Montclair Diner
“Nothing fancy–just a typical diner–but great burgers, etc, and friendly reliable service.”
“I have long had cravings for breakfast food at 10pm, for which I've had no outlet.”
“Great family neighborhood place where the owner (Gus) seems to know all his regulars by name.”
Montclair Diner
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
7 reviews
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Stopped in for lunch. Good Value. Fast and Friendly Service. Relatively easy parking in the municipal lot. Entered needing lunch. Exited having had lunch. I'll stop in 2-3 times a year. No more.
Cute little place on the main strip of Upper Montclair.
Doesn't look so much like a diner on the outside but totally diner on the in.
Services was great.
Food was really good. Ordered the cobb salad. Was excellent.
Everyone around me was ordering breakfast stuff. Bacon, eggs etc. All looked really scrumptious.
I'd go back.
This place is hit or miss. I had the opportunity to visit this diner on a few occasions, two or three times for dinner, less so breakfast. I can't say much for the lunch and dinner items, since from what I recall, I would only order breakfast items here despite what time I go.
The omelettes here are pretty darn good, french fries are great, salad greens are fresh. Skip the Corned Beef Hash because it looks just like it tastes. The jelly packet selection i'm sad to say is quite mundane.
Service is super quick, but often times mirror of the vibe that you get from this place: Direct and a snore.
Mediocre food but with heart.
I've never had a meal which I would consider bad here… And also never had anything better than good.
Burgers, as the name of this joint would suggest are served fresh off the grill complete with charcoal burnt ends. The kitchen is UBER eager to please, accepting any special request without a huff… and whenever I eat at the counter the cook eyes my reaction to his food through the kitchen window to make sure I am enjoying it. Once he even came out of the kitchen to the counter when he noticed I unwrapped my to go egg sandwich to put hot sauce on it, apologizing telling me I should tell them and they will do it for me… Sweet peeps.
Called "The Diner" by my family and I since we moved to Montclair when I was 4 years old, I have grown up with this restaurant. I am now 23, and I still go in regularly for eats. I've watched waitresses and management staff go in and out of the place, I've seen redecorating and renovation, but this diner has never lost the warm and inviting atmosphere that makes it the ideal place for families with kids to have lunch, or even just to stop in for a coffee and a pastry or sandwich. Some of the waitresses there are veterans and have been there forever, or as long as I can remember. This is a great little place and has helped to keep Upper Montclair kicking.
Average food.
Average service.
Average prices.
It's a no-frills diner. You won't be blown away, but you won't get ill. It's straight-up diner food. Everything is done properly, though nothing is exceptional. They do breakfast pretty well, and that's an absolute MUST for a diner.
It's NJ.
It's Greek.
It's a diner.
I'd love to visit Greece one day just so I can see the facility which trains ambitious Greeks to be Greek-American Diner owners. I can imagine entire classes dedicated to the art of disco fries and the science of mozzarella sticks. An entire warehouse filled with red colored ketchup bottles which maintain the appearance of always looking full. They teach you how to list every single possible thing on the menu so that the average person breaks down and simply orders what he/she can think of off the top of their head.
Can't say I can complain. I've never had bad food at a Greek diner.