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    Valliant's Diner

    3.7 (101 reviews)
    InexpensiveBreakfast & Brunch
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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Greek omelette
    John F.

    This places brings you back to the 1950s with a cool, retro interior. No better place to start the day than an old-school American diner. Service is always fast and friendly. They treat you like a friend. And I love that this place seems immune to inflation! Most meals are less than 10 bucks. I got the Greek omelette, which had plenty of feta, spinach, and tomato. A side of wheat toast compliments well. Good grub and just what you want to start your day!

    Bacon And Egg! Delicious! I recommend adding the Mayo & Cheese!
    Ali T.

    I love this place! If you're looking for a good breakfast, not hard on the wallet, with a throwback vibe, then this is your place to go! The food prices here are amazing- you don't see that too often. Their wait staff are always super friendly, walking around with coffee ready to fill up your cup! You feel like a neighborhood friend when you come here! Everything is made to order- so might have a bit of a wait on your food depending how busy it is. I've ordered the bacon & egg sandwich a few times. Their bacon is so crispy and delicious! Highly recommend!

    Menu of foods in September 2023
    Tiffany Y.

    Valliant's Diner is a family-owned 1950s-style diner that was founded in 1968. Current hours are from the early morning to early afternoon from Tuesdays through Sundays (closed on Mondays). A small parking lot is on site. Menu items are very simple, and most cost only a few to several dollars. Breakfast foods include eggs, toast, ham, bacon, sausage, hash, pancakes, French toast, English muffins, bagels, and omelets. Lunch foods include burgers, several types of sandwiches, a gyro, kielbasa, soups, salads, fries, and onion rings. Beverages include coffee, tea, juices, soda, lemonade, and milkshakes. A couple desserts are also available. Please see my attached photos for the full menu and prices. My husband and I have eaten at this restaurant a couple of times. During our most recent visit, we ate breakfast. We seated ourselves at a table. Minutes later, our waitress arrived to take our order. She promptly brought out our drinks, but we waited roughly 35 minutes for our food. My two blueberry pancakes were a large size, contained many blueberries, and were cooked well. My and my husband's slices of bacon were nicely crispy. My husband said that his ham-and-cheese omelet contained a large, thick slice of ham rather than cut-up pieces of ham, but he liked the flavors. We paid for our bill at the cash register rather than at the table.

    Alan W.

    Very nice olden style looking diner. The diner is nice and cozy on the inside. The staff where very friendly and happy to serve. I had eggs ad bacon and home fries. Everything cooked perfectly and tasted great. I would defiantly go again. I would say prices where about average not over priced at all. I thought pricing was actually pretty good. If you are in the mood for a good breakfast look no further Valliants diner is a great choice.

    Home Fries and cheese and mushroom omelet
    Carrie N.

    I came here with my family over Christmas break on a Tuesday late morning. It was already packed probably a nice mix of early lunchers and people off for the holidays. It's fairly retro inside and not very big. We were lucky to find a table for the four of us, otherwise I think we would have went elsewhere. I am pretty limited to what I can eat so I knew it would be an egg dish with some potatoes. We waited a while to be waited on. It was packed and with only one noticeable waitress it was inevitabale. Once she brought our drinks we quickly ordered. All the fam got pancakes and the kids also got bacon. I opted for a cheese and mushroom omelet with home fries. We waited quite a while for our meals. The kids entertaining themselves on their phones. When the food came out I will say everyone in my party loved their pancakes. I'm not really a pancake eater, I have to really be in the mood. My food however kinda looked like someone dropped it then scooped it up off the ground and threw it on my plate! Of course I am not suggesting this happened it was just really sloppy looking, but it's the taste that matters right? Well it fell short there too. The potatoes were all different sizes and tasted more like a baked potato cut into many different sized squares, smashed up a little then slammed on the plate. I added a decent amount of hot sauce and salt. The eggs were, well not what I was expecting. I make omelets at home and the stuff goes in the omelet. This omelet was an odd shaped circle and under the eggs was like the Kraft cheese that you pull from a plastic wrapper and mushrooms stuck to the underneath of the eggs. Again the eggs were in need of salt even though there was some really funky salty cheese attached. It wasn't very enjoyable. The rest of my family seemed please so I took one for the team. I don't think I would bother going back with all the other options in the area.

    Raisin French toast and egg cheese muffin
    Mike M.

    Lucky to have a delicious local diner in walking distance to me! Staff always warm and friendly. Food consistently arrives quick and hot. There's something about a basic fried Bologna sandwich made with love that tastes great. Today I got the cinnamon raisin French toast and an egg n cheese muffin. Great value and rotating daily specials

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    Diner food. Breakfast and lunch. Good service. Friendly staff with. Bright and clean

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    Great food and great service. Best beef hash I've had since moving to Pittsburgh, and the home fries were cooked to perfection.

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    Charge $3 extra for home fries. Should be against the law. Food was ok but for $16 not worth goin back for this potato loving guy.

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    Nice diner! We enjoy the breakfasts and prices are good. Very nice staff. Plenty of parking in the back.

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    Service is great with people that have been with Valliants many years. Food is always good with a large variety

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