Low/no frills small town diner/cafe place to stop at if you are the area. The food is just average but the costs are low. I got the grilled chicken sandwich and my friend got the Philly cheesesteak. Both of our sandwiches were dripping and the bread was getting soggy very fast. Almost everyone here other than my table were regulars. Staff were fine, nice enough and very friendly to their regulars. The coffee was good for my tastes, not acidic nor bitter. Unlimited refills on the coffee. I'm not sure there's anywhere better to grab lunch in the surrounding area because this place had the best reviews. If I were to go again I'd just stick with the breakfast plates. read more

Our first time, and not the last. Nothing beats an old school diner. Excellent French toast & bacon, and eggcellent omelette. We'll be back. read more

Solid. Idk why reviews are so harsh - grabbed and AirBNB with friends this past weekend and stopped by Sunday for breakfast around 10:30am on our way out. Our server was very nice and did her best (she was on the older side) but the food was good! Parking was super easy as well! We ordered sticky buns for the table (YUM!) - the pecan was delish, a must order!! We ordered omelettes, breakfast burrito, waffles, oatmeal. Everyone liked what they got! Good for kids, large group etc. bathrooms were large and pretty nice too! read more

Willow Street Restaurant - Omelette, Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Wrap, Hot Oatmeal Breakfast, Belgian Waffle with Strawberry Breakfast - Diners Near Me - Willow Street, Pennsylvania

We wanted to try a different spot for breakfast. I turned to Yelp yet again! This place was like a humongous diner. We started with toasted sticky buns. They were heavenly! I had blueberry pancakes. They were a bit raw inside, but I actually used to make mine like that and love them as such! No ding! Joey flipped for his country omelette. Nice server and 10% off w Yelp check in! Very good - for me - the "stickies" made it a future trip back! They were to die for!!! read more

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Wonderful, heartwarming and overall adorable experience at the Willow Street Restaurant today. We were a large party of 9 sat at a round table. They have a kids menu which comes with a drink and an ice cream - it's a good deal. Three of us got the salad bar which comes with two soup choices. It is a good deal for only $12 if you like soup and salad, which we do. They also have rolls and crackers if you need bread with salad, which we do. Some of us got sandwiches/wraps. They come with a bag of chips or fries for an extra $2. I might get the chips and order a separate side of fries to share next time. Service was really great and prices were reasonable. Overall 5 stars. Bu... they need to get an additional 5 stars because they had an adorable Easter Bunny walking around doling out treats! She was stopping at all the tables, took photos, gave candy. So sweet!!!! This little Easter celebration REALLY made our day and we will surely be back to this adorable spot when we're in the neighborhood. read more

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Then I went there again and had breakfast. So I ordered the cheese omelet and deep fried potatoes. They were both good. so to read the rest of the review click here: https://travelmystery.blogspot.com/2025/08/willow-street-restaurant.html read more

My aunt and I stopped here the other evening for supper. Neither of us had eaten here before. We both had their spaghetti and meat sauce. The food was awesome. We both took enough home for another meal. The waitress was great. read more

Consistent service, good quality, quantity and selection. Regular staff, always friendly and attentive. Great place to bring my grandchildren, staff is always friendly to the kids. Good selection of pastries, always fresh always tasty. Omelettes made with three eggs. Glad I could always ask for them to be just two eggs. Breakfast servings are usually more than I can eat. Restaurants, consistently, clean, comfortable temperatures and nicely decorated. read more

If you like home style meals this is it they have options most restaurants don't and they are delicious

We ordered door dash from here. The food was beyond bland and no condiments. I ordered home fries and a chicken sandwich. The home fries were 100% straight potato, 0 salt/pepper, no onions, no ketchup with it. I would have got more flavor eating the box it came in. Same thing for the chicken sandwich: lettuce, bread, tomato, chicken. The dredge they use for their fried chicken must just be 100% flour. I had to run to the corner store in the snow to grab some salt, pepper, mayo and ketchup. (In the pic the mayo on it is the mayo i had to run out and buy). (Extra half a star: at least the toast was buttered) read more

Willow Street Restaurant - Blandest food this side of the mississip. - Diners Near Me - Willow Street, Pennsylvania

Went with a group of 8 for Sunday Brunch. If you're planning ahead, call in advance! They get super busy! Food and service was great. Large menu with lots of appealing options. read more

We've been coming here for as long as I remember and it's always great! The salad bar is amazing and my kids both agree on the menu! Service today was great as always! Our server was thorough and kind. I don't live in the area anymore but I love to visit when we can. read more

Passed by often and decided to try. Love diners! This one does not disappoint. Cheerful staff, clean and organized with lovely pies and cakes displayed. My husband and I enjoyed our meals and will definitely stop by again. read more

Large restaurant with a diner vibe. Large menu with all the diner offerings. We've only visited for breakfasts, which are well portioned and hearty. Seated quickly on busy weekend mornings, servers are prompt and attentive, coffee is refilled regularly. All positives in my book. A few mishaps with one older server, but she was sweet and kind, quickly correcting her mistakes. The hash browns are seasoned, the bacon was crispy, my eggs were cooked correctly. If you're in the area, it's a solid spot. read more

Great little restaurant! We were heading out from our vacation and decided to stop for breakfast. It was jamming in there, but we were seated relatively quick. We all had breakfast, which was very good. Service was pretty good as well for such a busy place on a Sunday morning. Definitely check this little place out. read more

Nice community diner. The salad and soup buffet was a plus. Prompt service for seating And was not a long wait for food.

Great breakfast! Saturday morning 9:00 am sat down waited on and served in 20 minutes or less. Food was very good and reasonable priced.

Love the food. Wonderful staff. Super fast service!Fair prices. Great restaurant with lots of different seating.

Standard diner fare. We had what most folks call tuna melts, tuna salad and tomato on an English muffin with cheese over the top. They called it Tuna Baltimore!? Comfort food. Tuna was awful and the cheese tasted stale. In too much of a hurry to make a complaint and try something else. Not likely to return. read more

Coffee fresh and delicious. You can't beat $4.99 for 2 eggs, potatoes crispy bacon and toast - all very good. Baked oatmeal brought back fun memories. Pancakes and French toast were ok. Very reasonable prices and fast, friendly service. read more

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Always a good, positive experience! Food is traditional and good. A typical diner atmosphere with a great dessert case!

We visited for a classic weekend breakfast. It did not disappoint. It's a diner thru and thru with a big diner menu, generous portions and a family feel...right down to the whispery bickering at the hostess stand about who's working, shifts and schedules. :). I judge my diners by their breaker potatoes and theirs were great. Update from a 2017 visit--still great for breakfast!! Took a couple photos this time! read more

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The food was good and the service was good, however, the old lady sitting behind the counter, yelling at an employee and degrading her in front of everyone was atrocious! The employee who was being yelled at took it in stride even though Granny was acting like a toddler who lost her blanket! read more

Ate dinner there last week. Ordered broiled flounder with side of rice. Flounder came fried as in fish and chips fried. Also was greasy. Rice was not cooked properly...hard as in crunchy. The only good thing is the wait staff. They are very nice and efficient. Would not eat dinner here again. Very poor quality. There are better places to spend your money. I have eaten breakfast here in the past. Breakfast is very good. read more

Food: 2/5 Atmosphere: 3/5 Value: 4/5 Service: 3/5 Total: 12/20 Family factor: 3/5 Run of the mill diner with typical diner food. A little bit for everyone but what u get won't knock your socks off. Friendly staff and decent decor favors this spot for a quick meal with no frills. read more

Willow Street Restaurant - Cheese omelet and home fries - Diners Near Me - Willow Street, Pennsylvania

Known to the locals as "The Diner". Food is diner- style but they have some surprisingly good dishes including their crabcakes and cheesesteaks. The breakfast is always good- love the deep fried potatoes! My mom loves their broiled cod dinner. I still enjoy the club sandwiches (fresh sliced turkey) and fries. Homemade soups too! I forgot to take a picture but we had a very good crabcake (2) dinner with a baked potato and salad last night. Before Covid struck, my in-laws ate here almost every day...they enjoy the food, convenience and the friendly employees! Reasonable pricing and decent portions. No frills, but good local food. I used to work here when I was young and it still has the same locals supporting the business! read more

Great food service ambiance! The wait staff was spot on and was there for all our guests. Highly recommend this eatery for anyone looking for a good meal .The soup and salad bar is the best I've had in a long time.The soup is probably the best soup I've ever had ! read more

Diner fare served with a smile. Service was quick, food was fine. I heartily recommend!

We have made an annual visit to the Willow Street Diner for 20 years and it never disappoints. The coffee is classic and gets our day started. The Belgian waffle with strawberries is a party on a plate. Delicious! We love the eggs Benedict and Luxembourg. The soft cooked eggs were perfectly cooked. The new tater tots hold their crisp perfectly. Our meal is complete with the local scrapple, which is crispy on the outside soft on the side cooked to the Dutch perfection. Our waitress Sherri is so welcoming she is like a member of the family now. read more

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Stopped yesterday with a few friends, I wasn't very hungry so opted for two blueberry pancakes, now the price for just two pancakes only NO meat was $7.99 which I did think was high but then again we were in a diner so I thought they would be well worth the money, NO!!!! My friends all ordered lunch as it was after 11am. Their food looked OK but 2 of them had fish and complained about the tiny portion. My pancakes were the absolute worst I have ever had. The blueberries were hard and chewy, pancakes were barely warm, stuff to cut thru with my fork, very obviously reheated in the microwave, just awful! I had the sweet tea with was so overly sweet my teeth started to ache. So I paid exactly $11.64 for 2 tuff, reheated barely eatable pancakes and a glass of terrible sweet tea, What a Ripoff! Never again!!! Go to McDonald's the food here has steady gone down hill, Sad! read more

LOVE this place!! Hostess and waitresses are awesome! Every meal is excellent except the pancakes. They are very flat and dry. We practically live there LOL. We have had several menu options. All were outstanding except the above mentioned. The owner is very friendly. We feel like family there. We can't say enough good things about this place!! read more

Willow Street is a nice, old school diner style restaurant with satisfying favorites like patty melts and various pies. Food is tasty, portions are generous and prices are reasonable. Service is also fast and friendly. What more could you ask for? read more

Good wholesome breakfast at decent prices. Service was excellent. Came here for breakfast on the 4th of July, parking lot was full and thought we'd have to wait quite awhile. To our surprise, we were seated as soon as we walked in the door and was eating our breakfast within 10 minutes. Basic breakfast menu. Our family of 4 had 4 different orders and we all enjoyed our meal. Would definitely visit again. read more

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Don't judge this place by the outside. Service was amazing and the sweet tea was on point. Good home cooked food at a very reasonable price.

If I could give 0 stars I would considering I didn't even get my drink order taken. We sat for 10 minutes watched all the waitresses sit at the end of the bar chit chatting, a table of 4 women came in and got their drink order taken immediately the hostess said this table is yours to one of.m the waitresses she said yeah I know and walked away. As we walked out the waitress said to the hostess they walked out and the hostess said "REALLY???". Sitting there for over 10 minutes the least you'd expect is a drink order when the restaurant was empty except the table next to us who also complained they hadn't seen their waitress in a long time when they were all standing around. read more

I am from out of state and used to come up to Willow Valley every summer with my cousins and grandmother. It was her favorite place. We would eat at here for breakfast. Unfortunately, Willow Valley is gone but it such a nice nostalgic visit with my boyfriend to the Willow Street Market. Service was friendly and we were seated quickly. I believe I had a strawberry cream cheese french toast. I don't even like French toast but this was to DIE for. Will always come back anytime I'm in the area. read more

After reading the other reviews I am shocked. Could we possibly all be talking about the same place?!? This is a diner/family restaurant with a full menu of items - too many in my opinion to provide fresh ingredients and execute each dish properly which is exactly what I think the issue was at the time of our visit. We dined here only because of the proximity to a car show across the street. In all my years living in Lancaster I have never heard anyone say anything good about or seek out this place as their dining destination. Service was prompt but not without error. We both choose "safe" dishes - him a cheesesteak and myself something called a Black Russian - similar to a Ruben only without sauerkraut and the addition of roast beef. We inquired about the fries - fresh or frozen and the waitress proceeded to tell us they had four varieties - one being hand cut daily. That's what we ordered however we were presented with obviously the frozen variety. The waitress quickly made it right but honestly the "fresh" were worse than the frozen. I don't even think there was so much as a drain or shake between going from the deep fryer to the plate. The grease was glistening from heavy saturation, the fries limp and tasteless. Our sandwiches weren't much better. His cheesesteak was made with Steak 'Em meat and a thick, canned sauce. My sandwich contained grisly turkey which I've never had before and the ends of the roast beef were dried and hard. Obviously both meats were old and not stored properly. It was barely editable. Overall not such a pleasant experience and a waste of money. Would not recommend or come here again. read more

After reading the reviews we thought we'd try this place for dinner. We will not be returning. Here are the reasons: 1. Honey-dipped friend chicken----frozen in center.......hostesses tried to tell me "this new chicken doesn't fry right".....seriously? 2. Prime rib----appeared to have been cooked and reheated....tough and dry, per husband it had a bad taste 3. Meatball sandwich.......Wawa is 100 percent better. 4. Grilled cheese with bacon---bacon was obviously fried and refrigerated for a while.....daughter said the taste was awful. The server (very nice) advised she was removing the chicken meal from the bill. I would have thought along with that i would have been approached by a hostess with an apology instead of a bumbling excuse at the register while I checked out. Due to the lack of vehicles in the parking lot at dinner time on a Friday night we should have been more cautious. As far as the 5 Star reviews I wonder if they were during a time when there may have been another cook? At any rate this was a mistake and we will not be returning. I hope the management considers my review as they are not a franchise and are on there own in the dining options available. read more

I have eaten here a few times and it's been pretty good each time. Friendly service...today Kim waited on me and was asking questions about where I'm from...if I'm new in town...genuinely taking an interest to jet to know her customer. I had a turkey dinner today. Nice portion with filling and mashed potatoes. Gravy was good. It came with soup and salad bar which was stocked nicely and clean...I had the potato soup... I like a thicker soup...like a chowder...this was very thin...that's the only reason I didn't give 5 stars...but that's just a matter of preference. Salad bar items were great. Price was reasonable and I left satisfied. I will definitely return. read more

Excellent. Great service, food and conversation. No room for dessert. Breakfast anytime.