Market Diner

Honestly, I was tempted to run straight for the hills after setting foot into this place, because there was not a single soul there and that’s usually an indicator of a bad restaurant; however, I couldn’t be more wrong. I was quickly greeted and asked to seat anywhere I wanted, and after seeing a salmon and chips special for $ 8.99 (Really cheap in Pike Place), I just took the chance and ordered it.
And wow, just WOW. It was probably one of the best fish and chips I’ve had in my life (and I know precisely what truly good English fish and chips tastes like as I often frequent Brighton in the UK). A tad unorthodox considering they used salmon and since the crust is not your traditional beer battered crust, but I thought it was a real good spin on the well known classic (and perhaps maybe even a bit better). The fish had a crunchy, well-​seasoned crust while the salmon flesh was delectable, flaky, moist, and tender. The fries were also good: piping hot, crunchy on the outside, but soft on the inside. The sauce they also give you with it (though not tartar sauce) really complimented quite nicely.
While this dish is different from the classic fish and chips that we all know and love, I would gander to say that this dish rivals true English fish and chips and that’s it a dish to be reckoned with. Overall, I would highly recommend this place and their salmon and chips!

Really, really good food consider the appearance of this place. It’s very low key and looks like a greasy-​spoons market diner (hence the name). However, the food is much better than its looks. I had the Kobe Beef Hamburger and fries — both were absolutely amazing!

A diamond in the rough! Great place and delicious food. Many fried dishes, but not very greasy. It wasn’t busy when we are lunch but I hunk it’s hidden location has a lot to do with it. Nice quick service.

Beautiful food, wonderful service, and great music. This place isn’t flashy, and it’s a great place to go if you want a snack or a meal. In a crabshell, eat here.

Pretty good! I’d go back. I sat and had a very hot bowl of clam chowder in the middle of the market. The service was fast and friendly. They have a counter you can sit at and people watch. The soup wasn’t «best I’ve ever had in my life» amazing but it was tasty and filled me up. They have it by the cup or the bowl if you’re just wanting a little something. The rest of the menu is very eclectic so if you’re around with a group, everyone will find something they like.

Food was Mehh. Had Cheese Omelette, no flavor. One piece of toast, store bought bread. Hash browns were decent but no flavor. Fast Service, maybe lunch is better here.

Came here from a snack during my first trip to the pike market and ordered a cheesesteak and fries and it was really good. I was actually very surprised. I’ll try something else next time.

Market Diner is a bit hard to find and doesn’t look like your typical tourist type restaurant in Pike Market because it’s not. They do take out and seem to be frequented by locals. Do not let the look fool you. They do good, solid fare at decent prices.
We stopped in for breakfast and mostly had the typical type of diner meals. However, I did splurge on the Dungeness crab eggs Benedict, which was good and plenty. It’s certainly not the best food I’ve had in Seattle but it is the most comfortable food.

My review is based on milkshakes only! I didn’t dine in or order food. I walked in and it was pretty dead which is always a scary sign to me but I really wanted a strawberry milkshake.
Upon walking in we were greeted immediately and given these flimsy paper menus, we ordered 2 strawberry milkshakes to go and it took about 15 minutes for them to make 2 milkshakes… but they definitely used high quality strawberry ice cream with little bits of fresh strawberries inside. They were really tasty!

Food was decent loved the onion rings and mom had a lemonade which was good too. The waitress barely spoke any English which was a little frustrating since she couldn’t figure out our orders. We were the only ones in there which I didn’t understand cause the food wasn’t bad.

Small and cozy restaurant in the Pike Place Market. Reasonable prices for great food. This one of the few places in the market with comfortable seating. Came here a few times during the early afternoon and it seems to be always busy. I also notice a steady stream of market vendors getting Togo orders. I definitely understand why with their prices and quality of food. I’ve tried a few places in the market and some are tourist traps.

Do not fall for this trap in the market. I wasted a precious two hours at this place. Came with my boyfriend and we were immediately seated by a very young asian girl at the table nearest the counter. This meant my seat jutted out into the hallway where food was being run. The area also had a dingy looking outlet with lots of dust and cobweb fibers above the table. Overall the place feels like a triangular cafeteria, a somewhat depressing atmosphere, less authentically gritty and more like the bare necessities of what is needed for a «restaurant» (loosely defined in this case as a business where food is occasionally served to people).
When we arrived there were about four tables with people, which, surprisingly is a mostly full house at this place. The same young woman seemed overwhelmed by this modest number of customers who were there and would frantically run to each table in between long absences in the back kitchen, where incidentally I saw a very young child wandering around by deep fryers and hot ovens. We had our order taken almost as soon as we sat down and then were promptly abandoned for a good thirty minutes while the girl attended to the other tables. Apparently forgetting about us (even though we were just a few feet from the counter), she left us without coffee or water refills, and (we later discovered), this entire time had never actually put our orders in.
After about 45 minutes she came back to take our orders again, explaining very briefly that the orders were never run up. So we ordered for a second time. My boyfriend asked for a side of aeoli and she had no idea what this was, even though there was (ironically) a blackboard hanging right behind me that listed garlic aeoli as one of the ingredients on a burger. She apologized a lot and said the food would be done «in one minute.» The minute stretched on for a another good twenty to twenty five minutes and the entire time I was wishing I had just walked out much earlier. To add insult to injury a group of asians showed up and they are immediately whisked to the one cushioned bench in the place (which they were clearly saving) and even had the groups’ food ready when they arrived!
Finally the food comes. I had the crab benedict. The crab does not taste fresh, even though this place is literally surrounded by fresh seafood stands. The eggs are not runny at all and clearly overcooked (strange for a rush job). I specifically chose to come here because they serve actual hash browns (a rarity these days) not some roasted fingerling potatoes bullshit. Unfortunately, the hashbrowns were stringy and tasteless, not at all crunchy. So to some up: waited an hour and a half for overcooked, unfresh crab and pathetic hash browns and all for $ 17! How is this even a one dollar sign place at that point?
Of course the waitress was apologetic and I will say she was at least nice but it’s not like we had anything comped or any real gesture of regret like you would get at almost any other restaurant if they fucked up your order that badly. This is maybe the first time in five years that I have not tipped anything and I still felt like I overpaid. We were, of course, charged for the aeoli. Go to the Athenian instead.

Nothing super special. Better than a chain restaurant but not gourmet. Good price specials.

I hate to do it but only 4 stars. Food was good and seasoned well. However, I ordered eggs Benedict and my soft boil egg was cooked through. Nothing better then cutting open a soft boil egg atop eggs Benedict and watching is pour down the sides like chocolate fudge on a Sunday. Also, they used regular ham rather then Canadian bacon. Hash browns were top notch, crunchy exterior soft moist interior. Overall I enjoyed my lunch, staff was great and always smiled. Made it a point to come out from the back and say hello and welcome to guest who walk in and thank you to guest who leave.
I would come back.

In and out in abput 20 mins. Skipped the Pike Chowder line for this place, another Unilocaler recommended it. I had the Philly cheese and Clam Chowder. Both really good and filling. Philly was on a soft hoagie, chunky steak, and cheesy. Added the Clam chowder and it was yummy!

And so i Unilocal if where me and my husband could get the best clam chowder at the pike market… so when we got there and looking at my watch, pretty late for lunch but then the queue of tourist trying to get their order are just long, and our tummy were already making noise, we decided to look for another place and we saw this place, and they have this little paper posted on the wall saying that people love us on Unilocal,so without hesitation we gave a try and they only had a few customer inside, it’s a little place though.
We order their clam chowder, goodness and heaven, they’re even taste good than the one at pier 39 st San Fran… their mixed chips was so good, not greasy. Btw, our order came in for about 20 minutes, just a right time than waiting the long line with the other famous clam chowder store. I don’t want to mention the name. lol
So yeah, this place is a good option if you don’t want a long wait.

Tired of the long lines? Eat here! For some reason it’s not very busy, I’m assuming they are new because the food is delicious!
It’s a small hidden location by the like market creamer.
Ordered the fish and chips, nice and crispy, not too greasy. For some reason the fries are really good.
Swing by, avoid the long lines, I’m sure this place won’t be empty for long.

In Pike Place Market area with a fed up and hungry crew up after a morning of doing touristy things. At 1:30 PM, everything was packed, and we couldn’t find a place that was realistic, then we came across Market Diner. The initial Unilocal look was good enough for me so we ducked in for a meal. They actually serve you here verses the counter service at many places in the area.
We ordered the grilled shrimp to start, I tried the teriyaki burger, and we had a couple of shrimp and chips basket and a kids grilled cheese. For the money, everything was really good. The grilled shrimp were awesome and kept everyone feeling decent till the rest of the food arrived. Good french fries, and the fried shrimp was right on as well. The teriyaki burger was simple, but delicious, with a nice teriyaki sauce and lettuce and tomato on a white bun. I grubbed that down. We were a bit apprehensive because these type of locations with high traffic tend to be somewhat lack luster with the food. The service was not great, below what I consider acceptable, but yeah, the food was worth it. Not winning any cooking awards, but the food was solid and tasty, and well worth the money. I recommend eating here.

Pretty much, you get what you would think you’re going to get. Average diner food. So, for nothing surprising but nothing disappointing, you get three stars
The plates are about six to twelve dollars, simply because there are some fancy fish on the menu.
We tried the clam chowder, fish and chips and unlimited pancakes deal.
Clam chowder seemed to come from a can, but, I wouldn’t expect it to be home made — so absolutely not exciting. Just. Simple. Chowder
Fish and chips was actually nicely done, three fish filets, home made fries and a very crispy Panko like shell. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The fish filets were thick and juicy.
The pancakes/​sausage were acceptable. Sausage was the patty kind, very moist and tender. Pancakes were common fare, not outstanding but not bad by any means.
Waitress was younger, helpful, nice and understanding.
As a review said before, this is a very nice stop if you just want some simple eats in an anything but simple market.

Visit Washington for the week! So far enjoying a lot of my trip. So my best friend and I were walking around Pikes Place and decided to find something quick to eat. We stumbled upon Market Diner, which was located in the back of this shopping mall/​area thing.
This restaurant looked like it was a family owned restaurant. The girl who took our order looked young, maybe in high school and there was a little girl who was sitting around and playing in the restaurant.
The Grub.
So my best friend and I decided to order the Seafood Combo and Eggs Benedict. We split the order so we could have a chance to taste both items. Both were good =] I always love having eggs benedict. The seafood combo consisted of fries, and fried shrimp, salmon, and squid. Overall the food wasn’t the best I ever had, but being so hungry at the time it definitely hit the spot~