Penny’s Diner

I have nothing, but good things to say about this restaurant! Been there 3 times now and have come once for dinner and twice for breakfast! I ordered a burger and fries and man, they tasted so good! Same with the breakfast meal and have ordered myself bacon and eggs with biscuits and loved it! Ordered an orange juice with the meal! The prices are pretty reasonable and love the quality and quantity as well! What more can I ask for! I will continue dining there in the very near future!

If you want a classic diner experience, this is it. The place is clean, the staff were friendly, and the food was phenomenal. Best place to have brunch if you are in the area.

I'm not sure what the lady's name was, but I'm pretty sure she was there from my check in around 8pm until when I got breakfast around 10am. Very hard worker! But the food was great! The food came out quick, and my coffee cup was always full. It had such a homelike feel to the inside and if I ever go back to Big Bend State Park I'm definitely stopping back by here for more delicious food.

Nice little place to grab a bite to eat, food was good and portions are large. Coffee wasn’t strong, but that’s the way I prefer it with creamer. Half of the building towards the back end is closed off due to covid, meaning there are fewer seats available. I would bring a small group of people, max 4 since the booth seats can only hold 2 on each side.

Enjoyed my visit here.

...an AbsoLUTE slice of old time Americana!!
The staff are exTREMEly friendly and talkative and ALL of the customers know each other, and NOT just those who are "Locals"

Even the Folks who work for the Union Pacific RailRoad who stop in on a regular basis are very Fun, Familyish,
and Familiar.

The food is Truly EXcellent!
There's something about a really good blend of All-American and Tex-Mex and Country that REALLY goes down well.
Even the traditional Cuppa Joe is really tasty here!

I wanted to address some of the bad reviews. The so called fire alarm going off is the fryer. This is a diner not a restaurant it’s run like in the old days. Diners were created to be less of a sit down restaurant and more like a sit in McDonald’s. The food was great. The building is awesome and honestly loved seeing all the old people coming in it was cool. It felt like the town hangout.

Was a great place 50s style dinner. Very friendly waitress great service and the food wasn't bad either. We had the bacon cheese burger. Pretty good.

We stopped on our way to our hotel in Marathon. This diner was excellent and the employees were very friendly.
The gentlemen who cooked our food rivals chefs I have encountered at 5 star hotels. Anytime I am anywhere near Alpine, I will be back. Skip the fast food and go to Penny's!

Very nice little diner in the middle of this quaint little town... Had the big scramble breakfast with the pancakes... Food was excellent and the staff was very friendly. I'd highly recommend dropping in!!!

Very cool little diner off the road in Alpine. Takes you back in time a little. Staff was very friendly and accomodating, food was hot and great, no complaints from me! Would highly recommend stopping here if you are passing through town.

I was literally floored when I saw this place. I grew up in New York City and for that reason grew up eating in diners, many diners. This is a true old style diner. You can watch everything being made. Sit at the counter or sit at the tables and they even have a little porch when the weather is nice. The service was quick. The coffee was great. My wife had the classic breakfast with sausage and eggs over medium along with hash browns and toast excellent meal. I had the make your own omelet loaded with everything including jalapenos and it was great; the cheese was excellent. They do something interesting with the hash browns they flatten almost into a crisp which I found interesting chewy and very tasty. Service was very attentive and friendly. I found the restaurant to be quite clean though a tiny bit rundown. We are definitely coming back to try some of their dinner entrees such as meatloaf and chicken fry steak. If you've never been to a diner and you're passing through Alpine or staying here. You've got to try this at least once.

Only been there once, appears to be s fairly new recreation of an old style diner. Very clean, friendly employees, good food & service, reasonable cost

We stopped by for breakfast and the food was delicious and the guys working were very friendly. The cinnamon rolls are delicious, I wish I would’ve gotten more than one for the road 😅

Excellent. Had the Tony's breakfast burrito, took home half for leftovers. Prices are very reasonable, great service, food came hot and delish. Highly recommended.

Very convenient as it was the only place open on Christmas day near by. Service was amazing and food was very good! Cook and hostess/waitress were both very good.

We were in town for the Thanksgiving holiday and this was one of the only places open. They had a choice of a traditional thanksgiving meal or burgers. Everyone was full & happy!

Great basic food! Good fried mushrooms, tasty fries, tasty flaky cinnamon rolls, biscuits & gravy were well seasoned with toasted biscuits, nice basic mixed vegetables. Classic American food.

The Chef was kept pretty busy, Yet he not only cooked my food he also delivered it with a big smile.

Loved the chicken and waffles, and my boyfriend loved his cheeseburger and tater tots.

We went about 12:30 pm today, 2/4/24.
First thing, the waitress tells us that she didn't have seats only at the bar. She was cleaning a table and told her we could wait for the table. We sat down and got plastic knives and forks. She wasn't very cheerful. There were a lot of tables not cleaned. She took our order and went away.
Another group of people came in. She told them the same thing. They got upset because she was just taking her time to clear the tables. Taking one thing at a time. They finally got upset and left.
She started clearing the table next to us, and then she dropped everything on the floor. Several things fly at my legs and hurt me. She never said I am sorry or anything. Then she picks up a few things from the floor. Doesn't really clean the floor. There was a metal knife on the floor. It never got picked up the whole time we were there.
When we got the food, it was serviced on a regular plate. It was very hard to cut the food with a flimsy plastic knife. It took me a very long time to cut up the chicken and waffles. The food tasted great.
The music in the background was horrible it just Taylor Swift. It would have been ok if it had a variety of different people singing but wasn't.
We will not come back here anymore because of everything that is listed above. I hate to say this about any restaurant in town.

Very good, extremely clean, professional and the guys that run it are extremely hard workers. Give them some love when you stop by.