Went to this diner the other day and was so excited. Top of the line food, what diner you know that uses organic produce? I have 3 children 2 under 3 and they were more than accommodating. This should not be classified as a diner, the quality was not diner quality. They have a frozen tap head that pours the coldest beer. Will definitely be back. read more

I have eaten here several times because it's in walking distance of my apt. It's really over priced and the food is only average. It annoys me they charge for everything. My meal ($16.95) came with mash potato's and i was charged .75cents extra for gravy! I won't be going back again anytime soon. read more

It's the best eating place ever they had the best workers has food the best coffee lakas have just the pastries everything off a service always opens the best possibly the best in Bergen read more

Called to place an order for pick up and was put on hold by the extremely rude hostess for more than 2 min. Hung up and tried to call back but kept getting the busy signal. After I finally got through and told her, she said with an attitude "yea well there's other people waiting, I don't know how long it's going to take them to order." So rude and only apologized after the fact. Always got good service dining in, never going to call again. read more

Me and my husband always love coming to this place. Great food , great service friendly staff and they serve alcohol . It's clean pretty big seating areas. I love the Gyro platter comes with fries and a greek salad. Place is always packed. Sometimes you have to wait for a table maybe 10-15mins tops. It's worth the wait. read more

I Love this place!!! Not your typical "Jersey Diner". Very Clean and Decorative with Black & White checkered hand painted decor. The place has ample space for small and large parties. Booths are comfortable! Food is Delicious and they have all types to choose from! Coffee here is the Best!! Service is great! The best part is the Chit Chat Box on each table!! They hold flash cards with questions to spark interesting conversations!! Very fun!! Definitely go here for great food, good service and interesting conversations!! read more

Was told they dont deliver to Wood ridge... I live less than 10 minutes away from it.

I came here almost a month ago and I must say, everything about the diner was amazing. The exterior and interior of the establishment looks wonderful. I ordered a deluxe cheeseburger with a side of fries and it was the most delicious plate I've eaten. read more

Such a great atmosphere, great service, good food and always open ! Me and my husband are locals at this place the waiters already know our order once they see us !!! Love this place ! read more

Definently a lot better then any other diners I've been to. Great atmosphere , excellent service, great food. I go here atleast once a week and never disappoints . I recommend any meal you get there because every time I go I always get a different meal and always had a great experience . read more

Very cute decor with a deck of conversation starters on each table. The service was great, extremely nice staff especially our waiter. The appetizers were amazing, would recommend a burger for an entree. read more

Best Greek salad ever ... may even be better than the pompton queen diner's Greek salad... also tried the steak and Yuka salad -- YUM and the buffalo salad -- double YUM ... great salads, great diner !!! read more

Best diner in NJ. Clean nice decor and great food. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Taylor Ham & Cheese excellent. The steak was tender and juicy. Best fries in town. read more

I wouldn't even give it a one. Went on Saturday night after a movie was waiting at the table over 15 minutes no one ever came over not even to apologize for the wait. My husband and I got up and left,the girl at the register didn't even lift her head from her cell phone When we left so disappointed. read more

Food not that great!!! Menu is misleading order a beacon egg and cheese sandwich and i just got beacon wtf is that they need to redo the menu ASAP read more

I love this place. I've been coming here since they first opened. The food is great with lots of options. It's diner food, but I think the best diner food in the area AND it's 24 hrs like all true Jersey diners should be. I like the decor and the conversation starter cards on the tables is always fun! Great local spot. read more

First terrible customer service over the phone I call every morning for breakfast too tired too cook work exhausts me and I had a very combative mean psycho flip out on me because I wanted to tell her how I like my breakfast she has no patience and hung up on me called back she claims their is no manager I recommend not to order no food here it is too early to be writing a review on how mean she talked to me on the phone the food is,average nothing to rush for just hungry I will find another option read more

I have never made a yelp review but this place is just ridiculous. Second time I ordered takeout and was told the food would arrive in 45 to an hour. Two hours later... still waiting. Mind you I live in Hackensack literally 5 minutes away. I called to ask what is happening to the food and the manager was incredibly rude and said if I wanted the food I should've just picked it up. If you actually want to eat get food from anywhere else but here. Incredible. Will never order food from this place again. The management needs to learn to treat customers with some respect and not tell them to get pick up instead of delivery because the restaurant cant manage to deliver food in time or at all. 0 stars. Immense disrespect, would not recommend to anyone. read more

Just ordered from this place tonight. I work at the hospital up the block. Normally when you order from places you get maybe one missing item, but we were missing a rainbow salad, waffle fries, and they stopped deliveries at midnight despite having a night menu. They left it out of the order, the rainbow salad and waffle fried, fair enough, so a nurse ordered it separately and picked it up herself with another burger she ordered. We just let the waffle fried go. Then the previous delivery guy shows up even though no more deliveries with another salad, ok fair enough they are making up for the missing item, but it's a completely different salad all together so I'm not gonna even bother anymore, it's 2AM now, and I have one nurse on my unit working 12 hours with no food. Yes we ended up just sharing ours with her, but it really shouldn't be this difficult. I like the food here, and it's open late so it's nice to have options late night for us night shift nurses, I just think this could have been handled better. read more

Just because of the service in this place I'm giving it a 3 stars. The stars are all for the food! But again what is a diner without the service! I live nearby and used to always go here. The food without a doubt is great. They have a very eclectic menu composed of new and old diner fares. The only down side in this place is the service. When we started going here when it opened the service was good. Then after that a couple more trips and it started getting awful. Really awful! They would forget to bring you coffee or you will wait more than five minutes for your coffee refill. They didn't know what breakfast cereals they have. They also try to empress you by not writing your order down only to bug you every now and then because they needed to be reminded. Don't get me wrong I work in NY and when it comes to service I have had the worst of the worst. So I have my service scale a little more generous than other people would. I would love to go back to this place as often as I did before because of how good the food was, but with a crappy service. I will rather take my business some place else, especially in the morning when all you want is a nice breakfast and a hot cup of joe. PS: A waiter actually told us: "Your here again!?" when we used to come there often. Guess they never really wanted regulars. huh! read more

Nice diner with excellent turkey burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches and caesar salads. Spacious seating, nice wait staff. I wish they would have kept some of their opening specials where you got a glass of beer or wine with the lunch special. Aside from that you should visit it, you won't be sorry. read more

ok, so I have gone here many times. I live really close. The atmosphere is great and the staff is very friendly. The food....well I prefer the food at Saddle Brook less than a mile west on essex. I will say however that if ordering and picking up-check food before you leave!! Orders are not always accurate when picking up or for deliveries. Staff is much friendlier in person than over the phone! read more

Had Sheppard's Pie there on St. Patty's day... Excellent! Very filling!

I grew up in Hackensack in the 60's and 70's. I moved to the Philadelphia suburbs about 24 years ago. The diners here are LOUSY!! They think they have real diners here, but they have no idea. They call Taylor ham "pork roll", not Taylor ham. Can you imagine!! Anyway, I really miss the great diners of North NJ. Whenever we visit my dad in Hackensack, we always hit the diners...usually the Chit Chat. The food, service, and atmosphere are great. My wife and son are from the Chester County, PA area and they agree that the food at the Chit Chat is great. I try something different everytime I am there, and NOTHING has disappointed me. I hope it stays there for a long time. Doug Vallinino read more

Its ok. The food is always frozen and not fresh. Its well priced and service is good.

I don't even like tunA salad and their tuna salad sandwich is to die forrr

I came for breakfast with my wife and kids, service was fast and the food was great Love the place it is a classic diner with every thing you need for family for Saturday/Sunday breakfast or brunch read more

Out of all the diners in New Jersey this has got to be the best one. After going to most of the diners in the area after moving here I never thought I'd find a diner that was up to my high standards. The decor is a little funny but the food and service is fantastic! I could go here for every meal and find something I love. read more

Ate there twice - once for lunch and once for dinner. Food was extremely good, service was excellent. I think what impressed me the most was that their ham and turkey were NOT processed meat, but the real thing. Saturday night the place was packed with standing room only. I would highly recommend this place. Should be called "restaurant" instead of "diner". read more

First time here and really loved it... servings were not as huge as at other diners but quality makes up for it! Beautiful presentation of my salad with obvious fresh ingredients. My daughters omelet was beautifully presented and tasty as well. Will return for sure!!!! read more

Experience was horrible. Would not recommend to anyone. Greeter very sarcastic, waiter not nice at all. I don't believe anyone should be servicing others when you can't even smile or make customers feel welcome. Food was overcooked, and cold. And the cashier at the register who is the greeter as well advising that the discount that I was entitled to was not even worth it because she had already charged my credit card. Just horrible experience. ... read more

Five slices of bacon, home fries, glass of oj, $15. That's kinda ridiculous. I had forgotten why I never go here even though it is across the street from my job. read more

One of my favorite diners in NJ. The food is great. I've been coming for a year now. Before, the portions were so much bigger and cheaper. Now, there smaller and more money. They often do not serve bread with dinner to me and my friends, I guess because we're college students? we usually have to ask for it. But the food is great and the decor is awesome. Most of the waitors are very nice and speedy. The menu has changed and is very overwhelming though. I miss the old chit chat but things change i guess. read more

I hate this diner with the ferocity of a hungry wolf. I would rather go, literally, any other place than dine-in here. I've been to this restaurant several times and have never had a good experience here. The atmosphere is very calm and the food is above par, but that means nothing when you consider the service I have received. Every time I dine here, it is worse than the last time I was here. On several occasions I have had to flag my waiter down to start an order, check on my order, and then get a check. They were far too busy talking to other staff members to be bothered with something like their paying customers. I expect better from a restaurant that I consistently go to for a $22 breakfast item. Here's an example from today: I arrived to meet with a party that had already eaten. When I arrived, the hostess rolled her eyes to see me walk in and flashed me a forced smile. I told her I was meeting some people and that I had already seen them. She gestured inwards and I went to be seated. I sat and waited about 10 minutes for my waiter to even notice that I was at the table before asking the people sitting with me what the waiter looked like. They informed me he was a man, and I began to search for him. When I finally saw him, I waved to get his attention and told him that I would like to order. He sighed through a heavy "ok", then tried to rush me to pick something to drink. I told him I wanted a coffee, but quickly followed with "I would like to see a menu before I pick a drink". He gave me an OK and rushed off. These guys have a rather fancy coffee bar so I was hoping that I would be able to get something nice coffee-wise to drink. When the waiter returned, he had a plain cup of coffee. I told him, "I'm sorry. I want a cappuccino." The waiter appeared very aggravated with me for asking him for a pricier item. He then walked off, before I was able to tell him what I wanted to eat. Thinking this is just a miscommunication, I sat there making conversation with the other members of my party and watched the coffee bar. I really needed a coffee and something to eat, as I was taking medication. The waiter did not approach the coffee bar for at least 10 minutes, and he was nowhere on the dining floor. Around this time, I was beginning to get aggravated. I needed to digest this medication or I would lose it's benefit for the majority of the day. Finally, the waiter saw fit to walk over to coffee bar, waited for less than a minute and I got my coffee. I then told him what I wanted to eat and we continued our discussion. After 20 minutes of waiting, the other members of my party were looking at their watches and talking about things they needed to do for the day. I was done. I needed to get the check and get out. So, I waved down the waiter. Who was very busy, not making eye contact with another group that had called him over. I then told him to cancel my order and bring us the check. He told me they were cooking it. I told him it's taking far too long and "I have to go". I ordered something simple from the menu for this reason. He rolled his eyes and looked like I just told him he owed me money. He went over to the computer where he thrumped the screen and called his manager over. His manager listened to him and then came over to our table. She informed me that the meal is almost done, and that they don't cancel orders when they are being prepared. I told her I don't have time to wait any longer and I just want to cancel my item. She then told me that, that shouldn't be a problem. She walked into the kitchen. Then back to the computer. Together the two of them gestured at the screen. They then both went back into the kitchen, waited a couple minutes, then came back out to print the check, went back into the kitchen, waited a couple minutes, and then finally came to the table with the check and a wrapped box in hand. This whole ballet took about 5 minutes. She told me that it was the meal for me to take, and it was on the house. I told her I don't want it. She said, "It's ok. It's on the house." Now, I don't want to imbue this manager with unproven malice, so I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure she was trying to make the experience better. But the systemic flagrant disregard for my time and money, is not made up for by a half-assed attempt to give me a free meal that may or may not have been spit on by every member of the wait staff that just so happens to be in the kitchen at the time. We left very upset, with another utterance of "We will never return here." Then I walked around the corner and ate at Dunkin Donuts (food I hate) because I needed to eat immediately Honestly, If you're going to eat here, order for delivery. It'll be cold and taste vaguely like Styrofoam but I'd rather that, then deal with this environment. read more

This place is great! My boyfriend and I always tend to go to this dinner. Great service and food. Perfect and fun place to bring a date! :)

Love this place! Always open and serves all the diner staples one wants. I love the conversation cards on each table, definitely gives you stuff to talk and think about while waiting for your food. I come here all the time with friends and it has never let me down! read more

The food is pretty average and overpriced. The drinks however, are outstanding. Service and atmosphere are great. read more

Exactly what you expect from a diner. Huge menu, relatively good food, and quick service. Place is always packed. Always friendly and clean.

As diners go, the ChitChat Diner is wonderful. The food is always good quality, the service attentive and the portions large. We normally bring the leftovers home and have them the next day. The fish dishes are surprisingly good. I recommend them highly. read more

I've been ordering food from here for years. In the beginning (around 2011) they were amazing--quick delivery, correct orders, great food. Now a days it's a hit or miss type of situation. My only complaint is that they like to screw up my breakfast order every now and then. I mean how difficult is it to sub their soggy bland home fries for the good crisp French fries. Aside from that I guess I can't complain too much. I do love their waffles--overall good lunch menu with reasonable prices, decent diner breakfast and service read more