We had an enjoyable breakfast with a nice conversation with the owner and the waitress. Growing up in the south we had chocolate gravy as a child and seeing it on the menu brought back memories. I enjoyed the meal and it had a nice local diner feel which I enjoyed as well read more

Jen's Diner - Chocolate Gravy with bacon. - American Near Me - Poplar Bluff, Missouri

This small diner is located next to a gas station with a full service kitchen that's locally known for their "soul food", so I wonder how they've stayed in business. Their food is perfectly good, but the location isn't worth going out of your way for. read more

Best breakfast in Poplar Bluff ! Bacon always done crisp. Great sausage gravy. Keep the coffee coming read more

Well this is the second time we have come and been completely ignored to order. The waitresses see us and just keep talking to everyone else, nobody even comes over to ask us our drinks. read more

Friendly staff, typical diner food done well. Seats have arms which was weird but comfortable, I'd go back if I was in town.

Jen's is a great place to eat at 5 a.m. or lunch for me. I love it for a quick place to get in and out when I am in hurry. read more

Food was delicious. Staff was great!!! We went in at closing time and they were very accommodating

Great lil brunch place!! Good menu and great food! Wish they were open on Sunday and had bloodies...but good breakfast spot!

Yum! Excellent service and bottomless cup of coffee. The fried bologna was perfect (as was the rest of the food on my plate). read more

Jen's Diner - a plate of breakfast foods - American Near Me - Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Love their breakfast. The girls are great and very nice. Made the mistake of getting two pancakes every time and I'm never able to finish because they are big and filling. read more

Traveling! COVID-19 has changed the face of traveling and finding a good place to eat. Stopped here for breakfast. Standard and deluxe breakfast choices were just right at a great price! They were on top of keeping your unique coffee mug filled with fresh coffee, too! Oh, and we ordered a couple of homemade cinnamon rolls to go! Thanks Jen's Diner for helping us get a great start to a new day of traveling! read more

I want to encourage people to support the local businesses! My husband and I had supper here on Friday. The fried dinner rolls are awesome!!! Great food. Excellent service. You will not be disappointed. read more

Omg You Will Never Leave Unsatisfied! Its The Best Place To Eat At In Tow!!Catfish Is The Best Ever!!

Very expensive, average food. I'll bad mouth this place all day long over a burger that cost over 17.00. Best burger I've found in the area made the same way only costs me 12.00 post covid. read more

We were served by Marylin Monroe (Halloween)! Great burgers and outstanding BLTs. Lemon meringue pie and coconut cream pie were excellent. Lots of regular local customers. Get off the highway and eat here! Pork chops looked amazing. We'll be back the next time we're here. read more

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Doesn't look like much, but friendly staff, decent regional food, locals, and inexpensive. You could do a lot worse, and if you're looking to get out of your bubble and see what small town America is really like, this is the place to do that. The complimentary pork rinds will remind you you're not on the coasts any more. read more

Jen's Diner - Jen's Diner - American Near Me - Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Great food best pancake I have ever had everything was delicious too. Fast clean nice people. Would recommend to people who like country style food :) read more

Soooo good. Stopped in for breakfast. Everything was perfect. Our kind of place- a hometown diner that didn't disappoint.

Stopped in traveling from Texas. Enjoyed food and meringue pies- lemon and chocolate. Excellent! Service was great. Walked in 10 minutes before closing and staff was welcoming and pleasant. read more

Being a very loyal customer I was looking forward to trying Jen's Diner for the first time, hoping to find a new breakfast spot. Sadly that did not happen! My party sat patiently waiting to be acknowledged which also did not happen! As we waited 3 other parties came in to dine each of them greeted and handed a menu. Jen's did not earn my loyalty in fact just the opposite, my party got up and left and will not be back. so if you want good hospitality don't go to Jen's diner. Sorry not sorry read more

Was looking for a great midwestern diner with a down home feel for breakfast. Jen's Diner hit the spot! Delicious breakfast, wonderful service, and reasonable prices. I will definitely be getting breakfast here again on my next visit to the Ozarks. Highly recommended! read more

Jen's Diner - cars parked in front of the diner - American Near Me - Poplar Bluff, Missouri

The place was great!!!! Meatloaf with ketchup and gravy was sooooo good! Check it out if you are within the area. You won't regret it. Sara was my server and she was amazing!! read more

On our way to TX, we chose this place based on the 4.5 star rating. Thought we might've stumbled on a hidden gem because it looked like a used car shack. I had the pork tenderloin sandwich. It was a small, tough, flavorless pork chop on an oversized bun. Son had the French toast. He didn't even want to eat it after the first bite. Hubs got the Truckers Special. He ordered his eggs over easy, they came out hard. The bacon was raw. Everything overall was lacking in flavor. Only thing half-way decent was the in-house made pork rinds. They came out hot, fresh and nicely seasoned. read more

Jen's Diner is a great place to eat if you like home cooking, big portions, and friendly staff members. Thank you Jen's Diner for all the great meals and service! read more

Great catfish! Nice mom and pop diner, they bring pork rinds to the table! We will be coming back for all you can eat on Friday!

Great food and good service. We had the fried chicken, catfish and steak. All were exceptional. The Coconut Cream Pie was awesome too. Prices are fair. Looking forward to going back. read more

We have eaten at Jen's a couple times now. Both occasions were excellent. The atmosphere is a quaint, family own diner. Both times, the place was filled with locals. We enjoyed the catfish and fried pork chops. All the side dishes were great too. We will definitely return if we are in the area. It's even worth a few miles drive out of the way. read more

We stopped here on Election Day because of the reviews on Yelp. There were a steady stream of locals who had voted, and regulars. We got a complimentary basket of pork rinds before dinner. Bags of them were taken as to go orders. My husband had the catfish dinner with mashed potatoes and creamy coleslaw and I got the last order of chicken and dumplings with cornbread. A few bones in mine but I guess that's how you know it's homemade. One star down due to the pie. I ordered lemon meringue but was served coconut custard. My husband loved it and the owners comped it. Sadly I got the last piece of lemon meringue and it was a bit old tasting and gummy. Looking forward to giving the pie another chance sometime. read more

Wonderful food and great service. Homemade everything. Has become our favorite place to stop on Poplar Bluff.

Had dinner there tonight the worst ever the burger was like a white castle the open face was so bad never again read more

This is a new restaurant located at the former site of Hart's Catfish. It operated for several months under the name Poplar Bluff Eatery, but now is under new ownership as of about a month ago. We ate lunch there and had catfish with good-sized fillets and the pork slider, which was tasty and tender, served on a deep-fried roll. Service was quick and attentive, and the apple cobbler and banana pudding were delicious. Definitely worth going back to! read more

Had the catfish meal and it tasted very homemade. As did the hush puppies. Those were very seasoned and delicious. Out of the banana pudding but the cobbler was very good as well. Very friendly staff. read more