Discovering Diner 31 a couple of years ago was the best thing for our Manistee trips—it's now an absolute must-visit every time we're in town! Their signature Bahama Waffles are, hands down, the best breakfast ever. It truly feels like a vacation treat. The whole experience is consistently excellent: the food is amazing, the service is provided by friendly and attentive servers, and the decor is fun. Even if there's a line, the tables turn over quickly, and it is well worth the short wait.
Rachel K
delicious, affordable breakfast and the vibes were top notch! Everyone was so kind. Loved this place!!!
William Stout
Great Breakfast and Great service
Allen S
If you want a great breakfast make sure to stop at Diner 31 in Manistee MI. Fast efficient service, excellent breakfast “Captains Classic” Ham and Eggs!!
John
Been there many times over the years. The service is very good. The quality of the food has gone down and the prices has gone up. I ordered breakfast my last visit and it wasn't very good. poor quality products used. the eggs, bacon, ham,potatoes were all good but the sausage and biscuits and gravy were not. they are low grade frozen products. the gravy is from a can. please upgrade.
Michelle Myers
It must be good if on a Tuesday morning the older locals are eating here. The service was prompt and great. I enjoyed my food I ordered, definitely too much to eat it all. I would recommend this place for breakfast.
Penny Carrero
We discovered Diner 31 a couple years ago and we love it! It’s a must every time we’re in Manistee. Their Bahama Waffles are the best breakfast ever! It’s really a treat when we’re on vacation. Their servers are friendly and attentive, the food is amazing, and the decor is fun. Tables open up pretty quickly if there’s a line, and it’s well worth the wait.
Ken Jackson
Had breakfast there on back to back days. Both food and service was great!
Brent Markowski
Everyone needs a little breakfast in their lives, and since I’m part of everyone I decided to try this little spot out!
It was a small, quaint little place. Much like the small, quaint little places of yesteryear. Typical diner decorations, typical diner servers, and typical diner patrons. This was textbook. It was super busy when I got there, but by the time I left there was probably a 10-15 minute wait at the door. But you know these breakfast places keep takin’ ‘em in and puttin’ ‘em out.
Since I absolutely despise anything where all my breakfast foods are mushed together (pizzas, burritos, omelets, scrambles, hitches, macros, and fizzles), I opted for the more traditional route of “food on a plate, maybe touching a little bit.” It’s kind of like the difference between kissing cousins and married cousins.
This episode of breakfast will be brought to you by: chicken fried steak, scrambled eggs, American potatoes, bacon, and toast. Special guest, chocolate milk.
I’m a little trollop for chicken fried steak. Or really anything fried with a layer of gravy. This one wasn’t bad. Had decent flavor, gravy portioning was good. I would welcome it back like a close friend. The eggs were good as well. Since my body can only consume scrambled eggs, anytime they aren’t runny or have that weird cooked-too-long skin on them is a win in my book. I would embrace them again like a long lost relative. The American potatoes (or how I always have to ask for them because I can never remember the name “those little potatoes that are chunks”), were good with the ketchup. Cooked the way they were supposed to be. I would sit next to them again on a bus.
The bacon. Oh, the bacon. If you’re a breakfast place and serve bacon, this will make you or break you in my eyes. The hardest thing I have ever found so far are restaurants that claim to know how to do floppy bacon. Limp bacon. Soggy bacon. Whatever you want to call it. They always claim they know how, then they bring out bacon I could harpoon a fish with. I want bacon I can tie together like shoelaces. Sadly, this bacon missed the mark. I would turn this bacon away at the door.
Ultimately, it was a breakfast place. It did what it set out to do.
Chocolate milk 10/10 Made up breakfast foods 3/3 Flaccid bacon 5/10
The food was good. Definitely a good place to stop when in a hurry. Service was amazing and atmosphere spot on!
Dawn G
Food was excellent
Paul Kaschel
Food was great but service was exceptional there was a long line waiting when we got there and The Waitresses could have been frazzled but they were relaxed and friendly and joking. Outstanding experience. Google is asking me to review as if it's a hotel but it's a restaurant
Jeffery Raleigh
Best breakfast ever.
Ed McPherson
Wonderful breakfast options and superior customer service!
People are great food was good great location
Discovering Diner 31 a couple of years ago was the best thing for our Manistee trips—it's now an absolute must-visit every time we're in town! Their signature Bahama Waffles are, hands down, the best breakfast ever. It truly feels like a vacation treat. The whole experience is consistently excellent: the food is amazing, the service is provided by friendly and attentive servers, and the decor is fun. Even if there's a line, the tables turn over quickly, and it is well worth the short wait.
delicious, affordable breakfast and the vibes were top notch! Everyone was so kind. Loved this place!!!
Great Breakfast and Great service
If you want a great breakfast make sure to stop at Diner 31 in Manistee MI. Fast efficient service, excellent breakfast “Captains Classic” Ham and Eggs!!
Been there many times over the years. The service is very good. The quality of the food has gone down and the prices has gone up. I ordered breakfast my last visit and it wasn't very good. poor quality products used. the eggs, bacon, ham,potatoes were all good but the sausage and biscuits and gravy were not. they are low grade frozen products. the gravy is from a can. please upgrade.
It must be good if on a Tuesday morning the older locals are eating here. The service was prompt and great. I enjoyed my food I ordered, definitely too much to eat it all. I would recommend this place for breakfast.
We discovered Diner 31 a couple years ago and we love it! It’s a must every time we’re in Manistee. Their Bahama Waffles are the best breakfast ever! It’s really a treat when we’re on vacation. Their servers are friendly and attentive, the food is amazing, and the decor is fun. Tables open up pretty quickly if there’s a line, and it’s well worth the wait.
Had breakfast there on back to back days. Both food and service was great!
Everyone needs a little breakfast in their lives, and since I’m part of everyone I decided to try this little spot out!
It was a small, quaint little place. Much like the small, quaint little places of yesteryear. Typical diner decorations, typical diner servers, and typical diner patrons. This was textbook. It was super busy when I got there, but by the time I left there was probably a 10-15 minute wait at the door. But you know these breakfast places keep takin’ ‘em in and puttin’ ‘em out.
Since I absolutely despise anything where all my breakfast foods are mushed together (pizzas, burritos, omelets, scrambles, hitches, macros, and fizzles), I opted for the more traditional route of “food on a plate, maybe touching a little bit.” It’s kind of like the difference between kissing cousins and married cousins.
This episode of breakfast will be brought to you by: chicken fried steak, scrambled eggs, American potatoes, bacon, and toast. Special guest, chocolate milk.
I’m a little trollop for chicken fried steak. Or really anything fried with a layer of gravy. This one wasn’t bad. Had decent flavor, gravy portioning was good. I would welcome it back like a close friend. The eggs were good as well. Since my body can only consume scrambled eggs, anytime they aren’t runny or have that weird cooked-too-long skin on them is a win in my book. I would embrace them again like a long lost relative. The American potatoes (or how I always have to ask for them because I can never remember the name “those little potatoes that are chunks”), were good with the ketchup. Cooked the way they were supposed to be. I would sit next to them again on a bus.
The bacon. Oh, the bacon. If you’re a breakfast place and serve bacon, this will make you or break you in my eyes. The hardest thing I have ever found so far are restaurants that claim to know how to do floppy bacon. Limp bacon. Soggy bacon. Whatever you want to call it. They always claim they know how, then they bring out bacon I could harpoon a fish with. I want bacon I can tie together like shoelaces. Sadly, this bacon missed the mark. I would turn this bacon away at the door.
Ultimately, it was a breakfast place. It did what it set out to do.
Chocolate milk 10/10
Made up breakfast foods 3/3
Flaccid bacon 5/10
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The food was good. Definitely a good place to stop when in a hurry. Service was amazing and atmosphere spot on!
Food was excellent
Food was great but service was exceptional there was a long line waiting when we got there and The Waitresses could have been frazzled but they were relaxed and friendly and joking. Outstanding experience. Google is asking me to review as if it's a hotel but it's a restaurant
Best breakfast ever.
Wonderful breakfast options and superior customer service!
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