The Original Mels Diner Menu

The menu at The Original Mels Diner in Pinole, CA offers a diverse selection of American diner and breakfast classics suitable for various meal occasions, including breakfast, brunch, and casual dining. It features a range of hot and cold options, from hearty entrées to lighter sides and refreshing beverages.

The menu is structured into several key groups to help visitors navigate the offerings easily:

• Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches: Includes items like fresh oven-roasted turkey served with dressing and cranberry sauce.
• Breakfast Side Orders: A variety of accompaniments such as English muffins with jelly, eggs, ham, bacon, toast with jelly, sausages, hash browns, oatmeal, Mels potatoes, and buttermilk biscuit with gravy.
• Beverages & Soda Fountain: Includes milk, fountain soft drinks, fresh brewed coffee, juices, as well as specialty items like Coke Freeze, Root Beer Freeze, and Root Beer Float—all incorporating premium vanilla ice cream.

The menu also highlights signature dishes such as the Banana Split, Classic Shakes and Malts, Chicken & Waffles, Club Sandwich, Home Fries, Crispy Chicken Salad, Fish & Chips, Tuna Melt on Rye, Chicken-Fried Steak, Steak & Jumbo Shrimp, and the 3 Meats Omelette, providing a broad choice of traditional American diner fare.

This menu is well suited for casual dining visits that can range from breakfast to a light lunch or dinner, accommodating both quick orders and more relaxed meals. The variety of side orders and beverages complements the main dishes, allowing guests to tailor their meal selections to their preferences.

Breakfast Eggs by the #

• 4. Eggs (3)

  US$19.98

• 5. Eggs (2)

  US$17.98

• 2. 2 Eggs, 3 Sausages Or 3 Strips Of Bacon

  US$17.98

Chicken and Veggie Burgers

• Veggie Melburger

  US$15.98

• BBQ Crispy Chicken Melburger

  US$19.98

• Santa Fe Chicken Melburger

  US$19.48

• Crispy Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

  US$19.48

• Gourmet Chicken Melburger

  US$19.48

• Chicken Bacon Melburger

  US$19.48

• Classic Crispy Chicken Melburger- Make It Hot Or Not

  US$17.98

Mels Steaks with Eggs

• Chicken-Fried Steak & 2 Eggs

  US$20.98

• Ribeye Steak & Eggs

  US$25.68

• 6 Oz. New York Steak & 2 Eggs

  US$20.98

Mels Specialty Sandwiches

• Mels Chili-Cheese Dog

  US$17.98

• BLT-BLTA-BLTE

  US$16.49

• Grilled Cheese

  US$15.98

• Mels “Original Cheese Steak” Sandwich

  US$21.48

• Meaty Meatball Sandwich

  US$19.48

• Grilled Ham & Cheese

  US$18.48

• Meldog

  US$15.98

• French Dip

  US$21.48

• Fresh Roasted Turkey

  US$17.98

• Reuben

  US$21.48

• Tuna Melt

  US$18.48

• Tuna Sand

  US$16.98

• Chicken Club

  US$21.48

• Club Sandwich

  US$20.98

Sweet Treats

• Pie Apple

  US$6.99

• Pie Lemon

  US$6.99

• Pie Berry

  US$6.99

Utensils and Condiments

• Hot Sauce Pkts

  US$0.00

• Knife

  US$0.00

• Straw

  US$0.00

• Fork

  US$0.00

• Extra Npkns

  US$0.00

• Sugar Sub

  US$0.00

• Spoon

  US$0.00

• Salt Pkts

  US$0.00

• Ketchup Pkts

  US$0.00

• Sugar

  US$0.00

• Pepper Pkts

  US$0.00

Soups & Chili

• Mels Chili Bowl

  US$9.99

Eggs Benedicts

• Eggs Benedict

  US$19.49

• California Benedict

  US$19.99

• Eggs Florentine

  US$18.99

Mels Baskets

• Jumbo Shrimp Basket (5 Pieces)

  US$17.49

• Beer Battered Cod (3 Pieces)

  US$16.99

• Chicken Tenderloin Strips

  US$17.99

• The Combo

  US$17.49

• Mels Chicken Wings

  US$17.99

Breakfast Favorites

• Corned Beef Hash & Eggs

  US$20.68

• Breakfast Burrito

  US$18.49

• Sunrise Sandwich

  US$17.99

• Mels San Francisco Scramble

  US$20.48

• Bacon, Egg & Avocado Burrito

  US$18.49

• Ribeye Steak & 2 Eggs

  US$25.68

• Wolfman Jack

  US$21.48

Mels Fries

• Classic Melfries

  US$7.99

• Chili Melfries

  US$11.99

• Garlic Melfries

  US$8.99

• Gourmet Melfries

  US$11.99

• Cheese Melfries

  US$9.99

Starters & Shareables

• Mozzarella Sticks

  US$10.99

• Mels Zesty Chicken Wings

  US$15.99

• New Recipe Mels Sampler

  US$19.49

• Cheese Quesadilla

  US$12.99

• Beer Battered Onion Rings

  US$9.99

Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches

• Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey

  US$18.99

Specialty Hotcakes & Waffles

• Blueberry Hotcakes

  US$16.99

• Strawberry Hotcakes

  US$17.99

• Belgian Waffle

  US$14.99

• Chicken & Waffle- W/Strips

  US$19.49

• Buttermilk Hotcakes

  US$14.99

• Chocolate Chip Hotcakes

  US$16.99

• Strawberry Belgian Waffle

  US$17.99

• 2+2

  US$19.98

Blue Plate Dinners

• Steak & Jumbo Shrimp

  US$22.99

• Fresh Carved Turkey Platter

  US$19.99

• Jumbo Shrimp Dinner

  US$20.49

• Chicken-Fried Steak

  US$20.99

• Fisherman’s Platter

  US$19.49

• Ribeye Steak Dinner

  US$24.99

• Spaghetti And Meatballs

  US$19.49

Salads

• Mels Cobb Salad

  US$18.99

• Mels Crispy Chicken Salad

  US$19.38

Breakfast Side Orders

• English Muffin With Jelly

  US$4.29

• Egg (1)

  US$4.48

• Side Of Ham

  US$7.99

• Side Of Bacon

  US$7.99

• Toast With Jelly

  US$4.49

• Side Of Sausage

  US$7.99

• Side Of Country Sausage

  US$7.99

• Toasted Bagel

  US$4.99

• Hash Browns

  US$5.99

• Oatmeal

  US$6.99

• Mels Potatoes

  US$5.99

• Buttermilk Biscuit & Gravy

  US$9.99

Beverages & Soda Fountain

• Milk (22 Oz)

  US$4.99

• Coke Freeze

  US$7.99

• Fountain Soft Drinks

  US$3.99

• Root Beer Float

  US$7.99

• Fresh Brewed Coffee

  US$3.99

• Juice (22 Oz)

  US$5.99

• Root Beer Freeze

  US$7.99

Mels Three-Egg Omelettes

• Meat & Cheese

  US$19.98

• California Omelette

  US$20.98

• Vegetarian

  US$19.98

• Denver Omelette

  US$20.48

• Egg-White Omelette

  US$20.98

Extras

• Avocado

  US$2.49

• Sour Cream

  US$1.69

• Guacamole

  US$1.69

• Ranch

  US$0.99

Mels Famous Choice Angus Burgers

• San Francisco Melburger

  US$20.48

• Bacon & Cheddar Melburger

  US$19.48

• Deuce Coupe

  US$21.48

• Bleu Melburger- Make It HOT Or Not

  US$18.48

• Chili Melburger

  US$19.48

• Big Bopper

  US$19.48

• Jalapeño Melburger

  US$18.98

• Patty Melt

  US$18.48

• Mushroom & Swiss Melburger

  US$19.98

• Classic Melburger

  US$17.48

Mels Shakes & Malts

• Milk Shake Or Malt

  US$7.99

Mels Skillets

• Country Skillet

  US$20.48

• The Hangover

  US$20.18

• Hangover II

  US$21.98

• Santa Fe Skillet

  US$20.48