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    Papa's Diner

    4.3 (72 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    The mama onions and pepper home fries
    VeniceGrl F.

    Not often do you give a 5 star rating.. but based on breakfast alone.. well earned. Home fries are my thing and with peppers and onions.. soo delicious.. pancakes cooked perfectly.. bacon eggs everything was delicious. Very clean establishment as well.

    Irish Benny on a sunny morning.  Excellent!
    Bob T.

    Certainly the best breakfast. Super friendly staff and locals. Irish Benny was so good and filling. Coffee is tasty and fresh.

    Sunny n runny
    Marc H.

    Terrific food - SEVERELY understaffed - breakfast took us 90 minutes for a party of 2. Only 2 servers on the floor (who also were hostess and cashier). I ate my meal in 10 minutes - the other 80 minutes were spent WAITING, especially to pay. And forget about asking for hot sauce or a coffee refill! I asked if someone had called in sick and the girl said "No, were just really busy." It was busy, but come on! Ridiculous! On a Sunday morning there is no excuse.... Shame, because the food was good, staff friendly, and prices reasonable, but I will never go back because of the time wasted...

    Good times!
    Neal A.

    Eggs Benny yes plz! Service and staff are top shelf! Clean fast consistently great diner I already told my mom about them! Lol

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    Holly P.

    I hat the Irish Bennie. Dad the sausage and gravy. Homemade corned beef hash? If not it was damm good. Dad loved his sausage and gravy. Large servings. Both came with home fries and dads came with eggs. Home fries overdone but I ont like them much so they don't count.

    Corned beef hash
    Chad V.

    A classic dinner with friendly staff and food done right. Delicious food came hot off the grill for breakfast lunch or dinner. The cinnamon roll warmed up was delicious! Large pancakes that just about fill up the plate. The corned beef hash particularly stood out as excellent with good ratio of potato to corned beef and crispy edges. If I have to quibble, the only weak point was my montecristo sandwich. Tended to be a tad on the soggy side. Needed a lighter hand on the egg batter Overall an excellent diner that I'd highly recommend if you're in the area.

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    3 years ago

    Always great food and very friendly staff. This is our go to place for breakfast and it's alway very quick and very consistent.

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    3 years ago

    Great food and nice country feeling. Always feel very at home when I am there. Breakfast is the best

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    Amazing breakfast spot! Great food at great prices. Their Irish Benny is amazing! Irish Bennie

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    Great hidden gem. My breakfast was great and the staff was extremely nice. Would go again!

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    Super clean restaurant. Food was plenty and very tasty. Customer service is pretty decent as well. Nice little surprise

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    Spargel On 9

    4.8
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    3.0 mi

    We had a fantastic dinner that was simply delicious and our waiter and the service was fantastic…read morebut the highlight for my review anyway was this funny funny shirt our waiter was wearing

    There are evenings when the air in upstate New York feels less like oxygen and more like a test of…read moreperseverance and pulmonary fortitute. Last Saturday was one of them. The Arctic air had ideas about permanence. The car's thermometer read -14, and it didn't know the wind was gusting at 30 mph. My family and I scurried off Route 9 and into Spargel on 9, seeking sausages, gravies, and the hearty warmth of central European food. We had a six o' clock reservation. We arrived ten minutes early, cheeks stinging, only to find the dining room looking pleasantly underpopulated. I would guess a quarter full, perhaps one third if I was feeling generous. Reservations, in this case, felt like bringing a life raft into a swimming pool. Still, it's nice to feel expected. The host asked if we would mind sitting in a booth in the bar area. This struck me as odd given the abundance of empty tables in the main dining room, but mystery is good for the appetite. We agreed and settled in among the taps and glassware. Warm pretzel bread appeared with honey butter that tasted as if bees had briefly considered culinary school. We ordered Backers mit Apfel Sauce, potato pancakes with apple sauce, and they arrived promptly. Crisp at the edges, soft in the middle, devoured with the focus of people who had just crossed a tundra parking lot. The table went silent save for appreciative chewing. My wife chose the Rindfleisch Gulash. It arrived in a state of deep, fragrant seriousness. The beef fell apart at the slightest suggestion from a fork. It was rich, warming, and the sort of thing that makes winter feel much less like a personal attack. She allowed me several bites, which I accepted with the gratefullness of a man being handed state secrets. I ordered the Kassler Rucken Vom Grill, featuring smoked pork loin from Oscar's Smokehouse, a local legend. The cut was thick and beautifully smoked. My wife and oldest son both sampled it and approved. Yet in the quiet corner of my mind I could not escape the notion that I was enjoying a very accomplished ham steak. This is not an insult. It was expertly prepared. I simply suspect that on my next visit I will wander elsewhere on the menu. My oldest son selected the Erlanger Sauerbraten and took to it with enthusiasm. He managed about half, which for a growing fourteen year old is an achievement bordering on mythical. The rest went back to the hotel in a box, where I am told it continued to perform admirably. My youngest ordered the kid's bratwurst with french fries. This was the one faint cloud in an otherwise sturdy sky. The sausage was on the small side and the fries were serviceable but uninspired. After finishing, he remained hungry, which is notable because he is not typically an ambitious eater. At this price point, a more generous bratwurst would have felt right. Service was the chief reason I cannot quite award five stars. It was exceedingly slow. Not inattentive, and certainly not careless, simply stretched thin. Our server and bartender, Beau, moved with the intensity of a man attempting to occupy three dimensions at once. He mixed drinks, took orders, ran food, delivered checks, and did it all with good humor and great skill. The delay was clearly a matter of staffing, not effort or ability. In the end, we left warm, well fed, and maybe slightly perfumed with smoke and gravy. The food was very good, and in some cases excellent. The room felt welcoming, even if curiously arranged. We will return the next time we find ourselves braving a Queensbury winter evening. Four stars, gladly given, with hopes that the next visit includes an extra pair of hands behind the bar or in the dining room, and perhaps one more bratwurst for the smallest member of the family.

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    Bastard Restobar

    Bastard Restobar

    4.7
    (37 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    We had a great meal here with a large party of 12. They do not have a kid's menu but our kids still…read moreenjoyed along with pretty much everyone in our group. Our waiter was super attentive and even though it took some time for the food to come out, I think given the quality of everything we ate, it was worth it. I got the raspberry mint mojito cocktail which was delicious and I pinched a sip or two of kid's lemonade made from fresh lemons, perfect level of sweetness. We tried the sweet potato pakoras and lumpia and the trio of house made dips (we liked the green mint-e one best). Everything was tasty, including the sauces that came up with them. Our kids shared the ramen which they split into two large bowls that didn't even look like a split dish given how much it was. My wife got the spare ribs which melted off the bones and had great flavor. The scallop dish I ordered came with six scallops that were a good size and also came with some gnocci, a delicious and unique sauce, and an unusual lobster with veggie type of ceviche salad accoutrement. I have the sense that the menu changes regularly here. The chef/owner came out and greeted us after the meal to ask how everything was and we could honestly respond that it was our best meal of the week. Subsequently we tried to sample many items from their desert menu and again Bastard did not disappoint. Surprisingly the "S'Mores," a more adult take on the kid's classic, was one of our favorites. Given the unique take on a variety of globally inspired dishes and great attention to detail, I would love to try Bastard again the next time I'm in the area.

    We had an incredible meal here during Downtown Glens Falls Restaurant Week 2026! We sat at the…read morecounter and love watching owner, Shannon Hart-Hume RULE the kitchen while her husband Philip Hume mixes magic cocktails -- definitely sit at the bar if you can. The open kitchen makes the whole experience so fun, and you will feel the passion from everyone working there... We started with the lumpia, which was simple and delicious, with a dipping sauce that had the perfect spicy kick. For entrees, hubby had his favorite, short ribs with frenched onion and I had my fav, Pad Thai -- both were bursting with flavor and beautifully balanced. Dessert was Asian crème brûlée, which was creamy, light, and a perfect finish. Our cocktails hand made by Phil were delicious, the food was outstanding, and the atmosphere they have created is warm, upbeat, and genuine. Every dish felt thoughtfully made, and the staff there truly seems happy to be doing what they do and told us so. They love working with Shannon and Phil. This is our #1 favorite dining experiences in downtown Glens Falls. Pictures show Shannon hard at work!

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