The restaurant is pretty clean. The hostess and waitress are very friendly. It is a nod to the 50's and the prices will not kill the average traveler. If you do not want the cookie cutter food from chain stores, this is your place to go. Grits are good. A true hidden gem, locals hangout. It is not a triple D gem (Diners, Drive-in and Dives), but it is up there. Triple D normally have something food unique that normal chain stores does not have. I may be wrong, it may have something unique, but I did not quickly identify anything. Overall, outstanding place to eat. read more

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Not pleased with this place! Clean environment but food is just ok.... The staff are usually pretty nice. Our most recent encounter is the reason for 2 stars instead of 3. The young lady at the register was EXTREMELY rude. If you enjoy diner food give it a shot but my family will never return! read more

Big Easy Diner - Diner breakfast - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

I will start by saying the food was good. I ordered the "Cakes & Eggs." I wanted to make the eggs into a delicious omelet and was leery because it is $1.10 per added ingredient, that is wayyy too expensive. I can get a whole tomato for a $1.10. But any-who, first time here so I ordered it. The portion size for a $12.80 meal were kinda small. I want to repeat that the taste was good just too small of a portion for the price. Service was average, but I might go back.... read more

The food was pretty decent. They give you a pretty good amount of food. I did not get to browse the entire menu due to being in a rush to get to work. However, the platter I had was good and the toast and may eggs were made perfect. The workers were smiling and pleasant. read more

Big easy diner -gets three stars why you ask well being a first timer in the city I stopped to eat at a mom-and-pop breakfast place as a morning tradition of Mine when traveling. The reason why they even get the three stars is because the best part of being in the diner was the actual waitress she was super nice and attentive her name is Robin. We ordered our food and she quickly attended us and our food came however I asked for boiled eggs and I got cold eggs she hurried up and ask the chef To re-cook them but what he did was heat them up and return them back to her. However she did not except it and asked them to fully cook the egg as I had requested - we had to wait for it again for a while to the point I took it with me. The service with her was great -the food was OK not bad or great. What a huge disappointment . Sanitary: The bathroom is very very dirty looks like hasnt been cleaned in weeks! Yuck I would only recommend this place for a fast take out restaurant type ordeal. Personally would not come again. Just not feeling the fact that is not That hard to boil two eggs! read more

This is a no nonsense dinner. The staff is very friendly and fast. The food is really good and the prices are very reasonable.

Excellent food had the shrimpDinner it was awesome. My waitress Michele is the Best will be back soon

We stopped in for a quick breakfast on our way home from NOLA. The service was fast and friendly. The food arrived pretty quickly and was all still hot. It was good; just typical breakfast food - eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy, pancakes. It was reasonably priced for the amount of food you got. If you are looking for an alternative to Waffle House or Cracker Barrel, check this place out. read more

Food is good and well priced. Service excellent, coffee great. service inside continues under the present covid situation. Breakfast is a pleasure, greatly influenced by good and endless coffee, even if a bit confounding how breakfast can cost $14 with coffee and tip. but, you can get a hamburger at any time of day. read more

Henry and I stopped to eat in Slidell, HAIR in my salad, NO TOMATO OR LETTUCE on my BLT, brought it back to me with a WET top bread but loaded with Lettuce n Tomato. Sent it back n ordered a hamburger, RAW-- left and wont ever go back! read more

Service was not good, especially given the baroness of the restaurant. Food was overpriced for the quality. We order breakfast which was fine, but just that. The pancakes were very good though. My salad (The New Orleans Grilled Chicken Salad) was served in a three day stale taco bowl with half a bag of Winn Dixie brand shredded sandwich lettuce and a measly helping of underseasoned chicken breasts that left me unsatisfied much like FEMA'S response to Katrina. The highlight of the salad was a boiled egg, which was tasty. Hard pass. read more

Staff was super friendly and attentive. I think management is the problem. The place was dirty everywhere, restrooms, waitress area, dining area, no organization or structure. No one was cleaning other than to remove dishes. The place was chaotic and stressful. The lunch food was average. read more

Great food great service. As a professional chef I know the biscuits were bought from Sysco or us Foods. The gravy was a mix. The pancake is a mix. But the food was prepared really well steak was perfect potatoes were perfect. We will be back for another experience. The servers are all working very hard and as well the young manager at the front desk. Very busy on Sunday afternoon. Our server was prompt and to the point. Our drinks were refilled in the timely fashion. The bathrooms could've used a little work but they were busy what are you expect during rush hour. Overall a great experience and I will return for the steak and eggs. Also the kitchen staff was jovial and laughing together which was very refreshing. The two women in the back running line seem to enjoy each other's company and able to handle all the tickets being thrown at them in a timely fashion. Eggs were cooked perfect white toast cook perfect steak cooked perfectly. It was both juicy and well seasoned. The came out and said hi when the rush died down. They saw us looking at them and smiling. I was telling my girlfriend how it was refreshing to see two tough women in the kitchen runnin the show and at least laughing and enjoying their hard work. Y'all could use some homemade biscuits or the bake yourself ones from pillsbury but other than that great job. read more

Love this little gem of a diner!!! Great food...super friendly service. Love Robin!! (one of the best servers ever!!) New to Slidell and will make this diner one of our favorite eating spots! read more

Big Easy is a great place for homemade cooking. Wait staff is always up beat and happy. Best breakfast in town.

I've come here a couple of times for breakfast. Don't really have too many complaints just that the food wasn't anything really spectacular!

Not sure where the last review went but don't bother going here for dinner. Service was terrible. We had to get up to get our drinks and the waitress was rude. For didn't match the description on the menu and I have had TV dinners that tasted better. Prices are also high for a diner. read more

2nd visit here, this time Saturday lunch which was quite busy with families but the staff easily coped with all patrons. These burgers taste the way I remember them before the big chains came along. read more

Food is good, I liked the grits. Service was ok. Nothing to brag about. We had breakfast. But the place is filthy! The ceilings are covered with dust. You don't even want to touch the bathroom stall doors. The floors are so slippery from too much cleaning solution I seriously was afraid I would slip. Even the entry door was so dirty I used my arm to open it. I liked the soft country music they were playing. But it's called The Big Easy. If I were an out of towner I would expect to hear New Orleans music, or some zydeco. I won't be taking any of my friends or out of town guest here for sure. read more

Wow. Could not believe how good the food was here! I had the seafood platter and it was amazing. The waitresses are always busy but smiling and you could tell that they really enjoy the diner. I would recommend this place to anyone! read more

Waitresses on every visit were very nice and courteous. Not their fault the food is not as good as it used to be, as slow to get as it's always been, or that the bathrooms are always filthy. I could handle the loud country music (in a '50's diner?) but the last visit with BLARING mountain men music was the last straw. Food is overpriced, even when it was better. read more

I found this place to be exactly what I expected it to be; a decent place to have breakfast with a typical "greasy spoon" style menu. The dining area presents as very clean and well kept. My waitress was polite, cheerful and attentive. I had their breakfast plate with eggs, hash browns, wheat toast and smoked sausage. All was good and nothing was overly greasy like you find in most "greasy spoon" places. While everything was good, nothing was impressive. As compared to similar places in Slidell, I felt the pricing was on the high side. My ticket was $13.00. read more

They refused to serve us when we arrived at 10:32 saying all the food had already been put up. This was not the atmosphere I was expecting at an 50's themes dinner. read more

Food was ok. Service was horrible! The servers that work here seem as if they are rejects that couldn't cut it as strippers. They were slamming dishes and never acknowledged their customers as soon as the food came. Servers were cussing at other workers under their breath (but loud enough for patrons to hear). Very unprofessional and awkward. I would not waste my time in this establishment again. read more

This is typical diner, serving items from breakfast to dinner all day long. The establishment is a little dated but clean. The servers are great and very polite. The cook during my visit was a little over zealous with cooking my order. The waitress gave us another order of the kid's breakfast. The food was ok, nothing to rave about our complain, it was delicious. I ordered the battered steak, eggs with toast and homefries. I just realized 8 hours later, they didn't bring out my home fries, they have me regular French fries. The steak was tasty and I would order it again but I don't think everyone would agree with my taste buds. The steak was like that Salisbury steak they served in school, coated with a seasoned flour based batter. The gravy was the basic white breakfast gravy. The eggs didn't seem real, it tasted like military chowhall powdered eggs mixed with real eggs. The fries were ok, the oil needs to be changed. I also ordered a coffee which tasted good. I came here during lunch and I was surprised there wasn't any lunch special. read more

Big Easy Diner - Turkey club poboy with French fries - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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Four stars because the coffee was good, otherwise I would have only given three stars. Maybe it's just because people really raised my expectations and the place didn't live up it to them. Food was just average, nothing spectacular. Service was good. Had the Philly Cheese Steak Omelet. read more

Try to eat here every time I'm in slidell I love the food I love the chili and the staff are so nice. Highly recommend

Good food, very friendly service, and reasonable prices. I had the steak & eggs and my husband got biscuits & gravy. We both had drinks. The total with tax came to under $25. If you're looking for fancy, why are you in Slidell? If you're looking for a warm welcome, lots of locals having a great time all around you, and good, rib-sticking diner food, then look no further. read more

Ok if you're coming through here real late or something. They seemed to be out of everything. Yelp said they were open till midnight but they locked the door as we left and turned off the lights. I wouldn't go back unless nothing else was open. read more

A little high priced for eggs, bacon, hashbrowns. Eggs fried hard are fried hard alright.

I love breakfast here! It's always clean, servers are friendly. Food comes out hot and prepared as asked. It's a bit spartan in atmosphere for a local place, kind of resembles chain decor. But I go back! read more

Just what we needed after a long drive. Friendly southern service.. Club sandwich was made quickly and with a smile. Glad we went here instead of Waffle House. read more

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Go here every Saturday morning for breakfast. Consistent. Wonderful staff. Amazing pancakes. Club sandwich! LOVE IT!

Great good at great prices. Full menu all day. You can get red beans and rice for breakfast and eggs for dinner. The poboys are excellent and they have a drive through! read more

Should be called big greasy.everthing was just nothing but grease.service was slow and when I asked for a recook I was looked at like I was the problem.never will I be back read more

Love this place for breakfast and hasn't changed much from when it first opened. A good old style diner that's filled with older folks during breakfast. My favorite atmosphere for a slower morning. read more

Stopped in with some friends for lunch on a weekday. Staff was friendly, service was fine. The food was good. I don't think it was anything that I would brag about or just have to hurry back to. But it was fine. I would go again if we were in the area and hungry. read more

I literally never write reviews. I try to come here every time I pass through town. I come in an hour to an hour and a half before close most times, which is still enough time to cook food. They usually state that "we're about to close," to which I always inform them of the time and they offer a solution of only getting a cold plate like a sandwich. Same two women every time, lazy at their jobs. Or perhaps it's the restaurant itself that tells them to stop working at that time? I doubt it though. Told all my friends not to go, won't be coming back after all the "good reviews." read more

Horrible service. Been here twice. The first time the food was okay but our server was rude. She wasn't just slow or new but she had a nasty attitude the whole time. Decided to give it another chance a few years later. We walked in and waited to be seated. Nobody greeted us or anything. We stood there for a few minutes waiting for someone to seat us or at least acknowledge us but nothing. Keep in mind there were at least three employees that looked directly at us and looked away. Eventually we went up to the counter and asked if they were seating people. The girl at the counter gave some excuse about having to buss tables (which is completely fine). The problem is not that we would have had to wait for a table; the problem is that we were not greeted even after standing there for minutes and that nobody let us know that they would be with us shortly or anything. Don't recommend anyone coming here unless you want nasty attitudes and blank stares from employees with your meal. read more

This place is reasonably priced. I ordered the shrimp and catfish platter. My shrimp was pretty good but my catfish was average. Our waitress was very nice and even made a comment that made my mom jealous (she called me bubbie lol) The decor/theme kept true to a diner and was lleasing to my eye as soon as I walked in. Would consider going back next time I am in Slidell read more