Donut Diner in Welland

947 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M5, Canada

★★★★☆
(265 reviews)
Categories: Breakfast restaurant Diner Hamburger restaurant Hot dog restaurant Lunch restaurant Pancake restaurant Sandwich shop Steak house

About

BEST FOOD IN TOWN 60’s Diner atmosphere, customer focused and well established. Delicious home cooked meals with great prices! All orders prepared to your liking. Always happy to serve and please you, come and enjoy!

Address
947 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M5, Canada
Plus Code
2PCX+XV Welland, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
8 AM–3 PM
Tuesday
8 AM–3 PM
Wednesday
8 AM–3 PM
Thursday
8 AM–3 PM
Friday
8 AM–3 PM
Saturday
8 AM–3 PM
Sunday
8 AM–3 PM

Services

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

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$Donut Diner
947 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M5, Canada

Reviews

4.0
★★★★☆
265 reviews

Most Mentioned

prices (27) home fries (11) eggs benedict (6) bacon (6) table (5) donuts (4) pay (4) hash browns (4) breakfast wrap (2) retro (2)
5 stars
126
4 stars
71
3 stars
38
2 stars
7
1 stars
23
★★★
August 14, 2024

Had breakfast there today.. no menu options with no meat (I don't eat breakfast meats) and they will tell you they can do any with no meat but they don't tell you, you still pay the same price.. likely will not return

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

Food is a bit on the salty side, but it is very good. Atmosphere of an old school diner and staff are very friendly

★★★★★
April 30, 2024

Ordered breakfast from here twice now on Skip. Hasn’t disappointed me yet. Portions are good and so is the food. Found my new breakfast place.

★★★★★
September 24, 2023

Easily my favourite breakfast spot in Welland. The way in which you order is a little different, in that you have to order before you sit down, but the food is amazing. Absolutely the best home fries in Niagara. They are perfectly seasoned and crispy. The portions and price are both on point, and the doughnuts and muffins are an nice treat to grab for later.

★★★★★
September 4, 2023

Me and my partner came here for breakfast and the food was really good. Reasonably priced. Fast service. The server was so sweet, she seemed to be working alone while we were there and she was just fantastic. A comfy spot for breakfast.

★★★★★
April 2, 2023

Great service, delicious food!

★★★★
November 3, 2018

Good breakfast and excellent service. I definitely recommend this place if you're visiting the welland area.

★★★★★
May 20, 2018

Had a great breakfast . THE food was very good and not greasy. You get a good helping and the price was very good both my wife and I had full breakfast with drinks and was under 20$. The menu is easy . The staff was friendly and the place was clean. It's a shared parking lot so when busy it can be hard to get a spot. Highly recommended!

Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Why settle for the rest when you can have the best Breakfast in Welland and the home fries are spectacular!!!!! Price is very reasonable!!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Almost everything is good here. Not busy which was actually good. Would just like the music a little louder there. Kid-friendliness: It s kid-friendly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

Grate service tasty food,and very nice soups

★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Quality friendly quick service

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Always great food and service.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

One of the best breakfast wraps Ive ever had in my life

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I wish they would play some quiet music while you dine

December 23, 2023

Ordered on UberEats and there was a big piece of plastic in my roast beef poutine and the steak sub was so tough I could barely eat it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Such a great little place. We really enjoyed the food and the 50 s flare. Felt like we went back in time for a bit. The staff was very friendly and the food was absolutely delicious!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I have eaten here many times and every time the food has been great. The prices are fair, the portions are hearty, and the wait isnt too bad outside of holidays. The diner lends itself toward an 80s highway diner feel and is in a great location.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Excellent breakfast and sandwiches

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Love this place been going for over 15 years with my family had breakfast there today and was nothing but great keep up the great work it s good to see one of the old on a diner still kicking around you always have my business Parking: Parking is great no issues

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Had the breakfast wrap with home fries and it was delicious! Definitely coming again in the near future!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good food, and quick Service. Food

December 23, 2023

Horrible service, horrible food, disgusting seating area, mops and buckets left in the dining room, filthy walls, dirty greasy food, hurry up and close before you ruin the nostalgia of Donut Diner

December 23, 2023

I went to the donut diner to get some donuts for a family visit. Apparently they dont have donuts on Sunday. The donut diner doesnt have donuts.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

cant get over how good the breakfast is here. and finally a place that has good sized portions for the cost. had the breakfast poutine this morning and smelled and tasted like pure heaven.

December 23, 2023

First they are complaining about losing business not making enough money to keep it open ,so why are they closing restaurant before advertise closing time, I guess nobody wants to work these days but they want to you get rich quickly.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The food is amazing and the service is amazing.

December 23, 2023

Worst restaurant I ve ever been to Came in with my son this morning and never will be returning. Bugs. Dirty environment. Not clean at all Food was absolutely putrid and miserable staff. Do not go here !!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great breakfast!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Eggs benedict was fantastic! Friendly and accommodating staff! Delicious sweets!

December 23, 2022

Coffee is great....all ketchup containers empty on all tables customers going from table to table to find some. Girl behind the counter said they ran out....hmmm its Saturday morning and you have nothing and no one knew of this the day prior. Food is ok the staff seem unorganized when they bring food to tables of where it actually belongs....

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

My favourite place for breakfast! Love all the food but def come for the hash browns

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great breakfast and amazing date squares

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Fast and delicous

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

This isnt my first time ordering from Donut Diner. I usually do it through Uber Eats to enjoy in the comfort of my own home. Every time the breakfast is consistently delicious. I LOVE THEIR HASHBROWNS. I have ordered from other breakfast places and find that their orders can be hit and miss. I am never disappointed with Donut Diner and Id recommend to everyone. Great breakfast at a decent price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Very good long John donuts

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Received the wrong order on DoorDash. I ve ordered 12 times in the past 2 weeks. Couldn t receive compensation from them, can t receive compensation from the restaurant for making the mistake. Every other order has been awesome except for this one, sorry guys. Doing what I need to, so I feel compensated in one way or another.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

What an excellent place to dine. Weather its lunch or breakfast youll find the food exceptional. I try and dine there about once a week and usually for breakfast. And when I have lunch its usually the Hot Hamburg with onion rings or the chicken fingers with fries and gravy. I just wish they were open longer than 3pm

★★
December 23, 2022

First time dining here, Service was slow, I can deal with that as it was one lady working FOH but with her dropping halfway through our order to do other things we felt it was rude. My sunny side up eggs still have membrane on it from the raw egg. Bacon was over cooked and the homefries were a mess. Only reason for a 2 star is the toast which if they messed up would ve been insane.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great breakfast. The 50s atmosphere is a little before my time but it is pretty groovy. Local. Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Excellent food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Food is awesome

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Oh the breakfast! Delish! Great service, great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Always a great meal for a good price. Home fries are fantastic

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

The food was Excellent and the service was Excellent and it was hot

Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Just got denied service cause I dont have a vaccine passport . This is disgusting and discrimination #boycotwellanddonutdiner and its Nov 11 to think we are supposed to be honoring our veterans and celebrating our freedoms today. Ha ya celebrating as they take them from us.

★★
December 23, 2021

Not what I expected.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Always great breakfast. Friendly staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great place for a quick breakfast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Friendly service and great reasonable food

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

The eggs bennh was fantastic

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Egg cell food

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Good people & Good prices !

December 23, 2020

Horrible customer service. Ive been coming here for years strictly for their homefries, and have never gotten good service or asked how my food was once. I went today and had a ketchup bottle that was so sour that it ruined the whole meal and turned our stomachs that we no longer wanted to eat. We told the staff and she replied so what do you want me to do. We kindly asked if we could have a refund given that we did not eat, and the server told us that she couldnt afford a refund. One of my top breakfast diners, is now the worst. Will not ever come back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Good breakfast for good prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Went in for a late breakfast. Both the service and the food were great.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Anna and all the employees are always nice to serve you

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Typical bacon and eggs, no salt and pepper packs to season your breakfast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Very nice place and nice people serving Good food lots of parking spots

★★★★
December 23, 2020

Our waiter was great , very polite. The breakfast my son and I had was delicious.

December 23, 2019

If I could give less than one star I would. The service is poor, beyond belief. Dont expect a smile or even a greeting. Seats torn everywhere. Prices are a little high. My sausage wasnt cooked completely and I have had food poisoning ever since. Just in time for the holidays, thanks a lot! I thought it came out of the kitchen too fast what is this microwave bacon? Bah. Do yourself a favor and avoid at all costs!

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Had to order at the desk so that was a little weird but the food was good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Classic dinner look and feel with best home fries

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Hot and delicious

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good food and a quiet space to make some calls while i ate.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Really good tasting food. Would definitely go again

★★★
December 23, 2019

Friendly staff, good burger. Seating area could use a spruce up.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Always good

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Cute, reminded me of being 14, one of the only left donut diners.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good place too eat

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

It was Good!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Excellent food. Breakfast is great

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Friendly service and good food. Had the eggs Benedict.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good food and service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great food and service.

★★★
December 23, 2019

Place needs cleaning up. Some tiles missing. Some seats need to be replaced.

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Nice little diner, price was reasonable.

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Too much salt!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good for quick bites. Breakfast menu is decent. Plenty of parking space.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Unfortunately had an access issue with my service dog where the front counter lady was quite rude. She was going to completely deny me access until she asked a coworker who said it was okay. She remained rude while ordering and refused to deliver food to our table. Do wish we could sit and have our order taken rather than order at the counter. The food was good and fairly priced and I love the decorations of the place! Had the service been good this could have been a very different review. I hope the owner implements some Accessability for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA) training.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great eggs Benedict

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Worst service

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Awesome food! Pleasantly surprised. Chef cooked my Eggers sandwich to perfection! Staff was super efficient and friendly.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Great food!

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Looked good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great little spot, was a bit slow but they were busy

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Good food, quick service at an affordable price.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Always quick and good. Its basic diner food

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

I love love the Philly steak sandwich !! And breakfast here. We go to this diner about 4 times a week and won t be stopping anytime soon

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Best breakfast spot in Welland. Classic diner feel and good food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Food was great and the price was fair.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Environment, staff, food all excellent

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Coffee is ok

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

I absolutely love this restaurant! The food is tasty and the customer service is excellent. My go to breakfast diner.

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Hostess/waitress was quite rude. Since it was my first time eating here, I wasn t accustomed to their style of dining. The waitress talked down to us when we asked questions about their service and dining styles. Prices were decent, but you had to pay for refills of coffee, and pay for your food before you ve seen or eaten it. Food wasn t bad, but also wasn t anything special. I don t plan on returning anytime soon, based on the unpleasant service.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Great place, great food and amazing prices

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Nothing exciting. Food was kinda lacking.

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Good food and prices.

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Waitress/cashier was quite rude. It was our first time coming in and we asked if it was pick your own seating and she said yes and neglected to tell us it was order at the cash when we waited for quite some time another customer told us where to order. When our food did arrive the order was made incorrectly as well as part of our order was forgotten to be made. I was quite upset as we live about 5 minutes away and was excited to get what seemed to sound Like a home cook meal. Not to mention you have to pay and tip before tour food is served so you have no clue the service or what your getting.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Excellent breakfast! I enjoyed the eggs benedict during a breakfast meeting with a client on Wed. 18, 2019. My colleague also enjoyed his eggs benedict. Coffee was very good and the service was great!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Excellent breakfast

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good eats and great hash brown potatoes cant go wrong here!

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great food. Good prices and the staff is awesome!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Breakfast was good, fast, friendly service. Customers friendly and good discussion

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good breakfast milkshake was super expensive and didnt taste good at all.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Fast service and great food

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

had the worst bit ever today

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

my daughter had pemeal bacon and eggs home fries toast only 6.99 I had pancakes and sausages for 6.99 reasonable price and good food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

The breakfast was Good!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Loved the homestyle cooking

Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Too expensive for what it is. For two adults and two children, our bill came to over $50. The decor is really run down, which I usually dont mind in a diner, but the food was sub par for the price we paid. Also, no refills on coffee. Thats just rude in my opinion. Would not recommend. If you want a great breakfast for a reasonable price, I would definitely suggest Benedicts instead. The only reason we didnt go was because it was closed for Easter.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

great breakfast

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great place for lunch..love the sandwiches...

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Underwhelming

★★★
December 23, 2018

Food good but it can use an update inside. Replace seats.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

The service is great and the food is good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good food, fast service. Restaurant has a great atmosphere and friendly staff. Comfortable but not very spacious. You have to order and pay at the counter and then they will deliver your food to the table. I ordered a strawberry milkshake and it was delicious!

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great food and staff

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

cute little diner, fair prices

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Order and pay, they bring it to your table

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Our favourite Monday breakfast place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Love the breakfast wrap and the coffee is always fresh

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good breakfast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great food fast service

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Very good meal

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Huge pancakes and delicous!!! Great breakfast!!

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Place needs repairs. Food good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

This place is great! It gives me a retro diner vibe and I love it! I got something like hash browns here and I kid you not, they were the most delicious thing I ve ever tasted, I couldn t believe how good it was. Would definitely come back. Staff is always nice and does their job the best.

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Clean, nice 50s decor, prices not to bad

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Very good food. But more bacon for a side order:.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Pretty good food and the staff is so friendly :)

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Seriously the best breakfast in town

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great breakfast home fries

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

The room is rough around the edges but food is consistently great.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good food, self serve, a bit pricey

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Nice older style breakfast place

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great food, great music, and the best coffee in town!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

The coffee and food are all satisfying, and the retro interior and atmosphere that makes you feel like Michael J. Fox will come out at any moment are also excellent!

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Exactly what you want from a diner.

December 23, 2018

Coffee and tea was good. 1 menu for every1 couldnt take it to the table. She said you want to give me my menu. No please or ty. She was not a people person thats for sure. I will never go back. Seats all torn up.

December 23, 2018

The food was cold and you had to go to the counter to order the girl didnt come to take your order my cup for my tea was dirty and my husbands sausages were buried

★★★★
December 23, 2018

The place isn t fancy or super aesthetically pleasing but my lanta the eggs benny with home fries (add bacon, cheese and onion for the full experience) is so good. Only place for eggs benny as far as I m concerned.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

It is an okay place for breakfast Lots of regular customers to provide a homey feeling

★★★
December 23, 2017

Great breakfast great service place is run down needs a make over all the seats are torn