L & R Restaurant

My party of 4 arrived on Labor Day Monday morning and walked into a very large, open dining room with wood tables without tablecloths, wood floors, a metal ceiling, and large glass windows which made for a very noisy environment. It was very difficult to have a conversation. The service was slow possibly due to having what appeared to be only 2 waitresses. The food was OK, but nothing to write home about. My side order of bacon arrived on a small plate laying in a puddle of grease, so I had to blot it dry with a couple napkins. Prices were reasonable for what we got. Overall not a great experience. I will not be back.

Thanks but no thanks !! Wanted to try something different. What a difference ! Food was really nothing special and I felt really uncomfortable in there for some reason. Nope.

Spence and I headed down to one our favorite Geneva diners, The Captains Table, for lunch today but they were closed. After glancing around we saw that the L&R Diner was just across the street so we figured we would try it. Big mistake! When we went in, at 1PM on a Saturday, we were the only customers, which should have raised a red flag but, heck, we just wanted burgers… The waitress was prefunctory at best; not unpleasant but not very welcoming. I ordered a plain hamburger with just pickles and onions along with a side order of french fries and gravy. Spence ordered a bacon cheeseburger. When the food came out, my hamburger looked like a burned piece of wood (I had ordered it medium well, but…) and was topped with a slice of onion about an inch thick (which I had to slice up in order to make it fit on the burger). There were also two pickle chips (the menu said that burgers came with pickles but did not mention onions). The french fries with gravy looked good but, when I bit into them it was obvious that the gravy was not fresh (almost rancid). Spencer’s bacon cheeseburger was edible but only had 1 piece of bacon on it. He rated it well below a fast food burger. Mine was way overdone but I ate it and also those french fries that were not covered in gravy. All in all, a very bad lunch. The kicker came when I got the check. She had actually charged me 25 cents for the onion slice! So, in the future we will avoid this place.

had a table of 8 could not get refills on coffee, if you are a female forget it. they think flirting with the old men gets them more tips. we could barely get served. never go back.

We stopped by L&R for a quick breakfast while passing through Geneva on the way home to Rochester from Watkins Glen. The restaurant is open and spacious. The door to get in was a little confusing though, and it wasn’t just me (which it normally is) as we watched others approach what seemed like the entrance only to be locked out of the door. This seemed like a very mom and pop type of breakfast place, so I didn’t have something extravagant in mind to eat, I simply wanted eggs and potatoes. I got exactly what I wanted, my only issue was the slowness of service. I think it is a family that runs the restaurant, it seemed like one in the kitchen and two on the floor. But my food was served hot, was exactly what I ordered, and the price was very reasonable, around $ 9 for two people!

We came here for a quick breakfast on this Saturday as the prices are fair and we’ve had decent meals in previous years.
Today, the ho-​hum waitress took her sweet time to come back to take our order and never mentioned the special, which I would have gotten! Our friend got under cooked scrambled eggs, my girlfriend’s omelet with a couple added items was $ 7.65 and my western sandwich had a skin on the eggs from over-​cooking. Last visit.

We waited over an hour before our table got any food and then It came in drips and drabs instead of all at once. (To be fair, we had a large party.) The waitress seemed frustrated when someone asked for a cup of coffee they had been waiting for for 25 minutes. Food was decent. The waffles are Eggo though, go for something else.

Good service, standard diner food, large portions. Looks like a hole in the wall, and it kinda is, definitely a place for locals. Bring cash, as they don’t take cards. You don’t need a lot of cash, though, food is pretty cheap. Four of us spent less than 30 bucks on breakfast and left full.

Had the same experience as joe s. eggs were undercooked, sent them back and got some more undercooked eggs. Asked for them to cook them a little more and they were brought back pretty much the same but with an attitude. The rest of the food was pretty bad (tastes like they use old grease) and we left without finishing even though we were starving. Cheap, local and can’t understand why it’s still in business.
I will not go back!

Came by here Sunday morning after a wedding nearby. They took care of 14 of us like it was no big deal at all. They were sweet, split the check up w/​o us asking for it, and boy was it inexpensive.
I was a fan of the coffee, and the food was worth the price. ;)

No frills dining room, but man is the food great. I had the hot sausage and cheese omelette with home fries. It was excellent. Just like homemade. Usually home fries are dry and tasteless. These were excellent and the omelette was superb. Even the toast had the right amount of butter on it.
I don’t live here, but would definitely return if I get back this way.