Reviews for Millie's Restaurant & Bakery in Van Nuys, CA

You want a place to calmly exist with your friends or even favorite family members? Or are you looking for a good place to hang... out as an older individual? I HIGHLY recommend this restaurant. Not only is the food so delicious and always well made. Thisplace also has a homely vibe, like a getaway when your stressed or a place you can hit the books! My experience here was socalm. Let me describe it for you. Walking in, you smell the cooking coming from the kitchen, the music is calmly playing in thebackground as one of their lovely waiters/waitresses sits you at a table. Whether you sit in the right or left doesn't matterbecause the aesthetic of this place reminds you of grandma's familial love! That undying care and warmth radiating off of theplace. Then after you're seated you get the menu to see what you want. (The cheeseburger is sooo good bro). Once you get it, youget to enjoy it. Once I got a pickup delivery and my goodness they were QUICK! :) Anyway I recommend it! Forever!!!!! Read more

I USED to love their apple pie. Not so much anymore. The crust is more like a croissant and kinda chewy (result of the microwave... warming?) I miss the traditional flaky pie crust. The tomato bisque soup was too thick, although it did have a good flavor. Themac n cheese was good and cheesy with a hint of garlic. There were only a few diners, and it was REALLY quiet in the restaurantat 430p. Service was ok: my water glass stay filled and I appreciate that. Read more

Family owned restaurant. Wonderful service, great comfort foods and amazing lemonade.

Update: I returned recently and ordered fish which was accompanied by mixed vegetables and potatoes and a salad. The small... dinner salads are superb. They make their own croutons which are so delicious. Unfortunately the fish was poorly seasoned andthe amount served, paltry. The vegetables were entirely unseasoned and dull in flavor. It's too bad. I once thought this awonderful restaurant. This was my last visit. Previous Review This place was an unexpected surprise. First the positives. Thestaff is friendly and the service is excellent. The steak was superbly prepared and the cheese bread is delicious. I highlyrecommend the side salad which is an additional $2.99. It consists of mixed greens, cheese and amazing homemade croutons. Theirturkey club sandwich is also superb. The turkey is thinly sliced and flavorful. The Monte Cristo sandwich is alsodelicious. As good as their steak and sandwiches are, their pot pie is not an actual pie. The pie consists of thick gravy thattasted like flour and chicken that was too chewy. This was topped by a pie crust that was over baked and tasted burned. Thefried fish was abundant but the batter wasn't very good. The seasoning added an odd flavor to the fish. Their prices were alsorecently raised. In the case of the steak, it rose from $15 and some cents to $19 and some cents. The approximate 25% increase undermines the value of ordering the steak. Also their desserts are beautiful but over-priced and the graham crusts used insome of their pies is too greasy. Their cookies are also not flavorful and taste more like shortening than butter. Despite theincrease in prices of some items and items I would not recommend, their menu is extensive and offers other good items. I ratedthem 4-stars because some of their food is quite good but not 5-stars because some of the food isn't that good and because thesubstantial increase of prices on some items. Read more

I loved the look of the restaurant from the inside and all the staff was super friendly. They make their own pies but I didn't... get a chance to taste them, I'll definitely be going back for dessert next time around. Read more

Cute American diner with all-day breakfast and lunch. Large dining room with the ability to accommodate big groups. Nice outdoor... patio with lots of shade. It has a big parking lot and it's an easy location to get to. I came in by myself on a Sunday morningat 10am because I was close by and saw great reviews about the food, and especially the country fried steak. Although my fooddidn't live up to the reviews I read, I'm still happy I came in! More details below! The general consensus of most otherreviews are rather accurate: Pros: 1 - Great diner atmosphere with a bar-counter to sit at, booths, and huge menu (5 out of 5stars). Lots of southern style dishes, but also a ton of outgoing options to pick from. It was easy to tell that there were alot of regulars and families that enjoy coming specifically to this restaurant for weekend breakfast. Although she was verysweet, my server didn't really introduce herself so I didn't feel a very personal connection. Prices aren't overly high, butthe current state of the world is definitely the reason for prices to go up. If you are upset about how much it costs to eatout, then stay home and cook or get fast food. On a food cost note that is unrelated to my experience: I'm not sure the largerange of options is playing to their favor, but it would be interesting to see the backend numbers on sale-rate for each dishcompared to how many ingredients they keep on hand to stock the large variety. Just a thought on how they might be able to cutunnecessary operational costs. 2 - quality of service, 5 out of 5 stars: super sweet and friendly staff. Definitely moreexperienced, professional, and older than some reviews mentioned. Staff is on par with the  diner atmosphere. I got checked onmultiple times and it was obvious that everyone was working as a team. 3 - Speed of service, 5 out of 5 stars: Food came outquick! Probably just under 10 minutes from order to in front of me. I sat in front of the kitchen window and t Read more

Great service, fantastic food, good coffee and good prices. We had breakfast at Millie?s and it was delicious!!! The Blueberry... Cheese Blitz Combo was great. They cook the bacon perfectly to our liking. Honestly really good food, everything we saw otherpeople eat looked amazing. Wait staff got us seat quickly and our order was served fast too. The waiters are super nice andefficient. They have a very extensive menu. Fantastic service! Tasty food will definitely stop by again! Read more

Yum yum, so many sweets! Ordered to go, got the Fried Chicken Benedict Sunny Side Up, Crispy Potato Dippers, Banana cream pie,... apple pie, cinnamon coffee cake, cheesecake, blueberry muffin (to share, mostly lol). The Fried Chicken Benedict Sunny Side Up &Crispy Potato Dippers were tasty & well cooked, added some salt and hot sauce. The desserts were all delicious, especially lovedthe banana cream pie, it was not too sweet with thick whipped cream and almost slices. The staff was so nice and friendly, mademe feel welcome. I wish I stayed to eat there but I'll be back to try more. It's located almost on the corner and there'sparking in the lot. Read more