Diner Reviews Summary

Category: American restaurant New York

Address: 85 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA

Phone: +17184863077

Rating: 4.3
based on 163 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Everything I ordered was transcendent and 🔥: beef tartare, liverwurst, some unique pasta, LAMB CHOPS... unbelievable."
  • "I would definitely recommend the burger, probably the must have dish: generous, juicy and tasty!"
  • "Simply the best burger in NY, I've been to them all (I think), beautiful pommes."
  • "Burger was rich and juicy as what you would expect from grass fed beef."
  • "The food is thoughtful, made with high-quality ingredients."
  • "The food is so distinctly delicious that you might want to hug the chef when you're done eating."
  • "The menu is inventive and constantly changing."

Cons:

  • "The burger was ok, but the fries was awful."
  • "The mussels with fries were a disappointment."
  • "Food tasted and smelled like the bathroom soap (I didn't taste the soap but you know what I mean)."
  • "a burger that was very greasy and the fries extremely salty."
  • "Food was mediocre and seemed like it was trying too hard to be interesting."
  • "The flavors of the crudo were awful."
  • "That was hands down the WORST pork I have ever been served in a restaurant!!"

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff was very friendly and helpful in choosing our meals."
  • "The service was friendly, prompt, and professional."
  • "Our waitress was such a pleasure and made everything sound so appealing."
  • "The service is also extremely friendly."
  • "Love it when the servers are so friendly and smiling!"
  • "The waitstaff was very attentive, they wrote the menu on the table itself and accommodated vegan requests that were off menu."
  • "Helpful and knowledgeable waiters."

Cons:

  • "Service and food was super slow."
  • "The very hip service a little bit arrogant."
  • "Expect to wait 20 minutes before a waiter and comes by to welcome you."
  • "Waited 7 minutes for a menu, dirty look from the woman who took our order, and then ignored for the entirety of the meal."
  • "Had a terrible experience here today with a very rude hostess."
  • "She ignored us for 20 minutes then refused to seat us even though half the tables were empty."
  • "Waiter made us leave the table because we didn't order food."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The food is delightfully high end and the atmosphere is very relaxed."
  • "Beautiful inside and terrasse."
  • "Atmosphere was very retro."
  • "The diner itself is gorgeous and the ambiance is lovely."
  • "The ambiance was cozy and the wait staff were very attentive and knowledgeable about food and wine."
  • "Chill bar, nice ambiance."
  • "The atmospheres is amazing and feels like you've stepped into a time machine."

Cons:

  • "Everything is overly rustic. The food is decent, but nothing more, yet the prices are those of a gourmet restaurant."
  • "If you walked in you would see a perfect, hipster Diner decor, the name is Diner, the food is far from Diner fare, closer to New American Bistro. For that the decor is definitely sub-par."
  • "Holy hipster central! its way too much."
  • "Bit disappointing. Ambiance great but service non-existent."
  • "The inside of the venue seems a bit beat up; renovations could go a long way."
  • "Too Hipster, it seems the food is not important any more but how cool waiters look/are and how instagram everything is."
  • "Some spots are cool and others are just trying too hard. Unfortunately this one is the latter."

Price

Pros:

  • "$5 presidents beer is a go to during a night out."
  • "All in all, decent prices, good food, chill atmosphere."
  • "The pricing is honest and fair."
  • "all options are amazing and well priced."

Cons:

  • "Way too expensive for what it is."
  • "Overall too expensive for what it offers."
  • "MAN are they expensive."
  • "Very expensive food and drink for such a small regular place."
  • "Not worth the $20-25 per plate for brunch."
  • "Ended up being a $50 brunch with no drinks."
  • "Expect some high prices....but go into the restaurant knowing this."

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