Wild Berry Diner - East Mesa

LISTEN TO THE BAD REVIEWS AND STAY AWAY FROM THIS TERRIBLE ESTABLISHMENTOwner said they would give me a refund and then asked if I was going to leave a bad review. I told them I just might, and then they tried to backtrack the refund they had already agreed to.That’s pretty shady business practices.Absolutely awful experience food and service wise. All of the staff seemed like they did not enjoy their jobs.Coffee tasted bad and was very watery.The food itself was very mediocre. My medium burger came well done, but still somehow managed to have no color on the patty. The flavor of the patty makes me think they just use ground beef and no seasoning. Fries were also bland.The omelet was tough and overcooked. Pancake was large in diameter, but very thin. The outside of the pancake was tough, with the inside being almost pasty. It made me think of box mix pancakes.The biscuit was okay, if not a bit dry. The jam served with it was actually quite good.The service here is atrocious, unless you’re a regular I guess.Our waitress checked on us twice. Once to take our order and once to bring us our food. We never received any refills nor did anyone bother to check if everything looked okay with our food.We only finished half our food, because the taste was so mediocre.When finished, we cleaned up as best as we could and stacked our plates at the edge of the table. After several more minutes of being ignored, we asked for the check. Our waitress said she would get it for us, and I am not kidding about this part, it took her longer to bring us a check than it took to get our food. From the time we finished eating to the time we received our check was over fifteen minutes. All the while, our waitress was bringing refills for other patrons and stopping to chat with other staff and patrons that I’m assuming are regulars. Around the fifteen minute mark, we stood up from our table to try and get someone to give us our check, at which point our server was finally able to produce a check after a small wait.Needless to say, I did not leave our waitress a tip, as she was both rude and inattentive. As we were walking toward the door, she shouted “have a nice day” in a nasty tone.I asked to speak to whoever was in charge to voice a complaint about our service. I’m assuming I talked to the owner, as our refund receipt had the name Christina on it. As I was voicing my complaint, the waitress walked up and started arguing with me, with the owner allowing it, calling us rude even though we were nothing but nice until it took fifteen minutes to get our check.At this point I was so fed up that I asked for a refund. The owner said “you don’t get a refund just because you don’t like your server” I explained how it wasn’t just the service, but the food and also now this situation. With a very condescending look, the owner said “I’ll give you a refund, but I bet you’re just going to go and leave a bad review.” I said to her “I wasn’t going to, but now I might.” The owner looked me dead in the eye and said “so why should I give you a refund then?”. She just stared at me for a while. I could see the gears turning in her head before she finally agreed, again, to give us a refund for this horrible experience.

This definitely was a place where old and new friends gather! I loved the food! It was so comforting and you can tell it was from fresh ingredients and was on the healthier side! The service was amazing! I truly applaud our server for always topping off coffee and water. This will definitely be our new breakfast spot!!!

Pancakes were good. I really enjoyed the music they played. Service was good.

Love this local diner! They are always very accommodating and with consistently good food

Very nice dinner. On the outside it looks small, but when you get inside there's plenty of room. A favorite eating place for snowbirds. Parking is a little challenging but being patient is worth it.Food is good.