My boyfriend and I went here for breakfast. He had ordered a Ruben sandwich, which turned out to be a complete disaster. The bread was soggy, there was too much cheese and the plate just looked like an unappetizing mess. He didn't want to make a big deal about it even though he didn't eat it. I asked our server to take it off the check and they said ok and came back with the check. The sandwich was not taken off our bill, they didn't even say anything to us about why they decided to charge us for it. We paid the bill and will not be returning to this diner. read more

Go for breakfast. They do their breakfast well. The atmosphere is very cozy and comfortable despite of the busy traffic. I'm giving a 4-star because I haven't tried their lunch and dinner dishes yet. read more

No alcohol in this place like it says on Yelp.. love the food and portions. it just gets better each day! Love the owner and his employees. read more

We enjoy having breakfast here. My wife had the corn beef hash and I had eggs, potatoes and sausage with wheat toast. Best to come early because it is less crowded therefore there is less noise. read more

Tom Sawyer Diner - Diners Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

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Not your average diner. Clean, upscale, friendly, big portions, good quality, reasonable prices.Usual diner all day breakfast menu. Good burgers. Perfectly done shrimp. Big fresh salads. Lots of yummy desserts. No alcohol. Good free parking. read more

Stopped in after a soccer game at the school down the street didn't except much but was pleasantly surprised I had the vegetarian wrap and I can honestly say it was the best veggie wrap I've had at any dinner I've been to. my wife had the chipotle chicken wrap with the onion rings which were superb and said everything was so good I should do a yelp review. Also our waiter was very helpful pleasant and attentive. We are not in this area that often but we will be back when we are. read more

Mediocre food aside (on diner level), servers kept rushing to get us out, clearing plates before finished and dropping "hints". Restaurant was empty besides our table. Servers' "hushed" complaining while pointing to our table did nothing to assuage our discomfort. read more

I've been coming to this diner for many years. Be prepared to wait for a table, especially on weekends at lunchtime. I waited about 15-20 minutes for a party of 11 but was impressed that we were actually all seated together. The issue was that a round table was combined with a square table and we were very close together (it was rather uncomfortable). The restaurant was also a bit chilly. I like to have space while I eat and would have preferred if our large group sat at separate tables. The food isn't amazing but it isn't bad either...I'd say it's good diner food. There's an all day breakfast menu with many healthy options and a lunch/dinner menu as well. The menu isn't as large as at other diners but still a decent amount of food to choose from. The food is pricey so if you are looking to spend as little as possible and want to go to a diner, choose another diner! I loved that I could customize my omelette by adding avocado and lox to a Tuscany omelette while also substituting egg whites and whole grain toast. Good thing I wasn't paying the bill! It was really good--probably because I was super hungry and I devoured the entire thing while leaving some homefries. Our waiter was very attentive despite how busy the diner was. The staff seemed to be working hard and were very kind to my family. I'm looking forward to going back! read more

Classic American Diner!! This is my go-to diner every time I'm craving breakfast.Their chocolate milkshakes with whipped cream are TO DIE FOR! And their breakfasts are huge portions and taste fantastic. I love this place, and will always be a loyal customer. read more

This is a really good diner with good diner food. Good price and nice portions. In term of diners this is a really nice one. read more

Tom Sawyer is a good diner. Steve the owner is very friendly and on top of everything. We like the manager George who is also very friendly. Steves wife Vickie and son James we know and like to talk to. The food is good and the service is good too. It's a very clean diner read more

If you're looking for a real diner experience (breakfast at all hours, disco fries, etc), don't go here. Quesadillas were decent, service was slow. read more

The wait staff was wonderful. The diner itself is very clean. That's where it ends. This place is so overpriced you would think the food would be good, well it wasn't. I couldn't eat the French dip which was supposed to be succulent roast beef (more like steak-umm) yuk! The Au jus sauce was nothing but beef broth from a can. I was so disappointed. They did allow me to select something else but by then I had lost my appetite. This was my first and last visit. read more

We ordered food on the way home from the city. There were 3 of us and it was so expensive for what it was. $63 for a cheesesteak, burger, chicken fingers and fries with gravy. The gravy was not normal diner gravy. We didn't love it. The chicken fingers were not good. They looked like regular frozen chicken fingers but the honey mustard was good. We were told 20 minutes and still waited another 20. Never again for what we paid. read more

Today was my first visit there since the re-build. I loved it! I liked the healthy options on the menu, and the service was great! I would totally go there again, and bring friends! = ) read more

I've been to over 100 New Jersey Diners and I must say this is one of the worst. The food took 45 minutes to come out (there were 2 other parties in the restaurant) and it was burnt. How you mess up a burger is beyond me. I don't typically tell the manager of a poor meal but I chose to here. When I did, he shrugged and said ok. I won't be back. read more

Nice people, good food and plenty of it. Always stop there when I am in the area. Never disappointed.

Not really impressed with the food. We had three plates which one was a breakfast for the kids to split. Sorry to say neither of my kids wouldn't touch the eggs and that never happens on Sunday morning at home so there really isn't much else to say about that. I had a chipotle burger with chorizo it was ok . Chorizo was a little on the dry side and the fries were a little over done for my liking and how do fit fries in a cup but I'm going to go there. My wife had a Greek salad that she approved of. They didn't skimp on the cheese and the grape leaves we're pretty good. The atmosphere was nice for most dinners in the area and the staff were nice. read more

This is not a diner! The prices are outrageous, there is no breakfast menu. The place was empty on a Saturday afternoon no one approached us for a good 7 minutes and we heard a couple ask when their food was going to be ready because they had been waiting a while. We just left. This is not a review of the food but of the service and of how their new "reinvented" diner experience is a joke. It's neither here nor there. If you want to pay for $16 for a burger or a salad, there are classier places to go to read more

We have patronized this overpriced diner many times and have had decent food but mostly out of convenience. Our last experience there was subpar with prime pricing. Splenda has to be requested and is heavily rationed. Did you know minimal amounts of raw onion costs $ .50?!?! And the only knowledge is when you get the bill?!?! I'm not opposed to paying but at least disclose the charge when the normal expectation is that it is included. Still not the worst part...fast forward to advising the manager that we preferred to have that cost built in and being advised of any additional charges. Then with a clear disconcerting reply, "that's just our policy". This response is reason enough to take my business elsewhere. read more

The most ridiculously overpriced diner. The prices are comparable to high end restaurants, the food is not. My daughter ordered a Caesar salad with chicken that cost over $20. I'd rather spend this type of money at a high end restaurant. read more

I don't normally give food back but the vegetarian panini my daughter got was awful, the mushroom marinated in vinegar and had a really sharp taste. So, I told the waiter if we could exchange it for a veggie burger instead and he said ok then came back with a menu saying the description clearly says it has mushrooms in it. I said to him, she likes mushrooms but this one tasted very bad, has a vinegar taste. He told me it is marinated. After arguing with me some more, I told him I would pay for it and to please bring a veggie burger for my daughter. Long story short, when the bill came he had not removed the panini. It will be the last bill I ever pay from Tom Sawyer Diner. And I have already told 3 friends about my experience. read more

SALT ALERT! The food is soooo salty and I've tried their food a few times now. The man at the desk (assuming the manager) is not at all very friendly. A complete turn off. The food is good (except all the salt) but the prices are very high for the area. read more

The interior design of the Tom Sawyer diner reminds me of a nursing home decorated by Helen Keller. It has a pretty vestibule area but the rest of the diner will put you to sleep with its flat painted walls. Doesn't feel like a classic diner. However you will be in for a VERY RUDE AWAKENING once the check arrives as their prices are EXORBITANT. For the prices they charge they should include a beverage, any dessert, and a bowl of soup AND salad with every entree. They don't even bring you a basket of dinner rolls. The quality of the food was good except the chopped steak was made with embedded chopped onions that gave the chopped meat a distinctly sour taste. Fine for lemonade but not for meat. The Greek egg lemon soup tasted like it contained corn starch as a thickening agent and was clearly not made like a Greek chef would make it...which is pretty ironic given that the owner of the diner is reportedly the President of Pan Gregorian which is a buying service for most of the Greek diners that exist. The service was befitting of a nursing home too. Slow, low energy, and inefficient. The dessert display (and especially their cookie packages) were fewer and of lesser quality than one would expect in a diner especially for the price. Here is the bottom line. If they are going to charge Park Avenue prices then they had better deliver Park Avenue food quality and service. They do not. Sadly, Tom Sawyer must be turning over in his grave. read more

Normally, I don't mind the food. But this particular visit left me extremely upset. My sister and I each got waffles with ice cream. I was NOT expecting the price for it to be over $21! When I inquired about the price, the manager explained that since it's not on the menu, they charged the ice cream and waffle separately. I agree with the other Yelp reviewers. They really gouge the prices and it's just not worth it. I will never be back there! read more

Overpriced, you do not get what you pay for. I have never been a fan of diner food but this is way below any other dinner that I have ever been to. The food was greasy and sucked. I am writing this review after eating here 3 times and have always had the same experience. Staff wasn't friendly either. read more

Got a simple lumberjack breakfast and every part of it was quite bad. Ham-flavored pancakes, fatty bacon, and over-easy eggs when I ordered scrambled. As first world problems go, it was a disaster. read more

The food was disgusting, asked for burger medium rare and came well done, and greasy. Told the waiter but he didn't do anything about it. Ordered a waffle that was clearly very old, dry, and reheated, told the waiter after taking just one bite of it, again, he didn't do anything, brought the check and I had to tell him myself to take the waffle off the check. The kitchen will NOT do substitutions, even though the restaurant was empty and just needed to exchange one side for another. Waiter suggested I just pay for the extra side because it "was just $6"... After expressing dislike, waiter didn't do a thing, there was no manager to apologize or anything of that kind. Will NOT be coming back here, and if it's like this when they are empty I can't imagine when they are full. read more

Terrible just terrible ordered on phone was hung up on then called again and was an overall bad experience they forgot two things I ordered and they just made me mad it should not be hard to mess up an order and to get it wrong is sad. read more

Big portions, busy yet friendly attentive service. Nicely appointed interior but you won't feel out of place. Saw other reviews about homemade hash which I will try on next visit. Pancakes was nice so was the french toast. Again, portions were large, enjoy the breakfast. read more

Nice diner with a decent menu. Nice selection of different burgers, wraps, paninis, and salads. The Triple Crown Panini was very good and filling. The service is also good. Definitely consider going back to this place. read more

Breakfast never disappoints. Open extremely early and courteous staff members.

Worst diner I have ever been to!!! We ordered an omelette for 10.95(which is overpriced). I guess they charge for the new renovation they did and are making up for the loss by raising the prices on the menu. It came with homefries (no taste at all, big potato pieces! ) the waiter was very nice but I will never go there again. read more

Went to the Tom Sawyer for Saturday breakfast. My husband ordered eggs, I ordered pancakes with strawberries and an iced coffee. While our server was pleasant enough, the coffee arrived with "stuff" floating in it (brown crumb-looking things and even better, a dead bug!). I flagged our waiter over, who apologized and I got a hot coffee instead. Pancakes tasted good enough, but when I was almost finished, I pulled a hair out of the whipped cream on my plate. As I wear a crewcut, I knew it wasn't mine! I asked for the check immediately. When I went to pay, I was asked by the hostess how my meal was. I told her and she immediately called over her manager who may be the owner. I told him he may need to remind his staff about good hygeine practices, as I had a dirty glass with things floating in my coffee and a hair in my pancakes. The man was extremely unpleasant, making me feel like *I* did something wrong by complaining! He said that when I saw the hair, i should have called the server over. I then replied that I felt bad enough calling him over about the coffee and figured I'd complain when I paid my check. The man then looked at me and said "what are you looking for me to do?" I then said he should remind his kitchen staff to clean dishes properly and to wear hair nets to avoid hair getting into the pancakes. He then mumbled something about me not having to pay--and then proceeded to take off a measly $4 from our $20-something bill. If he would have apologized or ANYTHING, I would not even be writing them up. But the attitude I got was like him saying it was a privilige to eat his buggy hair-filled food. WILL NOT BE GOING THERE ANY TIME SOON! read more

Excellent Service by our waiter! Fabulous Food! Absolutely gourmet dining! #BestNJDiner !!! We loved it!!! Family of 5.

As far as diners go, this one is awesome! The food is great and fresh, and I finally got a fruit salad that didn't have dead squishy oranges and strawberries! Everything is very clean and looks new but it does get very busy especially early in the afternoon which is to be expected. read more

This place is like an ordinary diner it is good. For on the go food! But I think that the service needs some updating! The only other bad thing is desert!!! I got the apple crumb and it was very stale and dry! I asked if they can take it back and the server made a fresh one for me. They are very welcoming and friendly! Other wise it is a nice place! read more

How can a diner have lousy Tunafish? This place has gone down the tubes in terms of food quality and service. I gave it 1 star because this site didn't allow me to give it no stars. yuk!! Roberta F read more

Overpriced, limited menu, noisy. Bring back the original Tom Sawyer! Meanwhile, lunch specials at Suburban Diner are my preference.

What a shame. Beautiful place, well kept, and the staff was friendly, but the food was terrible. I ordered Turkey with gravy and mashed potatoes. My food was ALL undercooked. Not to mention the vegetables were not even seasoned and looked microwaved. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone. Sadly you can't judge a book by it's cover. read more