Husband ordered the Ruben and I ordered fish&chips. The "fries" were good. Our second time eating here. Sad to say we won't be back. I really wanted to give it a second chance before making my mind up to "not stop by again" to even consider eating here again. There is no pride in the food they put out and it shows plus the prices are too expensive. Eat there at your own leisure folks. As in "don't" go hungry. On a scale from 1-10 (10 being excellent) I rate it a 1. Try a smaller menu and find a cook who has pride in his/her cooking this is how you can improve for starters. read more

Nice run of the mill American diner. Lots more seating than I imagined while driving by. Seems like a great spot to take the family. I got country fried steak and eggs. Everything tasted pretty good, and the gravy had lots of meat chunks in it. Unfortunately I'm lactose intolerant and didn't think about how it was probably made with milk or cream so my guts paid for it the rest of the night lol. My server was really nice and very accommodating. I wish I could have tipped more, but I didn't bring my card with me, so I'll have to come back and make up for it. read more

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I asked about their pizza. They said it was very good. I have to say it's the worst pizza I've ever eaten, it was deli and you couldn't even taste the pizza sauce. read more

The food was great. Three prices were reasonable for the portion sizes. Service was awesome and the place was clean. Definitely recommend. read more

Great American Diner & Bar - French Toast breakfast - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

A lot of food tastes like pre-packaged meals. Maybe they cook some things ahead of time for reheating when a customer orders. I think it might help this restaurant to have a specialty. Maybe a dish that really puts it on the map. The wait staff seem to be inexperienced. When my order was not delivered as I ordered, she did not offer to correct the order. The ambiance is nice. The tables are spaced apart enough for customer comfort and privacy. read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Bar - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love that there are old school diners still around Seattle. Fun place for family and friends grabbing breakfast, lunch or dinner! I came for breakfast. I was feeling for some waffles and a usual side of classic must-haves: eggs and sausages. I decided on the waffle breakfast combo. Waffle was buttery, delicious. Just wish they had more berries than just strawberries. Eggs were scrambled to perfection. Sausages were well cooked and an excellent savory bit to my dish. My sister ordered the veggie omelette and it was HUGE! She enjoyed the amount of fresh vegetables that were in the skillet, cheesiness and fulfilling portion. Service is great, just at a busy time you might want to do your best to be patient and let the server know you're ready for the tab. Overall, great brunch experience! read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Veggie Ranch Skillet & Belgian Waffle Combo - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We have NEVER been disappointed with the food served at this diner.....food and service great. Typical diner atmosphere.

10/10, the ribeye was to die for !!! this restaurant had me and my baby happy dancing the whole time ! read more

Great American Diner & Bar - espresso martini - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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We came for breakfast again. The restaurant staff is very nice and clean environment inside the restaurant. We ordered Fresh Garden Omelet and American Classic Egg Benedict. It looked good but the taste was not so good. The Omelet was tasteless and watery. The egg benedict was tasteless too. I had to added salt & pepper or tabasco. We were disappointed but looking forward to the next time. read more

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Very !! Very good!!! I had the country fried steak ... cooked to perfection, gravely was so good , potatoes cook perfect.... Very impressed ... bartender was very nice .. very attentive , food was fast for been Sunday at noon ... will be back for sure !! Sorry no pictures I was starving read more

Nice restaurant in the heart of the West Seattle Junction. Dropped in for breakfast and it was a great experience. Good size portions, affordable prices, and outstanding customer service. Looking forward to returning and trying more of their menu. read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Ranch Skillet - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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This is by far my favorite restaurant in the area. They have the most variety of foods from Asian, American, Indian, Italian, Steaks, etc and everything is always SO flavorful, and made from scratch. I have never been disappointed with anything I have tried and ordered. The service here is equally as wonderful. Their servers are amazing people, kind, friendly and always helpful with anything you need. The diner has TVs inside usually playing local sports games if they are on, and they have karaoke Friday night for locals. All around I can't say enough good things about this place! read more

Great Ranch skillet breakfast. Friendly and efficient service with Morgan. Great coffee! Reasonable average price for today's world. Good quantity and quality of food. read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Ranch skillet - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We ordered to go the house special pizza. Excellent and ready upon arrival. My husband dug in before I could snap a picture. Considering pizza prices these days this was an excellent pizza for the value. Crust was perfect which I judge pizza by! Don't let the lac kid parking discourage you a walk always good! Happy new year! Kim read more

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I'm visiting friends in Seattle for the holiday weekend. We were looking for a place in their hood that was open for breakfast on Thanksgiving and American Diner was. It has a pleasant ambiance and our server was friendly and efficient. The food, though, mehhhh....I got the veggie scramble and it had absolutely zero flavor, totally bland. I had to add a lot of hot sauce and ketchup to make it edible. The biscuit had a nice texture, but looked like they had toasted it and tried to make it look buttered. No butter on the table and no butter flavor. With jam added, it was decent. My friend lives in Seattle and goes here often, but as he said, "it's filling and available." This was his response every time I said it was pretty good, trying to be polite. That should tell you something. read more

Our FAVORITE breakfast spot in West Seattle. Huge menu!! Huge servings! Hashbrowns are fluffy on the inside, crisp on the outside. They have sausage links as an option. They keep the coffee coming. Seating is spacious and not cramped. The service is the BEST. The BEST!! read more

Stopped here before leaving town. It was like 2pm but I got the omelette and it was super yummy. My gf got pasta and hot chocolate. Super cool spot would come back read more

Amy is an excellent server. She is always kind and relaxed, even when there's a big group. The fries are delicious but haven't had their other food. The ambience leaves a little something to be desired, but for a family grabbing a brunch, it's fine. I wish they had more N/A options available, too. read more

Went here for lunch because I've lived in West Seattle for several years but have never been in. Ordered the 1/2 sandwich (Reuben) and soup (turkey vegetable) combo and it was not good. Soup was salty and tasted like it was a can of Campbell's. The pastrami was very chewy and fairly light compared to the Reubens I'm used to eating. I will say the server was really good. read more

Only if you are not vegan. The staff was unfriendly to me because I am vegan and actually said, why did you come here? As far as I know, they offer no vegan options at all and are not willing to make anything vegan. read more

First visit. Service was great, super friendly and accommodating. We both had a burgers, they were tasty and definitely big enough to share. We will be back to try breakfast! read more

The server was Amy. She was absolutely delightful. Very nice. Talkative and helpful. Food was pretty decent. It's a diner. So the expectation wasn't too high. Overall satisfied. All the people I was with were happy with their choices as well. read more

Sunny Sundays in Seattle are mystical unicorns. I'd heard about them, but they're so few and far between, I forget what they're like until I wake up to one and almost stop breathing from the pure joy and delight they bring with 'em. In West Seattle, far removed from cruise ships and (welcome but crowding) crowds of tourists, the local yokels wander the streets and enjoy seeing friends old and new. This was my third day living in the Alaska Junction neighborhood, and after 23 years in the city, I think this ranks as one of the bet. The Farmers' Market, humans on their dogs' leashes, and even running into someone from my hometown (Lewistown, Montana) started this day perfectly for me. Now at the end of it, I stopped at the Great American Diner for a half-pound, grilled-to-medium Mushroom Swiss burger with battered fries. Holy Moo. Probably the best burger I've had in a diner in a long time. Fresh ground beef, a chewy bun from Macrina Bakery, and real Swiss and real sautéed shrooms. For $14.49. I forgot to take a photo of the burger and fries, but I did get the receipt. A couple of reasons: I want you to see how you can eat well in a popular neighborhood in friendly, diner ambience for a sawbuck. The second reason is just as important to me as the first: cleanliness and service. When I walked in, Coco was cleaning behind the bar. He did that for the entire hour I was here. The floor, bar surface, everything was immaculate. Maybe he owns the place; he certainly treats it and his customers like he does. So when you're here (because you should come here), look for Coco. He's attentive, but not overly solicitous. Polite, welcoming and gets the order right. Cleanliness: check. Food Quality: check. Great Service: CHECK. I'll be back: Check-check-check. Thanks, Coco; thanks, Great America Diner. This was a good Sunday. All those that follow will be judged in comparison. For those of you yet to come to the Great American Diner, take it from someone obsessed with solid cleanliness, good food, great service and perfect value for your money. And tell 'em Jeph sent you! Sunday, 19 May, 2024 West Seattle, Washington Third barstool from the end read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Long story short: skip this place! Came on a Saturday! Seated right away! One of the water glasses had food stuck on the inside of the glass. Decided to share the one clean cup of water with my partner instead of complaining. We both ordered drinks. Food came before drinks. I ordered the corn beef hash- please don't order this! Eggs were cold and all the "corn beef" was fat pieces, the best part of my breakfast was the English muffin drenched in butter. Not big portions. My partner ordered the chicken fried steak. It was just ok. He didn't finish it. It was way better than the corn beef. Kind server and wish this were a better review. read more

Love the atmosphere and service, great food my favorite has to be the pasta selections.

I recently had dinner at Jaks and it was so good! We had Tony as our server and he was so knowledgeable about the wine list and had great suggestions for pairing our food. I will be back! read more

Terrible breakfasts, you don't get what you pay for, they always leave out items you pay for. GIVE PEOPLE THEIR MONEY BACK WHEN THEY DOOR DASH YOU ROTTEN CRAPPY EXCUSE OF A RESTAURANT!!! their pancakes are a heavy sour rubber consistency. Not recommending to anyone, not even my worst enemy read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I really liked the Great American Diner. I recently went there for dinner with my wife and a friend, and we all enjoyed it. The service by the staff was good and they were very friendly. We loved the vibe of the restaurant. It has a very 50s retro diner/classical diner casual vibe. The menu has a lot of options. I had the veggie burger, and the blackened chicken quesadilla minus the chicken as I am vegetarian. It was really good. The veggie burger was very tasty and cooked well. The quesadilla was also delicious. My wife and friend had the Caesar salad and the spinach salad. They both liked them and enjoyed them. For dessert, I had the whiskey bread pudding and it was PHENOMENAL! A very good dessert! Overall, I recommend The Great American Diner and we will be visiting again. read more

My grandkids go here every week, they live near it so it is a go to place for a great meal. They're favorite meal is the waffle breakfast. The waffle are so fluffy and the whip cream is presented as a funny face. I usually get a sandwich or a salad. Great place for comfort food and they serve breakfast all day. read more

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Delicious and friendly local diner/bar in West Seattle! All your classical breakfast eats but with a twist. I had there Wild Salmon Benedict and omg the flavor of the salon was just to die for! Quick and easy service too! read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Ranch Skillet - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Servers were kind, food was pretty good. However I won't be coming back any time soon for a few smaller reasons-mostly seemed like a lot of cutting corners. The coffee was cold. My partner asked for a hotter cup and they said all the coffee was cold. However they of course were happy to brew fresh. They don't have any meatless breakfast meats. In Seattle that was a little surprising! They did have a veggie burger-but only like two other meatless options without having to make accommodations. You won't starve if you don't eat meat, I am just used to most places in Seattle having options. Limited beers on tap, and no tap list on the menu. The server was happy to list the beers but had them on a hand written note that was hard to read. Which isn't something the server did wrong, seems like something management should have put on the menu. Kind of random, but the hand soap in the bathroom was really watered down? And this is just my taste, but I found the ambiance off-putting (lots of American flags lol). Again, not terrible, staff was kind and food was pretty good, just some details I found disappointing! read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I stop in regularly because of the consistency, the prices, and the availability of giant tv's to watch the biggest games. Their staff is always polite and well aware of the large menu items. I especially like their Club sandwich and their fries are always hot and crispy. So rare these days. Super main items for dinner. read more

About a month ago, I had an experience at the Issaquah location that I will describe as less than impressive. I spoke with the owner and he apologized and encouraged me to return. I don't know if he owns both locations, but I had business in the area, so I decided to give this location a try. I felt like I had been here before. I thought this was the Jaks location, but I looked up Jaks and they are further up the road, so I'll just assume the layout is similar, unless this was Jaks and they upgrade to a storefront more central to the retail area. Service was friendly and fast, much improved from my last encounter. I had the exact same order as I had before. The food was good and I only have one knock. I know hashbrown can take some time to cook, mine looked amazing, but it was clear they had been in the griddle for some time, they were both chewy and too crisp in some places. This is an issue I might normally overlook, but you can't fix what you don't know. Personally, I thought Issaquah does a better job of food preparation and had the service not been regrettable, I'm certain it would have been a 5-star encounter. I love hashbrowns and they are only memorable when they are cooked golden brown, hot and crisp. That was not today experienced, but I'd still recommend this place. No one hit home runs every day, I was just hoping for one today and it didn't happen. read more

Great food, no line and fast serving, you don't need to wait long to get your food! Waiter was really nice.

The first thing that should be stated is that I simply love prime rib, and it remains my favorite meal of choice. After two "just fair" visits to Great American Diner over the past few years, I saw that prime rib was on the menu at a very reasonable price. I decided to give it a try. The prime rib was a disappointment. It lacked any marbling and had zero flavor. I was also disappointed that a horseradish sauce was not available that would have at least kicked up the flavor. Only straight horseradish, and au jus were available. The au jus was actually quite good, even though I am not an au jus fan. I do need to state that the prime rib was a perfect medium rare as requested. The sautéed vegetables served were inedible. I have stated several times that you can never have enough garlic. Well...you can have too much garlic. Wow. A ridiculous amount of garlic masked any flavor of the vegetables. The baked potato was the best offering on the plate. It was loaded and tasted great. Kaela was a very pleasant server who had excellent timing and was there when ever needed. Kaela also recommended a nice red blend from Washington, Sauce. Very tasty. The atmosphere and vibe just isn't there. The restaurant had 3-5 tables during my visit, but the bar has a regular following of customers that know the employees well. I did hear, often too clearly, one customer, possibly an employee, continually talk loudly about the restaurant and the scheduling etc. This conversation may have been muted if there was some music playing. They also have 3 huge tv screens above the bar...one showing MSNC, one Fox, and one UFC. Really? UFC? I can see why so few people were dining in the restaurant. I am surprised by the 4 rating on Yelp, as I just have not had positive visits. The server did tell me that breakfast and lunch are the main segments of the business. read more

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Me and my fiancé and future mother-in-law went to this awesome restaurant on the 4th of July! We immediately were seated didn't have to wait for a table at all. Small restaurant, but cozy.l! We were taken care of by our awesome waitress. Diane, who brought us our drinks and took our order. My fiancé and his mom both ordered omelettes with certain things added, and removed from a traditional omelette. I had the grilled ham and cheese with a side salad. After about 20 minutes, we started to wonder what was going on. Was it crowded... No, but there were a lot of people in the restaurant. Come to find out that there were actually five tables ahead of us that still hadn't got their food and they were in front of us. Our awesome waitress Diane kept our drinks refilled and she could start to see that we were getting a little aggravated... Or Hangry!!! Our food arrives and unfortunately my fiancé and his mom's omelettes we're not correct. She just shakes her head and said "Yep I thought that was gonna happen. my sandwich came out perfect so my fiancé said, "please eat, your sugar is tanking and you need to eat" I ate my sandwich and it was delicious! The side salad was wonderful to... Very cold and crisp with lots of dressing and cheddar cheese. The omelettes came to the table and they were huge and my fiancé said his omelette was really good, his mom said her omelette was really good as well! We met the owner Glenn, and he is absolutely amazing, so friendly, so kind, and he actually took a little money off the bill for the omelettes coming out wrong ! Despite the long, wait time, the food, and the service are A++++++ Give this cute little diner, a try, you will not be disappointed !!! read more

Owner is super great. I still want to try this place out in person despite my last experience, but I'm constantly ordering takeout. Was craving late night breakfast and ended up ordering the biscuits and gravy combo and a burger. I was pleasantly surprised by the burger although I wish the meat wasn't as dried out (even though it was still pink inside, which I like). And the fries were my fave plus they have bomb ranch here. The ranch isn't available on the online menu but I called ahead and put in a note on my order and the wonder reassured me he would make sure it was included at no extra cost! And it was! As a couple other people have mentioned, the gravy for the biscuits and gravy was NOT my jam... and after my 2nd order I think I know why. They make clam chowder in Fridays. I placed my second order on a Friday night. I got the pot roast this time with garlic mash and steamed veg. This was also FIRE. That is until I found a piece of notebook paper in my food... With notes on it lol. And not like a tiny piece lol. It a was decent sized chunk. I can't help but wonder how that was even possible. And then started wondering how organized/clean the kitchen is... Alas, the meat from the roast was actually super tender and moist and the gravy was bomb. Speaking of gravy, I asked for an extra side of gravy for my potatoes, and instead of giving me the gravy that was on the meat, they gave me the gravy for the biscuits and gravy... lol. Now this was how I found out they seem to use the same base for their clam chowder as they do for the gravy they use for the biscuits Because between the side of "gravy" they gave me and the clam chowder, the only difference I could see/taste/smell was that the gravy had some type of sausage and chowder had, well, clams. which is... an interesting choice to say the least, but to each their own! The rest of the food was great and service seems amazing. The chunk of notebook did ruin my appetite not gonna lie. But again will not lie, I will probably order here once more to get a true feel for the place. Thinking steak or French toast next. Or maybe a Caesar wrap. Yum. read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Angus Pot Roast - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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The first few times we went in here it was great. Breakfast I suppose is okay. I had high hopes for the turkey dinner and it had the weirdest flavor. I couldn't even finish it. Sadly We won't be back. If you do decide to try it just be warned that parking is incredibly difficult in this area. read more

Came in on a Thursday afternoon. First stop was the bathroom and it was were pretty gross. Definitely outdated toilets and no paper towels, just a roll of TP to dry your hands. The toilets were old and the seals were coming apart from the floor. I asked the waitress about a few items on the menu and she had not tried them all so she couldn't give me a recommendation. Took quite a while to get our food after we ordered, probably 40 minutes. I noticed there were only two chefs in the kitchen and maybe that's where the problem is. Food was fine but my quesadilla was low on cheese. Definitely wouldn't come here again unless I have a lot of time to kill and a way to entertain my kids. We couldn't even get a refill of our waters during the waiting time. Overall, the diner feels like it's been thrown together and you can see stains all over the ceilings and the floors are dirty. Both of us who had chicken noticed it was "wet" and later we both felt pretty gross. It could definitely use a renovation, starting with the bathrooms. read more

Great American Diner & Bar - Blackened Chicken Quesadilla (needs more cheese and whoa the jalepenos!) - Diners Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Wow. I've been here multiple times over the years and it's been swell - good food, excellent service (especially Morgan and Ryan) but my boyfriend and I came in for brunch and were shocked to see another employee (potentially Ray?) talking down to one of our favorite servers, Ryan, eventually escalating and pointing a paring knife at him. It was very uncouth, and left a bad taste in our mouths, despite the good food. This sucks in a place we actually like coming to in our neighborhood and have recommended to others. I simply can't support a business that allows this kind of treatment of their employees. Love yall read more