Airedale Diner — Restaurant in Alma

We didn't realize this place wasn't the same buffet til we walked in. The decor is a 100% upgrade. Love the color on the walls, it's much more inviting than previously. When you walk in, you seat yourself, which is fine. But, it was a wait to get out drinks ordered and then another 10 minutes before we got the drinks. The waitress was nice but was either stretched too thin or was a little scatterbrained/distracted: she brought the wrong items, she'd ask if we wanted something and then either forget to bring it or bring it way after it was needed and refills were few and far between. The catfish was very good, and so were the pinto beans! Two of us had baked potatoes and both were just bad. Very very dry, and seemed old as indicated by the hardened and yellowed/darkened areas inside. I don't mean old as in overripe, just that they'd been cooked and sitting around for a while. They weren't even hot. The soup (veggie beef) was so good, but it was brought with my meal instead of with everyone else's salads. One of the members of our party ordered breakfast and raved on the fried potatoes but disliked the gravy (which was also very cold and had a skin on it) and the sausage. They need to offer some sort of bread option with the entrees. Cornbread or a few biscuits can be a low cost item with a high profit margin, depending on where they order from. And it would make customers happy--the elderly couple at the table beside us were complaining about not getting a roll with their chicken fried steaks and I kind of agreed! This place was just kind of okay. For the cost ($15 a person for meal and drink), we could have had better and the portions are pretty small (back to that bread--full customers leave happier reviews!). My daughter eats like a bird and even she left hungry. Oh, and is Mac and Cheese REAAAALLY a...

I ordered ribeye steak medium rare, tap water, sides are fried squash and salad with blue cheese dressing. The food came like this: steak is Very salty, you might need to take that into consideration for your personal condition. I personally like salty food a lot, still the salty level was way too much for me. I asked for medium rare, and it came more on the cooked side (see picture 4 and you decide). Well the steak was pretty thin so it must be why, I can understand. Yet the tap water never came, and nobody came to check on me even once. They started to sweep the floor and talk loudly while I was finishing my food, and eventually I needed to ask for my check. Maybe because I came by myself? Because I am Asian? They assume Asians don't tip? They tended the other table of 6 Americans very attentively like family like other reviews said. We were the only 2 tables tonight, they weren't that busy. Btw, I tipped 18%, only because I normally tip 20%+ for basic decent service, especially during the pandemic, every working people would appreciate any extra cash (by working hard to earn it). I hesitated for 2 seconds before I wrote down the dollar amount for the 18% tip. This kind of poor service should not be encouraged. Well...I also believe in what goes around turns around, so, be kind is always the better choice. I hope they don't take it the wrong way, though.

I am nobody, I just honestly speak for my experience, that I don't recommend this place, for the high salty level, and service is lacking. One star for the plate presentation (very basic presentation), one star for the quantity of food,...

Friday night prime rib special night. I order this with a baked potato, green beans, it comes with a salad, and ice tea. Sad to say the tea was the best part of the meal. I waited 20 minutes to get my salad. Some of the lettuce was brown , some wilted. The Ranch dressing was ok. I waited another 35 minutes to get the rest of my dinner. I can’t tell you what my waitress looked like because she never came around to check on me. When she did bring my dinner she asked if I needed anything else. My tea glass was almost empty. I had to ask for more tea. She should have known this. The prime rib looked like no other prime rib I have seen before. It was dried out and looked like it had been cooked days ago and then rewarmed, the baked potato was cold, hard, and brown. The green beans were the second best thing of the meal, second to the iced tea. The waitress brought my ticket and never asked if I needed anything or wanted dessert. I will never go back. I can’t believe how bad this experience was, from the long wait, to the terrible service, and awful food. Please don’t waste your time or money to eat prime rib here. It was disgusting. I hope they find a decent cook, better management, and waitress. Terrible, and...