Key City Diner Reviews Summary

Category: Diner

Address: 985 US-22, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865, USA

Phone: +19088592373

Rating: 4.1
based on 143 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is good they have a small salad bar and clean its the old New Jersey diner look."
  • "The best egg omelettes ever!!!"
  • "We all enjoyed our food."
  • "The food is decent, the service is spotty, and the prices are a little above the norm."
  • "The food was excellent. Best lasagna I have ever had!"
  • "The portions are huge. The food was great. Loved my pancakes."
  • "The chicken parmesan sandwich was as good as I recall ever having."

Cons:

  • "This diner has seriously gone downhill. Slow service, can't even get coffee."
  • "The eggs were dry and the pancakes were bland. The potatoes had no flavor at all."
  • "Good variety on the menu but not the typical diner burger and fries I was craving."
  • "Their menu is too large so I'm pretty sure most of the stuff is frozen and not always freshly made."
  • "The food was okay. It was nothing to brag about."
  • "Chicken tenders were overcooked. Tuna sandwich bread was hard and stale on edges."
  • "Nothing special I had some seafood there that made me sick."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was very good and we did not wait too long for our order."
  • "Waiters were very attentive and welcoming."
  • "Service is wonderful! Family run...you will not be disappointed. And portion size is big."
  • "Relax, sit back and take your time. Enjoy your meal, they never rush you."
  • "Been stopping here for years never had a bad meal, the owner a great guy always pleasant when he greets you."
  • "The hostess was very informative, explaining the whole procedure of curb side."
  • "The waitress is very friendly and took care of the five of us extremely well."

Cons:

  • "Horrible service and the food was pretty much slung into the plate."
  • "Waitress didn't ask to refill coffee and didn't offer the dessert that came with the kids meal."
  • "Terrible service! Terrible! Waited forever just to take our drink order."
  • "Never got my drink....Two families came in after, got their drink, and even part of their food order."
  • "Staff and owner standing around up front chatting while several tables of people were waiting for service."
  • "Me and my bestie... ordered pastrami the pastrami was spoiled and at no time did they acknowledge the fact that they had given us spoiled food."
  • "Horrible went there for breakfast an the waitress for half our order we told her an she said sorry she will get it an 5 mins later she came back with the check an I still had to pay my full bill I wasn't very happy."

Price

Pros:

  • "They are reasonably priced especially for the large portions they give you..."
  • "Let me tell you I got a salad, my entrée, and a very nice size chocolate cheesecake for 18.99. What a steal!"
  • "I enjoy every visit here and it's very affordable."
  • "It's close to home, clean, reasonably priced, and the food is really good."
  • "Prices are decent."
  • "I always enjoy going to the Key City Diner when I'm in town. Quick service, pleasant employees, receive plenty of food for the cost."
  • "Good people, good food and good prices - I look forward to going back to Key City Diner for a dinner-oriented meal."

Cons:

  • "Portions are large, but a bit overpriced for breakfast."
  • "The woman said $7.45 and walked away I was trying to call her back but she kept going I didn't want the sandwich $8 for a Taylor ham sandwich gotta be kidding me."
  • "Ordered lunch on 8/24 was very surprised to pay over $31.00 for a chicken Cesar wrap and a garden salad..."
  • "They are way to over priced.. Will not go back here again."
  • "Their prices have gone up significantly and their portion sizes are somewhat small."
  • "I spent $27 for 2 small salads and cup of soups.....and dog food."
  • "It’s LITERALLY HIGHWAY ROBBERY. 40$ (And some change) for me and my mom."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Relax, sit back and take your time. Enjoy your meal, they never rush you."
  • "I really did enjoy both my food and the atmosphere/surroundings of the diner!! It was like a step back in time in more ways than one!!"
  • "The atmosphere in this diner is great. I love history of the diner and the style it has."
  • "Great diner. Everything I want in a diner was there, the classic interior, stools, booths, coat racks."
  • "Nice Atmosphere. Went here with my friend and we were seated very quickly."
  • "The service is ok, the atmosphere is awesome like a time machine going back to the 50's."
  • "Really made me feel like I was at Pop's from Riverdale."

Cons:

  • "Stick to fried foods here. They can't really mess that up per say. Salad bar is good most days."
  • "Used to be a nice place to go to. Need little maintenance on some booths are ripped."
  • "Service is hit or miss, and the place looks and feels a bit grungy, but overall a solid diner."
  • "Seated too tightly when there was room in the dining area for a table."
  • "The place looks really dated."
  • "The mirrored walls were awful and it just looked poorly kept overall."
  • "Will never return again!"

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