I have been coming here with my family for 20 years. Best diner ever! Definitely have a cheeseburger
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul M
Delicious breakfast. Quick service. Very reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Paul Southern
Great GF menu for my wife, she had delicious pancakes. I had the eggs Benedict, also superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thelma S
Came here tonight for dinner with my son. I ordered fish and chips and my son ordered a chicken deluxe sandwich. It came with honey mustard on the side. The honey mustard was in a little plastic container that they give you when they deliver. My fish and chips was one skinny large piece of fish filet that tasted like it was frozen. It was horrible. The tartar sauce was not fresh, it was in a packet. I took a few bites of the fish and left the rest. My son’s chicken was so over cooked that he choked on it and coughed it up after the second bite. He couldn’t eat anymore. I didn’t want to make a stink about it so I paid the bill, plus tip and left. Our waiter never asked us why we left all the food and why my son was choking. I will never come back here again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kelly Smith
I had breakfast and dinner here on my recent trip. The open-faced hot turkey sandwich was JUST what I needed after a long day of traipsing around the city. The French toast and scrambled eggs were great, and I don't know what brand of coffee they use, but it was SO good. The staff was great, and there were a lot of regulars there, which is always a good sign. I have another trip coming up soon, and I'll be sure to visit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jantel Loretta
Woke up craving pancakes and found this gem! Fluffy buttermilk stacks, crispy bacon, and the friendliest service. The veggie omelet is stellar too. Now my weekend breakfast spot, worth the wait if there’s a line!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Niels
Simply: Diner feel, diner menu, diner food. That said, they do have a separate 4-page gluten free menu that, surprisingly, offers a wide variety of GF options (not just salad) all the way up to dessert. Service is very good and we seemed to have more than one person tending to our table. The inside is small and crowded, but they do offer outside seating. If you have a gluten allergy, definitely a place to add to your list.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tiggle Giggle
FIREEE its a cute little diner and the chocolate chip pancakes were SO GOOD, we got everything we needed quick and the servers were rly polite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
gaurav vyas
Very rude staff
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rowan Pritchard
Comfy booth seats. Great staff. Classic diner comfort food.
This used to be my favorite diner. I love diner food and eat at diners all over the City. I would go out of my way to visit this one. The wait staff is great, but the food quality is now lacking. The last two times I've visited, they have served me cheap, fatty bacon like you would get at a Waffle House. This never used to be the case. It was nothing but strips of fat. Gross and inedible. If you're not going to order bacon, this is still the best diner on the UWS.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
jen jondoz
My girlfriend and I went into Cafe Forty Two on Sunday after spending a wonderful day on the UWS. We were greeted by a man walking towards the exit. We were shown to our seats and shortly after the busser brought us water. Unfortunately, we sat for another 10 minutes, in the not so busy restaurant before anyone else came over; so we decided to leave. Although, I did notice the short pudgy waiter tending to other customers - just not us. They not like us!!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Martin Everall
Standard diner but solid one
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
David Morgan
Great breakfast options for my gluten-free partner and good things for everyone else. I look forward to going again as the place was lovely and the food was just as good. Attentive service lifted the experience as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
William Lee
The food was okayyy! The pastrami sandwich I got was very chewy and it doesn’t seem very fresh
I have been coming here with my family for 20 years. Best diner ever! Definitely have a cheeseburger
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious breakfast. Quick service. Very reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great GF menu for my wife, she had delicious pancakes. I had the eggs Benedict, also superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here tonight for dinner with my son. I ordered fish and chips and my son ordered a chicken deluxe sandwich. It came with honey mustard on the side. The honey mustard was in a little plastic container that they give you when they deliver. My fish and chips was one skinny large piece of fish filet that tasted like it was frozen. It was horrible. The tartar sauce was not fresh, it was in a packet. I took a few bites of the fish and left the rest. My son’s chicken was so over cooked that he choked on it and coughed it up after the second bite. He couldn’t eat anymore. I didn’t want to make a stink about it so I paid the bill, plus tip and left. Our waiter never asked us why we left all the food and why my son was choking. I will never come back here again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I had breakfast and dinner here on my recent trip. The open-faced hot turkey sandwich was JUST what I needed after a long day of traipsing around the city. The French toast and scrambled eggs were great, and I don't know what brand of coffee they use, but it was SO good. The staff was great, and there were a lot of regulars there, which is always a good sign. I have another trip coming up soon, and I'll be sure to visit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Woke up craving pancakes and found this gem! Fluffy buttermilk stacks, crispy bacon, and the friendliest service. The veggie omelet is stellar too. Now my weekend breakfast spot, worth the wait if there’s a line!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simply: Diner feel, diner menu, diner food.
That said, they do have a separate 4-page gluten free menu that, surprisingly, offers a wide variety of GF options (not just salad) all the way up to dessert.
Service is very good and we seemed to have more than one person tending to our table.
The inside is small and crowded, but they do offer outside seating.
If you have a gluten allergy, definitely a place to add to your list.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
FIREEE its a cute little diner and the chocolate chip pancakes were SO GOOD, we got everything we needed quick and the servers were rly polite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very rude staff
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Comfy booth seats. Great staff. Classic diner comfort food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
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This used to be my favorite diner. I love diner food and eat at diners all over the City. I would go out of my way to visit this one. The wait staff is great, but the food quality is now lacking. The last two times I've visited, they have served me cheap, fatty bacon like you would get at a Waffle House. This never used to be the case. It was nothing but strips of fat. Gross and inedible. If you're not going to order bacon, this is still the best diner on the UWS.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
My girlfriend and I went into Cafe Forty Two on Sunday after spending a wonderful day on the UWS. We were greeted by a man walking towards the exit. We were shown to our seats and shortly after the busser brought us water. Unfortunately, we sat for another 10 minutes, in the not so busy restaurant before anyone else came over; so we decided to leave. Although, I did notice the short pudgy waiter tending to other customers - just not us. They not like us!!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Standard diner but solid one
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great breakfast options for my gluten-free partner and good things for everyone else. I look forward to going again as the place was lovely and the food was just as good. Attentive service lifted the experience as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was okayyy! The pastrami sandwich I got was very chewy and it doesn’t seem very fresh
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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