We ended up eating at Durango Diner twice during our visit, and that says everything. The food here is absolutely outstanding. One of the things that really stood out is that they grate the hash browns right in front of you. You can taste the difference, fresh, crispy, and done right. On our first visit, I had the chile relleno omelette with hash browns, and it was incredible, perfectly cooked with amazing flavor. We liked it so much that we came back before leaving town. This time I had the classic breakfast with eggs, sausage, hash browns, and their green chili... and wow. The green chili was so good we actually bought a jar to take home. What truly elevated the experience was the service. Our waitress was full of energy, genuinely friendly, and made us feel so welcome, it honestly made our day (or at least gave us a fantastic start to it). If you're in Durango, this place is a must. We made it our last stop before heading out of town, and we'll absolutely be back. read more

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A Durango staple. Must eat here when in Durango. The cure is a favorite, the blueberry pancakes are big enough to share and especially love Greg's artistic toppings. Breakfast burritos are great on the go. Great people and service. read more

I enjoy going into Durango Diner for many reasons; staff is great, makes you feel welcomed, food is always consistent, love their bacon, perfectly cooked just the way I like it, their benedict with their homemade sausage and gravy with biscuits. Shout out to Emily and all the staff!! read more

Sunday. October 12, 2025. Breakfast. My wife and I finally visited this diner after walking past it on multiple visits. Every single time it was packed. This time was no different. We put our names on the waiting list and fifteen minutes were seated. The artwork on the walls is classic diner. There are three booths in the very back, by the bathrooms. We were seated at counter number one, nearest the door. Staff continuously in motion, no rest. I ordered iced tea ($3.49) and the CURE Classic breakfast ($14.89). The cure: hashbrowns topped with American cheese, bacon (ham or sausage) and two eggs, smothered with green chile sauce. My wife ordered the handheld breakfast burrito ($9.99). This burrito included hashbrowns, cheddar cheese, green chile sauce, egg and ham/bacon/sausage. The iced tea I ordered was freshly made. I got some to go. Green chile sauce had a little bite and hashbrowns were crispy, like I like them. My wife liked her burrito with sausage and said she would visit again. Staff really believes in bottomless drinks as they filled her coffee at least five times. Portions are large and filling. Staff were all super friendly. Will definitely be visiting again. read more

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Unfortunately, I feel I'm being generous with 3 stars. Some confusion out front - one staff member said you didn't need to leave a name, another said you did. Coffee: bland. Diner burrito: bland. Diner Benedict: not at as bland, but the biscuits are fairly dense and the hashbrowns taste of something like butter-flavored canola oil. Both of us left at least half of our meals behind. Ambience: divey diner (which doesn't bother me one bit. No stars docked for ambience.) John Wayne sign at the back of the restaurant: read more

Durango Diner - Diner burrito without sauce and the diner Benedict. This is how much we left behind. Didn't love it. - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

Good breakfast here this morning. Minimal tables in the back, so you might end up sitting at the bar. We actually lucked out and got one of the few open tables. Service was prompt and friendly the entire meal. Coffee was delicious, so it's good we kept getting refills whenever we needed them. My Chile relleno omelette was delicious. Could've used a little less green chile sauce, but it was tasty. I liked the biscuit better than my wife liked hers, and I think she also thought her cheese omelette was just ok too. Same for the hash browns, which were fine, but not a favorite of either of ours. We'd come back, but with so many other options, we'd likely try some of them out first. read more

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Great customer service. Food was hot and fresh. I ordered the sausage gravy and biscuits with a side order of hash browns and coffee of course. My wife ordered the Durango Benedict which is a biscuit, sausage, a fried egg, with gravy and a side of hash browns. Again, and it isn't a complaint, but no restaurant can compete with homemade biscuits and gravy. No place ever puts enough sausage in their gravy and I understand why. They were good, little above average as a restaurant dish. The hash browns on the other hand might be the best I've ever had at a restaurant not named Waffle House. They were absolutely delicious. Wife really enjoyed her Durango Benedict and thought it and the hash browns were delicious. Coffee was hot and fresh of course. Good place for breakfast in Durango. read more

Durango Diner - Biscuits and sausage gravy with hash browns. - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

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Service was great! Very friendly staff continuously checking on me while I waited for my to go order. I ordered the Chile relleno omelette. I've ordered it two other times but the first time was the best. For some reason, it had zero flavor this and the previous time. I think salt needs to be added to the potatoes or cooked with salted butter. A little more sauce should be added too so every bite is the same. This is the reason for 4 stars. I found myself looking for more chile sauce on my plate that was nowhere to be found. I will go back in search of the first time mouth watering thrill. read more

Breakfast is delicious. Highly recommend "The Cure" Classic and cinnamon roll. The service was attentive and friendly. Nice diner with a few tables and chairs and great counter. read more

Classic dinner, good breakfast and coffee. The choice of many locals on Main Street . Excellent service, authentic vibe. read more

Durango Diner - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

Great breakfast spot - get the cinnamon roll! Visiting Durango for the weekend, we walked Main Street looking for a place to have breakfast and happened upon the Durango Diner. The diner is set up just like back in the day with a long bar and a few tables in the back. The menu has all your favorite breakfast stuff, and then some! Our food was great; the cure served hot off the grill with an english muffin, the breakfast sandwich with chips, but the best thing was the warm, house baked cinnamon roll. Service was excellent and we were in and out pretty quickly. If breakfast was any indication, lunch and dinner I'm sure are just as good! read more

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The cinnamon roll is the best I have ever eaten!! Pro tip: you can go to El Rancho and order and watch the NFL games on Sundays!

Small sometimes crowded great for breakfast especially, great hangover cures and other yummies. Its location near the El Rancho and the rest of downtown makes it a Durango favorite read more

I am 13 I was traveling with my family and we came to eat here. The food is amazing and service was great! Our waiter made sure that we were ok. The inside was pretty clean and was well maintained! The city's and the business's, history was on the wall making it feel interesting about this city and diner. read more

Love this place! Great wings and burgers and everything in between. Nachos are so so good! Prices are very reasonable. Great food, great service, great drink specials, great beers on tap and great price! Can't go wrong here!! read more

I was not sure about this place initially but they certainly changed my mind quick 1. Their tshirt merch is funny so kudos on their designer for that 2. The food is a good portion so come hungry 3. They grate the hashbrown potatoes fresh in front of you and cook it! So best fresh hashbrown that won't disappoint with a great crisp! 4. You can substitute your sauce with gravy which is what I did and it was amazing 5. Service is VERY friendly and you feel like you're sitting in your grandmas kitchen! Such nice family like ppl! We got there early around 9am and it was already packed so expect a wait time for sure read more

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The food is always very good at this diner. Staff is always very friendly and helpful. The diner is small and tough to get a table for more than 4 people but worth it to separate into two tables read more

A super narrow, basically hallway, makes up this local favorite diner. Expect waits for a seat, especially if you want one of the three four tops. Very friendly servers add to the charm of a throw back diner. They even went out of their way to recommend the bunny pancakes (not on the menu) for the kids. Prices are on the high side, but considering the location and amount of food you get, it trends back to reasonable. (Kids pancakes $7, buttermilk biscuits $2.50, Pulled Pork cure $17, Burrito $11, Sodas/Iced Tea $3, Juice $4) - just come hungry. Expect a wait, even on a weekday. The place is tiny. read more

I had two hours before I had to check out of my hotel. Yeah, I'm a tourist. The horror. I rode my bicycle a mile to eat breakfast. I knew what I wanted before I left the hotel. Got there, got a single spot at the counter, ordered coffee. I asked about getting corn tortillas instead of flour for huevos rancheros. She said that was ok. I said "Okay, I'll get the huevos rancheros with red and green chili." She started asking me about mini options which I was not familiar with. I said, "I dunno, on the menu here it just says huevos rancheros" Then she started in on me practically berating me in front of the other customers and pointing out the mini options on the other page of the menu. "You didn't specify if you wanted mini or not" Yeah! I didn't. Because I just said I wanted huevos rancheros TWICE! At that point I was very irritated and just walked out. Didn't make a fuss. You wanna treat me like I'm a dumb tourist, fine. I live in a tourist city too, I get that some tourists are irritating but I was just ordering breakfast. Peace out Durango. read more

I love an old school diner and this one could be the picture of just such a place in a dictionary. Plus, despite being a regular old diner, the menu had lots of fun variations on it including a jalapeño popper omelette with Chile verde. Great stuff. Will be back every time I get to Durango. read more

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Great old time diner in Durango. Old time charm. Delicious and affordable, too. The green chili hash entree was great but so large I couldn't finish it. read more

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This place has the vibe of the diners of decades ago. Good food and prompt service. Was disappointed that my hash browns only tasted like oil so I only ate half. Was pleased they have rye toast. read more

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Great hole in the wall diner. Old school layout with counter seating and kitchen right in front of you with a few booths/tables. We needed to fuel up for the ice lakes trail and this was the perfect meal for that hike. I had the kitchen sink omelette with green chile sauce and devoured it all. Husband had the classic diner breakfast and his eggs were the best eggs on our trip. Waitstaff was friendly and prompt. We will be returning on our next excursion! read more

This is a great downtown place for breakfast - they open early! Friendly waitstaff, cooks. It's very open, you watch your breakfast cook if you sit at the counter. I had a standard type breakfast (eggs, BACON, hash browns, English muffin). There are plenty of daily specials (cures). Coffee was plentiful and my cup was rarely half empty. All fresh tasting, like home cooking. Lots of John Wayne paraphernalia, makes for an interesting wait for food. I highly recommend. read more

Durango Diner - The kitchen - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

Amazing food and great service! Our server Holly was awesome! Diner is just the right size to give great personalized, fast service . Will definitely be back when we are in the area. read more

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You will get enough food one one plate ;to feed 3 people. It's a treat sitting at the counter watching the staff working as a well oiled machine. The potatoes are shredded on the spot. A lot of butter is added to the potatoes so I supposed you could ask the waiter to not add the butter if you didn't want it, but why would you do that? The bacon - oh my gosh the bacon. And the sausage! It's a huge flavorful patty. I could go on and on but it's the best dang breakfast I have had in a long time. It's a great place to come for a hangover, which I did not have, but the entire left side of the menu is definitely hangover food. DD is a very small establishment; a long counter and a couple of booths, and not big booths either. So don't come if you have more than 4 in your party. Unless you don't want to sit together anyway. Just all around an interesting place, terrific food, good coffee, old school comfort. read more

The cutest little diner in downtown Durango, just down the street from the train station. The service was excellent and the food was delicious! read more

Durango Diner - Biscuits and gravy babyyyyy - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

After a 15 hour overnight drive arriving to Durango, this was the comfort food we all needed. It was busy but we got a table of 5 seated fairly fast. The ambiance is a traditional diner style where the cooks make food in front of you. The huevos rancheros was delicious -- mostly because of their green chili! I got it on the side because I wanted to be able to choose how much I put in, and I still ate all of it! They also have some of the best hash browns I've ever tasted! I highly recommend this diner if you are seeking a casual yet delicious comfort food breakfast. read more

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Food was great! Service was great! Small town diner charm. Portions were generous and food arrived quickly. Yummo! read more

Durango Diner - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

Tasty diner food with big portions! Loved being able to watch the food being prepared and sitting in front of the team making hash browns from scratch. Server was friendly and food came out quickly. Fun and casual setting. read more

We ordered the Cali cure and mini Huevos rancheros. Both were sooooo good. Especially when you smother it in Green chili sauce. We sat at the counter where you watch the cooks make all the food. It's a well-oiled machine because they were cranking out the hash browns, eggs, bacon, etc. There were a few additional tables in the back. Very efficient! Service was great. Be prepared to leave smelling like food. :) read more

The waitress is rude to the customers, would not recommend this restaurant, will not hold a conversation with females but will laugh and give all their attention to the males. Will not answer questions about what's on the menu, and walk away saying it on the menu. read more

Food was just okay. Not like before, change does change something's. Green chili is just a sauce no flavor or spice. read more

Durango Diner - Kitchen sink omelette - Diners Near Me - Durango, Colorado

This is an amazing diner that has been there for many years and we just had never tried it. We were so impressed with their breakfast. Lots of food and very flavorful. read more

We were there for breakfast, second visit. Classic diner with counter service, along with some tables. Pancakes are enormous and servings are generous, easy to order too much food. read more

If you are in the Durango area this small diner is an ABSOLUTE must!! It might be small but it is HUGE in flavor!! This is truly a diner ...I love the long counter!! If you don't like people, closeness or literally rubbing elbows you might have issues w/ the seating. ! You won't be disappointed w/ any menu choice!! There is a small staff and they are quick, efficient & friendly!! I will definitely be returning for another Durango Diner Fix!! read more

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Great breakfasts. Tough to get seats (for good reasons). Everything we had got high marks from the person ordering. Attentive service from long time wait staff. read more

Amazing food!!! The hash browns were the best I have ever had. The chef shredded the potatoes right onto the grill. The thick cut bacon was perfectly cooked. All of the fat and meat was cooked. No rubbery uncooked bacon. Great omelet! Everything we ate was amazing. Going back tomorrow it was so good. read more

I could barely stop eating the green chili sauce to write this it's small, it's noisy, it's the quintessential cafe! I felt like I was about to eat a satisfying breakfast and then go out and do some wild west stuff LOL! Seriously everything in this place is so good I had the breakfast burrito and I split it with my sister it was cheesy, filling, deliciousness! And obviously we smothered the entire thing in the green chili sauce. Of course we also had to get a pancake to split between the two of us because it was breakfast without pancakes. Perfect fluffy buttery delicious pancakes! Make sure you order your breakfast with a side of pancakes totes worth it! And as you leave if you're sad you won't be able to get that green chili sauce again... don't fear! They'll actually sell you some to go! It can make anything taste yummy. Hamburgers, noodles, and old shoe call five star cuisine smothered in that green chili goodness! read more

Get "The Cure". Super nice staff, good food at fair prices. I'm from out of town but had a good conversation with the local sitting next to me. Check it out! read more