Rustic Mill Diner & Pancake House Reviews Summary

Category: Diner

Address: 109 N Ave W, Cranford, NJ 07016, USA

Phone: +19082727016

Rating: 4.1
based on 122 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Waitress Paula was wonderful."
  • "Service was very good."
  • "Friendly local diner with good service."
  • "Angelica is always a joy and I'm glad when she's our server."
  • "All of the waitresses are so friendly and attentive."
  • "You get seated right away. Service is good."
  • "The service has always been good here."

Cons:

  • "Terrible service, food took a long time."
  • "Service is slow."
  • "I waited for over an hour for my food. Just to end up with the wrong order."
  • "One time we went there for breakfast and waited about 10 to 15 mins and no one ever came over to our table so we walked out."
  • "Food took a while to come out, Breakfast omelette was ok at best."
  • "Not once did waitress come to our table to ask if everything was ok."
  • "The service was awful - took a long time to take our order, took a long time for our food to come."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "I love their HOMEMADE pancakes, yes homemade!!! They are delicious!!!!"
  • "The food is always delicious!"
  • "Great service, such a huge and sometimes unique selection of food offerings."
  • "I was craving some soup. Rustic Mill has two of the best soup anyone can ask for."
  • "The eggs Benedict were delicious!"
  • "The food is good, and wait times are short."
  • "The food is good."

Cons:

  • "The “broccoli soup” was basically starch soup."
  • "The burger patty was one of the frozen burger patties which was not seasoned at all."
  • "Everything thing was good except the pancake dinner for my daughter we ordered the kids meal happy face pancake and It came with just a whole bunch of chocolate chips on it."
  • "Food takes forever to be delivered usually arrives cold basic eggs over cooked fatty bacon less than desirable home fries and soggy toast drenched in butter."
  • "The sausage gravy and biscuits was rather flavorless."
  • "The pancake wrap was overcooked inside and out."
  • "The “nuts and honey” pancakes were a joke."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Renovated/updated in the last couple of years. Interior is bright with white and blue hues."
  • "Overall a solid diner with good food and friendly service and a pleasant atmosphere."
  • "Very homey feeling."
  • "The place looks really nice and really clean."
  • "Enjoyed their nice tent (with 2 fans) and of course the delicious food."
  • "The place is clean."
  • "Looks like a cozy little place for locals."

Cons:

  • "DEFINITELY run down like the parking lot."
  • "Ceilling tiles need a redo."
  • "The inside could use a refresh."
  • "The place wasn't very clean - the floor looked like it hadn't been swept in days."
  • "There's so many water stains on the ceiling, it just looks sad, not prideful."
  • "Zero heat, no hot water, a floor that was completely cracked."
  • "It just feels sad inside of here."

Management & Staff

Pros:

  • "The Rustic Mill Diner offers a real family feel...friendly staff and most patient and helpful....Owner is Super...always accommodating and friendly..."
  • "The new owner has put a lot of money into fixing things up (despite Covid) and the food is tremendous."
  • "Very happy with the new ownership."
  • "The owner is a total gentleman who is trying new ways to bring this classic place back to life!"
  • "The new owners (past two or three years) are exceptionally nice."
  • "Manager was very flexible and friendly."
  • "New owners... have really put a lot of work and effort and made this place 100% better!"

Cons:

  • "It's management's failure not to train their waitresses to be more personable and not oversee the quality of dishes served."
  • "We have been there twice since the new owners took over. This used to be our go to diner however the food took a turn for the worse."
  • "I was sad to see how understaffed they were."
  • "The owner has the nerve to run to the kitchen like a coward and say take 2 dollars off."
  • "NONE of the staff wear masks."
  • "We are here on weekdays and weekends and blonde hostess abandons her job and disappears leaving the waitresses to do her job!?"
  • "I only went into this Resturant to pick up a delivery and the obvious racism that encountered was not only jaw dropping but it truly hurt me as a person."

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