Ridgeway Diner
Ridgeway Diner
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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This review is based entirely on takeout for lunch of one beef Gyro at $7.45 + sales tax. Upon entering I scanned the dinning area which is not entirely packed with patrons. The Gyro was plentiful of beef and yogurt cream. Service was average as I waited for five minutes of arrival to the register. Ridgeway staff appear stolid to service patrons.
This is exactly what you think of when you think of a diner. The food is fine. The service is good. They don't hassle you if you stick around a while, but they'll also get you in and out if you're in a rush.
If you're looking for something even more New York, there's another (tiny) lunch counter around the corner on 21st.
Came here on a whim, as I was looking for a place to have something quick to eat for breakfast and didn't want to travel any further without food in my system. The place is small and only had one waiter at the time. I ordered quickly and my food arrived very fast as it was something basic and quick. The food was good and the price was reasonable, considering the area located. It's good to see a few of the old diners have maintained their prices although rents have skyrocketed in the neighborhood.
Not bad for breakfast tho don't know what it's like for lunch or dinner.
It's is my quest to eat in as many diners as possible in NYC.
And always… I order a reuben sandwich. I want for nothing else.
I notice in NYC they're starting to cook reuben a bit different. cooking it in 2 separate parts and serving it open face for you to close. They did this here as well as a few other diners in the city.
The service was especially great here. Very friendly!
It's a typical diner. I ordered the grilled chicken sandwich with fries. I came here around noon one day and it was completely empty. The man at the register is somewhat loud and intimidating. The staff was very friendly. It's nothing fancy, but it will definitely satisfy the hungry stomach.
Greek diner. Menu is exactly what you would expect. Prices are reasonable. Place is big enough to handle a large group. Looks to have been remodelled in recent years. Clean. Service was OK. No TV, no music.
I stopped in this morning and ordered my own usual diner breakfast – corned beef hash, eggs, home fries, toast and coffee. Coffee was decent. Eggs and home fries were fine. But the corned beef hash could have been a lot better. Not enough corned beef in the mix. I will go back – but next time I will order bacon.
Good prices, fast service, and food that is strangely, almost impossibly tasteless. I was very confused about how you could make a simple cheeseburger that had no discernible taste, but they pulled it off. I'm assuming the burger patty was low quality and had been frozen for a long, long time. I guess it is a cheap diner, so you get what you pay for.
Ridgeway Diner is by all means nothing special. But that's what I really like about it. It's a regular diner menu with Greek specialties. The place is quiet, really quiet… I like that. It brings out the hipster in me and makes me want to order coffee (I hate coffee) and write novels (I suck at writing, see following evidence).
The food comes out quickly and piping hot– my gyro was pretty good, albeit a bit heavy handed with the tzatziki (I'll ask them to go light the next time), and my curly fries were were spiraled manna from heaven (hot. crispy. seasoned. curly). Prices were more than reasonable, inexpensive even.
I expected the wait staff to be surly and churlish, but they were lovely and insanely on top of their refill game. Perhaps too on top of their refill game. My sis-in-law got asked about 6 times if she wanted more coffee (the answer was 6 no's). They smiled wide and said "thank you" when we left. I like that.
I like this diner. Its peaceful, friendly vibe makes me forget I'm in Manhattan. Sometimes you need that.