This Diner has a great combination of the classic wide ranging menu, including Greek specialty foods, classic American cafe fare such as pancakes and burgers. Most amazing of all is the selection of desserts and pastries. Not just a feed pies and cakes transported frozen by Sysco, but honest, locally baked and prepared confections, pastries, and custards that are fresh and a magnificent feast for the eyes as well as the palette.
It is busy, the sort of business that tells you that people enjoy coming here; families after church, couples after shopping, young adults just out for fries and a shake. An absolute slice of the community.
We look for it now on our journeys to and from NYC or out to Newark airport. Like all these regulars, it has become part of our world. Perhaps it should be a part of yours too...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cautious
Wait staff was very kind, attentive and friendly. French fries were great and gravy on the side was flavorful. Spanikopita tasted homemade with a good amount of spinach. Greek salad was fresh, as was the feta cheese and dressing. Very clean, nice bar area. I like that they are open late.
Michael Sklar
Really great diiner with an excellent selection, excellent food and excellent service. Extremely popular, so there may be a short wait for a table at regular mealtimes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Jennings
My new favorite place to go!!!! We were in the area and decided to stop for a bite to eat. The service, atmosphere, food, EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING!!!!!! They have a very large selection of desserts and a menu with many options. The place was very clean, the waiter was very kind, everybody has great attitudes and there were many customers that were familiar with the wait staff so you can tell this place is a lot of people's favorite. Can't wait to go back again!! It is so worth the 1hour and 30 minute ride!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Theodore Earley (Historical FDNY Projects)
Phenomenal food! Fast and courteous service. Food was on the table in less then 15mins. Definitely going to frequent more often!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R Frey
Nice diner. Workers great. Service is very good. Friend brought in a service dog and they were very accommodating and other diners were welcoming. Overall nice place, staff, and customers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Pastbe4us Pastbe4us
Big dinner, breakfast was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jacky Stonehouse
Plenty of options and the food was delicious. Don't skip dessert!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luis Ruiz
We always enjoy eating here. We have never have a bad meal. The staff are friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jane C
My husband and I caught sight of this retro looking diner from Route 17 and followed our curiosity inside. As diners go, Suburban Diner is far from a grimy, greasy spoon. For a diner that's been around since the fifties, the inside is surprisingly clean and modernized. The space is also pretty cavernous, with tables and booths stretching to both to the left and right of the entrance.
The menu reads like a classic diners' - lots of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, pastas, and brunch options. We ordered one of their burgers, which was just fine. I appreciated that it was served on a brioche bun and that the patty had achieved a decent char.
What surprised me was that there was a separate menu for specials...and lots of customers were ordering them. To wit, I caught sight of a small roast chicken arriving at a nearby table, complete with vegetables and mashed potatoes. It was a surprising thing to see coming from a diner kitchen, and it made us spontaneously choose a beet salad from the specials. With roasted red peppers, avocado, beets, and hearty slices of feta (which we swapped for the goat cheese it normally comes with), this was a truly robust salad and stole our burger's spotlight.
This is a busy diner, so service is without frills. There were small things, like the dirty silverware and our server's curt, monosyllabic interactions, but I also think expectations should be curbed at a casual eatery like this one.
This Diner has a great combination of the classic wide ranging menu, including Greek specialty foods, classic American cafe fare such as pancakes and burgers. Most amazing of all is the selection of desserts and pastries. Not just a feed pies and cakes transported frozen by Sysco, but honest, locally baked and prepared confections, pastries, and custards that are fresh and a magnificent feast for the eyes as well as the palette.
It is busy, the sort of business that tells you that people enjoy coming here; families after church, couples after shopping, young adults just out for fries and a shake. An absolute slice of the community.
We look for it now on our journeys to and from NYC or out to Newark airport. Like all these regulars, it has become part of our world. Perhaps it should be a part of yours too...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wait staff was very kind, attentive and friendly.
French fries were great and gravy on the side was flavorful.
Spanikopita tasted homemade with a good amount of spinach. Greek salad was fresh, as was the feta cheese and dressing.
Very clean, nice bar area.
I like that they are open late.
Really great diiner with an excellent selection, excellent food and excellent service. Extremely popular, so there may be a short wait for a table at regular mealtimes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
My new favorite place to go!!!! We were in the area and decided to stop for a bite to eat. The service, atmosphere, food, EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING!!!!!! They have a very large selection of desserts and a menu with many options. The place was very clean, the waiter was very kind, everybody has great attitudes and there were many customers that were familiar with the wait staff so you can tell this place is a lot of people's favorite. Can't wait to go back again!! It is so worth the 1hour and 30 minute ride!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Phenomenal food! Fast and courteous service. Food was on the table in less then 15mins. Definitely going to frequent more often!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice diner. Workers great. Service is very good. Friend brought in a service dog and they were very accommodating and other diners were welcoming. Overall nice place, staff, and customers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Big dinner, breakfast was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Plenty of options and the food was delicious. Don't skip dessert!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We always enjoy eating here. We have never have a bad meal. The staff are friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I caught sight of this retro looking diner from Route 17 and followed our curiosity inside. As diners go, Suburban Diner is far from a grimy, greasy spoon. For a diner that's been around since the fifties, the inside is surprisingly clean and modernized. The space is also pretty cavernous, with tables and booths stretching to both to the left and right of the entrance.
The menu reads like a classic diners' - lots of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, pastas, and brunch options. We ordered one of their burgers, which was just fine. I appreciated that it was served on a brioche bun and that the patty had achieved a decent char.
What surprised me was that there was a separate menu for specials...and lots of customers were ordering them. To wit, I caught sight of a small roast chicken arriving at a nearby table, complete with vegetables and mashed potatoes. It was a surprising thing to see coming from a diner kitchen, and it made us spontaneously choose a beet salad from the specials. With roasted red peppers, avocado, beets, and hearty slices of feta (which we swapped for the goat cheese it normally comes with), this was a truly robust salad and stole our burger's spotlight.
This is a busy diner, so service is without frills. There were small things, like the dirty silverware and our server's curt, monosyllabic interactions, but I also think expectations should be curbed at a casual eatery like this one.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
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Eventing is amazing here! From the Sammy's to the pasta. Deserts are too die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great, and dessert selection was stupendous! Not quite a diner atmosphere, however, at least where we sat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best diner around
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is always good. Always consistent.
Great service.
Reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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