Can't go wrong with breakfast! Pancakes were delicious, scrambled breakfast was tasty. The knock on stars are due to the cleanliness. Table was a bit rough and floor, especially behind the counter, could use a couple of good cleanings read more

Penny's Diner - Scramble - American Near Me - Marysville, Kansas

Food was mediocre at best. Service was fine but not fantastic by any means Ambiance was nice retro diner but could use a thorough cleaning read more

Says all over including on their website they are open 24/7! FAKE NEWS! LIES. 7am, pull up, door open, lights on and open sign flashing in the window. Guy runs out of the place and tells us they won't be ready for another 30-40 min???? If your 24 hours why would u need to get ready? Also turn your damn open sign off and shut your friggin door.... Absolutely disgrace. No wonder they only have a 3.4 rating on yelp. Poor management, you should think about hiring new staff who just say they aren't open so they can be lazy. Find someone else, don't waste your money on a small business that doesn't care! read more

Just about everything slow service, cold food. No condiments . Orders didn't come out together. read more

Food was great!! But watching the cook walk in and out of there big fridge touching the handle, touching onion rings, meat, ect. along with everything else he needed to and not once switching gloves... was very disgusting! read more

Decent food but very understaffed. The short order cook Jason seemed like a pro, as mixed orders came out all at the same time and cooked carefully. Sitting at the counter, as as a former cook, I know a pro when I see one: Feel bad for the wait staff. They run nonstop. One day there was one gal cooking cleaning and waiting tables. That's ridiculous When the waitress was cooking everything was under cooked. Manager seemed to come in and help frustrated waitress by doing nothing read more

We came into Penny's tonight (Sunday night/Monday morning) around 12:45am from an emergency room visit. The employee working had 1 table of 2 people. When we walked in he was cooking their food. We sat at our table (party of 3) and was never greated. At about 1am he ventured off to the bathroom and was in there about 20-25 minutes. The other guest that was here was serving herself (getting mayo, filling her drinks, etc.). She said if he doesnt come back out she would cook it for us. When he did come out he grabbed his pad and stood our table. He had the "if looks could kill" expression on his face. Not a word, like what can I get you, what would you like to drink. Nothing. So we gave him our order. That was about 1:17am. At 1:26, he still had not started our order. Food finally came out at 1:54. I was missing my toast for my chicken fried steak and eggs and my son was missing the egg on his overcooked burger. My boyfriend was missing his cheese and his green peppers /onions were still cold. We did not make a fuss since it took this long to get waited on. He then disappeared outside and left us alone and reappeared about 10 minutes later. This is by far the worst customer service I have experienced here. Its sad to know this is the only 24-hour restaurant close to us. Would have spent $57.00 elsewhere and had better service. read more

The food is always great and the staff is so friendly! I have loved every Penny's I've been to! This one doesn't disappoint! read more

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How can you go wrong with a diner! Simple food a kid could make. I ordered a Cowboy, simple hamburger with chili and fries. Came with tots. It went back and was 'reworked'. Next time the meet was so hard you could not cut it PERIOD! I dug at it for a couple bites, turned it over to find it burn more than 1/2 way through. The chili was from a can, Hormel but even worse and cold. My wife got a something sandwich (this was a month ago traveling through on a trip). Cold and just gross. The waitress was trying to please everyone. Those with breakfast (late afternoon) seemed to have 'something' eatable. Not us. She was trying to help the cook do his job and they were at high tension of each other. We drove 5025 miles to New England and ate at many no name small places. I'm 81 and pretty tolerant of people trying to make it work but there was no effort here. I went to the counter and told the waitress, she took my meal off the ticket but charged full for my wife's meal that she did not eat. We talk about how bad Penny's Diner was. It's a discussion where we will never allow any place to charge us for something uneatable. NEVER AGAIN! Good reference to compare BAD against! The word ambiance doesn't fit at any level ANY LEVEL. Terrible experience. read more

French Dip came on hamburger bun, meat was green, had to wait 5 minutes for silverware and they gave me fries instead of tots. Hard pass on this one, I will never come back here. read more

Mediocre food, great atmosphere, took forever to get our food, price was fair. We went here when it wasn't busy.

We've had bad experiences here before but since there's really no nice places to eat in Marysville we decided to give it another try. We call it the Outhouse because they always run out of basic items despite a Walmart right down the road. Oh and no menus. After 2020 you have to scan a QR code. I can handle that but I'm sure others would appreciate a menu to read. Today we ordered and waited and waited. The table next to us with customers that came in after us got their food while we waited. We heard the cook tell the waitress she didn't have a ticket for table #9. Yep, our table. Apologies given to us and she started cooking. I ordered a turkey Reuben which was the special. Pretty soon the waitress came back and told us they were out of Swiss cheese. Big surprise. They subbed American. We overheard the cook tell the waitress to apologize to us and offer us something (inaudible). Nope. My husband paid. No apology. Nothing. We'll not be back. Final time. read more

sadly enough the food was decent but the service is non existent! Two men doing all cooking and serving tables...both with beards and no hair nets. It's a thumbs down for us. read more

Put your faith in this place because it is soooo tasty! The chicken fried steak is very well seasoned, and the hash browns are crispy af. Loved it, will stop again on my way back through marysville. read more

Penny's Diner - American Near Me - Marysville, Kansas

Absolutely the worst food ever! We had a burger & chili that was crap. Burger had an off taste & the chili was slimy & cold. The waitress was awful read more

Very dirty, food all over the floor under the tables and the bathroom was disgusting, after we got our drinks my family desided it was to dirty to eat at. we were going to pay for the drinks but the waitress said it's fine so we didn't have to pay. she was nice. pretty sure even she knew it was dirty. don't Recommend eating there. read more

Ok folks this is small town middle America, let's remember it's a "Diner" not a five star. That being said if your not a patient person then it's probably not for you keep on driving. Only one cool one waitress or waiter, they do the best they can with what they have, the cook is good and gets your order cooked the way you order it. Sometimes the wait staff gets overwhelmed, but again it's a "Diner". Food was good and done they way we liked it, friendly service from the staff, friendly middle American town where everyone waves at everyone. God bless and hope to come back again to see them still doing well. Open 24/7 to serve the railroad crews, I believe everyone should follow that policy so maybe the rest of the country could get off their lazy ass. read more

Before ordering food the server said if you knew how this place was tan you wouldn't come here.. now I'm debating if we should stay or not.. read more

Best breakfast at 11:30 pm I've ever had. Just traveling thru and staying at the Travellodge that is pretty much connected to this place thru the driveway and wandered over Fantastic. read more

Traveled to this town for work. Always enjoy stopping at locally owned and non chain restaurants when I travel. In this case I should have went to sonic. The waitress was yelling and insulting the cook within earshot of the customers (all 5 of us). The food was below average and it's hard to mess up hamburgers and tater tots. The floor was filthy under our booth had I noticed it before ordering, we would have left. They had a list of items they were out of that was a mile long and the only ice cream they had was mint. I mean come on!!! A old fashion diner with no ice cream. Even if we forgive the items they were out of due to possible supply chain issues an old diner could easily get ice cream from a grocery store until their truck comes in. My guess is when the dinner rush is 5 customers that pretty clean locals have given up on this establishment. This is a hard pass from me!! read more

Loved this place!!! Great food and service!!! We were looking for a place to eat as we were headed back Topeka and this place was amazing!!!

We have often talked about stopping. When we did we were sadly dissatisfied. We had time, but this was ridiculous. We ordered our drinks, milkshakes after waiting 15 mins. We didn't get straws with our drinks and the glasses were a mess. After asking for straws it took him another ten minutes to bring them to us. We finished our drinks and still hadn't put in our food order. It was not busy in the place. If it had been we would have understood the delay. The young man just kept saying he was sorry and talking. We finished our shakes and decided not to order food. Besides he wasn't interested in taking our order. This was an hour. Yes, one hour for two milkshakes and they were not very good anyway. I can't imagine how long it would have been to wait for our food!!!! The place was very dirty. Food on the floor, our table was sticky and the bathrooms stunk. Pass by!! read more

It made me laugh to read all the negative reviews. First of all people it's a diner, not a 5 star restaurant. Second of all consider what time of day you go in to eat when you complain about wait times. Third of all, everyone just needs to relax I stopped in tonight and grabbed a burger and a shake. The guy who was the only one working was super friendly and very fast. I think from the time we ordered to getting our food was less than 15 minutes. While there are some cons like being out of ranch (my favorite dressing I eat with everything) or forgetting my egg on my burger the place was overall great. The guy was very nice an apologetic, even gave me a free chocolate shake for my travels. Being in a semi is hard to find good food and a place to park, I would go back if I come back through this town. read more

Was really ok the waiter/cook/cashier guy was the only one there, he would start our malts, go put food on the grill top and back with our drinks, he did a Great job shuffling around. read more

The first thing this diner needs is a cook! The food was totally nasty. I had a hot turkey with mashed potatoes and corn for the veggie. The damned sandwich was put on toast that was as hard as croutons and covered with a brown grave that was so salty you couldn't eat much of it if any. The potatoes were fresh right out of the microwave as was the frozen corn. The corn was the best part of the meal. Folks dont waste your time or money in this place. Might be OK for a burger but nothing more! I wouldn't give it one star but it wouldn't post until I gave it a rating. read more

Quaint, cute idea to bring back an old diner. Sadly this is the worst run restaurant I have been in a long time. Waitress & cook staff untrained, unfriendly and slow. Place is filthy, see my pic of dead bugs on table. I stayed in the hotel just south of Penny's, and this is their food service. Without unsuspecting hotel guests from out of town, I am sure this place would be closed. Locals don't eat here. read more

Penny's Diner - Container with dead bugs I found on my table - American Near Me - Marysville, Kansas

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We stopped late in the evening for breakfast at this diner. The 3 of us were their only customers so we had their undivided attention. I'd have to say that my loaded hash browns were the bomb! Overall our food was very good although we did nearly have to beg for coffee! If the cup is empty at the edge of the table ... You probably would like some more! read more

Penny's Diner - the interior of a diner - American Near Me - Marysville, Kansas

Cute place but the portions were small and not very tasty. Microwaved my biscuit so it was a hockey puck. Didn't have cream for coffee. It was just so so. The atmosphere was fun just not great food. read more

Penny's Diner - Love the coffee mug. - American Near Me - Marysville, Kansas

This is not my first time visiting this place. I actually had stopped through here two years ago. And because I live so far away it's one of those places that I don't get to go to hardly at all so when I do go I expect to really have a good time. The first time I went two years ago the place was clean. there was an old man that was very friendly who took my order and made me feel very comfortable he even allowed me to take pictures. Fast forward to today. The minute I walked in it looked more run-down than it did before. There was an odor in the building that smells like sewer backup. There was only one family that was eating in there and they were staring at me like I had the plague. When I came to the counter there was a biracial teenager and a white girl working the counter. All I wanted was simple ice cream I did not want a Sundae or anything like that. When I ordered a simple scoop of vanilla ice cream the two of them could not figure out what to charge me. I stood there perplexed as I watched the two of them talking amongst each other trying to figure out what they were going to charge me for a simple scoop of vanilla ice cream. After a few minutes of bantering back and forth, the white girl says I'll charge you $1.62 for it. I said okay. As I waited for my scoop of ice cream I couldn't help but notice where the scoop of ice cream was coming from. The biracial boy was back in the kitchen and I saw him grab a regular box of Walmart great value ice cream and scoop ice cream out of it. I stood there with my mouth hanging. this is supposed to be a diner you would think that they would have their own signature ice cream not using Walmart ice cream and charging you money for ice cream bought in a regular store. I paid the $1.62 and left and made a very big promise to myself that no matter how hungry I get when I'm on that road Penny's Diner is an no diner. read more

Friendly, fast, delicious homecooking. Great conversation. Comfort food for traveling! A throw back to simpler times in a chaotic world! Highly recommend! read more

This place isn't bad for a Diner (it's a Diner people, not a wipe you nose for you restaurant) open 24/7 so you can eat a decent meal even late. Yes they do occasionally run out of certain items and have room for improvement on keeping items in stock and cleaning/house keeping. If you don't like it then go eat junk food at Walmart late at night lol. read more

Penny's Diner, we saw the road signs several miles out of town and thought that since it was a old style Diner it would be good food. We were wrong! I had the chili cheese burger and the chili tasted like it came straight out of a can or out of the freezer. Very low quality chili very poorly made food, and the onion rings were just about burnt beyond recognition. My advice, pass this one by. read more

Philosophy of Penny's Diner: Let's buy the cheapest food possible, and then burn the hell out of it. This place is awful. Seriously, go to Sonic or McDonald's, or even the gas station and you will receive a better meal. My scrambled eggs were grey and black (which I didn't know was possible). My French toast was made from a 69 cent loaf of bread--at best--and looked like it was topped with fried eggs. Service was terrible as well. DON'T EAT HERE! read more

Well me and hubby decided to try Penny's Diner well place is small we found a booth in back big mistake if u come make sure u get a booth up front or you don't get seen! So we waited for like ever waiting on service to come over finally this lady walks by asks if we need anything yes service would be nice so the lady finally comes to get our order rush rush rush is this place we finally get our coffee n juice the we ordered I had the All American the lady said they were out of bacon REALLY!! So sausage patties it is hubby got Hearty Breakfast well since no bacon he asked for ham in place of it well waiting more we get our food wth they said no bacon and he has it on his plate!!! This place is a JOKE! Do NOT stop by here not worth your money!! Won't be back! read more

We came in late. There was one man that took our order and cooked all the food for 8 people in less than 15 minutes. The food was incredible for each person in our family. There was so much food for the price. 8 people for $60. Definitely has that old diner feel. Will recommend to others. I believe it was "chuck" that served us. Excellent customer service and cook! Thanks chuck. read more

We were excited to try this new place. Neat environment. We are out of towners. We ordered in about 15 min. We did not get our food for 1 1/2 hrs There was only four of us. The food was good but I could have made it ourselves in that time. Very disappointed in the service and their lack of concern for the time that we wasted. read more

Penny's prices are preposterous. $12 for a poor excuse for a burger and fries? Please... Personal hygiene of staff is poor. The smell of body odor wafting over a hot grill made me want to puke. read more

Horrible place. NO service.... "Homemade" pie was out of the freezer section and not so good - for $3.29!!!!! Coffee had to be a week old...Had a terrible time paying and getting out of there. We were the only 2 customers in there and counted 4 "employees"....... no ticket... Finally went up and stood at the counter by the cash register - where the 4 employees were and were ignored..... Moved over smack in front of the gal at the register and she said she was counting her drawer and was short so it would "be a minute"..... We were trying to figure out what we owed so we could just leave it and get out of there, but had trouble figuring the cost of the coffee... I finally suggested our money wasn't that important so we should just forget a bad experience and leave..... They finally decided to pay attention, figure a bill and take our money...... They should have paid us for putting up with them... Never, ever again.... Shiny chrome diner on the hill is a bad deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more