The Barnstorm Restaurant

We came for Brunch! It was DELICIOUS and the servers were very nice ! Thank you guys for the service ?

An excellent porterhouse steakGreat view of the airport and courtesy friendly

This restaurant has been on my list of restaurants to try in Big Bear. I was drawn to it because of the location of it being at the airport. My husband and I decided that we should just go and see if we have found another Big Bear favorite.We went for breakfast on a Wednesday around 9:00am. It was not crowded at all. There were only a few tables occupied and they all seemed to be of locals. We sat at a table near the window in the corner so we had privacy (not that we really needed it) and to be able to see the planes come in and out. We were here on a Wednesday so it turned out that we didn 't see any planes land or take off while we were there. That was a disappointment but it was a weekday so not sure why I expected it to be busy.So here 's my review:Wait staff: Very friendly and welcoming. One thing that caught my attention was that they both had dirty aprons on. Honestly I thought it was kind of gross but I always want/try to look past things like that. They were attentive and came back to ask how our food was and if everything was ok.The food:-My husband ordered the Barnstorm omelette with home fries. The omelette had cut up sausage patties, onions, peppers, mushrooms, Ortega chili and cheese. The home fries had potatoes with onions and peppers. The potatoes were cooked but not crispy. There were lots of peppers and onions in the mix. He also ordered the biscuits and gravy to go with it (you get a choice of toast or biscuits and gravy) He told me the omelette was average, nothing to brag about. The biscuits and gravy were ok , not what he likes in a biscuit and gravy (He does like a good biscuit and gravy and this unfortunately wasn 't it)-I ordered the veggie omelette, hash browns and the biscuit and gravy. The omelette had tons of freshly grilled veggies in it including mushrooms, onions, zucchini, tomato and cheddar cheese. It tasted good but needed a bit more cheese and seasoning, in my opinion. Serving it with salsa could have made it more flavorful too. In hindsight I should have asked for some. The hash browns were cooked crispy and were good. The biscuit was not like a biscuit at all. It was more cake-like (without the sweetness). The gravy didn 't taste homemade, wasn 't very flavorful and only had a few chunks of sausage in it.All in all it was an OK experience. I have heard that their burgers are pretty good and I might try this place again on the weekend for a burger and to watch the planes come and go. However, for now I will just cross it off my Big Bear restaurant bucket list .

Really good sandwiches with a nice view of the airport. Our grandson got to see a Black Hawk land and a couple of small planes landing and taking off. Great atmosphere ?

Nice diner with big windows for a runway mountain view. Loved the Barnstormer omelette potatoes. Lots of veggies in the omelette perfect crispness on the potatoes.