Very small, neighborhood restaurant. Limited menu. Specials change often. Staff is very polite and friendly. Food is good. Only draw back is that my wife and I waited about 25 minutes for our food after ordering. We both had specials - my wife a strawberry and chicken salad. Me, Brisket. All we ordered should have been prepared ahead of time or easy to prepare at the time of our order. So not sure why the long wait for the food. But we will try it again when the specials catch our eye. Hopefully food prep is quicker next time. read more

Killer eats and food and atmosphere and loving in the cooking and the people are chill....

My family and myself have made this our favorite restaurant. The food is truly homemade. Try the filling on anything, authentic and amazing taste. Chrissy the server is a hoot to boot ! Amazing restaurant ! read more

We are new to the area and always looking for good food and friendly service. This place will not disappoint. Hubby ordered 2 eggs over easy, home fries, and toast with ham steak. He was served a huge piece of ham steak - so big it was on its own plate! I ordered biscuits with sausage gravy and home fries. The portions were very generous- we even brought home leftovers. i can't rave enough about the biscuits - they were fluffy and flaky and homemade. The home fries were definitely made from fresh cut potatoes and were excellent, as well. The menu is extensive and offers something for everyone. The restaurant was immaculate and our server was very friendly and attentive. We had heard that this place was awful, but that was the previous owners. If you had a bad experience here in the past, give it another try. Great food and even better service! read more

Awesome food great service would recommend over and over again Truly homemade cooking read more

I've not had real home made gravy unless, I made it myself for breakfast, since forever. It's always the jarred commercial stuff. My first time we went there since the new folks are running it, (about 4 months ago) and that first taste, it was like a dream come true, for me! It took me back to when grandma made biscuits and gravy. The gravy at RT74, makes the word OUTSTANDING just a word, as it is far beyond that for me! Super friendly waitress, super good food, we love all their improvements also. Since our first time back for breakfast, we have gone for lunch, Fish, with Macaroni n Cheese, AND stewed tomatoes, AWESOME!!! It tasted all freshly made, like real home made!! Then we went there for supper one evening. The Brisket is delicious, juicy, tender, cooked to perfection!! They get our Out Standing, vote on all offerings, for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner!!! I do not write this after one visit, this is from multiple visits over a 4 month span. We simply love their work! read more

Without a doubt, this is one of the best family restaurants around. The staff is some of the most amazing and friendliest people. It feels very homey and comforting. This was our first time here, but it won't be the last!! The food was absolutely delicious. The meat lovers omelette was packed full and the french fries were super fresh. 10/10 recommending to everyone! read more

Staff here is great-- super friendly and accommodating. Walked in and we were able to seat ourselves. Unsure if they have high chairs-- I didn't ask because I had a portable chair for my daughter anyway. Everyone LOVED her though. You can tell the customers (bunch of old people) are definite regulars. Service was fast. They brought me a coffee and a water out right away. Glanced at the menu and decided to order the 2 eggs with toast, homefries, and bacon. My friend ordered some omlette. She is on the keto diet and was unaware that they came with homefries mixed inside. No matter, we actually traded breakfasts. Not exactly what I wanted, it came with peppers, onions, and ham inside, but enough hot sauce solved everything! Coffee was hot, but (I may be slightly snobby) left something to be desired. I drank it purely for the caffeine though, hahaha. This was my second visit-- it had been years since I had been back, as we live in a different state now. I suppose I would visit again and perhaps try the French toast or pancakes. All in all, service is worth the 4 star review and the food is more like a 3 for me! read more

Woke up to crummy weather at Gifford Pinchot so I checked Yelp for a local breakfast place. Huge portions, well cooked. Plenty of room inside even though it looks tiny. Service was very attentive. read more

Route 74 Restaurant - a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, toast and coffee - American Near Me - Dover, Pennsylvania

A small dinner that is locally own. with young children running around in A.M hours. Reasonable priced menu that brings in a lot of regulars. Portions are good and service is fast and friendly. Food is decent. And what else i seen come out kitchen looked good. The place looked clean. Not sure if it is Covid Compliant. I will come back here. Maybe for dinner. read more

My friend and I were headed to the Dover Antique Mall next door and decided to stop for breakfast. Both of us were sick within 2 hours of eating there. My French toast was not cooked on one side. Which, I didn't notice until after I took 2 bites. Spit the second one out. Loaded with margarine, luckily second batch had butter with it instead. Friends omelette wasn't an omelette it was friend eggs?? Waitress was excellent. And, she apologized profusely. Wouldn't recommend nor eat there again. read more

Excellent location for a good breakfast to start your day. All food is home cooked and the prices are affordable. read more

Route 74 Restaurant - Excellent breakfast location for a good meal to start the day. Prices are affordable and all meals are home cooked as well. - American Near Me - Dover, Pennsylvania

I was camping nearby for one night, so I decided to give this place a try after reading a few Yelp reviews, and not wanting to clean up the kitchen, in addition to packing up / hooking up the camper for travel home. I walked in, and was able to grab a seat at the small counter, did not wait for a coffee, and the food was out of the kitchen quick. My breakfast was very good. Route 74 is not a large restaurant. The staff there was great, service was personal. Some locals were there as well on a Sunday morning. If the friendly locals are there, you know it is a good place. I will be returning to Route 74 on my next trip to the area. Thank you. read more

Route 74 Restaurant - 2 eggs over easy, hash browns, scrapple - American Near Me - Dover, Pennsylvania

I use to go to 74 diner at least twice a week for breakfast. Now that the new owner/owners took over I completely stop going. I gave this place two tries after it took new ownership, the first time it took forever to get a refill on my water and my crab cake sandwich was still frozen in the middle. They did replace the sandwich but I was given no apology and the waitress never checked back on us to see if we needed anything. The second time the food was good but very poor service. I now enjoy my breakfast at Dover Valley Restaurant. read more

This little gem is awesome ~ very small, but still great food. The food is hot, fresh and home style. Prices are great too - good value for your money. The wait staff was friendly and accommodating. I will definitely be back!!! read more

Take out always available. Offers drive thru for people who don't feel comfortable coming inside to eat/ pick up food but must call order in first. read more

This used to be a really good diner. I think every place has its little quirks but since this one was taken over by new ownership at the beginning of 2017, the food is delicious but the service is really lacking. Kelly, the owner, is a very personable person and we'll go out of her way to make things just the way you like them. On the other hand, her wait staff specifically Sabrina, is slow, distracted and generally not very nice to the customers. Unfortunately, I will not give them any more of my money. I hear them many times talking in the back room and even out front about the people who used to own the place and the people for whom they used to work and it's a lot of negativity in front of customers. It's not something that you want to hear when you just want to go for a pleasant breakfast in the morning. read more

Homemade style food, with excellent prices. The service was super fast and super friendly. Would definitely recommend it as a local breakfast/lunch spot. read more

Just love going to 74 for the bargain breakfast. My spouse and I always get exactly what we ordered and the taste is awesome. I love that they serve thick rye bread! I'm also a huge fan of their jello "poke" cake, we always get two to go when we check out. Would highly recommend to each all. read more

This is a great little mom & pop place. Not very fancy looking but good food at great prices, good service. I was there today and very happy to see they are now accepting plastic; it used to be cash only and I don't always have much cash on me. They have daily specials and everything I've had here has been very good. Today I had pancakes and ordered three thinking they'd be average sized. They were very large and I was not able to finish them. Very tasty, perfectly done. Side of bacon which was four very large pieces of thick slab bacon. Unlimited coffee and huge breakfast for less than eight bucks. I've had lunch there before, soup and sandwich combo on the special list and it was very good. If I lived closer to this place, I would be there much more often. read more

From the moment you enter, you are greeted warmly by Owner, Kelly, who happens to be the absolute best waitress anywhere. Everyone is who has eaten out during the last 35 years, agrees Kelly is customer oriented. Route 74 Diner's food is always served fast and hot. I love 22 miles away and alway enjoy the experience. Try Kelly's broasted chicken, in or carry out, it is worth every bite. And breakfast - what a great way to start your day. You will be a return customer, for sure. read more

Very good food. We go there a lot. Love their smoked sausage. Very friendly and hospitable. Food is always hot.

Great place to eat. Very friendly servers and cook staff. Fast service great prices clean and friendly environment.

I went to this restaurant for breakfast the other morning. I used to go there all the time as a kid with my Dad and it was always great! However, this time it was horrible!! I ordered the chipped beef on toast with homefries and literally, my FIRST bite not only tasted awful, but had a huge white hair in it! Now, I understand that things like that do happen, but when I told the one waitress about it(shes been there the longest), she was extremely rude and acted like it was MY fault that one of the cooks hairs was in my food. I sent my food back and ordered 2 pieces of french toast instead, but that took about 20 minutes to make!! My boyfriend was done eating before I even got my food. We also ordered a plate of scrapple, and im pretty sure it wasnt even cooked right and it was cold. Both my bf and I are sick now. I wouldnt recommend going here honestly. read more