I agree with Marty that the best way to experience a Diner is at the counter so I headed to the right and up the stairs to sit in the original car. I am rather boring and ordered scrambled eggs which came with homefries and ham (my personal favorite of the breakfast meat family) and then I shook things up with the addition of a "biscuit". My waitress, Casey was cute and cheerful and in asked if I minded pay an extra .25 for the biscuit. I chuckled as I reminded myself that I was in Maine.
Isn't the Diner clock cool?
My Experience
Scrambled eggs are unremarkable and so I didn't photograph them for you. But, I will say that my breakfast came up promptly and true to what I ordered.
The kitchen/grille is not visible in the diner's car as it is in many of the establishments we have visited so I sat and watched the staff busily filling orders and running up and down the counter pouring coffee. I couldn't help but wonder how many steps these folks put in each shift. Surely more than 10,000! What was remarkable to me was the staff. Each server I encountered was cheerful and respectful not only of their customers but of each other. Often I heard them apologize for being in each other's way and saw how they helped one another out and worked as a team. Two women in particular, who served me, were friendly and went out of their way to make sure I had what I needed or felt comfortable to ask if I did not. They were conversationally engaging and polite, not just with me, but with every diner around me and I felt as if giving me a good experience was their personal obligation.
Cheers to you Kasey and Meghan, you are gems amongst your peers!
I left with a smile on my face, a full belly and a wonderful experience at the Miss Portland Diner. But I did miss my Diner friends and so I purchased three pieces of Strawberry Rhubarb Pie to take home to them because, well......It's Diner Pie, what could be better!
