Residents in Great Missenden are welcoming the return of an all-day diner that served ‘the best’ omelettes, jacket potatoes and full English breakfasts in Buckinghamshire.

Five years after the closure of Deep Mill Diner on London Road between Amersham and Great Missenden, the popular restaurant looks set to make a comeback, with a banner recently spotted over one of its windows promising to be back in business soon under new management.

The diner closed its doors in summer 2019 when its owners retired, nearly three decades after transforming what was once the Royal Oak pub into an all-day establishment serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry travellers on the A413.

Reacting to the reopening news, former customers have shared their memories of visiting the restaurant while growing up, with many cautiously excited about the site’s next chapter.

Sandra Edwards described Deep Mill Diner as “probably the best restaurant we’ve ever had”, serving “proper English food”.

She added: “I’d definitely go if it was the same as before – such a pity it closed”.

Hilary Pearce also remembered having a full English breakfast “before heading to watch football on a Saturday”, adding: “It was delicious, I hope the new owners can live up to it”.

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Keith Batt went a step further and described the full English breakfasts as “the best in Bucks”, while Gillian Hearn also gave it the title of “best freshly cooked omelettes” in the county.

Emilie Shaw, who used to work at Deep Mill Diner on weekends when she was in school, remembered it as a “cracking place with amazing pancakes”, and Pauline Mann fondly recollected the “lovely home-cooked food, always served hot and nicely presented”.

Malc Rogers praised the “great Sunday lunches and breakfasts” of the previous owners and shared an insight into the building’s history – as an old coaching inn in the 18th and 19th centuries.

 Hannah Elliott also had “great memories” of the all-day eatery, including meeting with her friends at Sunday lunchtime “to discuss our previous Saturday night out”, during which time she gained a fondness for the menu’s “best hangover jacket potatoes”.

Sue Severn welcomed the news that the diner was reopening, despite the new banner promising ‘British, Mediterranean and Lebanese’ food, marking a departure from the old venue’s trademark menu.

She described it as “a great asset for Missenden and (the) surrounding villages” and all-around “good news”.