Avalon Diner

Great breakfast! There was a fairly long line on a Sunday morning but it moved pretty quickly. I had a scramble. It was eggs, cheese, ham, onions and bell peppers. It came with hash browns and a biscuit. The scramble was cooked well and had just enough of everything. Hash browns were also cooked nicely and were good. The biscuit was good but the bottom was overcooked. I also got a waffle because I love waffles and wanted to try one here. I was disappointed with the waffle. It was the thinnest waffle I have ever had… about the thickness of a pancake. Taste was just average for the waffle so I won’t order one of those again here. My hubby had your basic breakfast. Scrambled eggs, grits, bacon and 2 pancakes. Again eggs were cooked just right. Grits were good and not too runny. Bacon was really good. We both love bacon that is cooked to were it’s not limp. Pancakes were big but again just average. Better than the waffle though I thought. They gave you a big bottle of warm syrup which was really nice. The server was nice and did a good job but the poor lady was so busy with too many tables I think.
The place was clean and looked like an old timey diner. We will be back for breakfast. They have lots of parking too!

I can’t say anything bad about this place! Great food, great service. Can’t wait to come back and try lunch!

I come back about once a year for breakfast to remind myself of its mediocrity. The avocado turkey and swiss omelet is delicious as always but I get annoyed about the lack of attention. I don’t need to be slathered with attention but there should really never be an empty coffee cup sitting there for 10 minutes at the edge of a table waiting for a refill, and ultimately leaving without one. Service is average, whoever that guy was that was working the register this morning– why not try thanking people for coming in, we DO have a choice you know.

We were in town for a event and staying at a hotel not too far from this diner. It was a beautiful morning and a nice walk from the Crowne Plaza. We arrived and were told by the woman at the counter to grab a seat. Our waitress quickly took our drink order and allowed us a few moments to look at the menu. My aunt ordered the breakfast wrap with grits and I went with the super six omelet. Our food arrived quickly my Aunt wrap was STUFFED with bacon and eggs, she was only able to finish half of it. My 6 egg white omelet was filled with all kinds of fresh veggies and the ranchero sauce it was served with was excellent! The grits were nice and thick and creamy. We both enjoyed our meal. If we are ever in the area again we will stop here!

Food was great. Guy serving me pissed me off though three times. After one hour into my meeting with another professional he proceeds to tell me «I need the table for lunch buddy…» It was 9:07am? Then he makes comments each time he passes the table. Never in my life have I been treated this way in a restaurant. Honestly if I sat there for two hours and looked like a hobo, then yes, kick me out, but I had a professional meeting in suit and tie, and ate food, drank coffee, and he proceeds to berate me. I had half a mind to leave him no tip, but I left a decent tip because he still needs to feed his kids, but I won’t be back. I told the manager at front how upset I was too.

This is a great breakfast and lunch spot for real southern comfort food. Everthing on the menu tastes great, I’ve never been disappointed. My favorite thing on their menu is the biscuits and gravy!

I love me a good greasy spoon diner. They’ll probably get your order slightly wrong and they’ll almost definitely only be by your table twice (once to take your order and once to drop it and the ticket off), but the hash browns will be perfect, the milk will be ice cold, that bacon will be so crispy you forget what a disappointment soggy bacon can be, and all for less than $ 10 per person.
My favorite thing about going to Houston is getting to eat at neighborhood diners like this. I loved Avalon and will definitely be back next time we’re in the area.

Great food and very large portions. I LOVE their French Toast, I get it every time, even when I tell myself I’m going to try something new this time. There is almost always a wait and there’s not much waiting area so be prepared to stand around and pounce on the first table you see. The servers are fast and attentive but very busy, so make sure to ask for everything you need in one visit to keep a smooth experience. The ambiance is great but it’s like any other diner — very loud and busy. If you can appreciate the fast paced vintage nature, this is definitely the place for you.

The inside of this place is so retro. I had the sliders, strawberry milkshake and fried pickles. The food was surprisingly very good. I’d go here again, but it wouldn’t be my go-​to place for lunch or dinner; maybe breakfast though!
Overall, good place to chill and get breakfast with close friends/​family.

Man could Austin use a place like this! The real thing!

This is my favorite place to come to for breakfast. This home-​style diner is a popular spot for both seniors and young kids. Warning: the food is definitely not healthy, but it’s delicious. The reason I only give this classic restaurant 5 stars is because of the service you may receive here. Most of the employees have been working here for 20+ years and I feel they may have just stopped caring. I mean, it’s not like they’re going to lose their jobs. Sometimes the server is awesome and cheery, but other times it’s just terrible. Hit or miss.

Very nice old fashion Diner with excellent breakfast and nice atmosphere. Nice bar sitting area, nice service, excellently priced. Very good.

My review is based solely on lunch.
Apparently avalon diner is an institution since it’s been in houston for so long. I came for lunch and ordered their lunch grilled chicken breast with pineapple and a side of sweet potato. There was nothing spectacular about this meal. The grilled chicken breast looked like it was flattened and marinated in a salty sauce. I should have asked how the breast was cooked but there was no mention in the description that there was sauce so I assumed it to be plain. The pineapple chunks are not fresh, it’s pretty much from canned pineapple. The sweet potato is your standard ½ baked sweet potato. The only thing I surprisingly enjoyed was their cornbread. A tad dry but the flavor was good.
Service was lacking. The side salad that came with my entrée was a bit pathetic. It was served in a small soup bowl and the leaves were ice berg lettuce which is just nasty.
As I’ve heard, I’d stick to avalon diner as a breakfast go to and not anything else.

Avalon diner offers tasty breakfast and brunch for a fair price in a setting that reminds me of the 50s, or at least, pictures I’ve seen of the 50s.
I will say that the number of white folks at Avalon is ultra high — maybe because it’s so close to River Oaks? Anyway, it was something very noticeable.
I’ve been a few times and can vouch for the quality of the basics: the eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, biscuits, etc. are great. But this time, like the previous time, I got ambitious and ordered the Super «6» omelette off the healthy portion of the menu. The omelette is a six egg white omelette with bell peppers, mushrooms, and other veggies inside. It was way too watery with veggies that did not taste very good. I found myself not eating the vegetables and focusing on the egg whites, which were drenched.
The moral of the story is to stick to the basics at diners, and to not get too fancy. You can be sure I’ll be back, but it’ll just be two eggs over medium, some form of potato, and some enriched flour product.

YUM! I took my hubby there for breakfast on a Sunday so that we could have full bel bels when we were apartment hunting. It was extremely busy. We found two spots at the counter. The dude behind the counter, who has been there for ages, was totally cool and prompt. I have never had a bad experience here. The food is down home good and consistent.

Great place for a business breakfast. Food is good, coffee is both crappy and good, some of you will know what I mean. The service is excellent and the tables are clean.
I have never been here for anything other than breakfast and they do a great job. Bacon is cooked to be crispy but not hard. I am sort of odd and I am not always in the mood for breakfast food. You can have a club sandwich or a burger should you choose. The ladies who work there may make fun of you but no big deal.
On this, try a burger for breakfast, it cures a hangover pretty well.

Quick tips: The food is good, but the ambiance and service are lacking. The big breakfast is a good deal. Table service but first come-​first serve seating (a bit annoying considering there is no list or hostess and not efficient at all with 2 people at 4 tops and 3 people at 6 tops). My suggestion: share a big breakfast TO GO for a lazy and cost-​friendly weekend morning with someone special.
Food: The Big breakfast comes with a lot of options but I recommend the pancake for your bread option and sausage patty for your meat option. The Mexican eggs are also a good option and nicely spiced (comes with chorizo, tomato, onions and potatoes and side of salsa). One annoying point, coffee doesn’t come with real milk…
Service: I feel like if you are a regular (seems like a lot of regulars), you get good service, but to newcomers like us, our server was fairly brusque. Kept forgetting my toast even after requesting twice. I don’t feel like having to build credibility for decent service. However, big shout-​out to a wonderfully fun and jovial bus-​man (I think it was his birthday!). Prompt service and he had a huge smile on his face.
Ambiance: It’s a no frills diner. One of my plates were chipped. Basically a step above Waffle House ambiance with Buffalo Grille prices.

Avalon Diner is my spot for those morning when I wake up, open the fridge and see… nothing.
The diner — established in 1938 — is a highly cherished time capsule in the middle of River Oaks/​Upper Kirby. You’ll find vintage booth and counter seating, old posters, signs and b&w family photos on the wall, an old fashioned milkshake mixer behind the counter — and an approachable staff that moves fast during the morning rush.
I prefer to sit at the bar since seating turns over quickly. Order some coffee, breakfast — which is served all day, and don’t skip out on the hot and fluffy biscuits — and dessert. They also have made-​to-​order, hand-​squeezed lemonade and cold, soda fountain treats.
The milkshakes and malts are made with the delicious Blue Bell Ice Cream, but I don’t like how each individual scoop is pre-​packaged (by Blue Bell); that kinda takes away from its old skool diner charm.

This was a really cute 1950s diner. It’s nothing fancy and the menu is typical breakfast fare. We got here at 9:30 on Sunday and didn’t have to wait to be seated, by 10 there seemed to be a little bit of a wait.
The food was good and the service was very fast and efficient. Parking was also easy as there was ample spaces in the lot. If I were in the area I would definitely go back again.

OMG — I love this place !
It is perfect for the ‘morning after’. The staff is fantastic — old school style. I think that must have all worked here for years — you can tell that they are really a family. The food is typical ‘diner’ food — good and greasy, but not gross. I love a hamburger with a fried egg and they have the best — give it a try.
You will find a wide demographic of people from the area here. You could easily be seating next to the ‘who’s who of Houston’ or me — regardless everyone is friendly and genuinely glad to be there — customers and employees.