Blue Jay Restaurant: Your Classic Neighborhood Diner in Cincinnati

The staff makes you feel right at home with their warm, attentive service. It’s rare to find a spot these days where the servings are this substantial for such a fair price. If you love a nostalgic diner aesthetic and great comfort food, this is the place to be.

Quintessential American diner experience! This is a restaurant frozen in time. I mean that in a good way. Puffy soft booths. Laminated table tops. Coffee smell in the air. Friendly gals taking your order. Regulars greeted loudly. Sounds of the grill sizzling and silverware clanking on plastic plates. Blue collar prices. Hearty comfort food. After experiencing the bliss of nostalgia bring your ticket to the counter and pay. Tip your waitress generously. Leave with a smile. Just be sure not to park at KFC they will tow you.

Very cool and nostalgic diner. The food is basic diner options, except made with more love. All of the servers are awesome and make you feel like a part of the family.

Nothing fancy here, just extraordinary food in an inviting and comfortable atmosphere with amazing service. The portion sizes are unbelievably large. I am a big eater, but I didn't conquer half of the food I ordered. It was so filling and so delicious—and soooo much. Be ready to ask for a box. You'll need it! Few diners I have visited compare in getting your money's worth. The serving staff was incredibly friendly, too—it felt as though I was a regular on first visit. I am genuinely impressed. I have found yet another restaurant I will frequent often on my return visits to Cincinnati!

The staff is the sweetest and the customers are nice and too themselves. Food is always fresh , hot and delicious! This remind me of breakfast at grandmas on the weekends. No gimmicks and high prices for quirky names and a sauce. All you need is salt , pepper and jelly/jam biscuits so fluffy don’t need no butter . I tore this food down and am full for $10 . Parking may be limited but when you see how full they are and homey the environment is you understand. They’ll be seeing more of me come next semester for sure !

Great food, great service. The French toast is really really good, going to get it again in the future. I also got the chili & cheese hash browns and added grilled onions... So good! It needed salt but I added it at the table and it was delish.

Took my two younger sisters here for brunch, and we all loved it! The wait staff were super attentive and the absolute friendliest, even though they were quite busy. I loved the history decorating the place as well. The food was amazing. I got the Blue Jay breakfast, and the eggs were cooked perfectly, the bacon was that perfect marriage of crispy and chewy, and the home fries were delicuous as well. The omelet was also very flavorful. All portions were great for the price, and the coffee was good, too! Will definitely be coming back to explore more of the menu!

My husband has been coming to this establishment ever since he was a kid. This was my first time visiting and I was very impressed. The pancakes were very delicious and the prices were incredible. Also the waitress was very pleasant! We will be back!