All Reviews
Raven Azareth
a month agoAbsolutely terrible experience at John R Grill. The food was awful. The fish was overcooked and the breading tasted sweet — almost like waffle batter — which was completely disgusting for a fish fry. The soup was extremely salty and barely edible. The service was just as bad. Our waitress was sarcastic and rude to my mom when she asked a simple question about the veggie pita. It was a completely normal question and the attitude was unnecessary and unprofessional. She was also barely attentive the entire time. What makes it worse is that this place used to be amazing when it was The Star Family Dining. Sadly it’s gone way downhill. Between the bad food and rude service, we won’t be coming back and will be taking our Sunday brunch somewhere else.
Dominic Raftery
4 months agoSuch a friendly place. Wait staff greeted all the locals by name. Food is great, big portions and reasonably priced. I'll be back again
Dana Humphreys
5 months agoFirst time visiting and we were very pleased! Our server, Nicole was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable, efficient, kind, and funny. My boyfriend had the pork chop dinner with salad and french fries and I had the spinach bacon chicken with chicken and dumpling soup and french fries. All the food had great flavor and good size portions. Excellent value.
Darrell Trent
5 months agoBest loaded potato soup I have ever had! Highly recommend. Mondays! Excellent staff. Very nice owners. Great place to eat!
Deb Patrick
6 months agoI did not get to taste the food because after I ordered takeout and was asked to sit down, I waited more than 20 minutes for a bacon cheeseburger and fries. As I waited, two customers who had come in after me received their burgers and fries at their table. How does that happen? They didn't want to serve me. So, I left. It was like stepping back into the 1950s -- in the worst way.
Alice Catron
10 months agoMy mom and I went here for breakfast and it was delish! She had a special (country fried steak and eggs) and I went with a veggie omelette (replacing hash browns & toast for a biscuit with gravy). The service is also top-notch. Server was very accommodating with my mom's needs ❤️
Nancey Cohen
2 years agoI’m a Ferndale local and found this place a couple weeks ago on Easter Sunday. I had a great breakfast and all around great experience that day, so I decided to return this morning. I was the first customer of the day (9am) with one server on staff. The servers here are for the most part your old school, professional wait staff: attentive, fast and friendly. That said: this server was just mediocre. I had to ask for coffee refills twice and she didn’t check in after she brought the food. She only returned to leave the check. I could also hear a rather lengthy conversation happening once her coworker arrived —- clearly gossiping about other staff. Maybe this would have mattered less, if the server had been more friendly and attentive. The breakfast here is great. I ordered their breakfast special which runs Monday-Friday from 8-11 am. I had 2 eggs, hash browns, toast and added 3 link sausages ($6.49). Eggs, toast and sausage were cooked to perfection. Hash browns were undercooked for my liking and coffee was hot but bland. The atmosphere and vibe are both great for this type of family style restaurant. It’s very clean (including the bathroom!!!). It’s updated with thoughtful touches, and it’s clear that they employ good hygiene and food safety standards. Their breakfast and lunch specials are incredibly reasonable. It may be slightly out of the way, but not so out of the way that - if you’re a weary traveler passing through Detroit and looking to have a nice rest, clean bathroom, belly filling meal - find your way here. If you’re a local, consider becoming a regular of this rather lovely establishment. I really wanted to give this place 5 stars, but the service was just not there, especially considering I was the only person in the place. Perhaps the service was reflective of the minimal tip the server ‘thought’ she’d get - 20% would be under $2! But I don’t tip that way. In this case, I would have normally tipped 30/40%, or $3/$4. So giving benefit of doubt, maybe the server’s in-attention was directly related to how much of a tip they thought they’d receive.
Mazi Love
2 years agoThe breakfast here is amazing! I cleaned my entire pancake breakfast and sausages. They know how to cook. We left a tip. They’re very warm and welcoming and the server was on top of the coffee refills! If I could rate more than five stars it would be a 10/10. I recommend the breakfast if you’re looking for a place to dine at in the morning. Felt like home.