Bowling Green Diner — Restaurant in Bowling Green

I rated this restaurant 5 stars in every category, even atmosphere, as long as you enter the establishment with the concept that it is a diner. When you walk in, it's the quintessential small town diner- Friendly people and the aroma of good food.

We ordered an appetizer of onion rings, they arrived piping hot, looking and tasting like perfectly battered and fried home-made onion rings. Fantastic.

We were a table of two. One ordered from the entree menu, a two piece cod selection. It came with cole slaw, choice of potato, green beans, a choice of salad or soup and a scoop of ice cream. One ordered from the sandwich menu, a pork tenderloin which came with a choice of soup. (There was an option to add on fries, we decided not to)

All the choices we made were great. The batter on the fried foods was light and crispy. The chicken noodle soup was full of flavour. The vegetables were cooked well. The ice cream was vanilla (my favourite) and tasty.

The portions were generous! We watched them bring out plates of food for others too, so much food (bring a cooler with you so you can take leftovers home)

The service was great. Our waitress was friendly and patient while we asked many questions about different selections, and then she made sure we never lacked for anything while we enjoyed our meal.

The only down side about this place is that we almost didn't get to enjoy it due to the fact that they are a cash and check place only. (We found some "emergency" cash in our car) They don't accept credit cards, so make sure and grab your check book or some cash before you head over here. It's well...

The food and serving portions are incredible!

Lovely service and great customer care.

I enjoyed the small town vibe and locals seem well respected here.

The women's bathroom was a nightmare and possible health hazard. Avoid at all costs. Anyone can easily slip on the floor due to AC ducts sweating and dripping all over (who knows what type of contamination drips with it) the toilet, counters, and the floor which concerns me because my grandma has a hard time walking as I am sure many older folks would be at risk. The toilet plumbing couldn't even handle regular toilet paper according to the posted notices on wall requesting guests not throw it in toilet which....quite frankly is nasty to see an open trashcan filled with feces and urine covered toilet paper all exposed. At the very least add a receptacle with a step peddle for opening a lid so it's concealed....but I'm almost certain that is a violation for restaurants if ever inspected. I don't know. I would hate to see a cute establishment like this lose its right to do business over something they should just prioritize fixing. Hopefully someone can help them or the manager of the place considers resolving poor maintenance of the restroom.

Oh. The shredded hash browns were kind of yucky, to be perfectly honest. It tastes like a burnt grill, not potatos. That's it tho, everything...

So disappointed. This is a pricey restaurant. My dad and I split the ribeye special, which came with a side salad. I ordered a side salad and was informed I had to order the salad bar since we were splitting the meal, which I did. It cost $12. It definitely is not worth the $12. It’s a measly salad bar with fake bacon bits. While our server informed us that I had to order the salad bar, she did not inform us of the $7 upcharge to split the meal. I just ordered a meal (the salad bar) and now we’re being charged to split🤨

If you are going to charge to split the meal, which is 100% profit to the restaurant, as it cost them absolutely nothing extra to do that, THEN split the meal in the kitchen and bring out two meals. Do something to earn the $7.

Diners, if you want to split a meal, don’t tell your server and just place the meal in the middle of the table...