This place has changed hands for the better. The food has gotten great. The owner is extremely nice. I am so happy not to go out of town just to catch a meal. Try this place it won't disappoint. The staff has come a long way. Keep it up. Try the Sugar free cheese cake. read more

Good job. Well priced. I have ordered here tons of times and haven't been disappointed

My favorite local diner to eat at. I love the breakfast options and they are a reasonable price. The bakery foods are my favorite, always fresh and delicious. I'd recommend this place to anyone. Also, strawberry milkshakes are my favorite! read more

Huge portions! Come hungry, leave full! This place is BYOB so bottles are welcome. The combo meals are the best, including a gigantic garden salad and desert with the meal. We both had huge meals spent only $35, and loved every bite. When we go hiking this way again, we will be BACK! read more

Good food, service and Pride of ownership. Keep it simple and it's all good! Matson ball soup, BLT and rice pudding is my go-to. Yum. Tidy and consistent. read more

Fantastic food!! We love coming here any time of the day! Great Gyro and disco fries. My kids love their Nutella crepe and mozzarella sticks!! Love the new owners and you can BYO. read more

Great quick lunch with hubs. Ordered the Mediterranean Sizzling Skillet with over easy eggs... delicious and very filling. Good service and food came out quick. read more

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I LOVE diners! I am happy to report that I really enjoyed eating here for breakfast the other weekend after visiting the Ringwood Botanical Garden. The menu had lots of choices and fair prices. I went with the fit egg white omelet, dry toast, fruit, and a side of turkey bacon. The portion was perfect and everything was to my liking. My fiance had the croissant french toast sandwich which he happily gobbled up and I dreamt of eating myself. The coffee was very good and was kept flowing by our waitress. There are not many places to eat around this area and I would happily eat here again to try lunch items. read more

the owner needs to work on his anger management and learn that customers are the one keeping his business open. calling out people over yelp because he got a nasty review is not a way to run a business. additionally, making excuses that we didnt bring it to his attention sooner is not a way to handle a business. be more diligent with allergies and stop making excuses for yourself. lost two customers. read more

I think that this is good as it gets. Hamburger with brown gravy and fries.. Peanut butter milk shake. Greek gyros..stuffed peppers. Don't forget the Greek lemon chicken soup. AS GOOD AS IT GETS. read more

2 words: Tuna Melt Great people, great food for kids, service is awesome - and really good NJ diner food. Been there a lot lately, and as I type this I realize it's time to bring the family over there tonight again because I'm hungry. read more

This place is really really mediocre at best. No doubt it gets elevated reviews since Ringwood is lacking any restaurant worth frequenting. I got a patty melt. The lower bread was sitting in a puddle of grease on the plate. It had the consistency of mashed potatoes. Wife got a turkey club that was dry and tasteless. Son got an omelette which was ok, though small. Service and coffee refills were slow. It wasn't the worst food ever, and decidedly better than the prior diner, but I'd still rather drive over to pompton queen or state line if I'm going to spend money. read more

My friends and I always go to our favorite diner Pompton Queens Diner, but we decided to go somewhere different and drove down to Lakeside. I was once recommended to go there so it had to be good. The place is alright-typical diner. My waitress was great. I wish I remembered her name to give her more recognition because she was very lovely. However, the food was not lovely. My friends and I ordered the BLT, Reuben Sandwich, and Fettuccine Alfredo. None of those items in the list were not good. The BLT was dry, my reuben sandwich was just a hot mush, and the fettuccine alfredo had zero flavor (smelled like milk no cheese BIZARRE). Maybe my friends and I will stick to the good ol Pompton Queens Diner. read more

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i LOVE this diner. Not only is the food always amazing but the owners are fantastic!!!! They know me by my first name, and basically know my order from memory !!! They make you feel so welcome when you come in ! I know they care so much for their customers because I'm here all the time and they know almost all their customers when they come up to pay! If i could give 10 stars i would !!! I work in customer service and going somewhere with excellent customer service is so refreshing because it slacks in most places nowadays. If your looking for a homey, family owned diner wit amazing food and people this is the place to go ! read more

We are so happy to have this new diner open in town! It is the first week and they have been packed EVERY night! We had the mozzarella sticks and burgers. The burgers were thick and cooked exactly to order. The mozzarella sticks were crispy on the outside and perfectly cheesy on the inside! We will be back again and again! read more

The food is great as well as the staff. The owners are very hands on. Most of all the food portions are huge! The size of just my side salad was bigger than most places entrees. I'll admit I was skeptical before going here because the last few previous owners didn't have great success but I'm glad we gave it a chance. Also, bonus points for being local. Definitely would recommend this diner! read more

placeNice little place good service plenty of coffee coming around as well as the servers asking if we are enjoying our meal.we would return again everything came out as we ordered. read more

About time the Ringwood area got a decent diner - You can tell these new owners give a crap - and would like a return on their investment in this community that desperately NEEDS places like this!!! - Couldn't understand why this place, formerly the "Ringwood Diner & Pancake House", was always empty. Well, they threw the bums out, gave the whole place an update - and now the parking lot is packed like it should be! Had simple breakfast - and was what you'd expect from people who'd like you to be satisfied...Should be a great stop off point fot those traveling to Greenwood Lake. read more

First time there. Place is spotlessly clean. Food flavorful and a lot of it. Reasonably priced. Service was good.

What a delight to have a good, solid diner back in our little town. The food is good and the portions are generous. The staff is friendly and courteous. In a neighborhood with limited choices, it's great to have this option. read more

Classic NJ diner with a huge menu including lots of greek food. The shrimp scampi was a bit sour for my taste. Good pancakes. Friendly service not too slow . Good for kids. read more

Me and my family go to lakeside diner all the time for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The staff is very friendly and the owner is very present. When he's not working at the register he is going from table to table to catch up with his guests and makes sure everyone is having a pleasurable experience and that the food is exactly how they like it. read more

Typical local diner, always busy. Took us about 20 min to get a seat for the four of us. The Cuban sandwich I ordered was ok, nothing special. We had to request utensils and we didn't have plates for the bread. Overall, average on most things. Good place when you're in pinch and don't want to travel far. read more

My husband and I eat from here at least once a week. Everything is really good and there portion sizes are more then enough. We never had to wait for a table either. I highly recommend! read more

Excellent place. The service was efficient, professional and fast The kitchen service was great the food came out quicker then expected. Everything we ordered came out Hot and very appetizing. very clean Diner setting. Even the support staff were friendly and helpful. The owners really know what they are doing it's about time we have a great place to eat around town. read more

I love this place I come with My kids and husband almost every weekend the staff soo nice food amazing !!!! And the owner is always there soo nice ;). In love with this place !!!! The best dinner read more

My everyday, go to place !! I live right down the street and I feel extremely lucky, to have a place that I can trust with any meal! Chris (the owner) ALWAYS MAKES SURE, THAT EVERYTHING IS AS PERFECT AS CAN BE! This diner, takes pride in their services and WE APPRECIATE IT! read more

Their breakfast skillets are amazing! The food is fresh and the service is great. If you like corn beef hash, you must try this place. They have generous portions at great prices. read more

We ate here once to try it weeks ago when it first opened. Food was decent, portions average to generous, wait staff ok, price fair. The burgers were decent,corned beef platter, and chicken finger platter ok. Overall food was average. Nothing homemade about coleslaw or fries. The owner made us wait a while to check out as she was talking to another customer at counter. No acknowledgement of us or I will be right there comment . Nobody else stepped up to offer to check us out quicker in restaurant, wait staff and bus staff all looked at us almost frozen and helpless. Maybe, only owner was allowed to ring up, but first impressions were everything and I left feeling service wasn't on point and maybe we ordered the wrong thing,but food was average. I am willing to try them again. Perhaps Breakfast will be better. The skillets look good....Ok so went back today a few hours ago. Apparently owner checks his reviews often as a good owner should. He told me he read my review and appreciated it. I appreciated he read it, and food was better today. The recipe was changed for the chicken fingers making them more crispy and my daughter who never eats the entire finger, but around them usually, cleaned her entire plate. The South-West Breakfast Skillet I ordered was very good. I would try another skillet that they have again. The desert "cakes" and coffee were decent too! The service on its own was very good, and waitress was very nice and accommodating. The owner Peter was walking around too, very visible to everyone assisting the tables too. Things seemed to flow better today. Upon checkout too, the other owner checked me out right away and was pleasant. I will be a return customer. I wish the owner(s) continued success. You really can feel a sense of pride in their business, and respect and thanks for their patrons. read more

Great diner! Very clean, great food, friendly staff and friendly owner. We will definitely go back!

The food is typical diner fare but good for what it is. The service is great and the owner ALWAYS comes over to the table to ask if everything is ok. Then he asks again when you go to the register to pay. It's also very reasonably priced. All in all a pleasant experience and it is literally right around the corner. read more

Homemade lasagna DELICIOUS!!! Generous portions, huge dinner salad with entrees as well as rolls, choice of soup/salad, and dessert !!! WE WILL be back !! Can't wait to try breakfast here!! Keep up the good work New Owners :)!!! read more

Now open, the Lakeside diner offers an extensive NEW menu. We were happy with the numerous breakfast selections including three breakfast skillets, numerous wraps and omelets. I ordered the Denver Skillet which was brought to our table on a sizzling hot plate. My wife ordered the eggs Parisian. Both dishes were terrific and this was a very good first impression. It's also a plus that we live close by. read more

This place is adorably decorated and very clean! Our waitress was so sweet, the food was great and the dessert was amazing. I definitely would come back here if I ever ended up in the area again. The only reason I cannot give this place 5 stars is because the fluorescent lighting was very overwhelming. We ended up unscrewing our lightbulb while we were there because it was way too much. Also, the Buffalo chicken wrap had lettuce on one side, chicken on the other. It was too half and half to but this is a thing most diners do. read more

Love this place. It's so hard to find diners nowadays that are consistently great food but Lakeside blows it puts the park every time. The staff is always very attentive, the hostess is very kind and not hesitate to help serve customers and the owner is always available to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves. The food always comes out fresh and hot and the soups and coffee are always great (definitely diner cornerstones!) read more

Back again last night with my dad! Fantastic service! Very friendly staff and our food came out quick and hot! Very fresh ingredients! Affordable prices! Can't wait to go back with my boyfriend. Wish it was open all day though :/ read more

It's great to have a diner back, and having one that has great food and great service is definitely a winner! Great burgers, and a great French dip sandwich, two things I tend to judge a diner on. read more

Always disappointing. We just dropped 60 bucks (tip included) on 2 salads and 2 kids meals. Salads were mediocre at best and worth 6 bucks tops...not $13 . Waitress was so miserable. My wife was supposed to get a soup and desert, we realized afterwards she never got those with her meal. Yet somehow we spent double what we would have spent at Oakland Diner, and got half the quality of service and food. This place is trash! read more

Decided to give this place a shot since its re opened. Very good aesthetics, sat down at the bar. Waitresses looked a bit flustered but expected because the place was busy. Sat there for 5 minutes before the waitress said she'd be right with me. Two other workers come out from the back and are just standing there looking around talking to eachother while their coworker is struggling and yelling about walking out. 10 min go by and have not yet placed my order. Then the gentlemen who I guess is the manager comes out from the back and sees that I have a Starbucks cup since I was just finishing my coffee. Instead of asking what I'd like to order, starts to tell me that next time don't bring that in there. I stood up and mentioned that I was just finishing it and that no one had even asked me if I wanted anything to drink. Pretty disappointed. I just got up and left. Terrible service. Going to think twice about returning, ever again. read more

As someone who has lived in New Jersey for 19 years now, I have been to a plethora of diners all over the state and to be completley honest, I wasn't a huge fan of many. Most diners in New Jersey left me disappointed with their weak coffee, bad service and leather-like burgers. However, Lakeside Diner is a diner unlike any other one I've ever been to. The service is always lovely, the food is phenomenal and the atmosphere is great as well. The waitresses are always polite and professional, yet friendly at the same time. Each time that I've came in, the owner has gone out of his way to come and check up on us to be sure everything is up to par. As good as the service is, the real reason Lakside is so amazing is the food. I have yet to have a bad meal there. I recommend getting one of the skillets for breakfast; they're probably my favorite thing on the entire menu. Additionally, the Greek salad is one of the best that I've ever had, highly reccomend it. All in all, I couldn't be happier with all of my experiences with Lakeside. They have a customer for life in me. read more