Dinner Bell Cafeteria And Bakery

Was craving a turkey dinner, and it did not disappoint. Very friendly staff, provided quick service. My daughter and granddaughter loved the selection and variety of foods. Granddaughter really enjoyed the orange jello with fruit and asked for a box of cookies to go. We will be coming back soon for some more delicious meals.

The customer service was great and the portions were adequate. I like the variety of food they had, although the price per plate was a little high. The flavor of the food was good and the environment quite relaxing. All the sweets such as cookies,pies,cinnamon rolls, and sweet bread they sell by the cashier was amazing, so much to choose from. Overall, I will be back!

This place has been been here for a long time... early 50's, so way before I was born! Come to think of it, Dinner Bell and Cleburne's are probably the last two original cafeteria's left in Houston besides Luby's (who came much later!). Gone are the Picadilly's, White's and Furr's cafeterias that I remember going to years ago. The food today was really tasty, food portions adequate, fresh and priced about what I would expect. Warm greetings from the time I walked in, to making my selections and of course when I got ready to leave. Worth a visit when you find yourself hungry and on the East End of Houston!

It's been over 60 years since I've been in the Dinner Bell Cafeteria!!! My dad took me in there when I was around 4 or 5 and that was about 1959!!! I remember it well because they have the same seating and booths! At that time we sat in a booth and my dad got on to me and told me to turn around and quit talking to the patrons sitting behind us trying to eat their food!!! I told my wife about that story from long ago as my father is interred at Forest Park Cemetery just a little ways down the road and we almost always go by here going to the cemetery. I've been wanting to stop for a long time and we finally got to do that today with my 5 year old!!! The inside is just about the way I remember it from back then. And the food is very good!!! Today's special was Stuffed Bell Peppers which looked delicious, but I opted for the Meat Loaf as did my wife which looked every but as delicious as the stuffed peppers! We passed on getting salads. They also had sliced Roast Beef, Fried Chicken, Baked Cod, Chicken Fried Steak and there were a few other items as well. It all looked really good! We got sides of Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli with Rice and Cheese. My wife had the Mashed Potatoes and Cooked Cabbage with hers. We got Easton our 5 year old a Fried Chicken drumstick and Mac and Cheese. He said his fried chicken was really good!!! He also got himself a strawberry shortcake!!! We all had Iced Tea for our drinks. All in all it was a very great experience to come back in here after so many years and really enjoy our food!!! And I didn't have to get on Easton for talking to the people behind us because of the social distancing protocols being followed!! I really Highly recommend trying out the "Dinner Bell"!!! As a side note, the owner recently lost his son. He was going to close the doors, but there were so many people who wanted to keep it open and even run it for him that he decided that he would keep going for his son and all his faithful patrons. I want to support that endeavour to keep this treasure open.

Yes it’s a greasy spoon and old School diner but stick with the comfort food entrees and desserts - you’ll be back for more. The white meat fried chicken was an entire humongous Breast and wing, moist chicken and crispy batter. The corn casserole and fried okra were top notch, both freshly cooked and not frozen. The chicken and dumplings were downright amazing. We ate till we were full and the only thing we finished off was the okra, so plenty of leftovers. THEN you have to go through the pastry area to pay. Total = $20!! Ingenious! Fancy kisses and apricot turnover was my choice. Ya gotta try it at least once! The daily special was meat loaf with a rich brown gravy, I almost got that. Folks of all ages were in attendance. Owners ... one good wipe down of the wall ledges and dining area would do you good!