Mel’s Diner

This place is old school local history. Go here. Save yourself the wait at the place down the street. Got the Haystack… hashbrowns, sausages, eggs, biscuits, all smothered in awesome sausage gravy, lots of gravy. LOTS!

Good food, quality service and the owner is always very friendly. The coffee isn’t the greatest, but then again, most aren’t here for the coffee. The portions are very generous — the haystack is the thing to order if you’re starving!

Is that one place down the street packed and don’t want to wait? Head to Mel’s Diner.
I’ve been looking for a place like this near where I live and boulder city is super close. Takes less time to drive there from Henderson than to drive across town.
Great hole-​in-​the-​wall diner. Good service, good food, and full cup of coffee. Also, good gravy. :)

Nice people and decent food the reviews seem to be a little more generous than warranted but nevertheless a good place for breakfast.

Lake Mojave omelette was out of this world! Fresh wheat toast (not frozen bread) and hash browns tasted like fresh cut, seasoned potatoes (not frozen taters). Best diner food I’ve ever had. Seriously — had to commend owners Greg and Martha. Congrats! And total bill was only $ 20 for 2 people.

Hubby & I picked out this place for breakfast on our road trip from Vegas to the Grand Canyon. We were immediately impressed because most of the food on the Vegas strip is pretty damn expensive and this place was cheap to reasonable.
I had the omelette with has browns & a biscuit. Loved my biscuit although it was lacking a golden brown color to it, it was a pale biscuit, my omelette was giant and amazing. I think I might have eaten my whole breakfast.
The coffee was alright, I don’t know what it was about Nevada but I couldn’t really find a good cup of coffee there during my visit. The only places that had good coffee were Starbucks and they charged more money than in NY and a place I discovered on my last day called the coffee bean which was also a chain. There was also a nice little place called the coffee cup where we also found pretty good coffee.
If you stay in Vegas and rent a car I would recommend taking a short drive to Boulder City for breakfast here and at the coffee cup.

Sandwiches!
I come here randomly but I love this place! Lots of great memories!
Typical diner fare, but their BLT is really fresh tasting! I’m kind of boring so I always just get the BLT.
A little heads up– This place can be a little slow.

We stopped at Mels Diner on our way to see the Hoover Dam. We got there about 9AM and had no trouble finding a parking spot right across the street.
The place was busy when we entered, the only table available was one in the back corner of the room, against 2 walls. It was only my wife and I so this was OK in terms of space, but somewhat odd looking at the wall.
Service was slow, but I attribute that to the number of folks in the restaurant at the time. All of the staff were multi-​tasking and hustling to get things done.
I had the western omelette and my wife had the Country Friend Steak. Both meals satisfied and filled us up. Coffee was good and they did a pretty good job of keeping the cups full.

If your on the road to a greasy spoon, Mel’s Diner would be the wrong fork to take. Mel’s Diner isn’t a greasy spoon. It is a charming restaurant that serves breakfast and sandwiches in a historical downtown Boulder City building dating back to 1931.
I have been spending a lot of time in Boulder City. Mostly hiking. The truth is that hikers pour money into the local economy. Before hiking the Arizona Hot Springs trail I was going to pour some of my money at Mel’s Diner.
Mel’s Diner is nothing like the TV show. It is a charming eatery that markets itself as being the oldest building in Boulder City. There were no obnoxious waitresses saying «Kiss my grits.» When I walked inside, the friendly hostess asked me where I preferred to sit. I chose the tables to the right over the counter stools to the left. I’d notice that the single people were dining at the counter stools where the families were dining at the tables.
A minute after being seated, the friendly hostess became the friendly waitress. She let me take my time ordering while she served me the coffee. Just like the majority of diner coffee, the taste was ok. When I looked at the menu, the majority of the choices were breakfast related. For example, there is a menu devoted to omelettes. This makes sense on account of the fact that Mel’s Diner closes at 3 ‘o’ clock. I’d order the sandwich that never has failed me: a B.L.T on sordough bread with seasoned fries. The B.L.T. passed my quality assurance test. When the bread collapses on a B.L.T. it fails the test. Not the case at Mel’s Diner. The sandwich and fries were quality food. Mel’s Diner was anything but a greasy spoon.
The friendly waitress was on top of the coffee refills. And most of all she did not rush me. I felt relaxed. The noise level was average. When I looked outside the window, I took in the downtown Boulder City streetlife. When I looked to the right I was looking at a small room of tables of red and white tablecloths that reminded me of a charming restaurant in a quaint village. And when I looked straight, I saw the counter stools. My prescription glasses were unnecessary to take in everything when the restaurant is small. This is the exact room that customers have been dining in since 1931.
If your on the road to having breakfast in a charming Boulder City restaurant, when you reach the traffic light where US 93 forks off from Nevada Way, keep straight on Nevada Way into the downtown business district. After Frank Rowe Park and Ash Street it will be on the left. The fact that Mel’s Diner has been around since 1931 is testimony that they are doing something right.

I went to Mel’s after my hike today to have some breakfast and get some coffee into my system.
I sat at one of the few empty seats at the counter. Everyone at the counter had a place mat that said «I Love Coffee» and had different shaped mugs on the mat. I had a placemat that said «Dallas Cowboys.» That’s going to be a LOT to overcome to get a good rating from me.
Given that, my server was right there with coffee and she gave me time to look at the menu. When she came back, I was ready and I ordered the Lake Mojave omelette with sausage, green chili, mushrooms, and pepper jack cheese. I had my choice of hash browns or something more healthy and the hash browns come with or without onions. I went all in and got the onions, too.
I took in the ambiance of Mel’s and the locals who were at the counter and before long, the server brought my omelette and toast. I did, however, have to flag down the other server to get some utensils. Evidently Cowboys and their fans eat with their hands.
Breakfast was very good. I had coffee refills quickly and the service was really good except for that small utensil thing.

Disgusting food!!!
The wife and I stopped by this place remembering how tasty the steak was like 3 years ago… Not this time! This so called steak tasted like liver, they should have put onions on top of it. The wife ate one piece and left the rest she ate the eggs and toast. I had a few pieces but it was way too over seasoned. The hasbrowns were not fresh, like they used to be. We decided: never again Mel’s

Hello Mel’s Diner on a Labor Day weekend! My friend suggested this place to eat. His suggestion is right! This place is good! We ordered the California Omelette and Country Chicken Fried Steak. The service and food were excellent. If your in the area visiting Hoover Dam, stop by this diner. Its a cozy diner!

Mel’s Diner Review dated for 6.8.13
Intro: We were looking for a place to eat on the way from Vegas to the grand canyon. We stumbled upon this place. This pace is as dinery as a diner can get.
Wood panelling, Check!
1950’s style wall décor, Check!
Very small dining area, Check!
1950’s style sign out front, Check!
It was kinda neat. The waitress was even perky and prompt.
Order 1 (mine) I ordered a chef salad. It was huge and I ate half in the diner and half on the road. Filled me up nicely. Had lots of meat.
Order 2 (sis) had a burger that was gluten free. The manager (I think he was the manager) accomodated very well she liked her burger a lot.
Order 3 (mom) salad. She liked it.
Service: Very good for a small town diner. The manager was accomodating to my sis’s gluten free needs and even showed her the seasoning bottle so she can verify the contents. She wanted breakfast type food but the seasoning had wheat based product in it so she declined and got a burger instead. Waitress was prompt as well.
Overall: recommended and I was suprized to see a small town diner that accomodated gluten free people.

Mel’s Diner in Boulder City is the best breakfast in Boulder! It is located in the oldest building in the city and the tiny diner is cozy and full of charm.
Mel’s is open daily for breakfast and lunch and offers customers yummy daily specials.
The diner serves excellent biscuits, gravy and omelettes-​nothin’ fancy, just yummy breakfast on your plate.
Next time you are in Boulder City be sure to stop in and try it out!

On our way to Hoover Dam, we used Unilocal to find a breakfast place. There’s a lot of Mel’s fans out there so we decided to give it a try. I ordered the breakfast burrito and it was packed with fluffy scrambled eggs, ham and cheese and it was simple but quite good. It was advertised to come with homemade Serrano salsa, however I am 99% sure it was Pace picante sauce. Looked and tasted exactly like it, I would’ve preferred a delicious homemade salsa. Oh well… still pretty good! My boyfriend ordered an omelet (can’t remember which). He loved it… the light fluffy eggs! I’m not quite sure what they do to make them so good! He also quite enjoyed the golden hash browns with onions cooked in them.
Staff was friendly, prices totally affordable, décor was basic, kind of small and tight inside so don’t go for the interior just go for a simple yummy breakfast.

I generally am not one to be negitive or to give a bad reveiw but all I can say is the place was in confusion and my sandwich had been setting on the shelf about 15 minutes — once I got it, it was cold. The waitress’s had no clue about who was who’s food. Very frustrating because I could see my sandwich waiting to be goiven to me… and once someone realized it was there, they had no clue who ordered it.
Whatever you do… don’t go to this place, it was horrible.

We stopped in here for lunch today. Upon entering we were greeted immediately and decided to sit at the counter.
Shortly after being seated I noticed a guy to our left get his credit card out and was ready to pay his bill and leave. It took him nearly 10 minutes to get anyone’s attention. Watching him being ignored made us feel a bit uncomfortable as well.
I ordered the cheese burger and fries my girlfriend ordered the blt.
Her order was finished and put out to be delivered to her. By the time a waitress got around to bringing it to her it was cold.
We never were given silverware and had to ask a neighbor at the counter if she could slide some of the other silverware over to us.
My cheeseburger was excellent, the fries were soso. The blt might have been good were it not cold.
The place seemed clean and the staff was friendly enough when they were around.
Their major problem is a major lack of attentiveness.

Stopped for breakfast on the way to Laughlin… great atmosphere, good food, low prices & outstanding service.
It’s really a four star place but I’m giving it 5 to offset the review by Erica D. who gave this place one star but thinks Starbucks and Target are worthy of 5 Star reviews.
Chicken Fried Steak and Breakfast Sandwiches we ordered were both good.
I would eat at Mel’s Diner again if passing through Boulder City.

Great diner food! When we arrived, there was a wait for a table, but the counter was open. Be aware, there is not much room at the counter. I am 5’8″ and my knees barely fit. And, if you have a belly, you might not fit at all! My breakfast was delicious (western omelette with green chili instead of onions) — and I believe it was the envy of my fellow counter eaters. My friend got 1 biscuit with gravy and it would have been two meals for me — very large biscuit! Service was great. The food can be a bit on the slow side if they are packed, but they do prepare your food in the order that orders are taken.

Mel’s is as charming as the the community that it operates in and just as old. From what I have read is that it is the longest operating business in BC.
Stopped in solo and took a seat at counter which is a rarity for me. The menu is small but is not short of tasty looking breakfast or lunch entrees. I ordered up a Mel’s Tasty Treat Omelette. It consisted of bacon, mushrooms, cheese, potatoes and hash brown. To drink I ordered coffee. Ella, my friendly waitress never let the cup below half full.
If you want to trick your mind into believing that you are not in the middle of the desert and want to embrace a small town feeling if only during the time it takes you to eat a cheap, great tasting meal… then Mel’s Diner is the place.