Starling Diner — Restaurant in Long Beach

Came here this last weekend and it was a really nice experience. I was surprised that there was a diner just holed up in the middle of a Long Beach neighborhood. That is by no means a bad thing at all because one of my biggest fears of coming to Long Beach for a meal is the parking, the time commitment sometimes, and the traffic which it all avoided by being a little further away.

Lets start off with parking/location. Parking was extremely plentiful because it was in a neighborhood. I parked a little further away but it was still an easy walk. The location is of course a bit different because you do need to be looking for it in literally in the neighborhood.

Seating was easy and there is options for outside and inside. I was seated inside right next to the window so there was a "view" of the outside seating and the street. There is opportunities for bigger parties as well so no worries on that. The service was quick and attentive and they check-in with us multiple times throughout our meal and even when we were waiting for our friend to join us.

The food and beverages were delicious. I have the typical scrambled eggs and it came with tasty roasted potatoes, a piece of baguette as well as two slices of bacon. My friend got the Chorizo Scramble and the other got the Nutella Baguette. They were all delicious and would definitely come back. Out of everything I ordered, the potatoes were definitely the one that took the top spots. Who knew something as simple as potatoes can be made so perfectly. For drinks, I ordered the Cafe Au Lait which was basically Iced Coffee with Creamer and toped with bits of chocolate.

Overall, coming to Starling Diner was a great experience. Everything was delicious and the service was superb. The environment felt so warm and welcoming and I would definitely be...

My friend and I had lunch here today for Mother's Day. It was only a little but of a wait which was nice since it was Mother's Day. At first you wouldn't have expected a restaurant to be in this neighborhood full of houses. But walking up, it was very quaint and a picturesque brunch spot!

Between the two of us we really wanted to try the French toast so we both got a salad and shared the French toast. We got the: Kyoto salad Blue crab salad San Francisco French toast

I really enjoyed my blue crab salad. It had great flavor. The dressing was perfect with the fresh crab flavor. I had a bite of the Kyoto salad and really enjoyed the sesame flavor of the dressing. The French toast was to die for! I don't usually like French toast, but this baguette style French toast was beautifully flavored with berries and sweetened just perfected. I am not a favor to super sweet things and creme was on point. The only other French toast I like is gourmet pie on kattella in cypress, but that one is super sweet and you can only have a few bites of it.

Definitely will come back. My only gripe is that it took a long time for the food to come out and I think it might have been because of Mother's Day, but the food was worth the wait. I'll have to come back and try the scones. I have to say maybe one of the best breakfast/lunch diner...

Starling Diner is a place that we've been meaning to try out for months and months when we wake up hungry and lazy on a Saturday or Sunday, but since it's across town we usually choose to eat closer to home. Finally on Valentine's Day 2015 we made the trip! At 10 am we knew there would be a wait and we were told 45 minutes. Being a special day and since we already made the trip we decided to stick it out. Had we wanted to eat at the counter (there is a counter) or outside (there is outside seating, but no alcohol allowed) we could have been seated in about 20 minutes. 45 minutes after we arrived, we were seated inside at a table. Hey, we know what we want! We ordered the basket of scones and the Stuffed French Toast to split between my wife and I. The scones were good, but dry like all scones. I really enjoyed the lemon curd and special butter that accompanied. The Stuffed French Toast is every bit as good as the legends foretold! It is plenty for 2 people to share. My wife got the Pear Mimosa... or something like that. It was delicious. I got coffee. They said it was Winchester Coffee... All I know is it was more than just Farmer Bros. Even though there is usually a long wait, I think we'll be back the next time we don't feel like making breakfast (or brunch depending on how lazy we are about getting out of bed)...