We went to Mel-O-Dee for the first time. When you get there you can see it's definitely a favorite of ours. But there seems to be a seat ready. The food is so good. It's so hard to decide but I will be back again and again to try them all. The service is fast and so friendly. I had pot roast with red potatoes and carrots. So good! My hubby had fish and fries. Huge portions so you got a lunch for the next day. He is picky on his fish but said he loved it. I had to finish it off with coconut cream pie. I definitely recommend it. It's like a cozy diner. Love it!! read more

Christina was working both the counter and the dining room and she rocks! This was a nostalgia visit for the comfort food of my childhood. This is where I shared a last meal with a father figure 18 months ago, before he passed. The coleslaw is of the wet variety and includes a bit of shredded carrots. The terrific chicken fried steak was swimming in white gravy. This is Ohio, so don't expect pepper. I added pepper. The Mac & cheese is not creamy, but not solid ... think Ohio-lumpy. It is what I grew up with. Next time I will order the fish fry. More memories! read more

Classic family restaurant with great service and food. It's got great family restaurant vibe with a huge menu. I was up from San Antonio visiting my best friend and his sister recommended this place. The food was excellent, and our server Carol couldn't have been nicer. Next time I'm in the Dayton area I plan to go. read more

The boasted chicken is excellent and the service is great. The food is excellent and the servers are very friendly and knowledgeable.

Good absolutely hot!! So tasty, So delicious!! Service is as quick and so friendly!!. Our waitress was the absolute best and very friendly. The area was quiet and cool. I will be back when I return one day to Dayton Ohio!! The Cole slaw is to DIE for. read more

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - 4 LARGE pieces of Fried Chicken. So juicy and crispy! - New American Near Me - New Carlisle, Ohio

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Great old school spot with great broasted chicken. The place gets busy but worth the wait- it probably won't be as long as you think. Their coleslaw is delicious too! read more

Seriously, the food is bland and seemingly made from frozen food. 4 for us for dinner, every meal was not good. Service was good. I love diners, but not this one. Would not recommend. read more

The Broasted chicken and Cole slaw were the BEST!! Highly recommend!! Great prices! What else can I say!!! read more

Great food at a great price! Best fried chicken in the area! Also love the Cole slaw and fresh bread!

Fantastic, roasted chicken, homemade coleslaw, homemade bread, and pretty much everything on the menu! The service is always friendly and the ambiance is cozy. Highly recommended! read more

Only place I know of in the area that still serve boasted chicken. This is my favorite. I drive there about once a month just for their chicken. The bread is also wonderful. read more

Had the Broasted Haddock which was on the Weekend Specials menu. It was amazing! I've had fish at many high end restaurants. This absolutely stands out along side the best, but at a much more reasonable price. The house made tartar sauce was wonderful. (I don't always like tartar sauce, but this was an exception). You could tell the iced tea was house brewed. The house baked bread was fantastic. A very clean diner. Our server Kelley was very helpful. She received twice the tip we usually leave. Worth the drive from Columbus. We will be back soon as I will be craving that Broasted Haddock (moist meat, crispy coating seasoned well and not greasy.) read more

The broasted chicken is delicious And so is the Cole slaw. It's our favorite place to go for chicken.

The food is country, down-home cooking, and there is a lot of it: fresh-baked bread and excellent coleslaw. This is a Saturday night. We were served dinner at 8 p.m., and they started cleaning the floors and tables and putting the chairs up on the tables while we were eating. It felt rushed and very unwelcoming. Great food, disappointing atmosphere. read more

Big time excellent. My favorite place to eat chicken and coleslaw. Staff are pleasant and very helpful. Been eating there since my son was born in 1996. Love it you will not be disappointed. I get more than the allotted stars because this restaurant far more exceeds my expectations excellent! read more

Good old country cooking. Many home-made style choices! Very popular family owned restraunt, often very busy. read more

There was a traumatic death of the mother of my daughter's best friend. We called several days in advance and were assured the order would be ready for pick up at 1:30pm, as we needed to drive back to Trotwood, to get the chicken to the after memorial dinner to celebrate this mama's life. My daughter is extremely passive and is not one that will speak up about the ridiculousness of her being told at the time of pick up that that had just started cooking the order. This made her late to the reception and had all of the friends and family waiting. Unknowing of what was going on. We will think twice where we place large orders of chicken after this experience . read more

The food is always delicious. You know every time what you will be getting. Consistently delivering great food at good prices.

I came here on the invitation and suggestion of my youngest brother. We met up with his old elementary school friend for breakfast. They had many of your usual breakfast items. I was torn between the 2 egg breakfast and BLT$ read more

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Food was outstanding! I had pot roast and red potatoes and my hubs had the New England boil. Homemade bread for 'sopping' and home made peach pie! Talk about an American meal at it's finest! read more

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - Weekend menu - New American Near Me - New Carlisle, Ohio

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The food is great very large portions. The service is great. Lots of people working. Take care of your drinks. Homemade bread is awesome. Too easy to get into wheelchair accessible. Lots of people when we are there. read more

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Fast & Friendly Service! Best fried (broasted) chicken I have had in years! Homemade pies too, by the slice or whole. delicious homemade bread made fresh daily too!! read more

Where to start??? It was pretty packed on a Friday night and I see why! But they moved through the list quickly and we didn't wait long. The service was quick and good. Didn't have to ask for my drink refills, which I love! The food! Everything our group had was so good! Due to time, here are the highlights. The homemade bread, yum! The coleslaw is the best I've ever had. Never thought I'd ever be praising coleslaw on Yelp, but here i am! The chicken was great! But the pies...I had to take half my meal home so that I could eat that huge piece of BUTTERSCOTCH PIE! It was crazy good! The other guys loved their coconut and banana cream pies, but they didn't know what they were missing because the butterscotch will change your life! Haha Loved this place! Hoping to get back there again before I leave town! read more

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - New American Near Me - New Carlisle, Ohio

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The food was average. Nothing special. The pork tenderloin with mashed potatoes & gravy was like any typical diner. The salad was lettuce with some grated carrots. My husband had the famous coleslaw, which was good, only because the dressing was sweet. They did have homemade sliced bread which was okay. I would rather have a roll. The 2 piece broasted chicken dinner (dark meat) was good, but the leg was very small. The server was good and the amount of time there was good. They were very busy for a Sunday evening. It was reasonably priced. read more

The staff are always friendly and the food reminds me of home. Try the chicken pot pie read more

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - Chicken Pot Pie - New American Near Me - New Carlisle, Ohio

Still the most delicious broasted chicken. Their broasted chicken is perfectly breaded and broasted to create the most crispy, juicy, delicious chicken. If you haven't tried it, you should! Also try their homemade white bread and their delicious cole slaw. Prices are reasonable, service is kind. Ambiance is old school diner. read more

Food was great! Chicken is so tasty! Service was friendly and atmosphere was good too

Quickly seated on a late Sunday morning, but then waited for over 30 minutes for our food to be served. Go with the broaster chicken and cole slaw; both are good. I do not recommend the chicken and dumplings, which are served with 2 whole pieces of chicken on top of dumplings and (what appears to be) canned cream of chicken soup. Lastly, water glasses were not refilled. read more

I went there to have lunch/ dinnner with a friend from out of town I am very judgey on meatloaf and let me tell ya. It was so good. The salad was good the mash was good. They have their own bread that they bake. I brought a loaf home! Thick! read more

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - ows a plate of salad and bread - New American Near Me - New Carlisle, Ohio

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I love their broasted chicken and broasted potatoes. They have the absolute best coleslaw too. If you love brosted chicken you should try this place. read more

Love the Food it's SO Good. Service is very good too. But one down side is the atmosphere is kinda loud.

Love their bread, especially toated for breakfast. Had the Mel-O-Dee Ultimate Omelet. Which is three eggs with cheese, sausage, onions, green peppers, and tomatoes served toast or biscuits and your choice of sausage gravy, hash browns, fried apples, or sliced tomatoes. The egg part was thick enough to hold all the ingredients without it falling apart. Also had the broasted chicken is very flavorful. The wing are a little small. They sell their loaves of bread. read more

The Mel-O-Dee restaurant in New Carlisle has a relaxed atmosphere and home cooked food with decent prices. The best Swiss steak and broasted chicken anywhere. Homemade bread served with every meal and their cole slaw is known as the best anywhere. They serve all three meals daily. read more

Don't let the outside of the establishment dissuade you from stopping into this place. Started in 1965 Mel-O-D is a diamond in the rough. First you may find a line at the door, understandable, because it is popular. The line moves fast. Not fancy with ordinary tables and chairs, minimal wall decorations and no table decorations. The menu is large with Broasted items the highlight of the meals. Either pork, chicken or fish the specialty of the place. The service is great the food homemade quality and the proces comparable with surrounding locations. Difference is in the quantity of food the abundance of bread and butter and the size of the drinks. I left this place with food to spare and a full stomach. Look this place up when in the Dayton, OH area. read more

Meatloaf tasted bad when I told waitress about it she asked if I wanted something else I said yes after About 5 minutes manager came to table and said I would have to pay for both items I only had taken 1 bite from the first.i don't think that should have to pay for both when one was bad .IWONT BE BACK!!! read more

I went to this restaurant for the first time in 30 years. My husband and I used to go a lot in the 1980's. The food was good but I was disappointed in my carry out order. I ordered the 8 piece of chicken $19.99. The pieces were mostly wings and not much white meat. What upset me the most was the time it took to get the order and when I got it home it was overcooked to the point of almost burned. The waitress we had could have been a little friendlier. She would not listen to what you had to say and wanted to run off quick. My gd asked no ice in her drink she brought a drink with ice. I asked for 1 box she brought 2. We waited a long time at the table after we were finished and she finally came by and said oh your order will be at the check out. We waited 15 minutes and it was ordered at the same time as our meal. Service was not great. read more

Their boasted chicken is the best but their boasted white fish is too salty and so crunchy it's hard. Their coleslaw used to be tender and sweet, but today it was just sweet and not tender at all. I will return because we have a good history. I hope it's just an off day for them. read more

Completely unprofessional. Not only did I find a hair in the food (yuck)! I witnessed the manager be completely unprofessional with an employee. She was yelling at her and fired her in front of the entire restaurant. Not what I wanted to see while I'm eating my dinner. How dare that manager embarrass that young lady. I do not support this business no more! read more

Great food and service. Ultimate omlette was the way to go with a full french toast upgrade. Got a strawberry pie to go. Would definitely come back! read more

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - Ultimate Omlette w Hashbrowns and French Toast Upgrade - super filling! - New American Near Me - New Carlisle, Ohio

The whole area needs remodeled. Booths are old and uncomfortable. Food is very good especially the homemade chicken & noodles served only on Thursdays. read more