Looking for a memorable American restaurant in Madera, CA? Black Bear Diner Madera is a top-rated destination for guests who want generous portions, comforting flavors, and a welcoming dining experience.
Known for classic American favorites made to satisfy, this Madera restaurant is a favorite for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, whether you’re stopping in for a hearty family meal, a casual bite, or a dependable place to enjoy familiar dishes done right.
With a 4.30-star rating, Black Bear Diner Madera continues to stand out among American restaurants in Madera, CA for its warm atmosphere, friendly service, and crowd-pleasing menu. To enjoy one of the best American dining experiences in Madera, CA, visit Black Bear Diner Madera today.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
A light & creamy California-style cheesecake baked on a graham cracker crumb crust.
Five layers of moist chocolate cake finished with an elegant dark chocolate ganache.
Made with bread, heavy whipping cream, eggs and vanilla, then served warm with a scrumptious pecan praline sauce and whipped cream. If you have never tried bread pudding, this is the one that will make you a believer – it’s ‘awe’some!
Sweet cinnamon apples topped with a buttery woven lattice crust.
A triple-layer spice cake with carrots, coconut, pineapple and walnuts layered with cream cheese frosting.
Rich chocolate cream in a chocolate cookie crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Decadent coconut cream in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes.
Banana cream layered with banana slices in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese.
Ham, link sausage, bacon, jack cheese, cheddar cheese, spinach & onion.
Ham, bacon, link sausage & jack cheese.
Diced ham, bell pepper & onion, topped with cheddar cheese.
Avocado, mushroom & jack cheese.
Split biscuit covered with 2 sausage patties, 2 scrambled eggs & country gravy.
Mushroom, onion, tomato, bell pepper, spinach & jack cheese.
With almond filling.
Your choice of potato topped with diced bacon and shredded cheddar cheese!
4 slices
3 links or 2 patties.
With almond filling.
Slow-cooked pot roast, grilled onion, jack & cheddar cheeses & horseradish aioli on sourdough bread then grilled with a garlic-Parmesan crust. Served with au jus
Marinated grilled chicken breast with Caesar dressing, green leaf lettuce, tomato and Swiss & jack cheesed on grilled Parmesan Sourdough bread.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on grilled rye bread with grilled onion and Swiss cheese.
2 sweet cream pancakes, 3 eggs*, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links & a ham steak, served with your choice of potato.
10 oz of seasoned steak served with 3 eggs & 2 housemade biscuits.
Served with 3 eggs, strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes OR fresh fruit & 2 housemade biscuits.
Served with 6 slices of bacon, three eggs, choice of side and two biscuits.
Our soup of the day!
A red chili that includes pinto beans, ground beef, italian sausage, tomato sauce and several other spices! Topped with cheddar cheese, diced onion and served with sour cream.
Our soup of the day!
A red chili that includes pinto beans, ground beef, our housemade Mild Italian sausage, tomato sauce and several other spices! Topped with cheddar cheese, diced red onion and served with sour cream and a cornbread muffin.
We use a generous, thick-cut slice for this traditional breakfast favorite.
2 eggs cooked your way!
Our hickory smoked bacon is some of the best you’ll ever have.
We make our own, in-house from a recipe passed down through generations of Italian families.
Tender steak, breaded and deep-fried then smothered in our country gravy.
Slow-roasted corned beef brisket, shredded then griddle-fried with potatoes.
3 large links of our specially seasoned pork sausage.
USDA Choice 8oz marinated skirt steak.
We make our own, in-house from a recipe passed down through generations of Italian families.
3 of our yummy pancakes loaded with chocolate chips. Sprinkled with powdered sugar and topped with a dab of whipped cream.
An eruption of delicious options, including 2 pancakes, 1 egg*, 1 piece of bacon and 1 sausage link.
1 egg* PLUS — Choose one of the following: 1 biscuit and gravy, or 1 pancake, or 1 piece of French toast, or 1 small waffle. AND Choose from 1 piece of bacon or 1 sausage link.
Sweet cream pancakes topped with banana, strawberry, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
Sweet cream pancakes with mixed rainbow sprinkles and whipped cream.
Cod fillets lightly battered and fried. Served with French fries, housemade cole slaw & tartar sauce.
USDA Choice 8oz marinated skirt steak. Served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, country gravy, and seasonal vegetables.
Bone-in breast, thigh, leg and wing with traditional Southern-style seasoned breading fried a crispy, crunchy golden brown. Served with French fries and homemade cole slaw.
Made with white cheddar. Topped with bacon and Parmesan cheese. Served with garlic-Parmesan toast.
Cajun seasoned, grilled salmon fillet topped with creamy pesto sauce. Served over sautéed spinach & cherry tomatoes with mashed potatoes & country gravy and seasonal vegetables.
Our secret recipe sweet cream waffle, topped with breaded chicken tenders. Served with syrup and fresh fruit.
8 Cod fillets lightly battered and fried and served with housemade tartar sauce and your choice of 2 dinner sides.
8 breaded chicken tenders served with a mountain of French fries and your choice of BBQ sauce or Bacon Ranch Dressing.
8 Scrambled eggs, 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with your choice of 2 dinner sides.
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with 8 Scrambled eggs, 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
8 Scrambled eggs, 4 slices of thick-cut bacon and 4 link sausages served with 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
A family breakfast for 3-4 people! 8 eggs scrambled with avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese. Served with 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
8 Scrambled eggs and 8 slices of thick-cut bacon served with 4 sweet cream pancakes and syrup.
All stacked high! 3 cakes, 2 link sausage, 2 slices of bacon, 2 eggs.
3 slices of thick-cut cinnamon roll dipped in French toast batter and grilled then topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with icing. Served with fresh fruit.
Your choice…you make it just right!
Our homemade Bread Pudding battered and grilled like French toast, topped with sliced banana, warm praline sauce, and whipped cream.
Our secret recipe sweet cream pancakes!
Our freshly-baked blackberry-filled bear claw, dipped in French toast batter and grilled. Served with fresh fruit.
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & Parmesan cheese in a creamy Caesar dressing. Served as is or choose to add a grilled chicken breast or fillet of blackened salmon.
Your choice of seasoned ground beef or marinated grilled chicken breast served in a crispy tostada bowl lined with refried beans then topped with salad mix, tomato, onion, olive, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, salsa, pickled jalapeño, avocado, cilantro & dressing of your choice.
Salad mix topped with chopped crispy chicken tenders, cherry tomato, crispy bacon, hard-boiled egg, diced avocado, bleu cheese crumbles, red onion & croutons. Served with your choice of dressing.
1/3 lbs Angus patty topped with sauteed mushrooms, horseradish aioli, and Swiss cheese.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with Avocado & jack cheese.
A 10 oz. all beef patty is specially seasoned and served with grilled onions, tomato, dill pickle chips, lettuce, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Served with your choice of side. Make it DELUXE! – Add 2 slices of our thick-cut smoked bacon & your choice of cheese. ($)
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with diced bacon & cheddar cheese.
A 3.2oz all-beef patty, topped with American cheese, tomato, dill pickle chips, red onion, green leaf lettuce, mayonnaise & housemade Thousand Island dressing on a grilled brioche bun served with your choice of side.
Bleu cheese, mushrooms, bacon, onion straws, and horseradish aioli on a brioche bun. Served with choice of side.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with your choice of cheese.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Covered Sweet Baby Ray’s® BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese & homemade crispy onion straws.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on grilled rye bread with grilled onion and Swiss cheese.
We build this 6 oz. all beef burger just a little bit differently… Dijon mustard, Swiss cheese, tomato & grilled onion adorn thick-cut sourdough bread grilled golden with a Parmesan cheese crust.
USDA Choice Meats by Linz steak topped with homemade crispy onion straws
A traditional favorite. Slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, mushroom, red potato, herbs & spices and finished with our savory beef gravy.
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned sausage. Roasted then topped with our savory beef gravy and homemade crispy onion straws
Our best-selling item. Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Bacon, ham, egg, tomato, and Monterey Jack & American cheeses on thick-cut sourdough bread grilled with a Parmesan crust.
Chorizo sausage, country potatoes, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, onion, & cilantro all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. Served with housemade salsa and fresh fruit.
A hearty all-in-one bowl of ham, bacon, link sausage, eggs, bell pepper, onion & pickled jalapeño, scrambled over country red potatoes, then topped with cheddar cheese & country gravy. Served with a housemade biscuit.
Served with French fries or fresh fruit.
Served with your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Served with barbecue sauce or bacon ranch dressing and your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
A classic served with American Cheese. Served with your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Thinly sliced seasoned tri-tip stacked on a soft Tribeca® roll & served with au jus.
With bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise.
6 oz roasted turkey breast served open-faced on sliced white bread with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Triple-decker stacked with roasted turkey breast, bacon, ham, tomato, lettuce & mayonnaise.
Our own corned beef piled on grilled rye with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & Thousand Island dressing.
4 breaded chicken tenders. Served with your choice of BBQ or bacon ranch dressing.
This triple-stack includes marinated grilled chicken breast, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese & mayonnaise.
Single origin, 100% Nicaraguan-grown coffee. If you haven't heard of our Bears Brew Back partnership, please visit our website to learn more!
100% Pure squeezed pasteurized orange juice. A delicious orange juice with a taste that’s the next best thing to fresh squeezed.
A mix of freshly-brewed Lipton Iced Tea and Minute Maid Lemonade.
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned sausage. Roasted then topped with our savory beef gravy and homemade crispy onion straws.
Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
A traditional favorite. Slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, mushroom, red potato, herbs & spices and finished with our savory beef gravy.
6 oz of carved-to-order marinated tri-tip. Served with seasonal vegetables and red-skinned mashed potatoes with country gravy.
Fresh avocado on 1 slice of wheat toast. Served with tomato slices and a side of fresh fruit.
(A low calorie breakfast option.) Diced chicken sausage scrambled with egg whites, jack cheese, spinach, and sautéed mushroom. Topped with avocado and diced tomatoes, served with fresh fruit and one slice of dry, wheat toast.
Served with your choice of 2 slices of bacon OR 2 sausage links OR ham steak.
Brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins & chopped pecans.
Served with 2 Slices of Bacon OR 2 sausage links.
All stacked high! 2 cakes, 1 link sausage, 1 slice of bacon, 1 egg*.
Made with 2 eggs*, diced ham and cheddar cheese.
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & Parmesan cheese in a creamy Caesar dressing.
Any choice of potato topped with cheddar cheese and diced bacon.
Served with Bacon Ranch dressing.
Salad mix topped with cherry tomato, cucumber and carrot. Served with your choice of dressing.
Served daily after 4 p.m.
Tender grilled chicken and vegetables in a creamy chicken gravy topped with a flaky pastry crust. Monday-Friday after 4pm and Saturday & Sunday starting at 12pm
10 oz of marinated tri-tip seasoned with a Santa Maria blend of spices including garlic, cracked black pepper, salt and fresh parsley.
8 oz of roasted turkey breast served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, seasonal vegetables & cranberry sauce.
Brewed fresh and sweetened with pure cane sugar!
Split English muffin, sliced ham & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Split English muffin, thick-cut sliced bacon, avocado, spinach, grilled tomato slices & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Hear from our valued guests
You can never go wrong with Black Bear Diner. This location lives up to the chain's high quality standards and yummy comfort food. The staff were all super friendly and attentive.
What a wonderfully cozy and inviting surprise! I was staying at a nearby hotel, where the complimentary breakfast looked… how shall we say… like it had given up on life. So I wandered next door and landed in breakfast heaven. From the moment I stepped through the door, the Black Bear Diner felt like a hug in restaurant form. I waited no more than two minutes for a table—just enough time to admire the rustic charm—and within seconds of sitting down, I was handed a hot cup of coffee. Immediate brownie points. Or should I say, biscuit points? The menu, printed on nostalgic newsprint, not only showcases the hearty offerings but shares a bit of the diner’s backstory—a thoughtful touch that made me feel part of something a little bigger than just breakfast. I ordered the two-egg ham and cheese omelette, which was the just right Goldilocks of omelettes—light, flavorful, and generous without being overwhelming. On the side: hash browns cooked to that crispy golden finish we all secretly dream about, and a fluffy biscuit that practically begged for jam (I obliged, of course). All in all, Black Bear Diner turned what could’ve been a lackluster morning into a genuinely lovely experience. Good food, good vibes, and good coffee—what more could one ask for?
Service was solid—friendly, quick, and made the experience even better. Only thing is, it can get packed, so don’t be surprised if there’s a wait during busy times. Overall, it’s a great spot when you want something filling, comforting, and worth your money. I’d definitely come back.
Had a great time over there. Customer service was amazing, food was absolutely fresh and delicious and the desserts were crafted by angels themselves. 10 out of 10, would recommend.
Kristi was very courteous and the food was made delicious and fast service. Thank you to the chefs. I asked about Jerry the GM and he took the time to visit and chat for a bit. Always a great place to eat and listen to great oldies
From the moment we walked in, we knew we were in for a treat. The Black Bear exceeded all expectations with its incredible food and warm ambiance. We started with the French Toasts, which was beautifully presented and packed with flavor. For the main course, the waiter JJ recommended steaks was a standout—perfectly cooked, with a balance of spices that left us wanting more. The milkshake was the perfect ending, rich and indulgent without being overly sweet. The ingredients tasted fresh, and the chef’s expertise was evident in every bite. The portion sizes were generous, and the prices were very reasonable for the quality. We highly recommend BlackBear to anyone looking for a memorable dining experience. We’ll definitely be back!Thank you very much, JJ!
Quick service, family type of atmosphere, good prices but overall the food ripsss There’s other locations but this one specifically 10/10 If u like biscuits and gravy i swear this location offers the best one. their biscuits are insanely big, soft, and just everything u picture in a homemade biscuit. I come from Fresno and drive to this location because they serve the better biscuits.
This is like a cousin of the franchise Dennys. You know how much I like dennys. The price is right for the amount of food and I always enjoy the classic america breakfast type meals. Today I had the chicken sausage scramble which was delicious. With some sourdough bread and tobasco. This hit the spot. The waitress deserves the tip. They were attentive and constantly stopping by. This is one of the places to eat at once in awhile it. P.s. try the French toast so bomb lol. Will be back
Lovely place, Lovely people and the food is delicious, second to non. My family and I had a wonderful time. Highly recommend it 👌 Madera is such beautiful place. Always Exceeds expectations.
Usually, servings this large seem to come at a hit to qualify (or increase in cost). Black Bear Diner has dodged that - and puts out really excellent food at a reasonable price, in a building that's clean, charming, and staffed with friendly helpful staff.
Common questions about Black Bear Diner Madera
Black Bear Diner Madera is located at 1209 E Almond Ave, Madera, CA 93637, United States, Madera, CA, United States.
You can reach Black Bear Diner Madera by calling +1 559-675-1332.
Black Bear Diner Madera has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 based on 2492 customer reviews.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following from the business: Identifies as women-owned.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following service options: Kerbside pickup, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following highlights: Fast service, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Quick bite, Small plates, Wine.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following amenities: Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Trendy.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly, Tourists, Transgender safe space.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following children: Good for kids, Has changing table(s), High chairs, Kids' menu.
Black Bear Diner Madera features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, On-site parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
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