November 2017-Miss Portland Diner Solo-Portland Maine

I usually leave the blogging to Marty and keep my contributions to providing my "mug" shot along with the other Diner Queens as proof that Mary doesn't eat alone.  I had missed out on the first adventure to the Miss Portland Diner and so, on may way back from visiting friends in Portland, I flew solo into the Diner parking lot.    Consequently, you will have to be satisfied with my account of things and  with this "mug shot".

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!