Wow where to start! So I guess the main thing other than bad service is we were first verbally then physically attacked by the owner for asking for a box then told we were trying to steal from them! Whatever you do if you go here don't under any circumstances ask for a box !
My 73 yr old companion was physically knocked to the ground when trying to leave after being accused off stealing after being told we were taking advantage of him!
Let me explain. We made the mistake of ordering the catfish dinner (all you can eat) and after watching 2 waitresses try to take care of the entire restaurant alone (12 tables with 3 large parties during this time)and play hostess ,waitress, bus person and finally cashier with no help from said owner I might add! We ended up in the Trama center hospital in Ocala over a dinner here.
We received cold side items that were inedible. Warm milk in a chilled cold glass ,we could not even get refills on drinks or send cold items back, she never came back to check on us .(she was totally overwhelmed) finally after the 3rd time waving her down to get more fish and drinks, condiments etc she finally came back over with the fish and nothing else, so to save some time I asked her for the check and a to go box when she had a second when she brought us the fish. They had a singer starting so we were going to stay and listen while we waited for the fish to cool off. Up until this we had just had the bad service and bad sides but you deal with it we were not letting it ruin our dinner and night out! Anyway she said no about the box so we were surprised but said Ok. Honestly we didn't think much about it but after waiting for the fish to cool off( it was extremely hot) unlike the sides obviously it was freshly cooked and we were waiting to eat it the owner appeared at the table with a major attitude! Telling me I was taking advantage of him and his establishment and we were stealing!
I was totally taken aback and surprised at his behavior I mean how do you steal food when you haven't left or hid it etc? I mean I didn’t even have a purse or anything so how were we taking advantage? When I asked his name he got very angry telling me he was the owner and that is all that mattered and stared me down! I felt very uncomfortable at his demeanor towards me to say the least. He flat out refused to tell me his name. (Actually really weird!) This is when my companion stepped in to get his attention off me. He was just staring me down in a bad way !And he explained to him that he was crossing the line over this.
Now let me explain my companion is a 73 year old Va. veteran amputee with severe heart problems and PTSD and I am his VA appointed caregiver! He stood up on his prosthetic leg to protect me! He then told him he had no right to accuse us of this and that we were not stealing or taking advantage of them and would not be spoken to like this and before anything else bad happened we were going to leave. And wait for the police.We still had not received our bill or refills on drinks etc yet. This is when things went crazy!
As he is yelling that we are stealing and he is going to call the police we were trying to get away and flee from this very unstable man they end up at the door which the owner had locked one side and then was physically blocking the other side. Then the owner physically pushed then knocked him to the floor as he was trying to flee away from the assault we were under ! His PTSD was majorly kicking in now and he just wanted to get out! He would not let him out!
He bounced off the wall then hit the floor with his head bouncing I finally got to him! Some people offered help and got the owner off and away as I gave him his nitroglycerine pills and tried keeping him awake till the paramedics arrived!!!
Can you say nightmare? Horrible experience to say the least .He was taken by ambulance to the Leesburg Hospital and then medivact to the Trauma Center in Ocala!
If you honor your life at all don’t go here. We have had bad experiences here before but it was jus
Ellen Tyler
the food was raw and the owner was rude cussing at us to get the f out of his restaurant throwing the plate of food at my Friend screaming and hollering so the other patrons can hear and the waitresses are scared of the owner
Andy Anders
Bono cooks up the best catfish you gonna find in Florida. With okra and hush puppies also on the plate only the heavenly banquet could be better. (I’ll bet Jesu❤️catfish too!)
Richard Condi
Went there for lunch. It’s advertised as Old Time Diner. How, the music was head banging rock from 70s and 80s. When we asked what happened to the good music from 50s and 60s, our server said one of the other servers chose what was on, it quickly got changed to music more reflective of what you would expect. Our server took good care of us and the food was delicious . Will return, but only if they turn on the good music.
William Dominguez
Good food, great prices...?. All u can eat catfish was great. Lasagna also great. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eat Catfish
Thomas Raymond
Old Time Diner is one of our favorite places to get catfish. The food is always so good. However, we will not be back because we have had our credit card comprised twice; each time this establishment is the only place we used it. We were given three names of people who used our card. Be careful!
Chris Linke
We tried going to the diner when our grandsons were in town, but unfortunately the hours on maps did not match and they were closing. My wife and I made it when we were out dorking around. We loved it. So many choices and everything we ordered was excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kevin Mason
The only two things that were good was the food and our waitress. The diner was WAY too hot . I was sweating during most all of my meal . The entertainment was awful we couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
Scott Beil
Excellent little diner - full of character and characters. Best catfish in the county!
Cute diner with favorites like meatloaf, spaghetti and stuffed green peppers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Keenan R. Mullin
This dive is not worth your money. The food was bad, the staff was creepy, and the atmosphere was ruined by cheap decor and peeling paint. 0/10
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Robert Allen
Was so good the 1st visit, we had to come again! Simply amazing, down-home cooked meals. This will be a regular stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Hicks
Cat fish batter too salty to eat. Had to wait till everyone else was done to even try it because it was so hot. Don't need any pushback from anyone over my review
Wow where to start! So I guess the main thing other than bad service is we were first verbally then physically attacked by the owner for asking for a box then told we were trying to steal from them! Whatever you do if you go here don't under any circumstances ask for a box ! My 73 yr old companion was physically knocked to the ground when trying to leave after being accused off stealing after being told we were taking advantage of him! Let me explain. We made the mistake of ordering the catfish dinner (all you can eat) and after watching 2 waitresses try to take care of the entire restaurant alone (12 tables with 3 large parties during this time)and play hostess ,waitress, bus person and finally cashier with no help from said owner I might add! We ended up in the Trama center hospital in Ocala over a dinner here. We received cold side items that were inedible. Warm milk in a chilled cold glass ,we could not even get refills on drinks or send cold items back, she never came back to check on us .(she was totally overwhelmed) finally after the 3rd time waving her down to get more fish and drinks, condiments etc she finally came back over with the fish and nothing else, so to save some time I asked her for the check and a to go box when she had a second when she brought us the fish. They had a singer starting so we were going to stay and listen while we waited for the fish to cool off. Up until this we had just had the bad service and bad sides but you deal with it we were not letting it ruin our dinner and night out! Anyway she said no about the box so we were surprised but said Ok. Honestly we didn't think much about it but after waiting for the fish to cool off( it was extremely hot) unlike the sides obviously it was freshly cooked and we were waiting to eat it the owner appeared at the table with a major attitude! Telling me I was taking advantage of him and his establishment and we were stealing! I was totally taken aback and surprised at his behavior I mean how do you steal food when you haven't left or hid it etc? I mean I didn’t even have a purse or anything so how were we taking advantage? When I asked his name he got very angry telling me he was the owner and that is all that mattered and stared me down! I felt very uncomfortable at his demeanor towards me to say the least. He flat out refused to tell me his name. (Actually really weird!) This is when my companion stepped in to get his attention off me. He was just staring me down in a bad way !And he explained to him that he was crossing the line over this. Now let me explain my companion is a 73 year old Va. veteran amputee with severe heart problems and PTSD and I am his VA appointed caregiver! He stood up on his prosthetic leg to protect me! He then told him he had no right to accuse us of this and that we were not stealing or taking advantage of them and would not be spoken to like this and before anything else bad happened we were going to leave. And wait for the police.We still had not received our bill or refills on drinks etc yet. This is when things went crazy! As he is yelling that we are stealing and he is going to call the police we were trying to get away and flee from this very unstable man they end up at the door which the owner had locked one side and then was physically blocking the other side. Then the owner physically pushed then knocked him to the floor as he was trying to flee away from the assault we were under ! His PTSD was majorly kicking in now and he just wanted to get out! He would not let him out! He bounced off the wall then hit the floor with his head bouncing I finally got to him! Some people offered help and got the owner off and away as I gave him his nitroglycerine pills and tried keeping him awake till the paramedics arrived!!! Can you say nightmare? Horrible experience to say the least .He was taken by ambulance to the Leesburg Hospital and then medivact to the Trauma Center in Ocala! If you honor your life at all don’t go here. We have had bad experiences here before but it was jus
the food was raw and the owner was rude cussing at us to get the f out of his restaurant throwing the plate of food at my Friend screaming and hollering so the other patrons can hear and the waitresses are scared of the owner
Bono cooks up the best catfish you gonna find in Florida. With okra and hush puppies also on the plate only the heavenly banquet could be better. (I’ll bet Jesu❤️catfish too!)
Went there for lunch. It’s advertised as Old Time Diner. How, the music was head banging rock from 70s and 80s. When we asked what happened to the good music from 50s and 60s, our server said one of the other servers chose what was on, it quickly got changed to music more reflective of what you would expect. Our server took good care of us and the food was delicious . Will return, but only if they turn on the good music.
Good food, great prices...?. All u can eat catfish was great. Lasagna also great. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eat Catfish
Old Time Diner is one of our favorite places to get catfish. The food is always so good. However, we will not be back because we have had our credit card comprised twice; each time this establishment is the only place we used it. We were given three names of people who used our card. Be careful!
We tried going to the diner when our grandsons were in town, but unfortunately the hours on maps did not match and they were closing. My wife and I made it when we were out dorking around. We loved it. So many choices and everything we ordered was excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The only two things that were good was the food and our waitress. The diner was WAY too hot . I was sweating during most all of my meal . The entertainment was awful we couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
Excellent little diner - full of character and characters. Best catfish in the county!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is always hot and well prepared
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger, Fish, Meatloaf, Coleslaw
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Pretty good ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Cute diner with favorites like meatloaf, spaghetti and stuffed green peppers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This dive is not worth your money. The food was bad, the staff was creepy, and the atmosphere was ruined by cheap decor and peeling paint. 0/10
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Was so good the 1st visit, we had to come again! Simply amazing, down-home cooked meals. This will be a regular stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cat fish batter too salty to eat. Had to wait till everyone else was done to even try it because it was so hot. Don't need any pushback from anyone over my review
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
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