lucy's eastside diner

go for the atmosphere. this is an excellent place to meet random people during a late night. the atmosphere is awesome and the retro look is great.

the food however is pretty standard and lack lustre. the poutine was mediocre but the shakes were tasty, especially the booze shakes.

i would return for the people.

such a disappointment. the waiting staff needs a serious crash course. dropping the plate off and walking away is par for the course. how could they know that i might like vinnegar with my fries. five times there, and five times i had to walk up to the counter and ask for it while my short bearded waiter was either eating or chatting to staff. for shame.

overall, the food was just average – i wouldn’t even consider it an authentic diner. though the inside is nice and retro-like it also lacks that homey diner feel. oh well, i guess i have to go to the states for that!

what happened?!. i have been going to lucys since it opened. i used to love this place, it was a great breakfast spot. nowadays when you go into lucys eastside diner here is what you will encounter. staff that seem to be drunk out of their mind, that couldnt care less about customer service. food that looks and tastes like it came out of the freezer, then microwaved. hipsters. and their cook (tall black guy) will hit on you with lines like, "baby, you eyes are so sexy". my friends and i realized that he had hit on all of us individually and none of them will go back to lucys. and it is dirty! it often smells like garbage inside the restaurant, the washrooms are gross and, you cant touch anything in the place without getting something sticky or greasy on your hand. i give up on lucy's eastside dinner...

i take back any praise. the food is beyond bland and although cheap it is overpriced for the quality you receive.

i had the burger/milkshake combo, upgraded with bacon and cheese ($3.50). it was the worst. the cheese was rubbery, the condiments were non existent and blasphemy- the bacon was overcooked.

the bacon was so overcook it actually cut my mouth - i hate when restaurants cook the s*&# out of bacon, leaving it hard to chew and tasteless. the meat was not seasoned either. the "fry sauce" is so bland you need to eat a whole mouth full to get any flavour, which you won't want to do anyway. very disappointing, very disgusting.

if you’re looking for that roadside diner feel this might be the place for you, but by no means is this the complete package.

lucy’s might not appeal to everyone, but because the venue is so small, it might bode well for those out there like myself who dig what they’re trying to accomplish here.

friggin' awesome. we were all perplexed. we needed dinner, and one of us said "i wish there were more diners with just plain ol' diner food and diner people". our friend mentions this place so we go and give it a shot.

i had the pulled pork sandwich. it was really delicious. pretty cheap too at about 8 bucks with fries. the service was incredibly friendly and attentive. i see there are some varied reviews on this site about the service but we sure didn't have any trouble.

so value/service was rad. would def go again. is it a bit of a hipster joint? well sure, maybe, but i think it's more of an all-types sort of place, like a diner should be. our server was really punk rock and the other clientele varied from older people to youths. the only thing missing...was tom waits at the piano i tells ya.

looking for a great breakfast??? dont stop here!!!. this is my first review as i am normally easy to please, and can normally find something good out of a situation. not the case here!! we had heard of lucy's and thought we would stop for breakfast.... wish we hadn't!! it was by far the worse breakfast i have ever had. we ordered the pancake stack, and the chorizo hash. seriously, frozen pancakes from a box would have been way better. they were over cooked, flat, watered down and flavorless. the fruit compote consisted of a few frozen blueberries - yes they were cold! the hash left a lot to be desired, cold chorizo, tasteless potatoes and severely runny eggs... i havent even spoken about the burnt tasting coffee!! i got one word for you ... yuk!!! if you are thinking of going to lucy's... dont!!! wish we hadnt!!

for $11 you can get a burger and milkshake combo. you can also substitute that milkshake for a can of red racer (if surrey beer is your thing).

goodbye lucy's. i've been to lucy's three times. loved it the first time, liked it the second, and hated it the third. i am not sure what happened, but the food went from being cheap and good, to not worth it and horrible. the food is very mediocre and nothing special. the milkshake was overpriced and tasted very cheap. you can basically make everything on their menu at home and it will taste better. we sat outside and a homeless guy would not leave us alone. the waiter came out several times and did not even utter a peep to the homeless guy. tsktsk. unfortunately, this is the end for me and lucy. goodbye lucy. forever.

milkshakes were great, onion rings are amazing, server was great 7/10

the place is cute and definitely a fun experience day or night, however it’s very hit or miss.

crappy hipster joint. we have gone to this place on numerous occasions as a quick pickup dinner (and cheap - ordering the $11 burger combo).
tonight after calling in our orders and asking for the combos my husband picked it up and the total was $38!! seriously, $19 for a crappy burger combo? yes, we added bacon, cheese and subbed onion rings. so at least you would think it would be amazing! i wished we went to triple o's instead! at least it would be better than the stale onion rings and soggy bacon and undercooked burger.
perhaps my husband would have felt more comfortable discussing the cost with the waitress if she hadn't been sitting around chatting to her swarm of hipster friends visiting her at work. i'll save my $ and go to romer's on 4th instead next time!!

horrible food. horrendous service.. mom and i attempted to hit up all of our favourite spots on main street at the beginning of a holiday weekend. unfortunately, all of them were packed and had wait lines. starving we drove past lucy's. it was dead. i have avoided lucy's since it's launch as many of my friends told me to stay far, far away. everyone said that lucy's provides bad service and bad food. i usually like to give everything a go once and i like to think i have an open mind besides we were so hungry. we decided to give it a go. ugh, i should have driven out to 4th.

service:

the worst service i have ever had. we walked in and asked if we should seat ourselves. i got a half assed "yeah..." we sat down and ordered. mom chose lunch, i chose breakfast. the servers were at the till bitching about the last server who just left. i tried to shut them out but, unprofessional people stand out. the service was so bad that one girl walked by the table saying "people, i've got to get away so, give me some money." not sure if she wanted us to hear that or maybe she was wanting to get off her shift? it is the august long weekend (it's friday today.) the service was so bad that as my mom took her last bite of food and was still chewing the lanky unsettling dirty blonde removed her plate. she then said "i'll get you your bill." it was shocking.

the servers are the most unprofessional servers that i have ever encountered. all of them unsettling. i work in the service industry and i was appalled that the owner of this diner allows this kind of behaviour! i won't even go into more of the annoyances because frankly, you or i do not have enough time. i would normally tip between 25% - 30 % but, this time they barely got 10%. i have never tipped so low.

grub:

the worst breakfast i have ever had. i had the smoked salmon benny. the english muffin wasn't toasted and barely warm. the benny sauce was lumpy. the hashbrowns were the worst i have ever tasted. they weren't even cooked through. i just couldn't eat it and decided not to even ask for anything else as i wanted to get the hell out of dodge as fast as i could. as i write this i can feel the potatoes sitting in my stomach. mom had the lucy burger. dry and boring. fries dry. all was bad. this is not diner food!

for a place that sells themselves as a mom and pop joint with homemade grub this was by far the worst ever.

i will never go back and i will tell everyone i know to stay far, far away. spend your hard earned money elsewhere.