Black Bear Diner Los Banos

I don’t usually leave reviews, but this time I felt it was necessary. We went to this location and everything seemed fine at first—we were seated right away. After that, however, the experience went downhill. We had to ask for water and coffee, and then waited quite a while before anyone came back. When we were ready to order, we asked another waiter if she knew who our server was. She was very nice and said she would find out, but even after that, no one came to help us. At that point, we went to the front and said we would at least pay for the coffee. They were kind about it and told us we didn’t have to pay. We ended up leaving and going to another place where we were served right away.

I wanted to update my experience at Black Bear restaurant in Los Banos. We ate there with our granddaughters a while back and the experience was lacking in several respects. We have since eaten there a couple times recently and I did want to note that things have improved. There seems to be plenty of staff there now and the food is adequate for the price point. I do want to note a couple of issues though with our last meal. We have ordered the hot turkey sandwich many times before but this time it was more of a turkey lunch meat instead of the usual thicker slices of roast turkey product they've served in the past. That was a huge disappointment especially for my wife who ordered it which is why we decided to eat there that day instead of a new eatery in town. So there goes one of the menu

One of the best BB I've been to. The staff was nice and attentive especially when it came to allergies. A lot of condiments is always good. Food was delicious and prepared well. There were a lot of flies in the restaurant and is why it got a 2.

Ordered (2) marinated chicken topped with crispy onions, hollandais sauce and green beans. The food was visually a slop mess, unrecognizable and cold. We were tired and hungry and ate what we could. We left so dissatisfied and disappointed. I've been to other Black Bear diners and have had wonderful meals. I didn't want to complain to the server as she was nice...not her fault. Should have gone to Chipotle!

Great friendly service. Love the manager he always makes things rite if something is not up to par. Good atmosphere. Great staff keep up the good work !!! Waffles 🧇 were junk undercooked. The mash potatoes were sour and nasty 🤢🤮🤮 . Really depends on who is the chef, the young chefs in the afternoon really suck. The guys that work the morning shift are the best, they have been there for years. They never have the prime rib, went on two separate occasions and was told they did not have any. 😭😢 The all you can eat fish and chips sucks. The pieces of fish are small and not tasty. The regular fish and chips is probably better I would hope !!!