OK Diner in South Derbyshire

I enjoyed excellent food, drinks and atmosphere here this afternoon, delivered by friendly and welcoming waitressing staff and chef, in a Rock 'n' Roll music vibe diner. (Worth a mention also, is that the tables and all of the condiments , sauces etc, were immaculately clean and well presented.) Highly recommend!

Only a couple minutes to wait for a table, was warned of about an hour's wait for food but they were upfront about it so we said ok. Ordered starters and they arrived about 15-20 minutes after and the mains arrived maybe half an hour later at the very most. Food is excellent, good portion sizes even for larger appetite diners like myself and reasonably priced for what you'd pay these days for a sit down meal. Would happily go again and already looking forward to doing so!

Cracking peanut butter milkshake!

Only had coffee but they managed something most places don't and that was to serve a hot drink properly hot. Coffee was nice and staff very pleasant.

Yeah, that was the worst location I've ever been. The food was so bad that I wish I could go back in time and never have digested it—in fact, I wouldn't even call it food. Additionally, I received a fine for parking in their lot, and the restaurant declined to assist me claiming it had no connection to them.

Went inside to ask if they do halal food I left was there for 5min cost me £170 parking fine Thank you OK Dinner I work for NHS pays not that great youve made my day

Nice food ,polite staff not sure about the registration parking can't see why they do that

The staff here are so miserable there is no hospitality what so ever. Didn't provide are drinks for well over half hour then the cheek of it expected a tip and even asked how much do you fancy adding. You get tipped when you provide a friendly service and your good at ya job if ya don't like ya job find another

Great food and ambience, service was good, and the milkshakes are to die-for. My only criticism is the prices are a little high.

Initially, was about to walk back out due to attitude. Experience got better as time passed.

Excellent service food good very helpful

AVOID PARKING AT ALL COSTS! If you park there and you decide not to eat anything, you will receive a Parking fine of 100 pounds! Staff members didn't even notify us that we have to register our car, even though we stopped for a health emergency. Absolutely appauling!

Like the name says, it’s OK, wait time for two full breakfasts is around 1 hour based on our 4 experiences there. Staff are nice but very frantic, “busy” is 10-15 people for them. Probably won’t go back now, cleanliness has gone downhill if I’m honest. Disappointing as there good staff to customers ratio.

Very overcooked beef, overcooked wings too. The milkshake was enjoyable though, and good service.

Burger Wednesday, well worth the visit

Brilliant place and the music is fab

Came one Wednesday afternoon. Was waiting 25 minutes before someone even came and took our order. There was a rude women behind us demanding better seats and that she got fed first. She was accommodated better then us. Place was dirty, not just tables and seats but menus were too. My drinking glass was dirty and had the last person's meal on. The food wasn't warm when it came out. And the server dropped half of our fries on the table when bringing it out.

I enjoy the OK Diner, been to this one a few times and will definitely go again, the food is lovely and always has been, my last vist my wife and I met up with my daughter and partner, we felt the service was not very attentive and it's like they only want to use half the room so you find yourself sitting in the same place you did last time. Would of been nice to a bit more space and different view. However, It wouldn't put me from going again, it's in a good location and easy to find, great menu, plenty to choose from and my daughter is vegetarian, she was impressed with the choices. The milkshakes are to die for. Looking forward to going again soon, many thanks

Brilliant staff, first class food at reasonable prices and spotlessly clean

Stopped off for brunch on our journey down south. Food was as expected in a diner, and the service was great.

Love this place, root beer floats are astounding. The biscoff cheesecake is to die for, staff are very friendly and helpful too. Update: food and service is still phenomenal, the root beer has been changed now though and tastes of pure sucralose unfortunately. They do have full fat cherry coke though so I have that instead now

Staff were not motivated, and having to wait quite a time to be served didn't help. However, the food was great.

Nice food staff very busy, but were quick to take our order.

The coffee was cold place is full of flies standing chatting tables not cleared

Came with 91 year old dad. Both of us coeliac. Given alergen menu so knew options. Happy to accommodate Dad's small appetite. Staff very attentive. We weren't rushed! Oh... and don't forget to register your number plate!

Great breakfast, very tasty. Service by the young lady on Sunday morning was very efficient.

It's a good pit-stop on the southbound A38.

Great food. Great atmosphere. Lone waitress was lovely despite being run off ger feet

Given a table promptly but noone came to take our order for 20 minutes so we left. Quiet before lunch and staff just milling around 🤷‍♂️

Can never fault this place. Food is always fantastic!

Fantastic place, I will definitely eat again there, tasty food and American atmosphere inside 🙌

Eating with an American in a uk version of a usa cafe is very interesting, but overall they liked it

Cute decor and friendly staff :)

Plenty of parking, good food, attentive staff and competitively priced. Quite a unique themed diner. I'm sure to visit again.

Always great, love the staff however they have some staff shortages but they try so hard and are so ameniable

Terrible service waited over 50 min for food. Wouldn't have minded the wait. If they had informed us at the start, there would be a wait. When the food was finally served, the chicken on the Americal grill was overcooked, and the butter for the jacket potato contained toast bread crumbs, we had no toast! Other items were very greasy. Will not be returning again.

4 stars on atmosphere due to a couple that were loud, overloud,as I say "there's nowt like a private conversation". Other than that, I fully recommend OK Diner on the food, staff and service. We made a special trip of 31 miles to revisit. Nom nom nom!!!

Nice food and good atmosphere and decor. Maybe a little pricey for what it was

Never had any issues this place been multiple times now and will still continue to go. Foods great.

Great American style breakfast. Asked for eggs overeasy and they were perfect.

Used to come here regularly but it has really gone downhill. It is nothing like an American diner, service was abysmal, waited over an hour for food while the servers quite literally ignored us (wasn't even that busy) and was eventually served food that was quite literally stone cold. Neither meal was eaten and to compensate for waiting over an hour for COLD food I was offered a 15% discount which I would have received anyway for being in the members club. Extremely disappointing, inadequate and unprofessional service. Will not be coming here again. Prices have also gone up massively. Very expensive for very mediocre/bland food, even when it is served hot. Not worth the money at all.

Great place for everyone plus children's. Come and join food and atmosphere.

Great burgers. Going on a Wednesday means you pay half price or less on a selection of burgers if you buy a drink. You get chips with this and a very tasty relish dip. Lots of parking space. Amazing puddings and milk shakes. Hard to fit in after the burger. Unlimited coffees, on particular selection, the same with soft drinks. Very kid friendly.

People very friendly and helpful the food was awesome definitely worth a visit.

Chronically short staffed, leading long waits an cold food, single waiter was doing his best but still not good enough, and I am naturally a patient person. In the end when cold food arrived I left without eating.

Great food ,great milk shakes good service, well worth a visit please book your car in on arrival to prevent a parking charge.

We actually came here for my birthday on the way back from a trip. The burgers are delicious, and milkshakes are fantastic.

Was a bit quiet when we stopped to eat - service was excellent and the food was good

Love this Diner ! Nice interior design and great food. Recommend the burgers and also the milkshakes, especially the banana milkshake. The staff are friendly and efficient and if you appreciate American style diners then I highly recommend a visit.

Always good food and good service

Popped in this morning and had brilliant service and food. We even got sausages for our dog Frank. Thanks to the team...

Lovely staff Authentic '50s diner Clean toilets Food good

So few places like this left. Quality food, decent prices, great atmosphere and friendly service.

Some great burgers , and desserts. Reasonably priced.....

Went in today and there was a large overweight lady who seemed to be the sole waiter it was hard to tell. A lot of staff behind the wall in the kitchen. Stood waiting for ages no one came over. Put a 2 minute timer on my phone still no one came over

I love ok diner - when I lived in Darlington I used to go to the one up there, and I've been to the other one near Nottingham a few times. This one was an incredible disappointment. The building itself seems older than the other diners I've been to and it was absolutely freezing inside. The staff were not quick to attend to us while we were waiting to be seated, and while no one was impolite, the service was just really lacking and seemed like some of them had never served before. We ordered the food but it took almost an hour to get it, which I wouldn't have minded too much if I'd been warned first but we were absolutely starving after a very long drive. The food that came definitely didn't seem as good as the other ok diners, not awful, just very very average (chips were decent though). I didn't order them but also really disappointed to see that the pancakes they charge a fair bit for are pre made in little blue packets for the waiters to heat up in the microwave which, considering how easy pancakes are to make and they are quite a staple of American themed restaurants is a bizarre choice. Would definitely recommend a different ok diner.

Absolutely fantastic staff i run a local car club the Derby ramrods had a major turnout and these girls worked like mad .courteous and polite ...great place

Big shout out to the staff who were great when the Derby Ramrods car meet descended upon them (turn out was fab...more than anticipated lol) on Saturday 30th March

Without doubt the best burger I have ever eaten... amazing flavours and cooked to perfection.... can't wait to come back...

Wanted to love this place - kids eat free thing makes it very cheap with young kids… staff all friendly Service was slow as the poor waitresses are also on the drinks/shakes station… I wanted a dessert but didn’t bother as scared it would of taken even longer - while the kitchen staff didn’t seem particularly busy and I heard the microwave wayyy too often Some tweaks and I’d be here every week! Probably won’t go back and I’m gutted … I’d happily pay £7.50 for the kids menu if service was fast and food was less microwaved

The pancake short stack was delicious!! Almost wish I'd gone for the full 8 pancakes instead! Mia who served us was excellent, and always served with a smile. Atmosphere was a little on the quiet side, but little to dampen our holiday mood en route to the Peak District. EDIT: Returned to OK Diner, had the long pancake stack and so worth the wait, and Mia served us again, and was excellent again!

Stopped on our journey home. First visit. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele - all age groups. Plenty of choice. Food freshly cooked. Attentive staff. Not rushed. Loved the free refills. So many pudding choices! Definitely recommend

Just been to this place as a family of 5 and they forgot to cook one of our meals. We waited a long time for awful oil tasting fries and burger with pink in the middle. The fries were served with green and black ends so obviously cheap frozen chips are being served. I also took a look through the hatch at the kitchen when we left and it was dirty with bits of food all over the surfaces.

Called in on way home as I love diner food. But waited ages for food and 1 of our meals didn't arrive. My burger was pink in the middle. So couldn't eat it

Lovely helpful service food excellent

Friendly, quick and food was good.

Good service, excellent food, milk shakes to die for. Expensive but worth it.

In the words of an 11year old, "it was an amazing place, however it would be even more amazing if they had Mac and Cheese on the menu" Please could OK DINER look into this request 🧀🧀🧀🧀

Nice breakfast, easy parking, fantastic service!

Well I think this place should get new staff and definitely a new chief 😡 worst food I have ever eaten and it's supposed to be re fills on the coffee no one came over to offer you any and when the waitress came over with the bill she stood over you until you paid very uncomfortable I haven't tried any other ok dinners yet and now I'm in two minds wether to bother 😡

Only stopped for a takeout coffee very friendly staff looked very clean, good coffee At only £1.35 per standard take out cup Would recommend to anyone who drives a lot.

Excellent diner with really good food at a reasonable price.

Good veggie option, the veggie tex mex was great. Very good coffee too

Very good good food and service.

Simply NOT OK, will never go again!

We visited OK Diner to celebrate my grandsons 10th birthday. He had heard about the amazing food and milkshakes. We weren't disappointed. The food was delicious and really reasonably priced. The milkshakes were heavenly and desserts sublime. We'll definitely be returning.

Really good food. Fast and friendly.

My bike was stolen 😡 (Great food though, would recommend)

Found a bike in the car park. Free bonus

Amazing milkshakes and food was lovely. Very filling and Kids eat free. (Unfortunately the toilets were so disgusting.)

Good service but a long time waiting. Had to send the eggs back as they were snotty, still ended up scraping snot off. Used to be a great place but has gone down hill.

My first visit to an Ok Dinner and loved it ☺️ definitely looking forward to returning again soon.

I like coming to these places, it's always a warm welcome in an otherwise lonely place (the side of a dual carriageway). The food isn't going to blow you away but it's quite good. The coffee is, to be honest, very bad. And yet I always pop into an OK Diner when I get the chance, because they get points for effort and charm in a world that is turning into just subways and burger kings.

Loved this little American themed cafe, we went on there £7.99 burger Wednesday and we all loved the different varieties of burgers we had. It made my day to be able to get a Rootbeer float. We definitely plan on going back again!

All good - tasty burgers. Nice USA styling and atmosphere. Although I live fairly locally - I have not had reason to visit for some years, but will return soon.

It would be great to see crème soda milkshake on the menu again

Always good food here, large quantities with just the right amount of unhealthy but plenty of flavour. Nice friendly staff and the refills on drinks make it all the better than most other cafes. Plenty of parking, easily accessible no matter which direction you are heading and always been able to get a table.

We come every week before watching the football always great food and the milkshake is to die for

1950s American style diner.. Good music and burgers.

We've driven past so many times wanting to try here and finally made it. The staff are so welcoming and friendly and create a lovely atmosphere. We had grilled chicken burgers,fries and milkshakes which were very nice and even got our child's meal free. Will have to get pictures on our next visit because we will definitely be returning.

Food is usually good Service pretty good although some of the staff aren't very attentive Atmosphere a bit flat

Nice and clean place. Calm atmosphere. At the time of my visit, I had only coffee, and it was good. There is a huge car park , so you don't need to worry about the space.

Just visited this American diner on thr a38 out side of willington I've come pat here many of times over the years and thought for once we would give it a go I've got to say the experience was not enjoyable, we've visited various American dinners up and down the uk and I've gor to say this was the worst one we've been in, Firstly service was dismissal not very busy the 2 young lady's were friendly when they were around but the older lady just not pleasant to speak to, I gave the extra stars on service to the 2 young lady's as they were friendly and helpfull, I've never had it were my starter comes out the same time as my main! Very strange, yet other people received there starters before there main, which resulted in our other food going cold as we tried to eat our ztarters, Chicken wings were hot and spicy considering bbq wings but they were hot, onions rings tasted OK, now the main this was a complete shambles and a massive let down, bland chips that were like warm and very rubbery, the porker hot dog had no taste whats so ever I've had nicer hot dogs and paid less for this one was bland, no flavour and was like warm at best. The other main we had was a chicken thing, the chicken was completely tasteless and dry, to the point my partner said she had enougth The one bit that was lovely was the milkshake but there was still bananas at the the bottom of the churn, I know this happens with fresh milkshakes but this was tasty We were going to have desert but gave up waiting for the staff to appear and got up and went and asked for the bill. If you like milkshakes I requemend just for the milkshake the food you can get better else were.

I had a burger and chips. The burger was dry and the bacon was hard. The salad on the burger did not look fresh. Burger and chips were cold and neither were tasty. My grandson had waffles, bacon and chicken. Again cold. We had halloumi fries which were cold and the coating was hard did not enjoy at all and not a cheap meal. Will not go again. Very dissatisfied

Love this place food and staff are great

Loved it specially the music, brill

Nice staff food service and reasonable price

Well I used to be a regular in here, and today clearly shows why I stopped, the service absolutely awful, (they sound and look as if they don’t want to work there) the food wasn’t much better, I’ve decided I’m no longer going to return Ever again!

Im sorry but its a no from me Food overpriced for what it is. burger meat pattys are made from wood its the hardest dried burger iv ever had from anywere when i bit into it for the first time i was honestly shocked just at how hard it was with no juice or flavour what so ever. cheese sause is mixed with cardboard, stale fries. Mecrowavey rice, I wouldnt go again rather go to greggs over the road and get 30 sausage rolls.

I did not like the cheese sauce on the hotdogs but I ate it anyway