Shoreline Diner & Vegetarian Enclave — Restaurant in Guilford

NEVER go here. My family and I went there for lunch this past weekend because we heard it was very good. Once we got there, we were waited on immediately, which was as to be expected. we were served drinks, and the waitress gave us a few minutes to decide what we wanted to eat. So far, so good. I decided to get the cobb wrap, which was described as, "smoked turkey" with shredded lettuce, mayo, blue cheese, and avocado. This is where things started to go bad. When we got our food, only one of us got one of our sides, and it took another 15 minutes for them to serve the rest of us our food. as far as I knew, everyone else's food was good, but mine was absolutely horrible. The turkey came from a deli package you would get at the grocery store, I knew this because there was water coming from the "turkey" that was leaking all over my wrap, making the lettuce soggy and disgusting. Also, it tasted and looked like the bleu cheese chunks were just taken out of a bottle of chunky bleu cheese salad dressing. After my whole family was finished eating our food, it took 30 minutes for our waitress to come back over to our table. At this time the only other customers in the diner was a couple next to us being waited on by a different waitress. During the 30 minutes we were waiting, Our waitress as well as a few other members of the staff were at the bar, eating and talking very loudly. During this whole time, our waitress never once check back on our table. Once she did get to us, she asked if we wanted dessert. I didn't originally because I was having an absolutely horrible time, but the rest of my party did so I decided to get something. I got the cheesecake, and it was fantastic, even though it didn't make up for the horrible serviced and disgusting food I had been served prior. Overall, I had a horrible time, the staff was unprofessional, the service overall was horrible, and the food was disgusting. I would NEVER recommend this...

Let us talk money first:

Yesterday we ordered the following:

2 bowls of soup: A bowl of soup is $5.75 The Orzo macaroni is soft and gooey. The Butternut squash soup is very plain...2 bowls = $11,50 (( If you want GREAT soup for less money go to the TownHouse in Branford.))

Philly Steak with a cup of fruit salad.... $12.75. It was good but you can get the same thing for less at TownHouse in Branford or Nick's Place in Madison.

2 scoops of ice creme $4.50. (( If I remember correctly Nick's Place a scoop is $1.50.)) So now add $9 for 2 orders.

The bill came to $35.35 Now, add the tip of approximately $5.......Lovely ...$40....Pricey for sure.

Service is good because we ask for the same waitress each time we go. I'm no fool. I found a good one and I am sticking with her.

As I paid the bill....The hostess robotically asked me how it was. I said "terrible." It was like I was talking in a foreign language. Just a blank expression. No follow up on my comment. An awkward moment of silence. ....Ah...chalk that up to "youth."

I moved to Guilford in 1976. How this place survives is simple. I figured it out...The young crowd that likes to hang out....the first timers....the repeat offenders (like me) that go back hoping things got better....and those who have never been to TownHouse or Nick's Place....or prefer not to drive.

Sure ..I will go back....in 10 months or so. I live in town...why not.

I will go back to Nick's Place in Madison and the TownHouse in Branford weekly...or daily and in a heart beat.

Get my drift?

January 8 2018 I never went back!!

August 26, 2019 I still never...

The pasta primavera today was horrible! I had this dish quite a few times in the past (as recent as about a week or two ago) and it had been pretty good. I ordered it again today, but it looked totally different! I said to the waitress right away that it didn't look anything like what I had before but was told maybe more vegetables were buried underneath...I tried the dish hoping it might still taste ok but was very disappointed! It had very little vegetables and the little veggies they put in it were not even properly cooked. The taste? Very bland! I did go through a little less than half of the dish but could not eat anymore. In the end, the waitress said she could not take it off the bill but could offer a free dessert. I did not need a dessert, plus how was the dessert going to help the savory pasta dish?! I went up to the cashier to pay and found out the woman at the cash register happened to be the manager. She (the manager) said she would let the owner know...but refused to offer any other forms of good-will compensation. Very disappointed at the dish and the way the restaurant...