Just had a great breakfast at Lorenes downtown with my daughter I had the light pancake combo and it was off the hook the staff was very welcoming and courteous. I highly recommend Lorenes downtown for breakfast. read more

Been coming here for ages. The service is top-notch, the facility is clean and there is a wide variety of foody options. I would recommend it to friends and family without hesitation. read more

Lorene's Downtown - Meat lovers skillet with eggs over easy and a dash of hot sauce. It's enough to make a vegetarian cringe with its tumny, meaty goodness. - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Hidden Gem in Bakersfield! Just like Granny use to make it. A must stop for me. The Ultimate Omelette with hash browns, biscuits 'n' gravy, side of sourdough bread! Yummy! Must try the freshly made salsa. read more

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Marcie!! My family and I LOVE Marcie. She is beyond GREAT. The food is good too. They have a good selection of cafe food. We love coming here for breakfast. read more

It was a Sunday morning, unlike other Sunday mornings. I had to take my kid for volunteer work. He had the times wrong. We were an hour early. I was irritated. So in a foul mood, I decided to feed the inner bear. The bear entered Lorene's. It was popping. There were many riders in there, ready to trek out on their motorcycles. I was greeted promptly, and sat immediately. The coffee was good, and strong. The server was on point. We ordered the Meat Lover's Skillet, and the Cinnamon Roll combo. I didn't expect what I received. Usually these skillets come out greasy, and heavy. This one was, dare I say, fresh? Very little grease was at the bottom of the skillet when I finished this up. Great flavor. The onion and peppers were crisp, and cooked in perfectly. The bear was satisfied, and went back to sleep. I walked out full. I ate around 9am. It's 4:30 now, and I'm juuuuust starting to feel peckish. The bear gives it two thumbs up. read more

Everything was good. Service was great and orders were received correctly. The potato soup was very good! read more

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Ordered waffles to go. Got my waffles with no syrup. Thanks for the bread. Tried calling back and it rang and rang with no answer.

Went there with xmy mom for breakfast. The staff and owner were friendly and the service was great. Started to go every Sunday the waitress would remember what we ordered each week. If you want a good place to eat with great food and service try them you won't be disappointed. If I could give more then 5 stars I would . read more

This is your standard greasy spoon breakfast fare in a country-homestyle setting. I go here often when I'm in the area for home-cooked skillets. I particularly like thebiscuits and gravy, the thin-sliced potatoes and when the waitresses call you "hon". The tab is cheap and Lorene's work wonders for a hangover. There's also a couple more locations in the Southwest part of town. read more

Lorene's was delicious. I ordered biscuits and gravy and the club sandwich with fries. All of my food was fresh and hot. My fries were crispy as if they had just come out of the fryer. I would definitely visit this place again. read more

This is another restaurant that I frequent with the family or friends. Restaurant has a little boutique shop inside. There is a bar & booth seating on one side and table & chairs seating on the other. Service is great. Never a long wait. Friendly staff. Food comes in fairly quick. I can come here during my lunch hour with a friend and has time to spare for a short talk. My husband loves to get their Good Earth Sandwich. He is over the moon with this sandwich! I usually order their corned beef hash here. The only restaurant in town I know of to get them. Love it with sunny side up eggs and hash browns! Yum!!! Occasionally, I would order from their daily specials. I would recommend this restaurant if you are looking for something new to try in the downtown area. read more

Everyone at this restaurant is so much fun from owners on down. They work hard to satisfy their customers, and theyr food is always fresh and the temperature it is desired. Great classic dinner, with a home-grown fill, and love for friends and neighbors. Alex and Maria work hard to make sure everyone's experience is like coming home. Keep up the awesome catering to Bakerrsfield! read more

Was okay. Ordered the French Toast with scrambled eggs and bacon. Scrambled eggs looked dry and like they had been sitting out for quite a while. Service was good once our orders were taken. read more

Staff friendly breakfast was good I got a cinnamon French toasts they put too much butter on top and the coffee taste like water I tried fixing it w cream.. but didn't work. Definitely work on getting better coffee. Food overall really good I recommend you to try this place! read more

Lorene's Downtown - Terrible coffee - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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My husband and I went here for breakfast this morning & the food & service was great. Unfortunately a homeless woman walked in during the middle of our meal & came straight to our table asking us for our food & money, she was cursing at the staff when they asked her to leave & she smelled of strong alcohol, this completely ruined my meal. They need to take care of this problem! read more

This is your typical basic food joint. Nothing out of the ordinary just basic stuff. Fried chicken okay soup was good and the pancakes were good. read more

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I love Lorenes. My friend Rod and I go there every time we get to Bakersfield. The staff is excellent and the food so yummy. Rod always gets the chicken fried steak and I get the chile verde omelette. Always so good, oh yeah...they have their salsa for sale in pint jars. Really fantastic. read more

Excellent service excellent food and the price is right love the country diner vibe highly recommend

Nothing fancy, just good food. This downtown diner filled with country-style decor is a little out-dated, but it adds to the home cooking feel. I don't think a lot of locals know about this place because my party of 3 arrived at 7-7:30am on a Saturday and were seated immediately. Even as we ate, very few other parties trickled in and I don't believe it was due to the food. I ordered corned beef hash which came with a choice of hash towns or country fries and a choice of biscuits and gravy or toast...a lot of decent food at a great price. Bf got a meat lovers skillet which he did not finish because it was heaping with food and Dad got a short stack of pancakes with some various breakfast sides, which he also didn't finish! Overall, a little run down with the bus station across the parking lot (that means people hitting you up for change when you arrive and leave, but they can't control that), but a nice little hole in the wall diner for some comfort breakfast food! Will return. read more

Marcie was an absolute delight! Her service was excellent. Even made the food taste better. Came here after going to another well known breakfast spot downtown where I wasn't even acknowledged after walking in and waiting for 5 minutes. I'll definitely come back. Thank you Marcie! read more

Service is great, food is great and location is great!!! I highly recommend anything with chile verde....for an American style cafe they have great south of the border stuff! All of their traditional stuff like sandwiches burgers and salads are great too with large portion sizes. They have something for everyone! read more

Lorene's Downtown - With my Grandma chowing down on some spicy goodness!!! - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The service here is excellent. The food was phenomenal. Will definitely be coming back here read more

Lorene's Downtown - Top sirloin hash eggs and biscuit and gravy - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I'm a first timer here so i really didn't know what to expect. I know it's been downtown for as long as i could remember, it's got the "whole my grandparents been eating here their whole life vibe".. but anyways ..I ordered the cinnamon roll combo, which wasn't bad. Lacked some flavor on the cinnamon rolls but over all a decent dish. I'd rank above IHOP but significantly lower then 24th street cafe ‍ read more

had the ultimate omlete, and home fries with pancakes got salsa on the side everything was great food was fresh service was great will definitely be back read more

Lorene's Downtown - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Hadn't eaten here in quite a while, so my wife and I decided it was time to give it a shot. We both ordered breakfast items (tastiest food of the day.) My wife had the Southern Omelet, while I had the Steak and Eggs. Decor - Kind of dated, but everything was clean. Service - Prompt and very courteous. The waitress was polite and helpful. She kept our cups full throughout our visit. Food - The food was good. The cook knows how to nail the temperatures. The steak was medium rare and the eggs were over-easy. The one thing I felt was lacking a little was seasoning. We had asked for salsa, so I added a little to my steak and problem solved! The salsa was delicious. My wife used it on her omelet, which she loved; while I ended up adding it to my eggs and potatoes as well...it was yum! I went back and forth between a three or four star rating...I decided because I would be happy to eat there again (and will) it was a four star...I usually skip revisits on three stars. read more

Extremely disappointed. Ordered corn beef hash and it literally was the size of a McDonald's hash brown. I complained and when the server showed the manager my plate and explained my displeasure all he did was shrug his shoulders and never talked to me. I didn't eat any of it. Never going back. read more

Any meal of the day is a good time to eat at Lorene's. Food is good, service is wonderful and the atmosphere is always comfortable and well lighted. Perfect for a business breakfast, lunch or dinner, and quaint enough to be mildly romantic. read more

Service was great, our food came out quickly. Reason for the 2 stars is that my food was sooooo bland. Zero flavor. I've been here before and it was really good. Idk why it was so bad this time. I ordered the chicken fried steak which is one of my faves. The gravy had no flavor and the actual meat was more like ground beef consistency. It almost tasted like it had been boiled. No seasoning and really dry. My kids ordered the French toast and they said it wasn't that great either... read more

2.5...Service was not great. Server forgot a drink order from my party. When we asked for to go boxes one of us got a plastic bag and the other didn't? Got the pancakes and biscuits and gravy. Overall the dishes lacked flavor. The gravy especially for the biscuits and gravy. Was not terrible, but certainly not good enough to make me a repeat customer. I prefer 24th street Cafe down the street. read more

This place was ok. Very friendly staff but the food was average. It did take away my hunger, however, not a place that I would be thrilled to go back to. All that said, I'm a picky bastard. read more

Upon entering I was seated right away about 10 a.m.). The restaurant appeared to be clean. Senior menu had selections comparable to regular menu. Service was prompt. Had the combo breakfast with one egg, bacon, hash browns, biscuit with gravy (other choices available). The food was good. read more

Haven't been here in years no particular reason just kinda forgot about it well that won't happen again I had the Chile Verde omlette with home potatoes (I think that's what they are called?) with biscuits and gravy I didn't even get to the biscuits n gravy and had to get two to go boxes the part of breakfast I did eat was so good the atmosphere was lively alittle on the loud side very busy all different kinds of people dining the waitress was really nice and served us with a smile the price was good 30$ for three people read more

The menu was pretty basic for diner. However, most everything is honemade, like their ranch dressing, the best I have ever tasted. I could drink it from a cup! Yum!! Also, the croutons on the salad were fresh and homemade! I had the fish and chips and it was served with a generous portion of the steak fries which were excellent. The fish was served with cocktail sauce. First time I was ever given cocktail sauce with fish and chips. I also think its homemade. The garlic bread was also toasted on both sides! So delicious! My BFF had poached eggs with sausage and hash browns. It looked so good and she said it was! We were so full didn't leave room for dessert which I know would have been good. I don't know if I'll be in town to come back here again but it was sure a good home cooked meal! read more

Came in on a whim, just needed quick bite to eat for dinner. Past experience for lunch was good, so gave it a shot. Biggest mistake! Chicken sandwich taste like rubber, waitress ordered wrong sandwich and fries burnt. Not good customer service or food. I won't be back....ever. read more

What's not to like? This is one of my favorite breakfast spots. It's good ol' home style cooking!

This is a 2 star based on the order i placed which was the pigs in a blanket. Normally restaurants will give you 2 sausages in one pancake. This was not the case here and i was given a very small serving of syrup. I had to ask for syrup 3 times. The did not lack in giving you butter but that is to make up for pancakes not having enough of the classic buttermilk taste. The coffee was weak i basically drank flavored water. This was my first visit and will be my last. This place is definitely the place for seniors read more

I ate at Lorene's yesterday for the first time. I really wanted to like the place. I've just moved to the downtown area and I walked over there for breakfast. The service was OK, just not real friendly. I ordered a simple breakfast, a couple poached eggs and the home fries. I specifically asked for the eggs soft poached. They were hard. For the home fries the potatoes weren't very brown, but the bell pepper was burnt. Not good. It was a real disappointment. read more

On our way to Sequoia, we stopped here looking for a breakfast place, vegetarian and with as little sodium possible in the food to accommodate my husband's diet. The place is neat and the staff is very friendly. They told us they make their own hash browns and were able to serve us salt-free hash browns which were delicious. We also had 2 different types of nice vegetarian omelets, with veggies just done and still a little bit crunchy. Coffee tastes good. Thanks for being so kind and accommodating! read more

Old fashioned diner type place with nice people and good service. However, the food was terrible. I got the corned beef hash and eggs and the hash was from a can (confirmed by the waitress) and I'm pretty sure the eggs were from a carton. My husband had noodles with beef and gravy and it was super bland. My daughter got catfish with canned green beans, might have been previously frozen fries and fish. Even the cornbread was bland. I would have expected more for $9+ meals. The good service is why we didn't complain but I doubt we'll return. read more

I'm glad I finally stopped and ate here. Food is above average and price is great. I will be coming back here as I just passed it for many years. read more