WOW FACTOR? Yes, the patio with the pasture view of two horses and their colts was wonderful. HAVE AGAIN: Good fries. NOT HAVE AGAIN: Ricky Ricardo's chili cheeseburger was good but one time is enough. read more

This is truly one of the best places I have ever ate at!! Amazing staff, excellent service and always prompt to coming back to the table, fun atmosphere, beautiful scenery, and the food is AMAZING!! If you're ever passing through, stopping here is a must!! read more

4/20/26 Went here to grab a bite to eat. Had a big appetite since I had just finished hiking! Loved the BLT they had, the tomatoes were fresh, bacon was cooked just how I like it. The service was amazing! One serve going around the whole restaurant, but the service was good! And the atmosphere was pretty quiet and warm. Would definitely come back again for that BLT! read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - BLT with coleslaw - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

Customer service and food is great. And the view is even better. I'll definitely be coming back. Our server Montana was anazingly nice the moment we walk through the door. read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - Chicken sandwich - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

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Pretty cool diner/bar. The 50's vibe and the whole Elvis theme made this place unique. Is a family owned restaurant with great service. The server Maddie is great! I asked for a few drinks and they were really good. I ordered a sampler with finger foods and it came out in good time and it was good. The menu has what you can easily order at a diner and great flavor. While I was there I noticed there's many locals that frequent the place. It has a beautiful outside area to eat, nice lights and just a nice calming summer atmosphere. I would love to go back and will do if ever near the area, is the perfect place to stop if you are in a road trip and visiting near by places. I read some reviews that didn't match my experience, not sure what people are expecting at a roadside diner and no need to be so cruel and mean about a family owned business. They have a music player which you can add money to and make it a vibe. Definitely recommend!! read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

I recently moved to the Oakdale area and found this spot,it has been my new spot. I've had a sampler, wings, burgers, and when i want something like a bigger dinner I've had rib eye topped with onion and mushroom. My son enjoys their milkshakes. The service is very good they are friendly and the food doesn't take long. Is a family owned business, I rather support this than big chains. I definitely recommend. read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - Wings and fries - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

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Love the 50's motif but food quality is the issue here. Canned bean greens as a side dish doesn't cut it these days when people are eating fresh vegetables at home. Service was good. Again love the ambiance of the 50's theme but won't be going back. read more

I really enjoy this place. It has good food great service and the staff is very friendly.. I enjoy the chicken sandwich and the roast beef sandwich. It is a very quaint, comfortable friendly place for lunch. read more

We stopped by for a drink at this place. Our Bartender Tara was amazing full of energy. Minute we walked in, she greeted us with a million dollar smile. We were serviced immediately. I definitely will visit again read more

Food quality is inconsistent. Burgers and hot pastrami sandwich were good. Avoid anything with gravy (hot turkey sandwich, hot roast beef sandwich). Gravy was the worst I ever had -- way over salted. I ended up scrapping it off my hot turkey sandwich so that I can eat it. Service was fine and location near covered bridge was good. Probably won't be back. Better food options in downtown Oakdale. read more

Great food and service! Beautiful scenery with indoor and outdoor dining. We enjoyed the bar also

Absolutely amazing service. The food was amazing and perfect I would recommend this place to everyone. Best restaurant. read more

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Love the atmosphere. Staff is always very friendly. Food is tasty. Menu has a little bit of everything so you can always find something you want. read more

Food was excellent. Great taste, huge plates. Love the small town home feel of the place. Waitress was very friendly and sweet. Will diffently be returning. read more

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The atmosphere here is nice. The steak that came with my salad was really good, though some of the leaves of the salad were a bit orange/brown. The fries were fantastic! Couldn't put my finger on why, but they were addictive for sure. This was a nice convenient spot to stop at. read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - Basket of Fries - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

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We visited on May 26th 2025 and had a very satisfactory lunch and good service. Unfortunately we were over charged: Food bill was $123.75 and I left a $30 tip (24.2% to reflect the good service), but when I received my credit card bill I saw that $34.02 has been added. The additional $4.02 is a small amount, but it feels bad to have been taken for a ride. I called the restaurant and they said the manager would call me back, but they never did... read more

Had alot of fun last nite at Crab Feed! Maria and Manny are great as the owners. It's our favorite stop for years on the way down from Lake Tulloch and Sonora. Delicious food, Excellent Bar and beautiful setting near Knights Ferry. Thanks for a Great time! Ciao, Danny and Lura 4/23/24​ read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - 4-23-2024 50s roadhouse knights ferry Crab fest, was fun meet alote locals, always a fun place - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

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The waitress was extremely slow to return, so we left after she served our drinks. The service was poor, and the place needed an upgrade.

Really enjoyed taking my favorite date here to enjoy an ice cream after a little hike around knights ferry. Was not expecting the veggie burger to be my favorite garden burger brand. service was awesome! this is where the locals go.. so the food needs to be good. This has a full bar and all the local cowboys were here on a Friday late afternoon drinking up and winding down their week. I will definitely be back! read more

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This place is fantastic! We make it a point to eat here every time we are in town. The staff is friendly, the service is quick, and the food is excellent. We usually get hamburgers. Where else can I get a real hamburger for $17? My parents always ordered from the dinner menu and had to split it because it was so big. The ambiance is classic 50's diner. My only complaint is that it can be cold inside. I'll take the a/c on full blast during the summer over stale, hot air. read more

Pulled over before visiting longest covered bridge at Knights Ferry to grab a bite. Ordered pastrami sandwich and fries and wife ordered grilled chicken breast with potato salad side. Both meals were tasty but what took it over the top was the decor and staff. Staff were very helpful and knowledgeable of the menu. Decor was a clash between 50's and country. read more

It's a diner with diner food! Burgers fries grilled cheese and cold beer in a pleasant atmosphere... the kind place you pull over for a bite.. enjoy read more

Stopped on way back from Yosemite on Sunday afternoon. Service was prompt and varied American food most named after 50's movie stars or shows. Bar area was busy with locals. We were hungry so we went to dinner menu. My wife had Molly Goldbergs Liver & Onions & I had The Duke Roast Beef & mashed potatoes. Dinners came with soup & salad. Garlic toast & daily vegetables included. Everything was tasty and plentiful. Entrees could have been a bit hotter but didn't impact my appetite. Totally full when we left. Clean restrooms & friendly staff. read more

The food is so bland with no flavor. They definitely needs a new chef or Google some recipes for the food they are Service. So much untapped potential. Oh a good note, the Service was nice and they can make a good Bloody Mary. read more

I always enjoy this place. Waiters are friendly and food is good. One of the few places that I keep going back to.

This place is slow as hell any the price is way over they it needs to be 9 dollars for a P&J sandwich and 17 cheese burger and the service was terrible don't come here save your time and money read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant is a nostalgic roadhouse restaurant, located outside of the small foothill community of Knights Ferry, CA. This amazing restaurant offers diner-style "comfort food," great prices, large portions, and the amazing cuisine is served by friendly staff in a nostalgic, 1950's style roadhouse. As you enter the restaurant, you'll be struck by the number of cowboy hats you see, as 50's Roadhouse Restaurant is a favorite of the local ranchers in eastern Stanislaus county. You'll note the 1950's style decor, including the chrome chairs, neon signs, black and white checkered tile floor, a vintage jukebox, and lots of 50's memorabilia. The dining room is very spacious, and features mostly tables, but there are booths located at the perimeters, and the low partition that separates the dining room from the bar. Yes, the restaurant features a full-service bar, which serves any variety of mixed drink, local wine and beer on tap. If you prefer, the restaurant features patio dining, which is actually a balcony overlooking a shady lawn, with a couple of goldfish pond. You can walk down the stairs and dine on one of the picnic tables, and the staff will deliver your meal to you. A string of lights lights up the garden and the patio, which makes for very popular dining on warm summer nights. The menu features all of your diner and "comfort food" favorites, and very closely reflects the choices you'd see on the menu of a diner, back in the 1950's. No breakfast is on the menu, as this fine restaurant is open for lunch and dinner. I was tempted by the "Burger Mania" section of the menu, but in the end, "Michael Corleone's Fish and Chips" won out. From the "House Specials" section of the menu, I went with "Michael Corleone's Fish and Chips," a classic diner favorite, along with a Coors beer from the tap. Fish and chips is one of my favorite things to eat, as I rarely resist ordering this amazing dish, and I could eat this lunch every day. At today's price of $11.99, this fine lunch was truly a bargain. You will enjoy two good-sized of battered fish - most likely cod - that's lightly seasoned and deep fried to a crispy, golden brown, just like you'd find in London. The batter was tasty, and enhanced the tender, white fish, and didn't overpower the delicious flavor. The batter-to-fish ratio was perfect, as 50's Roadhouse Restaurant has "nailed" the art of fish and chips. To compliment the fish, you get a cup of tarter sauce - you can order seconds at no charge - and a bottle of malt vinegar. I'm a tarter sauce kind of guy, but the option to enjoy malt vinegar was a nice touch. Along with the fish, you get a large helping of "chips," which are actually crinkle-cut fries. The fries were deep fried to a crunchy, golden brown on the outside, and white and tender on the inside, just like the way a perfect order of fries should be. The "kid" in me dipped some of them in ketchup, but the fries were so delicious that they really didn't need ketchup as an enhancement. The menu didn't mention it, but the lunch included a small bowl of tangy, delicious, in-house made coleslaw, which always goes well with fish and chips. I absolutely LOVED my lunch of fish and chips, as it was perfectly prepared, tasty, delicious, and filling. I asked my friendly server, Stephanie to pass along my complements to the chef, as he or she has talent. 50's Roadhouse Restaurant is a favorite of the Knights Ferry locals, as you'll see more cowboy hats and pickup trucks than you'll see in Texas. Knight's Ferry is ranching country, and the local ranchers appreciate fine cuisine. When you're visiting historic Knights Ferry, or on your way to Yosemite or the nearby mountains, stop by 50's Roadhouse for excellent cuisine, and 1950's atmosphere. This amazing restaurant is my idea of 5-star cuisine and fine dining. 5 stars all the way! read more

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A group of 8 people stopped for lunch. The waitress said we had to divide the check into 3 if not on one check. I po aid for my lady and a friend I end and his lady for a b day gift. One check 4 people. Two other couples with se po rate checks. 2 people and 2 people. When the meal is over I was feeling generous and was going to give the waitress a $20 tip. As I was looking over check the waitress points to check and says I already added my tip. Wait...what?? Its standard on a group over 6. What group over 6. You made us split the check 3 ways. Ya but there is 8 0f you. No. There is a group of 4 and two groups if 2. After she took my card and added her tip on a 4 person check. read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

After 10 years of driving by the sign off 108, we finally decided to pull off and check this place out. What a great place. Service was amazing, didn't catch her name, but the waitress was beyond awesome. Beyond amazing service and so friendly! Food was fantastic, price was great, setting was really nice. Totally a old fashioned diner that makes anyone feel like a local. We were traveling with our dog and didn't know where we could eat but the waitress was able to accommodate us and was super cool. We are die hard steak lovers, rib eye in particular, and the rib eye here might be the best ever. Tender beyond belief. Buffalo wings were the perfect fried and tossed style. Just a great meal overall in the middle of the hot, off the beaten path, town. Thanks for having us, we will absolutely be back! read more

The Roy Roger's steak sandwich is really a good peace of meat, well cook (medium as ordered) and well seasoned. It is really a steak with garlic bread on the side. I think it was bigger than the 12 onz the menu said. The side of fries was huge and the Super Grilled chicken sandwich was delicious, very juicy and fresh. Good place to stop and eat on the road.mmm la read more

50's Roadhouse Restaurant - Roy Roger's Steak Sandwich. Perfect!!! - American Near Me - Knights Ferry, California

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We stopped by this place on our way to the valley. Place is clean but it was freezing inside. The waitress was nice and attentive. I ordered the chicken sandwich with fries and chicken fingers and fries for my son. Oh what a waste. The fries were pre frozen bagged and tasted like the fry oil that needs to be changed. Not good! My sandwich was okay, chicken was pre frozen with no flavor! My son's chicken fingers were absolutely disgusting!!!!!!! Rubber chicken Slim Jim's! He took one bite and said he was full. I tried it and said you have to be kidding me! It was basically frozen chicken strips from Walmart. I got the bill and it was $50 for Walmart Frozen deep fried food. Soda for $4.50 and Chocolate milk for $5. I hate to give bad reviews, especially for road side dinners in small communities but the food was absolutely Horrible! read more

this was the worst meal ever. was seated at a booth given lunch menu order lunch. waitress brought out dinner I didn't even order dinner ( can't stand green beans) green beans juice was all over dinner ( ordered hot roast beef sandwich got a cold roast beef dinner. service was horrible and when asked why I didn't eat by the waitress I told her I don't like green beans and she replied with you should have said something I told her that's not what I ordered and she didn't care tried to charge me for dinner price which was 7$ more and got upset that I said I was not paying for dinner when my order was lunch last time I will go there 0stars read more

There was I believe at least 20 of us out for a Spyder ride and our destination was Knights Ferry and the 50's Roadhouse. I had never been and was excited to go. It was lunchtime and they were already pretty busy. So I chose what I thought was going to be a basic BLT. Well I was wrong, there was nothing basic about it. The bacon was cooked to perfection the lettuce was crisp the tomatoes were fresh. Honestly it was one of the best sandwiches I've eaten in a very long time. I would go back just to have another one. As busy as they were the staff was friendly and polite the cook was just spot on, not one order was wrong and everything was prepared to protection. THEY GET 5 STARS IN MY BOOK!!! read more

Went for breakfast. It was excellent! Great service. Great bloody marys. Will be returning again.

I'd give this place 5 stars if the food were better. The service deserves 10 stars as they were busy and still got our food and drinks in a timely manner and a smile on her face. Now my chicken sandwich was a grilled chicken breast with the right amount of char and mayo on a soft delicious bun. My fries however arrived crispy and within 2 minutes were soggy. Their onions rings could of used another minute or 2 in the fryer. I dipped them in a delicious bbq sauce. I will return but maybe for breakfast next time. Overall a decent meal. read more

Finally checked this place out after hiking in Knights Ferry. I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious (well seasoned) the food was based on appearances! The service was amazing and it's such a cute diner inside and out! Will be looking forward to going again soon!! read more

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I have a tradition of coming to this restaurant with my family once or twice a year when we are in Knight's Ferry for other stuff. We usually come in the morning for breakfast. Last year they were closed because of covid, this year they are open again but they are not serving breakfast. One of the waitresses I asked said that their breakfast clientele was mostly elderly people who have since shied away from eating out as much. She said the owners were considering opening for breakfast again one day. I hope they do reconsider opening for breakfast, if they do I will reconsider my rating. The lunch was fine, but we were not the only group of people puzzled by the lack of breakfast. read more

Yelp 100 Challenge 2017 #47/100 Happened to find this restaurant that's off the beaten path when we made the drive from Yosemite to San Francisco more than 4 years ago. Though this review is to say the least, late, it is by no means an afterthought. So our hungry group (my son, my bro and his wife) ordered and shared the following Marlon Brando's Ruben sandwich, fabulous Buena Vista burger, chicken fingers and fries, house salad, and a side of hula hoops (onion rings). It was the best onion rings I have ever tasted. I could still hear the crunch as I bit into the crispy and flavorful rings. Not greasy at all and the house made ranch was thick and creamy I forgot about eating more of my salad. Both my son and bro enjoyed each of their burgers that boasted of a 1/2 lb. lean fresh ground beef with everything but the kitchen sink. The sis-in-law raved about the Ruben sandwich. Chicken fingers was crispy on the outside and juicy white meat on the inside. Service was good and fast. Restroom was clean. It was such a nice respite. A welcome stop from the winding roads of Yosemite to San Fran. read more

Best of the wild Wild West bloody's to mimosas great breakfast and lunch or dinner must stop

My friend and I decided to try this place while out on a drive around the foothill area. We both decided on the Roy Rogers Steak Sandwich. It isn't really a sandwich, as such, but was really good! It's a 12 oz. Rib Eye steak served with garlic toast, fries and a salad. The steaks were pretty thin cut, but were seasoned & cooked just right. I like medium rare and mine was perfect. This is a really good & large meal for a great price! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. The decor and atmosphere is really cool, too, and our service was excellent. read more