The Diner
175 S Main St, Fond du Lac
(920) 921-9660
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the nostalgic atmosphere and the owner is from our town makes this a must stop. Sandie is just amazing she puts her heart and soul into keeping this diner rolling in our community.
Awful service
Service: 1
One word: FANTASTIC. My wife and I went here after walking up and down Main Street once we finished our last trip of this year to the Farmer's Market. I ordered what I always order, the Biscuits and Gravy with a side order of Hash Browns, and my wife had a Cheese Omelet. From the food to the conversation we had with the waitresses as well as with Sandy, we had a wonderful experience -- so much so that we both thought that going back more regularly was in order. There's something about sitting at the counter and having a meal while talking to the employees that's very comforting...it's something that's sadly lacking nowadays, at least in my opinion, and is a throwback to a bygone era where strangers at a small restaurant would actually engage with each other over a meal. I find, as I get older, that places like The Diner are more and more appleaing...not just for the ( wonderful ) food but also for the atmosphere.
Thanks to all who made this morning's meal an amazing one -- we will DEFINITELY be coming back !! ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hash Browns, Sausage Biscuits and Gravy
Kid-friendliness: The employees teased our grandsons and had a lot of fun with them. Also gave them treats after lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger, American Fries
BEST PLACE FOR BREAKFAST IVE EVER HAD!
AMAZING STAFF. GREAT SERVICE AND THE COFFEES ALWAYS HOT ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT HERE! if your looking for a quality meal with a low price tag this is where you wanna be !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food quick service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hash Browns, Pancake Combo
The food is good and the place is clean but me and my mother and brother are homeless and there’s a homeless thing where people can use tickets and get free food, the booths were all taken as usual and we sat in the chairs in front of the counter, and we had our tickets the waitress came and put them up, the cook turned around and said “where you here before?” And we said yes because we were there on Saturday LAST WEEK and she said “oh you can only come here once a week.” Which we ate last week. So we had to leave. If you’re not gonna serve the homeless to eat a little bit of breakfast because they don’t have the money. Don’t give the opportunity.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Old fashioned local diner. The experience was great. The owner was on site and the wait staff were awesome, friendly, knowledgeable and worked together. The food is your basic diner food but done right.
They even offer meals to the homeless. There are rules for this and when I inquired as to how this works the owner explained it and basically once every 7 days an individual can partake in this unique program. For a business owner especially at such a new location this is rare. This uses customer seating , time preparing and the giving away of food. Definitely not a profitable endeavor but obviously the owner cares and is giving back to her community. One wait staff shared how recently they had to enforce the rules need in order to keep the program going. This was not received well by the individuals but the owner and staff want to be able to continue to offer this so hard as it is the rules have to exist and be upheld. I really respect and admire their commitment.
I do not live in this area and we were passing through on our way to a funeral. We had a pleasant breakfast in a fun nostalgic atmosphere. Prices are very affordable and service was fast. I would definitely stop in again. I here the burgers are amazing so I will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs over Hard Home Fries Sausage N French Toast Combo
Good food, fair prices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
If i could give it 0 stars i would, i didnt even eat more than a bite it
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Good food, reasonable prices, friendly staff. Coffee is only $1.25 with your meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is standard breakfast fare. A solid breakfast that won’t knock your socks off but will fill ya up.
Had a two egg bacon, mushroom, and cheese omelette, that was okay. Wife had biscuits & gravy, again just okay.
Nothing was bad or wrong it was just okay.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Service was exactly as we'd expect from a diner. No problems there.
We did have to wait 30+ minutes for a couple of eggs and sausages/bacon, which we didn't expect from a diner. That short order cook needs a helping hand.
Preferably also someone to keep the butter bottle out of reach. We had to dab the grease off of eggs and meats both, because they were just swimming in it. Pancakes were basically only cooked on one side.
I'm sure this would improve if there was someone, for example, keeping eyes on the fryer, or taking care of assembly/expediting. She was doing all three.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Affordable food in an old school diner. It was built in the 1880s, and it houses lots of history throughout the restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hash Browns
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