Love this place! Best oysters I have ever had. Service is friendly and efficient. I have their Oyster Basket almost once a week and have never been disappointed.
Some of the best food in Duncan! No meat arrives pre-done, all meat is fresh and 'home-made', like the luscious burger patties. Meat loaf is to die for. Portions are generous, and prices are moderate.Very pleasant staff, and superb coffee. Highly recommended.
Another good evening at York where you get good food and friendly service without emptying your bank account. You never leave hungry and they do not skimp on the food they put on your plate.Just had my turkey dinner and now I feel stuffed. I always loved their service. Once they get to know you, they give you the VIP treatment. Go there and try it out, you will not be disappointed. Also if you like the good old pop music from the 60's, this is the place to go. Drop by and say hi to the girls that working here. They aim to please you and they want happy customers.
Amazing food!! Good service!! Although could use a touch up or two, love their environment. And their food is well cooked. And it tastes great.
I have nothing bad to say.tgey have great service and great food.and the prices are great.we love to dine in or take out 😀 they are very under rated on this Web site
Best comfort food in the cowichan valley, amazing owners and great customer service , would recommend to anyone looking for a great meal in Duncan.
Mighty good eh. We had a delish chicken burger and beef burger & soup n fries - all real good. This place has gone uphill in the last couple years. Could be cleaner or I'd give a five star.
Kelly A. Decisive Diner
+4.5
Been here several times and have never been disappointed. Love that I could substitute plantains for bread in the sandwich options. Nice change for gluten free people. Keep up the good work.😊
I have eaten here a number of times for both lunch and dinner. Great diner food! Best Bacon and tomato sandwich! Chick pea salad is wonderful.
A nice casual and friendly atmosphere with excellent service no matter how busy. Breakfast is amazing with something for everyone. No processed meat on their Clubhouse sandwich, I can never finish it. Fabulous home style cooking without the clean up. From appies to desert you can't go wrong.
PS... Prime Rib Saturday is a must
This little place is a pleasant surprise in what is kind of a hard area to find yummy food! I am doing my time in the area and have made it my mission to find delicious things here, and have so far not been super successful. But York St. Diner is a little gem!
The food is a solid "Good!" - not crazy foodie food, and not cheap diner food, it lands somewhere in the delicious middle. Almost like mama made, but still somewhat fancier. Nice portions of tastiness, well made with what seems to be a small pinch of secret ingredient (love perhaps?). The decor and music are surprising also, as it is not what you expect from the exterior or location by a long shot. The tunes both times I have been in are excellent. Small prices for the size of portions and quality of food as well.
As long as I am in the area, this will be a go-to. Thumbs up York St. Diner! Thanks for filling my belly!
Great food, I think our favorites include the roast turkey (sandwich or dinner) and the Ukrainian plate. We've not had breakfast there but I think it's safe to assume it's good too.
I've been here 2-3 times now and haven't been disappointed. It's a nice cafe with a good atmosphere and the service has been good. I've only been in for breakfast/brunch and everything I've tried has been really good. Great pancakes... HUGE though!
Excellent home style food. All meats are prepared onsite. Excellent value as the servings are huge. Great diner feel.
Great Food!. My wife and I recently stopped in while visiting in Duncan, thanks to the Urbanspoon app (and seeing the location when we stopped in at Wendy's the day before). I opted for the York Burger and she had the Clubhouse. Portion sizes were more than generous (see uploaded pics). Burger was fresh with lots of toppings. The bun was part of a french loaf (nice touch!), and by the time I got around to starting to eat the burger the bottom of the bun was saturated with juices. Had to eat this over the plate, elbows out; the way a burger should be! My wife's Clubhouse had the option of two or three slices of bread; with bacon, ham, and real turkey breast! We both enjoyed our meal and was recommending it to people we know in the area. Next time I'm here, I'll have to try the waffles and fried chicken!
For sure worth checking out.
Great diner style menu with amazing food! Clean, modern look with family good food!
5 stars!!!!!!
Good diner and value ,will go again
Yeah, good food in Duncan. I work up in duncan quite a bit. I have have more bad dining experinces than good but York St Diner is a great place to go. I have probably had 2 dozen meals there now and was not EVER dissapointed in any meal. There were early hiccups right after they opened but nothing major. It is now a well oiled machine. Good prices great portions great food. Nice fresh daily made suop, great meatloaf, just very good all they way through. Servers are always cheery and attentive. A must place to go for home cooked style diner food....
Diner fare - pretty good. I've been more than once and had burgers and fish and chips (bit greasy). If you are looking for diner food then that is exactly what you will get. If you are wanting "fine" dining you're in the wrong place. The burgers and fries are good (make sure to get a 2nd napkin) and contrary to another review there are some gluten free options available. (Not a ton - but it's a diner). The kids all enjoyed their food (which is rare) and they all ask to go back. Wait staff was friendly and helpful, we didn't have a long wait (either to be seated or served). We will go again.
Great Food and Service. I have tried many dishes from this restaurant and have never had a bad meal - including the turkey dinner sandwhich, roast beef dinner (with the hugest homemade yorkshire i have ever seen yum!), chicken burger with real chicken breast, homemade hamburgers like dad made when you were a kid and even the tastiest french fries,,, good portion sizes that give me a quick snack for later and fill up my ever hungry husband... as for people saying it is salty I do not cook with salt at home and am sensitive to salty cooking - never have I thought the food was salty, just properly seasoned and not bland like some other restaurants I have eaten at...
Five of Five Will Be Back. I was with a group of five who all enjoyed their meals. Two of us had the roast turkey dinner and couldn't finish it as there was so much on the plate. Real turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, with lots of veggies. We were told they cook the turkey, beef and ham in-house and I hope they can keep that up. The place was busy even though it was mid-week. Service was good. The decor changed a bit from Bravo's, but this could be improved upon.
I'll end with saying that at least one of us has been back and enjoyed their meal again.
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Meats made in house. I took my mom and daughter out for lunch on Mother's Day. When we arrived it did take a little bit to be recognized at the door. I think it was because everyone was so busy with their customers. When we got noticed we did get seated right away thou. The menu had alot of options. I decided to get the Beef Dip with chickpea salad, my daughter got the pulled pork sandwich and my mom got the clubhouse. The food did arrive fast and everything was made from scratch. The clubhouse had in house roast turkey and baked ham in the sandwich which added suculent flavor. And their fries were hand cut fries. My daughter's pulled pork sandwich which was also made in house was really good. She did say thou there was no slaw on the sandwich like the menu said, she got sauteed onions on it instead. Not too sure why she got that instead of the slaw. She also mentiond that the sauce was put on top of the meat and if the sauce was mixed in with the meat it would enhance the sandwich even better. My Beef Dip was really flavourful but I did find the beef a bit dry. The Au jus was amazing and the chichpea salad is a must try! Unfortunetly after our meals were finished it did take some time for our plates to be removed and I had to flag down our server for our bill. I did notice they were busy but being their first weekend open the restaurant should be over staffed, not under staffed, as it is common sense that people are going to want to try out the new restaurant. And good food with good service brings people back. I will give the restaurant another try as the food was great and hopefully they can mend out the humps in the new restaurant.
Rating based on food only (the decor is dated, and frankly a little perplexing). The portion was huge, my food was served on a literal platter. Everything cooked to perfection. Best bacon I’ve had out in a long time. Thick sliced! Hash browns done very well. Coffee was decent. They were short staffed but food still came quickly and very pleasant service. I’ll be back for sure.
Some good, some not so good. I had the "Little Cake" breakfast, a pancake and choice of meat, the server suggested the ham as it was cut "off the bone" from a real ham and portion was generous. The pancake was as big as my head, fluffy and delicious and the ham lived up to it's billing, excellent breakfast.
My husband was not so infatuated with his meal, he ordered the breakfast special with shredded hash browns and got cubes, the back bacon was very salty but the poached eggs were perfect and the sourdough toast was excellent. He asked for mustard, which did not come until we asked for it again, and nobody offered to refill his coffee.
Price was reasonable although they charged extra for the mustard, never had that happen before.
The server was friendly and the place was packed. Not a mask in sight, but that is, of course, personal preference these days.
Wouldn’t have picked it out on first look. Referred by a friend. Convenient location. Good parking. Generous breakfast. Well priced. Tasty. Coffee is decent. Staff were friendly and attentive. Following vacc pass protocol. Sadly not doing supper anymore temporarily do to lack of business and the vacc pass. The decor is tired but I would recommend for breakfast place.
This place has amazing breakfast and the prices are very decent for the portion sizes. The staff is very nice and the parking is not too bad.
The dishes that I always get are:
*Going bananas (French toast with bananas, whipped cream and Jamaican rum syrup)
*chicken and waffles
And a few others but forgot the names.
I went for lunch once but the chilli didn't taste right at the time so it turned me off of anything other than breakfast there.
I highly recommend this place. 👌
My bf and I were looking for a lunch stop while in Duncan for a short bit. The diner hit the spot in all the right ways: spacious, friendly staff, service, price and quality of food. It was hard to judge what it’d be like from the outside but we were pleasantly surprised with this diner once in! I was too hungry to take a picture of my Chicken&Waffle dish as I inhaled it the second it got to my table! I rarely would order something like that but I just had a craving and it was SO SO satisfying. Waffles were fluffy, perfect size and the chicken was crispy without any grease! Topped with whipping cream and drizzle of the mayo/mustard sauce. We’ll definitely stop in again!
Amazing breakfast! We went on Mother’s Day and the service was great! Size of the breakfast is more than good, we didn’t even finish our meals because of how big they were.
Perfect place for a morning coffee and chatting
Yum alert! We had the Going Bananas French Toast (side plate of eggs) and the Hungry Man plate and both were FABULOUS!
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