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Reviewed October 19, 2023 via mobile

We found this little gem on our way to Wiarton. Breakfast was great. My husband's only problem was the Hash Browns have fried onions. No problem for me I loved them. Maybe next time we will ask for his wirh no Onions.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed October 13, 2023 via mobile

Fun little diner we always visit when we’re at the cottage. Service has a ways been friendly. Food is reasonably priced. Portions are decent and tasty (like 8/10). Id recommend Elsie’s

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed October 8, 2023

Service was terrible, waited over half an hour to get our coffee, the server forgot about us. Our meal took 40 minutes. The food is OK but not steller, but it is a diner.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed September 12, 2023

This is definitely the ambience of an old diner with a typical diner menu including pulled pork or hot beef sandwiches and hot dog and burger fare. Good for a fast light meal. This is a great alternative to the big franchise joints for the...whole family!More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed August 13, 2023

We enjoyed our lunch so much we ordered sandwiches to take with us for dinner. Good food, kind service, clean washrooms and super music! Definitely a great place to go for a nice meal and good memory.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 4, 2023 via mobile

Not impressed by the quality of the food. There was too much batter on the haddock, the coleslaw was tasteless and old, no tartar came with the fish (it was supposed to be included), and the fries were very salty, The waitress was friendly and...attentive with a smile on her face. My 2 Star rating is based completely on the food.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 1, 2023

This place was awesome. The decor fit the theme of a fifty's diner and I loved it. I had fish and chips and it was really good. Great sized portion which I could hardly finish. What made the experience so amazing was our server. She...was attentive and in the end put up with my teasing. She was a delight.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed July 24, 2023 via mobile

We stopped in for lunch. We were pleasantly surprised by the nice decor. The menu had breakfast and lunch meals available. My wife ordered a club sandwich and I ordered a large breakfast meal. Both were excellent. The staff were both friendly and very attentive...to our needs. The food came quickly and our bill was prompt too. We were very pleased. We'll go back.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed May 17, 2023 via mobile

Service and Lunch was Excellent. 50’s Style Diner very retro and Clean. Will definitely return. Must get in early- popular place

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed April 15, 2023 via mobile

Everything we had was just okay. I live 5 minutes from here and try it once a year to see if it improves because we would really love to come once a week. Not sure how to let owners know what needs improvement unless we...do it here. For 50.00 we should of been able to enjoy it more than we did. I ordered a footlong hotdog and poutine hubby said his BLT sandwich was fine. He only ate 15 fries they look fresh cut but taste frozen. My bun was dry and fell apart the bun was for a Regular hot dog and wiener hung out each end. My poutine wasn’t hot enough to melt the few cheese curds on it. Gravy was okay if the fries had been fresh cut hot and more curds. Just charge more and make sure it is great quantity and people will return. Maybe try to steam the buns so it isn’t dry and fall apart. I hate to give a bad review because everyone is trying these days but I so want owners and businesses to take their business serious and don’t except okay quality food. Also hire someone to professionally clean the washrooms there is crude in the corners of the stalls you need to scrape with a knife. I won’t be back again for awhile again.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed March 27, 2023

wonderful experience at this 60's style restaurant with interesting decor and great food.l wait staff was very efficient in a packed restaurant and every order was well cooked and deliciouse

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed February 19, 2023 via mobile

We experienced this restaurant tonight. Great food. I had liver and onions while my partner had the hot roast beef. Was delicious home cooking. We will be back. The atmosphere is so cool! A must place to visit.

Date of visit: February 2023
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Kris H, Owner at Elsie's Diner, responded to this reviewResponded February 22, 2023

Hi Debbie. Thanks for your great review. Just wondering since you liked the food and the atmosphere how we could have done better as you only gave us a 2 star rating?

Reviewed January 3, 2023

So about 4 years later we thought we would give this place another chance after such poor service the last time. We stopped in for a very late breakfast, not very busy , our server was a polite friendly young lady who took our orders...and had coffee out asap for us, food came out quick, but again a let down, over and under cooked on both our meals, blah with no flavour, price is same as most places, been there done that, not going back, but hey you try and decide, cheersMore

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed October 9, 2022 via mobile

Ordered an omelette - just an omelette with bacon & cheese. Didnt want homefries or toast. Didnt have anything but water. Was told I’d get $2 off my meal because I didn’t want homefries or toast. I got my bill and she charged $11.99 for...the omelette plus $1.50 for each item in the omelette, so my omelette was $15.00 plus tax, and when I asked why she didnt credit me the $2 because I didnt get homefries or toast, she said “I gave you 3 tomato slices instead”. The tomatoes weren’t even ripe. They were barely red. What a ripoff - money hungry waitress - so I didnt leave a tip. We won’t be back.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed August 4, 2022

Our first time here and our family really enjoyed the 50's nostalgia. Hardworking friendly staff. The menu has a great variety. Decent prices... must have dessert! Highly recommend.

Date of visit: August 2022
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ELSIE'S DINER, Owen Sound - Updated 2023 Restaurant Reviews, Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Food Delivery & Takeaway - Tripadvisor

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Elsie's Diner is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5