Broad Street Diner Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is good and the prices reasonable."
• "The Classic Benedict was one of the best I've had, every bite was a symphony in my mouth."
• "The breakfast Cuban is made with French toast and absolutely brilliant."
• "Food gets 5 stars."
• "The breakfasts are always hot & delicious and the food is plentiful."
• "The food is excellent, and you can get real biscuits and gravy!"
• "Everything we've ordered has been perfect."

Cons:

• "Possibly powdered eggs??? Gross..."
• "Old, soggy, potatoes with soggy refried peppers...eggs were not even fresh."
• "However, the food doesn't have that comfy, homemade feel you expect from a diner."
• "Once our food cooled down it was just as dried out, burnt and tasteless as it appeared."
• "The matzoh ball and the lobster bisque soup both were fair."
• "The soda is flat and has a funny aftertaste."
• "I had chicken soup (super salty buy i like that), mashed potatoes were edible but I think I expected them from scratch (silly me)."

Service

Pros:

• "Coffee came quickly and with a smile."
• "The staff that day (probably the busiest day of the year for diners) were all so efficient."
• "Staff makes me feel welcome everyday."
• "Waitress was very helpful and nice."
• "The staff is extremely friendly."
• "Very nice staff...We had 8 of us they were very accommodating..."
• "The staff is pleasant and professional."

Cons:

• "Left annoyed and disappointed."
• "Very disappointed with how downhill this diner has gone in the past year."
• "Only negative is parking."
• "Sadly I will not be returning..."
• "Very disappointed, I always order takeout from this diner...the staff could’ve given me a refund for my inconvenience."
• "Waitress didn't ask how everything was and just dropped check off."
• "Food is priced great, however the waitress we got was very slow."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Mom and pop type of shop with a lot of love."
• "Neighborhood gem 💎!!! Food is fresh and delicious, staff is very friendly, place has the perfect classic diner vibe and am all day breakfast menu."
• "It's like you are stepping back in time to when places like this were where the communities gathered."
• "Broad Street diner is the epitome of Jersey diner and the food is excellent!"
• "The atmosphere is always friendly."
• "An old style diner with a modern vibe and menu."
• "The classic NJ diner... but so small!! Very tight quarters."

Cons:

• "It is very tiny so a couple of times I have had to wait to be seated for a little bit."
• "The tables are a little too close to each other."
• "Only one minus - super hot 🥵 I left as I was in sauna 🧖‍♀️ maybe because the building is metal and Airconditioner did not work very well!"
• "The place is old."
• "The place could be a bit cleaner, and sometimes we encountered slow service."
• "Gets trapped in the ceiling in echoes It's a very small popular Restaurant so it gets quite noisy."
• "Something was off at the diner last night. The staff was overwhelmed with the amount of dinner guest and the service was slacking."

Value

Pros:

• "Extremely delicious variety of food, and big portions, at such a reasonable price!"
• "Price's are right, cuz half of meal you take home, they are big portions!!"
• "The food is amazing and the portions are huge."
• "Huge portions and not expensive."
• "The prices were great and the portions were plentiful!!"
• "Definitely get enough food for your money."
• "Great food, reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Portion are way too big."
• "Review updated and dropped to three stars because they now charge exorbitant fees for paying with a credit card."
• "Sadly this was bad enough that I may not return."
• "The prices were great and as two college students we had nothing to complain about!"
• "Management never bothered to respond to me when I complained about that."
• "Surprisingly slow service, considering the food could've been passed straight from the kitchen to our table."
• "Theres not a lot of space inside and definitely not enough parking in the area."