We loved the food, the ambiance... they've been closed for 7+ months and still now news of reopening.

5/25/25- Stopped in before the remodel... Decided to go with the banana foster French toast-yum! Also got the chicken fried steak.. Can't wait to see what the new remodel will be.. read more

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Had to come here before their remodel hiatus. I believe this is the last week before they're going to be closed until the end of the year. Terrible but the Jacobs group did buy the whole area to remodel. I ordered the chicken fried steak with a request to put gravy on everything including the baked potato. Nothing better than sausage gravy on anything. I'll miss them until the end of the year and hope they don't mess with the tried and true restaurant/diner offerings but that's too much to hope for, but one must hope they don't change it up a whole lot. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - menu - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Jacobs Ent. aka J Resorts had a choice of killing this place off with a wrecking ball in a day or prolonging the killing of it by taking it over and giving the "J" attitude and super low standards. We used to love this place. Food was great wait staff was friendly and familiar. Jay resorts has screwed this place royally. Everything is worse now. The menu is lacking all of the good food that made this former Reno Staple a favorite. Everything we ordered was obviously frozen and microwaved. We have a freezer and microwave at home. The only thing that tasted fresh was the ice water. The service is impersonal and corporate feeling (think Golden Coral). The decor is bland and cold. We will join tons of other locals & will not come back here anymore. Oh, and of course the prices went up as well. I am pretty sure Guy Fieri would revoke his previously good review of this place too. read more

Went here after a night at the bar right before close. Their staff were very friendly and welcoming. It's a diner style restaurant. I ordered the pancakes and biscuits and gravy. The pancakes were fluffy and moist. The biscuits and gravy tasted like they were made with bacon or ham vs sausage, which I'm not used to. So idk if I'd get those again for that reason. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - 2 Piece Short Stack Pancakes - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

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Natalie, our server, was very friendly and attentive. She was knowledgeable of the menu. The food was excellent. The portions were plentiful. I recommend this restaurant. This is a great place for locals. read more

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Stopped before the closing for remodel- Not too busy and plenty of seating- Went with the chicken fried steak - Decent and plenty to share. read more

If you want to step back in time and experience the nostalgia of good diner experience. This is your spot. My friend ordered the turkey dinner. She raved at the juicy slices of scrumptious turkey. Unfortunately my pork chops were not living up to its reputation. In the past visits I have heard amazing reviews. It was definitely burnt and the sauce was over cooked. The salad was great as was the broccoli. Maybe on my next visit to Reno I will try it again read more

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We ate here just before Thanksgiving, and then again this weekend. In between that time, they've gotten a new (more limited) menu. First off, the service this weekend was excellent. Friendly, timely and food came out just as ordered. The restaurant is brighter and cheerier than it was under the old owners. However, the old menu had many many more options. The new menu is much more limited. Pretty much only heart attacks on a plate. If you're looking for healthy choices, you probably want to keep looking. read more

this place closing is an absolute tragedy for the city of Reno. It was a stalwart diner, classic old school, kind of like the old coffee grinder, which is also sadly defunct. . The cheeseburger with fries here was just wonderful flavorful Hardy a classic diner favorite, but a lot of people also came here for many of the other dishes. They had perfected over the years. . This is where developers do evil things taking out an institution that we could never get back the golden silver and scream 1960s and 1970s every man and now it's gone forever read more

We ate our Christmas evening meal here. Incredibly slow with very limited wait staff in hand BUT every staff member we did encounter was so kind and friendly, and the food was outstanding! Plus mile-high whipped cream on the hot chocolate! read more

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Same great food, same great service, same great atmosphere, same huge portions, new owners! When the original owner said he was retiring and sold the place to the new owners...then the new owners started hinting about closing it...this town flew into an uproar to defend this iconic restaurant! The new owners heard us and decided to keep it open and intact...for which we're all glad... To recap from my previous review...open 24/7/365 for over 60 years...featured on Diners Drive-Ins And Dives with Guy Fieri on the Food Network...old school coffee shop/diner vibe...I always sit at the counter and the service is still impeccable, the food is delicious, the portions are large...it's my late night go-to...especially for my favorite, biscuits and gravy. The ONLY change that I'm not happy about? The new owners don't let the staff wear their iconic branded t-shirts anymore when they're working. I try to wear mine every time I visit. What more can be said except that we ALL need to continue to support this place so the new owners will have no excuse but to keep it open! Get by there now...and often! read more

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I've been watching DDD and I saw this local gem. The decor is no frills and mid-century diner. Our server was a nice older woman who was super attentive and sweet. I had to try the ground beef pounder and boy was it a lot. The mashed potatoes were to die for and had the red skins which I like, it was creamy, well seasoned, with the perfect balance of smooth and potato chunk. The ground pounder itself was a huge chunk of meat- nice char flavor but could use some salt. The gravy was delish. I did not eat much of it because I was too full from my soup, shake, and wings. We also ordered wings and the garlic parm wings were huge, crispy, but lacked flavor to me. You get hit with the garlic oil and parm but it needs a binder or more seasoning- I asked for a side of the mahogany sauce and tossed my wings in it and they were perfect. I also got a chocolate shake and it was one of the best shakes I've had- came in extra shaker so you basically get two milkshakes for the price of $7.50. I would come back just for the shake alone tbh. I will come back. read more

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Disappointed ! ! ! Was 5 stars & now 2 stars. New ownership (J's) has struck again.. Service is now approaching horrible. It took 15+ minutes before the server arrived at the table.. They are destroying the menu starting with doing away with a different delicious homemade soup each day (after 68 years) .. Every time we come into Gold and Silver, something else has been discontinued from the menu. The ambience is also on a downhill slide. The carpet has deteriorated to a point where it looks black where it's walked on. ** Finally we had to watch security throw 2 obnoxious thugs out of the restaurant that were reeking of marijuana & loudly threatening other elderly customers.. This business was a locally owned FAMILY restaurant since 1956 then recently bought out by a large casino that's new to Reno.. We've never seen a business go downhill so quickly. read more

I used to love Gold & Silver Inn--great food at great prices. Sadly, it's not what it used to be. I took my 21-year-old son, hoping it would be a solid, affordable option like it was back in the day, but we left disappointed. The food just didn't have the same quality, and the prices weren't the bargain I remembered. Hoping it finds its way back to what made it special. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - Not so amazing breakfast - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

I was on my way back to Sac over the hill coming from Fernley, and I was told I needed to check out the iconic Reno institution, Gold N Silver Inn, that been here for decades. It was featured on TV by that blonde spiky haired buffoon yammer'in on about how good the place was. I don't put a lot of credit in the guy or his crass style, but hey to each their own. I'll make up my own mind after experiencing this Reno "institution". Speaking of institution, that's the immediate feeling I got upon entering the Gold N Silver. Institutional cafeteria setting with the lack of interesting decor and those damn florescent lights! We were told just sit anywhere in the middle area ringed by generic booths. The server was over right away, but wasn't all that friendly, efficient kinda like a Chinese restaurant. I don't need chain restaurant faux friendly, but comm'on smile a little? I browsed the menu before arriving online, so I kind of knew what I'd like to try. I came with one friend, I dropped the rest of my crew at the new In N Out up the street. We both ordered the Sierra Burger ($17.00) a 12 oz (3/4 lb.) burger patty served with cheese and grilled onions on a buttered and toasted French roll. Served with a side salad as my side .... trying to be a bit healthier than having a pile of fries! What I pictured in my mind was far from what we received. The salad was fine, but the burger .... It was served on a soft squishy French type roll with lettuce, tomato and totally unmelted cheese. The meat appeared not to be a single formed 12 oz patty, but mushed together 2 smaller patties. We were so hungry, we just started eating, but after eating some, we both noticed, hey, wasn't this supposed to come with grilled onions? Yeah, they forgot the damn onions on both of the burgers. Grilled onions are my fave part of a burger! Too, late now, we ate half our meals .... but the kitchen should have made it right! Shit, I'd been better off going to the In N Out with the rest of my crew. They add the grilled onions! These burgers were definitely not worth $17.00 bucks each! I'd pay up to $20 bucks for a great burger, but this sure wasn't it! Reno iconic institution my butt, this place needs to just close down or do a total remake. I've run into other places like this, old time places that survive somehow on old customers that just don't wanna change despite better options out there. Geeze, change out that cafeteria florescent lighting! 2 stars is being very generous here! read more

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The food was good here. The restaurant doesn't look like much on the outside. However, a friend who was meeting us for dinner recommended this place as a good one prior to attending a full evening of concerts at the nearby Glow Plaza. Parking was convenient, too. We had a choice of center tables or a side booth, so we chose the booth. The server gave us time to peruse the menu, chat a bit, and then order. Our friend, anticipating the cooler evening temps and the likelihood of a little light rain during the course of the evening concerts said his plan was to order Mac 'n cheese, plus a side of chili and cornbread. Mix 'em together with cheese sprinkles and sour cream, and you've created a generous helping of chili Mac! That sounded good to me! I unabashedly copied his order. The bf opted for the three ground meats shepherds pie. The food was served very quickly, which was great since we were hungry. The chili Mac hit the spot. I don't know how I did it, but I managed to eat it all but the corn bread (but I wrapped it in a napkin for later). I got to have a taste of the shepherds pie...and it was delicious, too. I will definitely be back here for a pre-event meal at future outdoor concerts in the neighborhood. read more

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My aunt, who has lived in Reno for decades, took us to Gold 'N Silver for lunch after telling us a little bit about its history. We gladly wanted to see the place and try the food. I was like going back in time, but clean and well maintained. As we entered we walked past a few old slot machines and were quickly seated by very friendly staff. I should have gotten the name of our waitress, but she was kind, courteous and even brought my brother a taste of the hot sauce served with the Tri tip sandwich before he ordered because he thought it might be too spicy. It was delish! Loved her personality; she genuinely cared and it showed in her service. My pastrami on rye was great, with a homemade-like tasting coleslaw. Everyone else enjoyed their meals, including BLTA, patty melt and a breakfast dish. I would definitley go back the next time we are in Reno. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - Counter clockwise: breakfast dish, Tri tip sandwich, Pastrami on rye, Patty melt on rye - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Always the best late night dinner in Reno! There are none like it left around the area! Never had a bad meal and the price is always been fair. read more

I think it was mention of the Gold 'N Silver from "Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives" that caught my attention. I tried once to set up a "couples date" here, but Marti demurred about the ambiance and the neighborhood. Then I read about the developer who purchased the property and wondered how long I would have to pay this place a visit. Gayle and I got our chance this morning. We dropped off our granddaughter (who was visiting from Indiana) @RNO at 6 AM and then headed off to Gold N' Silver. This place opened in 1956 and bills itself as the city's "oldest casual restaurant." A couple early observations: - Gold N' Silver is just off Downtown (to the West) and is apparently part of the evolving "Neon Line" neighborhood. Based on the sign on the door and bathroom security, management is very diligent about potential panhandling or "street people" walking in. But visually (at least during the day), the neighborhood looks fine. - The seating/tables and dividers are definitely old school diner, but I found the interior of the restaurant to be clean and well maintained. During out stay, we enjoyed the ambiance. Ad for breakfast: - Our server was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Coffee was refilled regularly and our order was taken promptly and delivered relatively quickly. - The menu (they're open 24 hours) offered lots of options. Breakfast is on the back, with the list of sides on one of the inside pages. - Their Bloody Mary was $6 which Gayle very much enjoyed. - Our breakfast selections were well portioned and delicious. I had eggs, sausage links, fruit, and a biscuit, while Gayle couldn't finish her huge omelet. I'm sure I'll be back (with or without Gayle or our Reno friends). There's nothing like comfort food served at a favorite diner or deli. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - EJB Breakfast - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

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UPDATE ... manager fixed it for me. Juat double check everything u get and taste it in the early morning hours. It just gets worse and worse. Staff couldn't even answer what time the daily special starts I got charged full price at 230 of the day of the special. Lasagna was watery no cheese. They look like they slapped some noodles and spaghetti sause together and a bit of cottage cheese. No cheese top. It was alot better before the switch. read more

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Baked Rigatoni Pasta 10/10 soo good my fav go to when i dont feel like cooking at home less than $20 read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - Baked rigatoni pasta side of garlic bread for less than $20 so good! - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

My friend recommended this restaurant. It's famous for being Reno's first family restaurant. Been around since 1950s... and it is looks like it. But it's a nice diner (or drive-in or dive) with pretty good food. I ordered the chicken fried chicken. Which is still an odd name. It came with a tasty gravy. It actually reminded me of a real good schnitzel. I ordered garlic fried for a $1 extra. Be forewarned, there's a lot of garlic here. I couldn't eat it all. Also got sliced tomatoes. Service was good. Speaking of diners, drive-ins, and dives; Guy Fieri visited this place and tried their Pounder burger (yep 16 oz) and Lemonade Pork Chops. I haven't seen the episode, but now I'm interested. read more

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It is disappointing this old staple is spiraling downhill. I love the waitresses in here, but the management really has put huge stress on the cooks and waitresses. They are always too busy and understaffed, therefore the food is sitting in the pass getting cold and all you can do is look at it and weep. I'd recommend NOT having the mac and cheese, very rubbery and bland. The food handling in the kitchen must be getting sloppy because I felt sick for a while after eating here. Very slow and mediocre these days. read more

The food quality is extremely poor. Ordered chicken strips and they smelled and tasted terrible. Remade and same result. Obviously purchasing cheap ingredients. $18 is insane for food I wouldn't even serve to a dog. All of the food went straight into the trash. Please never eat here. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - The most disgusting chicken tenders I've ever eaten. - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Always a favorite! I sometimes forget about this place, but I'm never disappointed. It is a Reno institution when it comes to comfort food. The menu offers 24 hour breakfast for openers. The rest of the menu offerings include burgers, sandwiches, appetizers, dinners fare like fried chicken or meatloaf, and the best pies you will find in the area. I'm partial to chocolate cream. I should also mention that they have about a dozen milkshake flavors. As in the old fashioned style milkshakes. You can even mix flavors like strawberry and banana or chocolate and coconut. Service is sometimes slow, so don't go if you are in a time crunch. But if you want a relaxing meal and time to enjoy your friend's company, this is the place. We spent over 2 hours enjoying our meal and catching up. Servers will happily do separate checks, not rush you out to clear your table, and servers are great. Plenty of parking too. And they do to-go orders. Now that I've reacquainted myself with Gold n Silver, I plan to be a regular. read more

Really great Service and the food was amazing Biscuits and gravy Philly cheese steak and coffee Cinnamon bun was ok lol read more

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Just had a very good lunch at the Gold & Silver. Had not been here in years, decided to revisit for Fried Chicken Special. This is Sunday's special. Was very good and came with 2 sides and was $16. Also had a small shrimp Lois. Quite surprise, server was very good. Her name was Jenna. Looks like this will be a Sunday favorite Ll read more

Food is good diner food and generous portions. The waitress was efficient and very friendly. Good casual ambience. read more

Without a very strong recommendation from a friend whose opinion I value, we never would have stopped by here for a quick bite to eat based on the exterior. Once inside, yes, we were greeted by some slot machines and a 50/60's decor. Extremely outdated, and we loved it. This was old Biggest Little City in the World Reno. The sign instructed us to seat ourselves, so we chose a small booth by the counter and watched this cracker-jack team work. Busy bees at work never stopped for a second. Hubby ordered a cup of chili, which came with an overstuffed cornbread muffin. As I'm always looking for a delicious chile, I had to have a bite (or two, or three...). It was clearly homemade and the best I can remember ever eating. I had the loaded baked potato, and they gave me so many loads I could't finish them all. Sweet, kind servers who never stopped moving. We will be back soon. Great team, great restaurant. read more

This place at one time was the best place in town for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Been around forever. But after a new ownership, most of the employees that have been there forever are no longer there. Unfortunately the service has gone to hell, and the quality of the food is nowhere near as it used to be. With a heavy heart we will be trying to find a replacement place for our breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our family misses this place already. It didn't take long to kill a fantastic place to eat. We have already tried the new Cracker Barrel, "no thanks" , read more

Everything was great! We were pleased with being seated without a wait. Very attentive on making sure our coffee was filled. The steak and eggs were cooked perfect and our omelette was delicious. Great service as always. read more

After reading a few fellow elites' reviews, we decided to come here for brunch. We were not disappointed. For starters, we had the fried zucchini and mozzarella sticks. They were both simple yet satisfying our cravings for oily food. We also had chili which was ok. It was a bit thick for our liking. For entrees, we had the tri tip sandwich. The slices of the tri tip was a bit dry. The lasagna was great - it was saucy and cheesy. It came out sizzling hot! The chicken pot pie was tasty. The flaky puff pastry made the dish! You cannot go wrong wrong with the fried chicken. Lastly, the chicken fried steak was amazing! Next time, I would order the gravy in the side. Overall, this joint was a great stop for a diner brunch! read more

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I really wanted to give a better review to this restaurant. We were visiting Reno and saw that this place on yelp and that it was on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Unfortunately, the service was not great. They basically had one waiter for multiple tables. I saw some other employees there, but I didn't see that they were working any tables at all. We rarely saw our waiter and the person who was really helping us was the bus boy. At the end of the night we actually left him a tip in person because he was the real MVP! I got the fried steak with mashed potatoes. It came with a piece of lettuce and a carrot on the side. And I got some soup. The meatball soup was good. It was definitely interesting though. The fried steak was not very hot and it just didn't taste right. It definitely seems like it was possibly frozen as well. The gravy was okay but there was something off about it. I ended up not finishing my meal. Shortly after we left the restaurant I ended up not feeling very well and getting sick. My boyfriend got a simple spaghetti with meat sauce. I didn't even have to taste his meal to know that those noodles on his plate were either old or sitting out all day. When I finally tasted it, I immediately knew that those were not even fresh noodles. We both did not finish our food. We kept waiting, so long for a waiter. I almost complained, but it wasn't even worth the time. I finally flag down the bus boy and asked him if he can Please help us find the waiter because I didn't want to get up and look around for him. We must've been waiting about 25 minutes before he acknowledged us and told us he was bringing us our bill. It's definitely an old time style restaurant. The carpet definitely need to be updated. It were really dirty. Didn't get too loud. It is a pretty large restaurant. Plenty of seating. The bathrooms were nice. Could use a little tidying up. They did have a couple slot machines in the restaurant. When we first came in the restaurant we were greeted. Nobody took us to our seats, we did pick our seats where they told us. They mentioned a general area for us to pick. They do have their own parking lot. The entrance is on the side of the building from the parking lot. Unfortunately, we will be back here if we visit the area. For the restaurant, being not so busy, it shocked me to have the experience that we did. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

I rarely write reviews anymore, but I feel I have to express my sincere disappointment in what has become of the Gold 'N Silver Inn. For the past 15 years, my family has been regulars at the Gold 'N Silver, eating there on average once a month. The last few visits, we have left disappointed by the reduced portions and price increases on the menu. The Gold 'N Silver has recently changed ownership, and we were hoping that it was just some kinks they were trying to work out. I am starting to think that Jacobs Entertainment has ruined a once-beloved family dining establishment. Tonight, my son and I decided to give them another try and went in for an early dinner. We both opted for the $18.00 Chef Salad. I have had this salad under the old ownership, and it used to be huge. It also used to come out looking like a chef salad should. Tonight's experience was not that. Our $18 dollar salads came out in a medium-sized bowl with a couple of handfuls of lettuce thrown inside, some lunchmeat that had been cut up, and some sliced processed cheese. It was about half the size of the old salad and not nearly the same quality. As I began eating it, I realized that they had forgotten to include the boiled egg and called our waitress to our table. I explained to her that this was not the same salad that I had a couple of years ago under the old ownership. I also went on to tell her that the past few visits to their establishment, we have left disappointed and still hungry. She agreed and acknowledged that since Jacobs Entertainment or J Resort has taken over, things have not been the same. We then paid the $38 dollars for the bowls of lettuce we received and vowed not to return to the Gold 'N Silver again. It is a crying shame that Jacobs Entertainment and J Resort, whose annual revenue tops hundreds of millions of dollars a year, have run one of the most beloved Reno diners for the past 69 years into the ground in a couple of short years. I hope that they realize that the people of Reno will not stand for their skimpy portions and high prices. We have a lot of very good food in this town and won't have a problem replacing them. read more

Not even sure how to start this one. It took 30 minutes to have a waitress come take our order and then she served it to the wrong table so they remade it. It came in peace's my son got half his order then my daughter got hers French toast for it to be cold my chicken fried steak was rubbery and tasted like flower my mom was served someone else's food and had to wait another 5 minutes for her. Not a great experience and I'm hoping no one else will have this experience but wow what a production of what can happen will. 2 hours later we're finally leaving. read more

Absolutely amazing. 5 star plus . Restaurants the way they should all be. Affordable pricing, generous proportions, tons of options and super friendly staff. The milk shakes the way I remember them, with the customer getting the extra in the cup. First time here and tried it as it was on Diners, Drives, and Dives. We each took half of our meals back home. We were told when we left that this place is sadly closing in 2024. My only hope is the new owner keeps the same vibe . read more

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It's a really great old style diner. I found the wait staff incredibly friendly and accommodating. I happen to be in Reno for a sporting event with my daughter who's 15 and we went there on a whim just driving by. It was so good that we went back the very next night and ordered different food. She got a really great sandwich with a side of mac and cheese. She loved the sandwich but did not think the mac and cheese was very good. I ordered a taco salad that was fresh and really good. I also ordered the fried zucchini which was excellent. We both got their gigantic milkshakes, vanilla and strawberry and they were both really good. Overall I would recommend it to anybody who's looking for a diner type place in Reno. read more

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In my opinion, this place is a gem in Reno. I guess it's pricey if you're a local considering you can get steak and eggs kind of anywhere, but for a LA dude, this place was on the budget side. I can see why Guy Fieri came here for his show, this place is every nostalgic for those looking for an American diner with a kitchen that can chef up literally anything at any hour. The customer service is really why I giving this place 5 stars. They treat you like you're at home, and honestly the food taste like that fresh, made to order, home style cooking. read more

Gold 'N Silver Inn - Rib Eye Steak & Eggs - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

This used to be my favorite place to eat. Food was great waitresses wonderful. Jay resort has F'd this place up royally the menu is unrecognizable breakfast, I could make it home. It's a shame they may as well have just knocked it down and built something else. No more home fries one slice of toast with breakfast. It sucks. Progress is not always a good thing. The new decor is cold and unwelcoming. Looks like it's time to find a new breakfast spot. I'm a local won't be coming back here. read more