Great food, great staff, great service, and wonderful local vibe. Owners have really brought their…read moreA game with the remodeling. Small local businesses really doing a service for the community. If you find yourself traveling on 129 south of Live Oak in Suwannee County Florida, STOP in Mc Alpin. The 129 Dinner will not disappoint.

Absolutely amazing experience!! Specially on this weekend of the grinch and Santa and his wonderful…read morefe! They were amazing again and i couldn't tell you how awesome they ended us being

Only open during the week Home cooking at its best!!! Fish dishes seafood dishes this place is a…read morelocal favorite!!!! Starting at 11 this place gets busy I called ahead for my lunch 15 mins my fresh home cooked meal was ready!! Staff was excellent this will be a return visit place

Food was outstanding and so was the service! My friends and I each got the fish sandwich wich is…read moresway and they ended up splitting there's it was so big . While I ate mine served with one side item. I chose fries. The place was just like a mom and pops dinner. Very good ambiance. I give it a ten out of a ten.

Stopped here while traveling to Central Florida for a wedding. Loved the bacon, egg and cheese…read morecroissant and the extra crispy hash browns! Our server was very nice and she answered all of our questions, of which we had many! We were able to sit outside on a nice spring morning before it got too hot. It wasn't the greatest since it's near the main road but they do have a lot of greenery up so you can't see it but you do hear it. I would love to have another one of those sandwiches again!

Last minute breakfast decision and wow I am so pleased that we decided on the Metro Diner!…read more As soon as we pulled up I had a good feeling about this place and I'll be honest coming from New York I miss my diners! Needless to say this the Metro diner truly surpassed my expectations. We walked in and were greeted immediately and asked if we would like to sit outside which is a covered area or indoors. We chose inside given it being a hot humid day and wanting that extra comfort. The vibe felt amazing with all the smiles and yes even though busy all the wait staff was hopping doing their business! We were seated and told about the specials and given the menu. I was unsure what I wanted because I think I could have eaten a little bit of everything! I did ask the waitress a couple of suggestions and one of them was the pancakes I had chosen. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner all day! How cool is that and rare. They had a chicken and waffle special that was actually half a chicken ( pieces ) fried with Belgium waffles, powdered sugar and sweet strawberry butter served with their signature sweet and spicy sauce. I'll be honest when I had seen someone else get their plate I was surprised. It looked absolutely incredible and well tremendous. On their specials they had banana pudding pancakes or waffles, this also sounded amazing. It had walnuts, butter and powdered sugar and definitely banana. I am most certainly glad that I chose this as it was incredibly. Super fluffy, flavorful and the banana was not overwhelming there was a perfect balance of flavors. There was a sauce on them that I assume was the banana pudding. It was light and just enough to not overpower the pancake itself. We had also ordered croissant French toast and my son absolutely loved them. They were crispy on the outside yet fluffy and flavorful with a fantastic texture topped with some powdered sugar. Some ordered hash browns, these were also delicious and homemade with a great texture and the portion like all the other dishes pretty large. We had all tried the biscuits and gravy. These too were delicious with such a nice balance of flavors. The biscuits indeed homemade. We were all very pleased with everything. Some eggs over easy and bacon cooked perfectly. The coffee honestly the best I've had in years. I'm a coffee drinker and I cannot figure this coffee was outstanding! I had four cups and wish for more ha ha. Best of all I must compliment the service. I have not been to a restaurant of any sort with such attentive service, quality service as we received here in years. The waitress kept refilling my coffee and water, brought my son more soda ( even a container to take his home ) asked everyone if they needed anything at appropriate times and was extremely kind and considerate. I will be back and I highly recommend the Metro Diner for a great meal, quality service and relaxed environment that you will enjoy. Address: 2130 SW 34th St. Gainsville, Florida 32608 Phone: (352)353-2889 Hours: Friday 7AM-8PM Saturday 7AM-8 PM Sunday 7AM-8 PM Monday 7AM-8PM Tuesday 7AM-8PM Wednesday 7AM-8 PM Thursday 7AM-8PM Wheelchair Accessible *** ( it can be a little tight sitting indoors but outside sitting is a notably more open space. Metrodiner.com

Food is great, people are friendly and helpful! We use a hunt lease near there and we are very…read morefamiliar with the store.

Very good southern hospitality..Great Southern food...I'd give it a 10 star rating any day .home…read moretown hero

My parents retired to Bell, Fl which is about 30 minutes away from this joint…read more I go every time I come down to visit them. Usually at least twice. Once for breakfast and once for lunch or dinner. I've never had the seafood night, but it's been recommended multiple times in conversation and here in other reviews. It's a solid southern mom and pop buffet. No regrets Always delicious. Wait staff is always friendly.

You know that show bar takeover or restaurant takeover - well.....I thought the cast and film crew…read morewas about to show up anytime. Upon entering, dirty tables everywhere and it was so hard to find a clean table to sit at. Dirty floors, dirty windows, buffet with people hovering over it while standing in line to pay their bill. It's ok to have an older restaurant but they must keep it clean! My husband never uses a straw, but he did today - scared the cup may be dirty...we know some folks that come here so we stayed because we just needed to see if it got better and why they come...it's a hard no! Long wait, extremely salty food, sad presentation of the food appearance. I had images of the kitchen in my head after seeing the front of the house. We've never been to Cross City - assuming it's a fishing town - which is cool but other than that, not much here. The pros - waitress was nice and seemed to like her job. I liked all the patriotic decorations. Well we were really hoping to like this establishment, but not for us, oh well, we came, we tasted, we saw, and now we move on.

Our Road Trip 2026 got off to a great start when we stopped by Shirley's for breakfast! There were…read morea group of locals who meet here on Saturdays. Very nice group. I had the sausage and cheese omelet with the fried potatoes. Husband had the fried pork chops which were not on the menu but available if you ask. Both were yummy. Sausage gravy was good too. Service and atmosphere were Great. We'll be back.

A slightly run-down restaurant with a decidedly older customer base and food as good and as…read moredown-home as you'd hope to possibly find. When you see the daily specials on their menu, you know it's the real deal. Not only is there fried chicken and chicken n dumplings, but the vegetable sides include such grandma favorites as Jello with fruit and often several kinds of peas . . . and rutabagas, any time you actually can find rutabagas on a restaurant menu you know they're not playing around in the kitchen and they're catering to old timers who themselves know how to cook. I had chicken n dumplings with fried eggplant and cucumbers and onions salad as my sides and cornbread came along with the plate as well. Everything was delicious. The cucumbers tasted fresh from someone's garden--like they had that just-picked taste you don't normally encounter in restaurants at all. Service was fine, an older waitress who checked on me and kept the iced tea coming. The interior is comfy, old license plates on the wall, regulars greeting each other and coming over to each other's tables. But the food is what stands out: not at all fancy, indeed, it doesn't taste like restaurant food but literally like eating at a Southern friend's grandma's house and I don't believe there could be a higher recommendation than that.

The Country Skillit was one of those nice surprises you find on a road trip. We wanted a place that…read morewasn't too far off the highway so we wouldn't lose time, as we were anxious to reach our next stop. I had the breakfast bowl; my niece had the big country combo. Both were delicious, and the portions were generous. Service was exceptional. We were very happy with our choice of restaurants.

This place was so cozy and the servers and staff were very attentive. The breakfast we had was…read moredelicious, oh and their biscuits were chefs kiss!

Great breakfast lunch brunch spot. Fantastic pies and homemade desserts. Our fries were uncooked…read morebut our food over all was good. All home cooked fresh foods made to order. I definitely will be back

Good food, great service and fun place to stop between Jax and Tally trips. Highly recommend. Love…read morethe feel of family and good hospitality. Dixie Grill is now on our radar for future outings. It's good to get away from interstate corridor, fast paced, fast food.

The selection of food is great! My husband had one of the two meat special and I had the fried…read morechicken. Neither of us had any complaints with our meals. Our waitress was nice and answered my questions. The outside of the restaurant is nice and clean, but when you sit down at your table don't look up. I made this mistake and was disgusted by how filthy the ac/heat vents and returns were. Some dirt is expected, but these look like they hadn't been cleaned in way too long. I asked the waitress about them. She agreed they were nasty and said she would say something to Patrick about cleaning them. She also said the restaurant would be closing for a week and maybe everything would get deep cleaned. If I just had to rate the food it would have been 5 stars but cleanliness is a big deal too.

Good food, friendly service and a charming country atmosphere. We stopped in for lunch on a…read moreThursday at 1pm on our way up to Atlanta. We had the fried Chicken and 2 sides; For me that was green beans and black eyed peas. My partner had Mac & cheese and dumplings. It was all good and reminded me of home farm cooking. I decided to try the Peach cobbler & ice cream which had a delicious light touch of nutmeg & cinnamon.

What a great place tucked away in this cute town. The house…read moresetting is charming. The server was super attentive without being intrusive- a great balance that can be hard to achieve. The food was outstanding. Soup, salad, scallops, and rib eye were perfect. Desserts were also very good and portion size was healthy for everything. Cannot wait to come back.

great food! The lamb chops were perfectly cooked and looked even more amazing on the plate. The…read moreservice was excellent and the ambiance was very romsntic