Tootsies Diner in Penticton

1960 Barnes St, Penticton, BC V2A 4C3, Canada

★★★★☆
(120 reviews)
Categories: Diner
Address
1960 Barnes St, Penticton, BC V2A 4C3, Canada
Plus Code
FCHH+78 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

Monday
7 AM–2 PM
Tuesday
7 AM–2 PM
Wednesday
7 AM–2 PM
Thursday
7 AM–2 PM
Friday
7 AM–2 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Coffee
Dining options
Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

4.3
★★★★☆
120 reviews

Most Mentioned

breakfast (16) retro (4) food and service (3) fluffy pancakes (2) cafe (2) oldies (2) ham (2) wall (2) area (2)
5 stars
75
4 stars
25
3 stars
9
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1 stars
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★★★★★
October 18, 2024

Great vibe in this 50's diner. Food was good with reasonable prices and large portions. Would definitely go again

★★★
October 1, 2024

1st time here, and what a cool spot! Food was good how ever cold 🥶 The waitress seems to have a chip on her shoulder, not friendly at all! Slow service and not attentive. Bad bad service!

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Lovely place with some fun tin signs. Nice people, food has a taste of freshness. Will go again if visiting the town in the future.

★★★★
July 30, 2024

Dropped into Tootsies early morning as we were heading back to Vancouver. Had the most amazing breakfasts. Very reasonable and a great place to spend time. We loved it there. Would absolutely recommend. We will be back next year when we return for our annual trip to Penticton. Thank you Tootsies.

★★★★★
June 20, 2024

Great food and prices, service a bit slow. Place is clean and fun oldies vibe. Easy free parking. Don't be turned off that it's in an industrial park it's part of the charm.

★★★★★
May 6, 2024

I ordered the truckers breakfast which came with a large, thick and juicy piece of ham. Eggs were cooked perfectly. A very enjoyable breakfast. Wait times can be a little long if the place is busy.

★★★★★
October 20, 2023

This place is truly a little gem in Penticton. The breakfast here is awesome. They have fluffy pancakes, eggs, Benedict, wonderful sausage, and bacon with toast and eggs. Plus I haven’t tried it yet, but they have great burgers here as well open 7 AM to 2 PM Monday to Friday. Definitely recommend this place.

★★★★★
June 29, 2023

Nice big fluffy pancakes! Awesome old school / classic diner feel. Cost me $12 for some enjoyable but super filling pancakes and a coffee. Service was welcoming and prompt. Would recommend this place if you’re in the area.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Clean, friendly, kinda 70s dinner vibe.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Best breakfast in Penticton

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

A blast into the past, walking into this incredible retro diner. Absolutely amazing service met with perfectly cooked eggs wish I could give more stars 12/10

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Great little diner, friendly service and great food..

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Love the retro look of this place.

★★★
July 22, 2024

Good food but takes about an hour unless your a local , 4 tables were in the diner when I walked in but still took almost an hour

★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Great old school dinner! Would definitely go back.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Wow cute clean amazing food and prices! Worth the time to find. Lunch speacil was cornbeef on rye and potato salad was huge like 1 1/2 of corn beef and amazing flavor!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Wonderful egg salad sandwiches!!!! Homestyle cooking, lower prices... Parking: All around their grassy area. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The food was good, the milkshake didnt suck, and overall it was a good place for lunch. Parking: Parking most abundant on street, however there is an attached parking lot.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

This is a great place! great food and wonderful staff !

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Delicious food I recommend Parking: Easy Kid-friendliness: Cater to them as well

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Took my 6yo there, she loved it. The food was great, tasty and pretty fast. It was not busy, like other 2 tables in use. Recommended for sure.

April 22, 2024

Locals only ..is what the sign should say. Overpriced, undercooked breakfast, very unfriendly service Small town b.s.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

The ham that goes with the breakfast is huge!! Great quality of food, great serving size, great price

★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Great people

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

What a great cafe diner Good atmosphere Friendly Very good food at gery good prices Nice oldies tunes!

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

I have no idea how the food is, as we waited almost an hour and our food still hadnt arrived. I understand kitchens get busy, but there was no communication from the waitress and she seemed to purposely avoid our area so we couldnt even inquire about the delay. We ended up just leaving as we ran out of time.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

If you want a small Diner experience with attention paid on good service this is your go-to

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very good eats, great service and vintage atmosphere.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

After the third time we got what we wanted

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great diner food at reasonable prices. Been coming here since it was Debbie:s. These guys did a good job carrying on the tradition.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Wonderful little diner with a 50s vibe. The food was delicious and the service was fast and friendly. I will definitely be back next time I am in Penticton. Parking: Plenty of parking available on the street and in parking lot.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good breakfast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Absolute Best Burger in town, made fresh every morning, cozy atmosphere, unbelievable price.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Nice

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Awesome breakfast and the decor was retro and amazing

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great place for breakfast or lunch. Like a good old fashioned diner. Great service and good coffee.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Always good for hearty breakfast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great little place a little hard to find, but that is OK

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great little place to eat

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I do love a diner & this one is pretty cool. A great menu, friendly staff & great wall hangings.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service, amazing food, the cutest 50s/60s style diner! Were from out of town but will probably make a special trip out to penticton just to come to this place :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I stopped here for a quick bite. Was a great greasy spoon experience. A throw back to the dinner experience. Even had a bunch of redone old cars upfront. Food was good for price point. Service was excellent. So many old school signs. Excellent place for a breakfast or lunch. They close at 2 pm. Place was busy. Obviously a local spot for food.

December 22, 2023

Awful experience. The waitress told us that our food was gonna be awhile because there was a few people in front of us. We said okay, but we didn t expect it to be an hour. She never checked on us once, just to drop off utensils that were wet and dirty and she said sorry for the stains I didn t dry them. . So unprofessional. My coffee cup was dirty as well. Then a family came in a half hour after we ordered and got their food before us. Thats when we decided to leave. The waitress was just very unprofessional and unsanitary.

December 22, 2023

I have to say Ive left a few reviews over the years but I have NEVER seen this type of unprofessional behavior in all my days. If I could leave a -5 star review I would. When you sit down and the waitress says what do you want? with a very negative tone almost like you shouldnt be there, then tells you its going to be at least an hour before you get food with a tone like she hates you being there..... well stick your very average tasting burger where you can imagine and Im outta here! Tootsies, do everyone a favor and CLOSE. You will never get a nickle out of me again. Lousy service, poor ownership/management. Just Close.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good little diner. Unfortunately, it is only open on week days.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great quality food and service Nice patio Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its a diner, true to its name. Lots of kitch on the walls and awesome music. Great menu. Excellent food. And wonderful service. Coffee is always coming around, another sign of a great diner. Prices are lower than they should, or could, be. Its a minute off the beaten path but well worth looking for.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Real freshly made food items. Definitely worth the trip, will go again for sure.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It is what it says on the sign. Solid little diner. Great portions, great prices. Thank you.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

All our meals were very good Reuben fries Reubens salad and bacon cheeses burger onion rings .. fabulous

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great little diner, with awesome retro decor. Great food and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent food and awesome service!

December 22, 2023

Food was good, but having to wait 20 minutes from when the first plate arrived at table, not good. Everyone was done eating by the time I received my meal. What was ordered all at the same time

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Went there for our first time on Saturday. We were so happy driving up for a new breakfast spot. It looked so good outside the building. Then we found out the hard way that they were closed.get your hours up on Google.

December 22, 2022

The food left a bad taste in my mouth and i feel like i just ate McDonalds. They sat me down and served me food at a dirty table.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Amazing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awwsome Food and Staff are all fantastic you must check it out. I will be back

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Open 700 to1400. CLOSED on weekends Slow when I was there over the lunch hour. Prices very reasonable...food good Seems the locals like this place...the seats were continuously being filled

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awesome home cooked food

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great burgers and fries but soooooo slow. Not a place for lunch break. Took over 45 mins to get our food, then had to rush eating because no one gets an hour and a half lunch break. Too bad

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great breakfast and service. I will definitely be back.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great comfort food!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Parking: Had great meal will return

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Giant homemade burgers and fabulous breakfasts. The best coffee in town too! Just a great place with a 50s diner vibe.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great home cooked meals. Unfortunately like all restaurants, help is wanted but the cost to live in Penticton makes it difficult to afford to live here

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food reasonable prices

★★
December 22, 2022

The food was mediocre at best, but the wait was unbearable. It took over and hour for our food, and she brought them out one at a time. The first person in our group was done eating by the time the toddler got their hotdog. I hope they can get more staff because this diner has potential.

December 22, 2022

This place is very cute and the staff nice. They have a sign in their door that says help wanted please be patient and while I understand it is hard to find staff at this time, the wait for food was ridiculous. I would not recommend coming here if you are on a time. It took over an hour to get poached eggs on toast, chicken fingers and a hot dog. Each meal was brought out one at a time and the first person was finished before the second person ever got their food. Once we got it the food was medicore and definitely not worth the wait. I love supporting local but Is skip this place and go to Dennys any day.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Oh my god this place was so good and the throw decor is so fun! Second time wasnt as good as the first. Will give it another try another day

★★
December 22, 2022

Good friendly service. Last time we went the meal my daughter & I had was horrible. Other times the food & service was really good. Parking: Lots of parking.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

I have been in Tootsies Diner, but I have never eaten there the working men say its a good place to eat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awesome food, friendly staff, quite reasonable prices, became a fan after coming once for breakfast sometime ago! Then when ever I can I stop by!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Long wait for food and/or drinks. Our meals were kind of basic greasy diner. Will go somewhere else next time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food and awesome staff. Who could ask for more?

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Vegetarian options: Great veggie omelette! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great friends too. A picture of our car was up the wall. 1963 Pontiac stratochief, but fell and the frame got broken. I am sure it will be put back up soon. Parking: Lots Food : 5/5 |

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Its a nice cozy diner. Breakfast is great here. I just wish they were open on the weekends...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Definitely a lower price point for the menu items. Good sized portion so as to not feel overwhelmed by whats on your plate. Super friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Ken and Wendy are awesome hosts and allow dining outside at picnic tables. Food is great . Nice retro theme to restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

You cannot get a better eggs Benny any where. Oh the people there are working in a very reduced hours, so I tend tip big.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Wow, great burgers, awesome service! The pictures are exactly what you get!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Was a great burger

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Its a great cafe/diner

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great service & burgers!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I found Tootsies on my last visit to Penticton. BEST FIND EVER Excellent food, Friendly staff, great decor and atmosphere. It will be my go to whenever in the area

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Our first time, wont be the last ,was crazy busy, one waitress who was running, my biscuits and gravy were cold so no charge for my tea, she did offer to send it back but wasnt cold cold so I was OK, cant wait to try those amazing looking burgers.