The traditional gyro here is a gift sent from heaven. I like to consider myself a gyro connoisseur, and the one I had here was TOP TIER and scores a solid 2nd place on my (somewhat long) list of "best gyros in America". Our server was also really cool and sweet. Not to mention, the building was so cool! Like the decor? Hello? Absolutely awesome. So if you're looking for a gyro, this one is one of the best I've had yet. read more

Service was good and food was good. This has a diner type vibe and offers an adequate salad bar with a nice variety of items. Value is also good. read more

Hamilton Family Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Best pancakes I've ever had I think, our server was lovely and the environment was beautiful. Love a restaurant that isn't just a boring box haha!! read more

First of all, the food wasn't very good. The service was ok but not worth 43% gratuity they added. Just no way. read more

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Quick trip to the Fairground's Farmers Market. Decided to stop in for dinner. My server was excellent and very friendly. The salad bar was decent but the potato salad was questionable? Instead of fresh dinner rolls this time was room temperature brioche hamburger buns. They were adequate with added butter. I enjoyed my meatloaf of which I added gravy and ketchup. I also enjoyed the crunchy home fries. read more

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Food was just ok. What bothered me was how unfriendly they were. We felt like we were a nuisance just for being there even though they were not busy at all. Then the girl at the register wouldn't even look at me. I always say hello and thank you but there was nothing from her, not even a smile. Again, like our being there was a bother. read more

It was okay. I got the Ham Fam combo. Two eggs and two meats with toast. That's hard to mess up. I got a large cranberry juice and it may have been watered down. Or it was just junk Juice. Not sure. The scrapple was not okay. My wife got the shit on the shingle over a waffle and said she was not impressed. The syrup they are using tastes like nothing. I just think they are cheating out on the ingredients they buy. Our server was interesting. She started out rude and then got really friendly when my brother arrived. He's been a bar tender and is very good at warming people over. My mom and her husband go there semi often and said they normally get something incorrect on their order but they think the food is good. I have dined at way better diners. read more

I used to love this place for decades ,there turkey was the best ,tonight in my 65 years was disturbing at best wife and I got a simple order and one to go ,Tom turkey that looked tasted out of a turkey pack ,but the server who was prob new got everthing wrong including the take out ,but I could deal with that until the server and mgr got into a non stop argument on my bill ?! The bill was wrong added extra that I did not order a take out that was so messed up I couldn't even get mad ,but a mgr yelling at a new server then asking me why I got two bills was even confusing for a computer to figure out ! Bottom line once my fav diner is now just a shell of itself with below average food and management that would be taught in business school how to close up in 60 days . How sad I through a extra 20$ hoping the abuse the waitress took tonight might get it ,but rather doubt ;( read more

More of a diner than restaurant. They have a big menu so plenty to order. I went with a salad with griller chicken. The grilled chicken was rubbery unfortunately. The chicken dumpling soup was decent. They do have big portions which is a plus. Not dying to come back. read more

Sausage was juicy, eggs done just right. Potatoes serving was in my mind a bit skimpy given price for meal ($11.99 for two eggs, two small sausages, two pieces of bacon, two slices of toasted bread, and coffee) Very popular on a Saturday morning. Despite being busy, service was quick. Original chrome/clad diner architecture... a plus! Ample parking available. read more

Hamilton Family Restaurant - Ham Fam Combo - Diners Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

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After a night in a crappy hotel that couldn't deliver on it's one single amenity we booked for, we felt defeated and needed a good breakfast to get our head's on straight and get back on the road in confidence. I had heard quite a few times before that "The Ham Fam" had a really solid breakfast at "diner prices" so we decided to give it a shot. My girlfriend got the bacon, egg, and cheese on a kaiser roll with a side of hash browns. Our friend got a croissant breakfast sandwich with homefries and pancakes. I got a western omelet with cheese with rye toast. The omelet was solid, pretty standard for diner fare. I love rye so this was easy, and the homefries had a nice crisp to them though they were under seasoned. Both ladies said they really enjoyed their sandwiches as well. They were very busy and the service was good when we could get service, but we definitely waited a while to be seen by anyone once we sat. I'd say a good ten minutes without being asked about drinks and then another ten at least til they came for the food order. The food and cost were good enough though to offset this. We would go back. Ham Fam - Didn't Suck read more

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Lunch was not good experience earlier this week. Salmon was small for the price and it was fishy, even with lemon. Fries were not good, so I exchanged them for mixed vegetables, which were worse than the fries. They used to serve battered fries, which were good. Then they started serving regular fries, which are not good. Salad bar was pretty good, except for cooked broccoli. Chicken Barley soup was really good. Veg Barley soup contained too many potatoes, not enough barley. Spinach salad was really good, salad bar was usually pretty good. Veg omelet with sauteed onions over potatoes was good. Pancakes were okay. Lemon chicken breasts with steamed broccoli and side salad from salad bar was very good. Lasagna contained too much ground beef, no ricotta cheese as described on menu. Did not like melted mozzarella cheese over it. Tomato sauce on lasagna was good. Moussaka with Greek Salad was not good. Did not finish meal, did not take leftovers to go. Grilled Rachel sandwich was very good, grilled Ruben sandwich was good with less sauerkraut. Grilled cheese sandwich was pretty good. Service was usually good. read more

The burger was nice. The onion rings were AWESOME. Since there were 8 of us, even though we wanted separate checks, they automatically added 20% gratuity to each check. When I went up front to pay they asked me to add an additional tip, which I did not. The thing that I feel was actually bad was the dessert. They had cannolis there, and I asked when they were filled, because when a cannoli sits, the shell loses the nice crunchiness, and becomes soggy. The lady assured me they were "just filled". I went out to my vehicle and took a bite, it was soggy and mushy, and in my opinion, not fresh. It was also not filled all the way, and the filling was not as soft and creamy as I feel it should have been. I went back in to tell them about it. They did NOT offer to give me a different dessert, or refund my money. read more

Hamilton Family Restaurant - not filled all the way. not creamy. - Diners Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Ive been twice, the roast turkey club has real turkey, not lunch meat turkey. I get it with fries and cole slaw. I had to leave a review this time around since I woke up thinking that I had to get there to get another one today, and it hit the spot again. Pleasantly surprised, service has been great on both visits. I didn't think to take a photo when I was there but here is my leftover 1/2 sandwich for reference... read more

Hamilton Family Restaurant - a chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato - Diners Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Food is no from top to bottom. Juice is from the worst concentrate. Pastries were mid. Service wasn't spectacular. There's 5 diners within 5 miles that are better. read more

stopped in at the Hamm fam ordered queen cut prime asked for it medium well brought my steak out cut a piece on the outside. OK felt a little tough so I cut it across the middle and wow to my disgusting eyes. That's what I saw. I sent the restaurant a message and all they do is say their cooks thought I said, medium rare well if even if that is medium rare, I'm more call it raw right off the beef. You know how much salmon could've gotten to me if I would've ate that I'm sorry these people don't care about the business and I will not recommend this place to anybody and if this complaint gets erased. I'm sorry for the next person that goes in there. I will never recommend this to anybody. Thank you. read more

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Good food, reasonably priced, service good. It's your typical diner with lots of options.

Walked in as a single seating. The hostess was rude and disrespectful. I was seated with the menu slapped on the table. She didn't offer me a beverage. Nor did she tell me that server would be with me. The restaurant was practically empty. One server was chatting with a young lady that was seated as a single as well. I continued to wait for 14 minutes.... It was as if I was invisible. Sad...this was once a jewel of a diner here in the Valley. No more...horrible. The worst. Anyway, after waiting all that time I got up and left. Horrible. I had heard that the service was very poor through the grapevine... They were right. I was treated as though I was invisible, and not acknowledged other than to dump me at a seat, and throw a menu at me. Check this off your list folks. read more

We throughly enjoyed our first visit to FamHam. The wait staff are terrific, very attentive and get things right the first time. Food is awesome no matter if you order breakfast, lunch or dinner. read more

The restaurant was incredibly clean and the portions were huge. Our waitress was prompt and we were served well. This may not be haut cuisine but we were pleasantly surprised at the quality and delicious food were served. Our party of 3 highly recommend the restaurant and we will definitely be coming back. read more

Heard about this place so I stopped while driving home from an appointment. The place was not busy, in fact I would say they were short staffed. French toasts was recommended, but was not properly soaked. The bacon and syrup was cold. The service was slow, the price no bargain. read more

Restaurant was empty on a Friday night. Should have taken that as a major hint . Steak from the breakfast all day menu was not seasoned at all. Open faced turkey sandwich was cold deli meat doused with tasteless gravy. French fries were dry and unseasoned. Mushy Matzo ball soup was left behind. What was once a dependable Lehigh valley diner is now a ghost town. Serving food of that quality won't change that. So disappointing read more

I love this place! Great food! They have the best chess-burgers! They do have the friendliest service..,, read more

This place use to be good" although now it's the worse diner in the Lehigh valley. They don't season the meat and it's broiled. Come here for coffee or burger and fries anything else is a waste of time and money! read more

I've been to diners all over the Lehigh valley we decided to try a new one my food was terrible and girlfriend didn't finish hers either worst diner ive ever been to read more

I'm new to town and Hamilton Family restaurant has become my favorite breakfast place. The staff is very friendly and the manager is all singing and having fun. read more

No kidding! The BEST Chicken Quesadilla and the BEST Fried Onion Rings...Ever! Anywhere! I am NOT a fan of diners, BUT I go out of my way to enjoy these menu items at Ham Fam. Simply put: If you want the thickest, juiciest, sweetest heaping basketful of hand-cut, fried onion rings, and the tastiest Chicken Quesadilla, trust me: no one else compares! I dine all over the Lehigh Valley and beyond. I typically start with Fried Onion Rings and Chicken Quesadilla. Tasty. Fun & Cheap. Just like me! I joke with my friends that I should start a Chicken Quesadilla Blog. They agree. But seriously, folks, I just got tired of wasting $20 bills on crappy diner food, so I typically start with these two standards. If they get that right, we can move on to other things. I've been burned at so many diners and restaurants that I just had to Shout Out about the Great Stuff at Ham Fam. Some places have served me tortillas so soggy or oily I couldn't pick them up. Some give me dried out, inedible tortillas. One place kept me waiting for over a half an hour before telling me there was "a problem in the kitchen". Another actually served me a plastic soufflé cup of COCKTAIL Sauce instead of salsa! Honest mistake, but Yucch! I had it spread all over the Quesadilla then one bite ruined my whole dinner. Ham Fam consistently puts out a huge platter with a great big, tender tortilla, loaded with tasty chicken and cheese. They include two attractive ceramic soufflé cups, (not crappy plastic), heaped with fresh sour cream and zesty salsa on either side of a generous serving of fresh, shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes. First, with a big smile, I paint the sour cream, then the salsa onto the quartered quesadilla with the palette knife--I mean butter knife! Then I sprinkle the shredded lettuce all over the whole shebang. While doing all this art, I start nibbling on the unbelievable onion rings! Get 'em while they're hot! Some places give you FIVE (5) onion rings, as stated on the menu like a legal contract. Some places give you chopped and formed frozen pseudo-onion rings that have tough-to-chew, corn meal flavored breading (yucch!). HamFam generously fills up a big basket of thick hand-cut onion rings, perfectly breaded and perfectly fried. Served piping hot, fresh from the fryer, they are the sweetest, juiciest, tastiest onion rings I ever had--and I used to hand-cut and bread a hundred pounds of onions every day as a kid in Donald Walps' famous Pennsylvania Dutch Restaurant. SO, in conclusion... I don't know about the rest of the stuff on their menu. And I don't really care! As long as they keep putting out my faves like this, I can safely assume that the other stuff is probably pretty darn good, too! BTW, the wait staff may not always be the most sophisticated, but they are always eager to please, helpful, attentive and courteous. Tell them you read the review by Chris Cross! You can ride with me at LehighValleyWineTours.com read more

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This place is great! I almost didn't come based on 2.5 stars but it as a great old school diner. I got the breakfast deal for $8.99 (including coffee) and everything was cooked to perfection. Eggs over easy, the most delightfully crunchy potatoes, a nice piece of ham, and really delicious French toast. I asked for peaches on top and they gladly accommodated for an extra $1.29. Solid! The only reason I give 4 out of 5 stars is that the coffee is a tad weak. Took me 3 cups to get a jolt of caff, but that could just me be. It's a lot of food. I'm looking forward to the leftovers already. read more

I had the pita gyro and it was delicious. The salad bar was pretty good too. The service was good also. I think the lady was newer so she had to go ask here coworkers questions we had but she was very nice and good at what she does. I would suggest you make a trip here one day. read more

Hamilton Family Restaurant - Pita Gyro and it was gooood! - Diners Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Great portions, delicious food, super affordable! Love it!! Their omelettes are wonderful, and the breakfast feast is a lot of food for one person! read more

I ordered Sunday dinner from Ham Fam, through GrubHub. My dinner arrived fast, super fast! I placed the order and less than 30 minutes later dinner was on my doorstep. I ordered Chicken Croquettes, with a side salad, and Tiramisu for dessert. The Chicken Croquettes were perfect, not overly heavy and the spices were delicious. The side salad was a typical diner side salad. I love the diner side salad, the ranch dressing was perfect, cherry tomatoes were ripe, tons of cucumbers, red onions, and the best part it's huge. I haven't tried it yet as I'm so full from dinner but the Tiramisu smells amazing and I'm sure it will taste amazing as well. I will order from Ham Fam again! read more

Portions of food are ridiculously large. Tasted pretty good too. Service was fast but waitress wasn't friendly and seemed annoyed. I've been going to this diner for YEARSSSSSSSSSSS read more

It's a diner with diner food. They're all about the same. Expecting gourmet food at diner pricing is dumb. But, the food is well made, soups done well, meats not overcooked, GOOD COFFEE, and... Here's the difference... Good waitstaff. Some diners, the waitresses are good, others couldn't serve a bad joke. Ham Fam has good wait staff. Good people. I left my credit card there once and they PROTECTED it. That goes a long way with me. read more

Drove in from Philly last night for a party. Hit this place up at around 2:20AM with my friend. Let's just cut to the chase: if you're looking for an establishment that live up to the classic diner experience, look no further. The waitresses here are all obnoxious bitches, the food takes forever to come out, the service is terrible, and the food is DELICIOUS. We came in and the crotchety old broad working the register "greeted us" while simultaneously yelling at other people. She seated us and asked for our drink orders, basically suggesting it would be awhile before we saw our waitress Tamara. She was right. When Tamara finally came over, bitching and moaning about how long her shift was, she took our order. The order was: Me: a burger (I forget the name) with bacon & fried egg - platter (supposed to come with fries, cloeslaw, lettuce, tomato and raw onion); a bread bowl of chili, an iced tea Friend: hot wings (comes with bleu cheese), french onion soup bread bowl, sweet potato fries, lemonade After she takes the order Tamara says, literally, that it's going to take forever for her to get to us because of the big party in the back. And she wasn't joking. The food comes out - everything but my burger. And it was delicious. Seriously, best diner food I have EVER had. But the bleu cheese is missing. When we finally see Tamara again, maybe ten minutes later to drop my burger, my friend says "Am I going to get bleu cheese with my wings?" Tamara looks her dead in the eye and says: "Do you WANT bleu cheese?" I mean - first of all, hot wings always come with bleu cheese, but also it says right on the damn menu... anyway, the bleu cheese comes out. Then Tamara disappears before I realize that with my platter that I paid extra for I have received no coleslaw, no lettuce tomato or onion. Just a dry burger with an egg and bacon and cheese. And then we wait. And wait. And wait. Another 10 minutes goes by with no sign of Tamara whatsoever. So I have to ask another waitress, could she please bring me out the missing things. Which she begrudgingly does, but without the closeslaw, declaring: "There is not an ounce of coleslaw left in the building anywhere." But again, the burger was out of the world delicious. Like I would full on blow the chef for that burger. So we eat and enjoy our meal. Keep in mind, the front register lady has spent the entire evening basically cussing out every person who comes through the front door. It's almost charming. Once we finished, we again waited and waited for Tamara to resurface, at least 15 minutes, until we finally asked the front register lady for a to go box and our check. The entire meal was only $40 which for that amount of delicious food is amazing. I will point out, TAMARA, if you're reading this, that despite your shitty attitude and terrible service, we tipped you 20%. So don't go popping off like we're bad people for calling you out. We get it, you work at a diner and life sucks. Anyway, 1 star for the amazing food, 1 star for the amazing price, and 1 star for the overall vibe of classic diner realness. But minus two stars for everything taking FOREVER and everyone just kind of being a superbitch. (Sidebar - they seem to have an internet connection available to everyone, but it wasn't working.) read more

Very cute diner, fast and kind service, and great food! Would definitely recommend this restaurant to a friend and hope to come back! Masks are worn be servers and foot traffic indoors is one-way read more

Service a bit brusk but attentive and the food is good. Lots of tables in back so they can often accommodate you.

We used to go to this diner every Sunday with a large group. The food and service were good but we stopped going when we realized that gratuity was added to the check but the server never mentioned it. Week after week the servers received over 40% in gratuity and never mentioned it. Very disappointed. read more

If you want good, plain food and friendly service, this is your place. If you want upscale, move on. It is the best of the neighborhood diner genre. read more

First time here when Stadium shut bc of lightning. More than 200 rushed this place and the staff handled it amazingly! Food was good, wait staff, cooks, managers all worked together and delivered quickly. And it was very clean! Thanks so much and good job!!! read more

Service was excellent. Portions were big Price was good. Food wasn't that great but it wasn't bad either. The Pie was great. read more