Just passing through decided to stop we were pleasantly surprised all the advertising on the walls and the menu was up on the corners looking at the ceiling. It has the 1920s vibe decorations. It is a diner small cozy friendly staff. Food was good. She ordered breakfast. I ordered lunch. We'd like to share. We were delightful , surprised we would stop by next time we drive-through. As a bonus they have souvenirs T-shirts, and cups I would say get one just to remind you of your wonderful diner experience. read more

Penny's Diner - Fun signs worth a good laugh - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

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What happened to the classic diner experience? The days of old-school hospitality, homemade comfort food, and genuine service seem to be slowly fading away. Unfortunately, this visit felt more like convenience than cooking. The mashed potatoes, corn, and even the roll have been reheated in a microwave. I also watched a meatloaf dinner taken out of the microwave and then returned into it. I hope it wasnt served later. The country-fried chicken tasted and looked like a frozen, pre-made product rather than something freshly prepared. I say this with confidence as the server/cook just grabbed it out a drawer and threw it in fryer. The gravy had the most flavor on the plate, although it tasted like a standard mix rather than house-made. The rest of the meal was bland and forgettable. The customer service wasn't rude, but it felt robotic--there was very little warmth, personality, or the kind of hospitality that makes a neighborhood diner special. I came hoping for a home-cooked meal and that nostalgic diner charm. Instead, I left wishing more restaurants would bring back the pride, care, and personal touch that once defined the diner experience read more

Penny's Diner - A SAD Country fried chicken with corn and mashed potatoes.. dinner roll - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Old fashion diner car restaurant. Lots of reviewers commented on the menu written on the walls but don't fret, you can access an electronic version of the menu. Signs are posted on every table. We were greeted by a very friendly lady who explained the menus and ordering process. The restaurant and bathrooms were clean. Food and coffee were good and fairly priced. We thought it was a good spot for lunch and will stop by again in the future. read more

Penny's Diner - For those who don't want to read the menu on the wall. - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Food is homemade and yummy! We were seated right away and order taken by a friendly & welcoming waitress. The menu is on the walls or you can scan the QR code online. My open faced chili burger and onion rings were excellent and not over served. My husband had the chicken fried steak special. The gravy was super yummy and the steak tender. Others in our party ordered bacon & eggs. The bacon is SUPER yummy! We would definitely return. Service was friendly and quick, but not so quick that we suspected microwave use. The ambiance is diner style in a caboose and comfortable. The restroom was very clean. This is out in a small town and worth going out of your way to dine there!!!! read more

I have been here almost 50 minutes now with no food. Mind you, we ordered as soon as we sat down. If the place was crowded, that would be one thing, but there were 7 people in here at 9:20 a.m. on a Saturday if that's indicative of the diner. I would not come here again unless I had a book to read, a quilt to sew, and a dog to train. read more

Bree was such a lovely person to me very friendly with her service and the food was phenomenal.

Waiter(waitress..?) was so rude to my grandmas. We ordered two shakes and one banana split-- Gross banana on counter..? We got up and left this lady was so rude!! She glared at us as we did. Even rolled her eyes at us. read more

Penny's Diner - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

We are in from out of town. Came from Tampa to be with family getting married in the area. I rate this as two stars because of the quality of customer service and the food quality. My family of 3 came in(for the second time) to this place for a quick breakfast from our air BnB. We watched 2 tables get served before us walking in. In particular, another family who sat at the breakfast bar had 3 meals come out before ours. We waited about an hour for our plates. We had to find the waitress and ask her to get us drinks vs being greeted upon walk-in. Now, this is our second time in here, this rural area doesn't have other options. We had a classic breakfast, a pick3 and a country breakfast. The place had about 3 tables of people, so it was not busy. Scrambled eggs and pancakes shouldn't take that long. The country steak was served without gravy. Came out as a side 10minutes after our plates were there. The hashbrowns were basically burnt on all 3 plates and looked/felt/crunch like lays potato chips. In conclusion, this place was cute, menus written on walls (innovative cost saving measure) and had potential. Moderate prices. I can't help but feel like we were treated differently here. I'm not going to allude to any rationale other than rural, small town, America nuances for out-of towners. That was the vibe. Wasn't very welcome. From walking in to paying was just cumbersome. The server clearly just did not care to provide customer services- she even walked by without looking at us when we tried to pay for the register. Objectively experience modeling complete. read more

Penny's Diner - Hashbrowns burnt and turned into potato chips. - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Bri makes the best chocolate shakes and has great customer service! Would definitely recommend!

Coming through Hearne, Texas heard about this diner. The host, cook, and server, BreAnna; handled my crew and everyone else inside this establishment as if she knew each one personally. We all were astonished and amazed watching her work the customers, prepare the food, and clean as she worked. The food was mouth watering, and she completed the crowd with her warm, welcoming smile. Not to forget her people person skills; elevating. We shall return and shared our experience w our Aggie families as football season approaches read more

Returning to Midland from Bryan, stopped for lunch with my son and wife. Ordered chicken tenders twice (with tater tots), and a Frisco Burger with a salad. Water all the way around. My son and I have a tradition of stopping at Penney's for breakfast , lunch , or dinner depending on the time of day. read more

Their shakes are the bomb!! Under $7 and huge. We also got hamburgers and they were good too!

Started off good. It was a cute, nostalgic diner. The waitress took our order promptly and delivered our beverages. From then, it went downhill fast. Despite the fact there were only 6 people, including the 2 of us, the service was TERRIBLE! We sat for 25 minutes as the cook and 2 waitresses sat at the counter chatting with one another. Our food order was never even started! At that point, we paid for our drinks and left. Too bad. A missed opportunity for them to provide customer service. read more

This would be a fantastic place to eat if the wait time was not so long. They only have 1 cook, 1 waitress, trying to wait on 40 customers at a time. While these customers waiting, there are other people coming in then leave because of the wait time. They are loosing more customers. HIRE 1 ADDITIONAL COOK, 2 MORE WAIT STAFF problem would be solved. During busiest times!! **Great place to eat once you get your food. Definitely not a fast food diner.*"" read more

I was just in hearne texas and stop in to Penny's diner and they refused to serve me used something bogus that they was cleaning the stove My husband is a truck driver and has been wanting yo eat there for a while so he walked from the truck stop and got no explantation not to friendly of a place to me read more

Cute little dinner off the highway. Great place to get a bite to eat if you have some hungry kids in the car. Friendly staff and a great cook. Very clean kitchen and dining room. read more

First time going to a diner and I was excited and happy when I found this one. Walking in is really neat because the menu is actually written on the walls and I actually thought that was really cool. The service was great. She was very nice and helpful. The food was delicious not too greasy not too oily but perfect. I would definitely in for sure. Come back again. read more

Food is fantastic, club sandwich is classic. Breakfast dishes are delicious. Place is sparkling clean. Highly recommended!

Good service and food was awesome I highly recommend stop here And eat amazing food and dessert

Very cute place to stop at! The food was pretty good and prices. Weren't bad. I would compare to Waffle House, just a little bit more options. Everyone was nice. They do have shirts and cups that you can buy that are super cute. It's nice that it's open 24/7. I do think some stuff could be unkept a little more and cleaned a little better. But it was nice and I wouldn't mind going again! read more

The service was amazing! The servers were so accommodating for my toddler and made dining here very easy. The food was good, definitely hot and fresh. The vibes and decorations were very welcoming, as well as the entire place being exceptionally clean. read more

Good food. Very reasonably priced. Cute decor. Shannon the manager was great. We'll be back.

Been here several times, it's a favorite in Hearne. The food, service and atmosphere are great. Just what you'd expect from a Mom n Pop kind of diner read more

Great food and excellent service. Dining car for a train. Very cool experience. They play oldies.

Outstanding breakfast. If you are heading back to North Texas from College Station, I highly recommend this place. Friendly service and the food was excellent. Had the omelette and hash browns and was not disappointed. Penny's should be on your list for a great home cooked breakfast. read more

Chicken and waffles and sunrise skillet were great! Eggs Cooke properly and crispy hash browns. Decent coffee, great service.

There was one customer when i walked in, i waited a good hour 10 minutes to place order or even just get a drink, she kept Saying "I'll be right with you" well no, you will say you'll be right with me but you ain't. I walked Only reason i gave 2 star cause first trip here a year ago it was ok food. read more

We were met by a waitress that informed us that cook walked off the job. There was no indication that cook was coming back so we left business. read more

Best service. Lovely people working Sunday morning. Never seen two people work so hard. Breakfast was perfect read more

Penny's Diner - Front of dinner - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

I drive through Hearne occasionally and had been wanting to try Penny's Diner, but I'd seen the 2.9 stars rating here and was leery of the place. But yesterday I needed some breakfast on my way back to Houston, so I gave it a whirl. It's a cute place with standard diner food...exactly what I was looking for. I had two eggs, sausage, hashbrowns and toast. And eggs and the sausage were a little overcooked, but still good. They have and odd way of cooking their hashbrowns. They smash them against the griddle with a press so they come out as a crispy sheet of potatoes. It's interesting. And fairly tasty. And let me say, thank you for actually bringing butter to the table so I can butter my own toast. I hate when restaurants butter your toast for you because they never give you enough. The one problem I had with Penny's is that stupid menu. They don't have paper menus or even QR code menus. Their menu is on a long white board that runs the length of the dining room above the front windows. So you have to pace the store looking for what you want to eat, hovering over people who are at their tables eating their meals. The waitress kind of follows you while you make up your mind, which means she isn't taking care of the other customers. I know the management or owner is trying to be quirky and cute, but it's really just annoying for everyone involved. read more

I want to like it, but I don't. I have heard good things from family members that go here, but my experience was less than ideal. We came here for lunch last week. There were 7 of us. When we came into the diner, only 4 booths were occupied by patrons, so about 8 people in the diner before our party of 7. I could see that there was 1 cook and 1 waitress. The waitress waited for us to go all the way to the other side of the diner before she stopped us and notified us that it was an hour wait before we could get our food if we decided to stay and eat. She was snippy about it too. I asked her if she had any appetizers that didn't require cooking (thinking chips and salsa kind of deal). She answered rather curtly with a "no". Ok, I can feel if you don't want me and my business. It's fine, I'll take my party and go elsewhere and I did. Such a shame because I heard great things about this place, how the waitress (not the one above, a different one) remembers repeat customers and what they like to eat. In conclusion: Maybe try going here for dinner (instead of lunch) and before the dinner rush? I would not come here again, just keep driving to Bryan/College Station. read more

Really good food but I gotta say the best thing about being here is the people honestly they made me feel at home super sweet would recommend again nothing wrong with the food either if you're around try it out read more

The malt was good and got out quick. The food took 1hr to get to the table. Prepare yourselves for a very slow cook. I got a burger and fries. Not hard to cook at all. Buns where burnt. Burger was tasteless. Only got 23 fries! For the cost I should have gone to whataburger!! read more

About the worst ever!!! It's a faux 50's diner. No menus. It's written on the ceiling with colored markers so you have to walk all around to read the different items. There are no prices, so your burger or omelette could just as easily be $50 as 99 cents. I went in for something to go with my hungry and severely handicapped wife(rarely left alone) waitednin our hotel room directly behind the place. The girl who initially tried to take my order seemed to be a new trainee, but had absolutely no enthusiasm for doing her job at all. The more I tried to sinplify my orderyhe more bamboozled she became, finally the other waitress and the cook got involved they got close to what I was asking for. The cook, had another order ahead of mine, 2 people it looked like. When I started ordering their order had been taken, but he had not yet begun cooking it. After a minute or two, he finally started on their order. He cooked their entire order, plated it, and sent it out before he even looked at my ticket. Then he got involved helping a waitress with a cash register issue. 15 minutes after I gave my order, he had not even pulled the eggs for the omelette. When it was done, I scurried back to my wife who was totally freaked out about my lengthy absence for an order that waffle house would have gotten done before I could take a deep breath. Food was awful. Eggs overcooked, hashbrowns cold in the center, toast dry, bacon undercooked. This place is a waste of time read more

Cute place, always see it when we drive by and finally stopped to eat. Only two small groups including us in there, one person came in to pick up an order. Waitress pointed from across the room for us to sit at a table, never once addressed us. Took almost 15 minutes for the waitress to come and take our order. We asked a question about putting something on the hash browns...stated that she didn't know and walked off. 10 minutes later came back with food.... Food was good, but service was lazy at best. Go for the food, but don't have many expectations for service. read more

Penny's Diner - a plate of food with a spoon - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Service was great food was excellent just what we wanted. Great oldies music to go with the atmosphere. Clean and fresh read more

Penny's Diner - Fun signs on the wall. The menu is also written on the wall . - Diners Near Me - Hearne, Texas

A fun, good classic diner. OPEN 24/7/365!! Friendly wait staff, good home cooking.Classic

Service was incredibly slow and three of the four staff seemed to meander around doing nothing. On party left before their order was even started. The food wasn't awful. Waffle House would have had us done with better service in 30 minutes. read more

If I could put 0 starts I would. This place is a joke. They are supposed to be a "50s diner" however you have to order off a QR code for starters. The service is TERRIBLE. My boyfriend and I waited over 30 minutes for water and coffee. He also had to go up to the counter for each refill. We waited God knows how long for our food... we witnessed 4 tables get up and leave, due to the server not even acknowledging them. if we hadn't already paid for our food through the QR code we would have got up and left as well. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. read more

We stopped in here on our way to College Station because the rain was delaying us and we were getting hungry. This place has been around for a while, but this was our first time to stop in. It's a diner setup and needs to be rated accordingly. There were only two people working, so there was a bit of a wait. There were only a couple of patrons there when we arrived before the lunch rush, but it was close to half full by the time we left. We decided to split a Frisco Burger for $8.99 and add cheese to the tots for an additional charge. It was very sweet of them to split it for us, but by doing so it wasn't very even and there wasn't much to it. The sourdough was good and the meat was better than expected though. They forgot the cheese on the tots and ended up bringing us a cup of shredded cheese when we asked about it... so not melted like I had expected. They didn't check on us after that so it took a while to get the check and we didn't get refills. It tasted good though, and hit the spot to get us back on the road. I don't really feel that I needed to pay for a cup of unmelted shredded cheese since that's not really what I ordered. I mostly feel that way because the prices could have been $1 cheaper when you consider the actual portion size. Enough of a reason to not go? No, not really. However, value factors in to my rating just like food and service. On that note, I think I saw a sign in the entry way about several specials and their breakfast menu seemed reasonably priced, so it's probably not too hard to get a better value here. For what we got and what we paid, they're okay! read more

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