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The Diner

3.5 (330 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Baked Chicken Pie with applesauce and Hand Breaded Catfish sandwich with fries.
Mary Lynn J.

The food was tasty, hot and served quickly. I had the chicken pie, which was wonderfully tasty. My husband had the catfish sandwich with fries. Our waiter was attentive and quick. The restaurant is cute and clean.

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Patriot P.

Came back a second time. Had the whole wheat French toast with syrup. The meatloaf with a side of baked beans and potato salad and a biscuit.

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Ada S.

This cute little restuarant is a 50's inspired diner with good deals and good food. We stopped in and got the all day breakfast and a burger. Truth be told, the burger was dry. Also, when ordering a Cajun burger you expect it to be a little spicy. But this was nothing- we couldn't taste the Cajun at all! It looked like they just dumped seasoning on the burger after it was made too, they didn't put it in the meat. But the sausage and gravy biscuits were great. Really enjoyed them. I also got a coffee, it tastes like every diner coffee, nothing special but very much typical. The service was great and they were all friendly. The place was pretty clean and they had lots of seating options.

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Jenn A.

Average diner. Not bad but not stellar. Mixed feelings about the food within our party: Wins- Mashed potatoes, broccoli, banana pudding, and fried okra. Average- BLT, Open faced turkey sandwich, and catfish. Passes- cheesecake and hush puppies. The staff was super pleasant and attentive to food allergies within our party. The themed decor is well done and has a great throwback feel! The cleanliness and physical building could be slightly improved upon- chipping paint at booth and bathroom could be freshened up. It was well stocked with soap & towels. The experience was ok. If we return to the local area, we can say we tried it, but we won't include it in future itineraries.

Katie S.

The ambiance here is amazing old time diner style. The service is friendly and their staff is helpful and hospitable. We got both the bacon and sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches. The food was solid not the best I've had and the portions were small. Overall the experience in here makes it worth a visit.

Chopped steak, roll, Macaroni & Cheese
Brian K.

Kind of kitschy 50's vibe, lots of vinyl and chrome with Jukebox playing but was very clean and decent sized place. Friendly staff and very quick service. Basic burger was very good, nice char but not over cooked, large serving of crinkle fries came out hot. Chop steak was little over for my taste, light on gravy and mushrooms, too heavy on onions but hot and tasted good. The steamed sweet roll was outstanding! Coffee shake was also very good and big serving size. Two meals with sides and shakes about $50, little high for us but we left feeling good.

Robin K.

Great food!! Great service, Amanda Zachary was superb! Good old fashioned cheeseburger made just right. And don't forget the delicious hot fudge sundae. The inside was just like a diner very pleasant.

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

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12 years ago

Lots to choose from prices are great and portions are large. Food is good and service is always great!

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Fun place with great atmosphere and decent food. Good service and fair prices.

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Good food and the owners are Godly people who care about our community. Make sure and try one of the home made pies or other desserts!!

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12 years ago

Bacon a little greasy. Everything else A+. Eggs grits sweet tea biscuit. Wish it were closer to home.

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Great breakfast. Good biscuits and gravy and eggs over easy. Price was right, food was great.

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7 years ago

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

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9 years ago

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

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10 years ago

Visited on Black Friday really busy took a while to get order. Had the f flavor of the month milkshake pumpkin spice very good.

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I love diners. The food was OK. Glad they have a jukebox. I don't remember watching Fox News in the fifties.

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