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    Cruisers Diner

    3.7 (68 reviews)
    InexpensiveDiners, American, Wraps
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Very loud
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Mandy K.

    Cruisers has been so wonderful recently! Prices are reasonable. It's much better compared to other restaurants in town. Mcdonalds, honestly, isn't much cheaper. At Cruisers, so much is homemade, and you are leaving a tip for true, incredible service. This Mom, especially, appreciates everyone at Cruisers for feeding her family!

    I took this picture sitting in a booth.
    Sandra D.

    My first visit and not at all impressed. We arrived around 12:30pm for lunch. This place reminds you of a diner back in the 60s. All that's missing is FONZIE at the counter. The parking is on a paved. Plenty of it. The breakfast menu has the usual fare and was reasonably priced. They have a Facebook page that touts homemade desserts with appealing pictures. I did not have dessert. Cod was Friday special. I passed because our server informed us it is frozen breaded Cod. I had a half order of a open face meatloaf and mashed potatoes on white bread topped with brown gravy. The menu said meatloaf is made daily. I thought the meatloaf was delicious. The potatoes were creamy and very good. I had a dinner salad as my one side. The salad was very good. The food was plated very nice. My husband had a half order of open face roast beef. Mashed potatoes on a slice of white bread topped off with the meat and brown gravy. He had cottage cheese as his one side. We shared a order of fried pickle slices served with ranch dressing. They were horrible. I think the breading was a cornmeal mixture. They looked undercooked but weren't. The pickle was dry. They need to see if their food supplier can do better. They are most definitely in a frozen pickle. The server was not attentive. She gave us a menu and we told her it was our first time. We waited and waited and waited for her to come back. I finally had to stand up and wave at her so we could order. I had to do that again to get our check. She never came back to see if our food was good. No refills on our drinks. Soda and tea is $2.49. I am sorry that I did not get dessert. There was a cake on the counter that looked good. They brew the ice tea. I had sweet. It was perfect.

    Just had a great breakfast here while driving back home to Ky from visiting friends in crown city.

    Proof I called to place the order. The first time I called the line was busy.

    Called in a pickup order and when my boyfriend stopped to get it on his way home from work, the order wasn't there! The server told him that "it must've gotten lost" It wasn't in her order pad so it wouldn't have went back to be made. No apologies, not concerned and told us we would have to wait another 15 minutes for the order to be made on top of the 20-25 minutes from the first wait time. We weren't even offered a discount due to their negligence and our inconvenience. WOW! Needless to say, I wont be eating from here again any time soon. It's already been months bc of the very disappointing service the last time I ordered. Not a very good way to run a business. Very disappointed.

    Country Fried Steak and mashed potatoes.
    Ross T.

    Lazy day at the house and didn't want to cook but, I still wanted a hot meal. Cruisers has been around for a while now in this area. Many have great things to say about it. I didn't feel like eating inside so I ordered on the phone and picked it up. As always the inside is just a fun atmosphere. It really gives off that classic 50's diner feel. Staff was friendly and the place was full for the most part. I left with my food and returned home. I went with old reliable. The country fried steak dinner. The steak came with mashed potatoes, roll and a choice of either a salad or the soup of the day, which was vegetable. I went with the soup. I finished up with a piece of peanut butter pie for dessert. We will start with the pros. The steak was fried nicely and very tender. The gravy was good as always. It's hard to screw that up. The vegetable soup was to die for. Tasted fresh and had nice chunks of shredded beef inside. Definitely the highlight of the meal. Now for the cons. INSTANT MASHED POTATOES!! Really??? I just didn't expect this. The potatoes were still very flakey. The only thing that saved them was the gravy of course. The roll was tough, not soft at all. The peanut butter pie was just okay. Little to no flavor at all. No richness. Not something I expected out of a "dessert". So to wrap things up. I'm giving Cruisers 3 stars. I think that's fair. Great look to the place, good atmosphere, friendly staff and steak and soup were on point. I can't rate it any higher due to the mashed potatoes, roll and pie. This is a place I'm sure I'll try again eventually for a sit down meal. I'd like to see where everything else falls on the menu. I hope this review is helpful to someone out there.

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    I was amazed. The food was very much like home cooked and the pies!!!!!!! I took two home to Tennessee with me.. Thanks a bunch.

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    Good food and prices. Great service people are nice always smiling and happy to see you. Just not enough seats.

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    Service great. Food great always hot food and a lot of it. Old style but service great

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    I gave 4 stars because my husband rated his food a 5 and I rated my food a 3…read more My husband is a great fan of German food so we decided to eat here today. He ordered a pretzel for his starter which he gave a thumbs up. He described it as having a fermented sourdough taste which he really enjoyed. His main meal was a Hofbrauhaus Hot Brown which he described as very rich and dense definitely filling. I tried his dish and was very confused by the mix of flavors. I ordered the Rueben balls which I thought were nicely crisp on the outside but overly soft on the inside but it did taste very nice with the dip provided. I decided on the Munich Sampler which came with 2 sausages, a crispy fired pork chop with potatoes and sauerkraut. The pork chop was overcooked and dry although smothered with a mushroom gravy. The sausages were tasty but nothing special. Both sides were so heavily seasoned with vinegar I could not get through them. My husband even thought the sauerkraut tasted too vinegary but he loved the potatoes, polishing off what I had left on the plate. The service was great; prompt and polite. I would say if you like German cuisine this is the place for you! Quite authentic flavors. Just not my favorite.

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