Wonderful atmosphere! Great people and food. The biggest pancakes ever! Stopped for breakfast and had the "Trucker's Breakfast". You can tell they use local bacon & eggs. Not only were the pancakes huge but fluffy and so yummy. Waitress was amazing! Very friendly and attentive. Definitely added to the atmosphere. Clean and professional. Top notch diner! Just a note...cash only. This wasn't a problem for us, but just so you know. read more

Although the food was OK the staff were not friendly and the owner was horrible rude and belittling to her employees. We will never eat there again. read more

We just stopped here as we passed through the area on our way home. Although the food was good and the waitress was friendly and attentive, we will not stop again. The owner was extremely rude. She was loudly talking about customers who had left in front of other customers, as well as berating the waitresses in front of customers. I wish I had read some of the other reviews before we stopped. read more

Food was okay, staff was belittled by rude owner in front of customers. Horrible owner, incredibly rude old hostess. Yells across the restaurant at the staff. Don't recommend coming here and would not come back. read more

This place has gone down hill since we have been here in a few years. Waitress could not understand us at all said we talk too fast and she talked too loud for sure. Regardless I got scrambled eggs (overcooked) with side of bacon (bacon was rubbery and very fatty) toast had a ton of butter on it GROSS....very over priced breakfast. We ate at Dienner's Country Restaurant buffet all we could eat for less than this diner. Don't waste your money here. Unfortunately Dienner's was closed on Sundays and this use to be our place to go on Sunday. read more

This Route 30 diner is a hidden gem. We tried it on a whim as we wanted to check out some of the small diners in the area. We loved it and highly recommend it. The food was really good. The portion sizes were very generous. Just like grandmas home cooking. The staff was very, very friendly. They made us feel welcome and served us quickly. I had stuffed cabbage dinner with mashed potatoes, broccoli, dinner roll, and chicken corn soup. It was hot and delicious. My husband had the clam strip dinner with French fries, cucumber salad, hot roll and chowder. Yummy. Too much food! read more

Up front, breakfast is good. I've had bad experiences with everything else. I'll explain. I was born and raised here, spent my high school years patronizing this place because it was good and plentiful food. After a military career, I moved back and nostalgia kicked in. Different ownership now. I've been here 10 times since I've been back, mostly for breakfast. Yeah, it's different owners but how different could it be? Unfortunately I have found out. Like I said breakfast is good enough, but everything else has been a complete miss. It hit a head two days ago when I ordered a lunch special. Fish was pretty good, but the mac and cheese was soup and the sweet potatoes were hard. I ate a bit of each and no more. Waiter says nothing and takes the food. Whatever, sometimes it happens. So I go to pay at the register and the owner, mind you I said the owner, asks how the meal was. I say it wasn't great. She thinks I'm talking about the fish (odd that was her first thought), but I said the sides were not up to par. She casually laughed and says, "Oh yeah the mac and cheese and the sweet potatoes." Mentions the mac and cheese are organic, are terrible, and she'd tell her husband. Nothing about the sweet potatoes. That's it. Takes my money and no apology. No trying to make things right. No let me fix it. This is the owner with a vested interest in a customer focused business and she basically said "sucks to be you now give me my money." How the mighty have fallen, rested on poor business practices. I'll not be coming here again and urging others to avoid as well. read more

Food is good but the prices are crazy expensive for a breakfast meal 4 us cost $51.00. That's a little much! And if you want to listen to the (I am assuming the owner) yell at her customers. She asked my husband why he wore such a bright red shirt. She doesn't buy his clothes. Won't stop back here again. read more

Stopped by for lunch, since they have all day breakfast the wife got a Greek omelette, I hade the stuffed pepper special. All very good, homemade stuff right down to the jam for her toast. Reasonable prices for good food. Some say prices are high for a diner, not really, and this isn't typical diner food. We will be back whenever in the area. Huge menu, something for everyone. read more

Route 30 Diner - Cool old diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ronks, Pennsylvania

Not coming back until they fix those tables. It is incredibly uncomfortable to squeeze into those booths and try to eat something. It is almost impossible to breathe actually. read more

Our waiter Antonio was fantastic, as was the owner. The portions are HUGE! If I lived closer, I would definitely be a regular customer. Thanks for starting our day off great! read more

Horribly rude old woman who worked there ruined my meal by condescendingly reprimanding me for putting my child's cup of chocolate milk (with lid securely on by the way) on the ledge of a seat. If she would have asked me nicely I wouldn't have had any issue with her message, it was the way she said it. Miserable old bag ruined my turkey club. Key to the restaurant industry, or any business for that matter, is to leave your baggage at home and come to work with a positive attitude. read more

Route 30 Diner is just okay CASH ONLY spot. I use to stop-in when it was Jennie's. The place looks like it got a deep cleaning and a few tweaks here and there. It is still that retro diner style. We were seated at a booth almost immediately (about 6 customers in the restaurant despite the parking lot being full upfront). It was good to see some of the classic Jennie's items were still on the menu (the HUGE pancakes are still around). The waiter took our drink order and was pretty quick on getting our drinks to us. He came back almost every two minutes while we looked over the menu asking if we were ready. When we finally ordered (after his 4th trip to our booth) he kept cutting me off in mid sentence. I ordered the chicken corn soup and meatloaf and mashed potatoes my friend ordered the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and a salad. As we waited for our food the owner was posted at the food bar complaining about the employees and a polyp that was found in one of the employee's nose by her doctor. It was some gruesome details I didn't care to hear. Soup and salad made its way to the table pretty quickly. Salad was large pieces of thrown together iceberg lettuce and one tiny cherry tomato. The soup was very tasty and was served in a cup with crackers on the side. I was half way through my cup of soup when our entrees showed to the table. I thought it was way to fast to have on entrees ready. The fried chicken was dipped in a cornmeal batter and looked and tasted like it was already pre cooked, the meatloaf was mushy and unusually wet. The real mashed potatoes were the best thing on the plate. The waiter made his way over four more times often interrupting our conversation or in mid chew. He was overly attentive and it almost felt as if he was rushing us. He did this with another table he was waiting on and they also were unhappy with the interruption every two minutes. Overall this place is like an okay burger/breakfast spot. When it was Jennie's it was always packed with customers. If you are in the mood for some classic diner dinner items I'd look elsewhere. It isn't worth it. read more

We stopped here for breakfast and I wouldn't return. The woman who runs the places is very abrasive and rude to the employees. It made me uncomfortable just watching it. The food was ok, nothing spectacular. A bit overpriced. As I was eating, I noticed a MAGA sign on the wall which was a major turnoff. Keep your politics to yourself or risk alienating half of your clientele. We won't be back. read more

A couple of friends and I stopped here for lunch several days ago on our way to doing some sight-seeing. It looked like a neat old-time diner, so we decided to give it a try. What a disappointment it turned out to be! I ordered what was listed on the menu as being pork with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes ($10.95). It turned out to be a big bowl of sauerkraut with a little shredded pork mixed in - I wish I had taken a picture so I could show you. The pork had that bad taste meat gets when it's been reheated. The mashed potatoes that it came with tasted like they had come out of a boxed mix (I had specifically asked the waitress if the mashed potatoes were from scratch, and she had said 'yes'). Still being hungry, after leaving much of the sauerkraut in the bowl (One can only eat so much sauerkraut), I tried one of the dinner rolls from my friend's meal which he wasn't going to eat. After one small bite, I put it down. The roll had a very strong yeasty taste. Horrible. The meals my two friends ordered were okay, but nothing special. A word to the wise: If you're lucky, you'll get some mediocre food. If you order the wrong thing (like I did), you'll waste your money on a really lousy meal. read more

Great value. Efficient service. Would recommend. Typical diner food. Very well presented. Neither of us could finish our meal.

When this was Jennie's Diner, I couldn't get enough. Pancakes, Rubens, Gyros..... It was my favorite place to eat. My friends and I were there at least once a week through high school and on breaks from college, my boyfriend and I would always go out to eat here during those years..... I moved away, and when I came back last winter, I was devastated to find a "closed" sign on the door of the beloved Jennie's. The new owners aren't suited to run a diner. I loved the slow feel of Jennie's, however, since the new owners have come in, it has become more uptight and much less of a friendly, laid back atmosphere. Part of the reason to love Jennie's was that they were never too busy to ask how your day was going. On a bad day, this was everything to me. I never had to worry about being crowded, or whatever. Everyone knew my name, and before I even sat down, my drink was ready for me. The last time I walked in, I was instantly crowded by a hostess, who was no more than 2' from the door. A menu was instantly in my face, and an offer to take me to my seat.... Please, woman. This is a diner, not a fancy restaurant. I was feeling fries, so I ordered gravy fries. It was easily the grossest gravy I have ever tasted. You know that old vegetable soup your parents used to give you? It was like that.... only thick. Awful! I asked for a refill on my drink, and I was told that every refill was an upcharge. WHAT?!!! The pancakes reign in their former glory, but something is missing. Maybe the new owners are health conscious or something??? That doesn't mean all the customers are. When I go to a diner, I want something that's loaded with artery clogging goodness. It's a diner, not a restaurant. I was leaving, and was not about to leave cash on the counter for everyone to see, so, I asked to see my waiter. The new manager yelled at me. "He's doing his job, HON!" It was the most disrespectful experience I have ever had with a business owner. The new owners will single handedly destroy this place..... Take your money elsewhere, unless you like flavorless food and grumpy owners. read more

I'm only writing this because there are so many complaints about the owner. I had the exact opposite experience. She was lovely. I'm a Chef of 40 years and was curious about the size of the kitchen, as it is a fairly large menu with daily specials(5 that day) On the contrary she was quite kind and showed me around her spotless kitchen with a large griddle that was so shiny that it could have been chrome! Mind you In the middle of lunch service! So if the owner was rude to you. Maybe you are a dick. As far as the food goes. Very good all around. Portions are large. Food is of good quality ingredients and well seasoned. Our order arrived on the quick side so that's nice. As far as service. We had a very energetic young man who was more than friendly enough and well mannered with a great working knowledge of the restaurant. So all in all very good The wife and I were in town for vacation and had been in town many times before but never stopped because were usually there with the kids. We always figure just by looking from the road that it would probably be tight for 4 at a table. There is a counter that we were unaware of. Had we known this we would have stopped in sooner. That being said we will more than likely eat at least on meal a day there when we are in town from now on. Thank you to the owner and read more

I've never posted a bad review on Yelp before, but this place has mediocre food and the most unbelievably rude hostess. I'm not sure if that's part of their "shtick" or not, but I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

Didn't get to even eat because the owner/hostess was too busy yelling at me and my disabled son because she didn't want him touching anything! I could have lost it! read more

I was so excited to try the diner. Talked my husband into eating at this one. We were met at the door by no doubt the same rude woman other reviewers have spoken about. She discouraged us from eating there by saying she was full and when we asked how long the wait was she said fifteen to twenty minutes at least because most of the patrons had not even been served their food yet. The counter was vacant and she saw us observe that and she offered us a seat there, which we took. Within two minutes as she was walking past me she yelled to one of the waitresses that no one would be moving from the counter to a booth. Within five minutes of our being seated and minutes before anyone ever approached us to ask what we would like, a booth became available and yet we could not move to a more comfortable seating arrangement. I spoke with our waitress when she came to greet us and said I know the woman said we couldn't move but..... however she smiled and said "yeah I know she's like that. I don't know why she doesn't like people moving to a booth but she just doesn't so we have to abide by that." When I tried to make eye contact with the rude woman to inquire if we could move she seem to purposely avoid eye contact. I was VERY tempted to leave but our waitress was kind and we were hungry. So we stayed. The food was good but I would never go back. On reflection, she treated us like children and she was the most unpleasant hostess or owner I've ever seen. And by the way within fifteen minutes, more than half the diner had emptied. By the time we finished eating it was just a few of us in the diner. And still she wouldn't 'allow' her customers to move to more comfortable seating. She needs a course in customer service badly!!! read more

Was a great place to eat Sunday morning and waitress was lovely. She was very tentative and got us anything we needed . I would go back again! read more

Dropped by with my boyfriend for a late night munch. We were the last ones in. Our waitor was very friendly and had a nice personality. For the appetizers, we got clam chowder. I was surprised on how good it was! We visited from NYC and never tasted anything this good. I heard about their gigantic pancakes, so I ordered a chocolate chip one. Thinking that wouldn't be enough, I also ordered a cheeseburger. Boy, was I wrong. The pancake was twice the size of my head. I didn't even finish half of it, so I had to take both the pancake and the burger home. Both were delicious when I ate them the following morning. My boyfriend had a roast beef sandwhich, he said is was very delicious. This one cost us 8$, while bacm in NYC the same sandwhich would've cost 15$ and wasn't anywhere near as delicious as this. Definitely stop by this place if you're looking for a real fill-up. I admired the Military photographs and Trump banners covering the interior. Definitely nice to see a place that honors their country as well as whips up some delicious meals! read more

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Leaving Lancaster, disappointed at a rained out soccer tournament, we found the perfect antidote: The Route 30 Diner. Original. Silk City Diner Company. Signs on the shades telling you not to touch them because they're original. Somber reminders of military service: portraits of local young folks in uniform circle the entire restaurant. Boy child got the Trucker's Special. Sister said the pancake was as big as his head. Girl child had terrific eggs, home fries. I had the baconator omelet, which was awesome. Coffee was perfect diner coffee. Our waitress was a mindreader and had perfect timing on all things. We smiled all the way back to Philly, where we could have had a much more precious breakfast for twice the cost. We'll be back. Hoping the waiter wearing his E. Elliot Cowboys jersey has a crap night tonight. read more

Food was excellent as was the service. The wait staff was friendly and quick. The food was delicious, not oily and no mistakes. Coffee was quickly refilled without request. What more could you you ask for? read more

Great Diner. Service was pleasant and food came out in minutes. I've been a number of times and this time drive out of our way on a trip near Lancaster. Original Diner car atmosphere. read more

Route 30 Diner - Eggs Benedict and scrapple - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ronks, Pennsylvania

Don't go here. Food and service were terrible Soups have egg shells in them when no eggs are in recipe. Owner/Manager was rude to us . It's a 50s diner with original blinds. They have a note to not allow children to touch b/c they could get hurt. We can read and our child will wasn't messing with or anywhere near them when Owner/Manager runs over and in a scolding way tells us to not let child touch the blinds. I won't be recommending this restaurant to anyone. read more

We have been attending this diner for 5 years in a row on vacation. We thought everyone should know our experience. The waiting staff are excellent. Very friendly and fast paced. Then you get to the owner/hostess. She treats you as a little kid and bosses you around as if she owns a palace of a restaurant. Because she had a wait, she made us leave our seat prematurely to seat waiting guests. The whole point of a wait is to WAIT. The way she yells at her staff is ridiculous. The only reason I would come again is for the benefit of helping the poor people who have to work under her command as well as the quality of the food. read more

The food was good and our server was fantastic. Though the woman who runs this place was so incredibly rude and unprofessional to us. My husband had accidentally leaned his head against one of the old fashioned blinds which hang in each window of the diner when the manager came to our table rudely reprimanding him. Despite my husband's kind apology, she then proceeded to talk about us loudly throughout the diner with other customers and servers and glared at my husband for our entire meal. I've never before encountered such rudeness and unprofessionalism at such an establishment....and all for accidentally leaning against blinds? Wow. read more

STAY AWAY!!! Stopped here on the way to the Poconos. Tables were available so we were seated right way at an incredibly small corner table. Our food came out on five different plates because the waitress order my husband two breakfasts instead of the two eggs on the side he asked for. Two plates took up the entire table, so we had no where to put our food. The waitress asked if we wanted to move to a booth so we moved to the booth just behind us. We were then screamed at from across the diner by the owner who said "NO SWITCHING TABLES" which i did not respond to, so she came over to my booth and tell my husband and me. She called us tourist even though we live less than an hour away. Someone needs to give this lady a lesson in customer service. The food was terrible as well. Will never go here again!! The tourist from Fawn Grove PA read more

We stopped here for breakfast (served all day). We had omelettes. They were very good as were the home fries and the pancakes (which are huge). The people are very friendly and courteous. Would highly recommend the Route 30 Diner. read more

Something has happened to this place. It used to be great. But we were charged 2 bucks extra because we wanted to split a meal. Ridiculous. And the quality of the breakfast was just unacceptable. The fried potatoes were obviously from the night before, and barely warmed up. The bacon was fatty and cold. When I brought in to the owners attention, she was rude and told me not to come back, that she didn't need people like me who were so cheap. I have never given an online review of anything. But I felt compelled to tell you guys, there are SO MANY OTHER GREAT CHOICES IN LANCASTER, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE. read more

Nice just off the touristy area east coast diner. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the staff. The owner was there and although pr is probably not her gift she was pleasant. The wait staff was friendly, helpful and rather funny. It felt like a bit of a step back into time and I liked that. The food was solid diner food. I usually temper my expectations based on where I am actually going. This is a roadside diner car and it did not disappoint. Good portions, more than we could eat. Well prepared diner staples with some added options. I'd choose this over the chain places near the outlets when I'm back. read more

The food was delicious the prices were a little high for two adults and two children our bill came to $55 my sister got a hotdog kids meal and an extra hotdog I got a chef salad my granddaughter got a grilled cheese kids meal and my nephew got spaghetti and cheesy fries kids meal and I thought that was kind a high but like I said the food was delicious the waitress was excellent but the owner of the place was a real Bitch She was hollering at our children one because My nephew touched a blind And she kept Hollering he's going to spell his chocolate milk it would've been different if she bought the chocolate milk but since we paid for it she should've kept her mouth shut and it is not kid friendly restaurant only because the owner read more

Cannot tell you how the food is because the incredibly rude lady at door that wouldn't even let us walk inside turned us off from the start. When we asked how long the wait was we were told rudely "I don't put time limits on it so do you want to wait or not". We decided to take our business elsewhere. read more

Don't try to sit at the counter with kids. Don't touch the blinds and keep your kids on their best behavior. Food is really good for diner. Cheeseburger and chicken corn chowder were great. A little pricy. No refills on drinks. They hit you with a charge. The head hostess/owner was so rude it was comical. One time we could here her ask one hostess why we moved her blinds. Another time she stopped by a table of 2 near us so we cold here her and asked if they could hear that thud sound. She said "what is that, it's so annoying". The noise was a kid behind us kicking the booth. read more

Great quick stop for breakfast or just coffee and piece of pie; plenty of parking for your 16 wheeler

Stopped here while on the way to Philly to get a quick lunch. It's a cute place with a lot of the original features from the 50s. The entire staff was great and our waiter was attentive without being annoying. We got the chicken pot pie and chicken gyro platter - SO MUCH FOOD. We couldn't believe how much food was brought out and how good it was, especially at such a reasonable price. Highly recommend! read more

Food was delicious and great portions but the dark haired cashier was not nice and came off borderline insulting.

Chocolate peanut butter cake and apple dumpling are good choices for dessert. The ambience is very cute! read more