Penn Yan Diner — Restaurant in Town of Milo

We read that this diner has the best breakfast in town. So of course we went when we were in town for our long wedding weekend. There are very few tables, as it’s an old rail car and they use an app for checking in. So we gave our name and number and they said they would text when a table was ready. They estimated 15-20 min. Because there is no space to wait inside and it was a nice day, we sat outside in the sun on a cute town bench. After 20 min we noticed other people who arrived after us were going in, but thought they had been waiting elsewhere first so were actually ahead of us. Another 10 then 20 then 30 minutes...still no text. Finally, my husband went in to check and the young woman hosting said with a blaming tone, “well I texted you”, which we definitely never received. No second text, no peek out the door to see if we were out there. She just moved on. With an attitude of taking no responsibility, she said, “you can sit now”, but her rudeness made staying feel unpalatable. By then it was nearly lunch so we ended up at an incredible Mexican restaurant in town that...

So my pregnant sister and I decided stop here cause it looked good. The place was cute, I love the aesthetic but prices for the food was ridiculous. 3.50 plus tax for 8oz of orange juice. Don’t ask me prices for the food cause they were ridiculous too. The water didn’t taste right either, definitely needed to be filtered you could tell it came from the tap which is fine if didn’t taste Metallica, then it took over an hour just to get our food which is understandable cause they didn’t seem to have a lot of people working but Ik other people don’t like to wait. My sandwich was great, I loved it no problems with it except for the chips being a bit stale and pickle tasting weird but my sister? Her sandwich was moldy and we had to get refund and I shared half of my sandwich with her cause she needed to eat something. I was excited to try this place but after this bad experience we sadly will not be returning again. I hope whoever reads my reviews takes what I say into consideration before...

We stumbled across this wonderful diner while driving through Penn Yan to visit a Mennonite farm store. We were pleasantly surprised to find that this diner offers plentiful gluten-free options. My wife got the gluten-free pancakes and also a side of bacon. She loved both. I got the eggs benedict and black coffee and everything was great. There was a good many locals that made for interesting small-town people watching. The staff at the restaurant were very kind and very welcoming. The food also came out astoundingly quickly.

I am 6‘2“ tall and I will say that the door and the ceiling were rather low which made the place even more charming, although I did have to duck in order to walk into the establishment. The bathrooms were well-kept but tiny for such a tall man as myself. Not a bad thing just simply something to note.

Highly recommend! You definitely need to visit this place for breakfast or lunch if you’re driving...