Background info: Saturday afternoon, 2:30 PM Waiter: How many? Me: We will be 2. My friend should be here in 5 minutes Waiter: Are you sure she'll be here in 5 minutes? Me: How can I know for sure? (If I could predict the outcome of such questions with 100% accuracy, I would run out to select the winning Lotto numbers). Waiter: Wait by the counter until she arrives since all parties must be here for seating. Me: Obliged but mentioned I would get started with a hot tea After brief conversation in Spanish between staff, I was shown to a table. My friend arrived less than 5 minutes later!! Hey, Waverly Diner--what's with the attitude? If I had mentioned I was dining alone, I would have been sat at a table (which, btw includes 2 chairs!!!) immediately. Furthermore, this diner has been around FOREVER--the wood paneled walls can attest to that. Usually, upscale restaurants require all parties to be present upon seating. I get it. However, I was going to start my order upon seating. Not cool. After that unpleasant and unnecessary dialogue, my friend arrived and we got seated; perusing the menu. She, being on the Whole 30 plan and looking to follow the restrictions. Speaking for myself, I ate earlier and was looking for a small bite. Problem solved. My friend ordered an avocado omelet which looked pretty good. As diners have a gazillion menu pages, I settled on a side of avocado since my friend was going to give her toast to me (not part of the Whole 30). What can I say, I was in the mood for avocado toast and it was not on the menu despite their menu devoting an entire page titled "everything avocado". Hmmmm. This diner must have missed the entire avocado toast invasion which has been around for several years. The diner has absolutely no atmosphere but it was jam packed. Go figure. As mentioned, the décor was '70's wood paneled walls--nothing more than table, chairs and a few framed photos hung on the walls. It has a following though. Regardless, it was my friend's recommendation and we were looking to catch up (she also mentioned she'll occasionally grab a bite here when in the area). Speaking for myself, I don't believe I ever visited. My friend enjoyed her omelet and I made my "avocado toast" work. We were both satisfied. I am very inclined to give 1 star, but my friend and I occupied the table for a couple hours, our water glasses were frequently refilled, and I'm feeling generous. Besides, some of the food being brought to other tables looked good (example: Belgian waffles with strawberries and steak fries). This means, I might return. Maybe. Not deliberately, more like accidentally. Word of advice, Waverly Diner--please come down to earth. No need for the initial snootiness! read more

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4 stars for food but 5 stars for the thought. Will elaborate on that in a bit. To be fair to the food, I'm a bit of a diner connoisseur from having had to travel quite a bit where a diner is the only eating out option available. Waverly offers classic diner fare for a reasonable price and it may be a 5 star for other people, all considered. Let's me tell you about this 5-star service experience though. I ordered a BLT with a sunny side egg on ubereats, and the diner called to ask if I wanted it in the sandwich or on the side because they were concerned it would get messy for me. The sandwich also came nicely wrapped so the contents didn't fall out while we were eating it, and the lettuce was fresh and crisp with just the right amount of mayo. The delivery was also super quick. If you've been to a few diners yourself, you know you can't take any of what I mentioned for granted. Waverly Diner, I really appreciated my experience and you'll be seeing me again. Thank you! read more

actually quite gross. Everything tasted a little off. Super creeped out by the food. I'm not sure how you make French toast and corned beef hash taste bad but they did. read more

Literally one of the worst breakfasts I've eaten. All I had was Iced tea Rye toast that was partially toasted, and turkey sausage, which were dry as leather and no flavor what so ever. Hashed browns soggy mush that tasted terrible. I can't see how this place survives maybe they just had a bad day, just wish it wasn't when I was in read more

not very good. the wrap fell apart it my hands. bland potato salad. crowded with sketchy people. I won't be returning. Period. The End. read more

I don't care that this restaurant has been opened for 40+ years. I don't care if this restaurant may have been featured in television and in movies. The beef burger here was terrible. Low quality meat, the bun was weird looking, the pickle didn't taste fresh. Everything about the burger was below average. There's nothing great about the fries either. The presentation overall was bad and the total bill was $18. DO NOT GET THE BURGER HERE. You can go to MacDougal Street and get better quality at 7th Street Burger and for a lot less. read more

The items are pricy but good. Service is terrible. Really bad. They must make big salaries because tips isn't a motivation. Go to the Hollywood Diner up on 17 and 6. Hard pass on a return. read more

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This place obviously cares not about its customers and a really weird nonsensical way. I came in on Sunday afternoon. The place was 2/3 full. I was shown to a table for two and I noticed the next table for 2 had one side a cushioned booth type seat. I ask couldn't I be seated there. The guy seating me said no sorry that this seat was for more people. I said it's set as a table for 2. No can't sit there Ok whatever. Less than 5 mins later a single woman came in and the same guy seats her at that very table. I told him what's with that? Nonsense!! I told him quietly that was a dick move! He couldn't look me in the eye. The food was ok at best and for that it was overpriced. I did not leave a tip for the server. Not his fault and I told him to take it up with the guy who was doing the seating!! Never going back!! read more

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Stopped by for just coffee (to warm up) but once inside and presented with the warm and cozy ambience and the mega menu I just had to try the grilled cheese. I love bacon and tomatoes, so that had to go in there. And it was deli she. The double espresso was just right and the service was super fast, super good, super cheap, and just everything was right. If you are in this hood (Greenwich Village), you have to definitely give this place a visit. read more

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Order two half chicken rotisserie and they both came back so dry me and my wife almost choke on a thigh. I eat here all the time and never had an issue till now they gave me something that was cook yesterday night . I had asked the waiter when was it cook he mentioned yesterday evening and I reply that not how you pose to serve chicken you had saved to give a customer. If I wanted left overs I would of stayed home this is not acceptable in no way.this is a restaurant and they going down hill since COVID . If an you should be doing better to keep the customers coming. I was very hungry but I could not Force myself to eat left overs the chicken was not seasoned to perfection. They did a great job giving me a napkins holder to that was super dry and already dead. read more

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This place was yummy, just pricey. Maybe it is the Midwest in me (I'm from Indiana and diners there are simply cheaper) but it felt overpriced. HOWEVER, look at all the food we got for the price! And it was actually better quality than a normal diner. The only thing I would complain about is the sausage, it was weird tasting to me. read more

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Closed at 11 on a Friday night. Not what they advertise, supposed to be open until 1. Seen some others getting turned away, with the excuse that it was because of the holiday! What holiday was it was on 14/7/23? read more

Stopped here after a long day down at the Statue, Ellis Island and 9/11 Memorial. Really just right off the 4th Street subway station. Classic diner. Open 24/7, classic brown leather booths. Waitress gave us a bit of NYC attitude initially but over time warmed up and gave us great service. Menu was actually quite extensive. I got an open faced meatball Parmesan sandwich that was quite good. The meatballs were not overdone and there was a ton of cheese. Sauce was a little bland but sandwich excellent overall. Came with steak fries which were crispy outside and soft inside. Lunch special also came with a cup of soup. We got the Yankee Bean which was great on a cold day. My wife got a roast beef wrap sandwich which was huge. She was only able to finish half. Tons of fresh sliced roast beef with honey mustard. They had a bunch of great looking desserts that I wish I had gotten at least one of. If you are in the area would definitely recommend stopping in. read more

Simple delicious food with great attentive service. I stopped in alone and had a pancake craving (too much for 1-or 2!!) I got to sit in the front window and enjoy my day. read more

Fair - I asked one of the Waiters if they could prepare the Grill Cheese Sandwiches that I was ordering, "Away from the Pork" - per the request of my Fiance - They guy looked @ me; damn near had a panic attack & pathetically refused; Claiming they were too busy. Why they couldn't honor this simple request - to this day - I just don't know. LOL - Who knows? Amazing location! - Overall the place is happening and clean. read more

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Good food and good fast service. Ambiance was standard to such an establishment. I would recommend

In July it was said to be closed for a month. A month later in August, the new launch date was supposedly October. It's now nearing the middle of November and it seems the famous Waverly diner isn't set to open any time soon. The longtime diner has been one of the West Village's most well known businesses, known for it's endless supply of diner worthy food, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Waverly is supposedly in the midst of a major renovation, with major changes in store for it's interior with a modern makeover that it has so desperately needed. The iconic sign from the outside will remain on the other hand, so not all is lost. What brought me here to the Waverly is still the very thing that keeps bringing me back: hash browns. Sure, the IHOP chain has invaded NYC and reintroduced these shredded wonders back into the New York mainstream spotlight, but Waverly was one of the local pioneers that went against the homefries grain. It was the one place where I knew hope still existed for breakfast lovers like yours truly. And I still have hope for the Waverly to honor it's commitment to the community again. Please don't be closed forever Waverly, it will be an end to an era and a real blow to my quest of hash browns in NYC. Here's hoping for a roaring and inspirational comeback! read more

Clean, efficient with mediocre food. My grilled chicken parm panini was sad, as was my friend's omelet. Serviceable place for a meal, but it ain't haute cuisine. Not that it's pretending to be fine dining or anything, but it is very, very average. read more

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This place is not very good. Or at least, our only experience here was not very good. And we won't be coming back. Firstly, their credit card machine was broken the day we came in. That was fine since there is a Wells Fargo across the street. After grabbing some cash, we went back to the pretty empty diner. After sitting us down, the waitress (an older woman with blondish hair) gave us menus and asked us if we wanted any drinks. We ordered black coffee, and began to peruse the menu. After two minutes of this, she brought out the coffee and asked if we were ready to order. Like, what? We just sat down. How can we possibly decide after two minutes? We just said we needed more time. She walked off. Shortly after, about five minutes this time, she came back and asked if we were ready. I told her again we needed more time, and she looked annoyed. Sorry the restaurant you work in doesn't have many customers that you have to pester the ones you do get. And I'm sorry the food at this place looks so unappetizing and so expensive that I don't want to rashly choose a dish I probably won't like. I'm pretty sure that's why she was rushing us to choose, because she knows the food isn't great so 1. It doesn't matter what we choose since it'll be bad, or 2. She wants us to choose before we come to our senses and decide we don't want any food. After looking through the menu, the food all looked horrible. We decided to just have coffee and talk and go someplace else to eat. After the waitress came back and asked if we were ready and we told her we would only have coffee, she looked really annoyed and walked away with our menus abruptly. The reason why this gets a two star is because the woman who rang us up (the young cashier working behind the glass casing of donuts and treats) was really nice, and their baked goods looked okay. read more

Recent visit for one measly tea as the ultimate resource for their facility usage. The power of observation that be has eyewitness the source of all cakes are NOT baked on premises at Waverly Restaurant. They are bought and baked outside from BayRidge Bakery in Brooklyn. The wait staff appeared disgruntled as my previous visit a month ago. read more

I adore everything about this place. Their friendly neon glowing all night, their homey booths and friendly staff who'll greet you with a smile whether it's 3pm or 3am. And especially their breakfast. Yep, everything on the massive menu is good - but if you want the BEST (and the best bang for your buck) then breakfast is the way to go. And be prepared to wait for a table on weekends. Breakfast specialities are served up in large cast iron skillets, an especially nice touch. If you're wanting to eat on the lighter side, toast or a bagel will do the trick, and still becomes a breakfast of champions when paired with their fresh squeezed orange juice that's entirely worth the price tag. Heck - even Space Invader felt compelling to bestow one of his iconic murals on the Waverly during his last NY outing. Don't you think it's time you checked them out too?? read more

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Waverly Diner is a Village staple, and has been there as long as I can remember. Not horribly priced and very comfortable diner vibe with plenty of booths. I've gone over the years for brunch and recently after dinner oddly enough for a drink (yes they serve beers), hot chocolate with a heap full of whipped cream on top and nice size piece of chocolate cake to share....Not too shabby at all :) read more

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What happened, Waverley? You got so expensive. That $6.55 grilled cheese sandwich I raved about five years ago is now $8.95. And a measly plate of fries (side order) for $8)? Good thing we're moving out of the neighborhood because you've gotten too expensive for the locals. read more

Unfortunately our experience at the Waverly was disappointing. It's a bad combination of food service and price. I ordered Mac and cheese and I got a pricey sloppy side of pasta that I had to cover with parmesan cheese too dry up a bit. No difference between those and the ones ready for microwave you buy at the store. Small plate big price. The waiters there are so rude. Ok you are not forced to smile but at least don't push people when you have to walk through. There's a magic word (excuse me) that actually opens doors. For this there's no tolerance! And that's why 1 star only. Go to the one on the other side instead. We won't go again! read more

We came in on a Monday around 8:15am for breakfast. We were greeted right away. You seat yourself. It was not too crowded but more people came in as we ate. Lots of carry out orders as well. Our waitress was so nice and checked on us often. Staff kept our drinks filled and were also friendly. Coffee was good. I loved the flavoring of their hash browns which were crispy outside and fluffy inside.t husband likes his pancakes and bacon a little more well done, which they achieved perfectly. We loved the vintage setting and neighborhood feel. We would definitely come back again. As we left, everyone said goodbye and thanked us for coming. read more

The food was cold and not at all fresh. The veggie burger tastes like frozen peas. but mostly, the waiter was horribly rude and gave terrible service. read more

What respectable diner charges 13 for an omelette?! I don't care if you are located on top of the Taj Mahal. If you are calling yourself a diner, lower your prices please. We ordered: -Tomato cheddar cheese omelette (very food) -Western omelette -Bacon and cheese sandwich on a English muffin -Plain pancake with blueberry compote The omelette were very good. They came with hash browns and your choice of two slices of toast. The hash browns were cut beautifully (shaved) but had no salt or pepper which ruined it. The toast was not buttered like proper diners do. The sandwich was very good. But the pancake experience was not. For some reason, this diner refuses to serve blueberry pancakes and instead serves plain pancakes with blueberry compote...this essentially is a pancake folded in half and stuffed with this canned blueberry jelly. The jelly itself is disgusting and repulsive but the pancake is very good. I wish we knew this ahead of time and ordered plain or chocolate chip pancakes with no compote. Our total bill not including tip but including one apple juice was $48- an outrageous bill to pay for breakfast for 3 people at a diner. The atmosphere at this diner is a little fancier. Your omelettes come out in a metal pan on a block of wood. And the seating are old style Victorian looking booths. But I just find this very misleading and would prefer to sit in plastic booths and get served with plastic plates. Or at least make food that match your high prices. read more

Stopped in here early Sunday morning for breakfast. The place was empty, so the service was attentive and fast. Coffee was fresh and strong, and my cup was never empty. Had the Eggs Benedict with Canadian Bacon. Good stuff. The plate could have used a bit more of the hash browns to fill me up though. I will return. read more

Waverly Diner - Eggs Benedict with Canadian Bacon and hash browns - Diners Near Me - New York, New York

I'm spending almost as much time thinking about this rating as I did research New Jersey's bail reform ballot issue in November. (because when Chris Christie and the ACLU are on the same side it gets confusing.) But 3.5 stars is accurate. It expensive for a diner but you're paying for the real estate. I got gyros for the second time even though I wasn't a huge fan the first time. There's nothing wrong with them, they're not just exactly within the gyro paradigm. And the Greek salad wasn't too impressive. I recall breakfast being successful at Waverly so I may go that route next time. I commend the 24/7 schedule and appreciate the PATH proximity. read more

Recently I overheard young artists at 5::30am question a waiter. " When do you guys close?" The waiter laughed and his response was "never." I do know that during Hurricane Sandy The Waverly closed because lower Manhattan was without electricity for weeks. Other than that they have been open, even during remodeling several years ago. My favorite time to be here is during a snowstorm. Its great to see swirls of snow while munching on classic diner food in the West Village. Cleanliness and organization leads me to like the food and keeps me coming back again and again. read more

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The Waverly is a staple in Greenwich Village. I remember coming here late at night with friends--talking philosophy/art/love panopt(octo)igon/s--while a grad student at the New School. It hasn't changed a bit. It's open 24/7, the staff is super friendly, you can drink peach bellinis, eat pancakes, egg sandwiches, whatever ya want from a diner. And there are cute tiny itsy bitsy booths if you come alone to study/work. Free wifi, endless coffee, and no hassle in the middle of the village. Love it! read more

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Fool me once shame on you. It ain't gonna happen again. I ordered from an app the closed of the fore diner was the Waverly diner. So, I took a chance big mistake. You only get one chance to turn a customer into a regular and they sure didn't. The pastrami was a grocery store pastrami. That was so overheated (cooked) that it was worse than shoe leather my dog would not even eat it. The minimum rare chapped stake was probable the charcoal they use to destroy the pastrami. The daily homemade salad was the same bad of salad that I buy at the supermarket. If opening a bag of salad and adding a slice of tomato makes it homemade it wasn't bad. I must admit the French fries that I did not order or even want were pretty good. They had their chance never again. Good Luck read more

Gross and offensive, the only way I can describe the quality of food and service. They will give you horrible sub par food and then pad the bill. They are will take every advantage of you. You would be better off at McDonald's than to eat here. This is a $20 omelette and fries. read more

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This place is a great no frills diner serving a quality breakfast. Reminds me of my childhood growing up in New Jersey. It's the antithesis of your over-priced, wait in line, fancy pants brunch at buvette. read more

Solid, well established diner. Quiet atmosphere. Slightly expensive for diner. Would highly recommend if you're not specifically after budget options. read more

This is the perfect diner. If you're looking for fancy or overly interested service or understated decor, you won't be happy. But if you're looking for a grilled cheese and some fries, or a delicious breakfast, or some yummy spanakopita, this is the place. We go here when we don't want to cook, want to be out of the apartment (in the past!), and just want something low key, satisfying, and easy. I'm happy to hear they're doing curbside pick-up now, and we look forward to getting our Waverly fix again! read more

I've been going to Waverly since I was a kid. Went back recently with my mom and sister and the reuben is still as good as I remember it. Huge and served open-face with tons of corned beef, swiss cheese, and sauerkraut. The fries are also great. They're the huge, steak kind. If you're in a pinch and need food, Waverly is a solid choice in the neighborhood. read more

The turkey club sandwich was very good but the pickle that came with it was absolutely horrid. It was soft and tasted like farts. Zero crunch. The service was good, albeit a little hard to understand. Our food came out right. The place itself isn't the cleanest feeling place. It's a dinner so i didn't expect much. The menus were torn up at the seams and some of the seats were ripped up as well. The food is good but the experience was overall mediocre. read more

Doesn't matter if you're looking for some traditional American breakfast in the morning, or a place to eat after a night of clubbing and drinking, Waverly Diner be the ideal place to come for some delicious food in the West Village/Greenwich Village area. This diner opens 24/7, which is awesome. We came here at 4 am and there were still many employees working. Their menu has a very good selection of food. Just their omelets took a half page of the menu. The omelets price ranged between $10 - $15. I got an omelet, it was served with hash browns and white toast on a pan. Writing the review for this diner is already making me want to go back there. It is definitely worth a try if you are a big fan of the traditional American style diner food. read more

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Ehhh no. What made my friend stop in here when there is SOOO much great food in NY? IDK but we regretted it deeply lol. $8 for a house salad where the tomatoes where just cut into four & thats IT ! He had a hard time deciding between the 6 Buffalo wings that costed $11 or the $12 appetizer that had 2 Buffalo wings, 2 Mozzarella cheese sticks , & 2 chicken fingers.... i know, VERY HARD decision. & it didnt come with fries. His meal was so terrible looking as you will see in the picture. We were better off getting a hero from the corner store or something. read more

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