Took my (3) small kids ((2)5th grade and (1)6th grade) to breakfast this morning for a treat. Asked for them to have 2 chocolate chip pancakes, a piece of bacon or sausage and they would share a side of hash browns. I ordered the $4.99 breakfast special. The items I ordered for the kids was not listed on the menu but the waitress said no problem. I asked for small apple and orange juices for the kids and I got a coffee. Get ready for this... The bill was $46.09, with a 20% tip, cost me $55 to take 3 small kids to breakfast. Although the food was good, this was a COMPLETE RIP OFF. If you have a family, this is not the place to go. I could not have been more disappointed. The waitress could see these were little kids and did nothing to try to size the plates. They charged $9 each for a 2 choc chip pancakes and 2 pieces of bacon. $2.50 each for apple juices for the kids. DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT WITH A FAMILY, THEY DO NOT WANT YOU THERE. read more

Bistro 24 American Grille - Not a place to take your kids for breakfast, or for any meal for that matter - American Near Me - Exton, Pennsylvania

Fantastic food whenever you need a quick snack for the road or a whole dinner for the family. The service is great and the people are super nice! I love the family feeling ambiance of the restaurant. read more

We went for breakfast this morning about 8:30. Walked in and sat right down. They were busy but not unusual for a weekend morning. We sat patiently at the table for 20 minutes until a server came to take our drinks. We went ahead and ordered our food as well. Another 30 minutes or so we got our drinks and food. Food was very good. I felt bad for the waiter as he definitely seemed overwhelmed with tables BUT tables of his that sat down after us (at least 3) got their food before our order was even taken. We were pretty floored. There were at least 3 workers just standing sort of in a line next to each other just not really doing anything and this poor waiter was running his own food! I think they should have at least helped run food (they were just clearing tables). I think they need a better system in this restaurant. Probably won't be back anytime soon. read more

Tonight we celebrated a special occasion and the service, food and music were great! We thank Peggy Bickenese at the piano for making it extra special. Peggy is always so kind and welcoming! Bistro offers good options, standards and unique. Thanks to all! read more

The Bistro Burger was so Delicious. We had heard there was a new cook. Kudos to him. It was Juicy. The bacon was crispy. Served on a bun with mushrooms and lettuce and tomato and an onion ring. Fries were so good. Service was spot on. I can't remember her name. She was very friendly. Which we Really Like. Definitely will be back. read more

This is probably the cleanest diner I have ever seen. The staff is very attentive but not intrusive. The food is delicious and the portions are very large. I have to come back and check out the all you can eat buffet every weekend for $10.99 read more

Bistro 24 American Grille - Sunrise special - American Near Me - Exton, Pennsylvania

We were there today and as usual the food was good, however the server seamed to be more interested in looking at her phone than attending to her tables. read more

Very good food, atmosphere and service! Loved the lady who sang and played the piano, she was kind and played requests

Always great service and good food at a reasonable price!!we have eaten there 3 times!

Let me tell you about the family I now call the bistro 24 kitchen staff. Oh belIeve me in a time of NEED these guys hooked a man up with some very important breakfast food. bistro 24 staff I thank you and I thank you for everything. #thankyou read more

I stop in to Bistro 24 about once a week for breakfast. As I am meeting someone and normally there before them, I appreciate that they seat me immediately, supply me with coffee, and let me read in peace until my party is complete. For those who believe it's tough to fail with diner food, especially breakfast, I am hear to tell you that you are woefully wrong. If you like your eggs over easy, you know when they are not. If you like hash browns, you know that they should be seared on the outside and hot and soft in the middle. If you prefer Canadian bacon, it's not enough that it be hot, it needs to have hit the grill immediately before it is served. And the folks at Bistro 24 do this every single time. In more than six months of stopping in around once a week, I've never had a problem with a meal. And because no meal is complete without, at least, decent service, the consistent attention from the staff is appreciated and re-assuring, even during those times I am seated for over 30 minutes before the rest of my party arrives. I recommend Bistro 24 without reservation as clean, courteous, and an excellent value for money. read more

Clean, large portions, friendly service. Food is good and waitresses are very accommodating.

Location is terrific as it's on the way to the turnpike when I hike on the weekends. I was just here with a friend, simple breakfasts for both of us, our waitress, Amanda, was fantastic. Got the bill and it was a LOT higher than expected. TEN bucks for two glasses of orange juice? Seriously? It wasn't our waitress' fault so I made sure we took care of her, but as I absolutely hate feeling ripped off, I'll eat at another local favorite that has more realistic prices. I paid more for a single glass of orange juice than I would for a half gallon anywhere else. Pity, the food was good but the bill left a nasty taste in my mouth. read more

My wife, kids and I have been going to Bistro 24 for many years now. The food is very good, the service is excellent and the prices are reasonable. They have such a great variety of items on their menu that we go several times a week (morning, noon and/or night). Our favorite nights are Friday and Saturday so that we can hear Peggy on the piano. She plays everything from Sinatra and The Beatles to our kid's favorite, the theme from Frozen. We highly recommend Bistro 24!! read more

Bistro 24 American Grille - A smile on her face and a song in her heart! Peggy's music is the icing on the cake when you eat at Bistro 24!! - American Near Me - Exton, Pennsylvania

We had no real problems with the service at Bistro 24 - and clearly breakfast is a better way to go than lunch/dinner fare. I had a seafood Cobb salad that was just OK - the avocados was very under-ripe and I did not eat them. My friend had blueberry pancakes and they looked great. Young servers and trainees following them around. Clean restrooms. No issues. read more

Classic diner food. Fast and good service with experienced wait staff. I have been here a number of times and plan to return.

If you're looking for sub-par breakfast in the Exton area, welcome to Bistro 24. I went in on a Saturday morning, pretty busy crowd. I got the Mexican omelette (sausage, onion, peppers with salsa on top). Wait time for food is standard for diner. First glance seeing the salsa, it looked very familiar... One bite and my suspicion was confirmed, they use Tostitos salsa. Yes the one you busy at the supermarket for chips. Salsa was way too salty and completely overpowered the omelette. Thank goodness for the bland home fries to balance it out. Bottom line, if you're in the Exton area there are better breakfast places (heck Wawa is a home run compared to this place!). Really sad to see quality goes down this much....I've known this place through many revisions Perkins, O'Grady's, Exton Diner. Are meals here worth the price? Definitely not read more

I've driven past this place many times, but decided to try it one night because it was late and I didn't think anything else was open. I'm not sure what makes this restaurant a bistro. Everything about it says "diner" to me. If I grade Bistro 24 according to typical diner standards though, it is actually pretty good. The menu is so big that it was difficult to decide what I wanted. There's probably something for just about everyone. Prices seemed reasonable, overall, and the portion size of the Mexican Benedict I ordered was quite generous. Also, service by friendly waitstaff was pretty good and well-paced. I can't wait for the next time I'm driving by here late at night so I can try more of what they have to offer. read more

Bistro 24 American Grille - Mexican Benedict - American Near Me - Exton, Pennsylvania

Great service. Very fast order to table. Price awesome. Portions large. Side order of bacon. 6 pcs

Took 1 star off because of service and pains me to do so. Nice and friendly waitress but too forgetful. Menu has a variety of foods. Our food came out hot and was delicious, especially the stuffed mushrooms. We will return and hope to give 5 stars! read more

Meh indeed. After many years of patronage, I can say with certainty that there's nothing remarkable about this place at all. Once known as the Exton Diner, it's remodeling and reopening as Bistro 24 or whatever is bewildering. For heaven's sake, it's still a simple diner, and quite a humble one at that. The food is OK. The service is acceptable. The prices are about what one would expect. There's hardly anything worth reviewing about the place. Except that it's not a vending machine. I had one very good meal there. My long suffering spouse and I were headed home after a lengthy trip. We'd taken a redeye flight, and had arrived very early, well before 6.00 a.m. On a whim I said, "let's stop in for an early breakfast," and so we did. I had French toast that was every bit as good as you'd find at the finest of Denny's Restaurants, and for some reason, thoroughly enjoyed the meal. As we got back into our conveyance for the short drive home, long suffering spouse remarked, "that was yucky." To each his or her own. read more

We went last night with family. Enjoyed our meal. No wait which was nice. Enjoy listening to Peggy play the piano. Nice added touch. The salad bar was nice and fresh. The seafood salad and the chick peas salad were especially good. Love the large menu. Can get anything. read more

I didn't realize this was a diner until I pulled up into the parking lot. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I was there already so I went for it. For dinner, I ordered a ravioli with chicken and the dark side of the moon chocolate cake to go. The employees were all young and friendly, helping me make my decisions. My pasta was better than I expected, but the chicken was dry, even with the sauce of the pasta. The cake, though, MMMM. Chocolatey goodness. read more

no service, food awful, hostess not good and flea on table while you eating never come back again

I am updating my review because since my last review a year ago a lot has changed regarding this diner, my husband got very sick after eating mushrooms in the sauce which I believe was food poisoning. He had diarrhea so bad that it put a strain on his colon and now he has to have a surgical procedure to correct the problem caused by the poison mushrooms he ate at your restaurant! I will never understand how diners don't carefully check their food before serving it to their customers. I mean, where in the world do you get your products from? And don't deny it because I don't want the cookie cutter answer that either you are sorry or try to put the blame on a stupid flu or another explanation. We will never step foot into your restaurant again and now will never recommend you either! read more

This is a solid breakfast joint. I've eaten here several times. Once for dinner and breakfast 2-3 other times. Everything I've had is slightly above the norm for diner fare. They have a very reasonably priced breakfast buffet on the weekends with a myriad of options. On our most recent visit, my partner got the peanut butter and banana french toast and I got 2 eggs Sunny side up with wheat toast... Was not disappointed. The toast was thicker than most places and the butter was more than enough (in a good way!). The eggs were cooked perfectly, none of that snotty-looking uncooked white that often accompanies SSU eggs. The sausage was of fair quality. Given the area options, this is one of my favorite spots. Worth it for the price. Excellent service every time. read more

Bistro 24 American Grille - Two eggs SSU, wheat toast, hash browns and sausage... in the background is my partner's peanut butter and banana french toast. - American Near Me - Exton, Pennsylvania

Service is alway good, food is pretty good too. It's dinner food not a high priced resturant. Their breakfast menu is the best in the area, I highly recommend. read more

Had a great breakfast. They had a Breakfast buffet with the normal breakfast items. Very tasty food and excellent and quick service. Food was fresh and the establishment and buffet area was very clean as orderly. read more

Was hoping to love this place. Food was fresh and wonderful. I got he turkey egg white omelet with fresh fruit. The reason for the 2 stars- my server brought me food and never came back for 20 minutes. Had to ask the manager to close me out. The server was sitting in a booth chatting on the other side the entire time. The friendliest person was someone who came out of the kitchen and had a small "hows your day?" chat. read more

The food here isn't bad and there is a lot on the menu! I ordered a breakfast sandwich on a bagel and when it came out it was just a bagel with an egg on the side without any cheese. I asked the waitress if I could have some cheese for my sandwich and she was very rude saying she didn't know I wanted a sandwich. I ordered egg and cheese on a bagel??? Not sure how that could be misinterpreted but mistakes happen, just don't be rude when they do. read more

We have eaten here plenty of times unfortunately it is going downhill! Today we went for the breakfast buffet and not only was everything cold but the food selection was poor!!!! The food prep was less than satisfactory! And after leaving my stomach was unsettled from the small amount that I ate at what I feel was over priced! I told the waitress that we would frequently eat there but today we were disappointed! She told the owner and he looked very upset after looking over what was out for serving! Even after they refilled sterno's the selection and quality was still poor! We will not be returning! Sorry Bistro you let us down!!!!! read more

We were out running around on a Sunday morning and I had seen this place plenty of times while driving, and always wanted to stop. The waitress was great, friendly and making many suggestions. We tried the breakfast buffet and we were not disappointed. It was a good experience and will stop back again when we are in the area. read more

Thank you Bistro 24 and especially the amazing pianist, Peggy Bicknese, for a wonderful 50th birthday celebration! The food was perfect, as always - the staff went above and beyond (again, as always!). Bistro 24 is a really special place and was the perfect spot to celebrate with friends and family. Enjoying it all with Peggy's jazz classics and wide range of show tunes and popular songs was the best birthday gift ever! What an amazingly talented musician she is - and such a sweet, classy, kind lady. Thank you, all! read more

Plenty of food! Big portions and a large menu are available 24/7. I like the setup inside and the food is served fast. The salad and soup bar is a nice touch as well. read more

Should have taken the photo before I started eating! Spanakopita serving is large, maybe 4x4 or even 5x5 square? Salad had lots of feta cheese (ate that first!). Not a lot of cheese in the spanakopita but lots of yummy spinach and onions. Served as a special tonight with soup and an additional veggie. Definitely worth the price. read more

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After eating here a year ago and having a great meal, we have eaten here many more times for lunch, dinner and brunch. Things seemed to be falling off at the wheels each time. Each time, it became harder and harder to get served, get drink refills and get food. For one brunch, I had the buffet with one child and my wfie ordered off the menu (or tried to). Since we were starving, my wife told us to go up prior to her order. We did, ate, asked for them to order multiple times, went up again, ate, completed our meal with no drinks and no service for the rest of our party. Needless to say, we walked out after paying for the buffets but wont go back. read more

This place is what a 24-hour diner should be: really good food, friendly, helpful staff, and an expansive menu. Bistro 24 has all of that and more! There's a wonderful pianist who plays oldies and jazz classics in the evening on the weekends. The pianist, Peggy, is a wonderful character who makes the dining experience so much more fun. Thumbs up all around for this place read more

We had Turkey dinner, Fish and Chips and Spinach Ravioli with Chicken in Parmesan cream sauce. All food was fresh, made from scratch and very flavorful! The soup and salad starters(included with meal) were fresh, large and delicious. The food quality was excellent and for three entrees with drinks, cost was decent at about $13 a person (not including tax and tip). read more

They say "freshly squeezed juice" it's very much taste like Tropicana. They should stop advertising freshly squeezed juice!!! Very bad.

I've been to Bistro 24 a couple of times over the past two years - breakfast, lunch, and dinner (well, not all in one day, but maybe I should try that sometime?!). I will agree with my fellow Yelpers that breakfast is probably the best meal of the day to grab at this diner. I've read mixed reviews about the breakfast menu options, but the breakfast buffet is difficult to hate because it has soooo many yummy options to choose from - I was quite overwhelmed, and so was my plate (see photo)! My family and I have gone to Bistro 24 on a Christmas Eve night to have dinner because...why not?! And I did order the fried chicken and thought it was crispy and juicy as expected. My husband and I went once this year for a late dinner after he had picked me up from the Philadelphia airport, and I remember sharing nachos that night and enjoying the sitcom-like situation we were in - at a diner, just talking and eating :-) I think that a local would appreciate greatly the existence of a place like Bistro 24, while out-of-towners will just need to rely on the reviews of local Yelpers to get a taste of what to expect. I hope that this review was a stepping stone that will (hopefully) lead you to try out Bistry 24. It's a local favorite! read more

Bistro 24 American Grille - Yummu finds at the breakfast buffet! This photo was taken in November 2016. - American Near Me - Exton, Pennsylvania