Bendix Diner Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The owner John and his son Michael are wonderful. They are attentive and provide good service."
• "Our server John was phenomenal, very kind and had a great sense of humor and made us feel like we were right at home."
• "The young man was very attentive to us, service was excellent."
• "We were served by John expertly, despite him being blind."
• "The service was excellent, and the food was fresh and delicious!"
• "The service was good and servers were very nice."
• "Really friendly service, quality food."

Cons:

• "Avoid! This place is a dung hole."
• "Walked in, waitress said sit anywhere. Ok, we sat for over 10min with absolutely no service at all."
• "This is the slowest diner on the planet if your hungry don’t come here your wait for an hour for your breakfast."
• "The service was pretty bad, the waitress never really came back, despite the fact I was the only customer the entire time."
• "Food was nasty and service was not at all what you would expect."
• "The only people in the diner at the moment were a couple of friends of the owner and they were talking politics, which was not something I wanted to hear during my dinner."
• "The other day I came by with some friends introducing this place and talking about the great service. Except this time it was different people and they were awful at attending us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The best breakfast cooked on the griddle by Julio."
• "The quality of food is very good, the portions are of good size and the prices are reasonable."
• "Everything was delicious, especially the corned beef hash."
• "The food was amazing and very affordable."
• "Very good turkey burger very good beef burger and very good fried shrimp."
• "The food was amazing, Nutella & banana pancakes, ham & swiss omelet, bacon, home fries, and a classic BLT."
• "The fluffy eggs, crispy bacon, and golden home fries endeared the spot to me as an American treasure."

Cons:

• "You can tell that the diner has been around for ages because everything kind of just looks run down."
• "The floors were sticky, the entire place needed cleaning."
• "Frozen french toast heated on the grille with bacon n coffee 11.10 thats a RIP OFF."
• "The diner itself is incredibly filthy."
• "THIS PLACE IS A JOKE!!!!! SO NASTY AND RUDE!"
• "Guy pulled bacon out from under counter looked like it had been sitting there for weeks."
• "Never again!! Pancakes were dry n eggs had no taste.. there was a leak from the ceiling and all they did was mop it up.. instead of putting a bucket down..SMH.."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The Bendix Diner is one of the legendary diners in New Jersey, having been around for over 75 years."
• "This charming diner is retro from the 70s."
• "This is an old 50's style dinner complete with flat-top cooked sandwiches, tasty meatloaf and great marinara."
• "Old school diner. Very old school in every way and it's awesome."
• "Amazing old-school jersey diner that has tons of charm."
• "The diner has a very nice vintage feel to it."
• "A vintage New Jersey diner with all the classic characteristics."

Cons:

• "The windows need to be cleaned, the stuff on the tables need to be bought new, the floor has to be washed."
• "The place itself is very very vintage and dirty."
• "Doesn't look very clean on the outside."
• "THE Diner is Run Down."
• "THIS PLACE WAS AN ABSOLUTE DISGUSTING DINER. NO MASK OPEN THE JUICE WITH HER MOUTH TOUCHING BACON WITH HER HANDS."
• "I dont mind that its old looking, I mind that its not clean."
• "Not keeping hours advertised... Supposed to be open until 2030, but they were closed!"

Value

Pros:

• "Price was very reasonable."
• "The food was sooo delicious and filling."
• "Authentic American diner in a 40s rail carriage, really generous portions at reasonable prices."
• "Yes, the diner is run down but their food is good, portions are large, and prices are decent."
• "Always love eating here an getting a good ole cup of joe! The gyro was loaded up an mouth watering! The fried shrimp was better then red lobsters!"
• "It's not bad they give you a lot of food."
• "They give you a lot of great food."

Cons:

• "Frozen french toast heated on the grille with bacon n coffee 11.10 thats a RIP OFF."
• "The food is overpriced our bill was around $32.00 for a hamburger deluxe and French toast and eggs and 2 drinks."
• "I ordered the fried shrimp... for $15, which I thought was a little pricey at first."
• "The food is absolutely delicious. Home fries, eggs, bacon, pancakes, coffee all spot on."
• "The food was passable -- I had a salad and meatloaf."
• "The Bacon was cooked perfectly. The eggs were cooked perfectly."
• "The food was very good and the company was great."