Did not have the best experience, but willing to give it another try. When the hostess asked me if my party was all here I said yes he is just walking in. She said well we have to wait until he gets in here. So she asked the guy behind me is your party all here and he points to my husband who now is in the door and said yes he's right there. And so she sat him without his partner. My husband and I stood there and didn't understand. Then she said we won't have any more tables for 10-15 minutes. We decided to just sit at the counter. I ordered a BLT and my husband ordered an omelette. Mine was sitting up on the heated counter for at least 10 minutes and the waiter asked if I just wanted mine before my husbands. I said yes. It was not the greatest sandwich, and my fries were not hot. My husbands omelette came after I was almost finished. The waiter I could tell felt bad and apologized. read more

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Don't know yet... Sitting here waiting for my New York cheesecake pancake filled with fresh strawberries yum yum Lea is the best server I have had at any establishment in at least the past five six years read more

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Of course the day I went, as most days I hear, Steve's was packed with people. Whenever I am out for breakfast, there are the usual things I order, pancakes being the #1 thing. Fresh blueberry pancakes to be exact. As expected, the pancake was HUGE. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I thought the pancake was overly sweet tasting. I learned by asking the server what was different about this pancake and was told that their pancakes are "cake batter pancakes." I really didn't care for it. I would have preferred the customer be given the OPTION of a buttermilk pancake or a cake batter pancake. But then again, perhaps that's just their niche. The service was great, server was attentive and we weren't rushed, even though the restaurant was crowded. But I don't have a real incentive to return. Sorry Steve. Don't think you'll be hurt by my lack of business. read more

Great time to go when there's no one here as on the weekends! I ordered an omelette with spinach, mushroom, artichoke broccoli And the sausage made from Steve's brothers sausage place read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Pancake :Fruit Delight Love Cake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Great Breakfast menu. Too many choices but vast selection of Frittata's, vast selection of eggs Benedict's, and if coarse waffles, and most other breakfast choices. The staff was busy but we were still well taken care of. Thank you read more

I don't get people who say this is a cheap place to eat. First of all, I didn't find the food or service exceptional. Didn't care for the pancakes. If I want cake, I'll order cake. Two breakfasts with just eggs bacon, hashbrowns, 1 pancake (all of which were barely luke warm) and coffee cost $30 before tip. Sorry, I don't consider that cheap. I've had better and much less expensive breakfasts at the Browncroft and Landmark Family Restaurants in Penfield/E. Rochester. Sorry, I don't get the hype over this place. read more

This place is a bustling breakfast spot on a Sunday morning! Seating is limited. Atmosphere is busy! Food was hot and fresh. Pancakes were enjoyed greatly. I would pass on the home fries next time; they tasted like they were from canned potatoes. read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Greek omelet & home fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

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This place ROCKS!!!! Waiting line out the door but prompt seating. Service? They treat you like family!!! Ambiance? Incredible vibes!!!! Food? Off the chart deliciousness!!! Can't say enough! Highly recommended! read more

My wife and I stopped here for a late breakfast/early lunch. The diner is in a little strip mall and plenty of parking. It was busy and we were seated by a friendly greeter. Inside has plenty of seating and very clean. Our waitress was friendly and quick with the coffee and refills. I ordered the Dumpster. Wow it was good. My wife ordered the bananas foster French toast. She loved it. Great experience overall. And the pancakes are humongous. Maybe next time. read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Dumpster plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Decent brunch place, extensive menu with tons of savory and sweet options, including a whole page of their love cakes (pancakes) which are absolutely enormous. The omelette and french toast we got were ok, nothing too special. The hashbrowns in particular were very oily and not crispy, honestly worse than McDonalds. It was pretty busy when we came on a Saturday and it was ~15 min wait for a table so we chose to sit at the counter. Service was very friendly and the whole restaurant had a nice family friendly atmosphere. read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Meatlover's Omelette and Blueberry Love Cakeblueberry - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

When I come home my brother and I share places I should visit, and I give him places he should explore based on Yelp reviews. This trip he told me make sure I went by Steve's at least once.... and I ended up going 3 times in the 5 days I was home. We don't have diners in Texas. We only have a few places that even have diner adjacent food. So when I'm up North I'm going to find me a daggone diner EVERY TIME. I sat at the breakfast counter each visit and enjoyed every single item I ordered. I also grabbed a love cake to go for my niece, and the fact that it comes in a pizza box tells you how large it is. Service is quick. Everyone is attentive and nice. The Jamaican me crazy coffee is AMAZING. The pricing is right. There's seating at the breakfast bar, booths, and a few tables. It's a bustling place and everyone is chatty and happy. I loved starting my mornings at home at Steve's and look forward to my next visit. read more

I will say that I have been back since and they have greatly improved! It seems that all the bumps in the operation were smoothed out and it is now my favorite diner to return to when I'm visiting. read more

I've now been to both locations, Henrietta and Penfield. The diner atmosphere is one of my all time favorites! Their menu has something for everyone and their food and service are absolutely phenomenal at both locations! read more

Food and service is top notch! A bit pricey, but what isn't? It's worth it!!! Breakfast is my favorite meal. Love that they serve breakfast all day! read more

Your pancake are AWESOME! All though you guys have the 2nd biggest pancakes, your crazy toppings and different style of pancakes really hit the spot! The service was fast too and the design of the building was amazing! This calls for a joke! If you're ever cold in your house, just go to the corner, it's 90 degrees! read more

It is a pleasure to write a review in Steve's Original Diner. We go there frequently and the food is consistently good as is the service. One of my favorites is the eggs Benedict. We also like the Rueben and the BLT...outstanding! The hash browns and home fries are terrific, also. I recently ordered the blueberry French toast which was a real treat. It was covered in blueberries and they were incorporated into the recipe as well. They service unbelievably large pancakes of every type imaginable and have several pictures of folks eating them posted by the inside door. The ambiance is family, couples, singles... very comfortable atmosphere for anyone, really. I highly recommend this diner... you won't be disappointed! read more

Awesome souvlaki. Meat was perfectly seasoned, great tatziki and pita. Also had perfect sweet potatoes wedges. Pancakes coming out look great as well. read more

Steve's is really delicious, the love cakes are super good! But the prices are just a tad high for what they are serving. They raised their prices and my bill was just a little too high for a diner, I'd rather make my own pancakes for what they are charging. And it took a really long time to get our food when there wasn't a rush of people. I'll definitely go back but not as frequently with those prices. read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Mini M&M Love Cake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

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I am not too familiar with restaurants in this area so good ol' Yelp to the rescue. This diner has a pretty good rating so I suggested this place to meet my in-laws while I was visiting. We came around 12:30pm on a Saturday. This place was PACKED. We had a 20-30 minute wait, not terrible. I had been CRAVING a turkey club. Unfortunately, at 12:30 they were OUT of turkey. I picked a ham and cheese club instead. A little disappointed that the sides were chips, veggie sticks, applesauce or mac salad. I subbed fries (for nearly $4 extra!!) my sandwich was good nonetheless. My in-laws got a burger (big and delicious) and a tuna melt (which was quite disappointing. The tuna was cold and the cheese was barely melted but we didn't say anything.) We did see several jaw-dropping pancakes (excuse me, love cakes) go by. Hubcap-sized. Crazy big! Our waitress was really nice. Food took a bit to come out but the place was super busy. Gave us time to catch up. NBD. read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Ham and cheese club, subbed French Fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

Food and service are both excellent at this classic breakfast location! Love the huge pancakes(esp blueberry and pecan) . Always rather crowded and somewhat noisy but such a great morning wake up. Be back real soon! read more

Host - owner- was very rude. He yelled at us because we had 3 but wife showed up as we were sitting down So we had 4. They won't seat you unless all in your party are there. She surprised us coming. Get the policy they want to have all there. Been here number of times. told him this. Still yelled in front of other customers! We still waited over 15 mins before waitress came to table. Add that when we got our food all 4 orders were cold! Add to that that the cost is so much higher than other diners. At least 20% more ! They lost a good customer and his family. Won't pay more for cold food and get yelled at! read more

Do you want pancakes the size of your head? Then you're in luck! Steve's Diner has everything a traditional diner has and more. The cannoli pancakes are my all time favorite, although they're so big I usually have to take home half as leftovers! There's usually a wait and they don't take reservations, but it doesn't take too long and it's highly worth it. Traditional diner vibes but the food is so much better. Definitely check it out! read more

The Original Steve's Diner - The Cannoli Love Cake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

This is probably not the place to go if what you want is a simple bacon and eggs kind of breakfast (at least not on a weekend), but for an over-the-top breakfast it was terrific! We did have to wait a bit for a table, but that is to be expected for a Sunday morning. I was there with three companions- one had a greek omelette with the addition of gyro meat with a side of with a tasty sauce (cannot remember right now, will update). Another had a pumpkin love cake the size of your face. the third had the Diner Bowl which he said was delicious, but (and I predicted this) the gravy got all over everything and so the individual components were harder to taste. I ordered a side of hash which tasted homemade, my one complaint was that there were too many onions and not enough meat. All of the signature dishes looked amazing! If I were a local I would probably frequent this place (although would try to go midweek when I expect they aren't as busy). read more

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Excellent quality and variety of food! Our go to diner for breakfast and lunch! The pancakes are as big as your head!

I love diner food, and Steve's hits the spot. It gets pretty crowded and when we've tried to come with more than 2 people the wait is a lot longer. With just the two of us on a Sunday morning, we were seated in around 20 minutes. They were pretty busy, so service was a little slow, but not the server's fault is was packed and there wasn't a lot of staff that day. I got a coffee and ordered a "The Hangover". The coffee unfortunately was lukewarm. I do like that they have a variety of Fingerlakes coffee available though. The Hangover was very satisfying! Huge portions of food and food didn't take too long to come out. We also ordered a special, red velvet pancakes with raspberry sauce and cream cheese filling. It was delicious! Prices were reasonable as well. read more

The Original Steve's Diner - The Hangover - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

The girl at the "hostess" stand was not friendly at all. I think the only thing she said was "how many", as I stood there by myself, she walked me to a table, put the menu down and walked away, kinda establishes a poor standard...hence the 3 stars...sorry if she is having a bad day! But the server made up for it and food as always hit the spot! read more

Great food great service quick wait Great ambiance and yes your shirt will get a little messy but that's ok read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

Upon arrival we were promptly greeted-party of 2. We were immediately seated,greeted by our waitress, and given water as as we were also asked what else we would like to drink? I ordered coffee(very good and piping hot), and my boyfriend ordered the FRESHLY squeezed OJ. After a brief and difficult review of the menu-OH SOOOOO MANY CHOICES- I ordered the Veggie omelette add bacon,burnt home fries with seeded Rye bread-(YUM!) My boyfriend ordered a Western Omelette with Brie cheese(yup they got Brie ya'll),burnt home fries add peppers and mushrooms with seeded Rye bread. There was a packed crowd pleasantly eating and complimenting the food qualities. We waited approx 10-15 minutes and Viola-EATS FOR US. Did I mention how I love my home fries burnt? Yess sireee they were .Aroma was a 5 star rating, and taste was an explosion of joy to my tastebuds. read more

Huge menu with something for everyone. I recommend the delicious pancakes bigger than your head. Very relaxed diner atmosphere. Service was friendly. read more

Benchmark turkey club and steak fries! Real house roasted turkey, perfect bacon in a generous Sammy. Service is dinner attentive which is great. Menu is huge so something for everyone! The fries are house cut extra crispy and generous portions. Next thing to try is the Rueben! read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Huge portion of fries and benchmark turkey club! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

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We're not morning people, so that's the only reason we never made it here prior to this! And now we're going to keep coming back! We've gotten take out and dined in. The egg salad sandwich and Mac salad were great. The omelet wasn't anything special, but it was good. And the hash browns were good. But the cheesecake French toast!!! Omg!!! Sooooo good! It will be very hard for me to come here and not get that again! My husband had the Sky burger and the dumpster plate. The plate was actually cheaper, so he got that the next time. He really liked that it had eggs with it, which made it a little different than a usual garbage plate. It's still a little crowded in here if you have COVID concerns. So take out is a great option. The bathrooms are not great either. They're in a weird hallway and they're one person rooms, and the paper towel dispenser wasn't working. Avoid them if you can. But the food; awesome! We'll be back for sure! read more

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Always awesome. I've been going there on and off for 10 years. It's always excellent with consistent service, quality and prices. read more

The food is awesome I was here the day before my birthday with my mom dad my sister and her boyfriend and the service is great

Stopped in here while in Rochester for a wedding. The wait was quite long so I had high hopes. Overall the food was good. Not mind blowing, but satisfying. I ordered a turkey reuben which was good. The mac salad side was a bit tasteless. We also ordered a pancake and waffle for the table to share. It was good also. The service was very slow, it probably took 50 mins from when we ordered to get our food, but the waitress was very pleasant and we had a table of 8 so I understood. The place is a classic diner feel, which is nice. Overall, a good spot for decent food. read more

FINALLY finally made it here after like...years of staring at pancake photos on Yelp! No element of my recent visit disappointed. From the friendly host and wait staff to the yummy diner coffee - all of it was a really great experience. I tend to skip this spot because it is a bit out of the way and, even with renovations, the wait seems to be a bit long on weekends. Nevertheless, I will be back to order something a bit more flashy than an omelette, which is my classic order (spinach tomato feta.) My breakfast was delicious and had the perfect veggie to egg to cheese ratio. I think prices are pretty on par for what'd you expect at a nice, east side diner. Looking forward to indulging again in the very near future. read more

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Great friendly place to eat The new owners are doing a great job with the same Steve's menu, food quality And service. Breakfast to burgers very good food Give it a try Remodeled 3/2015 very nice Double the size 48 seats now 96 seats 3/19/19 still the best read more

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We've been going to Steve's since i was a child! I have never had a bad meal here. The waitresses are always pleasant and the food is TO DIE FOR! I always get the Steve's special with a Belgian waffle (with chocolate chips on top!), bacon, and scrambled eggs! It's amazing! As long as I live in Rochester, this will be my go-to breakfast place! read more

The Original Steve's Diner - Pancakes! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Consistently good food. Great service as usual. This time by every owner's dream employee, Gabby. Refills on coffee were frequent. Gluten free options were solid. Be ready to wait to be seated. This time it was about 20 minutes. Some things are worth the wait. Go. read more

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As a tourist I always Google "Best Diners" and then match up results with YELP. For a tourist like myself "Original" in anything raises more questions than it answers. Think Original Pancake House. Nothing Original about it. The same cannot be said for Original Steve's, other than begging two questions: 1. What or where is a Steve, or The Fake Copycat Steve's? 2. Why are their two Original Steve's in Rochester and which one is "The Original"? I will never know. What I do know is that the locals vote with their feet and those feet were firmly planted at Original Steve's. My dining compatriot went to the other one when we were planning on meeting and both had 20 minute waits at 9:00 on a Sunday. It is a great place! Tailor made for the serious breakfaster with several types of potatoes (and shredded hash brown pattys) as well as plate covering pancakes. Although I am a fan of the slightly thinner cakes, Originals pancake was top notch. They also have a local specialty called the "cannoli" pancake, filled with ricotta and chocolate chips. I was not brave enough to order but she brought us a pancake with the cannoli spread and it was outstanding. Hot food. Great service. Clean bathrooms. Brewed iced tea and a local vibe. 4 1/2 stars at least. Check out either location when in Rochester. read more

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Great food and service. Very busy, you may have to wait. They have gluten free items, which is nice.