Beach Diner

I love the location on Atlantic Blvd and this one is great also. I like how bright and sunny it is. The eggs on the Bayou and the shrimp crab omelette are very good. If you’re not up to seafood in the morning it’s all good. I am not usually a fan of home fries but they make sure they are crispy on the outside. Their pancakes are so fluffy and good you do not need much syrup. The wait staff is always on point. I have never gotten past breakfast so cannot comment on their lunch.

40 minute wait? Totally worth it.
Walked in on a busy Sunday morning. While the wait was going to be long, the only other choice available was to drive to Jax beach. I read the few magazines while waiting, watched the start to the Tottenham/​Manchester City match, then our names were called!
Right away, we were helped by a lovely gentleman that grabbed our drinks for us and was even sweet enough to make my adult friend (or so she claims) a hot chocolate. The menu was stacked with options, so we ended up ordering four meals for three people.
I ordered The Bayou (double with two eggs), which was a delicious twist on a classic eggs benedict. In addition to the classic, The Bayou came with Bacon AND Crab. This was like the SurfnTurf of the breakfast world. The eggs were perfect. Normally, I don’t enjoy my bacon crispy but it was an incredible addition to the texture of the dish. The crab was hearty and delightful, as well, with no funk to it at all. The home fries were dark golden and crispy on the exterior and nice and fluffy on the inside. Then I went and committed a cardinal sin and added hot sauce to what was already an amazing dish – and it was everything I could have ever hoped and dreamed for at 11:30 am on a Sunday.
The others ordered a classic benedict, chicken salad sandwich, and a breakfast burrito. All were happy with their picks, too. I ended up eating half of the breakfast burrito in addition to my Eggs Bayou, despite the large portion size, and it was just as good as the ones I make at home. (In case you’re wondering, I make really dankalicious breakfast burritos)
The waitress was efficient and friendly. She was able to bring us items before we even asked for them. She must know that three mid-​twenty-​somethings (and my father) are unable to eat potatoes without dipping them into ranch (or in my case, hot sauce.– Did I mention that they keep three kinds of hot sauce on each table? Yeah, I was stoked to have the choices).
Overall, this place was great. Maybe even worth the drive up from Vilano Beach… =)

Very good food. Great prices. The grits are excellent and the eggs bayou outstanding.

Best breakfast in Jacksonville. Waitresses treat you like family. Best egg white omelette I’ve ever had, very thick and fluffy. There’s a skill to thick egg white omelettes, that I’ve yet to master. (Sshh, here’s the secret, Asked how they made it, if they used milk and they said no, they whisk their eggs in the pan).
Grits are good too, perfect texture (not too soupy or hard), I love the crusty edges.
Wheat bread is delicious and thick, if you ask them they will butter it.
Salsa is the best! I wish they would sell it.

Absolutely love this place! It is located in a little shopping center on a1a. We were staying at the Sawgrass Marriott 1 mile away, and the breakfast there are expensive and not that good. So we found the beach diner and absolutely loved it. We went here every single morning. I highly recommend the cheese grits!

Poor breakfast even corner bakery has much better breakfast. I do not recommend breakfast here.

Beaches is a great place to eat lunch and breakfast.?the food and the service is great. Their priced are reasonable. We. will be back soon.

Excellent service, great food. Pet friendly. Outside seating, very nice place, would stop again.

Friendly staff, quick service and great food keeps us coming back. The kids love the chocolate chip pancakes and the blueberry pancakes. The portion sizes are huge and it fills them up for a while especially when we have a full day of activities! The sandwiches are fresh and filling too!

Brought Mom here on a Wednesday morn. She got the French toast; 2 large pieces and very good. My order was a problem. Scrambled eggs with choice of mild or spicy sausages. I chose the mild as I’ve issues with spicy. Eggs were fine. Sausage however was spicy hot. One bite and I was done for. Everyone makes mistakes, of course, but when I complained, waitress Hannah told me, «we were out of mild, so we gave you the spicy. «That’s a true quote! Shocked, I asked to see the manager. She came over, I explained, and she told me,“They’re not that spicy to me, but I like spicy food. «That’s another true quote. So, a rough experience at Beach Diner. Made worse by 1) not one smile on any staff person and 2) they charged me for my very unsatisfactory meal, deducting only $ 2. for the spicy sausage.
There are better and friendlier options in PVB.

I had a great brunch today! We immediately sat down and were helped. The staff was friendly and the food was great. The eggs were exactly as ordered, over-​medium. Probably the first time in my life that has ever happened. I asked for cheese on my grits and was given cheese grits and cheese for my plain grits. The breakfast/​country potatoes were dry and I kept forgetting to ask for ketchup. That was probably the worst part. The price is right and the atmosphere is too.

The name explains what there are. The beach dinner is a beach/​yacht club themed dinner. It’s a big place for locals looking for a god breakfast or lunch.

Great food. Great service. This is our go to breakfast spot!
Fresh crab and shrimp Benedict and omelets are a must try.
If you are visiting on Sunday, make sure you get there early (before the church crowd gets out) or be prepared to wait a bit.
Outdoor seating is available and nice in season.

Going to start this review APOLOGIZING. there will be NO PICTURES.
We had one guest almost 45mins late (she is 85/​drives herself/​so it is a given a HALL PASS) anyways because of that when the food came it was full on starving mode and pictures lost to the WAR CRY of OUR BELLIES. Had I not been sitting there eyeballing all the meals coming out and changing my mind 100 time. THERE WOULD OF BEEN PICS. maybe ;-)
I had the Salmon Special Sandwich (Smoked Salmon, Wasabi Cream Cheese, and Avocado on Toasted Marble Rye) I added sprouts. Since it was breakfast time and I seriously dislike morning food choices I was so FREAK’n HAPPY to be able to order off the Lunch menu. But BD has some of the VERY BEST Home Fries around, I went w/​those as they NEVER DISAPPOINT for my side. I was so was glad I did. yum yum yum dipped in datil hot sauce) It was one of the best sandwiches I had had out in some time. Loaded w/​smoke salmon. Smothered w/​ripe rich yummy creamy slices of Avocado. I wish it had had more of the wasabi cream cheese, but now knowing what I know I would ask for extra. Adding the sprouts gave it the earthy crunch I love to find, and next time I may see if they have Arugula; as that would take it over the top as well for me.
I could only eat half so I packed up the rest to bring home. I did do a squirt of lemon on the avocado side (not wanting brown harsh avocado later) Yes, this made one half of the sandwich soggy but when life gives you soggy bread pull out a box of Wheat Thins or a box of Triscuits and you have a cracker sandwich party. NOTHING FROM THAT MEAL WENT TO WASTE!
The other two dishes were Western Omelet and a Cheese Omelet they looked good and every bit of them were eaten as well. So, I am giving those dishes a YAY as well as they seemed to be enjoyed.
So if you want to enjoy the BEST Home Fries and like Smoked Salmon. I say make your way to Beach Diner and ENJOY.

I will start by saying that the food here is decent, but the menu seemed to exaggerate the greatness of their food. The food here isn’t bad, but it’s definitely missing something.

Came here twice for breakfast in one morning… great eggs benny and coffee and fruit and have wifi– so came early without the kids, ate, worked a bit and then went to get the and came back. They had a nice bright atmosphere, great selection of special breakfasts and very good. Quick, clean, I’ll be back again.

I usually go to the beach diner location in San Marco and love it however, I did not like this location. The same breakfast burrito I usually get was not as fresh tasting. The overall location seemed very dirty to me. The bathroom was disgusting and the overall restaurant floor was not much better. It is so odd because I thought this location would be just as nice if not nicer based on the area but that is not the case. I highly suggest this restaurant get better management or it will give a bad name to the other beach diners !

We had been up since 5:00 AM for our flight to Florida so we were very hungry when we got here. At 11:30 AM on a Tuesday morning there were only 3 seats at the counter which we quickly agreed to. The staff was super friendly and we were given menus and settings and water right away.
Ordered the Eggs benedict, Bayou Benedict and the waffle. Service was fast and the eggs were perfectly poached. The sauce was great and mine was loaded with crab. The side of home fries were good with onions and peppers throughout.
We left very happy and satisfied.

My cousin lives nearby so we popped in for a late breakfast. It was super busy and were told the wait was about 20 minutes, it went much faster though.
Inside and outside seating areas available.
I had eggs Benedict, they were tasty, one egg was a little over cooked but the other was perfect. Hollandaise sauce was really good. The deep fried ‘home fries’ were crispy and piping hot.
The coffee was blah
My cousin had a veggie omelet with Swiss and cheddar cheese. It was a big portion that came with chunky salsa on top as well as home fries and toast.
Service was a little slow, I know it was busy but it was still a longer wait for service and food than it should have been.

Great place for diner food. I went there with my brother for a quick lunch. I had the bagel and lox sandwich. The lox was piled high and the bagel was very fresh and delicious. Our waitress, Pat, was great and took very good care of us.
The menu is very large and the prices are affordable. When I am in Jacksonville again I will go back to Beach Diner for sure.