I was excited to try this place for the first time. After putting our order in, I heard a lot of negative talk regarding the order. Very loud cursing and negative talk about having to actually do their job. One in particular, Wendy, really ruined my appetite, offended my fiancé and ruined our first attempt to dine at lumberjacks. Then once we canceled, she started cursing and complaining she will just walk out cuz she didn't want to have to cook the meals that were ordered. Then insulted us by stating some comment, "oh are there feelings hurt about how I talk in the kitchen? I don't want to make this shit!" If she doesn't want to work there, then maybe someone should make her wish come true. The server Tanya was the only saving grace about the visit, went above and beyond to accommodate the situation. We would come back for her customer service when Wendy is not there. read more

It is clean inside with good seating. I like the wood decor and cushions and tables are in good shape. The food and service is also good. We had a party of 7, and everyone enjoyed their food. I had the garden burger, and my wife had eggs and potatoes. read more

Lumberjacks - Eggs, potatoes, biscuit - American Near Me - Grass Valley, California

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LARGE meals, good service, fair price, great place to take a family. Plan on leaving with leftovers.

We frequently dine at Lumberjack's and are always delighted by the friendly staff. Kim and Ashley, in particular, stand out as our favorite waitstaff. Their exceptional friendliness and attentiveness ensure that we have everything we need during our meals. The food is consistently delicious, served promptly, and at an affordable price. We also appreciate the recent renovations, which have created a warm and inviting atmosphere. We will continue to be loyal customers. read more

Hello,Im Loretta Davis,aka,Grannie!Spril2nd was my 92 birthday.This place is so nice!Our waitress wasNella!She was very nice,and took our order.I told her it was my birthday,and I'm 92!She was surprised,and I didn't look it, and she smiled.She brought it to us .She came by a couple times,asked us if we were ok.After we finished,she brought me a Banana cream pie and sang HAPPY Birthday so me with an angelic voice!It was a lovely way to end my birthday!I love this place !The best friendly place to visit ,relax,and enjoy ever! read more

Lumberjacks - American Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Consistent and good for a quick meal. A go-to place when you want dinner and don't want to shop, prepare or clean-up afterwards!

Lumberjacks is a small chain of eight restaurants, with seven of them located in Northern California, and a lone outpost located in Las Vegas. The name fits the restaurant, as the generous portions will keep a lumberjack, along with a football linebacker, full and happy. Can you say "rustic?" ... rustic is the word for the decor of the restaurant, as the decor revolves around a lumberjack theme. The decor is rustic, the cuisine is "Diner Americana," but the dining room is inviting, clean and comfortable. The dining room carries out the rustic, lumberjack theme, as it's decorated with faux logs and wood paneling, which enhances the atmosphere. Period photos, along with state-of-the-art video monitors decorate the walls. Love it!! From the "Weekday Specials" menu, I went with a New York steak, hashbrown potatoes, fried eggs, sourdough toast, and an optional side of breakfast. Yowza!!! My last breakfast of 2024 turned out to be one of the best breakfasts that I'd the pleasure to enjoy during the entire year. Thanks to Ashley, Lindsay and the friendly and talented staff at Lumberjacks, located in Grass Valley. The "Weekday Specials" aren't listed on the menu, nor are they posted on a chalk board, and they're offered to you by your server, as you're greeted at your table. Yes, I looked over the menu, but a New York steak breakfast, cooked to order, sounded out like a great way to say adios to 2024. As per my order, my steak arrived cooked medium rare, complete with attractive grill marks. As explained by my server, the steak was "breakfast sized" around 6-oz or so... but size didn't matter, as this steak was not only attractive to look at, but it was seasoned, juicy, tender and simply delicious. Lumberjacks is a well kept secret for gold country dining, as they make a superior breakfast steak! My side of choice was hashbrown potatoes, and I made a superior choice, as these hashbrowns were some of the best I've ever enjoyed in Nevada County dining! The potatoes were shredded - naturally - and fried to a perfect golden brown, crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside, which made for some of the most perfect hashbrowns that you could ever imagine. The two eggs were fried as per my order, sunnyside up, which works well with hashbrown potatoes. Two slices of sourdough toast were perfectly toasted, buttered, and worked with the breakfast. The optional side of breakfast gravy really added "the period to the sentence," as it was thick, creamy, with chunky sausage and simply delicious. I alternated between dipping bits of steak and potato into the gravy... whatever the case, it made for an amazing add-on to enhance this superior breakfast. Happy New Year... well... almost, but the check for this amazing breakfast came to... get this... $12.79! That's right... steak, eggs, and an optional side of gravy. I was dazzled, amazed and shocked... as I expected well on the high side of $20.00. My dining experience on this last day of 2024 was simply amazing! Lindsay and Ashley treated my like family, and I enjoyed a "New York Steak of the Century" breakfast, to "ace out" the year 2024, which has been a fantastic year for Gold Country Dining. Nevada County dining at the finest... Lumberjacks... located in Grass Valley, CA! As the menu reads... "Where the big boys eat..." And... if I may add... it's FIVE STAR DINING!!!! read more

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If you want huge portions than this is your place to go! Lumberjacks is located off of Nevada city highway in Grass Valley. The three of us had an early breakfast today. They open at 7am. It is warm and cozy inside with alot of woodwork. They also have a counter for 4 people as well. We shared the 4 egg omelet with potatoes and 2 egg scrambled with bacon and hash browns and toast. We also got the biscuits and gravy. SO much leftover food! The omelet had so much meat in it and the hash browns were good and not greasy. I didnt try the biscuits and gravy but they said it was fresh and tasty. The coffee was really good! We couldnt pass up the huge slice of chocolate cake with whip cream! We all had a bite and brought that back home with the rest of the leftovers. They also serve beer and wine and my friend had a bloody mary ( nothing special about the bloody mary). They have several tvs inside the restaurant. Our waittess Mary was friendly and kept the coffee full! If you are really hungry than this is a great option! read more

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excellent service on mothers day, tonya was amazing and our food was delicious. definitely returning

Struggling to give a rating. My spouse and I are semi-regulars at this restaurant, both for breakfast and dinner, and occasionally lunches, too. I just wanted to relate my experience this morning, which was an outlier. We went for breakfast and were seated near a regular political group meeting of people with red hats. This group was loud and boisterous today, and there was no way to not hear them. As they talked they became increasingly boisterous and their loud conversations drifted more and more toward language that expressed hatred, contempt and anger toward various groups of Americans, chiefly women, gays, and trans people, but also of course to anyone who disagreed with the president. It got so loud and offensive to so many that the server seated us on the other side of the restaurant so we wouldn't have to endure the noise and insults during our meal. Thank you! However, that same server (who is wonderful!) inadvertently forgot to put in our order. So we sat there for over an hour waiting for our breakfast. Eventually, people seated around us started ordering lunches! So I eventually brought it to her attention. She hadn't noticed that we had been sitting there forever with no food. The server was appropriately apologetic and quickly got our orders fired, and 15 minutes after I mentioned it to her we had our food, hot and exactly as ordered. Maybe this next part is just me being unreasonable. When we were done, the server brought the bill. I kind of expected she would comp our coffees or something, for the inconvenience, but nope. No comp, no discount, no adjustment for having to wait over an hour. I was surprised and a little disappointed, but I paid without comment and still gave her a 20% tip. But some acknowledgement of the error and our inconvenience on the bill would have been nice, especially since we eat there often and all the servers know us. Now, I do NOT condemn the server for the mistake of not putting in our order. It was busy, and changing our table got her out of her routine, and she just forgot. Mistakes will happen. I always say if you're not making mistakes, you're not working. Especially true in the world of short order restaurants. Nevertheless, I'm still disappointed that they didn't offer us some sort of symbolic nod to the long wait and inconvenience. Am I the jerk for thinking that way? I dunno. Some of my friends think the whole meal should have been comped, especially because we are semi-regulars. I'm not sure about that, but...something? Anything? BTW, for those into early bird dinners, Lumberjacks has the BEST! $8.99 gets you a huge meal from a selection that includes roasted chicken, turkey dinner with all the fixins, chicken fried steak, fish & chips, ribeye steak and others. Included with a sizeable entre is an entire small loaf of bread with butter, two big sides (one choice being a huge baked potato that's big enough to be a meal unto itself), and even dessert. It's so big I can never finish it. The quality is surprisingly good, and the price is less than a crappy little fast food order at McDonalds. An amazing deal in these inflationary days. Anyway, between being hit over the head with politics and having to wait over an hour only to find they never put our order in, with no mitigation on the check, this turned out to be a less fantastic visit than we usually have. Still, for what it is, I love the place and will be returning. Just wanted to vent, I guess. read more

I want to thank Nella for making my Mommy's birthday special. She turned 92yo and our waitress, Nella, was very quick and mindful of us. After our delicious meal she brought my Mommy a banana cream pie and sang Happy Birthday. Her voice was like an angel. Made my Mommy's day very special! We had a tremendous evening. And enjoyed every moment from start to finish. And I would recommend your restaurant to everyone! I believe we had an epic time! read more

Well didn't have to great of an experience yesterday, ordered door dash for the first time, now mind you I have ate at the restaurant a few times and had no complaints, yesterday was a lil different, my mother ordered the patty melt which she took 2 bites of and tossed the rest, then when we went to eat the blueberry cobbler my mom almost choked on 2 huge stems, then we found another one ,and to top it off it was my moms first time having their food, so yah I wasn't to happy.. read more

Food was great! Portions were gigantic!'Ambiance was like you would expect in a log home. Service was OK since we got there right before lunch. By the time we left the place was packed. A little pricey, but next time my wife and I will split a meal because it was so large. read more

So to start I walked in with my 3 kids it wasn't busy at all and it took 10 minutes to get a table and the manager Tonya greeted me in a really rude and disrespectful way and was giving me a attitude when I asked about certain foods on the menu and my kids were afraid of her for how rude she looked and was and I took my kids who are all under 10 to wash there hands in the bathroom before we ate and a worker named Jose started talking to me talking about how pretty my kids are when there all under 10 he is creepy and weird and he told me how he has kids of his own he is a creep and should be fired he really creeped me out with what he was doing he tried to rub my youngest ones shoulders but I stopped him and my kid was in tears and it made me feel uncomfortable and sick to my stomach can't believe he got a job around kids I also ordered a salad and it was gross and It took a minute to get my food Don't go to this place it's full of creeps and rude people like the manager This place deserves a one star read more

The food is a great quality, big portions and the service is impeccable. I love the homey rustic feel to the restaurant.

It used to be very good, now subpar. I had a burger that had no flavor and a rubbery texture. I thought it could be a one-off, however we went back for an omelet and it wasn't bad but not like it was a few years ago. If I'm going to pay the price, then I want a decent tasting meal, not below-average quality. The good news is the place was clean and service was very good read more

Good food and reasonable prices. Huge dining area. This is the kind of diner I live for. Very homey and American. The wait staff are friendly and efficient. I can't wait to go back. read more

This is the best place to eat in Grass Valley and Nevada city combined. The food is large portions and tastes excellent. Perfect for family meals and the service is incredible. You wont find more affordable senior menu anywhere else. Ive lived here 23 years and it's by far my favorite place to eat and I go at last twice a week. read more

Friendly staff with lots of selections. Food is fine, clean looking tables and utensils. Will be back when in the area.

The service is always good and the wait staff are very friendly. The food is usually good with a generous amount of food. Not lately. They have new menus with higher prices which is common in this economy. We can normally order a meal and take home half for leftovers. Not anymore. So many restaurants in the Grass Valley area close after following this pattern. Raise prices, give less food which results in less customers then shut down. It doesn't work. We need restaurants to survive. read more

Very slow service. Server was pleasant, but never checked on us or refilled our water. Took over 35 minutes to get a hamburger for my wife and two egg breakfast for me. There were only five tables with customers, need to get a faster cook. Food was OK. Not going back. read more

Went to lumberjacks on Christmas day. Very grateful someone was open to serve dinner for my mom and me since we didn't have it in us to make a meal at home this year. It was fairly busy when we arrived and we only waited a few minutes to get a table. We got our drinks right away and someone took our order promptly and the food didn't take long to arrive. Mom ordered the chicken fried steak, and I had the holiday ham meal with all the fixins. They forgot the cranberry sauce, but gave me a side of it to go with my leftovers. The servings are massive. We both brought home about half the meal for later. The food quality is nothing to rave about. Also don't have any complaints. It's just your standard, home style, "meat and potatoes" type of food. If I were going out to eat without my mom, I probably wouldn't choose it myself, as I prefer locally sourced, organic ingredients, whenever possible. But since I knew my mom would love it, this is what we did for Christmas. She was very happy. When we were full, we sat and waited quite a while for to go boxes, and the check. They had gotten more busy for the dinner rush. It was difficult to get someone's attention, but we finally did. Everyone we interacted with was very friendly, and the place was very clean, including the bathroom. After dinner, mom and I drove around to look at Christmas lights and it was a sweet mother-daughter outing. read more

We had planned to visit a competitor, but that establishment was closed due to staffing issues. Which was sad because we had a fair sized group, seven people. Lumberjacks was a secondary choice and we were warned the food quality did not compare. I ordered biscuits and gravy as it Simone of my favorites, though I do not care for sausage gravy. Which is what I got. In the old days, Denny's called their sausage free gravy "country gravy". Same name here, but it had sausage. My friend Jim ordered the same. What was particularly gross was the freezer burn flavor the biscuits. I mean, how expensive is a biscuit? There is a better place nearby that has a fantastic reputation. Colloquially known as "the Dump". Go there instead. read more

we had an amazing breakfast here, our waitress Kim was very nice and made sure we had everything we needed. The staff kept our coffees filled and also the restaurant was very clean! it's nice to come to eat at a place where every single staff is nice, doing their jobs. Our food was delicious, hot, delivered promptly and well priced :) thank you lumber jacks staff for a great experience. read more

Food was really good! Hubster and I each got a senior breakfast. There was so much food we both were unable to finish. My poached eggs came out perfect. The whipped butter for my French toast was super soft. Hubster's over easy eggs were perfect, as well. Coffee was good. Bacon on both meals was really good. Service was attentive and pleasant. read more

It's been awhile since we were there, but my recollection is that the food and service were mediocre at best. I don't intend to return.

This place looked cute and decided to check it out, and it was the worst dining experience of my existence. So first, the waitress was not attentive and rude. She was wearing a lot of makeup. She didn't check up on us, and she had black hair and HUGE lashes that looked like it was gonna fall in my food. So, it's already not a great start. Then again, I came here for the over priced af food. The soup that came with our order freaking looked and tasted like Progresso. I like Progresso as much as the next person. However, I didn't spend my hard earned cash on a can of soup. The food was freaking raw and dried, and it was damn nasty. The other waitress younger light brown blonde hair was rude . As well, what's with all these rude girls working here. That's wild. The food was nasty. The service was bad. Even the waitress admitted she didn't check on us, and she was her on damn phone. Please do not eat here unless you can't warm up a can of Progresso yourself and wanna spend over 60 dollars on garbage. 0/10 will not be recommended. Gross af!!!!! read more

What an awesome restaurant! The people who work here are so friendly and honestly want you to have a very satisfying experience. My wife, son and I had French Toast (with a side of sausage). Denver Omelet and Jack's Omelet. The portions were huge (see pictures). I also saw a post from a customer who said Lumberjacks had high prices and could make the food cheaper at home - then stay home! You also stated you would never go back - bet Lumberjack's wouldn't mind that either! My family and I had a wonderful experience and when back in the area, we will stop by. read more

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The place is older style cabin style place. Quiet and old definitely wear the older crowd goes. Food was ok had decent flavor definitely needed hot sauce! Tabasco had to do. The server was nice but drop off and go didn't really come by except to take order drop off order and drop off tab. Not really for me read more

Lumberjacks - Lumberjack skillet - American Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Poor server named Anthony threw the drinks down and same with our food never been this disappointed as long as we've been eating there next time we will sit elsewhere never again with this guy poor manors as well read more

Husband and I Went to lumberjacks yesterday morning. The place was packed and the service was very quick and the food was really good. Kim was our server. She's been our waitress over the years here, and at a couple other restaurants. She has always been very pleasant and very efficient. Well done Lumberjacks's read more

Very nice and polite staff. Large portions and good food. The reviews are true, it is one of the coldest restaurants in town, anytime of the day. But it's not too bad and the food is good. Chicken fried steak was delicious. read more

Lumberjacks - a plate of food on a table - American Near Me - Grass Valley, California

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Great ambiance, fabulous service and generous servings of good comfort food. Very reasonable prices as well!!

The food here is terrible and way too much money. $3.00 for a glass of soda. and anything on the menu is $25.00 or more. read more

First time at a Lumberjacks. This was the second time we've been out for breakfast since COVID closures and were absolutely shocked at the prices for what we got. Omelettes were advertised as 4 egg but those must have been the world's tiniest eggs the omelette was super thin. They had a very limited Senior menu and even those prices were easily double what we expected. Service was 5 stars - staff was friendly and attentive. Food tasted fine it was just crazy overpriced. $8.99 for a slice of nothing special apple pie. Did not order no thank you I can get a whole pie for that price. And the pie in the case was maybe a 10" cut into 6 pieces and that was in no way a $54 pie. The little cream pies looked like the Cyrus O'Malley pies you get in the supermarket and they were pricy as well. Decent food but at way too expensive prices. Will not be back. read more

A little on the pricey side, but the larger portions make up for the higher prices. Service is usually pretty good.

Basically a Denny's with a rustic feel and a different name. Food is acceptable, but a few dollars overpriced on most items for the quality and service. I still go though, because there are so few options in this county. read more

Delicious breakfast!. Love the way the restaurant looks,-log cabin. Friendly and welcoming staff. read more

Lumberjacks - American Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Ambiance is ok, service was very prompt but the breakfast we had was grease, grease, and more grease. I had hashbrowns, 2 eggs, and 2 sausage. The hashbrowns were SO oily, even the potatatoes inside the brown outter were SO oily! The eggs were SO SLIPPERY with oil they could have easily flown off the plate. The place is great if you don't mind poor nutrition, and love everything being cooked in a ton of grill grease. read more

Great food, great service, great environment all around. If you're from out of town and you want a great place to eat for a good price look no further than this establishment here read more