Today after church, I went to Original Mels with family and friends, and we had such a great experience. We shared a meal together, and everything was on point. The food came out quickly, hot, and in generous portions, which was perfect because we were all pretty hungry after church and hadn't decided where to go until we found this spot. The ambiance was really cute, giving an old-fashioned, almost Riverdale-type vibe. It felt like a nice little getaway. We were seated and eating within about 10 to 15 minutes, and everything tasted amazing. The service was just as great. Our waiters were attentive, but I especially want to shout out Caitlyn. She was incredibly kind, patient, and attentive to our large group of about 10 people. She handled everything so well and made our experience even better. She truly deserves recognition and made a big impact just by how she showed up for us. read more

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Service/server was awesome. Late lunch so not crowded at all. Ambiance great. The neon signs were so cool. Loved the Bazooka bubblegum one. Food wasn't good. Burger overcooked, cheese not melted and overall pretty mediocre. Fries way too cooked.. Grilled salmon salad. Incredibly bland. No seasoning whatsoever. Even balsamic dressing bland. Banana milkshake was good! Won't be back though when coming thru Vacaville. Lots of other choices. read more

I was at the outlet and thought of a burger, why not Mel's? We were seated right away and the diner was clean and packed with people since it was during the lunch hour. So the wait was a little longer than we had expected. We ordered fish and chips and a bowl of clam chowder. The clam chowder was creamy and had more potatoes than clam but flavorful. The fish and chips were crispy and good size portion. The server was friendly but I'm sure since it was busy she just took longer to get to us. read more

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We got Mel's. One of our go to spots. I got the Sante Fe Chicken Melburger. Chicken was juicy, the peppers and cheese was a nice addition too. I opted to get a regular hamburger bun instead of the wheat bread it normally would come on. The old fashioned chocolate shake was delicious and very rich! My husband finished his, but I will need to finish mine later! read more

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My burger was good but could have used more seasoning. Our waitress was also kind of slow, had to wait awhile to order our food and then again when trying to get the check. The place was a little dirty, they could have swept up a bit between crowds. Not a fan, but not dismissing this restaurant either. read more

The Original Mels - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

This place was packed but we managed to be seated quickly. Service was great and the food came out fast. Overall good comfort food and a great cup of coffee read more

The Original Mels - Hashbrowns and eggs Benedict - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

Sharon and Arecellie were incredibly. Everyone was very friendly. Food was amazing, worth every penny. Atmosphere is incredible. You won't want to leave. Ask for Sharon's section. I recommend The Original Mels. read more

The Original Mels - Sharon is the best waitress ever. You'll feel like family. Mels dinner is awesome. The food was amazing. The atmosphere is amazing. - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

staff was very nice . don't get me wrong but the food was awful . not worth the price .

The food here is good, and so is the service. I like the Mel's potatoes (breakfast home fries). Nothing spectacular, just what you expect and what you are hungry for. read more

Does not accept visa gc. The servers were rude and talked crap abt you to customers. Horrible experience. Will not recommend or return! Biscuits were majorly over cooked. Charges 5.99 for one biscuit that was horrible. The water tasted awful. The young gals behind the counter were absolutely rude and talked down to us. Shame on this place. read more

Great food, service and ambiance as usual. This was breakfast with Dad for my birthday. Pics show the yumminess!!! I keep coming back no matter what time of day! read more

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I visited Mel's Friday late evening 2-13-26. I took a seat at the counter. My server, Evan, was far too busy with a party of 10. He served cornbread, then saw him near end of meal to see "how I was doing". He missed the meal, my empty glass and a side dish. I had to ask for everything from expediter--a very nice guy, who clearly was experienced and helpful. I thought it unusual for a server to only take an order, but never serves. The cod and fries were fine, but 1/3 of the meal missing. The 3 stars were for partial meal, lack of attention by "server". Food was good (no side dish- potato salad), packaged frozen cod. Tipped 20% (lowest I do for service clearly not given by a waiter). During entire seating, I never Seen him pick up any food from kitchen. So not sure of role of "server". I prefer to write positive reviews. Wish I could for Evan. Guest #248 read more

Great service at the front desk, very welcoming, very friendly staff . . read more

Service was good, came in on a Sunday morning. Was fairly busy but got our food in a timely manner. I ordered the 2 eggs with hash browns and biscuit with gravy on the side. Eggs and hash browns were cooked perfectly, the biscuit on the other hand was so hard I couldn't even cut it with a knife. The gravy didn't even soften it up. Very disappointed. read more

Walked in on a weekday for lunch and was served immediately. Service was outstanding by both waitresses we encountered. What we got: San Francisco Melburger (4/5) -- Patty doneness exactly as I asked and everything tasted great together. Only comments are the sourdough wasn't as sour as I'm used to and a lot of the bacon was so hard that I was hesitant to chew for the sake of my teeth. Got standard fries to go alongside and they were very dry and flavorless Fish and chips (4/5) -- My dad enjoyed this even though I thought the fish pieces could have been a little larger. The ranch and onion rings that come with were well executed Affordable, good basic diner food. Bummer that the record picker at our booth wasn't working. read more

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Nope! Unfortunately they allow Non-Service animals and force the on-duty employees to walk on egg shells to address! 100% Health Code Violation!!! Also, Management limits servers for the fiscal $ bottom line! Food! Great and Ambience! Hopefully, for the True Blue Collar staff they take care of and not "Placate"! read more

There is a couple of servers that are good . But it's really gross that they don't clean the music thing at the table .

This diner reminds me of the movie Grease! I brought my little one and he was so intrigued by the decor inside. I ordered the corn beef hash and asked for extra crispy hash and my mom ordered an extra hot clam chowder and burger. We made a few requests and our server granted every one of those requests. The portions were decent sized and the pricings were average. The restaurant wasnt too busy when we came for lunch right before Thanksgiving, so there wasn't a wait. It was my first time at Mels and I had a positive experience. read more

The Original Mels - Corn beef hash - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

Our first visit! Great experience, it was not busy and we had prompt service. Food portion was great. Nice to see some of the photos from the show. I used the Yelp reserve ahead option but wasn't needed since there was no wait. I did let them know when I walked in, she just said ok but I remained on the waitlist. No big deal. read more

Gotta love some Mel's Diner. I had the country skillet which was soooo good. Really good portion for the price. Our waitress was very friendly, and waited on our party in a very timely and helpful manner. Who doesn't love the 50's style diner atmosphere?? Fun place to come for the kids as they love to pick out songs on the table jukebox. read more

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Last Saturday 8/30/2025 around 7pm I took my family of 6 to this location of Mel's. Whe have been here numerous times but this time was the worst service imaginable. The waitress kept rushing us to place an order after we were seeted. Mel's Menu is the worst of all with little font size and no pictures & I forgot to bring my reading glasses which didn't help. An employee brings in a sampler with no plates to share the food amongst ourselves. We were starving so we grabed napkins and used them as plates. The restaurant wasn't that busy so the food arrived with 10-15 minutes which is excellent. I had to ask for silverware! It was never placed on our table after we were seeted. My son ordered garlic fries with his meal but got the regular fries. After he pointed out to the waitress, she brought him the garlic fries in ten minutes or so and let him have the regular fries. This was our worst experience overall. Our kids like Mel's so we went there but not again. I still tipped the waitress even though I thought of zero tip to express my dismay. For the management: you can check the cameras as we were the only brown family there even though the waitress and the cashier were black, not that it should ever matter. I feel like we wasted almost $150 there. read more

I order Mels a lot through doordash. The last 6 or 7 times they have forgotten things on my order like sides ( bacon, gravy, toast, drinks. Its always something. $7.72 for a side of bacon an it's missing or $4.75 for a soda that's not there. These things are expensive an should be in the order or refunded. There is never any napkins, condiments or utensils in the bag. Thats a huge part of take out. This is becoming a regular thing. Train your togo waitress or get rid of her/him because this is not acceptable. Someone is making money off forgotten items that are clearly on my reciept an were paid for. Now I'm mad. Mistakes happen but this is starting to look like it's on purpose. An doordash doesnt refund for restaurants mistakes. I will be reporting this to managers, corporate. This is becoming robbery read more

Worst meal I've ever had at Mels. Didn't like the turkey or stuffing. The server was kind. I settled for a salad. Busy atmosphere. Most days the service is really good. Every once in awhile I have to take the 2nd photo into account. Love the milk shakes although the last time we went the server asked us what flavor she could split for us? A bit presumptuous especially since we wanted different flavors. I did notice that our shakes were less full and had less syrup that visit. Best burgers but that same server argued that no pink was the same as well done. Not in my opinion especially since that burger ended up being crunchy around the edges. They have a large menu, and serve breakfast all day. The jukebox wasn't playing the last couple times we went but the music is nice when it does. Plenty of parking out front and located near the outlets if shopping is on your mind. Overall we'll go again I suppose. read more

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My slice of pie looked like it had fallen and placed in a to go container. The filling was runny and the meringue was liquidy falling off the pie. The crust was crumbs. Terrible product quality and service. Perhaps it was left out at room temperature too long while the rest of my order being prepared. At 5.99 a slice, I expect better quality. Do better! read more

The Original Mels - Lemon meringue pie - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

Driving home late at night after visiting a friend in the hospital doesn't make for many eating options in Solano County. At 10 pm, we're asking would you rather have Denny's or Mel's? Mel's it is! When we entered we found a refurbished dining room that looked really good. Friendly staff were working and seated us right away. There was actually quite a bit of business for the time of night on a weeknight. My wife ordered the BLTA with fries and I ordered the open faced hot turkey sandwich. Her's looked (and according to her) tasted great! Mine was very good, but initially was missing the cranberry sauce. They fixed that once I mentioned it. Mel's has a great diner menu and does a good job preparing and serving the items. I won't hesitate to return next time I'm in the area late at night... read more

The Original Mels - Kinda late on Thursday night... - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

Stopped by for breakfast this morning with my fiancé and it was so good. They were super busy but we still got sat pretty fast. Our server was very friendly. Food was great. I got the corned beef hash and eggs (and I added avocado). My fiancé got the country fried steak and eggs. Super good! read more

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Great food, atmosphere and service. The proportions are big so you get great value for the price. read more

The Original Mels - Hangover Breakfast and chorizo skillet - Diners Near Me - Vacaville, California

Was seated and had a long wait just to get water. Waitress said she would be with us shortly, 15 minutes later we see her just casually conversating with other customers. We never got a chance to order because of the long wait so we left. She showed poor service! read more

The breakfast is always good. I normally get takeout by habit since the pandemic. But I recently dined in and the service was great... my waiter was the best. Check on you came with refill beverage. Wish I could say the same for the host. They seated at least three guests before me. When I approached the host I got a stare as though I needed to wait my turn. I walked away to avoid making a scene then I approached a different worker who inquired with the same hostess who brushed it off saying he didn't know how my phone number got overlooked. Luckily our table waiter made up this mishap with his professional service. read more

This 4 star review would be 5 stars if not for the older lady with the mask that works there. Several times we've been there she basically ruined our dining experience with annoying everyone in the area of their "bussing station" towards the far side of the dining area. She has a habit of loudly crashing dishes as if she has an attitude towards the customers. Many other patrons are obviously very annoyed with the very loud noise she makes, I had to actually bring this up to the cashier this time. Was informed she's had many complaints already. Other than that we've mostly had very good food and service here, especially Kaitlyn (spelling?) who goes above and beyond her duties. All the servers are friendly and attentive. The best place for breakfast in Vacaville in my opinion, we really need more breakfast places here. read more

The food is good, the service is excellent and friendly. I have had breakfast, lunch, and dinner here and enjoyed all.

Have t been here ina very long time but it was just as good as I remembered! We came here for breakfast after a day of checking out open houses and model homes. The place was packed but we were able to get on wait list and seated within 10 minutes. Our server came right away and took our drink orders of water and sodas. As soon as brought out our drinks, we were able to place our orders. The menu is quite overwhelming but we each found something we wanted. I ordered the corned beef hash, hubby and mini me got a burger and her boyfriend got the chicken fried steak meal. The diner is very cute And the vibe is very chill. Our food came out pretty quickly and generously portioned. Everyone enjoyed their food and very content. I loved my breakfast of the corned beef hash and it kept me full for the entire day. I would definitely come back for this again. I'm read more

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The thing say people before us when we were at the top of the list. Horrible service and waiting for an hour and still no food edit 10 more min still no food please fire your cooks and replace them all of the staff are nice except Kylee she lied about seating us but they paid for our meals read more

Needed lunch but was craving breakfast. This was the perfect place to go. Host and server were great and food was good. We had the steak/eggs and chicken fried steak. Gravy on the chicken fried steak wasn't salty. Potatoes were very good. The restaurant was clean and they play diner type music. read more

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Food: the picture of my French toast was not as good as it could look. But I finished all my food it was good. My niece loved her burger it was nice and juicy. But the garlic fries was fire! I love it when I bite into fries and you get that instant crisp and then all the flavors rush in. My friend ordered waffles with eggs and potatoes. So an all American classic food, thumbs up! Service: our server, if I remember correctly her name was Tati, she was very attentive but then she left us to go on break. Then we had a different server whom was not as good. At one point I think he forgot about us. So 3 stars on service. Ambiance: it's an all American Diner. You know freeway signs like Route66, license plates, jukeboxes, scenes from classic TV shows like Happy Days etc. It's gives you that 50/60's vibe that everyone loves! But I think they can use some renovations and upgrades of their floors, tables, and chairs. I give them 3.5 stars for the overall experience. It was ok. read more

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Fresh, coffee, crisp waffles, delicious Omelette your way, Amazing Country Potato.... They need to teach others how It Is Done... thanks again Mel's . Clean restaurant and very Friendly Staff read more

Purchase a gift card in this location and I found out these cards have been redeemed by someone else(not related to me) in different location of restaurant. I don't recommend purchasing their gift cards, that could be easily stolen. Waste of money. read more

Food was good. Portions were big and service was great. The kids loved the balloons that they got when we walked in.

I love this place. Today me and a friend decided to have breakfast and get caught up. Today the server Marchus was fantastic. The food was great service was great. Everything was great until a man walked in carrying his dog with a dog bed. I totally support a service dog. This was not a service dog. I'm more disgusted the man had a bed he's placing on the seat that people are going to sit at. Dog beds are infested with fleas, dog hair and etc. My friend is scared and allergic to dogs. Why would a dog and its bed be allowed in a restaurant. I'm sure there's nothing you can do as a business but as a customer I choose not to support a place that allows that kind of behavior. I'm a dog owner and a bird owner but pets belong at home. read more

Food came to us cold. I saw our meals sitting in the window for well over 5 minutes. Recognized the non melting clump of butter on my eggless pancakes. Someone other than our waitress brought our good. I don't like any of it and probably will not return. read more