The servers and hostess are extremely kind, funny, and caring for their tables. Jackie the hostess makes sure you are seated promptly and will spark up a nice conversation with you! Rachel is one of the best servers around! She makes sure to remember her usuals and brings tons of laughter and great conversations to her tables! Not to mention the food is incredible, all around an amazing experience anytime you come. read more

Breakfast has great prices and food taste great taste good. Only one server in the AM so getting coffee was difficult had to stand up and get my own refill. The decor of a cabin and bear is nice. read more

I'll admit, I was wary of this restaurant; huge portions and quality food don't often go together. But we were pleasantly surprised by our breakfast. Everything was well cooked, and the hash browns were great. Best of all, they have good coffee! read more

My family and I decided to come here to try the breakfast. The restaurant was decked out in tons of bears and had the diner look. The menu was huge. I personally did not like the layout, it made it hard to read. There was so many different things to choose from. The host grabbed our drinks and asked if we wanted lemon in the water, which was fine, but she forgot half of the lemons. Our waiter then arrived to take our order. The food then arrived. We all ordered something different. I got the Denver omelette, hash browns, and replaced the biscuit with toast. It was okay. The omelette had way to much stuff inside of it and barely any egg. I did like the hash browns and toast. Overall, the food was average comfort food, but the service was pretty bad. The waiter acted annoyed with us whenever we would ask for more drinks, butter, syrup, etc... it's kind of frustrating when that's their job and they act like they don't want to be there. If you are wanting to try this place, you should, but don't expect too much. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - The menu - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

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Friendly, fast service. Good food. Nice variety on menu. Pleasant atmosphere. Reasonable prices.

My go to place for any meal. Food, service and atmosphere are great! Location is easy to get in and out.

Great for delivery if you like half completed orders and staff telling you to come and get the missing parts

Our sever Rebbecca a amazing, a joy to chat with, very responsive to requests. The food was flavorful and cooked as ordered. The dining area was clean and family friendly l. ​ read more

I live nearby so Black Bear Diner has become a go-to stop. I used to live in California, so I was happy when a California-style "coffee shop/diner" opened here, although I wasn't familiar with this particular chain when I lived there. I can highly recommend Black Bear Diner to anyone looking for casual, quick, comfort food. The menu is extensive, the food is well-prepared, portions are generous, and prices are good value. For me, the stars of the menu are the sandwich/burger/breakfast choices. Black Bear has excellent versions of favorite classics like Reuben sandwiches and patty melts (both on marble rye) that have become harder to find, it seems, on local menus. If you're really hungry try the chicken avocado club -- you will be a happy camper! Sandwiches come with choices of sides. Black Bear's fries (both regular and sweet potato) are excellent and, like everything else, portions are generous. The breakfast menu is very extensive and available all day. Yay! Again, portions are large. There are a number of omelette choices, benedicts, and other home-style choices like corned beef hash and eggs (one of my favorites -- the hash is house-made with shredded corned beef that's a bit like Mexican machaca). As a side I like the California-style "country potatoes" which are red-skin "home fries" with onion and bell pepper notes. Again, big portions. I haven't tried many of their full meal dinner items. Like another reviewer here I tried a salmon platter one evening and had the same reaction: the salmon was well-prepared but the accompaniments were unseasoned. It wasn't bad, but extremely meh! On the other hand, the other night I tried the tri-tip and I was really pleased. When I eat red meat I like it rare and this was a huge plate of very rare (but not bloody) sliced steak that was well-seasoned and tender. The mashed potatoes were fine (not quite sure about the gravy, though) as was the other side dish and it all came with a huge mixed house salad. I've had the fish and chips and liked it although it's not as good as the gold-standard version at nearby Barley's Brewhouse. However, on Fridays Black Bear has some all-you-can eat specials that includes fish and chips. If you have a gargantuan appetite, those specials for you! One thing I haven't tried yet is the fried chicken, but I've seen tempting-looking platters of batter-fried chicken going past me to other tables so it seems to be a popular choice there. I'm going to have to try it some time. I've tried some of the desserts but I'm not a big fan of those. The cream pies are huge but a bit tasteless and generic. I've had the Cobb salad and it's good, although not quite as good as the top-notch version at nearby Ginger Sue's. In hot weather I like Black Bear's huckleberry lemonade as a refresher. The coffee is very black and strong. I tend to go at off-hours so there aren't many people when I go and service and seating is usually fast and quick. On the occasions I've gone at busier times the wait has usually been fairly short. Service can be hit or miss, like just about everywhere else in these difficult times. Lately they seem to have been able to staff up more so I've had no complaints. Everybody is very nice and helpful. Bottom line: This isn't Cordon Bleu, it's everyday comfort food heaven, or pretty damned close to it! My main disappointment is that it's only open until 10 PM and not 24/7! (I'm a night owl and KC is woefully short of all night eateries.) Like many places of this type with huge menus not every dish is a star. But almost everything I've had and order regularly has been consistently excellent, flavorful, and well-prepared, especially the sandwiches, burgers and breakfast choices, and you are guaranteed not to leave hungry! read more

Fun atmosphere. Great food. Good prices. Great service. Easy access from I-35. Close to AMC theater.

I have a nostalgia relationship with Black bear. Where I'm from in the mountains of Northern California, Blackbear was the only thing we had even remotely like a Denny's. But we didn't mind because their food is good. I have eaten in their locations in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Kansas. They are all consistently good! Very filling portions and the staff is always friendly. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Pancakes, butter and syrup - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

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We went there for Sunday morning breakfast and I was very impressed when I walked in. The way the staff operated and let moved let me know it was a well working machine. After a short wait we got seated. We got coffee and I think the price for coffee was a little bit too much for coffee. But the food was really good the best pancakes I've ever had. The chicken fried steak was done very well, the fried eggs were very well done and the red potatoes very good. It was up there to be a normal place for breakfast when we are in the city. read more

Took forever to be seated. While waiting noticed that there were many tables that needed to be cleared. Once we got seated, it took a while for our waiter to come over to take our order. Our food came out OK but again we sat and waited for someone to bring us our check. No one seemed to be in charge. Very poor service. read more

Sort of cheap and plain inside. The breakfast was ok but when we went back for dinner and the whole meal was awful. The brown gravy looked like fudge on my mashed potatoes and no flavor! Cold food, the dessert that my sister in law ordered was terrible. The manager was serving and was the only waiter it seemed. It looked like her kid was helping her out and some guy that worked there was wandering around? Very strange - not going back. read more

Okay, so.. the first thing that happened at this Black Bear Diner in Olathe, KS was because it was a Saturday night and it's surrounded by several appealing and highly rated restaurants, my husband went inside and asked if there was a wait. Turns out there was no wait, in fact they weren't busy at all! Which seemed fantastic, however I soon found there's a reason for that.. When we walked in we waited to be seated, there was NOBODY around so after about 10 minutes we went ahead and seated ourselves figuring we were supposed to since nobody asked about us and there was no signage stating to wait to be seated. We sat in the first clean empty booth right on the front of the restaurant. We sat there for more than 30 minutes until finally my husband got up and asked if anyone was waiting the table we were at. The young lady stated she would inquire within; then about another 20 minutes later a petite woman with glasses and dark hair, I do not know her name as she didn't bother introducing herself to us, instead of apologizing and asking us what we would like to drink or handing us a menu or silverware she asks if we waited to be seated when I said we seated ourselves she very smugly said "oh well that's the reason nobody helped you because you're not supossed to seat yourself then she marched off and didn't even give me a chance to explain that we had waited a large amount of time to be seated.. so then finally we get our drinks and order our food, the drinks were the only thing that were enjoyable. The food was horrible and expensive.! And I got I'll directly after! Almost $50 for absolute garbage! Only reason that waitress got a tip was because my husband left her a $5 bill. I am a waitress by trade and for me to not want to tip another waitress is not normal! I don't know if that's how this place just is but I want a refund! read more

I was invited to Black Bear Diner by a dear friend, so of course, my answer was yes !!! We were greeted by a very kind and attentive hostess, who also was our server !!! Zianna's middle name should be "Attention to Detail" !!! The food was delicious and the service was impeccable !!! Sad that so many restaurants are still 'empty' but Black Bear Diner goes above and beyond to make sure you come back ... and I will !!! read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Avocado scramble, veggie omelet ... and of course, homemade biscuits ! - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

The pancakes and sausage was fantastic. The portions were huge. I will definitely be back.

Went here for Mother's Day and it was a great experience. We had to wait a bit but it really was not all that long, especially given day and popularity. I do have to say this place needs a major major upgrade and cleaning. The decor is nice and northwoods style which I love but they need to renovate. The carpet was dirty and overall did not have the best feel indoors. I ordered the volcano which came with eggs, bacon, sausage, and their special sweet cream pancakes. The food canceled out everything else that was wrong with this place. I would come back no matter the conditions to eat more breakfast. I have to say, it's been a long time since I have failed to finish a breakfast and I only made it through half the pancakes. Large and filling and cannot say enough good about them. The service was on point and attentive. Overall we will definitely be coming back here soon! read more

I love this place, the environment is always clean, and the servers are very fast, especially Jackie. She is the best, always on time, asking if everything is good, ready to serve you. She is very kind and an amazing person. Every time that I go there I look for her! read more

I come to Olathe and eat at Black Bear maybe a couple times a month. We have gotten the same waitress often, Deanna. She is wonderful. always smiling, remembers me too. She actually shows up at my table with chocolate milk and water, which is what I ordered the first time there!!! I don't think servers get the credit they should. She moves non stop and takes care of many tables!!! you can tell she works hard and we try to show our appreciation with a good tip. but thought kind words should be shared also!!! so if you happen to stop in, ask for Deanna!!! read more

Clean diner in good location with plenty of parking. Food and service were incredible. I had the chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, and salad. Lots of food for the $ and flavor was fabulous! read more

Went there with a big group for a birthday party. Rebecca was our server and did a great job of recommending dishes and answering questions. Food came out fast and was really good. Highly recommend the open face turkey sandwich. The cornbread muffins are to die for! read more

There was one waitress for 8 tables. It took awhile to be seated even tho we were the only ones waiting. Food wasn't really anything to write about. It came out hot so that was a plus. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

Love this place all the food is awesome so far. Wife loves the chocolate cream pie. They have a promotional item that the waiter raves about the mint cream pie so we tried it. Unfortunately very bland and hardly any mint flavor at all. All the food we have tried so far is pretty good though. Won't be doing the mint pie again read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Mint cream and chocolate cookie pie - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

This place replaced a fine Italian restaurant. Fair decor. Coffee sells to equal price of a gallon of gasoline at Casey's. Order of grits too mushy. Over-easy eggs were hard. Muffin was not properly baked. Bill : $13 plus change. Will I return ? NO. read more

There are way too many good to great options in KC for me to consider a return to this place. I've had Black Bear once before in California. I remembered it being better than the experience I had at the Olathe location. The staff was not very attentive and seemed to lack any zest for serving patrons. I expected a very clean environment with a relatively new restaurant. That was not the case it was extremely dirty. The food scored around 3 out of 10. I had a pancake that tasted like paste. I would have requested a new one but I did not see my server until it was time for the check. The best short description I can give - This place is the WalMart of brunch. If you enjoy Waffle House or iHop you may not mind it. I suggest The Shack, First Watch, Ginger Sue's, etc. read more

We visited today for a late breakfast. They were running 20+ minute cook times and the cooks were not properly wearing masks covering their noses. The eggs came out undercooked as did the bacon. The manager spent the entire time we were there yelling orders and trying to get servers and the kitchen caught up. It was an extremely unpleasant dining experience. I left feeling stressed and like I need to decompress from all the yelling. We have been to Black Bear before and had a much better experience. After today it'll be a while before we return though. read more

The food was great! We were surprised by the affordability and quality of the food! But beyond that the waitress was amazing! Sodas were above average and half of us ordered breakfast and the rest ordered lunch and no one was disappointed at all! read more

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I LOVE BLACK BEAR DINER!! But the service is a little slow sometimes but the food is always good!! Love that they have huckleberry shakes and lemonades, it's a hard flavor to find in the Midwest. I love going here and will definitely be back :) read more

First timer, everyone seems nice. It was a pleasant to meet Rachel. I had the bigfoot chicken fried steak with eggs. Everything was little bland for my taste. The chicken fried chicken does taste store brought. The gravy and eggs was decent. The potatoes was different, never had a like theirs. The biscuit was okay, a bit dry. All in all for $12 it was good. I wouldn't say I won't come back, but I wouldn't go out my way to come back. read more

Ordered the fried chicken. It looked cooked but was ice cold inside. The manager explained that they pre cook the chicken and then fry it. Doesn't sound from scratch to me. The salad was very small and the starches very large. Same fried coating used on all dishes read more

To celebrate by Birthday, a friend took me to diner; and we we're going to Texas Roadhouse .... UNTIL we saw this NEW RESTAURANT next door and after taking a moment to ponder the waiting line we decided to walk right in ! Set up like a country breakfast diner, we were seated within minutes and our waiter - PHOENIX - was right there with drinks and suggestions. PHOENIX was great, very knowledgeable and all around great; I will definitely ask for a table with PHOENIX as a waiter again ! ! ! So the first thing we saw before the menu's and PHOENIX were the Desert Menu's, which wasn't fair, because it only made us want desert first; but then PHOENIX brought us the menu's and we started looking. Now, I gotta tell you, Black Bear Diner serves EVERYTHING all day / all night - and it's country cooking - and it's family style portions. As we're trying to decide what to get, PHOENIX and other wait staff are bringing out arm-loaded PLATTERS of highly stacked food and EVERYTHING looked better than the last. I chose the Fried Chicken Diner with diner salad, my friend ordered the Pot Roast Diner with salad. Apparently the BBD is known for it's Corn Bread Muffins and PHOENIX brought us out a pair of these REALLY BIG muffins that were sweet and thick and crumbly good. The salads came next and were the ONLY thing off about the meal; yeah, hard to mess up lettuce on a plate but no onion or cheese or tomato is pretty bland - But The MUFFINS ! ! ! Then came the dinners - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE PLATTERS AND THE AMOUNT OF FOOD - HUGE ! ! ! (again, I used the utensils to give you an idea of size, your welcome) The fried chicken was light, crispy, juicy, tasty AND it was a HALF A CHICKEN ! ! ! And Look At The Amount Of Mashed Potato's & Gravy ! ! ! Mashed old fashioned style it was like Grandma used to make, and while it could have been served with country gravy, I wanted regular brown gravy. A small bowl of green beans with bacon that's just too good and believe it or not, a side bowl of gravy to dip the chicken into... needless to say PHOENIX had to bring boxes for take home, THIS big guy could only eat HALF ! ! ! The Pot Roast my friend had was tender, moist, large pieces of roast with slices of potato's, celery, carrot AND of course the same mashed potato's & gravy and bowl of green beans. No Way was she able to even finish half of this, so PHOENIX had to bring boxes for her too. BUT there was NO WAY IN HELL we were getting out of there without desert, remember them from the beginning? Yeah, so did we. OH - MY - GODS ! ! ! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THESE ! ! ! Both were served hot, I had the Berry Tart and she had the Chocolate Lava Cake; I gotta tell ya we only had a bite of each others and then a bite or two of our own before implosion and all I can say is WOW. PHOENIX brought out more boxes, of course. Have I mentioned our waiter, PHOENIX yet? He was EVERYTHING you want in a server, always there to refresh a drink or bring more food or boxes - he was great, when you go you MUST ask to sit in PHOENIX's section ! ! ! So, now were on the way out to pay and once again are confronted by a refrigerator full of desert samples, and the lady at the register has to go and ruin the wonderful deserts we both just had by telling us THIS: they also have these HUGE Bear Claws..... and they not only have plain but FILLED BEAR CLAWS, WITH TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILLING ! ! ! How Dare You ?!? As If I Needed An Excuse To Go Back And Visit PHOENIX ! ! ! read more

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Came here for a birthday lunch on a busy Saturday a couple of weeks ago, and I was surprised to see how low the rating is here on Yelp. The clientele is certainly different, and the vibe is very cabin-esque, but it doesn't detract from the quality of food or experience at all. I ordered the Chicken Avocado Club with sweet potato fries on their lunch menu...and MY GOD are their portion sizes huge! Triple stack sandwich feels like you're eating two fully loaded meals. Definitely plan on taking some food home. They even have a "Little Less" menu for those with a smaller appetite, but fair warning, you'll get filled up on the food options there as well!! The food was delicious- especially their sweet potato fries- and I can't wait to return to try another menu offering. Side note, the owner came by our table and actually talked to us. Yes, he asked us questions, and we asked him questions (do restaurant owners still do stuff like this, without any pretense of snottiness?). Felt very personable and hospitable that every restaurant should strive for. Our waitress was sweet and kind as well, even though she was brand new. Highly recommended, especially if you're in the OP area and looking for something different. Can't wait to go back! read more

The black bear gazette is the newspaper which tells about the history of the black bear restaurant, it's also the menu too, this place has the wilderness look with bar stools made out of logs, the menu is yours to keep and look over, for those that work nite shift you can have lunch in the morning time which is nice, Sorry no beer here , so far the crowd is small but most place start out small, servers are in lumberjack clothes, lots of bear pix on the wall, I'm havre Arnold Palmer and trying out for my lunch bob's big bear burger they have spent lots of money into this place, no free WiFi read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - The bar stools - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

Friday night at 6pm and only waited 30 minutes. So worth the wait. My wife and I have ate at aBlack Bear diner before and this was no different, amazing. My wife had the fish and chips while I had the breakfast volcano. Both were hot, fresh and delicious. My wife did say her fish might have been a touch over cooked but still great. Just a touch crispy. The portions are huge and not expensive. Overall a great place with friendly staff and service that is quick, competent and on top of things. Definitely will return and recommend. read more

We have been here a few times now and probably won't ever go back. The restaurant is cute and you get seated. Relatively quickly. Service has been severely lacking every time. We tend to get better service from people that are not our servers than the actual servers assigned to our table. We have had to ask for silverware after our food arrived every time. The food was OK, nothing terribly exciting, but not bad either. read more

Great new restaurant! My fiancé and I have been on the hunt for new brunch spots. We saw that this was opening this week and decided to give it a try. It's a chain but the first of its kinda to come to Kansas. The waitresses/hostesses were still in training, but they did a great job! Food came out fast and delicious! They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day! The bear claw French toast is to die for. Definitely will come back again to try out the rest of the menu. Also, I noticed ordering a combo of some sort is the best deal. So definitely go for a combo vs. individual items! Portions are a good size! read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Corned beef hash and the Bear's Choice (with bear claw French toast option). - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

The food is good, the service is decent, but the decor is a bit overboard. Bears everywhere. I told my husband that it is reminiscent of the guineapig themed cafe on the BBC series Fleabag. The only thing missing is a live bear in a cage. A bit campy to say the least, but I guess the interior will fly in Olathe. It isn't our thing, but the food is good enough to overlook the absurdly farcical and overexaggerated look. I ordered the Southern scramble. Their biscuits are extremely good. The portions are large. The only drawback to my food was the hash browns; they were undercooked and underseasoned. I'd never order them again. They do serve fresh-pressed orange juice, and it was extremely good as well. My husband ordered the Shasta scramble and had no complaints. A couple of things they should consider improving on their menu is their gluten-free choices and the layout of the menu. The latter is similar to a newspaper, but it is entirely too cramped with little white space between items. I have a background in technical writing, a degree in psychology, and have tutored students with disabilities, so I immediately noticed the problem. My spouse also complained about the layout. If a person suffers from a disability like ADD/H, the menu would pose a serious problem. read more

Have been wanting to try this for a while but delayed due to pandemic. Finally made it in tonight and it was just ok. Service was good, food just average. Pretty sure the grease in the fryer was too hot as the hush puppy's that came with all you can eat fish were raw in the middle and very well done on the outside. The fish was battered with jus an average tasting batter, and again the overly hot oil made them overly done on the outside. My wife had the small chicken fry and same issue, overdone in the fryer. Breakfast dishes may be the way to go here. read more

Waited 10+ minutes to be greeted while all the servers walked past without asking if we've been helped. The table across from us, that got sat 10 minutes after we did, got their drinks and food less than 5 minutes after they sat. The coffee was extremely burnt and not edible. There was so much food in the window and nobody was helping get the food out to the tables. Nobody came to check on us for refills. The avocado toast had no seasoning to it. There was not really a variety of fruit for the fruit bowl. Overall, would not really recommend this place. read more