Olde Bay Diner

The place is small…6 booths and 10 counter stools. It was toasty warm. Not a great place for children, in fact no high chairs. Food came out pretty quickly. Standard kielbasa, grilled English muffin, scrambled eggs, home fries. My husband got the potato pancake which was good, a bit spicy… But I got quite I’ll afterwards.

friendly service! Ordered food and got it in a matter of 10 minutes-​Food was decent, make sure you have cash though!

If you want a real treat, stop for breakfast at the Olde Bay Diner. It is a quaint and charming place opened for breakfast and lunch from 7 to 1:30 PM — it is closed on Wednesday. What makes them stand out is their cinnamon toast — homemade — huge slices of deliciousness. They also offer a potato cake — something different from the normal home fries. We had a wonderful breakfast this morning. Try it out, you will not be disappointed.

I hear diner and I mentally prepare for a rundown, sticky, travel back in time hole in the wall. That is not Olde Bay Diner! I was more than pleasantly surprised. VERY clean and bright. Comfortable booth that wasn’t patched with duct tape. Food was excellent. Staff was attentive and friendly. I’m sure going after the vacationers have gone home helped with us not having to wait because it is quite small, but I really have to drive home the point of how clean and well maintained this establishment is. Can’t wait to go back.

Amazing breakfast! Best one we’ve ever had on the lake! Can’t wait to come back again.

Food was excellent, the wait staff was very friend. The only drawback is that cash only. Highly recommend. One of the Top place to eat when you’re at the Lake

This place is awesome. You really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. The waitresses are super friendly and fast. It’s a classic breakfast diner! I highly recommend coming here if you haven’t given it a try already.

Service with an attitude this morning. What a nice way to start the day! Food was decent. Unfortunately the only place in Alton for breakfast today.

Great food, with quick friendly service! Excellent omelette with thick cut home made raisin toast and the chocolate raspberry pancakes were delicious!

You haven’t had eggs until you tried this place. Make sure you try the homemade cinnamon toast.

First of all I must say that one of our fellow Unilocalers made the statement that a diner is a diner and I won’t argue with that, however this diner is on Lake Winnepasaukie which really makes it kind of special. What made it even more special on Feb 1 was flying in and landing on the frozen lake, then going over to this charming place. The omelet was good, the coffee was fresh and the waitstaff was more than accommodating and friendly. Before leaving we were offered coffee to take with us in the plane. If you are in the area it’s worth your time.

I will start with the positives first…
The food here is incredible. It is every time I eat here and that’s why we come back.
The not-​so-​positives…
The waitress (a blond, mid-​aged woman) is a bit rude. She routinely has inappropriate conversations with the regulars; and the regulars are a bit rough. It is also very small in there, so you can’t go with a large party. They also only take cash, which is a rare thing to use these days. I also find that they are randomly closed and closed a lot of week days. It’s hard to know when to go and the weekends are too busy.
I kind of miss when this place was a family restaurant. It had a different quality then. I will go back, though, because man can that guy cook!

Went to this place for the first time even though I grew up spending my summer’s here. I am on a new health kick, and the Scrambled Eggs and Peppers were not greasy, or scary looking. Homefries were very light on the oil. Great prices and great service. If you are trying to be health concious stay away from the Sausage Patti’s. While they were DELICIOUS, they tasted too good to be GOOD FOR ME as well.

This place is A-​OK.
Since I was eating healthy, I was satisfied with my egg sandwich and fruit. I was lucky enough to try some food off the plates of those around me, and the homemade cinnamon swirl bread was amazing. The western omelette was huge and quite tasty too. Home fries looked awesome too!

The breakfast at Olde Bay Diner was delicious! I loved my blueberry French toast and side of baked beans. My date loved his breakfast sandwich with a side of hash. Although we had to wait about 25 minutes for a table, it was understandable because of the confined space of the diner. Our waitress was very friendly, and the service was quick. I loved having a detailed map of Lake Winnipesaukee as the décor of our table… nice touch. With a bill of $ 25, I’m confident that I will be returning here in the future.

I went here for the first time last weekend for breakfast. My dining partner hadn’t been there in a while, but thought that it had been renovated. The other reviewers commented on it looking like a classic diner, but it didn’t strike me as such.
The prices were high for the middle of nowhere NH. $ 9.50 for an omelet that had nothing to do with any type of seafood? That’s kinda steep. And the menu was suprisingly limited.
They had AMAZING homemade cinnamon toast, which I ordered on the advice of a friendly patron who was on his way out. We’d just parked ourselves at the counter, but he kindly offered us his booth. (What a nice guy!) But back to the toast. It tasted like a cinnamon roll. Really to die for. Highly recommended.
My friend got a burger and onion rings, which he enjoyed. The burger was cooked to temp. The rings were thin and crispy. Not like those fat nasty night crawler onion rings where the batter peels off to reveal a slimy onion beneath.
I got scrambled eggs, the aforementioned buttery and delicious cinnamon roll toast, and homefries. It was pretty good. My only complaint was that the scrambled eggs were like a mistake omelet. You know what I mean by that? Like, instead of scrambling the whole time, they let it cook enough to form a solid disc in the pan and then chopped it up a bit. Not my preference, but the flavor isn’t really impacted.

I love diners! This is a cute little diner down in the bay, great for breakfast or lunch. Haven’t been for a while, but used to go there when I was younger with my folks. Service with a smile, good coffee and great prices.

This is a classic diner. Inexpensive, simple. Great breakfast sandwich. Good coffee. No muss, no fuss. The waitresses are all very nice.