Identifies as women-owned
Yes
Auburn Diner in Auburn
Categories
Location on the map
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, US
From the business
Service options
Outdoor seating
Yes
Kerbside pickup
Yes
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Delivery
No
Health and safety
Staff wear masks
Yes
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Great coffee
Yes
Great dessert
Yes
Popular for
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Healthy options
Yes
Kids' menu
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Dining options
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Seating
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
High chairs
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Historic
Yes
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
Groups
Yes
LGBTQ+ friendly
Yes
Tourists
Yes
Transgender safe space
Yes
Payments
Debit cards
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 315-253-7375
Site: http://www.auburnmenus.com/
Site: http://www.auburnmenus.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:6AM–2PM
- Tuesday:6AM–2PM
- Wednesday:6AM–2PM
- Thursday:6AM–8PM
- Friday:6AM–8PM
- Saturday:6AM–2PM
- Sunday:6AM–2PM
Comments (199)
The food was pretty good. Waitress seemed upset. Took my food away before I was done. She didnt even ask if I was finished. I found that to be very rude.
This restaurant is amazing. The food is always delicious. The place is always packed but you get a table super fast. Mary is the best waitress.
Really good breakfast. Just wish they had real Maple syrup but otherwise awesome food
Headed to Syracuse. Stopped there for the first time. Really busy but from waiting for a table to get seated ordered and finished eating and the bill took all of maybe 45 minutes. Great food descent prices and really good service. Definitely would go back.
I cant say enough how welcoming and awesome this experience was. It was like going home after a long work week to a hot meal and family to come home to. Thank you Mary and the rest of the staff for making our 1st visit to your diner such a treat. The food was perfect,, the staff 110%, and it made our day a little better just by being with you guys.. We will be coming back here every time were in the area ❤
I love it here. The food is great.the staff I never meet people like them .auburn diner makes you feel like home .clean friendly. Everytime I walk in they would say ladies green tea lol I love it
My 3 kids and me have never been to NY. We live in Oklahoma. This diner was great! My older son wants to come back everyday! Great food and staff was friendly! Such a small place but left a great experience!
Auburn has two great diners and this is one of them. Completely restored in 2003, this is one of just a few remaining diners built by the Bixler Manufacturing Company. The diner is small and always busy, but the excellent food and service, not to mention the historic building itself, make it a must visit.
My go to spot for breakfast! Food is always amazing and the waitresses are very friendly which makes it a very enjoyable experience! Highly recommend for breakfast or lunch!!
Such a delightful breakfast ! So very delicious and reasonably priced ! Got a Fretta and the potatoes were so fresh and yummy . The wait staff was extraordinary ! Such a homey feel . We loved it and will go back .
Loved it have to get there early! Very good food and the service was excellent! Will definitely go again and again 🙂
March 4th....fabulous fish fry the 1st Friday of Lent. Busy place but food was served quickly and with a smile....and of course a huge pc of coconut pie to finish....Well be back on the Harley.
Food was very good. Its like a old mom and pop place with the warm feeling at your own table.
I like hole in the wall spots and small businesses that give great service and good food! Definitely will find that here!
I got to be honest its not the food that brings me there all the time. Though the food is delicious its the staff that keeps me coming back. I highly recommend sitting at the bar and watching the shenanigans that is Auburn diner. They should just call it Marys place!!!
Great. I popped in right before they had closed in an hour. The food was good the service was welcoming and delightful. Only been here once and already I feel like a regular🙌🏾
Lovely place. Forget the chain diners nearby and go here. Waitress was very friendly and quick. Ordered pancakes, eggs and bacon and I wasnt disappointed. Pancakes were huge and moist. Highly recommend
Good food decent prices.
Great home cooked food, might have to wait to be seated. Limited seating but well worth the wait
The best food. The best service. Highly recommend!!😊😊
Good service, good burgers and shake, pricey.
Love this place, food great, server was fantastic.
Always friendly service and great food!
It was an enjoyable experience, though we did have to wait a while for our food. The bacon burger quesadilla was great, though it could have used some more cheese.
Great food and staff!
Old style dinner, food is hot good and service outstanding. Everyone is like family and polite. If you miss home food. cooking, stop in for Breakfast, lunch or both. Too bad it is not open for dinner. I know where to eat when I am in the area of Auburn, NY.
Great food and great service.
GREAT Breakfast! Easy old style. These folks know how to cook. Thanks for the yummies.
Cozy, friendly service, delicious food, great prices.
Got here at noon on a Thursday, and had to wait about 10 minutes to get a table. Our food was very good and reasonably price. The staff was friendly and very attentive, considering how busy they were. All in all, it was well worth the wait.
We waited close to an hour for our food. The omelet was tasty, but it was room temperature. The hash browns were partially burned, but barely warm. The toast was bordering on being burnt. We ordered 2 pancakes. The top one was cooked perfectly, but was chewy and didnt have much flavor. The bottom one was super dark and impossible to cut with a fork. One bright spot is that our server was great. Im not sure why this place is #3 out of all restaurants in Auburn on trip Advisor.
Great food and very friendly staff. The place was busy and one cook and one waitress (because of corona) took care of everyone. We waited a little longer than usual for our fish dinners but it was definitely worth the wait. They were delicious! Also, the coconut cream pie was great
It was a great meal and great waitress I will go back
Were from out of town and were looking for a simple local diner for a good breakfast. The food here was very good, large portions, and good price. Staff were friendly and I was entertained listening to one of the waitresses riffing on one of the regulars. Nice experience!
Friendly atmosphere really good breakfast!
Had breakfast here with my Pop and Son on a Saturday morning in early June. Very busy. Had about a 20 minute wait outside. Wished they couldve served us outside on their patio tables. Great vibe, good ambience both outside and in. Not sure why they have such nice outside seating but dont use it. Regardless, it was worth the wait I suppose. The food was fantastic. Bring your appetite, no jokes on their portion sizes. Quirky service though. I had ordered an orange juice and was brought a cup about a 1/4 full of juice. The gal that brought it said they were out and needed to run down cellar to bring up more. She stopped by the table several times asking if we needed refills but seem to miss the orange juice everytime. A testament to how busy they were was my guess. Another server happened along a bit later and rectified the situation. They did not charge me for that OJ by the way. It gave us something to jokingly chide about at our table other than ourselves. Everyone enjoyed their food. My Son had the Montecristo and loved it. To my surprise really. . .as he has never liked anything to do with eggs. Considering the whole sandwich is dipped in eggs I found that quite revealing as to how good it mustve been. My Pop had the Western Omelette and was more than content with his. He found the orange juice situation very entertaining. So he got a good breakfast and a show. I had the Sausage Gravy & Biscuits with a couple of Sunnyside up eggs. HOLY SMOKES!! Did I mention the portions. I was very satisfied with my choice. It was delicious and I had leftovers for dinner that evening. It was perfect. I definitely recommend coming here if you are in the Auburn area around breakfast time. Dont be afraid to speak up if you need something though.
Great little diner. Locals eat here. Wait staff is entertaining.
The food here is excellent, well cooked, and served quickly with marked courtesy. The decor is tasteful, classic, and a memorable example of Americana done right. The bathrooms are clean, the lighting is excellent. One may have to wait for a table; it is worth a short wait and the food is so good that one can understand waiting due to a restaurants popularity. Every dish I remember eating here over the past years has been consistently well cooked and tasty. I do not remember one negative experience with the waitresses. Bravo.
Nice tuna melt, killer sweet potato fries friendly staff!!
Very busy, had to wait. Good food, good prices, nice servers. Ill go again.
I dont understand how the cooks can consistently offer cooked breakfasts and 95% of the time the home fries are stone cold or barely warm!. This is not a one-time occurrence--has happened repeatedly.PS: Mary is the best waitress in central NY!
Dont leave reviews really, but went twise in a couple days. food is great. very clean. great service. will go again if Im ever in town.
Love this place great food and super friendly
This was first time there. It was very good and service was excellent I had a Swiss and bacon omelette . Home fries were the best Ive had in a long time. Only negative was the coffee was too strong for my taste. I recommend this place for breakfast
Great food and service. However, I had to listen to one of the owners relatives very loudly giving her opinions on politics the whole time I was there. She also needs to keep her mask on while walking around and going behind the counter.
So glad we stopped here before we left Auburn. I had the 222 and enjoyed every bite of it. Crystal took good care of us, and we had great conversation with the people in the booth next to us.
Food was good ,service was great and the prices were decent.
Would give the staff here ZERO stars if we could. Wife and I stopped there for lunch, we were politely told that we would be seated next. Over the course of the next 20 minutes waiting, 4 other couples walked in and were immediately taken to tables. In fact one of the couples that bypassed the wait were eating before I finally asked what was up. I was told that they are regulars and you are not!!!!! Never again will we want to try that place and I will let my extensive family and group of local friends know how they treat folks
Always great food at a very fair price. The waitresses are very kind and thoughtful. The best Diner in town.
Foods okay. Avoid going there on weekends because its packed and youll be waiting 45 mins to an hour for your food and the staff gets snappy if you gently ask for an ETA.
Nice old fashioned dinner. Good food fast service.
Really tasty specials, and a whole lot of selection.. great local diner.. will come back
Love this diner!!! breakfasts and lunches are amazing. VERY regular crowd. super service. Always packed.
Friendly atmosphere and great food.
The staff is so friendly, the restaurant is clean and organized. I love that breakfast is served all day. Very reasonable prices, and you can tell its well liked by the locals.
Crazy cool and friendly wait staff...Clean facilitiesExcellent food.I had hot turkey sandwich!Real thick turkey not deli sliced!I highly recommend!
Great tasty food. Wonderful service with friendly caring staff.
Best breakfast and more in town great service they did alot to preserve as much as the old diner as they could and I remember going there as a kid after school when my mom was waitressesing and the food still great
Very good food nice people all the time servers and people having brunch great atmosphere
Great food and friendly staff
Had grilled cheese on rye. Delicious.. and wedding soup..with loads of vegs and meat and chicken...coffee was fresh too!
This is where the locals eat! Always busy and always good! The staff is very good! One of the best examples of a local diner youll find anywhere!
Very good food not expensive either just a great place to eat their breakfast are so good
Best Diner in this area. Along with delicious food you are welcome to watch the play. Main Charakters: waitresses and the local customers. Everyone treated as deserved.To us the staff was so nice and welcoming. We so enjoyed the atmosphere and food. Everyone within a 1 h ride should experience this lovely diner. Thank you!
Always a good meal here. Staff are super friendly and food comes out quick. Great diner.
Home fries are like warm boiled potatoes hardly any seasoning.Scrambled eggs look like a train wreck ,they are never whipped.You get a plate with white and yellow mess.Omlets come in the same fashion.Wait staff is A one ,and alot of the customer are there for that reason alone.
Awesome small diner with friendly wait staff. Mostly regulars who frequent the diner and after a few times, the waitresses will get to know you down to your usual order. Friendly atmosphere to strike up a conversation or join in another.
Great place for 🥞 breakfast! You may have to wait for a booth ,but never a very long wait,and excellent staff,very kind and friendly!!
Visited this morning with 2 of my buddies. French toasts were excellent. Service was excellent. The place was packed as usual. Wish they had more space but it turned out well. Will definitely go back.
A nice little find in Auburn.... Food was good, reasonably priced, and plentiful, but arrive early if you want one of the specials. Pies are good, but a tad pricey at $5.50 a slice.... The best part about this place is if you sit at the bar, you get lots of witty banter for no extra charge. We were very entertained at the interaction between regulars and the waitresses.
The service was terrible, waited almost an hour for a table and then when I had spoke up the lady was extremely rude. The food was terrible and the fries weren’t even cooked all the way. Highly don’t recommend.
Always a pleasure to come to the diner. Food is great and the folks at the diner are awesome
Great place really good food very friendly staff and local folks was great to talk to truck parking in the parking lot beside the place you can ovnp here
Wonderful service & scrumptious home cooked meals - Ill be back for sure!
Love love love, American Diners. This place is awesome. 5-StarsRevisit - Cant sub out potatoes on breakfast dishes. They wont let it happen. Maybe they should update their policy so Im not wasting food and I can get something Id eat.3-stars now
Very friendly,excellent service. Very clean and cozy atmosphere. Fridays menu offers multiple selections. Fish Fry with a generous side is a winner. Absolutely Delicious ! ! ! !
Cleanest diner I have ever been in!!! Fantastic food!! Service is always great!!! Great mix of clientele!!! Just a pleasurable experience all the way around!!!!!! P.S., you wont go broke eating there, and you never leave hungry. Unless your slob!!!
Have the best service and great food
Food was great. Nice sized portions. Suggestion have one door for coming in and the other door for exit
Excellent food and service. Super cute diner.
Food was excellent, charming atmosphere, great service. Very friendly.
I visited this restaurant yesterday with my 15 month old nephew. The staff was both friendly and extremely helpful. The food was stellar and the warm ambiance should draw more families to come and try it out.
Really good food, awesome staff, great prices.
Food is always good. Large portions. LA French toast with cinnamon maple syrup is great. Mary,Kim and Tiffany all wonderful with customers
I used to stop their years ago since I was in Auburn I knew they always had good food and they didnt disappoint me food was excellent
Great staff, very friendly, and will do anything for the customers to make them happy and comfortable. Service is really good especially on a busy Friday night.
Excellent food, excellent service and excellent prices! Small restaurant so be prepared that there may be a wait for a booth. However, there is a good size counter if you dont mind sitting on a stool.
This is literally my favorite place to go for a good hamburger.. really great place!!
Busy little diner with great service and the food was excellent!
Great food! Got the Auburn Diner super breakfast (not really called that) which included 2 of the following: pancakes, bacon, sausage, egs. Also had home fries, toast, and a slice of ham. It filled me up and Im now sitting full! Would def go again next time Im in Auburn.
First but not last time we eat here. Amazing tasty food. A wonderful waitress and good prices. Totally impressed.
Quick and friendly staff.
Delicious food and very popular place. Service was excellent!
Even though it has been some time since going there...I love that place....the food is excellent and the waitresses are wonderful...they treat you like family...I highly recommend it!!!!
Food is excellent. Waitress was great. Extremely happy to have visited it twice (so far) this trip. Will definately visit again on my next trip.
The Auburn Dinner is THE place to eat for breakfast , lunch and dinner .(Thurs/Fri only till 8:00). We were looking for somewhere to have breakfast and our GPS led us to THE AUBURN DINER . The food was excellent , and the service was equally excellent .The diner itself was remarkably clean and the atmosphere was very light hearted and friendly . Our visit will be remembered for a long time and we look forward to returning . Allan & Sande Smith. .
Great food, great price! Super friendly wait staff.
The waitress are very friendly. the food taste amazing! they have places where you can sit down outside and inside and its worth going to visit.
Great atmosphere. Brings back memories of old style dinners with a family atmosphere and excellent food. Prices are reasonable.
Great food and communication
Great place! Small, busy with great food and value. We were lucky to find it where passing through town.
Delicious food, friendly staff makes for a fun and affordable quick time out
Hardest working people in the area, very friendly and affordable for everyone. Perfect opportunity to support local business💫
The service was great and the food was delivered quickly and was delicious. I would recommend this place.
Friendly service and good diner food and prices.
Great food friendly staff
Good solid home cooked food, in a friendly diner atmosphere. I have seen lots of my friends from this area in this place. Always busy during lunch.
Good food and friendly service. Was surprised at how good the pancakes were.
Long line but worth the wait. Delicious food!
Great food, love eating here
Best breakfast I have ever had hands down!
Wow this is a must for anyone traveling through. Great food, service, quick, friendly and popular for a reason. Such good food.
Nice little spot.. great service
Good food. Big portions. Good staff.
This diner was great...the food and service is awesome....if anyone is looking for great food and friendly service then come on down to Auburn Diner . 😁👍🏻
Great food good service and fast very clean
Great place for breakfast great service and friendly staff. All place so some waiting required but well worth the wait definitely would highly recommend it.....
Food was ok. All of the orders with toast came out burnt. Our server was very nice.
Great food, great service, quaint ambiance.
Great food even better staff, very friendly, hometown feel! Definitely a must try!
Great food, awesome staff! Wouldve given 5 stars if it wasnt so loud in there..
Decent food and a very friendly staff. Nice down to earth diner with a good dessert.
Just love the place just stopped in got three orders of chicken and biscuits probably the best in town we just love the place
Coffee was bitter tasting. Felt safe in there as far as cleanliness and health factors.
Great service, comfort food at good prices.
Quick service, always friendly and delicious!
Good food, good service! Yummy fish fry and Mac n cheese! I am usually here for breakfast.
Great Diner. Awesome waitresss.
I eat here every few weeks or so and the food is always excellent. The service is also wonderful.
Good food and very friendly staff! Very good prices as well!
Really good food, and a really easy place to find! The only down side I see for it is how long you have to wait to get your food.
Great food and service. Best in town!
Great food. Great service.
Great food and service!!
My experience with this restaurant has always been amazing. From all of the waitresses and owner . I truly recommend this place to anyone...
Great experience, wonderful staff
Great food and great service. It is always g to be able to have breakfast past lunch time!
Nothing special. Food was okay. Service was nice. Very popular with the senior crowd. Good luck getting a seat at 7am.
Excellent. Friendly. Good Food. Great Service!!!!!
My omelet was great. No mistakes. With the toast and hash browns it was far too much food. Service was great.
Food was great. Place is small so you do have to wait to be seated.
Every time I visit the the Auburn Diner I treated extremely well by all the staff! The food & service is outstanding! I recommend it to others all the time! A+ rated!
Awesome staff, Awesome foodNever disappointed !
This is always a fun experience. Kim and Mary are the heart of it. Without thier wit and charm the place wouldnt be a success. The food is good too.
Retro diner. Very friendly. Great food good prices. Wish they had a dish specialty of their own to make it more of a landmark
Everything was great! I feelucky to have found this place.
Food was good but kind of pricey for burgers and fries. The conversation from the patrons was very inappropriate. Made us feel kind of unwelcome there.
Great food in a friendly diner style atmosphere and very reasonably priced
Well made breakfast items and friendly service
My favorite early morning place for a quick and hearty breakfast with my partner. Always friendly and clean and food tastes great!
Great breakfast for great prices! Be ready to wait for a table, tends to get pretty busy....but thats a good sign....
Best spot for Breakfast in town
I eat there all of the time with my Mom. Prices reasonable & you get large portions. Free refills on coffee yea
Great food! Family dinner with low prices but get big portions of food and free refills.
Best breakfast in town thats open before 8
Great food! Good service and old time feel!
Very good food. Definitely worth a visit
Beautifully done inside! Friendly staff.
Great little diner! The food and service is top notch.
Old school family dinning atmosphere. Good food
Good food and love the waitresses..I am from out of town an but come here a few times each year. Breakfast at the Auburn diner is always a must do when I am in town
Cozy, small. Friendly atmosphere. Nor expensive to eat there and good food
Huge plates great food. Excellent staff
Good food, although the cooks can be rather slow. On the upside the hot nerdy waitress is fun to look at while you wait. ☺
Great deal on the Big Breakfast. The pancakes were amazing. Cute little spot.
Good food had a awesome time
Great food and service and fast!
Food was good but really greasy
Yummy! But only order the Auburn Diner Big Breakfast if youre REALLY hungry. Loads of good food.
Best Belgium waffles with strawberries and whipped cream ever.great fish fry sand.fast and courteious wait staff.wait is well worth it
What a cool little diner! Nice staff, really good prices, great food!
Fantastic food and atmosphere. Very friendly staff. We will return if we are ever in Auburn, NY again!!
Good food, good service - sausage and gravy a little mild for my taste but well made.
Great service and good food. I have Sunday breakfast there every week.
Always good food and service. Meet old friends most of the time.
Never had a bad breakfast here. Always spot and the coffee keeps coming!!!!
Great food at a great price. Down home food!
Great place grat people had a wonderful 👏 time with my grandpa
Great diner with a cool retro feel. The waitresses are always nice and the food is classic Americana.
Mary was very friendly and attentive, the vibe inside the diner was like a big family
Fast, very friendly service. Excellent food. Reasonably priced.
Food was awesome and quick, and the staff very nice and so happy they talked me into the Apple pie
Service was good. Got fries with the meal and they got cold very fast or came that way.
Cheap and cheerful. Great breakfast.
But wait theres a play courteous kind they respect The Cove at La
My steak and eggs was awesome and my wife had the BLT wrap was amazing!
Great food , friendly staff
Incredible pancakes and great service
The food is great and the staff is super Mary, Kim and tiffany!
Total reviews rating 4.6
199 Reviews for Auburn Diner 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-24Good food and very friendly staff. Tight quarters makes it more challenging but this group is very professional. The selections are good and they offer many options. The number if toast (bread) selections was impressive. It was even toasted properly, not dried out.
Review №2
2021-09-13I was looking for a quick diner breakfast and this place popped up on my search so I made my way here. The place is small and the parking lot was packed. It was only me so I told the hostess the bar was fine if one came available. The waitress was quick to bring me coffee and take my order. I got one of the breakfast specials. Scrambled eggs, sausage, and has browns with toast. The eggs were definitely scrambled on the flat top because it was a tie dye mix of white and yellow. Not cool. Youre not that busy to grab a bowl or have some pre scrambled. And the toast had the bare minimum amount of butter. It was like they took the tip of the knife on the edge and put a 3mm dab of it on there. Do I expect more from diners, probably.
Review №3
2021-06-06Absolutely phenomenal. Delicious coffee, the food was outstanding, and the bacon was perfectly cooked. I wouldnt have thought to do biscuits and gravy in a bowl, but it works so well. Highly recommend of youre ever in the area
Review №4
2022-02-25I came here last year and my food was good. My moms food on the other hand and was not good. Her french toast tasted like onions and our bacon was barley cooked. Also sadly one of waitresses at the time I was there was getting treated really badly by the customer. He was being sexist. I was trying to be nice to the women because the other women didnt even bother to care. Then the other women that was working at the time seemed really jealous and ignored us the entire time. Possibly might come back might not. Didnt feel welcomed. :(
Review №5
2022-06-22Breakfast options are wonderful. Local cinnamon buns from Camerons are HUGE. Great service and a friendly waitress who even brought my phone outside to me when I forgot it on the table. Definitely will be back again!
Review №6
2022-04-01Great prices and friendly staff. Made our dining experience very pleasurable. Depending on time day, food came rather quickly. I highly recommend this place.
Review №7
2022-05-09Great place to eat. Clean, friendly and fast service. The portion sizes were large and the prices were good I thought the food had a lot of flavor and cooked excellent.
Review №8
2022-03-21Always a favorite breakfast spot. Always make it a point to vote for them. Best staff in town. They dont always have a line for no reason, but they are fast and organized. Keep up the great work.
Review №9
2022-05-22Was excited to try this place as we had heard good things. The only seating for our family was outside which was no problem, but the waitress immediately asked us if we wanted to eat out there bc the table was dirty and I asked for a washcloth. I was happy to pitch in and wipe my own table. I said it was the only open table that would fit our family as it was a busy Sunday and she gave us a dirty look. Then she delivered drinks to another table and told them it was going to be a while and then turned to us and told us the same. I again asked for a washcloth just so we could sit comfortably as the table was kinda gross and she again gave me a dirty look and said it would be a while. We conversed as a family and decided that a really stressed out and annoyed waitres was not for us so we left. First impressions really are everything and she was everything but welcoming and kind.
Review №10
2022-05-23This place nails it! American nostalgia at its finest. The crew really makes you feel welcome and like family. I wish I could bring it back to Florida with me. If you are in the area,do not pass it up.