Good food /good service / friendly atmosphere / great prices / clean restaurant & restrooms

We arrived on a Saturday morning at 10:42 and were told we couldn't have breakfast because it ended at 10:45. Too bad because what we saw on diner's tables looked pretty good. So we had lunch. My husband had the roasted turkey dinner and I had the hot turkey sandwich on Texas Toast. Weirdly, they both came out with shredded turkey, as if it came out of a bag already shredded. I can kind of see using that on a sandwich, but to pile shredded turkey on a platter instead of a nice slice of breast meat was a little off putting. They were average. The service was mostly good, although I had to ask another waitress get our check because ours was MIA. When we did get the check I noticed the prices charged for the entrees were higher than listed on the menu. I understand the need to charge more, but be transparent about it. They did state a fee for credit card vs cash on the bill. The decor was odd. A mix of country and old world and the vinyl tablecloths were really ugly but I guess practical to wipe clean. read more

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1/5 Stars - Absolutely Dreadful ​I do not understand how this place was busy or is ever busy. Coal Miner's Daughter in Jenners was, without a doubt, the worst restaurant experience I have ever had. ​From the moment we walked in, the servers/staff made it clear we were an unwanted interruption to their day. They projected a level of misery and outright rudeness that suggested they hated not just their jobs, but their lives. The seating area was filthy, but that turned out to be the least of our problems. ​When the food finally arrived--after they completely forgot several items from our party's order--it was an absolute disaster: My meal: ​The Crabcakes: Almost zero crab, just a warm, undercooked wad of wet breading. ​The Green Beans: Unseasoned, rubbery, and dumped straight out of a tin can onto the plate. My guests meal: ​The Noodles: Undercooked, crunchy in spots, and glued together in a thick, sticky clump. ​To charge money for food this poorly prepared is weird, gross, disrespectful, rude, trashy, and classes. To serve it with such terrible attitudes is embarrassing. Disgusting from start to finish. Save your money and go literally anywhere else. read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

The waitstaff were all very friendly and attentive even though they were really busy. I ordered the crispy buffalo chicken salad and my partner ordered the fettucini alfredo with chicken and both were generous portions and tasty. Also, be sure to save room for something from the dessert case. read more

We my sister and her husband were visiting from Vermont for the weekend, and we needed to go to Johnstown to deliver a packagein Johnstown. Since we were already in the area, we decided to visit the Flight 93 Memorial. On the way, while on Route 30 we stopped at the Coal Miner's Diner for lunch. We found the restaurant to be charming and the waiter was friendly and very attentive to our needs, although he was brand new at the job. The menu was generally composed of "Comfort Food" all of which were enticing. Given the schedule we decided to keep the meal simple, Two of us decided to try the Mushrooms and Cheese Hamburger with French Fries, one ordered the special of the day, Stuffed Cabbage Soup and the 4th of the party ordered the Bacon Cheese Burger with Onion Rings. We all found the food to be well prepared an cooked not to mention tasty. In addition they offer interesting pastries. The house specialty is Gob Cakes, a soft, cake-like cookies sandwiched together with a creamy frosting filling.They are available in a variety of flavors, including classic chocolate, vanilla, and peanut butter,the Gob Cakes are a must-try. We came away knowing we will be back next time we are in Jennerstown. When you are in the area you should try the Coal Miner's Diner read more

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Always a good meal. They get pretty busy on the weekends, but always a good experienced.

We love going to the Coal Miner's for meals. They are always kind and busy! The food home cooked and fairly simple in a good way. Think what Grandma would feed you. The baked goods are absolutely amazing. Save room for some dessert. It's a simple setting and homey, but they do offer more private rooms and can host your event. read more

Highly recommend this place. If your huny this is the place for you. The staff is wonderful! The food is not only good with large portions that won't break your piggy bank! read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Chicken parm sandwich - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

I stopped in not even knowing the name of the establishment. Just needed a spot to unwind and the parking lot was full so I figured it must be at least ok. I ordered the Turkey over Biscuits lunch with mashed potatoes. It exceeded my expectations. It was real turkey and not some processed version served many other places. The mashed potatoes were great and the gravy was exceptional too. Two thumbs up from this guy! read more

Of you like great service and huge cake, you'll love this place. Food is like 6/10 imo.

We have eaten here many times. The food is well prepared. We love their liver and onions. Our servers are always friendly and quick to check back with you. Since they have redecorated the dining area. It is much nicer and I believe it seats more people now. read more

Food is awesome. Service is awesome. Abby is great lots of really cool stain glass in the windows hardwood floors little hard to get handicap people in because there's no wheelchair accessibility. my family come here from Akron because we went to flight 93 and then looking for a place to eat and found this, I would drive back here because that food is that good read more

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Be careful what you order. Their special was featured on their Facebook page and looked great. What i ordered and what I got was 2 different things. Shrimp and Brussel sprouts were not grilled and the sauce was missing. No flavor! Save your money. read more

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What a local gem! Home style cooking. Hot roast beef or turkey sandwich that melts in your mouth. Unique turkey salad croissant with grapes and nuts. And if there's room left for dessert, one will feed the table. Huge layer cakes. And the service was fast and friendly. Highly recommend read more

This place used to feature coal mining artifacts, but sadly the new owner has opted for a more generic look. If you're looking for a historic experience, this is no longer the place. Decor looks like Home Goods, cutesy-country. The fish sandwich and hot turkey sandwich were good. The white pizza was absolutely awful, below school cafeteria quality--avoid it. The crust tasted like a stale pita shell, and there was almost no cheese. Bakery goods looked tasty but we were too full to try them. read more

Their offering for Veterans Day was delicious! Their dinner rolls were like Grandma's fresh out of the oven. Creamy mashed potatoes were topped with great gravy. And the beef filet was melt in your mouth tender. To be honest, they could use a little update in furnishings, but the friendly wait staff more than makes up for that. My first time there, but definitely not my last. Yum! read more

Our Coal Miners Cafe is kind of a local legend. The local commercials that painted this place as the in place to go for a home cooked meal. But also for the challenge meal they have going called Miners Meal Deal. If you can down a two pound burger, a basket of curly fries, a side of slaw, and a gob cake sundae, you get it for free. My parents informed me that this used to be an inn or motel, and it may still have rooms upstairs, but not sure if they are in use. They have a large porch area that appears to be a little under used at the moment. They do have some outdoor seating here, but I feel like they could have more, especially if they were to clear out the side portion of the porch. There is a swing out front that you can sit on, but only if you are short in stature. Parking is a bit tight. There is a small lot out front and one out back. But if they are busy you may end up parking on the grass. Once you are inside you can tell that this used to a place of lodging. You notice what looks like a bar area as soon as you walk in, this is used as the host stand where you wait to be seated. Looking around this lobby type of area you notice all the Pennsylvania memorabilia. Lots of Pittsburgh sports, local sports, and with Jennerstown having a race track, loads of racing stuff. The two things that caught eye while in this area was the very small phone booth with a telephone still in it (not working) and the display case of baseball helmets with the logos from the 80s. The theme kind of moves throughout this place. It feels more like a dining room in a house. The room we were sitting in had tables that you would find in dining rooms from homes. In the corner was a old school radio that my dad recognized right away. Service was a bit spotty while we were here, but we came to find out that there was a large party which took up parking and kitchen time. When we did get service it was by far the best we had. After placing the drink order we basically got our own menus since the hostess forgot to bring them. Once the drinks shown up we were set to order. I already knew what I wanted to order before showing up so mine went a little quicker. I am glad that I ordered an appetizer as the service was really slowed down due to that large party. The kitchen was backed up a bit. I went with the Sampler Basket. If you remember one thing from this review, remember this, order this sampler basket. For the price it is way better than ordering any given item on the appetizer menu alone. When you order the Sampler Basket you get your choice of four of the items on the appetizer menu. See, you get more and you get to try out many things at once. With that I got fried pickles, onion rings, cheese sticks, and mac n cheese bites. Now, if I would have known this beforehand, I would have just went with this for my meal. If you pair it right, you definitely do have meal. This thing was huge, I ended up sharing it with my family. My niece and nephew were definitely on the verge of hangry, so this cam out at just the right time. There was so much on this plate that my whole family as well as me were noshing on it until or entrees showed up. Every single appetizer in that sampler was kind of run of the mill, but satisfying. The cheese sticks were a little odd, not stringy like some, but kind of satisfying. Onion rings were coated perfectly. Fried pickles had the right amount of kick to it and the mac n cheese bites the kids devoured. As for my entrée I went with old reliable, meatloaf. This comes with two sides and a dinner roll. I went with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Gravy over the meatloaf and mashed potatoes. When the food did start trickling out, not everything popped out at once. My plate with the meatloaf and mashed potatoes came out first. My broccoli did not show up until I was about halfway done with my plate. The meatloaf was a huge slice. I swear this was as big as a loaf of bread and thick as two slices of conventional bread. I am not sure what they used as a binder in this meatloaf, but it held together quite nicely. Seasoned enough to not be overpowering. No peppers in it that made me happy, I didn't want to be burping up peppers for the rest of the day. The mashed were mashed, thought maybe they could have been instant. Now, let me speak on the broccoli. When it finally did make it out to me, it was partially burnt. How? How does one do that? I mean it was odd. Like it was left on an open flame. Some pieces were so charred that I could not eat them. As for dessert, of course I got the gob cake. That was breakfast the next day. I could not fit anymore inside me after that massive meal. When I did dive into that gob cake, oh my god, delicious. The icing with the chocolate cake is always a win in my book. To note about this place, it is a bit deeply into religion. There was a Bible verse on the chalk board, and an open Bible in the corner of the lobby area. read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Meatloaf dinner. - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

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My husband and I have driven by several times and today we decided to stop in for breakfast with our 1 year old. Our first red flag was the hostess was probably 10 years old... literally. When we sat down we waited a minute or 2 and my husband got up and got a highchair for the baby himself. They were obviously short staffed by the looks on the 2 servers faces. Neither of them even looked at us let alone greeted us. We waited about 5 minutes. The young girl seated a man and boy behind us and one of the women went straight over. We got up and left. read more

Small town feel, seat yourself for brunch was so good! At first we were a little sad because we wanted breakfast food but we ended up ordering a steak sub and the Ruben. Both made really well! The steak sub had really good texas toast and the most perfect cheese pull. They use sirloin steak bites so it's not shaved thin steak. My Ruben was delicious as well. The rye bread was toasted, dressing wasn't overwhelming, well proportioned sandwich. The staff were so nice. Just very hometown. Plenty of seating and they had homemade desserts up front which we did not try but looked very appealing lol. If you're passing by I'd definitely stop by. read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Ruben with French fries - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

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I keep seeing reviews of people saying negative things about lunch and dinner here. However I went in the morning for breakfast. My husband and I went because he grew up going with his grandfather every Sunday morning after church. I loved how cozy and calm the environment was. This cafe is a cute treasure tucked away and hidden by locals. I got a plate with biscuits and gravy eggs toast and sausage. It only cost $10. That's half the price of something like Denny's or IHOP and I barely ate half my plate before I was full. The food took a little because they had a full dining room but it was worth it for the price and taste. read more

We stopped in for lunch on our way to the Quecreek Rescue site and Mining Museum, cheese burgers were a good size and tasted great. I ordered soft pretzels appetizer with cheese. Pretzels were very good the plain chedder cheese left something to be desired. I was expecting dipping cheese with something extra besides melted cheese. Maybe a Nacho Cheese or a Beer Cheese. All in all a cool place with great historic memorabilia all over the dining room. read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Dining room China display - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

Uncooked chicken was still frozen I would rather eat gourmet buffet than ever goto this buisness again read more

Food is good but not very hot and portions of potatoes and stuffing are level ice cream scoop. We only had our soup and salad and our dinner came out after two bites. The waitress said that happens all the time so there should be some control in place so you can eat your salad or soup before getting your dinner Was also unhappy my entire meal was covered in parsley read more

Been wanting to come here for a while. Walked in to a very warm welcoming environment. Quick service and great food. Slow cooked roast beef was amazing read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Hot roast beef sandwich - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

We needed a lunch spot after visiting Flight 93 Memorial up the road. We did not want to eat at a fast food franchise, so gambled on this spot, which I think is just called "Coal Miners Cafe" not "Our Coal Miners Cafe." Although we gave it only a 3, we are still glad we stopped. At 2pm on a Saturday in January, the place was kind of busy. Staff was super friendly and the menu was simple and reasonably priced. Lots of burgers and such (See photos of menu I posted). Nothing fancy on menu. My husband had turkey and waffles. Waffles were simply OK, but turkey was super fresh and hot. I had fried shrimp and fries. Just Ok and were made from frozen shrimp from bag. We skipped pies available for desert, they looked great and they said they make them right in their kitchen. But you know what, I would stop by again if ever in area. It's a sweet little spot and super friendly people. Food was OK, but options in the area are clearly limited, so this was an acceptable option for for us. read more

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Our coal miners cafe is a gold mine! (When it comes to food that is.) Everything here is absolutely delicious and at the most affordable prices. We found this great spot along route 30 while on the way back from our Gettysburg trip last fall. It was by accident actually, because we had waited empty handed over an hour at a nearby restaurant after ordering and decided to leave. That's how we ended up here, and we couldn't have been luckier. The dining room is beautifully decorated and has a bit of an old fashioned feel. They have a Christmas tree up all year round, which my daughter found to be amazing. The menu itself isn't huge but has lots of great options. Plus, most meals come with the salad bar. I've seen in other reviews that the salad bar is small, which it is, but it's so much better than your meal just including a side salad as most places do. Personally, the salad bar along with my meal is the main reason I love the cafe. Not only do they have salad with lots of topping, they also have fresh bread and homemade soups. I paid the average price of around 10 dollars for my alfredo and was thrilled to have all the soup, salad and bread I wanted included! My husband ordered a stuffed chicken, which had cheese and broccoli inside. He said it was the best he had ever had! My daughter went basic with a burger and ate every bite. We also ordered cheesesticks, which was the only thing I believe was not homemade, but still tasty nonetheless. The food was so good, one weekend we made the hour trip from our house just to eat here. I saw they had desserts, but we never made it that far either time we went! I have promised myself that one day I will try the gob pie. I am excited to try more great dishes from the coal miners in the future! read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

Where do I even begin, the service was OUTSTANDING, waitress was on her A game with everything, the food, the prices are one you can't beat, the sausage gravy and biscuits with home fries is what I had, it was more then perfect. The sausage gravy was just how you would like it soft and creamy, the biscuits were soft, moist, the most enjoyable biscuit a person can eat, the home fries are made just right, the tea is great, the gob cakes are delicious. I will be coming back again!!! read more

Excellent service amazing ambience however the Orange Chicken tastes store bought and very unauthentic. I couldn't finish my meal. But honestly I had very high standards so it's fine. Love this restaurant though! read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Dining area - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

Good home style cooking. It was a little cold and all the ceiling fans were all running. Food was priced right and the waitress was very attentive read more

Huge portions for a low price. Service is always nice and they decorate for each holiday as well. The whole package.

Past bad reviews did not make sense. Building was a nice old stone and parking in the rear. Entering through a hotel style lobby into seat yourself dining area with a wall of windows looking into back. Wait staff were soon to take our drink order and offer menus. Menu is extensive and broad spectrum of dishes. Please note specials on entryway board. The Italian sausage sandwich w/onion and peppers was great w/side of cheesy Mac n cheese. Husband had a salad w/grilled salmon. I don't eat salmon for the reason that 80% of the time it's too fishy tasting. His salmon was totally awesome. Please stop if you are on Route 30 in Jennerstown. read more

I ordered the General Tso chicken. It was frozen chicken nuggets with a sause served over rice and steamed unseasoned broccoli. Good thing the dinner rolls were excellent read more

To bakery management: the cakes made for our family gathering on 7/8/23 were extremely disappointing. Not only was the incorrect half sheet triple layer burnt sugar cake made for us but then the manager does not even listen to what my issues were because she's too busy cooking or being rude to customers. It took 35 minutes for my daughter to pick up cakes and Pay you the $160 cash. And that's a light time because she was not keeping track upon arrival. So she missed that time with family she rarely sees. But you don't want to listen even if it's just to improve your business. Shame on you. That burnt sugar cake was not edible. Forks were breaking and I don't buy cheap plastic forks. This event took me two months to prepare and cook for, I was so disappointed that my family and guests had deserts that were NOT near as good as the cake I paid to taste test the different flavors. Shame on you. The lemon was ok the pb was dry and crumbly. Couldn't even keep on fork. The half sheet burnt sugar was inedible. Let's not even get into the packaging of a dirty box you put the triple layer cake in. Shame on you. You give me $20 gift certificate to somewhere I'll never go again. Shame on you. I'm a believer in promoting local businesses. You will lose as many customers that I can convince not to come there. Shame shame shame on all responsible. Not even big enough to take accountability. Update: management removed my message and posts total absolute lies. I informed them (when I could get a word in) that the pb cake and lemon cake were just ok. Pb was dry and that's the truth. The lemon cake was not as good as when I bought a piece prior to purchase. There was so much cake that was served that was not eaten. Numerous guests commented that The burnt sugar cake was horrible. We literally struggled to slice through the hard icing. It was like hard fudge. These cakes were picked up and served Saturday. I did not get back to jennerstown until Monday when I stopped In to discuss the cakes. My daughter waited three times. They brought out two cakes then she had to wait on the third. These people are liars. Sure hope the ants had a burnt sugar party in the dumpster where most of the burnt sugar cake is. The cake that I brought back Monday sat out in those plastic containers from Saturday until I got back to your restaurant on Monday. This is why they were sooooo moist as you say. Sure hope no one go sick from tasting it after, after you told me it was thrown in the garbage. I apologized to the hostess or whoever for using the "F" word when I got there but it was the only way to get the managers attention. She would not listen to me and continually interrupted me. Workers walking around but nothing getting done. Rude and certainly nothing served there is worth that. Hateful people, tasteless food and cakes! Avoid at all cost! Zero stars! read more

This place is gross and serves tasteless food. The dining room needs a deep clean. Cake is dry and tasteless. Rude management to top it off. Avoid if it all possible. read more

I travel a lot and really enjoy finding great local restaurants. This fit that category perfectly. Wonderful service and great comfort food. The environment was welcoming and the server was very attentive. read more

It's been many, many years since we visited this place, and since we were in the area to see the Flight 93 National Memorial (a must-do), we decided that on our way back to stop here and give it another try. Boy, were we glad... From the outside, the place looks a little rough, and with a sign hanging on the front welcoming bikers, it might even scare a few people off - but don't let the "cover" scare you from this "book". Inside the place is decorated very handsomely in the area's rustic and woodsy manner - the place had a very homey feel. Once seated inside, we were surprised to find an extensive menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, as well as specials all over the place. For lunch, my sons each had their Pizza Burger, which they both thoroughly enjoyed. My wife had their Belize (I think) pancakes, three huge ones covered in pineapple and bananas. I had their orange marmalade chicken with green beans. Both of us enjoyed our meals, which was the chaser to a very fresh, if not overly abundant salad bar. As a side note, we also tried the soups they had out this day - I had the cabbage soup, where my wife had the chicken noddle - both were superbly made. The server was very friendly and efficient, as well as helpful (since we were just surprised with the size of the menu- not expecting it) if not overly chatty. The one nit we did have was with the couple of flys zooming around our table. Although we didn't say anything, it was obvious to us that they were sneaking in a side door they were using to bring in the new tables they were setting out. Thankfully, these critters didn't bother us much, so it wasn't really a big deal (I've had much, much worse experiences in other places that had their doors shut...) Overall, it's a great little surprise in the heart of coal-country, Western PA. read more

I stop here about once a month. Tonight I needed to unwind. I stopped here, ready to relax. What happened? The twit of a waitress ignored me and waited on a table of four that came in a few minutes behind. That really irritates me! She never once greeted me. Of course, none of the waitresses did. After several more minutes, I stopped another waitress and asked who my waitress was. Her response was, "Oh, they just didn't see you come in." I replied, "I came in before that table of four." The first twit was my waitress, but she didn't wait on me. The one who did was ok, but needs to learn how to serve a gob cake sundae. The problem wasn't being short-staffed. The problem was a waitress who went for the bigger table first and ignored me. I usually tip 30%. I did not do that tonight. read more

Came by on the bike from the flight 93 memorial. Figured it was probably ok. I was wrong. The food was disgusting, chicken was dry and tough like jerky. Salad bar is probably 3 feet long. I'm glad I won't have to return. read more

Great food! Great service! Where else can you get a burger smiling back at you! And a Father's Day poem written by the owner! read more

Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs - Smiling hamburger! - Bed & Breakfast Near Me - Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

The food was great! All homemade!! Had an opportunity to meet the owners, fabulous people. Heard him recite his poem, it was amazing. Stop if you get a chance-it is a beautiful place!! read more