Madelyn’s Diner - Stratford, Ontario

I got the Beef Melt. It was delicious as could be, meat was not dry, the bread was buttery toasted, and the cheese was warm and stringy as cheese usually is, my Girlfriend had gotten the fish and chips, I had to take a bite of it too! Flaky warm ... fish with light fried batter, so good. And the blueberry pie was beautiful, not to sweet and the patty wasn’t crumbly or undercooked, well done! Read more

Simple but yummy menu, Great food, great service. Inexpensive. Most of the parking lot has been reformed, temporarily due to pandemic protocols I think, into a cute outdoor patio with picnic benches and tables. Not much parking as a result. Definitely a visit while in Stratford.

I had ordered their Veggie Burger, Battered Mushrooms with sour cream, Onion rings, Moza sticks with Marinara and the renowned butter tart (peacan). And I am delighted to say that it was all upto my expectations. The butter tarts are earnestly magical! If you're cutting on sugar then stay away, ... or else be prepared to carry out an extravagant exercise routine the next day, because you won't be able to deprive your mind of the intense pleasure that may linger once you eat these tarts! One cannot have enough! Mushrooms are my favorite but I'd just suggest if they could somehow turn the batter slightly flavorsome or some kind of a marinade on the mushrooms, that would even enhance their taste! Indeed if marinara sauce or sour cream accompanies the same, the experience is certainly elevated. Onion rings are genuinely the second best I've had so far. The burger is really delightful too! Loved the same the most! Read more

very good local diner in stratford. and i mean local as we were the only asians on a friday lunch and service pretty much outed us as tourists! i had the smoked chops and the wife had the fish on a bun. the chops tasted like smoked ham but cut like a ... pork chop. the fish was crispy and good. to die for are the butter tarts, very sweet and very good. they even have a list of actual sold tarts for the last 10 years. the service was amazing. i would recommend. Read more

Well run establishment with friendly wait staff. Visited for lunch; had the $6.99 beef sandwich honestly the beef was on the dry side but overall this simple sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mustard was fine. Also it comes with the soup du jour. So super value. Also shared a ... side onion ring with the GF. Very enjoyable too. They specialize in butter tarts which we had packaged for takeout. Will report back on the tarts once consumed. Read more