Phoenix Diner Reviews Summary

Category: Diner

Address: 200 W Absecon Blvd, Absecon, NJ 08201, USA

Phone: +16096461958

Rating: 4.2
based on 187 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is always fresh, never precooked and never microwaved."
  • "Both were very tasty."
  • "The food was hot and delicious, along with excellent consumer service."
  • "The food is always delicious and perfectly prepared."
  • "The Crepes were delicious, I'd say they're more of a dessert."
  • "The food is great. Menu is HUGE."
  • "The food comes out quick and is fresh."

Cons:

  • "Food was old Nd horrible."
  • "The tropical crepe, for me personally it was too sweet."
  • "The Greek salad was lacking."
  • "Worst quality food I've ever had at a diner."
  • "We took muffins home for our kids, they were stale!!"
  • "The eggs were not fully cooked, slightly runny inside."
  • "The food does need some condiments as well. It was very bland."

Service

Pros:

  • "Server LaToya made the experience very enjoyable...attentive, bright, cheerful and sweet."
  • "Service was good. Efficient and polite."
  • "Service was very good."
  • "Our waitress was great and the diner was clean."
  • "The waitress was polite and efficient, restaurant was clean and we were greeted immediately upon walking in."
  • "With a very attentive and pleasant waitress."
  • "The staff is friendly, and my server Dee was very polite."

Cons:

  • "No social distancing, using every table next to each other."
  • "The waitress was not very friendly."
  • "Service was slow and incorrect, food not prepared as requested."
  • "The tall waitress was rude and nasty."
  • "The waitress that was assigned to me was very rude monotone and had a very hateful look in her eyes."
  • "Prob one of the worse experiences, hostess was very rude.... unrealistic wait times for both small and bigger groups."
  • "The waiters kept wiping her nose, she never really came to the table."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "CLEAN atmosphere... 5 stars across the board!"
  • "The place was visually stimulating with images of greek gods and parthenons throughout."
  • "Place looks very clean. Very nice decor."
  • "Accompanied with the retro diner decor, it's a great spot to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
  • "But the most I love the atmosphere, relaxing 80s music, not a lot of people, good meal, good vibe."
  • "The interior is unique and very clean not like a typical diner but more like a restaurant."
  • "The bathrooms are clean."

Cons:

  • "Being nastily told that we have to sit and wait in the lobby for 45 minutes when the diner is empty just rubbed me the wrong way."
  • "They should really update their business hours if they are gonna be rude about it."
  • "It was the most foul disgust ING place ever."
  • "Silverware and glasses disgustingly dirty."
  • "The urine-esqe scent permeating the entire establishment certainly didn't add anything positive to the experience."
  • "The hashed brown potatoes were also underdone."
  • "I dreaded the bathrooms because it had poor to no circulation and draw your own sensory conclusions of that."

Value

Pros:

  • "Definitely worth the visit!"
  • "A great place to bring a group without breaking the bank!"
  • "This was a great upbeat diner. The staff has always been friendly and very helpful."
  • "Great food, reasonable prices, and friendly staff."
  • "Prices were very reasonable."
  • "The menu is extensive and has a variety of options."
  • "Delicious food and great service! We loved talking with our server and the manager who were both really fun and took care of everything we needed and more!!"

Cons:

  • "Just left wasn’t able to order due to them not accepting Apple Pay."
  • "They did not have to be rude and deceitful with the bill."
  • "The menu doesn’t specify certain things are extra so my bill was more than expected."
  • "Expensive as well."
  • "There's no reason for an additional soda charge for a refill on a fountain soda."
  • "$30 for 2 burgers and a chocolate shake, not worth it at all."
  • "I was just charged $15 for an omelet. The menu price was $11."

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