Lower Allen Diner

Food wasn't memorable, but I'm alright with that, We had my two grandsons with us, and I didn't get…read moreto eat a bite. My problem is that when I arrived home, and unpacked my boxes, I realized that a part of my order was never brought to the table. My order offered choice of soup or salad, and I had chosen a chowder that was a soup f the day. Never arrived, was not boxed up, AND, I gave the server a 20% tip, in cash. If your servers cannot take care and of the customers, the battle for patrons has been lost. I was wondering why a breakfast/lunch spot was so empty on a weekend,...now I know. PLUS, the pics showed a car in the middle of the restaurant, which is why I chose it for my grandchildren,....NO CAR?

Two friends and I stopped in for lunch on a Friday. It looked good from the outside and we decided,…read more"why not give it a try". We were very pleased with the service, cleanliness, and food. We ordered hamburgers that were large and delicious. Prices were great too. My two friends ask the waitress for extra Cole slaw because it was so good and she happily brought it. My only negative was the manager/owner (?) smelled of smoke.

French Toast with powdered sugar

Eggs, toast, and home fries

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Custom omelette with potatoes and toast.

Bridge Diner

4.4(18 reviews)

3.8 mi

Very small dinner in new Cumberland . Menu is small but offers some homemade selection.. now…read moreflavor for what I ordered was average. But everything came out hot. Service was great. Could not ask for better. This place was very busy. It gets a lot of locals. Value was average. I would return if I was hungry and In area again.

Wonderful little place service excellent & food was very good & homestyle I had the mushroom…read morespinach cheddar cheese omelet & homefries, like my toast dry no butter and not a problem and they got it right

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My breakfast

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81 Diner

4.7(12 reviews)

23.3 mi

Excellent meal. The roast turkey dinner was delicious. Real turkey. Real mashed. You do have to…read morewait but it was totally worth it. My husband had a burger and fresh cut fries. Loved both. We are back here again today to try other meals. A small, very clean restaurant.

My late father and I used to pass by the original 81 diner frequently when I was a child, though we…read morenever had stopped in. Now, years later, my wife and I would pass by the new 81 diner and would always say we needed to try it. We'll, today was the day. We stopped in for lunch, and aside from a gentleman waiting for his to-go order, we were known as the customers. I guess not a lot of people eat at 3 in the afternoon. The atmosphere was very nice. The tables, chairs and booths all fit the diner nicely. My cheesesteak sub was very tasty. Their menu said no substitutions, but they let me withhold the lettuce, tomatoes and onions, which I'm not fond of, so I'm glad they let me do that. Along that note, my wife ordered the BLT sandwich, and gave me some of the bacon, which was really good! Our friend George ordered the pizza burger, which also looked good, and he seemed to enjoy it. Their fresh cut fries were fantastic as well. If I had anything to complain about, it would be that the music being piped in was too modern for a classic diner atmosphere and wasn't something we were expecting. Hopefully that's something they will eventually change. Maybe next time we will stay long enough to try some of their desserts, which looked pretty good too. We will definitely be back soon.

Cheesesteak and fresh cut fries

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Camp Hill Diner

2.9(20 reviews)

0.0 mi

Solid diner breakfast this morning, we had a friendly waitress who kept coffee cups refilled, took…read moreour orders and got our orders perfect. Delicious omelet with toast (which went to my dining partner) and plenty of Frank's hot sauce. As is normal with diners, stick to what they're good at and you'll have a great meal. [Review 10391 overall, 158 of 2019.]

I called ahead to order some fries one night on my way home from work, i asked that they be cooked…read morethoroughly. well i arrived a few minutes later, cash in hand waiting for my order. the waitress who was there kind of looked irritated that she had to break away from her conversation to wait on me, so she kind of continued it, half talking to another waitress half talking to me. needless to say i got the food, went to my car, and as i had requested "can i have some ketchup on the side" there was none.... anwyay, long story short, i wasnt happy, but i wasnt going in with high hopes either. it basically lived up to my expectations that it would probably suck.

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West Shore Diner

3.3(42 reviews)

2.2 mi

Ordered for delivery, and my share of the order was a simple cheeseburger. The delivery was prompt,…read moreand the meals were hot, but the roll was stale. They cooked the flavor out of the burger. If they can't get a basic burger right, I'm not trusting them with anything more complex. My companions were underwhelmed by their own meals saying it was okay but not worth the price.

Great portions of food at a very fair price. Glad we stopped here. Fast service! Got right in…read morequickly also, for being such a small place. Small mom and pop diner, husband the cook, wife the waitress. Very impressive

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Soda Jerk Diner & Dairy Bar

4.1(697 reviews)

13.1 mi

A real authentic 50's retro classic old school classic diner…read moreThe food was fabulous and the friendly atmosphere and service welcome. A real 'turn the clock back to 50's' experience.

Food was good. Nothing stellar, but typical diner fare…read more It was a warm, humid day and we went for dinner around 7pm. It felt like they didn't have any functioning AC whatsoever. Philly Cheesesteak was better than expected. Gyro was disappointing, tziki lacked flavor, lamb was ok. Kids got waffles and they were as expected with little smiley face whipped toppings which was cute and appreciated. Our server was great. Super attentive to every table he had.

Triple Chocolate Layer Cake

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Vanilla bean milkshake

New Beginnings Family Diner

3.1(31 reviews)

2.5 mi

Wasn't sure about this place since it didn't have good ratings but tried it despite. Though it's a…read morevery old diner it smelled clean and the service was slow since there was only one person taking orders and running drinks and serving etc. The owner came out to take our orders. I took her suggestion for my breakfast sandwich and was very pleased with the breakfast. She seasoned everything just right! The menu layout is not uniformly appealing font wise. It seemed to be all over the place and no desserts were listed. I didn't ask neither since I was in a rush to get on my day. The location was easy to find and plenty of parking spots in the lot.

First impressions it's a diner! So we came in sign says seat yourself! Quite a few un cleaned…read moreTables we picked a clean one out sat down saw others coming in grabbing menus we were passed by a few workers never greeted we sat for about 15 minutes I got up to get menus when I got back the wife informed me a person finally asked if we wanted drinks! We looked at the menus I brought they were lunch- dinner we were looking for breakfast and asked a worker for one! sat for another 10 minutes or so looking at menus kept noticing none of the other tables were getting any food or actually waited on. We decided to leave! Not a very good first impression! It's a diner??? What could improve? Start with customer services!

Bacon and cheese omelet, you can't go wrong with bacon

Fresh fruit cup, not always available due to the fact that when we say fresh we mean it, please ask your server

New Beginnings Family Diner - Cheese omelet, made with American cheese, provolone, Swiss, mozzarella or cheddar, let us know what you like and we make it happen

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Cheese omelet, made with American cheese, provolone, Swiss, mozzarella or cheddar, let us know what you like and we make it happen

Highspire Diner

4.6(91 reviews)

8.1 mi

We decided to order high spire diner via doordash, and they had BOGO french toast…read more I am pretty picky with homemade french toast and i loved theirs!!!! It was so yummy & flavorful. I wish they'd include an extra syrup for them however. I found one container to be short syrup for the 3rd french toast. My bf got the sausage gravy & biscuits, which he wasn't a fan of. He says the biscuit seems more like a hamburger bun than a biscuit.. He also got homefries & said they're good.

Good local spot. Spotlessly clean. Breakfast was on point. I have the rope sausage with fried eggs…read more Very good. Is recommend they make their own salad dressings and get real PA maple syrup. Still very good. Great waitress.

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Alpine omelet

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Diner entrance

Capitol Diner

3.1(419 reviews)

7.2 mi

The overall diner itself, was nostalgic and definitely had the 50s vibe. The location was…read moreconvenient off the highway, and I remembered seeing it last time on my way to Lancaster, PA. I was on my way to my hotel, passing by starving and decided to give it a try. I understand it was a Sunday evening, not too busy the staff were a bit confused on what server had my table. Thankful for the young lady who took my order and care of my table. The entree that I ordered for dinner, wasn't the best in quality or taste. I ordered Captial Chicken.. the description read grilled chicken, pieces of crab meat , broccoli Swiss cheese, and hollandaise sauce, with two sides. The chicken in my opinion, wasn't grilled, extremely chewy , didn't really taste any crab and the holldaise sauce bland. My waitress I overheard say to the kitchen, something to the kitchen about adding paprika to the dish. Luckily I caught it, and declined. That wasn't even listed on the menu as added to the dish. May need a refresh on chicken preparation . This diner sadly wouldn't be my choice to return for an entree. Perhaps, maybe what diners are best for breakfast.

The diner happened to be close by to where I was staying so my group decided to go for an early…read moredinner. I actually had a late breakfast. Most diners do breakfast all day and this one was no exception. The steak and eggs were delicious and so was dessert. They didn't have a banana split on the menu but our waitress said she would make one for us. Amazing service. Looked like a diner as well. Counter seating was available too. Awesome diner vibe here. Definitely be back when I'm in the area again.

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Martin S.

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12 years ago

Every Sunday morning after the church i go with my family and as usual they are very busy cuz it's really good i know a lot of people go there after the church And they serve breakfast all day long so you can get it any time of the day. read more

Sarah A.

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12 years ago

They have a nice menu you can order of plus daily specials for breakfast lunch and dinner, Delicious food Good service and nice hospitality, Try it and you will not regret for sure you will keep going back read more

John W.

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12 years ago

Went there with my family, we liked every think there the kids menu and the adults menu very fair prices delicious food and fast service,for sure we will keep going to Lower Allen Diner read more

Remon M.

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12 years ago

Best place to have breakfast, lunch and dinner , try it and you will not regret it, They have daily specials, Delicious food and fast service read more

Scott W.

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12 years ago

I recommend this great diner for everyone wanna taste the good food in his area, try it and you will go there over and over again

James M.

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12 years ago

Always go there and I think it's the most clean restaurant and they have the best food and very nice and friendly staff

Chad F.

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6 years ago

I was very disappointed because we did not get what we ordered I didn't get the right side for my meal

Alison C.

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3 years ago

Very nice place for quick meal. The people are friendly and the restaurant is clean.

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