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    Front Door Diner

    4.3 (24 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Great service in a rustic looking establishment.  Service was spot on and the omelette tasted good.  Canned mushrooms though.
    Maestro L.

    Great friendly service with a good tasting mushroom omelette. Reasonably priced with a rustic style eatery.

    Bear rito breakfast burrito w/ 15 homefry pieces
    Nicole L.

    Was in Old Forge for a mural job and needed some breakfast before starting. Front Door Diner looked like a nice spot to stop! We were in "painting clothes" and don't look like the typical, wealthy, privileged doctor type summering in ADK, so maybe we looked like the help - I dunno. Because we didn't receive a very warm welcome or good customer service. I asked if takeout was available, was told yes, so we looked at a menu. Once we decided what we wanted, I had to search for someone to tell because no one was checking in with us, no one said "let us know when you're ready"; we were essentially being ignored. "Hi, excuse me, where can we place an order for takeout?"I asked. "Umm...(looks at girl next to her) do you want to take this?" Never responded to me, never said "Sure! Let me find out for ya," or anything like that. I find that to be kind of rude. The vibe felt like they were either confused or annoyed that we wanted to order takeout. None of the younger women working there were overly friendly. Giving three stars because the food wasn't BAD, just nothing to write home about and the portions were small for the price. I opened my container and the tiny portion of home fries felt like someone was pranking me. The hollandaise on my Benny was separated, the breakfast burrito was small and kind of pitiful looking, but again, didn't taste bad. It's 2022; if businesses don't care about basic customer service, making people feel welcome, etc, especially with the cost of dining out, I'll happily spend my money elsewhere. I'm 1,000% more likely to return to a place when I felt the staff was personable, welcoming, and helpful. And this diner simply wasn't that.

    bar seating
    Mina B.

    menu had a nice selection, reasonable prices and a decent variety for a diner. servers were very attentive. will probably stop back next time i'm around this area and try something more adventurous, but the chicken tenders were cooked well and the fries were nicely seasoned.

    French Toast with strawberries. We expected whipped topping on them. That would have offset the lack of fresh strawberries.

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    Very good for diner level food. A regular breakfast staple! A good value for the area!

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    went for lunch and breakfast. very friendly, great service and excellent food! I would absolutely go again

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    Best place for breakfast would recommend the breakfast burrito would recommend very good!!!

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    The Back Door Bar

    3.5(68 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$

    came here for the first time the other day and the vibe is awesome, space is large and great for…read morebig parties, and food delicious. given it is the winter time off season it wasn't extremely crowded which was nice because the service was excellent, very friendly and fast. i was happily surprised at the amount of gluten free options they had - GF pizza (cauliflower crust), GF wraps, and GF pasta! i ordered a buffalo chicken wrap on a GF wrap with ranch instead of blue cheese and it was delish - came with a side of chips and a pickle. there are generous portions for the price and so happy to see more gluten free options available, especially since this is one of the few spots open in off season!

    We were leaf peeping on a warm fall weekend having had breakfast at Campbells Diner on the way up…read morewe were not hungry but stopped for a drink and the view from the back door bar outdoor upper deck. Bartender was friendly and chatted with us for a quick minute as he served a large crowd. The burgers that went by as we stood there looked scrumptious and huge. I would venture to say the food must be good based on the looks of it and the size of the dining crowd. When we sat outside with the gorgeous view from the upper deck people below were getting pizzas that also looked delicious and I'd say about 18" with fresh looking ingredients. I cannot attest to flavor but the smells were awesome. Next time we will stop later and grab a bite for dinner.

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    The Back Door Bar - View from the upper patio

    View from the upper patio

    The Back Door Bar - Buffalo chicken salad

    Buffalo chicken salad

    The Back Door Bar - View from the upper patio

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    View from the upper patio

    Slickers Adirondack Tavern

    Slickers Adirondack Tavern

    3.7(157 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    Slickers is a staple when visiting old forge. A great time with good and good drinks. Love their…read morebucket drinks and think they're a great deal and a fun souvenir. We were seated immediately which was awesome seeing as it was 4th of July weekend. We ordered the spinach and shrimp dip for an appetizer and we ate that up immediately. My boyfriend got a bacon cheeseburger which he thought was really good and cooked perfectly (medium rare fyi). I chose the drunken chicken which was huge and the chipotle mayo was a nice addition! Overall very good and filling. Slickers is always a good time with friendly customers and staff. I've never had a bad experience here!

    Upon arrival the place was pretty busy but we saw two open booths to our left. Due to being a…read morefamily of 5, they told us it would be a 10-15 minute wait for a table, outside and inside options were full. We didn't realize they were attempting to close the section to the left. We waited about 25 mins. Some other families arrived with 4 and were seated immediately. We were finally seated. 10 minutes after we were seated I went back to the hostess and asked who are server is since we still didn't have drink orders. It was the server that was serving the table next to us. She never said, "oh I'll be right with you", even after she went to that table 5 times. They kept asking for drinks and crackers and more items. After I approached the hostess I saw them flag her down and ask her to serve us, not sure if she was supposed to go home, on break or what the breakdown with service happened to be. After the hostess flags her down she comes up to our table and asks for drinks, no apology for the wait or having to flag her down to get service. I said we have been here for 10 minutes, we are ready to place our full order. We order everything. It takes 11 minutes to bring 5 waters, 2 sodas, and 2 bottles of beer. This is after the place has now cleared and is quiet inside. 85% of the tables and bar are empty. 28 minutes later our food arrives. She never came back to ask for refills. She had two tables at this point, ours and a family of 4 behind us. After the food was delivered and we were eating I glanced over to the bar to see the manager, hostess, bar tender all eating chips and dip at the bar due to it all slowing down. The server came right over to ask if everything was ok and began leaving before we could answer. We would like more drinks. Buser never cleared our table. I had to put dirty dishes on the table being cleared next to us. Service was negative stars. I have two stars because the food was really good, the environment was ok. Some cobwebs in corners and the building is a little shabby, but it goes with the vibe. I would rather have stellar service and ok food than great food and not great service.

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    Slickers Adirondack Tavern
    Slickers Adirondack Tavern - Chicken wings

    Chicken wings

    Slickers Adirondack Tavern

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    Keyes Pancake House - Strawberry waffle with strawberries

    Keyes Pancake House

    3.3(94 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    First, I made the rookie mistake of popping by Keyes on a Sunday morning in the fall. The place…read morewas packed, there was a line - but I scored a counter seat right off, and placed my order for a biscuit with gravy, some corned beef hash, and a coffee. This would end up costing my $17 and change, expensive and not a good value. The food was served cold, clearly not made in house, and service was indifferent at best. Go someplace else, like one of the restaurants in Inlet, about 5 miles up canyon. Getting wait staff attention for some coffee was the first challenge and indication of the pending experience. The food took over 45 minutes to come out, even for such a simple order, and the 2 times I was able to grab attention for a coffee refill really felt like I was imposing on someone. The gravy arrived cold - not "was on the warmer for a while" cold, but "we just got this out of the walk-in" cold, and returned from a brief trip through a shower of microwaves barely warmed. The corned beef hash was clearly scooped out of a can on to the grill and was a small portion for the price. All while while trying to inject myself between wait staff and their indifference to get coffee, check, warmed gravy, water refill, etc. 7 minutes after leaving I drove past a few restaurants in Inlet, with less crowding and looking just as quaint as Keyes. I'll try there next time I'm through this area. Definitely not Keyes!

    The food was good - the pancakes were great! Very friendly waitresses welcome you in to a cozy,…read moreclassic, Adirondack diner.

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    Keyes Pancake House - The dining room.

    The dining room.

    Keyes Pancake House - Irish coffee

    Irish coffee

    Keyes Pancake House - Breakfast

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    Breakfast

    Front Door Diner - breakfast_brunch - Updated May 2026

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