You know this is a staple in Grayling, the hometown restaurant. I love how it feels like yesteryear. Their coffee has something to be desired, I would def step that up a notch, but listen nobody and I mean nobody does better hash browns. Good solid American breakfast. And the staff and waitresses have always been super attentive and helpful so thank you for that. read more

Great breakfast- try the smoked chops! Large portions, fast service, friendly people, decent prices.....what more is there.

Small and busy for a Wednesday morning but the food was good. Normal diner fare and a friendly staff.

When we got here this place was packed, I thought, how could a restaurant this packed have bad food but I was wrong. We had sat right away and they brought us our coffee however it took them forever to get us refills. I ordered the Black & Blue Burger and it was a good size and came with chips but the meat was very plain and had no taste to it, no seasoning or anything u could barely taste the tomatoes. My grandmother had a cinnamon swirl with sausage patties and the sausage patties were burnt and had no taste as well. The place is very cramped in seating. The service is quick to help out. It was an ok price but not worth the burger I paid for it. I wouldn't come here to order a burger again I can tell u this. read more

Grayling Restaurant - Black & Blue Burger - New American Near Me - Grayling, Michigan

We had the Western omelet, sausage gravy on a biscuit and corn beef hash (cooked crispy) with eggs. Everything was made very well and came out quickly. The staff were all so friendly as well. read more

Grayling Restaurant - Western omele w hash browns, sausage gravy on a biscuit and corn beef hash (cooked crispy) with eggs. - New American Near Me - Grayling, Michigan

If you are looking for a high end modern restaurant this is not it. If you are looking for an outstanding restaurant with great food and incredibly prompt service. This is it. A small town diner dating to 1937, clean as possible and small town friendly. Well done and I am stuffed. read more

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Great place for breakfast and the lunch items look good too. The cinnamon roll pancakes are delicious and a must try. The regular pancakes are really good too. read more

Great place to have breakfast. Excellent prices. Nice place to stop if you're in Grayling.

Very squared away little diner. Friendly service. Reasonable prices. Clean. Menu had plenty to pick from. Portions were good. Sweet tater tots were quite tasty. My wife's omelette was very good. Best dining experience we had in Grayling over a 3 day trip there. read more

Decent diner breakfast. Not amazing, but pretty good. You have to ask if you want actual maple syrup, but it's available for an extra dollar. The hash browns had a slightly odd bitter taste. I think it was the oil. We liked the historic newspapers framed on the walls and the local character. Everything was clean. Quicky friendly service with frequent refills on the adequate coffee. read more

First breakfast place I've been too that was so good! French toast excellent! Bacon cooked perfect to our liking! Clean! An very good wait staff! read more

2 pc. Fish for 12.99 is fish sticks. Awful. Not worth 2.00 let alone 12.99. Never asked me if my food was good. The fries were hot.

I've been coming up North and eating at the Grayling Restaurant for nearly 30 years, I can't say enough about how much I love this breakfast spot. They have not changed a bit in all these years, well done Grayling Restaurant, well done! read more

Very nice place! Our waitress was a joy to communicate with. Food was good. As was the service. Highly recommend!!

Good little soda-fountain/diner feel to this place. It is reflected in their simple, yet good food. I had the ham special--it was ample and tasty. Very reasonable pricing read more

Awesome little diner. Service is friendly and prompt, and food was delicious. We were traveling through and it was worth getting off the highway for. Three of us got the lumberjack and it was good portions. My daughter got a kid's pancake that she gobbled up. Our server Shawna was very good. read more

The BEST breakfast in Grayling! And that's saying something as there are several great places for breakfast. Can't beat the service either. It's a real hometown vibe most places don't have anymore. read more

Came here for New Year's Eve brunch on our drive back. I got the oatmeal with blueberries and a side of peanut butter. Very delicious! It was enough food to fill me up and tasted well. I was very impressed because most diners don't make oatmeal that nice. My friends got the King Burger which they liked a lot. A little greasy and heavy, but that's what they expected. Our waitress was very sweet and service was great -- hot water for our teas were constantly replaced and our food came out well. They also had a Happy New Year placemat which was a really nice touch! read more

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Not only is the food great, with generous portions, but the staff is friendly and busts their butts cleaning and prepping tables for the next year's. read more

They use cheap tasting butter for cooking, yucky yucky ! Service is always great ! Quit going in there. We go to West Side Diner now much tastier food . read more

Very very good food. The staff was awesome sweet and kind and considerate and helpful,. The cook was awesome. We were traveling halfway to our destination when we stopped for lunch. We will definitely stop on our way back home! read more

Grayling Restaurant - Menu - New American Near Me - Grayling, Michigan

Ordered a Chef Salad to go, it contained NO LETTUCE, just spring mix. Very disappointing. Won't make that mistake again.

Wonderful diner with honest home cooking. You don't see places like this too often in the stix. read more

Grayling Restaurant - King Burger with Onion Rings - New American Near Me - Grayling, Michigan

Absolutely wonderful little mom and pop place! Great for that home cooked breakfast you always want! Service was quick, friendly, and welcome after the terrible experience a few doors down, Don't go for the Coke themed diner down the way, go to Graylings Diner!!!!!!! We got a mix of breakfast foods (eggs, toast, bacon, sausage gravy, pecan pancakes) and burgers and pulled pork. It was all fast and amazing! read more

Great restaurant! Food and service from the old school! I got a carry out there a few weeks back. Just a simple bacon and egg sandwich and hash browns. It was delicious! Everyone there is so friendly! I sat out on the picnic table and ate it. They had gotten busy so I did not want to go back in and thank them for such a great breakfast. I can't wait till I am back there again soon! First time I was in a restaurant other then the one I work at since March. They pay particular attention to detail on their covid-19 protocols. Kudos to the staff there! read more

Basic breakfast diner with some burgers and other sandwiches. Best known for breakfast food. Was busy, casual, classic diner with coffee. There is creamer and jelly on the table. Small booths and tables. Staff was friendly. I had open face burger, not impressed,if I went back I would order breakfast food. read more

Grayling Restaurant - Condiments. I arrived at 11:30am, after getting hair cut across the street. This place was filling up fast for the lunch crowd. - New American Near Me - Grayling, Michigan

Searching for breakfast on our way back from Mackinac Island to Chicago and happened upon this gem. A bit off the highway (like a mile or two) but well worth it. The food and people were great...my favorite kinda of breakfast joint...DO NOT MISS the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes!!! The lumberjack breakfast was perfect...eat here and your day is set! read more

Great place. Just stop in they sit you down and take your order and give you some good solid breakfast food. I would recommend this highly to anyone in the area looking for a nice breakfast. I had The omelette special it was ham cheese and tomatoes served with hash browns potatoes and some delicious rye toast. My server was pleasant and conscientious and kept my coffee cup full. You can't ask for more. read more

Grayling Restaurant - Counter at the Grayling Restaurant. In Grayling, MI. - New American Near Me - Grayling, Michigan

An amazing time capsule. The walls are covered in old timey memorabilia. Lots of oddball postcards and news clipping from all over the region. The food was perfectly american diner style. My olive burger was clearly made from a hand made patty, and cooked to order. The place was filled with old people, and the air conditioning was frightening cold. It was a good experience, and we'll be back. read more

Eaten here on and off over the years. Very good breakfasts, for the most part. Only had lunch here once, but the turkey rueben I got was outstanding. Gave up on the place, though, since the coffee was extremely weak. That's enough to ruin an otherwise good breakfast in my book. With the GR having changed hands, I decided to give it another try. Coffee is still not great, but better. It's a bit muddy tasting, but at least it has taste. I ordered the Lumberjack breakfast. Over easy eggs were perfect, and the hash browns I ordered extra crispy were just that. Now the sausage...it didn't taste like, well, sausage. At least not fresh sausage. Just some soggy ground meat with an odd seasoning perhaps meant to cover a slightly soapy taste. Soapy is really the only thing I can call it. I'll be back, but may stick to bacon with my breakfast. read more

This is the place to go for breakfast in the area. Waitress was super-nice and the cooks knew how to make bacon, eggs and pancakes. Enjoyed the historical items on the wall. Looking forward to coming back soon! read more

I love finding diners like this when we travel and this is one of the best. The interior is squeeky clean and the staff friendly! The omlette of the day was a little odd, but tasted really good. It had Italian sausage, onions, pepper and mushrooms inside and provalone and red sauce on top. The side of cool cottage cheese was a nice change from potatoes. Schweety stuck to the western omlette and this one was just fine. Add rye toast, some cold berverages and we had a quick, hot breakfast. Certainly better than fast food and were back on the road in no time! read more

This restaurant is a right of passage stop if you live or are visiting the area. They have done and incredible job at maintaining the "old school diner" feel paired with homecooked and "greasy spoon" food options. They are open early and closed mid afternoon and offer a killer lunch menu in addition to traditional breakfast/brunch items. I have been coming here since I was a toddler, and it hasn't changed. The staff is sweet and quick. Your coffee mug is always full. The food is ordered through a window so you can often times watch the kitchen work and banter with eachother. They have a chalk board painted wall with written specials for the day. The pricing airs on the side of cheap. Parking is curbside and limited but it's located in the historic downtown grayling so that is to be expected and you never walk far. This time my husband got a burger which was incredible, I got the best breakfast burrito I've ever had at a restaurant and our son got French toast even tho I really tried selling him on their famous cinnamon roll pancakes( soooooo good and easy to share) The place is small so if it's a weekend, expect a wait. They have table, booth and bar seating. Just go and thank me later. read more

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Best local breakfast for sure. The restaurant is always packed (according to our friend who lives nearby). The price per person is around $8-12, and they serve breakfast and lunch. I ordered cinnamon bites, which were delicious and well worth the price, and a vegetarian skillet with toast. My meal was very filling and, if I may say so, the best at the table. My husband enjoyed his meatier skillet as well, although it came out of the kitchen about five minutes later than the rest of our table's meals. We plan to visit again next time we want breakfast near Harrisville! read more

I was in Graying for a week on orders with the Army Reserves and ate here at least 4 times that week the staff is amazing and the food was even better. its very homestyle and comfortable feeling. I hope to visit there again soon! read more

Cute retro restaurant with historical value. Super friendly staff and good dinner food. The fish platter unfortunately, looked like 2 triangle portions out of a frozen Van de Kamp's box. Hand formed burger patties go a plus vote. read more

Went here for breakfast over memorial weekend. Arrived around 8:30, we were able to find a seat easily. Servers were friendly. We ordered 3 dishes biscuits & gravy, western omelette w/American fries , and two eggs/meat/toast. The biscuits and gravy were sent back. They were soggy and flavorless. We ordered a cinnamon role instead which was served warm and was good. The western omelette was good but there was a hair in my American fries. The eggs/meat/toast were also good. Even though the biscuits and gravy were barely eaten, we were still charged for it. This diner is nothing special and I would never go out of my way to eat here again but it did well enough for the purpose of breakfast. read more

Deliciously fresh food, great menu selection, very pleasant staff. A little gem we found on our drive home from UP to Cincinnati

Had Breakfast traveling back to Cincinnati. Loved the family style restaurant/diner style ambiance. We were able to seat ourselves right away. Service was very friendly. We had the breakfast sandwich and fruit cup - very good, fruit fresh and tasty. Hubby had the 2 eggs and corn beef hash. He liked it and said he would get it again. Son got a short stack of pancakes that looked good and he ate them all, so that was impressive. Two pancakes the size of a 10" plate. Coffee was weak, but not a big deal for us. Liked it overall and will be back next summer! Great value! read more

Nice breakfast stop - drawn here by Yelp as we traveled north to see family. Good food; good service; good price. Their Lumberjack Plate seems to be preferred by many. Only negative - coffee was a bit weak and lacking in taste. Maybe due to local water? A worthwhile stop. read more