I really wish there were more of these old-school diners around. Breakfast was great every time that I stopped in. The prices are very reasonable. I was in Lake Chautauqua for a few months, and this was my favorite place to stop and have a great meal. I live in Cleveland, and I miss this place a lot. Don't even worry about the negative reviews that's just a bunch of people complaining and they'll never be happy with anything. Enjoy! read more

2.5 star for me now. Quality and quantity are going down drastically while prices go up. I was unimpressed with the quality, quantity, and price of the chicken finger dinner the last time I was there. It was just a couple frozen Tyson style chicken fingers cooked up with a hand full of fries. That belongs on a kid's menu not for adults. My friend's burger was smaller and so was his fry portion too. Eggs are still on the runny side most of the time because they're rushing on the griddle again. I've had to send raw eggs back to finish cooking. I'm sorry, but in a sunny side up the whites shouldn't be wet still and moving like slime. They're supposed to be solid. There shouldn't be a puddle of orange goo under scrambled eggs this means they aren't cooked enough. Fries, ranch, and subs are still great. read more

When we travel whenever possible we like to avoid the national chain restaurants. If we can find a place where the locals eat, all the better. Phil-N-Cindy's is such a place. When we walked in around 10:00am, the place was packed. Only one two-top left which we promptly grabbed. The menu for breakfast is pretty standard fare. Eggs, meats, pancakes, toast, etc. I ordered the corned beef hash cheese omelet. It was quite good. My wife ordered one pancake, one egg and bacon. Also tasty. We both had coffee. The food was good, the decor is right out of home town memorabilia. Nothing fancy about the place. Just good food done well. I should mention that it is "cash only". No credit cards. But the prices are very reasonable, so not to worry. Our total bill came to $26! I gave the cashier, which is where you pay, $30 and told her the change was for the tip. She seemed happy with that. Lots of locals and I think we were probably the only out-of-towners. Fun place! read more

This is by far my new favorite restaurant for breakfast in Southwestern New York!!! Hands down the best morning-time stop in the area. The Plaza Diner aka The Greasy Spoon (in Salamanca) had to shut its doors over a year ago due to the untimely death of owner/cook Bob Fish. This was a true staple in the Western New York community and is missed tremendously! Phil N Cindy's is every bit as good as the Plaza! For those patrons who used to frequent The Plaza Diner I highly suggest that you take a trip down I86 to Falconer! You will NOT be disappointed. I'd like to say that the waiter, cook and busboys we're all on top of their game! Felt very welcome as we were greeted immediately and taken care of in minutes. I had three in my party and we left very satisfied and full! Make sure you at least get 1 pancake with your meal, as they are the best around. read more

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Food was good. Service was excellent. As an older dinner, the ambience was great. If I lived in Jamestown, this would be a regular stop for me. I live in Phoenix, so I can only hope it still is operating if I get back there. read more

Had Phil's Sub (Italian meats) and left the restaurant stuffed to the gills. Phenomenal sub with very friendly staff and a welcoming atmosphere! read more

Hometown atmosphere, good food and good service. Local owned and operated by friendly folks.

We had a great late breakfast! The server was so friendly and timely. They were hosting a bridal shower close to when we were eating there but we didn't feel rushed one bit. This place is packed with Locals so you know it's good! read more

It's monday, after a fun and busy vacation weekend, and we weren't feeling like cooking dinner. Only problem...most places with great food aren't open on Monday's. We heard that Phil N' Cindy's is doing Monday night burgers from 4:00 -7:30 pm. We are so glad we went!! The burgers were perfect! Stacked and juicy!! Just how we like them! There are a lot of topping options too, allowing you to customize your burger! Thank you so much for the amazing meal! definitely going back! read more

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We went to breakfast. Good old small town business. Keeping it simple great service and affordable for the working class people in the neighborhood staff friendly and courteous to the customers! read more

I used to frequent this establishment years ago before it was sold, so I figured that I would give it a try and take my wife there for breakfast. Bad idea!! She had a chocolate chip pancake that was listed on the menu and the upcharge for the chocolate chips was on the bill. How can you upcharge for a menu listed item? Her bacon was flavorless and completely overcooked. I had a ham a cheese omelette with home fries and toast. The omelette was flat and flavorless (which I have never had one that had no taste to it) thank god for hot sauce. The ham that they used was very thin and small pieces (I think that it may have been deli ham that they were using). Their was cheese on it but not very much. The toast when you picked it up was so under toasted and had so much butter on it that it sagged down and was like eating a sponge. The home fries, well they were ok. When we got the bill, $25 for one chocolate chip pancake (with an upcharge for the chocolate chips), bacon, a diet soda, ham and cheese omelette home fries and coffee was a bit on the exorbitant side. Most definitely will not be going back. It would have been less expensive and had a better breakfast if I would have stayed home and cooked for my wife. read more

It was just ok. Nice staff. Ok pancake. Decent toast. Flat small slightly undercooked omelette. fell apart into sloppy drippy mush. Cash only. Dusty. In a plaza. Mushy cold in center hash browns. Gross dripping undercooked scrambled eggs. $1.50 upcharge to split a plate. Upcharge for extra butter. The large juice is tiny and not very cold. Could use a remodel. I won't be back. read more

Phil-N-Cindy's Lunch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jamestown, New York

Very good breakfast at Phil and Cindy's. Clean. Great service too. read more

This place honestly never disappoints. And I swear they have the best corned beef hash. Definitely a classic in our little town. read more

Phil-N-Cindy's Lunch - ows a plate of food - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jamestown, New York

Phil Collins and Cyndi Lauper opened this diner together, but tragically Phil spelled his wife's name wrong, and the name stuck, and they're not exactly going to change it now, are they? I mean do you have any idea how much it costs to alter a marquee? What to get: Breakfast, Hot Dogs. It's been ages since I ate here. I wish I could go back down to Jamestown to enjoy "Another Day In Paradise" at this lunch place. I took a girl here many years ago, and she said it was a lot of fun. But you know, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun." She had a breakfast special with pancakes, which she loved, but this was back before I used to taste everything that everyone had, so I can't tell you first hand how good it was. She loved it. I had hot dogs... cheap and cheerful, delicious and as good as any of the Buffalo-style dogs, with the meat sauce and onions... exactly what you'd expect, and totally scrumptious. I'm not sure if this place was the "Genesis" of the hot dog, but while it may not have invented them, it manages to perfect them, "Time After Time." No matter what you order here, they show their "True Colors" and make you delicious food. I think if you asked them to, they'd fly across the Atlantic to cook for you in Philadelphia, after cooking in London earlier the same day. Especially if you were Ethiopian. One night I really wanted a hot dog here so "I Drove All Night" to get one, but realized they were closed at nights. Oh well. I swear I could smell those hot dogs "In The Air Tonight" but I must have been mistaken. So I went dancing instead only to realize "I Can't Dance." But I did find a girl to make out with, what can I say, she was an "Easy Lover", she took a hold on me, believe it. She was like no other. Before I knew it I was on my knees. And then I was "In Too Deep." And I made her "bop" over and over. "She Bop"ped harder than she ever bopped before. Anyway, "Against All Odds" I finally wrote a review of this place years later. If you are the person who wrote a bad review of this place, I'm sorry that Phil Collins and Cyndi Lauper "Su...suddio", and I hope the lawsuit didn't cost you too much. And if you're in Jamestown, stop by and try the fantastic food here. And thank you Yelp for helping me find it! read more

I found this on a visit back to my hometown. One word: Pancakes... you must.. have.. pancakes. blueberries, chocolate chips, or plain. amazing. Thank God there are still places like this in the world. read more

Phil-N-Cindy's Lunch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jamestown, New York

My favorite thing to eat here are the plain pancakes with butter and whipped creammm yum yum yum

One of the best breakfast spots in Jamestown! Show up early unless you feel like waiting and also bring cash because last time I checked they did not accept credit cards. I've been going to PNC's for a lot of years and stand by their food 100%. read more

Priced going up. Food was good but this is the third time with ham and cheese omelet with only a few tiny pieces of ham in the omelet no more for us Been going there over 20 years but not no more coffee cup half mile up the roadwith great prices and big portions read more

OMG. No, seriously. O.M.G. They serve the best french toast in the entire world here..and I can say this without tasting all of the french toast on the planet. Best part? Its so cheap, you can eat here whenever you get the mad breakfast munchies. They make the food right in front of you and the cooks are all ladies who probably remind you of your mom. It's a nice little restaurant. KEEP IT ALIVE! Bring cash, because they don't accept cards. (And have some french toast for me, would ya?) read more

Great food all the time , have never had a bad meal at Phils . His cheeseburger soup , sandwich's , Burgers , everything is good

It is a very good place for breakfast except they are not price competitive. They keep raising prices and do not give seniors any price breaks as many of the other breakfast restaurants do. It is within walking distance but I rarely go there anymore read more

I simply cannot figure this place out! I enjoy the old school diner feel - where they bust out flapjacks, crack eggs, and tickle your bacon on the massive flat iron grills right in front of you... but the food is marginal. I think the clutter on the walls is outdated and a bit tacky and the place is a little shoddy inside. I do love the pancakes and have never had a bad cup of coffee there before! I would recommend this place for a quick fix early in the AM especially if you feel like pounding some cakes down your pie hole, but don't expect anything more than edible. The staff is outstanding, the food is reasonably priced, the coffee is good and it is extremely convenient and fast. All in all, I give this confused little junk store (on the walls) with tiny coffee cups and big pancakes 3 stars for not giving me dysentery. read more

Phil-N-Cindy's Lunch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jamestown, New York

You could not ask for a more classic diner...From my meticulously cooked food including pancakes or Drew and a plate, fresh on what's real potatoes and scrumptious bacon... This place has it all! They've even got a waitress named Trixie and a staff that is as friendly and helpful as there is...well worth the visit! read more

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Great breakfast and friendly, attentive wait staff. Loved the rye toast with my omelette! Proof positive that if you get off the beaten path, find a local spot with lots of cars parked out front, you're usually not disappointed. Bonus: nice to see the people of Jamestown actually read newspapers and converse..only one "nose-in-the-phone" guy. read more

Absolutely an iconic old time diner restaurant situated in a plaza near the Falconer Village line. All of the home made food makes it a great stop for breakfast or lunch. It's noisy, busy and fun. Tell them Norm sent you! read more

Hands down the best place for breakfast, in all of Chautauqua county. Everything I have had, has been delicious. Pancakes bigger than your face (only order one! They are giant!) The best french toast I have ever sank my teeth into. I love the atmosphere too. Like old school diner vibe.. Where you can sit up ad the bar and watch them get to work on your meal. Hats from local companies along the walls. Not to mention how CHEAP it is. :) read more

Absolutely classic American Diner! Virtually everything breakfast done up in one grill. The hash browns, crispy and golden brown, with the brown gravy--Mmmm! And the hash and cheese omelette--all the goodnees in the middle with the egg folded around it. Grillcook art! How does this place stay off the FoodNetwork? read more

Cash only. Unfortunate because we were looking forward to trying this place while traveling through.

Working out of town and I did a google search on best breakfast in town. This place is damn good! I crave it while I'm back home. What a throwback 60's diner! read more

Pancakes. Just try their pancakes, and you won't go astray! Blueberry, chocolate or plain. I have ventured off the trusty pancake path and been dissapointed. Nonetheless, I visit pretty frequently. Cheap, quick, and great service! read more

There's nothing like getting ready to leave a town to make you appreciative of the places you have especially enjoyed. As someone who moves a lot, eats out too often, and especially appreciates breakfast out, just this morning I made a point to go to Phil and Cindy's Lunch (for breakfast) because I hadn't been there yet. I have to admit that I have avoided it because I dreaded going into a strip mall lunch place that I was sure would be sterile and sad, with the same old white bread sandwich and neglected soup menu as every other diner. But Yelp reviewers mostly gave it five stars, and I decided I had to try it. The most pleasant surprise is the atmosphere inside. The grill is right in front, with a bar at which customers can sit, and watch the goings on, and chat with the servers. The short order cook was stressed with too many orders, and there was a pile of homefried potatoes on the back of the grill, with various egg and pancake orders in the middle. I had a sausage and cheese omelet, which was unfortunately served with American cheese, and which immediately stuck to my teeth. (What's up with that?) I also had a buttered bagel, which was smaller than I like, but my overall experience was made glorious by the home fries, breakfast potatoes that had cooked thoroughly, some of which had gotten crispy brown, and were a taste of the good life and warmer days than Jamestown was having that day (12 degrees at 11 a.m.). Okay, so I wax poetic. It was obvious by the crowd that this is a neighborhood hangout, and a regular one at that. There were specials for under $5, and while sandwiches and soup were on the menu as well, what Phil and Cindy's seemed to specialize in was a sense of community, with the servers chatting up the customers comfortably but not forced, and being overly polite to me, because I had never been there before, and they knew it. This is the kind of local eatery that makes you feel good to be part of the human race, because you can get away from the ugliness of the outside world, and into a place that may not know your name, but knows that what is important is good people, good food, and pride in your neighborhood. Fortunately, I already know there is a place like this in Kodiak, Alaska, where I am moving in two months... read more

Phil-N-Cindy's Lunch - Best home fries in town! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jamestown, New York

Phil n Cindy's is one of the best places to go for breakfast and lunch in the Jamestown, NY area. They treat you like family. They don't take credit cards but they do have a ATM machine. This is a must go place. read more

We had been on vacation for about a week before heading into Jamestown to visit family. I hadn't had a good breakfast since before we left. I was dying for some good hometown breakfast eats. I am so glad we were told about Phil N Cindy's! I ordered french toast and bacon and I was NOT disappointed. Refills on the coffee, fountain soda, good service and delicious food. It is exactly what I was looking for and I was a very happy girl. The next time we are in that area visiting family, we will absolutely be stopping by again. read more

I came here just passin through town. I like the country diner feel. The service was good but the award goes to their home fries with gravy on top. That was incredible. Prices were very reasonable. Defenitly would come back if ever in town. P.S. The hats aren't for sale. read more

This is my favourite place to go to breakfast in this town! They make everything to order - they even made us bacon-pancakes when we ordered them one time (that turned into many times) on a whim. Prices are excellent. Portions range from perfect to huge. I rarely finish a pancake, unless it's the only thing I've ordered. Their everything is delicious. Great service, too. Wish they were open all the time! read more

Awesome family atmosphere, great food, great prices. Couldn't ask for more! I go there all the time with my hubby!

I'm from South Carolina, and every time I come to Jamestown, I make sure I eat here. The food is very delicious. I eat here for breakfast, & at Johnny's Lunch for dinner. What a combo! Such a beautiful area. I'm originally from this area. Moved south in "83", but have never forgotten what I left behind. I even miss the snow. Like the mail, nothing will ever stop me from eating at Phil-N-Cindy's. Hope you stay around a long time. Vacation would not be the same without you. read more

I am not from the area and when looking for a breakfast place, I found Phil-N-Cindy's. Great place to go for breakfast. They have wonderful pancakes and French toast. The service is great. Prices are very reasonable. I wish I had a place like this near where I live. I will definitely go back when I am in the area again! read more

Great lunch and even better breakfast. I love this spot. The people are friendly and the food is amazing.