Mel's Diner

CA$10–20

CA$10–20

We’ve visited Mela a few times now. The atmosphere and decor is excellent, it leans hard into the classic 50’s style diner and totally nails it. Feels clean and modern while maintaining plenty of retro vibes. Food was decent and priced very reasonably; my upgraded breakfast order is $12.50! Food also comes out extremely fast, we’re usually eating within 20 mins of sitting. Eggs are always perfect (never slimy whites, but always runny yolks). Service was extremely competent and very friendly. Everyone was nice (and nice/helpful to each other which is great to see). Our servers are always pleasant, welcoming and attentive. We will continue to return for sure!

CA$20–30

I kind of love this place. Customer service is top notch and the servers are very helpful. Dishes I recommend would be: 1. Garlic bread with cheese 2. Vegetarian / Vegan burrito I would recommend this place, have been there for quite a few times now.

CA$40–50

Overall rankings: taste - 4/5, presentation - 4/5, portion - 4/5 Can see why this diner was so highly rated and recommended. We came here for breakfast, had Mel's breakfast and tried different combinations with bacon, turkey bacon and shredded hashbrowns. We found this to be very tasty as the eggs were cooked exactly to our order, the bacon and turkey bacon were both perfectly crispy and tasty and the homefries but more importantly the shredded hashbrowns being so delicious, crispy and soft at the same time. The best item however we tried was the gluten-free pancake. This was an easy 5/5 taste, 5/5 presentation and 4/5 for portion. The pancake was soft yet crispy and had such great fluff but browning on it. Finally, for taste, it was amazing, we just couldn't stop eating it and wanted more. All I can say is others definitely have to try it and the fact that it is gluten-free is all the more impressive.

CA$20–30

10 out of 10! First time here and our breakfast was so delicious. We will be back to try the lunch and dinner menu. Service was great, atmosphere was amazing.

Amazing Food, Amazing Service. Great little breakfast/brunch spot. Made our day

Good place for family brunch. Dinner has lot of food options, pancakes and wraps are pretty good. Burger lack the juicyness for me, it could have been better. Sweet potato fries over home made fries. chocolate milkshake was good as well.

Was looking for a diner in this area and bumped into this place whilst visiting Kitchener. When we first went in it seemed very odd as no one came to seat us down for sometime despite seeing we are waiting. Once we were seated the service was quick. Loved the retro ambiance and was surprised how big the place was. Liked the menu which had a lot to pick from. Portions seemed like a decent size. The fish and chips looked humongous in size and the waffle with chicken also looked great.

Tried their new poutine with 2 poached eggs, bacon, shredded cheese, sprinkle green onion and bacon. Have to say was absolutely delicious. I would go back there just for that. $15. Inside it's nice old style and everything is on the table, ketchup, napkins, jam, sugar which is nice