I was in the area after a run and found this restaurant on Google. When we walked in, it looked a little empty at the moment, but honestly that worked in our favor--we were seated right away. Our waitress was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. The food itself was decent. Nothing extraordinary, but not bad either pretty much what you'd expect from a casual spot. The coffee was a bit bland and didn't really taste like coffee, but most diners aren't known for having the strongest brew anyway. Overall, it was a good experience for a quick stop after a run. Fast service, friendly staff, and a relaxed atmosphere. read more

Executive Diner - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

Didn't have high hopes when you see such low reviews and then see what this place looks like in person. My husband and I were staying at a local hotel for two nights exploring Sleepy Hollow. We'd had Applebees the day before for lunch, so wanted to switch up and give this place a try. We're from Jersey- the diner capital of the world, so sometimes people just have too high expectations for diners. Respect and decency to the customers that are fueling your tips? Non existent here. We walked in, weren't greeted but caught eyes with an employee who just waved his hands at us to follow him, and sat us at a booth without saying a word. Okay. Moving on. Someone came up to take our drink order with just one word "Drinks" in a bothered tone. The menu is huge so we were looking through it when he came by again, maybe a minute after we had sat down & just one word again said "Ready?" in an uninterested tone. We said sorry still looking and then he threw his hands up in the air & walked away like we were an inconvenience. The inside of this diner is outdated & a dump from the outside , the staff is rude and unwelcoming. We said forget it, we have somewhere to get to, and left & went right back to Applebees again. There's a reason you only have two cars in your parking lot. read more

I used to come to this diner all the time to meet family and friends who worked nearby. It had been many years since I had been here and thought it would be great to stop in since I was passing by and hungry. I ordered a straightforward Turkey BLT on toasted rye and a bowl of lentil soup. The place was empty and the food was fine. In fairness, it was early afternoon on a Saturday. Service was moderately friendly. I felt like I was taking away from their break time and they were disappointed they had to work during this slow time. The food came out in a decent timeframe. They didn't refill my water until I was ready for the check. It took a long time to get my check. If they work hard for you, remember to tip well. read more

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I can only comment on the pancakes and waffles which were, to my surprise, very good. We came on a super quiet Tuesday morning. There were only 3 other customers and 2 servers in the whole place. The server didn't speak much English and was oblivious to the fact that he was there to take our order or bring us our check. Each time we had to flag him down, pulling him away from talking with the other server, and even then there was a lot of confusion about what we wanted. It's a diner. A basic New York diner. If you're hungry, feed yourself. Keep the bar low and you won't be disappointed. read more

It's a pretty mediocre diner. The foods are ok and they are kind of expensive for such a small diner. The foods are generally unhealthy and they have very limited vegan options read more

Executive Diner - Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

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Loved the service and really good food for great price. I also enjoyed the huge space.

I stopped by on my way to visit my sister because I wanted a coffee and a muffin. Unfortunately, there were only corn and blueberry, neither are favorites, so I settled for apple pie. The person who greeted me when I entered also took my order, filled my order, and processed payment. The place was surprisingly empty for a Sunday morning. The dining area was clean and inviting. If you are passing by this place will do. I cannot comment on any thing besides coffee or pie, both of which were very good. read more

Executive Diner - View from my parked car - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

I used to love coming to the diner. Now, however, it's a nightmare. I've tried ordering from there through Uber eats multiple times by order gets accepted. And then it gets canceled less than 10 minutes later this has happened to me about five or six times. I'm not ordering late at night or even close to its closing hours no explanation or anything. read more

Executive Diner - Chaperoning Prom - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

There's a minimum expectation for a diner and they manged to miss that unfortunately. Quiet, dark, few staff who needed prompting for everything. Food wasn't as described and overdone. Won't be back. read more

I wanted to take this opportunity to share my recent experience I had at this Restaurant which I found quite disturbing. I dined at this restaurant in the many years ago so I thought nothing of dining there again.because that's such time as It was good. There were two of us, my friend who is Caucasian male and I (An African-American female) sat at one of the booth's. We had an elderly caucasian female as who was our server approached, We both were provided small glasses of water. At such time nothing appeared abnormal, then the server took my friend's order first which,I didn't find any issue with then she took my order. As we sat there, I found that she only looked and acknowledged my friend and not myself as if I didn't exist. She forgot our french fries and brought our omelettes first. The food the french fries were given on plates. My friend's plate was loaded with fries and I had the children's portion. she asked is everything all right looking at my friend only and not me, she offered water to my friend and not me. I had to ask her for a second glass of water. when we received the water, It tasted funny and had an after taste so we left it . The omelettes which were bland and fries the overall quality of food was not good. I the margarine placed on the toast was rancid. At this point, I was thinking was it's the fact that she just caters to men or was she racist? This waitress never addressed me at all, didn't even look my way. So I wanted to take this opportunity to let people know that I did take notice the flag on the wall that stated we support America. I also noticed that this was not a place that I felt comfortable at anymore, The only time she was server was responsive was when I was paying the check because as I was treating my buddy, and I told her that the tip was on the table and of course she brightened up then that was the warm and of course she placed my card on the table and I asked her to kindly pick up the card me . I wanted to let people know that actions have consequences and the only way that you can fight is to have your voice heard. This type of behavior will not be tolerated. is to Let people know this behavior and let my voice be heard. As for me, I will never patronize this establishment again, not only based on its bland food but for the rude and belligerent and dismissive behavior I was subjected to. Oh, by the way my friend was embarrassed also. read more

I'm unclear on all the bad reviews for this place and glad I didn't look before I leaped when needing a quick place to stop for breakfast. This is a classic diner with an insanely large menu who do things well (at least the two dishes my husband and I got). I had the eggs Benedict- perfectly poached eggs with some really tasty home fries on the side. My husband got a patty melt that was also really good. Great service, clean establishment and there to constantly refill my water glass - and on these really hot summer days, that's serious bonus material! Located right off the highway, I'll definitely be back when I'm passing through... read more

We were in the area for a conference and it was between our hotel and the conference center. We were all starving so stopped in. None of us are from the East, so a diner sounded like fun. We were seated promptly and the staff was attentive, and courteous, if not West coast nice. All was well. Bevs showed up promptly and were refreshed when needed. Than the food arrived! One of the group ordered the deluxe egg salad sandwich on rye. He reported that it was delicious and more like a chopped egg salad, with lots of lettuce, just perfect for him. I had the Greek salad with Gyro and it was huge, fresh and delicious. Included a couple of Dolmas, a favorite of mine. The last guy in our group ordered the chef salad. Oy my! It was huge and a one of a kind presentation! I am sure he wondered why I asked to take a picture of it, but I wanted to include it in my review. Take a look! I don't know why this dIner in rural Westchester doesn't get better reviews, because we all had fresh, tasty, satisfying meals in a nice restaurant. Try it for yourself! read more

Executive Diner - Chefs salad - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

Typical diner fare. I ordered Greek salad that was very good to excellent with very large portions. I couldn't finish and I'm a good finisher. Burgers are juicy and were cooked as ordered. I felt prices were fair given inflation increases. Good spot to get a bite. Rather silly to rate ambience. It's a diner. Service was good not excellent but adequate. read more

A really nice diner by the road. Tasty food and speedy service. Also really nice booths that give you privacy read more

We had excellent service, food was great. The atmosphere is super cute, it's really big, booths with little jukeboxes and tables. I had a milkshake and potato skin. There were a lot of big full skins with plenty of bacon and cheese. Very good. If I lived closer, this would be on my regular rotation of places to eat. read more

Oddly, they don't have a website to check out the menu. They do have a Facebook page, but the "menu" link to a take-out delivery service is broken. But trust me, their menu is about as impressive as anything you'll see at a mega New Jersey or Long Island diner. They have breakfast all day plus an embarrassment of riches running the full gamut of sandwiches and burgers to salads and full blown dinner entrees. The diner is massive, with two humongous dining rooms, and I thought our service was pretty good. The server was friendly and personable, the drink refills were automatic, and the food came out pretty fast. I had zero complaints with my Western omelet. It was served piping hot, tasted great, and was a decent portion. My friends ordered a cheeseburger (a massive platter with fries and rings) and an open faced hot turkey platter that came with so many side dishes, we barely had room at our booth for everything to fit. The baked goods behind the counter and at the check-out station are very impressive, and I picked up half a dozen huge raspberry Rugelach for just eighty-eight cents apiece. As far as diners go, we had a solidly average experience here, so I'm surprised to see all of the negative posts that created a 2-star average across 66 reviews. Our visit really had no negatives at all. read more

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I will always remember this place as being the most evil empty soulless place ive ever been to. I was driving on the saw mill and someone hit my car and then also hit another car. my car was wrecked and cell phone gone/lost (it was nighttime) the police wouldnt let me near the car to try to find it. I asked the police to drive me home to Hastings, they said they couldn't. thanks a lot btw, protect+serve but wont drive you 15 minutes away aftrr you almost die in a crash. they cops said they would drive me to Executive Diner. I get there and i explain to the people that work there that I was just involved in a car crash and could I please use their phone to call my parents to pick me up.THEY WOULDN'T LET ME USE THEIR PHONE TO MAKE ONE CALL. They said there was a pay phone near the entrance and I should use that. I asked may I have 25/50 cents to make a call, THEY SAID NO! so fucking heartless, cruel, devoid of emotion, unhuman. I hope when they are in need someone extends a hand ans lifts them up, not pushes rhem back down to the ground and steps on them like they did to me. everytime i have to pass this diner I pray it closes down and is demolished. read more

Ordered for takeout good price and good food quick and easy great spot to go If your in a rush you won't be disappointed

Used to eat there all the time in the 90s with my sisters and father. Went there on Saturday, and nothing has changed. Dated to say the least. Waited 20 minutes and no server came to greet us or say "just be a minute," even though it really wasn't busy. My daughter went to the bathroom and said if they don't come to take our order by the time you're back we will leave. I tried making eye contact with the employees BUT nothing. So we left. Sad... I read the recent review and I'm now I get it. Don't go. read more

So I gave this place 2 stars because the food was okay. The French toast weren't presentable. They also weren't cooked all the way through. As you can see they are crispy but still not cooked all the way. The eggs were also okay. There were areas that were wet like they weren't cooked all the way through. The sausages I had were the best thing I had, and oh! The bananas on top of my French toast. My bf has gotten sprite and it was so sugary. Luckily they changed it out but it took a while to get service. Crazy part is they are sitting all in a booth in front of us and other patrons. There was actually a complaint from another table that they waited an hour for service and their food was cold and it was bad food. I'm sorry but I won't be coming back. read more

Executive Diner - Crispy French toast - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

Today between appointments at an adjacent medical complex I ventured into the Executive Diner because "it's got to be better than apple bees " The Diner is a true Diner old fashioned decor, the waitress was very nice and didn't bother me too much ( which I like because who wants to be bothered while they chew) the table was clean and there was enough room for me to wheel my best friend in his stroller. The Menu is vast, I noted they serve alcohol, offer tons of varieties of salads, wraps, breakfast and burgers, as well as Greek fare. Why not get a burger... The Cowboy was food to get down but unsatisfactory. I would not complain because while the burger was cooked exactly as requested it just over all wasn't a great burger. The fries meh. It came with a few big onion rings that made me smile. The cheese was barely there and did nothing to add taste, the bacon made it good, the patty was dense and lacked seasoning, even salt...yes it was charbroiled but it was very plain, even the sauce was non existent practically. I didn't expect much and that was accurate. Waitress was nice so she deserves her tip. Please always try to tip servers in cash if you may it's nice. I wanted to give this place 2 stars and bumped it back to 3. The bathroom was horrible just lacking. The baby changing table has clearly not been cleaned and shows. I had no choice and put my coat down so the baby never touched the changing table. There's always room for improvement. I wish maybe I had ordered breakfast instead and changed my son on the booth bench quickly ( please never do that unless you have no choice in food serving environment) read more

Executive Diner - Cowboy - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

Terrible service. We were 3 and there was 2 at another table. And service wasn't. Made the order for pancakes they came out upside down because they were burnt on the other side trying to hide it. If you're hungry go somewhere else read more

Executive Diner - Burnt pancakes - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

Looks nice and strategically situated / but I could already sense I may not really like it. Well, if you are after size and inexpensive, this is the place for you. My egg cream was tasteless. My burger was huge! But the beef flavor was not there. I wonder what it is really made out of. The cheese is tasteless. My heir ketchup has fructose a no no if you have diabetes. I don't understand why restaurants carry ketchup with fructose. There are many out there without. The eclair was so bad it only looked attractive. Never to return. read more

Executive Diner - Eggcream - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

Ordered and ultimate burger medium rare. Burger and thinly sliced so called prime rib came DRY and WELL DONE!!! Descriptions were very deceiving. Don't waste your time and money. See pic read more

Executive Diner - Description of dish as it appears on their menu. - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

My wife and myself had lunch here this past Saturday and must say we were very pleased. We shared a tuna fish sandwich with French fries and I will say it was one of the best sandwiches I have had in a long time. French fries were hot and very fresh. The waitress made me a really great cherry coke. Very refreshing. Service was friendly and efficient. By the way.... The chicken soup was like grandma used to make. Great diner... friendly service read more

December 5 2022. 2:47 pm The most nasty food ever. My husband ordered fish and chips. He gets frozen fish that wasn't well done. When I asked MARGARITA the waitress if the fish is frozen her respond was I don't know. How you don't know ?? Nasty place horrible looking bathroom. read more

On Wednesday April 12th, I had the unfortunate experience of stopping for lunch at the Executive Diner on Saw Mill River Road in Hawthorne. When we walked into the restaurant it looked clean and neat. The wait staff was very attentive. This is where the experience takes a detour. We ordered two breakfast meals consisting of an American cheese omelet, home fries, and toast. The omelet was fine. The home fries looked as if they had been sitting on the grill for a week in oil. The potatoes were so tiny that it was hard to tell the difference between the onions and potatoes. On top of that mess, the appearance left a lot to be desired. They were a dark brown. I have never seen home fries that color. We also had toast. Appearance wise...no problem. That said, the taste??? We were not sure if it was the bread, the butter, or the jelly. Something tasted quite funky and inedible. We left the food on the table basically untouched. AND to add salt to the wound, the cost of this basically inedible meal was very expensive. When I told my daughter that we had lunch there, she exclaimed, "Oh no!" She said she and a friend ordered fries for pick up and it took 1 and half hours to get their order and to make matters worse, there were 4 people in this very large restaurant so being busy was not the issue. And unfortunately, they did not taste very good! So the moral of this story is NEVER AGAIN and I would tell future customers, "You have been warned!" And to the owners of the diner, please, for the sake of future customers and the health of your business...PLEASE ACCEPT THIS NARRATIVE AS A CAUTIONARY TALE TO MAKE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER! read more

Food - pretty was pretty good; eggs made to my liking. Location - quite, booths by window nice view in autumn. There were a couple of dead flies in the windows and a lot of the furniture old and worn but still quaint. read more

Overpriced for horrible food, dirtiest restrooms I have seen in a long long time. Broken toilet paper dispenser they obviously could care less about. GROSS!!! read more

My wife went in with friend after going to a show for a quick lunch. Ordered chicken sandwich with fries. Noticed piece of hair in fries. Waiter had the audacity to say it was a piece of clothing when it was quite apparent what it was. After this had no desire to eat and waiter rudely said "well if you want something else fine". With such customer service paid bill and left. Mike L. read more

Wow, what a nose dive this diner has taken. I went there today after eating there for years and it's a noticeable difference. It used to be a solid burger place but no more. I had a root beer which tasted watery. I asked for a coke- same thing. Started with a French onion soup that I had to send back- tasted like vinegar and sauerkraut soup. Ordered egg salad sandwich and a side of fries - literally got 8 fries. 8. I'm not embellishing that at all. SMH. To top it off the carpets were dirty and the men's room was FILTHY- and the doors on the toilet stalls didn't close or lock. Going to try to keep my past pleasant memories of executive but they won't be getting any of my future money. read more

Great fries and sandwiches and friendly service. I have no idea why reviews are so low but I had an excellent chicken parmesan sandwich here. One star because a bit slow. read more

Worst Diner Ever! Just left without ordering. The owner was unwilling to help me find a vegetarian dish. I have kidney issues and can't eat meat. He was horrible. Now I know why the parking lot was EMPTY. Lesson learned. Read reviews before stopping!! read more

Great fries and great service. The diner has stuff that tasted great. The service at Executive diner is awesome. I wish we will come back to executive dinner soon after covid ends. read more

While service was good and hosts were friendly, the burgers me and my friends received were so past medium, that you could have fit them in a small sized urn. The toppings had odd portions to them as well, lots of chopped jalapeño, yet just pickle chips on the side, not an entire spear. Even for a club sandwich! Just chips? Turkey club guy definitely won, would recommend avoiding burgers read more

Ordered the lunch special #3. Waitress repeated back #3 which was a Ceasar salad with grilled chicken. The dish she brought me had iceberg lettuce, olives, corn, chick peas and onions. Definitely not a Ceasar salad. When I brought it to her attention she assured me that the salad I got was what I ordered...a #3. So we're straight I left a picture of the menu I ordered from, where it clearly states the dish I should have received. This place deserves the 2 star rating it already had before I got. Terrible service. read more

Executive Diner - #3 is not a Garden salad, it is a CEASAR salad. - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New York

I'm a sucker for diners so I stopped in here for lunch. From the outside, classic diner. Inside, spacious and clean, although few diners. My waitress was attentive. I ordered a Greek salad with a scoop of chicken salad. Hard to screw that up, I thought. It wasn't inedible, like the food some other reviewers have experienced. But the chicken salad was so heavy on the mayo, and the tuna was of such low quality, that the result was a blob of smooth gray paste, without any real texture. The rest of the salad was OK, but definitely minimal, low-budget ingredients. Expensive for what I received, compared to the same thing of better quality at the diner where I usually order it, fifteen minutes away. read more

OH MY GOD DO NOT COME HERE!!! Fly in my food and awful taste. If I could give this place negative stars I would. Go somewhere else.

Went for breakfast this morning and the place was empty. I'm pretty sure it's because it's mediocre at best. The syrup for the pancakes tasted like colored sugar water. The coffee was meh. I wasn't impressed at all. However, service was good, so my 3 stars are for the waitstaff. read more

Doordash order. A simple Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken. Got the order, no grilled chicken. Called the Diner. Person who answered the phone said No grilled Chicken was ordered. I referred him to the Doordash menu online. The person on phone said the Manager did not want to talk to me. Called back again and did get the Manager who simple said I was wrong. I explained the price difference between the Regular Salad, and the added chicken. He said again, I was wrong and hung up. Luckily Doordash refunded more then half the cost. This use to be a great Diner. Now like most small business today. They don't care about customer service at all. read more