Streamliner

We stopped here on our way through town. The wait to be seated wasn't terrible, but the young hostess wasn't welcoming. She brought us to a table, set the menus down, and just left. 1) The table was dirty. It had been cleared of dishes, but not cleaned. This was clearly visible, but she either didn't care or wasn't observant when she sat us anyway. Either way her service was poor. I had to ask for the table to be cleaned. 2) She left the placemats right how she placed them. I would think she would take a few seconds to arrange them neatly in front of our seats. Nope. (Maybe this is me being picky)We waited for the server to arrive. She passed by once and said she'd be right back. No one stopped by to take a beverage order. We waited more. She serviced other tables. We waited. We finally had enough and left. She said, "I was just on my way", though she wasn't heading in our direction. I said, "it's ok". She replied with an apathetic OK.We didn't get a chance to eat. I do not recommend this restaurant at all. We won't ever return. One star is generous.

We were seated quickly but waited for about 5 minutes or more before a waitress came to the table. By then we were ready to order as well as order drinks. She was pleasant. Our salads came out and in about a minute later our food came out. My fries were lukewarm. I had the prime rib sandwich with au jus. The sandwich was tasty enough but the au jus was cold. Ambiance is your typical diner decor. This place has went downhill over the years. I won't return.

DOV - 8/2018 -We were returning from a wedding and stopped in for a bite to eat on our way home. The restaurant was clean and tastefully decorated. We were greeted nicely and seated right away. Our waitress was friendly and the food came fairly quickly. My husband, son and myself all had the bacon burger supreme. Very tasty burger. My son had the platter and was given lots of fries. My daughter had the kids cheeseburger and fries. All of the food was good. My only complaint would be that it is a little pricey on the platters. Overall a good place to stop when on the road.

I love this place it is very nice. I love their clams and their chicken tenders and fries. But their cheese fries are a little bit weird that Ches is just a little bit weird because they use nacho cheese on cheese fries which you don't normally do for cheese fries but the service was great. They always check how you're doing. I hear a lot of great things about the tenderloins but me myself I have never tried them. The ambience is a mix of fancy and regular.. I guess they try to be fancy but they don't really succeed. There's a lot of paintings on the walls, which I love to look at, and I love the designs. This is a really good place but I don't recommend the cheese fries.

The Streamliner has been a presence in Rochester, Indiana since 1939, its familiar train-themed decor and intimate wood-tinged decor providing a warm and comfortable atmosphere that makes the place feel like your usual smalltown diner. I joined friends and fellow Yelpers Rick G. and Holly G. for a meal at The Streamliner during my own cross-state wheelchair ride that had me on the Nickel Plate Trail and spending some extended time in Rochester due to the holiday weekend. While we were tempted to return to another local joint where I'd had a pretty strong tenderloin, we ultimately opted to try something different and found ourselves at The Streamliner. Unfortunately, the Streamliner didn't quite live up to our high hopes. Far from a bad restaurant, neither is the Streamliner a particularly good one. It's practically the definition of "middle-of-the-road." Both Rick and I looked at each other at meal's end and agreed - 3 stars all the way. They have a wheelchair ramp leading into the restaurant, while the double glass doors are pretty workable. The interior consists primarily of both booths and tables - thus, wheelchairs are pretty easily accommodated. Both Rick and I were grateful, though disappointed, that the server openly knew and acknowledged that the tenderloin was a fritter (not hand-breaded). For purists, this essentially means that it's not really "tenderloin." As Rick, a tenderloin blogger, sticks to actual hand-breaded tenderloins, this meant that we detoured our attention away from the desired tenderloin into other options. In my case, that became a plain burger with the accompanying fries. The Streamliner menu consists of sandwiches, dinners, pizza, salads, and a variety of desserts. The burger was perfectly fine, though nothing particularly special. The fries, of the crinkle-cut variety, were good but also of your ordinary, average diner quality. I thought of Ore-Ida - not particularly an insult since I like Ore-Ida's crinkle-cut fries, but one would hope for a notch above in a restaurant. The service was also 3 stars. I did get my always desired iced tea refill, though it was toward the end of the meal and offered to go. Our server was functionally fine, though not particularly strong in hospitality. A good server can make you want to go back right away because you feel so comfortable and welcome - definitely not the case here. She served, but that was about it. This wasn't a bad experience. It just wasn't a particularly good one. Given that Rick and Holly had driven all the way up to spend the afternoon with me, particularly hoping for a tenderloin review, it was an average experience made better by the presence of friends. With the similarly priced The Dam Landing about a mile away, there's no question that upon a return visit to Rochester The Dam Landing would earn my business.

If I could rate a zero I would. Waitress was seating me and I asked to sit in a booth. She walked to the next table (a booth) and throws the menu from a distance and storms away. I went to the register, asked to see the manager and was told she's busy sitting with some people. I said I'll wait and she didn't want to get her until I insisted again. The owner comes over, I explain, and she tells me the waitress had a bad day. I told her I would stay but not in that girls station. She seats me and then says "it's gonna be a while cause your waitress is now double seated". I said that's fine I'll wait. A minute later owner approaches again and says it will be a really long time! I told her the other waitress shouldn't treat customers that way and she said no but times are rough, we all are having bad days. Never said I'm sorry or polite in any manner. They didn't want my business so I left.

Richard P's review from six years ago is accurate. Service and food wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. I had the ultimate breaded tenderloin with potato wedges. Their tenderloin was thin and cardboard stiff. They did have a good variety of "homemade" pies to select from. I can easily see this restaurant being the local favorite. I'd return, but not for the tenderloin sandwiches.

Been going for years! Great food and great service. You won't go away hungry! Gloria and Larry run a great restaurant!

Good diner food with excellent wait staff! Does not disappoint! The dated decor is charming and goes along with the 70's background music! My hubby and I of 50 years felt like we were on a date like back in the days!

I only ordered from there one time. It was 3 tenderloin sandwiches to go. Servers were rude and they should have been ashamed serving those sandwiches to customers. I have always been told, that if I wouldn't eat it myself, then to never send it out to the customer. This has been several months ago so maybe they have improved, I'm just not willing to spend my money to find out