Dinks Deli & Bagel Bakery

Where oh where do I start! Lets get the legal stuff done first.... this is MY OPINION of my visit to Dinks Deli on Sunday March 10, 2013 \r My family of 5 went there for breakfast after church on Sunday. We were there to try it out for the first time and to hear and plan my son and DIL wedding. Our waitress brought us our drinks and then brought another waitress over and introduced us as it was time for her break. (10:30am and its already break time??? ok) We got our food which tasted great and the portions were plentiful. We had to repeatedly ask for refills on our coffee and lemonade. After eating we were discussing plans and drinking our drinks when I noticed three waitresses standing by the glass and talking and looking at us. I thought hmmmmm..... then our waitress came to us and said, ""I just wanted to let you all know that we had a reservation for this table and the party is here."" REALLY????? There was NO OTHER place to put them? Mind you we had been at our table less then an hour. (which I proved from the time on our ticket) We were so incensed as we have NEVER been asked to leave a restaurant before! I wrote a note on the ticket how angry we were about the incident. The next day I called and asked for the owner. He wasn't available but then called me back within a few hours. WHAT A RUDE loser!!! He basically told me he believed his waitress because we had two different stories....really??? duh???? He said he would talk to his waitress and get back to me. Needless to say, I haven't heard a word from him and don't plan to! Let me also state, my family was in the restaurant business for many years to a very successful restaurant in San Antonio, TX, so I am not ignorant to how to run the business or expect how wait staff treats PAYING customers.\r Needless to say.....while I liked the food...there are many other places that are awesome in the SCV and you are treated like a respected patron. I don't see this place making if for very long being run the way it is..... IN MY EVER SO HUMBLE OPINION!!! more

Contrary to your categorization, THIS IS NOT A KOSHER RESTAURANT. They serve milk and meat together, including bacon, and they are open on Shabbos. more

First if you have a newborn baby don't go....they don't count your baby as a person so if you tell the host table for 4 she thinks is for 3 .... more

we absolutely love, love love the french toast breakfast...haven't tried anything else because the family has only been for breakfast...reasonably priced as well. I would definitely recommend Dink's for a family breakfast and the service has been great when my family visited; our waiter gave our children free butter sprinkled cookies on the way out.... more

Had a great breakfast at the town center mall. Cute server also, he looks like Taylor laurent sp? From the twilight movies.\r Check out the 4 dollar breakfast deal during week. Such a deal, more

DINK'S STINKS! Waited an hour for two sandwiches. When they arrived, they were as bland as could be. The sides were even worse. They call themselves a New York Deli? They wouldn't last a day in NYC. more

We've been there several times since they opened a few short months ago. Our first experience was fairly good but our subsequent visits not so good. The food is decent but the service is terrible. The waiters/waitresses are friendly/courteous but they are just so short handed that a simple lunch lasted over and hour and a half. Too much waiting time between ordering and getting drinks, getting food, getting refills and getting check. more

Great food but, just wondering why at the end of the day they THROW OUT all the their bagels and breads when there are PLENTY of charities in this area that will be happy to pick them up. In this day and age, that kind of waste infuriates me....there are starving people right here in Santa Clarita. Come on! DONATE, PLEASE. more

Bagels and breakfasts are AMAZING!\r \r A few times my "over hard" eggs have been still a bit runny, but they will fix it if I catch before I get my takeout.\r \r I love watching the bagels get made at the McBean location!\r \r Staff isn't focused on customer service, and can come off as rude, but the food makes up for service! more

We just had takeout from the new Dinks in the mall and this is what we ended up with - my vege burger came without the vege burger part - just the lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles. My son's rueben came not grilled - a rueben is always grilled - this came as a cold sandwich. My husband's triple decker pastrami, corned beef, cole slaw, and russian dressing sandwich came without cole slaw or russian dressing AND the meats were cut in the wrong direction rendering them tough and inedible (my son's rueben meat was the same way). What an expensive and terrible disappointment. more

Bakery is expensive for average quality. Nothing particularly special to warrant the high prices. Service not so great after spending $40.00 came home to find not everything was packed in the bag to go. more

Typically, I've liked their burgers, but they just messed mine up (ordered 'Dry') and received a burger full of Thousand Island + Mayo :( I ordered this to go, so I didn't find out until I was at work. What waste of a lunch. more

I don't know what you are talking about when you say they have poor variety, they have: poppy seed, everything, wheat, plain, jalepeno, sesame, and the list goes on. if you are planning on eating a different bagel every day of the month then i'm sorry you are out of luck but if you plan on getting a dozen for the office, I gaurantee you that everyone will get something they enjoy more

Dinks has excellent sandwiches and an exquisite matzah ball soup. Very satisfying, but the people do seem a little hurried at times. The meals can be a little pricey, but i think its worth it since the servings are pretty filling. more

Dinks has great bagels, although less varieties than many bagel shops. They have great sandwiches and the fries are temptingly good. Sides are included with each sandwich order. They have a good variety of coffees and tables inside and outside. The bakery case is full of tempting cakes, cookies, tarts, and more. more