Lamy’s Diner

For years, Lamy’s was an interactive attraction in the museum and a couple of years ago, they modified it to allow it to function as a working diner. I love it. I really do because one of my foodie hobbies is to visit the last of the stainless steel beauties that await you on your road travels. I’m talking classic American roadside fare.
Lamy’s has progressed. Originally, all you could get were sodas, coffee, donuts and Better Mades. Now they have opened the menu up: basic sandwiches, soup, snacks, dessert and beverages. I’ve heard the complaints but the space is limited and if you desire more, you’re near the Michigan Café and the Weinermobile Café.
Here is the only sample of the menu I could find:
The BLT is better than average while Faygo and Better Made Potato Chips will never do you wrong. Honestly, the best part of eating at Lamy’s is not the food but the people watching. It’s catching a glimpse of the scores of aged American’s, sitting in the booths and for a brief moment being young again. The diner was once part of their culture during a time when restaurant options were few, the road symbolized adventure and America was still vast and mysterious.

I haven’t eaten a full meal here (yet!) but I am SO SUPER PSYCHED that this is a functioning restaurant now! From the time I was a kid visiting the HF Museum I wished that I could actually grab a bite here and now I can!
The food is pretty basic – mostly prepared sandwiches, a few desserts and beverages – but still, EXCITING! The food at the Museum and Greenfield Village is quite good so I have high hopes that these ‘wiches will be awesome too. I popped in after checking out the Titanic exhibit at the museum for a quick snack and a drink. Unfortunately it was close to closing time so they were only doing desserts so I decided just to go with some liquid refreshment. I got a bottle of Faygo (LOVE that they serve Faygo) and my fella got a cup of coffee. It was delightful to sit in this old timey diner and enjoy a beverage. The view of the big McDonald’s neon sign was also really fun and we took a ton of pictures.
The staff was REALLY attentive. We only had beverages but they checked in on us often. They also didn’t seem phased by the fact that we came in right before closing. I appreciated that.
Really looking forward to my next visit. Will definitely be saving space for a full lunch!

It’s really cool that the Henry Ford Museum would take this old diner that was originally located in Marlborough, Massachusetts and put it in their museum. It was originally built in 1946 and purchased by a WW2 veteran who operated it for many years. After many years in business, it finally closed and was allowed to decay, that is until the Henry Ford Museum bought it and restored it first as a museum piece and then restored again to it’s current state as one of the museum’s restaurants. What a fun way to live history. Having lunch in a real diner.
You may either eat inside the diner which seats about 30 to 35 or you may sit on the terrace and watch the tourists go by. Either way, it’s a nice respite from all the walking.
They have a small menu, but enough choices to find something you’ll like. There are several sandwiches, desserts, soft drinks and coffee to choose from. Just enough of the basic, easy to prepare foods to give you a little something to keep you going.
If you love history, you need to go to the Henry Ford and be sure to try out Lamy’s Diner.