Does Amtrak serve breakfast all day

[Bingozone]

I know this is a weird question but can I get breakfast from the dining car for lunch and dinner

 

[Bob Dylan]

I know this is a weird question but can I get breakfast from the dining car for lunch and dinner

Nope, only @ IHOP, Denny's and Jack in the Box!

 

[Bingozone]

Wow fast reply ok Ty lol

 

[BCL]

Again - no. They gear up for a specific breakfast, lunch, or dinner menu at each sitting.

However, anything on the cafe menu can be served at any time. However, the breakfast items are the cheapest and tend to go quickly. When I took the Coast Starlight from Seattle, they didn't have breakfast service in the dining car. I had lunch in the dining car and went to the cafe for dinner. The cafe attendant indicated that they were completely out of breakfast items, and it was about 6 PM. They weren't going to pick up anything until arriving in Oakland the next day (scheduled 8:35 AM).

 

[neroden]

(A) No.

(B) Boy, that's a good idea, they should, they'd make money.

Would an "all-day menu" in the dining car help matters financially? Probably. It could probably be arranged, too.

 

[FormerOBS]

(A) No.

(B) It would probably be popular. But "It would be popular" is not the same as "they'd make money."

Tom

 

[BCL]

(A) No.

(B) It would probably be popular. But "It would be popular" is not the same as "they'd make money."

Tom

I suspect that breakfast is a loss-leader. I also kind of miss when breakfast was all-inclusive, including milk, juice, coffee, and/or tea. I remember getting my kid the child-sized scrambled eggs for $3.50, including milk and juice. It's still on the menu, but now it would be $3.50 plus maybe $2 for milk and another $2 for juice.

When I took the CS last time, in the morning before getting into Emeryville, I went to the dining car for breakfast. All four of us seated at the table ordered scrambled eggs and coffee. I suppose we were all equally cheapskates.

 

[KmH]

I also kind of miss when breakfast was all-inclusive, including milk, juice, coffee, and/or tea.

I think it still is all inclusive for LD train sleeper berth pax.

 

[zephyr17]

Breakfast, like all meals, is included for sleeper passengers, including juice plus a beverage such as coffee or tea, and breakfast meats.

It never was included for coach passengers.

 

[jebr]

No, but the cost of the entrée used to include a beverage (coffee, milk, tea, or juice, and often could get two of those.) Now those beverages are extra.

 

[BCL]

Breakfast, like all meals, is included for sleeper passengers, including juice plus a beverage such as coffee or tea, and breakfast meats.

It never was included for coach passengers.

I understand that. However, meals paid for separately for coach passengers used to include beverages. It was quite a deal, especially at the kids' meal price.

 

[Lonestar648]

Breakfast had the greatest profit margin when I had my restaurant, and Dinner had the least, barely breakeven, until you included the profits from beer and wine.

 

[George K]

I know this is a weird question but can I get breakfast from the dining car for lunch and dinner

Nope, only @ IHOP, Denny's and Jack in the Box!

And soon, McDonalds!

 

[neroden]

The reason breakfast-all-day would probably be profitable:

(1) fast turnover

(2) quick prep

(3) cheap ingredients

An all-day menu in general would probably simplify things if it could be arranged in the kitchen.