Saltwater Diner

The Irish eggs Benedict were very good. Great corn beef hash. Service was good but it wasn’t busy when we were there.

Classic diner food and atmosphere. Food was good and portions are large. Service was a little slow but we dined on a Thursday morning and there was only one waitress and one cook in house. Bottomless coffee and corned beef hash hit the spot. Filled the tank before our long day on the road.

This has to be one of the worst places in Plymouth County for breakfast or lunch. Food occasionally comes under or over cooked and served on dishes too small for the food portion. I’ve gotten stomach cramps after eating food prepared on what I suspect is a grill that doesn’t get properly cleaned. Once I had one of their breakfast specials (pancakes with bananas and chocolate bits) that turned out to be tasteless (probably package mix) and had NO CHOCOLATE! Contrary to my review of the poor food preparation and lack of cleanliness, the wait staff are friendly, efficient and help to make up for what is an extremely poorly managed restaurant.

Just what you’d expect from a small town diner. The food is good, low priced, and plenty. Frequented by locals all week and the Out of Towner’s on weekends friendly wait staff. They serve breakfast and lunch only.

We had lunch here on June 16^th 2014. The menu selection is excellent. The owner who has run the establishment for the last several years seems to make a habit of checking on how you liked the food which is a really nice touch. Service was friendly and efficient. We both ordered breakfast which is available from opening to 2 pm. The eggs were done just as asked for. The home fries were the best we had ever tasted (Seriously) with crisp fried onions and great seasonings. The corned beef hash was cooked nicely and had good flavor.
Restaurant was clean and seating was available at the counter or tableside with movable chairs that accommodate all sizes of people. The place was very clean and had a friendly atmosphere. We recommend this restaurant for very affordable pricing and excellent home style cooking. Judge for yourself, check it out for great diner food and you will not be disappointed. Very affordable meter parking at $.25 per hour is available out front for local business customers, however it is not meant for all day beach parking as some visitors have attempted to do from time to time.

It looked like a nice local place for locals but the fresh fruit wasn’t and atmosphere was beat down and grumpy. Hull has lots of better places.

Just getting started on Unilocal and thought I’d review the Saltwater Diner since I checked it out this past weekend.
This place is so cheap it is hard to give it a bad rating, but even cheap restaraunts should maintain a minimum quality of food.
Although the service was fast the eggs were runny, the pancakes were dry (almost inedible) and although the waitstaff seemed friendly the owner or manager did not seem so much.
While we were eating this guy decides to go outside and yell (we could hear this from inside the establishment) at a group of young kids parked out front. I know Hull’s streets well and it’s not uncommon for people to park out there to run accross the street for a pack of smokes or something. This guy decides he wants to yell at them, disrupting the peaceful day everybody appeared to be having before then. He essentially threatened to have their car towed and said a few other things in a lighter voice which we couldn’t quite make out, but man did this guy seem to get off on doing it. I’m guessing he just watches the window waiting for somebody to get into a shouting match with: one of the reasons we left ASAP and won’t be returning.
In short it’s cheap but the foods not great and the wait staff is super nice but the owner or manager seems to be in need of some serious anger management. Fishing through the comments I can see a few other instances mentioning a rude environment and so I don’t think this was a one time thing for him… in any case the beach is a short walk down the road! Check out one of the other restaraunts nearby and have a swim!

Rude establishment, go elsewhere.

Moments after I arrived in Hull for the first time, I was immediately given a bad impression when a man I presume to be the owner came out of Saltwater Diner and began aggressively yelling at my friends and me to move our car from a spot out front, where we had just paid the meter. He had seen that I had a beach bag with me, and seemed to assume that we were going to abandon our car there for the day. We tried to protest, but he got louder and more agitated, threatening to call the police and saying that our car would be gone when we got back.
Ironically, we were actually parked there as paying customers of the (very friendly) convenience store across the street, and had just noticed the diner and thought about stopping there for lunch. Instead, we decided not to give him our business (or risk losing our vehicles!) so we moved on and found another place to eat.
I highly recommend you skip this unfriendly establishment and continue down the road to Joe’s Nautical Bar
, where they treat everyone, even non-​regulars, with respect and hospitality.

Everyone else’s comments on the décor make the point.
I ordered blueberry pancakes and a hot chocolate and a water.
Service was prompt and friendly. The pancakes were ok. they were moist, but heavy.
However, they were more than I could finish. My bill, $ 8.22.
I will be back to try other things.

I have been here many times, they have an very good breakfast and the cost is very low, I have always been treat very well here, the staff is very attentive, so I tip them well.

Wonderful. Busy place. Staff was hurried but very responsive and attentive. Our plates came out of the kitchen soo fast. I was impressed by the speed since the place was full. Best of all the food was delicious. 5+ stars; all around great!

I went here about two years ago and got an omelet. Only to find not one but two HAIRS in the omelet. I was so grossed out I didnt go back until today. Service was AWFUL our waitress found it more important to talk to someone she knew. Finally after 10 minutes of being sitting she comes over to take order. Our drinks didnt come out until our food did. I get what i always get at breakfast, two scramble with bacon. My scrambled eggs had shells in them. She still charged us for the meal. This place is ridiculous. I gave them a second chance and they failed. I will NEVER go back. You shouldnt go either.

Sure the diner itself is pretty old school… the food is HORRIBLE. The restuarant is dirty. the Service is slow but nothing is worse than their food if you want to call what they are serving as food. I will never go back.

This diner has the dated and vintage charm you would expect. The inside was large with beat up red booths and a bar area.
Service was fast, it looked to be fun by a family. The menu was huge, offering breakfast all day. Since it was lunch time we decided on a buffalo chicken quesadilla and a hot pastrami with swiss.
Food arrived timely. The quesadilla was huge. It could of fed two. it was thickly loaded with moist chicken and cheese. On the side came some sour cream and salsa. For $ 6.99 it was a tasty deal. The hot pastrami was smaller then we expected but came with a generous amount of fries.
Out the door, full with a $ 15 bill is not a bad thing. In season this place must be hopping. A-​OK.

First, parking is a total PITA. Next, the décor is just plain ugly — I know, I know IT’S A DINER but still… shabby chic costs next to nothing… or how about capitalize on all the cool history that Hull has? Nah. We’d rather it be as unappetizing as possible. Ok then.
I’ve eaten here multiple times now… sadly. Nothing special — and just because it’s a diner doesn’t mean the food can’t be awesome (for example, the Wheelhouse in Quincy is really, really good food AND has cute, albeit tacky, décor). Once, on a weekday, the service was so bad I had to get up multiple times and go to the counter to remind the server that I still needed milk for my tea and a fork.
Honestly, I don’t know WHY Hullonians bother with this place when there’s another place at the very beginning of Hull (Corner Café, right next to the DDs) which is better overall and has some unique diner-​type foods that this place doesn’t (grits, potato pancakes, etc.) Plus, the Corner Café, situated where it is (on the corner of Bay St & Nantasket Ave) has a FABULOUS view of the ocean… and the décor is quaint. Oh and did I mention they have FREE off-​street parking behind the Corner Café?
Don’t waste your time at the Saltwater… I think this is a case of Hull, being so small, has very few options for cheap eats and people have been conditioned to accept mediocrity. Blah!

Supremely typical diner in downtown Hull. My aunt recommended it because it’s apparently the place that most locals go to grab a bite to eat and I can see why. The food was pretty good and the prices were CHEAP. The service was friendly and quick and our food came out in a nice, timely fashion.
Very typical diner menu: normal breakfast selections (eggs, pancakes, toast, bacon, hash browns and omelettes and sandwiches), sandwiches and dinner specials. The prices were great (like $ 5 for an entire huge breakfast with pancakes) and the specials change nightly. Go down for a bite if you’re in the mood for some average diner food (you know you love it — I do).