Dottie's Diner

Don't you love it when you stumble upon a FANTASTIC place by accident?!??

I was meeting a colleague at Leo's nearby, but sadly they were closed. Begrudgingly, I set out in search of breakfast elsewhere. I didn't care where. I whipped out my iphone and clicked open the YELP app (of course) and POOF!! Yelp brought me to Dottie's Diner where I fell in into a little time warp and ended up back in the 50's. The counters and booths are adorable in their 50's blue speckled and chromed out charm. The doo-wop music playing and the gossiping waitresses set the atmosphere. The coffee was delicious. The pancakes were loaded with blueberries and the bacon was cooked just right. The waitresses offered me coffee so many times I couldn't tell if they were joking or just adament about keeping my cup full!

Apparently, these folks are famous for their DONUTS. Their donut t-shirts lined the wall above the separate little donut counter. You can grab-n-go yourself the cutest pink box with a handle, loaded with their fresh baked goodies. Couldn't help but think of what a great gift that would be. Maybe that's just the foodie in me :)

We love this place for breakfast.  There is usually a line, but, if you're really hungry you can order a coffee and grab a donut or pastry from the person at the register.  The food is always good here, as is the coffee. I typically order eggs or pancakes (or both).  my husband usually orders an omelette.  The portions are decent and the prices are right.  The diner has a fun '50s theme.  The seating is first-come, first-serve - so pay attention to who comes in after you so there is no confusion.  It's never been a problem, but, you will most likely have to wait on the weekends.

Came here for dinner - yes they serve dinner now.  I think they started serving dinner very recently.

I think they are still learning or something because clearly something was wrong when I came here.

I had the turkey dinner - aka the Cape Codder (basically turkey, mashed potato, etc.). The portions were so small, it was comical.  One person I was with couldn't believe it because when they came here a few weeks earlier, their portions were huge. I guess they were running low on turkey dinners that night. I am talking three pecies of turkey that looked like it came from a deli - paper thin.  Mashed potatoes probably could fit half a coffee cup.  One other guest had a different dinner and their portions were also severely limited.  I am talking such small portions that we had to eat another dinner at home afterwards.

The waiter then said our entrees didn't come with soup or salad (although previously they did). I am looking at their menu and it says all come with soup or salad, so clearly something was up that night.

Very odd for a diner to mess up the portions like this. On top of it all, the price was out of line for what we got - $12 for the turkey dinner.

Food itself? Nothing great.  First thing that came to mind was a TV dinner.

Maybe breakfast is better (never tried it), but for dinner it was a mess.

I have no intention or interest in ever going back to this place, especially with other options on the same street.