"They're great staff, new leadership, and innovative menu is what sets this establishment apart."
"Very friendly staff. They took my take-out order 15 minutes before they were scheduled to close and did it with wonderful politeness."
"Our server, Sue, was wonderful! So friendly and attentive."
"From the warm smiles that greeted me at the door to the abilities of the staff to cater to the guest's needs was truly amazing."
"Our waitress was great...friendly and very attentive."
"The staff is very friendly and we never had to wait long for our food or drinks."
"The servers make the biggest difference... efficient friendly and caring."
Cons:
"Service was sliw, butour server was nice."
"Food was not good. Never got our drink we ordered."
"So ungrateful, never again going there, waitress applied to us, she even said he mad her cry once today."
"Waitress was very snippy and had a attitude."
"The one part that was lacking which was the waitress was not very attentive."
"Server couldn’t have cared less."
"The waitress was terrible, the food was mediocre at best."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Delicious food (salmon was perfect), decent prices... Aimed to please and they did just that."
"Their rice pudding is so fresh and one of the best I have had. You can’t beat the price and service!"
"Food was on point with the flavor."
"Food was delicious."
"Food is always hot. Experienced wait staff."
"The food is definitely better than the average diner."
"Food was DELICIOUS."
Cons:
"The food is so unseasoned a rat wouldn’t eat it."
"The food was awful i didn't even finish it was very upset and I got a basic grilled cheese sandwich which I never thought someone could mess up but they succeeded there."
"All the food was undercooked, served totally uncooked pork roll."
"The food was very bland and blah."
"The meatloaf was dry and not fresh."
"Food is terrible... Ordered mozzarella sticks (undercooked) & Cheesesteak was tasteless, more cheese than meat."
"Food was HORRIBLE ordered a patty melt. The bread wasn't grilled and was wet and soggy."
Cleanliness and Atmosphere
Pros:
"What a nice surprise to see all the updates at this diner!"
"Beautiful remodel. Everything is up to date."
"Diner was clean and had lots of food options."
"The diner looks great inside. Very clean! Staff was super friendly."
"The place is immaculate."
"The diner is clean and the food is fresh."
"Very clean, good prices, and you can't beat that vintage Americana diner feel."
Cons:
"I was greeted by a peculiar aroma—a blend of burnt coffee, desperation, and regret."
"Another waitress used her fingers to wipe off a fork before placing it on the table."
"Sitting in booth the shelf next to you was covered in dust."
"Sticky floor too."
"By far the worst diner I have ever visited. It was dirty, old and the food was disgusting."
"Positively aweful....obviously the owner has no pride in what he serves the community."
"It was very disappointing on a Friday night to arrive at 10:45 p.m. and have the doors locked."
Management and Ownership
Pros:
"Great management and wait staff. Welcoming and great food."
"The owner was attentive though so that made up for it."
"The staff and owners are so welcoming and grateful for all the business that passes through their doors."
"Great work by the owner, as a top percentage Google local guide I would recommend and give five stars, highest rating!"
"Both him and our waitress were very kind and provided top notch service."
"So happy to have this diner back in town."
"From a server in a busy restaurant, the staff and owners did an outstanding job at the grand re-opening of the toms river diner!"
Cons:
"Problem is the manager has zero PR skills and needs a course in hospitality."
"Only good thing about coming here was the waitress and food. The management was the most disgusting, rude, vulgar, and horrible people I've ever met."
"We were there around 8:00 pm .There were 4 of us. Ordered dinner and had just finished eating. It was 8:55 and we had just gotten the check and were laughing about something when the owner/manager came over and very loudly and rudely said hurry up, we are closing at 9:00."
"Food was good, but the owner was rude and hovered over us while we ate dinner."
"The owner should win an award—for “Worst Host” or “Most Likely to Crush Souls.”"
"The owner however is extremely rude to his staff."