After hearing many good things about this restaurant and reading MANY more good reviews, when I had my aunt came to visit from out of town and wanted to try some signature Calgary food, I thought, why not try Diner Deluxe. Boy what a good choice we made.
Like everyone else said, the wait can be long but in that area, its not to bad to have to sit and wait. The decor fits the theme of the restaurant to a tee. Very retro and diner-esk. It did LOOK pretty crowded but it did not feel that way.
First thing that won me over was our server. VERY nice gentleman (and very attractive too. it took us 15 minutes to decide what to get cause we kept staring at him) He was also very helpful as my aunt could not decide what to get so he gave her a few suggestions.
I did notice we did have to wait a while to get our food, but considering how busy it was, the wait did not bother me too much (only a little because I was pretty hungry) I opted for lunch as opposed to breakfast, so I have the classic burger. It was really good and meaty. Defiantly not a frozen burger. My aunt tried the bacon/cheese filled french toast (yes i said bacon/cheese filled) and my mom had just a regular breakfast. No complaints about the food were made.