Great spot for locals and travelers. They have all the classic options plus unique choices as well. They have a classic diner vibe. Covid clearly had a heavy impact on them, but they continue to put out great service and food. We have never been disappointed. Very reasonable prices. Well worth a trip to experience, and well worth local loyalty!
We had the most wonderful breakfast ! It was very busy and the staff were so kind and patient. The food was out of this world!! Hot and delicious. Our cups were never empty and the ladies were running that place!! We adored the diner and definitely would love to come back when we are in town!
Chicken and Waffles! I had it the first time I went here, and every time since. Maybe one day Ill order something different. Maybe. My friends say everything else they have had was great too.The restaurant is beautiful. It can get very busy and cramped but it is a great authentic diner. Great service and excellent food.
Fabulous breakfast and terrific service.Best pancakes ever! Great place
As a frequent traveler to Maine, we are always looking for great places for breakfast. We love this place. I had lox bagels & hubby big breakfast. His was large & delicious. My lox was excellent. Wait staff was exceptional. And you should really try the mimosas. They serve the prosecco in small bottles with orange juice on side. You get two mimosas from one bottle for $10. Great deal. If something isnt right, they make it right. For the real diner experience, sit inside.
An absolute must stop place. Totally authentic old school diner with the best corned beef hash I’ve ever had. They do all the classics plus lots of other fun stuff like a great crab omelette
An amazing experience, very popular, 100% worth a wait if coming during peak hours. Wife had the crab Benedict and was killer, the home fries are seasoned amazingly. Cinnamon pancakes are mouth watering and the sausage is worth ordering an extra side. French toast is a real crowd pleaser, would consider getting the stuffed. Mimosas are great, and get better the more you have. Friendly staff, amazing cook.
Traveling from Bay City, Michigan,the food was between excellence-to-perfection Cinnamon swirl pancakes with real maple syrup and double smoked bacon. We enjoyed the 50s style juke boxes that are in each booth(bring quarters!) The staff was very inviting and they made sure that we enjoyed our visit. Wish we lived closer so we could try all the menu.
Stopped here a couple times while working events at Thomas Point and their breakfast is amazing! Served til 3pm. They even have sensational fresh baked gluten free bread! Little bit of a wait at times but worth it. They are currently only taking orders at a booth outside, you pay then sit and wait for your food inside (with ac and an awesome retro vibe) or outside on their patio! Good value too!
We were very disappointed. We went after reading such good reviews. We were assured that the onion rings were homemade. They were not. We waited quite awhile for our lunch.Good was just okay. The turkey club had only two slices of turkey. The sandwich looked big but was primarily bread.
Classic atmosphere with eclectic menu. Great use of local ingredients. Hardworking, gracious staff
Wow! Cannot say enough about the ladies working this morning! So kind, busting their butts, working well together, having fun cracking jokes, but still killing it!! Go team! Good authentic Maine spot, our friends were running late and they were kind about it, accommodated, and crushed it!!! Come here and make sure you leave a fat tip people, these employees deserve it!!
Great food, friendly and attentive service. We ate outside, need to go back and check out the inside dining before we head home to Florida! Highly recommend. Really enjoyed it!
We probably wont be back. The food was okay, and took almost an hour to get. The kid taking orders had us wait like 10 minutes while he lined baskets with paper (while we had to stand there and watch him). They allow pets, and there were dogs barking at each other while we ate. Not a very relaxing breakfast experience at all. The people that worked there were very sweet, though, and the prices are reasonable.
Have been coming to this diner for many years. Service and quality of food has been consistently great. Their new covid check in is creative and simple to do. Wait staff is always friendly and helpful. Best diner around.
Best breakfast ever! We had the Marilyn Monroe and the Bowdoin Bowl. Large portions, quick service, friendly staff, and the food is delicious!! Quick and convenient outdoor booth for ordering and picking up to-go orders; great addition during Covid! If you haven’t been there this year, you are missing out!
I came to get breakfast and was not disappointed. I ordered the chicken & waffle plate and it was SUPERB. Real maple syrup and it had maple cream cheese, so darn good!I even came back for lunch and had the Brunswick chili & blueshine lemonade. Absolutely wonderful.Amanda the greeter/server was very nice & friendly.
Love this place. Food is excellent and the service is friendly even to tourist types like me. Highly recommend.
Cool little dinner.Food was good.For being short staffed, they did pretty good.Took a little time,but to be expected.
Best breakfast Ive ever had in my whole life, staff were super friendly and nice to my kids
Great food, especially their veggie quesadilla. Impressed with the waiter remembering my parties order and the table next to us without writing anything down.
Consistency is key! I’ve been coming to the Brunswick diner for years with my family and we have a great time. I love the Billy Holiday scramble and my dad always gets the James Dean. I hear from my brother that the chocolate chip pancakes are great. Today there was a fly but we didn’t mind. Check it out!
One of the most frustrating dining experiences I’ve ever had. Why would you have people pay before they eat? It’s a restaurant. It took us an extra fifteen minutes to order before we even sat down because the girl at the register felt it was more important to fetch us coffee and line paper baskets with utensils and napkins as opposed to taking our order. Beyond bizarre. Would suggest you get management in there that has actually run a restaurant before. The cherry on top is the fact that they have the audacity to blame it on being short staffed. There was plenty of help milling around while we were there. The issue is incompetence. Confusing system, uncaring staff, average food.
Don’t go here! After reading reviews we thought this would be the perfect place for breakfast. Wrong! We watched order after order for people who came in after us go out. Yet we still waited. My scrambled egg was barely cooked - inedible. One order came out wrong and had to be sent back. The wait staff never checked on us - we had to ask if we wanted something. This was sad.
Opened in 1949, my first time eating there was 1965, and with this visit in 2021, I found no change, other than what or how the Coronavirus effected it, in the diner. The service, and the food... par excellence!! We dined in although there was outside eating available. Inside the diner, it looked as it did in 1965, including jukeboxes at the tables (one quarter buys one song... 1965 one quarter bought 5 songs 😒). The diner did have a face-lift with the addition of beautiful flowers. I highly recommend the Brunswick Diner if you want to walk backwards in time wherethe food is good, the staff very friendly, and everybody knows your name!So, OK, I just remembered a small complaint... I asked for water and got a glass of room temperature water... what?? They brought me a glass of ice, with a smile, after I asked for ice.
Food was good. Big portions. Service not so hot. The waitress only refilled coffee on request. They didnt bring butter and jam for the toast. No salt & pepper on the table and we didnt bother to make another request.
Delicious breakfast in quaint, unassuming vintage diner. Homemade GF toast was amazing.
Excellent food... The owner is a doll and all of the staff are really friendly... HIGHLY suggest stopping in here 💜💜💜
Food & Service was Good but a Little 🤑pricey. Whats New these days.
Brunswick Diner was excellent, the lobster roll is so fresh and amazing , crab cakes were great and the brussel sprouts and bacon are out of this world.
Had the Lobstuh Benny. Yup I’ll be back. Awesome awesome
Friendly, fast service. Food was VERY good. Definitely a revisit when in the are.
The people were very helpful and the food was very good.
Im a local and have driven by a thousand times. Its very unassuming from the road. Today I stopped. Staff is super pleasant. I had breakfast. Although they serve anything on the menu anytime of day. My food was cooked perfectly. They have hashbrowns. Here in Maine most places that serve breakfast dont have hashbrowns, the shredded potatoes kind, they usually only have home fries. They bake homemade bread for your toast or sandwiches. Prices were so reasonable. Snd they have a working Wurlitzer, and at each booth. Very cool. I will definitely be back!
Breakfast was delicious, saw one of the breakfast sandwiches and will be going back to try that then going back for lunch. The service was very friendly but a little slow, coffee seemed hard to get
Good stuff and good food.... 👍
Very nice, wonderful old school Diner!!
Great local dinner. Friendly staff, outdoor eating and following the protocols. Food is terrific. Excellent breakfast sandwich, and bacon bits in the homefries! Bonus! You wont be disappointed.
Sausage gravy was great. So sad they are closing down. But the good news is only for the winter. Will miss them.
Great breakfast spot! The special scramble was packed with happy flavors. And in case happy isnt enough for you, a nice selection of hot sauces await. Glad I found this place, its going to become a regular breakfast stop. Be aware, though, its cash only.
New menu with great food!
Home town cooking at its best! I loved the james dean spicy gravy on a biscuit.
We arrived at 10 till 7 and waited till 7:30 never opened
Highly recommended
Outdoor breakfast in these trying times. Good food and service reasonable prices
Best wild blueberry pancakes on the maine coast .....the Billie holiday is my favorite breakfast choice as well !! Always great service also
Delicious, fluffy omelet with tasty rye toast.Diner is clean and staff is quick and efficient. Recommend!
Easily the best diner in Maine. I had the biscuits and gravy. Amazing. The owner Jane is great and the wait staff was super nice and provided great service. This is the place to stop on your way to vacation land.
My Mom and I stopped by to grab a few Lobster Rolls to go. Very few places selling Lobster Rolls in Maine get it right these days. Miss Brunswick Diner has been doing it right for years. The mandatory basic three of a great lobster roll are : fresh picked lobster, lots of it, and a toasted roll.Check!Jane, the owner for 21 years, stands by her bold “(Possibly) The Best Lobster Roll in Maine” Advertising sign out front. We agree. Plus, she includes hot crinkle cut fries and home made Cole slaw. All for $20. Can’t beat that.Didn’t stay for the great atmosphere, but could almost hear my Grandfather and his buddies talking & laughing at the vintage counter stools from way back in the 1950s.You need to go.
It is one of those places that you need to experience for yourself. Play music from the table side jute boxes and start a conversation with other diners. Service was superior...quick, friendly and timely. And the food...home cooked! Definitely try the bread! This place will not disappoint...unless you dont have the time to savor your blessings.
Some of the best biscuits and gravy Ive ever had! Fast and friendly service too.
Old school diner food, done right. If you get a chance to go to this gem for breakfast you will not be dissatisfied. This is a Mom and Pop greasy spoon diner and is worth the wait.Service isnt fast food level, but its quick, hot and delicious.Pro tip: Ask for the home fries to be well done!
Great little Diner. Food was good and waitress was very friendly. Classic diner food with seafood options available.
A classical cash only diner serving traditional diner foods along with coastal Maine influenced foods. The food was well prepared and the staff was friendly and all at reasonable prices.Bonus points for the functioning tabletop jukeboxs.
Food was fabulous 😍😍😍
Turkey club was just okay.... but it is probably much better if you get it on homemade bread. Waitress never offered the homemade bread to me. The turkey was nice thick slices, so that part was excellent.
Nice place to sit outside and eat. I enjoyed it.
Nice alternative to chain eateries. My wife thought their meatloaf was among the best shes ever had. I had a salad. The veggies were very fresh and the dressing tasty.
Great location and selection of food! Friendly servers. Authentic train car style dining car. CASH ONLY ATM in the dining room. Eat indoors or out. Amazing breakfast menu with generous sized portions. Homemade bread! Amazing food quality. Made my day!
Quick service. Absolutely delicious food! We had the beef stew and clam chowder which were both full of flavor.
Wow this was an almost complete disappointment. They only had 1 waitress for the morning breakfast crowd. The coffee tasted like warm water put thru a used coffee filter. The milk was not cold, Tomato juice had gone by. French toast was bland, no cinnamon, and a small portion of maple syrup, not enough to cover everything. Wheat toast was okay with the edges burnt black just like the lady near us whose english muffin was burnt black all over. Home fries seem as though they were bought in the supermarket. The only thing right was the Bacon and Eggs. A waste of $30+ for 2 people. Wont be back again.
Cute dinner! Service is slow sometimes. If this happens to you, take a look around...there is only one waitress. The ladies rock the front of the house...even working alone. I never feel the stress they are carrying from the workload.Food is always consistently great! Try the sausage!!!
Step back in time to when everyone knew your name. All the regulars have their own mug waiting. Toss a quarter in the juke box at the table. Yes, thats right and it works!Your order will be in quick and the eating might just be better than moms home cooking. A landmark.
Locals diner with amazing food !It feels like walking back in time. Counter service or booth.Breakfast & lunch served anytime.Breakfast was a Billie Holliday. Eggs, home fries ( real, not frozen) toast & bacon served on a platter.Fresh, hot & filling. If you can finish it.Servers are friendly & cordial.
Great little place to stop quick! Really nice staff and tasty food. This is a true diner so dont expect things to be extremely clean but thats an old diner for you. The bathroom needs some love but the food and charm make up for it. There is an outdoor seating area in the front that creates a great energy while you eat and meet new people. Great spot to stop!
We stopped in the other morning for breakfast. I didnt realize how much Ive missed out on passing it by for so many yearsThe waitress was a delight, and the food made me happy dance. I can not wait to come back.
What a fantastic place! My sister and I stopped in for breakfast after we stayed in Brunswick for the night while we were travelling, and we were glad we did. It was fantastic. The food was excellent -- the best omellette Ive ever had, with great homemade wheat bread. My sister enjoyed her biscuits and gravy. The coffee was really good. Best of all was the service -- fast, very friendly and personable. Our server gave us recommendations for places to check out in Brunswick, too, as we had time to explore the town for a little bit. We sat outside and did not go inside at all, so I cant comment on the interior. We loved the place and recommend it to anyone in or near Brunswick. If youre travelling through, the Brunswick Diner staff will make you feel at home!
Always our favorite. My husband and I go as much as possible. We love it. Good prices, great food, and we love our favorite waitress ,Jess.
The food is excellent. The place authentic as it gets. Terrific staff😋
Just had breakfast this morning, an omelet, hash + coffee. This place has a very nostalgic feel to it, makes you feel right at home. Also, the food was great for a reasonable price! Plus, now I have leftovers for tomorrow, that omelet was huge! :) Definitely worth checking out, Ill be back again.
Their coffee is much better than most dinner coffees. Service was great. Portions were good too!
Good food
Food was made to perfection. Served in good time. Along with excellent service. Highly suggested.
Its not very big, but its a Brunswick landmark. My family has been going to The Brunswick Diner since it opened. 4 generations have enjoyed the great breakfasts. It is often my first taste of Maine when I am back for a visit. Love the lobster rolls!
Of the few times we were able to get a seat the food was okay. However today was the third time we have been there and no seats available. We even went about 2:30 thinking lunch rush was over. We looked around decide to try the Fairground Cafe. Not only is the food just as good if not better there is ample seating for everyone. We didnt even have to wait. So save yourself the aggravation of horribly limited seating and go straight to Fairground Cafe. We are done with the Brunswick dinner! Also Fairground Cafe takes all forms of payment. Brunswick dinner is cash only. They have an atm with a $3.50 charge which I can only assume the Brunswick dinner gets some kick back from. Why cash only in a period when I can pay for stuff with my watch?
I really love their pancakes and breakfast in general. Great service, great food. Everything you are looking for in the morning.
Always a good place to stop and have a great breakfast!
Yuk! Over 30 minutes for food and breakfast tasted like it definitely time to clean the old grease off the grill...and it wasnt the first time...and definitely one particular waitress who has overated her own skills and thinks nothing of managing the timing of orders going into the kitchen. Sad to say... dont bother. Its definitely hit or miss...
Always the best. Just wish they were opened later. Dont miss the pancakes and home fries! 😊
This place is so cute! It’s yet another historic landmark in the town of Brunswick. It’s really popular and best if you get here early. It’s small so if you don’t, you may not get a seat on the weekend. The waitresses have been here for a long time, work hard, and are so nice. The portions are large and the food is consistently good. There are regulars here and they talk loud, but their conversations are interesting
