I love this place!!! Out if the 40 plus reviews I have done, I was the most pleasantly surprised by entertaining a meal at the Metro City Diner. This was my first time at the new location, and I felt like we were treated like family. The owner was constantly on the floor getting feedback from his attendees. Serving staff never let my two drinks get below half empty. And as we were in a large group of 40+ people at a yelp event, they handled the crowd with poised. I was blessed with the opportunity to sample the chicken and waffles, the burger, the meat loaf, and the avacado toast. Any four of these dishes were fit for A King. It was my first time trying avocado toast and chicken and waffles, and I ate too exhausted. The meat loaf was heavenly. Just heavenly. And the strawberry butter that comes on top of the chicken and waffles is to die for. It is homemade, and a work of art. All in all, welcome to Birmingham premier diner. Even that grumpy old grandfather won't have anything to complain about after church. read more

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This spot feels so familiar! I ordered the chicken and waffles bone in and it is 20min from the time they drop the order! The chicken is cooked fresh and the strawberry butter is to die for! Staff is very friendly and prices are competitive! read more

Metro Diner - Wall of fame! - American Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Love the chicken and waffles! Server was very helpful and everything we had was delicious

The food is usually good so I can't be sure if this is a one time disaster. The Fish & Chips are horribly greasy, the tarter sauce tasted like pure salt. The cole slaw was tasty but that might be because the salt and grease from the rest of the meal may have coated my taste buds. I'm not expecting healthy food from a place like this but some effort should be made to be considerate of the overall health of your patrond read more

Cant say enough good things about this place. From customer service to the freshly cooked food served in a timely manner to the cleanliness. This is our first of many times visiting. Thanks MD read more

I was so excited when Metro Diner came to Birmingham. We ate at the Jacksonville location years ago and it was so good. The Birmingham locations are just as tasty. Great breakfast spot. The service has always been top notch. The Fried Chicken & Waffles is my go-to. I also love their mimosas. The omelettes are also big and fluffy. The kids pancakes are enough to serve both of my young children. read more

As always, the breakfast was quite good but this time I actually got the chicken pot pie which was incredible! I was expecting it to take longer to cook than the rest of the breakfast items but it still came out quickly! read more

Burnt toast. How do you miss that when preparing a to go order? Quality control missteps reflects poorly on leadership. The omelette was good however but this was disappointing. Please raise the standards on QC; inspect what you expect from your team. read more

Metro Diner - Omelette, toast and hash browns - American Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Fast service. I had the chicken pot pie and it was delicious. Everything was great except the temperature of the restaurant. It was so cold I was shaking. read more

Clean ,nice atmosphere.The food is average but fresh. The chicken is very good. The service was somewhat slow and not very personal. It's very convenient for as location and a good change of pace. The seasoning of the food is not very good. read more

The food is always consistently good. Sometimes the service is subpar but I'm not disappointed with the food. We eat breakfast here often.

I prefer the breakfast menu. I go every so often and only as an after thought. The quality is what you expect but the preparation is not careful. I will be back at some point but it's the kind of place you know what not to order! read more

Fun place to come with the family in the mornings. It's usually busy but the service here is great. My family's favorite is the cinnamon roll pancakes read more

This food is good old American diner food! It's tasty, fresh and worth a double look. Fried chicken... waffles... even the green beans! I tell you it's going to leave you wanting more. read more

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Good food good prices good service good atmosphere friendly employees. Clean restaurant never been disappointed

Finally tried Metro Dinner today for the 1st time, and I was very disappointed. The hostess was very rude and would not give us an accurate estimate on how much longer we would wait for our table (after an hour of waiting). Thankfully the manager helped us finally get to sit down. The cheese fries with fried jalepenos were very good. The only thing I enjoyed. The chicken pot pie was hardly edible. There was so much chewy biscuit dough, and the I kept biting into pieces of bad chicken. It was awful. I couldn't even eat it. The fried chicken and shrimp & grits looked really good, but I doubt I will waste my money (and time) eating here again. I had high hopes but they did not meet them. read more

Stopped here for breakfast after staying on our way down to Destin it was delicious Sandra was our waitress and she was awesome very kind smiling even behind a mask! Thank you for a great meal to continue our travels read more

Metro Diner - Great coffee - American Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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Excellent breakfast, had their Classic Eggs Benedict with Coffee, delicious! The staff was busy, but handle everyone who squizzed in, restaurant was packed. The busser was very good a clearing table and getting customers seated quickly. I enjoy watching a business humming along, and satisfying customers. read more

Metro Dinner is one of my favorite diner in the Birmingham area the new location in Trussville Alabama is very very welcoming. The food portions are huge and my favorite dish here are the chicken and waffles the best time to Dine is doing lunch hour 12 pm noon - 5:00pm to beat the rush hour flow the only thing i dislike when they rush to cook your food doing dinner time and also try the flavor Bold City Burger is the best burger sure to satisfy your hungry tummy. The staff works hard and they all are very nice the waiter David always checking to see if you are okay. The manager Pete Cooper is the coolest if you meal not prepared right he's making sure you have the best experience when you eating at the metro dinner. Come try it you will love all the different items from their eggs Benedict over salmon which is my next favorite. The Trussville Alabama Metro is the coolest people. read more

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Generic name. Generic menu. Generic food. Can't say I've had a bad meal here but can't say I've had a real goodr one either. Kinda pricey but I try jink your paying For name recognition read more

Their motto was where the locals eat and they were not lying. Passed through the town visiting a friend and we dined here for breakfast. All of us cleaned our plates, it was so delicious. They menu has a good variety of items to choose from, the food is fresh, and the customer service is great. Prices are decent. Highly recommend. I got the avocado toast with two eggs and croissant French toast and loved it all. Will return next time I pass through for sure! read more

Metro Diner - Avocado toast - American Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

UPDATE: this should have been added weeks ago. Upon further review of a number of dinner items including: the Meatloaf dinner w/ green beans and broccoli sides (I bet the mashed potatoes are great, but I'm dieting right now). At first sight there's is a small bit of skepticism because small bits of herbs, spices and vegetables can be seen, PLEASE get over it. This is by far the best meatloaf I have had outside of my Grandmothers homes. The gravy is were the flavor stems from, I believe I detect just the right amount of sherry to finish this off. The Friday Fish dinner is just what you expect at least two large pieces of perfectly prepared fish with coleslaw and (I swapped the fries for) onion rings. Great choice. BTW some of these items were experienced thru delivery / pickup and even with considering packaging and which foods travel well, each time I can tell care was taken in the prep. Thumbs up (MDT) Metro Diner Trussville. read more

3rd Metro Diner I have been to. This one was very busy. This time I decided to go with fish and chips. Wife got the burger. Fries were good they added cheese and jalapeños. Mac and cheese was good and the fish was good. But was surprised at portions of fish. If you order chicken you get a great amount of chicken. With fish it is smaller amount. Two filets. I guess I am used to most places giving a pretty big size fish portion. As for the taste it was good but not special. I would suggest chicken or waffles at this point but I think there might be some more good things in the menu. I contemplated getting the meatloaf, wish I would have. read more

This place truly resembles a true "diner"! The menu is vast and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner while they're open. They do close 2:30pm and reopen at 5:00 pm. I had corn beef hash, a scrambled egg and pancakes for my bread. The menu said the hash came with 2 poached eggs but I substituted for the scrambled eggs. I was happy that they use fresh eggs, however, my eggs ended up with shell in them. Our waiter quickly had new ones out to me. Portions are really big so it may be great to share a meal if you and a guess want the same thing. I will go back to try some of the yummy looking lunch and dinner entrees soon. read more

This was our first time eating here. they were very busy due to being short a waitress. howevEr we were served in a timely manner and the food was OUTSTANDING! we will definitely eat here again soon! thanks Michelle for being a kind and professional server! read more

I just didn't feel like they staff wanted me to be there. That was the vibe the hostess put off to me.

I ordered the Breakfast meal of Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs with roasted potatoes. The biscuits and the scrambled eggs were good. The sausage gravy had no seasoning and tasted bland. The breakfast potatoes were plain with no seasoning at all, very plain tasting. This is the second time I have ordered this and was the same each time. The coffee was very good and the service was excellent . 13.00 was too much to pay for bland breakfast food. read more

amazing food. service. southern hospitality. we will back. had no clue this was in trussville

After the yelp event we knew we wanted to dine here again. We enjoyed our selections and even had enough left over to ask for go boxes. Our waiter David was super helpful and friendly. We will definitely be back! read more

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Great food and service! Eat there all the time breakfast lunch and dinner! Check it out!

The food was delicious, the atmosphere was great and the wait staff friendly and helpful. It was a really good eating experience.

Food was delicious as always expected and the service was delightful. I truly enjoy this chain and want to try all them all even though it is the same food! read more

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The wait wasn't as bad as I thought it would be for a Sunday. I order the french toast with chocolate chips there was a little to much cinnamon but still good. My mother ordered the chicken and waffles the chicken was so moist and crisp I almost eat all her chicken, on the off side the waffles were cold and not cooked to order like I thought there were suppose to be . My grandmother ordered the roast beef with mash potato and it she loved it. All our food was good. read more

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I don't normally leave negative reviews. I have visited other locations before and had good food and service. Unfortunately, this visit failed from a service expectation. We entered the restaurant and it didn't seem very crowded. We were seated quickly by the hostess, who was very nice. However, once we were seated, no one came to the table to ask if we needed drinks or anything. We sat for 15 minutes and I watched other guests who came after we arrived have a server come to their table. We finally left without anyone ever acknowledging us. If it were busy, I would have completely understood. This experience was unacceptable and I will not visit this location again. read more

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Metro Diner is always a good, kid-friendly spot for breakfast and traditional lunch (and dinner items like meatloaf) and now we have one in TRUSSVILLE. But I will admit that I think the building was too small before it opened! LOL! There's more parking outside than seats inside. This location seems to be the exact layout of the one in Inverness, but I've not been to the one in Vestavia so I can't compare it to that location. Sign says it seats 108 people. They could certain have used a space that serves 150 at least. The new location is in a brand new shopping area diagonally across from Homestead Village on Hwy. 11/Gadsden Hwy. Homestead is still fairly new as half of those stores and restaurants just opened in the last year or so. So be aware that traffic could be a bear depending on the time of day. Chicken Salad Chick is the only other spot opened in the shopping area with Metro. Several storefronts remain empty at this point. Since I was dining alone I was able to snag a spot at the counter which overlooks the kitchen. More about that in a minute. I ordered coffee which is good, but not strong enough for me. But that's just me. I also added a mimosa because "why not"? I ordered the Bissell Breakfast which is one of their popular meals. It comes with hash browns or potatoes or grits, side of meat, eggs and a choice of bread. They also throw in two pancakes just for good measure. LOL! The pancakes came with a little dollop of butter in a small container on top of the pancakes (I'm kinda so-so about stuff on TOP of my food so if that's you, ask if they would put it on the side). But they also brought a small tin of individually wrapped pats of butter. And they bring you warm syrup (best way to do it!) Overall, food was good. Only thing was the eggs were scrambled a tad too dry for me, but might be just right for others. Also note that the potatoes are basic square cut with a little salt. No peppers or onions like you might get with some good greasy home fries! Now, my seat at the counter overlooking the kitchen? Eh. A couple of things...they could have removed one stool to provide a little more elbow room. The stools are bolted down and they swivel. Unfortunately, you will probably have to disturb your neighbor while they are eating in order to get up. If you are taller than 6ft, swiveling might pose a problem in the area of knee and leg room. In SOME places, watching the kitchen is fascinating and sometimes kinda cool. In this instance I wasn't too excited to watch them manhandle ground beef or slosh gravy everywhere. The kitchen was PACKED with employees and trainers and they barely had room to turn. I'm guessing they probably wish they also had more room in the kitchen! Overall, good experience and a welcomed breakfast addition to this area. One can only do Cracker Barrel or Waffle House so many times. Ha! read more

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I was excited to see Metro Diner come to Trussville. I go to the one on 280 from time to time and it's always good. The last time I was at the Trussville location it took forever to get our food and when it finally arrived the shrimp & grits didn't have the grit cake. This is the main feature of this entree. Went sent it back and got something else. We were there a VERY long time. I talked to the manager and he apologized and comped the meal. He said they were having staffing problems. It's been about a couple of months so the family gave it another try (08/13/19). We got there around 7:30 and was seated quickly. They were not busy. The waitress took our drink order and we got our waters quickly. We were reviewing the menu and noticed one of our favorites, the breakfast pie, was no longer available. Some friends were leaving and stopped by and talked for about 10m. They left and were ready to order. We waited about 10m and no one came by. I went to the front desk and told her we were ready to order. We waited another 5m and no one came. We were tired of waiting so we left. This was a very disappointing experience. Probably the most frustrating thing was to see the manager hanging out around the front talking to the staff. In the half an hour we were there, he never walked around to check on the guests. Don't know that we'll give them another try. We went down the street to Tazikis and got quick service and good food. Good experience there. Hope Metro can get their act together. Their food is good. read more

Great to see old familiar faces and in a awesome setting too. The service was great here and almost as good as the strawberry butter that's pretty hard to beat. The chicken fingers with the waffles were different and I'm not sure if that's on the menu but I did like it for the yelp event. The mash potatoes by themselves I could have eaten a bowl! I also liked the parking! It looks like it's not hard to get in and out of the location as well. I been wondering what all was being built in that spot and I think this is a great addition to the east side. I hope Mr. Cooper and his staff are around for a long time and I will definitely be stopping back by again! read more

Metro Diner - Avacldo - American Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The food here is excellent! I love their chicken and waffles! You can't go wrong with it!!

Love to eat here breakfast, lunch,and dinner. Real food great portions and because I don't eat pork a plus for turkey sausage. One of my favorite places to eat. If you love chicken and waffles this is the perfect place. read more

Wanted to really like this place but if fell a little short. Food was okay. Service was good. Atmosphere was full of smoke from the burning items in the kitchen. I may try this place again for breakfast but that will be it. I did go back a second time for Thanksgiving Dinner Meal and it was pretty good. I will go back. Thanks. read more