Donna's Restaurant

The best gluten free pancakes I’ve ever had! Fast, great service, and the murals are great. Edit: visited after 8 months, gluten free pancakes were still amazing. Classic dinner feel at the restaurant.

When I was a kid, I'd wake up to the delicious aroma of breakfast being cooked by my parents. The sounds of skillets and pans scraping across the cooktop, bacon and sausage crackling, and laughter and banter filling the air. It's a warm and cherished memory -- one stirred when eating at Donna's Restaurant. Delicious food, great service, and a feel of yesteryear sought by anyone with a heart.

Great breakfast in one of East Boston’s iconic location for breakfast and lunch. Service is friendly and ambience is All-American with walls adorned with Disney themed murals.

This restaurant had much of a southern feel to it, in which reminded me of home. It’s a store front, spacious restaurant with a variety of foods. Lots of the food choices are classic style. I ordered French toast and hash browns. The French toast was covered in egg coating which added to the density of the toast. The hash browns were fair and filling.

I arrived right at 6:00am and the restaurant was pretty empty, a few parties started to trickle in around 6:30 but it stayed slow for the most part. The most striking thing about this diner is the large murals of Aladdin and the Little Mermaid on the walls. There aren't any booths, but there is hightop seating. I would say that if your party is larger than 4, it would probably be difficult to stay together if the place was busy. There were maybe 3 tables that had six chairs. It's not a large restaurant. I'm not sure if it was because it was slow but the food came out super quick and was hot and ready to eat all at once. I noticed that the 5 other parties also received their food pretty fast and the waitress made rounds in between to refill everyone's coffee around the diner. The staff was very friendly greeting and treating everyone as if they were long time friends. I had corned beef hash with eggs and potatoes and it was good to eat, nothing phenomenal or groundbreaking. It was just a good meal. If you're looking for a friendly diner for breakfast it's a nice spot. Nothing above and beyond, but great for the atmosphere and the service.

Donna's is a very homey & family oriented mainly breakfast diner with lots of regular visitors. Don't expect Kona Coffee or Earl Grey or other foo-foo teas. But I'm giving them a 5 star because of their delicious food. That was the best sausage pepper and eggs scramble I'd ever had & believe me, I'm an egg dish aficionado. It was yummy! So was the French Toast. Excellent!

What a great experience. Great food. Great conversation. Bravo to the entire staff!!

Fantastic breakfast, it was my first time & unfortunately, it'll be my last as they are closing permanently. Really great food, super friendly service & enjoyable experience on our way out of Boston. Kid-friendliness: Disney murals that look fantastic on every wall! Parking: Found a spot in seconds.

Hello, @TravelbyJones here. Hope everyone is having a great day. Grew up in Westborough, MA. As a kind and young adult you are so limited. Came up to Boston for my 30th today on a whim. Love it. Game 6 for Celtics later tonight...win or lose...will be fun sports! So, stumbling upon Donna’s next to the LOVELY Orient Heights Beach park was amazing. SUPER lovely staff. Real. Like you and I. Food is simple. Nonsense free. TASTY. Some dishes may cause heart burn. You can eat very tasty calories here and plenty of them. Reasonable prices. Now nostalgic Disney movie paint in the artistic style of that era. 5/5. Local. Leisurely life . Travel by Jones Cheers & see you next time!

Love taking my family here. Very friendly staff. Love the disney theme wall art when your dinning. Food is amazing and portion size is perfect. Im always going home with some left overs.Food: 5/5