visited as I heard this offered some gluten free options. My family loves breakfast so we went for a late breakfast. The service was great as the atmosphere was excellent. But the food left a lot to be desired. The gluten free pancakes were far from great. They tasted almost like paste. The waffle was very dense. The bacon was the best part. No one in our party ate much of their food (aside from the bacon). While the inside is great, the experience is would probably keep us from returning anytime soon. read more

Walked in on a Friday 5PM it was already starting to get fairly busy. We were greeted upon walking in and our host allowed us to choose inside or outside seating. We sat outside and it was such a nice environment seeing the lake and everyone walking around. I wish I remember our servers name because WOW was she amazing. Her recommendations were great, and she made sure we were good our entire time! She really helped make our experience great and she is one of the reasons we will be going back. We weren't too hungry so we didn't get meals but we will definitely be back for more because those fried pickles were so good. Hot, crispy, fresh!!! Sliced perfectly. Overall great experience. read more

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Stopped by for a quick breakfast in the way out of town. Weather was nice so sat on the patio with a view of the pond. Host and servers were super friendly. Food was good and came out quickly. read more

Cute little diner with lots of food options! Outdoor seating is available and mimosas! Friendly staff and clean establishment! The food and service was great! read more

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Love the atmosphere! Would have loved to eat outside, there were tables but not cleared. It was fine inside. Had quite the variety on their menu. I chose the breakfast platter, sausage and French toast was great! My eggs however were not. I ordered them medium and my husband also ordered his medium. His were more slimy then mine. Bottom line thought it was a little pricey for what we got. We have gone there for years. It's had a lot of changing hands. I would just probably order differently next time. Service was great. Friendly! read more

Found this while walking before my daughter's wedding. OMG A GEM !!! Plentiful biscuits and gravy, succulent fried eggs, amazing sausage ! Tastes like home to me which is WV. Servers are completely awesome read more

Great food and service. New menu is very good lots of choices. Not the old diner any more!! read more

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Excellent brunch spot. Lots of great breakfast selections. Good service. Highly recommended. read more

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Nice, clean restaurant. We were seated quickly on a Saturday morning and service was quick. Food was good. Julia was our server, very pleasant and attentive. Definitely a place to check out. read more

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This was a perfect spot to have a yummy meal before driving home from a quick trip to Disney. Everything we had was delicious and fresh. We did think the prices were a little high for regular breakfast food though. But we enjoyed our meal and service. read more

Downtown Diner - Diners Near Me - Celebration, Florida

I really only try to leave reviews for places I recommend, but sadly I feel obliged to leave this review. The food was great. However, I had quite the unfortunate interaction with the owner, Adrian. I have to say I have never met someone so rude in the service industry. He may be the absolute worst food business owner I have ever come across. Our first interaction was when he bolted out to my table outside, got in my face and demanded me to stop feeding my pug little pieces of ham i tore off from my croissant sandwich, and to put him on the ground. And then backed up and stood and stared at me to make sure I wasn't doing it. The statement was "it needs to be on the ground, and You can't do that" as my dog was eating a pencil-eraser sized piece of ham from my fingers. I asked to speak with him after I had paid to see if someone had complained or what the issue was . He comes back to the table after I pay, bends over and gets right in my face once again, very aggressively. I asked him if someone complains, he says no, no one complained, and then goes on this rant about health code violations with dogs at restaurants. I take my pug literally everywhere with me when I am able to eat outside and have never had such a horrible experience with a food business. When I try to have a civil conversation with him, he stands up, looks at me in the eyes, and aggressively says "I'm not going to continue listening to you", turns around and walks back inside. I was mid-sentence. He would not let me say one complete thought without him speaking over me in an elevated voice. I felt uncomfortable as people around could definitely see and hear him raising his voice at me and my wife. I have never ever in my entire life met someone in the customer service industry That is so rude. His response to anything I was saying was that he worked hard for his business so I guess that gave him an excuse to be rude.? I'm still just mind blown that somebody with a personality like this can own a customer facing establishment. It's really sad. He did not care about customer satisfaction. He did not care about being polite. He was entitled. He was rude. He was aggressive, and it is such a shame that a place with so much potential has such a rude, arrogant, entitled owner. I pray that this restaurant changes ownership soon and the current owner can find a buyer who actually cares about their customers so that I can come back, but until Adrian is out of the business, I cannot give my money to a place with such a rude owner. Also, I am very interested in what his response will be to this, as I cannot wait to see the lies that he puts on his response, if he puts one, because he knows he was in the wrong, l but I think he is too arrogant to even admit that because he couldn't even have a civil conversation with a customer. I have been here multiple times with my dog and never had any issue. All the waiters waitresses and host staff love it. I also want to note that of the multiple times I've been here not once ever has any employee mentioned that the dog needs to be on the floor and that he could not be in my lap that has never been mentioned to me until this owner's response. One more thing to note is after the final interaction after Adrian walked off on me mid-conversation, I asked 3 different employees if they have had interactions with the owner and what those interactions were like, and all the responses I received were negative this paints a pretty clear picture for me. If you want to support a local business, go next door to the tavern, where the customers are appreciated!! read more

Having eaten at the diner before its renovations and rebranding, I found the new space, hours, and menu to be a letdown. It's no longer hopping in the evenings, as it closes at 2PM every day and only serves breakfast & lunch. The cute retro feel has been replaced by cool tones and an attempt at a more modern aesthetic. I was excited to give their skillets a shot since it's not my usual breakfast order, but their "skillets" are plastic plates in the shape of a pan. It does not arrive hot or make a difference in the quality. Additionally, none of the ingredients were integrated well. The corned beef was chopped and added in chunks that stuck together, the avocado wasn't fully peeled, and everything else was chewy or undercooked (especially the potatoes). Since everyone else at the table had a very similar experience, it's clear these aren't what to try on the menu. Hopefully everything else is an upgrade and worth the prices! The service is also a hit or miss, and unfortunately our group had a subpar experience. It took a long time to get our drinks, our server was very repetitive and would stay at our table for 5-10 minutes at a time, and when we asked for the check, that also took twenty minutes. It was two hours of waiting for cold breakfast skillets when there were only four other tables seated. Sometimes there are circumstances out of a business's control, but communication would have made a great difference! To all their own, but I won't be returning to this location in the future. read more

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