Kissner’s

My wife and I frequent this place often for breakfast and lunch. Eggs Benedict are my favorite and there aren’t many places to order it, and even fewer who make it properly. Fortunately kissners does not have that problem it always comes out perfect. For lunch you can’t pass on their cheeseburger, in my words it’s an old fashioned grease burger (in the best possible context) they appear to do things the same way they have since they were first opened. Hey why mess with a winning formula? My wife has something different every time we go and has yet to be disappointed. Definitely worth stopping in you won’t be disappointed!

I have eaten here since I was in high school. Kissers always has great service and friendly staff. The food has always been amazing. I have eaten at several «mom and pop» places and this is by far the best one I’ve ever eaten at! The prices also haven’t changed in the last 10 years! My wife and I make it a point to stop in here at least once every time we come home. They serve breakfast all day and I would say that breakfast is what they do best while everything else is very good, breakfast is the best.

The steak was poor quality cut and overcooked. The salmon was dry and my baked baked potato was burnt. Very disappointed.

Cute corner local bar/​restaurant. The woodwork bar takes you back in time, ultra high ceiling, old time wooden floor, high stools at the bar. Surprising there was no background music. My Filet was overly done, but you can’t expect much from a bar. My drink was good, the menu had more than you would expect. My first time here, so three stars is all I can muster. Will definitely be making a return trip for the limited offerings in town. This «downtown» has potential if a few more boutique shops decorate with outdoor lighting. Right now it’s just a sleepy town waiting to «wake up».

A wonderful concept! An historic place with an awesome bar plus breakfast lunch and dinner… Food very good and just a wonderful spot to visit if you are ever in Defiance…

Awesome local breakfast place. Good bloody Mary’s and service.
Full bar and breakfast served anytime. Homemade pies.

Was passing through town and looking for a local place to grab brunch. This was close to a coffee shop I had a meeting at later, so I decided to stop in. I had a great experience.
I sat at the bar with the locals & heard all about the local baseball rivalry. I love places like this with small town character!
I ordered the Grand Slam (hash browns, green peppers, onions, cheese, sausage gravy and eggs) because they serve breakfast all day. A huge portion for a great price!
This is a great local place to stop if you’re looking for some breakfast or a sandwich– they’ve also got dinner and a well-​stocked bar!
I would recommend checking this place out at least once!

Great local place. Breakfast is served all day and cheap! Home fries and omelets are very good. Turkey Ruben is a good lunch option or else whatever the lunch special of the day might be.
Service is fast and friendly.

We have eat at Kissners since the early 60s and have never had a bad meal. The best home fries any where. Then they are the Tom & Jerrys during the Holdays Yum !!!

Very cool bar!

I mostly stick to breakfast but the omelets are great and home fries terrific. Breakfast is served all day I believe and they also serve alcohol.

I don’t review many places, but I was very happily surprised by my stop here for lunch. I needed wifi and they had it, and I didn’t feel like going back out north to b-​dubs.
The chicken bacon club was awesome. Plump juicy grilled chicken breast, enough bacon cooked just right and fresh lettuce/​tomato when one would expect more of a white crunchy mater that would get left on the plate. Even the toast was just right, and obviously from fresh bread.
And the home fries! I asked first if they were «real» and the server got a big grin. «Why yes! They cut’m fresh and fry’m to order». So I had them add my peppers and onions, too.
There were 4 – 5 gals working the lunch crowd and were as nice as they could be.
As far as the other reviewer complaining about some gristle in his steak, c’mon, dude! You’re in Defiance, so don’t judge a small business like this on meat when they’d never be able to support a prime menu.

After checking in at my hotel in Defiance, OH, I asked the host to name the best restaurant in town. The first recommendation was Applebee’s — that should have been my first warning. I instead went with another of his suggestions, Kissner’s. it was a pretty cool old building with a really impressive bar. The restaurant has been around since the turn of last century. There were just a few people dining when I arrived at 7:30 on a Monday, I sat at the bar and received prompt service. The menu is what you might expect at a small, locally owned diner. Plenty of sandwiches, platters, and some entrees as well. I ordered a NY Strip cooked medium with mashed potatoes and gravy. It came with a salad too. The salad was fine, it tasted like it came out of a bag of Dole pre-​mixed salad. In fact, they served it with a single-​serve dressing packet. My steak was quite undercooked and had a fair amount of gristle. The potatoes were fine. Frankly, based on the food, this place deserved 2 stars. But given the limited number of choices in this town, I’m inclined to be more generous.