dena's home cookin'

great meal. good price. excellent service. wonderful people. my family of 6 arrived close to closing and a 'regular' customer moved tables to accommodate us. we were given a free salad and garlic bread. we chatted with the owner who is a greek, australian and a very friendly person. we had a wonderful experience.

fresh ingredients!. best breakfast i ever had at a restaurant! we were a party of four and all meals came at the same time. loved the cooked mushrooms and tomato on the side. home fries were restaurant made and deliciously seasoned. coffee was hot! thank you. we'll be back.

delicious!. smallest secret in niagara!

wonderful owners, fabulous fresh food. super cheap prices.

had chicken parm. huge 2 pieces of breaded chicken, great tomato sauce, with plenty of it over chicken and angel hair pasta. lots of parm and mozzarella on top. it was so good i ate it all! but could've taken some of it home.

served with a starter salad with great free greens, lotsa deep red tomatoes, cucumbers and a house greek style dressing that i was ready to lick the bowl over!

yummy garlic bread too!

too full for dessert, but heard about some pretty good pies!

two of us ate, and ate well, for dinner, with full entrees for $23.

owners love to come and sit with you, chat, make sure everything is great. wonderful people!

i will be back many times!

cant rave about it enough! not fine dining, but better food than i have had in places charging 3-5 times as much!

dena's breakfast, the portions are perfect and the food is delicious! service is awesome! i had pemeal bacon with sunny side up eggs and home fries and two slices of white toast. husband had mushroom and ham omelette with cheese, home fries and brown toast. the omelette was stuffed that it conquered my hubby.

very good breakfast and a great bargain

terrible. quick and unpleasant experience here. we love little diners and noticed dena's yesterday. thought it might be a hidden jewel and were looking forward to trying out a new breakfast spot. only one table available in the centre of the room, so my daughter and i took a chair. the server arrived and asked if anyone would be joining us (four seats at the table), "no, just the two of us!") she then curtly informed us that we would need to move from the table and instructed us to take a seat at a two seat table located in a dark hallway, beside the cooler and pushed up against a wall outside the body of the dining area. this was clearly the path to the washrooms. we explained that we did not want to sit in the hallway (after all, we were already seated at an acceptable table and ready to order). the server flat out would not allow us to remain at the table and informed us we could stand and wait for another table. i understand turning over tables - i have worked in the industry for many years, but to be asked to stand and wait while a table sits vacant is simply stunning. we took our business elsewhere. greed. flat out greed - they would treat a party of two this way in hopes of selling two more plates at the vacant table. not a good way to welcome new business. i won't be back and i will be certain to inform friends about the shoddy treatment we received.

wow!!!!!. came in for the first time for breakfast after hearing a lot of good things about dena's. i was very pleased! portions were huge, i just barely cleared my plate. a lot of extras with the plate, including grilled tomato, mushrooms and perfectly seasoned homefries. great service, friendly staff and chef. i am definitely a new regular

yum, just yum!. our family of four drove from hamilton to niagara for the night and found dena's on trip advisor. we arrived at 7:20pm not realizing they closed at 7pm. harry the owner was in the parking lot saying goodbye to some customers and waved us in saying he was the head chef and would take care of us. boy, did they ever. dena, harry and brenda treated us to the best dinner and hospitality we could have imagined. the food was super delicious, all made with fresh, home cooked ingredients, served lightening quick. the value for the money is unmatched. we were so blown away, we came back the next morning for breakfast and were not disappointed. for dinner we had the fish and chips, great canadian burger (mammoth and mouthwatering), pasta with marinara sauce. breakfast was greek omelet, big breakfast and blueberry pancakes. the portion sizes are extremely generous and there are great additions such as sauteed whole mushrooms, tomato and onions alongside the real potato homefries. we are only 45 minutes away so we will be back often - totally worth the drive! everything we had was delicious and harry even sat down to visit between the endless stream of regulars. this is a small restaurant, but turnover is quick and they do not make you feel rushed. they were so kind to our kids and even slipped my son a plate of bacon to go with his pasta because he heard him ask it if was on the dinner menu. a true jewel of a retaurant.

true home cooking. i just had the most amazing fish & chips at dena's for lunch. the batter was light and the fish was excellent. if you want to go where us locals go to eat without the high price of the tourist traps, this is your place. the staff are extremely friendly and the owners always come to your table to ensure you enjoyed your meal. i have also been for breakfats and this is the place for the morning after the night before!! hat's off

breakfast. - very friendly atmosphere
- great, quick service
- excellent quality food, everything was nice and fresh
- cheaply priced
- would definitely recommend!

simple, good old home style type of breakfast. a very home-type atmosphere. friendly staff and the prices were great. enjoyed it!

good fresh food. first time eating here today and it was very good, all fresh ingredients and just like home cooking. great prices and wonderful service.

just went here for lunch based on the amazing reviews we read and had an incredible experience! true homemade cooking- fresh and tasty
not from around the area, but will most definitely visit again next time we come in to town!

great food, excellent value and friendly, attentive service. this is a must hit spot!

a great find. we go out of our way to find interesting restaurants that are not part of a chain which is why we use urban spoon so often, especially when traveling. with only 3 "likes" and no reviews, we didn't have much to go on for dena's but we were so glad we gave this quaint restaurant a try on a saturday morning. it is small, maybe 10 tables or so but we sat right down and were greeted by our friendly waitress. we ordered two omeletes, the greek and one with ham, cheese etc. both were so chock full with fresh ingredients that they tumbled onto the plate when we cut into the eggs. on the side was one-half of a large grilled tomatoe that tasted fresh and was an unusual treat. also, there was toast and lots of potatos. they were also served very quickly and piping hot. there was plenty of offers for coffee refills for my friend.

the chef/owner came to greet each table and check on our food. we shared with him that we found them on urban spoon. he was not familiar with it but said he had no trouble filling his tables. no surprise there.

my only disappointment was that they only served canned ice tea but i admit that i am a tea snob and prefer the brewed variety so i declined the can and drank water. the waitress far made up for it by offering to fill my large water bottle with ice water which was sitting on my table in preperation for our bike ride. i think the canned/bottled tea might be a canadian (or at least niagara area) thing, as i found no other brewed ice tea offered the rest of our trip. oh well, i'll come back to canada (from the states) anyway and certainly to dena's if we are in the area again.