This diner is cozy, has large tables and my digs have enjoyed the patio area. The food prices are reasonable and the portions more than adequate. I prefer the breakfast items, always amazing. The staff are super friendly and eager to please. The lunch items are diverse, some are not that impressive. For breakfast or brunch, I highly recommend. read more

Ordered simple club sandwich the bread was so OVER toasted hard to bite into also ordered the clam chowder tasteless...employees were very nice but will not be back! read more

I frequently eat at the Summit Diner. Service and food is great. I have read some of the other reviews for this restaurant and noticed one person who wrote five different reviews. Cindy M sounds like she dines here quite often. The first three reviews were 5 star. The last two recent reviews are very negative. Why continue to eat at the Diner when it sounds like you are not happy there. Why bash a small business. Maybe they are struggling with the rising costs of living. The price of food, labor, lease increase and everything else. You are only hurting their business with negative reviews. Shame on you!! read more

Okay this place is small and has cute decor, nice outside seating area that's dog friendly. The food I would have to say is okay, nothing wowed me and some dishes were a little bland. The waitresses were really friendly and helpful and honest which I liked. The turkey on my Benedict was really tasty and I love the hash browns. Overall it's a good diner food place. read more

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As an East coast person, the idea of going to a diner is like nirvana. They have cozy booths, amazing burgers, Greek specialties (since many diners are owned by Greeks), and desserts to die for. So upon discovering the Summit Diner, I drove there 13.9 miles each way. The place didn't look like a diner but for the few booths which were arranged against the wall. The menu had many options and there was a separate menu for MAY specials. Many choices included soup or salad. I've always had great meatloaf at East Coast diners so that's what I chose. Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, veggies and gravy. The meatloaf arrived covered in a super-dark, almost ebony gravy. The entire plate was covered save for a few veggies which escaped the drench. When I tasted the meatloaf it was too salty to consume. Kathy, the server took it back and told me to choose another dish. I opted for a tunafish sandwich on toasted rye just to be safe. The sandwich came with marble rye (which I don't like) and barely toasted. I wasn't going to complain again so I removed the bread and ate the tuna with the lettuce and tomato which was on the sandwich. After one half of the sandwich I had had enough. So on a Saturday night, I had a tunafish sandwich for dinner. I could have made that at home. My husband's tilapia with pico de gallo, avocado, and french fries was pretty good. It came with a salad as well. It's nice that they give you a choice of soup or salad. We ordered the flourless chocolate cake which I thought was pretty good. Hubby likes it more chocolatey but what does he know. This "diner" had welcoming staff and attentive service. The place has the potential of having a line out the door if they improved the level of cooking and had more of a Chicago/New York vibe. After all many of the transplants in Arizona are from these two areas. read more

Summit Diner - My Saturday dinner--a tunafish sandwich. Hated the marble rye. I asked for rye. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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A great disappointment in what has happened to our local diner. We have supported this establishment since it opened. There has been a noticeable decline in quality of food. The staff has changed and the diner has become a very depressing place with no atmosphere or service. This place needs a huge overhaul from the ground up. We have decided to spend money elsewhere. Good luck to the owner in keeping customers! read more

I would give this place a solid B. We tried it out today because my sister lives nearby and loves it. The guy serving (younger, in shape guy) was amazing. He was so kind and so attentive. We always had his attention and our coffee was always full! A+ for service. The decor and ambiance of the place is perfect as well-super small town and diner vibes, which is hard to find anymore. The food was just okay for me. I ordered the chorizo burrito and hash browns. I really wasn't a fan of the quality of the chorizo in general. The burrito also had tons of onions and peppers mixed in, which took away from the meat. In their defense, I LOVE Mexican food and have had some amazing chorizo in my days. This just fell short for me because I've had better chorizo even at home. This being said, I have heard amazing things about their lunch so I will be trying it and updating it! read more

It's convenient and we've only been there for lunch but I think the food is just okay and nothing special. The service has always been good. Not sure I can pick out anything so unique to this place I couldn't find a better option say for a better burger or sandwich. But it is close by and never seems too packed. And there is patio seating which is nice. read more

I always enjoy Summit Diner. Staff is friendly, food reasonably priced, clean and best of all for us is that they are close by. My wife would likely give them a 4 or 4 1/2 as she is food picky Nice variety of menu items, daily and weekly specials, a neat return customer program. These things keep us coming back. Nice improvement from maybe four years ago. Kerry read more

Food and service has always been great until now. I have been a regular weekly customer. Last week my salad has a gritty texture which indicated the lettuce was not washed clean. I called the next day and left a message for the manager to return my call. No return call was ever made so I called back the following day and spoke with someone who said she was the manager. She was rude and told me no one else complained and I should have brought the salad back. When I tried to explain to her that I got carry out snd the restaurant would have been closed she just told me I should have brought the salad back. Not one time did she ever apologize. She was so rude. I told her we come every Wednesday and get dinner there we are regulars. That didn't seem to matter she said no one else complained. With that being said I will never eat there again. She never said I'm sorry. That's all she had to say she made it seem like it was my fault. We have eaten there for years but we will never go there again. I'm writing the owner a letter also to express my disappointment with his staff. read more

My husband and I had breakfast at the Summit Diner this morning. It is always nice when we go in there and are greeted by Alicia with a smile and hello. Today my husband had the breakfast special which consisted of huevos rancheros skillet with eggs over easy on top. I had the breakfast bagel with scrambled eggs, ham and cheddar cheese. We received our meals quickly and they were hot and delicious as always. We have been going there for years and keep coming back. Karen & Joe read more

Stopped in for Sunday breakfast. Was greeted right away and served ice cold water. The eggs Benedict with hash browns came out hot and done perfectly. Our breakfast entries were served to is by the cook. How good is that. Plus they have an extensive menu for a dinner. Great little restaurant, clean, good service with hot food. Plus they have a full bar. read more

Clean and quick. Great friendly service. Gyro salad was delicious. Spinach salad huge with lots of goodies. Drinks refilled without asking..hope to be back. read more

This is already a place where the staff knows names of people coming in for a hot breakfast - I observed it this morning. Demographics are mostly middle aged to retired folks, with the latter having a good time exchanging quips with their server. Sizable outdoor seating exists here as well as good room inside with rather modern decor, including a curved bar for solo patrons looking for a quick breakfast. Background music was on the quiet side. I enjoyed my 2 egg breakfast with hash browns & English muffin. Pancakes were just alright though. On the menu the omelettes sounded good, as well as some of the vegan options made with tofu and assorted veggies. Breakfast served all day so I know I'll take advantage of that. Update: Service has gone downhill on recent visits. Attitude issues from server for no good reason. read more

Summit Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

OK - no - it doesn't have a Michelin star ... but that's not what I'm expecting from a Diner... but if I were to compare it to others I've been to - one of the top for sure! First - the location is easy - lots of parking and shopping. The service was fantastic. Some of the best I've enjoyed. Staff were attentive, quick, friendly, and very helpful. I noted that many of them were stopping by each others tables to check in, offer help, etc. I noted several regulars in that many of the staff knew them by name. One couple drives over every Saturday morning for brunch - 45 minutes each way! I had the chicken fried steak. Cooked perfectly. Gravy was VERY flavorful. Eggs just as I asked, and the hash browns were perfectly cooked. My dining companion had a skillet (I hate to say I can't remember which one it was) - but both of us said "wow" after our first bite. Water and coffee cups were kept full. Table was kept clear - but never felt like folks were "hovering" ... I asked for the manager - he/she wasn't on duty that time - but they sent over the senior staff member there that day and I think she was thinking "oh my - a complaint" lol.. but I had nothing but praise. She filled me in on many of the inside stories... owners who are passionate about their food and service, food that is prepared fresh onsite - no Sysco can's and buckets! I noted a couple of notes about the french fries... I'll have to try them myself and see - that's one of my pet peeves - gotta do the fries right if you want the other ingredients to shine when they're on the plate. They offer nice weekend drink specials and lunch and dinner specials each day. I'm looking forward to the next of many visits. Great job!! read more

Wow, what a disappointment. Our family has been dining at Summit Diner for at least the last 8 years. The food was always fresh, well seasoned and timely. Summit diner was a weekly tradition for Sunday pancakes for my son and I until about a years ago. I made it a point to continue to support our local businesses through the pandemic, but the food became unbearable. While COVID certainly played some part in the decline of Summit, something else is going on. It is obvious that the kitchen is making food ahead of time and then warming it up to serve. I had french toast this morning, and while it was warm, the bead was soggy and the strawberry compote was terrible. It was slopped onto the toast like it was dumped out of a jar. The hash browns were room temperature and soggy. In general, the food is not what I would expect from a diner. In fact, I would probably complain if I was served this food at a fast food joint. I sure hope something changes as I am almost finished with them. I will give them one more chance and then I am done. read more

Looking to try an new place for brunch and came across this restaurant. Maybe we got the wrong item but when the banana crepes were brought to the table, it was disappointing. No sauce as described on the menu, when you bit into the crepe the banana was cold, making the whole dish cold. The plate wasn't garnished, it was just 3 crepes and that was it. When I asked for the sauce that went over the crepes, I had to show them the menu because they said there was nothing else. I was then brought something, it was cold and not the least bit tasteful. The service was less than optimal. I will cross this one off my list. read more

Thank goodness some eateries are open, we thank you. Getting to the restaurant for Brunch, we sat in a secluded COVID-19 safe area. The restaurant began to get busy and the only waitress was stretched a bit beyond her limits. With that, service wasn't very good at all. When our breakfast arrived, parts were missing and it took three of the four of us to remind the waitress we didn't receive our entire order. When breakfast arrived, the two of us that ordered omelettes noticed that both hardly had any cheese and were overcooked and "crunchy". It should be noted the hashbrowns were light & fluffy, and "real" butter was available fir the pancakes and English muffins. All in all, three out of the four meals were definitely substandard for a $12.99 and $14.99 meal respectively. Will we eat here again? No, no thank you. read more

Very disappointing but the service was good. Coffee was weak, not very tasteful. Breakfast was mediocre, but $15 for an omelet with only mushrooms, onions and cheese, is a over the top, don't you think? read more

Absolutely loved this place! I received a gift certificate to here for employee of the month in CCUSD. I would have never known about this place if I had not gotten a gc to go here. My husband, youngest daughter, and I went there for dinnerI got the Philly cheesesteak with sweet potato fries, my husband got the chorizo breakfast burrito with hash browns, my daughter got the buttermilk fried chicken with veggies and sweet potato fries. ALL of it was delicious!!!!!!! We will be going back to try more of their food! read more

Dog friendly patio means you can have breakfast with your buddies, and you will not be disappointed in the food. They serve Mimosas too, which are served correctly with the orange juice on the side. The menu has a lot of choices and everything has been excellent. Staff is flawlessly trained and goes out of their way to be sure you are taken care of. This is really one of the better food places in the area, probably the best breakfast place hands down. Must try it. read more

Sadly the past few times we've eaten here the service has been unfriendly and lacking. The food is just ok. We heard our favorite sister duo and the manager had resigned and they were so friendly and attentive. There really is no reason to return for just ok food and so-so service. It was good while it lasted but on to something better. read more

MUCH improved over a couple of years ago. Great breakfasts! We had delicious veggie skillet and veggie Benedict's. read more

Great comfort food! customer service is excellent. Our go to food pickup place as well as eat in. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

The salads are the freshest around. The chicken Caesar salad is one of my favorites. The fish fry on Friday is an all you can eat and is really good. You also can't go wrong with the breakfast items. The staff is fantastic and their frequent eater program is great with a discount available almost every time. Dogs are allowed on the back porch too so bring your puppy's. read more

Was at Target and then had an appointment, so with time to kill, thought I'd treat myself to lunch. Nice place. Bright, clean, well-decorated. Service through-out was very good, if not warm and fuzzy. Although I seated myself, I had a menu within moments, ice tea came promptly and was kept filled. Server checked in twice to see if there was anything else I needed. If there was a service problem before, it's been rectified. Food: I ordered a chicken gyro and upped to onion rings for 99 cents. Maybe a bad choice---I can't help but compare what I had at the Summit with the gyros from Greek Pita at Happy Valley. All I could think was GFS (that's Gordon Food Service) The chicken was plentiful on the nicely grilled pita, but there was nothing Greek about it. It tasted like an anonymous herbed chicken breast that comes in a 10 lb bag. It was okay. It's probably the same anonymous chicken breast they use for a couple of dishes. About a tablespoon of small dice tomatoes and two (I counted) slivers of red onion. The tzatziki came in one of those little lidded plastic cups and if it had any flavor, I could not discern it. The onion rings were definitely out of a GFS or Costco freezer. But they were crisply fried and not greasy. But for flavor and satisfaction, I'd give it a two. Quantity of food: a 5. If the level of food had matched the service and cute decor, this place would have been a winner and on my list. But as it is... Waaay over priced at $9.99 for the gyro and then the upcharge for the onion rings. (Lunch for one person was fifteen bucks and some change) But for that kind of lunch money, I want food that's been prepared for me, not defrosted. Like I said, I am a fan of Greek Pita and you can't compare what you get from GP for 5.95 to the Summit gyro. However, maybe I ordered the wrong thing. Maybe ordering Greek at a Scottsdale "diner" is akin to ordering Italian at Applebees. You deserve what you get. I might try it again, if its the right time and place---maybe another menu item would be better. I'll let you all know.... read more

Gyros are awesome! Owner is Greek American!!! Not a fan of the waitress Nancy though- she is straight out of Ed Debevics. Insulted me for ordering a reubin and a pancake on the side. Ask to NOT sit in her section. Seriously, she's THAT bad. A good indication of this is, when you ask her her name, she never gives you an honest answer. She literally lies to your face so you won't complain to management about her. I'm surprised she's still there! Good wait staff and highly recommended is Greg. He's very attentive, kind and quick on his feet! Just look for the big burly muscular Dude- that's Greg. read more

I'm surprised by some of the negative reviews for this place because my experience has been just the opposite. I've eaten here three times in the last month. The greeter was always friendly, brought us to our table, chatted a bit and on two of the visits when they were very busy asked for our drink order. The wait staff was attentive, answered questions and were quick on the refills. I've had breakfast once and lunch twice. The breakfast is standard fare, no better or no worse than you'll find in most places. That's not a negative - you can only do so much with 2 eggs over easy. For lunch I've had the Rueben and a turkey sandwich. Both were very good. read more

Good place for a quick dinner after shopping. Very basic comfort food. Don't expect great food, but it's stuff your 50s mom might have made...nostalgic. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere comfortable. They have a daily all-you-can-eat meal. read more

Just had my first and what will certainly be my last experience at this restaurant. What they are severely lacking is a quantity, not quality of service. The poor waiter, Eric, was running all over the restaurant. They were clearly shortstaffed as others have pointed out in their reviews. Our table had the chef salad, and spaghetti and meatballs. Both of which were good, not great. In their defense they do have help-wanted signs in the window. For their sake, I hope they hire some good folks soon or this will be a vacant store front too. read more

My husband and I ordered breakfast for lunch. I had the Mediterranian Omelet. It was filled with gyro meat, feta, peppers and onion. Very good. The sourdough bread served on the side must have been handmade because it was fresh and delicious. read more

So it was a "soft opening" kind of day and we were a little hungry at 2:30 pm, and we've been waiting for this restaurant to open. We don't really have a nearby breakfast/lunch neighborhood place other than The Good Egg (which is old and tired), so we were pretty excited to see what Summit Diner has to offer. The restaurant is darling, very modern, decorated in greens and blues, with some regular tables, a bar with two plasma TV, and some comfy booths. They also have some patio seating which will be especially nice in the cooler months ahead. There were a lot of employees abuzz when we arrived. We had a delightful server who wanted to much to please us. She did! The food is okay. I could have given it a 3 star . . . my husband had a turkey Ruben. It could have had a little more turkey, cheese and kraut between the two pieces of thickly sliced bread. I had the chicken, bacon and cheese wrap (on a plain tortilla, though they have tomato basil tortillas as well). My wrap could have had a little more oomph to it as well. I like my wraps nice and full round. This one came out kind of flat. The flavor was not bad, but it just needs something . . . a special sauce to dazzle it up . . . nothing too fancy. Both sandwiches came with a side. We chose the fries, which were actually nicely thin, crispy and hot! The menu has a bit of everything and they say they will serve breakfast all day . . . a big plus!!!! So if the food was just okay, then why did I give Summit Diner a four-star review? Well, it is an ambitious undertaking in replacing the old Kashman's that was formerly in that spot, and I think they have the right idea in providing basic "diner" food at very reasonable prices. You can't really tell based on a soft opening what's really in store for this desperately needed type of restaurant in the way North Scottsdale area. I think it is definitely worth giving them a try . . . read more

Won't. Go. Back. To call the service "lackluster" would be a compliment. Sheila, my waitress, behaved like it was an imposition to wait on me. There was no courtesy, no thank you's, no.. warm and fuzzy. If I didn't ask for a refill, she wasn't offering it. Didn't ask how my meal was; just didn't do anything that a server should. Many of the tables hadn't been cleaned when I came in, yet the restaurant wasn't busy and the waitstaff didn't seem to be under pressure. I ordered a gyro and cole slaw. I'm positive that they peeled open a gyro package from Sysco and tossed it in the microwave. It clearly wasn't cut from a spit and it tasted worse than any gyro I've had before. It was garnished with some diced tomatoes (probably from a can too) and that's it. The tzatziki and the pita were the only things that tasted good. I wouldn't forgive the horrible food or horrible service anyway, but the price sealed their fate . I could have had a better gyro from a fast food joint and paid half as much. Instead I was overcharged and underwhelmed. read more

Ok here it goes: visited Summit Diner twice and the service both times was horrible. I wrote it off the first time since it was new so I gave them a second chance and there will not be a third. The greeter and our waitress were more interested in leaning against the greeter stand and talking than making sure our coffee cups were filled. Took the waitress at least 15 minutes to make her way to our table (mostly empty at this time) and take our order. Another 15 minutes for food and we are now 30 minutes into this visit and the place is mostly empty. When the check came I had to carry it up to the register myself because again the waitress was too busy talking to be bothered with such menial tasks. When I brought her the check I got the look of hate. Sadly, this place is not going to make it unless they get their act together service-wise. read more

Went for breakfast, service was good! Food was just not that great, had the bacon omelet and they really need to learn how to put out a nice big fluffy omelet! The omelet was flat and way over done! My wife had the Mediterranean omelet and she said it had one piece of spinach, way over done and dry. The hash browns were, ok nothing great but not bad either. This place could be a awesome diner if they really took their food serious and put out some awesome meals! Stick with a basic egg, bacon and hash brown meal and you may be ok! read more

Been there for breakfast twice before and thought it was awful - food, service, atmosphere - but decided to give it a 3rd chance. It's really difficult to screw up breakfast so I figured they'd get it right sometime. Well, my hollandaise sauce was ORANGE, the orange juice was YELLOW and service was ... wait, what service?? It was non-existent. Never. Ever. Again. read more

We were driving around the summit and saw the diner. Thought we would give it a try. When we walked in, no one smiled and said welcome or anything. We sat at the bar. The server came up, didn't introduce herself, and just said " what do you want to drink", that was it. We ordered food, which was good, a little pricey and the presentation was lacking. It looked like the food was just thrown on the plate. I will give it a second try to check out their breakfast, but if the service and presentation stay the same, we will probably not come back. I hope the place heeds some advice from its customers. It's nice to have something local at the summit. read more

The female server here was terrible! It felt as if it was an inconvenience for her to wait on our table. She was short with us, unhelpful with questions about the menu, and just flat out rude. It's unfortunate our experience with her was so bad. We had been recommended this restaurant by another. The atmosphere was decent and the other server working seemed to have a good attitude with the tables he was serving. Food was only mediocre. Not good enough to want to go back and put up with her again. I'll never go back. read more

The foos was great and the service was awesome. Very clean with a cozy vibe. I love to order the cheeseburger with fries and the chicken Alfredo. read more

Worst breakfast ever!! The eggs were burnt. The ham was similar to burnt shoe leather and the grits had been stored under the heat lamp until they had a lovely crust on top. When we asked for a re do the waitress said that the 'cook' said the eggs should be briwn and crusty because he cooks them onthe grill, not in a pan. Save your time and money. read more