This is an old diner. The waitress was great! My husband had an omelet and they were accommodating with his diet with substitutions. He said the omelet and toast were very good. I ate his potatoes which were very good and a little crispy like I like them. I had an over easy egg, done perfectly with corned beef hash. The corned beef hash was from a can. I can always tell. Corned Beef hash is so easy to make, I don't know why restaurants don't go that extra step. The breakfast menu is not very big like most diners. The restaurant is older but seemed clean. Prices were reasonable. read more

I was so pleased with my meal tonight. I stopped in just to get a nice warm bowl of chicken and pasta soup, but I ended up staying longer and ordered their amazing seasonal chocolate chip, pumpkin and pecan nut pancakes. They were incredible! I enjoyed it so much. I will be planning to come back tomorrow while here visiting for work! This is a must go to place- huge menu, amazing staff, friendly and so clean. They've been in business since 1974- they have perfected it well done Acropolis Diner! read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Hometown warm feel to this diner - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

"She's beautiful, natural Hanging in the diner, basking in the light She's beauty, yeah, the girl's cooking in the diner today" (Widespread Panic) My monthly luncheon with my brother brought us to the Acropolis Diner in New Haven. It was very easy to find (right on Dixwell Avenue) with lots of parking on the left side and in the back It's a very traditional diner with a traditionally large diner menu, plus lunch specials and meal specials. We grabbed a booth in the front and a coffee for me and an ice water for him came out super fast. I wasn't very hungry, so I looked at the breakfast sandwich menu and zeroed in on their Mexican Burrito Wrap ($9.75) with scrambled eggs,cheddar cheese, bacon,avocado, onions, and salsa. No sides were served with it. I thought it was very good -the eggs were nice and moist, the bacon was crispy, and the avocado was ripe. Portion size was good too - so I had zero complaints. My brother ordered the Hot Appetizer Sampler ($14.00). It was a huge platter built for two with fried zucchini stickes, mozzarella sticks, and chicken tenders over lettuce, served with marinara sauce and honey mustard. He barely made a dent in it and took home the leftovers in a to-go box. Our server was pleasant and efficient and prompt with my coffee refills. We really enjoyed our luncheon. read more

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The food was good. The mosaleta bites were a 7. Chicken tender were 8 out of 10 tho. The food is good would recommend

Really great turkey club and overall clean and easy pick up order completed hassle free. Clean and friendly staff. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Strawberries - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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If you're looking for a weekday brunch, Acropolis has great options, including the ability to make mimosas. We stopped in spontaneously on an early Monday morning. I was feeling for a savory option, so Crab Cakes Benedict with hard poached eggs and home fries. And as mentioned, a mimosa. The food and service were both good. I've passed this diner too many times to count, and I was glad to finally stop in. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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This place has been around for years and I don't know how they survived. Maybe it's a different experience visiting in person, but ordering delivery is not working. Ordered several items, Starting with the Southbeach Smoothie. It was a chunky not smooth mess. A few more minutes in the blender/mixer may have solved that. On the plus side, i was able to spoon out some of the fruit chunks to add flavor to the plain lifeless bland oatmeal. The oatmeal was just that, oatmeal. But there was no sugar, butter, syrup or anything to give it a little life. The Philly steak eggrolls were just a no for me. I didnt enjoy the texture or taste. Then the star of the show, the Moussaka dinner! The first problem was the visual; grease/oil moving about the bottom of the pan. Then the texture; whatever that bottom layer was, it was soggy and greasy. This definitely wasn't freshly made that day. So disappointed... but the Greek salad that came with the meal was fresh and delicious... My friend ordered eggs with corned beef hash; Didn't like it and didn't eat it. I didn't taste it so I cant attest to the quality. Of that entire order, I ate 1/2 the oatmeal and the salad. Just bad... Like I said earlier, maybe its a different experience in person but with the quality of food that i experienced, I probably won't be finding out.. Thanks Uber Eats, guess I should have checked the Yelp reviews before ordering. read more

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We have had issues with incorrect orders in the past but decided to give them another try. They proved us to be right yet again. Had a bug inside one of our breakfast items that was dead. It was mixed in with the food that was sealed and delivered to us so there was no way it came into the food any other way but from the diner. Last time we will be eating from here. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I ordered Uber eats delivery as I was craving breakfast for lunch at work. I got the pumpkin bread French toast and a side of hash browns. The Uber eats menu doesn't tell you that the pumpkin bread French toast comes covered in nuts (which is definitely something to disclose) both items were delivered fresh and hot and super tasty. The bag had utensils, syrup, butter, and salt and pepper, being at work I appreciate when a delivery comes with all the extras you may need. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Pumpkin bread French toast - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Not bad, it's a diner. Pretty standard diner food. Had eggs benedict ... uneventful but ok. Husband really enjoyed his patty melt and cole slaw. Waitress Laura was very nice. Thank you! read more

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Great services, clean environment, loved the food! Good portions for the price. There's always new specials on the menu! read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - French toast sticks with raspberry syrup! - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Soups were served cold... food was meh at best... Wasn't impressed ...won't be going back. The waitress was pleasant read more

It's a great diner, they always have the right thing your craving.. I don't believe they are 24/7

If you like your bacon don't skip on it here, the bacon is great! Their burgers and fries are the best and my favourite dessert here would be their apple pie with their French vanilla. Give their Calamari a go! read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Can't go wrong with their bacon! From the poached eggs to the well done bacon underneath this dish will not disappoint. Blackstone - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Had a craving for old-school diner food, specifically an open-face turkey sandwich with gravy and home-fries so placed my order for delivery with Doordash. Food arrived promptly, was very well packaged (aside from the soda) and was MOSTLY very good too. The thin-sliced turkey was moist and flavorful, gravy was okay and home-fries were terrific. The problem was that my "sandwich" was served on top of what appeared to be the most buttery cornbread stuffing ever? This would have been fine except I have a dairy-allergy and had written that in the instructions for my order along with: "No butter please". Not cool. Shame ... this meal would have been a solid 4 stars. They did however do well enough to rate a second chance in the next few days. Will report back. read more

This place has GREAT food. I stopped for a western burger with a side of onions rings and slaw with my mother a couple days ago, and the burger was cooked perfectly. Juicy and flavorful.. along with the onion rings which were not overdone. The coleslaw was delicious as well. Will definitely be coming back. read more

This diner is in a convenient location. What concerns me is every few weeks their health code letter rating on the building will change. They will go from an A to a C pretty often. I ordered breakfast for take out this morning. I ordered 2 egg sandwiches, one with double everything, and a cup of fruit. The total came to $21, which seems too expensive for what I got. The food was good but based on that price I would not go back. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I look at google pics and this place looked good and smelled good when I walked in, the waitress was a sweetheart, but when I got my steak and cheese grinder I looked at the top of the bread and there it was, mold!! I was so disappointed and the waitress felt bad, she didn't see it because the sandwich was open until I closed it. Never again will I eat there. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Moldy bread served to me! - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I don't know if the guy working tonight hates his job or what his issue is but I heard him tell someone for literally the 6th time he doesn't want to be here and that he's sick. The waiter didn't say one word to us all night until we told him we were ready to order after 15 minutes of him walking back and forth and clearly seeing we were ready for him to say "I've been ready I've been waiting." He took our order from the other side of the isle and once we finished ordering he walked away and didn't say a word. He has no personality whatsoever. Also whoever the older woman In the red hair needs to flirt with him in the back. There is a reason why this diner can't hold a decent waitress and is always hiring. We wrote bad service on the receipt and the woman felt the need to say it out load across the restaurant to the waiter and were Laughing and making jokes about it. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

The food is always very good, but it's overpriced - I placed a takeout order (egg and cheese sandwich with turkey bacon and a small coffee) and it came to $10.74. That's insane. You can get an entire meal, like an omelette, for that price. read more

The food was well prepared - enjoyed the Greek omelette , breakfast potato's and rye toast. Waitstaff very attentive and friendly.

This is quite possibly my favorite diner to go to! While it is smaller than other diners I've been to, the service is quick and I've personally never had to wait for a table! My favorite thing to get is a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese and they have one of the best diner BEC's I've ever had! I've been here a couple times and each item I try is cooked well and is quite delicious diner food! For college students in the Hamden area -- this is my go-to for a late night meal or just to grab something quick with friends! read more

Absolutely awful. Been here 4-5 times in the past 3 years and the servers are rude, slow and inattentive. Last time I got the French onion soup that tasted as if they left soap in the dish when they put the soup in and I got incredibly ill. I also got the crab cake eggs Benedict that tasted scabby all for about 28 dollars and not worth a god damn penny I tell everyone I know not to go here, three brothers diner is a little farther down the road but WAY BETTER PRICES AND QUALITY brownstone has great prices too read more

Came in here because it was the only diner in town and I felt like having a turkey club. The service was good and staff was friendly. Food is standard and mediocre. Turkey club was pretty good and they gave me tons of fries. My sister had a hot open turkey which she did not like. It was thick and tough smothered in a bland sauce. Not much more to say except I would not put this place on the bucket list. read more

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Great service, excellent food. We'll be back breakfast wrap was delicious and coffee was great

We ordered a chocolate shake, onion rings, eggplant parm sub, and a piece of cheesecake and ate every bite. It was all perfect. So perfect that I'd almost be afraid to go back and ruin a perfect memory. Our waitress was great and I got a kick out of the other customers too. Great diner experience. read more

Everyone please stay away from acropolis diner. We found a paper clip in our omelet and they refused to take it off our bill. Absolutely absurd. Will be reporting to Hamden to have acropolis diner sanitation grade reevaluated. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - We literally have a paper clip in our hungryman omelet. This is so gross and they refused to take it off our bill. Hungry Man Breakfast. - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Wanted to check this place out since I always drive by. Finally when I arrived I Waited 20 minutes for the menu, (I had to ask for it) once I got the menu I was told they'd get water for me and my table took another 30 minutes only to not serve me and my friends anything and sadly just walked out. Terrible service, I wouldn't reccomend this place. read more

Relatively fast service. Food is decent, not all freshly prepared breakfast items (frozen hash browns). Prices aren't too out of hand in my opinion, and there is plenty is good seating. I would not recommend the avocado toast. I'll leave it at that. read more

Acropolis Diner Restaurant - Egg and cheese sandwich on a hard roll - Diners Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Great diner, classic dishes, great portions, plenty of selections, and wonderful staff!

I love this place!!! Very clean, friendly and food was great! So happy I stopped by for breakfast, I will be back for dinner! Take it from someone who travels weekly for work, having a place that feels like your family diner is awesome! read more

Enjoyed our breakfast! Very friendly staff and lovely manager! Awesome Blackstone benedict and steak and eggs cooked to perfection. read more

Would do 0 stars if I could. Ordered food and it was incorrect. Turns out a customer sitting at another table had my meal. So what was the solution? The waitress swapped the meals. Did not take the food back and bring new ones. Just grabbed one meal and switched it with the other. Still paid full price btw read more

I have been here before and they have okay breakfast but now I'm done coming back. First we ordered our app and it didn't come for a while. Then we ordered our food. I ordered a burger and my girlfriend order soup and a grilled cheese. I got my burger first, I had asked for it medium rare, the patty was a hockey puck that tasted like the grill hadn't been cleaned in a while. We finally got our app which was cheese fries btw. They were okay but still no soup and grilled cheese. I had asked multiple times for it as well. After I was done picking around my hockey puck to try and fill my stomach, the soup finally came out. Overall, just terrible service and food read more

Avoid this dump like the plague. It used to be a fairly decent diner but has gone so far downhill it's off the cliff! I went yesterday for a simple chefs salad. The roast beef served in it was spoiled-slimy and putrid. This is the first time in many years a resto have served me something so utterly rotten. After mentioning it to my waitress, she came back to say they would deduct 3 dollars from my tab-gee thanks. After telling her this would be my last visit to the place-she came back and said the salad was on the house...as if I could actually eat it. I left after tipping her and will not ever go back. Yuck. read more

Went into this restaurant and took a peak towards the back kitchen , saw a guy from Chris Hansen's to catch a predator with an apron on . Was very disconcerting to see a guy like this on staff and handling food . We didnt even step towards the hostess to be seated . See Link Below , hope the owners watch it. Will never eat at an establishment that has a guy like this cooking !! https://youtu.be/VOBgE10sEQE read more

"Acrap" brings back tons of memories from college. It was one of the first places I dined when I moved to CT, it was "the place to be" and hang out if you went to my college. The food is great, served fast by very friendly wait staff, and it's inexpensive too. "They make the best toast I've ever had," is what my good friend used to always claim. I'd recommend it to anyone dining on a dime. read more

I was disappointed with my experience in this diner. We had to wait a bit for the table to be cleaned and then had to wait till the girl behind the counter to tell us it was ready. We sat down and had to wait for our menus, a few minutes later our waitress showed up to take our orders and we still did not have them. My younger son ordered spaghetti and meatballs, after the order had gone in we were informed that they didn't have meatballs. I had the gyro, it was dry and crunchy and the fries were not seasoned. read more

Acropolis Diner [affectionately called "Acrop" by those in the know] is pretty great. Although, to be honest, I don't know if I'm a fan because Acrop is a legitimately good diner, or if it's because Acrop is such a staple to Hamden livin'. I've never had a bad experience with the waitstaff. Just the opposite, actually. The food is typical diner food. Any place that serves breakfast all day is good in my book. The prices are reasonable. Coffee is decent and equipped with free refills. Soda is decent, but the refills ain't free. Seriously, Acrop is a Hamden institution. I have so many memories of eating here - especially from my high school days. Which was awesome when I was actually IN high school, but now that years and years have passed since roaming the halls of Hamden High, this fact is just irritating. Whyyyyyy is this place full of high school brats? Was I really THAT annoying? How do the waitstaff even stand it? Okay, I'll stop asking questions. But, expect that you will run into high school aged kids, especially if you're in between the hours of 12:00PM and 4:00PM. read more

Solid turkey club. A turkey club is one of those things that if a place does it well, you can pretty much assume they know their business. The canary in the coal mine that is a diner. Roast beef club is just as good. Acropolis has a great turkey club and good enough service that if I specify the kind of toast and no cheese and a side of mustard they get it right, no questions asked. Service is beyond excellent. And yet, honestly, this place only deserves 3 stars - their gyro is no where near as good as the Yorkside's. And on a slow holiday day they were open (yay!) but the bacon wasn't made fresh. 24/7 read more