The Most Delectable Diners in Riverside

GoodFella's Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.2 • $$

"Great food! Every. Single. Time. Came in on a busy Saturday morning for brunch. Sat within 15 minutes at the bar and got to see firsthand just how hard the cooks work here! Admirable to say the least. Great freaking job, muchachos! I had the eggs Benedict, they DID NOT disappoint. 10/10My boys shared the Oreo cookie waffle combo, it too was 10/10. Also yes, it's big enough for two!"

Leo's Country Kitchen

★★★★★ 4.5 (488) • $$

"Leo's Country Kitchen in Fontana exceeded our expectations! My mom and I enjoyed the clam chowder, garlic bread, avocado bacon omelette, hash browns, and pancakes--all delicious and perfectly prepared. The service was fast, efficient, and outstanding, with all staff working together seamlessly to keep things running smoothly. Coffee refills were always on time, which we appreciated. Highly recommend this place for great food and excellent service!"

Angie's Family restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.7 (283) • $$

"Chuya (chef) truly knows the difference between delivering a quality meal then quantity. Food was executed with great care and precision. Service was excellent Bree was our waitress , she was friendly and respectful. Definitely recommend this place!!!"

Denny's

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (231) • $$

"I'm few months late on this review..but wanted to take time to share I enjoyed my late night meal at this location! Jimmy was a great server and was pleasant to chat with. Overall it's a good location!"

Jovi's Diner

★★★★☆ 4.3 (315) • $

"Our first time here and it was delicious! We came for breakfast. The kids had the pancakes and eggs. I had the menudo, was recommended by the yelp reviews. The food was excellent. The ladies cooking in the back it was amazing. The service by Stephanie was so welcome and nice. The diner is like a blast from the past. It is definitely a hidden gem in our city of San Bernardino. Looking for that diner feeling with great food and ambiance for the 1950s this is your place!!"

Pho Spot

★★★★☆ 4.4 (464) • $$

"Amazing. Just amazing. I'm sick and of course the first thing I want is pho. They didn't disappoint at all."

Black Bear Diner

★★★★☆ 4 (319) • $$

"The food is great, tasty, and vast.The service is really good and attentive. The place is good, I went there based on a recommendation and I went back again."

Avocado Burger

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (195) • $$

"Bomb wet burrito. A lot of meat and sauce. I recommend it to all my friends. Not a bad price"

Denny's

★★★☆☆ 2.6 (336) • $

"We went to this Denny's after coming home from a casino. Parking was pretty nice, same as the restaurant pretty clean and decorated for Easter. Service was great, we got seated quickly same as our food which was pretty good. Hot and delicious, just like we ordered. Great place at a decent price."

Ortega's Diner

★★★★★ 4.7 (64)

"Great local place for breakfast!!I was greeted upon entering by Lucy, who provided awesome service.I ordered the Mediterranean Omelette, which was stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, and topped with feta cheese. This is a great vegan option.The atmosphere was very, clean, relaxing, with great decor. I am planning on this being my neighborhood breakfast spot."

Chang'an Express

★★★★☆ 3.5 (55) • $

"Oh My Goodness Chang An Express's Food is so Dxmn Good. The couple that delivered is were very polite.The portions were so BIG that I got to enjoy eating their food for THREE days!"

Farmer Boys

★★★☆☆ 2.7 (70)

"When people come together in community great things happen. This specific location hosted a free burger combo to anyone in the drive through to donate any amount for an essential children's hospital in the Inland Empire. The drive thru attendants guided the traffic as cars were lining up. The staff provided a great atmosphere of fun excitement and helpfulness. The 99.1 radio station was outside broadcasting live with a corn hole toss and giveaways throughout the duration. The order process and wait was well organized and in a timely manner. Arrived around 2:45pm. Although the line for me started almost by the intersection I didn't have to wait too long it moved at a steady pace. They provided a great incentive what a wonderful fund raiser for Loma Linda children's hospital."

Lucy's Diner

★★★★☆ 4.3 (559) • $$

"The restaurant was buzzing when we walked in. Very busy but still received great service and great food!"

Denny's

★★★☆☆ 2.5 (193) • $

"FAST and FRESH! The service is really quick at this Denny's , especially the night shift. My party and I came in hungry as heck and we were not disappointed. The overloaded veggie omelette was a great portion and extremely savory, the mushrooms were perfect. Pancakes are nice and fluffy at this location and although it seems like a smaller Denny's on the outside it's spacious on the inside. I'll be coming back!"

Victoria Club

★★★★☆ 4.3 (19) • $$$

"I am only rating the banquet facilities and not the golf course. We came here for our baby shower given by my coworkers. One of them has a friend who is a member so we were allowed to use one of their rooms for the shower. The place is high class and the entire facility was decorated for Christmas which made the place more festive. We had a privafe room which the coworkers did a beautiful job of decorating. The food consisted of a salad, bread with bacon flavor, and chicken or salmon. I had the salmon and the wife had the chicken. The salmon was cooked perfectly on top of rice and vegetables on the side. The wife's chicken was delicious but she removed the cheese they had on top of it as it didn't go with the chicken. Service here was excellent and the staff was very friendly. A great place to have a celebration. On a side note, don't open the IPhone maps from the Yelp app to give you directions as it leads you right smack in the middle of the golf course. Who knew that one man, Steve Jobs, made such a difference to a company!"

Le Rendez-Vous Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (816) • $$

"5 stars This quaint French cafe is Magnifique! The owner Manny is so delightful, he comes to your tables after your courses and makes sure you're 100% satisfied. He is also the top notch Chef here. He's an artist with his dishes, a scientist when it comes to his sauces. ‍ Everything was so delicious. I guarantee you'll be taking home lots of food. His portions are large, and prices are affordable. This is one of my new favourite places.Please give him a try. You will not be disappointed."

Lucky Greek

★★★★☆ 3.7 (136) • $

"It was my first time ordering from Lucky Greek today. I ordered the cheeseburger special which came with fries and a medium drink. It was ready in 10 minutes!!! The cheeseburger was filling and the fries were a perfect texture. I'm perfectly full right now! The service was great and there were a good amount of people in the restaurant. What a hidden spot! Check out Lucky Greek if you're in the area!"

Patsy Maes Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (35) • $$

"Love this spot. I come here for the menudo. But the service is always great. This is a small town and you feel it when you are being greeted by the staff. The lunch specials are great too."

Meokja Shabu Shabu

★★★★★ 4.6 (81)

"Great hot pot location soo close by!Food: cool selection of meats and a good selection of soup bases to choose from. I really liked the spicy miso with 2 drops of spice. The sauces were both in point with the options to put in additional garlic, daikon and green onions. They also had a good selection of drinks including a sake flight. It will be cool once they put it on their official menu too!Service: went at around 1pm on a Thursday so not crowded with great service Overall: great local spot to hit that craving for hot pot. Will def go back now that the weather is getting colder!"

Taqueria Tomateros

★★★★☆ 4.1 (453) • $

"Yum!We decided to come here and grab lunch to go after we saw it on an app for places that don't use seed oils. We got multiple tacos and a vampiro - chicken, asada, birria, Al pastor... everything was DELICIOUS with maybe the exception of the asada, it was a little overcooked but everything else was great! The green salsa and the avocado salsas were also delicious. Will be coming back !"

Black Bear Diner - Moreno Valley

★★★★☆ 3.8 (689) • $$

"I have been curious about this chain and since we were in the area, I made my family stop by here for lunch after my son's baseball game. This place is cute, you walk in to see a bunch of black bear themed merchandise. We got seated right away and were served by Yesenia. She was really nice and provided us with excellent service! Menus are newspapers so that was unique. The menu is pretty big and this restaurants has a lot to choose from. We ordered the Chicken Fried Steak, BBQ Pork Ribs, Open Faced Turkey Sandwich, Blueberry Pancakes, and Huckleberry lemonade to drink. First off, the portions here are HUGE! Every time Yesenia came by with a plate, all I could say was "whoa!" You definitely get your money's worth here, and I appreciate that especially now when everyone seems to be charging more and scrimping on portions. The huckleberry lemonade was good, but didn't taste anything super special. You get one refill, and I asked if I could have my refill in a takeaway cup so I could bring it home for my other kids to try. It comes garnished with blackberries, which is weird since a huckleberry looks like a blueberry. Everything was tasty, nothing really stood out as being bad. My favorite was the pancakes, they were thick and fluffy and oh so good! Cornbread was delish also. I liked my open faced turkey sandwich - it was like Thanksgiving yumminess in June. My hubby and son said the CF Steak and ribs were good, no complaints which is good since hubby is picky.The chicken tortilla soup had one cube of chicken so I wished there was more in there. Also I wished they had was fresh blueberries for the pancakes. They use blueberries like the canned ones you get in the Betty Crocker blueberry muffin box mix.Overall a great place for huge portions of good eats!"

Amy's Cafe

★★★★☆ 4 (438) • $$

"Best skillets in the area! Always spotted this cafe growing up but finally decided to give it a few try's. It's a cute little diner located in a motel parking lot. Lots of regulars come in and the service is always great. No complaints at all. A big fan of their skillets as 2/3 times I've been here they've been huge! It's such a large selection on their menus and reasonably priced too. I love adding the French toast as a side. Their French toast is really solid and everything I expect in a French toast. People in my party also love the dollar pancakes. Overall, this is a solid breakfast place with lots of variety and consistent service, I'll be coming back often"

Brandon's Diner

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (518) • $$

"Went for breakfast, with 3 others. No wait to be seated, server was really sweet and friendly and helped with menu options. Deducting one star because it didn't look very clean, there was a gnat pestering us the whole time, and we were seated in a booth where the paint was peeling. My husband had a breakfast burrito, it was huge! I had the huevos rancheros, it was pretty filling and tasty. The pancakes were surprisingly fluffy and delicious. Though it's not my first choice, I'd go back, the food was great!"

KRZY EGG HOUSE

★★★★☆ 4.1 (39)

"Wish we had more diners like this around. I miss the country vibe, feel good, homestyle restaurants! I was quite shocked there aren't enough reviews or photos to boost this local spot. It's quite sad to see people giving bad reviews for something silly like online ordering. From the moment we walked in we were welcomed with a smile even though they were really busy they sat us down immediately. The food is what you'd expect from a well organized diner, everything was cooked well and delicious."

Pepper Steak Restaurant

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (191) • $$

"Do not go to this restaurant if you want timely service. Even with the old owners; the friendly waitresses took a long time to bring the food I ordered. Now that ownership has changed; the old waitresses have been replaced by cold, emotionless waitresses who still take a huge amount of time to serve the dishes I ordered. I totally understand slow service when the place is busy; but the last 3 times I went here under the new ownership; I got my meal 15 minutes later after placing my order in a restaurant that had 6 other customers inside.The food quality also dropped. Dry patties, overcooked liver, and bland, forgettable side dishes have become the norm.Since the ownership change, this restaurant now focuses on Mexican food. I haven't ordered any-nor will I since I'm not going to return-but this place has made me see a pattern: Mexican restaurants are good for Mexican food; but when they try making dishes that aren't Mexican; they come up with terrible versions. I'd go somewhere else."

Fantastic Cafe

★★★☆☆ 3.2 (448) • $$

"Came during a busy rush but still managed to get our food within a good time. Super friendly staff and very involved. Nice music also if you're into that. If you eat in they'll bring your food to your table and always ask if you need more condiments."

J & J's Diner

★★★★☆ 3.8 (134) • $

"Great atmosphere, clean restaurant, amazing huge portions for an affordable price! The food is excellent and you'll get about 2-3 meals worth of food on one plate. The only meal you'll need all day. Excellent quick service as well. The veggie skillet with some jalopenos is my go-to order and my husband loves their country fried steak!"

J & M Family Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.9 (77) • $

"Quality and quantity of the food was great with outstanding service. Ambience reminds me of the old Bun Boy restaurants, open and friendly."

Denny's

★★☆☆☆ 2 (237) • $

"Great customer service food was good waitress was attentive. Even offered to add chorizo to my eggs I did not know Dennys's can do that. Overall great."

Cheliz

★★★★★ 4.5 (516) • $$

"The food is(fantastic staff verybeasant Not fancy butv it was a great meal Chicken masala with garlic nanbottlee soft drinkLa Third time for us herbalists cannot be beat adequate Parking very traditional Was fast presentation after ordering"

Farmer Boys

★★★☆☆ 2.5 (219) • $

"The food here is so good. They have some big juicy burgers, oh and the zucchini fries, onion rings and chili cheese fries are bomb. I love how they have many options to choose from. Restaurant is always clean. And the service is very nice and welcoming."

Molly's Cafe

★★★★☆ 3.7 (299) • $

"Today's pancake special was good. $9.95 for one pancake, 2 eggs, 2 bacon or 1 sausage. Coffee was extra. The pancake had something special in it. Not sure what it was, but it's not like any other I've had in recent memory.I had the pancake special at 12:30 pm for lunch. I ordered two eggs over medium and bacon well-done. The eggs and the bacon could have gone another 30 secs, but some people are pickier than I about slightly burnt food.The waitresses were attentive enough, checking on me a few times. I sat near the front of the restaurant where I could look outside and watch the traffic. The place has a 50's vibe.As I told a good friend, the place is great, so long as you don't judge it by the condition of the men's restroom. (See pics.)"

Hangar One Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (278) • $

"The pancakes were amazing. I also had the hash browns. I ordered a side of fruit and it tasted a bit off and sour. I was too shy to say anything. Either way, I'd return for the pancakes."

Pit Stop Diner

★★★★☆ 4 (61) • $$

"Had to stop in from a trip to Palm Springs for a medical procedure where I couldn't eat since yesterday afternoon. The Pit Stop provided the perfect solution with their bacon barbecue burger and their famous onion rings. They have yet to fail me in anything that I have ordered. The service is great and I'll will most likely be back again to try another dish! Sorry no photos this time, I was ravenous!"

Village Grille

★★★★☆ 3.5 (346) • $$

"Chill and friendly American joint in the Claremont Village area. They open at good hours with both Breakfast and Lunch options. Servers were attentive and nice, and it was clear that the locals loved them!Their French Toast was very nicely flavored and textured, and I liked the home-made taste of the omelette and fries. It is a pretty typical American diner though - and I wouldn't say it stands out too much aside from good service"