If you are looking for a nice place to get some well prepared food at a good price this is your place. So we are hiking at Chapin Forest on a cold Sunday afternoon and we need a place to get some lunch, Yelp shows some good reviews for the Kirtland Diner and we figure we will give it a try.
The Kirtland Diner is a small family run restaurant located in a store front in a small strip mall on Route 306. The space is relatively small with about a dozen small tables. The walls are painted in a light teal with some very nice Kirtland pictures. The menu is pretty straight forward with one full page of all day breakfast items and one page of lunch/dinner items which is mainly sandwiches.
I ordered the Pancake breakfast with 2 pancakes, 2 eggs and substituting hashbrowns for meat. The pancakes were nice large cakes, well cooked with just the right amount of sponginess to soak up the syrup. The 2 eggs over medium were well cooked with just the right amount of yolky goodness. The hashbrowns were good, especially the crispy parts. Overall a very well prepared breakfast.
The other highlights that were ordered at the table were the Steak Sandwich, with a large steak overflowing the bread with melted cheese and a nice helping of french fries and a nice salad topped with grilled chicken that was nicely put together and had a huge portion of chicken.
I also have to compliment the service; we called ahead to let them know we were coming and they had the table put together for us. There was no problem with with separate checks and some special requests. The waitresses were friendly and clearly knew what they were doing.
Kirtland Diner is not the place for fancy or upscale food; what you will get is good solid food well prepared in a nice casual environment. If you are in the area give them a try.