Love coming here for breakfast. Classic American breakfast with very reasonable prices and the food is always delicious. Take out is just as good as dining in. There is often a long wait if you plan on sitting down, but it's always a good experience here and the retro look is fun. read more

The place was cozy, waitress was great, and food was delish, couldn't have asked for better service read more

50's Diner - Eggs, sausage and home fries delish - American Near Me - Dedham, Massachusetts

Had breakfast here yesterday, Thursday at 930 am and had to sit at the counter. As always there is a wait to be seated. The place is always busy but the service is quick and efficient. I sat at counter and had coffee and water in a minute or less. The staff was friendly. The seats at the counter are spaced out enough to so that you don't feel crowded by strangers, a good thing. I had my order taken and coffee refreshed minutes later. Again a good thing. The food was hot. Plentiful and cooked just right. This place is very good but can be a bit noisy. It is a CASH ONLY business so bring cash or use their strategicly placed atm before getting the bill. Enjoy read more

Thought it was just average, definitely not worth the wait unfortunately. Service was also just ok. read more

Often there is a wait but it goes quickly and is worth it. Friendly staff, fast kitchen times, and most importantly the food is amazing. Their omelettes and bacon are made perfectly but the blueberry muffin with cinnamon on top is where it's at. Haven't tried the donut holes yet. Liked it so much we came back the next weekend too and will definitely be back again read more

50's Diner - American Near Me - Dedham, Massachusetts

The first time this restaurant caught my attention is because day in and day out I saw people lining up to be seated. Now I like to bring my mom in law there once a while because they serve real food with generous portions. I have corrected one of the waitress once and she made the correction right away with humbleness. Sometimes I asked another waitress to help and will get a response. Great team work! read more

I have been here about 4 or 5 times and I simply do not understand why people love it so. I am writing because today's breakfast was fair at best. Omelette. The omelette why chat the kitchen heat the strings/inside before folding into the omelette. The eggs are cooked and yet the inside is either undercooked just plain cold. Today it was like that as it has been in the past. The hashbrowns they looked so great....And yet they were cold...Cold. The waitress was a doll and very pleasant. read more

Awesome Food,nice People,Great Place. The Only prob they Have That Everytime you Go In and specially on Sunday Morning you need to wait at Least 30 Min in Line. read more

We arrived with our entire party, we realized that they only take cash so my husband ran to citizens bank nearby to take out money (later realized that they do have an atm). Even though the hostess saw the entire party, we still could not be seated until my husband got back from the atm. After ordering the food came out quick, eggs were barely cooked, home fries had no flavor and also were barely cooked. The coffee was what you would expect of a diner. My egg sandwich was good. I doubt we will be back. read more

Favorite breakfast place! Everything is absolutely delicious. If you order one milkshake you will actually get two because how they make it, it makes a big batch! I've also had the club sandwich and it was really good and huge! They only take cash but they do have an atm machine Incase you forget. If you try to get there after 930AM on a weekend then plan to wait in line that's out the door. But the wait is worth it! read more

Allow me to qualify my remarks: I'm not a huge diner fan, though I like it as a culinary break from time to time. This place is extremely popular, and frankly I really don't get it. The service is decent, nothing outstanding. The breakfast food is pretty bland and generic. The only item on the menu I enjoy is the 50's Deluxe Burger, which is pretty juicy burger. Order it with the cole slaw. The prices are just "OK" given the food quality, and the line can be intimidating (again, obviously others like it). My suggestion to ownership is to spend a little cash to remodel, or in the short-term hire a professional cleaning crew to spend a few nights to really scrub the place down. It was much fresher and cleaner looking a few years ago. read more

Good coffee, great food, quick service. Cash only though, busy place so there could be a line. We waited less than 10 minutes. read more

50's Diner - Great breakfast to go with the kitschy theme. - American Near Me - Dedham, Massachusetts

Always have a great meal here. Went this past Saturday around noon, there was a short wait before we were seated at the counter. Service was quick and friendly. Food came out very fast considering how busy they were. Love the food, staff is always great, would definitely come back again soon. A side note: Why is no one else mentioning the super friendly guy behind the counter who looks like Richard Rawlings? read more

My first....and last time here. I had eggs over medium with grilled English. It comes with hash browns. I really thought it would be good. I was alone so I sat at the bar. The waitress served me just fine. Most of the food was good and prepared as requested. The hash browns lacked flavor. I tried adding salt and pepper, it helped a bit. A woman sat down next to me, it took a bit to clear the counter for her. She had to ask another waitress for a menu. Finally, the waitress came over to take her order. She ordered hash and eggs and coffee. She had to reason for coffee not once but twice. I was never asked if I wanted my coffee heated up. Not that that was bad because the coffee lacked flavor also and I am not a strong coffee person. Note: they also don't take credit cards. read more

Went here with my Mom who has a bad knee and a cane was early (meeting my girlfriend and her mom) I simply asked a waitress if we could be seated and she informed me we have to wait for our whole party I told her they are almost here to which she replied " cool then you can sit when they get here" finally got seated and ordered an omelette very poorly prepared bacon was undercooked and was Luke warm read more

Always good food by great people Love Greek owned restaurants. they do it the right way Owner and staff are friendly Food quality is always good every time I have been there Guy from Food Network should visit this place read more

After waiting in a long line holding my month old son and two bags. A man (looking like the owner or manager) asks me how many. I say two, and he points to a table at the back and said sit there. I walk to the table and sit down, pushing the $10 tip left there from previous customer to the top of the table. The manger comes back, I say this tip was here. He replies "where is the rest of your party" I said my husband is almost here. He says " you can't sit with out your whole party" I said " I am 7months pregnant and holding an infant and these bags, I am not waiting in that line again" his reply is well then you need to order now. Long story short I had 30seconds to order my food and my husbands which came out less than 5mins later......the service over all sucked the food leaves much to be desired for. The decor is very old and dingy. I will not be back, there are too many good places I my area to deal with this quality of food and service. read more

This place has a line out the door on weekends but fails to impress me. First off they don't take credit cards which is a turn off since what place in this day and age doesn't take a card? Secondly, its like a Friendly's people!! The menu is a mess of patti melts and milkshakes and its not very creative. It calls itself '50's only because of pictures on the walls. Its in the weirdest area and the staff looks like it has been working there since the '50s. Do yourself a favor and drive about 200 feet across from Best Buy and hit up Friendly's. At least yu know what your going to get and you don't have to wait in a unusual line. read more

I was in here yesterday during, apparently, a very busy time. I'd give this place 2 stars for the mediocre food, but the reason that it gets 1 star is because I've *never* been pressured to leave my table because (as the waitress told me), "I've got 10 people waiting". So let's see....mediocre food and a waitstaff that melts down if there's a line at the door (which I waited in too). WTF are you people doing in the foodservice business? I won't be back, obviously, and kiss my ass. People don't pay money to be treated like stray dogs. Idiots. read more

Our family has been eating here for nearly 20 years. It is always a treat to have fresh food prepared while you wait. One of my favorites is their home made corn beef hash. My kids love the waffles and omelets. There is a reason that there is always a line on Saturday and Sunday. The 20 to 30 minute is well worth it. The service is generally fast. read more

I visited this diner once before and had a pleasurable experience. Food was good no complaints. Well I went back on Saturday and lets just say after my friends and I ordered coffee we started to notice the massive amount of flies swarming the place. I informed management that we had placed our orders but weren't interested in taking it to go and that we'd more than gladly pay for the coffee. The waitress said she didn't blame us that she'd been telling him about the flies for some time now!! Needless to say we took our business down the street to Ihop. Funny thing is no one else seemed phased by the bugs... read more

Used to go to this place almost every weekend for about 2 years before moving out of Dedham. The home-made corned beef hash is so great. Fried dough is also very good. Other stuff like French toast, home fried, coffee, etc is also very delicious. The place and the staff are nice and homey. Good price of course. The only downside is that because the place is so good, you will have to wait in line if you go late. Oh, and it's cash only. . . read more

Had always wanted to visit this place and had an opportunity to do so recently. There was a small line that moved quickly considering it was Sunday morning. The decor is kitschy as the name would imply. The service was friendly and efficient in that "what'll it be hon" (OK, I use that description a lot but no other way to describe it). The portions were big and arrived almost shockingly fast. I got a big breakfast of eggs, ham, pancakes and home fries that was all good and too much to finish. I didn't feel rushed to leave as even once our table was cleared the server still kept refilling our coffee (try lingering at some places on weekend morning *cough* Soundbites*cough*). I would definitely go back read more

We went the other day for breakfast with the wife. We had to wait for 20 minutes standing up which is uncomfortable, but hey, if is this busy it must be really good! Once we sat down the waitress came quickly, ordered and within a few minutes (even though the place was jammed) we had our food served. Boy, this was the quickest in and out we ever had!! It was the first time in my entire life, I threw my breakfast away. I mean, that was garbage! My wife ate just 20% of hers. There is no way, all that egg, bacon, sausages and other things we had, did not go in the microwave, even for a few minutes. It was disgusting. Sorry I threw my money away. read more

Meh. Tried this place based on all the positive reviews, but wish I hadn't. Food was just okay and service was rushed. Ordered an egg sandwich on toast. They couldn't fry an egg white (only scrambled egg whites available) which makes zero sense to me. The toast must have been quickly waved over the toaster as it felt like it was straight out of the bag. Tried the corned beef hash and thought it was nasty. Mushy with little flavor. Yuck. Coffee was good, thus the two stars. read more

I used to love this place, but that was 4 years ago. Now this place stinks. Infact, last time I was there, I vowed never to come back. They undercooked my french toast, not once, not twice, not three times, but four. After the 4th time, I said screw it. The ham they gave, it was old and tasted horrible.....Of course, the waiter decided to just ignore my requests for more coffee and more Tea for my guest as well as my check. When questioned about the french toast, they merely gave me a "What do you want me to do about it"? I am not going here again. read more

This place Rocks! Even if the line is long, dont sweat it. It goes by quick. Food is reasonably priced and they give you great portions. I recommend the choc. chip pancakes. All the haters crying about them not taking credit cards, get over it. Use some cash it isn't going to kill you. read more

Love this place. We go on average once a week. We've gotten to know the staff and owner and they have always been friendly, courteous, and they know our names. Food is great. Hubby gets the Ernie Burger and i love their craned beef hash. Their coffee and pancakes are standouts for us. read more

I don't know how anyone could give this place a bad review. The food is amazing and the service is quick so don't let the line outside scare you. On weekends get the eggs Benedict with a milkshake and you'll always be satisfied! read more

Great for breakfast. Always packed, which means good food. Service and cleanliness could be improved. I love the "Ernie Burger."

Omelettes are huge and not too expensive. Corn hash w/ eggs are good too. Bathroom has ads from the 50s.

Don't like to be critical but this place is horrible! Ordered Hash & Eggs, Hash claims to be homemade but is clearly from a can, over medium eggs were butter burnt and the home fries taste like boiled potatoes thrown on a grill...no taste and no seasoning. 2.70 for coffee is too expensive. Last but not not least watched the waitress preparing ice coffees using three fingers on the inside of the cups to pick them up, NOT A GOOD FOOD SAFETY practice especially after handling money. I would not go back there if you paid me. read more

my wife's parents took us here on a monday morning, assuming it wouldn't be that busy. it was still busy, but we were able to get a seat right away. very cold inside, but it felt good to be out of the humidity. service was prompt....not overly friendly, not curt....just fine. they kept our coffee full. the plates came out fast. my french toast was good. my wife's pancakes were hot and fluffy, a nice surprise thinking this was a run-of-the mill greasy spoon. all in all, a good place to get standard breakfast. cash only, so come packing before you leave the house. read more

I am a frequent customer at 50's diner. They have a huge breakfast and lunch menu but every time I visit I order the breakfast given it's so good. I sit at the counter and almost never have to wait for a seat. Breakfast comes out super fast, waitresses are just lovely as are the other patrons. Family run business. Give it a try. Super large portions. read more

Good cup of coffee, well made omlettes, delicious home fries, and prompt courteous service. It is a no non-sense diner, with really good "diner" food. Well worth the trip. read more

This an excellent family friendly place for lunch and breakfast. The waffles are great, the potatoes are awesome, and the corned beef hash is to die for. The employees have an amazing attitude and always have a smile. This is a neighborhood favorite. read more

This place was a great find at one point but it is really run down with its old dirty furniture. The lack of credit/debit card use (cash only) is annoying. Get with the times. I get it, "50's diner" but your living in the modern world. They do have an ATM machine that charges who knows what? With that said, the food quality has also gone down. Last visit I ordered a corn beef hash omelette and it had paper in it. They claim it was from the cheese but who knows. The corn beef also had an odd taste to it. I asked if they switched brands of meat but they stated it was the same that they always use. Due to having paper in my omelette, they made another in about 3 mins. Yes it came very fast. Well that was the bad part. When I cut into the new omelette, nothing but raw scrambled egg poured out. I was done at that point. In addition, when waited for our food we were entertained by the flies that wouldn't leave us alone the whole time. If you do decide to eat there, the line is usually out the door. Usually a good sign but I'm not falling for it again. I hope they clean up the place because it was good up until a couple years ago. read more

Ewe.Cash only ,it's 2012.There are so many places that are better than this.Brookside in Norwood,Spring street in Dedham.

This is a cute little fun diner. Food quality should be higher. Home fries are almost always bad on every visit, varying from being dark brown to burnt or being hard as a rock and undercooked. They focus more on quantity than quality. Staff is always so friendly and pleasant though! read more

Great place for breakfast in Dedham! Gets really busy but for a good reason!! Get the frappes they come in two cups!