Penn Yan Diner

Small diner that has great food. It can get full and fairly tight quarters on a Saturday morning but I get here early to avoid the rush. Getting to see the cooks make the food is enjoyable. Definitely recommend this place.

What a great find!!
Beautiful homey little Diner right in the Village, with great food and most likely the best Eggs Benedict I have ever had!! The tavern ham they use has great flavor and make sure you the locals homemade hot sauce it has great flavor and medium heat.
And on top of all that Tabby and Violet you are the definition of awesome service and what service should be with a smile!!! Thank you and I'm looking forward to my next trip through Penn Yan.

We had the breakfast sandwich with home fries - real potatoes, not frozen. Breakfast was great. Coffee was very good. Excellent service and a great dining experience in this authentic retro diner!

Sunday 12/17/23 What a charming place! We ate at the bar and watched our meal being made. Everyone was smiling and so pleasant. Our breakfast portions were generous and delicious! Real ingredients used and obviously made with love. We will certainly be back! Thank you!

All the dishes we had were outstanding! The server was attentive as well. It's a retro diner as advertised and I thought it was well done and cozy. I would have taken a few pictures inside but it was a little too intrusive with all the patrons.

Got the Banana Crunch French Toast, food and service was excellent. There was a debate among the locals on what was better The Diner or The Wagner across the street, they’re both great but when I’m back out here the diner is my favorite!

A wonderful bit of old fashioned Americana right smack in the middle of the computer age! It was Sunday morning, we went in, they took my cell number and texted me when we could be served. We waited about 20 minutes. We sat at the end of the counter where all the cooking action takes place. You use your phone camera to snap the QR code and your menu appears on your phone! Pancakes, buckwheats, waffles, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, corned beef hash, hot coffee and decaf too! Lunch items, French onion soup. You want it, they got it in a 1925 dining car. It's a meal and a show all at once. Great buckwheat pancakes. If I lived in Penn Yan, I'd eat there every weekend! Great food and lots of nostalgia and just plain FUN!

Food was great and everyone working there was wonderful! We over ordered because we couldn't decide. She had "the Sean" which was 2 eggs, bacon, French toast and potatoes. Also ordered 1/2 order biscuits and gravy - sooooo good! He ordered the eggs Benedict with side order of 1 sweet cream pancake. Everything was delicious! We'll come back again.

They had gluten free bread they used to substitute eggs Benedict. The hollandaise was yum & the eggs cooked perfectly. Also a good serving of hollandaise! The gluten free bread was pretty good.

Their gluten free Belgian waffle with ice cream, ugh so good!!! A must try especially if you're Gluten intolerant.

Gluten free pancakes also were really good.

Sausage links were not best but not worst, bacon not best either. And home fries weren't really how most home fries are, needed more cooking.

Coffee was good!

Such a cute place BTW.

Staff were nice but they were understaffed both times so service a bit slower than other places. So if you're in a hurry, not sure how well it would go. Also they were very aware of gluten allergies.

Highly recommend!! It was packed both times FYI.

It’s rare to find a classic / oldschool diner with any plant-based options. Penn Yan diner had several vegan options, and I enjoyed a vegan Belgian waffle with a side of Beyond Sausage. It was phenomenal. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and our food came out so quickly. Very affordable too! Well worth the stop.

A small diner with terrific food, service and old time feel! We sat at the counter and had a Birds Eye view of the cooks! They do an amazing job in such a small place! July wife has a gluten allergy and they made sure they changed gloves before starting to cook her meal!

We stumbled across this wonderful diner while driving through Penn Yan to visit a Mennonite farm store. We were pleasantly surprised to find that this diner offers plentiful gluten-free options. My wife got the gluten-free pancakes and also a side of bacon. She loved both. I got the eggs benedict and black coffee and everything was great. There was a good many locals that made for interesting small-town people watching. The staff at the restaurant were very kind and very welcoming. The food also came out astoundingly quickly.

I am 6‘2“ tall and I will say that the door and the ceiling were rather low which made the place even more charming, although I did have to duck in order to walk into the establishment. The bathrooms were well-kept but tiny for such a tall man as myself. Not a bad thing just simply something to note.

Highly recommend! You definitely need to visit this place for breakfast or lunch if you’re driving through Penn Yan.

Great food, and super friendly staff. Well worth the stop. The only downside is that this place is SMALL. A lot of side stepping and squeezing through to get to our table and the restroom. Don't let it turn you off, though. Great diner.

Penn Yan Diner is a must stop. They have a rich history and excellent breakfast. It was great sitting at the old fashion breakfast bar and having biscuits and gravy with eggs over top. The cooks were great to talk to and it's a place where you always feel welcome.

Amazing! Ate outside, server Julie P. was outstanding. Perfect eggs benedict (and I'm fussy). Loved the plant based meat alternative!

This place was voted the best diner in NY State 2017 for a reason. Amazing food, friendly staff in a very quaint town. It was the best pancakes and corned beef harsh that we have ever eaten.

UNCLE GERRY'S TIP: Spend some time walking around this town. It is worth it.

They were very accommodating of my dietary restrictions. I'm gluten-free and vegan, and they fed me like a queen! It was so good we went twice during our long weekend. Highly recommend.

Small diner with a great atmosphere. My server was fantastic and very pleasant. Hands down the best sausage gravy I have ever had. The real maple syrup is worth the up charge on the French toast.

4/7/19
Finally talked some of my coworkers into coming here again. Still just as good. They had a locally produced hot sauce this time around, "Sudsy's Fearless." Great flavor with good heat. The sausage gravy is still on point!

Food was top-notch, service was very, very good. Those that work here really care about your meal being the best.
My wife ordered the Sausage Gravy Biscuits. I ordered the Grandpa Don. We shared the half order of the Sausage Gravy Biscuits. We were both pleasantly full when we were finished with our breakfast. Kudos to breakfast.

One of the best diners I've ever been to. The atmosphere is as classic as it gets, the staff is attentive and friendly beyond compare and the food is to die for. An easy recommend for anyone in the area!