Had dinner this evening at Black Bear diner in Harlingen, TX. Food was wonderful and our server, Ethan, was outstanding. He was courteous, attentive and treated us like we were his only customers in the restaurant read more

Why do breakfast places continue to serve pancakes and waffles with JUST OUT OF THE FRIDGE BUTTER!? It doesn't melt, doesn't spread on the food. JUST STOP IT. Was here for breakfast and asked for pancake without powdered sugar on it (why do you docthat?) and of course it was hidden...the pancake was turned over so I wouldn't see the sugar! C'mon you can do much better than that. read more

First time at black bear diner with my wifey. Heard about all of the hype blah, blah, blah! We live in Weslaco and decided to give it a try. After spending $38 on breakfast, the juice was not worth the squeeze. We will not be going back! Service was low to average. The food portions were skimpy. Put some damn gravy on your biscuits!!! Take my word for it folks, it is not worth the price! We will stick to our favorite local restaurant... Jose Cafecito's!!! read more

You have t come to black Bear diner and try their food. The service was great, greeted at the door with a smile. Food came pretty quickly and it was amazing and there was a lot of of it. Blackbear diner is a great place to go to enjoy a nice breakfast anytime of day read more

Black Bear Diner Harlingen - Bigfoot chicken fried steak - Desserts Near Me - Harlingen, Texas

I'll agree with the 3 star. Cool decor, cool menu, lots of options. Big menu! Staff was awesome. Stopped in for lunch. Here is the 3 star part. Food quality was just ok. I could've cooked at home. I want more flavor out of this place. Everything is generic. Tea tasted old, fries seasoned but also tasted old, bacon in the burger all burned and black. I am 100% sure I will not back unless someone pays for my meal. read more

Black Bear Diner Harlingen - Desserts Near Me - Harlingen, Texas

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Everything was perfect this visit. Actually had their big Bear Special, bring an appetite or a take home bag. Strongly suggest eating off the breakfast menu items. Hamburgers are the best in town. read more

The bowl of chili was very good. The onions and cheese made it even better. The service was excellent with a young lady who took care of us. The restaurant is very clean and decorated beautifully. read more

Empty parking lots are a red flag. Everything here sucked! Got the Grizz breakfast platter. Over easy eggs were served Raw and watery. Pancakes were tough and flavorless. Potatoes were stale and tasted like they were sitting out all day. Ham, sausage and bacon were ok. Probably the only things that were made fresh or microwaved. It was my first and last time eating here. Food was way overpriced for what it was. Dennys lumberjack would have smoked this easy! Heck a taco at el rancho would have been way better for $3. I felt like I got served other peoples leftovers from the morning. Black bear diner sucks! read more

Great food and service. Clean and friendly place for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Reasonably priced food!

We came at 7am and were welcome once we walked in by a Hispanic gentleman and our waitress Carmy was so sweet and attentive. Food was fresh, delicious and priced reasonably. I honestly don't know why this place doesn't have better reviews!! read more

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Always great! One of my favorite places for breakfast! The wait staff is always good. read more

I've been to this restaurant in Los Angeles, in Torrance, California, in Houston, Texas, all of those locations are great, but this location is very disappointing. I don't know what it is, but the people in this area don't know how to cook this kind of food. read more

Waitress Mariah was very rude to us and we kept asking for refills but she never came back to our table. We had to ask other staff for help.

The restaurant looks new and has an outdoorsy vibe. Everything looks new and clean on the inside and outside. The place was packed and super busy and bustling. I thought this was a good sign of business. After waiting 40 minutes, our meals finally arrived. I ordered the Parmesan Sourdough Cheeseburger. What I received was not what I ordered. My burger did not get made as described in the menu. There was no Dijon mustard, no tomato, the bread was thin sandwich bread and not thick cut sourdough. My cousins stated that their hashbrowns were unseasoned and undercooked and the poached egg was overcooked. The sweet creamed pancakes were just ok and nothing to write home about. I was a bit disappointed as the restaurant seemed to have a good vibe and it was quite busy, but I won't be running back to try again. As I was checking out to pay, the cashier asked me how everything was and I responded, "Do you really want to know? Because you're not going to be happy." She laughed and didn't say anything after that. It seems the staff really doesn't care for my opinion when they ask for it. Go figure. Normally I would speak with a manager, but I was on a time constraint and had to be somewhere else soon after. I may one day come back to see if anything has improved, but it won't be anytime in the near future. read more

Fried catfish is a joke. It's fish nuggets with not much taste. We had the all you can eat on a Friday night. Should be called all you can stand to eat because it's not very good. read more

This is the second Black Bear I've attempted in the RGV. The other one is in McAllen. Walked out of the McAllen location twice as a result of either rude or no service. Stopped at the Harlingen location since it wasn't busy at about 9:30AM on a Tuesday. Only a few cars in the lot. This should have been a clue. When someone finally approached me at the bar, I had to repeat the order at least three times to the young server who appeared dazed and clueless. After several minutes, the food arrived lukewarm. I kept waiting for the toast but it never arrived nor did the server return. It is a quirk, I know, but I simply prefer toast with my eggs, but I am not certain I would have eaten them even with toast because of their color. They certainly were not fresh. I never received the check nor any follow up service. I went to the cashier and asked to pay for the ham, potatoes, and drink. This is all I ate. Manager was called. When she arrived, she did not say one word. She did not ask what was wrong, what was the problem or anything. Her demeanor spoke volumes as to her lack of professionalism and careless attitude for customer satisfaction. Even without being asked, I attempted to explain the problem. She rudely cut me off and simply said, "You don't have to pay anything since you didn't like anything." As I left, a witness told me that was "about as rude as [she] had ever seen." Three times is the charm.....I will never venture into any location carrying the name Black Bear Diner--just another over-priced, corporate-run folly that hopefully will have to close its doors. read more

Had heard many good things about this place. We were so disappointed. Wife ordered pot roast which arrived cold. I ordered Chicken Fried Steak" medium rare. It certainly wasn't steak. Some sort of ground and compressed meat and it was way over done. Onion rings were tough. Essentially what we got was less than stellar cafeteria food. Waitress was not very attentive, and was pretty well occupied chatting with her colleagues most of the time. Only two or three tables were occupied while we were there. Will not return. read more

This very nice new facility is designed poorly in my opinion. Flow in and out with one door and foot traffic both ways was not thought about. There were four of us and our server albeit was nice just not trained. 15 min after we ordered our coffee and OJ it arrived. OJ was warm and coffee was outstanding. I ordered Benedict and it was just warm but tasty. I asked for cheese and onion on my hash browns and fresh onions and cold cheese were added after cooked??? All else was good. They need time to get brilliant at the basics. Also would have been nice to have had a chance to meet GM or manager but no visits by management to ask how things are! read more

I have been to other Black Bear locations and been happy with the food and service, but not this location. If this visit was my first Black Bear experience, I would never return. I will, however, never return to this particular location. There were 5 people in our party, and when the food came out, 4 of the orders were incorrect. Either the wrong entree, the wrong sides, or both. It took several attempts to get it right. One person never did get one of their sides. Some of the food had an unusual taste/texture which made the experience even worse. The server was friendly but seemed confused. read more

I have been here three times. Every time it has been absolutely delicious. Servers are very friendly and do their best to get everything out promptly. I will be back. read more

The staff was very friendly. The food was good too. I really liked how clean the restaurant was. read more

Black Bear Diner Harlingen - Bear Choice Breakfast. - Desserts Near Me - Harlingen, Texas

The menu was so interesting. There was so many things to pick from that we just knew would be back to keep trying the other things that we missed. The service was fantastic better than normal and the manager was very sweet and came over and met my husband and I. We were delighted with the care and treatment we received at this restaurant. We're so glad that we finally got to eat there. read more

Fun place, breakfast all day! Walked in at 11:30 am and the place smelled deliciously of maple syrup. We had lunch and the Bob Burger was HUGE and cooked perfectly to the medium temperature I ordered. Will definitely go back. Can't wait to try the breakfast. read more

Black Bear Diner Harlingen - So fun I can hardly bear it! - Desserts Near Me - Harlingen, Texas

It was my first time dining at Black Bear Diner at the newly-opened Harlingen location. I tried their Veggie Burger with Sweet Potato Fries and everything was delicious. The servers were welcoming, friendly and the service was prompt. The manager, Christopher, stopped to ask if everything was okay. They have delicious desserts such as pies and milkshakes. They also have Black Bear Diner merchandise for sale. The restaurant is clean and the decor throughout is amazing. Lots of photo opportunities with their wooden bears, benches, etc. I will definitely go there again. read more

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Kitchen definitely needs some more training on food prep and temperature control on food safety.Are food was a little cold and received are meals at separate times.Service was okay considering it was not busy waitstaff was attentive.Ambiance is great considering the place is new other than that good music clean restaurant just need to be a little patient till they get a couple more months of hands on training and I'm sure it will be great. But till then that's when I will go back.But that's just me. We are all different with different taste buds ways and aspects. read more

The first time we went it was ok. Had a salad, it was good but it's just a salad, nothing too hard to prepare. Service was ok. I had to ask several times for the ranch dressing but it finally came. The second time( the last time) it was horrible!!! The waitress wasn't friendly and never smiled. Never checked on us to refill drinks or see how we were doing. My daughter ordered the chicken strips, she couldn't eat them. They were cold and tasted odd. . I got the tuna melt, omg!! The worst thing I have ever put in my mouth. It was disgusting not to mention cold. The cheese had been melted at one time, but had hardened.. I waited and waited for a waitress to come back. I finally had to flag someone else down to tell them I couldn't eat my food.. They did take it off of our bill, but I will never order a tuna from them again. Not sure they will get a 3 rd chance or not. read more

One of the worst lunch slash dinner I have ever had. Cold food the worst service. And on Christmas day never again. Thanks for nothing black bear diner. read more

Not great, just okay. Came here just to say I did. Will more than likely not return. On the bright side, the server was nice.

The service was unsatisfactory, and management appeared unresponsive to our concerns. We experienced a minimum ten-minute wait for seating, followed by a failure of the server to take our order. read more

Today 11/25/24 training staff has left and we experienced horrible service. Waited over an hour for our food. Server seemed to have misplaced our order so our order was also wrong. Manager came and tried to apologize but apology came up short. Do not go until you hear they have their act together. Very disappointed. I never look for a free meal when I raise a concern but today it would have been nice to at minimum been offered some kind of discount on our meal or a reason to come back. read more

Excellent service which is hard to find now a days but when comes to food.... You do not serve raw potatoes.... Raw potatoes are not considered hash browns, yes they did replace the raw potatoes without a problem. But only to bring more raw potatoes.... read more

William Noles awesome waiter and fabulous service food was delicious number one in Arlington

really good service here, also food was excellent had the cfs left very satisfied, management was also excellen.