What a dump, don't waste your money. They were closed previously by the board of health. The only that changed is the name of the business it's still a dump. Years ago this place was a regular stop for me. Now you couldn't pay me to go there. read more

Went there early Sunday, about 4:30 am. The waiters were a mess. One of them appeared to be intoxicated. There were using obscene language in their conversations of their personal lives. The food took to long and we decided to leave. There was no management and they were running amok. Worst experience. The service was poor and the waiters are real ghetto. read more

Been to a number of diners in my day, and this is not one I will be eating at again. Gave it one star due to the service we were given, and it was the bast part of the meal. read more

I am giving it 5 stars compared to other diners and what you get for the price. Good food, nice servers, and quick service. I really enjoyed it and always stop here during PSSA testing at the RACC. read more

Due to the most recent Board of Health discoveries at the West Reading Diner I'm sickened. I'm appalled that not only was the diner temporarily closed but the "pest" issues and general uncleanliness found is disgusting at best. I've only had great service here all the times I've been here. Now however, I'm saddened to say I will never be returning. I can't stop thinking about drinking the coffee and the fact that bugs were found during inspection in the sugar, which I've used. I have no idea what other scurvy things I've consumed there. So grossed out it's beyond words. Never ever again. read more

Love West Reading Diner. Some great choices for a vegetarian, especially the veggie burger. Excellent coleslaw. Nice little salad bar, the brownies are great. Most of all , the wait staff is excellent, best group of women! Make this Pittsburgh girl most welcome. The owner is warm and welcoming! Need better talent on open mike night! Just a great old fashion 24hr diner and very clean and comfortable! read more

We were in town to see a show at the Santander Center and in all honesty I was planning on taking my wife to a much nicer restaurant for dinner after the show. However the weather changes our plans quite a bit as a nice winter storm decided to stick around a bit longer than expected. We were lucky the storm changed our plans, or we may not have found this amazing little treasure. The food was better than I would have expected, by far. The quality and the portions were far exceeding anything I would have expected. And the prices were great, so very affordable. Thank you for the wonderful service that was provided and the good humor about the storm we well all stuck in the middle of that evening. read more

Like most reviewers, we found this place was clean and served average (at best) food. Unlike other reviewers, we got a free comedy show with our breakfast when our waitress--who wasn't overly concerned with efficiency or friendliness--screamed at a busboy for looking at her and then yelled at us, "Don't talk to him, he's nasty!" Wanting to escape as quickly as possible, I didn't argue with the cashier when she informed me the bill I had been given was incorrect and that she would be charging me more. So I wound up paying about $27 for breakfast for two people that should have cost about $16. I feel the impending doom I avoided made that a bargain though. We won't be returning here and I sincerely hope that waitress doesn't wind up working any place where we eat in the future. read more

We went in for my birthday yesterday and it was horrible. My food was gross and the tall, older man with the accent who worked there flipped out and started yelling at one of the waitresses because she asked a question. Our waitress had to tell him to be quiet because she couldn't hear the costumers who were two tables away from us. It was so annoying and I felt so sorry for the waitress. Our waitress was in a piss poor mood too but I'm assuming it's because she has to work with that guy. I'd never recommend this place to anyone. Ever. read more

On October 31, 2018 at around 6:00 PM, I had dinner with a friend, the waitress did not pay attention to our orders and our food came back incorrect, when we advised the waitress the went to get the correct food, the waitress sat down and was talking to another waitress, I had to get her attention and she then went to get our orders, by then the food was cold and not edible. I attempted to go on The American Diners website to advise them of this issue. I made two comments and have yet to receive a response. Bad Service, Bad Food, No response or concern from the Diner. Just Pitiful. read more

One of our favorite go-to places. Open 24 hours. Friendly and competent servers. They go of the way to be helpful, even calling cabs for patrons. Generous portions at great prices. All the standard menu item plus some delightful surprises. Fresh desserts. Definitely a keeper. read more

This place is good, only if you get Melissa though... Me and my boyfriend went here for a late night snack and walked into what looked like a very busy late saturday night rush. I guess all the servers were too busy sitting around on they're phone to get to us so we sat for a little without getting our order taken and the host had gotten our drinks. I see a woman rush out of the kitchen with alot in her hands and she seems to be the only person doing anything in this restaurant, least person i expect to take our order right... but nope she rushes over, very politely apologizes about other staff not getting to us sooner and says she will take care of us. I knew though that we were most likely supposed to get one of the servers that was just standing around doing nothing, Melissa did this to be kind, which she was. She was great and checked on us throughout our meal multiple times to make sure we were okay even though she basically had every table in the restaurant and her hands full while all the younger girls stand around doing literally nothing just shooting dirty looks to customers. 5 stars for Melissa, 0 for management and everyone else that was there. If you go here please request Melissa and take care of her!!!!!! read more

I really used to like this place, but the food is now really bad. It is a shame because it has that old diner atmosphere. It is interesting that a photo shows a western omelet, home fries, and wheat toast. That was my last meal there. The hash browns appeared to be re-heated, there was no taste to the toast, and I could make a tastier omelet at home. read more

Place is infested with roaches, very disappointed. I told the manager and they completely ignore it and the roaches is still alive and crawling. Do not eat there. read more

Food was good we had breakfast there.very clean and very organized.took no time to get our breakfast.gave Xtra syrup.would eat there again.

This area and greater Philadelphia is diner central. This one blends in well with the sea of other diners in the area. This one is relatively unremarkable compared to the others. It is very retro and looks just like a diner should. One of the nice features I appreciate is that there is outdoor seating which I usually don't see at most diners. Unfortunately, we had to sit inside. It was Saturday morning and the place was pretty busy. We were sat at a pretty poor location two top near the kitchen door. The service was pretty good. Most of the women here looked like they've worked here for 50 years or so. It was prompt if not necessarily that friendly. The menu was pretty large, but I just sticked to the basics. I had an egg "sunny side up". It was a bit overcooked and I also tried the corned beef hash which was okay, but nothing special and the piece de resistance' was the scrapple, which I'm pretty sure is just a central and southern PA thing. It's like sausage except fried and topped with maple syrup. The outside is crusty and the inside is the consistency of oatmeal,,, yes pig parts in the consistency of oatmeal. I'm glad I tried it, but will probably pass next time. This diner is perfectly acceptable, but I'm sure there are better options locally. read more

Went in at about 8pm on the Fourth of July. Staff is friendly. A number of people were eating, and there were maybe 3 waitresses working. Our first hint to leave should have been the silverware wrappers. They were cut into thirds. The absolutely cheapest supply in the place, and they were making someone cut them into thirds to save pennies. Moving on... I had some soup from the salad bar- creamy chicken and rice. Pretty good. Then we waited forever for our meals. When they finally arrived, I had the smallest Reuben sandwich I had ever seen. Two lonely slices of corned beef. Bread was hard around the edges, like it had gone stale, but they tried to revive it with butter. My wife's burger bun was the same. Her burger was quite obviously a frozen premade patty. Our fries were undercooked and lukewarm. Mostly inedible. The holiday may be a good excuse for a few of these items, like the slow service, but not others. We won't be back. read more

Okay so I've been going here for years and I have only ever had small problems. Nothing big, It's an overall fun little diner. Tonight there were huge cockroaches on our table as we were getting done with our food. I only saw two of them but it was pretty gross. I don't plan on eating there again for a while. I'm a little upset by this. read more

am delighted there's a place like in a city in this part of PA. service was friendly. taste of food I had with them's actually so-so but it's fairly being offset by the portions especially if you're famishing late in the evening. had their broiled stuffed flounder with crabmeat and this other grilled flounder meal; they come with eat-all-you-can salad and soup - not bad! really good deal! i'm sure i'll be back when i get the chance again to be in this area. read more

Ants, flies, roaches. It was disgusting. Not just the bugs but as well as the food! I recommend not going there! Big mistake to go there!

I'm not sure why this diner has such a low rating! I was very impressed with the food, atmosphere, and the service.. Very good!! Recommend. Cheap and tasty :) read more

Food is below average and most times I've gobe the service sucks- seems worse the less busy they are.

We had breakfast and it was excellent!! The menu had a wide variety of selections fruit topped pancakes, waffles, and French toast. I had the crabby Benedict. The eggs were cooked perfectly and the crab which was imperialesqu eras delicious! We also ordered the local scrapple which had a good flavor, but was deep fried. It would have been much better cooked on the griddle. Our server was Carol, and she was attentive, on point with our order and drink refills, and pleasant to talk with. As we ate, we watched as the management helped out in every aspect, they bused tables, wiped down tables, checked on patrons and filled drink orders. Very nice experience! read more

I've been going to the West Reading Diner for many years and have always thought of it as a good place to go for some genuine diner food. However I was so upset on my last visit that I vow to never return. I met up with an old High School friend for a late breakfast. We arrived around 10:30 ate some food and spent time catching up. At 11:30 we were kicked out of the diner by the owner who said if we weren't going to eat any more food we would have to leave. The owner actually said that our waitress only had two tables and that if she couldn't turn our table she couldn't make any more tip money. Please know that there were plenty of open tables in the restaurant. Makes me wonder if the owners have forgotten who the customers are and why they're in business to begin with. Stupid. read more

I was recently in Reading for new job training. i found the West Reading Diner to be one of the best places to eat. The food was awesome and the service was great. I ate there 5 times and each time I left full and happy. The food was home made and priced good. I am now 300 miles away and wish that I could visit there soon.I give the diner 5 stars! read more

This diner leaves much to be desired. My husband and I stopped in for dinner, and the minute we walked into the door, an older, thin blond waitress ran up to us and pointed to a booth. We sat down and ordered. The food left much to be desired. The waitress complained about the place so loud we could hear her. Then I heard her tell another waitress to be quiet cause the manager was here. A woman came by and I could not believe how she was dressed. This manager had pants on that were so tight, the seam in the back was splitting. She was overweight and looked so disgusting that I lost my appetite. The quality of food did not match the high price. A burger and fries cost me $8.00. Don't waste your money at this place. read more