Excellent homemade food. Very good prices in small town. I've been coming here since a young boy and its always good. Homemade pies are amazing too. Breakfast hotspot when in the area. read more

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Warm and cozy place with a family home cooked food. Traditional American food with delicious sandwiches and a various choice of home made pies, always fresh from the kitchen. The friendly staff will serve you with warmth and steepness. A large room behind could fit largest parties and it feels like you're be part of this warmest little town of upstate New York. I really recommend it is worth the go you will not be disappointed. read more

Excellent food and service - worth the stop. From burgers to meatloaf - everyone was happy and full.

Went to Meeder's for the first time and had an amazing omelet there! Fresh baked bread and home fries to boot! Got a piece of chocolate mayonnaise cake to take home and it was amazing! Great food, great staff, great restaurant! read more

Nice, quiet and clean diner like atmosphere they also offer catering space. We stopped in for late lunch and received good fast service, my husband loves the liver and onions. They offer onion rings, and sweet potato fries, along with the usual sides. Their specialty is the pie selection. Fresh blackberry pie is awesome. read more

Stopped in somewhat randomly on our way thru the area just getting off the interstate. The food was well worth the time and more. We just decided to stay a little while longer than "grab a bite" and go. Our server, Michelle, treated us like family. The chocolate mayonnaise cake was much better than Mom or Grandma used to make! You must try it. If you live close enough to visit often you are truly lucky. Everything we tried was exceptional and an flavor trip back to great memories. read more

First time being here, we came on the advice of a friend. What an incredible place in the most unlikely of places. First of all its got all the charm of a small town diner and it was obvious by the number of people that it's a favorite. Good amount of seating and seemed well staffed. Ok, on to the food. I got the grilled chicken melt. This was unarguably the best grilled chicken sandwich I've had. It was a nice thick piece of chicken not a thin floppy patty cooked perfectly. I forgot the name of the kind of bun they used but it was great. A little skimpy on the chips but the sandwich more than made up for it. Exited to see they had pickled beets as a side. I didn't have it but the guy next to us said their liver and onions is second to none. I'll try it next time. If you come make sure you save room for desert. All homemade pies (and a lot to choose from), I had strawberry rhubarb. Now my mom makes incredible pie so they had a lot to live up to, but they certainly hit the mark! Looking forward to coming here often. read more

Meeder's Restaurant - On a 5 star scale this cinnamon roll reaches a 9. If they added walnuts, it'd be an easy 10! Wow! - Diners Near Me - Ripley, New York

Needed a place to stop and eat while on a road trip. The food had a very home style taste. The waitress was very respectful and sweet. Good place to stop. read more

When it comes to the ideal local diner, with homemade pies, I've found none better than Meeder's. Their pies, milkshakes and food are fabulous. Anytime I'm close by, I make a point to stop in here, and I'd suggest you make this out of the way place worthy of a visit. You'll be hooked! read more

This was a very nice surprise to come across in our travels. The food was delicious. And you must save room for pie..so many fresh homemade pies to choose from, its hard to pick which one to try. They are also very prompt and friendly people. Great place to take just a couple minutes off the highway read more

I was excited to come to Meeder's because of the rave reviews. I am very disappointed. Service was not good. The onions were burnt on the sausage sandwich. The salad and stuffed potato were good. However, being known, for WORLD FAMOUS PIES, was not the case. The blueberry peach was fair at best. There was an odd bitter taste to it. The apple pie was fine, not worth the drive for World Famous Pie. When I told the waitress that this was my first visit and I was disappointed she got very defensive. I will not return. read more

Their list of pies was long and comprehensive. My wife chose peach and I chose peanut butter nutter butter- both were fabulous. It was busy but we were well cared for. My coffee and water never ran dry. Their sweet bread with dinner was unusual and delicious. It was a wonderful small town experience- I think half the town may have been there when we were. A high recommendation indeed! read more

We stopped here on our way across country. If you are not from here don't bother stopping. They will not serve you. We stood at the door for a few minutes not knowing if we should seat ourselves. Then after a couple minutes I asked the young girl if we could seat ourselves and she said yes. After sitting for a few more minutes she came to the table and asked if we would need menus. That was a strange question. Yes, please. Then we waited another 15 minutes and no one came back to us. However, a local gentleman came in and didn't need a menu got his food and sweet service. Oh, well. You live and learn. Trying the Roadhouse a few miles down route. The locals do seem to like this place but did Gawk at is uncomfortably. read more

Small town family restaurant where everyone is family. The place to go when you're in Ripley. Leave room for the pie

Been to Meeder's many times over the years. It's a cute friendly place, but their primary mission is saving money on ingredient costs. Their quality level on everything is "buy cheap", and over the years, "find cheaper". Their latest fiasco was to violate their signature breakfast sandwich, the McMeeder. The McMeeder is (was) a tasty patty sausage, egg, and cheese on a bagel. First they managed to find what appears to be shaved sausage patty that is half the thickness it used to be. Then the bagel got replaced by this miniature bagel that is about the size of a Hostess Donette. Don't even get me started on the dinner quality! read more

Food was good, their sweet bread was out of this world! Traveling so as always we used Yelp to find a spot. I had breakfast, Brian ordered the fried chicken basket which he said was very good. Friendly atmosphere, good customer service. read more

Great food, reasonably priced - good home cooking. MUST have pie, even if you split a piece!!!!

It's a great little grubby food joint. Food is neither delicious or terrible, but service can be slow. Ordered the milkshake, based on reviews, and I've had better from places like Johnny Rockets or Red Robin, so don't get your hopes up for an awesome milkshake (I'm a bit of a milkshake snob). I ordered the jumbo fish sandwich, I suppose my idea of jumbo is different from theirs, it really wasn't any bigger than any fast food place making fish sandwiches. Someone reviewed that portions had gotten smaller and ingredients were not the same quality and have never eaten here before, I can only imagine how great this place was back in the day. Lots of older people, kind of a cult following, eating here, I'm afraid once they're all gone, so will this place... read more

I'm still undecided as to how I feel about this place. It's a small town diner so it's basic. The service is super friendly and efficient. The food is average and the prices are unbelievably reasonable. (Can you say lunch for under $10?) but the pies are the things for which people return. If you've got a hankering for some homemade pie, this is your stop. read more

Wow! I haven't been here in over 10 years and decided to go here for our Friday lunch date. They are just as good today as they were on my last visit. The prime rib special was wonderful. My husband had the meatloaf and said it was the best he ever ate! Our waitress was friendly and efficient. It was well worth the hour and 1/2 drive it took to get there. read more

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I am giving four stars for its contribution to a small town American experience. Homemade pies.

Can't go wrong with cheeseburger and milkshake. So fresh and the way it was 50 years ago. Love it.

Stopped here on our way to Chicago from Niagara Falls for lunch and it was a really good meal. A home town American dinner with a great selection, good prices, and great service. Anyone passing through and looking for a place to eat should definately stop here. read more

Home cooking at it's best. Super friendly staff and we can't resist the rhubarb and elderberry pie!

Been here many times ....today ordered the eggplant lasagna ....awful. Came out on the plate in chunks. Lots of bread, very little eggplant. Waitress never came back to ask how it was or I would have sent it back. Then I ordered a piece pie to eat there and one to take home. Got the last two pieces. The waitress put the small piece in the to go container. (which I could not see). I looked in the container and called the size difference to her attention. Said she could take a dollar off the price. Why didn't she point it out instead of hiding the smaller piece in the to go container ? I got the feeling she is one of the owners, or the owners daughter. Agree with other reviews... food is definitely mediocre and today's service was very poor. Will not rush back there anytime soon. read more

We stopped by this restaurant during a road trip and it was good. The homemade apple pie was really good! I love that it's a small town and the waitress knew everyone who would walk in and know what they wanted. read more

Excellent local place to grab a burger. Shakes are made like in the "good old days", a must have. Don't miss the onion rings, and be sure to leave room for a slice of homemade pie. read more

Very good breakfast! I haven't tried the pie yet but everyone was leaving with to go bags. Next time for sure.

Super friendly folks, busy at 3pm on a Saturday which was surprising! Food was tasty home style and price was right. A grilled cheese with sweet potato fries, a grilled chicken sandwich with bacon and cheese and a side of fries, and a hamburger noodle soup with a cheese burger. Plus three drinks and two milkshakes for the road came to $33. It's simple food but worth the stop! read more

My family stopped by on our way to Toronto for lunch on a Thursday. There were a lot more cars there than I expected for where it was located. Quite a number of customers were elderly. The service was friendly and good. We ordered two grilled chicken salads, one fish sandwich and one chicken tenders. Everything came with fries including the salads (like a topping). My wife and I enjoyed our salads and thought it hit the right note of freshness and taste and volume. My youngest liked the fish sandwich. The older one thought he had better chicken tenders elsewhere but thought it was okay (3.5 out of 5). We were pleasantly surprised by the lemonade my youngest ordered. It came with one free refill and wasn't too sweet or too sour. As an experience, it also rated high because it was like being part of a slice of small town life for a brief moment. But, getting back on the highway was a little trickier than I expected. We traveled east on Main St (route 20) for a while before my GPS took me north and then back onto 90 East. read more

We waited an hour for a hamburger and tuna sandwich. When food came the waitress said sorry and kinda threw the food at us. She never refilled my water which was empty. She didn't even ask. They did comp 2 desserts, but the cherry pie was stiff as a board and not very good. If you have 2 hours to kill for lunch this is the place for you. It is sad that there is such incompetence among their employees. read more

Last time I was there we waited 20 minutes to even get noticed, then another hour to get our food, and no one came over to ask us if we needed anything the whole time we were eating. The food was not even worth the wait; greasy, over cooked and not even hot. It's was just plain bad food. While they were at about 3/4 capacity in the main dining room where we were sitting, I don't think how busy they were should let them off the hook. Restraunts are suppose to be able to handle crowds. Final words: I won't ever go back. read more

All the locals in the area recommended Meeders. Thought I give it a try. I ordered the meatloaf dinner. The meatloaf had no seasoning and no taste. The mashed potatoes, I'm pretty sure were instant. They were running and had no salt, pepper or butter. The gravy had not flavor either. The plate looked like a frozen meatloaf dinner put on a plate. I have not eaten there since. read more

First time here. Came because we like family owned places and the reviews. Very impressed. Good ole home style family restaurant. Great homemade food. I had stuffed peppers with homemade mashed potatoes. Very very good. Husband had Italian sausage sub and onion rings. Both delicious and we agree best onion rings ever. Topped it all off with a delicious piece of homemade cherry pie! Definitely will return. Great food great service and very friendly staff! read more

On a recent trip cross country on bike, a number of locals told us to stop at Meeder;'s for the home made pies. It was well worth the stop. Nice local diner with good food at low price, but the custard pie was to die for!! read more

Great home cooked meal. Homemade bread and pie. Best shakes around. It's a great local gathering place.

Want good diner food at a very reasonable price? Go to Meeder's. Remember this is a diner, keep it to diner fare and you won't be disappointed. Fried chicken, onion rings, milkshakes and pies, oh the pies. Nice folks and good service. read more

Great food and very good prices. Meeders has been the place to enjoy food and good company since the early 60's. I especially like their Chili and grilled cheese special for lunch. If a piece of pie is what you are looking for this is the place. read more

We recently were looking for a new place to try, came across Meeders and decided to stop in. Staff was super friendly, we were greeted by at least four people just walking in...even the patrons were friendly. The atmosphere reminded me of a soda shop with a country flair. Our waitress was super friendly and helpful in deciding what to order. The fair is American home cooking, which they deliver on. But oh my the portions are huge! I had well over half my meal left on my plate, the food was good and really good for the value. Their menu is full of comfort foods. We had noticed half way through our meal we must have popped in right before they close, we were never rushed, our waitress noticed we were trying to be polite and hurry through our meal and insisted we take our time. Until we asked for a take home box did she deliver the check, we were bid friendly farewells by over half the staff as we left. As far as service goes this establishment nails it. We've all been to places where they are shoving you through the door, we were there well past their closing and treated as welcome friends...we will visit again to one of the friendliest restaurants we've ever been to. read more

Stopped by for lunch on the way to the lake. The service was excellent and the food was great. My wife loved the pie.