Mont Olympos Diner
“I've been coming here for years, and also going to their (now closed) sister diner "The Mont", aka Mont Parnasse.”
“On with the review off this shining diner atop a hill overlooking the bleak capitalist route of central avenue.”
“Family run business with one of the members usually on the premises.”
Mont Olympos Diner
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I love a good diner breakfast and I was so in the mood for one today.
Strange that this was a mix of good and bad. On the good side the potatoes had a nice layer of well done ones on top and I didn't even have to ask for this like I usually do. And the "diner toasted bagel," was just perfect (it's different from a great bagel store bagel).
Unfortunately with all this good, the bacon omelette was very dry and a little cold. And, as for the service, well suffice to say when I have to ask for more water. Please!
for a diner its just okay, plus the service is subpar at best
It's a diner. We had a large group (8) which required 3 separate checks. There were a few mistakes – some people got the wrong food, wrong toast, and an item was added to one person's bill, but all was quickly fixed.
Food was ok. Not spectacular, just ok. It's a diner, and not an outstanding diner, but they do have room for large groups and that's what we needed. Service was good since they did address all the issues.
I wouldn't go if I weren't meeting friends, but it's ok.
My reviews for this place are like the stock market… they go up and then they go down. What is going on with Mont Olympos? Down again just like the DOW.
Ordered Bluefish special only to find out 10 minutes later that they ran out of bluefish. So settled for broiled flounder because our behinds were already in the booth and it is kind of awkward leaving although I was tempted. Next, bread was put on the table. How nice! Nice if you have sharpened your teeth so you can break through the dryness and crustiness of the bread. And I don't mean crustiness in a good way. I asked someone on staff why the bread was so dry. Simple answer. It was baked the day before. So let's see if I understand this. I am going to spend at least $17 each plus tax and tip on an entree and it's ok to give me day old bread? Is this some kind of discount bakery you have going here? The flounder entree was preceded by Matzoh ball soup. So tasty that hubby literally opened up the pepper shaker and dumped it in the soup. He said it didn't really have "character" or flavor. I love it when he hates other people's soups. That makes him appreciate mine so much more. Sometimes we cooks are taken for granted and it takes a place like Mont Olympus to remind them of the time, effort and love we put into every drop of soup.
So the Flounder comes out and it is super tasteless. How can flounder be tasteless? It is a fish that usually has a stronger taste to it. Could it be that it was frozen when we ordered it and they soaked it in hot water to defrost it? I don't have the answer, just theories. How do you screw up flounder? Baked potato was fine only because there is no true way of messing up a baked potato other than to over cook it. (Over night perhaps since they are clearly not using the oven for baking fresh bread.) The broccoli was nothing special. Steamed but no flavor. How about springing for a clove or two of garlic and making that broccoli taste like something. I had the pork souvlaki which usually has onions but this had none. It's ok. The better for my breath to smell, my dear. The pork was a tad overdone but at least I didn't have to withstand the torture of tasteless fish. The "greek" salad was small but I was glad to have it. The french fries were done as I asked and they gave me plenty of them.
There wasn't a smile from my hubby's face throughout the whole meal. He said it was one of the worst meals he ever had.
On Saturday, a long lost cousin is coming to New York from Boston and we planned to eat at a diner. This won't be it.
Tried Mont Olympus diner for breakfast this morning and it met our needs but didn't exceed them. We found it to be a little more expensive than other diners in the area we have been to and the quality of the food was about the same. We probably wouldn't go out of our way to come back, but we wouldn't steer anyone away from it either. it works! The challah bread french toast was good, but we've had better… it would have been great if there was a cinnamon swirl in it or something. Adding fresh strawberries to it was a must to counteract the dense eggyness.
OK food. The most unfriendly staff of people, including the owner that you could ever meet. The waitress walked away from my table mid sentence to answer another tables question – was very rude and nasty about it. She kept forgetting orders and the food was just average. Also the owner walking around the diner, was nasty and demeaning. Told my friend that she is wasting her time going to Westchester community college and another friend that being an art major is going to get her nowhere in life. Is that the way staff is supposed to engage in conversation with their customers? I think not. The food is overpriced here but decent which is why I gave it two stars. However, the service alone is such a turn off because of their rude personalities.
However – if you are going here I recommend trying the cheesecake and engaging the least amount of conversation possible with the people that work here.
Our server was horrible. When she came to our table to get our order she made a face when all we ordered was coffee and a slice of pie. I get it. She was probably upset that she would not get a big tip since we're not ordering a whole meal. Well she just guaranteed an even smaller tip with that face and attitude. Then after five minutes of having our coffee and pie she walks by and drops the bill on our table like we were finished or something. The nerve of her. She never came back to our table to offer more coffee. Finally after about half an hour we decide to ask for more. Luckily we did get refills. After we were finally near finished she comes by our table and says "I'm waiting for you because I want to go home." Again I understand, you've had a long day and you would like to go home and get some rest. But that is not something you say to a paying customer. A simple "We're closing now" would suffice. It's experiences like these where I wish we as customers could write citations on the business owners for having poor service like this. I feel bad for any of her future customers expecting at least a pleasant dining experience. And Mr. Business owner, please regulate this behavior.
Perfectly suitable for breakfast or a good diner burger. Located right off Central Ave, it's located in a good spot and not as crowded as the IHOP is on the weekends.