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    Amwell Valley Diner Restaurant

    3.6 (47 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    a sandwich and french fries
    Jack M.

    Jill was very nice and offered to switch out soup. There was not many people at 3 to 4. Jill was the best waitress ever. Christmas decorations super nice and very clean. Reminded me of the good old days in the 70s. Can we all say thank you to Jill though. BURGER WAS WELL DONE QND ASKED FOR MEDIUM. It's ok because took it back and was better. Jill was ok.

    New appetizer
    Hollie S.

    Recently I went to the Amwell Valley Diner in Ringoes NJ. It's only about an hour from me, so it's surprising it's taken me this long to venture up there. I arrived around noon on Sunday. I expected it to be more crowded, but I quickly found a booth. Atmosphere: The Amwell Valley Diner is an old school metallic diner. It matches everything you visualize in a diner from the chrome exterior to the powder blue booths inside.  There are plenty of booths, tables, as well as a full-length bar. Coffee: The Amwell Valley Diner brews the local Lacas coffee which was a nice surprise. Even though the mug was small, it was refilled often. Food: The Amwell Valley Diner has all of the stereotypical diner options: eggs, wraps, and a few dinner options. There isn't anything unique on the menu, but it has enough options to please anyone. I decided to order the new Mediterranian sampler. It came with olives, hummus, pita, Tzatziki sauce, and an olive tapenade. It was kind of thrown together and could have used a better presentation. Other than that, it was good. There was nothing special but a good appetizer I would order again. Keeping in a Greek mood, I decided to order a gyro with fries. The gyro was stuffed with plenty of gyro meat, Tzatziki sauce, and lettuce. The fries were nice and crispy, which is my favorite. Service: The food came out quickly, and the waitress was friendly and funny. It was clear all of the waitresses enjoyed their job and working there. Overall Thoughts/Would I come Back? I liked the Amwell Valley Diner and would go back. It was a pleasant stop.

    The no. 4 breakfast special
    Shelbi B.

    Good place to stop in for breakfast. Food came out quickly and hot, and the staff was friendly. Can't beat a classic diner breakfast

    Soggy lettuce that couldn't be eaten and excess dressing at bottom of to go container

    We ordered 2 salads to go on a Saturday night. They were very pleasant on the phone, apologized that it would take 20 minutes to prepare! The Cobb salad was beautiful, huge and well presented with plenty of dressing in to go cups. The Greek salad was lacking. It arrived over dressed (see picture) and soggy, very close to inedible. It was less than half the size of the Cobb and although the dressing was delicious, there was more than a quarter of a cup of it at the bottom of the container. It never occurred to me to ask for dressing on the side, a to go salad should NEVER be dressed.

    Gerald S.

    Amwell Valley Diner Restaurant is an old school Jersey diner owned and operated by Greeks (as almost all Jersey diners are) on Rt. 31 in Ringoes, New Jersey. It has been at this location for several decades, but I had not eaten here in almost that long. Returning from Flemington, I decided to stop in and see what was cooking. The floor plan has a long counter on one side, and booths along the front wall. There is more dining space off to one side. The menu is what you would expect from a stainless steel kitchen, with a 24/7 breakfast and plenty of lunch and dinner combos. I was attracted to the Mousaka, and asked my server about it. She assured me it was authentically Greek and made in house. Along with it came options for a cup of soup, a side salad, and a basket of fresh hot bread. All this for $12.99. I wasn't sure I wanted that much food, but it was an opportunity to try a variety of things. The Chicken Noodle Soup was made with farfalle pasta and had a few chunks of vegetables. While it was okay, the broth was weak, as if diluted to add volume. I did like the bowties floating in the cup. The Side Salad was 95% Iceberg Lettuce with a few slices of cucumber and carrots. The Balsamic dressing was thin and oily, and the greens hardly worth the effort to chew. I left it barely touched. The Mousaka was a large portion with sliced Potatoes on the bottom, Ground Beef in the middle, Eggplant above that, and topped in Bechamel Sauce. While not the best Greek entre I have ever had, it was substantial and had a good taste. Service came with a smile, and my server reminded me that dessert was also part of the deal. She handed me a mini cup of Rice Pudding. I really had no room for it, so I took a taste, knew that it was again a decent effort at this classic, if far from best of breed (I do love me some rice pudding). Tucked away in the Amwell Valley, my expectations were not high for this diner. It was a decent place for dinner, but nothing was good enough to make me a fan.

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    A good solid breakfast and friendly family atmosphere. Plenty of options. Love the fresh pumpkin muffins.

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