Was a little worried about recent reviews. Service was good. Food we ordered was good. -Cobb salad was good. -Albacore melt was good. -kids bbq chicken was good. Still disappointed at some of the changes that have been made across the chain- the peanut butter cup shake is not the shake that it used to be (chocolate, peanut butter). Our kid was disappointed with vanilla ice cream with chopped peanut butter cups mixed in. Server did a great job adjusting. Quantity of fries is less, maybe because they were busy. And the place was pretty busy- not full as there were empty tables- but a steady stream of customers for sure. Staff were attentive and responsive and very friendly. Would go back next time in the area. read more

Food was delicious, portions are large! And don't forget to try the milkshakes...omg!!! handmade with hard ice cream and fresh fruits!

Basically if your not white I wouldn't recommend this place, once we got there they sat us in the back corner, at first I didn't think nothing of it, but once I sat down and noticed all the empty table towards the front next to other people and once I seen people coming "like them" they sat them in the front next to them, I honestly felt very discriminated. And not to say the food wasn't all that. read more

Services and food always good our servers are always very friendly, but on the other hand manager debbie sucks!!! this place needs a new manger that is a team player who appreciates her workers! read more

Love this place for a casual little cute date with my bf. So vintage and the service is always great. The bourgeois was a good cheeseburger, exactly what u would expect from a diner with crispy fresh lettuce and good sauce, but the French fries so good, thin,crispy, and bottomless! The Cajun fries and the plain fries are amazing. The garlic fries are VERY garlicky, not exactly a fan, but if you pay extra for Cajun fries, you can ask for the refill in garlic if you want! The Oreo milkshakes are also fantastic of course. Like I said before, the service is wonderful, the waiters, waitresses, and manager (he can be seen walking around checking up on people constantly, so friendly). Love this place and will be back! read more

Ruby's Diner - Classic cheeseburger, great fries - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

So, I really have to give props to our waiter this morning. We popped in for breakfast before taking a hike. I ordered scrambled eggs. The first time they came out, the whites were runny and slimy so I politely asked the waiter to have the redone. Second time they came out, the white were still slimy, but I decided to not say anything. I love this place and I just didn't want to cause a scene. However, the waiter came and asked about the eggs. I didn't want to lie, so I told him they were still not cooked throughly. He said "just let me try one more time, ok?" He was so sweet that I said okay. Eggs came back the third time and they were....perfect! See, they don't whisk the eggs together being scrambling them here and that sometimes can leave the whites less than done. The third time, they came out, they had been whisked beforehand and were delicious. I apologize that I can't remember the waiter's name, but he was the nicest guy ever and went out of his way to make sure our experience was a good one. Absolutely LOVE this place and will always be a return customer. Any restaurant that goes out of its way like that to keep a customer happy is well worth it in my book. The ambiance of this place is so precious! I love the fifties diner type restaurants and Ruby's doesn't disappoint. The waiters are always super attentive and the atmosphere is always just lovely. read more

Outstanding ambience and service, the Ruby's club with Cajun fries was pretty bland. Would be going back to try something else.

This was my first time eating inside a restaurant since Covid started. I felt very comfortable thanks to all the workers wearing masks and the tables being distanced. The only thing that was not clear was which line was for take out vs which line was for those of us waiting to be seated. Normally I eat at the Ruby's shake shack north of here but I needed a reliable restroom so I can here for the first time. I would have been interested in dining on top to have a better view but the inside was fine for our meal. The food was delicious as always. My go to order is a chocolate shake and a BLTA. I miss the big plastic straws they used to have. The paper straw made drinking my milkshake tricky and when I started using the spoon to eat it I got the milkshake all over the table. No napkins were brought with our food or drinks and it was about halfway through our meal when we finally got any. Be sure to ask for them when you order. We were bummed that we forgot our receipt which had a survey that would give you $2 off. So definitely be diligent about taking that wit you. My boyfriend got the Ruby's burger and a coffee shake which he enjoyed. We are looking forward to trying the grasshopper shake on our upcoming visit. Parking is plentiful which is such a rare find near the beach. read more

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The food was delicious, the service was amazing, and decor is a perfect throwback to the 50s. Oh, and the shakes are always phenomenal!

One star for location and easy parking. One star for great service and foods presentation. Food tasted pretty awful. Way over priced. In N Out is a much better option for burgers, fries and shakes. read more

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Ruby's is open Sunday through Thursday from 8am to 8pm, and Friday to Saturday from 8am to 9pm. Parking is easy and worriless, but if you are unable to drive there, you can order it to arrive at your house. Although they have the option of delivery during their open hours, I advise you to dine in to get the full experience (and bottomless fries). If you have any questions for your next visit, call Ruby's Diner Laguna Beach's phone number, 949-497-7829. Because of the foldable cars, free root beer float gumball machines, excessive shakes, bottomless french fries, and juicy hamburgers, Ruby's Diner serves the best American food in California. Make sure to tell all of your friends and family about Ruby's, "Make Room for Everyone"! read more

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Service was great (¡gracias Rigo!) and no wait for a table on a Saturday. Ocean view from upstairs patio. Salad, burgers, tuna melt were all delicious!! read more

Stopped by Ruby's for a spontaneous lunch with my son. We sat outside on the "roof patio" on a gorgeous sunny day. I've never been to a Ruby's and expected a "blah" experience, but au contraire! Both of our meals were delicious and the service was excellent. My salad was fresh, tasty, generous in portion, and contained a good amount of "the good stuff" like candied walnuts, bleu cheese, and fresh cut pears. This was a contender for the best salad I've ever had. Also, the onion rings were hot, crunchy, and fresh tasting. My son's sandwich was generous in size, fresh, and delicious. We had a great experience! read more

I went on a Wednesday night and the service was great! I ordered a Nutella banana milkshake (highly recommend) and it was perfect! I ordered the Ruby's classic burger and my husband ordered the chicken sandwich and both were cook to perfection. I loved the experience. If you sit upstairs it's the perfect spot to watch the sunset. read more

Ruby's Diner - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Food is good but I don't like eating with ants. They need to clean up the place and spray.

Food was expensive for what you received chicken fingers were the size of my thumb. Ruby's is not what it used to be. No cardboard cars to construct and no balloon animal guy. Going downhill from here. read more

I was taken in by the 50's diner look. The 50's look is carried through inside as well. Should have been a souvenir shop of the era, should not be serving food. I ordered coffee, two eggs over medium with bacon, and hash browns accompanied by an English muffin. The eggs came well done, the hash browns were obviously frozen at one point, the bacon could have been used as book marks and the English muffin was an insult to the English and everybody else. Did I mention that everything was cold ? It's not as if they were busy on a Wednesday morning at 10:00. I can see why not. read more

Hello Foodies & Friends W/ Cooties, Friendly and fast service. When we walked in an older couple were complaining about their meal but I overheard the floor manager (I believe) attempting to make it right. I did request no whip and no cherry on my Oreo milkshake, but it's not the "end of the world" kind of complaint. So I never mentioned it to our waitress. Our waitress was great. Very kind and accommodating. Also, her counterpart working the area was super sweet and kind. My brother ordered a triple cheeseburger with different cheeses...why this is important to know? well the chef came out to see who ordered it. So that was cool to experience. Yes, he ate it all. Ha! Welp, great date destination and family establishment. Have at it! read more

My favorite burger: The Suoer Burger w/ chili fries. Food was good. Service was terrible. Slow night, too. No utensils. Not once did waitress return to see how we were. Asked for extra salad dressing, did not arrive. Asked again, and dressing arrived. The bill was incorrect. $10 overcharge. Manager could careless. Sat upstairs. Nice view. Delicious burger. At $15 a burger you'd think Ruby's would care. Doug and Ralph would not be please. Those were the old days. read more

New Years Day luncheon was very good! Lucky us, we were seated right away. Warning, its quite loud in here, especially with the addition of several screeching toddlers and babies. So don't expect to be able to talk to your companions. Service was responsive and fast. Food hot. We ordered: Patty Melt. YUM always my go-to at Ruby's and good and juicy as ever. Cheeseburger. Made to order, kids love it, no extra gunky sauces, just flavorful meat shining through. Veggie burger. Our appointed vegetarion deemed it delish. Chili Fries. Big order, did not dissapppoint. Shakes. Yes, it IS the law that kids must surrender the extras in the silver mixer cups to parents on demand. This fam loves Ruby's. read more

Ruby's Diner - Love me some Ruby's, been awhile. - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

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Had breakfast/lunch here at Ruby's Diner here down in Laguna Beach, and it was an okay experiece. The service was decent and the food was okay, I suppose typical diner food. The food is nothing special, it's just so so. They need to work on perfecting food to make it look more appealing and appetizing. Ordered basic food and it was meh, honestly not the best for sure. Started off with an order of Beignets and they were okay, great portion size but still not quite done well enough. They tasted okay, but the inside could have been better and they could have put more powdered sugar. The Waffle was okay, it wasn't bad, but at the same time wasn't perfection. The Breakfast Special, which was the Cinnamon French Toast which was okay, nothing special at all. Had cinnamon flavor but was still not the best. The customer service was pretty decent, the servers were friendly and great. Checked up on us frequently and were very nice and attentative. Overall, a decent place to have a meal. read more

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Ample sitting, beautiful view if you sit upstairs. Service was so so. They got my order wrong . Waited for my water. Finally got it. Hard times hopefully they get help soon. read more

I love the ambiance and design. They have a few old cars parked at the front. Very nice design. The food is ok. Oreo shake is amazing. There is room for improvement. Not too organized. Wait for the food could be worked on. Overall it's a nice place to dine. read more

Ruby's Diner - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

The Ruby's Diner at Laguna Beach is my favorite location. Ocean views and the classic cars out front to go along with a classic diner. The burgers are super. I usually get a cherry or vanilla Coke or float to go along with my burger. The fries are good, too. And the service is always friendly and excellent. I love this particular Ruby's diner! read more

Last minute stop on father's day. Burgers were great. But I want to talk about the service. If you ever go and get lucky enough to be seated in Jesus' section, you won't be disappointed. This man was so attentive, generous with his time, and exceptional at his job. We were at one of the rooftop restaurants in LA a couple of weeks ago, and their service was no where near the level of Jesus' read more

Ruby's Diner - Fathers Day - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

My wife and I thought we'd give Ruby's Diner a try since the location is so good on the Pacific Coast Highway and parking is easy. I ordered the Chinese Chicken Salad and my wife had the albacore tuna melt. Both were very good. The Chinese Chicken Salad was a very big salad, fresh lettuce and other ingredients and a great dressing. My wife's tuna melt was a definite hit. Perfectly toasted bread, plenty of tuna and cheese and alot of fries which had the right amount of crispy in them. It was very good diner food. The staff at the restaurant were very warm and friendly and that was appreciated alot. We'll come back again! read more

If you're in the Laguna Beach area, this is a restaurant you must make time for a pit stop. You can't go wrong with their classic original taste coca-cola and a Ruby melt. I would suggest with some of their green beans appetizer for starters. Great place and friendly server who made a few rounds to our table to make sure everything was to our expectations. read more

impossible burger is not vegan but it has cheese but it s good and i asked for a oreo milkshake but they gave me a milkshake that tasted like soap. there were rats trails in. the toilet and my stomach is about to blow . the patty melts a scam. forced two way tip for mid read more

Ruby's Diner - getting rat tails out of my mouth - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

We had lunch last weekend with our family including our two small grandkids. We got seated at the patio which had a great view. Our waiter was very accommodating and efficient (Rigo). The burgers, salad, omelette and drinks were all good. Thank you for a fun experience on a beautiful day! read more

On Vacation with the wife and kid. Decided to stop here after driving into town and noticing the rooftop dining. When we arrived, the place had 7 tables filled, inside and out. We were seating very quickly uptop. Upon ordering, it took our drinks quite a while to come, along with our appetizer. So we ordered our Burger and Chicken sandwhich right away. Aftet finishing the appetizer, it took atleast 20-25 minutes for our food to come out. When it did, my wife ordered the iced tea she always does with her meal, and it never came out. We finished our meal, and ordered our milkshake to go as our autistic son was getting very impatient. He can only really sit in one place for about an hour. Upon waiting, I sent the wife and kid out to the car as it took over 20 minutes waiting for my check and our milkshake to go. I must say, as a Chef from Las Vegas, NV. I was not expecting top quality service. However, I was expecting a decent diner experience with my family on the rooftop. The service was unacceptable by even the lowest of my standards. The food, well, the chicken sandwich is unpleasantly thick. My bacon burger was dry as can be. The obvious problem lies within the product choice of the company, but must be noted. Overall. Mediocre burgers that are priced $2-3 more than a fridays and pretty terrible service for being so slow on a monday night. Will not be back on our next visit to Laguna. read more

Ordered the Hickory Cheeseburger, fries and a chocolate banana shake. It was delicious, hot and fresh! Soooo good! The shake had chunks of bananas, amazing! Service was fast and impeccable. read more

Ruby's Diner - Hickory Cheeseburger. So Tasty! - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Long a favorite lunch spot. A disabled friend and I like to lunch there. Our favorite server, Jesus always makes us feel special, from remembering the best table to our favorite drinks. He's always attentive and friendly. The food is great, and Jesus makes our lunches a pleasant event. He's a credit to your team. read more

Only reason for two stars is the help was really nice. The food was terrible. We both had burgers that tasted horrible. The onion rings were greasy and most of the rings were stuck together And two burgers with drinks for nearly $40 is comically bad read more

First off, the menu looked okay. However,the cheeseburger, or all of the burgers could of been better, it wasn't as good as other restraunts. Despite that, I think the french fries tasted delicious overall. The bannana split was okay, but it made a big mess around. Then, there's this woman who was staring at us for some time and she was like suspecting us. The staff was not so friendly, but the other customers were okay. read more

Enjoyed a beautiful view while having lunch here. Heated lamps are available and needed while dining outdoors in January. The food was delicious and the banana strawberry shake is a must! read more

Ruby's Diner - View from the roof top - Diners Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

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It's been years since we ate here because we moved out of state. As a kid our family ate here all the time. Was always a fun trip and today brought back memories. Our waiter was excellent, food was good and it was nice and quiet before the dinner rush. Ruby classic burger was great, zucchini was awesome! read more

I went in just to check it out but the atmosphere really takes you back. I ordered the beignets and coffee. GET THE BEIGNETS you won't regret it. The service was amazing too, I sat at the counter and felt welcome. read more

Great customer service! The food is okay I ended up getting sick after eating just a cheeseburger and fries and it was instantly not sure what happened but I felt awful! Maybe an hour later one of our family members that came with us that day started not to feel good either... read more

I just want to start by saying.. with the whole Covid thing I eat out a LOT and I try to give restaurants a lot of leeway! I know it must be extremely difficult to keep things going during a time like this. With that said, Came here on a Sunday for a late breakfast 11:30 and they only had 3 "all day menu choices" which for a diner on a Sunday they should be serving breakfast all day but that's ok at least they had Some choices. I ordered over easy eggs and dark toasted English muffin. The eggs came out over hard and the English muffin didn't look like it had been toasted at all and the bacon was barely above raw. I sent the eggs back and they brought my plate back without the eggs on it but with the same bacon and potatoes so it sat there and got cold while I waited for my eggs, 20 min later everyone else had finished their food and I had nibbled on the cold potatoes and a piece of my husbands toast. I finally just cancelled my order and told them just to take it off the check and they bring the check with a $6 credit for the eggs! Ruby's has always been just status quo to me "not really great" but just good enough to always come back due to the cool environment and the service has really always been pretty good at least. but this was just SO DISAPPOINTING. We basically paid close to $40 with a tip for me to sit and watch my husband have breakfast by himself. sorry to say I can not afford to come back. Covid or not this place need a Management makeover. read more

My parents came to LA from Iowa to visit me. We stayed in Laguna Beach for 2 nights so they could get the "California" beach experience. It was great! We stopped at Ruby's for lunch one day. Food was great and the portions were huge! The place was relatively busy. It was clean and the booths were huge too! I only gave 3 stars because the service was mediocre at best. I don't remember her name, but she was a bit older. We got our food before we got our drinks and shakes. She screwed up one of the orders of fries. Another server had delivered our food, so they were the one to tell her we needed the other side of fries (honestly I can't remember what kind they were). When we were done eating the waitress brought the fries and said "you ordered another side of fries?". She also has the bill with said fries on it. She seemed very confused when I had to explain to her that those were the fries I ordered with my meal, but regular ones came out. By then we were full and staying in a hotel with no microwave, so I declined them. She was clearly annoyed. I felt bad, but it wasn't my fault. I would definitely go here again. Maybe next time the service will be better and I can give more stars. read more