We’ve driven past this empty, 1950’s chrome diner in Long Island City for a number of years. Recently, a husband and wife team, renovated the space and opened M. Wells Diner. Sunny booth or counter seating, cooking in full view, and leaving smelling like the greasy spoon, M. Wells delivers a true, yet Canadian, diner experience.
Now being from Jersey, our family knows a thing or two about diners. M. Wells is traditional in looks only, it certainly doesn’t serve typical diner fare, not a pork roll in sight!
What we ordered: Fish & Chips – amazing batter on the fish, fried perfectly, and served in a newspaper cone. Delectable. We went too close to closing time and were told they ran out of chips… We were however, served a fry (very skinny), unlike the usual fish accompaniment, but still good. Ceasar Salad – ok and really good if you like heavy on the anchovy and big, homemade croutons. Parsnip puree – so good! A creamy bowl of parsnip topped with chunks of bacon (remind me to ask next time…) and a drizzle of olive oil. A little on the salty side, but a good bowl none the less. Luca had formula!
On to dessert. Small pieces of pie are the new black! We paid $6 for a teensy piece of cheesecake. Seriously, it was four or five bites – good, but small. Goodthing we gave the homemade donuts a try. We got an extra one for free 🙂 These donuts do not compare to Peter Pan – they are very dense, must be the Canadian way.
All in all a good experience at M. Wells. Definitely going back and ordering this baked tomato egg dish, that looked delicious. Luca gives it 4 out of 5 rattles!
