Route 61 Diner in Reading, PA, is the kind of place that keeps customers coming back for all the right reasons: comforting food, friendly service, and a relaxed atmosphere that makes every visit feel easy and enjoyable.
With a strong 4.20-star rating from 2,329 reviews, it has earned a reputation as a dependable local favorite where guests can settle in for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or a late-night bite.
Whether you are stopping in for a quick coffee, meeting friends for a hearty meal, or looking for a comfortable spot to dine solo, this diner delivers the warm, welcoming experience people want from a classic neighborhood restaurant.
The menu offers something for nearly every appetite, from comfort food and salads to healthy options, small plates, and quick bites. Guests especially appreciate the great coffee, tempting desserts, local specialties, and the added appeal of sport-friendly dining.
Route 61 Diner is built for convenience as well as comfort, offering kerbside pickup, delivery, on-site services, takeaway, and dine-in options, along with counter service, table service, and plenty of seating.
The on-site bar and restroom add to the ease of the experience, while the casual, cozy, and quiet setting makes it a great choice for a relaxed meal at any time of day. Reservations are accepted, and payment is simple with credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments.
Accessibility is also a clear priority, with wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and toilet facilities designed to make every guest feel welcome and accommodated. Located at 3455 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19605, Route 61 Diner combines convenience, variety, and comfort in one inviting destination.
For those who want a reliable diner experience with quality food, flexible service, and a friendly atmosphere, this is a place that offers both peace of mind and a satisfying meal every time.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Roast beef, turkey, ham, swiss cheese with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, Olives, slice eggs, & choice of dressing
Crispy chicken, Romain lettuce, tosses with seasoned croutons, parmesan cheese & Caesar dressing
10 ounces with two eggs, home fries, toast, butter, and jelly.
With onion rings.
With pineapple ring.
10 ounces with two eggs, home fries, toast, butter, and jelly.
With raisins, brown sugar and milk.
With melted american cheese.
With melted american cheese.
With raisins, brown sugar and milk.
Salad with lettuce.
All white meat with lettuce.
All white meat with lettuce.
With lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce on a toasted bun.
With lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce on toasted bun.
With lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce on toasted bun.
Served with fries
with mushrooms, bacon, Swiss cheese lettuce & tomato. Served with fries
Served with fries
with Jalapeno peppers, cheddar cheese lettuce & tomato. served with fries
Served with fries
with onion, Ham & green peppers
With fried egg, Canadian bacon, cream cheese, sliced Bermuda onion, lettuce and tomato.
White or wheat toast
white or wheat toast
Any style.
Any style.
Any style. with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Any style with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With onion rings.
Made with fresh 100% ground beef, served with fried onions.
With onion rings.
With pineapple ring.
One free refill.
With whipped cream.
Regular or decaf.
Regular or decaf.
One free refill.
With marinara sauce.
With real crisp bacon and melted cheddar cheese.
With marinara sauce.
with crispy bacon, & cheddar cheese
with salsa & sour cream
with cheddar cheese & bacon
Large platter of crispy tortilla chips Topped with our zesty chilli, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, & sour cream
With melted cheddar cheese and bacon.
With bleu cheese dip.
With marinara sauce.
With real crisp bacon and melted cheddar cheese.
Heavy-cut vidalia rings with cornmeal batter.
With tartar sauce
Three chicken fingers, two stuffed potato skins, three mozzarella sticks and onion ring.
Fresh jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce.
Jumbo stuffed mushrooms with crabmeat stuffing.
Large platter of crispy tortilla chips, topped with our zesty chili, melted cheddar cheese, jalapeños, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Tender chicken strips fried golden brown, served with choice of honey mustard, bbq or marinara sauce.
With melted american cheese.
Egg any style. Served with toast, butter and jelly.
Two pancakes or french toast, two eggs (any style), two strips of bacon and two sausage links. Served with butter and syrup.
Two poached eggs on toasted English muffin with Canadian bacon topped with Hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
2 poached eggs on an English muffin with crabmeat and asparagus topped with hollandaise sauce with home fries
Over biscuits served with home fries
Served over toast.
Flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, tomato, peppers, onions, bacon and melted American cheese, served with home fries.
Two poached eggs on toasted English muffin with Canadian bacon topped with Hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
Two pancakes or french toast, two eggs (any style), two strips of bacon and two sausage links. Served with butter and syrup.
Egg any style. Served with toast, butter and jelly.
Flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, tomato, peppers, onions, bacon or ham and melted american cheese, served with home fries.
Served over toast.
On pita bread, served with Greek salad, tzatziki sauce, served with French fries.
On pita bread with Greek salad and tzatziki sauce, served with French fries.
Served on a bed of lettuce with tomato, cucumbers, potato salad, cole slaw, sliced egg and garnish.
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, radishes, olives, stuffed grape leaves, anchovies and feta cheese smothered in olive oil, oregano and balsamic vinegar, served with toasted pita bread.
Roast beef, turkey, ham and swiss cheese with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, sliced egg and choice of dressing.
Crispy romaine lettuce tossed with seasoned croutons, fresh grated Parmesan and classic caesar dressing.
Served with gravy & 1 vegetable
Served with gravy & 1 vegetable
Melted swiss cheese with honey mustard sauce.
With boiled ham and melted swiss cheese.
With chili and melted cheddar cheese.
With teriyaki glaze sauce.
With sautéed mushrooms, bacon and swiss cheese.
With marinara sauce.
With marinara sauce.
With marinara sauce.
Two stuffed shells, two baked manicotti, two cheese ravioli and two meatballs.
Over pasta with marinara sauce.
With marinara sauce.
With marinara sauce.
Over pasta with marinara sauce.
Chicken breast sautéed with fresh vegetables and white or marinara sauce over linguine.
Over pasta with marinara sauce.
Over pasta with marinara sauce.
2 scoops
Assorted juice options: orange, tomato, apple, grapefruit, cranberry. available in large sizes.
Assorted juice options: orange, tomato, apple, grapefruit, cranberry. Available in large sizes.
with sauteed onions, green peppers, topped with melted American cheese. Served with fries
on a pita bread, tzatziki sauce. served with fries
American, swiss and cheddar.
Short stack with whipped cream and butter and syrup
Texas bread, served with whipped cream and butter and syrup
Short stack with whipped cream and butter and syrup
Texas bread, served with whipped cream and butter and syrup
3 eggs With feta cheese and tomato served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Ham & American cheese omelette served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With peppers, bacon, fried potatoes and cheddar cheese served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three-egg omelette with American cheese. Served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Swiss cheese omelette, with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With ham, bacon and sausage served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three egg omelette filled with broccoli and cheddar cheese. Served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly.
Hot and spicy. With jalapeño peppers, onions and fresh tomato served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three egg omelette filled with cheddar cheese. With home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
3 eggs With spinach and feta cheese served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three-egg omelette served with a choice of home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
3 eggs American, swiss and mozzarella cheese served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With broccoli, fresh tomatoes and mushrooms served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
3 eggs With sausage, peppers, onions, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With sliced gyro meat and feta cheese served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
3 Eggs With onion, ham & green peppers served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With our Spanish sauce served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three-egg omelette filled with mushrooms. Served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three-egg omelette with onions, served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three-egg omelette, with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With ham, bacon and sausage.
Ham & american cheese omelette served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Three-egg omelette filled with mushrooms. served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With peppers, bacon, fried potatoes and cheddar cheese.
American, swiss and mozzarella cheese.
Three-egg omelette with american cheese. served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With onion, ham & green peppers
With spinach and feta cheese.
With broccoli, fresh tomatoes and mushrooms.
With feta cheese and tomato.
Three-egg omelette filled with melted cheddar cheese. Served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
Swiss cheese omelette, with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With sliced gyro and feta cheese.
With our Spanish sauce.
Three egg omelette filled with broccoli and cheddar cheese. served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly.
With sausage, peppers, onions, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
Hot and spicy. With jalapeño peppers, onions and fresh tomato.
Three-egg omelette with onions, served with home fries and white toast and fruit jelly
With sautéed mushroom & onions over rice
Served with 1 vegetable
over filling & gravy
With marinara sauce.
served with 1 vegetable
With melted american cheese.
Served with fries
Lettuce, tomato, french fries
Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
Ham, mushrooms and swiss. Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
Tomato+onion+green pepper +lettuce Served with fries +pickles
Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
Lettuce, tomato, french fries, coleslaw, and pickles.
American or swiss.
With French fries.
Served with mushrooms and onions over rice.
With brown gravy or marinara sauce.
With honey mustard sauce.
With pineapple ring.
With mushroom gravy.
Over potato filling.
Over potato filling and cranberry sauce.
Over potato filling.
Over potato filling.
Filet of haddock, shrimp, scallops, oyster, clam strips and crab cake, served with soup, salad bar, potato, and one vegetable.
With crabmeat stuffing.
With tartar sauce
With crabmeat stuffing.
With butter lemon sauce.
Haddock filet, flounder filet, one stuffed shrimp, three broiled shrimp, three scallops and one crab cake.
Filet of salmon, filet of haddock, four shrimp, four scallops and three crabs stuffed mushrooms.
With lemon butter sauce.
With crabmeat stuffing.
With fried egg, Canadian bacon, cream cheese, sliced onion, lettuce & tomato. Served with home fries
2 eggs with choice of Ham, bacon or sausage on NY bagel with melted cheddar cheese served with home fries
With sauerkraut and melted swiss cheese on grilled rye bread.
Golden brown Texas french toast, topped with white meat turkey, ham and imported melted swiss cheese.
On toasted garlic hard roll with sautéed onions, topped with melted swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato.
On a grilled rye bread with american cheese and tomato.
With sautéed onions and and mushrooms, topped with melted american cheese, on a toasted Italian roll
On a grilled rye bread with american cheese and tomato.
Six-ounce char-broiled burger with grilled onions and swiss cheese on grilled rye bread.
Topped with sharp melted cheddar cheese.
Cup of soup
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
With whipped cream.
Filet of haddock stuffed with crab-meat, shrimp, and scallops, topped with alfredo sauce.
Broiled crab cake, four jumbo shrimp and 11 ounces. New York strip steak.
Broiled crab cake, grilled chicken breast, and four broiled jumbo shrimp.
Baked chicken breast stuffed with crabmeat, shrimp, and scallops, topped with alfredo sauce.
Served with crabmeat stuffing and six broiled jumbo shrimp.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
Served with fresh veggies over rice.
With grilled peppers, onions and mushrooms topped with mozzarella cheese.
Topped with chili and cheddar cheese.
With sautéed mushrooms, bacon and swiss cheese.
Hot. With jalapeño peppers and cheddar cheese.
American or swiss.
With mozzarella cheese.
Add ham, bacon, or sausage for an additional charge.
With melted american cheese.
Hear from our valued guests
Our server, Candy was polite and got our food to us just the way we wanted it. She gave us extra water and complimented my dress. The soups are super yummy! And the salad bar was packed with delicious veggies, potato salad, slaw and even rice pudding. This is a great, affordable diner.
We stopped in late night approx. 12am after a concert and the food and service were excellent. The restaurant was clean, the staff was friendly and there was good parking. I would highly recommend them if you are looking for a diner especially if you need a late night meal!
This is my first time here as I’m passing through. Everything was fantastic! I ordered the chicken souvlaki with sweet potato fries. My waitress Patricia insisted I tried dipping my my sweet potato fries in honey. It was not sickening sweet and I enjoyed it. The chili was a large bowl of homemade. This is a very clean diner and the owner came and met with me asking how the meal was. I would definitely come back.
Considering the huge mob here today for the Big Boy appearance, the service was outstanding, the food was excellent. The diner itself is a very nice place. Would definitely return.
Our waiter, John was fantastic! My wife ordered a cheese steak wrap and the cook, Mudhar cut it into slices that made it very easy to eat and garnished the plate beautifully. We give them both 5 stars!!
This is a diner, that serves diner food. Don’t go to a diner if you’re expecting 5 star Michelin. Everything was excellent! The appetizers, main meal, and dessert were absolutely perfect! Riley was extremely nice and treated us respectfully.
I love dives and this one was great. Had to meet a client was somewhat early. Stopped got some breakfast. Parking was good, service was fast and friendly. Food came out hot and fresh as ordered. No complaints. I know I will be in the area again definitely going to stop in. Also, was real busy. Popular. Good spot to get price is right breakfast. Highly recommend.
Great classic diner experience. The food was comforting and satisfying - the beef with brown gravy was hearty and well-prepared, exactly what you expect from a traditional diner meal. Portions were generous and served hot. Service was friendly and efficient, even though the place was busy. The atmosphere is casual, bright, and relaxed, making it a good spot for a quick breakfast or lunch without feeling rushed. Overall, a solid local diner with good food, fair prices, and a welcoming vibe. Would definitely stop by again.
Great place, fantastic waitress, great value for the money. We had a nice meal. Get the salad bar. Senior offering above age 55. Ample parking. No vegan options.
Been coming to Route 61 Diner for years. Our meal tonight was prepared by Mudhar and served by John. We had the roast beef dinner and the ribs & rice special. Both Mudhar and John did a great job. Will definitely come back again.
Common questions about Route 61 Diner
Route 61 Diner is located at 3455 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19605, United States, Reading, PA, United States.
You can reach Route 61 Diner by calling +1 610-685-9406.
Route 61 Diner has a rating of 4.2 out of 5 based on 2329 customer reviews.
Route 61 Diner features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Route 61 Diner features the following service options: Kerbside pickup, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Route 61 Diner features the following highlights: Great coffee, Great dessert, Serves local specialty, Sport.
Route 61 Diner features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Route 61 Diner features the following offerings: Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Quick bite, Salad bar, Small plates.
Route 61 Diner features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Route 61 Diner features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom.
Route 61 Diner features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet.
Route 61 Diner features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists.
Route 61 Diner features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Route 61 Diner features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Route 61 Diner features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
Route 61 Diner features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
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