No decent ketchup, French toast not served with butter, asked for hot sauce and they gave a sweet green hot sauce versus Texas Pete or Tabasco. One cook and one waiter for the whole place. Everything's pretty low end here. read more

We've been trying new restaurants in our area, especially non-chain places. This morning we came upon Grandma's Diner in North Raleigh. First, the service was great. Several people asked if we needed anything, how the food was, etc. The food, delicious! I ordered the #3. My eggs were cooked perfectly over medium, something many restaurants get wrong. The French toast was so good. Covered in cinnamon and powdered sugar! We both liked when the server asked how do you like your bacon cooked? Thank you! I HATE crispy bacon. It's meat. Should be cooked regular. Not crisp. Lol my opinion of course. When we were leaving I grabbed one of their to go menus. I'll definitely be returning. Yum! read more

Very Good, quick service, very friendly, came around for seconds on coffee! So impressed with breakfast / lunch and overall menu. They also have a International menu, Empanadas, Arepas, Tequenos. Venezuela style. Delicious High recommend .... you won't be disappointed! We will be back again soon! read more

I thought I had gone to the wrong place after seeing such great photos on Yelp. I just checked and it appears most are from 2 years ago. Nothing I had or saw looks like that now. Yuch... The home fries are awful, the cheese that comes with the steak and cheese omelette is dried up pieces sprinkled and cold on the omelette, the rye toast is apparently crappie wheat toast of which less than half is buttered. read more

Food portion was small, food came out cold and all they did was reheat it. Food quality and taste was below average. Ketchup on the table even tasted off. Burned hotdog and never received the drink with our kids meal. Slow service too. Will not be revisiting this place. Can't believe it gets a 4 out of 5. read more

Really enjoyed a great breakfast - at a reasonable price. Had 2 eggs over easy, real red potatoes home fries, sausage patty and wheat toast. Boyfriend had same but got the extra waffle. We were both happy campers! Lots of friendly folks here! read more

Had the great good fortune of dining here yesterday morning. Not only was the food scrumptious, but the staff was friendly, informative and willing to tweak our orders to accommodate us. I can't say enough good things about this place. A real gem in Wake Forest. Perfect breakfast and I look forward to trying their lunch menu soon. GO! Just GO! read more

Update: I gave this place another try and the customer service was much better. I did have a different waitress this time so that made a huge difference. The food was excellent again so kudos to the chefs!! This was my first visit, we wanted breakfast. I walk in go to the counter and say to the girl, this is my first time here do we seat ourselves? She says yes have a seat anywhere and we will find you. So I take a booth right in front of the register. It takes 10 mins for one of the girls to finally come to our table. They stood behind the counter and talked, walked past our table a couple of times, one goes to get a broom to start sweeping. I almost walked out but my 8y/o was hungry so we stayed. So one of the girls finally comes to our table, not the friendliest but whatever I was over the service at this point. The food was fantastic and that's the only reason I'm giving 3 stars and it would be the only reason I would go back. So hats off to the cooks!! The one girl with glasses was definitely running around and doing a better job than the other 3, unfortunately she wasn't our waitress. If you want good service not bother, if you want good food and the service doesn't matter than go. read more

Well, I was excited to find a new breakfast place in Wake Forest as it is my favorite meal. Oh what a disappointment... wait staff very friendly & atmosphere good but the food... if you are looking for a fluffy omelette this is not the place. Flat, tough and burnt. Really bland as well for a bacon & cheese omelette. I asked for the toast to be well buttered but what they did was butter one slice (not ver well) , put the other slice on top and cut it in half. Only one slice "buttered" the other dry. Again, I really hate to leave a bad review and definitely don't hardly ever, ever do it but I'm hopeful this will help the owner and end up being productive. read more

Grandma's Diner - Diners Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

The staff was friendly. The coffee appeared to be old,the eggs were overcooked, the hash browns were not cooked well. Hash browns were more like cut up potatoes not cooked nearly enough. Toast was old. First and last visit. Based on location the space will be vacant in 30-60 days. Lived in Wake Forest 28 years and this was in of the worst breakfasts I have spent good money for! read more

Doesn't look like much when you walk by but once you walk in, it's just a wonderful breakfast place with courteous service and great food. I feel like I'm sitting at my grandparents' house eating breakfast. read more

I was raised not to say anything if you didn't have something nice to say. This is just how bad this place really is. I tried supporting this local, small business, but I just can't with this one. Everything about my experience was horrible - from the customer service to the food itself. read more

Great new place for breakfast and lunch! Friendly service, good food. Reasonable prices. Everything is cooked fresh to order. We went in at lunch time and has a great breakfast! The french toast and pancakes were good, the potatoes were ok. We ordered egg whites scrambled with cheese - yum! My son had a egg sandwich on a croissant which was very small, so we had to order a second one. My daughter's burger was pretty small as well, but she said it was enough. Portions are not huge, but plenty. Overall, a good experience! read more

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Inexpensive food and good little spot to grab some breakfast! Home fries could use a little more crisp.

My Nana is in town and it was my turn to treat her to lunch. So in between running to Walmart and sams we stopped here. I was skeptical at first, since this place used to be Andys (which was my favorite mom and pop spot) but decided to give it a chance since it was new and probably wouldn't be so heavy. We were pleasantly surprised! My nana got the #1 breakfast special- eggs, home fries, sausage and rye toast. I got a cheeseburger and fries. Wow!! It was fabulous. I always order my burgers with lettuce, mushrooms (if they have them, which they did!) and only add condiments if the burger is dry. This place knows how to make a dang good burger!! The cheese was perfectly melted!! What was even better, was it was on a potato roll!!! YUM! Potato rolls compliment a good cheeseburger!! The service was excellent! Our waitress was very friendly. The cook brought our food straight to the table. When we asked him for a refill he got us one without complaining and was super friendly!! We could smell the waffles cooking and will have to try them next time we're here! One thing that's definitely worth mentioning is the discounts. Tuesday - 20% to senior citizens Wednesday- 20% to all EMT, fire dept, police and military They also offer discounts on student meals m-f Try this place out. They're worth it! read more

A no frills, reasonably priced diner serving breakfast and lunch only. Nothing out of the ordinary on the menu. Foods that you could easily make yourself, but on those days when you are out and about or just don't feel like cooking, Grandmas is a good alternative. We were served quickly and our server came back often to ensure we were taken care of. A family run business with friendly service. I opted for egg and cheese on a bagel with a side of home fries and was satisfied. No long waits, and cheap eats. Would definitely return to try out for lunch. read more

A nice, no frills mom and pop diner. Food was excellent and we received excellent service! It's unfortunate that they are located at a not-so-ideal location. Let's hope word of mouth will help get this business going! read more

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Honestly I expected better. I ordered a BLT, Grilled Chicken Salad and Plantains. Although I know I could have made these things at home after receiving them I REALLY thought I could have made better at home. The salad was barely filled with little iceberg lettuce piece. The filling inside the salad came in a variety of sizes from huge to very small diced. The BLT was the most basic small sandwich. Maybe 4 piece of bacon on two basic pieces of bread, barely any mayo, and again a giant piece of iceberg. Honestly the only reason I gave it one stars was because of the plantains and the chicken on my salad. The salad was the only thing that was packaged correctly. The sandwich was wrapped in tin fold. The plantain came in a more then half empty small tin with foil on the top. I spent $17.76 and honestly it was awful. Wasn't worth the money. Like I really want my money back. Awful. Never again. Oh oh and on top of all that it took them almost an HOUR to make this basic mess. read more

You'll have to look for this place because it's hidden in an obscure shopping center. I would highly recommend cutting trees and brush which completely block this center from being seen by one of the busiest highways around, Capital Blvd. Yes, it's beside a Walmart but once again, trees and overgrown brush prohibit possible patrons from even knowing you're back there. This place serves diner food and is definitely worth a try. I had breakfast, wife had lunch. Mine was tasty (omelet) as was wife's (burger). My only suggestion would be to the season the burger a little more but we'll be back. read more

I stopped in while out shopping. I haven't been to a diner in forever. I ordered the tuna melt with Swiss. Boy, was I disappointed! I couldn't even try it because it smelled so bad. They dumped cheap, oily, brown tuna on bread, slapped cheese on it and toasted it. Unfortunately the oil from the tuna saturated the bread, so the middle was soggy. If you are going to do a tuna melt, use white albacore tuna (packed in water) and make tuna salad with it. They've shown me they use cheap ingredients and make no effort. I won't be back. read more

After passing this diner almost daily, my husband and I decided to give it a try this morning. We're glad we did. My husband got Grandpa's Big Breakfast (two eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, and a waffle) and ate every bite. I tucked into an empanada that was crisp, not the least bit greasy, and jam-packed with shredded chicken. I also had an arepa stuffed with ham and cheese. i dunked some bites into a guac sause the server brought. Both items were very good with or without the sauce. We'll go back! read more

Had brunch here today with my husband and sons. This was our first time, but wanted to support a local small business. We order $50 worth of food, and was beyond disappointed. The young lady who took our order was very kind, and they got our order out as quick as they could. However, they forgot to make my order completely, and when it arrived it was missing the toast (no big deal), no seasoning on the food, the sausage was definitely a frozen patty that you get out of a bag. My son ordered bacon, and he got 3 small pieces of bacon, that appeared to be the kind you microwave. My oldest had French toast with eggs and bacon, the French toast, more of an egg toast was the best part. My husband ordered a second cup of coffee, which never showed up to our table. I was very disappointed in today's experience. If I had to give a comparison to the food we received, it would be to the free continental breakfast at a hotel. Giving 3 stars because they were all very friendly. read more

This is a good casual little breakfast stop with a super friendly staff. If your looking for some eggs and grits this is a good stop! They also have a small international section of your curious about some yucca fries or plantains. read more

I did not eat there myself, but my kids ordered from there on Friday, 12/20/19. My daughter had an arepa bowl with chicken. My daughter said it tasted disgusting and my son tasted her food as well. His food was equally disgusting as they both said. My son is usually not a picky eater and will give food a few chances. I would not have written this review, but someone needs to know that they got food poisoning from the food. No one else ate that food but them. My daughter woke up throwing up on Saturday morning, and has been throwing up ever since. My husband had to take my daughter to the emergency room at 1:30 am this morning because she was so sick and still cannot keep her food down. My son is not as bad, but he did have to leave work early yesterday because his stomach has been hurting since Saturday morning. He finally threw up when he got home. I simply want to warn anyone so they won't have to go through what we did. Did anyone else eat there Friday and get food poisoning??? read more

My husband and I just had breakfast. The food was OK. My husband had the breakfast burrito and did not meet expectations. The ingredients were dry and did not blend well. I had two eggs, sausage and two pancakes. My eggs were cooked fine, sausage was OK and the pancakes were fine as well. My main complaint is the menus did not include a senior section that we would have preferred to order from since we are not big eaters. This would have saved us at least $3.00 each. I found this out while paying at the cash register where a card about 5 x 7 was spotted against a wall that posted several entrees for seniors. I asked the server why weren't we told about this while pondering our selection and there was no reply. I realize they are short handed and it appears there were only two people running the diner, maybe she thought we looked too young to be seniors (trust me no one would make that mistake) or being so short staffed she didn't think about it. This was our first time here and we wish it was a better dining experience. read more

Came in for lunch today with my husband. The staff was very nice and friendly. I had the #3 Eggs were very very bland, French toast was underwhelming and when the server asked how we wanted our bacon, we were pleasantly surprised only to be disappointed with their definition of "crispy" being tiny pieces of soggy bacon. My husband had the Jumbo Bacon Cheeseburger, cold soggy fries and the burger was just okay. The food took a while to come out and we were unsure about whether we were supposed to wait for the check or go up and pay. After leaving we both very sick immediately. Maybe our expectations were too high as we were so excited to find a diner closed to home. Won't be coming back :( read more

The coffee was good. Everything else was truly awful. Breakfast is usually pretty easy. The waffles were undercooked, sausage is jelly sausage. It's just really bad. read more

This is a hidden gem. We go here several times a week. Grandma and the rest of the family and staff are great. The menu has the staple diner and breakfast items as well as authentic Venezuelan food. I highly recommend Grandma's. read more

Awesome Breakfast, staff so sweet and accommodating!! Jessica and all the other waiters where also amazing! Great place check it out... Wake Forest really needs more restaurants like this, just add Bloody Marie's and mimosas! Grandma! read more

Food is pretty good but actually getting your food is really really slow, even when the restaurant is not busy. They apologize many times but ... read more

Finally found a great place to start my day. Good food... Good service...Friendly family owned business. Worth the trip.

When you want a home cooked meal come to grandma's diner. Definitely worth the price and nice family feeling. read more

Grandma's Diner - Diners Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

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I asked for a large and received a cup smaller than a kids cup (no free refills) . Grandpa's Big Breakfast wasn't honestly that good. Eggs were rubbery, sausage patty didn't taste good at all, bacon was under cooked and hash browns weren't really hash browns. Highly disappointed. Don't why it has such a high rating. Wouldn't revisit at all. read more

Great friendly diner, breakfast was fantastic, good variety on the menu. Definitely recommend this food spot for family or even if flying solo. read more

Grandma's is da bomb! Excellent food and service. We got breakfast and can't wait to come back and try lunch. If you are out and about and want a good home cooked breakfast like your own grandma used to make .... stop by. I don't think you will be disappointed. read more

My boyfriend and I ordered takeout. We ordered arepas with pollo and with carne, yuca and plantanos. Wow, we couldn't stop commenting on how flavorful and just- delicious everything was. It was made in a jiffy, too. Thank you for making my day :)) read more

The people were very helpful and friendly. It was Mother's Day so it was very busy. They brought us free empanadas because they felt our wait might have been to long to get our food. The food was delicious and I really like their international menu. The portions are enormous. Our server Nick was a real sweetie. I have been missing having a local home cooking dinner. This is my new place. Love that they have breakfast all day. This place is a must try. I also like to know that I am supporting and local small business. read more

We were looking for a great local spot and because the staff was so friendly, I was hoping this was it. I enjoyed the pancakes, bacon and coffee. I'm not a fan of their home fries, eggs or gravy. The food was bland and required me adding salt and pepper which is something I rarely do. I would have given this place at least 3 stars and made it my local spot had it not been for the COCKROACH that crawled on the booth we were sitting in, prompting us to leave immediately. I was both disgusted and disappointed. I will not be going back. read more

The worst! My family went to grandmas diner and we were the first ones there. Stale bread, cold vegetables inside of the omelet, waiter never asked to fill up water. The waiter also never washed his hands. Finally after the food came and the diner had more people dining in, our waitress sat down as was eating his own food. read more

Very friendly workers. Hubby's Colorado omelette was awesome. Totally full of meat. My bagel breakfast sandwich comes with slice cheese and very well done bacon, egg was made perfectly. I should of asked for shredded cheese, my bad but all and all good food. Amazing home fries. read more