Billy’s Homestead

Pretty solid, quaint diner located in penfield near the baytown plaza in a little strip mall. The waitresses are attentive and nice, as if they’ve known you for years. The menu is very large with something for everyone, breakfast, lunch and dinners. The interior has been recently updated and looks much better than the beat up stuff it used to have. There are a limited number of tables, so be prepared to wait sometimes. Also, they can’t charge the tip on credit cards for whatever reason, so make sure to bring some cash.

Much better today … Maybe because they didn’t feel rushed. Everything cooked just the way I like it. Nothing greasy this time. Home fries well done. Toast perfectly toasted.

Really 3.5. This a diner, with a very typical diner menu. You don’t come here to have a blow your mind type of meal. You come here because it is convenient, clean, and you have a hankering for some simple, classic diner dishes. This is another place that my dad turned me on to, and it’s tucked into a small plaza off of Empire boulevard. It’s cute and was recently updated, so that’s a nice touch. I’ve never had the breakfast dishes, so I can’t comment on that.
Despite a fairly large menu, I tend to always end up ordering the patty melt, as I LOVE a good patty melt. This one is not the best I’ve ever had, but it’s very good — the rye is always nicely toasted (never soggy, yay!) with a sizable burger patty and caramelized onions, and it comes with standard french fries.
The service is polite and quick — you can tell that the have many loyal and regular customers. Coffee tasted a bit burnt, so I’d either come early for it, or stick to water or another beverage. Prices are very reasonable. All in all, a solid diner!

Good stuff. Meat lovers omelet was delicious and the servers are great, lots of personality.

A good diner. It’s clean. The staff are genuinely friendly and efficient the menu has lots of choices plus tons of specials. The food is good. The price is good. What else could you want in a diner?

I like the atmosphere in Billy’s, but unfortunately the food just isn’t that great. The English muffins in the Eggs Benedict are always really soggy. The omelets are dry. There aren’t any really interesting dishes. And the food is too expensive.

This is a diner, serving typical diner stuff, the kind of place that you get a morning breakfast fix or brunch for not too much money.
The pancakes are fluffy and they make the eggs the way I ask them to make them, so that makes them a better than average diner.
I visit this place when I want a morning/​early afternoon fix because they are close to my house, and the prices are right. IDK if I would drive far for a meal here, but that’s not the point of a neighborhood diner. So it’s OK

There is just nothing negative to say. The food was of the highest quality. The service was witty, fun and fast. The price was more than acceptable for a college student and the atmosphere was fun and energetic. I will DEFINITELY be back!

My wife and I were having some car work done and left the garage looking for a restaurant while the oil change was going on. We saw Billy’s and turned in. We were not disappointed. There was plenty of variety on the this small diner’s menu. The service was attentive and friendly and my veggie omelet was first-​rate. They served cottage fries with the omelet and they were very good. What can be better than a small restaurant that feels like Mama is cooking in the kitchen?
We will be back. I am glad that we chanced upon Billy’s.

The décor is nice & airy. They seem to have a solid customer base as the wait staff knew most of the customers by name but their customer service is unacceptable.
I ordered a plain scrambled egg with cheese for my daughter and nothing else. The waitress tried to charge us a full $ 5 for the omelette breakfast since that’s how the cook made it, even though the check showed ‘scrambled egg with cheese’. Back & forth I went with the hostess who couldn’t make a decision for herself as she kept running back to the kitchen. Finally she charged me $ 2.45 for a scrambled egg plus ANOTHER $ 1 FOR A SLICE OF CHEESE! So, in essence, I gave up the homefries, toast, & bacon to save $ 1.50. That’s $ 3.50 for a single scrambled egg with cheese, not counting the juice! A decent waitress would have seen the error and just changed it instead of trying to justify doubling the menu price because the «cook made it wrong.»
Sorry, Billy, the food wasn’t that good. No tip for the waitress or future business for you.

Awesome little diner. Friendly. Warm atmosphere on a cold morning. Great food. I had that hash and eggs. Bottomless coffee. Everyone knew everyone. Even alone I felt comfortable.