Wallington Diner
417 Paterson Ave, Wallington
(201) 754-7470
Customers' Favorites
Huevos Rancheros with Hash Browns
Grilled Chicken with Mash
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Short Stack of Pancakes
French Toast Deluxe
Blueberry Pancakes
Breakfast Burrito
Pancakes and Eggs
Western Omelette
Scrambled Eggs
Breakfast Platters
The Longshoreman
A workingman's plate of two buttermilk pancakes,3 eggs,2 bacon,2 sauce,toast,hmefriesor hashbrownsand bottomless coffe.
Kids All-Day Breakfast Menu
Kids Egg
1 egg, potato, 1 toast, 2 slices of bacon.
Kids Silver Dollar Pancakes
6 pieces with 2 slices bacon or 1 sausage, syrup, butter.
Kids Silver Dollar Chocolate Chip
6 pieces.
Kids Waffle
Plain wafe, syrup, and butter.
Kids French Toast
1 French toast, fruit, syrup, and butter, 2 slices bacon or 1 sausage.
Soups and Chili
Always Chicken Noodle
French Onion Soup
Rich broth thick with onions, croutons, and cheese.
Homemade Chili
Ground beef, beans, 3 chilis and tomato, cheese, onion, sour cream.
Salads
House Salad
Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, onion, croutons.
Cobb Salad
Chicken, bacon, avocado, blue cheese, red onion, chopped egg.
Chef Salad
Ham, turkey, roast beef, cheese, hardboiled egg, tomato, cuke, red onion, crouton.
Caesar Salad
Romaine, Parmesan, creamy Caesar, croutons.
Greek Salad
Romaine, feta, grape leaves, black olive, cucumber, tomato, onion, chickpeas.
Cheeseburger Salad
Scrambled BBQ burger over a creamy Caesar salad, cheddar, tomato, onion, and croutons. Burger deconstructed.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Crispy Buffalo chicken, lettuce, shredded carrot, celery, blue cheese dressing.
Premium Sandwiches
Original Tuna Melt Sandwich
Open faced, Jack cheese, tuna salad, pickled cucumber.
Californya Melt Sandwich
Avocado, arugula, pickled cucumber, pesto, Jack cheese halfmelts- substitute 1/2 a melt with fries, soup or salad.
The Ricky Ricardo Sandwich
Roast pork, ham, Swiss, pickle, and mustard on a garlicky roll. Cubano hero.
Monte Cristo Sandwich
Ham, turkey, Swiss, raspberry drizzle. Served on French toast with powdered sugar.
French Dip Sandwich
Thinly sliced roast beef with side of rich au jus for dipping.
The Snookie Sandwich
Jersey shore. Crispy sh llet, tartar sauce, cabbage slaw, lettuce.
Spyro Gyro Sandwich
Sizzling ground lamb, tzaziki, cucumber, tomato, and onions on a grilled pita.
Meatloaf Sandwich
Ill do anything for love meatloaf, ketchup, bread.
The Garden State Sandwich
Triple decker. Grilled veggie club, veggie bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo.
The Marilyn Monroe Sandwich
A chicken parm sandwich thats more than just saucy breast meat and cheese, shes a 50 s hero. Read her life story!
The Danny de Vito Sandwich
Neptune. Meatball hero in marinara. Soft roll, fresh mozz, toasted.
Custers Last Sandwich
Crispy Buffalo chicken, blue cheese dressing, lettuce, roll.
The Tomsriver Sandwich
Triple decker. Turkey club, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo.
Barnegat Light Shrimp Hero
Crispy shrimp covered in home-made marinara and mozzarella served up on a hero roll.
Classic Reuben on Rye
Thick cut corned beef, sauerkraut, dressing, melted Swiss.
Open Faced Turkey Sandwich
Oven roast turkey breast over toast, slathered with gravy, and served with mashed (or fries) and cranberry sauce.
Open Faced Roast Beef Sandwich
Oven roast sirloin over toast with gravy and mashed or fries.
Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich
Its almost jersey. Shaved house roast beef with peppers, onions, and all-American cheese on a hero.
Deli Sandwiches
BLT Sandwich
Bacon, tomato, lettuce, mayo. Get it vlt with veggie bacon.
Deli Classic Sandwich
Ham, turkey, roast beef, tuna, chicken or egg salad.
Corned Beef Sandwich
Cooked slow, sliced thick, with mustard, on rye.
Burgers
The James Dean Burger
Lean home grilled 8 oz. cert. Angus.
The John Belushi Burger
Cheeseburger.
The Dan Aykroyd Burger
Bacon cheeseburger.
The Boss Burger
Asbury park. Homemade chili, cheddar, onion, sour cream.
Lost in Austin Burger
Lodi. Fried egg, crispy bacon, BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese.
The Tony Soprano Burger
North caldwell. Smothered in Nana's Sunday gravy and mozzarella.
The Bon Jovi Burger
Sayreville. Avocado, arugula, pepper-jack cheese, tomato, red onion, pesto.
The Jersey Devil Burger
Pine barrens. Hot-chili studded patty.
Patti Smith Burger
Open face, white toast, caramelized onions, mushrooms, cheese.
The Don Ho Burger
Griddled spam, pineapple, and horseradish mayonnaise.
Ryan's Fryin'onion Burger
Weehawken. Heap of frizzled onions, bacon, BBQ mayo.
Fries and Tater Tots
Tater Tots
Fries
Special Fries
Cheese fries, pizza fries, disco fries, sweet potato fries.
Nacho Fries
3 cheeses, salsa, pickled jalapenos, and sour cream.
Chili and Cheese Fries
Homemade chili, shredded 3 cheeses, sour cream.
Grilled Cheese
Classic Grilled Cheese
Served with choice of fries, cup of soup or small house salad. Choice of cheese and bread.
The Ronald Reagan Grilled Cheese
California cowboy, bacon, cheddar, ranch dressing.
Abbott and Costello
Asbury Park, Paterson. Eggs and bacon, sausage or ham, and cheese.
The Vermont Lib
Cheddar, apple, red onion, arugula, happy cows, annel.
The John Travolta
Englewood. Staying alive with fresh mozz roast red pepper, pesto, spinach, red onion.
From the Grill
Grilled Chicken Breast
Marinated and seared. Served with herbed butter.
Grilled Ribeye Steak
Served with sauteed mushrooms and onions.
Grilled Salmon Fillet
Dry-seasoned and grilled to order with lemon-caper butter.
Grilled Shrimp
Marinated shrimp, rice pilaf.
Famous Jersey Franks
Jumbo Dog
Stewed or crispy, white roll, fries, soup or salad.
Frank Sinatra
Hoboken. New York, New York style, with sauerkraut or spicy onions.
Franco Harris
Fort dix. Tailgate style with chili, cheese, onion, sour cream.
Frankie Valli
Newark. Oated in smoooth Velveeta. Cant take your eyes off this one.
Big Lebowski
Adams market, wallington. Kielbasa flame-grilled or off the griddle, mustard, kraut, roll.
Platters
Spaghetti Westerns
Savory meatballs in marinara with spaghetti, salad, garlic bread.
Public School Lunch
Baked, homemade mac, and cheese with side salad. Add toppings for an additional charge.
Chicken Parmesan
Topped with marinara, 2 cheeses, spaghetti, side salad.
The Fonzie
Penne a la vodka, salad, garlic bread. Heeeeeeey.
Fish and Chips
Crispy fish llet with tartar sauce, french fries, coleslaw, pickle.
Meatloaf
Well do anything for love. Meatloaf, mashed, gravy, green vegetable.
Radio City Croquettes
Homemade turkey croquettes with mashed, gravy, and vegetable.
Country Fried Steak
Served with mashed potatoes, gravy, and vegetable.
Corned Beef
Cabbage, carrots, potato, side of rye bread.
Chicken, Chicken, Chicken
Crispy cutlet served Picata, Francese or Marsala, fries.
Thanksgiving Every Day
Roast turkey, stuffing, vegetable, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry.
Sides
Mashed Potato and Gravy
Vegetables
Steamed or grilled.
Home Fries
Pasta
Served with butter or marinara, cheese.
Coleslaw
Avocado
Grilled Chicken
Grilled Salmon
8 oz. fillet.
Grilled Shrimp
Grilled Ribeye
Kids Lunch Menu
Kid Slider Lunch
Served with or without cheese, fries.
Kid-Sized Dog Lunch
White roll, fries.
Kids Grilled Cheese Lunch
Served with fries.
Kids Chicken Tenders Lunch
Served with fries.
Kids Mac and Cheese Lunch
Kids Pasta Lunch
Spaghetti or penne with butter or marinara.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla and Fries Lunch
Kids Mozzarella Sticks with Maranara
Desserts
Homemade Rice Pudding
Served with whipped cream.
Homemade Bread Pudding
Served with whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate, raspberry or maple drizzle.
Raspberry Jello
Served with or without whipped cream.
Chocolate Pudding
Served with or without whipped cream.
Cakes
Red velvet, carrot, chocolate, tres leches.
Ice Cream
Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry ice cream, orange or raspberry sorbet.
Ice Cream Sundaes
Choose from vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream.
Banana Split
Sweet bananas, ice cream, whipped cream, nuts, cherries.
Pie
Pie a la Mode
Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Iced Tea
Cappuccino
Latte
Espresso
Juice
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
California Smoothie
Frozen banana, low fat yogurt, orange juice, honey, vanilla, berries.
Floats
Rootbeer, Dr Pepper or iced coffee over vanilla ice cream with whipped cream, cherry.
Shake
Brooklyn Egg Cream
Whole milk, chocolate syrup, and fizzy water, simple as that.
Homemade Lemonades
Blackberry, honey ginger, mango.
Bottled Water
Fountain Soda
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Recent Reviews
I was on my lunch break for work and looked up the nearest restaurant to munch out. I saw this cute diner come up with pretty good reviews. (So I here’s my review) I ordered scrambled eggs, hash brown, Taylor ham, fresh fruit and toast. Eggs were cooked perfectly (I’m picky when it comes to how well it’s cooked) hash brown were crunchy but good crunchy not overly fried crunch. They said they only had banana and strawberries for fruit which is totally fine. Everything was...
September 2025
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PLACE AROUND! Friendly staff! Love the decor because our kids ask who is that or that on the wall and we explain who is who! 50’s themed diner. Applause to all that work there!!! Great job. Go there!!!!!
August 2025
Service is great and the inside is cute. Unfortunately the food is average at best and overpriced for what you get. Similar to what other reviews have said, I can make it better at home. Not a true Jersey diner experience.
May 2025
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