I had a meetup with one of my contracted staff at a "Black Bear Diner" that was equidistant from our residences. I am never disappointed with Black Bear; it is casual, the food is always good and plentiful, the staff are great! Can't go wrong with Black Bear Diner! read more

I appreciated the excellent service for lunch. I had a delicious chicken club sandwich with crispy onion rings. My son had the mushroom burger cooked medium the way he likes it. I really appreciate great service (filling up soda and iced tea before the glass is empty). The kind waitress showed my son the outlet so he could charge his phone. Great place!! read more

Juanita was great, even though it was extremely busy during rush hour, she was able to deliver a great service to us. The food was good and the mocha ice coffee was delicious and highly recommend it! Thank you! read more

Classic diner breakfast. Nice and festive for the holiday season. Food was prepared well: crispy-ish thick cut bacon (it's actually hard to do it without burning it) and cake like sweet cream pancakes. Large portions at a good value. Our server, Juanita, was attentive and friendly. We really appreciated her attention and energy on an early-ish New Year's Eve day breakfast! read more

Food was pretty good, service was great (thank you Juanita), atmosphere and decor is cool and unique with the bear theme

I came for a quick breakfast to start my Saturday morning and everything was delicious. The portions are HUGE so plan for leftovers. My server Juanita was very nice and attentive. I'll definitely be back read more

Service was quick, food always a decent size. The kids pancakes look very close to their menu pictures, which is a plus for the kids. Maybe it was the day we went but our breakfast meals lacked seasoning. We had to add more hot sauce, black peppers, to give it flavor. The table we had was clean. Just wished the bathroom could be remodeled. The toilets need to be changed. read more

Very nice service from Juanita. Ample portions but quite expensive. Be prepared to pay about $30 person all in.

Always a good meal at the Black Bear Diner! Juanita did a great job as our waitress, very attentive.

Juanita was great! She kept checking on us and made sure we had everything we needed without being too much. The food was great as well. Only issue was we asked for over easy eggs but got scrambled. No fault to her plus we weren't too picky. Definitely coming back either way. read more

A fun, atmospheric diner! I think the biggest stand-out for me is the atmosphere this diner gives. You have bears everywhere, from decorations to the outside statues to the curtains as well. Everything is themed to be an "outdoors"-y style with wooden chairs, tables, dividers. And the menus are newspapers, which is super cute. The people are great, both staff and diners! Shout out to Jorge for being nice and courteous, and shout out to one group of diners that hugged when meeting each other for what I assumed to have been a while since meeting. Fun environment, pleasant 80s rock music on the speaker, just nice and atmospheric! The only thing for me that didn't hit the mark was the food in my opinion, as it felt like there's more of a "presentation" instead of substance. The plates convex from the bottom to make the food "pop out", and while I got the Bear's Choice with a ham steak, two scrambled eggs, and two biscuits and gravy, I'm sure I got like four large biscuits, which took over half of the plate themselves, a quarter for the ham, and another quarter for the eggs. When you get the plate, it looks super nice! When you dig in, it starts to feel like a chore to finish. The breakfast was $20, so keep that in mind when ordering as it felt more like biscuits plus two sides of protein. Besides the food, I think if you just want a nice spot to just relax, to be with friends, and maybe share a meal, Black Bear Diner is incredibly nice to have that moment. A fun, thematic diner with bears all around! read more

Black Bear Diner Milpitas - The Bear's Choice built breakfast, with 2 Biscuits & Gravy, Hickory Smoked Ham Steak, and two scrambled eggs. - Diners Near Me - Milpitas, California

We had a great experience at Black Bear Diner. Our waitress, Juanita, provided excellent service from start to finish. She was quick, very polite, and attentive throughout our meal. She made sure we had everything we needed and checked in regularly. Friendly service like hers really makes a difference. The food was great. We'll definitely be back! read more

I'm on a quest of trying different Locations of Black Bear Diners! Service was good! What suprised me was the portion size and the biscuit! First time served a small oirtuons of hash browns and a small biscuit! We went around noonish on our way home. Not very husy and you could actually hear the music playing. read more

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We came for Mother's Day. The wait wasn't long at all. The food was great and Juanita was awesome! Thank you

Juanita was a great server when we came in for early breakfast on daylight savings day! Big Bear is always a hit with my daughter (8).

Use caution when ordering. The big steaked egg sign hanging outside must have just been sold out a few minutes before I ordered it. the server didn't know it wasn't available. I then ordered country fried steak. Turns out it was hamburger with bland country gravy. The place was virtually empty. My server kindly tried to make it up to me but at that point I was over it. Left the money on the counter and walked out. The water was fine. Next time I'll just go to denny's. read more

Attention to the customer A+. Will come back to Mipitas BlackBear. Worth the drive from SJ.

Came in for breakfast today and had the pleasure of being seated in Juanita's section. She is absolutely fantastic! Even with the diner being busy, she was attentive, kept the coffee refills coming, and had such a warm, welcoming energy. She really made us feel like regulars. If you're stopping by this Black Bear, definitely ask for Juanita! read more

Their food is consistently good, and their homemade sausage is surprisingly delicious! Super accommodating on substitutions I need to make because of my diet. Even if Mil's Diner is closer to where I live, I'll keep coming back to this place! read more

Unfortunately, I was not impressed by this restaurant as this was my first time at Black Bear Diner. I know they have locations all over the West Coast, so I was excited to try it out. We were seated immediately as a party of 5. We had to wait around 40 minutes after we ordered before we got our food. I think they forgot about it and they only started making it after we asked so that wasn't too great. - BBQ Ribs - This did not taste good as the rib quality felt very poor as it almost had a watery texture to it. - Steak - Honestly this was surprisingly good and if this was the only thing I ate here, I would have given Black Bear Diner 4 or 5 stars. The steak was actually very tender and there was a good marinate that permeated throughout the meat. - Garlic Parmesan Toast - This item was shredded cheese on top of heated toast. I thought the garlic and the parmesan flavors would be more incorporated into the toast but unfortunately not. I would not recommend it. - Italian Green Beans and Bacon - The bacon and the Italian green beans were incredibly soggy and the whole thing had too much water in it. Also, there wasn't much seasoning other than the fact that it was salty. Because of the wait after we ordered food as well as the lack of quality-tasting food, I'm not sure if I would come back unfortunately. read more

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Juanita was our server and provided exceptional service. My husband requested a fried chicken burger that wasn't on the menu, and she made it happen. She checked in on us regularly and was incredibly patient with our two little ones under two. The food, as always, was excellent--but Juanita truly made our visit a great one. We'll definitely be back. read more

Quick friendly service from the point of arrival. Juanita was attentive and did a nice job making sure coffee was topped off and needs were met. Toast, bacon, sausage and over-medium egg were on point. Pancakes; one a bit dry and flavor was off. Not terrible but not great. read more

My friend and I went here on a Sunday for lunch around 2:34pm and there was no wait! I used to go to their other locations often with a group of friends, so I already knew I'd most likely like this location too. We ordered the Country Fried Steak, Fettuccine Alfredo, and a side of Biscuit. The portions of all the items we ordered are huge! Haha we were confused when the biscuit arrived to our table because of how big it was! Anyways, everything tasted good, but the biscuit was the highlight for me because of it's buttery flavor and how big it was. I also liked how creamy the Fettuccine Alfredo was, but the Country Fried Steak wasn't really what I expected. That country fried steak was still good though! I'd recommend this place! I love how the inside and outside of the restaurant is decorated and all of the food was good too! It's also cool how large the portions here are! read more

Black Bear Diner Milpitas - Country Fried Steak (front), Fettuccine Alfredo (back left), & Biscuit (back right) | IG: @nomwithelaine - Diners Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Excellent service from Juanita. Kept my coffee topped off and quick service. Large serving sizes are great and helped me after a rough evening read more

Parking lot is shared with other businesses so it makes it extremely difficult to find parking. I had to drop my family off at the door so they could get us a table while I drive around the parking lot fighting for parking. Walking in on a Saturday afternoon around 1pm you better expect a wait. This place was packed, thankfully we didn't have to wait long, no more than 5 minutes. You may not wait long for a table but once you get to your table you better not come here hungry because you will be waiting a long time for your food. Once we sat our waitress was great, friendly, polite and quick with drinks. After placing our food order, we sat and waited about 30 minutes for food, felt like an eternity because we were starving since we had just left Milpitas high school from The Music in the Park event and hadn't eaten anything. Our table was right in front of the kitchen so we were able to see plates just sitting waiting for them to be picked up by the waitresses/ waiters and at one point I looked over and I saw about four waitresses and waiters just standing at the kitchen window waiting for food to be put out. I don't know if they are understaffed or they just don't know how to manage properly but something needs to change because waiting that long for our meal I think is a little not ok. I can say the food was good. I ordered the turkey club sandwich with French Fries. You can't really mess up a sandwich! Overall, I give it a four star only because our waitress was really nice. read more

Black Bear Diner Milpitas - Turkey Club (880-1040 cals.) - Diners Near Me - Milpitas, California

Updating a review from a few years ago. Now I see why this place is rated so low. The food was awful! Really bland. Service was also bad. The lady wasn't rude, but she certainly wasn't friendly. And she was just not a very good server. Didn't check on us once. I had to flag her down every time we needed something: taking our orders, place settings (even though she brought out the soup and bread already), drinks, etc. The booth was comfy, and the noise level was fine. However, it was freezing cold inside. The table next to us asked our server about the temperature. She said she would turn the heater on, but she never did. They moved instead. This is the first bad experience I remember having here, but it seems to be going downhill. read more

Great food and great service. Especially enjoy Juanita's sweet and attentive service! read more

Haven't been here for awhile. Same deco and same menu style. Still find the newspaper style menu interesting and massive, they have a full page on desserts and drinks! The prices are no longer cheap; main items like breakfast or entrees are about 20 bucks each. However, the portions are generous. The taco salad is massive, and the biscuit that comes with the omelette is also huge. Hash browns are made from fresh, not frozen packages. Service is ok, a bit slow in the beginning and the food could have come a bit faster, but overall a good old American sumptuous meal. read more

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Excellent Food, and Excellent Service! thank you to Juanita for making sure we were taken care of every step of the way!

The food and service was wonderful! Our server Juanita was super friendly and attentive.

Food and service were excellent Juanita was the greatest the food came quick and hot

Great food and service. The dining environment is awesome! we love the variety of breakfast. sometimes the waitress are to busy to serve you promptly and they really speak very fast. read more

Food was excellent as always!! My go to is their country fried steak, and their cinnamon roll french toast! Always great and quick service. Never have to wait to get in, their staff is always so nice. Juanita and the others were great and took care of us really well. Love love black bear!! read more

Right when you walk in the smell was so bad. Everything looks super old and the food was alright I guess. The service was cool tho. You might as well go to Burger King across the street. read more

Black beat is a good breakfast spot. Great service from Juanita! I like the pancakes.

The service was outstanding and very friendly I would come back again. The name of waitress was Coco

Juanita was awesome! She helped and answered all our questions. She is very pleasant!

Love the breakfast here to start the day! The bear's choice has the perfect amount of food. Juanita provided great service.

I enjoyed my breakfast here. The portions are huge, heavy and super filling. The service is good, our server was attentive

Due to higher prices, we do not dine out much. So when we do, it's a treat. We got take out last night from Black Bear Diner and were disappointed. First, the menu is inconsistent between Yelp and their website. Understand that prices have increased due to minimum wage increases and inflations, but quality of service and food should not diminish. In fact it should be improved. The food tasted okay, but was cold and we had missing condiments, such as no tarter sauce with the fish and chips, no cocktail sauce for the fried shrimp, raw broccoli and carrots as a side dish. We will save our money and do not plan to dine here again. read more