I came here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon and there was no wait. I tried their chicken pot pie. It was a pretty big portion - hearty, comforting, and delicious! We sat outside and service was still great. The restaurant was clean and decorated like a regular old diner style. read more

Metro Diner - Chicken Pot Pie - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

amazing food. breakfast all day. I'm always gunna come back for TK! the place would crumble without her energy

One of our favorite spots for brunch! I'm not a big breakfast person, so I appreciate the variety of options. Jill, our friendly waitress, is welcoming and attentive. We love Metro Diner & appreciate having delicious food right around the corner! read more

We flew into Sarasota and needed to get lunch. I searched Yelp and found this place just off our route. We really enjoyed our lunch there! My wife got the BLT and I got their chicken sandwich, one with fries, and the other with onion rings. Everything was delicious! It was very busy, but the food came out quickly. Kind and attentive service too. read more

The good: With a party of two, we were lucky to have been seated right away. Our sever Garrett was great and attentive. The food was very good. The bad: the steak and scramble bowl did not come with roasted tomatoes as advertised. We also asked for the steak to be med-rare, and it was med-well. The fried chicken eggs benedict was also very good. However, the bacon was not crispy and borderline under cooked. It was good enough that we will certainly come back again. read more

I really love the Huevos Rancheros. I asked for scrambled eggs on it and I am in Heaven. read more

Metro Diner - Huevos Rancheros - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I come here a lot for the wholesome food and the breakfast! The staffs always nice. The place is clean. The food is always hot and ready.

I used to be a fan of this restaurant. But not anymore. The past three visits have left a lot to be desired. Visit #1- breakfast... specifically ask for softened butter for pancakes/waffles. Brought me rock hard frozen butter twice. Im sorry but i dont want to try and spread "crumbles" on food and shred my food so it looks like its been run over by a lawn mower! Is some softer, spreadable, butter to much to ask for? Visit #2 - last night. Hey its fish fry friday! Lets try metro again. Ugh. Wrong choice! Start with specifically asked to NOT have certain waitress...guess what?? Got her anyways. Older lady. Seemed like she could not leave us alone for 30 seconds and right in my face! Fish was fried to point it snelled burned, and three other tables who were seated AFTER us were served first! (They ordered same dinners and after we had ordered) and the loaded potato soup did NOT taste ANYTHING potato related! It looked and tasted like brown toilet water. Needless to say i did not eat it. Visit #3 - this morning, next day. Should've gone to IHOP!!! Nope went to metro for LAST chance and redemption!!!! Failed again. Waitress, young blonde, was horrible. Didn't bring hash browns with western omelet. Omelet was cold, hash browns were cold. So hey i got two pieces of toast!!! Yay! NOT!!! Wont be back. Not until a LOT changes!! And i used to rave about how great this specific place was...will be taking breakfast at home or ihop from now on! read more

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I enjoyed my to go breakfast. Everything was made fresh with no complaints. Portions were good, I'm glad I gave it a try :) I ordered with Uber Eats so not much to deal with for customers service. Especially with everything being right. read more

Amazing food and service! Always such wonderful staff and good quality food and the coffee is delicious!

Great place to eat weather it be breakfast, lunch or dinner . I like the breakfast best , love their bacon . Good old fashion food at a fair price . The servers go out of their way to make you feel welcome . Can't say enough about the Metro Diner . read more

Always great food, good prices, and great people, tasty and always hot,serivce is always right on

Metro is good diner around corner from my house Varied menu, good food, service tad slow, I like the food One time seated under ac water leek. Lol read more

I was visiting Florida to see family and they took me here for lunch. They had said it's "just a regular diner" so that's what I had expected. They have a huge menu as diners do (which is why we love them, right?). So many options. They had a handful of specials on their board that looked great as well. After debating on a few different options, I went with the Monte Cristo sandwich because I hadn't had one in awhile. This sandwich came out and WOW. First of all, the plate is HUGE and it was filled with that sandwich! There were 4 massive pieces along with the onion rings I ordered with it. This thing could easily serve 2-3 people. It was amazing. The crunch of the bread, all the meat and cheese, and paired with that sweet sauce. Oh my goodness. You have to go try it. It was so great. My family's orders looked amazing and were huge portions too. I really enjoyed this place! read more

Metro Diner - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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Chicken and Waffles were delicious. My absolute favorite thing about dining here is that I can order half-size orders of just about everything on the menu. This is great because it gives me the opportunity to try more items. The servers here now are some of the same staff that worked at the other now-closed Sarasota location. This is a huge asset for this diner. These servers are well-trained and experienced with the menu, with the ipads, and with the capacity the kitchen can handle. I have come to count on their input on what's the best selling item on the daily specials, or if the kitchen has time to customize a dish for me, or if the kitchen is slow, I know to be ready to wait. Trained friendly service is key to any restaurant experience and this location is doing it right! The management at this location is always visible and friendly. They make a point to communicate with their staff and with their customers. The pitch in and help, like on this New Year's day, the kitchen was short help, and there were both managers cooking up a storm in the kitchen, while the servers buzzed around helping each other get the job done. Teamwork is evident and is the key to this location. read more

Food is ok, fried chicken is amazing! Large potions, price is great! Service is priced really well .

Great Service & Food! Omelette is fantastic best I've had. Very good decaf as well Every time service is Excellent!! Fast & accommodative... try for brunch soon! read more

Delicious cinnamon roll pancakes and there monte cristo is also fantastic wonderful service too would recommend

I must say I'm a generous reviewer. Went to this diner with high hopes, as I used to frequent the one in west palm beach. Basically everything was wrong. After we got our coffees, asked for silverware, to stir, the young lady said ok, then proceeded to clean tables. Then asked a young man who did tables, and he said we would get with our meal. I said I need to stir my coffee, no response. Finally got silverware from original waitress, but coffee cold at that point. The western omelettes way too much salsa, so were soupy. And lukewarm. Biscuit and side order pancakes also lukewarm. Grits were pretty good. After meal left my plate for pickup- it sat at edge of table for at least ten minutes, while my card was taken, it was ignored. Really high hopes, I was a fan of other location but this was bad all around:-( read more

Metro Diner - Plate that sat and sat and sat :-( - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

We love this place! The atmosphere is wonderful. There is inside and patio seating . We love the patio. The menu has a larger variety of classic Americana choices as well as a full bar. We have tried multiple items from the menu and everything was delicious! The staff has always been friendly and attentive. The food comes from the kitchen hot and as ordered (i.e. they process special requests very well.) The prices are "FL average" you definitely get your money's worth with portion size. It is a popular place, so be prepared a short wait (usually 10-15 mins) some weekdays during popular brunch/lunch times and perhaps a little longer during peak weekend hours. It is worth the wait. read more

I just had the best waffle I've ever had! The food at Metro Diner has fabulous, casual, home style food with a touch of gourmet flavor. We'll staffed with efficient, friendly servers. We had lunch here yesterday and came back this morning for breakfast. Erickson's MN read more

Metro Diner - Fruity Waffle - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Had a early flight into SRQ on a Sunday morning and searched this place out.We were nicely greeted at the door and seated. Very nice waitress took our order and the place was packed. Food came out in reasonable time and everything was great...I definitely recommend and would return. read more

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Food is excellent! Had the fruity waffle 10/10. Hash browns amazing! Will be back. Great prices.

Wanted the big pancake with chocolate chips to satisfy a craving for pancakes and this one was perfect. I'm looking forward to coming back and trying the actual food! Service was perfect! read more

Metro Diner - The big pancake - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

The fact that this establishment has a four-star review is a travesty. The lights are dim to cover up the poorly maintained building. The air-conditioning vents were dripping condensation on the tables, including me- at least they let me move. Sticky tables, sticky floors, nasty bathroom, etc. $15 for a poorly assembled Rueben sandwich and a few fries???!!! (They don't tell you the price of the specials, apparently for a reason) and don't bother waiting FIFTEEN MINUTES on the apple cobbler- it's a handful of sliced apples thrown in a bowl with WAY too much caramel sauce thrown on top and heated in the oven- where's the crumble topping??? It did come with a side of perfectly-machined-round nitro-frozen sugar - hard to call it ice cream - no flavor at all and after placing it on the volcano-hot "cobbler" it still didn't melt- bent my spoon. The Reuben had nice meat but nearly no sauerkraut or sauce- you know, the part that makes a Rueben a Reuben. The best part about the meal was the fact I burnt my tongue on it- I will say it's the hottest sandwich I've ever eaten. Service was mediocre- waitress was more concerned about talking with the "regulars" about college than taking care of the patrons she didn't know. Hostess was spot on and actually was the one that realized my food was ready and brought it to me. If you want mediocre diner food, save your hard-earned, nearly-useless dollars and go to... cough... Denny's. I can't believe I passed up Waffle House to go to this place. read more

Wonderful food, service and prices! Truly a Diner experience! Meat loaf dinner is my favorite! Their Hamburgers the best in the area, Great find! read more

Friendly service great food I highly recommend stopping and enjoying breakfast here . read more

Metro Diner - American Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Our orders were very tasty, I had avocado toast with two eggs scrambled. Husband was ambitious; he had biscuits with gravy plus hash browns with cheese omelet. Biscuit order could have feed a family of five. Tasty. Service was fabulous. We were greeted at the door and it was just the place to be for breakfast. Ambiance was decorated for July 4th. read more

Place super nice and clean, servers working non stop to accommodate everyone fast. Food delicious. read more

I had the chicken salad croissant and it was amazing!! And the service was really good!! Highly recommend!

We were greeted as soon as we entered.and seated almost immediately. Our server was very friendly as was every one else. You could feel the happiness in the atmosphere. The coffee was very good. The good was hot and tasty. The pancakes were light, fluffy and sweet tasting. I highly recommend this place! read more

My first time at Metro Diner, and won't be my last. Ordered the large Charleston Shrimp and Grits...and WOW! That's a meal that packs a punch...! So rich, so tasty, so full of creamy good flavor and so much of it!! Metro doesn't skimp on anything with this dish...rich thick corn cakes, a ton of sauce dripping on everything, big tasty shrimp, chunks of sausage and other goodies...all I needed to add was hot sauce...because that's the way I usually roll. I was amazingly full after eating half...and happy I had another delicious meal in the box to take home. The real magic of this meal is that as good as it was in the restaurant...the leftovers tasted twice as good once reheated! All those yummy flavors just got better over time. My waiter Ethan was excellent and attentive as well. read more

On vacation! Stopped based on reviews. Wasn't disappointed! Too much food, but it was spot on. I had the fried chicken. I had three big pieces - then half way through my meal they brought me a leg. Said it was the rest of my half. :0 Delicious! Thumbs up for service, cleanliness and good food! read more

If you're looking for a Jersey style diner, look no further! Complete with a display of delicious deserts and a full spectrum of choices! This diner will not disappoint. Choose from a wide array of Breakfast (served all day) lunch or dinner, as well as Gluten Free dishes. Hearty portions and friendly staff. Featured on Food Networks, Diners and Drive In's, this place is a must see! With over 32 locations in Florida alone, you're sure to find your favorite dish. Service was fast, and the meal was delicious. I ordered the cinnamon roll pancakes stuffed with walnuts , and my Mom had biscuits and gravy which came with 2 eggs and hash browns. I'd give this a three star as far as prices go. Hearty portions ranging from $9.99-15.99. Not too pricey, but a little more expensive than your average mom and pop stop. read more

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How can you call yourself a diner when you don't have a tuna fish sandwich? And chicken salad on a croissant? Please!

Food was poor. My wife had a omelette that she liked. I had the one-half chicken w/ mashed potatoes, slaw, biscuit. All tasted poorly. Another member of our group had pot roast that she disliked. The service was good. Not recommended! read more

My husband and I decided to try the Metro Diner today. We have lived year round in Sarasota about 2.5 years and have been looking for an all around good diner.....and a place where my husband can get a great turkey dinner. The Metro proved to satisfy our quest! I had the chicken salad croissant sandwich and my husband had the turkey dinner. Both were hands down 100% fabulous! Everything was fresh, cooked to perfection.....and the presentation was perfect. Alisha was our server.....she was friendly and very attentive. Great customer service! The Metro diner is now added to our very short list of excellent go to restaurants. We look forward to coming back to try more of their offerings! read more

We arrived, got seated on the patio in less than 2 minutes. Our server was Amanda. She was awesome. The service was top notch, the food was served fast. The experience was rewarding, we would return here for sure. And of course we would ask that Amanda take care of our needs. read more

I ordered the "short stack" of pancakes and a side of bacon. The 2 pancakes were larger than the plate they were served! Ate half in the restaurant and the other half were he next morning. I had decaf coffee and it was the best decaf I have ever had. That being said my wife had some sort of southwestern scramble and it was okay. read more

Nice portions , and variety of choices. Food was actual pretty good, however we were a bit Leary due to the cleanliness of the facility