Original Court St Dairy Lunch - Diner in Salem - 347 Court St NE, USA

If you have not been here yet, you are making a mistake with your choices! Real & delicious food. Salems’s history on its walls….it is homey, down to earth & just welcoming. 10/10! I highly recommend you check them out!!! Tell a friend! Bring the family! They have kid options too! They never disappoint. Excellent customer service; personal, inviting & kind. I love coming here! I can’t wait to show my family from back home this place when they come to visit! And you gotta love when they remember you when you come back! For my husband and myself, this is our favorite place to go and sit down for a meal in all of Salem. It does not get any better than Court Street Dairy Lunch!!!!

We ordered two full orders of biscuit and gravy for pickup. We live less than a mile away. The gravy was thin, bland, and obviously had water added to stretch it. The eggs were overcooked and scorched.

So... I'm a little torn here. I'll go with the positives first. We were the only ones in there, but service was lovely. They even modified a large portion for me. Food was good, with simple creative twists on everyday faves (chicken wrap with a fried tortilla, for instance). Prices super affordable. On the down side, I wished we hadn't got sucked in as soon as we opened the door. It smelled terrible, like unclean. The bathroom was filthy. The only thing that was clean in the whole place was the the seats and tables, that's about it. The carpet was gross, the walls, grimy, could use a fresh coat of paint. The bathroom needs updated... the old laminate, sticky and black, will likelynever come clean if tried. The cook (owner, I'm thinking) probably doesn't realize how loud he talks, especially on the phone with inspectors. I did enjoy our sweet waitress, and my perfectly portioned meal, but unless it gets cleaned and updated, from probably 1950, we won't be back.

We arrived at 9:10 and almost left because the restaurant was closed despite opening at 9. Right as we were leaving someone opened the restaurant and so we decided to stay. Unfortunately I wish we hadn’t. My eggs and bacon were very delicious but my waffle came burnt and tasted very sour. At first I thought the syrup was fruit flavored the taste was so strong. It is the first waffle I left unfinished. My friends eggs had shells in it and she barely could eat the biscuits and gravy. She said the gravy was completely flavorless and the texture was not right. She was also charged more than what the menu had listed. There were also a lot of flies around us and landing on our food. The coffee was fine and the service was good. Unfortunately the food was so bad we won’t be returning.

Food is top notch and they give you great portion sizes. The atmosphere is very welcoming and genuine. I highly recommend eating here. I know I will continue to do so

Food is quality home made. You can tell Anthony cooks with pride and love. Wait, staff is run by Ashley. She is very personable and attentive.

Had an amazing breakfast, Food was cooked perfectly and had great flavor. Definitely will be back!

The person who ones this place is extremely rude to there employees in front of customers. Makes it a really bad experience because it becomes really awkward. Food wasn’t bad but won’t be coming back because of the environment.