Bowmanstown Diner Reviews Summary

Category: Diner

Address: 642 White St, Bowmanstown, PA 18030, USA

Phone: +16108522752

Rating: 4.3
based on 127 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was excellent, not dry or flat. Very tasty."
  • "Service was beyond exceptional!!"
  • "They hands down have the best honey dipped chicken I have ever eaten in my entire life."
  • "Really GREAT homemade food from soup to dessert."
  • "The desserts were outstanding, and more than made up for the less than stellar meals."
  • "Both were very good, the fries were probably the best I’ve ever had at a diner."
  • "Good food good prices, I had a very delicious hot roast beef sandwich with fries."

Cons:

  • "The bacon and fried potatoes was not good bacon over cooked and potatoes tasted like they were fried in old grease."
  • "The menu was very limited as far as selection."
  • "The guest I was with order a bacon egg n cheese sandwich and it looked like it came out of the garbage."
  • "The fries I got with my shrimp looked like they were fried more than once."
  • "The food was bland and tasteless, the cream chipped beef was beef-less."
  • "Chicken salad was egg salad with some shredded chicken."
  • "The home fries with the mix of onions, green peppers, and sausage were dry."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service is ridiculously fast and the prices are really reasonable."
  • "Waitress was nice. She did not rush us to order. Coffee cup was never empty."
  • "The staff was very polite and there when we needed her."
  • "Waitress was friendly without being fake."
  • "Fast friendly service, too."
  • "Waitress was young but very nice and it was a nice time."
  • "Super waitresses who treat you like family."

Cons:

  • "We are giving one star for poor policies and the rude hostess."
  • "As a native Pennsylvanian... I was appalled at their lack of customer service."
  • "One of the waitresses there finds it amusing to make derogatory remarks towards me because I am Puerto Rican."
  • "So saddened that I’m here right now and was denied entry stating they are closed."
  • "Our waitress... seemed to have an air of annoyance about her."
  • "Very unfriendly staff."
  • "The waitresses don't seem to care that you're there."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "It's like coming home to dinner and breakfast for the last 45 years."
  • "Consistent, inexpensive, old school diner with local favorites."
  • "This diner harkens back to a time years past."
  • "Great cozy diner we found coming back from a super shreddy ski sesh!"
  • "Very nostalgic, very old school."
  • "This diner is great little place, must have been an old fashioned 1950's one that they kept building on."
  • "Great old school traditional diner, all stainless steel and pink Formica."

Cons:

  • "The whole place was just dirty."
  • "Felt uncomfortable with the looks from all the old folks."
  • "It gives off a creepy vibe."
  • "The vibe wasn't a friendly atmosphere."
  • "Not very social place."
  • "This place is scary... The place is not clean, staff is rude."
  • "The booths are small. The place smells."

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Small chrome diner, cash only, well known to locals. Booths are a bit narrow."
  • "They also have RC Cola in the fountain here, which you don’t find too often these days."
  • "Dining room is cozy and warm with view of highway perfect for playing i spy or look out games with kids."
  • "A little hidden gem to outsiders but a staple in the locals community."
  • "This is a nice old fashioned diner. It very much feels like you’re stepping back in time."
  • "Staff was super friendly and it had a very nice nostalgic vibe which I enjoyed."
  • "Food is great everyone is friendly."

Cons:

  • "While technically handicap accessible, due to narrow aisles it isn't really practical for anyone in a wheelchair."
  • "Meanwhile my mom is hobbling around with an ankle brace...we waited while the hostess and waitresses stood around giving us the evil eye."
  • "Didn't seem very kid friendly."
  • "Burgers aren't served with fries or chips just the burger, tuna sandwich just the sandwich no chips or fries."
  • "However the main part of this business is a genuine, old fashioned diner - counter, fixed stools etc... it's not perhaps the best place to take a person in a wheelchair."
  • "No children's menu available."
  • "They have a policy that you can't sit down until everyone is there."

Value

Pros:

  • "This is the place to go if you want a full belly & not a big check."
  • "Prices are very affordable."
  • "Great food at reasonable prices."
  • "More than reasonable prices."
  • "Worth every penny!!"
  • "Very reasonable prices- a perk of a cash only establishment."
  • "You get a good amount of food for the price."

Cons:

  • "Food is good. Prices are OK for a diner, if not slightly high."
  • "Cheap food, not much of a menu and they only accept cash which is the biggest downfall."
  • "The Salisbury steak special... was really lacking in flavor/seasoning."
  • "Very limited menu and half the time what is on the menu is sold out."
  • "Over priced tasteless breakfast."
  • "They only take cash and their atm charges fees."
  • "Cash only? Really come out of the dark ages."

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