It is getting harder to find a good breakfast that is not served at a chain restaurant. If you are looking for down home cooking with a "locals" flair, you will find it here. The wait staff knew everyone but me but that's ok because I am not local. I hear them chatting with customers about the weather, hunting, and local events. Felt nice and homey inside. Food came incredibly fast. The service is quick and friendly. My food showed up about 4 minutes after I ordered. Maybe I got someone else's order but it was what I wanted so I dug in. The gravy is homemade. I can tell because I make it at home. Eggs were perfect for over easy. Always hesitant when I say over easy because the whites are usually runny when ordered anywhere else. Not this time. Whites were just barely cooked which is perfect. The home fries were rough cut irregular sizes which tells me they are fresh and not from a bag. It's a basic diner with great food and service. Add home cooking and you have a great place to eat. I will be returning. read more

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Unassuming establishment. Friendly staff. Great selection of comfort breakfast items. Funny story, we had 3 of our grandchildren with us and one ordered the French Toast. When she got her plate the was a healthy portion of French Toast as we know it. She was bewildered because she's only know French toast in a high processed rectangle form. It was sad. However breakfast was exactly what we were looking for. Check them out! read more

Route 11 Diner - American Near Me - Woodstock, Virginia

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My boyfriend and I met Robin and Rusty last night and they had recommended that we come to Robin's diner for breakfast and it was so amazing! Pancake was absolutely delicious and SO huge. Sausage gravy and biscuits were delicious! Eggs were fried perfectly over medium! Such an incredible meal, had the best luck to have run into them. Definitely the spot to go to if you're looking for true southern food, as well as just really good diner food. Can't wait to return after we get out of this food coma :) read more

The employees are fantastic! The place is warm and inviting and very clean. Fried pickles are so good! Homemade food is really tasty! Great experience read more

Improve staff. Used to be a regular on Sundays. Coffee is slightly colored hot water, no taste but must be high profit since they use so little coffee to make it. All of our regulars on staff are gone and the new ones are more concerned about their comfort instead of customer service. Won't go back read more

Needed a spot for dinner while road tripping. Glad we found this place. Service is great. Food was delicious and exactly what we were hoping to find. We're already planning a second stop here on our way back home so we can check out their breakfast menu. read more

Absolutely wonderful, the only thing that is better than the food is the people who work there. I had breakfast, the pancake was huge , delicious and cooked right. The home fries were incredible, if I knew that they were going to be that good I would have just got a bucket of them lol. You can tell that it is a small business because they appreciate your patronage read more

Nice diner for good home cooking! Highly recommend. Food and service were great! It's nice to still have some "mom & pop" restaurants.

Nice little diner. Not fancy, but food was good, service was great, and prices were fair. Home fries and Chipped Beef gravy topped our menu. Very good. read more

Food was good. Typical home cooked style food. Quiet little diner with good service. Homemade fries remind me of boardwalk style fries. Nice affordable place to stop on the way through read more

Good home cooked food. Nothing fancy but the meatloaf and the hot turkey sandwich tasted better than mom made! Military discount available. read more

While driving down the interstate returning from vacation, we were discussing where we could grab a quick dinner without having to settle for fast food. A Yelp search led us here. When we pulled into the parking lot, we were apprehensive. It's a small brick building that shares a parking lot with a small motel - a throwback to a bygone era. Good reviews brought us here, so we gave it a shot. We were not disappointed. The staff is welcoming and the food is fresh and delicious! Although the tasty salads and entrees filled us up, we could not pass on the wonderful desserts. They are all baked fresh onsite like the diners of my youth. The pies are absolutely delightful! Just off of I-81, I will make a point to return to this exceptional diner every trip. read more

If you want to eat in the ultimate "local diner", this is it. If you blink, you'll miss it as you drive by on the two-lane highway. Food was very good, and employees were super-friendly. Food was a bit pricier than we expected given the normal portion sizes (i.e. there were no leftovers), but the prices were not out of bounds. They do have an ABC On License, so you can get beer and wine with your meal, which I wouldn't have expected at a roadside diner like this. Two things to note... 1. The breakfast menu ends there at 11:00 am. So, if you are hoping to get breakfast food for lunch, you are out of luck. 2. The desserts looked AMAZING. It was our first visit, and I didn't realize that they had a cooler full of amazing desserts available. I was already full by the time I saw them. If I'd known about them ahead of time, I would have ordered differently. read more

The service at CaraMELized is awesome and the food is tasty and reasonably priced. Try the Mandarin Orange cake! It's a great way to finish off a meal! It's unfortunate but the last four or five times I've visited, it has seemed incredibly loud inside. It's not the staff or anything - I think there's just not much in the restaurant to dampen sounds inside. The experience is enjoyable when people are calm but if someone's talking loud, or someone's brought their kids, it can be incredibly difficult to hear someone across the table from you. This keeps me from returning more often than I'd like. Sometimes, I can't hear the servers above guests and that's frustrating. Still, the food and service keep us coming back. read more

Unassuming restaurant with great food! Home cooked amazingness. After 12 hours on the road this was right near my hotel so it was easy to get to and back. Friendly service, sunny yellow interior, really good prices. Owned by a veteran and the cooking all home done. I ordered the special: stuffed peppers and sweet potato fries. Added some carMELized onions with the pepper and a honey mustard dressing for the fries. It cam out SO quickly! Fresh fresh and great blended flavors in the pepper stuffing. I wish I'd had room for one of those homemade desserts! I don't understand why there are not more people here! Get yo' selves over! read more

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Excellent burger served by a very sweet attentive young lady, Katie S!! I was craving a burger and decided to stop in. The toppings were overflowing. Loved the fresh cut fries!! Too full for the MANY different desserts by had to take home some German Chocolate cake. read more

Hot turkey sandwich is a breast roll. Waitress thought they cooked a whole turkey so we asked for dark meat. Shepherds pie I am sure would have been good, however you could not hear your self think for the 2 screaming kids. Men with them thought it was funny as they allowed kids to put feet on table. I have always had good meals and service here but today sucked. I know you are a family restaurant but 2 screaming kids should have been addressed. I hope my next visit will be better. read more

An old roadhouse diner. Straight forward simple foods. Fair prices, good service.... Afternoon had sandwiches and soup.

Wanted a local restaurant for breakfast while traveling to NOVA. About a mile off interstate 81. What I was looking at when I pulled in parking lot, not sure I made the right decision. Small establishment, with about 10-12 tables and booths. No diner type seating. After I went in, met the people and ate the food, "Good food and friendly people." Will be stopping in again. read more

Great little diner with made to order, build your own charbroiled burgers and steaks. The desserts were homemade and delicious! The French fries were so crispy and cooked to perfection! If you love coconut cream pie, it is a MUST! You can purchase the mason jar glasses, too! read more

Route 11 Diner - Made to order build your own burger (swiss, cheddar cheese, grilled onions, and crispy bacon) with well done french fries. - American Near Me - Woodstock, Virginia

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Honestly, this place has the best Sausage Gravy that I've ever had. I swear it's because they get their sausage locally. The wait staff is great. They know who you are and what you want. read more

This stretch of 66 and 81 is pretty barren of places to eat, let alone not having to drive all the way into town. This is a local joint worth the ride off 81. Next to the Motel in a simple building with "Restaurant" on the wall outside the parking lot. Don't trust Google maps at the very very end. It tells you it's on the wrong side of the street. It's the only restaurant/building so it was easy to turn around and find--even after dark. Mixed menu of Southern food, bbq, burgers to Tomato Basil soup. Everyone can find something on this menu. And if you don't know that iced tea means sweet tea (default) the check to make sure you do. Drinks come in a glass Ball-like jar with a handle. Amazing all around: fried chicken, country fried steak, pulled pork, grilled chicken. The sides of soup, fries, mash with gravy, and cornbread were perfect. Especially the cornbread agreed by all. Made from scratch, the best chicken fried steak in maybe a decade. Only note: brown gravy not traditional sausage gravy. Was so good didn't matter. On and off 81 in about 45-50 min including stopping to refill with gas. This exit has fast food chains aplenty but take a trip a few minutes down the road. You won't regret it. Great stopping point on way to VT or all things south along 81. Or saunter out of Shenandoah. read more

Route 11 Diner - View from parking lot to the right of the front door. - American Near Me - Woodstock, Virginia

What a gem! We stopped here and had lunch and the grilled chicken sandwich was delicious!!

Excellent food! Quality service! On our way to massanutten resort we stopped for some lunch and it blew us away. 2 young kids ate everything on their plates and we even got dessert to go!! Our waitress was amazing and talked to our son about our trip too! read more

We are tourists here in VA... wonderful casual place for lunch. I had the beans and franks; others had burger, chili, and shenco sandwich. Also: the cornbread was homemade. We all thought the food was excellent. Also the server was very thoughtful. Recommend for good casual dining. read more

So my wife brought me here a couple of years ago on a Yelp review, and I thought I needed to tell y'all this is well worth a roadtrip stop! The food is always amazing, tonight I had the 16oz Steak with cornbread, stewed tomatoes/squash, and coleslaw. Lori had her fav, salmon, stewed tomatoes and coleslaw. The service is always great, and most everything is made from scratch, including the homemade desserts! Being a "gf" foodie for the most part, you know it's amazing if I'm eating a brownie, which is so big, it resembles cake! Don't be turned away by the average building looks exterior, or the roadside motor lodge next door, it's truly a "Diamond Diner" on the inside! It's clean, friendly, and a fantastic place to eat. I think it says everything if I've had two of my last birthday meals here and drove 30 miles to just enjoy a relaxing memorable experience! read more

Route 11 Diner - Homemade Brownie! - American Near Me - Woodstock, Virginia

Wow! I'm here in town for work and staying very nearby. Very cozy little place with great food and friendly service. They have breakfast lunch and dinner specials daily and a price that just can't be beat. Also looks like they have some homemade desserts. I definitely will be frequenting this place while here. read more

Route 11 Diner - American Near Me - Woodstock, Virginia

Great food and staff. The waitress was already with refills. The deserts were very good and BIG!

Food was pretty good for the price, customer service was above and beyond, they made us feel like we were at home! Amanda and Brandy were very sweet and patient with us. I'd make the trip from NC to go back read more

Stopped here for lunch and I'm glad I did! Meatloaf was excellent! Green beans were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The looks of the place from the road might put you off but don't let that cloud your opinion. I would gladly eat here again if I'm in the area. read more

Excellent "home-cooked" food in a very nice, clean restaurant. Waitresses are capable and very pleasant, and owner is friendly. Massive Chicken Strips, delicious Meatloaf, tasty Reuben, among a variety of other wonderful sandwiches, deserts, and entrees. Everything we have gotten here has been very good. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

First of all 11.95 for a buffet that offers no more than 6 options is terrible second off nothing was seasoned all the bread options they did have were so dry that we nearly choked on them. It's safe to say that perhaps they should stay in their lane and offer the normal quality and prices that are offered with your typical menu not that this cannot become a learning experience you should at least have the decency to season your food for your guests and taste it before it comes to the buffet we were not the only unsatisfied people in that restaurant today for many people simply had a single serving and left. read more

We visited this great local restaurant twice in a week while in the area, each time for breakfast and it was excellent! Service was perfect, friendly and very personalized! The cream chipped beef over Texas toast was amazing the first day I tried it, so I got it over their home made biscuits the next day and that was even better! Their biscuits are light, fluffy and delicious. Omelets and eggs are nicely made. Egg sandwich is amazing too! Wish we would have come back during lunch and/or dinner as they have a really nice menu for both. This isn't your typical, greasy local food... It's really good, home made and flavorful with many unique items, made in-house. read more

Appetizer fried dill pickle spears was good but nothing outstanding. Tasted like standard freezer to fryer. Chicken salad sandwich was good. Homemade chicken salad on wheat with LT. Could have used a little more chicken salad on the bread. Came with fries but I substituted cole slaw which was excellent and homemade. Hubby had the open face turkey sandwich with Mac and cheese and green beans. Turkey and gravy was good but bread left something to be desired. Wish it had been a bigger portion. Green beans were average: they needed country ham or something else to season them. Looked like they had rehydrated onions in them. Mac and cheese was really good. Side item portions wee generous. Desserts are all homemade. We tried the mandarin hummingbird cake and German chocolate cheesecake. Both were good but not outstanding. Both huge portions and only $3.95. Would come again. Food and service was good and prices were great. read more

Garden-variety breakfast place with the café style. Nothing special food reliable predictable. Waitresses friendly. Not for special occasions. read more

food was not that good. it was better when it was carmelized . charged 10 dollars more than what the menu stated.

Went in because it's convenient and open unlike a lot of places in the area. Food was fine. Nothing is go out of my way for but I only had soup and breakfast sandwich. I would go back read more

Delicious home-cooked food! Large portions! Clean, friendly, practicing social distancing. Excellent prices. 4 adults and one child ate and the bill was $58 with tax. We were stuffed when we left. Highly recommend eating here. read more

We found this spot on Yelp and we are so glad we did. A nice local spot for great food and service. Well priced. Hand cut fries and chicken tenders were the best part. We would definitely come here again. read more

Modest local diner with consistently solid dishes, tasty flavors, delectable sweets and a friendly and welcoming staff. Was in the area for a training and came here several times for lunch and breakfast. The service staff were very flexible, letting me bring my dog inside and keep her under the table. Lunch and breakfast specials change daily and include bottomless coffee. My first visit I had a very good cubano panini with a cup of potato soup. The next visit I had their spinach salad with lots of fresh fruit and cheese, and a piece of peanut butter pie. The last visit I had their French toast with scrapple. Everything was excellent. The pie was especially remarkable but everything was impressive and better quality than what I expected from such an unassuming place. The kitchen chef (I think her name is Patty) always impressed. By the end of my event I was sad to leave this now familiar place behind, but will surely return to this fine diner if I'm ever back in the area. read more

Route 11 Diner - Regularly updated cake and pie board, featuring mainstays peanut butter pie and apple pie. - American Near Me - Woodstock, Virginia