D & M Diner

Pretty solid little diner spot. Definitely popular with the locals, which is always a good sign. On top of that, there were cops in here eating the morning I stopped in which is another positive indicator for the food, service, etc.
Basic southern breakfast was certainly not skimpy on portions. The gravy wasn’t the best, but it wasn’t bad. I liked the hashbrowns a lot.
Service was pretty good. The gals were on their feet doing their thing, throwing some gossip back and forth at the counter. Small town good times.
One off note: the toilets are located outside on the side of the building. If you wash your hands before you eat, or have to use the toilet (not advised) this may be a little daunting.

We stopped here after a ball game in Livingston. Small place that needs to clean their fans and vents. The food was very good. Great burgers and they serve breakfast all day. Milkshakes awesome! Overall, would eat here again, great service food and prices. But owner needs to just clean a little, maybe paint.

We were in town for a wedding and stopped in for lunch on a Sunday. Amazing BBQ!!! We also loved the peach cobbler. Easy drive from Houston and totally worth it!

Looking at lake houses in Livingston recently, we decided to give the ‘local diner’ a chance for breakfast. This place is definitely ‘local’ — I think the entire police and EMS force was there for breakfast. This is about ‘home-​town’ as you can get — the service was wonderful and the food was fantastic. I had the Southern Scramble — biscuits, topped with eggs/​sausage, topped with white gravy — with a side of tater tots. I felt like I was back home in rural Louisiana. We will definitely be back!

it pains me to write this update. I had hoped that our first return visit was an example of great things to come. Sadly it was not. We have eaten there and ordered take out several times since then and the quality of food has done nothing but go down. Today my hubby went to town to specifically get us lunch from D&M. I wanted the chicken hot wings. I had them on our first return visit and they were good. He had gotten me a to-​go order of hot wings a while back that were not very good, and they forgot the ranch & celery, so this time I asked him to remind them to include it. He said he had to remind them 3 times about the ranch and celery. So he got home with our lunch and I had ranch and celery, but instead of hot wings I had BBQ wings. His hamburger was okay, but they forgot his fries. This place is going in the direction of other places that have tried to make it in this location. Unfortunately I don’t think the location can be blamed since they’re getting a good amount of business. The quality of food and the accuracy of the orders will be their downfall.

I came through on a full stomach but I will say their peach cobbler topped with vanella ice cream was incredible. They even made a fresh pot of coffee for me. The country music adds to the atmosphere. Would love to try breakfast sometime soon.

My favorite hash browns in the world! I think they take a potato and grate it. The barbecue is also delicious. They have their own pit. This place is a gem.

This place has pretty decent food, especially for a small town without much to offer, but it is seriously filthy. The floors are so full of dirt it’s like walking out in the parking lot and chairs have grimy finger prints all over. Also had flies buzzing around. No excuse for any of that. I would give it 3 stars if it were cleaner.

This is the type of place you see in every small town that has stood the test of time. It just looks like its been around forever and worthy of a visit by evidence of the locals many pick up trucks lined up out front. Breakfast is a no brainier (that means good) and cheap! Old school coffee cups and plates will bring you back in time (60’s style my guess). The BBQ is from the old brick pit out back and is served up nice in the chopped BBQ sandwich. Good lunch specials daily. The potato salad could use a over haul in my opinion. Great spot for chilling with the old timers drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and spewing the latest gossip of Cleveland.