We stopped in this place looking for a good local breakfast. We were not disappointed! I ordered the Kielbasa and eggs breakfast, and my mom ordered the corned beef hash and eggs. The Kielbasa was phenomenal and we both agreed that the eggs were excellent. One small complaint would be the hash- my mom didn't like the onions in it. What a great little place! read more

I have enjoyed coming in for years and it was very good but it just doesnt seem quite as good lately i hope this changes because its such a neat place to go read more

This place is a great greasy spoon restaurant. Breakfast and lunch are both fantastic and the prices are spectacular. If you are going on a weekend morning, expect to wait around, and possibly outside. There is a very small waiting space and seating is very limited. If there are only two people at the 6-person table in the back, they will usually share with you. Even if there are people waiting, don't let that scare you off, as they service is fast and tables open up quickly. Everything is good. I personally love the kielbasa breakfast or pancakes. My husband almost always ends up with an omelet. If you haven't been to downtown Willoughby before, this is a great place to start. The historical district is quaint and friendly and this place drips with small town charm. read more

Best greasy spoon breakfast spot in the area. French toast and extra crispy hash browns til I die.

This is a true "Gem"! The atmosphere and character are straight out of a Hollywood movie. the coffee is truly some of best around!!! The staff is very nice and the food is amazing! The diner specials are out of this world! Good Times my friend....Good Times!!!! read more

Amazing. I went to this place as a child growing up in Willoughby, and my father went there as a child too. On a whim I just looked into some Wiloughby history and read that the diner opened up in 1887 at that location! Holy crap. That is definately "a while". I don't know how true it is but it's in all of the old pics I can find of Willoughby. read more

This restaurant brings back great memories of my dearest grandma. Now my family and I will continue to visit. I love how new owners (more then one) hasn't changed the decor all too much, the environment seems friendly and welcoming. It's a place I'm excited to bring my daughter too, so she can also gain memories. Can't get a bad breakfast. All times I've gone I never had a lunch option. I just maybe inspired to try something new :) Keep up the great work ! read more

Delightful food and people. We ordered omelets, house special, and burger. Highly recommended.

We stopped at Kleifeld's on our way from Cleveland to Niagra Falls. Our son wanted breakfast, and the rest of our family was ready for lunch. We chose Kleifeld's strictly on Yelp reviews. It was a quaint diner with excellent food and wonderful, personable service. Our girl's had the Monte Christo sandwich and give a hearty thumbs up. Our son had pancakes, hard to go wrong there. My husband had the Gyro Omelet which came with breakfast potaoes. I had the Reuben sandwich combo which came with cole slaw and home fries. Our food was super fresh and hot, and even better than expected. We were all well satisfied. We met the new owner (as of March 2015). She was very friendly and obviously takes her food seriously. If we ever find ourswlves in Willoughby, OH again, we will definitely be stopping at Kleifeld's! P.S. They now accept credit cards. read more

I go here multiple times a week and I'm never disappointed. Great food and great people. I love it here.

We have been coming in for years and we absolutely love this place. We have been coming in atleast once a week since the new owner has taken over. It has never been busier. Always people waiting when we go in. Love the new little changes she has done with the place. It has definitely lightened up the atmosphere. Extremely clean and one of our favorite places. Great service and great food. The new owner is doing something right. Keep up the good work!! read more

This was my first time eating at Kleifelds. It was recommended by family that lives in the area. I had the breakfast special (eggs over easy, home fries with green peppers and onions, and toast). The food was very good and given how busy it was (a packed house) the ONE waitress serving everyone did an excellent job. I would definitely recommend this to family and friends who want a great breakfast and an enjoyable experience. read more

Good, home-cooked breakfast reasonably priced. Coffee wasn't Dunkin' but doable. Perfectly cooked eggs made me overlook warm tomato juice.

So I am a first time user on yelp and I wanted to give a shout out to the owner of Kleifelds. We are from out of town just passing through and we decided to stop here because of the information about this place online. The food was excellent and the prices were not expensive at all. I see the reviews before mine were a little negative and I wouldn't agree to any of that after the experience we had today. I briefly meet the owner today. She was cooking and what the staff was saying is that she cooks everyday and is there every morning to open the doors. They also was saying that she had two small children at home and ran another business. What a wonderful thing this young lady is doing. We had an amazing time and will definitely be back when passing through. Keep up the good work, you go girl! read more

used to be the best breakfast place in town, new owner, and the service and quality has really suffered. it took 40 min for two eggs bacon and toast, then was cold when it arrived. l have been going there for years, ever since the new management, i have be dissatisfied with my visits. today was the last straw, burnt coffee with grounds in it, cold food and a long wait, not worth it. it's too bad because this used to be my favorite breakfast joint. read more

A group of four of us went to Kleifeld's this morning around 9:30 am for breakfast. It's a Sunday, so though we knew they would be busy, we were hoping we had beaten the crowds. I have been there once or twice before over the past several years, and I've always enjoyed the quaint, retro decor and yesteryear feeling. As our luck would have it, every seat was already taken. During our entire wait of almost 15 minutes, we were disappointed that neither of the two visible employees (waitresses) seemed to notice us standing at the front of the restaurant. (It is a tiny little place with very little room to move about, so we would have been hard to miss with everyone else being seated). Neither of the waitresses greeted or even made eye contact with us. When a table finally did open up, no one directed us to sit down; we decided to seat ourselves at a newly-vacated table though nothing had been cleaned from it yet. The elderly waitress soon came, cleared the plates and wiped the table off. She was very friendly but obviously overworked. After placing our orders, which consisted of basic omelettes and pancakes, tables began to open up and new patrons were seated around us. Our elderly waitress did her best to keep up with the constant high-level of activity. She was the only server for the people sitting at the tables. (There couldn't have been more than eight tables in the whole restaurant; there are also around 10 old-fashioned stools at the counter that were handled by another waitress). Our waitress seemed to be running back-and-forth replenishing coffee, taking orders, and delivering meals... to everyone except for us. I have never had such slow service there in the past. We began to wonder if she forgot to place our order, as people who were seated well after us had already received their meals and were almost finished eating. We were hoping to get her attention, but she never seemed to make her way back toward us (we were sitting near the front door area) but stayed busy at the back. Finally our meals came about 45 minutes after we first sat down. The younger waitress, who primarily manned the patrons sitting at the counter, helped the older waitress carry the food out and served us. We were given no explanations or apologies for why our breakfasts had taken so long, and we were so famished by the time our food arrived that we all immediately dug in. Our food was tasty, but it was basic breakfast fare and nothing too fancy. One of my friends commented that the coffee was pretty good. As others have shared in the comment section, the prices can't be beat. Our breakfast for four was under $30. All in all, I was disappointed that the service was so slow. Kleifeld's would do well to hire a busboy or someone - at least on their busy days - to at least clear and wipe the tables, set out the new silverware and perhaps re-fill the coffee cups once in awhile to help speed things up. I might be back sometime in the future, but it probably will not be my first choice if I am entertaining friends. read more