Woody's Diner — Restaurant in Newport Beach

Not overly crowed afternoon, and on one of the worst smoke filled sky's---the food was very tasty however much of the chicken that was in my BBQ Chicken Salad was very over cooked & hard. Not thinking Ill be back here as the waitress was lagging. Slow. Not attentive. I ordered a large baskey of Beer battered fries to share with the 4 of us & she brings the fries. One tiny saucer with one ranch dip & one ketchup. Really? When I ordered these french fries I indicated to her that I would like to get them for us to share between us at the table. This was a big hint it's not a big tip off to the waitress that she should have brought for little plates along with the fries and certainly more of the ranch dip and ketchup. Which you know I had to turn around and say could we please have four little plates and then come back oh and could we please have more ketchup and ranch I mean the service was very much lacking in terms of being efficient being happy making us feel happy to be there. Just the whole experience was pretty much average I mean food was very good but there's one thing I insist on; when I go to any restaurant I expect to be waited on be watched to make sure that whatever I want or I may need they are watching their tables enough to where I don't have to wait 5 minutes in between while either my food gets cold or the food disappears when we're sharing it amongst other people we shouldn't have to be dipping in each other's plate because the waitress neglected to bring these upon delivery the first time. Thank God either the manager (some male server of some kind) stepped in to deliver all our food. Maybe she was having an off day. Who knows. In these times it's fair to say that when people go out to eat they have a lot of places that are happy to get your business! Overall it wasn't the worst & if I were invited to join along to go there again I'd probably pass. Great decor & vintage retro everywhere was great. Clean. But I'm one of those "total package" customers. Its a good place to go if you have a lot of people so you don't notice the little details in service that mean more to some...

Hands down one of the worst meals I've ever eaten in a restaurant. I really, really question the reviewers who have anything nice to say about this place. Thanks a million with a side of heartburn for steering us wrong! I ordered the biscuits and gravy topped with eggs and crumbled bacon; everything was bland and the biscuits themselves were cold. Not toasted, heated through, nothing. Just doughy lumps smothered by gruel-like gravy. You could chip a tooth on the bacon pieces. I doubt a sprinkle of salt was used on the whole dish. Worst hash browns on earth, too. Tepid at best and again, pieces of potato so hard you could break your teeth. I never knew breakfast could be this screwed up. It's not rocket science. Anytime you have a menu this expansive, there's bound to be issues. Shame on me for not leaving after the first bite. My dude's scrambled eggs weren't even the color or texture of eggs. Absolutely pathetic and not worth a penny. Makes a McMuffin seem like a delicacy. Save yourself from ever going here. Not even touching the less than...

We got a lot of food so I’m going to break it down Chicken strips: not great, would probably say more hard than crispy 2.5/5 Fried zucchini: I’m biased because I love zucchini, but these were a 10/10. I dipped them in ranch Chili: delicious, came with a super tiny cheese pierogi thing, sour cream, and crackers 10/10 Texas BBQ bacon cheeseburger: Wish it had a little more thousand island, but the meat and the cheese had a great charbroiled flavor 9/10 Avocado Bacon Burger: The avocado was ok, I got it with Jack cheese, but I would probably do cheddar in the future. Iceberg lettuce which I LOVE but I know other people like romaine. I wished the bun was more toasted. I am not sure if it was toasted at all. My buns got pretty soggy. 7.5/10 burger. Beer Battered Fries: if it’s beer battered, it’s amazing. 10/10.

Service: service was mostly standard. I really appreciated how much ranch they brought when I said I loved ranch. I got three sides of ranch and it was so great. The ranch was super good, similar to Texas Roadhouse ranch or...