I order here through Uber eats at night because I get out of work late and let me tell you I can't get enough. Everything I order is amazing super cheap and portions are huge. I don't eat meat just fish and I always get a dinner combo comes with salad and two sides and a soup is super delicious! My husband loves their hungry man salad. Beats every diner I ever went to by far! read more

Horrible service and unprofessional staff. I asked for the manager to make an complaint in regards to my order, Ashely who works as the cashier in the front lied and told me the manager/owner won't be available until next week. Ashley claimed the manager name is Eric which is no true. Don's don't appreciate their customers and value. read more

OVER PRICED "SOUL FOOD BUFFET" ( taste like frozen / can food.) it's sad I travelled 2 hrs to come to this place due to the great reviews . Some of the food on the buffet line was not up to servsafe serving temperature for ready to eat food . For example the bbq chicken wings was cold , fish fried & okra as well. Customer service great . Oh as for dessert nope ! Plastic wrap still covered over the jello , rice pudding & canned fruit, example #2 due to the rice pudding being covered in plastic & allowing water pathogens to sit on top in the rice pudding allowing possible food-borne illnesses to happen . Yelped other soul food restaurant in the area probably better luck there . read more

This diner has a great selection of food and very friendly staff. The food is also pretty inexpensive.

The service is lousy the wait is too long. The food is horrible. One piece of fish čut in half fried too hard. Cheese is $3:80. Extra. Cost too much to eat breakfast there. Im done not dining there anymore. read more

I can only speak for the baked tilapia and that was VERY good. Unfortunately, service was not. Quite a bit unprofessional not to mention just rough around the edges. read more

The food was good, but I had to request another waitress because I always have and always will not have a waitress with piercings in his or her face, It has no place in the food industry!!! In fact it's very unsanitary. It's very personal to me. read more

Um NO! I went here years ago and didn't enjoy myself. I figured the place may have changed. NOPE!! Same old bad serve. Mediocre food. Slow checkout. They staff was unfriendly to the customers in the diner and on the phone. I usually always take my leftovers especially if the food is good, not this time. I'm never going back to this local spot. Too many other options. On the plus side they do have parking. read more

Good food 24/7, Weekend Buffets. Usually good service. Good eating whether just a snack, short meal or big multi-serve buffets you'll like the food, at nice prices. read more

It's more like a buffet or cookout. Every food you can think of. But lacks flavor. Cabbage, dressing are sweet like sugar. Oxtails were good. Roast turkey was dry. Rice was crunchy. I was referred here but I won't be coming back read more

My dad is a regular here. I ordered a western omlete with beef bacon and it was actually an amazing breakfast sandwhich. I really liked it. Can't wait yo try all the things on their menu. I also had a strawberry smoothie. It was not good at first but once it sits for a while...it is actually amazing! read more

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When I lived in Irvington I always went to Don Good quality of food Staff Can be shorthanded If you sit at the counter you get fast service read more

First time eating there today best meal I had in a while food was well cooked and that peach cobbler I would eat it all day I'm definitely going back for the all you can eat buffet read more

Excellent food! I'd heard of this place for years but never had a chance to go. Well, I went with a good friend about a month ago. (Ok, I'm a bit behind in my reviews, sorry....................life in the medical field is hectic.) This place is definitely one for the record books. The food was really good. The dressing (southern expression for stuffing) was so good, just like homemade. Oxtails were good, fried chicken was good. Those were the only meats I had, I think. I was gobbling down all those sides (mac n cheese, cornbread, dressing.......there's more just can't remember). Potato salad could use a little help, wasn't the best Ive ever had but that's truly the only thing I had that wasn't delicious. My friend is from the south and she agreed, the food was really outstanding. Then I had the banana pudding and it was just like my grandmother's. Sooooo incredibly good! The restaurant itself needs a facelift (my opinion). Parking lot is small so that's a concern. If you want good soul food then this is the place to go! read more

After I burried my grandmother, my family went to the infamous Don's Diner of Irvington NJ just to be treated very bad by the new owners. The staff complained about them as well. When the food came out, all came out but mine. When I ask what the problem was, they replied, "you have to pick something else." Not a problem. However, there is a problem when my whole family is done eating once I receive my food. The new owner came out, and suggested my food was in front of me, and it would not be taken off the bill. She didn't care that my family and I came to eat dinner together, and now because of their lack of attention to detail, they have inconvenienced all of us. Never, Ever again will we visit dons dinner.. New Owners will conveniently mess up the reputation that Don's Diner is known for. read more

I eat at this diner EVERY time I'm in Newark,NJ. I absolutely love the buffet on Sundays,amazing! Straight soul food OR you can get the breakfast BUT Sunday's the buffet is on point. read more

I went to this location 3 times already and I didn't have a chance to give a rating. The food here is amazing. Waiters and cashiers are friendly and very professional. Breakfast, lunch and dinner has many delicious options to choose from. The best part about this Diner is the "All You Can Eat Buffet".... yum. read more

I love Don's diner. The way they cook soul food makes me feel like I'm back in the south. Don's is the only place in town that I know of where you can get a "soul food buffet" with everything from braised Turkey wings to Mac and cheese, the staff is friendly and even if you don't get the buffet on the weekend the kitchen is fast. It's the jewel of Irvington and there are not many honestly. Kudos to Don's. Try it you'll like it. And mmmm the pie. read more

Piss poor service, incredibly loud music and no AC. Went in on a Friday night around 11:30 and sat around for 10 minutes before I lost all hope that anyone would come to my table. Music was so loud I could barely listen to the people sitting on my table speak and for some reason the AC was off and the whole place had a slight stale smell. read more

I've been going to Don's Diner since 95 that should tell you how the food taste. Come one come all and enjoy this good food with us.

Decent place for late night food. Cashier was friendly. Food was pretty much what I expected. Overall good experience.

I used to come here all the time back in the day and have sooo many good memories here. I don't know but the service wasn't that great tonight. Don't know if they were short handed or what. You should never make the customers feel like you're doing them a favor by taking their order read more

If authentic, down right southern soul food is on your taste buds and in your blood then you need to try this place out. The sat and sun Buffett is crazy good. They have a vast menu of fried chicken, two different type of fried fish, succulently cooked pigs feed, oxtails, stewed beef and chicken, collard greens, Mac and cheese, fried okra, black eye peas, corn bread and on and on it went. And everything I had was good. The price is equally as good. The Buffett is approx $13.00. You can also orderAl la cart. read more

I really do love this place Don's Diner of course? But the end of last month me & my mother was ordering a baked lasagna & the next day when she came home it made her vomiting/throw up because she was still sick form 2 weeks ago last month. And to me I didn't like the baked lasagna also because they don't even had the favor into it. But the rest of the food that my father & my brother's ate they taste so good. I mean at Don's Diner they got some good food. But the buffet it's too expansive with the soul food & all of that. I'll give it a 2 stars because you want to know why because at Don's Diner some of the food like the baked lasagna they couldn't added more favor that's all I can say? read more

Like Jersey Diners of Old. Friendly Service, Good food, and unlimited Coffee. Great Specials, worth going to Irvington for right in the center of town off Springfield avenue. read more

Don's Soul-food Buffet is a delectable sensation!!! They offer a wide array of chicken, beef, pork, turkey and even a few seafood items. They are well stocked will Mac and cheese, yams, potato salad, greens, cabbage, corn bread, stuffing, wings, fried fish, okra, oxtails, turkey wings, ribs, and so much more. This awesome buffet is offered on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday's! Hooray for Don's!!!!! read more

I remember I was in this area sometime last year during the snowy season. It was late at nite and was snowing heavily, I mean very heavily. I was totally stuck. Thank god I saw this diner nearby and quickly stopped. I spent a whole night here watching television stuff and sipping coffee after coffee. I guess I also had some sort of omelette and a cake piece which I dont remember much about. It was a good diner overall. Thanks to the good samaritan lady who offerred protection and hot coffee from the chilling snow. read more

So I wanted breakfast with tilapia on the menu they showed a fried tilapia with eggs and side for 9.95 (I believe) and a dinner broiled tilapia with veg and rice for 11.75 I didn't want any fried food and asked if I could get the tilapia broiled I was told by the sever who was very nice that wasn't possible from what she was told . When the manager came over she stated that their were no substitutions and the policy of Diner; And if I wanted the the fish broiled I would have to order the dinner item and they would add 2.00 to the bills for extra egg. Now folks I don't get it and maybe the OWNER of Dons Diner can response I wasn't substituting anything I just wanted the same fish to be cook another way and it's a way that they already have. I've been here before food is cool but stuff like this doesn't make sense. The customer service could be improve for sure and not so many restrictions read more

Food lacked any flavor. My chicken wings were oily and under fried. My yams and collard greens tasted like it came straight out the can. My sister and brother order with me and we all wanted to throw up. I would never eat here again. read more

Dons Diner Is Pretty Good . Affordable, Delicious Food. The Buffet Looked Great. I Ordered The Whiting For Breakfast, With Eggs, Home Fries , Sausage. Good Sized Portions, Had To Take Some Home, Couldnt Finish. Prices Really Were Great. The Waitress Stood Over Me Though, While I Was Writing The Tip, I Found It Rude. Other Than That, Id Def Come Back ! read more

Don's Diner - Diners Near Me - Irvington, New Jersey

This place took me by surprise... it was the best lunch I've had in YEARS. They have Soul food buffet but you can order off the menu. It was 20 dollars For all you can eat which includes a drink I'd recommend the Up town lemonade. I don't usually do review but this diner deserves it. Oh the staff is so nice and welcoming Great place. read more

Soul food buffet was cold and not very tasteful. I've tried the takeout for sandwiches and burgers, those were all good.

We came from out of town and were looking for a good spot to eat, we found it! Everything was good, service, food, atmosphere...it's a neighborhood diner so don't complain cause it's not fancy enough for you, if you want fancy go somewhere else, this is real home made cooking with real people, exactly what you for a hangover ;) read more

just had the worst experience ordering takeout from dons diner .. may food took 45 min to come out of the kitchen,.... i was also overcharged, and when i ask to see the recipe, it became a huge problem... then when i simply said ok let me check my food to see if i got the right order, the disrespect level rose even more.... i was even attacted and threatened by a customer that got involve in the manager and i conversation about the over charged amount... looks like don has some problems coming... i don't take things like this likely especially as a business owner in irvington..... oh when i asked the manager for her name she sayed and i "i ain't fucking got one" read more

Called in this morning to put in a breakfast order , was put on hold and had to eventually hang up . Then when to the restaurant to order and was waiting for almost 10 minutes and still no one took my order . Only one waitress taking care of everybody. read more

Food is great staff is very friendly. The owners are always there to assist you and take advise lLots of the local people frequent Dons Diner read more

I left Don's Diner an hour ago, and I think my stomach is about to explode. My friends told me that this establishment is fairly reputable, but I dissent. Maybe they just had a bad night or different chef? I ordered the beef quesadilla and I could drink the grease dripping from my meal. I had one slice of it before I called it quits. On the upside my boyfriend seemed to partially enjoy his chicken parm, however his salad looked dry and old and the olives tasted funky. Our waitress was very nice though, she offered to take the quesadilla off my tab. She certainly made up for my dire dish and the odd ambiance. read more

The buffet was not good. Potato salad; potatoes were not cooked. Too hard. Macaroni and cheese; cheese only on top, not inside and the fish just wasn't good. Disappointed. read more

Service was okay by the host. My server was great. Unfortunately as my 7 yr old daughter and myself was sat to eat, there was a loud speaking woman next to us. As we began eating our meal. The woman that sat behind us became even louder in her conversation with the employees and even started cursing. Half way through our meal she engaged with a fellow patron to the restaurant. Speaking loudly and using profanity as well as sexual discussions NOT appropriate for a seven yr old. Employees never said a word to her and I just had enough and took my food to go. If this is a family diner then language should be curbed when children are around. read more

Called 3 days in a row asking to place an order for delivery and every time they say they can't deliver that day for some reason yet they say clearly here that they deliver, I don't get it. read more