Black Bear Diner San Antonio City Base Menu
Black Bear Diner San Antonio City Base menu gallery
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Little Less Dinners (AFTER 4 P.M. Weekdays & AFTER 12 P.M. Weekends)
6 oz of carved-to-order marinated tri-tip. Served with seasonal vegetables and red-skinned mashed potatoes with country gravy.
Full-Course Dinners (AFTER 4 P.M. Weekdays & AFTER 12 P.M. Weekends)
10 oz of marinated tri-tip seasoned with a Santa Maria blend of spices including garlic, cracked black pepper, salt and fresh parsley.
8 oz of roasted turkey breast served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, seasonal vegetables & cranberry sauce.
Bear's Benedicts
Split English muffin, thick-cut sliced bacon, avocado, spinach, grilled tomato slices & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Split English muffin, sliced ham & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Classic 2-Egg Combos
3 large links of our specially seasoned pork sausage.
2 eggs cooked your way!
Tender steak, breaded and deep-fried then smothered in our country gravy.
We make our own, in-house from a recipe passed down through generations of Italian families.
Slow-roasted corned beef brisket, shredded then griddle-fried with potatoes.
Our hickory smoked bacon is some of the best you’ll ever have.
We make our own, in-house from a recipe passed down through generations of Italian families.
We use a generous, thick-cut slice for this traditional breakfast favorite.
USDA Choice 8oz marinated skirt steak.
Pancakes, Waffles & French Toast
3 slices of thick-cut cinnamon roll dipped in French toast batter and grilled then topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with icing. Served with fresh fruit.
All stacked high! 3 cakes, 2 link sausage, 2 slices of bacon, 2 eggs.
Our homemade Bread Pudding battered and grilled like French toast, topped with sliced banana, warm praline sauce, and whipped cream.
Our secret recipe sweet cream pancakes!
Your choice…you make it just right!
Our freshly-baked blackberry-filled bear claw, dipped in French toast batter and grilled. Served with fresh fruit.
Cub Lunches & Dinners
Served with barbecue sauce or bacon ranch dressing and your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Served with your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Served with French fries or fresh fruit.
A classic served with American Cheese. Served with your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
PLEASE CHECK: Do you need extras?
Omelettes & Scrambles
Ham, link sausage, bacon, jack cheese, cheddar cheese, spinach & onion.
Diced ham, bell pepper & onion, topped with cheddar cheese.
Mushroom, onion, tomato, bell pepper, spinach & jack cheese.
Avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese.
Avocado, mushroom & jack cheese.
Ham, bacon, link sausage & jack cheese.
Split biscuit covered with 2 sausage patties, 2 scrambled eggs & country gravy.
Burgers
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with Avocado & jack cheese.
1/3 lbs Angus patty topped with sauteed mushrooms, horseradish aioli, and Swiss cheese.
A 3.2oz all-beef patty, topped with American cheese, tomato, dill pickle chips, red onion, green leaf lettuce, mayonnaise & housemade Thousand Island dressing on a grilled brioche bun served with your choice of side.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with your choice of cheese.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on grilled rye bread with grilled onion and Swiss cheese.
A 10 oz. all beef patty is specially seasoned and served with grilled onions, tomato, dill pickle chips, lettuce, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Served with your choice of side. Make it DELUXE! – Add 2 slices of our thick-cut smoked bacon & your choice of cheese. ($)
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with diced bacon & cheddar cheese.
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Covered Sweet Baby Ray’s® BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese & homemade crispy onion straws.
We build this 6 oz. all beef burger just a little bit differently… Dijon mustard, Swiss cheese, tomato & grilled onion adorn thick-cut sourdough bread grilled golden with a Parmesan cheese crust.
Bleu cheese, mushrooms, bacon, onion straws, and horseradish aioli on a brioche bun. Served with choice of side.
Desserts
A light & creamy California-style cheesecake baked on a graham cracker crumb crust.
A triple-layer spice cake with carrots, coconut, pineapple and walnuts layered with cream cheese frosting.
Rich chocolate cream in a chocolate cookie crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Sweet cinnamon apples topped with a buttery woven lattice crust.
Decadent coconut cream in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes.
Banana cream layered with banana slices in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Five layers of moist chocolate cake finished with an elegant dark chocolate ganache.
Made with bread, heavy whipping cream, eggs and vanilla, then served warm with a scrumptious pecan praline sauce and whipped cream. If you have never tried bread pudding, this is the one that will make you a believer – it’s ‘awe’some!
Family Meals To Go
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with 8 Scrambled eggs, 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
8 Scrambled eggs and 8 slices of thick-cut bacon served with 4 sweet cream pancakes and syrup.
8 breaded chicken tenders served with a mountain of French fries and your choice of BBQ sauce or Bacon Ranch Dressing.
8 Scrambled eggs, 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with your choice of 2 dinner sides.
A family breakfast for 3-4 people! 8 eggs scrambled with avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese. Served with 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
8 Scrambled eggs, 4 slices of thick-cut bacon and 4 link sausages served with 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
8 Cod fillets lightly battered and fried and served with housemade tartar sauce and your choice of 2 dinner sides.
Beverages
Brewed fresh and sweetened with pure cane sugar!
Breakfast Extras
3 links or 2 patties.
4 slices
Your choice of potato topped with diced bacon and shredded cheddar cheese!
With almond filling.
With almond filling.
Chili & Soup
A red chili that includes pinto beans, ground beef, italian sausage, tomato sauce and several other spices! Topped with cheddar cheese, diced onion and served with sour cream.
Our soup of the day!
Our soup of the day!
A red chili that includes pinto beans, ground beef, our housemade Mild Italian sausage, tomato sauce and several other spices! Topped with cheddar cheese, diced red onion and served with sour cream and a cornbread muffin.
Family Beverages To Share
A mix of freshly-brewed Lipton Iced Tea and Minute Maid Lemonade.
Single origin, 100% Nicaraguan-grown coffee. If you haven't heard of our Bears Brew Back partnership, please visit our website to learn more!
100% Pure squeezed pasteurized orange juice. A delicious orange juice with a taste that’s the next best thing to fresh squeezed.
Sandwiches & Strips
Triple-decker stacked with roasted turkey breast, bacon, ham, tomato, lettuce & mayonnaise.
This triple-stack includes marinated grilled chicken breast, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese & mayonnaise.
Our own corned beef piled on grilled rye with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & Thousand Island dressing.
Thinly sliced seasoned tri-tip stacked on a soft Tribeca® roll & served with au jus.
6 oz roasted turkey breast served open-faced on sliced white bread with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
With bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise.
4 breaded chicken tenders. Served with your choice of BBQ or bacon ranch dressing.
Full-Course Homestyle Dinners
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned sausage. Roasted then topped with our savory beef gravy and homemade crispy onion straws
A traditional favorite. Slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, mushroom, red potato, herbs & spices and finished with our savory beef gravy.
USDA Choice Meats by Linz steak topped with homemade crispy onion straws
Our best-selling item. Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Diner Classics
Bone-in breast, thigh, leg and wing with traditional Southern-style seasoned breading fried a crispy, crunchy golden brown. Served with French fries and homemade cole slaw.
Cajun seasoned, grilled salmon fillet topped with creamy pesto sauce. Served over sautéed spinach & cherry tomatoes with mashed potatoes & country gravy and seasonal vegetables.
USDA Choice 8oz marinated skirt steak. Served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, country gravy, and seasonal vegetables.
Our secret recipe sweet cream waffle, topped with breaded chicken tenders. Served with syrup and fresh fruit.
Cod fillets lightly battered and fried. Served with French fries, housemade cole slaw & tartar sauce.
Made with white cheddar. Topped with bacon and Parmesan cheese. Served with garlic-Parmesan toast.
Little Less Breakfasts
All stacked high! 2 cakes, 1 link sausage, 1 slice of bacon, 1 egg*.
Fresh avocado on 1 slice of wheat toast. Served with tomato slices and a side of fresh fruit.
Made with 2 eggs*, diced ham and cheddar cheese.
(A low calorie breakfast option.) Diced chicken sausage scrambled with egg whites, jack cheese, spinach, and sautéed mushroom. Topped with avocado and diced tomatoes, served with fresh fruit and one slice of dry, wheat toast.
Brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins & chopped pecans.
Served with 2 Slices of Bacon OR 2 sausage links.
Served with your choice of 2 slices of bacon OR 2 sausage links OR ham steak.
Cub Breakfasts
1 egg* PLUS — Choose one of the following: 1 biscuit and gravy, or 1 pancake, or 1 piece of French toast, or 1 small waffle. AND Choose from 1 piece of bacon or 1 sausage link.
Sweet cream pancakes with mixed rainbow sprinkles and whipped cream.
An eruption of delicious options, including 2 pancakes, 1 egg*, 1 piece of bacon and 1 sausage link.
Sweet cream pancakes topped with banana, strawberry, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
3 of our yummy pancakes loaded with chocolate chips. Sprinkled with powdered sugar and topped with a dab of whipped cream.
Hungry Bear Breakfasts
10 oz of seasoned steak served with 3 eggs & 2 housemade biscuits.
Served with 6 slices of bacon, three eggs, choice of side and two biscuits.
Served with 3 eggs, strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes OR fresh fruit & 2 housemade biscuits.
2 sweet cream pancakes, 3 eggs*, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links & a ham steak, served with your choice of potato.
Diner Classics (AFTER 4 P.M.)
Tender grilled chicken and vegetables in a creamy chicken gravy topped with a flaky pastry crust. Monday-Friday after 4pm and Saturday & Sunday starting at 12pm
Super Salads
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & Parmesan cheese in a creamy Caesar dressing. Served as is or choose to add a grilled chicken breast or fillet of blackened salmon.
Salad mix topped with chopped crispy chicken tenders, cherry tomato, crispy bacon, hard-boiled egg, diced avocado, bleu cheese crumbles, red onion & croutons. Served with your choice of dressing.
Your choice of seasoned ground beef or marinated grilled chicken breast served in a crispy tostada bowl lined with refried beans then topped with salad mix, tomato, onion, olive, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, salsa, pickled jalapeño, avocado, cilantro & dressing of your choice.
Cheesy Sandwich Melts
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on grilled rye bread with grilled onion and Swiss cheese.
Marinated grilled chicken breast with Caesar dressing, green leaf lettuce, tomato and Swiss & jack cheesed on grilled Parmesan Sourdough bread.
Slow-cooked pot roast, grilled onion, jack & cheddar cheeses & horseradish aioli on sourdough bread then grilled with a garlic-Parmesan crust. Served with au jus
Sides & Extras
Salad mix topped with cherry tomato, cucumber and carrot. Served with your choice of dressing.
Any choice of potato topped with cheddar cheese and diced bacon.
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & Parmesan cheese in a creamy Caesar dressing.
Served with Bacon Ranch dressing.
Served daily after 4 p.m.
Little Less Dinners
Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
A traditional favorite. Slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, mushroom, red potato, herbs & spices and finished with our savory beef gravy.
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned sausage. Roasted then topped with our savory beef gravy and homemade crispy onion straws.
Specialty Breakfasts
Bacon, ham, egg, tomato, and Monterey Jack & American cheeses on thick-cut sourdough bread grilled with a Parmesan crust.
A hearty all-in-one bowl of ham, bacon, link sausage, eggs, bell pepper, onion & pickled jalapeño, scrambled over country red potatoes, then topped with cheddar cheese & country gravy. Served with a housemade biscuit.
Chorizo sausage, country potatoes, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, onion, & cilantro all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. Served with housemade salsa and fresh fruit.
Black Bear Diner San Antonio City Base presents a classic American diner-style menu that feels intentionally expansive, covering everything from early-morning comfort food to hearty full-course dinners and shareable family meals. The breakfast selection stands out strongly, with options like the Hungry Bear Breakfasts: 10 Oz New York Steak & Eggs, Big Bacon Breakfast, BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs, and The Grizz, alongside lighter choices such as Avocado Toast, Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oatmeal®, and the Ham & Cheese Omelette. The diner also leans into indulgent morning plates like Chicken & Waffle, Breakfast Burrito, and The ScramBOWL, while the Bear’s Benedicts section highlights classics including California Bacon Benedict and Classic Eggs Benedict. For traditional egg lovers, the Classic 2-Egg Combos such as Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs and Corned Beef Hash & Eggs reinforce its homestyle approach.
Moving into lunch and dinner territory, the menu continues with comfort-driven staples like Slow-Cooked Pot Roast, Homemade Crispy Onion Topped Meatloaf, and BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak, as well as seafood and grill options including Blackened Salmon, Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak, and Fish & Chips. Sandwiches and melts such as Turkey Club, Reuben, Tri-Tip Dip, and Patty Melt add a familiar diner touch, while burgers like California Burger and Mushroom Swiss Burger keep things straightforward and filling. The Super Salads section, featuring Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad and Taco Salad, offers lighter alternatives without straying from hearty portions.
The menu also caters to families and younger diners through Cub Breakfasts like Cubs Chocolate Chip Pancakes and Cub Lunches & Dinners including Cubs Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Cubs Chicken Strips 2 Pcs, while larger group options such as Bacon, Eggs & Pancakes Family Meal and Chicken Strips & Fries Family Meal reinforce its communal dining appeal. Desserts like Carrot Cake, Cheesecake, and Chocolate Cream Pie round out the experience with a traditional diner finish, making the overall menu feel wide-ranging, comfort-focused, and designed for all-day American classics.