The Beacon Diner
189 Claremont Ave, Tamaqua
(570) 668-1340
Customers' Favorites
Western Omelette with Swiss Cheese
Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
Home Fries or Hash Browns
Turkey Dinner Senior Size
Swiss Cheese Omelette
Chili Ranchero Omelet
Stuffed French Toast
Blueberry Pancakes
Bacon Cheeseburger
Mile High Meatloaf
Country Fresh Eggs
Eggs Benedict
Two poached eggs atop Canadian bacon on a crisp English muffin and topped with hollandaise sauce. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Egg (Any Style)
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Chopped Ham and Scrambled Eggs (3 pcs)
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Country Scramble
Scrambled eggs with home fries, peppers, and onions mixed in. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Egg Omelets (3 pcs)
Chili Ranchero Omelet
Filled with chili, jalapenos, and cheddar cheese. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Veggie Omelet
Fresh mushrooms, peppers, onions, and tomato. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Pepper and Eggs
A mix of bell peppers, onions, scrambled eggs, cheese, and finished under the broiler with mozzarella. Served with potato choice. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Western Omelet
Chopped ham, green peppers, and onions. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Greek Omelet
Spinach, onion, tomato, and feta cheese. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Ham Omelet
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Bacon Omelet
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Sausage Omelet
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Cheese Omelet
Choose American, swiss, cheddar Jack, mozzarella, or feta. Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Build an Omelet
Basic Plain Omelet
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Mushrooms
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Onions
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Tomatoes
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Green Peppers
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Pepper
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Onion Mix
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Hot Peppers
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Jalapenos
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Habanero
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Broccoli
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Spinach
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Mozzarella Cheese
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Feta Cheese
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Swiss Cheese
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
White American Cheese
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Cheddar Jack Cheese
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Blue Cheese
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Ham
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Bacon
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Sausage
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Turkey
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Turkey Bacon
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Chorizo
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Canadian Bacon
Served with home fries, hash browns, or French fries and choice of toast.
Breakfast Wraps and Sandwiches
Classic Wrap
Two scrambled eggs with American cheese and bacon or ham.
Southwest Wrap
Two scrambled eggs with cheddar Jack cheese and pico de gallo.
Bountiful Breakfast Wrap
3 scrambled eggs with bacon, ham, home fries, American cheese, and hollandaise sauce in a large wrap.
Croissant Sandwich
Two eggs any style with cheese, bacon, sausage, or ham.
Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
Open-faced on your choice of toast with home fries or hash brown.
Bacon, Egg, Lettuce, and Tomato
Crisp bacon, two eggs, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise on Texas toast.
From The Grill
Hot Cakes (3 pcs)
Fluffy buttermilk pancakes.
Specialty Hotcakes
Chocolate chip, apple cinnamon, blueberry, pina colada, or candy cake.
French Toast (3 pcs)
Golden slices. For a healthier option and try it with wheat bread.
Baked French Toast
Ask your server for the daily flavor include apple, blueberry, cinnamon, banana nut, pumpkin, or coconut.
Stuffed French Toast
Choose strawberry, or blueberry, two slices filled with vanilla cream cheese, topped with fruit, and whipped cream.
Belgian Waffle
Original Waffle
Served with butter and syrup.
Banana Nut Waffle
Chocolate Chip Waffle
Combinations
Hometown Hero
Choice of 2 fluffy pancakes, or 2 golden French toast, 2 eggs cooked as you like them, home fries, or hash browns, bacon, sausage, choice of toast, coffee, and juice.
Captain's Choice
2 eggs cooked to order, bacon, choice of toast, hot oatmeal topped with strawberries, and coffee, or tea.
The Lighthouse
2 eggs cooked to order with fresh fruit, or fruit festival, cottage cheese, and coffee, or tea.
The Beacon Basic
2 eggs, home fries, or hash browns, choice of toast, choice of bacon, turkey bacon, ham, sausage, scrapple, or corned beef hash, choice of cereal, and coffee, or tea.
Cereals and Oatmeal
Froot Loops, Rice Krispies, Cheerios, and Raisin Bran
Hot Oatmeal
Side Orders
Home Fries
Hash Browns
Ham
Bacon
Turkey Bacon
Sausage
Scrapple
Corned Beef Hash
Pork Roll
Canadian Bacon
London Broil
Sirloin Steak (12 oz)
Petite Filet Mignon (3 oz)
Virginia Ham Steak with Grilled Pineapple Rings
Filet Mignon (6 oz)
English Muffin
Creamed Chipped Beef
Starters and Snacks
Nachos
Freshly fried tortilla chips loaded with chili, or chicken, cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, sour cream, shredded cheddar, and jalapeños.
Greek Sampler
Homemade spanakopita (spinach pie), stuffed grape leaves, kalamata olives, feta cheese, lettuce, tomato, and cucumbers-drizzled with our house greek dressing.
Mozzarella Sticks
Battered and golden fried cheese with marinara sauce.
Quesadilla
A crispy grilled tortilla filled with cheddar cheese, grilled peppers, onions, tomato with southwest seasoning choose chicken, or plain cheese peppers, onions, tomato, southwest seasoning, and your choice of chicken or steak.
Super Sampler
Buffalo chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, onions rings, and a mini quesadilla.
Pot Stickers
Pork dumplings with ginger-garlic dipping sauce.
Buffalo Fingers
Yuengling Popcorn Shrimp
Salads
Tropical Salad
Sweet strawberries, pineapples, cucumbers, mandarin oranges, walnuts, and crumbled feta.
Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce tossed with chopped hard-boiled eggs, croutons, parmesan cheese, and creamy caesar dressing.
Chicken Caprese Salad
Mixed greens topped with grilled chicken, mozzarella cheese, sweet cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and homemade honey balsamic vinaigrette.
Blue Beef Salad
Roast beef, blue cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, hard-boiled egg, and red onions with mixed greens.
Asian Salmon Salad
Tender broiled salmon with a ginger garlic glaze on a bed of lettuce with cucumbers, pineapple rings, mandarin oranges, and walnuts.
Athenian Style Greek Salad
Stuffed grape leaves, kalamata olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion over mixed greens-drizzled with our house greek dressing.
Chicken Cobb Salad
Crispy lettuce topped with fried chicken, chopped egg, crumbled bacon, cheddar Jack cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion.
Super Spinach Salad
Healthy, delicious baby spinach topped with cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms crisp bacon, hard-boiled egg, and sliced red onion.
Chef's Salad
Sliced ham, turkey, American cheese over mixed green with cucumbers, tomato slices, hard-boiled egg, and red onions.
Angus Beef Burgers
Mega Mushroom Swiss Burger
Sautéed mushrooms and melted swiss cheese.
Italian Style Burger
Fried onions, mozzarella cheese, and marinara.
Phantastic Philly Burger
Roasted red peppers, fried onions, and melted mozzarella cheese.
Blazin' Beacon Burger
Cajun spice, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, and our hottest homemade suicide sauce.
Breakfast Burger
American cheese, crisp hash brown, and a fried egg.
The Beaconator Burger (2 pcs) (6 oz)
Angus beef burgers topped with chili, crisp bacon, cheddar Jack cheese, BBQ sauce, jalapenos, onion rings, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and mayonnaise.
Blue Max Burger
Crumbled blue cheese, sautéed mushrooms, crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Salubrious Chicken Burger
Tender, a juicy all-natural chicken patty, American cheese, turkey bacon, onion rings, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Big Bold Buffalo Burger
Ground buffalo patty with cheddar cheese, onion rings, a fried egg, crisp bacon, and BBQ sauce.
Bacon Cheeseburger
Crispy bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Garden Burger
Vegetable, grain, cheese patty with lettuce, tomato, and cucumber sauce.
Classic Cheeseburger
Your choice of American, swiss, cheddar Jack, mozzarella feta, or blue cheese.
Wraps
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Grilled chicken, crisp romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, chopped egg, parmesan cheese, and creamy caesar dressing. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Very Veggie Wrap
Garden burger (vegetables, grains, and cheese) with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, onions, tomato, feta cheese, and cucumber sauce. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Asian Chicken Wrap
Grilled chicken breast tossed in sesame garlic dressing, with lettuce, cucumbers, and mandarin oranges. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Tasty Tuna Wrap
Creamy tuna salad with celery, lettuce, tomato, onion, and American cheese. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Fried chicken tossed with hot sauce, ranch, lettuce, tomato, and cheddar Jack cheese. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Ham And Swiss Wrap
Smoked ham, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayonnaise. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Chicken Deluxe Wrap
Juicy all-natural chicken patty, mixed greens, mozzarella, bacon, mayonnaise, and avocado slices. Served with potato chips and a pickle. Choice of white or whole wheat wrap.
Specialty Sandwiches
Monte Cristo Sandwich
Grilled ham, turkey, and melted swiss between two golden slices of French toast. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Pittsburgh Haddock Sandwich
Yuengling battered haddock, crisp fries, creamy coleslaw, lettuce, and lemon garlic aioli stacked on a toasted kaiser roll. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Tuna Melt Sandwich
Creamy tuna salad with celery on a buttery, grilled croissant with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and green peppers. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Crab Cake Sandwich
Fried, deviled crab cake with lettuce, and lemon garlic aioli on a toasted kaiser roll. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Ham and Swiss Croissant Sandwich
Grilled ham, melted swiss with lettuce tomato, and mayonnaise on a buttery croissant. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Cuban Pork Grinder Sandwich
Fresh roast pork and ham on a toasted garlic steak roll with pickles and swiss. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Italian Cheese Steak Sandwich
Real, Philly style chipped steak on a toasted steak roll with American cheese, fried onions, and marinara sauce. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, or turkey, swiss, and tangy sauerkraut on grilled rye. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Dogzilla Sandwich
A whopping 8 oz pure beef hotdog on a steak roll-loaded with chili, cheese sauce, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, and jalapenos. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Greek Gyro Sandwich
Roasted, marinated leg of lamb with lettuce, tomato, onion, and homemade tzatziki on a warm pita. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Bacon Ranch Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich
Grilled chicken, chopped bacon, creamy ranch, and American cheese on a steak roll. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Turkey and Bacon Club Sandwich
Fresh turkey breast, lettuce, tomato, crispy bacon, and mayonnaise stacked on three slices of toast. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Fried Chicken Sandwich
Lightly breaded white meat chicken on a toasted kaiser roll with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich
Hot, sliced turkey with filling, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and cranberry sauce-loaded on a warm steak roll. Served with potato chips and a pickle.
Senior Section
Roast Turkey
Senior entrées accompanied by a cup of soup or side caesar or house salad and 1 side dish.
Meatloaf
Senior entrées accompanied by a cup of soup or side caesar or house salad and 1 side dish.
Crab Cake
Senior entrées accompanied by a cup of soup or side caesar or house salad and 1 side dish.
Penne with Meatballls
Senior entrées accompanied by a cup of soup or side caesar or house salad and 1 side dish.
Pork Chop
Senior entrées accompanied by a cup of soup or side caesar or house salad and 1 side dish.
Perpetual Pasta
All You Can Eat - Choose Any Sauce
Includes fresh rolls and your choice of house or caesar side salad.
Seafood
Creole Tilapia
Tender white fish fillet with flavorful cajun seasoning and chunky salsa choose two sides. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Mandarin Haddock
Hand-cut fish drizzled with a creamy mandarin orange and wine sauce. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Balsamic Salmon
Succulent broiled salmon with grilled tomatoes, melted mozzarella cheese, and homemade honey balsamic dressing. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Crab Cakes
Flavorful, homemade deviled crab fried golden brown. Served with lemon garlic aioli. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Shrimp Saganeiki
Plump shrimp sautéed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, spinach, and feta. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Scallops
Pan-seared deep-sea scallops in a delicate white wine browned butter sauce. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Broiled Seafood Platter
Broiled Haddock, jumbo shrimp, and scallops choose two sides. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Surf and Turf
Broiled 5 oz lobster tail, two petite filet mignon steaks topped with 3 jumbo shrimp, and drizzled with a buttery scampi sauce choose two sides. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Fried Fish Combo
Golden fried flounder, shrimp, and scallops choose two sides. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Shrimp Scampi
Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Steaks and Chops
Balsamic Blue Sirloin (12 oz)
Sirloin steak with fried onions crumbled bluE cheese and a honey balsamic drizzle.
Ground Angus Beef Steak
Top-quality, ground Angus, short rib beef steak smothered in fried onions, and gravy. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Loaded London Broil
Juicy flat-iron steak sliced and grilled with peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic-onion rings. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Bourbon Apple Pork Chops (2 pcs) (6 oz)
Center cut pork chops-broiled then topped with apple cinnamon bourbon apples. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Burgundy Beef
Sliced, tender steak with flavorful burgundy mushrooms, and gravy. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Petite Filet Mignon (2 pcs)
Petite filet mignon steaks topped with 3 jumbo shrimp and drizzled with a buttery scampi sauce choose two sides. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Twin Filet Mignon (2 pcs) (6 oz)
Filet steaks. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Chicken
Crab Bay Chicken
Served with old bay seasoning, stuffed with deviled crab filling, and drizzled with creamy ranch sauce. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Smokehouse
Grilled chicken topped with turkey bacon, cheddar cheese, and tangy BBQ sauce. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Lemon Scampi
Sliced chicken breast sautéed with lemon, garlic, white wine, butter, and spices. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Chicken and Broccoli
Served with fresh broccoli and garlic in a delicate white wine sauté. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Chicken Fingers
Tender white meat chicken, lightly bread, and fried golden brown. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Chicken Franchaise
Chicken breast lightly floured in a lemon butter sauce. Entrees accompanied by choice of two sides.
Diner Classics
Lewistown Turkey
Freshly roasted, turkey breast over a scoop of homemade filling, covered with gravy, and a side of cranberry sauce choose two sides.
Croquettes
Homemade shredded turkey, chicken croquettes, breaded, and golden fried. Served over whipped potatoes and covered in gravy choose two sides.
Mile High Meatloaf
Our homemade meatloaf sandwiched between two generous scoops of whipped potatoes, topped with fried onions, and gravy with brown gravy. Choose two sides.
Chicken Parmesan
Your choice lighted breaded, fried, topped with melty mozzarella cheese, and marinara.
Eggplant Parmesan
Your choice lighted breaded, fried, topped with melty mozzarella cheese, and marinara.
Veal Parmesan
Your choice lighted breaded, fried, topped with melty mozzarella cheese, and marinara.
Pork Marsala (2 pcs) (6 oz)
Pork chops atop a scoop of filling, covered in mushroom, and marsala wine gravy.
Roast Pork and Sauerkraut
Pulled pork, tangy sauerkraut mixed together, and with a generous scoop of whipped potatoes.
Fantastic Fries
Crisp Classic French Fries
Sweet Potato Gems
Cajun Fries
Mexican Fries
Chili Cheese Fries
Bacon Cheese Fries
Loaded Fries
Chili, cheese sauce, gravy, and bacon.
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Recent Reviews
On a busy Sunday afternoon, they were able to accommodate our group of 10 with about a 20 minute wait. Cheap prices, great food, and attentive service. Dishes range from classic French toast & egg combo plates to Beacon diner specials with their own ‘suicide hot sauce’. Great spot to stop at whether local or passing through.
September 2025
I ordered the Chicken Scampi, my wife ordered the Penne Pasta with Alfredo sauce, both meals were excellent! The Servers were very friendly and the inside was cozy with a nostalgic atmosphere.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ without a doubt!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ without a doubt!
August 2025
First time visiting from out of town and we were throuroughly satisfied! It was Father’s Day and the place was slammed busy! In spite of this, the servers were in a good mood and friendly. Food was served quickly and everything was delicious with generous portions. We will be back! Thank you for a great Father’s Day experience with my children.
June 2025
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