The Pantry Modern Diner
The Pantry Modern Diner
3 syrups, plain, cinnamon, strawberry whipped butters
Spinach, mushroom, tomato, Swiss omelet
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Free cookies!!!
FOH Signage
a sign for the pantry modern diner
Spaghetti special
Waffle
Menu
Chicken noodle soup and a roast beef sub
Blah breakfast
Cod Melt with Sweet Potato Fries
Hash browns came with omelette
tacos
outside
A breakfast burrito
Spinach, Mushrooms, and Tomato Omelette
Eggs over easy and sausage sausage
Free biscuits!!!
Biscuits w/Strawberry Butter
Brioche French toasts
Seating
Fluffy buttermilk pancakes
White toast no butter
Julie D.
Dec 29, 2024
Let me start off by saying I wish we had one of these closer to Tampa! We came in for lunch yesterday and were seated immediately. Not even two minutes after sitting down we were served warm biscuits with a fruity butter. Usually when I go to a restaurant there are only one or two things I am interested in ordering for an entree. The menu at this restaurant had so much to choose from! I had at least 5 different entrees I wanted to pick. You can't get an open-face sandwich, steak stroganoff or Italian meatloaf just anywhere, so I was sure glad to see these on the menu. I ended up with the meatloaf which came with two hearty pieces. It was absolutely delicious. The serving sizes (both the meatloaf and the sides) were generous. My little one ordered chicken tenders and her dish came with two large pieces that were cooked perfectly and not over battered. To our surprise, we were also given cookies with our check! This was a nice little treat and totally unexpected.The service was prompt and our waiter was really nice and attentive.From the front of the restaurant (outside) it looked like it could be a small place but once inside it was actually a large restaurant. I did dig the modern design while still having a diner feel. I would most definitely return if we were ever in the area again.
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Brian F.
Mar 2, 2025
Nice place. The diner is, as the name promises, modern decor. I've eaten here twice and not been disappointed. There is a good variety of sandwiches and blue plate meals plus a strong breakfast menu. You could eat here for a month and always order something different. Their biscuits are excellent and the flavored butter are good too, if not a little gimmicky. Service has always been excellent. Recommend.
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Nadine C.
Nov 8, 2024
Food is good, reasonable prices for the most partAcoustics not so good. If it is crowed you can barely hear you conversations.Don't order the biscuits & Gravy, you will be disappointed by the price & size of your order.
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Heather L.
Jan 25, 2025
Great food and drinks lemonade, they are friendly and had a great time for dinner!! I recommend this place!!
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Angel C.
Nov 13, 2024
Typically we love the pantry. However, the food was just OK this time. The burger was editable, not much flavor. The biscuits were dry. Maybe it was just an off day...
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Cathryn G.
Jun 25, 2024
A great diner in Auburndale with friendly service and outstanding food, the Pantry Modern Diner has something for everyone in your group. The menu is large and they serve breakfast all day. Portions are substantial and service was fast and friendly. All meals are served with their homemade biscuits and strawberry/banana butter. We also received yummy snickerdoodle cookies before we left. I highly recommend it if you are in the area.
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Steven T.
May 23, 2023
Family food adventure X2 Breakfast once and Lunch the secondWe'll get with ambiance first, nice place clean, bathrooms could have used a bit of attention, but it's just what the name says Modern Diner, but nothing really special.We'll start with the time me, wifey & little one went for breakfast.Free biscuits to the table with two butters, nice touch!!!Our server seemed to be new because he could not answer any of our questions about the food and had to keep going away and coming back with the answer and then was running food in during his traveling as well.He was very nice, but not attentive at all as I had to flag him down anytime we needed refills.Our Little one got their usual pancakes with bacon: They were good my little one stated, they're just like IHOP, which means I could have paid way less for the same food, plus the pancakes were not that big either. The bacon was ok, but not crispy, like they cook a bunch and let it sit under a heat lamp. That works when the bacon is flying, but this batch was either pulled early or sat too long.My wife got the some kind of breakfast bowl and was not impressedI got the special, like I do!!! The special was a prime rib breakfast for 17$ and boy was I disappointed with the size cut I received, it was like a thin piece of fat with a little meat on it. The meat that was there was good, but it was definitely not worth the money and I would not order it again!!!The bill was close to 60$ with tip for 3 people, even with the special for me with the other food, drinks and tip that equates to 20$ a person and this breakfast was not worth that for us.Now for lunch as we wanted to give this place another try this time the 5 of us went and man we should have went somewhere else. They were very slow for a mid afternoon and the service was o.k. this time.I asked the server many questions and she did have most of the answers, but I when I was asking about certain foods she said things for almost every item I asked about that would make me not want to order any of them and that's hard for me b/c I love food and trying new foods as well!!!The family got some things first, as I didn't want them to wait for me to decide...The wife got a Turkey sandwich and again was not impressed and only ended up eating half b/c she did not like it that much.Our eldest got a French toast breakfast platter and the French toast looked like yellow egg on bread, they do not know how to make a nice caramelized/browned French toast. bacon was soft again and the only thing semi-enjoyed on the plate was an egg that was supposed to be medium, but was sunny side hard no drip from the yolk.The boy got the Teriyaki chicken that came with a salad: Salad was good, but the Teriyaki chicken was not enjoyed. The sauce didn't even seem cooked onto the steak. The rice was the base and the chicken was on top and it looked like they just squirted the Teriyaki sauce on top of everything. He loves Teriyaki anything, but he did not enjoy this. He did eat it to not waste the money at $15.99 for such a small plate, I appreciated that, what a champ!!!Our little one got the Teriyaki Steak and potato soup, again same as the chicken, it was assembled the same & was not enjoyed ended up not eating over half of it because she couldn't get past the bad Teriyaki taste.Sorry, but my kids have adventurous pallets and they know good from bad food.After a long period of time debating if I even wanted anything, I ended up getting a buffalo chicken wrap, who could mess that up and it's a simple ingredient list to wrap. I should have just saved my money, I just had a feeling, I took one bite of my wrap and found a hair, as shared by others.I didn't even say anything, I placed the hair on the side of the plate and then proceeded to open and inspect the rest of the wrap. I did not find any other hairs so I rewrapped the wrap, LOL and continued eating. I was not impressed chicken was hard, like it was over cooked by leaving it in the fryer too long and I did not enjoy it.For the 5 of us plus tip we spent $98, not good value for the money!!!We will continue to go to Big Tom's in Winter haven for our Diner Dining Delights. (Great food at Big Tom's check out my review on my page)This place is now crossed off of our list of places to go as after 2 chances and the cost associated with the quality of food, I think this will be an Auburndale town diner, until people realize they can go about 10 miles away to get way better food and service...at Big Tom's, plus the bill is usually $60 with drinks & tip for large portions of great food that satisfy our Family of 5!!!I have included the food pic's, except for the wrap not worth taking a picture of especially with the hair on the plate. I will say all of the food looked really good, but it was the Quality & Taste of the food that failed these dishes, certainly not made with Love!!!Stop in try for yourself, hopefully you will have a better experience!!!
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Jody Y.
Nov 14, 2024
From the biscuit with strawberry butter to start, with amazing meals in between, to the snickerdoodle cookie to go, every aspect of the Pantry was amazing. The staff was excellent, decor very appropriate and the food was really delicious!
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Dawn A.
Oct 11, 2023
I had the taco omelette and it was very good! Portions were great, especially for the price. They have desserts in a display up front and jellies for sale as well. There are other items on the menu that also look good. Service was great, I would definitely return.
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Shannon L.
Oct 10, 2024
Delicious food. Great service. Lots of seating and your typical diner. Try the cinnamon roll pancakes.
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