Excellent meal. The roast turkey dinner was delicious. Real turkey. Real mashed. You do have to…read morewait but it was totally worth it. My husband had a burger and fresh cut fries. Loved both. We are back here again today to try other meals. A small, very clean restaurant.

The American diner experience is alive and well in Abbotstown, Pennsylvania at the 81 Diner. What a…read morelovely little gem in this tiny little town. My immediate reaction entering was, wow what a clean place. It is clean, bright and very welcoming. Our waitress was a lovely young woman who took the time to go through the menu with us and tell us things that were popular with regulars. I chose a roast beef melt with tomato soup and my husband got a gargantuan sized turkey dinner with all the fixings --real mashed potatoes and gravy, roast turkey, which they roast in house, and stuffing with a side of carrots. To round out our meal we had coffee and two scoops of ice cream also made in house by the waitress's father. Delicious, especially the cherry vanilla. Couldn't have been more pleased with the food, ambiance and reasonable prices. We are new to the area and looking forward to another good meal!

NOTE: We stopped…read morehere this morning for breakfast as it has been awhile since our last stop here. I always enjoy their country fried steak and eggs, which come with home fries and toast and this time it was absolutely horrible. The country gravy is not the same. It had a very strong taste of. I'm not sure what it was, but it is not the same as the way it usually is made, which makes this an outstanding breakfast. I have to give him a three star for the service and they did the eggs right along with my pancake as well but the country sausage gravy was disgusting. So when we went to pay, I noticed that the name had changed to the Abbottstown diner as it is no longer Graybills ! Welcome to find out that the restaurant has been sold and they did not tell me when but things are a little different and it's not for the best.

It's has been a few years since I have been here. Service remains very good. My salad seen better…read moredays. Flavor of my meal was better than expected. Value for the portion was very disappointing. Now will I come back..... yes. But today I was not full and was still hungry when I left.

We ate at this diner today and we had the best shrimp and fries and baked potato. The shrimp was…read morebreaded & deep fried and was excellent. The servers were courteous and right on top for drinks. I highly recommend this diner.

Fast friendly service. Good food and great prices. There is something g for everyone on the menu.read more

For breakfast this is the place to go. My friends and I meet up here once a month. And I can always…read morecount on a yummy breakfast with fast, friendly service. I usually order the western omelette which is served with a side dish of toast and delicious home fries. The meal is well worth the price.

Another great breakfast! My husband had fruit pancakes -3 large pancakes, apple filling and whipped…read morecream he loved it. ( I added a pic) I had the Jr chipped beef it was delicious and plenty for me. Server was great as well.

Thurmont kountry kitchen is the best sit down family restaurant you go in and feel right at home…read moreeveryone knows everyone and everyone is so friendly and the food is fabulous i just cant say enough about this place and also how they give back to the community

This place may be small, but it's full of heart. It's my second visit, and I've noticed a friendly,…read morefamiliar vibe. Staff and regulars seem to know each other well, giving it a true mom-and-pop feel. We were warmly greeted and seated quickly. Drinks came out right away, and the service was attentive throughout our meal. I had the steak and eggs with house potatoes and toast. While I'm not sure it was actually ribeye as listed, it was tasty and well-priced. The brunch burger was also a hit, no complaints there! They offer a tempting variety of baked goods, including coconut cake, red velvet, and rice crispy treats, plus a fridge full of pies. You can also grab a T-shirt for $20 to celebrate their 40th anniversary. I'm planning to come back for lunch soon to try their award-winning chicken. Bonus: there's plenty of parking in the back.

Great food, fast friendly service, old school down home feel. Tracy, and Holly are the best.read more

We stopped in the morning after a wedding before heading back to Maryland…read more If you're from PA or grew up visiting, it's everything a local breakfast spot in a small PA town should be. Best of all, if you're any bit of nostalgic like myself, it's like stepping back in time and going to breakfast with your grandparents. Imagine the furniture and smells of the late 90s paired with the paper mats covered in local business listings. The service is fast and great! I ordered an omelette while my fiancé ordered one of the breakfasts including a variety of all the offerings. Everything came out quickly, portions were huge, and tasted great. If we were to ever be in town again, we would certainly stop back in.

My favorite place to eat in the area, this place as classic diner vibes with homey welcoming…read moreservice. The staff are so kind and friendly and service always great. Love the huge menu selection so you'll find something for everyone. Surprisingly everything is prettty dang good. My last visit got the bacon cheese burger wrap which was delicious well cooked and the fries hot and crispy. My buddy got the old bay chicken sandwich which was juicy and delicious also. The desserts here are solid from ice cream to pie really good. Definitely my favorite and go to restaurant if I'm in the area.

Food is remarkable for the price, this is more than a diner. Breakfast is served all day, portions…read moreare generous, senior specials, large dinner specials all. Lunch is less $ than a stop at McDonald's. Almost always get the fried cod sandwich, it's big and very tasty. Soups are excellent, meaty chicken noodle and (when they have) it stuffed pepper soup tastes like a stuffed pepper. . Their cakes come from Baltimore and are wonderful, I promise you will never forget the baklava cake, when they have it prepare to share, decadent and large slice for what it is. Their iced tea is the best. Service is fast (when they're not swamped) and friendly, I come once a month on road trips but they remember me and check if everything is ok and a drink refill a couple of times. Good thing I don't live closer, probably would go once a week or more. Ambiance is different but friendly depending where you sit. At the counter I run into regular locals almost every visit. They are friendly and love, share stories and joke with their waitresses. But this is more than a diner. As well as the classic diner they have a private dining room for about 20 and a large dining room for more than 75. Some lunch times it has 50. Locals, travelers and truckers come here for lunch.

We stopped into Hunterstown Diner for dinner and ended up seriously impressed with both the quality…read moreand the value. We both went with the dinner specials, which were only 14.99 each and came with two sides. I ordered the ribs and my husband got the NY strip with butterfly shrimp. For the price, the portions were honestly huge. My ribs were fall off the bone tender and coated in a tangy BBQ sauce that had just the right balance of sweet and smoky. Easily one of the better diner style rib plates I have had. The fries were natural cut, perfectly seasoned, and had that ideal texture where they are pillowy inside with a light crisp on the outside. The succotash was simple but still good and comforting. My husband's steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare and had great flavor throughout. The butterfly shrimp were crispy and paired really well with the steak. His side salad was super fresh with iceberg lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, and shredded cheddar. I did not even get a photo of it because he immediately dug in and loved it. The service really stood out too. Everyone was so attentive and quick to help with anything we needed like extra napkins or more sauce. It felt very welcoming and genuinely cared for. The interior has that true hometown diner feel where it seems like everyone knows each other. It is mostly booths with some tables and even a classic counter with stools, which gives it that nostalgic diner vibe. With both meals and drinks, our total was under $40, which feels rare lately for portions and quality like this. This is one of those spots where you leave full, happy, and feeling like you got an actual deal. Definitely worth stopping in if you are in the area.

Great Food, But Service Could Use Some Improvement…read more We had a really good experience with the food at this diner. The food was great, and they have a huge menu with so many different options, so there's definitely something for everyone. Everything we ordered was enjoyable, and we were especially impressed by the variety. Unfortunately, our server, Dorothy, was not the highlight of the visit. Her customer service came across as rude and unnecessarily snippy at times. At one point, she made a comment to my friend about his straw trash, and the way she addressed it could have been handled much more politely and professionally. That interaction definitely took away from what otherwise could have been a great dining experience. That being said, the food was good enough that we would come back, especially because the menu has so many options. And after seeing the dessert selection, I'm definitely looking forward to coming back to try some of those! Overall: Great food, great variety, but the customer service could definitely be improved.

I grew up in the world of diners (New Jersey), and it's always a pleasure to visit a new place…read morecalling itself a diner and being able to say that it's legit. This place is legit. I had a burger deluxe, which comes with fries and Cole slaw. Also a nice big slice of pickle. The burger (ok - turkey burger - I have to listen to my doctor these days) was well prepared and flavorful. A nice portion of lettuce and juicy tomato on top. And the bun was ok too. The fries had a good crunch and were nice snd hot. My partner got the Turkey Feast Panini, a well-grilled panini stuffed with real turkey (not turkey roll), cranberry and stuffing. They really enjoyed the panini and the fries. There was a lot of turkey in there. It was very filling. We started with a shared bowl of Maryland crab soup. It was a nice sized bowl for sharing of tasty broth with bits of crab throughout and veggies (corn, potato, green bean). Really good soup. The dessert selection looks great and they have a very interesting selection of milk shakes. Service was good and the cashier was very pleasant on our way out. I think the prices here are decent too. It was a bit cold in the restaurant this afternoon, to the point of being unpleasant. But that's me in my sandaled feet.

Amazing Diner!!!…read more Mad flavor! Great prices! Good service! Nice quantities! Amazing homemade desserts! A must try if you are ever in the area. Also I think they have a name change (Red Cup Diner).

This place was a one-and-done experience for us. Never again!!…read more My husband and I ended up here after the Dave Chappelle show because our original dinner plans fell through when the restaurant was fully booked. We should have made reservations, but at that point, all we wanted was a decent meal (nothing fancy) after a long workweek and then to head home. Unfortunately, a decent meal didn't happen. The food was some of the worst we've had in a long time. My husband actually spit food into his napkin, shook his head, and said, "I'm done." I've never seen him do that before. Several dishes were simply inedible. The mashed potatoes were bland and flavorless--how do you mess up mashed potatoes? The potato salad was equally bland and disappointing. The French onion soup had very little broth and was overloaded with a thick layer of hardened cheese. Overall, the food tasted cheap and poorly prepared, yet the prices suggested otherwise. It felt like diner-quality food being sold at premium prices. What made the experience even more frustrating was the manager's response. He came to our table after hearing about our concerns, but instead of focusing on the quality issues we raised, he seemed more concerned that my husband refused to order a replacement meal. That spoke volumes about where the priorities were. The one bright spot was our server, who was attentive, friendly, and professional throughout the meal. No complaints regarding the server as he was extremely apologetic with our experience. To our surprise, the restaurant also added an automatic gratuity to our bill. Ironically, had that not been done, we likely would have tipped our server more because he was not the problem. The kitchen and management were. No, I didn't complain about the tip after I noticed it on our bill. We were over the experience and just wanted to pay and get the hell out of there. Save yourself the disappointment and spend your hard earned money elsewhere. We certainly wish we had. Gordon Ramsay, if you're looking for a future Kitchen Nightmares episode, this place could desperately use the help. P.S. A business name change is not going to help with the quality of the food. Do better and prove that you actually care about your customers, not just the $$.