Miss Wakefield Diner & Gracie's Country Store — Restaurant in Wakefield

I have been to the diner a few times, and it's been just ok in the past. However, I had a recent visit that was pretty awful. I wanted the cinnamon bun french toast and was told it's no longer on the menu. I had the server give me a few minutes and settled on a tuna melt instead. She comes back and I order that. Nope. They only had one cook and (just for today) they wouldn't be serving any non-breakfast items until 11am. It was 1030, so I wasn't about to wait another half hour. I decided on scrambled eggs and toast. I asked for my eggs scrambled with onions and cheese. I was told that because there was just the one cook, she wouldn't be taking any special orders. Of course, she would add the cheese, just not the onions. (WTF?!?!) Keep in mind that they already have chopped onions because they come in the Western omelet, which someone else at the table successfully ordered without incident. I said forget the cheese and just took plain scrambled eggs, home fries, and toast. I ate about half of it and found a hair under my toast. I was a little put off but wasn't positive that it wasn't somehow my hair - although who knows how it would have gotten UNDER the toast, but I digress. I went to take a bite of the non-hair touched toast when I found a second hair. This one had gray roots, so I know it wasn't mine. I didn't eat the rest. I am willing to eat a hair touched food item if the hair got cooked with the food, because at least it got heated up and is likely to be sanitized. But, this obviously wasn't and I got grossed out thinking about the potential egg she had cracked before using that hand to brush her hair out of her face and couldn't risk the salmonella.

Also, their orange juice glasses are embarrassingly small. And this is the "large" because the cheap-o owner finally got rid of the thimbles that used to be the small.

I gave it two stars instead of one because although the food has taken a serious dive, the service is still impeccable. The server (Megan) was very nice while she was telling me I couldn't order anything I wanted. And, they kept the coffee and drinks full. The tables were cleared immediately. Lastly, the staff is friendly. We left a $20 (26%) tip and she deserved it. But I won't be going back here if I can help it at all.

I wish the Mountain View in Center Ossipee would go back to serving...

I used to love this place. However due to changes in their process, you walk in one door, choose what you want off of a piece of paper menu and pay at that register. To be fair, if something you want is not on the menu and they have the means to make it, they will. Once you make your purchase your order is sent to the kitchen. You then go to a refrigerator and grab any drinks you ordered like a juice or water, milk, etc. So now you carry your drinks into the dining area and find a seat. If you wanted coffee you then go to a coffee area and pour it from carafes and make it the way you want and carry it back to your seat. When your food is ready a wait person will bring it to you. The silverware is "to go" style set with a plastic fork, knife and spoon. If you want to top off your coffee, I honestly do not know how that works. If you want anything else to add to what you ordered and might have not done so at the counter earlier, like a juice, short stack of pancakes or whatever, you go back to the counter and repeat the process. Order, pay, grab your own drink, go back to your table and then your food if you ordered more will be out shortly.

The feel of this diner is now more like a pure take-out place where you have the option to sit there and eat at picnic tables outside (which you can) or sit inside. Take it or leave it, that is just my own personal opinion.

Lastly, the food was pretty good and had not reallychanged since I was there several times in the past. I'm not knocking that aspect...

Absolutely the worst dining experience I’ve ever had. To even get into this so-called "diner," you’re forced to wade through a tacky gift shop—a harbinger of the disappointment that awaits inside. They demand payment upfront, and after eating here, it’s crystal clear why.

The coffee? Imagine motor oil left out in the sun to sour—it was that bitter. We ordered a burger, which was unmistakably a frozen patty slapped onto a grill, lifeless and flavorless. When I asked for mustard, they handed me a bottle that expired in September (and let’s not forget, it’s late December). I flagged it to the waitress, and instead of apologizing or fixing the issue, she casually tossed it back in the fridge and offered me some ancient, discolored mustard packets. Are you kidding me? Expired condiments weren’t limited to mustard; there were several others on the table. It’s as if they’re running a museum for rotten sauces.

The rest of the food? Cooked straight from the freezer with zero care. Not one person in our group finished their meal, and we’re not picky eaters. It was borderline inedible. What really sealed the deal, though, was the staff. When we left, the waitresses were openly laughing and making snide comments about how we’d never come back. Trust me—they’re right. Not even if they paid me to eat there.

This place is a disgrace to diners everywhere. Avoid it...