Anita's is an old school country diner decorated with historic photos of Pendleton. Regulars drink coffee and shoot the bull. Plastic table clothes covered the tables. The place is spotlessly clean. The service is unbelievably friendly. our server, Monica, was non-stop funny and efficient. The menu offers breakfast and lunch traditional options. Prices are old school reasonable. I ordered 2 eggs, bacon and toast for $6.50. Bacon is served floppy, crispy or perfect. I took perfect and it was. Food came out quickly. My eggs were cooked perfectly as well. Overall, a perfect breakfast. As we checked out, the clerk told us a joke. I won't ruin it for you by telling you the punch line. Anita's has two private rooms for meetings or parties. There is a single unisex restroom. Parking is ample around the building. read more

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I ordered a breaded pork tenderloin which was nicely seasoned. The meat was moist and flavored well. I would definitely recommend it. The only reason for the four star was the seasoned french fries. I did not find them to be well seasoned at all. Plus they were very limited in the amount you received for an extra cost. The service was friendly and quick. I would definitely go back to try other things on the menu. This is a great place for breakfast and lunch options for family dining. read more

Anita's Diner - Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

This is by far my favorite place to go to breakfast with my family. We go here every Saturday. Food here is consistent and quality! Love the Random vintage mugs you get when you order the coffee. Service here is exceptional as well. The decor is vintage Pendelton and they show their faith through many great projects in the community. If I could give it 6 stars I would. read more

Went and had breakfast on a whim so I chose Anita's. Service was quick, and even though it was seat yourself the gentlelady approached me within 3 mins. The look of the restaurant is a little old school and I loved it. That's why I chose it, but over all 10/10 read more

Welcome immediately upon entering. Our waitress was amazing, Made us feel like part of the family. Service was great and food very tasty.....but the zinger was when our waitress dropped off the bill, is was the most reasonable price I've seen in a very long time. Very good experience! Highly recommend! Keep in mind, it's not fancy....but very home! read more

Nice little place. However. Wasn't busy at all. Sat myself and waited over 5 minutes to even be acknowledged. Finally ordered special. Sloppy Joes. Food was cold !! Tasty but cold. Fries were stale and cold. read more

If you love simple, home cooked meals and great service, you'll love Anita's. We drive the 15 miles from Fishers when able because we live be the drive and we love Anita's. In my opinion Anita's has the best biscuits and gravy for miles around. I can honestly say we have never been disappointed by anything we've ordered! read more

Good food! Great service and friendly! Love the old style ambience breakfast place! Love it and a great local value.

Food is always consistently good! Servers are always very personable! Anita's is the diner that. You look for but seldom find. We drive from Noblesville and never regret it! read more

My mom and I were in the area today. Found this place on Yelp. On arrival we knew it would be a good place to eat because local Emergency service crews were enjoying Breakfast at the diner. We noticed the seating was comfortable. The Diner was clean. The service was friendly and personable. Quickly noticed and loved the fact it had customers who obviously in Diner Dailey. Food was cooked to order and tasty. Never had to ask to get are coffee refilled. Watched several people in Diner eating a variety of Breakfast items and no one was going away disappointed. Would recommend to anyone in area. We will definitely stop again when in area. Keep up the excellent customer service. read more

This diner was awesome, so if you're just passing through the area or live in the towns near-by stop in and enjoy the delicious food and friendly, kind service it is worth it.!! With the cheery atmosphere we felt right at home.! I had a fresh spinach salad, and my kind of sweet potato fries not to big they are soggy or to small they're dried out, while my husband had their famous biscuits and gravy with fried potatoes & eggs which then I to had opportunity to enjoy yummy.. Then came the homemade AMAZING dessert's (yes plural) and a good cuppa joe. read more

Anita's Diner - Fresh strawberry spinach salad with fries on the side!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

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Passing through town to visit relatives and stopped for breakfast at Anita's, food was classic basic breakfast, nothing fancy and tastes just how you want it to. Like you woke up Sunday morning as a kid to your parents making a breakfast spread. Our service was excellent, our server was incredibly sweet , full of energy, and great at connecting with her tables! The place is set up really cute, old style country diner type of vibe, like grandmas house. Prices were very fair and we left full and happy! read more

The breaded tenderloin was excellent! Also, the customer service was even better. Look forward to coming back.

Stopped in this morning to grab a bite before a jazz band contest. Place was PACKED so first sign of a good place. Open seating so I found a spot. Server was over within 2 minutes I'd sitting down for drink order. I had the "build yourself omelet" I did the all-the-veggies plus a side of hash browns. Food was out in under 10 min. And tasted great. Hash browns nice and crispy. Omelet full of veggies. Their choice of coffee could use a rethink :), tastes like Folgers:( but I can hit the coffee shop down the street for my coffee. I'd recommend this place for a great breakfast and their lunch menu looks good too. read more

Anita's Diner - A very full veggie omelet! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

The food is good and the staff are friendly!! You can't go wrong with their tenderloin or their triple grilled cheese. Love Anita's!!

Great food and great service! Try the breakfast Manhattan and the bacon mushroom and Swiss burger!

UPDATE: I have eaten here several times and each time the meal is consistently awesome. I am from out of state and try to make this my go to place each time I come to town. Keep up the great work read more

Anita's Diner - Trust me there is a bun under there some where. Great tenderloin sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

Anita's always good. New ownership but they have not skipped a beat. Great quality, especially the breakfast food, good portions and friendly employees. They should try opening on Saturdays! read more

My family loves Anita's! We frequently visit for breakfast. Amazing staff, great food, and family friendly atmosphere.

Our first time here . We had great service and the food was great. I had the biscuits gravy which I love for breakfast. It could have been a little hotter but was fine. Our waitress was great and when my husband had a problem with his eggs ( he doesn't like a runny yellow ) she got it taken care of right away. Will defiantly go back to try something else. read more

Absolutely the BEST service and breakfast food EVER!! You won't be disappointed. The Friday fish fry is DELICIOUS !! Get there early because they sell out. Not sure if they have it every Friday so check first. read more

When a restaurant is open till 2:00 and customers come in 5-10 minutes before you don't turn them away. We couldn't even order anything to go. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

Everyone knows your name. Best staff in the area. Great service and food!! Cheap prices. Lots of regulars. It's a family environment. Great place!! read more

This place is probably my favorite restaurant in the Pendleton/Anderson area this trip! It started off with a cheerful friendly waitress and down-home atmosphere even though it's just a corner spot in a small strip mall. The food was about as reasonably priced as I have found so far, more like what I remember experiencing on previous trips. It had the variety that I like to see which included pork tenderloin, cream pie, and even fried mush on the menu. I didn't get there till about 1 o'clock but was still in a breakfast mood so I ordered a breakfast combo that included two eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, toast but no potatoes which I have been avoiding lately anyway. I was delighted to find raisin toast was one of the choices and I'm so glad I got it because it was absolutely delicious. I got a side of fried mush for $2.59 and a cup of delicious coffee. Plus a piece of sugar cream pie to bring home and eat it later. They call theirs Washington cream pie and say that it is a little more custardy than regular sugar cream pie. Rather than having only one waitress I had three or four different girls stop by to bring me food, refill my coffee, bring me a to-go container etc, which I kind of liked. The owner even offered me a cup of coffee to go which I appreciated. Everything I ordered was delicious. My over easy eggs were just right, the bacon was crispy and delicate, the fried mush had a crunchy outside with a soft inside, the raisin bread toast was crispy without being dry and definitely not soggy like so many places. I asked if they had anything on the menu that combined pork tenderloin with breakfast and was told I could swap a chicken fried steak for pork tenderloin if I wanted it so I will definitely be going back to try that. They are open every day but Monday and close about 2pm. read more

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Great peach pie and a super friendly wait staff means we will be back. The pie crust was very good and they added cinnamon to the peaches. YUM! Be aware that they are only open Tuesday-Friday. I want to work through their pie menu. read more

Very good food at a great price, friendly people. Just wish they were open more days so I could visit more often. read more

I had the country fried steak breakfast. Really good and very friendly. Wish I had known about this place sooner. It's sad but I don't repeat going to most restaurants because the food just isn't that great. The next time I'm traveling through I'll go here again. read more

Recently met a friend here for lunch. What a great place in Pendleton. Small town greasy spoon = good food, friendly staff, cheap prices. I had Al's Big Breakfast. So much food! 2 eggs, meat, potatoes, biscuits & gravy and toast. All for under $9. I will definitely be back and plan to bring our family next time. Anita's has several kids menu options ranging from $2.59 - $3.99. read more

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Staff are always friendly, good food. This is one of my favs. I do recommend coming here..

Full for less than $12. Now you know why this town loves Anita's food. It's so good, yet affordable. Only thing is I wish they'd be able to have a bigger space but I'll take what I can get. read more

Locally owned diner on Water Street off the pike...occupies the former Daddy-O's "Italian" place. The food is honestly just a 3-3.5 star affair for me. Don't get me wrong...it's tasty and filling and the place was jam packed with locals on a Saturday But it isn't anything much different than what you would be expecting foodwise. Think Waffle House/Perkins/Bob Evans but local. What brings this up a star is the exceptional service...absolutely top notch! Quick to ask if we needed anything, refills, very friendly, etc. Order fulfillment was right on the money for our party of seven, etc. The plates/cups/silverware essentially are all mismatched, probably a cost savings measure but a neat touch. And the overall cost was CHEAP. As in great value cheap. You just don't see these numbers on the menu very often. Another reviewer mentioned use of some canned ingredients...I would concur. A bit more time in the kitchen here would be good. The pancakes are very large and a standout...1 pancake really is plenty if supplemented with eggs, etc. There are a lot of good things happening here...I would like to see a bit more attention to detail on some ingredients but we will definitely be making this a stop on the breakfast circuit. read more

We have been searching for two years to find a breakfast home since moving to Indiana. Who knew that 15 minutes from our house would host the best breakfast I have had in 20 years. If you fail to try the corn beef hash then please just stay home. Nothing is better than homemade corn beef hash and they have even done better than my grandmas best attempt at corn beef hash. It is difficult to impress my father in law with a place for breakfast. Today I have done that and probably just received approval for marrying his daughter 12 years ago. I will be a eating here on a regular basis moving forward. Thanks for being close to our home! read more

Anita's Diner - Private room - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

Overpriced greasy spoon! Yuck yuck and yuck! Rude bossy servers There are other local places in Pendleton that appreciate your business with much better food. read more

This is the definition of greasy spoon breakfast joint. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I sat at the counter (as all good greasy spoons have one) and was promptly greeted with a cup of coffee and a menu. All the usual suspects are available here: eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns. My entire meal cost about $7. How can you beat that? read more

Nice people, good food, decent variety, and value. A little bit like stepping back in time.

This is a great diner with a homey feel. The staff is very helpful & friendly. The food is always great.

We're breakfast people. We seek out everything from the oldest diners to the new and the hip early morning eats. We live about 15 minutes from Pendleton and have heard about this place for a while. We decided to check it out recently. My husband ordered typical "breakfast fare" with a few eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast. He enjoyed it and thought it was a bit more upscale than a lot of diners you'll go to around this area. It is also clean on the inside, which I find incredibly appealing. I had corned beef hash. I'll warn you now, it is one of my favorite foods of all time. That being said, I realize that I'm ordering corned beef hash in small town USA and that I'm not in a big city. It was definitely a delish meal! I enjoyed it, the eggs were cooked perfectly to order, and it tasted fresh and made to order, for sure. My complaint about it would be that it wasn't the most traditional hash, and that there was very little potato, and very little in the way of veggies (I enjoy a hearty hash with lots of peppers and onions). It was still really good and I'm glad to even have a "hash option" locally. The coffee was very traditional diner coffee, and I like that. The staff was friendly and attentive, which was great considering we were there early morning on a weekend day, which is very busy for them. We never felt looked over and I never had cold coffee, which is a good judge of service to me. We'll be back again soon! read more

Anita's Diner - Corned Beef Hash with two eggs over easy and a bagel. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

Today, after getting out of church, my family and I stopped in to get some breakfast and lunch. I got a breaded tenderloin and my dad got an omelet. They were both awesome. Super friendly staff that made sure we had what we needed. Instead of just being checked on by one person, we had many people come by and refill our drinks and make sure the food was good. It's an awesome place to have a Indiana famous tenderloin. I'm in love with eating there. Can't wait to go back soon. read more

Anita's Diner - I promise this tenderloin is bigger than your head!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Pendleton, Indiana

Stopped by Anita's around 6am on a Saturday and I was reminded of Hoosier Hospitality. The place is incredibly popular at that hour. Not too busy that you wait around watiing for your server to greet you, but popular. The parking lot is quite full, and probably about 60% of the tables are full with friends catching up and getting thier weekend started. Even if you are a stranger to these parts be prepared for friendly conversation with the other partrons and for the "come back and see us again" invite even from the patrons. I asked our server what her favorite thing on the menu was and the prompt reply was thte biscuits and gravy. I had already had my eye on this and needed no further convincing. I went for the Big Al which is a full farm breakfast of eggs, potatoes, meat, along with those biscuits and gravy. The coffee was better than some coffee houses and the cup was never left even half empty before a warm up was provided. My wife went for the pancakes and was pleasantly surprised by the cake that was larger than the stretch of her hand. We will for sure go back for another as there are plenty of things to explore on the menu. I haven't had a Manhattan in ages, I'm going back just for that! read more

I loved it. It was my first time their and I loved it it was so good and the lovely people were so nice and happy and funny. I will definitely be back. read more