1 Star as they managed to screw up every aspect of our Sunday morning breakfast from the food, to the atmosphere and experience - please see below for details. Order: Two Eggs (Scrambled), Home Fries (Well Done), Sausage and Toast - Overcooked Eggs - Extremely Salty Home Fries - Burnt Toast Two Eggs (Over Easy), Home Fries (Well Done), Bacon and Toast - Overcooked Eggs - Salty Home Fries - Burnt Toast Review: You come out for breakfast food because it's simple, quick, cheap and "hits the spot". First time I left a diner disappointed due to ordering breakfast food. The potatoes are very very salty. Eggs are quite overcooked and not sure how you burn toast, but they succeeded. Just set the timer for 30 seconds less and you would be golden (pun intended)! Worst diner in the area. Make your way 5 minutes over to either Chit-Chat Diner or Maywood Pancake House. Any place really, other than here. This place is always packed, but maybe all the cars belong to the employees because their food is terrible. To add insult to injury, the Manager was fighting with the Waitress as the Manager was quite flustered with a customer that sent their order back to the kitchen dissatisfied 3 feet away from our table. Would have been more appropriate to take the conversation about what was wrong with the food back to the kitchen rather than discuss on the dining room floor. Very unprofessional. Will not return. Will not recommend. read more

Ok when it comes to Jersey Diners theres a lot of story here. The Coach House decided to split up a few years back. One side wanted to stay in the 80's and continue to do things like they have always been done. The other side wanted to spend money to revitalize things. And bring the menu fresh ingredients and start doing every thing like they do it on the FOOD NETWORK. Guess who won? Progress. Go ahead. See the Yelp reviews. They back up what I'm saying. Want more proof? Go Dine at both. Tell me which one is 1,000,000 light years ahead. The one in North Bergen. This diner still uses all frozen processed crap nothing is made from scratch priced the same. Again another Diner that throws it shoulders up in surrender and is like "EHH... the location is good itll still make money. North Bergen Coach House = AMAZING! The Hackensack One Sucks ASS! Don't worry Yelp community there ARE PLENTY of incredible food finds in Hackensack... White Manna anyone? read more

I hope I never wind up here again. Ended up here after a night out in the city. The routine diner thing after drinking and dancing all night long is usually one to look forward to. This place is an embarrassment to our lovely state of jersey that prides itself on diners galore. Get out of here. I ordered 2 things: a shrimp quesadilla and, duh, disco fries Disco fries. Awesome. Thank God. The shrimp in my quesadilla though was not cooked. My sister was like well ew, why would you get fish at a diner. Well, because there are a ton of diners that serve some really great food. Also, I expected them to cook some frozen shrimp... I don't think that's hard. It's not like I ordered a salmon entree or anything. I didn't eat it obviously. The shrimp were translucent, and I've been getting better at listening to my instincts. 2 of 4 of us have been deathly ill with stomach pains and sweating profusely since then. I hope there is a bug going around, which I'm told there is, and that they have't gotten anything from the food here. I'm fine so I'm glad I didn't eat it either way. I have my go-to diner spots. This won't be one of them. read more

This is a standard diner with an extensive menu. I have always had a positive experience here, although sometimes the service is a little slow. There is a pretty decent salad bar, and a wide range of foods to choose from. This weekend, I dined on a yummy roasted vegetable "hot pita sandwich" which was accompanied by zucchini fries! Yum! Portions are very generous. Why only the three stars? In Jersey, diners are a dime a dozen, so it takes a special diner to really dazzle me. read more

After some initial confusion, I am now aware that there are two Coach House Diners; one in N. Bergen and this one in Hackensack. Considering I'm not from Jersey, I use that as the excuse for not knowing the difference. And based on the reviews, there are some serious differences. I was not lucky enough to go to the nice one apparently... Here's my issue. When you brag about something, you better put your money where your mouth is. Jersey constantly reminds nearby states that their diners suck and that only they know how to do it right, and then you pop out something like Coach House Diner. Were you aware that they have trolls working there? I'm talking honest to goodness uneducated, unfriendly trolls. Or zombies. They don't seem to show emotion so I'm kind of confused at the moment. One time, they made me wait 15 minutes for two pieces of cake (to go). Another time, they literally threw straws and some menus at the table and walked off. Maybe if the food was delicious I could understand Jersey folk being such snots about how they have better diners than anyone else but you disappointed me in that regard too. It was just average, although the German chocolate cake was pretty enjoyable. But it's not fair of me to judge an entire state so cavalierly so I'm going to go to some of the other popular diners and see if they can make up for Coach House. I'm heading to the other Coach House as soon as I'm back in the area. read more

This place is a big no no. I have been to this location on 3 occasions, and to the one in Jersey City also. All I can say is that it is disgusting! Food doesn't even taste fresh. Ive done everything from breakfast to dessert and all the in-betweens and have never had a satisfying experience. Ive done a typical bacon, sausage, eggs, home fries and waffle breakfast which wasn't bad but not near worth it. Also tried the buffalo chicken wrap lunch special which was beyond horrible!!!! The chicken was wrongly breaded and too overcooked. The salad bas is probably the only upside here. Also tried a piece of apple pie which just tasted store bought with the cheapest kind if ice cream ever. The chicken with lemon over pasta is bad also. Unfortunately I cant find one positive thing to say but the fact that the service is friendly and prompt. I would definitely yelp a different place! read more

When you think of a NJ diner, its either a late night binge, Sunday brunch, or just your typical everyday cooking. Nothing fancy or special. But what i like about Coach House is there selection at the salad bar. This diner is where I usually go to get a quick bite for breakfast or a good portion of salad. I have yet to experience a really good dish. I normally order corned beef and hash or the traditional 2 eggs for breakfast. During lunch or dinner when I just feel like grabbing something quick and not have to empty out my wallet, the salad bar always work. All-in-all, its one of those spots where you can comfortably walk in and order something decent. read more

Cheesecake was amazing! A must. The salad bar has plenty of options. The service was great. The food was typical diner food. Good enough for a quick meal, but nothing to write home about. read more

The food in this place is atrocious. Their yankee pot roast was three day old roast beef that had with a v 8 based gravy. Their $17 fish was one step way from cat food. My granddaughter's meat balls were like bread balls and dry. They could pass for street hockey balls. Salad bar not fresh and not maintained. The diet soda was not bad. To add insult to injury the owner offered me $5.00 off my bill after I expressed my concerns. Should be called The Roach Coach House. read more

I've been here a handful of times. This is the first time I've actually have been disgusted by the service . From the jump, my table of 6 felt unwelcome as we were sat at our table. As a server and manager of a restaurant, i know that at certain hours it may be inconvenient to seat a certain number of people. But the behavior we experienced while being served was unacceptable. The Server was sitting right in front of us, scratching her hair while supposedly "serving" and at no point washed her hands. And when i specifically asked for more water, she watered the whole table and then asked ME if i wanted water, when clearly i was the one who ask that the table be watered. (Sarcasm?) the pictures speak for themselves. This was our server the entire time. read more

Coach House Diner - Diners Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

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Coach house is my neighborhood diner. I have been going to this diner for years. I recently noticed they have fallen off a little. The last 2 or 3 times I order fries they tasted greasy and they smelled like the fryer which tells me the oil is old and probably not changed very often. I will give them one more try and if this situation doesn't improve, I will have to say good bye to coach house read more

Food is overpriced and terrible. Definitely microwaved food. Orders eggplant parm sandwich and fries. The eggplant was not homemade even though the waiter said it was. Tasted old and nuked. The bread was pretty disappointing especially for a place that claims to bake all of the bread in site. It was a roll from a blimpies. If the prices were not so high this place would get two stars. $10.95 for my sandwich + $6.95 for salad bar. Total meal $37.34 grilled cheese, fries, salad bar , eggplant parm, salad bar and 1iced tea. The salad bar was ok. Everything was soaked in water and seemed to be sitting around. Dressings were 1/4 full and the place was sort of busy. For a diner in NJ this place should be ashamed. It's more or a truck stop and now I know why it shares a parking lot with a hooters. We should have gone to hooters. D- Food is overpriced and terrible. Definitely microwaved food. Ordered eggplant parm sandwich and fries. The eggplant was not homemade even though the waiter said it was. Tasted old and nuked. The bread was pretty disappointing especially for a place that claims to bake all of the bread in site. It was a roll from a blimpies. If the prices were not so high this place would get two stars. $10.95 for my sandwich + $6.95 for salad bar. Total meal $37.34 grilled cheese, fries, salad bar , eggplant parm, salad bar and 1iced tea. The salad bar was ok. Everything was soaked in water and seemed to be sitting around. Dressings were 1/4 full and the place was sort of busy. For a diner in NJ this place should be ashamed. It's more or a truck stop and now I know why it shares a parking lot with a hooters. We should have gone to hooters. D- read more

WARNING: HEALTH HAZARD!! I went to use the ladies room. Walked in and the smell was disgusting. Soaked counter top by the sinks, over flowing garbage pail of paper towels. Went into a stall and I almost stepped on A LARGE PIECE OF HUMAN POOP laying on the floor in front of the toilet, I was appalled to say the least. I was pregnant at the time as well. I immediately went to the front counter and asked to speak to a manager and was told this said manager couldn't speak to me at this time. I explained what I saw on the floor and how I just missed stepping in it. The waiter and cashier did not seem to care much and made no attempt to apologize. I even asked "are you going to have someone clean that up??" He said "someone will get to it." I had completely lost my appetite and left. Will never go back there. Not worth the health risk, if they can't clean their bathrooms I can't trust them to handle my food properly either. I went home and threw out the Uggs I was wearing read more

So I don't normally do reviews but after yesterdays experience I needed to and hopefully this will be read and the problem fixed. This diner has been a go to for my family and I for years. So we went here yesterday 3/13 for my birthday. Getting acknowledged after being seated took a bit but I guess short staffed. I understand. So when we started to order it was very rushed. Then it took quite sometime to get our soup and salad that was part of our meal order. Never got bread. Never was asked for coffee refills. Then our meals. My stuffed shrimp,which I've ordered before was nothing like before. Underneath 4 separate piles of crab filling was 2 peanut size shrimp. No lie. I should of taken a picture. Very disappointing for the amount of money the meal cost. The 2 hamburger meals. Never asked what kind of cheese was wanted. The coleslaw and pickle that was part of the meal was'nt there. Not so sure if this will be our go to anymore.I think the 2 stars I gave was very generous. read more

Didn't eat the food. Came on a dead Monday night. The interior is nondescript rustic. At least the soda and service were good; which is not what I can say about my date that night. lol. They basically left us alone - although I might have appreciated it if they interrupted us more. sigh. . . . yeah - it was that bad. They have a bar - it surprised me because I don't think I've ever been to a diner that has a bar. But don't get too excited, there are no seats at the bar. I think it's just somewhere to keep the liquor that you can order with your meal. read more

I definitely recommend the matzoh ball soup. this place is a go to and worth driving to.!! There's another Coach House owned by the same family in North Bergen on the border of Jersey city Heights. I live in Jersey city, but we go to this one in Hackensack all the time!!! it's great! definitely try the matzoh ball soup! read more

I would've given this place 5 stars but my last visit there wasn't good at all. My previous 400 visits were flawless. During this last visit, I ordered the fried chicken platter. The chicken were obviously of the bagged frozen variety--think Hungry Man microwave dinners. So I was miffed at such heresy. The thighs and drumsticks were so tiny, like it came from a free-range chicken. But I knew they came in a Tyson bag. The buffalo wings are bigger than these pieces. The omelets here are great, especially the Italian. Any diner that doesn't automatically put marinara sauce on top of their Italian omelet is flimsy and you should never eat there again. The burgers are good too as is most of their entrees. If you're there around 2am, sit in Latif's section. That kid is a horse. He can handle a 15 table section like nobody's business. Damn you fried chicken! You cost this place a star! It's pretty much a done deal... read more

all depends on who you get serving and cooking for you I guess.. Chicken wings were slightly over fried and were obviously not tossed for proper coating... just poured on top, so some had too much sauce, some didn't have enough, but all were not coated evenly, so a lot of bare wang hanging out. I heard spinach dip wasn't too good. Food took awhile to come out even though the patrons sitting next to us ordered later than us and got their food earlier than us. even though this place is opened 24/7 i had an undeniable feeling we were being rushed out.. like that feeling u get when the restaurant's about to close and ur the last customer who came in two mins before closing and you're ordering the entire menu read more

Barely there service. Rude and unfriendly staff. Food is below par. Tons of servers loitering around when place empty yet no one came to take our order for at least 20 min. While eating waitress never came to ask how we were doing or if we wanted else,,,more coffee perhaps???? NA DA Slaps check on the table without even a "Thank You" for coming. GETS BETTER,,,cashier guy yells NO PEN USE FINGER! as I was looking for a pen to sign bill. I'd love to give him the "finger" alright!!!! POOR SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT! Surprised they're still in business. Other locations have better service. Severe lack of priority and attention to customers. read more

Not the place to go to for fast service or accurate food. Been a few times before, not too bad but this recently time is a terrible experience read more

Coach House Diner - American cheese clearly badly melted - Diners Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

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This diner has gone down hill. We used to visit regularly. We went for a night out after shopping at the mall. What happened? The service was ok but the place a bit dirty. Will not go back. Food tasteless. read more

I've been coming here for 20+ years, even though I live out of the area, I get up to NJ 1-2 times a year. Have always enjoyed the food and atmosphere here. Nice having a good quality salad bar in addition to the very good food that is served here. Been here for breakfast, lunch and a few dinners, and cannot think of one time I was disappointed. The portions are larger than most diners I have found. I was there recently for breakfast and both my son and I could not come close to finishing our orders. I can't say I've ever had a waiter/waitress that exhibited much of a personality, but bottom line, the service and food are good, and when dining at a diner, what more can one ask. read more

Worst place to go for food! Tried this place again after several years and they have not improved on food. They have an extensive menu but the cook needs to be fired. Food is not properly cook or seasoned, it looks like it comes out of the freezer into a microwave. I ordered a cheese steak it was the worst I've ever seen, didn't even try it. They literally slapped some meat on roll with 3 slices of cheese didn't even bother to melt cheese. It was horrible!!! I took a pic but it was accidentally deleted- sorry. The salad bar was surprisingly ok and the service by the staff was good. However, the food was the worst I have ever seen or tasted, not worth it at all. read more

As far as diners are concerned this is one of the better locations in the area. Me and my friends come here annually on xmas eve. Definitely better than suburban diner up the road, but definitely not as good as 4 west diner down the road. I've had a few of the sandwiches here which have all been pretty good. I typically go for the reuben when I am at a diner like this. The french fries are also pretty decent too. Plenty of seating here so I doubt you will ever have trouble finding a table. Service is decent what you would expect from your typical jersey diner. read more

Just had dinner there and it was terrible, though I am a forgiving soul and would consider going back, as it was very nicely appointed and others seemed to be enjoying their meals. Not sure what we were thinking ordering seafood at a highway (byway?) diner at 10pm, but couldn't they have warned us? I ordered the Fisherman's Platter and none of the 5 characters on the plate were edible. Completely dry and tough. The salad bar, while far from "amazing," was okay, so at least I got to eat something... The waiter did remove the offending Platter from the bill, which was decent of him - and the reason for my rating's second star. read more

Pretty standard NJ diner fare. Best thing about this place is the homemade nut-free banana bread at the salad bar. Good stuff. Take as much as you can eat. Worth the price of the salad bar alone. read more

I've been coming here for over 25 years & still come here every week. Good portions, great staff, always refilling coffee for you, etc. I'll come early in the morning for breakfast to the late hours for a late night dinner. Always open & always leaving here satisfied. read more

Waitress gets 1 star. Rest of the place ZERO stars. Food was less than poor. Chicken sandwich was lacking chicken. Cheese is sparingly used and the did not bring onion rings that were listed as an included side. When asked they brought 4 tiny rings. Everything was greasy and tasted horrible. Water was okay. The End. read more

How comforting to find a welcoming spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or late night dining. A clean, comfy, old fashioned place with a generous salad bar, a wide ranging menu and the best beef barley soup in the tri-state area (alas only on Wednesdays). Let's be real - the Coach House is not going to win any Michelin stars, but who cares? This is place where you can get a fresh turkey dinner at midnight as I did after the fireworks on July 4. For only $14. Great service too. read more

After buying a car at Toyota of Hackensack (great dealership.. they get 5 stars!) my fiance and I went to Coach House for dinner.. at 11PM LOL. He ordered a burger and i ordered a mexican eggwhite omelet. He also ordered the french onion soup which was really good. His burger was good but a little messy, as burgers tent to be.. and my omelet was perfect. Sometime I order egg white and i get a yellow omelet (not egg whites) which is dissapointing, but this was definitely an egg white omelet.. and the home fries were nice and crispy (i asked for them well done). I felt like we waited a good amoutn of time for our food, but it prob just felt like that because it was 11PM and we hadnt eaten dinner yet so we were starving. Overall, this place was great. Another good Jersey diner :) read more

Overpriced, my baked scrod with 2 sides, soup and salad bar was $19 on the early bird special. I was excited to have the salad bar because they're hard to find. Dressing was watery and some of the canned veggies had no flavor. Macaroni salads were good. Potato leek soup was weird but I was so hungry i put salt in it to taste better. My husband got an appetizer platter of mozz sticks, chicken fingers and buffalo wings. 3 of each, all the same color on a white plate. It was ok, nothing special. My scrod was great. My husbands roast beef was disgusting. Flavor was off and gravy was horrible. I didn't care for parmesan potatoes but it could have just been my preferences. My sons cookie was flavorless, the only thing you tasted was the yellow coating of the smiley face. My cannoli was soggy because it was sitting in the case with the filling. Our waitress was nice but she left the food and we never saw her again. She didn't bring back the butter i requested and we had to go look for her to get the check. We had a lot of left overs because we didn't care for most of the food and wound up leaving the bag on the table because we admitted to each other that it would just sit in the fridge until it got thrown away. We paid the overpriced bill and left. I would have told someone about our experience if anyone asked. read more

Been here twice, both times were a good experience. Friendly waiters, DELICIOUS food. Their home fries are to die for guys. To die for. read more

Poor service , little attention by servers. The food is worse than a roadhouse diner. I grew up eating at the North Bergen location and that one has also gone downhill. Poorly prepared food, soggy overcooked pasta, the salad bar is much better than any dish What has happened to the Coach House read more

I was pretty disappointed in my breakfast. It's the easiest meal of the day. My huervo ranchero just wasn't good. The chili tasted like it was out of a can and was cold. The whole thing was bland. The eggs were tasteless. read more

Coach House Diner - Huevo rancheros - don't bother - Diners Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

It's a dinner!!! What else is there to say. Went here on the weekend for a late breakfast early lunch. They have everything on the menu that a normal dinner has so no need to elaborate on that part. The food was decent and kind of what you expect at a Jersey dinner. What I was not a fan of was the service. It was SOOOO slow. They never come back to check if you need a coffee refill or anything else. It was not because the dinner was packed but it was simply do to them not being on top of stuff. Our waitress seemed so annoyed that we dared to ask for ketchup. It gets the job done if you want something quick to eat and are in the area - but for so many other dinner options in the area - I would pick this one last!!!! read more

So it was 11 at night, we went there after the movie. We order the Potato pancakes, its so greasy, not even hot, dripping oil, had sent it back to kitchen, patato fries, greasy, and not even crispy. Pork chop, hard and dry. Ribs, way to dry, heavy sauce. Ok at least mazza ball soup was good. Waitter, brought drink, brought food, brought check, no smile, never check on us. Worst diner ever been to. Will not go back. read more

The food isn't great, but dude, it's a typical Jersey diner. Get eggs or something fried and you'll be fine. I once got something slightly fancier (like chicken parm) and it was inedible. Stick to the basics. The salad bar is really good, so that's also a solid choice. It's a big place so you rarely have to wait. It definitely should have better/faster service... I used to come here in high school and there were times that, even with a full lunch hour, I was scrambling to get back to school in time. I can't help but like this place due to nostalgia. Yes, it might be slightly overpriced, but it's a friendly atmosphere and usually has a decent little crowd, and the food is good and diner-y. read more

Waiting over 20 minutes for a grilled cheese, and when it comes it doesn't even have the extras I ordered so now I'm waiting even longer for a simple grilled cheese with bacon........ got my grilled cheese back 1 minute later, all they did was rip open the sandwich and stuff a few bacon pieces in :-/ griller cheese was also cooked too much on one side read more

Really wanted to order from here but let's talk about opportunist. They're charging $11.50 for bacon on a breakfast platter and I'm sure they aren't giving the whole pack. My total came to $39 on top of a $5.49 delivery fee, $2.99 service fee and a "hey you're $10.10 away from free delivery. My order didn't even include eggs, that was separate. read more

COCKROACH IN FOOD!!! I have been a regular here over the past several years. Usually I've found the service to be friendly, the food to be tasty and plentiful, and the environment to be clean and comfortable. However, things have taken a turn for the worse here. I had lunch with my friend today, and aside from the very poor service that we received from a waiter named Carlos, there was a cockroach in my pasta (see the photo in place of the avatar ). When I called the manager over (who by the way introduced himself by what sounded initially like a eastern european name at first and then told me that his name was "santiago" when i asked again), his explanation was that the pasta they get sometimes has cockroaches. I don't know about you, but I cook pasta at home and have never opened a box to find cockroaches. read more