Had a clubhouse and fries. The bread was toasted only on one side? The meat was super tough. The fries were ok. The pop ordered was a Pepsi from the fountain , but it was clear as gingerale with no flavor. So I asked the waitress what the thunderbird house burger was like , because I did see a thunderbird car inside the restaurant. She said we did have some complaints about that burger?? read more

On Sunday they were serving only breakfast ( they like to refer to it as brunch ) until 3:00 with no options at all for lunch type foods . It is super crowded and hard to get around when it is full. We got seated quickly and they took our order fairly quickly but 45 minutes later I had to go see where our food was . After a couple of trips up to see when we could have food ( and by then half of the diner had emptied out ) it finally came . The servings are not at all large and overpriced . The poutine is $9.99 and is an average bowl of hash browns with bacon bits , sausage bits, and cheese curd and scrambled eggs . Tasty but not enough in the bowl to be filling .There is not even toast with it . One of our party ordered the cinnamon bun french toast . When we finally got our food it was just very boring , bland looking french toast . Two pieces of bread with whipped cream for $8.00 . When asked why we didn't get the cinnamon bun french toast like we ordered we were told they ran out . So I guess substituting without asking the customer is how they do things . Why it took so long to get such a simple order is a mystery . Had to ask for coffee refills , and the pies are absolutely horrible !!! Someone needs a new recipe to work with . I am not even convinced there was sugar in either flavor of pie we ordered . I was excited to try this new diner, but it will be a long time before I drive 40 minutes to go there again . The staff are all very pleasant , but no one seems to know what they are doing and the reason they told us we couldn't have lunch food until 3:00 was because it is time consuming switching the grills over ( ? ) I expect a few hicccups in a new place , but by now a few of those should have been ironed out . read more

Stopped last Sunday to check out the diner. My husband had seen while doing deliveries. The outside was very appealing, lots of parking, tables outside to enjoy your meal as well as a drive thru. Inside was clean, bright, lots of tables as well as a counter with stools at the window and a bar to eat at as well. The 55 bright yellow Thunderbird on display was a unique attraction. There was a 20 min wait for a table but no longer than we've waited in other restaurants and was to be expected. The staff greeted us with a friendly smile and apologized for the wait. Our server welcomed us with a big smile and introduced herself to us. She was very attentive, professional, and very pleasant. Her name was Carly. She was wonderful. All servers were busy, no standing around. My husband had a burger and fries with a glass of water. All was good, home made all beef burger and real home made fries. Serving sizes could have been a little bigger maybe but he said it was good. I only had a salted caramel milkshake. It was your old fashioned style, large and thick. Awesome!!!! I would definetly recommend Vernons and will be taking our family from Ontario there next week. To the people complaining, give it a chance, perfection doesn't come overnight. It's only been a year, takes time to iron the bugs out. Thanks for a pleasant experience. I'm in Bridgewater, NS , no longer Ontario. read more

Great restaurant, super fast and friendly service. The food we got was amazing! The only issue we had was both times we went to get clams and chips, they didn't have any clams, so we ended up getting something else. Hopefully one of these times they will actually have clams in :) read more

Super new place with great service, friendly people, tasty food, AND pristine vintage Thunderbird cars! Loved it. Great job, Vernon!

This is a good spot to bring both your kids and your parents or grandparents. Something on the menu for everyone. We had a not so great experience with cold fried fish that was initially just reheated in microwave and then we sent it back a second time as it was soggy. We found the bill pretty expensive for what we got, and although the portions ARE big, we just don't need that many fries.... I guess were paying for the novelty of the place as well-which I can understand. read more

Terrible service. Staff aren't knowledgeable - told us there was a kids cone and then when I asked the price she said well it's the same price as a single scoop. So there isn't actually a kids cone. . Prices weren't listed on the board for ice cream. Flavours also weren't listed however staff didn't realize until we told them. Serving size was disappointing. Won't return. read more

Today we thought we would go try this new place. Seeing that the outside was very eye appealling, I was excited to see the inside. Once inside, it was noticeably very busy with lots of staff but was a bit disappointed on the inside decor..not very car hoppy...thought it looked drab.But I loved the red stools and the checkered floor. I had the chicken and fries, which were very unflavourful along with droopy fries..hubby had the fish and fries which was just okay. ohh and we both had our meals in 2.3 mins..kinda makes ya wonder..left there feeling Mehh. read more

Would give zero stars if I could. We heard several good reviews and decided to try Vernon's around 5.30pm on a Friday it was not busy and the woman seated behind us had mentioned that she was giving the place a 2nd chance after having a bad experience on her first visit. My partner ordered a bottle of beer since they didn't have their drafts posted (they had a couple listed but not all). He ordered the 1 piece fish and chip and did not finish it (ate about half) he said it was okay but wouldn't order it again. I ordered the noodle bowl with no scallion and it came with scallions and I just pushed them off and took a bite. It looked appetizing but had so much lime juice it was bitter and overpowering, like lime noodle soup. I stirred it up to make sure it wasn't just squeezed on top and it wasn't - the entire dish was sour lime flavour. I sent it back and ordered the Mac and cheese instead. Had to be one of the worst macaroni and cheeses I have ever had. I would have preferred a box of KD over this. It was grey and cheese less. It reminded me of a prison cafeteria food. I wanted to send it back but it had already been an hour and my partner was looking sick, also, I didn't want to be that customer. So I took a few bites and got ready to leave before I thought, how bad could the pie be? Surely they can't get pie wrong. Ordered the coconut cream pie to go, sat down to eat it 4 hours later and it had a hair mixed into the coconut filling. $50 worth of food that we didn't even eat. Unbelievable. The service was okay it was not busy but somehow still slow. My partner used the washroom and said it was so filthy he wanted to leave the restaurant before our food even showed up (wonder how clean the kitchen is?) I don't even know how a bathroom could get that dirty it has only been open for a year? Needless to say I would not go back and would not recommend to anyone. read more

This was our 6th time to Vernon's, and the 1st time we were actually seated. Decor and design wise it is very similar to the True North Diner in Bedford with an inclusion of the owner's 1955 T-Bird, which in retrospect seems a poor choice as it is actually taking away space that could be used for more tables. I was there with my wife, mother-in-law, and niece. My wife and Mother-in-law ordered club sandwiches, my niece ordered clams and chips, and I had the Mac & Cheese with bacon. I also ordered Mozza sticks as a starter. OMG, the Mozza sticks were amazing & the marinara sauce that came with it, also amazing. The downside was that they forgot them in the kitchen & arrived at the same time as my Mac & cheese and were lukewarm. That set the tone for the rest of the food. My wife asked for no tomato on her club, with cheese. It arrived at the table at 1st with tomato and no cheese. It was sent back & then arrived 15 minutes later with no tomato and no cheese. My wife started eating it because she was hungry. I let our waitress know about it & she gave me an eye roll and walked off, returning with a plate of cheese. My wife said it's okay, please just take the cheese off the bill which was given another eye roll. Needless to say, our waitress did not get a tip due to her condescending attitude. My niece had 7 clams, which didn't seem like a lot. But I'm not a seafood person, so what do I know? The portions of French fries seemed small with everyone's plates as well. My Mac & Cheese was bland at best & can honestly say my Kraft Mac & Cheese the night before had more flavor. So between "Meh" food & poor customer service, I'll never be back & would not recommend this place to anyone. If you want a "1950's style" diner, go to the True North diner in Bedford to get terrific customer service & wonderful, tasty food. read more

July 6'first and last time,4 people and 4 different meals,all disgusting over coooked,dried out and really bad. Doesn't diserve a one stare,and I have never had ribs that need to be chipped off the bones read more

We waited for the crowds to settle down and nearly 4 months after this new restaurant opened we final went to try it out. We were seated immediately upon arriving. Had beverages served within the first minute. We ordered and were served our meals in no more than 10 minutes. I ordered a Club House & Fries; thick slices of real turkey, bacon was over cooked, flavourless tomatoes, sandwich was a bit dry though. Fries were delicious, but was not informed gravy was $1.50 extra. My dining partner had Fish & Chips; 2 large pieces of haddock, batter was fried perfectly, but thicker parts of the filet were not completely cooked. The portions were large. While waiting our meals, I noticed what others were eating & wished I had ordered a hamburger;the patty was very thick & a salad; it was large and looked there there was a nice variety of veggies in it. The diner was comfortable, temperature was good; not too warm or too cool, lighting was good; not too bright or too dim, the volume of the music was not too loud, chairs were nicely padded. Our server was professional and courteous. Would eat there again if I were invited by someone. I did feel it was a bit over priced because what we ordered was not that great. The total including a tip of more than 15% was $38. read more

Great diner with an old car theme. I like old cars so it's pretty cool for people like me. Old style diner. Service is pretty fast but prices are up pretty high. Despite that, great food, friendly staff, good experience. I would recommend stopping in. read more

This is a newly opened diner but unless there is a big improvement it will be my first and only visit. Long line up as people try out this new restaurant. IT is terrible to see 2-4 tables empty and cleaned but no one gets the waiting people sitting, big mistake. The burgers are at best fair, to dry and tasteless, the spaghetti was too spicy, more mexican than Italian. The turkey is definitely not off fresh turkey and the gravy is definitely canned. Also a strange choice for a restaurants is that the vegetable of the day was Brussel sprouts, which should have been cooked more. Also a lot of people are not fond of this as there were a lot of sprouts being left on the plates. Too bad because we definitely need more restaurants in this area. Maybe a drastic change in the kitchen staff !!!! read more

I eat breakfast or dinner there at least twice a week. I work nearby. The service is excellent and the staff are in such a good mood , its contageous. I have never had a bad meal . Atmosphere is well thought out. read more

Overpriced - food is average diner food nothing special - ordered the special which was haddock tips and a side - asked about sides and there was a list - got onion rings instead of fries - fries came anyway - was corrected - then the bill came and there was a $2.95 upcharge for each plate - rings are a premium when I asked about it. I called the manager and told him it was my first and last time there. Did not ask for compensation - he was rude about people making mistakes - I told him I was calling to let him know it's not a good way get repeat business - told him he already lost me as a customer and he then had a worse attitude . read more

Went to the takeout to order clams and chips for my teenage son. Service was quick, pleasant, and the order was ready in 5 minutes. He said the clams were delicious, and appeared to be a very generous portion. No complaints! read more

Great menu, atmosphere and cheerful staff! Nothing like catching a meal and a beverage prior to 18-holes of Disc Golf. One of a kind concept and I will definitely be returning in the future! read more

Excellent, friendly and fast service. Food was very good and the portions were just right. Definately going back!

Went today for lunch. I was hesitant as the Facebook reviews have been mixed and the restaurant has only been open for a few weeks. I was expecting long line ups and slow service, but I have to say that it was a great dining experience! We were seated right away and our server was prompt and friendly. The food arrived quickly and was hot which I read has been an issue in some reviews. I had a roasted turkey sandwich and fries, my friend had a turkey club and our girls had the kids mac and cheese and cheeseburger. The portion sizes were generous for all meals and we were all stuffed. The girls didn't even want the dessert that came with their meal - that's how full they were! The prices were reasonable, especially the kids menu with offers many options and includes a drink and dessert for $9.95. Everyone enjoyed their meal. It seems like they are listening to the feedback that they are receiving. I think this place will be very successful :) read more

My husband and I wet here for our 41st Anniversary yesterday and were very disappointed! He ordered clams and chips and I ordered fish and chips. The food was overcooked and what was on my husband's plate for clams was scant to say the least (a few pieces, maybe eight to ten scattered on top of the fries) and what he did get was not all clams but rather pieces of batter. It was certainly not worth the price charged for the clams and chips. "Funny" that the food was overcooked because at the table beside us a woman had just finished complaining to the waitress about her potatoes not being fully cooked as she demonstrated while trying to cut the potato with the side of her fork. We did complain to the waitress but were not offered any kind of consolation. Surprisingly, this place seemed busy unless a lot of people were first timers like ourselves. We have definitely had better food and service and will not be in a hurry to return! read more

They have done a great job creating a classic diner atmosphere with just the right amount of modern touches. People of all ages can feel at home and enjoy the atmosphere and food. I have visited a few times and have been very impressed with the focus on local foods and beverages. I am also surprised by the variety on the menu and the quality of the food. The friendly, enthusiastic staff are knowledgeable about the beverages and foods from farms and vendors throughout our province. It is very refreshing. There is a real focus on quality in this diner. My family has tried a variety of meals and has been very happy with all choices made. The wait has been a bit long at times; but, kudos to them for creating a restaurant with such immediate demand! Every small business should be so lucky. It is easy to tell that everyone there has put their heart and soul, as well as a lot of hard-earned money, into making this a place that locals and visitors alike will feel welcome, can enjoy a great meal and want to return to again and again. This restaurant is a great addition to our community. I am happy to continue to support them. Keep up the great work!! read more

The concept of the restaurant is great and could be great but they need some improvement if they want people coming back... ate there last night... had the chicken and ribs... the chicken was as dry as saw dust with no dipping sauce and the ribs were tough... if they want this to be a signature plate it has to be at least as good as swiss chalet and it is not even close... my wife had the fish and chips and had the same comment that the fish was dry and over cooked... I will give them another try because we have been waiting for something like this in Hammonds Plains but they must step up their game if they want it to be successful in the long term.... As a side note it appeared as though the wait staff was also doing the bussing which has led to an environment that seems disheveled and the floors were dirty... hope they can work out the kinks... love to see them make it in to a spot that has the same loyal following as the chicken burger... read more