This place was awful. A bbq pork plate turned out to be a scoop of pork slop with ketchup and two pieces of "Texas toast," which was really just toasted white bread. The chicken pot pie was creamy slop with veggies with a tough crust slice and barely any chicken. The salad was a bunch of iceberg lettuce with a tiny amount of cheese and diced tomatoes. None of this food was worth what was spent. Tiny portions for $10. Definitely missed the 1$ it says. The service was the only thing that was decent. I really wish I could give ZERO stars. read more

The food was good. The service was good. We had to wait a little bit, but it was worth the wait.

This is a must have for me each time I'm in town. I have yet to have a bad meal here and I've been coming for years. Today I had a chili dog with chips and a sweet tea.... delicious! read more

Mel's Diner - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Never been disappointed eating here.. always kind friendly staff and food has always been good. Nice place to come to when it's your first night and you haven't figured out what you want you can't go wrong coming here. read more

A neat little diner located just off the strip in Pigeon Forge. The food and service is what you would expect from a diner. They have a variety of Americana food and their milkshakes are terrific. It's rather small inside so it can get quite busy so timing is important or plan to wait a bit. Definitely worth a trip over if you are hungry for lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. read more

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I love Mel's Diner. We enjoy the fact that they serve breakfast all day, and I love the 50's decor. The prices are also very good for the area. I enjoy the country fried steak breakfast meal and their sides are good too. The macaroni and cheese was simple and delicious. We did have one rude server that talked about how stupid it was that we wanted a to go order right in front of us which was an awkward and unpleasant experience, but I'll let it go. The food is good. read more

Mel's Diner - Yummy country fried steak. - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

First time to eat here. The food was great and the prices are good. Some of the friendliest staff I have seen. Emily our waitress was amazing and super nice. The food came out cooked perfect and came out fast. I highly recommend this place! read more

Mel's Diner - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Stopped here for breakfast on our first day in town. Everyone was super friendly & prices were very reasonable. We got the 2 egg breakfast with your choice of bacon or sausage & hash browns or grits & toast with jelly all for $7. read more

Mel's Diner - 2 Eggs W/ Meat* - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

The diner is cute. It's a fun dining experience, but the food was subpar. The waitress got our order wrong on several occasions I wish we had gone somewhere else. read more

Went in with a party of 12 they said no problem we have a couple of big booths. Waited 30 minutes and was stuffed in 2 small booths since there were 4 tickets we were told everyone had to sit at the same table as their ticket. Thankfully the server was decent and the bill was cheap. Not a place I would go back to. read more

Cute diner reminiscent of a true diner. Staff were all so friendly, food came out quickly and was very good. I had the club and my daughter got a plain burger. The only complaint I had was how cold it was in there. It's a small place with a lot of ceiling fans and all of them were on full blast. Diners behind us in line complained about how cold it was there too. If you go, bring a jacket, lesson learned. read more

Such a cool diner! Food was delicious and service was GREAT. Will be back when we are in the area again!

Not a bad meal at all! Breakfast all day and not too bad I did the omelet which was cooked well. The patty melt was pretty good had nice flavor from rye bread. Cheap meal and good service. The place is crowded all day if you want a quick cheap meal give it a try read more

Nothing too special. Typical diner. I've had better food at Denny's. I had the chicken salad sandwich and ordered the smallest side of pasta salad ever. The chicken salad tasted store-bought and the pasta salad was just an Italian-style pasta salad. Should've just ordered fries. Came back another time for breakfast and ordered the special which included 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 of bacon or sausage for $4.99. A good deal for the food. read more

Food was good, a decent value for the area. Still playing the face diaper game, so minus a star for that.

Visiting the area for the past 2 days. Excellent food, the service is off the charts and this restaurant is immaculate! Miss Judy you are blessed with a great staff! A special shout out to Toni! She rocks! She keeps the place flowing!!!!! We wish we were staying another day just to enjoy THE EXPERIENCE OF MEL'S!!! read more

Very quaint, delicious food, good service, and super quick. Perfect breakfast before a long hike. Loved the diners atmosphere as well.

Got the onion rings for a $3 up charge and got 5 medium size rings. Just take the fries a sandwich comes with.

I looked at reviews for this place for so long, I saw everyone say so many good things about it, I so wanted to love this place, I really did. Oh but we had a horrible experience. I'd give it zero if I could, but I guess the one star comes from my father that was with me liked his BLT, so I guess it deserves that. The food was awful, by awful I mean per cooked, processed food that wasn't even warm. Hey, I'm a fat girl, I love food, but this was awful and I couldn't eat half my food. I got the hamburger steak, it was a processed hamburger patty with gravy. The place was nasty, I mean piles of trash in the floor everywhere. There was a air conditioner leak from the ceiling leaking on us the entire time, we finally moved, the leak in the floor that everyone was walking through caused the floor to be black from everyone walking through it with nasty shoes. The wait staff was loud and rude to each other, screaming to each other saying I'm not running your food, you do it yourself, complaining about customers and kids dropping food on the tables and in the floor. I mean it was 1 waiter that was so loud everyone stopped to look at her when she was talking and complaining. The manager on duty was yelling at a employee for not doing get job. Oh it was an overall horrible experience, I will not return even if the place was cleaner and the staff was nice. The food is just awful! I'm editing to add what happened with my debit card. My total was $88 and they charged my card $120! Which I've noticed until this morning. So I'm giving it a -5 stars! read more

This place is the full embodiment of classic greasy-spoon diner fare. I have been eating here since it first opened, and every single visit has been a joy. The workers are always in a great mood, even when they are slammed. It's not the best food in the world, but when you walk into a place like this (not there is any place quite like Mel's!), you expect a certain tier of food and they deliver 100%. Don't ever change, Mel's! read more

This place has a great "happy days" feel. I love their off the wall sandwich styles that is only offered thru them. I love supporting a place that supports the local farmers and they do they only get the tomatoes from one farmer (you can read about him on table tents). Great for parties of 4 and under simply because you have diner booths and small tables with extremely limited room to move them over to each other for large groups or parties of people. We had a chili cheeseburger and a Cajun burger both with fries and 2 waters with tip it ran around $20. We picked up a coupon book (most all have the same exact coupons) at our hotel (just run in one of the many hotel lobbies and snag one) and got 10% off coupon. Great homemade chili and overheard their meatloaf sandwich was amazing as well. read more

Mel's Diner - Buns a little cheaply tasteless but the burgers made up for it Cajun is the bottom tray - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

This is our second time at Mel's and they did not disappoint. Mel's is quickly becoming our favorite restaurant in the area! The food is delicious, and the portions are substantial. I got the grilled cheese on rye and the girls got cheeseburgers , all of which were delicious. We polished it off with an Oreo milkshake that we shared between the four of us. Service was phenomenal as well! read more

Mel's Diner - Very expansive menu with lots of tasty choices! - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

If you look at pictures you'll see this is made to look like the old style of 50's diner. The menu has a lot of the usual fare you'd expect at this kind of restaurant. I was a little disappointed they didn't have some of the classic fountain drinks like a green river (the waitress didn't even know what I was talking about). But that wasn't a big deal. Food taste was average. I was hoping for a great burger as this is a classic diner, but to be honest I can get a better burger at many other places. My wife ordered a regular cheeseburger and fries and said it was fine. My son ordered the Rueben and fries and liked it. I ordered a patty melt with onion rings and this is where the real complaint comes. I was only given about six onion rings with two of them being small ones. On top of that I had to pay a $1 upcharge to substitute them. So the portion was small and overpriced. The patty melt was soggy. It was as if my food was completed first then sat for 7 or 8 minutes while my family's food was made. Patty melts have toasted rye bread so it should be, well, like toast, but it was soggy and made it difficult to eat the sandwich. Plus it doesn't taste the same when the bread is soggy. It was definitely a popular tourist place. Not sure I'd return. I might but I'd definitely get something other than a patty melt and if I'm not happy with the next thing I order I guess I should send it back to the kitchen. Although I hate doing this as I never know if the cook will be mad and do something to my food. Anyway, it was okay but if your goal is to find a really great burger then go elsewhere. read more

This place was AMAZING. The food and the service was so good we ate here twice in one day while on vacation. It looks like an old diner which is really cool but the food was soooo good. I'd recommend again and again. Definitely going back when we're in Tennessee read more

This was our first time trying Mel's. My Wife and I both got cheeseburgers. She had onion rings and I had french fries. The hamburgers were over cooked and very dried. The fries and onion rings were way overdone. We both didn't finish our meals. On a brighter note the service was nice and it did have the diner vibe. Not sure if we will go back. read more

Three stars because the burger was good. The burgers come with a choice of sides. Wife got a plate full of fries. I paid an additional $3.00 for onion rings. I got 5 onion rings. So, they cost $.60 each! When i asked for the manager, I was told that that's just the way it is. I just think that's a rip off. No fries since I ordered rings. read more

One of my favorite places to visit while I'm the smokies...the food is amazing with a 40's and 50's theme everything goes along with a famous singer or actress of the time period...my favorite thing to eat is the chubby checker burger...a massive burger topped with there amazing chili...don't get me started on the ridiculous milkshakes that they have, made with fresh neopolotone ice cream it's out of this world read more

Staff were very friendly and the food was not that bad. It was a lot of photo ops. Good place to eat

We loved the atmosphere and the food was good too! Reminds me of a back in the day dinner just really cool! We went later in the evening with the kid's and we all had a great time! read more

Mel's is a good, clean diner with good food good prices and good portions. The waitresses are really nice and the service is good. Usually have an Excellent breakfast special for $5.99 that includes pancakes, eggs & sausage. That's hard to beat. Well worth the visit and the 1950s atmosphere is a nice touch. Well worth checking out. read more

We were excited about this place because the reviews looked so good. friday night this place closes at midnight, we came in at 11 just wanting two milkshakes to go. as soon as we walked in the first thing said to us it "were not seating anymore", we said all we wanted was two milkshakes to go. the woman said "we don't serve after 10" what? you close at midnight but you don't serve after 10? the place was packed, i get it i've worked in many restaurants. but saying you don't serve after 10 is ridiculous when we watched people get seated as we were walking through the parking lot. i'm sure it's a good place but our experience was not good. read more

We always visit Mel's when we come to Pigeon Forge, but usually for breakfast. We went there for dinner last night and it was great!! Great service and food! I had the shrimp snack and wife had Catfish dinner. GREAT catfish. Wife couldn't decide between meatloaf or catfish. Waitress suggested the catfish. Great call! You will not be disappointed if you like great diner food. read more

One of the best restaurants I've been to! The food is delicious and the staff is very nice. I have ate here at least twice, and will definitely be back!! read more

Mel's Diner - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

The food was really good. The prices were reasonable and the service was excellent. Will defiantly come her again! read more

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The Family and I visited here on Monday night, and the place was PACKED. We waited about 15-20 mins for a table, and it was really well worth the wait. My husband and Daughter got pancakes, and they were better than IHOP's. Big and filling. Me and my Son got Burgers and frys, I got Onion Rings. They were both Great. The lady at the front counter was very nice, she talked to me thru our wait, which made the time go by even faster. Our Waitress was really nice as well. Not one complaint from my family, and that is very rare. We will be back with more of our family on our next visit. read more

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Waitress staff sucked ignored request for items and checked back after food was gone. Good thing food was good. BUT STAFF SUCKED!!!!!!! read more

Mel's Diner - Sitting in restaurant instead of putting cleaning supplies on table, chair or something else decided to put right by my head. - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

This diner was so ideal for a quick, yummy meal -- and not to mention CHEAP! We got the breakfast special for $4.99, and it came with 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, & 2 pieces of sausage. Also got a chili cheese dog, onion rings, fries, and a burger. They were very yummy, atypical diner quality. We had zero wait time to be seated and practically zero wait time for our food, which comes in handy when you've got two babies in tow. The service workers went above and beyond for us & our children. They were all so friendly and kind. The woman we paid our bill to even gave my oldest son two little toys. Definitely will be back :) read more

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We enjoyed coming here back on our first trip to PF, and we cannot wait to go back! Our server was great, food was even better!

Wonderful place to eat!! Open late!! Double burger and chili cheese fries. Perfect end to a great day!! read more

Mel's Diner - Diners Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

This cute diner has amazing food and great customer service. I had the catfish dinner with mashed potatoes, green beans, and a side of grits. The catfish is to die for, I could eat this every day and die happy ! My husband had the pot roast with mashed potatoes and green beans as well and he said "it was delicious, and that it felt like he was at someone grandmothers house for dinner" . Definitely recommend! read more