Well. The service was lovely, and my spouse's blueberry pancakes were quite tasty. The plate of biscuits and gravy I ordered however was one of the saddest attempts at a Southern breakfast staple that I've ever had put in front of me. Definitely not made from scratch, barely seasoned, and perhaps worst of all it had a weird aftertaste. read more

Stopped here for breakfast before heading out of town. We had no problem getting a table even though they were a bit busy. Our server was very sweet and attentive. The portions are huge and my fiancé and I said we probably could have split one but it was delicious nonetheless. We briefly mentioned it was my fiancés birthday at one point during the meal and the entire staff brought out some ice cream and sang to him without us asking. It was great. read more

I heard about this place on the Instagram reels from a foodie blogger. I love local places and I wanted to it this place a try. The restaurant was clean and the staff were friendly. I ordered the Wooden Spoon combo with blueberry pancakes and everything was delicious. I recommend this place if you want a break from the Waffle House across the street. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Wooden Spoon Combo - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Wooden Spoon in Brandon is a comfortable and great choice for breakfast or lunch with good service. Arrived early morning, the inside setting appeared relaxed with tables or booths plus a patio area. Ordered take-out through website, menu has a variety of choices. First order: two-egg breakfast with grilled pork chop, home fries and biscuit. Second order: Ultimate omelette with grits plus side orders of bacon and extra biscuit. Both orders were winners -- worth repeating or trying out other menu choices, most definitely a return visit. Food was delicious. Grilled pork chop nice size, well seasoned and tender; home fries good portion & nicely prepared; creamy tasting grits; side of bacon and the biscuits are raised (not flat), nice size, flaky, light and also great tasting. Cost-wise comparable to area dining and now added as a new favorite. Wooden Spoon is located at 865 Lithia-Pinecrest Road past Lumsden intersection in same shopping plaza as Walmart Neighborhood Market. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 7:00am-2:00pm (813) 655-5556 or website: thewoodenspoondinerbrandon read more

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Stopped in for lunch after having labs done. My wife had the shrimp dinner with mashed potatoes and broccoli. She absolutely loved it she gave it 9.1 . I had the pork tenderloin sandwich with fries and coleslaw. The coleslaw was delicious and the fries were seasoned to perfection. The pork tenderloin was absolutely delicious seasoned and cooked to perfection 9.1. The service was great very friendly. If you are in the Brandon seffner Riverview area this is a must try place. read more

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Okay so we are trying to reassess where we came from to where we are at now, but this was just bland or just not good. The chicken fried steak was truly not good, I needed to both salt and hot sauce and that still couldn't save it, the hash browns were definitely from a frozen batch and not cooked well. My partner got the cinnamon roll pancake and said it tasted mealy, he needed to check if it was raw but it wasn't. Might be a local favorite but we will not be back. read more

The food could be improved. The food is pretty bland. I had the country fried steak and fried potatoes and neither were that good. The potatoes were cold and are too thinly sliced and the steak seasoning and gravy were lack luster. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Front of restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

On the weekends be prepared for a wait. It is a small diner so seating is limited. They have servers , who are pretty nice. It isn't loud unless it is busy. For the price, the food is good. They run daily specials and serve wine and mimosas. All you can eat fish on Fridays Taco Tuesday Wing Wednesdays Pancakes are huuuuge read more

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The food and friendliness are a reminder of a great restaurant that used to be in Brandon called Ben's. The people are great, friendly, always ready with a refill and make you feel like they have always known you. My wife and I have been here on three occasions and have never been disappointed. Breakfast and lunch are fantastic and the selection changes so that you are never bored. We HIGHLY recommend this as a regular. read more

First time here! Crab cakes are really good and service was excellent! Nice and calm ambiance. Huge menu, daily specials and have wine, mimosas and Bloody Mary's which I'll have to try the drinks next visit! They serve breakfast and lunch only so they close early. Bravo! read more

I really like this breakfast spot! First time checking it out. It's a local spot in Brandon. They take call aheads which is nice, especially on a Sunday. The employees are extremely friendly and accommodating. This place reminds me of a small mom/pop diner. The vibes were good and so was the service. Jackie was our server and she was the sweetest! She took very good care of my family. A plus, they do serve alcohol here so of course I got a few mimosas. My dad got a couple bloody mary's. The presentation was beautiful! I ordered rick's combo with scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, and french toast. I was starving and forgot to take a picture of my food, but it was very tasty and totally worth the visit. I will for sure be making this a regular! read more

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Food was tasty. I little pricey. $5.30 for a single specialty pancake? A little ridiculous. Asked for club soda bc you can't drink Florida tap water, $3.49. $26 with tax n tip for lunch for one person. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Great local diner spot. Service is always great here, even on a busy Sunday morning. Food always comes out quick and done just how you want it. The vibe inside is of a modern diner, located in a strip mall. I'd recommend coming here if you're nearby for breakfast read more

Was planning going fishing on this Saturday morning and there were small craft advisories so we went and had breakfast instead and we just picked the place and Brandon and went and checked it out. It's a little mom and pop place and it was really good. The service was very good as well as the customer service. There's a lot of seating inside and you can also sit outside if need be. We put our order in and received our meals fairly quickly and they're sweet tea was really good. I thoroughly enjoyed my breakfast and it was a lot of food. I would definitely suggest any of you guys out there reading this review to come and make a visit to The Wooden Spoon Diner, he will not be disappointed. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

The waitress was very nice. However, the food was not great. I ordered a salad and it came out with a lot of water in the bottom of the bowl, which was odd. There wasn't much to it. Felt like we were spending quite a bit of money for not a lot of quality. Hopefully this will improve as this location gets more comfortable than what they're doing. read more

We absolutely love coming to Wooden spoon diner for breakfast or lunch. We met in the middle and decided to do brunch and I have to say the cinnamon roll pancakes are award winning, I could eat those things everyday it doesn't matter what time of the day it is! My kids are always fascinated by the Mickey Mouse pancakes and my oldest got the chicken tenders and they were good. If you want to start your day off right then this is the place you go too. read more

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Food was good and the service was even better! Quaint little place with a small town, family feel! We were welcomed with open arms despite our screaming 2 year old! Highly recommend this little hidden gem read more

This is one of my go to places. Will keep going back. Food has always been good and consistent. I think this last time might have been due to a new waitress. Went mid morning on a Sunday and got right in. Asked for Kalamata olives in my Greek omelet and was told they didn't have them but did end up getting them in the omelet. My friend asked to add cheese to her omelet and it came with cold shredded cheese thrown on top instead of melted and mixed in. We're out of avocado but that's sort of understandable. They could have ran out by 11 am but they are also next yo a Walmart. read more

I didn't want to write this review, because I want to keep this little gem of a restaurant all to myself (and the people that already know how good it is). The staff was really polite and worked to make sure we were completely satisfied. We were definitely happy with our meal and the service. See you again soon. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - French Toast 1 Egg and Bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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Little old-style diner. We ordered the BLT, Fried Chicken Sandwich, and Cheese Omelet with grits. Let me say the grits are better than any I've tried in the area. Coffee is great too. Everything was delicious. Service was warm and friendly. Recommend! read more

Environment very nice and friendly staff. They have a variety of food. Omelete was good. Philly cheesesteak was good. read more

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Always looking for good breakfasts wife and I visited on a Tuesday morning. Half empty, we were seated immediately and our server was right there offering drinks.mI had coffee, very good and very hot. I ordered the special, sausage, peppers and pepper jack cheese omelet, hash browns and a biscuit. Wife ordered corned beef hash and eggs, she loves corned beef and is very picky with it. The food arrived in good time. I thought my omelet small for three eggs but it had lots of stuff. My only beef was it could've been any cheese. Pepper jack should have a little bite, this had none. Hash browns were very good, crispy, just the way I like them. Biscuit was also very good, nice and flaky. Wife didn't like hers as well as I liked mine. I tried the hash, it was almost tasteless. Service was perfect, Jackie takes care of her customers as she provided drinks to go for us. A little pricey at over $30.00 but that seems to be the way things are now. Can,'t see us coming here often as we are a little distance from home and the price,isn't worth it but it was good. 3 stars good. read more

Who doesn't love a good diner? Welcoming, always affordable and familiar. This place was super busy on a Saturday morning but seating was still fast. Tables were cleaned off quick for the next guest. The servers were friendly especially our very personable waitress, Christie. I observed lots of them greeting the patrons by name. The food was exactly what I expected -aside from the orange juice which had a very tart and bitter flavor. Kinda reminded me of cheap store bought orange juice. I would recommend this place for a cost effective, quick-bite for breakfast. read more

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I usually do not like to leave negative reviews but this place was awful! All of the food was under-seasoned, if not outright bad. The eggs were dry and bland. The blueberry waffles were ridiculously expensive for the portion size and somehow tasted like cumin. I ordered the crab eggs Benedict- the taste was fine, but I was constantly having to spit out shells! It was so off putting I only ate half of the dish. I don't understand all the positive reviews of this place; maybe we caught them on a bad day, but I certainly will not be back. read more

In town for a few days and wanted to try a local diner; found this "gem" of a restaurant in a plaza; we were seated immediately; nice, friendly atmosphere. I ordered turkey sausage, fried eggs, and grits. My daughter had a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich, along with grits. We both enjoyed our meals. Will plan to come back when in the area again. read more

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Great neighborhood diner with attentive service and down to earth food. We have visited The Wooden Spoon twice for breakfast and have been satisfied. Service is quick and friendly; they have plenty of choices on their menu to please even the most finicky of us. I usually order the same, omelets, while my hubby a bit more adventurous when it comes to breakfast foods, has enjoyed biscuit with gravy, (his favorite); eggs over easy on one occasion, and French Toast on another occasion. Overall, great dining experience at convenient location! read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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was able to have a tasting of their new menu items and everything was delicious. The restaurant is clean, spacious and the staff were amazing. A wide variety of food and everything was yummy. read more

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The last two trips here have been bad. The food was bland tasting and over cooked and some of the patrons need to learn how to cover their coughs and sneezes. The Mrs breakfast was the crab cake Benedict and it tasted fishy so she didn't finish her meal and I had to request my sausage patties to be properly cooked and not cooked into the consistency of a hockey puck. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - The two burnt hockey pucks where part of my country eggs Country Benedict and the one on the right was a replacement patty. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Great service from Brianna... Such a sweetheart! Good coffee! The breakfast sandwich was delicious... Cooked perfectly. The bacon and cheese omelette was also really good. I was craving a good pancake .. I ordered a plain pancake ...it was OK but didn't have a ton of flavor and it was a little bit under done in the center. Other than that, it was a good experience. read more

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AMBIANCE: 6.9 / 10 SERVICE: 10 / 10 FOOD: 8.3 / 10 Try the cinnamon roll pancakes. Cassandra is theeeee best server. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

My childhood memories of a wooden spoon? Getting to lick the 'from scratch' brownie mix off of one while mom was handing the mixer beaters to my brother! Ahhhhhhhh Fast forward to this past weekend. Spent quality time with some old friends. Looking for a breakfast respite, they knew exactly where to take me. Here is my 'take' on this darling of a diner.... Cozily cuddled into a strip mall we entered into the light & bright inner sanctum. My first impression was... the staff was happy, cheerful and bubbling over with personality! (Awesome always, but ESPECIALLY in these tough times!) Our server, or I'll say 'cheerleader', was Christy D! This young lady doesn't miss a beat! She welcomes you, gets your drinks, takes your orders, all the while taking plenty of time to actually chat! Clone this woman, please!! LOL My friend of the female persuasion had been telling me about the apparent signature item The Wooden Spoon has for breakfast. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. Imagine one of those huge cinnamon rolls, freshly hot from the oven. THAT is how she described these syrupy sensations. And THAT is what she was going to order! Me??? I knew there was no way I could fully absorb a plateful of cinnamon heaven, so I opted for a Greek Spinach Omelet. With hashbrowns. Here comes Christy with our fresh from the flat top flavorites! When I SAW her SET those Cinnamon Roll Pancakes down, I literally had to pick my chin up off the table. I looked up at my friend and all I saw was this look of wanton desire come across her face. Followed by a whole lotta 'yummming' going on as she dug in! I'm thoroughly enjoying my Mediterranean inspired 3 egg folded fantasy when I get a forkfull of sinful cinnamon sweet held in front of me. I take that obligatory bite. I was transported back to a place where every morsel meant a happy childhood. Thanks for the memories! After a meal like this, just HOW do you top it? As we were leaving, each and every one of the servers swung by to bid us farewell and thanked us for stopping in. We all talked. We all laughed. WE waved a wistful adieu until we meet again.... Soon! read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Cinnamon Roll Pancakes..I took that bite out of them! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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The food was great. I had the pork tenderloin sandwich 1000/10 and the Dubai chocolate French toast. My husband had the country fried steak, eggs and hashbrows. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Country Fried Steak, biscuits, 1/2 Biscuit and Gravy, Dubai chocolate French Toast, Pork Tenderloin Sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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Open approximately five years, this diner is a local breakfast/brunch hotspot that is open 7 AM until 2 PM every day but Monday. You'll find VERY FRIENDLY SERVICE here; I'm doubtful there are any strangers. By the time we exited, staffers were referring to me by my first name:) The restaurant is located in a strip mall near a Publix & Tuesday Morning, to name a few. The dining room is split into two halves that offer wooden tables & chairs. There are booths available-- see pics. There's also a covered side patio where dogs are welcome as long as they're leashed-- see pic. The menu is LARGE. One side hosts breakfast items while the other includes lunch items. Breakfast has seven subcategories. Lunch does as well. Limited vegetarian & vegan options are available. Beer is available although it wasn't listed on the menu. We arrived just before noon on a Wednesday; I ordered eggs over medium w/ ham & grits. A biscuit accompanied it. Additionally, I ordered a side of Homemade Corned Beef Hash to go. The eggs & flavorful ham were perfectly cooked-- see pic. The grits had zero flavor, but were very good once I added salt & pepper. The biscuit was good, but a little too doughy. The hash was very good-- not the best I've eaten, but better than many. The cost of my entrée was quite low compared to similar eateries. The daily special of Triple Berry French Toast was very good. My lunch partner added a side of crisp bacon to it which was perfectly cooked. The menu is so large that patrons can stop in often to eat & still not run out of foods to try. Our server (Jacqueline) was EXCELLENT in every way, & surprisingly had worked here just two days. It was apparent that staff looks out for patrons-- even those not seated at their tables. Parking is plentiful, but there is no bike parking. This eatery has only a Facebook page that is not very active. Will we return? When in the area again, YES. This was a great local spot for large servings @ lower-than-average prices...served up with a BIG helping of friendliness! read more

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This is an update to my prior review and critical comments concerning an absolutely unprofessional hostess. I received a response from the business owner that I greatly appreciate and I'm happy that he took action to rectify the situation. The hostess is one of the most critical and underappreciate positions that is the face of the restaurant. We intend to return at a later date. read more

The Wooden Spoon is the best diner in Brandon/Valrico in my opinion. The food is amazing and the service equally amazing! Fast service and friendly staff. I never have had to wait longer than 20 minutes on a busy day. It's has a great atmosphere. The country fried steak is my favorite. The country fried chicken breast is also great. The white peeper sauce on top makes the dish. They also have an amazing fired Hash. I like it crispy. They serve breakfast and lunch and have daily specials. Never disappointed! read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Country Fried Chicken Breast with Okra and mashed potatoes! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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Great little restaurant with great food and service. Love the cinnamon roll pancakes, but everything looks great and everyone loves their meal. Gets crowded during peak times so you may have to wait, but worth it! read more

Hubby and I have been wanting to try this place for quite a while and finally got to today. I was surprised it was more than half empty at almost 9:15am. So we were seated right away. Jackie, our server came immediately to get our drink order. I had unsweetened iced tea. it was ok. Jackie is a keeper and worth the 3 stars all by herself. The place it self looked clean, decor very ho-hum. nothing special. That didn't bother me however, we weren't looking for an upscaled place... I ordered the corned beef hash with two over medium eggs and home fries. I had onions added to the home fries. Hash was homemade and was tasteless. Quite disappointed since I love hash. Eggs were cooked well. The home fries were awful. usually home fries are chunks of potatoes but these were thinly sliced potatoes. No bueno. Ate 1/2 left the rest. I was disappointed with the flavor of the food. Price was $30+ and definitely not worth that price. we had decided we would not be returning here even before we left the restaurant. read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Corned beef hash, eggs, home fries. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

We have been coming to this little diner for quite some time. Always greeted with a friendly staff. Most of the staff has been there for a long time. They treat everyone like family. Food is always good. Shout out to Christy, Kass, Jackie, Jonnie, and Juanita, who are all just awesome! Sorry if I spelled your names wrong! read more

The Wooden Spoon Diner - Caprese Omelet(One of the their specials) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Had a great experience. The place had a warm feel to it, it looks and feels like an older diner. I came for breakfast and the food was good, about what you would expect from a diner. The service is what really sold me on this place. Our server was amazing, always checking in to see how we were doing. The only reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 was because the food was good but not great. read more

The atmosphere was cozy, the food came out fast and was cooked to order. Our waitress (I forgot to grab her name) was absolutely delightful! She was bubbly and very attentive. All the waitresses seemed to know their customers, they talked to them like friends. Will definitely go back. read more