Winstead's Diner Reviews

Dinner on way home from business trip. Great service and love the thick cut onion slice on the burger.

Coffee was great, blueberry pancakes were a hit, and service was quick and top notch

It s ok but the menu is really limited and even though it s a diner breakfast foods aren t available in the evening/afternoon and the service at the actual counter is slow most times. The egg sandwich is affordable but the hamburgers aren t regular burger meat but almost like meatloaf ..mostly a place for teens to be able to go the plaza on the weekend

Nice service and great burger, chili dog and onion rings.

Great place to have breakfast while in the KC PLAZA!

I love this place! It has a great family atmosphere and it's like stepping back in time to a traditional diner. The food is great too, I recommend the skyscraper.

Nothing better than a Winstead burger and shake. Check out their Happy hour!

This diner is a synonymous with Kansas City, good burgers great shakes, classic diner vibes!

Burger & tots were great! Server was very friendly!!

What a novel idea! A place where portion sizes weren't trying to make you the next contestant for The Biggest Loser.
Good food. Good service. Love all the booths.

Usually decent, ordered onion rings well done(not done) tots old and cold, chicken sandwich dry...wish it was like it was in the past

The cherry-limeade was delicious!
The hamburger, dry, & just "so-so".
Will definitely go back when Im craving a cherry-limeade! But,I'll steer-clear of the "steak~burger"!

*Tater Tot Review Included*

This place is a classic diner with a small yet effective menu where they re good at making it all. The normal steak burger is delightful and the shakes are fun, but the tater tots are the champions. They were delightfully crunchy and tasty with a broad sauce selection, but the fact that you can get a massive plate for under $5 is unreal and why this place deserves 4* tots. Winsteads is a perfect late night location, with a dining area that closes at midnight or 1am and a 24/7 drivethru

Always a fan of Winstead's. The food is cheap, the service is fun, and they are open super late.

Food was inedible... couldn't choke down my onion rings because they were tripping with grease. The meat tasted off and like I might get sick from it. I have bug bites from a gnat and God knows what else swarming around and biting my leg while I was there.

Exceptional food and service!!!! The burgers are extraordinary... The onion rings I recommend they are made faint from scratch and you gotta match it all with a shake.

Great price , all 4 off had hamburgers with fries for $35

I loved the winstead burger! Can't hardly get anything like it for the price either

Cute diner with an oldie vibe, hamburger was amazing and omg that cream soda nice and friendly staff, highly recommended

Great place, great food. Been going there for decades

Get the skyscraper milkshake. It comes with a song and you can share it with several friends. You're welcome. :-)

Such an amazing place I hope I can visit for like ever, 10/10 would recommend

I couldn t figure out if the staff were tired or rude. The portion is too small. I could finish the sandwich in two bites. I m not a big eater. Also the seasoning is awful. Cheep very cheap.

The ORIGINAL steakburger in K.C. & still the best! Don't get fooled by the wanna-be imitations. Old school sundaes, great food & handmade soda drinks. Doesn't get any better

Good food and great price!!! Strongly recommend strawberry shake!!!

Reasonable prices, great staff, and simple hamburgers. They are famous for their steak burgers which are delicious. I suggest a milkshake as well. I've never had thicker. You pay for what you want, so don't forget to order fries or onion rings if you want them!

Burger was ok but overpriced.
The onion rings were the worst I've had outside of Sonic (yuk).
I guess I'm spoiled, comparing them to Paul's onion rings on Blue Ridge or Big Burger on NE Vivion probably isn't fair.
The drive-thru service was excellent!!

A classic! Had my senior prom group from Winnetonka have lunch here before the dance. Great food - great atmosphere!

Best 24 hour quick food! Makes my overnight so much more enjoyable with a full stomach!

This is my favorite burger place anytime I visit my family in Kansas City!

Always the best burgers and ice cream
Service was also great.

Winstead is a cool rerto diner that has good burgers worth the try if you take a trip to Kansas city wait is a little slow to get ur food but worth it . I recommend the double Winstead with bacon .

Was SUPER fast and the lady was nice and seemed well composed even though they were packed.

Some of the best in town. And i love their shakes!

Burgers are okay but the half and half of potato options is amazing as well as the cherry limeade. Good late night spot since the drive thru is 24/7

Burgers and the feeling at this spot is great. The service was very friendly and kind. Prices are decent.

I treat myself to a Winstead's vanilla ice cream cone every time I have to go to the doctor on the Plaza. They are the best ice cream cones I've ever eaten!

The food is honestly subpar (thus sadly only three stars) , but the milkshakes alone are WORTH IT. 5/5 on milkshakes just by themselves.

The skyscraper (I prefer milkshake of course( is must-have experience all together, do not attempt alone! ;)

The butterscotch milkshake is as close to heaven as I ever want to be. The cherry chocolate combo a very close second.

I honestly believe they should dedicate themselves to becoming a milkshake bar.

Friendly staff and well kept. Great place to go after visiting the Nelson Atkins Museum

I've been going to this Winstead's since I was old enough to remember. Aside from the faces it hasn't changed much. Still great food and great service!!!

Dry burgers and fries under cooked. Will not be going back for awhile. They need a new cook

Solid burger.. kinda taste like white castle in my opinion. Onion rings were super crispy. But greasy

Very friendly, didn't have to wait long, and the food was great.. Great shakes too

Slow service high prices foods not as good as priced

Hadn't been there in years. Bet burger I've had in a long time. Got my food super fast. The staff was great.

thinner patties in their burgers means I'd recommend a double, but the food is outstanding. Easily my most visited restaurant in the city. Great food, great service, worth it every time!

I go here every year with my family, great kid friendly service!

Very friendly. I came with my whole class and they were great. very good food and pretty decent prices. great dessert too

I don't not recommend this place at all!! Me and my family went there to eat, and there was only 3 or 4 other tables there, we waited almost 20 minutes before the guy finally came to take our order, and I told him we are just gonna go some where else!!. He's simply replied and said ok...

24/7 drive through is great for someone who is up at odd hours and it doesn't matter if it's 6PM or 430AM the food is hot fresh and served with care. Plus it's one of the few places you can still get Orange Hi-C

Always hot and delicious!!! My guaranteed post-show/gig stop, always loved every location!

This place was the absolutely disgusting the fries were hard and dry same goes for the tots. The chicken sandwiches where so hard and dry i had to drink almost drink my sprite after one bite but they even somehow managed to ruin sprite it was so watered down i couldn't even enjoy it. Then when i ask for another spoon because it was dirty my waiter got angry with me as though I should have just ate off it anyway. That was my first and last time going there.

Server was very nice and personable. I think other locations closed because they lacked people like her.

Don t ever order the burger they give you .25 burger patty you have to pay for lettuce tomato onion cheese their menu is very simple but pricey food is not all that good at all

Had a head of hairs in my fries disgusting! And my shake was just cottage cheese! My burger had not ketchup and instead put it on top of the bun! The drive through worker was obviously upset at something and seemed distressed but no excuse!

The service was great that is why it gets two stars. The food was absolutely disgusting. Go somewhere else.

Fast, friendly breakfast service for your yummy eggs, crispy hash browns and biscuits or pancakes, to chocolate malt and onion rings, if that's what you're hungry for!

Good prices. Fun location. Very much a greasy spoon complete with a jukebox.