Diane's — Restaurant in Five Islands

We came in at 4:30, got seated immediately,the food was served quickly but it all fell apart after that. We sat for 30 minutes waiting for our ticket and a take out container for our extra soup. My husband went looking to find a container after 20 minutes and let them know we were ready for our bill. Continued to wait and wait. Tables around us were seated and orders taken. We continued to wait. She came in to take an order from the table across from us and then proceeded to walk out of the room. I loudly said "excuse me" the waitress came back in the room and looked around. I said "we are ready to check out". She became nasty and said "I'll see you at the register." I reminded her we were waiting for a container. My husband went to get in line to check out and everyone had bills except for him. A container and our bill was brought to the table while he was in line. We didn't get out of there until after 6pm. Don’t go! There are other options! They are rude and disrespectful! I never need to leave bad reviews but this place deserves it! I understand they had gotten busy but that doesn't excuse the rudeness and disrespect! No apology for making us wait for so long, just rudeness! Are you still interested in hearing about the food? To be honest we had already made our assessment on the food before the incident with the bill. We ordered; Steamed Clams - they were fresh but not properly cleaned, very sandy including pebbles Seafood Chowder - full of seafood, clams, scallops, haddock, small pieces of lobster. We don't use much salt in our diet but this soup broth was bland. Much salt and pepper were added to give it flavor. Fried Scallops - delicious and tender Fried Fish (Haddock) - delicious,...

Absolutely rock bottom prices for a really large portion of food. This has to be the most affordable place I've ever visited. Most of the food was quite good, but that isn't too much of a challenge when most of it is also deep fried. So if you're looking for a quick and delicious deep fried stop for just a few bucks, this is the place to go. They do have many other selections on the menu that aren't deep fried, but we didn't try a lot of them.

You get very large portions for your chowder or soups and they were flavourful. This was a welcome change compared to paying $15 for an average tasting small bowl of chowder elsewhere.

Unfortunately the Diane's Burger was very plain. They tried to make up for an uninspiring unseasoned burger patty by loading it with ketchup, mustard, and relish. That just didn't do the trick, and the boring flavour of the slightly overcooked ground beef prevailed over everything (especially when the burger has two parties).

They are allegedly number one for their deep fried clams (not sure according to who, or number one compared to what), but I didn't notice anything special about them. Tested like anything else deep fried.

It's a great stop for a good diner-style bite at very low prices, but avoid it if you're looking for any spectacular or...

Today I was totally disappointed with Diane’s Takeout. My boyfriend and I made a special trip to Five Islands from Springhill to get our last feed of seafood before the restaurant closed for the season. We have been going there for a long time and always received good service until today. I preordered and asked for the food to be ready at 5:30. We pulled in at 5:31. My order was sitting in the window, perfect. I asked the young lady in the window if forks, ketchup and napkins were in the bag. She assured me everything was there. I paid and we drove up the road to the Lighthouse Park to enjoy our meal. I opened the bag to find no forks, ketchup or napkins. The bag was soaked in sweat and our food was cold. I just paid $75.00 for a total fail. I am writing this today because I want people to know if you preorder, check your food before you leave...