Silver Spring Family Diner delivers a pretty standard, old-school diner experience: shiny metal exterior, classic booths, and the kind of tight, high-turnover setup you expect. The bench seating looks the part but isn't especially comfortable. Service was friendly and generally fast; good, but not exceptional. If the visit had been judged on atmosphere and baseline diner execution alone, this would have been a 3-star stop: decent food, reasonable pacing, nothing that stands out but fine for what it is. What dropped it to 2 stars were the quality-control and safety issues. I found eggshell in my over-easy eggs, and my fiancée found a piece of metallic wire brush in her meal. That's not just a "mistake in the kitchen;" it undermines confidence in the food and makes it hard to justify coming back. read more

We went on Good Friday which could explain why it was slow. We ordered items pretty standard to have a good chance of enjoying our food. Aside from very friendly staff the food was tasteless due to what it seems as if management is cutting costs with lower cost brands for mayo and ketchup. My turkey club had bland mayo and uncreamy coleslaw. The fries needed ketchup but their brand failed the test. I had hoped for something better. read more

Haven't been back to this diner in a long time and now I know why. It seems to have gotten worse from my last review back in 2018 pointing out cleanliness (if that could be possible) The windows were filthy, the glass was dirty and the window sills were loaded with dust and dead flies. The place looked like hell. The dessert display was pathetic and nearly empty. The place looked rundown and in need of an update (paint /carpet) Though they are painting the outside of the building. Ok as for the food (breakfast) My omelette took forever to come out (15 min) and when it did it was dry and cold. So from the 4 stars that I gave this place back in 2018 it is now down to 1 star and I will not be going back again. Besides Mechanicsburg now has so many diners you can go to a different one every day (not that most of those are any better) read more

Food is made to order, so don't expect drive thru speed. I have heard customers say their groceries are in the car ,which is ridiculous .It's a sit down diner. I wish I could recommend this diner but it's dirty. Most people would like to dine here but sadly they have dirty floors/ old carpet and dirty counter tops. I can only imagine the places like the kitchen! Manager's only care about money in his pocket. They pays his employees poorly and it shows. How would one live off less than $3 an hour? They depend on tips. read more

The diner was a little further, from the expressway, than we go. But the menu was huge! Prices reasonable. Quality was stupendous! Service was also pleasant. Well worth the mile and 1/2 drive from expressway. read more

The service was top notch. The food was typical diner food and was tasty. We both got omelettes and salsa with them. The salsa was great too. Will come back here again!! read more

Above average dinner food. Nice selection on menu. With children menu and seniors menu. Prices on most meals are within range for the quality. Service remains too be good. Staff seemed happy this visit. It's been a year + since I was there last. Consistency is good.. read more

I used to love this place. In the past, the service was always fast; usually within ten minutes my food was ready to eat. The food was great, and I never complained. But after today, I decided never to go back there again. I ordered a crabcake but when I received my food, I saw that I was given two crab cakes, and I refused to eat them because there were shells inside and this time, they were tasteless and undercooked, and I still had to pay for the entire meal. The server didn't even write down my order, and therefore I received other food items that I didn't want; instead of chicken gravy on my potatoes, I received beef gravy which I received on my bread filling as well. Yes, I do agree with the fast and friendly service, but you also expect to receive what you order and not pay more than you had to. read more

Stopped here again for lunch - same experience (fast), same menu item (Open-Face Roast Beef Sandwich)! Seated immediately, drink order taken immediately, food arrived almost immediately - could've easily had lunch within a 30-min window (I lollygagged around for an extra 15 minutes or so after finishing). Good diner food - good price! read more

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Awesome food, great people and friendly environment to be in with my wife on a date night

This diner is situated near a Walmart Superstore and Sams Club in a shopping center on Carlisle Pike. I had brunch with a friend here yesterday and the food was pretty good. I ordered a cranberry juice, a Belgian waffle with strawberry topping, and bacon. The restaurant was pretty busy and the crowd definitely leaned older and more family-oriented. The service was decent, and the total cost for my meal came to $15 including a $2 tip. read more

Silver Spring Family Diner - Belgian Waffle with Strawberry Topping. - Diners Near Me - Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

I have to admit first off that living in Jersey provides a high standard for diners. The bar is set pretty high! On our way back from West Virginia, we stopped at the Silver Spring Diner, which is right off I-81. The place is big inside with plenty of seating. I ordered the cheeseburger deluxe. The burger was a little soggy, which made the bun soggy, not a good situation. The traditional onion ring was also missing. The place has potential. I'd just suggest the owners do a road trip to NJ to pick up a few pointers. read more

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Stopped in for breakfast around 7:45am. They had no gluten free subs for toast, any swap would have been a full priced order of something. Also, the potatoes were half cold, and tasted like they'd been sitting for a while. The rest of my food was lukewarm and sitting in a puddle of oil. I wasn't even halfway through my meal and the waitress dropped off my check. Never asked how anything was. I used to enjoy coming here, but not anymore. read more

If you like garbage then this place is for you. Where you every start. I ordered takeout and got Buffalo wings, I was really surprised to find soggy breaded wings that tasted like something out of a Tyson frozen wings box. I'm diabetic so anything w breading is hard for me Wish I would've known they were breaded on their menu. I bit into one only for find a broken wing and a taste that could only be described as salt. I bit into the second and cut my mouth on a broken wing bone. Needless to say I threw the rest away. I'm betting whoever ran this place bought these frozen in a Tyson bag, heated them in a microwave and then served them. Absolutely awful. No blue cheese either. read more

Silver Spring Family Diner - Diners Near Me - Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

Saw another patron eating this gigantic, steaming hot burger and asked our server, Dani, what he was having and so got the same thing. It was amazing - not sure what made it so good: maybe it was the toasted bun or the huge hunk of fresh onion? It was amazing. My coffee was great. Dani is an amazing server, so friendly and attentive ... but left us waiting at the end of the meal for a coffee refill. She obviously forgot because because she was getting other tables beverages so we had to flag her down and ask for a to-go cup since we were running short on time. Today, we went back and we had another server. We all agreed our food was good. I had breakfast and requested dark rye; it wasn't dark and my food wasn't as hot as I'd expect. Two cups of coffee today, no waiting. read more

Silver Spring Family Diner - Amazing philly burger with American cheese, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes - Diners Near Me - Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

A fun interior, well lit, clean, and a nice staff. Over all the food was fine. Lots of choices on their menu. French Toast a little dry (could've used more egg coating), sausage a little too salty. Had good service over all. Will be back to try something else. Maybe for lunch. read more

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Service is always good and food is always good and a good amount. We visit here when we are passing through on a road trip.

Was a bit disappointed with this spot! Menu stated they offered seafood, but specifically haddock! So we were excited! We were immediately greeted and guided to a table, which was a highlight! But the thrill ended there! Was offered a beverage so we ordered two cold lemonades! Drank them and needed a refill when I food arrived and was told that refills COST So we got free H2O! Sigh The seafood platter that was priced $20.95 and we that it was gonna be real deal seafood! IT WAS NOT! Frozen shrimp, Gordon's fish thin and tasteless, crab cake without any crab and was also ordered a Reuben Panini with onions and was charged $.95? All the other Panini's the onions we in the description, go figure! The corn beef was thinly layered and tough! Sadly this was a pretty disappointing meal for us Restaurant owners should be aware that each customer should be fully informed and each meal should be prepared with care. It would have been appreciated if when we ordered the lemonade we were told there weren't any FREE REFILLS and adding onions to a sandwich was gonna result in a charge so the customer can make an informed choice. Your welcome to take your chances, but we won't be back! Thanks for allowing us to share our experience... read more

They had takeout and dine-in when I visited. Was interesting to order and see how they were able to spread people out, get around to tables, and have such quick service with just one or two people working the floor and a few cooks. As diners are known for, the food was done almost as quick as we ordered it. The soup that came with my meatloaf was tasty, the meatloaf itself was filling but not really what I expected, but the sides of mac and cheese (bland) and tomatoes went together weirdly well. Fries and burger were also standard. read more

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We stopped early on a Sunday morning. Breakfast came out fast and hot. It was just eh. Breakfast potatoes had zero seasoning. Very bland. Service was only ok. Had to wait for second cup of coffee for a while. Waitress wasn't very friendly. Lots of wait staff just standing around. Not a favorite. read more

Food is mediocre at best. If you need a quick meal and quality isn't really a concern. Stick to sandwiches, burgers and breakfast. Not a fan of their dinners. The Mac and cheese pretty much flavorless. The service is good though. read more

I'm giving it only three stars because the atmosphere was hectic, what I mean by hectic was waitress was rude with her hand folded on her chest and was taking down to us as if we were stupid and argued with boss right next to us and started yelling at another employee who was getting putting an order in. The service was quick and food tasted good. With her attitude and lack of professionalism made the food not taste as good as it should have. I'm not sure I would want to eat there again with the level of service that was offered read more

Loved the food but little bit of a wait. My friend got a little anxious about the wait. The ambiance was a little rundown and old but still looked okay. read more

Silver Spring Family Diner - Diners Near Me - Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

Came in with my friends for breakfast and it was pretty good. For a diner the food was good and our waitress was very nice. It wasn't a long wait for our food also. It's also not very expensive and inside is very clean and read more

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We were just at Silver Spring Diner and it was awful! We were sat on the side of the diner closest to the bathroom and the raw sewage smell was so overwhelming and nauseating we asked to move our table. We also witnessed the lovely waitress ask the bus boys to clear a table and they couldn't be bothered. The food was cold and nearly inedible. The waitress was the only saving grace! I do not recommend going here at all. read more

I wanted to update this to note a change to the service. The food remains great. Their menu has some unusual but appetizing options from the usual diner fare. But what I've noticed lately is the hustle and the rhythm of the staff. You've got a guy at the front of the house monitoring traffic, but he is quiet and attentive as the entire staff operates to seat, take orders, present the courses, and facilitate the check. As soon as a table is emptied, it is bused and seated again. Nothing feels rushed. The back of the house seems to operate the same way because, no matter how busy the dining room is, we've not had to wait more than 15 minutes for full breakfasts to arrive after ordering, even with special instructions or what I'd call "non-standard" fare. When there's nothing to do, the servers clean and restock, sometimes they look to help out others if something goes wrong or they start falling behind. It is fascinating to watch them work. They are working hard, but not laboring to keep up. They are working efficiently. At least, that's my experience these days. read more

The food and the service are both excellent. We ordered a cheeseburger Panini and a grilled ham and cheese. The food is hot, cooked well and the french fries are superb. Very clean. read more

Silver Spring Family Diner - Grilled ham and cheese and cheeseburger panini - Diners Near Me - Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

Blah. Nothing too exciting here. Coffee was hot but an off-brand, little flavor. Eggs were nice and maybe local but over cooked. Corned beef was good ol' Hormel...I've had it enough to know it. We'll done "home fries" (shredded potatoes from Sam's, I'll bet) were only toasted on one side, never bothered to flip. Wife's French toast was regular bread battered and deep fried...greasy and little flavor. Off-brand syrup as well. All jellies just what you can buy at Sam's. Seems like they could limit the menu and focus on providing higher quality fare than trying to give a bunch of options and making them all on the cheap. read more

Really good breakfast, great service. We weren't sure what to expect and we were very pleased with everything! We tried pancakes, a breakfast wrap, and French toast, with sides. Everything was really good! read more

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Just paid 20 to get the roast beef meal. Meat was tough, gravy was unflavored, veggies were watered down and the mashed potatoes were tasteless. Just threw 20 out the window! read more

There eggs Benedict are awesome plus it also comes with potatoes too plus the waitresses are so nice and friendly too

Great food and delightful atmosphere! Our waitress was awesome! Good menus selection also. Great for the family or couple.

Hubs ordered chicken pot pie and I ordered the beef liver & onions. Couldn't even recognize the chicken pot pie, Banquet's frozen one is better. Had no crust on this one, more like a chicken & dumpling stew. Bland. The beef liver was so tough on the outside, I could only cut some from the inside and left more than half. Tried the lemon meringue pie, waste of $4...meringue was hard, crust was soggy, not a good flavor. Wouldn't return. read more

Straight dog food. My "sausage" patty should've came out with a steak knife and even then, I'm not sure I could've cut it. They also somehow gave me terrible scrambled eggs. Only edible part of the meal was the toast that was slightly burnt. The radiation from 3 mile island is funneled directly into the dinner. Will not be coming back. read more

My shrimp scampi had rancid fish in t that I had to spit out. No one cared. That was the second bad experience the other time they have my mother and I stale burned nasty baked potatoes. Not going back there ever again. They are lousy read more

Stopped in for weekday brunch with my family, the place is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside and was very clean. the staff seated us immediately and the waitress was there to take our order very quickly. As quickly as we were seated the food came rushing out, we waited probably 5 minutes for 4 meals and as soon as I tasted my creamed chipped beef over toast I quickly realized why. The chipped beef was INCREDIBLY bland, the only flavor I could discern was a slight sweetness. The toast was okay, but it got a bit soggy since they didn't toast it hard to compensate for it sitting underneath the creamy mixture. My home fries were simultaneously burnt and cold, probably refrigerated and rewarmed. The rest of my family had similar sentiments with their meals, all terrible food that ruined what could have been a great brunch. read more

My go to diner. Staff is always friendly and fast no matter what time or day we go. Food is standard diner fare but it's good comfort food. Have tried a lot of different menu items and haven't had one complaint yet. Desserts are delicious and they make a mean crock of French onion soup. Breakfast is fabulous and available all day. read more

This is a somewhat hidden diner off the carlisle pike, but very good! I was planning on going to a different one, but I'm glad I ended up here! I knew I wanted creamed chipped beef today, so that's what I ordered. Good portion and good creamed chipped beef! I actually wish I got it on my potatoes too (but that would've been too much!) My grandma got a baked haddock sandwich with broccoli and clam chowder. The soup came out very quickly, so probably wasn't fresh.. But really great service, they made sure my coffee was always full!! Only complaint is that though, they had a lot of daily specials, they weren't in the menu, so it was hard to know what was available. But the waitresses are knowledgeable and kind, I will probably be coming back! read more

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One of my go to places to eat when I'm not sure what I want. Great food with an awesome selection that is always well prepared

I will start by saying the service here is excellent. They are quick and prompt, my drink never sat empty for more than a few moments. That being said, I would still pass up going here unless someone else was dead set on it. It is clean the new management seems to have much better standards than the previous. However the food standards are about the same. The menu is pretty typical and very extensive. My boyfriend got a roast beef platter. The gravy was definitely from a can, the green beans were not even warm no butter no salt or pepper...just dumped right from a can. Same goes for the corn. Even the dressings for our salads just tasted low quality, not even Sysco. My suggestion to this diner would be to remove a bunch of dated meals that rarely sell and invest that money into other items. read more