The Pawtucketville Diner

Dad & I stopped here for breakfast on the way to the hospital to visit mom.
PRO — Food when it finally arrived, was good. Nothing to write home about, but good & plentiful. The waitress was nice. Décor was ok, there was a giant TV, which we appreciated.
CON — S — L — O — W — Food took FOREVER to come, we both ordered eggs over med & bacon, nothing crazy. This was a Thursday AM and the place wasn’t packed. As Dad said «did the cook run out to get more bacon at Market Basket?» And the eggs when they finally came, were not wicked hot, so what is up with that?
SO — if you are are in the area & in no rush, stop by. If you have a time constraint, skip it.

I have been here many times but never gave them a Unilocal review. One word «Good». the wait staff are nice with personality. do yourself a favor and sit at the counter and watch the man work the grill, it is a show all by itself. there are lots of orders and he does it one or two at a time, working the grill, griddle, waffle maker and micro wave. fun to watch him and them to get your meal omelets are big, my bacon and eggs came with 3 eggs and 5 strips of favorable bacon. The place is on the top of my list

Must be closed I call often in the morning hoping to catch them open on my way tinto work has never been answered

Went there once. It was down the street, so my roommate and I thought we’d give it a try. When we got there, it was evident that this place was understaffed. It didn’t take that long for us to get seated, but the time between the waitress taking our orders and actually getting our food was around 40 minutes. I ordered an omelette with home fries and toast, all of which were immensely greasy. It didn’t sit well in my stomach after I started eating it. Roommate described her French toast as «sad-​looking». She said the taste was okay, but she probably could’ve whipped up something of similar quality at home.

Nice friendly place. Food was really good. Nice portion sizes. Service was a bit slow. Other then that, good experience. Will be back :)

Really good option in Lowell’s Pawtucketville section. Small and friendly atmosphere makes for a nice place when you want to change it up or make this your daily routine. I’ve only been here 1 time so my review is off 1 experience. The 4 stars mean I found it to be above average so take a chance and check it out!

I went here this morning and it was terrible. All of our food was so greasy and just boring. My 5 year old nephew wouldn’t even eat his pancake. Kept complaining it was gross. My mother got a bone in her dish of kielbasa. How could that even happen. My sister got kielbasa in her vegetable omelet. She isn’t a vegetarian, but still. There should not have been any meat even near the omelet never mind in it. Never going back.

I love going to this diner. Great food and the portion of food is great. I usually come hone with leftovers. Definitely worth going to every weekend. The owner is friendly and greets you in each time. People there are the usual crowd and always pleasant!

The food and coffee were great, the portions were generous, and the prices were low. Unfortunately, the service was very slow. The waitstaff were attentive, but the cook didn’t seem to be able to keep up with orders. It wasn’t a busy morning (about half full), but it took almost an hour after ordering to get us an omelet and eggs benedict.

Small town diner. It has expanded and is always great food! If you are looking for great food this is the place. When I first moved here I tried this place and it was great seeing how everyone in the town knew everyone else. It was like the Cheers of diners.

This diner is your typical breakfast spot in Lowell. I thought that the service was great and I like the proximity if the location to where I live.
However, I didn’t think the food or coffee was very good at all. My coffee was very average and my meal-​the mammoth road– was very greasy and I didn’t finish it as a result. The only thing that was good was the French toast. The bacon, eggs, sausage, and home fries were awfully greasy. I just think there are better places you can go in Lowell to get breakfast.

Since my last review, they took over the space that used to be a tanning salon next door and made the restaurant twice as big. It was a nice little family atmosphere before, and now it’s the same atmosphere only bigger. There’s this neat little alcove with a couple tables in it, and they do small catered events now too. If you go here on a weekend morning, you should still expect to wait for a seat, but the food is always worth the wait. They always have tasty new specials, and everything is fresh and hot and delicious.
I said in my last review that I didn’t give them 5 stars because it takes a while to get the food. I found that they were moving much quicker the last time we went in, and they have hired a couple new waitresses since expanding. They still look to be all family, I think they’re all sisters. They’re all incredibly friendly. And one of them has a daughter of about 12 who was helping out wiping down tables, bringing people water, etc, and seemed to really love helping out. She didn’t stop to sit down even once in the hour we were there. No one told her what to do, she just kept herself busy helping out wherever she could. It was so nice to see.
For a neighborhood diner atmosphere, it just doesn’t get better than the P’Ville.

HUGE Portions. We went there just for a simple breakfast and this place did a great job. Again the portions are huge, the prices were fair, and the food was perfect for breakfast. I definitely plan to come here again.

First time for breakfast and will be back! Went yesterday in a party of 18 family members after a one year anniversary mass for my mothers passing. I had called earlier in the week to ask if that would be a problem to accommodate us and they not only could they gave us our own private area! We arrived to fruit, coffee, juice and muffins to enjoy before we ordered our breakfast. Our waitress was so sweet and nice and I’m ashamed to say I can’t remember her name to thank her on Unilocal!Great food and service! The rest of the diner was busy and I couldn’t believe how quickly our food came out and was hot. Many thanks to your diner!

I have recently moved to Lowell and I found this place while driving by one night. I have eaten here at least once a week for breakfast over the past 5 weeks and will be going tomorrow with my fiancé. The atmosphere is friendly and warm, the food is very good and served hot, they do not let your food get cold waiting for sides, you are served when its up. The staff here is very friendly. I have eaten at the tables and counter, the people who come in are friendly and I have had no problem striking up friendly conversation with the wait staff and other customers. Come in see if if I’m not telling the truth.

We just moved, departing from our favorite neighborhood diner and looking for a new one.
Polite, friendly service, but not falsely so — they seem genuinely pleased that you’ve come by for something to eat. They had both hot coffee and iced (yay for me), which was good diner-​fare coffee. The food was very reasonably priced, including the specials. We got a special breakfast wrap that including some delicious pulled pork, as well as a waffle. I was delighted to find the waffle was poured and cooked there (not so in most places), as well as fresh strawberries sliced and put on top. Everything was really, really well done.
I will absolutely come back again — the only negative (as has been mentioned by others) is the wait is a bit on the longer side. Come with plenty of time, and you will not be disappointed!

We’ve driven by this place many times, but almost always in the evening when it is closed. Today we had to be in Lowell early and stopped in for breakfast. A small place with friendly and efficient service, and a lot of locals. Many people seemed to know each other. There’s a fairly small counter, and tables.
We sat at the counter; I like to watch the short-​order cook. Coffee came quickly; regular diner coffee — not fantastic, but strong enough. We both ordered eggs over easy with linguiça. Note that they actually give you one more egg than you order, so two eggs over easy turns into three. The eggs and home fries were fine. Maybe a few more home fries would have been better, but certainly a reasonable amount for the price. The linguiça was served sliced, not too greasy. I couldn’t identify the brand, but one of the less-​spicy one, not Gaspar’s. The bread for toast was from the super market (Market Basket — some came in while we were eating).
They were busy, and the grill is quite small, so we had to wait quite a while for our food.
Bill for two was about $ 12. Okay food at an okay price. A nice neighborhood place. Don’t order something from the grill if you are in a hurry.

I moved my elderly father from NY to Dracut to live near us. I was happy to see he would live within a short walk from the Pawtucketville Diner since in NY he was used to going to a local diner for breakfast several times a week and this would fit in his routine. What I didn’t bargain on was how nice, welcoming and generous these people would be to a stranger from out of town… Within 2 visits to the diner everyone who worked there knew my dad’s name and welcomed him by name when he came in. They’ve welcomed him and made him feel at home in a way I’ve never seen anywhere before. I could go on and on with stories of their kindness to an old man who’s always lived in a city and is feeling displaced living in the suburbs, but it would get boring really fast. Suffice it to say that they’ve gone above and beyond to be welcoming and kind. It’s been a few years now and it’s still one of the things my dad looks forward to doing the most, going to hang out at the diner for brunch… He refers to it like this: «you know the show Cheers with the song Everyone Knows Your Name? That’s this place.»
As far as food goes, it’s very good. The portions are huge, the price is reasonable, the food is served hot and fast, the service is tops, and everything is fresh. Fare is standard diner food, but when you go to a diner, that’s what you’re looking for, right?
In the mood for good food, good service and a friendly atmosphere? I strongly recommend The Pawtucketville Diner.

I grew up down the road and just want to say how fantastic it is to have a diner in the area where there really isn’t one in the immediate vicinity. A true spot where locals can hang out — and this diner delivers.

I stopped at the Pawtucketville Diner for breakfast on a busy Thursday morning. This cozy diner is open for breakfast and lunch and has a neighborhood feel, packed with locals sitting at the lunch counter and all 4 tables were filled. I grabbed a seat at the lunch counter which has an open grill/​kitchen area with TV and decorated with boxes of Wheaties and Flutie Flakes. There were two staff working the whole place, who never skipped a beat since it was busy. The guy was cooking all of the food on the grill and stove and the waitress serving the entire place and buttering off the pancakes & toast, refilling coffee cups, and cashing folks out.
The breakfast menu offers eggs, omelets, pancakes, French toast, meats, home fries, hash, and other sides. The lunch menu offers sandwiches, clubs, burgers, melts, comfort entrees (haddock, steak tips, chicken, hamburg steak), sides, and more. I noticed a lot of the ingredients came from Market Basket, where I do a lot of my shopping. The prices are reasonable, items priced under $ 10.
I was offered coffee ($ 1.50) as soon as I sat down. I had the Mammoth Rd ($ 6.95) which was 2 eggs (I got scrambled), 2 pancakes, 2 sausages, 3 bacon strips, served with home fries and toast. I watched the food on the grill cook and my breakfast took about 10 minutes to be ready. The eggs were nice and fluffy, the home fries were hand cut grilled potatoes, the crispy bacon strips were done perfectly. The 2 pancakes were firm and the sausage links were decent. I was given a refill on coffee too.
Overall, I’d give this place 3.7 stars for the pretty good and very filling breakfast I had (very Mammoth Indeed), the good service, and the homey feel of this local diner. Mammoth Rd is a long road which traverses from Lowell northerly into Dracut and New Hampshire (Pelham, Windham, Londonderry, Manchester, and Hooksett).
PARKING: On street and some spaces in the back.
HOURS: Mon-​Fri: 7AM-​2PM; Sat-​Sun: 6AM-​1PM