Great lunch place. There's a military atmosphere with lots of photos of aircraft. I like a place that embraces our services. The food was very good. I had the Ruben sandwich and really liked it. The service was great. Stop in and try this place for lunch. Enjoy! read more

So friggin' good! Biscuits could have used another minute in the oven, but the eggs, pancakes, gravy were superb! Great service too. They explained the family concept and history. Love it. read more

I come here every couple months and order the same thing. For some reason they have not got my order right once. I haven't wrote a review because I'm an easy going guy. But today I ordered my handheld burrito w/ extra chili as always and it was the driest thing I have ate all year. Makes no sense how I ask for extra chili every time I order a burrito but it never happens. I shouldn't have to add store bought salsa to a burrito read more

Doug's Day Diner - Centennial - Diners Near Me - Centennial, Colorado

Love the brunch here it's really good I would get the hillbilly and their bacon! Will be back

This is a great spot with some fantastic breakfast. The potato bowls, or whatever they're called, are very good. There's a ton of variety and I like the fact it's intimate with bar stools and tables wherever. We go on the weekends and it's one of few places I'll wait for breakfast. By 9a, it's usually a 15-20 minute wait, after that, come at your own risk. One issue is the entryway, people tend to crowd and if it's cold outside, the door is constantly opening and closing. If you're sitting at the bar, keep your coat on! This place is worth a stop, plan on eating a lot and leaving full, probably won't need lunch if you eat breakfast here. read more

Great breakfast place! Everything is good on the menu. My favorite is the omelette. Huge portions and friendly staff. Always a line, but worth the wait. read more

Doug's Day Diner is a neighborhood gem! The staff is always very friendly and the food never disappoints! I'd recommend giving them a try!

Doug's is one of few go-to spots for us here in Aurora. If you want home cooked comfort style diner food then this is it. Potatoes are crispy, eggs are fluffy and the coffee is hot and fresh. Service is quick and you can get in and out in 30-40 mins if your in a hurry. The Huevos Rancheros and Papas are what I usually get. I love that they put the egg on top of a corn tortilla with the Huevos. Gives you some much needed stability when piling on the beans and green chili! read more

Great place for breakfast. Love the pancakes. Very good green Chile on hash brown potatoes.

Went here on the recommendation of a friend. Typical diner on the inside with ample seating. I was immediately greeted and seated, offered my drink and a menu. The menu items were abundant and I chose my breakfast. Wow talk about huge portions! This was going to be a challenge. To say the least the food tasted great. A couple issues overall though: 1. My food was served on a heavy thick plate which was ice cold, hence my food was cold in a matter minutes. Fix this please. 2. Someone sneezed in the kitchen (which is visible from the dining room) and then proceeded to loudly blow their nose. Not something a diner ever needs to hear from kitchen staff. read more

Doug's Day Diner - Centennial - Eggs hashbrowns biscuit and bacon, life is good - Diners Near Me - Centennial, Colorado

Love their brunch and the lil hill billy burrito is amazing and their maple bacon was so good too I love it

I have been eating at this location since they opened and have literally been back over a thousand times. They use fresh ingredients and the food always tastes real and delicious. Their homemade jam puts every other breakfast joint to shame and their bacon is always cooked expertly. Amazing portions! The service has been exceptional over the years with some of the friendliest wait staff I've ever encountered. Recently Megan has done a great job of filling the leadership void. I'm grateful that she so clearly cares about Doug's and has maintained the high standard I've come to expect. All of the staff at this location are hard working and friendly but I have to mention Christian. He's always done his job well and interacted superbly with the customers. I'm never disappointed when he's my waiter. I highly recommend any of the papas or their sizable breakfast burritos to anyone who is very hungry. I don't usually eat from the lunch menu but their Zia bird is a tasty and nutritious choice. If you're thinking of Huevos Rancheros it is worth getting the Huevos soccoro with either carne asada or adovada. I love their red and green sauce so I always order half and half. Their gravy is also superb and I recommend the Hillbilly for any hungry folk who love gravy. Bon Appétit! P.S. Dear linda it was hard not to mention the whole staff as they are all awesome. Chris has been a great waiter for years and years and definitely deserves to be recognized. Very funny, great server, leadership potential, cares about the business. read more

Over medium eggs means egg whites are not runny. From the service and how busy on Father's Day it was, I did not complain. My wife ordered bacon with breakfast and we did not get. By the time we got a hold of our waitress and we're half way done with our meal. I noticed there is no team work today. The waitress came back with an extra piece, the bacon looked green. Waiters need to look at every customer they walk by and help each other, but today everyone was a robot. I have been here many times, and today you failed in service for us. We will be back. Just remember this, being a full team member at any job, the service will never fail. read more

Came for breakfast on a sunday morning. Even though it was very busy the staff was very friendly and quick. They have a lot of choices on the menu, I had an omelette. Food was very good. Would recommend! read more

Doug's Day Diner - Centennial - Diners Near Me - Centennial, Colorado

It was so good! I got the skinny wimpie meal and it was worth it. My husband loved his Carne Asada Wimpie! We will for sure come back and try more items from their menu! read more

Go here every week. Love the omelet selection. Megan is the best server. Thanks for everything!

Had breakfast at Doug's Day Diner on a Thursday, late morning. We were greeted promptly upon walking in and were given a booth just inside the door. The waitress brought waters right away and gave us a few minutes to look over the menu. When she returned, she brought coffee which was fresh and hot. I ordered two eggs, hash browns, bacon and toast. I asked for the bacon to be extra crispy and it came out just how I like it. The eggs were cooked to perfection and the hash browns were quite tasty. I really liked how they were grated. The sourdough toast had a nice flavor. It was served with in-house made strawberry and peach jelly. My mom ordered the same but got a biscuit and gravy instead of toast. The biscuit was heavy but it had a nice flavor. The gravy was pretty good as well. Overall, I'd highly recommend Doug's Day Diner and will return! read more

Doug's Day Diner - Centennial - Basic Dougs Grub - Diners Near Me - Centennial, Colorado

Great breakfast!! Friendly staff! Great value! A must for a breakfast person. Highly recommend the Rancher.

One of my favorite places to eat when I'm in the area. The portions are huge! I highly recommend the Colonial salad with blue cheese dressing. It's amazing! They also have homemade biscuits and jam. The service is a little slow if you're in a hurry, but if you let them know, they make sure you get out in a timely manner. All the staff has always been super helpful and nice. The place is very clean. I have yet to have a bad experience here! read more

I have not been to this diner many times, but the food is delicious! The sweet combo of the Grandma's hot cakes are delicious and come out piping hot which makes adding butter and syrup worth it! The eggs are perfect to pair with the turkey green chili sausage! Each time I go here the place is busy, but it is worth waiting in line to be seated! read more

Great portions. Only wish they'd consider a few non starch options. Food is super tasty and non processed.

Friendly service. Prices seem a bit high until you see how much food you get on a single plate! Verteran owned!

This gets 4 stars as a diner. Not sophisticated at all but rather good, classic, filling, pretty darn delicious diner food. My wife and I went in for the first time and sat at the bar. Which was great because she's always trying to get me to sit next to her instead of across the table, Ha. I had a blueberry pancake, eggs and sausage. She had an omelette with fruit. As we looked around the restaurant we could see people eating different things, that were large in proportion :-) Coffee was good, waitress was super nice and I don't think there's any question that I'll be going back, and taking some friends. My only 3 star moment was the Browns. They were ok. They thick cut their hash browns. So hard done outside but NOT crispy on inside. My personal choice would be classic hash browns extra crispy. But this is not really a complaint, just a preference. Food - on point. Have no fear. Atmosphere - total diner. Service - really great. AS I LEFT I WAS THINKING - If it's a diner, they probably have good biscuits and gravy. Next time! And I'm stuffed. read more

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We were visiting from New Mexico and are looking for a place to have a family breakfast before we hit the road to return home. Never sure how busy a holiday is going to be, we arrived 40 minutes before the rest of our party was scheduled to get our name on the list. There were 9+ a baby. There were several large parties already there so we knew it would be a little bit of a wait. We were seated 50 minutes after arriving. Our waitress was efficient and friendly. She took our drink order right away and then our order when she delivered drinks. Immediately after we were seated she got another large table. She did a great job waiting on both tables despite being seated two large parties within minutes. Our food came out promptly, the order was perfect and the food was hot. My hubby and i shared two things-Taos papas and blueberry hot cakes. The Taos papas were a large portion of potatoes with onions, Italian sausage, smothered with green Chile and cheese and topped off with two over easy eggs. Being from NM we are Chile snobs, but had high expectations for two reasons---one Chile was spelled correctly on the menu and two there were previous good reviews. We were not disappointed. The Chile was flavorful and had a nice amount of bite. Less hot than we are used to but very solid. The second thing we shared were the blueberry hotcakes. Fresh blueberries were generously sprinkled through a thick hot, fluffy hot cake. When I lifted the top hot cake to put butter on it, there was steam rising. Yay, hot pancakes. So many times when you go out the pancakes are lukewarm before you get them. The pancakes were delicious. We couldn't finish all of our food- just too much. The others in our party also enjoyed their food. Several to go boxes were requested and promptly delivered including a bag to put everything in to go. We were also offered to go drinks. We would definitely visit again. read more

The food was good and the atmosphere was very light and joyful. Staff seemed to enjoy working there. The only thing that was really awkward was our waiter told my friend and I we needed to leave because they needed our booth. That was very unprofessional and very awkward feeling as my friend and I were in the middle of a very sensitive conversation. Never had that happen before so it was a bit jolting. read more

The day we went we had a long wait as we asked the front staff why we couldn't sit in one of the open tables right at the front. 30 minutes later we were sat at one of those tables. I ordered Rancheros eggs. The green chili was bland and the beans had too much tomato sauce and may have had bbq sauce. When the waitress came back I handed her an almost full plate back and she didn't even ask what was wrong with the food. My wife also didn't like her food. No excuse for not getting breakfast right. Either the waitress didn't care or worse was told not to ask. read more

Food was inedible. We got one dish with a mountain of browns and red sauce that tasted like an undercooked pizza and my husband got the biscuits and gravy that came with way too much gravy and the biscuit was chewy and inedible. We were both unable to eat the food entirely. read more

Been here around 20 ish times, quality food and excellent service. Good hunks of tender meat in the carne asada dishes, excellent green chili with good heat, very tasty homemade jam du jour and biscuits with a nice hefty crunch. From what I can tell they have been short-staffed since the pandemic (who isn't these days?) Forgot my bacon once on a togo order a few months ago (I totally forgive them for it.) I have been to every breakfast joint in about a 10 mile radius around here and they are consistently the best by a good margin. Yes, even compared against the DTC Snooze. Go early or between peaks, fair warning, they can and will be busy. EDIT: They got steak and eggs now. Their cook actually KNOWS how to cook a steak properly and will do a medium-rare or medium CORRECTLY. Just wow, I feel like I hit the jackpot of local breakfast joints! We aren't talking about those sorry half-a-steak breakfast steak and eggs from WaHo or IHoP, it is a FULL ON REAL STEAK BABY! They got a customer for life in me. read more

Great food and great service. Always a short wait because everyone wants to eat there. It's whenever I ask mom where she wants to go, this is her first pick! Just a good ol hometown feel and food! read more

We love Doug's! We've been coming here for years for breakfast, but recently discovered it is as equally amazing for lunch! Their corned beef is amazing in either of the sandwiches that use it's, always fun specials, great burgers. You can't go wrong! Sweet staff. Love coming here! read more

Excellent food! Excellent service my favorite place for drinks and dinner. My boyfriend and l come here once at week and the staff is amazing, they never disappoint. Definitely recommend this place read more

Love Doug's Diner! The Cowboy Papas with green chili is incredible! The portions are huge, and the food is incredibly filling. Both the cold and hot caramel Latte are delicious! Highly recommend this place! read more

I love this place. I have never had a bad meal here. I'm slowly making my way through the menu. I have my fave which are the smothered hash browns and the burgers are a close second. read more

Doug's Day Diner - Centennial - Messy fries and Black Betty burger. - Diners Near Me - Centennial, Colorado

Well this is a really sad review I used to really like this place however I ordered the ranchers and the steak was so thin it was like a strip steak my eggs were cold and the quality wasn't how it used to be read more

This dinner is so good. It's so cute and the service is good. The food never disappoints. They have gluten free bread there too that's amazing!!!! The wait can be long but it's worth it. read more

Was looking for some brunch and we ended up at Doug's. Good amount listed on the menu. I went with the lunch quesadilla and it was amazing. Took it with carne asada. Don't forget to ask about the house salsa if your in to sauces. Red one was my favorite. But ya good little place for brunch. Kind of a cozy dine spot. read more

Eat breakfast here weekly. Food quality and service are great, and consistent. Love me some Dougs

The food is always good, and it's one of the only breakfast places that really fills me up. Coffee is good too for a diner style breakfast place. Only bummer is the service has always been spotty for me. Long waits, getting the order wrong, and waiting 15+ minutes for a coffee refill. The decor is also bleh - it looks like the food is not gonna taste good. I'll keep coming back though because their breakfast is delicious. read more

Enjoyed this little brunch spot that Yelp helped me find. Otherwise, I would have never noticed it tucked away in a small shopping center off Parker. We went on a Saturday around 11 and had a 20 minute wait. For brunch places, that's not terrible (having waited an hour at Snooze previously). The diner is small and quaint; the staff and servers were always moving because of how busy it was. The reason might be because the food is yummy and at a great price. I ordered the bacon breakfast burrito and it is huge. I'm talking larger than my forearm huge (tip: I preferred the red chili to the green chili - had a great flavor). Other dishes the table ordered were the blueberry pancakes and a Big Pig omelette. Everyone enjoyed their food and we all agreed it would be worth going back. Yummy food and great prices. They also make almost everything homemade! I tasted some homemade strawberry jam and it was delicious - hard to find other places doing that. read more

Doug's Day Diner - Centennial - The largest breakfast burrito in Centennial everyone. - Diners Near Me - Centennial, Colorado

A local gem for breakfast. You must have the Papas. A mound of potatoes with excellent topping choices. Loved it so much I returned the following morning to try a second Papas option. Great atmosphere, servers were great with our kids, and can tell this is a locals busy haunt. If looking for breakfast come on in. We will be back. read more