Beacon Restaurant

Most down to earth and hospitable restaurant in New Smyrna! Walk in and you feel like family. The food is equally incredible. Whether you have biscuits and gravy for breakfast or a Reuben for lunch or freshly caught fish for dinner, you will find yourself returning time and time again, sometimes even twice within one day (which we did today)!
We love Beacon!

This is an «old school» diner that we all have experienced in Anytown USA. The prices are also old school and probably the best you’ll find in NSB. However, the wait to get in seems to always be a long wait (there was a line every time we walked by – probably 6 times) unless you pop in right after sunrise.
We arrived at 8:30am and experienced about a 30-​minute wait for four of us. The service was friendly, but the seating is pretty squishy. I guess they’re really trying to maximize the space. The coffee was an awful weak blend of something, so if you really enjoy a good cup of coffee, DO NOT GET THEIR COFFEE. You’ll waste your $ 1.25.
As for the food, it’s predictable diner food, which can be a good thing. The menu consists of eggs with — fill in the blank with a side or two — typical pancake menu items, some omelets, various breakfast pork, bagels, and the basic traditional diner items. There isn’t anything imaginative, but that’s not what a diner provides anyway.
The best part about this place is the pricing. Prices are totally reasonable, and in my opinion, is the main draw to come here.
So, go watch the sunrise on NSB, and then head a half of a block to Beacon for your breakfast before a line forms out the door!

Went for breakfast on a Friday morning in the summer. It was almost all full at 8:30am. There is free parking in the front of the restaurant or along the street. they also have a bike rack! We were promptly greeted and seated. We received our drinks quickly and then the service became slow.
I ordered the 2 pancakes, 2 bacon, 2 eggs for $ 5.25. What a deal! The pancakes have a great sweet flavor to them. They use a good batter. My dad had scrambled eggs, potatoes, sausage, and buttered rye toast. There are little jelly packets on the table. The food was standard diner breakfast quality.
We had to wait for coffee refills. Place is very clean. It you want a standard breakfast for a great price this is the place for you.

Food came out quick. Coffee was delicious. Service was good. Location was a central.
Parking is a bit of a hassle but that comes with the downtown location.
Best thing here though was the price. You can’t beat the quality for that price for breakfast. Very happy :)

It’s diner food at a stupid cheap price. More than enough eggs, potatoes, and pancakes to fill up two of us for under $ 15. Totally worth it.

Best breakfast restaurant beachside priced right for good home cooking food!!! Just minutes from the beach always friendly staff and great atmosphere!

I tell you, this restaurant was the highlight of my Florida trip. It was a flashback to the diners we would go to in the fifties on vacation with my parents. Loved the ambiance and the server, Tracy, was delightful. Coffee was spectacular. Food cooked exactly the way we asked. So much fun that we went back the very next morning and Tracy remembered everything we had the day before. It’s the kind of café that was described in the book «Blue Highways.» Hope they don’t change anything, because it’s picture-​perfect.

I am giving this 4 stars because it’s exactly what it should be. This is a locally owned place with super nice employees and good food. I always laugh when people give negative reviews based on factors you judge a 5 star establishment on. Def give this place a try! A hometown gem for sure :)

We have have been coming to NSB since i was 2yrs old, i am almost 40 now. This place is a sure stop a couple times while we stay. The breakfast is great, as is the burgers &seafood. Prices are great, food & service is always fantastic. We have never been disappointed.

Eat at the Beacon two to three times a week. A home cooling type place. Friendly neighborhood restaurant with a cast of locals and regulars always discussing the towns goings on. Can’t bear the prices — the Turkey dinner on Fridays should not be missed. A really great place.

Home fries dry, pancakes tough and older waitress very negative and rude! Very disappointed! Not returning!

Decent breakfast and service. Always packed. They do seem to turn the tables fairly quick. Good local joint and location.

My relatives like coming here because they say the food is consistently good. We came around lunch time but still got to eat off of the breakfast menu. The egg sandwich was good although it had way too much mayo; and the potatoes were okay but it was just way too many potatoes for one person to finish! I barely made it through half of them.
The restaurant has a typical diner feel and a pretty big menu. It’s probably a good choice if you’re looking for a diner

Friendly staff, nice clean establishment, terrific location. Wish I could say the food was better. Went for breakfast this morning, got the House Special omelette with gyro meat, feta and tomatoes with home fries and toast. The gyro meat was paper thin and diced so small it barely lent any flavor to the dish and the tomatoes tasted of chlorine. The home fries were clearly from frozen and the coffee was see-​through weak. I’d rather venture another block to find better food next time I’m in the area.

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The Beacon Restaurant is an old fashion breakfast and lunch type of joint. It’s been around for decades and hasn’t changed a whole lot over the years.
The location is great, right on Flagler Ave, it’s only a few minutes from the beach and a very convenient place to grab a quick bite while hanging around by the ocean.
Quick actually might be a bit relative because it can get pretty packed during certain times but it’s a friendly and cool and a pleasant place to hang out.
Lots of the usual things you would expect in a place like this. Good pancakes, home fries, omelets, and burgers, the food is well made and has never disappointed us.
Once of the coolest things about the restaurant is all the lighthouse stuff scattered around. Some great old photos, drawings and models of local lighthouses everywhere.
A very cool old fashion and friendly diner type of place that has really good food. Nothing fancy or gourmet but the prices are remarkably reasonable for the amount of food you get. To me just having all that cool lighthouse stuff to look at is always worth a trip here.

I made it a point to eat here every morning of my vacation. I am a restaurant owner and love to try new places. The food is great, the atmosphere is family casual, service was excellent and the prices are INCREDIBLE. Why would you not treat your self to a great home cooked breakfast for less than $ 5 or $ 6 before you start your day.
Yes they only accept cash — there are a few magical places like this left that still run a profitable busy business without the fees and cashflow challenges of our plastic lifestyle. Get the pancakes and enjoy new Smyrna beach :-)

Well, if say there’s some good news, and some bad news about the beacon:
Bad first: I wasn’t too impressed with the home fries. I LOVE my home fries, and haven’t ever really encountered any as bad as this! Also, the service wasn’t too good either. It took them awhile just to refill our coffee!
And now the good news: The pancakes were great! They were nice, fluffy, and flavorful!!! Also, the ham wasn’t too bad either!
I’d say this place is decent, but I can’t say I’d go back…

Let’s talk about the bad first. The line and wait. They have a bizarre way of seating folks. I’d recommend going early for breakfast or going on their off-​days, if they have them.
Once you get in and get seated, the food is gooood. My eggs were cooked right and the pancakes are good too.
This s a great place to come have some breakfast while you’re at the beach. Don’t miss out.

Love the basic family atmosphere! Probably because it is a local business owned and operated by a hard working Greek-​American family. Tula is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet and they make you feel like part of the family!
I have been here for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food is great, the coffee is fresh, and desserts are homemade! The prices are unheard of but that’s because THEY ONLY ACCEPT CASH!
I come back time after time.

Standard diner breakfast, chocolate chip pancake was the highlight. OJ is fresh squeezed according to the sign, not sure I believe it but it was decent.
Grits were better than Denny’s but not very good.
Good location, service was kind.