Columbia Diner
1725 Columbia Ave, Lancaster
(717) 392-8371
Customers' Favorites
White Egg Omelette with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Classic Eggs Benedict
Country Fried Steak
Creamed Chipped Beef
Chicken Parmigiana
Breakfast Sampler
Assorted Cakes
Breakfast Plate
Grilled Cheese
Turkey Dinner
Breakfast Menu - Sticky Buns
Sticky Buns
Sticky Buns with Pecans
Sticky Buns with Raisins
Breakfast Menu - Side Orders
Sausage Links or Scrapple
Hash Browns
Bacon or Ham
Cup of Chipped Beef or Sausage Gravy
Corned Beef Hash
Canadian Bacon
Breakfast Menu - Beverages
Coffee or Tea
Soda
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Unsweetened or raspberry.
White or Chocolate Milk
Herbal Tea
Hot Chocolate
With whipped cream.
Breakfast Menu - From the Bakery
Bagel with Cream Cheese
Assorted Muffins
Toasted Croissant
Toasted Bagel
Raisin or Cinnamon Toast
Sourdough Toast
English Muffin
Toast with Butter and Jelly
Toasted Bagel with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese
Breakfast Menu - Juice and Fruit
Grapefruit, Tomato, Orange, Cranberry, or Apple Juice
Assorted Fruit Medley
Breakfast Menu - Pancakes
Golden Pancakes
With choice of ham, bacon, sausage, or scrapple for an additional charge. Served with butter and syrup.
Chocolate Chip Pancakes (3 pcs)
Served with butter and syrup.
Short Stack of Apple Pancakes
Served with butter and syrup.
Blueberry Pancakes
Served with butter and syrup.
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Served with butter and syrup.
Short Stack of Blueberry Pancakes
Served with butter and syrup.
Strawberry Topped Pancakes
Served with butter and syrup.
Breakfast Menu - French Toast
Stuffed French Toast
Served with butter and syrup.
Sourdough French Toast
With choice of ham, bacon, sausage, or scrapple for an additional charge. Served with butter and syrup.
Strawberry French Toast
Served with butter and syrup.
Raisin Bread French Toast (4 pcs)
Served with butter and syrup.
Short Stack of Apple French Toast
Served with butter and syrup.
Apple Cinnamon French Toast
Served with butter and syrup.
Breakfast Menu - Eggs Benedict
Classic Benedict
Two poached eggs on an English muffin with Canadian bacon, topped with hollandaise sauce, and served with hash browns.
Smoked Salmon Benedict
Crab Cake Benedict
Spinach and Tomato Benedict
Breakfast Menu - Belgian Waffles
Belgian Waffle
With butter and syrup.
Breakfast Menu - Croissants
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Croissant
Made with two eggs. Served with hash browns.
Ham, Egg, and Cheese Croissant
Made with two eggs. Served with hash browns.
Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Croissant
Made with two eggs. Served with hash browns.
Egg and Cheese Croissant
Made with two eggs. Served with hash browns.
Steak, Egg, and Cheese Croissant
Made with two eggs. Served with hash browns.
Breakfast Menu - Eggs
Eggs (2 pcs)
Any style. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-bone illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Breakfast Menu - Omelettes
Loaded Breakfast Skillet
Hashbrowns, Onions, Mixed bell peppers, Bacon, Ham Sausage American cheese & Melted cheddar cheese topped with three eggs of your choice.
Served with toast
Bacon Omelette with Cheese
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Western Omelette with Cheese
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Meatlovers Omelette
Bacon, sausage, and ham. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Ham Omelette with Cheese
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Garden Omelette
Tomato, peppers, and onions. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Cheese Omelette
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Spanish Chorizo Omelette
Sautéed onions, green peppers, and cheddar cheese. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Country Skillet
Hashbrowns, Onions, Mixed bell peppers with Biscuit & Melted cheddar cheese and American cheese topped with three eggs of your choice.
Served with toast
Sausage Omelette with Cheese
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Chorizo Skillet
Hashbrowns, Onions, Mixed bell peppers, Chorizo & Melted cheddar cheese topped with three eggs of your choice.
Served with toast
Broccoli and Cheddar Omelette
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Italian Omelette
With sausage, peppers, onions, provolone, and marinara sauce. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Tuscan Omelette
Spinach, tomatoes, and onions served with hash browns and toast. Made with three eggs. Served with jelly.
Spinach and Feta Cheese Omelette
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Plain Omelette
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Italian Skillet
Hashbrowns, Onions, Mixed bell peppers, Sausage & Melted cheddar cheese and American cheese topped with three eggs of your choice.
Served with toast
Dieter's Delight Omelette
Egg beaters omelette with mushrooms, green peppers, and onions, includes dry whole-wheat toast and a dish of fresh fruit medley. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Mexican Omelette
Stuffed with chili and melted cheddar cheese, served with sour cream and salsa. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Mushroom Omelette with Cheese
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Smoked Salmon and Onion Omelette
Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Columbia Diner Omelette
Three egg omelet with crabmeat, broccoli, and hollandaise sauce served with hash browns and toast. Served with jelly.
Mediterranean Omelette
With onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and feta cheese. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Greek Omelette
Tomatoes, black olives, green pepper, onions, and feta cheese. Made with three eggs. Served with hash browns, toast, and jelly.
Breakfast Menu - Egg Sandwiches
Egg and Cheese Sandwich
Made with two eggs.
Country Sausage Gravy
With two biscuits and hash browns. Made with two eggs.
The 222
Two eggs, two pancakes, and two strips of bacon.
Breakfast Menu - From the Grill
Breakfast Sampler
Two eggs - any style, two pancakes, two strips of bacon, and two sausages. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-bone illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Creamed Chipped Beef
Over toast with hash browns.
Country Fried Steak and Two Eggs
Any style - with hash browns and toast. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-bone illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Farmer's Breakfast
Two eggs, two biscuits, sausage gravy, and hash browns.
New York Strip Steak and Two Eggs
Any style. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-bone illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Country Style Eggs
Three eggs scrambled with onions, hash browns, and green peppers with buttered toast and jelly.
Grilled Ham Steak with Two Eggs
Any style - with hash browns and toast. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-bone illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Chopped Sirloin Steak with Two Eggs
Any style - made with lean ground beef, hash browns, and toast. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-bone illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Roast and Entrées
Roast Turkey
Tender slices of turkey breast over the filling served with gravy and cranberry sauce. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Fried Chicken Fingers (5 pcs)
White meat tenders, served with BBQ or honey mustard sauce. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Homemade Chicken Croquettes
Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Baked Meatloaf
An all time favorite. Baked daily, served with brown gravy. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Breaded Chicken Cutlet
Twin marinated white meat chicken filets with gravy. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Grilled Baby Beef Liver
A generous portion. Served with sautéed onions. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Grilled Ham Steak
Half pound center-cut served with a pineapple ring. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Chicken Tenders Hawaiian
Served over rice with pineapple raisin sauce and 1 vegetable. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Baked Ham Loaf
With pineapple raisin sauce. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Baked Virginia Ham
Served with pineapple raisin sauce. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Served over rice, with sweet and sour sauce, 1 vegetable. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Steaks and Chops
Boneless Pork Chops (3 pcs)
Boneless pork chops, grilled to well done, served on toast points. U.S.D.A. Choice. Served with soup or salad and two vegetables. Cooked well done unless requested otherwise - the customer is responsible.
Country Fried Steak (12 oz)
Topped with sausage gravy. U.S.D.A. Choice. Served with soup or salad and two vegetables. Cooked well done unless requested otherwise - the customer is responsible.
Roast Eye Round of Beef
Tender slices of choice beef topped with brown gravy. U.S.D.A. Choice. Served with soup or salad and two vegetables. Cooked well done unless requested otherwise - the customer is responsible.
Grilled Chopped Steak
Made with lean ground beef, grilled to order, with sautéed onions or mushrooms. U.S.D.A. Choice. Served with soup or salad and two vegetables. Cooked well done unless requested otherwise - the customer is responsible.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Seafood
Broiled or Fried Crab Cakes
Two generous crab cakes of our own. Seasoning blend, broiled to perfection and made with jumbo lump crabmeat - deep-fried upon request. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Fried Shrimp in a Basket
With french fries and 1 vegetable - complete. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Broiled Captain's Platter
1 fresh broiled haddock, 3 scallops, 2 stuffed shrimp, and our famous 1 broiled crab cake. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Broiled Stuffed Flounder
Stuffed with jumbo lump crabmeat. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Homemade Salmon Cake
Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Broiled Stuffed Shrimp (5 pcs)
Stuffed with jumbo lump crabmeat. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Broiled Fresh Haddock
Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Broiled Fresh Salmon Fillet
Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Fried Haddock
Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Fried Seafood Combination
1 haddock, 3 scallops, 3 shrimp, and 1 crab cake. Includes your choice of soup or salad and two vegetables.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Wraps and Quesadillas
Cheesesteak Quesadilla
Steak meat with sautéed onions and American cheese. Served with sour cream, salsa, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Served with sour cream, salsa, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Golden fried chicken fingers with lettuce, topped with buffalo sauce, wrapped in a garlic herb tortilla. Served with sour cream, salsa, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
Shrimp and Crab Quesadilla
Grilled shrimp and crabmeat, jalapeño, and cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream, salsa, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
Grilled chicken topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and Caesar dressing. Served with sour cream, salsa, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
Chicken or Tuna Salad Wrap
Lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and mayonnaise. Served with sour cream, salsa, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Grilled Panini
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Grilled chicken breast, ham, melted Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise on ciabatta bread. Served with french fries or onion rings.
Chicken Cuban
Grilled chicken breast, bacon, melted Swiss cheese, pickle, tomato, and mayonnaise on ciabatta bread. Served with french fries or onion rings.
Pepper Jack Chicken
Topped with sautéed mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and chipotle sauce. Served with french fries or onion rings.
Chicken Pesto
Grilled chicken breast, pesto sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, grilled mushrooms, lettuce, and tomato on ciabatta bread. Served with french fries or onion rings.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Desserts and Ice Cream
Assorted Cakes
Double Thick Milk Shake
Fruit Pies
Special Pies
Ice Cream
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Columbia Grillers
Columbia Chicken
Grilled chicken breast, American cheese, tomato, and bacon grilled on sourdough bread. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Smoked Turkey Reuben
Sliced smoked turkey, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing on sourdough bread. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Philly Style Cheese Steak
Thinly sliced steak with sautéed onions, tomato sauce, and American cheese. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Reuben
Sliced corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing on grilled rye bread. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Patty Melt (8 oz)
Hamburger on grilled rye with Swiss cheese and sautéed onions. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Tuna or Chicken Melt
With cheese and tomato on grilled sourdough bread. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Broiled or Fried Crab Cake Sandwich
Jumbo lump crabmeat with lettuce and tartar sauce, served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw, and a pickle.
French Dip
Roast beef in hoagie topped with provolone cheese and au jus. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Columbia Pork BBQ
Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Philly Style Chicken Cheese Steak
With sautéed onions and mushrooms. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Monte Cristo
Grilled sliced turkey and ham with Swiss cheese on French toast. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Columbia Roast Beef
Thinly sliced roast beef, American cheese, tomato, and bacon grilled on sourdough bread. Served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Hot Crab-wich
Jumbo lump crabmeat with tomato and American cheese on grilled sourdough bread, served with french fries or onion rings, coleslaw, and a pickle.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Burgers
Bacon Cheeseburger
Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
California Burger
With lettuce, tomato, green pepper, mayonnaise, onion, and relish. Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Swiss Mushroom Burger
Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Cheeseburger
Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Hamburger
Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Reuben Burger Deluxe
Sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, and melted Swiss cheese. Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Texas Burger
Texas burger with grilled onions, peppers, mushrooms, and cheese. Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Mexican Burger
With chili and cheddar cheese. Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Pizza Burger
Topped with marinara sauce and provolone cheese. Served with french fries or onion rings, lettuce, onion, and tomato, coleslaw and a pickle on request.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Hot Sandwiches
Hot Roast Beef
Served with two vegetables. Served with gravy.
Hot Roast Turkey
Served with two vegetables. Served with gravy.
Hot Meatloaf
Served with two vegetables. Served with gravy.
Hot Ham Loaf
With pineapple raisin sauce. Served with two vegetables. Served with gravy.
Lunch and Dinner Menu - Italian Specialties
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Includes your choice of soup or salad and garlic bread.
Grilled or Fried Chicken Breast Parmigiana
Served with spaghetti. Includes your choice of soup or salad and garlic bread.
Baked Lasagna
Includes your choice of soup or salad and garlic bread.
Baked Eggplant Parmigiana
Served with spaghetti. Includes your choice of soup or salad and garlic bread.
Shrimp Parmigiana
Served with spaghetti. Includes your choice of soup or salad and garlic bread.
Breaded Veal Patty Parmigiana
Served with spaghetti. Includes your choice of soup or salad and garlic bread.
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Recent Reviews
Can't say enough good things. Recently discovered this diner on a quick overnight trip to Lancaster, and the food is great! It was so good we decided on getting breakfast there the next morning! Great food, great prices, along with great service!
May 2025
Early morning breakfast tired leaving work headed to a dental appt. My server Mellissa was the best perky bubbly kind considerate all those great qualities that's need for customer service. She is definitely a people person. Kiddos to her. Well Done. I'm David the dental customer.
April 2025
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