After six years, and T W D being closed for a while in the past years, I wanted to see if anything changed... After being seated we looked at a laminated menu page, one side, breakfast, one side lunch, both with very limited selections... I called the waiter over and asked for the regular menu, and was told that was it... Half the fun going to eat at a diner, especially in New Jersey, the home of the diner, No hot beef, or turkey sandwiches, no meat loaf, no fries in brown gravy...??? We decided to go elsewhere... read more

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If eating at diners is your thing, then The Whitman does not disappoint. I hadn't been here since moving away, but I always like coming back to grab some good food. It's got that diner decor and vibe. It is clean and up-to-date. Eat at the counter, booth, or table. It's your choice. Lots of parking around. Our server and friendly and attentive. My coffee cup never got below 1/2 full. The breakfasts were plenty. All items were well prepared. Eggs done just as ordered, crispy bacon, fluffy pancakes. I appreciated that the waitress asked about peppers in the hash-browns. Overall, a great place to meet friends or bring the family, for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. read more

Classic NJ diner that serves alcohol. I hadn't been in over 10 years so thought we'd give it another try. Our server Ally was bubbly and attentive. We ordered: Chicken cheesesteak w/side of fries-delicious Cage free eggs w/pepper jack cheese (2 slices were melted on top, not mixed in)-eggs were super bland, turkey sausage-good, English muffin-good, breakfast potatoes-also super bland Hot honey chicken and waffles-was just ok, side of bacon-good Typical diner experience overall. Not terrible, but as NJ is the diner capital, there are so many other places to go to. 6/10 read more

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I took a friend to a doctor's appointment near The Whitman Diner. Afterwards we stopped at the diner for a late lunch. The server was very good and just attentive enough. We never had to wait long for her to check on us. Our food came out very quickly. It was hot and well presented. I had the Ruben. It was very good. Everything was good quality and flavorful. The fries were very good, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The food wasn't the only thing that made the stop worthwhile. My friend and I don't see each other very frequently so when we do we tend to talk for a long time and it's usually at a restaurant of some kind. Being a Jersey diner we never thought about a closing time. Most are open late or even 24 hours. The Whitman Diner closes at three PM. We were talking until after three. Nobody mentioned that they were closing. They just let us sit and talk. We didn't even suspect anything even when they checked us out and were clearing the table around us. I feel badly that we kept the staff after closing when I realized we had. We have already put the Whitman Diner on our places to go back to list even though it's almost an hour from our homes. read more

Coffee was just ok and the tuscan omelette was fine'ish but the Nutella banana French toast was great. The best part of this place was the server. Sat. morning it was real busy and she took care of everyone. All and all ok read more

The Whitman Diner - a cup of coffee and a spoon - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

Great service bad food bad selection. We ordered soup, grilled cheese and hot honey chicken. The hot honey chicken sandwich was OK. The fries were not crispy. The grilled cheese sandwich was not melted. The bacon on the grilled cheese sandwich was way undercooked and the French onion soup was so salty. even my husband couldn't eat it and he eats anything. read more

The food is horrible, breakfast potatoes had a funky taste. Service was very good Ambience, there were only two other tables occupied. The toilet in the men's room was filthy. No wonder there are rarely any cars in their parking lot read more

I hadn't been here in many years. Not for any particular reason. We came late night for a late bite. Great burger & sides; my bagel w cream cheese & one egg - very good & did the trick. Great red decor & I enjoyed our privacy! Will be back for sure! read more

The Whitman Diner - late night breakfast - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

I thought the food was pretty good but my concern was the COVID-19 precautions. My friend and I came here on a Saturday around 12:30 PM and did not have to wait for a table. Patrons were good about wearing masks when not consuming food. There was a hand sanitizer station upon entering and parties were place one table apart. However, upon watching one party leave and the cleanup in between it was just one simple table wipe and nothing more. Not to mention halfway through our meal a party walked in and was offered a booth across the ways from us. They were not happy with the setup and instead decided to sit at the table very close and right behind us. This made us quite uncomfortable and the servers did not ask them to move to a more socially distanced table. There were no reusable utensils, cups, or menus. Everything was being reused which with COVID-19 did not seem as sanitary as it could be. read more

The Whitman Diner - Eye Opener - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

Having breakfast, 1.75 up charge for cheese in my scrambled eggs, .50 up charge for onions in home fries., 4.29 for a side of bacon (4) pieces, could buy a whole pound for that price. Plus it was lousy, and I only looked at it, my friend ordered the bacon. Won't be back. Only thing good bout our experience was our very polite waitress. Not happy spending $40.00 for two people for breakfast, and ordered just scrambled eggs and toast. read more

Not very good at all anymore, this used to be the diner that my family went to on Sundays after church, my friend and I went for breakfast last weekend and the food was Blah. For the most part our waitress was friendly,but.... She did not remember to bring the things to the table that we asked for, ketchup bottle and hot sauce bottle on the table were empty and dirty. I ordered hot tea, they gave you a couple creamers and one dried up lemon. These are all things that are a turn off when I eat out. It seemed like there was a lot of single older men seated around us, and probably do not cook for themselves, definitely not family oriented anymore. read more

It's okay if you like your toast cold and your coffee refill sometime in the future. Limited menu. Best I can say is the steak was cooked to the right temperature as were the eggs. read more

Living in the Williamstown, there aren't many good diners close by. We drive 30 minutes or more on Sundays to get our diner fix. Whitman is a decent go-to that's local. Sundays are usually busy with a 10 minute wait for a family of 4. Any other day you can be seated right away. Service is usually good. Menu here for breakfast is slightly better than the basic diner menu with more creative/different options. Specials can be good, but I wish they had a printed menu on the table rather than only on the chalk board by entrance. Eggs aren't farm fresh and ingredients aren't local. But most places around here aren't caught up with that concept yet. Coffee is decent. Side potatoes are seasoned well. Once in a while I'll get the crab Benedict is delicious! I've never had dinner food here, but I have had salads and they have always been good. The Rocketman, Elizabeth and Shrimp spinach are great. I've never understood why I rarely see them seat people in the back bar section during Sundays when it's jammed pack. We were seated there once, but times when we have a longer wait, the back area is empty. read more

Bad food ok service lousy hours would not recommend will not be dining there again. High prices surprised they are still in business. Plenty of other quality options do yourself a favor and avoid this place read more

Wow food was awesome! Stopped on our way to Atlantic City with my husband, father in law and mother in law. Father in law had the oatmeal with bananas, big bowl and he really enjoyed it. My mother in law had a western egg sandwich. Hubby had a bacon egg sandwich on multi grain bread and I had an egg and cheese sandwich same bread. We had potatoes which were yummy yummy! It was a breakfast just like I would had made for myself!!! I love that! And I didn't have to clean up! Looking forward to visiting again! Bathroom was clean! The inside and outside was very nice and clean as well! Sorry I don't post too often so I think the picture had extra wording on it. read more

The Whitman Diner - Wow! first time here with my husband and in laws on our way to AC food was awesome!! Can't wait to return! Clean place! - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

I'm not sure why there are so many negative reviews.. everything we had was really good; well seasoned, large portions and hot. There were 5 of us and a baby, we got sat in a booth (no gnats) Kids mac and cheese was a huge portion and really good. Chicken noodle was good, could use more chicken and less pepper but overall a good starter. Chicken tenders were huge, well seasoned and well cooked. The ribeye grilled cheese and tomato bisque were well cooked, hot and fresh. The Reuben was delicious, but had a touch too much sauce. There are definitely room for improvements, but I think this diner has been unreasonably reviewed in the past. It was clean, friendly and had a great atmosphere. Come try it yourself and make your own judgements. read more

So glad we found this gem. Quick detour off ac expwy on way to shore! We had a delicious grilled cheese, onion rings and my veggie burger was homemade. Sat at the bar area for drinks which had fresh air filtering through. We will be back!! read more

It's all right. The prices are a little high for a diner breakfast, and the selection is lacking as far as breakfast goes - one item includes Hollandaise sauce but there's no Eggs Benedict or Florentine on the menu, and if you want pancakes, you either have to get the full stack (six pancakes at more than a dollar per cake) or the Eye Opener, which turned out to be a bit more than I could handle. Breakfast sausage is juicy but also lacking flavor somehow. Pancakes are dense. The eggs were greasy. The shining star of my plate was the breakfast potatoes. And when my partner made his usual request for "chewy bacon" - he prefers less crispy - the waitress looked at him like he was nuts. "Who asks for soggy bacon?" she said. But we did get the kind he likes, so there's that. Maybe I'm spoiled, but this place just doesn't hit the spot for diner breakfast in South Jersey. That said, if you come here, it's not terrible. read more

I find it extremely difficult to mess up an order for eggs but when the cheese is effortlessly slapped onto an omelette it makes me cringe. The biscuit I had was size of two quarters and super dense. The side potatoes had a bizarre seasoning. To top it all off our waitress was definitely not doing us any favors by rushing passed us without stopping by or at times sounding like a robot when taking our order...she clearly didn't want to be there. We had to keep asking for things like butter for my bread, creamer for coffee, water, napkins and so on... ughhh. read more

The Whitman Diner - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

Came here on a Saturday evening around 8. Their hours are not accurate on here, they closed at 9. Everything was clean. Our server, Michelle was awesome. Attentive but not overbearing, very friendly...made some great menu recommendations! The portions were good for the price. Had the crab imperial stuffed flounder, would definitely recommend! read more

Food is not good at all, pancakes tasted weird and the service could use some work too.

received our french toast covered in mold!! needless to say we will not be returning. read more

The Whitman Diner - moldy french toast - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

Had to wait about 5 minuets to be seated so it gave me a chance to visit the restroom. Clean, the restaurant looked and smelled clean and since we had a wait it was pretty busy. All good signs. Then they sat us and we had coffee and juice and placed our order. By the time the coffee came we spotted the gnats all over the wall. They moved us to a booth on the other side where the air blasts but no gnats. Food was ok, nothing special, sausage gravy was loaded with pepper but not much flavor (pepper is not a flavor, FYI). Eggs came out clean and the potatoes were just ok. Not worth a second visit but not terrible either. read more

The Whitman Diner - Lots of gnats on the wall...but the rest of the place seemed clean, even the restroom - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

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We stopped at The Whitman Diner for supper last week and for a break from the traffic on the ACE. Based on our one experience it would be kind of a coin toss if we would go back again. The atmosphere of the diner is very nice, the hostess was friendly and seated us right away. The diner itself is very clean. As for the food, it's really hit or miss. Their Rueben and their French fries were absolutely amazing; the chicken parm sandwich was absolutely disgusting. Service, at least our waitress, was borderline horrible. We had to track her down for coffee refills and to get our bill - never checked back with us, totally ignored us. Speaking of the bill - Whitman Diner is attempting to go paperless, the attitude of the waitress when I said that I wanted a paper receipt got even worse. I'm on the fence about rating Whitman Diner with two or three stars, wish I could rate 2.5. I'm going to grudgingly give three. read more

I love this place! I get breakfast from here all the time and the food is great! Staff is friendly and the restaurant is always clean.

Great food and service, too bad not many customers at the time we visited. Perhaps the choice of music drives them away. Match your music to your clientele? read more

I was not at all impressed with the food here. I ordered an omelette with spinach, mushrooms, feta and I added mozzarella cheese. I asked for it not to be cooked to hard. Of course when it came it was over cooked. It came along with potatoes and toast. The best part of the meal unfortunately was the toast. The potatoes needed seasoning. The server was ok but not extraordinary. read more

The Whitman Diner - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

I've been here a couple of times recently for breakfast and enjoyed the food, staff and hosts. But, beside breakfast I believe the reviews are accurate based on our last visit. I don't know what's up, but my food had no taste. (Fish and Chips) Seafood Bisque- Portion ****, Taste **, Comment - too thick, not very hot, no taste, no obvious signs of crab/veggies. Fish - Portion ****, Taste *, Comment - 5 small pieces of cod, beer battered. Cooked fine, but had no season or taste, even tarter sauce didn't help. Chips - Portion *****, Taste ***, Comment - Nice amount of fries, under cook a bit, house cut Coleslaw - Portion *****, Taste *, Comment- Bitter, lack of taste, maybe one of the worst I every had $15 Price tag * - Comment - overprices based on quality Suggesting 1) Believe customer reviews 2) Have a team meeting with the preps and cooks and asked them why the reviews are not good. See what they say and make staff changes if necessary. 3) Call in a outside chef to do an assessment 4) Ditch the fancy cut fries and go with something more commercial Positives Great location, clean, good waitstaff, nice owners I want to come back but will only be for breakfast unless I see new grand opening or something changes. Diners 1-Crab cakes 2-Fish and Chips 3-Grill cheese Fancy Coffee $75 $25/diner is way overpriced read more

Went to have a meal there with family. They have a small outdoor seating area. Food was really good. Breakfast Burger, Salad with Ahi Tuna, and French Toast with Nutella were all a hit. Better that "typical" diner food. Only miss was the calamari. It was a bit greasy. Waitress was super friendly and service was good. Will be returning! read more

It has been about two years since I've been to the diner. I am pleased to announce that I am very impressed with the service, meal preparation including presentation. Most importantly taste and quality. Fantastic job with social distancing and cleanliness, I felt safe at all times and recommend this establishment. OK it will not be complete unless I add, the price was very reasonable read more

went there with a few friends and were unpleasantly surprised. The service was awful, waiting about 20 minutes for our drinks and asking for garlic powder and never recieving it. The starters were very good, the mozzarella sticks and the wings, were delicious, the appetizers on the other hand were very underwhelming. I got the grilled cheese which had three different cheese, all of which did not blend together for a pleasurable flavor. My mother ordered beef tips which were unflavorful and dry. My friends orderd Alfredo chicken which were also severely underwhelming, lacking in flavor and alfrado sauce. would NOT go again. read more

Just rude! I wasn't acknowledged then when I was I was told that I had to wait for the people that came in behind me. I know why they did that; it's the color of my skin. When finally seated the waitress did two rounds to every customer she had before saying hello and bringing a menu. They are well staffed and all rude. Maybe some diversity and a smile to "all" customers equally will help. read more

Just had a horrible meal there. Went there for lunch with some business associates. I ordered the macaroni & cheese with crab, and a Caesar salad with shrimp. The mac & cheese contained no discernible pasta. Either it had been sitting so long at a high temperature that the pasta dissolved into paste, or perhaps they used a type of pasta that was so tiny that it could not be discerned from the little pieces of crab. The dish tasted more like crab dip than mac & cheese. And if they were using a tiny pasta, why call it "macaroni"? Isn't the word "macaroni" used to connote elbow macaroni? There were definitely no elbow macaronis in the dish. The salad wasn't any better. The shrimps had an "off" taste, like they perhaps had just started to go bad. They weren't so terrible as to make a person gag, but they just didn't taste quite right. And the rest of the salad (lettuce, dressing, croutons) wasn't anything to write home about. To top it all off, there were numerous houseflies flying around throughout the place. Nice touch. read more

Everything we've gotten from Whitman Diner has always been delicious. We are big fans of the chicken and waffles with maple syrup! Service is best in the mornings. Prices are comparable to other diners. read more

Just had an awful lunch. Won't ever be back. Too bad because it's so close to home and I love diners. Generally I go to Geet's in Williamstown. The food, service, and wait is always way better than this place. We had friends in from out of town who have a 2 year old and an infant. We chose here solely because it was close and the kids were behaving, and we thought we could squeeze in a quick lunch. I was 100% wrong. On a Sunday afternoon, we waited 20 min for a table for 4 adults and the 2 kids. Half the tables were empty. Maybe the kitchen wasn't staffed to accommodate a Sunday lunch crowd- not sure. We ordered drinks immediately, and when she dropped them off, we ordered lunch. The kids chicken finger meal came out in 10 min before the adult meals (which we didn't ask for). About 10 min into eating it (when the rest of the meals still weren't served), our friend bit into a bite of metal. He found a staple on the inside of the breading of the chicken finger. We called over the manager/owner to notify her. She of course took away the plate, and asked us what else she wanted. Now we have a crying toddler because she wants her fries back. We ordered her pasta, and her second meal was served before the rest of the meals were served. I think we waited 30 min for 2 sandwiches and 2 salads. It was ridiculous. The food portions are a good size. The prices are too high for many items. I think they forget they're a diner. It's a diner atmosphere with less than stellar service and expect people to pay these prices? Our waitress was pretty bad too. She was young. I can't even say it was inexperience, she just looked like she didn't care. For example, she would take an order from the table next to ours, and walk right by us. I had to flag her down for everything, including things we asked for multiple times, napkins, togo boxes, the check. She only asked 1 time if we needed anything. The best part of the meal was when we got the check. The manager/owner removed the kids chicken fingers. Which was appropriate. And then she charged us for the kids pasta. Are you f-ing kidding me? Really you're going to charge me for pasta? How much does that actually cost you? Now I don't mind paying or the kids meal, but don't you think given the chicken finger issue, you could have just given us the kids pasta. What poor business. We won't ever be back. Ever. read more

I haven't been there in years, and the food is so much better than it was. Great presentation and good taste. More interesting choices. My daughter loves the chicken and waffles. I'm deducting 1 star for the loud music you can always count on when you go. It's 8am, and I don't really care to hear Madonna blasting while I'm trying to have a quiet conversation. There was a business breakfast taking place there as well, and they looked a little annoyed, too. When I asked the server if she could lower the volume, she just said she would have to ask the manager and look confused. read more

Absolutely wonderful! Its was my first time there and I had such a great experience. The food was fresh and delicious not the mention the mixed drinks were sooooo good. The ladies working in the front were all very helpful and all worked together to make sure the costumer has a positive experience. I will definitely be going back! read more

Just had breakfast, skip this place, home fries cold, toast not tosted, see pic, small portions, good location but thats it read more

The Whitman Diner - American Near Me - Turnersville, New Jersey

Great place for breakfast. My husband and I have been going here a lot lately and it's always very good. Pancakes, waffles, breakfast wrap, and egg sandwiches are great. They have delicious Hazelnut coffe.. and I'm not sure what the other reviewer is talking about because they do give unlimited coffee refills. Service is always good and food always comes out pretty quickly. Haven't been here for lunch yet but seems like they have some good choices. read more

I Thought $46.68 was a lot for two omelettes with Turkey Sausage orders , and one order of Scrapple. They charged me $8.00 for 2 Orange Juices. I told them I didn't want the Orange Juices which were untouched. THEY REFUSED to return my money. Very Nasty Owner !! I WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN. I URGE PEOPLE OF COLOR TO AVOID WHITMAN DINER. Their ignorant, The Father and his Kids. They don't deserve to be in a hospitality business. I would like to see this business be replaced by another who has real Hospitality. read more