Daddy O's Diner — Restaurant in Oxford

Experience was 3-7-2024. This place is normally spot on but not today unfortunately. Walked in, waited as always to be greeted and was told to go ahead and find myself a clean table anywhere in the restaurant, that is exactly what I did. I sat there, and sat there for I don't know how long, it was definitely well over 5 minutes. Multiple people came in after me and were greeted and seated, given menus, drink & food orders taken. I stood up a few times to try and get people's attention after multiple people that work there walked past me and talked with other customers. I finally had someone come in and greet me and said OH, sorry, didn't see you sneak in here. I didn't tell her that I was greeted and told to find myself a table because at that point I was irritated and quite frankly I just wanted to eat something. That was when I heard one of the employees say "walked right in and didn't read the sign that says wait to be seated" , in a condescending voice that was loud enough for everybody in the restaurant to hear. I stood up, raised my hand, looked at her and said I was told to find my own table. I wanted to say a lot more because the experience wasn't great and I'm not one for confrontation which is why I'm leaving a review instead. I ended up walking out of the restaurant today due to this experience and this is a place I have been to many times. In fact over the summer and fall I went to DaddyO's one to two times a week as I was doing physical therapy close to where they are located & like to support local businesses, especially after the scamdemic. Not sure if I'll go back to this place, I probably will but things like that should not happen when you're running a business. Never ever disrespect...

Every time we visit Oxford, we stop in to Daddy O’s and always have a great experience. Today was the complete opposite. We were seated promptly and noticed immediately how cold the restaurant was. All patrons on our side of the restaurant kept their coats on. We waited 15 minutes with not one person checking on us for drink orders. I finally had to ask if we had a waitress when the people who came in after us had already gotten their food! The lady who sat us gave some excuse and seemed annoyed when I asked why it was so cold in the restaurant. We finally get our waitress and order the food. After we got our food by someone who wasn’t our waitress, it took another 10 minutes for the waitress to come back over for us to ask for refills on coffee and for additional syrup. At this point, a table who came in 15 minutes after us had already eaten and cashed out. To say the service was horrible is an understatement. I don’t even know her name because she never cared to introduce herself. I can’t say we’ll be back...

I wanted to like this place. The reviews gave me hope that it was a 5 star place. It isn’t. I ordered the Irish Benedict. My aunt ordered the hot mess. Somehow mine Benedict ended up being a “hot mess” in its own right. I asked for well-done hash. Mine was soggy and soft. The poached eggs were almost hard boiled. The Hollandaise sauce was broken and sad, like it needed therapy. Overall, my food was so greasy that when I left, there was a trail of oil behind me. The home fries were nothing more than chopped and fried potatoes. No seasoning or spices. Bland bland bland. I love diners. I consider Waffle House to be among the greatest American endeavors. But this was far flung from that level of quality. The saving grace to this sad tale were the waffles and the homemade wheat bread and the fabulous service. I can say that we will not return anytime soon unless it’s strictly toast, eggs, coffee or waffles - those were the shining stars in a dark night. Daddy, oh no, rather...