Absolutely love it here. Service is great. Food is excellent. I love a diner that you can grab a mixed drink. Very clean and decorative inside. Great music. Large menu. Enjoyed both breakfast and lunch. Turkey club was excellent. We always stop by when in the area. read more

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Amazing service and beautiful ambiance with the car theme and the food is soooooooo good. COME HERE AND EAT! read more

MaryAnn's Diner - Steak and toast - American Near Me - Amherst, New Hampshire

My yearly girls trip to this area this is always a stop for us. Wonderful still all these years later. Awesome retro decorations, friendly waitresses and great food. Easy to find with plenty of parking, clean tables and restrooms. Today I tried a burger which was perfectly cooked with a slight char. The toppings made this an AWESOME sandwich. I took home half for another meal. read more

MaryAnn's Diner - Spicy burger - lettuce, tomato, bacon, pepper jack cheese, sriracha mayo & jalapeños. Perfect! - American Near Me - Amherst, New Hampshire

The atmosphere here is so fun! Food is good and plentiful. The staff is friendly and patient when the kids take a while to decide. Fun for Sunday brunch--make sure to use the online wait list! read more

My wife and I were out mid-day on a Tuesday and thought we'd give MaryAnn's Diner a try. We had driven by MaryAnn's many times and noticed how packed the parking lot usually is. The first thing you notice on entry is the 50's decor. There are 50's-style Americana images everywhere. There was a short line of people getting seated. We were seated in less than five minutes and the maitre-d was friendly. We were seated at a small table that had the 50's-style amoeba-pattern on the formica top. Although it was near noontime, we both ordered breakfast which is served all day. I ordered the The 50's Special which consisted of two eggs, sausage, toast, french toast and hash browns. My wife ordered the French Toast breakfast. We both had coffee and ice water was provided. The food was what you'd expect at a diner. The portions were large and the food was good but not outstanding. My French toast was small and somewhat tasteless. The eggs, sausage and toast were good. The hash browns appeared to be originally frozen and then deep fried although they were tasty. Our waitress was pleasant and efficient. We didn't have to wait too long for our orders to arrive. Our two breakfasts and coffees amounted to exactly $40 including tax and a 20% tip. So what is my conclusion? I would go back if I was in the area and in the mood for a big breakfast at a fair price. However, I wouldn't go out of my way for it. read more

MaryAnn's Diner - The 50's Special - American Near Me - Amherst, New Hampshire

My husband took me hear for an early Mother's Day date. The food was awesome and the atmosphere was great. Our waitress was very nice and friendly. I love the 1950s diner type place. They serve breakfast all day long. I also loved all music and old car stuff as well. read more

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I liked this place for its 1950s decor, and loved the great service and good food. My friend and I ordered classic bacon, eggs, and hash browns breakfasts, and they were out quickly and done perfectly. What could be better than a fun spot serving good food from a well stocked menu, served with a smile? Go! read more

Here's the thing. While I'm aware that I've already discussed this place, I am also aware that I have been a total slack ass in my review writing duties as of late. Perhaps it's the economic times. Or perhaps it's due to the fact that I have recently become a "financial mutant", so to speak. But, I digress. Point is, most of you probably already know the backstory behind the newly constituted MaryAnn's Diner in Amherst. But for those of you unfamiliar with the local history, this place used to be known as Joey's Diner. Then, recently acquired by new ownership. While I can't speak to the former, I will briefly review the latter that we all know and adore today. As MaryAnn's continues to carry on the tradition of hosting a nostalgic 50s style dining room theme, to include a pop-culture referenced epithet themed menu selection from the same time period, it also carries with it simple, straightforward comfort food. Among other things, this place embodies casual family breakfast dining in a way that should prove pleasing to the palate. Not to mention, MaryAnn's as a chain has sort of a cult following here in NH. Like many others before and after it, however, this newly established 50s style diner isn't without its flaws. The coffee is still lame and weak as tea water. The parking lot also has a weird and unsafe trend going where folks inexplicably park right in front of what appears to be an entrance/exit point. A tragically flawed parking lot design perhaps? Dunno, but it's stupid as hell. But to tell the truth, those are the only real complaints I have about this particular location. The food is what you'd expect from a competent MaryAnn's. The service is stellar as all hell! I was able to get a seat within seconds of arriving around 8 on a Sunday morning. And the staff genuinely seem to enjoy themselves here. This is always good to see because it translates over to their service overall. As for the food, it was mostly good. I say mostly because of that sad looking toast. I'm not even sure you could call it toast, as it more resembled slightly stale bread with melted butter in the center. Poor thing was barely buttered properly. Note to self: get an English muffin next visit. But other than that, this one's a keeper. Dare I say....it's even better than the one located in my hometown. Although, I think my beverage of choice from here on out may be the Mimosa. MaryAnn's in Amherst gets 4 savory plates of bacon and eggs out of 5. read more

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My wife had the chicken pie while I had a BLT club with fries. Everything was very good and the fries weren't greasy as you get at other diners.The restaurant was clean and the service was very good. The diner had the colors and look of the diners from the 1950's as if it was just opened. read more

MaryAnn's Diner - Club sandwich made the right way. Great menu the way diners were in the past with all of the favorites. - American Near Me - Amherst, New Hampshire

We were in the area and stopped in for an early breakfast. Its the typlical Maryann's Diner decor and menu what we expected. I had the special "meatloaf bacon florentine" which was a meatloaf stuffed with cheese and spinach and wrapped in bacon. It was tasty, but the spinach did not make it. Food took a bit of time to come out which was fine. Food was prepared well and tasted fresh. Service was pleasant. One thing worth mentioning was that the ceiling was not clean. The air vents were covered in dirt and the tiles were stained and dusty as well. read more

Food was nice and hot. Server was great and attentive and I really like the ambiance, went for a simple breakfast and it was delicious as it should be. read more

MaryAnn's Diner - American Near Me - Amherst, New Hampshire

Fantastic food, service, and ambiance!! I had the biggest omelette I've ever seen and shared some delicious banana pancakes. Our waitress checked in regularly to ensure we were all set. read more

I took the three grands, 8, 9 & 15 out for a holiday dinner sponsored by their great uncle who lives in NJ. They chose Mary Ann's for breakfast. The eldest couldn't finish her snowman pancakes (too much whipped cream) but the other two polished off their meals (and not from the kid's menu, either). I went the more traditional route, a turkey club and fried onion rings. As it was only 4:30 p.m., I took most of mine home to eat later. (The onion rings and tater tots were delicious. I reheated them in the air fryer.) The girls loved the ambiance of the restaurant and enjoyed their meals. We also had a pleasant waiter so, all in all, dinner was a success and their uncle's money was well spent ($96 including tip; no dessert & drinks were ala carte). read more

Beware before you make this trip. On more than one occasion, I've driven 30 to 40 minutes only to find out that they closed early. Even earlier than the posted sign on their door. Not gonna make that trip again so before you make a trip more than a few minutes, call these clowns to make sure you're not wasting your gas. read more

Fantastic food/service/ atmosphere!!! Love it!!! Every time we have eaten here our food has been wonderful and they give you so much for such a reasonable price. read more

I asked if there was a gluten free menu, only to be asked if I had Celiac. They have gluten sensitive foods but because I have Celiac, they refused to serve me... How embarrassing in this day and age not to accommodate an allergy. I specifically asked if they could cook an egg in a separate pan and was told... Well I guess I could ask.. Like that was unheard of!! To be told they could not serve me was very infuriating as it is a simple things to cook in a separate pan or even on aluminum foil as some restaurants have done in the past! read more

Maryann's has the best homemade food don't go away hungry. The waitresses are so friendly and the cook is phenomenal! Maryann is always so friendly and works along with her help. I challenge you w eat a whole order of a frittata bet you can't!!! read more

I like it, but we got our eggs Benny cold. It's supposed to be warm and we didn't know why but overall the meals are great if you just getting pancake waffle French toast it's just like the simple things are just so good that I feel like they don't focus on everything But it depends what you get. Most things are very nice and good to clean who wants our friends it was just a really nice service and ambience and food. read more

Under new ownership, MaryAnn's Diner took over the former Joey's Diner in Amherst serving all day breakfast, lunch, and dinner (Fri-Sat). Just like Joey's, this place has that retro 50s diner vibe with classic red & white booths and chairs, classic decorations, Coca Cola decor, jukebox, traffic light, and classic car cutouts. The food menu offered here is similar to Joey's Diner, but it's now the MaryAnn's Diner menu, which is also offered at their three other locations in Derry, Salem, and Windham. They offer a good sized breakfast menu, plus lunch fare such as sandwich platters, soups, salads, appetizers, comfort entrees, desserts, frappes, floats, and ice cream treats. They also serve beer, wine, and cocktails. My favorite breakfast here has been the Country Fried Steak with Gravy, eggs, hash browns and toast. I stopped in at MaryAnn's Diner in Amherst for Friday dinner. The place wasn't too busy and I could seat myself where I wanted. The waiter arrived with menu, and offered a drink (I got ice water). I decided on the Penne with Meatballs ($12.99 plus tax) served with garlic bread and added a side garden salad ($2.99 plus tax). The pasta dish arrived hot in about 10 minutes, but I did not get my side salad yet. The server went back to the kitchen and got me the side salad with dressing on the side and some parmesan cheese for the pasta. The side salad was a good size with fresh crisp romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and green peppers. The bowl of pasta had soft cooked penne with a thick savory marinara sauce and 3 homemade soft meatballs. This was really good, but I did request a box for half of my pasta to bring home. The check was dropped off which came out to $17.34 with tax and before tip. Overall, a good filling tasty dinner with a minor hiccup. I would return to this location for breakfast since it's sort of on my way out to Milford and beyond. read more

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Me and my family go here all the time . Usually for breakfast so I'm not sure what the lunch and dinner menus is like. The service is amazing and all the workers Are welcoming and very sweet. Inside has 50's decor and it's beautiful !! They have inside and outside seating ( weather dependent). Usually the shades are up but if it's too sunny they'll put the shades down which is just as nice because the overhead light isn't too bright or yellow. read more

Food: 3/5 Had breakfast and it was just OK. Service: 5/5 Friendly waitress who did a good job with our group. Ambiance: 3/5 Tables were pushed together near the back, every other person was expected to sit on the crack of the table. Crowded, no room to lift your arm. Other: tried looking up the menu on their website online before going. The website didn't allow you to read the menu without a big pop up covering it. The options were only 1 - order for pick up or 2 - order for delivery. Parking wasn't great, had a hard time trying to leave and I even backed into a spot. Additional charge if you use a credit card. Gratuity was automatically added to the bill. This was my second time going there, not worth going back. read more

Stopped here on the way home. Got a bowl of oatmeal, was very surprised at how very small the portion was. Tasted like plain oatmeal - nothing special. Friend got fries with gravy and melted cheese -literally 1 piece of American cheese melted on the fries with a small amount of gravy. He said the gravy was decent. Would not bother coming here again. read more

A group of 6, 3 adults & 3 children, so we had to wait for a table. Not too long, the hostess had us seated at a round table. The server took our drink order and we continued to look at the large selection in the menu book. The youngest 2 ordered Mickey pancakes with bacon, next was the special, 2 eggs, 2 bacon 2 pancakes, another special with French toast instead of pancakes, eggs Benedict and lastly ham & cheese omelette. The server didn't refresh our coffee until after the food came even though she carried a pot to the neighboring tables. We had to ask. All in all the food was good, pancakes were tough and hard to cut into pieces. We felt like the service could have been more attentive. read more

Plenty of options on the menu. Heather, our excellent server, took the extra step to liason with the cook to ensure we received what we ordered and described. The ambiance is bright, welcoming, and comfortable. I highly recommend Mary Ann's and being helped by Heather! read more

My ten year old son says, "Everything is AWESOME! And the food is, too!!!" That pretty much sums it up.

well has had a few different names here but always the same look of a NJ diner, interesting decorations inside, seated promptly, service was pleasant, menu pretty extensive....we had the pancakes and the Philly steak bomelet, all were very good, and we liked the coffee as some have not...interesting place, big, and we thought very good food and service, enjoyed our visit!!! read more

The food came all correct and it was very good,the bacon was cooked perfect and the service people were super nice and the decor is really nice. overall it was a very good interaction. read more

Visit was over a month ago. The dust on the ceiling...OMG. No pride in this establishment. I imagine the kitchen would be just gross. The food was meh. Over cooked bacon, that definitely indicated a grill that wasn't clean. The home fries tasted like straight grease. The server was solid, but seeing mandatory tip added to the bill, yeah will not return. I'd recommend you go literally anywhere else read more

Update to provide more context. I had a strange and humiliating experience with our server - Tracy. Well, it began with the two hostesses in the front debating with one another on where to seat us, which I thought was a bit odd, but shook it off. However, it only got more disconcerting from there. So, a female friend and I visited this diner (Amherst location) for the first time today (4/21/24). While Tracy was very friendly and attentive toward my friend and all other patrons in the restaurant, she 100% ignored me, to the point that whenever I asked her a question, she turned to my friend and answered it while looking at my friend instead of me. She tried to avoid me as much as possible, not just verbally, but also with eye - contact and body language. This was done every single time I asked a question - the answer was directed at my friend, even though she knew that the question came from me. I did a little experiment by asking questions at different times during my meal, and every time - as predicted, Tracy would turn to look directly at my friend to answer. I was in such a state of disbelief and couldn't understand why I was being treated that way. While Tracy was about five feet away, she must have overheard me ask my friend, "Why does she keep looking at you when answering my questions?" Yet she still continued with the same behavior. Even when it was clear that I was the person paying, I was still not being serviced. When I asked Tracy, "Can I have the check, please?" She turned to my friend and answered, "Sure, it'll be right out." Then, when she brought out the check, she left it with my friend and told her, "Let me know when you're ready and I'll cash you out." I have worked in the food service industry - as a server and on the management teams - for both privately owned and corporate owned establishments, and this incident left me at a loss. We in the industry also know that an entire table is supposed to feel welcomed and comfortable, rather than singling one person to the point where they are unacknowledged in every manner. Honestly, I was and am at a total loss for words. I did not present myself to Tracy in an offensive manner, nor was I rude to her. There was nothing about me or my behavior that stood out in any way. The only difference I could think of, was that I am a person of color, while my friend and Tracy were both white. I mentioned this not to imply anything, but simply for the sake of clarity and to provide you with a complete picture of the situation. I still left a generous tip for Tracy because I was in shock and needed time to process what the heck had just happened. As I thought more about this later on, I realized that there wasn't one single redeeming moment during my visit at Mary Ann's Diner. It wasn't just a mistake here and there, but that I was deliberately, constantly disregarded, the entire time that I was at the restaurant. Everything was so intentionally done, it was undeniable and so inexcusable, that there was no room for the benefit of the doubt. I will not revisit this establishment because I was treated so appallingly without a valid reason. It wasn't the occasional mistake, but - rather, constant and intentional humiliation. I came here for the cool 1950s decor and vibe, not the 1950s treatments. What you do with this information is up to you; whom you choose to support directly reflects your values. UPDATE: I emailed the restaurant on 4/22/2024 and there has been no response, which is fine, but I find it interesting that so many new reviews have been coming out in droves elsewhere online, in order to drown mine out. Fascinating and very telling. If they ever respond to my email, I will come back with an update. read more

Breakfast was very bland, I got the egg florentine. The hollandaise sauce tasted like nothing so I added salt and pepper and the eggs were way over cooked. My husband got an omelette stuffed with sausage and peppers but it wasn't stuff with much of anything. My daughter got cereal, they only offered the tiny boxes and they are $4.00! I understand a business needs to make money but c'on those boxes are tiny! Lastly, the waitress never came once to check on us or even ask if we wanted a refill on our drinks. Overall, fairly disappointed and wouldn't recommend it. read more

Huge portions. Reasonably priced. Our go to for breakfast. Everyone is nice. Very busy on Sunday's.

Great place to stop in for breakfast or lunch, we frequented this location when it was Joey's diner and they haven't sacrificed any of the cool 50's aesthetic or the quality of their food. Definitely recommend giving it a try! read more

Went on a weekday when school had been canceled and brought the kids. Surprised it want to crowded yet it took 20 minutes to be seated as the one person working the front was taking forever to take down an order. People started piling up in the entrance area. After finally getting seated, service was fantastic. Unfortunately, the food was bad. Ordered omelets which were way overcooked. Burned. And lacking flavor. Coffee was not good. For a greasy spoon on a shoestring budget, it would have been passable, but our bill for two adults and two kids was almost $100. It's not worth it for me. No plans to return. read more

Food was mediocre. Was even told the hollandaise sauce was not very good when I wanted to order eggs Benedict. Coffee was nasty. I won't be back. read more

Ordered a grilled cheese and fries, husband had a patty melt. Solid diner food, server was great, service was efficient.

Incompetent service brought to you by overworked babboons. Other than that, generic food.

Definitely a Great thing happened when Mary Ann's came to Amherst. Food, Service and Atmosphere area all excellent

We were optimistically hopeful that Maryann's would be better than Joey's (it wouldn't be that hard to be better). Low and behold it was worse. The food was awful, the coffee was terrible and the bathrooms were so disgusting i thought i was using an old gas station bathroom. Absolutely unacceptable. I'll NEVER go back. read more

What a super diner experience! Very cute, old-time feel, lot's of 50's memorabilia, this restaurant really has everything a diner-lover could want. It has a fantastic menu and a good selection of favorites, including breakfast all day. The staff is friendly and the service is wonderful. We have been back several times and are always happy. read more