Mel's - Litchfield

I keep trying to give this place a chance. The food is actually really good! But it obvious that it's not run well. Took forever for our meal, dirty plates, dirty floors. I truly want to like this place. It's close to home and locally owned. But they need to invest in proper management to run the place. I could see this place being amazing.... but it continues to be less than bad.

I've been here a few times and haven't been impressed. Place was very busy last night, Friday. However the All you can eat fish fry changed my mind. If this is all they served I would be totally fine and become a regular. The drinks are huge and one was plenty. The price was reasonable. Clams a bit expensive. Haddock was fresh, and you could tell. Onion rings where very good, I hated the French fries. We sat at the bar, service was good considering there wasn't an empty seat in the place. The gentleman sitting next to us had some issues, but he didn't get the fish fry. I really believe if fish fry where the only item on the menu, his reviews would be better. If you b like haddock, please go on Fridays for the fish fry.

Wish I could give it zero stars!!! Worse than garbage as far as food goes. Staff and owner look like cast from a zombie low budget comedy show. Do yourself a favor and eat your own vomit.

This restaurant serves the best chicken tenders and burgers I've ever had! I highly recommend checking it out.

We visited Mel's last year and waited 40 minutes for three sandwiches, one of which had to be sent back three times. I promised myself I wouldn't return. Today, while at Mel's mini golf with my grandchildren, I decided to give it another try. Unfortunately, it took 45 minutes for our meal to arrive. The server responded with the same excuse as a year ago, which makes me think it’s a standard reply from the staff: "We only have one cook." Then, she added, "The cook just walked out!" The owner needs to pay more attention to the hiring and training of their staff. I would have been less frustrated if the server had come to check on us before I had to ask about our order. She really needs to focus more on customer service. I won’t be returning and won't recommend this diner to anyone.