Village Grill - Claremont, California

Steph C.

Good diner with extremely friendly staff. Everyone here was all smiles and kind.

We ordered a hash with eggs and hash browns, and a bowl of chili with hash browns. Everything was good and it made for a hearty lunch.

Daniel J.

Best breakfast we have had in Claremont, by a long shot. Service and atmosphere was nice as well. Portions were big and prices were fair.

Do W.

(Copied this to the top as this is what matters, not Sierras attitude) Despite her, the breakfast was fantastic, good sized portions , blueberry pancakes filled with berries, great chicken fried steak, eggs, will definitely go back maybe she'll smile next time, or, maybe she'll move on to a job at the post office where those people tend to work. I gave service 4 stars BECAUSE of one person, Sierra. I don't know what was wrong in her day but if you let her she will ruinn your breakfast with her her obvious disdain for the clientele and her job. She did it to us 4 times, we watched her do it to a man picking up a to go order who has the nerve to all for butter and syrup, we sat at the counter, which when we first got there they said, "the counter is open seating" but the only seat was by the door and it was cold so we decided to wait the 10 mins for a booth. We were the only ones waiting at this time. Then some people got up at the far end of the counter away from the door and smiling Sierra has stepped up to the counter and we asked if we could take those seats at the counter and take our name off the wait. She said, no, you can't, you have to wait ..... So, Sierra, since I'm guessing you will either read this or be shown it, my wife and I are 20 year private chefs and have been in service for a long time. I immediately went to to the next LOVELY lady that came behind the counter and asked can we, sit, counter, name off wait list, she says "yes, of course, please help yourself". Then Sierra comes around sees us sitting there and just glares. We tried to engage her, cheer her up, after she was rude to the people sitting next to us we heard her say 'i moved here from NY when I was 12", I'm from NY, grew up there and I KNOW how rude NY'ers can be. But your in service, and you either pool tips or your stupid because that behavior will affect your tips, period. She came around and I said to her in my best NYorker accent "did I hear you say your from NY"? She turns and as she walks away said "no, I'm from Arizona. " My wife and I have had to fire many people over the years and we were having a conversation about "leave your problems at home or stay home with them, don't bring them to work". Right as she came back over and was getting some things from under the counter. I know she heard us and she knew we meant her, she in no way tried to hide it .
My advice, let her read this and send her home with a warning . If this was our staff I would be so embarrassed if a heard they misbehaved this way, I would send them home. She should be in the back washing dishes not up with guests, she can let her anger out on dirty dishes. It's not fair to the ABSOLUTELY GREAT STAFF YOU HAVE THERE TO SUFFER ON THEIR TIPS FOR ONE BAD APPLE.
Despite her, the breakfast was fantastic, good sized portions , blueberry pancakes filled with berries, great chicken fried steak, eggs, will definitely go back maybe she'll smile next time, or, maybe she'll move in to a job at the post office where those people tend to work.
PS, we spent $54, $70 with tip. All this and she WASN'T EVEN OUR SERVER.

Jr A.

Good food at reasonable prices. Great spot for breakfast or lunch. Very friendly people and a cool interior with lots of classic pictures.

SRubio

Village Grill was great, service was awesome, our waitress and other staff were very kind & attentive. It's such a cute diner decorated with 60's & 70's memorable. I ordered the California Burger w/ chili cheese french fries. My husband ordered the double bacon cheeseburger w/ curly fries. It was great👏

Julius ?. V.

I arrived for Sunday brunch. The place was very busy but we were seated within 20 minutes of our arrival. We ordered their breakfast combos and the food was typical diner fare, satisfying and reasonably priced. The service was very uneven. The food was served fairly quickly but the waitress that waited on us was not friendly, did not check on our table after we received our orders, and did not refill our beverages despite a request to refill. We also waited 10 minutes for our bill to be run. The waitress did not look like she wanted to be there.

I would possibly return if the service/wait staff improved.

Rich G. (. A. G.

Location: Good, Parking:Street, Service: Decent, Price for food received: Average. Military Discount: No, Overall: First time try and the place is small but did have a decent crowd. Two ladies who were servers were able to handle most of the orders with ease and check and refill coffee without asking. Food came out pretty quick and had a good taste. So yes I would come back again and try more meals. This a breakfast and lunch restaurant and closes by 3pm. As for my review...today 4 Stars...

Susan P.

Old-fashioned diner experience - complete with a retro atmosphere. Did not care for our waitress, but everyone could have a bad day - so not reflected in the score. Took some visiting girls from Japan and they loved it!