Excellent food. Excellent service and nice place to go. I would have today a great place to always busy.

I almost hesitate to review this spot, my favorite breakfast restaurant in St Louis, as I don't want it to become impossible to get a table! Smallish dining room and outdoor covered patio, unpretentious southwestern decor, reasonably priced, family-friendly. The diner offers green chili inspired breakfast entrees, and other interesting takes of morning food. It's a visit to Arizona or New Mexico without ever leaving St. Louis. Street parking only. A bit hidden; use your gps to get here!!

I was visiting family in St. Louis and have wanted to stop by this place for awhile! I was told its best to try and go earlier as on the weekends lines can form out the door! I went on a Thursday morning around 8am and it was perfect- only a few people in there! This place is super cute- it really reminds me of something you would see in New Mexico or Arizona. Its diner vibe but Sanfe eclectic. The staff is very friendly and we were told to just pick our own table. I was trying to avoid a lot of spice and asked about the red vs green chile. Our server let me know green is the pretty spicy and red is more mild but still has a kick. I opted for the Strawberry Alarm Clock Pancakes (short stack) and a side of bacon. The person I was with got the breakfast burrito add chorizo and red/green chile (which they call Christmas) haha so cute. I tried some of the burrito and the red chile was still a bit too hot for me but the flavors were great! The pancakes were really really good- they are made with buttermilk cornmeal. They had fresh strawberry sauce and that sweet cream cheese butter on top... yum!! I would absolutely come back here and try something else. Overall experience 4/5

Overall, a good hearty brunch place if you're feeling a more Texmex vibe. Join the waitlist before coming if you can! WAIT TIME: Came in for a 12pm lunch on a Sunday. HIGHLY RECOMMEND joining the waitlist before coming. We were told a 45 min wait when we walked in but were able to get seated on their heated patio within 5 mins of waiting thankfully. FOOD: We got the tamale breakfast plate and the huevos rancheros with a half order of biscuits and gravy. Everything was so delicious! You can taste the spices in the huevos rancheros meat and the tamale tasted pretty authentic. Potatoes were just crispy enough. Portions are large as well, we were pretty full in the end. SERVICE: Our waiter came by very very often, very attentive! He filled our coffees before we even ran out every time. DECOR: Very artsy decor in the patio, murals painted on the brick wall. Inside looks more like a diner but we weren't in there long. PRICE: Came out to roughly $25 per person. Reasonable for brunch and for all we ordered.

Food is amazing the prices so great. The service are wonderful and the servers are nice and friendly.

The Southwest Diner is a delight. Southwest and more traditional brunch offerings in a casual, eclectic setting. Fun outdoor waiting space with Bloody Mary's and mimosas.

Food is always great, prices are good and service is usually done well. Isa took care of me today, she was very friendly, she just started and I'm sure will do well.

We went here for breakfast Sunday morning. This was by far our best visit to Southwest ever. Love that they've started using the Yelp reservation system again. We got in line at 27th and waited an hour and a half in the end. You have to check-in in-person once you're closer to the front of the line. Unfortunately, it was still a 20-25 wait from there. They have some plastic chairs set up on the patio for parties to wait. Once we were seated, service was so fast! A true first for me at Southwest. Our server told us he was new and he did a fantastic job. It was his first time making a milkshake and it was wonderful; not too liquid-y and not too thick. The cornmeal pancakes are indeed something to write home about. Make sure to order them with the house-made strawberry sauce. My fiancé was a fan of his grits and we got plenty of food for the price we spent. Love this St Louis classic and will be back.

In town for the weekend from Kansas City and I found this place from other reviews from my trusty friends here on Yelp--and they did not steer me wrong! WOW! What a fun, outgoing, eccentric atmosphere. Fun decor, great personalities, upbeat music, but with a chill vibe. Johnny was our server, and he was great. He made some amazing Bloody Mary's and Proper Irish Coffees. Very attentive and friendly. We had four people; ordered the half order of biscuits and gravy with Egg whites on top (AMAZING), grande meal (eggs, sausage, pancakes (soooo good), and home fries; and the other two got the breakfast burritos that were massive and good. Seriously, check this place out! The food and drinks are amazing. We will be coming the next time we're in STL for sure!

Southwest always delivers! My dad and I wanted to get breakfast after running some early morning errands. We joined the waitlist on Yelp, timing was perfect as the estimated time which was going to be the travel time. Street parking is provided- this spot gets busy so it can be kind of tricky. We ended up parking a bit up on Southwest which was fine, extra steps never hurt! If you join the waitlist on Yelp, make sure to check in with the host/ hostess to let them know you're there! We were seated about 5 minutes after arriving at the bar. The server was prompt and attentive. We ordered water, hot coffee, and an iced coffee. If you go the iced coffee route, ask for extra ice :) they also offer cold brew in Kaldi's cans. Southwest has my absolute favorite pancakes in stl (cornmeal pancakes) so I knew going in I would be getting a side order. For my entree I ordered Jonathan's Famous Firey Scramble. This includes spicy, cheesy scrambled eggs either home fries and served with your choice of meat and bread. I ended up substituting my bread with pancakes (not sure if there's an upcharge but I would assume- which makes sense). I ordered bacon as my meat. The eggs were amazing- perfectly scrambled with just the right about of cheese and spice. Bacon is thick cut and the home fries were crispy. My pancakes lived up to my hype which I was so happy about. Could probably come here weekly. So delicious.