Green Light Diner - Diner in Poulsbo - 18820 Front St NE, USA

I enjoy this place quite a bit. Usually no wait. I ate at the counter. Service from Rachel was excellent. Ordered the shrimp and grits. Very good and just the right amount of spice I like. I am not someone who enjoys foods that are extremely spicy. These are just right for me. Normally they come with fresh fruit but, I opt for sliced avocado instead which they are happy to do. Restaurant is always clean and not excessively noisy. Parking can be difficult during busy tourist seasons but, the walk is very scenic. Looking forward to my next visit. Update: Ate there this morning Jan 16. This dish no longer includes a side but honestly it does not need it. Whoever was cooking the shrimp and grits nailed it. Shrimp was delicious and perfect texture. Firm but not chewy at all and seasoning had just the right amount to balance with the grits and shrimp. Delicious! You may notice a gap between my reviews. I had ate there in between but something was off, at least with my favorite dish. Seasoning had been too heavy. I figured they were going through different cooks or something with ingredients. Happy to report that this is back at the top for me and shall be returning very soon! July 2023. About 6 months since my last review. Just adding more pics. I don’t get here as much as I like despite living one town over. Mostly because my favorite time to come is the weekend before 9am but, it is hard when you are the only morning person in the house. I had my go to again and still delicious. My son had the special which was a portobello mushroom eggs Benedict. We added a side of bacon to the table which was just the right amount of crispy for bacon.

The crab cake Eggs Benedict was a bit bland, nothing special for the crab cake and the hollandaise was a bit bland and watery. Poached eggs did not have a very runny yolk but looked beautiful. Red potatoes in the chicken fried steak dish were really good. Best flavoring and softness in the county. Chicken Fried Steak was one of the smaller ones in the county, or smallest. Seemed like the flour wasn't fully mixed in on the chicken fried steak as I could still sense it even though the steak was fully cooked. Asked for easy eggs since the waiter said a hard white is easy in their restaurant (sometimes to get a hard white, need to order medium, as that is usually the definition.) One egg had no runny yolk and both eggs had a crispy brown edge. It's a lot of little misses, and sounds like complaints, just commentary. I would still go back and maybe order a different dish. It was late morning on a Friday and seats were filled almost as soon as people left. I wouldn't recommend weekends because it seems like there would be a wait.

Great food, flavor packed spicy Bloody Mary, average chill diner atmosphere with super nice staff. Took quite a while to get our food, it was pretty busy so it wasn't shock but half an hour after ordering I was sraring to wonder. Food was hot and tasty when it did indeed arrive though, which is fantastic

While visiting Poulsbo, We stopped at the Green Light Diner for lunch. It is a nice little place to grab a bite to eat, they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, and it's right in the heart of Poulsbo. It has a little of that 50's feel with a few antiques, jukebox and diner style decorations and of course the typical diner smell. We were seated quickly. Everything was tiday and clean. We were swiftly greeted by our server and got our drink order. Our food order went smooth with no errors, and a great recommendations. The taste overall was good. We didn't get our appetizer ahead of our lunch, it all came out at the same time, which was a little disappointing, but we made it work. The fried pickles chips were crispy and salty, a tasty little coin! We got them with ranch instead of horseradish. The patty melt was tasty and a good size. The grilled cheese was underwhelming, the sourdough bread was good but the presentation and insanly thin layer of supposedly 3 cheeses, was not melty, gooey or tasteful, it was dry and not very flavorful, I was so looking forward to a gooey, buttery, stringy cheesy goodness but got something that looked like it could have been microwaved and the throw on a griddle to toast the bread. The Green Light diner has great servers, it's clean and the food is pretty good. Definitely plan a meal here when visiting or grab a coffee and warm up, it's worth a stop, just skip the grilled cheese.

My second visit for breakfast while traveling for work. I was greeted promptly at the host stand. Offered a table or a seat at the counter as I was dining alone I chose the counter. Hot coffee was offered and accepted readily. I chose one of the breakfast discussions from the board. 8 pieces of fried chicken(think Buffalo wings) excellently fried and covered in a maple glaze on top of a Belgian waffle and served with syrup and a maple bacon butter! Completely awesome!

Very friendly service. Though very busy. Took a little longer then expected to get our check when we finished eating. The food was very good and portions are more then going to fill you up. The feel of the restaurant is and small 50-60 dinner.

My wife and I brought our 22-year-old daughter along for this restaurant review. Being that we already love downtown poulsbo we figured reviewing this restaurant would be perfect since we have never eaten here before. As soon as you walk in you kind of throwing back to the fifties with all the nostalgic photos on the wall and jukebox in the corner, we like it! I had a simple clubhouse sandwich with chili which I enjoyed thoroughly. My wife had a country fried steak which being is picky as she normally is she ate almost the whole dish. Our daughter had some eggs with a side of macaroni and cheese which she couldn't even eat all of it so we ended up taking leftovers home but she did like it very much. We sat in a booth the back of the restaurant which gave me a good view of their operation. Our waitress was friendly and efficient and not rude although I could see if she was a bit busy. The odd thing for me was using the restroom and finding a large floor/polishing scrubbing machine sitting stored in there but the bathroom was clean so at least that was a positive. The food was a little pricey for us we spent over $100 which we were a little shocked at. After paying our bill the staff honestly did not seem interested in us anymore: No one said goodbye or have a good day or anything which was a little disappointing. Overall, we like everything else about this restaurant, the atmosphere, food and location are great. Cheers, Another James review.

The food was your standard American - nothing to rave about, but yummy!! Service was rushed and we never got any refills on our drinks. The atmosphere was so fun.