dena's home cookin'

i went here on labour day weekend and it was a awesome experience and will always gobackwhen im in niagara falls. great service, good people and oh did i mention the food is amazing. price is so good you cant afford not coming here and if you don't you are missing out. try the raison cinnamon french toast its to die for!!!

the best of the best!!!. our experience at dena's was one we soon won't forget! we were served promptly by dena herself. right from the get go we felt welcomed, as if we had been regulars for years. the menu consisted of a wide variety of different pallets to fit even the pickiest kid out there! (a.k.a. my 3 year old) lots of vegetarian options (the roasted red pepper and feta omelet is to die for) as well as plates heaping with sausage, bacon, ham,backbacon for the carnivor in the family! (a.k.a my husband). real home fries, texas toast... even fresh tomato, fried mushrooms and fresh fruit! the coffee and tea is included in the price of your breakfast. in place like niagara falls, where you have to pretty much re-mortgage your house to find a decent meal, dena's is a breath of fresh air. so much awesome all in one tiny restaurant, i promise you will regret not coming sooner!

worst meal ever.... my family stopped at dena's for lunch after reading great reviews. we pulled up and the location is not much, but we thought we had found a hidden gem. were we ever wrong. we arrived just after 1:30, not knowing that they close at 2. we offered to leave because the woman serving us was obviously annoyed we had arrived close to closing. she told us to stay and so we started to order. my husband ordered the hungry man burger, my daughter had the pierogies and i had a salad with greek dressing. we knew we were in trouble when she reached into the chest freezer at the front of the restaurant and passed walmart frozen pierogies and fries to the kitchen. the burger was a formed patty that was so bad my husband just left it. the fries were those awful sort of breaded things. my daughter's pierogies weren't cooked through and the onions on the plate were burned and the bacon had been deep fried. my salad had a weird, thick dressing that was supposed to be greek. it was so bad i scraped it off everything. some of the lettuce was starting to rot as well. we really wanted to like this restaurant. maybe it's because we didn't order breakfast but it was honestly one of the worst meals we've ever had. the man doing the cooking was very pleasant but other than that the experience was awful. we will never gobackagain.

amazing. a great find for tourists. we all enjoyed our meals and i could not rave enough about the home cooked food which was absolutely delicious (pumpkin pancakes to die for). the staff was so welcoming and accommodating. the chef walked around and said hi to everyone and you can just tell how much he loved cooking for everyone there. the people themselves is enough reason to try it out! 100% will bebackthe next time we are in the falls. thank you to everyone there.

great breakfast and service. we wanted to find a classic diner away from the clifton hill area before we left, and this place was fantastic. huge portions, great prices and fantastic friendly service. the place is small so you may have to wait, but it is definitely worth it. neither one of us could finish our meals, but i will definitely be goingbacknext time i'm in the area. (the fried mushrooms for breakfast was an unexpected tasty bonus).

great home cooking food!. this is a gem of a place. awesome home cooking food with great staff. this is a mom and pop shop that is truly amazing. it's a bit of a drive outside the falls area but you won't regret it. just gps the location and you'll get there no problem. will comebackfor sure!!!

rated 200%. the diner was a bit hard to find with no canadian map, but the hunt was well worth every minute. the food was fresh, abundant, and delicious. the waitress, as well as the owners, were friendly and welcoming. in a city of many choices, we are goingbackagain tomorrow!

awesome place. came for march break with the kids. didn't want to over pay for industrial franchise food like the ihop and had enough of eating at tim's and ending up hungry after an hour. read the
reviews and decided to give it a try. it was great. delicious food, big portions everything was delicious and tasted homemade but better than i could ever make it.
my wife had the vegetable omelet and i had the big mans breakfast. each kid had the classic breakfast and a glass of juice. everything tasted so good including the coffee and the place had all local customers who were regulars by the greetings that were goingbackand forth. we felt very welcomed and cozy. 2 adults and 4 kids eat and drank well (and took leftover's) for $55 after tax and a tip for the excellent service.
you have to try dena's!

cosy, delicious and cheap food. finally hit this place up with the fam. it was amazing! :d
the chef comes to your table, really friendly nice guy. the food's delicious and flavourful. the eggplant parm is out of this world and the sauce is killer. it's a small place and cosy... if you know what i mean. will be goingbackfor sure!

delicious!! :). my parents, boyfriend and i just gotbackfrom a lovely breakfast a dena's. we arrived at the restaurant 5 minutes before they closed, and they graciously let us in and served us absolutely delicious meals. the omelettes were massive and had large chunks of good quality meat and fresh vegetables. the home fries were fresh and flavourful, everything was wonderful and the portions were generous for a very reasonable price. we enjoyed the company of both dena and harry (owners),who had interesting stories to tell. dena's has a great family atmosphere. we will most certainly be back. :)

ever sooo good!!!!!!. first time my wife and i set foot in this gem what a lovely refreshing experience , dena took good care of us it must be the greek in her trully a professional. the cook was very busy but when he finally come out of the kichen it was a pleasure meeting him what a gifted cook reall home cooking nice taste nice presentation and very reasonable prices .keep up the good work gays well be comingbackmany a time we will recommend anyone to try it . great experience and we will happily return to try other dishes.

best breakfast i have had in my life. my girlfriend and i stopped by and tried out dena's for the first time. we were impressed with the affordable prices and surprisingly large portions. every staff member we're extremely polite and made sure we were well taken care of. this is a gem in niagara. if you are looking for a good place to stop by for breakfast with great service and homestyle cooking. dena's is the place for you. you will keep on comingbackfor more. we sure will!

my husband and i looked this place up on urban spoon and saw the great rating so we went to try it out. we were massively impressed not only with the value for money but the hospitality was 110%. this puts this place above the rest. the food was amazing and the owner himself came out to greet us. would definitely comebackhere for sure. thank you - harry and kerensa soteriou australia.

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 bebackmany times!

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

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 bebackand i will be certain to inform friends about the shoddy treatment we received.