Majestic Diner

(404) 875-0276

1031 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30306 33.773812 -84.353449

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Neighborhoods: St. Charles/ Greenwood, Northeast, Northeast

MAJESTICDINER.COM

Hours:

24 Hours a Day

7 Days a Week

Price:

$

Last updated 2.15.11

Category:

Restaurants, Diners

Payment Methods:

Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast, Late Night Dining, Outdoor Dining, People Watching, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Cheap Eats, Notable Wine List

General Info:

Open 7 Days, Open 24 Hours

Cuisine:

Pizza, Traditional American

Smoking Permitted:

Yes

What People Are Saying About Majestic Diner

Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

In Short – Oozing local-landmark status with its temperamental neon and Hopper-esque plate-glass window, this Ponce de Leon fixture is home to the roving human circus that keeps Ponce just ahead of the gentrification curve. It's also a favorite late-night sobering up stop for the young, hard-partying Highlands crowd. The dining room features a long narrow counter and small, comfortable booths. Service is always no-nonsense. This 24-hour diner features Southern-style short-order cooking, as well as traditional diner grub, sandwiches and icebox pies. Breakfast food and burgers are the…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
If you play your cards right, you can catch an art-house screening at nearby Lefont Plaza Theatre.
The Extras:
If you play your cards right, you can catch an art-house screening at nearby Plaza Theatre.
Parking:
With parking lots in front and behind the Plaza complex, plus street parking on North Highland, getting a space isn't tough.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Veggie burger is good, vegetable soup is actually vegetarian, and the atmosphere is thick with hipsters and the intoxicated.
  2. Majestic Diner is a shining example of these things, and sets the contemporary bar for what a diner should be like; great food at a very inexpensive price, great atmosphere, and fast, friendly service.
  3. It is also a great place for psychiatrists or movie directors to view a wide range of personalities.
  4. The 50's diner ambiance is cool.
  5. People watching here is fun and the homeless people occasionally staring in the window only add to the experience in my opinion.
drinks
50.0% positive
  1. If I spend 2 hours there getting fired up on coffee because of somewhat slow service, I never seem to be bothered by it.
  2. Sometimes the best conversations happen when the sun's about to peak over the horizon and your hands are warming around a cup of the Majestic's mediocre coffee.
  3. Majestic Diner is a shining example of these things, and sets the contemporary bar for what a diner should be like; great food at a very inexpensive price, great atmosphere, and fast, friendly service.
food quality
94.11999702453613% positive
  1. Majestic Diner is a shining example of these things, and sets the contemporary bar for what a diner should be like; great food at a very inexpensive price, great atmosphere, and fast, friendly service.
  2. They have a gyro omelette that is outstanding, their burgers are also a stand out, and their milkshakes are the best.
  3. The name even has added meaning once one has completed a full meal at this classic restarant located on historic Ponce De Leon Avenue.
  4. don't even think I'll be back, even though the food is great and the other servers have always at least been nice.
  5. The food is consistently fresh, hot and good.
  6. They make you feel right at home and their food is excellent.
  7. If you are the type who wants to order everything on the side, blah blah blah go home and microwave a lean cuisine.
  8. Great food, but HORRID service the last time I went.
  9. It was basically three eggs folded around five or so slices of cheese, lacking all of the finesse a good omelette requires.
  10. The food that me and my friends had at the Majestic on Sunday 11/23 was GREAT.
  11. Good diner food, fast and cheap, I love this place for nostalgia and the entertainment factor.
  12. Majestic Diner takes you to a time when a diner was defined by three things; food, price, and friendly service.
  13. But if you need good food at a good price , and you are on statins GO.
  14. Great food, very fast, and very clean considering it's a diner!
  15. The food is good and reliable.
  16. Veggie burger is good, vegetable soup is actually vegetarian, and the atmosphere is thick with hipsters and the intoxicated.
  17. However, times have changed and this place is the best if you're looking for diner food, friendly staff and an entertaining crowd.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It is also a great place for psychiatrists or movie directors to view a wide range of personalities.
  2. The Majestic late at night - theirs not much to say, but this is a great place to get over your hangover.
  3. The Majestic Diner is a great place period.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. don't even think I'll be back, even though the food is great and the other servers have always at least been nice.
service
80.0% positive
  1. Majestic Diner takes you to a time when a diner was defined by three things; food, price, and friendly service.
  2. People watching here is fun and the homeless people occasionally staring in the window only add to the experience in my opinion.
  3. However, times have changed and this place is the best if you're looking for diner food, friendly staff and an entertaining crowd.
  4. but the waitress was probably the worst experience I've ever had in a restaurant.
  5. Majestic Diner is a shining example of these things, and sets the contemporary bar for what a diner should be like; great food at a very inexpensive price, great atmosphere, and fast, friendly service.
  6. Great spot for people watching!
  7. If I spend 2 hours there getting fired up on coffee because of somewhat slow service, I never seem to be bothered by it.
  8. don't even think I'll be back, even though the food is great and the other servers have always at least been nice.
  9. Great food, but HORRID service the last time I went.
  10. The wait staff is excellent and capable of handling any situation because they already have.
value
100.0% positive
  1. retro look and some pretty great good for good prices.
  2. Majestic Diner takes you to a time when a diner was defined by three things; food, price, and friendly service.
  3. Majestic Diner is a shining example of these things, and sets the contemporary bar for what a diner should be like; great food at a very inexpensive price, great atmosphere, and fast, friendly service.
  4. Good diner food, fast and cheap, I love this place for nostalgia and the entertainment factor.
  5. But if you need good food at a good price , and you are on statins GO.
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. If I spend 2 hours there getting fired up on coffee because of somewhat slow service, I never seem to be bothered by it.
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/04/11

Over Easy Easy

by vanillapod

Great food-if you like your over easy eggs with raw whites, and then being told your wrong for sending them back. I would have enjoyed my meal after my eggs were re-cooked, but no, my ego inflated scene kid of a server felt the need to inform me that for my future reference over easy eggs have runny egg whites……..really dude? Because Im pretty sure Im a classically French trained cook who just so happens to have cooked hundreds of over easy eggs to order…..and Im pretty sure anyone with any culinary knowledge would agree that over easy is just runny yolk. So for the sake of this review the service here may be horrible but the food Is decent over all. Ill be back here again, only next time ill just have to be too drunk to drive anywhere else.

3 Star Rating: Average

06/24/10

good breakfast place

by knestler

i like dropping by this diner for breakfast. they're open 24 7 and the place is relatively clean. However, I agree with the other reviews, the servers have a tendency to chat and ignore customers sometimes, which can get annoying if i'm in a hurry. they'll chat even as they ring up your check.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

11/23/09

Great food, but HORRID service the last time I went.

by Elodie

The food that me and my friends had at the Majestic on Sunday 11/23 was GREAT... but the waitress was probably the worst experience I've ever had in a restaurant. Not only did she get my order wrong, she got my friend's order wrong, as well, and was never at the table long enough for us to say anything. She was short to the point of rudeness, threw silverware into the server station in what appeared to be a temper tantrum, and also LOST our to-go order. We watched another waitress TELL her about it, and she seemed to just not care. Thankfully, we weren't charged for the to go, but it meant I had to go to another diner later to get a burger for my friend.

When she brought our checks (we didn't ask, and we were actually discussing milkshakes when she slapped down the check before we could tell her we wanted separate checks) she accused us of leaving before paying, as well- when I thought I had to pay up front, as I had in the past. No big deal- but she was snotty about that ("Just because I said have a good night, it doesn't mean you're done, you have to PAY me.") and had another snit about us splitting the check. As if they didn't do that- I've been there numerous times and people have done separate checks before- of course, they usually let us tell them that before the check is brought.

Just the WORST service, ever. We didn't tip. I've never done that before, and I work in the restaurant business, myself.... but I just was not about to leave such a miserable excuse for a server any money.

I don't even think I'll be back, even though the food is great and the other servers have always at least been nice.

  • Pros: Food
  • Cons: Service- snotty waitress.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/17/09

Best Breakfast in Atlanta

by AlexManning

We've been going to Majestic Diner for years and love everything about it. Their breakfast, simply put, is awesome. They have a gyro omelette that is outstanding, their burgers are also a stand out, and their milkshakes are the best. If you are looking for good, down to earth food in an unpretentious atmosphere, Majestic Diner is your place.

  • Pros: Breakfast, Customer Service
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/24/09

Atlanta Landmark & Rite of Passage

by gregtreadway

Until you have had a late night and ended up at the Majestic you shouldn't call yourself an Atlantan. This diner is the place to be in the wee hours of latenighters of Friday and Saturday. It is also a wonderful breakfast stop on Saturdays and Sundays. Having said that, I have eaten at the Majestic at all times of the day and night and I've always left with a full belly and happy smile. The wait staff is excellent and capable of handling any situation because they already have. They make you feel right at home and their food is excellent. Everyone that comes to Atlanta or lives here should have a meal at the Majestic. A+++

The Details on Majestic Diner

Place Categories:

  • great good diner food
  • great place
  • friendly service
  • excellent wait staff
  • outstanding gyro omelette
  • good price
  • mediocre coffee
  • entertaining crowd
  • full belly
  • unique institution
  • best milkshakes
  • full meal
  • somewhat slow service
  • best majestic
  • cool diner ambiance
  • great spot
  • best conversations
  • wonderful time capsule
  • great atmosphere
  • great place period
  • wonderful breakfast stop
  • nice other servers
  • very fast great food
  • like diner
  • not bad freaks

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