Downtown Diner

"Not much from the outside but once inside it is clean and homey. Staff are all very friendly. Food was delicious. Had eggs and corn beef. Sausage gravy and biscuits on the side! Be sure you get here early as I’ve been told because there is a line after 9am. I arrived at 730 and it was very busy already. Be sure to come hungry as the portions are large. Well worth any wait!!!"

Bud Morin

"Had a wonderful breakfast at the Downtown Diner in Titusville, FL. this morning. Ordered the Country Fried Steak served with two eggs, English Muffin and Grits. The grits and eggs were cooked as ordered and were great. The country fried steak was the best I have had. Melt in your mouth and flavorful. Had coffee as well and it was good too. I highly recommend stopping by...get there early and beat the rush!"

Douglas Cherry

"Downtown Diner 605 S. Hopkins Ave., Titusville, FL 32796

4 Stars

The comedian David Brenner once said that “If three out of four times you walk out of your house, you get hit on the head with a bucket of poop. You will stop going outside.” This is how I feel when I see a breakfast/lunch diner pop up as my next place to review. Most of the time, it's the least common denominator ingredients with a five-thumbed line cook coming off a three-day meth binge. Downtown Diner is the exception.

Brissa was my server for this encounter, and she was absolutely outstanding, garnering a 50% tip. I don't write this because she slipped me some Danegeld to do so; I sincerely mean it. I asked Brissa the Admirable for a Smoked Sausage and Egg Platter with sides of home fries and a biscuit, as well as an order of the Lobster Roll with some fries and a lone Pancake.

If you turn your ocular apparatus to the pictures, you will see how delicious everything looks. The enticing aromas arising from the various victuals assured me it was going to be as good as it looked. I grabbed my utensils of provisional annihilation, cut off a chunk of the Smoked Sausage, and commenced to chow down. Not only was this Smoked Sausage huge (write your own joke), but the flavors emanating forth with were outstanding. This sausage was complex, delightful and absolutely cooked to perfection. The home fries are hand-cut and cooked to order. These are some of, if not the best, I've ever had the pleasure of scarfing down. The over-medium eggs were done with the same aplomb as the sausage, and don't even get me started on the made-in-house biscuit! It goes without saying that everyone's Grandma is jealous of these biscuits. Look at the size of that thang!

Regretfully placing my silverware down, I forced my appetite toward the Lobster Roll. As with all bread-based items, it begins with the base. This roll was fresh, warm, crunchy and chewy as it is written. The Lobster was hand-cut, succulent, sweet, tender and a delight on the palate. The freshly sliced tomato and crisp, green lettuce were perfect accompaniments to this gastronomical giant of a sandwich. The side of fries, however, was a huge letdown. They were your typical frozen food service junk. They were cooked correctly, they just had the flavor of fried cardboard.
The pancake, like the biscuit, is made from scratch sans box mix, and Holy Aunt Jemima, can you tell! This flapjack was huge, fluffy, tasty and bursting with flavor. It is obvious that someone here cares about what's being served. From the giant smoked sausage to the fresh-cut lobster, hand-cut home fries, and freshly made biscuits and griddle cakes, you can't miss. The only flaw here is those dastardly, flavorless fries. If you are going to bring it on 99 out of 100 items, make that last effort!

The Big Boy says, “I highly recommend this diner; just skip the fries.”"

Big Boy Dining Out