We came here on a very hot Saturday and were fortunately seated right away. The host told us we had luckily missed the majority of the morning rush. The place was PACKED, so that was a great sign. We sat at the counter and had the view to see these incredible people at work. Each and every human working was kind, attentive, and they were MOVING. Kudos to the entire team for being rockstars! We ordered a classic breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage and pancakes. Everything was delicious and just what I was craving on a weekend morning. Your classic diner filled with comfort and a never empty coffee mug. The pancakes were massive and the hashbrowns were deliciously made. Would come here time and time again to support this awesome team of immense hard workers!! read more

The Reyn - Pancakes - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Came here for the first time. Good was good but unfortunately the place looked dirty. Unbussed tables and rude management. If I am going to spend my money on a great place I would like it to be amazing all around. Service is everything. Not just from waiters but from management too. So I will not be coming here any longer. Will miss the food but not anything else. read more

I've been here a couple of times for breakfast and i always enjoy it. I love "American breakfast." Me and my daughter came this past Saturday and we were seated fast, tended to for drinks then food. My server, i did not catch her name, she helped me out with switching around my plate to not make it costly which is appreciated. It's always nice when someone looks out for you. My daughter enjoyed her French toast, i got pancakes and i was wishing i got French toast too. But it gives us a reason to come back! :) read more

My girlfriend and I tried to eat at Reyn's Diner, a place we've been frequenting for years in Pasadena and were turned away at the door because we had coffee from another café in our hands - a policy we've never encountered before. A man immediately said, "No outside drinks allowed," with no greeting, no explanation, and no attempt to offer a solution or even put our name down. The interaction was abrupt and hostile. We stood outside for several minutes waiting to see if anyone would follow up. No one did, so we left. This wasn't about the policy--it was about the attitude. The way we were treated felt dismissive and uncomfortable, and frankly racially charged. After leaving, we read multiple recent Yelp reviews describing similar behavior under the new management, particularly toward Black customers. Based on this experience and the pattern others have reported, we won't be returning - feels like a place that would spit in your food. read more

Outstanding homemade banana bread The pork chop breakfast was well flavored and the breakfast potatoes were homemade and perfectly cooked Good solid diner coffee Parking lot in the back Highly recommend for breakfast read more

Absolute gem of a breakfast spot! Diner vibes inside and on the plate. The prices are fair and the portions are generous! I can't wait to come back here, it was truly delicious. My family has an amazing banana bread recipe that's hard to beat but I have to say this banana bread was on par! Moist and flavorful, nut-free. Plenty of parking in the back. Service was super fast and friendly. read more

The Reyn - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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The food and coffee were cold The service lacked The ambiance is its just a coffee shop Had the food been served warm a better review would have been on point read more

All good here. Service is quick , food quality is great and portions are . Went back to back mornings !!! read more

The food is hot & fresh. The service is fast & friendly. There's a divey vibe. Totally a loca hang. so glad l chose The Reyn. I recommend the banana bread!! read more

The Reyn - California omlette w hash brownd - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

Just right and nicely done. I was in Pasadena looking for a mid-morning weekend breakfast and wanted to be a little off the beaten path. Who wants to wait an hour somewhere off Colorado? So, with a bit of searching, I found The Reyn. Loved the endorsements in Yelp. Called ahead and was told it was about a 20 minute wait. Sold. Instantly, I felt a happy vibe. Busy, yes, but everyone seemed to be a good a place. Loved the simple, cozy interior with small, comfy booths. Got my good diner coffee then went with the Farmer's Breakfast. A couple eggs over easy (or any style), two sausage links, two bacon, choice of potatoes (or fruit) AND a couple buttermilk pancakes. I was hungry but still brought some to-go. Food came quickly. Everything was cooked right, even the bacon which I requested to be medium. Maria was my main person, and she was great. She helped guide me, suggesting the hash browns when I wasn't sure what box to check. A good call. It's a group effort, though, to be sure at The Reyn. A handful of other staff members pitched in for everyone. The banana bread at checkout looks fantastic, and it's reasonably priced. Next time, for sure. The Reyn was everything I'd hoped for, and more. read more

The Reyn - The Farmer's Breakfast - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Service is top notch! Food is tasty. Condiments are on hit. Homemade Banana bread is mouth watering.

1.79plus tax. So $2 upcharge for 2 eggs. They buy them at restaurant depot for less than .40 cents an egg. May be the egg increase is 50% recently meaning they were paying 25-30 cents an egg before this. They are gouging and taking advantage. I don't like it. Messed up. I've been going there for years but this feels dishonest, especially at a time when the locals are going through it. Well, restaurants are optional and I choose not this one any ore ai guess. Bummer, another one bites the dust. Food and service are good. This is an owner issue. read more

The Reyn - Bill - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

From the outside this place looks dead. On a recent Saturday morning the crowd waiting in the back of this funky diner dive is where it's at. The 20-minute wait was so worth it. The atmosphere is of an old-fashioned funky dinner with license plates on the wall and crazy posters. Breakfast is the thing here. Best French Toast. And the once over eggs were large, warm and fresh. You can tell. My boyfriend loved their banana bread, a house speciality. The potatoes had great seasoning and just enough bite to them but not raw. And enough fried onions to make them special. The waffles are fluffy. The sausages were perfect. Next time I try the pancakes. The service from top notch experienced servers also make the experience Top Rung. I've driven by here for years. Glad I finally stopped in. I'll be back. read more

Delicious food y'all and coffee great food exquisite great service thank you Mrs laura fast service Delicious bread and banana bread read more

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I have been coming here since I was very young. I've seen the change in management 3 times. I was happy to know all of management as they took over. Isreal took the business over serval years ago and uses to be nice. Now from reading other reviews, that has now changed and I experience it. He was rude. Although I can waste ur time to tell u my story, I won't. I will not be coming back here due to rude management behavior and I hope that one day I can meet the next owners. Maybe she or he won't forget where they started. Please humble yourself because it can all be taking from you. The food is good and the banana bread is the best. Sad I cant support this business anymore. read more

I love The Reyn Coffee Shop, been coming here for 7+ years now! There are so many breakfast spots in Pasadena, but this is by far one of my favorites! I feel like this place is more of a local spot because it's not in Old Town Pasadena, but don't underestimate its greatness! Everything I've had here I've enjoyed! I usually get the Country Scramble - three eggs mixed with diced sausage, mild Ortega chilis, cheddar cheese and topped with pepper gravy. I always add avocado and I love me some hash browns. Another go-to is the Farmer's Breakfast - Two eggs any style, two slices of bacon, two link sausages, choice of hash browns, home fries, or tater tots, and two hot pancakes...I like their chocolate chip ones! This place is busy pretty much every day of the week, but the weekends get packed! They're only open for Breakfast/Lunch. Service and food is quick, so you're usually not waiting long. Check this place out and don't forget a cup of Joe! read more

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Fast and friendly service at this local hot spot. Very busy but the food was delish! Good vegetarian options. Small dining room but they make it work. read more

The Reyn - Farmer's breakfast! - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Stumbled upon this place and so glad we did. To start off the coffee was good, indicating the breakfast should be tasty. Wasn't disappointed I got the ham scramble with home fries, my friend got Belgium Waffle which she really liked. Definitely would be back. read more

I came upon The Reyn through Yelp. It was exactly what I expected and needed. There was a short waiting line. Be sure to add your name to the list. We entered through the front. Immediately had service, drinks bam, menus bam, questions answered! Ordered and bam the food was there. I like a breakfast place where i can order a sandwich. Nothing fancy. Just what you ordered. read more

The Reyn - BLT add A and tater tots. - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

Service is attentive. It's really a popular place! I see mostly regulars come here in the hood. High rating comes indeed for their price! It's even cheaper than Dennys, Norms...however, you can't expect for much, food is no better than Norms or Dennys in the same category to compare with. Ordered: Reyn Special. Egg is way over cooked. Hash Brown is luck-warm. Bacon tastes no meat flavor. Coffee taste bad. Banana bread is average. What else...? read more

The Reyn - Rent Special： egg is over cooked/burnt. Banana bread is okay. Dispassionate w/such of a high rating...The price might be the factor. - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

Insanely good food. Noisy, bustling ambience because of it's popularity. I don't care though. I will never stop thinking about that waffle.

Finally came here after a friend recommended it....kicking myself for not coming sooner! Rather than a standard review, here's a list of things that will make me keep coming back! 1. My French toast combo was delicious 2. Service was great, coffee refilled many times 3. Easy parking 4. Soooooo clean 5. OMG they have Blue (Equal) sweetener on the table. No one has it anymore! 6. Last but not least....pitcher of syrup, not the mini servings you get and always have to ask for more The Reyn is also very reasonably priced, maybe that should go at the top of the review but all the other stuff was more important to me! read more

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Pros - Homemade Banana Bread!! Must try! I ordered the Pasadena Scramble and added ham and cheese for an extra charge. Generous amount of food for the price. There's a parking lot in the back. Excellent service. read more

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TIP: Walk to the back to sign up for the waitlist! SERVICE: We came for Sunday brunch and although the place was SUPER packed we got a table in only ~10 minutes. My waiter forgot I wanted scrambled eggs but it got fixed very fast! AMBIANCE: This place is definitely the loud, bustling but homely diner experience. There were families and groups everywhere and it seemed like the place that customers definitely would be regulars at FOOD: Classic diner food! Solid 4/5 We got the: -Belgium Waffle Combo -French Toast Combo Both combos came with your style of eggs, 2 slices of bacon + 2 egg links and choice of hasbrowns read more

The Reyn - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

First time here, I was sited right away the server brought me coffee and water quickly. Then I proceeded to my order. I order the fried chicken steak and eggs dish and I went with fruit no potatoes and their eggs and banana bread, it was served fast and hot to the table a side note they call it chicken fried steak but in actuality it's beef. Which is just as good but I was hoping for chicken. I definitely would recommend this place to eat at. Inside the restaurant the decor is old school which I do like. Now the Banana bread it come very warm to the table with a small scoop of butter, you can have the butter or not both ways are good. I did half with and half without butter. Family owned restaurant, so please support the mom and pops places like this. read more

The Reyn - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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The manager of this restaurant very rude and particularly disrespectful to African Americans. He refused to allow my sister and me to be seated because we told him that another person was going to join us in five minutes. We intend to file a complaint with the local NAACP branch, The food is mediocre and the staff is unprofessional read more

Manager/owner completely rude, automatically left because of his attitude. Wasn't there long so can't comment on the food... haha. When managing/owning a restaurant CUSTOMER SERVICE should be your MAIN PRIORITY!! Definitely not interested in trying this place out anymore. Dennys and IHOP can take my money! read more

Great food, never had a bad meal from this restaurant. I would recommend the omelette any of them. The service is extremely fast and easy but you need to get there early because it gets crowded. It not a really big place so you could wait 30 to 45 minutes but it is worth the wait. Nice feel to the place. They make you feel like you belong there and they want you there. read more

Let me start with a humongous apology to Pablo!!!! This man deserves a 50 star but yelp only allows 5! I was so deep into a book that I was reading at the table that when my food arrived I didn't put the book down......Shout out to James Redfield for being a dope author, any way I thought it was only a few minutes, but it was obviously much longer like eight minutes later when I decided to start to eat my food only to my disappointment my French toast was cold and my sausage taste flat, and my eggs were overcooked. Being the foodie that I am, I asked for a manager and had a conversation with Pablo. He tried to tell me that I did not realize how long the food have been sitting at that table, and that the food arrived hot and I insisted no, sir. It wasn't that long but he checked the cameras so when I finish my meal after having it replaced, I had a conversation with Pablo and he listen to me, Tell him about my experience when he had already gone on the camera to see just how long I let that food sit at the table reading. Pablo let me finish my whole situation, blah blah blah, and then he's so politely and patiently displaying such tolerance and professionalism that I am writing this yelp review because of the way that this man conducted himself the whole entire time I attempted to be a whole Butthead about why my food was cold. Pablo, you are the man and you deserve all the flowers. Thank you so much for being patient and tolerating while I was having a true moment, lol James Redfield needs to be read at home and not in restaurant diners because you will be immersed. read more

Solid old school diner. Tasty pancakes and good service. Biscuits and gravy were a little lacking but all else was good. And thw price was right! read more

Been hiking Echo Mountain for the past 5 yrs and never stopped by this place till Mr Ed from 213 Hikers invited me here and man o man this place was delicious, coffee on point but the Banana loaf OMG....I had the egg sandwich was also on point....first time here and not the last for sure....Echo Mountain also will mean The Reyn....Post Work out.... read more

The Reyn - Love it....facts - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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This is a local neighborhood spot excellent food and service. I have been coming here for years and have never had a problem. The best/lightest pancakes and waffles. I had the pumpkin nut pancakes special - delicious! read more

Don't come here, expecting an extracted-by-hand French Vanilla Latte w/ real rose petals sprinkled on the top. There are PLENTY other places around here that do that! This place is a diner. Straight to the point breakfast! They get you in and out. And even with that type of service, they're still attentive and quick to provide whatever you're requesting. I love the option to get their banana bread! It's soo yummy! I usually get the Ortega Supreme Omelette w/ either hash browns or home fries. Either choice is great. But this time, wanted to try something different w/ the Reyn Rancheros. It was delicious but next time, I'll ask for the potatoes to be extra crispy so you can taste it under the sauce. If you're hungry and lookin to eat some good, hearty food - this is the place! read more

I have always had great service and the food is both excellent and very well prepared. You need to allow for a possible wait, but it usually is only for a short time. read more

The Reyn is quite a popular local spot in Pasadena for a classic American breakfast. Kudos for its fast service and generous portions. If you're looking for a reliable and quick breakfast in a casual setting read more

I've been here a few times and really enjoyed the food here. The wait is never too bad and service is pretty attentive. They have a pretty spacious parking lot in the back so that's convenient. We love getting the Farmer's special since it comes with eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns and pancakes. We also always order one of their scrambles which we then get with tater tots and their homemade banana bread. The banana bread is sooooo good and you can tell it's freshly made. And the tater tots are always crispy and delicious. Would love if they had real maple syrup for the pancakes but can't complain. It's also pretty good price wise for the amount of food that you get especially compared to some other brunch spots and always comes out hot and fresh. It's definitely got more of a diner feel so if you're looking for the ambiance or trendy feel this ain't it. But if you want good bang for your buck and some solid Sunday brunch food, I would come here! read more

The Reyn - Farmer's breakfast with pancakes and Scrambled Supreme with banana bread - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

Great food and quick service. Their coffee is excellent. I love the Ortega omelet! It is our go-to breakfast spot read more

A real diner, the food, feel, menu, everything. Came on a Saturday. It was busy but no wait. Customers are of all ages. read more

The Reyn - Salad w/chicken - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

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honestly love the reyn HOWEVER the bald guy (manager? owner?) is always insanely rude. i don't know what his problem is but he has the absolute worst attitude. the rest of the staff is always kind and the food is always great but god that guy is a piece of work. i totally understand not being sat until your whole party is there, that's not why i'm saying he's rude. he's rude because he doesn't have basic manners or customer service. also if you close at 2 don't give people attitude when they come in at 1. i come back time and time again for the food and price point but bald dude gotta stay in the back office or something. read more

Showed up at 9 on a Saturday morning and put our name on the list To sit inside we had to wait about 20 minutes Was only 1 group ahead of us at the time There is outdoor seating with like 4 tables Plenty of parking in the lot in the back as well as street parking I ordered the Chicken Fried steak with 2 eggs and hashbrowns topped with homemade chili ($1.99) and the homemade banana bread There isn't music inside so you just hear people talking but it's a cute little old school diner Waitress was very sweet and nice Food came out very quickly Banana bread was amazing and warm and not too sweet. Very soft and melts in your mouth Also ordered the corned beef hash Chicken fried steak tasted a little bland so I added a little Tabasco and salt and pepper and the gravy was a little watery but otherwise it's good old fashioned diner food and I'd be back for sure Service is top notch read more

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