Everything is ALWAYS HOT when served to the table!!! I've been going here for breakfast for years and love love love the sausage links! Can't find them at any other diner around here!!! Definitely 's!!!! read more

Classic home cooked breakfast- real diner food Service is good- prices are fair Could use an upgrade on the lunch menu Girls work hard to keep you happy read more

Only went there once. Food was good not great but took forever to get. It was very clean and the waitstaff was very nice. But when you have to wait 45 minutes to get breakfast and your grandkids get impatient it makes for a ding in service. And the place was virtually empty. There were 6 of us breakfast shouldn't take that long. read more

Great good, great service and pleasant and clean environment. Our server keep the coffee flowing and was very attentive.

On way home from moms so we stopped for a quick bite. Typical diner setting and food. Coffee was hot and food was good along with service. Enjoy read more

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We went for the first time and we were disappointed. Breakfast may not be their strong point. I know sometimes people have bad days. Today may have been the worst breakfast I had! No taste, beef hash was burnt, can't believe they even brought it out like that. My mom's sandwich was not tasty as well. we basically took two bites and left because we were starving. Lady waitress was nice. Awful tasting food though. I'm sorry we won't be back.... read more

Very unassuming place located in a strip mall. We were seated quickly and had time to look over the classic diner menu. Great portion sizes and the food was tasty. Super service the kept up with the crowd. read more

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Great breakfasts, good service, typical diner atmosphere. Busy on weekends and lots of regulars. They make a great cup of coffee!

Some of the best pancakes I've ever had in my life! Perfectly cooked bacon. Friend loved her omelet as well. Our waitress was friendly and helpful, never felt rushed. The vibe is old school, very clean and comfy. Ordered stuff to go and was very happy with the quality of that food as well. Did I say affordable? Highly recommend - I'll be back!!! read more

Every other Sunday it's become a tradition to grab breakfast here and everything is a win. 2 page menu. Breakfast and lunch. Most items are under $12 with a lot of variety under $10. A fancy diner is actually a restaurant and this is a real diner. Authentic and only open til 3. Best time to come on a weekend is that 11:30- 2pm sweet spot however the wait time has never been bad. Monte Cristo is outstanding because their French toast is NJ diner approved. Egg salad and Reuben are on point too. Delicious pancakes and the kids menu covers all the fan favorites. Coffee is always fresh and the service is very kind and timely. Oh yeah and disco fries. Get them! read more

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Met a friend for lunch. Food was excellent. Waitress, Sandy, was very attentive and personable. Highly recommend!

I frequently go to the Barnegat Diner for the delicious breakfast and lunch. The service is great and the staff is friendly and efficient. I would highly recommend this diner . read more

Decided to try this tiny outdated diner located in a strip mall after a morning of crabbing on the Barnegat Bay. It seemed ok when we walked in, seeing the older local folks enjoying their meals. We were seated at a booth and there was no way my 6'5" partner was going to be comfortable. They are so tight it would have been impossible to enjoy a meal so I requested a table. Much better. P. S. There was a larger woman whose breasts were actually resting on the table! Anyway, moving on. The hostess was a bit cranky but our server was good. The coffee. Ugh. What can I say. I couldn't even drink it and I love coffee. It was so weak and it tasted dirty like their machines were never thoroughly cleaned. Disappointing. We both got fried eggs over easy and they came out in a puddle of grease. The sausage and home fries were dry like they were sitting around for hours. The toast was good and there was real butter available for extra buttering. The one thing that really turned me off is the sign on the door. They charge a 3.9% fee if using a credit or DEBIT card!! Well that wasn't happening so we were forced to pay with cash and I couldn't treat for breakfast as promised as I had no cash on me. Pretty ridiculous. Bottom line. Would I return? No. I'll go to McDonald's or the Stafford Diner for a better meal. read more

It's an average diner. my mother had French toast and said it was good. I had eggs (asked for over hard and didn't get that), home fries (very good) bacon & toast. My son got pancakes in shape of Mickey Mouse which was cute. Prices are great. Service isn't so bad. Food isn't over the top amazing but you def get a good standard meal here. read more

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Had breakfast a couple times. Not a bad choice in the area, especially for a strip mall. Both times it was busy, but not absolutely crazy. The waitstaff did a great job and the food came out pretty quickly. Both times I had pancakes, eggs and pork roll. The pancakes were great, not over done, they were nice and filling. The eggs were eggs, scrambled, went well with everything, just good. The pork roll was really tasty. Thicker cut, but not ridiculously so, cooked well. All together, it was just a good diner breakfast. Local place that I would absolutely return to. Clean, inviting, tasty, what more could you ask for? read more

I love this place for breakfast. Their breakfast specials include juice and coffee and are very reasonably priced, especially considering the recent inflation for food items. Their food and coffee is always very good. I especially like their breakfast sausage, it's the best out of all the local restaurants I've tried. I can't comment on lunch at this location because I haven't tried it. On the downside, since Covid they are only open each day at 8 AM for breakfast. But for me it's worth the wait. read more

Good jersey diner in a strip mall. We did breakfast. Good portions, reasonable price. Fast and friendly service. It's a local place. The waitress seemed to know most groups. We found it as a cut through heading to LBI. We will definitely go back. read more

Once again I should have gone to yelp first, can't trust the other reviews. Was there Saturday Morning and the Service was the worst. Maybe the only time I ever ate breakfast at a diner and was NEVER asked if I wanted more coffee. I asked for my Spinach Feta omelet to be soft, it was very well done, no I did not send it back. Getting the check took god knows how long. Very convenient if heading to AC, but next trip I will look elsewhere. read more

Will not be back. We ate breakfast. The breakfast potatoes and pork roll were greasy and just awful. They tasted burnt. The scrambled eggs were the only thing that was good. The waitress was nice. We have eaten here more than a few times but will not eat here anymore. Tried it for the last time. It will never change. Get a new cook please. The food actually started to make me sick. read more

Quaint local diner serving Barnegat locals. Non-Locals Beware! Our group was chastised for asking for non-dairy products for coffee. In addition to responding that none were available, the server noted that they don't have turkey bacon either. K. We didn't ask for turkey bacon. And there's a pretty common thing going on with non-dairy products for coffee. We were also chastised with an audible exasperated sigh when our kid was organizing the creamer and jelly packets. No mess, just organizing and playing with them as kids do, and with all intentions to put them back in the bowl. Well, that ended early because we were told by Rita Wilson Hanks (doppelgänger) that they have to go back in the bowl. Captain Obvious to the rescue! Scrapple on the menu - a meat loaf type side that's composed of "scraps" from the grill. It was good with ketchup, although the family razzed me about eating "scraps" from other peoples' meals. Not sure that's what scrapple is, but who knows! She's having a bad day, but by her interactions with the octogenarians we think it was more about being insecure with her customers. Non-dairy = out of towners. The only upside is that the meals are so underpriced, you take the CAF with a side of "scrapple rude." As Chet Hanks says, "Ree-Spect Monn!" read more

Greek diner love the food love the people very friendly very caring they take care of you and their Westin on it with American cheese is phenomenal The best I've ever had read more

Our absolute favorite spot for Breakfast and Lunch. Great daily specials! The TCB omelette is my go to favorite. Friendly atmosphere and the service is exceptional. Kudos to Kris and her amazing staff. read more

Stopped in on our way home from down the shore and my expectations weren't high to begin with but I really wasn't expecting what I got. Bacon was cooked to a complete crisp, eggs were really greasy and the home fries looked not so good but I tried them anyway and I did not appreciate the taste. My toast was soft and felt like it was just warmed up in a microwave. The waitresses were nice but they were on their phones and talking so loudly the whole time. read more

Took 25 minutes to take my order then waited another 30 minutes for some sad looking food. Owner is not friendly and the staff does the bare minimum I will not be coming back this place is just horrible read more

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This diner is about 5 minutes away from me and they must have not thought I was a local because the service was pretty bad. Most of the time the staff was too busy talking among themselves or on their phones. The waitress almost seemed like we were a bother for stopping in. My wife loves NJ diners for some reason, so we stopped in when we first moved to this area....and will probably not be back again. This is a diner so your expectation on food quality are already pretty low, but they managed to go beyond that. I had some very unsavory eggs with some terrible tasting coffee. The wife had a chicken sandwich and felt like the chicken wasn't cooked enough. Overall, not a pleasant experience. read more

I found hair in my food, there was a pound of chocolate syrup in my chocolate milk, the waitress forgot half our order and she carried all of our drinks with one hand and they all spilled in each other. read more

Best diner around. Food is fantastic, staff is great and owner is a wonderful person. Highly recommend

Our waitress was wonderful however the food was not. Ordered a gyro. The Tzatziki Sauce was basically sour cream with zero garlic, dill flavor. The tomatoes as well were flavorless. Fries were under cooked and greasy. Husbands California Burger was OK but fries the same. As we went to counter to pay the head waitress (i think) was chatting with a coworker and using profanity. She held out her hand for card and never once acknowledged us. She then proceeded to cough all over the card and cc slip....NEVER going back. Disgusting read more

Good diner food. Good service, friendly people. Prices are fair and portions are a good size. One of the better diners in the area. read more

It really sucks to write this but this place disappointed. I have lived in NJ for a long time and really embraced the diner first mentality of it. I could just about write this like a /b, I will give it a shot. Not allowed to use a caret! That makes me sad -Walk in, hostess says "what do you want?" -obvious answer is obvious -sit down at a 2 top, by myself for lunch -Observe wait staff looking at phones and talking among themselves. -Finally get menu -Most things I would expect, a few different items -I settle on my old reliable bacon cheeseburger to gauge this place -Finally get a drink order in -Food order taken after wait staff check phone and gab again -In their defense, it sounded like they feared for a family members safety, so I cut some slack -Food comes out at reasonable time and is to order, this pleases me -Server hollers from distance to ask if food is good, I nod, with disdain -Torn, because I would love another good diner around this area, but the service was crap -Leave, glad that food was good -Got RKO'ed on the way out, never saw it coming. Service 65/100 Quality 99/100 Atmosphere 92/100 Overall 85/100 Thanks for reading! read more

Classic NJ diner. Except its in a small outdoor mall. Staff always pleasant, helpful , kind. Never bad service. Food is classic Jersey diner great. Large portions, tasty, great price. Had breakfast and lunch and both are great. Great lil local spot. I'd sooner wait for breakfast here than at Scojos on LBI. No question. read more

If I could give no stars I would: The food is ok, but my low rating is due to the staff. If you are not a "regular" then you seem to be a bother. Our waitress was too busy socializing to care about us. No refills, and only came to check on us bc she was talking to (and sitting with) people at the next table. When we wanted our check after 15 minutes of waiting I finally had to ask someone else to get it. It's worth mentioning that there were only 4-5 tables/booths with guests and two waitresses so they weren't slammed. I will NEVER go there again. read more

I've only been here a few times. It's a typical diner. Clean but nothing spectacular. Service is hot and cold. I've had it where the servers are on point, attentive and timely and slow, chatty and distracted. The food is typical diner food. Burgers, breakfast, disco fries. Last time I got a burger I asked for medium rare and got medium well, despite that the burger was surprisingly juicy. I didn't say anything so I don't know if they would have redone it or not. Their fries are good. I'll eat them and I'm picky about my fries. The rubens are decent to. Big, but still a typical diner ruben. Over all not a bad place to get something quick if your in the area, but don't go out of your way. read more

My mother and I stopped here on a whim today. We were a little worried because of previous reviews, but we wanted breakfast food, so we decided to try it anyway. We both thought it was great. I had an omelet with home fries and she had French toast with bacon. Both our meals were really tasty, cooked perfectly, and although it was clear the wait staff was short-handed, our server was very attentive. All in all a great experience as compared to other diners. read more

Went here with my boyfriend. We are from outside of the state and was the third place we tried to go to this morning for breakfast. Every other place was about an hour wait. The wait was only a few minutes and the place was full. Was a quick turn around. The staff were beyond kind and the food was amazing. Not a complaint from us at all and we pretty much tried everything off of the breakfast menu. This is a perfect stop in place for a nice breakfast or lunch with friendly people and yummy food. read more

It's great. My family goes almost every weekend!! We love the food & everyone that works there is super friendly & on top of everything.

Food was good wish they had more options for people who cant eat beef or pork , perhaps some turkey bacon and/or sausage. I walked in around 10:30am not busy at all server took her time as she had some well known people to her on the next booth next to me when she approched me to take my order it was very awkard and non welcoming i asked for water since i had just sat down and havent had a chance to go through the menu, once i did and placed my order she never refilled my water and never checked up on me to see how the food came out mean while she was in the bar area talking to those guest that she knew. I also look young so perhaps she thought i wasnt going to tip her properly and decided to give me the lowest service when it came to pay she didnt ask if i would like anything else she just place the bill on the table and left, waiting for 20 mins for her to pick up my bill as is clearly visable in the courner of the table.... worst service ever... and i work as a server as well so i know about guest satisfaction and non discriminatory service. She was blond, long hair in a pony tail, in the chubby side. read more

Worst service. To busy sitting with regulars than taking food order or actually bringing what we ordered to the table. Owner just makes excuses instead of fixing the issue. read more

Hostess was so rude. Yelled at us for asking if our table would be available soon. Had been waiting 35 minutes. We left and will never go back. They need to hire someone else to greet their customers. read more

I read several other reviews about this place and I could not agree more. There is something wrong with the staff at this diner. I stopped there this summer wile on a LBI vacation and could not believe how the waitress ran around and acted crazy. Meth heads for sure. I visit LBI every year and will never stop at this place again. read more