Downtown Diner

While visiting the area we visited this location for lunch. The place was fine from an atmosphere perspective. It reminded me of an old 60's diner in some ways. Ordered a mushroom-swiss burger. My drink did come with some kind of black floaters in the bottom of the drink. Had them swap it out but had them again on the refill. Third time it appeared to be clear. Thought there may have been an offer of something for the problem but no, charged full price. Even had a surcharge for using a credit card, of which I was not warned. May have missed some obscure sign. the food was good once received so the only reason for the 2 was the drink mishap. The server was nice but service was a little slow. Would try other place before returning here.

10/28/23 This diner is under new ownership...formerly Plain & Simple Diner. We stopped in for a late lunch. We waited about 35 minutes for a table as they were very busy. I ordered a fried chicken sandwich ($12) which came with one side. I chose onion rings. I skipped the soft drinks ($3.00) as I don't care for Coke products. My food was tasty. I would visit again but maybe not on a Saturday.

Lives up to the name. Nice simple place with a hidden dining room. We ordered a few simple items and all were just as expected. We would return for the sweet potato fries with sweet butter...they were delicious. Chili was ok, kinda soupish. Salad was messed up but they replaced promptly. Server was friendly and kind. Highly recommend if you're looking for a quick, simple bite to eat.

Ate here 4/29/2024 for lunch. The special was a berry salad with grilled chicken and poppy seed dressing. Delicious and then my husband I each had ice cream desserts that were fantastic!

The food is good, but nothing fancy. Everything was fresh, except the onion rings-definitelyfrozen. The burgers and fish are excellent. My wife loved the fried mushrooms. The service was great. The price was very reasonable. The decor is basic.

Great little diner! Food was good! Milkshake was perfect! Service was delivered with quite a smile!

The wife and I visited and ate at the Downtown Diner both Saturday and again today, Monday. We live an hour away from Berlin but visit the area often. On our visit with friends on Friday three of us selected the buffet that featured burgers grilled on a Green Egg, which we all agreed were some of the best we had ever had! I am normally pretty conservative at a buffet, but the burger was so good I ended up eating 2! We all loved our service, the facility, the fair value and everything we ate that day! We all rated this experience a solid 5!So the wife and I returned to Berlin on Monday to exchange a couple clothing items that did not fit right, and decided to return to the Downtown Diner to give it another try. I had the Barbecue Brisket Burger & Onion Rings, and the wife a Taco Salad with their homemade dressing (she loved the dressing). Our meals were fantastic! We met the new owners of the restaurant, who are young very nice hard working people who have a desire to operate a facility that produces excellent food at a reasonable cost to the customer. The 4 of us that visited the establishment over the past few days believe that are doing exactly what they are desiring to do! I can't wait to visit on Friday or Saturday again to get owner Dave's burgers off the Green Egg! By the way, they have an assortment of great desserts, but we have been so full on these visited to try any of them. Maybe next time, other then when it's Green Egg burger time!

Very nice staff. The mushroom Swiss burger is very good. Potato salad was below average. The peanut butter chocolate pie was the best ever!

Service was quick and server was very nice. Food was good. Not anything special. Got the turkey club and onion rings. Onion rings tasted like they were frozen. Onions were mushy. Ambiance was again nothing special. Overall good.

Super yummy! Was sat quickly even though it was pretty busy. Food was delicious!! Reasonably priced for large portions! Look forward to returning next time we are visiting the area