Milestone Diner — Restaurant in Dunn

First the good; the waitress was very nice and made sure to check on us.

I am genuinely shocked that this place has a 4 star average. When we first arrived, we were hesitant because there weren't any cars in the lot. We should have followed our gut.

Walking in, the first thing you will notice is that more than half the booth benches are heavily repaired with duct tape. That doesn't stop me from wanting to eat at a place but it isn't a great first impression.

The restaurant had about 5 other people in it, making up 3 parties but it still took the waitress a bit to get to us. She was very nice and I realized she was the only waitress, so no real points off for that.

We ordered some basic breakfast foods, eggs, hashbrowns, biscuits, etc so it came out relatively quickly. However it was really disappointing.

The pancakes were thin and sad with very little, if any, flavor. I almost wonder if they missed an ingredient.

The biscuits were probably the worst I have ever tasted. I took two bites to make sure I wasn't imagining things. It was so dry it had a gritty texture to it and no flavor even though I swear I saw little yellow butter traces. Similar to the pancakes, it feels like they forgot an ingredient or two.

The eggs are single ingredient fare, so they were ok, but the ham and cheese omelet was bland and used a couple of slices of American cheese as a topper.

The hashbrowns were just cold. Not cool, but cold.

The corned beef hash was canned, which is fine, and probably the reason why they were OK.

I hate saying it, but unless something changes here, I do not recommend this place for breakfast. It feels like they aren't...

I got the buffet. Where do I begin? The fried chicken was hit or miss (the thigh was juicy, tender, and delicious;the breast was dry and tough). The mash potatoes were old and crusty. The gravy was thin and tasted sour. The chicken n' dumplings tasted like someone had added just a touch of paint thinner.

For dessert, the banana pudding looked like banana pudding soup. It resembled a mud puddle with black slices of ancient banana dispersed throughout. You could literally POUR it. I have no idea how that monstrosity tasted.

There was also an apple crumble (which was decent;even though I don't particularly like apple crumble). and a "peach cobbler" which would have sent Paula Dean into fits of rage were she to encounter it...

Service was ok. My waitress did inform me that she had only been working there for a couple of weeks. She did good. She relayed the message to the other two nearby employees (cook and maybe a manager?) when another patron pointed out the banana sludge. And of course nothing was done about it....

I gave one star for the decent service and two or three edible items.

As I was finishing my meal I began to smell something amazing. When I got up to pay I identified the source. The guy in the booth behind me had ordered what looked like a Patty melt. It looked and smelled fantastic. Another star.

I'm giving this place 2 stars total and the benefit of the doubt. I think if I had ordered off of the menu it would have been a totally different experience. Lesson learned. If I ever get by here again I'll skip the buffet and try...

This is the NASTIEST dinner I've been in! The tables were dirty, even the ones 'clean' were dirty. The bathroom was filthy, the stalls have never been washed! The floor had dirt and debris, including pubic hair. The smell of urine knocked me over! No hot water to wash hands! The salad bar was ok, for iceberg lettuce. After looking at the buffet and bathroom, I'd be concerned. What's wrong with the buffet? Ha! Congealed masses of unrecognizable substance. Items with a thick skin over the top. Just....NO! I passed on this to order from the menu. The waitress that served our drinks left. Her shift over. The girl to take our place JUST arrived, hair down. She finally got to our table. I was asking a question and she flipped her head down toward our table. She proceeded to put her hair up in a ponytail. Flipped her hair back up. Are you kidding? Any dandruff just sprinkled my table and drinks! I had a hard time understanding her, she talked fast and ran her words together. I had to keep saying huh.

Too grossed out about bathroom I forgot a pic of our orders. Pork chops, grilled. Green beans and applesauce. My friend got a burger. The chops are paper thin, good for a biscuit. DRY Beans are ok. Can't mess up a can! Applesauce is weak but ok. The burger is hand formed, bigger than bun. Fries are pretty good!

Our check never came. I wasn't told if I was to go to the register or to wait. Another customer had a ticket.

Looking into the kitchen I see the cook put food in her mouth. Again...NO!

Will never be...