Dakota Diner — Restaurant in Dickinson

Food was OK but service was terrible. We stopped for lunch a couple days ago when we got to Dickinson. Service then was bad but thought we would try again. Maybe the first time was just bad timing. The service was worse this time. After ordering our drinks took about 5 minutes to get them. Then after taking our order I watched the waitress put the order pad in her apron and wonder around. Other customers came in and she got them their drinks. Then took their order. After that she went to the kiosk to input their order but not sure if she put in ours then. So we wait. The other customers received their food and still we wait. After another 5 minutes I am trying to get her attention. Finally she brings my wife's food and tells me she will bring mine in a minute. My wife was half done eating hers when mine finally arrived. We probably will not be staying in Dickinson again. But if we do, we will NOT be eating at...

This place never disappoints. Good food as always but tonight we had a large party of 6 adults and 5 kids without any notice and our waitress was only happy to accommodate and asked that we please be patient as they were starting to get really busy which was no problem for any of us as we were in from out of town. She knocked it out of the park with incredible personal service despite the circumstances and actually took the time to listen to the kids orders and confirm what they were asking for, attentive to our party and she was working with many other tables at the same time, didn't miss a single detail and at the end genuinely wished us well and to be safe on our travels home and thanked us no fewer than five times for coming in taking special effort to give a heartfelt thanks to each of the three individual families. No doubt we will be back daily during this trip but in future trips a stop here will...

The Dakota Diner is basically one of those restaurants the locals would prefer no-one new about. It is just that good, wholesome, full plate that the grand-daughters still make the way their grandma did. Excellent service, even when the place is packed, with a "joy of feeding You" that is very rare, and a wonder to watch, happen about you. The food is basic "West Dakota Country" style, made to fill the bellies of hard working farm and ranch families, with that deep flavor of "low and slow" cooking, with enough spices to intrigue, yet not overpower the mouth. They get it just right! Today I watched a "to-go" order re-packed by a long time waitress, teaching a younger one how to pack the food so it "travels well". That means over gravel roads for nearly an hour before it is served to the harvest crew. That is quality service! Want a taste of Real North Dakota? You will find it here. (just don't tell 'em...