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    MaryAnn's Diner

    3.9 (44 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
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    One of my very favorite diners. Not only the awesome decorations, but food is always delicious. Love we can get breakfast all day. Service is consistently friendly, and efficient.

    Steak and toast
    Owen M.

    Amazing service and beautiful ambiance with the car theme and the food is soooooooo good. COME HERE AND EAT!

    Spicy burger - lettuce, tomato, bacon, pepper jack cheese, sriracha mayo & jalapeños. Perfect!
    Lori F.

    My yearly girls trip to this area this is always a stop for us. Wonderful still all these years later. Awesome retro decorations, friendly waitresses and great food. Easy to find with plenty of parking, clean tables and restrooms. Today I tried a burger which was perfectly cooked with a slight char. The toppings made this an AWESOME sandwich. I took home half for another meal.

    The 50's Special

    My wife and I were out mid-day on a Tuesday and thought we'd give MaryAnn's Diner a try. We had driven by MaryAnn's many times and noticed how packed the parking lot usually is. The first thing you notice on entry is the 50's decor. There are 50's-style Americana images everywhere. There was a short line of people getting seated. We were seated in less than five minutes and the maitre-d was friendly. We were seated at a small table that had the 50's-style amoeba-pattern on the formica top. Although it was near noontime, we both ordered breakfast which is served all day. I ordered the The 50's Special which consisted of two eggs, sausage, toast, french toast and hash browns. My wife ordered the French Toast breakfast. We both had coffee and ice water was provided. The food was what you'd expect at a diner. The portions were large and the food was good but not outstanding. My French toast was small and somewhat tasteless. The eggs, sausage and toast were good. The hash browns appeared to be originally frozen and then deep fried although they were tasty. Our waitress was pleasant and efficient. We didn't have to wait too long for our orders to arrive. Our two breakfasts and coffees amounted to exactly $40 including tax and a 20% tip. So what is my conclusion? I would go back if I was in the area and in the mood for a big breakfast at a fair price. However, I wouldn't go out of my way for it.

    Love the old Christmas book
    Mallory S.

    My husband took me hear for an early Mother's Day date. The food was awesome and the atmosphere was great. Our waitress was very nice and friendly. I love the 1950s diner type place. They serve breakfast all day long. I also loved all music and old car stuff as well.

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    Jay B.

    Here's the thing. While I'm aware that I've already discussed this place, I am also aware that I have been a total slack ass in my review writing duties as of late. Perhaps it's the economic times. Or perhaps it's due to the fact that I have recently become a "financial mutant", so to speak. But, I digress. Point is, most of you probably already know the backstory behind the newly constituted MaryAnn's Diner in Amherst. But for those of you unfamiliar with the local history, this place used to be known as Joey's Diner. Then, recently acquired by new ownership. While I can't speak to the former, I will briefly review the latter that we all know and adore today. As MaryAnn's continues to carry on the tradition of hosting a nostalgic 50s style dining room theme, to include a pop-culture referenced epithet themed menu selection from the same time period, it also carries with it simple, straightforward comfort food. Among other things, this place embodies casual family breakfast dining in a way that should prove pleasing to the palate. Not to mention, MaryAnn's as a chain has sort of a cult following here in NH. Like many others before and after it, however, this newly established 50s style diner isn't without its flaws. The coffee is still lame and weak as tea water. The parking lot also has a weird and unsafe trend going where folks inexplicably park right in front of what appears to be an entrance/exit point. A tragically flawed parking lot design perhaps? Dunno, but it's stupid as hell. But to tell the truth, those are the only real complaints I have about this particular location. The food is what you'd expect from a competent MaryAnn's. The service is stellar as all hell! I was able to get a seat within seconds of arriving around 8 on a Sunday morning. And the staff genuinely seem to enjoy themselves here. This is always good to see because it translates over to their service overall. As for the food, it was mostly good. I say mostly because of that sad looking toast. I'm not even sure you could call it toast, as it more resembled slightly stale bread with melted butter in the center. Poor thing was barely buttered properly. Note to self: get an English muffin next visit. But other than that, this one's a keeper. Dare I say....it's even better than the one located in my hometown. Although, I think my beverage of choice from here on out may be the Mimosa. MaryAnn's in Amherst gets 4 savory plates of bacon and eggs out of 5.

    Club sandwich made the right way. Great menu the way diners were in the past with all of the favorites.
    Jim M.

    My wife had the chicken pie while I had a BLT club with fries. Everything was very good and the fries weren't greasy as you get at other diners.The restaurant was clean and the service was very good. The diner had the colors and look of the diners from the 1950's as if it was just opened.

    Daniel D.

    Food was nice and hot. Server was great and attentive and I really like the ambiance, went for a simple breakfast and it was delicious as it should be.

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    Food is great, the service is always on point and friendly and it's just a cool vibe. Definitely a favorite and get the hash!

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    My ten year old son says, "Everything is AWESOME! And the food is, too!!!" That pretty much sums it up.

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    Huge portions. Reasonably priced. Our go to for breakfast. Everyone is nice. Very busy on Sunday's.

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    Ordered a grilled cheese and fries, husband had a patty melt. Solid diner food, server was great, service was efficient.

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    The Common Man

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    I really can't say enough good things about this place. We were meeting family here, driving up…read morefrom Connecticut, got caught in horrendous traffic, and wound up arriving an hour late, 50 minutes before closing, expecting to get the stink eye since there was only one other table that was just finishing up. Instead we got great service, friendly and very efficient, almost like their mission was to--surprise!--make sure we had a great dining experience. We are traveling musicians and often wind up coming to restaurants within their last hour, and believe me this type of customer service is, sadly, not the norm. On to the food. The food! I started with the blood orange martini, very tasty and refreshing after our long drive. Nice basket of warm chewy bread arrived at the table almost immediately, yum! I had the Aracini (risotto balls) appetizer which was delicious and fairly authentic, done to perfect crispness with an accompanying red pepper cream sauce. The forks came out all around and everyone agreed that this app was first rate. My partner had the special salmon entree with dijon sauce, highly highly recommended if this item is on the menu. I had the ginger soy tuna dish with noodles, quite good. But for me, the standout dish was the pot roast ordered by my friend, wow!! I'm not normally a fan of pot roast but the meat was super tender and the sauce completely delectable. I was only going to take a taste, but wound up taking three, and had to restrain myself from taking more, it was so good. My partner can't finish a meal without dessert and coffee, and even though we knew they were probably trying to close up, they brewed some coffee for him and comp'ed us a creme brulee (perfectly done) for the table. Just straight up great service. We've eaten at the Common Man in Claremont and I think somewhere else, and they're always great. I think the Nantucket pie is a standard on the menus and it is a winner--scallops, shrimp, haddock AND lobster baked in a creamy lobster sauce topped with Ritz cracker crumbs in classic New England fashiom. It looks like they have several restaurants and a couple of diners up and down I-93 and Route 3 in New Hampshire under different names, would like to try them all. But it would be hard to resist coming back to this location for another great meal. My tastes tend to run to funky ethnic joints but I would come back to this place any time. Thanks to the staff at CM for making us feel so very welcomed after that long drive.

    The meals were fine. The ambience was okay. The service was okay. It was not crowded or noisy which…read moreis always appreciated. First experience was in Lincoln. Quite lovely as I remember it.

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    Friendly's

    Friendly's

    2.5
    (71 reviews)
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    PSA: If you ever feel the need to try the breakfast here, avoid the corned beef hash. It tastes…read morelike dry, flavorless cat food. No wonder they sell it so cheap. Now, Friendly's and I go WAY back. Like, back in the day when a family could enjoy a full course meal there and it was right on par with Applebee's in the 90s (crikey, I'm old). These days, however, most people only think of them as that one brand of ice cream you see in grocery stores. Or maybe you even felt froggy enough to order delivery from them because you were craving a Reese's Sundae like I was a few summers ago. And yes - they absolutely will deliver ice cream to your door. Honestly though, that might be the best thing they've got going for themselves, food wise. The main menu items here are....mid, at best. Feeling brave and adventurous, I decided I'd give their breakfast a try (especially considering no one's taken any breakfast photos until this review). I've had it as a kid. But since that was literal decades ago, I barely remember the experience. Though, I'm *pretty* sure the food was mostly edible back then. Today, I got an omelet (my way) with basic homefries, corned beef hash, and a bagel. Since I already described how retched the hash was, I'll move onto the rest of the ensemble. Omelet: this was arguably the most edible part of this complete breakfast. The diced veggies were fine, the cheese was fine, and the fresh eggs (which you have to request, btw) were...fine. That's about all I can say about this omelet; it was fine. Apart from the eggs tasting inexplicably "flat", I'd wager this one's a 6 out of 10. The bagel tasted like stale cardboard with cream cheese. At least they use the Philadelphia brand though so....yay? I could only stomach about two bites before giving up and tossing that travesty in the trash. Even the greatest brand of cream cheese on earth couldn't save this joke of a bagel. 1 out of 10, would NOT recommend. The homefries were the only other item I could actually finish. They're unseasoned though (of course), so be cognizant that you'll either want salt or ketchup with these, if that's your thing. 5 out of 10. Oh yeah...did you know this Friendly's has a drive thru? Pretty weird, considering this is a casual dine-in restaurant, but whatevs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Based on this rather perplexing and frustrating experience, I feel I'd be better off sticking with something simpler like the Lumberjack Breakfast the next time around. I figure, there's no way they could royally f#$! up bacon to the point of blandness, right? RIGHT?! Fingers crossed on that one. Initial re-impressions of their breakfast left me with flavors reminiscent of school cafeteria food. Should the next go around prove to be more pleasant, I'll gladly update this review. For now, I'd give Friendly's take-away 2 mighty fine make-your-own omelets out of 5.

    Food was great. Service was fast and pleasant. Atmosphere was great. Always a good choice when you…read morewant some ice cream after dinner

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