We discover Lyn-way as a referral from a local business when we asked "where is the best place for lunch in Ashland?" We were referred to Lyn-Way! It is a locals gem. Service was promoted and informative. Food arrived quickly and hot. The pies are homemade and extraordinary! Not much on ambiance but we go there for the great reasonably price food. read more

It's been a long time, the food was good, they're just too expensive Last I recall, they had a birthday club, but I heard you had to be a regular customer to get the birthday perks I don't think I was in there since about 07 when I was in school, a pilot friend gave me some money to go have lunch, and since this was a high quality friend, I wanted to use that 20 wisely, so I chose the best menu options at this restaurant I need to pop back in there sometime read more

We had breakfast here and Debbie was our server. She was very attentive and the food was delicious. Also decorated for the 250th! read more

Lyn-Way Restaurant - American Near Me - Ashland, Ohio

Great breakfast place for a group of folks. I got the omelette and waffle because you just can't go wrong with it. The cheese in the omelette is what stole the show for me. Highly recommended, staff was very good as well. read more

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Can't beat this place for "good every time" breakfast. Great service too. Add some peppers and onions to your hashbrowns (add some jalapeño if you're feeling dangerous!) read more

Lyn-Way Restaurant - Breakfast menu February 2026 - American Near Me - Ashland, Ohio

Service is the best. Ambiance clean and friendly Food: 1.) sandwich roast beef with Swiss cheese and mushrooms, no sides and 2.) chicken chef salad, chicken was chewy, one wedge of tomato tasteless hot house not fresh, bagged salad mix, blue cheese dressing oh my yuck (I had already had it on my salad). Our peach pie was just ok. read more

Friendly server. Good food. Ordered the Patty Melt which very good. Too bad they choose to serve frozen french fries wife and split a slice of Dutch Cherry pie. They claim to have been voted as having the best pie in the State of Ohio. read more

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We eat there often!!food is always good and consistent. Service is fantastic our fav waitress is Pearly she is always in a great mood and she takes great care in making sure we are happy with the food. The restaurant is always clean and airy and comfortable seating!!! Don't miss a chance if you're in Ashland and have a piece of pie and coffee. Pie's are great and homemade!!!!! read more

Fantastic place for breakfast. Great service, it the kind of place where they get to know you, and you can order your "regular" and they know what it is down to the condiments on the side. No need to rush in and out have a seat in the family owed casual establishment have a conversation over a traditional mid western breakfast. read more

Lyn-Way Restaurant - Egg, potato, toast and ham - American Near Me - Ashland, Ohio

The restaurant was clean and inviting. It's a very down home. It's a great place for a home cooked meal. We used to come here when visiting my grandparents. It's like being home. Our server was friendly and attentive. Everyone is so nice. read more

Good feel. Friendly staff. I told the wife, we're in Ohio and not far from Lake Erie. Someone around here must be serving walleye. Well this is the place. Confident the walleye will be great. Stay tuned for part 2.. read more

Food and pies were great. I had the walleye and cherry pie for dessert the last time I was there. Great service, prices weren't too bad either. read more

Five stars pie...four star diner style food. Get the sweet potato fries with the maple/whipped cream dip. The waitstaff is old school diner style: they seem to really know what they're doing. Its ambiance is slightly more homey large diner. read more

Amazing service and food!!! Good hometown food and great staff!!!! Clean and priced great!!! read more

Stopped in for a light dinner with my wife and mom last night. Seating at 1720 we were paying our bill 90 minutes later. Our order? A Chicken quesadilla for my wife and I adding a side salad for me. Mom ordered a side salad and soup of the day, potato soup. Also ordered drinks...soda, unsweetened iced tea, and water. We noticed our server had one half of the dining room, 14 tables. She seemed to be doing her best, but in that 90 minutes she only checked in on us once. The salads came out after ~30 minutes and the quesadilla and soup came out at the one hour mark. Noticed the soup was being heated in a microwave. It was still cold on arrival so Mom sent it back. Into the microwave it went and returned a few minutes later. We were done with that in ~15 minutes. We ordered 2 slices of pie to go and that took another 15 minutes to arrive with the bill. No apologies as to the time it took. Not impressed at all. I do not plan on coming back for a while. read more

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Food was decent fairly priced. Swiss steak was pretty good for me and my wife got the walleye and a cold baked potato and they are so busy with minimal servers it took 18 min from time of order to time we received food. It took another 10 min to get a hot baked potato. Place is clean for a busy place so kudos for that. I think it would be better to shut down more tables if servers and cooks can't keep up with everything. All in all it's a good place to eat though. read more

Entering the place was neatly decorated, high capacity and CLEAN. This was dinner time on 10-25-24, me, chicken fingers, a 3, wife walleye, a 3. We shared potato skins app- lots of bacon bits but only a half of potato's worth. Ho hum so far. The ads boast the pies to be award winning so we caved...a piece of sugar free coconut cream pie revealed a tasty filling but the crust was no different than dry, white chewy cardboard. With the tip it came to $50 The staff was plentiful and efficient. Bob Evans will be our choice next time. read more

I don't get it. Stopped for dinner. 8 of us (2 little ones). Place was booming. Line out the door. Goods-fruit pies. Ask to reserve your slice when you arrive. It will be gone. Open roast beef sandwich...hot gravy. Oppty- entrees. Average to below. Fried fish...swear there was a fin in it. Stroganoff special...gravy good, pasta was like school cafeteria (cut up). Hamburger and mac-n-cheese...dry. Average-service. Nice people. read more

We love coming here when we're in town. The food is nothing to write home about but it is good and comforting. We usually get burgers and fries. The thing to write home about are the pies and the banana split. Some of the best around locally. We like ours cold and the waitresses each time have no problem putting it in the fridge for us til it's time to eat. Best part is, if you have young kids, there's a playground right next to it. The read more

I am giving this restaurant 2 stars. I have been going to this place for awhile and usually the food is good I got the cube steak dinner, it came out with small portions of mashed potatoes and the steak part . It was Luke warm and the meat was so dry and had to moisen it with a1 sauce. The pie is so expensive 18 dollars for a whole one is crazy. 5.dollars for a slice! The prices are so high for not so good quality of food and portions. I went to pay and the owner Janet, didnt.ask about my dinner just took money and moved on to someone one else before she was done with me. That is rude! The only good part was the waitress she was nice and friendly even though it was busy. Not going back for awile....disappointing!​ read more

Good food and good service. They have carry out and there's a nice park across the street. Baseball field and swings and new pickle courts.

Anytime I'm in Ashland I try to hit Lyn-Way! The service is always awesome and the food is on spot homestyle cooking! And can we discuss the homemade pies?! To die for! So many choices and very large slices! Highly recommended! read more

It's a local institution but it really deserves no applause. Bad food, bad atmosphere. They hate America. At least they have decent pie

The Apple Pie is simply divine.... and the cheeseburger steak is OMG and the green beans are straight out of granny's garden read more

Lyn-Way Restaurant - a plate of biscuits and ice cream - American Near Me - Ashland, Ohio

Love this kind of diners! Casual diner, lovely atmosphere and warm staff. I was at the training in Ashland and wanted to have "normal food". After researching the area, I came to this family restaurant. The interior was very casual but I felt comfortable and welcomed. I ordered their special meal- beef liver. Oh my! It was delicious! It came with onions, plus you could pick two side dishes. If you are in area, check this place out! Oh, I forgot to mention about their home made pies- delicious!!! Ps. Other pics were meals of my friends read more

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When I'm visiting home, always on the "to visit" list. The pie is next level and theres usually a line on spaghetti night. This is a place the whole family can enjoy, very laid back. read more

This is the place for comfort food! With a cozy atmosphere and kind service this place is perfect.

Great hometown place to eat and gather with family. The service was great, our server was friendly, efficient, and checked in with us frequently. The prices are good for the items available and the menu offers something for just about everyone. The atmosphere is very family friendly and the music in the background was not overwhelming, conducive to have a conversation at the table. We will frequent this place whenever we are in the area. read more

Lyn-Way is a really nice small town restaurant with a lot of charm. Great wait staff, delicious food, and the pie is as good as (if not better than) advertised. Worth a stop! read more

Great place to eat. Service first of all was fantastic. Food was really good . Had Swiss steak and mashed potatoes with gravey. Side dish was macaroni salad. Had strawberry pie for desert. It was killer. Price was reasonable. We came from Cleveland and will be back. read more

Pie...pie, pie! Since I was in HS this place has been the place for good home cookin, finished with pie. Any pie there is better than most you've had in your life (except for your Grandma's, maybe, my grandma lived in Ashland and would often buy pies from there if she didn't want to make them herself). Large portions...all with that "cooked from scratch" taste. I'm sure they have numerous vegan options...but gravy is going to have meat juices in it or milk. Do yourself a favor and if visiting Ashland, or Ashland University, go to Lyn-Way and get any lunch/dinner special/entree and a big piece of pie (their meringue is like a fluffy sweet cloud!) read more

This is the entire definition of Ashland as a small town crammed into one place: regulars, regulars, regulars, sick-amazing pie of a thousand delicious varieties, photos of old Ashland adorning the walls, farmers and businessmen rubbing elbows and drinking cheap coffee, BLTs, Salisbury steak, and assorted other hometown cooking specialties. Their pie is what has made this classic restaurant famous, and it entirely earns that reputation. Order the pie. Eat the pie. Order another piece. Eat the pie. Eat the pie. read more

Dad suggested we come here for dinner (we were visiting from CA) So friendly, good food, Mary our server is a delight! Buckeye Pie for the WIN! read more

An Ashland favorite spot for years. While not gourmet the food is hearty, plentiful and prepared to order. Will remind you of home cooking. Very competent friendly staff, always helpful with suggestions and substitutions. The pie menu is significant, so many wonderful choices. This location is a pie lovers dream. Worth the trip just for the pie. Life is short, eat dessert first. read more

Every town has a restaurant that fits like a comfortable old shoe , loved and frequented by the locals , and a charming surprise to travelers who just Happen by ! The LYNWAY in Ashland ohio is such an establishment , offering Solid tasty home cooked meals and a huge assortment of pies in a multitude of flavors . Their menu offers the traditional comfort foods that most mom and pop operations mesmerize return customers with ( as an example how many restaurants still serve liver and onions with a side of Brussel sprouts ) the table service by long time waitresses is nothing short of commendable .as Refills are prompt and conversational chat a given . Not that this iconic restaurant needs My humble review , but I will of course , with a proud smile give it a deserved five star rating ! For a no surprise home cooked meal like grandma used to serve .... drop in for a visit , and don't be too surprised at seeing your neighbor chowing down at an adjacent table ! read more

Great local spot that is the best place in town for a piece of pie. It is keeping the idea of the local diner and meeting spot alive.

The pie is great! It's all in the crust. And the crumbles on the Dutch varieties. And there has not been any other place that has buckeye Pie this good. But, wait, there's more. Homemade chicken noodle soup full of noodles and chicken. If you like your chicken noodle soup with more goodies and less broth, this is for you. Homemade chili was also full of meat and beans. A few shakes of tobasco and it was perfect - thick tomato sauce base - like Mom made as a kid. My husband had the Philly cheesesteak and said it was also very good. Equally important, the vibe is cozy and clean and comfortable. If you want a whole pie to go, you can get one of the cream pies. Slices only in fruit pie. So, four slices of peach to go all nicely packaged headed to the in-law's house. Love supporting local eateries that are also institutions! read more

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Looking for a place to have a great basic meal, look no further. Dined in with the family including our special needs son. No funny looks, in fact there were several other special folks in the restaurant while we were there. Treated like the normal people they are. Walking in front the car we asked a lady coming out what was good. She said everything! We had open face roast beef and mashed, open face turkey and mashed, and a cheese burger with smothered French fries. Good basic meals that didn't not disappoint. Good flavor, no fatty meat and real bacon on the fries.! Check was reasonable and portions not huge but just right. Quality over quantity. We drove over an hour to get there and we will be back! Maybe we'll try some desserts next time. Shawn read more

Stopped here today 7/29-----saw this online and read the reviews which seemed pretty good-----Not really----the people working here were nice as could be BUT the food had a lot to be desired ----I had a grilled chicken breast---not the best--my niece ordered a BLT but the bacon was not done enough for her so they did give her another one ----just a little hole in the wall as far as we are concerned---will probably never go here again! read more

Was looking for a place to enjoy a leisurely lunch with a friend who lives in Columbus. (Ashland is exactly half way between our home towns.) Came across Lyn-Way through Yelp. Considering the lack of options in this area, this was an ok place to spend a few hours catching up. The menu is entirely comfort food...and very simple. A plain Chicken Breast was featured as their house speciality....what!?! In any case, I had the Roast Beef, Mushroom and Swiss sandwich, which was served on an open faced hot dog bun. It was surprisingly enjoyable despite the awkward presentation. My friend had the chili and it was decent. Buckeye pie was delicious. (Chocolate pudding pie with tons of peanut butter bits.) Banana cream pie was terrible. Tasted like banana flavoring and we couldn't find a real banana slice in it. Very generous slices so we could share with one another. Staff was very friendly and willingly accommodated our 2 hour lunch without a single annoyed look. We tipped accordingly. ;-) I wouldn't go out of my way to go here again but if I was in town and looking for a decent, friendly meal, I'd stop in...and order some pie. read more