The Scotia Diner

114 Mohawk Ave, Schenectady - 12302
146 reviews
Diner American
(518) 372-9776

Used to love their home fries. This time a much smaller serving and needed a magnifying glass to see the peppers and onions. It was in the noon hour and the potatoes were very dry, so they were most probably sitting on the grill all morning. Waitress Aline was wonderful.

The food here is THE BEST. I think the owner is the cook and I absolutely have loved every meal I've even gotten from this place and I've been going here solo, with kids and with whole the whole family for 17 years, I've never been disappointed once.

Good food. Pleasant staff. Great prices. Decor is awesome. Must try!!

Used to visit this place at least once a month but lately things change. The place been renovated and the service did as well. My last three visits was a nightmare once me and my kids got refuse to be seated although it's a self seated place and four tables was available so I left the second time it took thirty minutes to service us coffee and am hour wait to take our order and receiving the food . The third time me and my girlfriend waited thirty minutes no one showed up at our table while they was serving customers that came in after us . Don't know if skin color has anything to do with it but I will blame it on bad customers service. I will take my money somewhere else..

Great service and a funny waiter. I also loved the great ruben sandwich and fries with coleslaw. I will be coming here again soon.

5 star food at 3 star pricing. Definitely worth the visit if you haven't been here before. The decorations add a nice touch to the dining experience; taking you back to the time period of Elvis Presley and such.

Was on my way back from out of town and being hungry and it freezing outside I was was getting hungry.So entering into Scotia I thought Grits with white sausage gravy would hit the spot.so,coming to the Scotia Diner I thought this is it.Ihad this from here before.Was so good..So if your in Scotia stop by the Diner for some Grits with white sausage gravy or there Shrimp n Grits.Way to go food.

Decently clean but the wait staff was not welcoming and used inappropriate language around customers at times. Food was satisfactory. Definitely has decreased in quality over the past 10-15 years.

Went there in the afternoon. The seating was spacious and well readjusted, post COVID precautions.I absolutely loved the decor and the vibe- 50s style and even a quaint Marilyn Monroe booth !There was only one employee in the front, who I presume, from the receipt, was also the owner. The service was fast and efficient - not overly friendly-but there also weren't many patrons there when I visited. I can only chalk this up to the previous reviews left where customers stated they witnessed difficulties between employees and customers. Also everyone seems to be short staffed these days.My scrambled eggs were a little runny, so I decided not to finish them- was not a fan of the home fries. Also ordered cornbeef hash and that was also a little undercooked.I got the feeling that everything was cooked on the same griddle which made the tastes of the food not great.Hard to say if I will return there.

Loved this cute '50's style diner. I had the Hungry Woman Breakfast. 1 pancake 1 French Toast, 4 bacon, 1 egg and a ham slice. Everything was good. Coffee was good. Servers were responsive and friendly. Skip the baked goods. Wheelchair accessible, including restroom.