Nancy’s Mainstreet Diner

Food is so so. It is not the portion but the way it is prepared. And the time it takes to get it is the problem. We waited for 20 minutes to be waited on and another 20 minutes to get out meal. Order eggs over easy and got eggs hard. Asked for crispy bacon and received undercooked bacon. Asked for toast and got white bread untoasted. The milk was warm and served half way through the meal. The whole experience was really sad because we had gone there 6 months before and the meal was great. The mistake we made was we got there too early when the locals were eating. It seems that when the locals are there they wait on them first. We won’t be back.

This has been Nancy’s for about 4 years now. It’s just a quiet, hometown restaurant where people know each other. No one seemed to mind that I was there, even though I’m not from Hagerstown. Don’t mind that it isn’t fancy because they’re spending the time on the food. You could find some charm in the tablecloths. They’re the same kind we used to take on picnics. I want to call them oil cloth, but they’re sort of plastic. They’re easy to wipe away the stains and dirt.
Today, they had a Salmon patty and fried potatoes for $ 5.50, so I thought I’d try that. I can’t remember having a salmon patty since I was 12, especially since I like fish uncooked mostly.
The salmon patty was pretty much just like mum used to make, and thankfully, the fried potatoes were fried, not cold and soggy. My iced tea was okay, so the whole meal turned out pretty well.
Service was different. There was no sign to seat yourself but that’s what they wanted you to do. I didn’t ask for a drink refill and they didn’t volunteer one. When they asked if things were okay, I didn’t need a refill, of course.
It was quiet and very homey and the people who were regulars got the royal treatment. Given that there are only a few options in Hagerstown, Nancy’s is a good place to be.