Fairgrounds Diner in Carlisle

Excellent service and extensive menu always. No problem with social distancing and sanitizing. My great server, Dorothy, wore a mask while expertly relating the menu options. She supplied all that was ordered without any errors.

Just was an amazing dinner, we had a great time .. The new owner"Seddik" is sooo nice and friendly.. Food is great and tasty.. The waitress knows how to deal with the customers and have a good experience..the place is clean and organized.. Highly recommended 👌

Excellent chicken sandwich and fries

Great breakfast place quick service

Great Diner experience and great breakfast food. I had the sausage breakfast wrap which was very good. Thanks for being a nice place to visit.

Exceptional food GREAT service and the right prices

Good service good food

Sadly we settle for anything as Americans. This place is horrible imo some waitresses need to be given a lesson in customer service and have been there way too long and their attitudes reflect it. Never again I give up on this place.

I was pleasantly surprised by Fairgrounds Diner. I attended a meeting there and had no idea what to order. I asked for soup suggestions and got the bowl of pepper pot. I didn't even know what that was. She explained and it was so good I finished the whole bowl. I've had surgery and finishing my food doesn't usually happen. It was light yet hardy and satisfying. I'll go there again and take my husband. They were accepting and so nice. The rest of my party have been there so often they knew the menu! And the servers knew them! Ok I've been missing out!

Service was great, seated immediately. Breakfast was just so-so. I was so looking forward to chicken fried steak and eggs of which was a breakfast special for the day at $12.95. The gravy was bland and tasted like uncooked flour, rather "pasty". The portion was fairly large. Our waitress was very nice and attentive.I've heard from several people that this place is the best in Carlisle, I can't agree with that statement.

I’ve going here just about every Friday at 0700 for breakfast. Cindy, our waitress, is awesome! Great staff. Really good food. Highly recommended.

Very good food and fast service

Wonderful restaurant that is so well organized even with a line going out the door we were quickly seated our order was taken right away and the food brought out in record time. I had to Philly cheese steak omelette with fried onions and hash browns along with coffee and it was delicious. I will be looking forward to returning here the next time I get to enjoy Carlisle. Excellent!

Clean. Well lit. Comfortable seating. Big classic Diner menu. I got hot roast beef on bread. Beef was tender and had good flavor. Gravy was salty.

Liver and Onions are great hereFrench onion soup was amazing

Great food and service people are great

Breakfast was good large portions

Excellent service. Breakfast presentation and value was great.

Excellent food and service

Food was good and priced accordingly. The staff was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was average. I suggest this restaurant for a quick bite or for brunch/light lunch. Easy access from both roads around the diner and plenty of parking.

Excellent diner. Wife and I eat there at least once a week. Food is always good and service is very good.

The Fairgrounds Diner is a favorite for locals, not just event attendees. They always have hardy specials on the whiteboard inside the front door. Diner staples, such as chocolate chip pancakes and gyros, are also tasty. Bring the family.

Our go to spot for a sit down when the Carlisle Fairgrounds shows are on, I love the gyros, Ruben was disappointing with really tough meat?

Good food fast service good prices

Great staff, atmosphere and great food

Love this little family joint. Great tasting food, good portions - except they were kind of skimp on the coleslaw

Excellent food and plentyManagement needs personality upgrade!smile it helps

Good food, large portions I do not like how the owner yells at the staff.

Our water glasses were dirty, menus were dirty, silverware was sticky. Service was super slow, and half the time we felt like our waitress forgot about us. Food was super below average, I had the smoked sausage omlette and it was certainly nothing special, toast was burnt. My fiancé had the French toast, it was under cooked and the cherries had obviously been microwaved. Don’t think we will be back which is a shame because this place is so close to home.

Wonderful food and service. Best in Carlisle. Family dining atmosphere. Very friendly. Owners let you know they appreciate your business

Four stars isn't to say this is fine dining. Far from it. It's to recognize that the operators know their mission: basic foods done competently - and their breakfast menu rocks - and served by a friendly, attentive staff.

Quiet/ friendly/ cleanGood homestyle meals

Great food great staff

We've been in here a few times, and every time it's been a positive dining experience. Friendly, good service, clean, reasonable prices.

Even for diner food, this place left A LOT to be desired. I suspect they’re only turning a profit because of their proximity to the Fairgrounds. If you’re in the area for a car show and you’re willing to travel a mile or more, go somewhere else. I ordered the Mexican wrap. The chicken had the texture of and tasted like it was Hormel brand CANNED chicken and the “hot peppers” were pickled. My husband had the Mushroom Swiss burger and it tasted old. The meat was sweet as if it had gone bad and the slimy mushrooms came out of a can. It was unsettling so he didn’t finish it. As far as I could tell, my son’s Reuben was ok; it was just tiny. I’m giving them 2 stars because the service was GREAT but the food was awful.

Good Food Friendly service

Thank you Tracy! Food was delicious (as always) and your service was IMPECCABLE

OMG The food is Awesome n so are the Prices very nice waitness (Food Yummy )

Amazing food, great portion quantity, low prices, friendly and competent staff!

Service was good. Don't bother making a reservation because they don't prepare for you anyways. Food was okay... wasn't impressed with the gravy smothered all over my crabmeat stuffed chicken. It did come out hot.

Too warm inside.

They are under new management. I was impressed with the portion size and the home-made meatballs. The waitresses are very kind and thoughtful. I get the feeling they are very thankful for each and every customer. I will go here again.

Great burger, good prices. Receipt says my server was Register, but I doubt that was her name. Excellent service, fast and Register was attentive without being annoying. Recommend this establishment.

The waitress was fantastic however the food was absolutely horrible and I will not be going back.

You can get most anything you want here with great service by the servers and the diner is family owned and all pitch in to,help when needed. The food is awesome, especially the beef vegetable soup.

Good food, good service

My son and I went for lunch while we are visiting the area, so this was our first time here. It was August 18th, 92° and they have no a/c. Not sure if it's broken or they just don't have it. They did have a small fan at our booth. My son had chicken fingers and fries, so little chance of messing that up. I had chicken ranch wrap. It was ok, nothing to rave about. Tasted like I could make it at home. It did come very quickly and the fries were tasty. Not sure I'll be back. Although, not sure I'll ever be in this area again.

Food was dry service was excellent

Nice diner good selection Jayonna good waitress😍

Place was good in presentation and the waitress was courteous. The fries were very good and that helped the rating. The downside was the warm bland fairgrounds wrap. Unfortunately not very good but will try something else later.