Mountain House Diner

Reviews

• Mark M.

  star star star star star_border 12 June 2026

  I eat here whenever I fly out of Reno. It's at the entrance, outside of the security checkpoint.  Waitstaff is always friendly & efficient.  The food is prepared right in front of you in the open kitchen and it comes out fast.  I've had breakfast burritos here that were really good and a BLT that was fresh & delicious.  My companion on my recent trip had a bug in her salad.  I don't know if it crawled in there at the table or if it was already in there before it left the kitchen.  Either way she wanted nothing to do with her salad from there on and refused a fresh one.  My only complaint was the cost of my drink which was a spiked milkshake.  The drink without booze was around $6.00 bucks.  Our server who acted as bartender as well, added in three liquors that you could barely taste.  I was charged for 3 Oz of premium liquor at $6.00 a shot. The end result was my milkshake cost $24.00.  THAT's $24.00 !!! for ONE drink !!!!  This isn't a club !!! There is no DJ !!!  No live music !!!  No strippers !!!!! It's a DINER!!!!!  So . . . Was the drink any good?? You might ask. Well . . . Yes it was tasty.  Was it worth $24.00 ?  Not if it was spoon fed to me by a stripper while my favorite band played by favorite songs. N O .  NO.

• Holly T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 8 June 2026

  "Ann D" the server was very nice. She was working alone and taking good care of people.
  
  The food on the other hand was gross - It seems that Reno has an obsession with that nasty orange nacho cheese.  I was snacking on them and just started feeling sick from the nasty cheese and dry toppings.
  
  To sit down and have 2 glasses of wine and nachos was $47.30 (without tip) that is ridiculous.  The quality of the food is fast food, wine is too expensive for a diner.  
  
  Would rather have spent my money elsewhere

• Tom B.

  star star star star_border star_border 5 June 2026

  If your in the Reno airport it's the nicest sit down Restaurant and it's right next to the baggage and rental cars. I only had s burger and fries but it was good and enough to eat. The inside was rustic and the service was pretty quick. A great start to my vacation.

• Melissa H.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  Anyone who knows me knows I'm never early for anything, so imagine my surprise when I arrived at RNO two hours early for a flight thanks to an overnight snow storm that forced me to leave lots of time to get off the mountain.
  
  I wasn't super hungry for breakfast but decided it was a good idea to put something on my stomach before a full day of flying. When it comes to breakfast, I prefer savory dishes to sweet. The breakfast options here include omelets, a breakfast burrito, oatmeal, and fresh fruit. On the right side of the menu were non-breakfast items and the second one down called to me: Mountain House Loaded Tots!
  
  Basically they give you a pasta bowl filled with tots (no seasoning, so I added salt and pepper), smother them with "queso" (bland, sticky orangy stuff that probably comes from a can), top it off with black beans, pico de gallo (diced onion, tomato, cilantro, fresh jalepeño), and add sliced pickled jalepeño. The menu said queso, beans, tomato, and green chiles, but this clearly wasn't the case. Nevertheless, the bowl was awesome and the price was incredible... My entire breakfast was less than $10 including tip, which ain't bad anywhere, especially an airport! I'll probably get sick from the fake food, but thank goodness for bathrooms on airplanes!
  
  Looking for fresh-squeezed juice? You won't find it here, unfortunately, which is another reason why I can't give the highest rating. However, they are doing well on creature comforts: If you sit at the bar, they've kindly placed USB and power ports below.
  
  If you ever find yourself early to RNO and are looking for a quick-but-sit-down spot for food and free wifi, I recommend it.

• Vloggers T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 24 May 2026

  If you plan on coming here you best not have an flight leaving soon leave a good 2 hr gap to want to come here the staff are some what nice I understand they work in a fast working environment but waiting 45mins for a BLT is Beyond me! Maybe if the cook would stop walking all over the place and just cook this rating wouldn't be so low! Food looks good but they can do better!