This would be your "cheers" atmosphere. Very welcoming, very small. Great food! Breakfast was perfect! The kinda place you want to tip your waitress double because you're happy! read more

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This is a little hole in the wall diner, the kind everyone always looks for when they travel, there is smoking allowed however the food is amazing, I had the big hog breakfast and my wife had the breakfast feast. Just a tip when they ask if you want had browns or fried fries, they mean breakfast potatoes, I got the hash browns and my wife got the breakfast potatoes, the breakfast potatoes had great flavoring. Now let's get to my big hog breakfast it was delicious, the ham was seasoned to perfection and it covered 1 whole plate, which I ate it all, and my food was so good I did not even ask how my wife's was but she did say it was good too. The food was good the coffee was hot and the service was amazing what else can you ask for in a small home town diner?? I would definitely recommend this place, no one was smoking when we went in here but just be aware that there might be just so you know. read more

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Not a clean place. You have to go past the grill and the kitchen, to take wonky stairs to the bathroom. Not recommended.

They have El Sombrero recipes!!! OMG it was delish! Enchiladas are spot on and so are the chips and salsa. Service was good. Space is small and quaint. Would like to try the rice next time. They were out by the time we got there. Will be back! read more

Nelle Belle's Diner - Cheese Enchiladas and tacos. Side of chips and salsa. Delish!! - American Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Cute classic little place for a down home meal. Very small and cozy duvet but in a good way! They have very friendly service with great conversation. close to the Ford plant so lots of Ford decorations. Smoking is allowed if that's ur thing Claycomo is one of the last hold outs on that. The food is really good just what u would expect from a diner. Prices aren't bad especially for what u get, very good value. read more

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Quaint little place. Blast from the past! Good food and good service. Limited seating.

Food is fantastic. The service is great. The ambience is food dive. The owner is a sweetheart and the place is full of character. If you haven't tried it you're missing out! read more

What can I say about this place!!! Wow!!! Friendly staff and delicious food. The inside is a bit tight when you walk in but they do have plenty of seating. The staff was all so friendly and really knew they sizes. The ham is huge, but oh my so good. You will need to share and still take it home. The pancakes also very tasty. My husband enjoyed his cheese burger and the coffee was nice and hot and very smooth. Not the typical bitter coffee you get at most diners. No sir this place has some very tasty and strong coffee. The decor is fun and it really takes you back. Will definitely be back next time I'm in town. read more

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The service was excellent, food came out really fast and was good quality as well,staff was friendly and very welcoming,the food was also very fairly priced with good portioning ,it was a wonderful experience overall and will be going back. read more

Hi love this diner. It was so cute inside and everything a diner should be. Extremely catchy extremely pink and lots of pigs, everywhere, statues and signs and all sorts of things. The portions were huge. My son got a delicious hash with sausage and cheese in it and a giant pancake. It had to be 12 inches across and a half an inch thick. I enjoy the simpler breakfast of fried eggs and chicken fried steak and some toast and it was all delicious. The people were friendly, and the food was cooked right in front of you. read more

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Great comfort food and warm hospitality. The breakfast was the best value. Dixie the owner was very sweet and our server Amy was on it and friendly. For locals and visitors I recommend you get there. read more

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Fun place . Good food Great service . Such a different place and signs, the color pink made it stand out. read more

This is by far the greatest breakfast I have eaten since my grandmother passed. Home cooking at its finest. The smell was g this place brings me back. Smoke em if ya gottem !!! read more

Nelle Belle's Diner - Jayseanscott smoking cigs - American Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Went for tenderloin Tuesday That led to a wet doody Wednesday They smoke while cooking read more

went to nelle belle, s about a month ago it was'nt to busy i decided to eat in bad decision first took a while for my food also notice that people that came in after me got their meals before me and when your a black male you have to be aware of this kind of behavior, i feel i was unwanted in nelle belle's diner if your black stay away from this place dont eat in or take out read more

Cute place- love the pink outside, but the food is nothing special, plus they allow smoking everywhere!!! It's so shocking! There's another review that mentions this too- I'm in the same boat- I had no idea there were restaurants that still allowed smoking. Even in most bowling alleys around town they've prohibited smoking. But I guess if you want to go to a pink painted diner with boring food that smells like an ashtray, this is your place! read more

Nelle Belle's Diner - Good photo op. Should've just stayed outside. - American Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Went there for breakfast. Amazing tasting classic comfort breakfast food. Absolutely recommend it!!

Good home cooking in a family type atmosphere. It reminds us of Cheers... Everybody knows your name. We eat there three or four times a week. Dixie, the owner, is usually there sitting at the counter to welcome you in the door. There is a crowd of regulars that seem to be there every time we walk in the door. Now we've become part of that crowd. The "tenderloin Tuesday" special has to be seen to be believed. It covers the whole plate! Breakfast is always available too. The ONLY reason we can't give it a five star rating is the cigarette smoke. But, you'll notice it sure doesn't keep us from going back again and again. We just throw our clothes in the dryer when we get home for ten minutes and all is well. Well, gotta get the wife up so we can go to Nellie Belles for Saturday morning breakfast. This time I'm going to have "The Kitchen Sink" omelette. New date, different breakfast... This time I got The Big Piggie. No way you can eat it all. I take most of it home for snacks all week. read more

Nelle Belle's Diner - When Dixie isn't welcoming you at the door she can be found with a coffee pot keeping everyone's cup full. - American Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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Finally made it in to try this place. Good food friendly service great prices plus you can smoke inside! Ill be returning

Definitely a hole in the wall, but you can't miss it because it's PINK. If you love a small diner this place is for you. The food was so good and pretty inexpensive. I got the chicken fried steak and it was perfect. The coffee was good too! read more

It was good food but it was a old and everyone was allowed to smoke in restaurant while you are eating.

I think the food is good but it is a very smoky small space yes this is a smoking restaurant

Very good good night e people we at ford love to eat there great service recommend this pace to everyone who enjoys food and excellent service read more

Old school diner dive packed full of locals. A few thoughts: - Breakfast menu was as old school as the scenery including asking if you want gravy on your hash browns. - Wait staff was very friendly and accommodating. - Food was good and coffee was decent. - Two people were smoking within a few tables of us and the small diner was filled with smoke as a result. It has been a while since I have seen smoking in a restaurant so it threw me a bit. Overall good experience despite the smoking thing. read more

Yes, yes and yes! Drive down the main drag in Claycomo and you may easily miss this gem. If not for the sign urging you to stop on by when you get off I-35, you'd easily miss Nell Belle's, as it's sort of hidden from the street. And that's kind of a shame. Walk in and it's a diner straight out of the 1960s. While it is Missouri, it could also be straight out of NJ with the whole diner experience and waitresses with their slight sass. Not mean sass, though; these girls are quite friendly. The patrons are decidedly blue collar, many of them local or workers at the nearby Ford plant. The place is not huge. You can either belly up to one of the half dozen seats at the counter or go further back and choose from about six to eight booths. Now for the food. I've been to many diners and a good half are places to go when you're drunk... the food is that bad. This place exceeded expectations. You're not going to get a 5-star meal but you will get a good meal and more than your money's worth. Check out the daily specials. The Tuesday pork tenderloin is easily the size of Shaqille O'Neal's head, maybe bigger, plus it comes with fries. Price? $4.99. Really? Where do you get that these days. Plus they serve breakfast all day. Biscuit and gravy fan? Yeah, you can get that here. This is what places like Happy Gillis shamelessly try to be as they cater to their hipster crowds. Nell Belle's is none of that. There are no hipsters, no trying too hard and definitely no airs of pretension. This place is straight out Missouri and what one would expect if they were coming from out of town, but in a totally awesome way. This is the place that hipsters dream of, as long as other hipsters ok them leaving their hipster neighborhood. read more

I love Nelle Belle's , as a UAWLOCAL249 worker there's no other restaurant I wanna eat at after working 11 to 12 hours a day at work and then come to some homemade fresh cooked food. Them turkey sausages Lordy Lordy and the cheeseburger with them fresh fries l definitely can't complain everything on the menu is awesome blossom read more

Classic old time diner. Owner normally on site. Good food. Same cooks and waitresses so food quality is consistent. Biggest, best tenderloin available in the area. Wait staff is fun and sassy. Not a place for NON smokers! I don't smoke but I can manage second hand once or twice a week. Closed on Sundays. Hours are 3am-2pm. Close an hour early on Sat. read more

I absolutely love it when I get some up after 3 am and for some reason can't go back to sleep. Cause then I have a good reason to go get Breakfast at the only place that I will drive from Smithville, MO to Claycomo, MO. Cause Nelle Belle's is my all time favorite place to go get breakfast. I was going to tell you that the biscuits and gravy are the best over anywhere else. But honestly I will be honest there is not ANY thing on the menu that is not good. Cause I have had absolutely everything that they have on the menu.. I told them that there was a issue with the star rating. Cause it will not let me turn on any more of them. Cause I feel like Nelle Belle's should get a minimum of at least seven Stars. And that's not being conceited or anything at all because honestly I'd give it 10 Stars. I love Nelle Belle's and by the way, yep you guessed it I'm already up dressed and I'm getting ready to head to Nelle Belle's for some biscuits and gravy. read more

I went here a few times for a very early breakfast and was pleasantly surprised by their quality of food. It's one of the best options in the area, and has a better selection thank most of the diner style restaurants. The only potential drawback was that people can smoke in restaurant, which just caught me off guard. Even with that said, I still had a few good meals here! read more

Love this place food is excellent and staff is friendly they are only open from 3:30am til 2 but look forward to eating there when I can read more

Nelle Belle's Diner - American Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

This is a great place to grab a bite to eat. Biscuits and gravy or breakfast burrito, no matter what you order it is great. Feels like a neighborhood joint and you will fit right in. Prices are very reasonable and they are open for lunch too. If you have never stopped by then you should read more

Loved the staff at this place. They were very funny and welcoming. The place is decorated with classic diner stuff that keeps your eyes entertained. Our party of 4 ordered a variety of things off of the breakfast and lunch menu. Everyone was very pleased with their food. I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 because they allow smoking inside. I would definitely return to this place just because the people who work there were interpersonal and fun to joke with. They even gave us some free note pads and matches for stopping in. read more

Best food ever. Best home cookn. Friendliest place ive ever ate. Small and quaint. They bring u soda refills bfor u have to ask. Only place u can smoke after u eat. Fast service but the best tasting burgers and tenderloins that fill up 3 big hamburger buns read more

My dad loves this spot for biscuits and gravy... brought me a few months ago and it's great! Good grub at cheap prices!

Great service and great food at a price a worker can afford .Lots of interesting things to read in the walls .Union friendly Wonderful servers and rock and roll playing read more

Great food, great prices. Best waitress (Jennifer) we've had in a long time at a restaurant. Excellent cook!

The food and service were good, but it's impossible to enjoy it when there are people smoking in the restaurant. I wasn't aware there were any restaurants in the US where smoking is allowed inside. This isn't a bar or casino. read more

Definitely an "old school" diner. It was full of people - there is not a lot of space, about 6 stools at the bar, and 8 or 9 4-people booths. Decor was fun and VERY full of Christmas decorations. Food is yummy and service is good BUT the smoking took away from the overall experience. Since it is so small, there is no way to get away from the smoky smell. I think we lucked out with so few people smoking while we were there. Only go if you can tolerate the smoke. I will go back only when there is no smoking. read more

If your looking for someplace fancy, go somewhere else, but if you want good food reasonably priced and don't care about the ambiance then this might be the place for you. Small dive kind of place with a friendly wait staff, decent food at a decent price, filled with local color. Reminds you of places from small town america in the 50s. If thats your kind of place, you found it. read more

This is an experience. Good food, really reasonable price and great service. Our only downside was that they still allow smoking. And it's a small building so that was rather uncomfortable. read more