Pumpkin Season at Metro Diner Returns with Pumpkin Pancakes, Waffles, and Bread Pudding
Sep 07, 2025
Established in 1992 as a family-owned eatery in Jacksonville, Florida, Metro Diner is known for its warm, welcoming service, generous portions, and serious diner food, winning many accolades of the years, including features on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and Cooking Channel’s Cheap Eats.
With fall rapidly approaching, Metro Diner is now offering limited time pumpkin seasonal flavors of pancakes, waffles, and bread pudding dessert!
The pumpkin is infused into their batter – including Pumpkin Pancakes, Waffles, and Bread Pudding! Menu hack: As your server to make your Chicken & Waffles “pumpkin style” to enjoy a unique seasonal take on their popular dish.
- Pumpkin Pancake – Two pancakes infused with pumpkin, topped with cream cheese icing, candied pecans, and cinnamon butter.
- Pumpkin Waffle – Belgian waffle infused with pumpkin, topped with cream cheese icing, candied pecans, and cinnamon butter.
- Pumpkin Bread Pudding – Homemade, warm pumpkin-infused Bread Pudding, drizzled w/ cream cheese icing & topped with candied pecans.
In addition to their new pumpkin menu, there are several other new items on deck including 24 hour marinated baby back ribs, slow cooked to perfection, as well as cheese curd topped poutine fries and Wisconsin style fried cheese curds!
BBQ Baby Back Ribs -Full or Half Rack of tender, slow-cooked baby back ribs marinated for 24 hours then slathered with our homemade BBQ sauce. Served with seasoned fries and coleslaw.
Poutine – Seasoned fries topped with white cheddar cheese curds and drizzled with brown gravy. Order as an appetizer to share with your group!
Fried Cheese Curds – White cheddar Wisconsin-style cheese curds served with your choice of ranch or brown gravy. It’s a great starter to share!
To see what seasonal flavor is active when you visit, take a look at their Blackboard Specials in-diner .
METRO DINER LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
946 W. Mitchell Hammock Road
Suite 1220, Oviedo, FL 32765
985 N. State Road 434
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
1419 SR 436
Casselberry, FL 32707
7954 N Wickham Road
Suite 101, Melbourne, FL 32940
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, Metro Diner is once again partnering with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation® (NPCF) to raise vital funds for life-saving pediatric cancer research. Throughout the month, guests at all Metro Diner locations can join the fight against childhood cancer by rounding up their checks to the nearest dollar, adding $1, $3, $5 to their bill, or donating a custom amount in-diner or online — with 100% of every dollar raised going directly to NPCF.
The above article was originally posted on TastyChomps.com, written by Ricky Ly