My parents have been eating at the Scotia Diner for nearly 20 years, starting back when it used to be located next to Verns Barbershop. Since Ive only been a few times, I asked them their opinion of this place over the years. They feel it used to be a cozier place. At one time, they would always visit to meet their friends in the morning. They still go, but told me that sense of camaraderie isnt as tangible today. I had the meatlovers omelette on this most recent visit, and it made for a decent breakfast. The wait-staff were quick and polite.

My boyfriend and I decided to go here for a nice brunch, but the service was anything BUT nice. We had an EXTREMELY rude waiter who actually made me scared to continue my order with his comments. We received our food quite quickly (quicker than many people who were there long before us). In the middle of our meal, this waiter instigated quite an aggressive argument with a family who had been waiting for an hour for their food. The waiter (employee) yelled at this family who only inquired about their order well you can leave! So, they calmly stood up and left in shock. The entire room watched in quiet shock. The waiter proceeded to get up in the an elder man’s face as he was leaving screaming & gritting his teeth have a good day sir repeatedly. I truly thought there was going to be a physical altercation. Worst costumer service I have ever seen or experienced. Will NEVER be going back as long is he works there. Beyond appalling!

I had my first visit to Scotia Diner. This Diner has an interesting history based on my research. However, Sadly I dont believe they will have a future. The owner and waitress staff projects their frustrations publicly. Ive witnessed staff yell, and curse at each other and at their customers. I understand that the diner is understaffed ( like everywhere currently); however this is not an excuse nor is it appropriate to disrespect customers. Throughout my experience at this diner waitress staff, and the owner was expressing their frustrations repeatedly; which created an uncomfortable environment for the customers. This was my first and last visit. If you respect yourself and your loved ones; do not visit this diner.

Food was good as usual, but I ordered a cheese omelette and they brought me a Greek omelette they were so busy and didn’t return to the table so I paid for a omelette I didn’t even eat.

I have been here many times and it is sad to watch it go downhill as time passes. The food is okay for the price you are paying but nothing fantastic anymore. The place constantly feels dirty and sticky and I hate that. You can visibly see the dust on the knickknacks and around the restaurant. My biggest issue is the staff is super unfriendly, which is unfortunate because it was not always that way. What used to be a diamond in the rough is now just lump of coal.

I used to rate this place 5 stars, we were faithful regulars here however recently we are ignored by one waitress in particular waiting in excess of 10-15 mins, someone else walks in and sits down and get serves immediately. Waitress has no idea of who has been waiting to be served and has resulted in 2 weekends in a row seeing 10 or more people walk out from not being acknowledged. I get the world is short staffed but at least acknowledge people who have supported you faithfully all these years. I would hate to see this place fold but if you do it will be all because of one waitress. Will be a long time till I set foot in this place. Wish you all the best.

There happened to be an incident last week that I saw a review about the Scotia Diner that was completely inaccurate inappropriate and downright blatantly ignorant.This person was not part of the incident at hand and sat many feet away from the actual problem that occurred to hear the precursor to what happened.Of course people always hear and see the event after it has already been in progress and pickup at the height of it because the human psyche looks for confrontation to flee or fight to protect your own selfWell this is the correct rendition…… the diner was at capacity and the staff was working to clear tables while still providing great service. The owner …the man in question… was also pitching in to help wait tables clear tables and deliver food… how many other places do you see this ever? Well the elder man in question took a table prior to it being cleaned and complained it was taking to long as the party was in a hurry!!! Why would you go to a packed diner to eat when you are in a hurry? They sit down take their time ordering them complain food isn’t coming fast enough. The elder man stated to the owner “I should punch you in the face” where was this reported in her review? The owner did state in a gruff voice that they could leave, I believe that I would have been much more than gruff… it was handled appropriately despite the actions of the customer.We will continue to return knowing this environment is a home type with amazing food and hospitality beyond compare.In this day and age when things are uncertain you can count on quality food at a reasonable price with staff that truly want you to enjoy your meal.For those who want to believe nonsense maybe McDonald’s or Burger King would better suit your tastes…. Just sayin

Family diner. Nice people, great food. Cant miss.

Todays Omelette was so good I had to write a review. The food is always good but today you guys outdid yourselves bravo! Ive been to many diners in the area and this place has the best Omelettes by far. So glad I work across the street from this place just wish they were open a little later. Make sure you support places like this before theyre gone!

Food, Service and Show were exelent! I would definitely recommend this place to others. Show impersonations were great. Cant wait to see another Dinnershow fabulous job.

Didnt even make it in. When called to ask if cc accepted and if mask was required, staff was VERY rude with nasty tone. Super disappointed as we were excited to go for breakfast after church.

Have been here a few times. The food is pretty good, the staff are very pleasant, but you may have to flag someone down for them to come to your table to ask for more coffee, or basics like napkins. other than that, I would recommend.

Went here for breakfast to celebrate a 12 year Olds birthday, they were absolutely wonderful!! Made her breakfast special with extra whipped cream and toppings to make it look like a cake and even sang happy birthday to her. They gave her a special little gift too. She said it was the best birthday so far!Thank you for making her feel special.#scotiadiner #scotiavillage

Can I use no stars? We just went in waited at the front at where the hostess checks you in a waitress came over grabbed stuff and had back to us and left continued to wait FOUR WAITRESSES right there not one hello or please can you hold. I loved this place. NEVER AGAIN will I go there again miserable snots.Please find out what waitresses are not doing their job because they are always usually great and have amazing food. Today really messed going there up.

Great old time diner. Prices low, good amount of food, staff very friendly.

Nice waitresses, terrible bass/owner, yells at staff in public!

Slow service, random upcharges on things that were supposed to be included with our meals ( fries with my tuna club, sausage with my the hungry man breakfast).

Dinner was great. The show was awesome.

Aways decent food.

We must have pasted place a thousand times, finally stopped. Im so glad we did, the food was great. Elvis is in the building!

Amazing Food, At a great price! Breakfast and lunches there You get Alot of Food

Great food and prices! Love the signs.

Amazing food and first place Ive ever had gyro meat in my omelette that was pure genius.

The waitress was extremely nice, and the food came out within a few minutes of ordering. The food is amazing!

Great place, great food

I got some good food

Greesy, low quality for the price, big portions I guess make that up depending on the item you get. Pancake taste like it came out of am old box then mixed with water. French toast was good when you add tons of fake maple sugar syrup. Hardly any potatos given. The ham taste so fake, Squishy and sour. The poached egg has so much water in the bowl it came with. Kept having to pour the water out onto a plate. The hollandaise kept sepetating into an oily mess so it wasnt emulsified correctly. I dont think butter is used at all I think oil is used for everything. Gave me horrible cramps and had to go to the bathroom several times. The extra crispy bacon was the only somewhat decent part along with the water I got

I would like to say that I have mixed reviews on this place. I am very happy with their food and their prices are not bad at as far at the goes. I also had a waitress that was outstanding with her job and how she conducted herself as a waitress and serving our families needs during our time there.Here is why I gave it such a low review. We were there the last time and we were going to go to see the Elvis Impersonator and purchased tickets. What was not known was that that was a lot of other things in the show that we were not a where of and that day we tried to cancel it and get our money back and they would not accommodate us and we were a few weeks away from the event. Then with the Covid-19 we could not go and it was cancelled and they still would not refund our money. We lost our money to this place and it was about $125.If you are going for the food great you probably will not be disappointed and the scenery was beautiful but make sure you know what you are getting yourself into when you purchase a ticket to any of their future events. Because I know we will never do it again. Hank you for listening.

Was not a fan they seemed more interested in flamingos than the customers

Trying to find Terrys contact info..?

Really great food fresh baked cookies

Great food ...service was also great..

The Scotia Diner, in Scotia, NY, is the quintessential small-town diner. The menu encompasses pretty much anything youd expect from a diner, and I am happy to say that Scotia Diner does a great job!I ate there twice last week, and both times were great. I had a mushroom Swiss burger, MR, with steak fries and coleslaw. Delicious! And the next day, a fish sandwich with steak fries and potato salad. The fish was so large that I took half home. And both salads were creamy and tasty.The service and food delivery were excellent as well.The Diner is 50s themed and our server was on roller skates. Good exercise and good food-enjoy!!

Great food, good price and excellent staff. Love the ambiance of The Scotia Diner.

Great little place with a classic menu. My coffee cup was always filled even though it seemed as only one waitress was working that day.

Very friendly, fast service. Great food

Ill go there just to go out!

Go for breakfast. Lunch is surprisingly worse

Very good food and excellent service.

Great waiting staff . Great portions.

Ordered over easy, got Sunny side up. Oh well. Other than that, did Ok.

Excellent breakfast for lunch. Top quality bacon, ham and sausage. Omelette very good. Used an entertainment coupon. Pancakes very good. Mixed opinion on coffee. I liked it alot but companion likes super bold which this coffee is not. Prices very reasonable. Portion sizes very big. Service pretty good. Waitress ran out of restaurant to catch a customer who left her scarf behind. Big Elvis motif. Even had an Elvis tribute performer in concert last month. Right across the street from low cost Scotia cinema. Very glad we gave it a try.

The Burger was excellent. The macaroni salad was the size of a tablespoon.

I love this diner. They actually have champagne. They also have the best tuna melt that Ive had in a long time. My server was so sweet. It was a pleasure talking to her.

Had the ultimate hobo for breakfast - was HUGE! A little heavy on the potatoes, but very good nonetheless. The toast wasnt quite toasted enough - more like soggy bread. Other than that, experience was great. If youre looking for a place that looks and feels like a diner out of history, this is the place!

Ultimate burrito is lovely

Large portions of food that good and tasty. Very busy on the Sunday we went, the line was out the door. They were speedy in getting you to your table, but often forget to assign a waitress to you so youve got to speak up if you want your order to get to the cooks. We watched 2 elderly woman not get served any food while 3 customers that came in after them got food and some already left before anyone noticed the 2 ladies.It would be nice if all their waitresses and servers were a bra regardless of their cup size. It was such a turn off.We were grossed out by one worker that checked customers out at the register. She carried a dish cloth in her back pocket and used it to clean the tables as well as spills on the floor. One time this same dish cloth fell from her back pocket onto the main walkway. It stayed there for several minutes as people passed by it. Someone finally mentioned to the worker it fell. She quickly grabbed it, folded it up, and back into her pocket it went. Ugh! :( and yuck!

Great atmosphere, great service, great price, great food, including the homemade desserts!!! Will eat here again, for sure!

Great greasy hangover diner food

Loved the Elvis and Marilyn memorabilia. Good breakfast at good prices.

I always have a good meal here. Portions are pretty big. Sausage gravy is very good. Theyll cook your burger as you like. Waiters are always pleasant. Service is excellent and, I think the prices are reasonable.

I used to enjoy eating at this quaint restaurant.. But the quality of the prepared food is definitely not like it used to be. Not much impressed anymore. New management is horrible and quality of food has gone downhill.

Great food and great staff..and of course the decorations..

We went to the diner for breakfast. We had never been there before, and were happy with our experience. The food was prepared well, and was tasty with nice presentation. The server was very pleasant, and stopped by several times to make sure we were happy. Well be back!

Ive been happy with the portion, quality and reasonable prices of this diner. The food is delicious. The food seems home cooked and hearty. You do not leave hungry. Like the cool Elvis theme.

Food was very good, service was fast and pleasent. Inexpensive.

The Mac and cheeseburger soup with bacon is awesome! Took some home for later. Enjoyed eating there. 50s Elvis and nostalgic atmosphere.

Love the decor. Love the service and the food always tastes great and fast to come out! I wish I was able to get a job there. The owners seem amazing!

Horrible service. I understand covid has affected everything. But omg! They took for ever to bring even the drink even to charge after the meal ugh!

If you didnt know it was there, youd go right by it. Big mistake. If you see it go in and try the food for yourself. I enjoyed the Ultimate Hobo with sausage gravy. Large (huge) portions, season to your own tastes. Service is friendly and attentive to customers. Coffee is good too.

Our waitress was so friendly and loving, she ended up sitting down with us and talking for a few minutes! I love the hospitality. Food was amazing! Will be returning.

The diner closes way too early, particularly for a diner across the street from a movie theater. The food isnt great either. There are many better places to eat in Scotia.

Its a wonderful place and the food is great

Very generous portions, friendly staff, relaxing atmosphere, very reasonably priced

Great food, Huge portions. The Ultimate Hobo meal is massive! Its enough for 4 people. Didnt expect it to be so big.

Omg, you will love this diner for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Everything has a homemade touch to it. Decor is totally retro Elvis. Waitresses will make u smile

Good breakfast, friendly staff

Great place to go-to.

This is a great family owned diner, been around forever. They also offer entertainment with Elvis, and other community activities. Excellent wait staff. And warm and friendly. Classic rock music. Great foodm

Have eaten here for awhile. The food is always good. The waitress is so friendly and the owner. Use to eat at at the old place and it is even better now. I recommend this diner to everyone. It is real food not boxed or can.

Awesome place! Wonderful food!

4/18Stopped in today, 4 waitress passed us as we stood waiting for a table. We were ignored for at least 15 min. Guess what? We left!

What I had was average. It was chicken platter. Most diners give a lot of food. This was so minimal I had to buy some chips to fill myself up. If youre in the area and have time drive to Tops in Rotterdam. Much better food and atmosphere much better. I wont go back to this place.

I order here every friday from my job, love the environment and you cant beat the prices.. sometimes they even wear rollerskates. Keeping it fun.

I love this place! Elvis fans this is the spot! Ultimate Hobo is amazing, if its cooked right!

Service is a little slow/inconsistent but the food is awesome!!! Definitely worth your while!

I like the food here, The Waitresses here know me by name. It is within walking distance from my apartment. Monday, July 13, Scotia Diner reopens for dine-in service. Its temporary hours are 8am-2pm 7 days a week. They now have a strict requirement from the state to prevent the spread of coronavirus which is posted on the door when you walk into the diner, or even if you leave your table, you have to wear your mask at all times. When you eat, or when you are seated at your table, you dont have to wear it. They also have rules that you cant yell inside the diner. Scotia Diner now has temporary hours which are: 8am-2pm 7 days a week.

Just the best diner around. Amazing prices and amazing food. Highly recommend the Eggs Benedict or the Hobo.

My waitress was on drugs for sure.... She forgot to put my order in had to get my own hot sauce from be hind the counter. But food good prices are reasonable.

Stopped in for quick lunch. Had very friendly, polite & fast service. Menu was very extensive. Had a daily special. Included delicious & I believe home-made soup, 6oz burger (cooked perfectly as ordered) French fries, cole slaw & pickle slices for $8.99! Great!

Solid diner experience; simple and delicious. I got The Cindy for breakfast and I couldnt finish everything. The pancakes were huge! I also really liked that they still had a counter, being a single diner its really nice to have that option. The staff were just what youd expect from a diner: friendly with a hon and darling for everyone, but also an efficiency that comes with a no-frills establishment plus frequent coffee top offs.

Breakfast: pretty good. Id give it 4/5 stars. They had a pretty good selection of the breakfast basics. I had the Cindy and it had decent pancakes but the syrup with in prepackaged singles. The bacon was good and they didnt have to much extra grease on them. The eggs were cooked to order and the potatoes were awesome. The coffee was decent as well, not burnt tasting which is a huge plus. The waitress was excellent and gave plenty of drink refills.Lunch: not that great for lunch, may 2/5 stars. It seemed like mostly frozen food. My girlfriends food was almost inedible as well. The waitress was also really terrible. Took her 15 before she stopped by to get our drink order and then ran off before we could give our food order. The food took a long time and was not fresh by the time we got it either.I would suggest going for breakfast because its good and pretty cheap. Stay away from lunch unless you dont mind going a few times to see if they have something that is good. Pretty large difference between the service depending on how busy it is.

My husband and I had breakfast at Scotia Diner this weekend. They recently moved to a new and better location down the street. The place is beautiful!!! The decor of the diner is 1950s theme. The food was excellent and plentiful. Best of all, the price was right. We really enjoyed our meals and the waitress Nicole was gracious. We got to speak with the owner Anita and she shared wonderful stories of Scotia Diner. Thank you Anita and family for staying in Scotia, New York.

Worst place to eat. Never consistent and if you like grumpy people this is the place for you. I dont like the decor and the food, I just about walked out. Dont waste your time. Go to J&Ts around the corner on rt 147, Sacandaga Rd. Extremely good food and service. You wont be disappointed guaranteed.

Number spot to get breakfast/ brunch/ lunch on Saturday mornings. My husband and I have been going here because they serve sourdough bread for toast. In becoming indifferent as I put butter in everything. I would love to ask for the home fries to be cooked in no butter. Good place though. Sit were you want type of place.

Very good for and service

This is such a great place! The food is very tasty & everyone is so nice! I really enjoyed looking at everything that is hanging up! The chocolate chip pancakes were wonderful!

I LOVE this place. Get the breakfast Hobo... You wont regret it

Good local place to relax, the vibe is retro 50s. Sit where you want establishment. Only ever tried breakfeast here. Great spot for good food and atmosphere.

Normal diner with very reasonable prices. The staff is always friendly. This place can be super busy on the weekends, so you might have to wait for seating but usually not very long. Coffee is always fresh. The food is average in my opinion but everyone I know really loves this place.

Good Prices and good food

Friendly neighborhood ambiance, classic diner fare with unique updates, chicken sliders on biscuits, flavorful soup of the day and thorough service. Plus off street parking and kitschy decorations, but reflected glare from parked car windshields can be blinding.

Fun retro atmosphere and yummy food. Large menu with lots of options. Were never disappointed.

I love the 1950s vibe of the Scotia Diner! The service team members are very efficient and polite, and the food tastes great, all with low prices. Its no wonder the locals eat here!

Great food, friendly atmosphere and great service.

Awesome decorating, awesome service, awesome prices and the owner is such a sweetheart! He actually takes the time to get to know his customers and makes sure everybody leaves the diner 1000% satisfied! Way to go Scotia Diner!

It was very relaxing and breakfast was fantastic. Waitress very nice and made sure everything was to our liking. Definitely will go back

Great small town diner, good food served by friendly and competent people. Always seems to have interesting soups and daily specials along with a no surprises diner menu

Have been here a few times. The waitresses are always nice and get orders right. They make recommendations that are actually good. The decor is alot of elvis which give the place a very unique feel almost like your in a place from the 60s. The food has been very good every time I have been there.

Good food but grumpy service. Waitress was not friendly and seemed like she didnt want us there. Nice place with interesting decorations. It has potential but we will not go back because of grumpy.