DownShift Diner Menu (Update 2025)

Located in Bastian, VA, DownShift Diner offers a diverse menu with a focus on delicious diner classics. Known for their top-notch service and accommodating staff, this diner caters to both locals and travelers alike. Their menu features a range of options, from excellent pizzas and calzones to classic burgers and fried pickles, all at very reasonable prices. Customers rave about the friendly atmosphere and the freshness of the dishes, with particular highlights being the cheese steak sandwiches, grilled chicken salad, and the must-try fried pickles with ranch. The diner also provides catering services, takeout, delivery, and even has happy hour specials for those looking to unwind after a long day. Visit DownShift Diner for a taste of local, pure deliciousness in a relaxed setting.

New York Style Pizza

Basic Cheese Pizza

$10.99

Supreme Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, ham, beef, green pepper, onion, mushroom, black olives, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Meat Lovers Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, ham, beef, and bacon topped with mozzarella cheese

$13.99

Veggie Lovers Pizza

Fresh tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onion, green pepper, banana pepper, black olives, and fresh garlic buried under mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Greek Pizza

Spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Hawaiian Pizza

Everyone's favorite, ham and chunks of tangy pineapple topped with mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Steak Pizza

Philly steak grilled with onion, green pepper, and mushrooms, topped with mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Chicken Pizza

Grilled chicken, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Chicken BBQ Pizza

Grilled chicken, BBQ sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Shrimp Bruschetta Pizza

The homemade crust is baked with garlic sauce, and topped with parmesan cheese, fresh shrimp, fresh tomatoes, fresh garlic, fresh basil, and herbs.

$13.99

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Grilled chicken on a buffalo sauce base topped with mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Four Cheese Pizza

It comes with mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, ricotta cheese, and feta cheese.

$13.99

Margarita Pizza

Fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh garlic, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Mediterranean Pizza

Grilled chicken, spinach, fresh tomatoes, black olives, fresh garlic, feta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

White Pizza

Our hand-tossed dough with a cream sauce base, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Grilled chicken on a ranch dressing, base, bacon, and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Pit Stop Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms topped with mozzarella.

$13.99

Basic Cheese Gluten Free Pizza

$13.99

Supreme Gluten Free Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, ham, beef, green pepper, onion, mushroom, black olives, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Meat Lovers Gluten Free Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, ham, beef, and bacon topped with mozzarella cheese

$14.99

Veggie Lovers Gluten Free Pizza

Fresh tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onion, green pepper, banana pepper, black olives, and fresh garlic buried under mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Greek Gluten Free Pizza

Spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Hawaiian Gluten Free Pizza

Everyone's favorite, ham and chunks of tangy pineapple topped with mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Steak Gluten Free Pizza

Philly steak grilled with onion, green pepper, and mushrooms, topped with mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Chicken Gluten Free Pizza

Grilled chicken, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Chicken BBQ Gluten Free Pizza

Grilled chicken, BBQ sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Shrimp Bruschetta Gluten Free Pizza

The homemade crust is baked with garlic sauce, and topped with parmesan cheese, fresh shrimp, fresh tomatoes, fresh garlic, fresh basil, and herbs.

$14.99

Buffalo Chicken Gluten Free Pizza

Grilled chicken on a buffalo sauce base topped with mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Four Cheese Gluten Free Pizza

It comes with mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, ricotta cheese, and feta cheese.

$14.99

Margarita Gluten Free Pizza

Fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh garlic, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Mediterranean Gluten Free Pizza

Grilled chicken, spinach, fresh tomatoes, black olives, fresh garlic, feta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

White Gluten Free Pizza

Our hand-tossed dough with a cream sauce base, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Chicken Bacon Ranch Gluten Free Pizza

Grilled chicken on a ranch dressing, base, bacon, and mozzarella cheese.

$14.99

Pit Stop Gluten Free Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms topped with mozzarella.

$14.99

Gluten Free Pizza

Sicilian Style Pizza

One Topping Sicilian Pizza

$11.99

Specialty Sicilian Pizza

$14.99

Twenty-Eight Inch - Basic Cheese Pizza

$35.99

Twenty-Eight Inch - Specialty Pizza

$49.99

Twenty-Eight Inches of Pizza

Appetizers

Breadsticks With Cheese

$6.99

Garlic Knots With Cheese

$6.99

Garlic Knots

$6.99

Fried Green Tomatoes

$6.99

French Fries

$2.99

Bacon Cheese Fries

$6.99

Loaded Pizza Fries

Smothered in mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce, topped with pepperoni jalapeno, and bacon.

$8.99

Chili Cheese Fries

$7.99

Onion Rings

$5.99

Fried Mushrooms

$6.99

Mozzarella Sticks

$6.99

Bruschetta

Toasted garlic bread topped with parmesan cheese, fresh tomatoes, fresh garlic, fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, and herbs.

$7.99

Basket Sampler

Chicken strips, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, boneless garlic knots wings, fried mushrooms, and french fries.

$9.99

Chicken Strips

$6.99

Fried Pickles

$6.99

Jalapeno Poppers

$6.99

Chicken Nuggets

$4.99

Pizza Balls

Our Homemade Pizza dough is filled with Mozzarella Cheese and one topping of your choice deep fried to a Golden Color Served with Marinara sauce.

$7.99

Clam Chowder Soup

$7.99

Minestrone Soup

$7.99

Soups

Salads

Garden Salad

Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, green pepper, croutons and cheddar cheese

$6.99

Greek Salad

Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, black olives, cucumbers, and feta cheese.

$9.99

Gyro Salad

Our greek salad is topped with gyro meat and pita bread.

$9.99

Grilled Chicken Salad

Marinated grilled, blackened chicken breast or crispy chicken over our fresh garden salad.

$9.99

Chef Salad

Our garden salad is topped with ham, turkey, and pepperoni.

$9.99

Steak Salad

Our garden salad is topped with Philly steak cooked with garlic butter and Italian herbs.

$9.99

Caesar Salad

Fresh romaine lettuce topped with shredded parmesan cheese and croutons.

$8.25

Shrimp Salad

Our garden salad is topped with grilled shrimp.

$9.99

Buffalo Crispy Chicken Salad

Our garden salad is topped with black olives, banana peppers, crispy onion rings, and spicy crispy chicken.

$9.99

Antipasto Salad

Lettuce, green pepper, onion, tomatoes, black olives, banana peppers, cucumber, pepperoni, croutons, and shredded parmesan cheese.

$9.99

Pepperoni Twists

$12.99

Plain Chicken Twists

$12.99

BBQ Chicken Twists

$12.99

Buffalo Chicken Twists

$12.99

Ranch Chicken Twists

$12.99

Twists

Wings

Traditional Bone In Wings

$11.99

Boneless Wings

$11.99

Cheese Calzone

Grilled chicken, onion, mushrooms, green pepper.

$11.99

Deluxe Calzone

Pepperoni, sausage, beef, green pepper, onion, mushroom.

$12.99

Meat Lovers Calzone

Pepperoni, Italian sausage, ham, beef, bacon.

$12.99

Veggie Calzone

Fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, green pepper, banana pepper, black olives, spinach.

$12.99

The Greek Calzone

Spinach, tomatoes, fresh garlic, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese.

$12.99

The Hawaiian Calzone

Tangy pineapple, ham, and mozzarella cheese.

$12.99

Steak Calzone

Steak, onion, green pepper, mushroom with mozzarella cheese.

$12.99

Four Cheese Calzone

Feta cheese, cheddar cheese, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

$12.99

Calzones

Mega Calzones

Basic Cheese Calzone

$35.99

Specialty Calzone

$49.99

Chicken Stromboli

Grilled chicken, pizza sauce, onion, green pepper mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.

$12.99

Pit Stop Stromboli

Pepperoni, Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce.

$12.99

Buffalo Chicken Stromboli

Grilled chicken, buffalo hot sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

$12.99

Strombolis

Rolls

Chicken Roll

Grilled chicken, onion, mushrooms, green pepper.

$12.99

Steak Roll

Grilled steak with green pepper, onion, and mushrooms.

$12.99

Pepperoni Roll

Pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

$11.99

Pizza Sub

Pepperoni topped with pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese and baked to perfection.

$8.99

Meatball Parmesan Sub

Home-made meatballs topped with marinara sauce and baked with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

$8.99

Chicken Parmesan Sub

Deep fried chicken breast, smothered in our homemade marinara, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese, baked to perfection.

$8.99

Pizza Steak Sub

Philly steak grilled and topped with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.

$8.99

Baked Subs

Hot & Cold Cut Subs

Ham Sub

Ham, white American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo.

$8.99

Turkey Sub

Turkey, white American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo.

$8.99

Italian Sub

Ham, turkey, pepperoni, white American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, Italian sauce.

$8.99

Cheese Steak Deluxe Sub

Philly steak with onion, green peppers, and mushrooms, topped with white American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

$8.99

Cheese Chicken Deluxe Sub

Chicken grilled with onion, green peppers, and mushrooms, topped with white American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

$8.99

Cheese Steak Sub

Grilled Philly steak topped with white American cheese.

$8.45

Mexican Philly Sub

Philly steak grilled with jalapeno, fresh tomatoes, onions, and white American cheese.

$8.99

Chicken Bacon Ranch Sub

Grilled chicken cooked with bacon, topped with our homemade ranch, and smothered in American cheese.

$8.99

Veggie Sub

Perfectly grilled mushrooms, green peppers, banana peppers, black olives, onions, lettuce, tomato, and white American cheese.

$8.99

BBQ Steak Sub

Philly steak grilled with onions and topped with BBQ sauce and white American cheese.

$8.99

BBQ Chicken Sub

Grilled chicken with onions and topped with BBQ sauce and white American cheese.

$8.99

Chicken Sandwich

Chicken breast grilled or fried on a bun, with white American cheese with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

$8.99

From The Grill Subs

Burgers

Cheese Burger

Lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.

$7.99

Pit Stop Burger

/ lb. Burger served with lettuce, tomato, and mayo topped with sauteed mushroom and feta cheese.

$10.99

Texas Cheese Burger

/ lb. Burger served with a slice of ham, onion rings, and BBQ sauce.

$10.99

Jalapeno Cheese Burger

/ lb. Burger served with grilled onion, jalapeno, and tomatoes with ranch dressing.

$10.99

Brunch Burger

/ lb. Burger served with bacon, eggs, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo.

$10.99

Louisiana Cheese Burger

/ lb. Burger served with grilled onions, mushrooms & blue cheese dressing.

$10.99

Southern Cheese Burger

/ lb. Burger served with chili, coleslaw, and mustard.

$10.99

Fat Boy Burger

/ lb. Burger served with bacon, mushroom, jalapeno, and tomato with ranch dressing.

$12.99

Cheese Overdose Burger

/ lb. Burger topped with cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, feta cheese, American cheese, and mozzarella sticks.

$10.99

Lamb Gyro

Lettuce, red onion, tomato, and tzatziki sauce on pita bread.

$8.99

Chicken Gyro

Lettuce, red onion, tomato, and tzatziki sauce on pita bread.

$8.99

Caesar Chicken Wrap

Grilled or crispy chicken breast on pita bread, topped with lettuce, parmesan cheese, and Caesar dressing.

$8.99

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Chicken grilled or crispy on pita bread, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and spicy hot ranch.

$8.99

Gyros & Wraps

Pasta Plates

Fettuccine Alfredo

Fettuccine pasta in creamy homemade alfredo sauce.

$12.99

Fettuccine Carbonara

Fettuccine pasta in creamy homemade alfredo saucecooked with ham and bacon.

$12.99

Spaghetti

Comes with your choice of our homemade Marinara.

$11.99

Mediterranean Pasta

Penne pasta cooked with mixed veggies and grilled shrimpin a light marinara sauce.

$13.99

Pasta Du Terra

Spinach, tomato sauteed with fresh garlic in % virginolive oil cooked with penne noodles.

$11.99

Tortellini

Tri-color tortellini pasta cooked in alfredo or marinara sauce.

$11.99

Baked Ziti

Baked ziti simmered in our homemade pink sauce, toppedwith mozzarella cheese and backed to perfection.

$12.99

Tour Of Italy

Baked lasagna, cheese manicotti, crispy chicken toppedwith homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheesewith side of spaghetti noodles in marinara sauce.

$13.99

Meat Lasagna

Our own homemade recipe cooked with lean ground beef,ricotta cheese, in our homemade marinara sauce bakedand smothered in mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Manicotti

Served with your choice of marinara, meat sauce orcreamy pink sauce .

$13.99

Baked Cheese Ravioli

Served with your choice of marinara, meat sauce orcreamy pink sauce .

$13.99

Baked Spaghetti

Sauteed with our homemade marinara.

$12.99

Chicken Parmigiana

Cooked with our homemade marinara sauce topped withmozzarella cheese oven baked with side of spaghetti.

$13.99

Baked Pasta

Chicken Plates

Ziti Perfecto

Baked ziti topped with marinated grilled chicken,marinara sauce, ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese.

$13.99

Chicken Cacciatore

Marinated chicken breast cooked with onion, freshgarlic, tomatoes with italian herbs in spicy tomato basilsauce.

$13.99

Spicy Chicken Penne

Penne pasta cooked in a homemade creamy spicy pinksauce with marinated chicken breast.

$13.99

Chicken Florentine

Chicken sauteed with spinach in creamy alfredo sauceserved with fettuccine pasta.

$13.99

Gyro Over Rice

Lamb gyro is grilled with mixed veggies, served on a bed of rice, cooked to perfection, and topped with our homemade spicy white sauce.

$12.99

Chicken Over Rice

Chicken grilled with mixed veggies, served on a bed of rice cooked to perfection and topped with our homemade spicy white sauce.

$12.99

Steak Over Rice

Philly steak grilled with mixed veggies served on a bed of rice cooked to perfection and topped with our homemade spicy white sauce.

$12.99

Pit Stop Mix Over Rice

Lamb gyro, grilled chicken, Philly steak grilled with mixed veggies, served on a bed of rice cooked to perfection and topped with our homemade spicy white sauce.

$13.99

Shrimp Over Rice

Fresh shrimp grilled with mixed veggies, served on a bed of rice cooked to perfection and topped with our homemade spicy white sauce.

$13.99

Hamburger Steak Plate

Hamburger steak grilled with mixed veggies served on a bed of rice cooked to perfection, and topped with our homemade spicy white sauce.

$12.99

Rice Platters

Kids Menu

Kid's Pita PIzza

One topping of your choice.

$6.99

Kid's Chicken Strips With Fries

$6.99

Kid's Spagheti With Marinara

With a piece of garlic bread.

$6.99

Kid's Spagheti With Meat Sauce

With a piece of garlic bread.

$6.99

Kid's Spagheti With Meatballs

With a piece of garlic bread.

$6.99

Kid's Chicken Nuggets With Fries

$6.99

Turtle Cheesecake

$4.99

Plain Cheesecake

$4.25

Cannoli

Filled with your choice of Vanilla or Chocolate cream.

$4.99

Zabola

Italian dough deep-fried and topped with powdered sugar and chocolate syrup.

$4.99

Desserts

Ice Cream & Shakes

Ice Cream

$2.99

Milk Shake

$4.99

Soda

$1.99

Sweet Tea

$2.99

Unsweet Tea

$2.99

Coffee

$1.99

Kid's Drink

$1.99

Beverages

Lunch Specials

Any ' Sub With Chips Lunch

$7.99

Small Pizza With One Topping Lunch

$7.99

Small Calzone With One Topping Lunch

$7.99

Small Stromboli With One Topping Lunch

$7.99

/ Cheese Burger With French Fries Lunch

$7.99

Three Pieces Of Chicken Strips With French Fries Lunch

$7.99

Spaghetti With Meat Sauce Lunch

$7.99

Spaghetti With Meatballs Lunch

$7.99

Loaded Hotdogs With French Fries Lunch

$7.99