Hollywood Diner in Great Yarmouth

A decent breakfast in a retro themed diner. They even have old LP's as place mats! The only draw back is they only take cash which in modern times is very backward in my opinion. The most annoying thing is that the 'cash only' sign was right next to the till so unless you sat down first to browse the menu you wouldn't know until you ordered!

A venue that would appear to be in decline. Shoddy food prepared by youngsters. Cheap bread and stale crisps. Tired tables with dropped food left on the floor. The icing on the cake was CASH only which put a lot of people off.

Great place to eat,, based on an American Diner. Staff were very friendly and the portions of food were so big that we couldn't eat it all.

Great place to eat. Food served fresh to order. Good prices and friendly staff. Very clean. Will be back many more times next year. Keep up the good work everyone.

My family are not 'foodies' by any stretch of the imagination but we have never wasted this amount of food ever in our lives. Truly a dire experience from beginning to end. Specifically we are talking about the breakfasts as other food here might be better. In truth it's hard to imagine anything else being this bad. On arrival the queue to order was 10 minutes and Joanne behind the counter was the only high spot of this visit. My diet Coke was very flat, my son's 'fresh orange juice' was poured from an off brand, long life, made from concentrate carton and a perfectly simple cup of tea was £2.60! My son (12) said the OJ was "foul" even before I brought up my suspicions that it might be. Things then took a turn for the worse. My breakfast arrived, missing toast. My Mrs. didn't get the bacon she had ordered as an extra but my son's plate arrived with no bacon either and it was part of the meal. Another server then returned with one piece of bacon on a plate. She was then retasked with getting my son his bacon and then a third trip for my toast. Sweet enough servers but clearly not supported by a well functioning kitchen. That said, the ketchup we asked for never appeared at all. Toast arrived and then the true depths of this experience were revealed. First the highpoints, bacon was good, beans were good, fried potatoes ok but a bit undercooked, this concludes anything positive I could say. The sausages were like my Nan described during the war 'shaped like sausages but without the meat'. These were clearly the cheapest sausages money could buy; meally, dry, flavourless and with a thick tough skin. If you can imagine a mouthful of a meat product so bland as to be completely overwhelmed by flavour from a little baked bean juice on your fork from a previous mouthful then you are ready to enjoy this sausage. The scrambled egg was worse. Mounded high, a pile of dry flavourless rubber so vile as to be difficult to swallow. Utterly devoid of taste we could only conclude they were watery powdered eggs blasted into submission by some industrial microwave. Sure, a treat in 1944 but 2021? Not so much. The tomatoes were plum tomatoes straight from the can, they weren't even dignified with a taste at this point. My Mrs described the one mushroom she took a risk on as "What I imagine eating a slug must be like", she went on to elaborate that it was rubbery on the outside and bland and slimy inside. My son's pancakes were fine, a little thick and a little cold but compared to the slop we were faced with we looked at them with envy.Sad and hungry, I picked up my limp slice of warm bread that some accept as that almost impossible to ruin food called 'toast'. A large mouthful was defined by the taste of slightly rancid cheap margarine. Well played Hollywood Diner, well played. When you can ruin toast the only remaining skill left to master is figuring out a way to burn water.Despite no appetite, feeling almost dirty and slightly revolted by the food, I had to get a little snack to make sure the absence of any flavour wasn't a sign I had caught COVID. I wasn't, it was just that bad. All that for only £24.70.I have given 2 stars because 1 star reviews tend to be angry people overreacting and because not everything on my plate was inedible. That said, don't eat here please, there's a good place 100 yards away.

A little gem of a diner. Friendly staff,good menu at reasonable prices.

Very Much enjoyed this year's experience of the Hollywood Diner. The breakfast on Day one was fantastic and (having informed the staff that I hadn't eaten for two days) was big enough to thoroughly satisfy my appetite and not too big so as to be unable to wipe up the remaining tomatoes with my last piece of toast. Burgers were spot on through the week, for the in fill snacks, and although sometimes stretched all the staff and Kitchen Crew were very responsive and didn't fail us in any aspect. Thoroughly looking forward to next year's return. :)

Came here with family whilst on a little holiday. Wouldn't return here. Its not what you'd expect by looking at the place, firstly it's not the cleanest..the tables were sticky and had a 'smell' like a dirty cloth!The staff aren't bad but the food takes far too long to come out (1hr and 20 minutes) watched several customers get their money back and leave. Other tables got half their order and waited so long for the other half they got a refund. Its your basic fast food place but with restaurant prices. Burgers were plain, thin and no salad, they can't cook a steak 'to your liking ' its well done or nothing. The staff spend most of their time giving out refunds. I've work and managed in the food industry for 20 years and this place.. if managed right..could be a really nice place

Staff was very helpful and friendly.I had the mega breakfast and it was mega in portion size but couldn't eat a quarter of it as it was so disgusting. The beans were like pea shingle. The sausages looked liked they had been cooking for a few years. Overall don't waste your money here, I wouldn't even feed my dog the food from here.

Set on a parade of very tourist driven arcades, an American themed diner, although largely a English cafe type fair which they do well and at a reasonable price. Big Breakfast at £5.50 was very good value, quality just OK and expected for the price. Kids meals at £4 with ice cream also excellent value but the hot dog and bun was dry and very run of the mill. Food came out in about 20mins which was pretty good considering the number of customers. Seat was covered in salt on arrival and taps not working in the toilets (eventually closed as a result). Coffee (latte) was basically warm milk, very small and disappointing at £2.20. Total bill for 2 adults 2 children was £25 so if your looking for a good English style breakfast I would highly recommend and hence 4 stars but can’t help thinking with a bit more attention to detail this could drive a higher price.