Review The Classic Diner - Virginia Beach

Blair Petersen

My daughter and I love this place! We’ve never had a bad experience with the food or staff! It’s refreshing to get away from the chain restaurants. It’s also nice being able to watch them make your food if you sit at the counter. The only problem we’ve ever had was the first time. My daughter (10) ordered an omelet and I (43) ordered French Toast. We were at the counter so the cook gave us our plates and he got them justifiably backwards! We still laugh about it every time we go.

Cami Barnes

Classic Dinner is a little hole in the wall type local place to eat.The Western omelet I had with home fries and a biscuit were really good! The service was pretty fast and our waitress was friendly. It was a fifties diner, older place, not very big. After we ate our waitress asked us nicely to leave because people were waiting on a table. If you're going to talk a while and catch up, maybe go somewhere else. They did have good food, fair prices and friendly service though!

Caren Coffy-McCormick

Great food! I eat out a lot. I often order eggs over medium. This is the only place to EVER get them exactly right!! My children ordered the burgers which were delicious. Cute atmosphere. Wait staff friendly and fast. Diner is small inside. Booths are small. Still HIGHLY recommend.

Matthew Adams

Hole in the wall diner with classic fair. Country steak and gravy was a great choice today. Food was delicious and prepared very quickly. Staff was amazingly attentive and kept the coffee filled. Definitely worth a visit if in the area.

D. Smith

This is a nice homely place with a diner style. It is a local spot where regulars go to eat. The service is always great. Very welcoming and it feels like you are eating a meal with family. The food is good home cooking. There is nothing more to add. If you want a home cooked meal, this is the place.

vanessa sandin

Those who read me know the fascination I have for mom and pop diners. This is one of my favorites. The treatment here from the first day I went is wonderful. It's like if I sat down to eat in the dining room of my house. And of course, the breakfasts are very good!!! I recommend it. Another hidden gem of Va beach!

JOHN GRIMES

Great family style atmosphere, good selection of comfort foods and staff was attentive. Dining area is small, so I don't recommend large parties. We came on a Sunday and it was a steady stream of customers. Overall, our two families (11 total) enjoyed our food and experience. Highly recommend it when you want a quick bite at a reasonable price.

Lisa Janko

We randomly picked this place to eat because my husband needed something to eat after his infusions. As soon as we open the door to go in it smells amazing then we were greeted with a friendly hello and offered menus. As me and my husband browse the menus, the The cooks seemed to be in sync and the place had a very clean appearance. Everything was amazing and we will definitely return. The price is very fair. And we had our food in less than 10 minutes .

GregVaBch T

11/04/23 Opens at 7am and it is what you would expect out of a breakfast and lunch place. You have booths, tables, and a bar to sit at in front of the grill. The staff is welcoming and attentive, small place so it would be strange if they were not. I got the hungry man breakfast for 13 bucks. 3 eggs toast, bacon, sausage, ham, and hash browns. The over easy and they got it right, the coffee was great. The lunch is probably going to be good also. If you have not tried this place it's time. Breakfast or lunch. I will update once I have had the lunch.

Annarose Longfellow

I went to visit my sister and she took me to this Diner. I walked in and it reminded me of the 50's-60 look. I loved it. It gets crowded but worth going for their food. We had cheese steak sandwich and fries... SOOOOO GOOD. When I visit again, I'd like to try their breakfast. The people were so kind, friendly. Our service was AWESOME along with the FOOD. If you haven't been here, go bc it's WORTH IT!! CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK AND EAT THERE.

Thomas Bessent

This is my first time visiting the restaurant a very Lively atmosphere, the food is hot with the arrangement great presentation the way it's laid out. Staff was very accommodating many good choices on the menu, the only concern that I have and I say this respectfully, management need to observe carefully they're flatware to make sure it's washed and sanitize thoroughly before it is placed on the table for use.

Juan Fernandez

You want the classic diner food and feel? Visit this place! The food was very good, and the service was great. Felt and smelled like diner!

Kien Tsoi

Amazing service with a smile! Great food! This place was popping! Super busy and the grill was cranking! Food was great and we missed the apple pie... they sold the last slice... it looked amazing with all the whipped cream on it too! The service was perfect and they checked on us and topped off our hot coffee and sweet teas. We will be back again!

Mike Crisostomo

Enjoyed the Chip Beef over Rye toast & eggs, coffee, and grits. EXCELLENT! Service GREAT! Very friendly place for beginning the morning..

Carly Wheeland

i’ve been coming to this place for a couple years now, it’s one of my favorite places to go. the service is amazing, the food is delicious, and i’ve not once had a bad experience eating here.

Run-A-Way Bill

Virginia Beach, Virginia - the “Classic Diner” is without-a-doubt, my BEST-EST VB eatery find in a long, long, long time! … the smiles were non-stop, the atmosphere is super-riffic, the staff of smile-riffic “Christy”, super-riffic “Dee” and grill-masters “Paul” & “Claudia” are a standard to emulate … I came for the “Chipped-Beef Challenge” & left with “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite everything - food, servers, customers & staff of smile-riffic pals … the “Classic Diner” counter seating option is my favorite (where I can watch the skills of the grill-masters in action), but table & booth seating also available … “Been There, Seen It, Done It” & will do it again … Thank You Very pARTy Much pARTy Pal Team! … todays “small” Route 66 Philly was enormous & tasty-riffic !!! BTW - the “Chipped-Beef” is the best I’ve eaten in Virginia Beach … quality & quantity for a FAIR smile-riffic price! … the only place where the servers to EARN a “Run-A-Way Bill” FAVORITE on my 1st visit 07.11.22

Drew Petzold

Classic Diner is located in the Providence Square Shopping Center. I heard about this place from a friend at work, so I decided to come out and try them as I'm always up to trying something new to me. My visit here was on February 16, 2020. When you see the place from the outside, it doesn't look like much with other places right next to it. However, once you come inside, you will notice it is a small place, but it definitely has the look and feel of a diner. It was busy, but not overly busy when we came in, so we were immediately seated. The table had ads on them as well, which is typical of a diner. This was in the morning, so we were here for breakfast. Within a moment or so, our server was at the table asking if we wanted something to drink and if we were ready to order. We weren't ready to order food yet since this was the first time visiting. When she came back with our drinks, we were then ready to order. I got the French Toast Deluxe with bacon and eggs. My mom got the House Omelet. A little under 10 minutes after ordering, our breakfast orders came to the table. They were nice and hot, including the eggs and bacon. The French Toast was very good, along with the bacon and eggs. My mom liked her omelet as well. Throughout the visit, even though it was busy, our server was very attentive as well. Overall, this was a very good first experience here. You don't get to see too many places in this area that have the feel of a diner. With great food and service, even though it's a bit further away from where I am in the city, I will definitely come back after the pandemic subsides. If you're looking for a good place with a diner feel in the area, you should definitely check this place out.

Christy Siepert

It's been a while since I was able to get in as they are always so busy. The cook was making all orders alone while cool as a cucumber. The service and quality of food is always outstanding and even short handed, they did not disappoint. Great job.

Josh Mannings

Our waiter was friendly and attentive, food was OK but seemed to be missing some flavor. Place is very small and coffee was watered down. Older crowd at this place which makes sense as it was recommended to me by an older gentleman. Likely my first and last visit.

Don Curtis

I've only been here a couple of times. The food is good. The price is reasonable. The staff is friendly. Great place for breakfast. A little small and Usually busy.

Dennis Bielinski

This is the spot. Breakfast (Steak & Eggs - Wow) Cant beat 'em Home made apple pie w/ice cream for desert, better than sliced bread.

EW Brookman

The quintessential diner.... I only have breakfast here..... Though the blueberry dump cake was amazing. Breakfast is always prepared to order, and it's just done right. There is no glitz or glam or wifi just real delicious food with real people serving. At times the place is busy and there isn't tons of seating.... It's a diner and a damn good one. Get there early, enjoy the ambiance, have a couple cups of coffee pay, at the register and come back tomorrow... Love'm.

Jeanne Wilkins

Great food, great people!. The food is made with love, every single dish. There is a passion for excellent home style cooking that just makes everything authentic and honest. With all the dining choices we have, this is my birthday pick and my go to spot. To be honest, its not just the food, its the staff. They will instantly make you feel like family. They are truly wonderful! -----25 May, 2015----- Hash Browns. They are more accurately called "home fries" and are impassible to resist. Favorite dish! -----25 May, 2015----- Best Potato Pancake ever, and my family is Scandinavian. You have to try it!

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Great food, Service and Prices. My fiance and I were looking for a new breakfast place and we found Classic diner. Needless to say we were instant fans of the place. The food tastes awesome, portions are on point, service is great and the prices are perfect. If there was one thing to complain about would be that the place is a little small and not a lot of tables but its almost what makes the diner so great. I almost hate giving this review because I want to keep this place as much of a secret as I can so we don't have to fight even bigger crowds.

K.milby

Great diner that my fiancé and I stumbled upon. This is our go-to place for great breakfast and service.

Dsweede

Down home cooking, local atmosphere. I came from a big breakfast, three square meals, mom cooked dinner and packed my lunch, kind of family. My extended family lives in New York where the Deli's and Diners match the character of the locals. Hampton Roads provides a number of Diners and Delis that desperately try to mimic the New York feel, with little to zero success other than a crowd of hungry, breakfast seekers tend to keep them afloat. I found Classic through a friend of mine and you will find me there every Sunday morning for breakfast. I've eaten there for lunch and dinner and the food is as good as I can remember the home cooked meals I grew up on with the NY twist in the uncanny local atmosphere. Classic Diner is my place to eat and catch up with the local regulars. It's not a 'top notch, formal place' it's a relaxed, 'we treat you like family' place, so don't expect big box restaurant, scripted service.

Jodi Register

I absolutely love this place. Great food, great service and great atmosphere. However, this place was extremely small and being a smaller person myself, I didn't even have anywhere to put my knees while sitting at the bar. We were smashed in to the wall. We went on a Sunday morning, so busy was a given, but try and come on a not so busy day cause you will wait forever otherwise. Really good food though!

Coxchiroctr

Love It!!!. I've only had breakfast here but I love it!!! Down home cooking and it's good!!!

Dr. J

What a treat to take my family there tonight! We had no complaints and the service was excellent. We will definitely be back!

Jakubek.scott

Birthday dinner with family. So far so good I am still sitting in the restaurant and can not be more pleased with the atmosphere the wait staff was friendly and the food has come out prompt I have gotten the classic hungry man special and can not be more pleased with how it tastes and looks. I definitely recommend this place the only thing that would make it better is doo wop music to make the classic diner experience complete.

Bob S

The 4 of us were looking for a breakfast joint in Va Beach. Classic Diner came up. Amazing. Chipped beef on toast, potato pancake, hash browns and omelettes. All were delicious. Highly recommended.

Sarah

Normaly good but this time not so much. Been to the place a few times and love it, always has great staff and food; however I came in a few weeks ago with my mom for dinner on a Thursday night and the service was horrible. The cook greeted us and took our drink order and brought us our drinks while the waitress stood around talking and playing on her cellphone, we were one of three tables so I expected her to be the first person to our table. She then came over and took our order, she did not introduce herself and did not seem personable at all. Our food was then brought out by the cook who then asked if we needed refills as the waitress never came back to ask if we would like more to drink. She also never came by to ask how our food was. The cook removed our dirty dishes from the table instead of the waitress. The waitress never brought a check or asked if we were ready for our bill as we sat at the table with no drinks and no food. I felt like the cook was my waitress more than my actual waitress. I was very disappointed in the service we received.

Ljane64

Breakfast. Service was terrible... do not go on a tues or thur....... poor service everytime... food cold an not cooked as ordered. had to ask for coffee from the cook... was it a busy time no no... maybe 4 customers there at the time... will not return on those days again ! not first time this waitress has given bad service

J.L. Bourne

Great traditional diner. Free coffee with meal on your first visit. Owner was in house and very eager to please his customers. Honestly, I felt like I was back in the those grand past decades of politeness with the service here.

Herb

Addictive Eats !. This was an enjoyable experience owner and staff were very friendly and curtious. The food was down home cooking at its best,the prices were reasonable portions were large. I see me visiting on a regular

Katherine Heimsch

Yumm. We tried the diner for a Saturday morning breakfast. There was no wait time. The food was delicious. I had the omelet with cheddar, spinach, and mushrooms with rye toast and a potato pancake. BY FAR the best part of breakfast was that potato pancake...they were not afraid to use seasoning, and although I was anxious about the batter recipe (as opposed to the shredded n pressed version), it still tasted like mom's cooking. He had the "hungry man's breakfast" platter with 3 types of meat and potatoes. The potatoes could have been a little darker, but overall the meal was satisfying. Strong coffee. Not skimpy on the portions. Could have done without the FOX news playing on the TV, but otherwise no complaints. Total $25 with tip.

HaikuReview

Family business - Where everyone knows your name - True neighborhood gem!

Kerry Lilley Moulton

Not for us. Blackened burnt breakfast potatos, sticky tables, not worth the money spent

Jason S

AWESOME find in our neighborhood! Great place for breakfast on a Sunday morning. The food was fantastic and the service was EXCELLENT! They even kept my coffee full all the time, which is a rarity nowadays I think. Try it! You won't be disappointed!

Cyndi Anderson

Awesome family owned diner. Husband special made the Finnish pancakes for us and they were delicious! Coffee was on the house for us newbees. Fed 2 adults and 1 child for $20. We'll definitely return on our next vaca to VA Beach.

Michael Neville

Very good and reasonably priced. :) service was nice, and the theme was pretty cute

Kneecoalxo

WONDERFUL. Great service everytime. Dee is amazing and Alex is always so happy! Great food, and competitive pricing. Cheaper than Ihop or any other breakfast joint in the area AND you get an at home feel.

David R

The banana nut pancakes are fantastic. The coffee was on the house my first visit! I'll come back

Roxane Mitchell

Very good breakfast, service was great and loved the little town diner kind of ambiance.. Will be back for sure!

Msdial1709

What a Gem. Tucked away in Providence Square, a little hard to notice but well worth the effort. We have not had a breakfast in Hampton Roads to equal the offerings here.

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Tina W

Great food, excellent service, VERY friendly!! The owner even came over to greet us!! Would definitely recommend! :)

CG Miller

Good for breakfast. I have eaten here several times. I have not chosen to try lunch. the proces are a little high ($8 for 2 eggs, Bcn, Hash Brns and toast) but I don't want to settle for McD, Waffle Town or Ihop. Eggs and bacon are great. Hash browns are plentiful but not tasty. Service is very good.

Mr Merrill

Great place !. Owners were great,very friendly.food was out of this world,most enjoyable experience,looking forward to revisit when i return to virginia.

HungryInVB

I like it but.... Service & food are good but the prices are a bit high in my opinion.

Chele_rene

You ever just want really good food at some little joint? Classic Diner in the Providence Square shopping center is that joint. Some of the best food I have ever had has been served to me by real people at real places. No pretense, no flair ... just real