The Diner offered a large selection of different foods and different size meals. After shopping all morning, my friend and I were in a sandwich mood for lunch, so she ordered a cheese burger & fries and I ordered a mushroom burger & fries. Each burger was cooked exactly as we ordered and had a superb taste. The fries were good, too. We each had tea and it was good. The waitress was not patient and really not very nice, in general. I reflected that in my tip but not in the restaurant's rating. read more

The service was terrible. The food was not hot. One person in my party sent their food back because it was not right. The server Michelle P was slow and checked on us only after our food was brought out by the cook. Will not recommend this place to anyone. read more

The cheddar omlete looked like an orange, so thin. The home fries were sooooo dry and the pancakes tasted like cookies. I thought this place would be good. This place is a disappointment. If you are a tourist, do not stop here!! read more

The diner changed hands back in February. All that delicious home cooked goodness has been replaced with sysco. All sysco. Portions cut by half, items dropped off the menu. It's dirty as well. Pray you don't get seated on the "hot" side because some days it gets up to 90 in the dining room. The new owners are horrible. Promising to keep everything the same. Nothing is the same. They can't even figure out how to properly pay employees. I used to love the diner. Now I can't even get a homemade grilled pimento cheese sandwich anymore because they dropped it from the menu. Even though it's still on the menu. read more

Eh, it was, well, a diner. Nothing special about this place. Food was okay, service was also just okay. Cracker Barrel is probably a little safer bet. read more

Every time I randomly stop at a restaurant in the area, it winds up being a tourist trap with prices so HIGH , my butt hurts for weeks. This place was actually very reasonable on the menu prices! Items looked good, but to my pleasant surprise, they serve breakfast all day,so I can only tell you how everything from my scrambled eggs, hash browns,and grits, we're prepared PERFECT! I'm pretty sure my waitress was kristi, and her service was far beyond professional, not only was she pleasant,she was lighting fast along with the kitchen staff. I don't even have a chance to finish responding to a facbag post on my phone before my meal arrived... I live about 45 minutes away where everything sucks and is inconsistent, so i will definitely be back with the ball and chain when we're in the area,as I know she will love it too. read more

I really enjoyed the Chili dinner. It had fritos in it. The. Buffalo wings were very good too. Service was s bit slow but they were very busy! read more

Had early morning Saturday breakfast. Good service, good food. Slightly over priced, but the service made up for that.

A nice out of the way place to eat. The service was good, the food came out FAST and tasted good. We ended up eat breakfast there the next morning. They give BIG cups of coffee. #supportlocal. read more

I loved everything about this restaurant! From the interiors aesthetic (50s themed diner) to the incredible food (mozzarella sticks & burger were phenomenal) and the great service, the diner made for a perfect date night! The prices were not too high, especially for the great quality of the food we had! We also had their milkshakes and peanut butter pie and we were beyond satisfied! I highly recommend the diner to anyone who wants a fresh, unique dining experience in the pigeon forge area. read more

They have the best pancakes I have ever had, sorry Mom. This place is our once a week "Go-To". My wife's favorite is the corned beef hash! The service is great and the place is clean. read more

Food is great but the staff is terrible, they talked the whole time instead of doing their jobs, our server may have came to us 2 times total, don't recommend this plays plus they "accidentally" charged us for something we did not order! They are also extremely slow! read more

We went in at 9pm on a Friday night with a party of 8 and were seated quickly. Our waitress was very friendly and promptly took our drink and food orders. All the food came out correct and hot. Good diner food. read more

I mean, the atmosphere was cute and retro. That's the only positive I have. The vegetable soup tasted like spaghettios, the cobbler had no crust, and the potatoes in the chicken pot pie were not even remotely cooked. There is a microwave at the front of the establishment, where they proceeded to heat up the cobbler before serving it to us. Not a big deal, just rubbed me the wrong way. Very nice wait staff, just do not recommend. read more

The staff is not friendly plus short staff. The took our order an hour ago and we are still waiting. The place is dirty

Great service! Super friendly, huge portions. Really enjoyed our breakfast! Old school vibes make you feel right at home.

Had a wonderful dinner - service was fun and friendly and the diner was just fun. Had the meatloaf and it was a little bready, French toast was excellent, mashed potatoes were fantastic and the chocolate pie was to die for. Would certainly come back. read more

Fast service. Reasonable prices and all diners enjoyed their meal.

What a wonderful place. Cheeseburger and bacon cheeseburger one medium and one medium well, were both cooked to perfection and tasted amazing. They only serve baskets so our wonderful server Tafy changed our basket to all chicken strips to take to our pups. Great staff and great service!!! We will definitely be back on our next trip. read more

The inside is so cute but the waffles there are horrible. I got mine and it wasn't cooked all the way. it was white and the batter wasn't mixed well enough. I could taste the batter. the hashbrown also wasn't cooked all the way they were just horrible! read more

A nice throw back diner. Very friendly down to earth staff. Manager or owner came out and said hello. Was talking to another table about the bacon he uses. Very very personable folks. I had the Chicken Pie. Filling needed salt for my taste, but that is an easy fix. I wish there was more crust at the bottom. But very good. It came with a side which I didn't eat only because the pie was enough. Husband had a ribeye with mashed potatoes, broccoli, and Mac &cheese. Steak was a little over cooked, but what do you expect at a diner. Its not a steak house. Sides were good. read more

Today was probably our 6th or 7th visit to The Diner and the second time we've been disappointed with them. Last time we were there, about a month ago, it was just MEH. Today, it was absolutely horrible . I will say that they were very busy but got us seated relatively quickly. Things went downhill from there. Our server was RUDE . She, literally, threw the menus down on our table and walked away. When she came back she took our order and brought back our two cokes. I ordered a tuna melt and the better half ordered a breakfast skillet. First impression when the food came: breakfast skillet looked great, tuna melt plate, not so much. They have changed the fries since we first started going there to these ridiculously tiny, stick like bits of potato. You could eat them with a spoon. They are horrible. My sandwich was decent but messy, which would've been ok IF I had been given a fork or any kind of flatware. Our server blew by one time asking as she passed "everything good?", not planning on waiting for an answer. I said "actually" at which point she turned around an looked at me like I was her worst enemy. I continued "when you have a chance, can I get a fork?". "A fork", she said, then noticed that I, indeed, did not have one. At that she said "do you want more coke, too?" in a less than friendly tone. We spent $31 for a disappointing, at best, experience. read more

Family owned and operated, this diner between Pigeon Forge and I-40 specializes in a giant menu and huge portions for a modest price. I have to commend their service as well. I made the mistake of arriving at 11 pm, right when they closed. It would have been well within their right to tell me to go home and I would have agreed. But they insisted I stay and do business. And I wasn't rushed out, either. The Diner was happy to have me even at a late hour. Now that's service. read more

We stopped here during our visit from California. From the outside it looked fun and the parking lot was hopping. We walked in at what seemed to be the end of the dinner rush. The atmosphere was fun, the staff was friendly and the food was good. If your in a hurry this isn't your stop but definitely make a point to do so when you have time. There's nothing better than a classic burger joint. read more

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This little place may look older but it is AWESOME. The food is reasonably priced and the portions are large. The food tastes great too. The owners came over and talked with us while we waited. They were really nice people. Our server was great too. Those place will get my business every time I come back to town. We had a variety of burgers and a club between our party. All were wonderful. Food came out fast too. Try this place and you can thank me later. read more

I wish I could give it 10 stars!!! Seated as soon as we walked in, excellent service, food was served fast, and everyone was super duper nice!! Food was unbelievably good. I can't wait to go back!! read more

Our visit was on Friday, July 5th, 2019. We were seated at 1:00pm and did not get our drinks until 1:15. We wanted Diet Cokes but were told they were out of everything carbonated except Diet Dr. Pepper, so we settled for that. Ordered our food (a hamburger, a philly cheese steak, and an open faced roast beef sandwich) at 1:20. Did not get our food until 2:00pm, a full hour after we were seated and 40 minutes after we ordered. Did not get refills until our glasses had sat empty for over 30 minutes. The meal was over $40 and it was not good. The Philly cheesesteak meat looked burnt and was rubbery and had a slice of unmelted American cheese slapped on top of it, and the Mac and cheese was inedible. The gravy on the open faced sandwich was slimy and gelatinous. The burger was okay but was cooked well done instead of medium. That was WAY too much money for crappy food with crappy service. We will not be back and recommend trying somewhere (anywhere) else. read more

We ate here for lunch on December 3rd. The service was good and the food was also priced right and what you would expect at a diner. Everyone enjoyed what they had. I ordered the turkey burger which was tasty but the patty was stretched so thin. It seemed like they ran low on ground turkey and tried to stretch it to fit the bun. I actually cut the sandwich in half and created a decent size half of sandwich. I would go back though and try something different. I would also try it for breakfast on another trip. Try it out see what you think! read more

This is getting a 2 star for certain reasons. This place is good on average but today not only did they get our food order wrong but there was a hair cooked into our bacon for the Dagwood Club sandwich we ordered. That is extremely disgusting. read more

Everything was priced to high.the food was bad. And when we got home everyone got sick. I would not go again.

This place is really well run. Very clean more than reasonable prices 24 hour breakfast man can they cook an egg. Just perfect.

This was just average. The food wasn't horrible but it wasn't anything to write home about either. The kitchen messed up my omelette, the waitress offered no apology, and she was not on top of drink and coffee refills. read more

Great home made cook'n and at a good price. Ask for Michelle for your waitress.

The menu has some of everything including burgers, quesadillas. Deli sandwiches, chicken & pulled pork. They also offer a zillion milkshakes. We have come to this place for years and recommend it to hungry people. It is like walking into a time machine that transports you back 50 years! read more

The burgers and fried pickles were excellent. If you get a burger, go for the blue cheese spread, you will not regret it. The service was very friendly. read more

I loooooovvvvvveeeee this place. The food is great. The price. The people. The location. Everything!!! One of my favorite place to eat at here in the great smoky mountains. Thank you Diner! read more

Went on a Monday morning...like 11:30 not busy at all. Took way tooooo long to get food. While bringing my sons food out, (30 mins) they realized they didnt have blueberries for my daughters blueberry waffles she ordered. So she had to start from scratch. Also piece mealed bringing the rest of the orders to the table for a total of at least 45 mins. The waiter told me he wasnt going to charge her due to the mistake, however they refused to take it off the bill since she got something to replace it with. Food was good, I had french toast, my other children had pancakes and eggs etc. Decor is retro and fun. Dont go unless you have quite a while to wait. read more

What a gem!!! Food was delicious and wonderful service!! Would go back in a heart beat!

Me and the wife went during a little getaway over Easter weekend and we both had the Reuben we had hoped the experience would be memorable but we were wrong the food was ok but the service was awful the girl acted like she was doin us a favor by waitin on us never smiled or offered any recommendations all in all I won't be back I don't mind paying for great food and service but I left with my ass burnt on this one read more

Best peach sweet tea in all of TN. Great people great place. Food was home cooked and plentiful. Will be back soon