We decided to stop here again on our yearly return as snowbirds and were so glad! We had enough for our dinner tonight after 4 days of highway driving. The staff is very attentive and kind. The menu is varied to the point of having difficulty choosing. We chose Hungarian stuffed cabbage and trio salad. HUGE portions are their signature. My meal came with a cup of soup & I chose matzo ball. Also, I chose baked potato and chickpea salad and a side tossed salad. I do not eat processed sugar and they had oil and vinegar to dress the tossed salad. We had 2 large pieces of challah bread with it and hubby had half of a lemon danish for his dessert, saving the rest for tonight. The bakery section is very impressive and I would have had a very hard time back in my sugar addicted days. This place is already on my calendar for next year's return. I had a neat conversation with our waitress about Amorgos and Santorini Greece. This family does a great job of serving the community! read more

Blue Colony Diner - Trio salad, challah bread, Hungarian stuffed cabbage, chickpea salad, tossed salad - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

Tried this place for the first time, as it's super convenient to get to (easy on/off I-84). Once you go in, you can't help but not miss the confection of cookies and muffins at the front counter. The London broil wrap was cooked well, but I eventually had to eat it with a fork and knife because it was so oily. Overall, a good selection of your typical diner offerings of wraps, sandwiches, burgers, and salads that make them a reliable staple most anywhere. I would definitely return if I was in the area. read more

Blue Colony Diner - London Broil wrap, with sautéed onions & mushrooms. - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

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This place has two immediate plus points: it's actually 24 hours AND it's effectively a front for a bakery alongside its diner function. Don't know anywhere else I could get a pecan pie on Thanksgiving Eve! The challah bread is their pride and joy and makes for a pretty good French Toast. Service is nice even at late hours. Ample seating and space makes for a good stop on late nights over I84 read more

Blue Colony Diner - Eggs, hashbrowns, bacon - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

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My wife had the turkey club sandwich which was very good and I ordered the Patty Melt. The burger on the Patty Melt was extremely thin and small, had more rye bread than meat. Personal issue, they do not have Coca Cola, only Pepsi. The pastries are phenomenal! A must try! The big issue was the restrooms, men's room was dirty and disgusting, in one of the stalls, the toilet was filled with waste and toilet paper and according to my wife, same with the ladies room. When told staff dismissed the information matter of factly. read more

What else can I say but amazing! Great diner food! The French toast were fabulous, the pancakes were fluffy and the eggs were perfectly cooked! My wife had the liver and onion and was in heaven! I had a piece of the chocolate fudge cake which was to die for! So much food! Great service and the food was amazing! What else can you ask for! Best ever! Highly recommend read more

We stopped here on the way back from Lake Compounce. Between Bristol and Brookfield, it was one of the few places still open. They operate 24 hours a day. They are located right off exit 10 for easy on and easy off access. I was surprised to see how crowded it was 11 o'clock at night. It felt familiar like the Greek diners I grew up going to. The food was very good and came out quickly. I got the Country Burger with a side of fries. I thought the plate was a little small for the amount of food on it, but then quickly realized the burger was huge. Bacon, bbq sauce, cheddar cheese and onion rings were packed into a huge bun that stayed together until the last bite. It really hit the spot after not eating lunch or dinner. They also have a huge variety of baked goods which are baked on premises. We got a piece of the rainbow cookie cake. Absolutely delicious. The layer of sugar on top really gave it something a little extra. read more

Our family has been going to the Blue Colony for 40 years. It's always been our go to place. Something for everyone. Unfortunately, the Blue Colony has lost it's appeal. The quality just isn't there anymore. The meals are disappointing. The prices are outrageous. Blue Colony used to be the place to go and meet friends or bring the whole family for a hearty meal. Not anymore. read more

Our second try - and our last! The monte cristo sandwich was bland, boring - blah. My husband's meal was equally so. Just not appetizing. read more

We stopped on our way through Connecticut for lunch. Plenty of parking! We were seated immediately. The waitress, Kelly, was pleasant and professional. I don't think she knew quite how to react to my jovial side, but that's fine. We were seated right next to the baked goods - and there were lots of them! My hubby got a slice of cheesecake after his meal. The menu was extensive & it was helpful that the foods were divided by meals (breakfast, lunch, & dinner.) We ordered our meals and they were served quickly. The food was good. It's a great place for a meal right off of exit 10 on I84! read more

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Horrible! Don't waste ur money! Loaded with Elders who have extinct taste buds. Ordered cheese burger deluxe. Where's the Beef? About the thinnest patty I've ever had , waitress ask how was it? I told her no meat! Her response was everyone says that! But management never does anything! Keep driving! Big Y has better lunches and management that cares about customers! read more

While heading down 84, we decided to stop for breakfast at Blue Colony, which I've always been curious to visit. It was a pretty average experience, even for a diner. The waitress practically threw our dishes on the table and had zero personality. Food was okay but I definitely have spots I like better for breakfast. Good as a 24 hour option as there aren't many around. read more

Blue Colony Diner - Short Stack of Pancakes (2) with One Egg Bacon - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

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we've been going there since it first opened. The wait staff is always friendly and answer any questions we may have about an item. The food is scrumptious, whatever you order. There is always more than enough, and we usually take home enough for another meal. It is also conveniently located The interior is always decorated according to the season or holiday, which makes it cheerful. read more

Nice diner. Old school style with the good coffee, and the vast menus. Classic stuff. You can't go wrong with their wraps, but come on, you're at a diner, have the fries with your meal. I love the polite service. It'a right off a highway, as diners should be. Enjoy. Keep it open. read more

It was a horrible experience from the owner that sat us to the waitress. Food was absolutely disgusting I have a picture of the Chili they brought and I had to send it back because it was not for human consumption. read more

Blue Colony Diner - Anything that needs that much cheese to taste good speaks volumes!!!! It was as nasty as it looks - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

Good solid diner. I was very happy with the challah bread French toast. It was a humongous amount for lil ole me, so I took the rest home and had more the day morning. I requested, and they gave me a little bottle of pure maple syrup to go with it. Delish. read more

Very fast takeout service. Breakfast sandwiches were slightly more enjoyable than dunks. Bread to egg/cheese ratio was off. read more

Blue Colony Diner - Sausage, egg and cheese - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

Stopped for quick dinner while traveling. Nice clean appearance. Very fast service, food came out hot, and everything was very good. Wide variety of baked goods for sale, all which were very good! read more

You know. 24-hour diners are always a gamble. Great for a hangover meal, a meal before a hangover, or sometimes your only option left when it's a late night out with friends and its that or Taco Bell. Blue Colony was a gamble worth taking. Best of all, I decided to visit it with my family at NORMAL dinner hours instead of risking it all at 3am. Honestly, though, what a pleasant surprise. I looked at the menu and analyzed what their specialities were. It appeared to be Greek/Mediterranean. So what did I do, I ordered the Homemade Moussaka. What's that you say!? For those who don't know (like me), it's like potato and meat lasagna. That was my best guess when I saw the picture in the menu and said, "I would like THAT" (pointing to what could have been a stock photo). The server and my wife were laughing at me. It said "Homemade," and I was feeling adventurous. Anyways, so I get it and wow. It was delicious! Like I don't know what Moussaka should taste like but it may have just set the bar very high for my next Moussaka meal. The server was awesome. Very nice to my family. Very attentive. The atmosphere was not quiet but not super loud either. Typical diner volume. The food came out QUICK. I'd assume they precooked mine and brought it out. Not complaining. I was hungry and curious. Time was ticking. We also got some of their homemade cakes. I was tempted to get their famously large Blue Colony cookies, but I already had enough from dinner. I ordered the Cheesecake and my wife ordered their Chocolate cake. Both were very good. Top notch! The cake options behind the glass made it hard to choose, so we just went with safe classic choices. (Ironic, huh?) I would recommend Blue Colony diner for breakfast (menu is VERY large), lunch (menu = Large), dinner (did I say Large menu), and any period before or after a good time with friends. I will be back the next time I'm in the area for another daring menu selection read more

Blue Colony Diner - Homemade Mousakka - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

Just had very late dinner at Blue Colony on a Sunday night. Ordered breakfast food and it was excellent! Our waitress, Susie, was also excellent. Very friendly, and service was very professional and efficient! Been going for years, and just as good as ever. Note - I accidentally wrote similar review for the WRONG diner (ended up in Old Colony instead of Blue Colony), and can't seem to delete that one. But This one is for the right place! - Blue Colony, off route 84. read more

Alway stop here on our way out to FL & Return Home. Huge menu always busy their. The food is always good. and huge selection Baked goods to to take home. From Cookies to cake and things I never seen before. read more

Love the food, service and down home local ambiance. Our son lives in the area and he suggested Blue Colony for breakfast when we visited him. Will definitely visit again! read more

we chose this diner to eat on our way to our destination and chose to stop here on our way back. The food was so delicious and the portions are very generous. read more

I ate there with a friend The waitress didn't speak English and couldn't figure out what we wanted . I wanted a bacon cheese burg lettuce tomato it came no bacon no cheese . Friend had eggs or something can't remember but he told me they have the best pickled beets she brought pickles the whole meal was messed up. The lady at the counter said the waitress use to clean houses . won't go back unless I'm starving read more

It's a diner, not a white tablecloth restaurant. But on a traffick-y ride back to NYC from MA, with gps taking us into unfamiliar territory to avoid traffic, this fit the bill perfectly. The waitress, when we told her that we were in a bit of a tie crunch, took our order and had it out very quickly. My broccoli omelette with cheese, and my husband's mushroom omelette with cheese, both were very good at a reasonable price. On the paper placemat was a statement that this is the home of the world's biggest apple turnover. I asked the waitress if it was really that big and she said yes. I asked if it was hollow or had a nice amount of apples inside and she said it was filled. So we ordered one to go. Next day we had it for lunch - and had almost half of it left that we put in a candle for my birthday and that was my "birthday cake !" I have no clue where we were, probably would need gps to find it again (somewhere in CT off of 84). But it was a good place to stop, we were in, fed, watered, pit stopped, and out in maybe 30 or 35 minutes. Our waitress said she's been there for more than 20 years. She was friendly and efficient and her help in getting us out quickly was great! read more

After driving for about four hours, I needed a break. While I was getting gas at the Mobile station, I noticed someone filling gas cans. I asked if he was local. When he said yes, I asked about the food. He assured me that it was great. After we walked in the door, we were quickly seated with the large menus and our waiter brought over water for both of us. The atmosphere was warm and inviting with lots of chrome and glass finished like you'd expect from an old fashioned diner. Our waiter waited patiently while we poured over all the options. My son ordered a hot dog and fries and I ordered the eggplant special. For $15.95 I had enough for lunch and dinner! The biggest side salad I have ever seen arrived first. It was fresh and the tomatoes tasted homegrown. A cup of hot chicken barley soup followed. The waiter told me it was homemade and, while tasty, was good but not great. Along with the soup, we were served 3 huge slices of sweet bread (challah?). By the time our food arrived, I was rapidly filling up! My eggplant was tender and covered with lots of marinara and cheese. The marinara was robust and bursting with flavor. The spaghetti was well beyond Al dente but still tasty enough to eat with the sauce. My teenage son ate his hotdog and pronounced it "good", but the crinkle cut fries were uninspired. This was definitely one of the least expensive meals we had during our trip, but also one of the best! read more

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Replace your rude hostess. I stopped in after driving all the way from Wyoming. I didn't want sitting near the kitchen doors and she got mad at me. Almost threw the menu down on the table. What the heck kind of people do you hire? Food wasn't very good either. read more

My husband and I stopped at this establishment while traveling home to PA from Maine. It is hard to find positives with this establishment. I'll start with the person at the register. He was rude. We walked up and he said name, how many!? I asked how long the wait would be and he said 5 minutes or something like that. I don't know. He had an attitude problem. When we got there, it was extremely busy since it was flooding pretty badly in the area. We have a feeling they're not used to being that busy, at least we HOPE that's the case. The wait staff was interesting. They were not friendly. We felt like we were inconveniencing them by having them do their jobs. The food was mediocre. We got burgers. It's very expensive for what you get. read more

I was very disappointed in my sandwich. It was a Ruben and it was tough and very fatty.

We were waiting in line when apparently someone the owner or manager comes in and are waived ahead of everyone in line. Never again!!

It's just bad and owners don't care what product they put out. It's embarrassing to say this diner is in town. Just because they get all the traffic off of 84 they don't care how bad the food is or if they get many repeat customers. $7 egg sandwich with one egg and no cheese....criminal. Do better or just sell it already. read more

First I have to mention the prices of the meals for what YOU GET. I would say leass the 50% from other resteraunts.. I ordered the Broiled Salmon, with a baked potatoe, cole slaw , soup, salald , and a piece of bread and butter. The bread happened to be a very large slice of Chala bread. The salmon was one of the biggest pieces I have gotten in any resteraunt and cooked to perfection. The Baked potato was perfect, and the cole slaw was amazing. For the salad, it was a typical Lettuce and tomatoe. I could not finish the meal. Cost was $16.95 plus tax. All meals seem to come with soup and salad. I had the Matza Ball soup which again was delicious. The service was excellent, the ambiance, well its a diner, but very clean. Their pastry selection was amazing as well. read more

Blue Colony Diner - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut

If you're from New Jersey like I am, this place hits every spot you could possibly want hit. The place was decorated for some long past holiday, my server looked straight out of the 2000's and called me sweetheart, the food was quite good and the menu was massive (NJ staple). I've been in CT for almost a decade now, but I grew up in NJ with the best memories going to my local diner. Since I've been here, I hadn't been to a diner that's really made me feel the same way. One late night, I passed by a sign on the highway for the diner. Doin it the old fashioned way with no reviews, I just went. So glad I did. Instantly transported me home and gave me warm fuzzies, filled my stomach with good (and well priced) food, even glimpsed at the bakery on the way out like I always would as a kid in Jersey. God, this place is such a comfort in the midst of fancy upscale New England diners. Recommend, especially for an impulsive drop in for some late night bites. read more

Heads up. I've been a customer of the diner for decades. The last few months every time I've ordered for pickup there's been something I've ordered missing. The 1st 2 times I gave them the benefit of a doubt and called and told them and have been given a credit for the next time. That's all changed . The last 4 times I've actually made them check the orders. All I've gotten is bad attitude from either the waitress or the man at the counter. When I explain there's been consistent problems with the orders instead of sincere apologies and offers to make things right I got attitude from the woman who then walked away! This bs is absolutely unacceptable. Long time customers don't deserve this treatment. After all this isn't a 5 star restaurant. It's a f_____g diner! Note to the rude full of attitude folks. Shape up. read more

We went here for a quick meal --- the check came and the prices on the tab were about $2 more per entre than what was listed on the menu. We really didn't have time to straighten this out with the waitress-- who wasn't on top of her station in the first place but did want to note this here. read more

OMG, how is this 3 stars? The food was good, and they have decent diner coffee in big mugs. HOWEVER, they have the best house made cheese cake, by the cake, that I have ever had. For $22 you can get a 12" house made cheese cake that is 100% awesome. For $29 you can get an even bigger one. I wish i did! I also bought fresh challah bread and it was delicious. read more

Hi, we love your good food and service. b t w, we don't get our information from a certain lady in Annapolis Md. A mrs g. she is polish and Slovenian serving her leader. read more

If a packed parking lot says anything about a place, it should be "great place to eat." It says just that about Blue Colony. Every plate was loaded and apparently very good as a chatty family breakfast got quiet quick, lol. I went big, lol, with the Deluxe Griddle Combo of 2 pancakes, 2 Chullah French Toast, 2 sausages and 2 bacon strips! I needed help and a take away box to clear my plate. The only thing I'd change is the breakfast links. A hefty plate needs a hefty sausage to match. Don't let the full lot turn you away; the wait is not long and worth it. read more

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This is a great diner. My wife had the stuffed cabbage which had 2 large cabbage rolls plus a vegetable plus a salad and a cup of soup. I had the open roast beef sandwich which again came with two sides and a cup of soup. The prices were very reasonably and they gave you plenty of food. All the food was prepared properly. I highly recommend this diner. read more

The challah bread and black and white cookies are exceptional. I loved the moussaka. My husband enjoyed the matzoh ball soup. My daughter enjoyed the challah French toast. The menu is extensive. We've been customers for over thirty years. It's a great stop easy on and off Rte 84. read more

Well on some level a dinner is dinner....however with that statement it works for me. I was in the mood for egg omelette with spinach/baked potato and ice coffee. Well that what I got which a perfect Comfort food I desired. read more

Blue Colony Diner - Diners Near Me - Newtown, Connecticut