The Diner

Every time we are back visiting family my hubby, my sister, and I go out to The Diner with our grandfather. This is probably my husband’s favorite part of the trip — he always breaks out into a huge smile thinking about the massive omelet stuffed with veggies that he is going to eat. I am a huge fan of their pepperoni rolls. At the last visit I got a breakfast sandwich, which hit the spot and was the perfect amount of food for me. Service has always been very friendly.

I’ve had breakfast and dinner here at separate times of course. Each time the food has been very good. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was due to the fact it is was really cold inside the restaurant at both meals. I take everything into consideration when reviewing and you have to have heat in the winter months. I may have to wait to go back in the spring for another meal. But I will go back. The staff was friendly and accommodating.

I have never been inside but my take out selections have all been good, especially the gourmet pizza.

In the ongoing challenge of trying to find somewhere to eat that isn’t a chain we decided to give The Diner a try, it’s right down the road from where we live but we never think about it.
I had the tuna melt which came with fries and I was thrilled, it was a perfect diner tuna melt with nothing fancy in the tuna salad and your choice of cheese (provolone, do the provolone) and it was huge (I ended up taking half home). My boyfriend got the spaghetti with meat sauce and meatballs which came with a salad, the sauce had lots of tomato chunks in it which he wasn’t thrilled about but the portion was huge and he took about half home. It was about $ 30 for the food and 2 sodas and for the portions being as big as they were that wasn’t too bad. Their menu is very interesting from the traditional diner things to pizza & subs to chinese food. The dessert case looked amazing.
The décor is great, it looks like an old diner which I love. Parking was no problem and the service was great. It’s not really big inside so I’m sure you would have issues finding a table during peak times.

Food is always great but service usually lacks and if it’s hot out the AC can’t keep. Sat eating my meal sweating like crazy!!! Need to invest some money into the building as they do have the food figured out!!!

Tonight I had their turkey dinner. Real home cooked turkey. In house made mashed potatoes. It was so good and filling. My husband had their fried chicken and loved it. Worth a trip if you are looking for good home cooking.

Went there to get Chinese tonight and had to pay extra to get all white meat chicken and was not told that it would cost me! Not happy at all! They should have said that it costs extra to get all white meat!

Went to the place with limited expectations. My daughter was whining we had to go. Real negative start. We got there, kind of fun, 50’s motif. The food was ridiculously good. My daughter had fried chicken that was enormous in portion and really tasty. She loved it. I had a great turkey dinner. Gone a few more times by my daughter’s choice. Great, inexpensive eats.

Food is always good, service excellent as well. Glad they opened the ice cream on the side porch however it’s not very inviting, more like a storage area. We stopped a week or so ago and the ice cream was excellent, very creamy and perfect consistency. My daughter was glad they changed their ‘recipe’ as she only agreed to go because other ice cream shops in the area were closed. Well apparently they went back to the old ice milk she remembered tonight … Chocolate was too dark and the vanilla was off white and fast to melt. Hopefully they go back to the better flavor or we will be going a few miles further for ice cream in the future.

I would like to start by saying that this place is a 2.5. I was always a little skeptical of this place since they are called «The Diner» and also have Chinese food. (I love Chinese food, but would prefer it from a Chinese restaurant.) My husband and I came here for breakfast last Sunday and it looked like a great place with home-​style cooking. There were no issues with parking and we did not have to wait to be seated. The inside also had that «diner feel» and I regretted not coming here sooner. Immediately upon being seated, I started to question my regrets. There was a giant dying moth on our sticky table and I understand that it could happen anywhere– it just had me feeling a bit uneasy. There was a very small selection of breakfast choices; yet, ¹⁄₃ of the entire menu was Chinese food. The prices of breakfast options were average and we did have a coupon, which was excepted without an issue. My husband and I got the «Diner Two’s» meal, which was two pancakes or french toast, two pieces of meat, and two eggs. Ultimately, everything was just OK. Not bad, but really nothing special. The eggs could have used some salt and pepper, the sausage could have been cooked a little more and my husband was unhappy because his french toast did not include cinnamon and powdered sugar as it said on the menu. To give the place some credit, the service and bacon were good.

Ok, this place would have gotten 4 stars had the place been a little nicer, but, hey, it’s a diner. Very happy with food, large portions, enjoyed the chili. If you like no-​frills good diner food, you’ll like this place. Will definitely be back.

Good old down home diner. Great food, low priced and a plate full. Only been there for breakfast and wish I could go back everyday for the rest of my life. Sausage gravy biscuits are to die for. Wait staff was very friendly along with the chef. It’s definitely a locals joint but we’re new to town and the waitress made us feel very welcome. The diner was clean, booths were comfortable and they also have an old bar to sit at. This place is truly a hidden gem!

Very friendly staff, huge variety on their menu with moderate prices. Overall it’s a great little diner!

I’ve been here twice and I was really intrigued that they served pizza/​hoagies as well as Chinese. The Chinese was surprisingly good, it was really fresh and they have a Chinese chef. It’s great because my husband doesn’t like Chinese food so we can go here. And he can get a calzone and I can have Chinese. The staff is also really friendly and the place is very clean. We’ll go again!

We just visited the Oakdale Diner. I guess considering it had the word «diner» in its title I had higher expectations for our visit, especially considering it was for breakfast. I had the big breakfast with four sausage links, three eggs, frozen potatoes, and toast. My wife had french toast and bacon. The kids had Mickey chocolate chip pancakes. Overall I would compare the food to slightly above Kings Restaurant. In the breakfast hierarchy, Eat N Park is the worst, then Denny’s, Kings, and then you venture to Bob Evans, with Cracker Barrel leading the chains.
It wasn’t a bad breakfast, I was just expecting more, because of the diner in the title. I wanted homemade potatoes, not frozen. In addition, I felt the meals were 1.00 or so a bit overpriced. Service was fantastic!
I would eat here again, but need to hit Pamela’s first!

Wonderful home cooked food with huge portions. Very nice service great 50s atmosphere.

Good value, good food, friendly service. Hey, it’s a diner, and the food is like grandmas place. Check it out. You won’t be disappointed. Roast beef and home style mash potatoes & gravy? Man, I think I’m hungry again!!!

It was always a running gag between us and the rest of our friends when we drove by to see that their special for the day was «club sandwich» or something equally as generic. My girlfriend and I finally walked into the establishment one summer day to bite the bullet and try the infamous diner.
The food wasn’t BAD but it was just average. The thing that really got me was how expensive it somehow all was. The other troubling thing was the fact that our waitress looked like she was 13 and had literally at least 7 piercings around her face. I really can only fault the price but the whole place was just weird. Everyone in the diner felt like an extra from Men in Black where you try and guess if they’re an alien in disguise.
It’s kind of intriguing in its simplicity and ambiguity but once you get in there you realize it isn’t doing it on purpose. It’s just horribly mismanaged.