My 95 year-old friend kayak K, Recommended this place and I'm glad she did. It's great. I had the California Benedict, which turned out to be two. Countr y potatoes. Plenty of sauce. Good price. Good coffee and hot. Older loyal friendly clientele. But...not perfect. Not the best service. Filthy carpet. read more

Fast very friendly wait staff . Been here before usually ok but wow was it gross this time. I ordered an omelette, this restaurant has the lazy habit of melting the cheese on top and it's not placed inside where it belongs. The cheese binds the other fillings together so you can eat each bit with a fork and not a spoon. Knowing this I ordered the omelette that way. It arrives in a timely manner with maybe 1/2 slice of American cheese although inside but the omelette wasn't folded. It was like an upside down tostada. Very oily and the filling's especially the sausage was of very poor taste and quality. The hash browns were of the same caliber. Both very oily. At this point I snapped at the waitress , not her fault and she happily tried to make it right. The tried but it was an epic failure. Upon my exit I approached the waitress and apologized for getting angry and explained why I was mad to begin with and to her credit she calmly let me explain. I asked her if they had a new cook ? She stated they did and he was learning . Ok, I get it. But I'm tired of being a Guinea pig and paying for the privilege of three hours after I ate there food. The cooking staff need supervision from the owners. So I give the Waite staff a five and the food a one. Not sure I'll return ever again read more

In my opinion, Norm's kitchen is very unextraordinary, simple diner food. They seem to cater to an older crowd. I had the tuna melt which was good but not great. The service was a tad slow and the waitress tad grumpy. None of us were in a hurry so it was fine for today. They serve all the breakfast classics as well as a good selection of sandwiches and burgers. Everything is reasonably priced. read more

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Living in the neighborhood, I have eaten here 50+ times, all but one for breakfast. You always know what you are getting here: good food, good portions, friendly service. It is not a fancy place, just a basic diner. But you get what you pay for. The Eggs Benedict are very good, omelettes also good, chicken fried steak large and tasty. If you are looking for something "special" this is not the place. If you are looking for quality, eat at Norm's Kitchen. read more

Well all of the stories I've heard over the years about this place came true with us last night. Never in my life have I been so sick. My husband and I ate there yesterday and both became very ill. I am sad for these restaurants who are struggling with employees, matter fact we were listening to the poor Cook get yelled at by everybody yesterday because he kept messing everybody's orders up. But that's no excuse for poor quality of food. I pray that these restaurants get better help and can focus on quality foods again read more

After a long while I returned back to Norm's because they stay open until 7:00 PM, and I am very happy that I did. Wow, what a wonderful atmosphere, wonderful and hard working waitresses and cooks. David and Mary really do a great job. I recently left another favorite restaurant that started hiring young mouthy waitresses, and it just too loud, and it amazed me of how many of my old buddies from the old place are now going to Norm's. Here you truly get what you pay for!! Good Food, Good Service, Good Companionship and very Friendly and a Homie atmosphere. Just what I like - Great Job Norms!! :-) Ron read more

The eggs benedict were pretty decent - nice thick cut of ham. I tend to like my breads and potatoes on the crispy side, and usually ask for such, but today I just plain forgot and was bummed. The muffins were soggy and the hashbrowns were more like hashwhites. Daughter's pancake was good, though. My husband ordered an avocado, sausage and jack cheese omelet and said it was good - the avo was creamy, the cheese was cheesy... Our friend ordered the chile verde omelet and was not overwhelmed but he ate it all, so I'm thinking it wasn't horrible. Service was ok. The place itself is very casual, with a dated feel to it. Not sure we'll be running back here, but we're still on the search for a better, local-to-us breakfast joint... read more

Seriously, how hard is it to serve single diners who use the restroom only to come back to find other people sitting at your table? I hope the food makes up for the major glitch in customer service. I'm in the culinary business, and I also dine out by myself. Please work on this issue. This also happened a month ago elsewhere, so it's not an isolated occurrence. I did speak to the owner, and he at least apologized. The apologies should also go to the people who were sitting here and had to be reseated . It's not fair to them either. On to my breakfast. read more

My grandparents go to Norm's every morning and I love that they have an awesome community there, so when we visit them we always go to Norm's and I gotta say, it's great! It is a delicious diner breakfast or lunch in a homey atmosphere. They have a huge menu with many choices, plus a variety of specials written on the board. Their biscuits and gravy is perfect, and their omelette are huge. Plus, I love their mismatched mugs! read more

Went with two other adults and two kids. I had chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and veggies. The meat was awful, chewy, and flavorless. Breading stuck to the plate. Salad was run of the mill giant lettuce pieces with wedge of tomato. Potatoes were instant! The horror! When I finally got my bread, it was stone cold slices of french bread. The butter pats ripped the bread up. My friends had omlettes. One had burnt sourdough. The other had cold biscuits. Our coffee was weak, bitter, and burnt. The kids had the two eggs, two bacon, and two pancakes meals. Fairly decent. I was so disappointed with my chicken fried steak and didn't even eat half. But,what did I expect from a hole in the wall diner? Norm, stick to breakfast. Perhaps if you specialize, you can concentrate on making the food edible. By the way, whoever wrote that their meal was "off the hook" is full of 3-bean salad. read more

This place houses some of the friendliest people who work here. I don't usually get anything too complicated and it is always good. Not too heavy, good creamer options, tastey morsels. Their country sausage is HUGE!! It is delicious, but ginormously outta control. Biscuits are supposed to be great, I'm not a fan usually though. They have always cooked my food as ordered with no issues and I am never left thirsty. I think the is a little hopping place to grab some solid tastey goodness. read more

If you enjoy soggy chicken fried steak and painfully slow service I would highly recommend this place!

Norm's is one of the few spots left in Sonoma County that is just good old fashioned breakfast food with a local atmosphere. I love the simplicity of Norm's, in every sense of the word, from the simple decor to the friendly staff that has been there for years. Is this a 5 star gourmet breakfast spot? Of course not. But if you're looking for a hearty, tasty breakfast in a welcoming environment - Norm's is the place to go :) read more

I live in the Mark West area and Norm's is my default breakfast place when I don't want to drive further into Santa Rosa. Food is standard greasy-spoon diner fare, that is to say it's consistent but not very creative. It gets the job done, but that's about it. I usually stick to the basic egg breakfast (2 eggs & has browns or 2 eggs & pancakes) without meat because most of the breakfast meat I've tried there (sausages, bacon) are too greasy and my tummy ends up revolting. There is an option to sub fruit for potatoes without an extra charge which is definitely nice! They won't always ask though, so make sure to request it if you want fruit instead of potatoes. Prices are a bit high for what you get. I pay about the same amount at other breakfast spots in Santa Rosa that use ingredients that are of much higher quality. Service is always great. Waitstaff are a colorful bunch of characters, which fits right in with this locals place. Weekend mornings are pretty busy. Late mornings, you'll often find a wait to get a table. Walk in and seat yourself if there's a table available. read more

Great mom and pops type of place. The food was good and our waitress(Renee) was fantastic. My fiancé loved his burger and it was cooked perfectly! I ordered a BLT and the bacon was thick and cooked very well! read more

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First time today at Norm's. Overall, the place did not make a great first impression. Omelet was dry and a bit overcooked...had more of a fritatta consistency. Hash browns had an off flavor and were undercooked and bland. English muffin needed to be toasted more. Service was good, however. Coffee was refilled with regularity. Hopefully this was just an off day and not an indication of the norm at Norm's. read more

We went for a late lunch yesterday, it is a very down to earth restaurant with lots of good comfort food, good service. Loved the salt and pepper shaker collections. Portions were a good size. Good specials, good prices. Will go again next time we are back in the area. read more

It's pretty traditional in my family to go out to dinner to celebrate a birthday. My wife really wanted to go out to breakfast. Do you know how hard it is to get a large breakfast reservation around here? Turns out it isn't to difficult if you call Norm's. Norm's accommodated our large group on a weekend morning. I can't thank them enough for doing this. The food here is basic comfort food breakfasts. Good and hearty. Prices are extremely reasonable. The service was great, especially for our large group during an extremely busy breakfast service. read more

Place is usually busy on the weekends, but we always get a table fast. The staff is friendly, the breakfast burritos big, and the biscuits and gravy good. Great place for a reasonably-priced breakfast. Portions are big. Their home-made salsa is awesome. Local Favorite read more

Finally went here after a long time of contemplating it. The food size was good. Unfortunately The food taste was pretty bland, I got an omelet and country potatoes. It didn't taste bad but definitely needed hot sauce and ketchup to give it an upgrade. read more

Was good two out of five times, twice came with wrong orders, lady's working there are hard working but a little aged, or hearing problems? I will thy again just have to confirm orders a couple times? read more

Open, comfortable space with a friendly vibe. Good selection for breakfast- seems to be a lot of regulars. Sunday morning , by 9am it was getting pretty crowded. Eggs were cooked as ordered, coffee stayed full, decent biscuits. Very good spirit in the joint. read more

Holy Reuben! Our real estate agent suggested lunch here because it's sort of in the neighborhood of the house we are buying- get to know the area and all. The Darling Hubs had a BLAT, pretty good. The Darling Real Estate Agent sister-in law had Polish sausage and eggs, also pretty good. But the star, the hero, the uncontested champion was my Reuben Sandwich. DH and DREA were green with envy. The thin sliced rye bread was grilled to that perfect snap, the sauerkraut tart and briny, the Russian dressing sweet with the nutty Swiss. Oh my. Sublime. The waitress even had a bottle of yellow mustard in her pocket! Service is diner style comfortable, with clean oilcloth on the tables. (Do you know how hard it is to keep those things from being sticky?) The first time the DREA and I ate here, I had an old school green chili and cheese omelet. Hadn't had one of those since the early 70's and it was very good. It's good to know a diner type place with at least a few things that can hit the spot. So if, like me, you haven't had a decent Reuben since the 70's, (nod to the El Dorado Hotel in Sonoma back in the day), make it up here for that glorious goodness. The coffee is good too. Sometimes you really can go home. read more

We were very hungry after fasting lab work and chose Norm's for breakfast. It was highly recommended by the technician. read more

Norm's Kitchen - Super good food! Service very friendly. - Diners Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I was craving breakfast for lunch last week and was recommended this place. It didn't disappoint. I walked in to an old timey diner and sat at the counter. I had sausage with scrambled eggs. It was just what I was craving. I will be back for sure in the future. read more

Are used to come here as a child with my grandparents. It has always been a great place. The customer service is absolutely amazing they are so sweet and kind, and the food is delicious of course. I still come here often to get breakfast on the go. read more

Great, All-American breakfast! Hot, tasty and fast. Friendly staff, fun patrons. It was someone's birthday and the whole restaurant sang Happy Birthday to the birthday girl! If you are looking for a good place to eat, try Norm's Kitchen. read more

Norm's Kitchen - This joint is jumping on Sunday morning. - Diners Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Disappointed! Seems like quality has declined. Service was only fair today. Chef salad was unremarkable. Omlette was good, but fruit was not ripe and the melon was hard. If I come back, will revert to the Norm Burger. read more

If I had a choice between Denny's or Norm's I would choose Denny's. Norm's offers large plates of under seasoned food and slow service. This is a neighborhood joint I wouldn't have considered if my house guests weren't so preferential to comfort food from akin to what you might find in the midwest. One and done! read more

Always a solid spot for breakfast. Lots of regulars come here, so that should be all you need to know. Friendly wait staff. Hearty, homemade style food. We don't eat here too often, but it's always good. read more

Had another delicious breakfast yesterday forgot to post pics. Highly recommend this place huge breakfast and great service with Renee. Had the bacon sausage jack cheese and avocado omelette. Sooo delicious. Will be back soon read more

This place is ok. Nothing special but not bad. Service lacks a little bit the servers are a lot older than your normal breakfast spots. Food has been the way it should be and it is never so busy you can't sit and order pretty quickly. It is a good spot but it is nothing spectacular just better than a dennys or IHOP type places. Feels more like home cooking. read more

I was here in a whim...seeing a comedian close by. Hadn't eaten that day. I felt that I traveled back in time to a proper diner. I had the prime rib special and was very happy. The food was amazing and very filling. I ended up having to take half the dinner home for later read more

This place sure is busy but I don't know why! I've been here twice and it's been awful both times. My friend's dad from out of town likes it here, but he's 93 and blind! Anyway, first visit my and my friend's eggs Benedict came out with the eggs barely cooked - like clear, fresh out of the shell, and barely warm. We sent them back and got the same muffins, now soggy, with the entire plate floating in sauce. Ewww! Second time my scrambled eggs were rubbery and the hash browns were soggy. Terrible coffee. Friendly servers though. read more

Havent been in 2 yrs because chicken fried steak was terrible but was driving by today and decided to give it a try......blah. chicken fried steak was tough and stringy and gravy absolute garbage. I couldnt eat it and sent it back. Waitress a asked for my opinion and i told her where upon she said....wellwe have plenty of people that lilike it but acknowledge that they sometimes get bad meat. Geez, why ask my opinion then fire back with a snipy comment?. Never, never go there again!!! Carlos country kitchen is the best. read more

Not quite what I was expecting. I ordered the chicken fried steak and eggs with sourdough toast and Country potatoes. Everything but the chicken fried steak was fine. I order the chicken fried steak with gravy on the side as I don't like my food smothered in gravy. I expected something that was fried to at least be crisp but the chicken fried steak was soggy. The meat wasn't very good either. The service was wonderful and the iced tea plentiful. read more

I have only been here once as I was visiting Santa Rosa. Waited 45 minutes for a soggy chicken fried steak. The batter fell off the steak revealing that grotesque gray looking steak...tough as boot leather too. The over-easy eggs were a little over done and the toast had a nice pool of margarine or butter on the plate. The folks there were nice enough but were a bit frazzled with the breakfast rush. read more

I am a long time customer and have been going there every Sunday for breakfast for a long time. They are always nice and tell us to sit wherever we want unless they are busy. Today we went in for breakfast and there were no lines and 6 4 person tables open and 2 two person tables that were crammed next to other couples. I'm not one for being crammed in next to other people and like a little privacy as I chat. So we chose a table that we could talk at and not be on top of other people. The waitress walked up and said sorry you can't sit here, you have to move to a smaller table. We got up and she said these are the 2 tables you can sit at. I said I didn't come out to eat breakfast crammed in between other people trying to eat. She was a tad rude when we said we didn't want to eat on top of others. We left and tried a new place that has better food, prices and were happy to let you sit where you wanted. You have now lost a long time customer that was faithful every weekend! I did not get the waitress name as she wasn't wearing a name tag. She was a thin older lady with grayish hair. You need better people skills and it cost your Restraunt a regulars business. I will also tell everyone I know about my experience. read more

This hidden gem has delicious food, great service , & fair pricing . The portions are perfect sizing and you will be sure to leave happy !

The food was pretty bland. No flavor. When the fries are the best part, something is wrong