I love diners, especially those that are open 24/7. I've visited here several times mostly for breakfast and occasionally for lunch. I've always had a fine meal. Like many diners the menu is huge. There will be no problem finding something that tickles your taste buds. Prices are fine and readers accustomed to Philly prices may find the cost extra pleasant. The breakfast food especially has been great. Large portions that are properly cooked and not too greasy. This is a great place for a quick meal. If you are seriously into diners, there is another one just a few minutes away that is a notch better. Try the Llanerch Diner on Township Line road. They are right on the Havertown and Upper Darby line and they are also open 24/7 read more

We love going to this place every Sunday for breakfast. The food comes out quick and tasty. The servers are really friendly. We love to eat here often read more

What's up with the strung out junkie that works the front. Every time I enter she screaming hi so and so what if that person doesn't wanna be announced it's rude. The same with her have a good day when your leaving it's almost like she is getting ready to nod and has to do that to wake her up just the way she runs around and freaks out you can tell she's strung out bad if you have someone that strung out in the front of your business I can only imagine what the back of the house looks like. The customers also don't care if you have three other jobs to do or this and that you try to look better and belittle your staff you feed your only ego when is paying customers know what your doing keep leaving her run your front cause as I was leaving breakfast yesterday she was the topic of many regular customers and it wasn't positive feed back read more

Was in town for super bowl weekend and decided to do breakfast at this diner because it was highly recommended.Started off horrible sat there for whole hour no one came back to check on us found out waitress forgot to put our order in.Firts impresssion was not good at all.my recommendation for this place is D and will never go back read more

This is a great 24-hour diner to keep in your places to eat! I already have a few favorite dishes and deserts. Here are some favorite meals: Classic Reuben sandwich (corn beef is the less salty one)! Always ask for extra dressing (on the side) and an extra pickle (no charge). The fries usually are tasty. Roast Chicken. I came on a Sunday and almost every older couple was ordering this meal. So next time I came on a weekday, and ordered it was sold out! Ha! Anyways, I have yet to try it...but it does look yummy. You will for sure have leftovers with this entree! Chicken Crotiquettes. These things are just sooo yummy!! I know they are not the healthiest things, but if u are needing a comfort food order this! My sides were: greens n yams! Desserts: Warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream. Need I say more, this thing was just like what you expect your grandma to make! Order one...NOW!!!! read more

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I frequently order breakfast from here on the weekends when I don't feel like cooking breakfast, and my food is normally always prepared with good timing. They are normally friendly and accommodating. I have only ordered breakfast from here, and if is normally always good and they give you a nice amount of food. I also sometimes will stop in to pick up a cake, which are normally very good as well. My favorite is the strawberry shortcake! read more

Empire Diner - French toast - Diners Near Me - Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

I'm giving one star... the quality of the food was okay. The grits was watery more water than grits somebody messed up today. Also I ordered French toast not exciting wasn't toasted was just regular bread no flavor where is the cinnamon. Anyway my eggs was nasty and the turkey bacon was slightly cooked and with the delivery my food was cold not warm but cold. Carry on just my opinion read more

I expected more from this restaurant given the huge menu selection and oversized desserts but they did not "wow" me. I ordered the crabmeat filled tilapia and the middle was not done.... Stopped eating and was refunded my entire order. I tried a taste of my Mom's fried flounder and it was good. Next time, if there is one....I will see what their breakfast is like! read more

While visiting the area, my friend and I stopped here for breakfast. Honestly, it was the only place around that was open. The server was god, but not horribly friendly. That's ok. I came for the food. That said, I got an omelette with corned beef and swiss cheese. It was very good. On the side, I got grits. They were wonderful! I was pleasantly surprised, as most places don't make grits very well. The portions were large. We both left quite full. read more

Empire Diner - Diners Near Me - Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

JUST KNOW EMPIRE DINER IS NOT THE SAME!!! I've been coming to Empire with my family for over 10 years. The service and food I just received from the KITCHEN WAS HORRIBLE but our waitress Kayla, was amazing. I requested to speak to the manager Angan. Angan was extremely rude, dismissive of what I was telling him and blamed the waitress for "being new." He literally placed all the blame from the kitchen on my waitress. I let him know that our food came out cold, burnt and half done. When we asked for our food to be corrected it came out worse than before. His attitude and demeanor was extremely unprofessional. I will not be back anymore. This is and will be my last time here. read more

Between Empire and DoorDash you will always have something missing out of your order . With no compensation. Neither one Empire or Door dash wants to be responsible. So the best course of action is to stop spending your money with both . As I shall . And I shall be the town crier when comes down the way they handle customer service. read more

Their breakfast is wonderful..anything else you can forget. Its a shame because the staff is nice however it appears they cut corners with quality condiments and missing favor (seasoning) on food. Had a hamburger, bun was on a firm roll..and the meat was bland. Its just hit or miss with that place so I normally go with the breakfast. read more

I was extremely disappointed. There was a loud Gentlemen in the booth beside us that was having a conversation with somebody on the phone without earphones and everybody and in the restaurant heard the whole conversation it was very disrespectful and not for a restaurant setting. I spoke to the staff nobody ever said anything to this gentleman so my meal was very unenjoyable because I had to hear noise and personal conversations the whole time read more

Breakfast here was a bust. Pancakes were cold not sweats from heat in the tray. Bacon was cold. Not sweating from heat in the tray, eggs barely warm. Only thing hot were the home fries. Not worth my 15.00 !!!! read more

Empire diner is a pretty great place, it's like what a dinner supposed to be like. You get lots of food, and there's so many options to choose from. I like their burgers, their pancake is good as well. read more

If you are really hungry and the thought of devouring your Charlie Chaplin's is a no-go; by all means, Eat Here! How a Diner can mess up the serving of Chipped Beef on Toast, until it resembles S.O.S. it self deserves a reward of some kind. This was a 'High Class Joint', now just a joint. it is improving, but there are some improvements that have been to long in coming! Wi-Fi, Yelp Deals and Vegas Electronics out front are not improvements. Chipped Beef, no matter how tasty, must be served over TOAST POINTS!!! NOT TWO PIECES OF TOAST, ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER!!!!! On our recent visit our waitress told us of a knock down drag out call the PO lice Fight that occurred there, in the early morning hours, be warned. read more

Good solid diner food. Nothing spectacular, just good and reasonably priced. Exactly what you would expect from a diner! Pro: Get 10% your check by checking in on Yelp! read more

Sat down the server was pleasant.....went to use the ketchup and it exploded all over the place..apparently the bottles are refilled in the pm and someone over filled the bottles..the manager wasnt apologetic , he basically stayed on the side line waiting for someone to handle the situation...At the end he came out with a slice of cake , to show sincere of the episode....never will return read more

A typical diner menu with variety and reasonable prices. We went with a party of 3 including a hungry 7 year old who enjoyed her French Toast. Service was Ok - but at the end of the meal when i handed her my debit card - after a quick glance at the check, she rang it up and returned me the slip to sign. No tip line? So I asked her - "Where do I put the tip?", and she says, "Oh, we do it beforehand". I had very little cash on me so I left her the $5 I had and we left. She basically deprived herself of the full tip (Should have been $6 or $7.) They need to explain this before the present the check, Just dumb. Meanwhile if I am in the area and need a diner - I would return. read more

Wow, Empire Diner really surprised me last night with the food quality and service. This Diner is close to home and great for late night snacks... The crab cake was better than mediocre; the home fries need some tlc, very bland. But I'm content, kudos to the late night staff. read more

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Love this place. No matter when I go I am promptly seated and service is good. Food is great. I usually get a ham and cheese omelet special. Never been disappointed I have also recommended the diner to a few friends and haven't heard any complaints. The servers are always changing and can be very quirky. But they are always nice. The parking is pretty good (if you suck it up and go straight to the back the front is scratch city) but no matter what I see a lot of characters that cant drive or park. The parking lot in the winter at night should be avoided. I slipped and fell on ice since no one thought that the water during the day would ice up at night. read more

Started eating at Empire a few years ago when a friend of a friend was waitressing there. It was a bit of a drive from where I was living until recently but it was a good way to pass the time on summer nights with nothing else to do. They've got an enormous menu and there are usually a few specials going. My personal favorite is the chicken parm which is almost always big enough to take some home for lunch the next day, comes with soup or salad, pasta, and when they remember it a basket of assorted breads. After that, I like the chicken parm sandwich. I will say that the pasta sauce they use is reminiscent of school cafeteria/industrial grade pasta sauce and the Parmesan cheese is probably artificially flavored sawdust but they have a certain charm. When I'm not in the mood for chicken parm they've got a good selection of cakes. It's best to see if you can pick one that hasn't been sliced into yet or one that looks recently sliced. The breakfast is good too and I've gotten it two or three times but the chicken parm is tops. Even though I don't smoke the smoking section usually isn't smoky at all so if the booths are all taken in non-smoking (lets see if I can fit smoke in a few more times) I'll sit over in smoking. If you come after 11pm or so the tip is automatically calculated into the check so unless the service was super amazing double-check your check to make sure you don't tip twice. read more

I only recently started eating here after going past it for years. I am easily impressed with restaurants, bring me cooked food and be polite and I don't have a problem. The breakfast specials are quite filling. The service is good, just remember that waitresses have their own style. The coffee could come in mugs though. read more

I come here a lot and never complain! I love diners. They always have a very diverse menu so you can pick whatever you want. But Empire is like literally the place to go. My bill came up to $20 for two meals !!!! Like it was insanely great lol. read more

Empire Diner - I forgot to take a picture so this is mid way thru meal. "Kris" got 3 golden pancakes( I took one) with scrapple and eggs. - Diners Near Me - Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

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Food was good. Our hostess was very nice and welcoming. Service was on point and we didn't have to wait long for our food and the food was wholesome and flavored just right. read more

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I wish I could give it 2.5 stars, just because it's not bad, but definitely not great. It's just barely "ok" It's not a place that I had my hope up for. I've been here on occasion, going back to when it was the Blue Comet. Of course it was much better then. There really isn't much more that you can say about it...everything about it is just "ok"...don't get your hopes up... read more

Ok...I made a visit to Empire diner today with my family of about 15 people, most of which are from out of town. We all ordered breakfast and our family fun time quickly became a bad experience. Most of the food came cold for about 8 of us including the kids. My niece even had a fruit bowl with her breakfast which appeared to be old with literally just one grape in it...really? At least five of the dishes were returned only to come back cold "AGAIN." Ok...it was Sunday morning which can be quite busy I understand but they should already know what the deal is on Sunday, It's "Family day" and they should be well prepared even in the midst of a problem. The waitress told us one of the cooks apparently walked out... My problem? I think not. I just want to spend a good time with good food with my family. The experience as well as the service was way below average and alot of us left completely unsatisfied. In the end the manager did take some money off of the bill. But as my niece said, "I don't care about the money, I just want "hot" food. Next time we'll do IHOP. read more

I've been eating at Empire Diner for many years. It's my neighborhood diner that people from miles away come to for a great meal for a reasonable price. I mainly come for breakfast or brunch, but I have also eaten there for lunch and dinner. The staff is always friendly and the freshly baked goods are to die for. read more

Who doesn't love a 24 hour diner right down the street from their house? Empire Diner has been our establishment of choice for Sunday breakfast quite a few times in recent months. I usually go with an omelette (I switch up what I put in it every time) and they never disappoint. The eggs are always nice and hot, the veggies are always fresh and the home fries are killer! I've also tried their breakfast sandwiches and pancakes - while they were still pretty good, I always tend to go back to the omelettes! Though we've never had any meal besides breakfast at Empire, we did get a couple orders of wings to-go one late night - they were bangin!! The only downside is the service at times - our favorite server, Pepper, is a sweet older lady with an eccentric choice in jewelry. She was fantastic, but since we've had her, few have lived up to her standard since. They do all their baking on premises and have some amazing looking cannolis that I am looking forward to trying! read more

Empire Diner is one of my favorite places to come and eat at any time... the service is great the food is amazing they have a large variety menu some of my favorite foods are , eggs benedict the New York Reuben grilled chicken caesar salad chicken parmesan... They have a great variety of desserts like Strawberry Shortcake Rumcake cheesecake and carrot cake are some of their delicious desserts... download their app to get a 10% discount Monday through Fridays. read more

I have been coming here for 16 years. All 16years I have been extremely happy with the food choices from breakfast to dessert. Their desserts are to die for especially their cheesecake specialties. Well worth it. read more

Good diner food, the pancakes are a little thick for me but at 3am it's my go to spot

Great place to eat Expansive menu sure to find what you're looking for Breakfast all day a definite plus Unbelievable bakery for your sweet tooth Good food and generous portions Staff was very pleasant polite and friendly If you like the diner atmosphere you will not be disappointed We visited from out of state while visiting family in lansdowne and were very satisfied with the experience read more

Decent breakfast. The omelet was just ok, but the pancakes were really good. It was crowded so we sat at the bar to be seated quickly but it was freezing the a/c definitely work in there! Service was average, the waitress forgot my friends toast and juice but she was polite. I would only go back if it was late and my options were limited. The cheesecake wasn't as good as I hoped won't get that again. They did honor the 10% yelp discount at checkout. read more

I was surprised this place didnt serve alcohol. Im from New York, so coming here I expected them to serve beer, even. Nope. The waitress was unattentive. Food was cheap.. guess you pay for what you get. My girlfriend whom I was with, had to wave down another waitress to get us hot sauce and to refill an empty ketchup bottle. I think the only PROs of eating here is knowing its open 24/7.. That way if im starving and dont feel like cooking I could have the option to order pick up. read more

The service is so less than good, although prompt enough. But don't smile, ms. waitress! Don't be polite, go for rude, because yeah, that'll get you a tiny tip. Dag. The food, it's okay. Not great, not even for diner-type food. Honestly, I stopped going here. The food wasn't quite good enough, the simple instruction/requests for selections ignored (no powdered sugar on french toast, for example). Adequate. Although a couple of times the bakery goods tasted stale/old. read more

I used to go to this place when it was the Blue Comet. I believe it's changed hands a few times since then, but he food has always been pretty good for a diner. The Empire has good inexpensive food. Service is quick and entrees are served with a cup of soup or a decent sized salad, various types of fresh breads and usually 2 vegs (of your choice). The portion sizes are fairly large, so unless you're a big eater, be prepared to take some home, or skip dessert. My only complaint would be that the pasta is sometimes a little overcooked. In all, it's a good place to eat. read more

My husband and I are fans of the broiled seafood combination read more

Empire Diner - Triple stuffed combo with rice and broccoli - Diners Near Me - Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

I was here tonight for dinner and I won't be back. Jackie was my server well you kinda say that she was so high that she was falling asleep taking my order. When she refilled my coffee I was never so scared that my child was gonna get burnt from a server as her eyes where closing. I highly blame the management letting her work under those conditions. read more

I had the fettuccine alfredo with broccoli and mushrooms the vegetables were fresh and the sauce was made to order. Paula, our server suggested there cheese roll and it was very very good. I will come back just for those. read more