The Original Mels Diner

Enjoyed the food and atmosphere, and time with a friend. The service was great, and the breakfast was excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak and Eggs, Toast

They are substituting the food without telling you when you order. This place sadly has gone downhill, they don't have the original French fries anymore. Staff was eating while working and not washing their hands!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

First time here, it’s got great vibe with the nostalgic pictures, decor and music. Unfortunately it appears to need a good dusting and wipe down. I got the open face turkey sandwich, came with dressing, REAL redskin mash potatoes that were fantastic, broccoli that was cooked great and seasoned well, a small cranberry sauce. The gravy was good, tasted like they added herbs to a jar/mix gravy, definitely acceptable.
My service was minimal though. After I got my food they didn’t check back and when I was done I had to keep looking around for the server because I needed a togo box. I noticed the table next to me was looking for server also, they eventually waved her over.
It happens servers get busy but she simply wasn’t out in the dining room for quite some time. Then as I was paying my check at the counter the hostess asked me if I left a tip on the table. I replied no, she then instructed me how to do it in the pin pad. I believe her intention was to be helpful, however, it’s none of her business how a customer tips. And for the record, I tipped 15% even though I got 10% service. I loved the food and like what I saw on menu. Maybe I’ll do take out next time

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Excellent place that takes you back to the rock and roll era

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Too noisy. Loud music annoying. Walked out without eating.

Atmosphere: 1

We were a party of 8. I'm looking for a place to eat after midnight. Our waiter was very nice. All our food came out at the same time. Our order was perfect. No mistakes. Everyone was happy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Belgian Waffle Combo, Sandwich

Great burgers and fries

Kid-friendliness: Great menu for kids and great kid-friendly box presentation.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mels Original Cheese Steak Sandwich, Sandwich, Burger and Fries, Fries

Love the chorizo skillet with Mel's potatoes, scrambled eggs, and a flour tortilla!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place for our Wednesday morning "Gathering of the Old Refinery Guys"

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We've been dining here since they opened this location and have seen it go through ups and downs in quality, but lately there hasn't seemed to be any ups in sight. The only positive was our first server Cellias, she was attentive and focused on improving the customer's experience. Unfortunately the rest of the servers were inattentive and prioritized chatting with each other and the chefs over paying attention to the customers. The food wasn't much better unfortunately, the turkey sandwich we ordered with toasted bread had toasted cheese on the bread and the cheesesteak sandwich was one of the saddest I've seen; very soggy and unmelted cheese, worst of all was the inclusion of American cheese. Another thing was the eggs we got with a breakfast dish were very small, this is a nitpick and they may have no control over the size of the eggs they receive so feel free to ignore it, I just felt it should be mentioned.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 3

Kid-friendliness: Not really

Wheelchair accessibility: No

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Burger and Fries

Food was ok

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The French dip is so good. I got double the meat and swiss cheese. Plenty of auj jue sauce for dipping my sandwich in. The fries were really good too. The AC was on directly above me so I got kinda cold but it was like 100° that day so I can't knock them for that. If you're hungry you should go there and order it

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Dip, Fries

Great food and atmosphere. Our waitress Jessica was great and checked on us to see if we need anything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burger and Fries

Okay diner food. Atmosphere is okay unless you have a local burping endlessly because they have no manners. Waitress was excellent ? but please kitchen, GO GET PAPRIKA!!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4