My sister and I ate at the Llanerch Diner for Lunch. I hightly recommend it. Our omelets were hot and perfectly done, the coffee and toast were perfect, the atmosphere was pleasant. read more

The quality has plummeted since the Diner was launched into silver linings playbook fame. It's ironic because the movie led to no excelsior or silver lining in its potential. It was a local favorite and a diner full of memories through generations but like all too many diners, it's slipping into irrelevance. read more

This is not a wannabe; this is not a prettified diner with metalflake red upholstery and servers wearing caps. Llanerch Diner is an Old School* diner -- open 24 hours a day and with late-night smoking permitted. But with the vintage, hard-edged atmosphere and reasonable prices come some drawbacks, notably iffy food quality. On this last visit I ordered pancakes that arrived flavorless, mealy and bright yellow. Other items are hit-and-miss, but the menu sure is varied. From waffles to moussaka, wraps to stuffed mushroom caps (hmm ... maybe on a return visit), there's got to be a few items on the menu that will appeal to you any time of day or night. The outside of Llanerch Diner looks like something on a misprinted page in the back of Architectural Record, but that's part of its charm -- just as how during peak hours the place can be raucous and bursting at the seams, with the bonus of a small parking lot that can be an exciting experience. Llanerch Diner sure makes me yearn for a road trip, though. *It now serves beer and wine ... a concession in one way and an acknowledgement in another. Glass half-empty, half-full. ;^) read more

This place is trash my entire meal was horrible throw this sh** away just so you could see the water in the back platter wish I could have no stars read more

This restaurant does not practice covid rules. I even still patronized them after they gave me spoiled food. But this was the last straw. I hope they and the germs have fun. Cough cough. read more

Only reason that I'm even giving 1 star is my waitress today. I arrived at 10:30 a.m. & was taken to a booth by a white/gray haired waitress. I enjoy eating breakfast out & have been spoing at this dinner at least twice a month or more for the pa'st 15 yrs. It's changed hands over the years but the food has generally been good, but not today. Ordered 2 eggs over med. sausage, home fries & rye toast. The eggs were cold & runny, the home fries cold and the 2-sausage links were cold, and once you got through the tough skin - dry. Yahoo..the toast was good & my waitress was great. There were very few customers in the diner so the cashier was behind the counter blowing nose & talking to the waitresses. I couldn't wait any longer just left the money with the check on the counter. WON'T BE GOING BACK! read more

Everything is good, but about $2 more than it should be. Even more annoying than the too-high prices is the lazy breakfast shift manager. The waitresses are busting their butts while he goes between watching the TV and reading the paper. Periodic criticisms of the wait staff are the only interruptions to his day. Give that man a coffee pot and put him to work. Seriously, I think that lazy **ss is why we're shifting over to Mary's Diner. read more

Never actually have eaten inside the diner itself outside breakfast but the delivery service comes at a risk, incredible inconsistency in the last dozen times I've ordered from here. I've been ordering from the diner for a little over a year and a half and one thing that's always happened when I've ordered through Grubhub is their massive inconsistencies which each delivery. They are more than often on time, and often early, but there's usually something ALWAYS missing, or something that's inconsistent with the order. Also their house specialties have risen almost 2$ in cost since I first started ordering from here. So it's getting a little harder to look favorably to order from this place. Especially since the snapper soup here is absolutely delicious and warrants an extra star from me. Many times I've ordered from here and the same order each time, either my baked potato was missing(this happened at least 3 out of 5 times) or my order of snapper soup comes in a coffee cup instead of a plastic container it traditionally comes in. Sometimes they'll bring one container of soup when I ordered two, and since it comes in a plastic container which is only slightly larger than a cup I can't tell if they just threw two orders of soup in one container or if they legitimately forgot my second soup. Many of their orders online say they comes with a "Soup of the Day" , I've not once gotten a soup of the day I haven't substituted for snapper(which costs extra). The worst feeling is when I'll order a Philly Cheesesteak wrap, and it'll come with a great serving of fries but forget the soup, and sometimes it'll come with an incredibly sad serving of fries. It's really overall a bad experience whenever I'd ordered from here. The delivery services really needs some work. read more

I love it here! big portions of hot food. The prices are great, very fair if not cheap. The staff is super friendly, when you're there late at night you can often find yourself conversing with the staff and fellow customers. A huge menu, everything you could want for any meal of the day. Great platter deals for every meal as well. I really recommend the cake. what cake? all of them. big slice for not a lot. great to indulge in with a buddy and a cup of coffee They are open all day and they just started delivery services! Ample seating, it's always clean and the food has never been undercooked or burned in my experience. read more

Went with a friend who knew about the diner but this was my first time there. As soon as you walked in the environment was just welcoming. We were immediately greeted and seated. Our server, Marcus, who was SOOO FRIENDLY and a breath of fresh air, had some good menu recommendations with a whole heaping side of humor. My friend got the steak medium rare of which he loved and I got a Texas burger that was WOW! I am a fry girl and these beer battered type fries were OFF THE METER GOOD! Can't forget about the corn dish with red peppers in it. MMMMM! MMMMMM! GOOD! Needless to say that we will be back there to try other menu items, more of Marcus' humor and those desserts I had no room for (THEY WERE HUMONGOUS PORTIONS!). GREAT STAFF! GREAT PLACE! read more

Ok....my husband and I liked coming here & the food is good for the most part. I gave a low rating because of the cook on Sunday 1/8/2023. Here's what happened. I ordered shrimp scampi....shrimp, pasta & what's supposed to be a nice flavorful scampi sauce with onions, tomatoes, garlic, wine & lemon. No! I got pasta & shrimp with no seasoning & broccoli on the side. I said that it's ok to mix the broccoli in. It was super bland & taste like it was flavored with broccoli water. The waitress asked, how's your meal? I told her, not so good and that i couldn't eat it. It had no seasoning, no garlic, no onions, no lemon & no white wine.....nothing in a traditional scampi (just Parsley). The waitress apologized and asked if I wanted some sautéed shrimp with drawn butter. I said yes. She came back to our table and said that the cook is refusing to make anything else....with an attitude. The waitress was embarrassed and kept apologizing. She took the shrimp scampi off the bill including the drinks. I ended up eating half of my husband's meatloaf. Seriously....I've gotten more enjoyment from eating shrimp flavored oodles of noodles at home and with less attitude read more

What can I say of this diner. Many nights of my childhood were wasted and spent here afterhours to keep the party going. I remember my grand-mom taking me here for breakfast or lunch when i was younger. I also remember going here on sunday mornings for breakfast. I also remember the old owners who when found out my grandmom had died gave us free breakfast as a way to console us. This is a diner and yelp is a review site. The food here is decent, the service hit or miss and the parking ample enough for it. Just go here and remember this is a diner and you won't have any issues. Would you order crab cakes at a diner? No. Would a burger, fries and milk shake at a diner be good? Yes. Again If you just stick to Fried, grilled or Breakfast items you can NOT go wrong with this place. Again this place had Disco fries and is the place that I learned to enjoy fries with brown Gravy on them. Another reason I'm fat. read more

I can't believe I've never reviewed this place. I have been coming here for 40 years and I still get the snapper soup every time, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Recently, the food has been really good! Its not fine dining, but if you appreciate American diner and deli cooking, you can totally scratch that itch at the Big L. Turkey open face with gravy and mash. Cheesesteak and fries. Fried flounder. Breakfast for dinner. Dinner for breakfast. Breakfast and dinner at 2am. Big fresh salads. Good coffee and my personal benchmark for snapper soup makes this a standard go-to when we can't agree where to go .. to. Its like a Carb Carnival, but its a diner for goodness sake. Service can be hit or miss. It can seem a little creepy inside with all the Silver Lining marketing stuff, flat screens and music pumping. I miss the classic diner waitresses of my youth. Today's yoga pants and black tee shirts detract from the overall diner thing for me. All the same, when we want a quick reliable munch nearby, the Big L at the corner of Township Line and Darby is where we head. read more

I visited today, a Monday morning at about 10am. There were probably about 10 people seated. I was seated immediately and brought a glass of water. My waitress greeted me shortly after and I ordered a coffee and my meal. I can't remember the name of what I had, and it doesn't seem to be listed on the menu online. It had two tortillas, eggs, black beans, cheese, and salsa, with homefries on the side. Both my coffee and my meal were delicious. I was checked on throughout my meal and was given a coffee refill when I was low. My server was very nice and attentive. Ill definitely be back and would recommend this location for a quality breakfast and friendly service. read more

Llanerch Diner - tortillas, eggs, black beans, cheese, salsa and homefries - Diners Near Me - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Food: 3 Decor: 2 Ambiance: 3 Service: 3 Value: 3 Came here right after seeing Silver Linings in the theatre. Was sat in the booth from the movie. That is the best part of this place. Average everything else. read more

I used to love this place but I honestly feel like the quality has gone down a bit over the years. Went there a couple weeks ago and I didn't wanna say anything but yeah food quality has gone down. We ordered onion rings and out of all the hot onion rings two onion rings were cold... very strange and gross. But yes I think the quality of food has gone down. Service is always pretty friendly read more

I like the Llanerch Diner. It's typical diner fare; nothing fancy but still good. My boyfriend and I came in around 7 last night Usually I like to get an omelet, but I wasn't in a breakfast mood so I got a French dip. He got an Italiano panini. Our server was friendly and our food came out fast. Our sandwiches were pretty good but they were filling. We were sitting right by the dessert case and were enticed by the strawberry shortcake, so we decided to take a piece home. I'm going to just be blunt. The cake was horrible. I understand that when you get a bakery product at night, it might not be as fresh as what's available in the morning. But this cake was bone dry. The icing just tasted like straight-up shortening and left a greasy film on the roof of my mouth. I will be back to the Llanerch because I have never had a bad experience with the rest of their food. But this cake was just SO bad that I had to write this review. Obviously, I won't be getting cake again at the Llanerch. I'd advise future customers to steer clear of the cake as well. read more

I've been coming here since I was about 15. The service continues to better and better. If you want pristine service, ask for Marcus. The man is on top of his game, super friendly and strives for perfection. read more

Good service, great food at a reasonable price, served anytime... read more

Llanerch Diner - Township Special... - Diners Near Me - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

They came through on my order. Everything was perfect. We asked for specific changes to some items and they did exactly what we wanted. They did take over an hour and 15minutes to deliver and were very rude on the phone. We asked how much it all came out to and the man said he would call us back in a few. We had to call back 30 minutes later and got sassed by some phone girl. They were also kinda pricey for a diner in my opinion. And their bagels were more like a roll textured bagel than an actual bagel. Their "home fries" we're also just boiled potatoes ripped up with no flavor. But nonetheless they were, again, on point with our order and did not mess up what we ordered just the delivery time really. read more

Wasn't this place closed for a while for renovations? Looks the same to me. Food was OK. Mediocre diner food. As another reviewer said, the home fries tasted off. Just weird. We brought our 6 month old daughter in with a very small umbrella stroller. The owner would not allow us to keep her in her stroller. And was very unapologetic about it. Yes it's a tight space but we could have made it work. Wasn't a huge deal I suppose but it rubbed me the wrong way. We'll be supporting the businesses that are more accommodating to families. And they're really milking the whole Silver Linings Playbook thing for all it's worth. Positives: our server was great and the food came out quickly. read more

We happened to be in the neighborhood on a Tues evening a few weeks ago, and were happy to be reminded that this landmark diner was there, so easy for us to decide to stop in for a very late supper before our 90-minutes drive back home. We were warmly welcomed, and the service was superior. The food was good as expected - though we didn't get to sit in the 'movie booth' from Silver Linings Playbook, it is marked with a little sign on the wall, and maybe next time. We'll be back! read more

great food, decent price, moderate wait, nice ambiance. I was here before they taped the "silver linings playbook" where it got a little more attention. I always get the breakfast platter but then one day i tried the eggs Benedict sandwich and was totally blown away. Great execution and presentation. I'll be back. read more

I ordered the William penn special the bacon was good eggs good a little too much cheese sauce but overall good restaurant. Friendly workers! read more

Llanerch Diner - Good coffee - Diners Near Me - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Chill atmosphere, good portions on food. enjoyed the lentil soup in particular. Shout out to Adriana for great service. She's always positive and full of energy even when it's late. read more

Good luck trying to order over the phone. Tried ordering food over the phone in order to pick it up and pay for it in person. Twice. The first time, they told me that they didn't take orders over the phone. This was actually the other night on Friday, 10/2. The second time was tonight/this morning (10/6) and they asked me for a credit card if I wanted to place an order over the phone. Nope. Which is it? Do I not give you my credit card or do I? Do you guys even LIKE money?!? Back in May, I didn't have to do that. They took my order and it was all good...except for the part where they forgot my fries and salad...and I had to turn around and tell them otherwise. That was a fun experience. Not. So yeah, you guys just lost me as a customer. Your food is pretty decent, but I can't stand this whole, 'You can't order over the phone bs' or ordering a platter where the fries and the salad are missing. I've had better service back in my hometown in NYC. read more

Love love love this place their food is soooo good to die for its local and convenient staff is so nice and never have to wait that long for your food come check them out read more

Actually my mom and I stopped there on our way to her house today May 30Wednesday. I loved the salad. Chicken and shrimp In a salad very hard to find at a restaurant. The prices are not so great cause they are a very expensive diner. Our waiter was the best . His name is Paul. Everyone else was sitting around while he was running around taking orders, serving food, and even doing the register. I think he needs to be paid better since he was doing all the work while the other staff sat on their phones. read more

What's happened to the storied Llanerch Diner? Dinner took forever to reach the table (fifty minutes). We were told that the kitchen was "jammed up." Is that a euphemism for understaffed? Likewise there were two and only two wait staff on the floor and at the busiest time of the day. Finally, when we went to pay for our meal we were told that the credit card system was "down." We were directed to an ATM in the lobby that charges $3.00 per transaction. When we complained our waitress was told, "Give them a soda." That was our last visit to the Llanerch until the new owner wises up, or the restaurant shuts down and reopens (again). read more

I love the LLANERCH DINER! Late night breakfast is very good! The waitstaff is very friendly.... I will be back ! Great food! read more

I love diners, and eat here a few times a week. I stick to breakfast, and I've never been disappointed. My favorite is the bagel with lox, cream cheese, red onion, capers, and it has lettuce, olives, tomato, pepperoncini garnish on the side. The lox are always fresh. Open 24 hrs, always a plus. Average pricing, great coffee, large selection of deserts; a good diner is a neighborhood must. The service can be hit or miss, but overall they have a solid core group of experienced waitstaff. read more

The first time I ate here with friends my experience was nice. When I returned by myself the waitress refused to set me at a booth and set four groups behind me while making me wait. I was eating the same food they were, paying with the same currency however felt like a second class citizen simply because I was single. I have not been back since and refuse to take larger groups there either because of the way I was treated. read more

OVERPRICED AND CHEATED!! I went out for dinner here by myself on a Friday night. I ordered a meal and a beer. Place was empty, just me and one more table. A guy was waiting me and he seemed ok. The food comes, decent quality and taste. No complaints till then. A bunch of young girls came in and sat in the other extreme end of the diner. My waiter goes over and forgets that I was seated there. I finished my meal and waited for 10 minutes to get a TO-GO box, the waiter was still happily chatting away there with the ladies. I then walk over to the counter and ask another person for the box, wrap up my food. I wait for a few minutes for the check, still the waiter doesn't move from that table. I then go up to the counter and give them my card. They call the waiter who then comes up and gives me my check. It was $19 for a meal and beer, definitely overpriced for the food/service/place. Having waited tables myself for a while, I am pretty generous when it comes to tipping. However due to the really annoying behavior of the waiter, I ended up tipping only around 10%, making the total to $21. The waiter was looking at me and the receipt when I was writing the amount and signing, he then gives me a stern look. I knew he was going to do something with it and sure enough I check my credit card statement after a few days, HE HAD ADDED ANOTHER $4 TO THE TIP AND TAKEN THE TOTAL TO $25! I have been trying to call the business and talk to the manager for the past one week now. The manager is either unavailable or if he gets on the phone is busy. The person at the counter would take a message but the manger never calls back. I thought I will make one final attempt today and got hold of the manager. He was free indeed. So I'm on the phone with him for 10-15 minutes at 7 in the morning explaining the whole thing and when I am done he says he's the morning manager and I will have to call in the night to talk with the evening manager since I was there for dinner. I am done, not wasting any more time with these lame people. I disputed the charge with my credit card company and am never going to set foot in there again. read more

hands down best diner ever, other diners aren't even close. other diners should go to this diner and see how it's done and i'm from jersey, where all they have is diners. llanerch puts them to shame. the eggs are great, the prices are great, the french toast is orgasmic. i get bananas on mine. i haven't tried any real food, only breakfast- but i'm sure that's decent seeing as how the breakfast is beyond good. read more

Absolutely vile. Overkill and dramatic to use that term? No. I'll skip to the food and try to tie together our most recent experience yesterday at the Llanerch Diner. * Not busy. Maybe 5 tables. * Approximately 5:30 on a Sunday early evening The menu is like many diners. Tons of stuff with nothing done to good standard. The prices are way out there on many items. How about a bacon double cheese burger for $17.50? At a diner. Are you kidding? That's a price I would expect to pay for room service in a casino or nice hotel. Though I know better than to order real food from a diner I went with stuffed mushrooms and Salmon. So many places overcook Salmon that I usually request it medium. I was specific to waitress that I would prefer it a little undercooked in the center. Wife was smart, she ordered breakfast fare. You can't mess that up too badly, right? My entree came with soup and a salad. Not a big salad eater, so I figured while I ate my stuffed mushrooms and soup, wife could have the salad. 20 minutes goes by and neither arrive. Waitress makes an appearance with.. you guessed it, the main entrees. Ummm? Oh well, it is what it is. Asked about the mushrooms, soup and salad and she fumbled some answer and off she went. The omelet across the table looks rubbery but the wife says its passable and she is hungry. I touch the salmon with my fork and it falls apart. Its so dry and overcooked (yet still slimy) that it is inedible. The green beans are these soggy old things from a can marinated in some type of oily soup stock. The broccoli is hard but not from a properly cooked. crisp perspective. Its old. It tastes like I imagine the grass in my yard would taste. Now I am a little aggravated. I turn in my seat facing the center area where the manager is milling around. I sit there for five minutes like that and nobody even looks our way. The waitress finally comes our way (still no soup, salad or appetizer) and asks if everything is okay. Sometimes it hard to grind your teeth and remain polite. I asked if the manager would come over. I explained our experience up until that point and pointed to the green beans which was this oily mess of sogginess. He focuses on them with a quizzical look, offers no apologies and takes them to the kitchen. At this point, My wife and I just laugh from a mix of bewilderment and with the realization that this is going to be money wasted. We should have just billed a couple burgers at home. The waitress comes back again (still; nothing in her hand) and asks me if I want something else. I ask for a standard diner fare. Honey dipped fried chicken. Hey!! out comes the stuffed mushrooms. No I am really smiling at this surreal experience. The caps are 4" in diameter, stuffed 3" high and there is four of them. They fill an entree plate. I already know this is gonna be a lesson in quantity over quality. Did I mention they are smothered in melted cheese? 99% breading, and maybe(?) 1% crab. Perhaps it was just a crab flavored salt. This is where the word VILE started coming to mind. Bear with me, the meal is almost over. I eat three of the caps because I am starving. By the time the chicken comes out (which is a putrid grey/gold color, I sh-t you not) I am full. I ask for a box to take the stuff home. - We never got our soup. - We never got our salad. - The manager never even thought to apologize. - When I went to the front to pay, the manager was so engrossed in talking to the waitresses, he didn't even look towards the register. Again no apology or acknowledgement. What a DB. The best part was the bill. My wife's feta and spinach omelet was $12. Yes $12. Wow. Total came to $40. Overpriced garbage food coupled with lousy service and tired decor. Let us all know how that formula works for you guys. This is another candidate for a Gordon Ramsey Kitchen Nightmare's recipe. read more

2nd time eating here overnite in 2wks. Was hoping for Laura who served me last time. Extremely sharp & knew her job; friendly with other customers including me. Laura earned her tip. Tonight on the other hand I had Monique. She seemed to be friendly from the get-go but was constantly distracted by another customer who was demanding her attention. Later I found out he was her significant other. Just some advice: don't have boyfriends, family, friends come visit while you're working. You're supposed to be working. Apparently a concept Monique will have to grow into. I was going to say something to her but I'm not her boss and she is an adult. I even gave her a tip but next time she may not be as fortunate. read more

We have been coming to this dinner for about 2 years. Probably once a month. Today was probably the last time. We asked for food that wasnt on the menu....an egg white omelet. Basic. It was mediocre. That wasn't the biggest turn off. Our service was awful. I get it. It's a diner. In Philly. You gotta be a little tough. But talking about the most recent cat fight between servers and how that "bit*h scratched me". Or sharing your last relationship drama, or how she isn't making any money. Then! She dropped the F BOMB a couple of times at our table. Really? When did we get the comfortable that you talk to me like we're on the streets. I'm ok without that stress over breakfast. Plenty of other amazing diners in Philadelphia that I would much rather indulge in. read more

Place is awful. Very unprofessional. Food is barley edible. Food was either over or under cooked. Wayyyyyy over priced. Avoid at all costs!

I have lived in Upper Darby most of my life. I and my family have all eaten here many times over the years I went here last month with my gf. We each ordered pancakes , 1 drink, some meat as a side, It cost about 50% more than any other diner in the area for breakfast The service wasnt great- I had to wait 14 minutes for my waitress to refill my drink and it wasnt even free refills( hint. dont get the apple juice- its $$$) The food wasnt bad but it wasnt great Also the new owners think they are going to get rich playing off the film "Silver Linings Playbook" gimmick with T-shirts with the logos of the film on it. as well as selling expensive mugs with the name of the film on it. Its truly a disgusting sight to behold. The movie wasnt that good. and the only reason why anyone cares about this low budget independent film is one of the actresses- Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress( and to be honest even though shes a great actress- her portrayal didnt deserve the award) They raised the prices just because this restaurant was in the film.They are milking this for every DIME! Not recommended. read more

I ate at this lonely dusty sad looking outdated diner this morning and I will NOT be returning. The service was VERY slow and there was only one other couple dining in the place at the time. The two servers looked pretty sad, no smiles, no pleasantries exchanged just really dry and unwelcoming. The female server ( white lady) starred me down while I ate my meal it was so bizarre and uncomfortable. They were playing music which was way too loud. The lady then got up and changed the music selection to some ratchet rap music where every third verse was nigger this and nigger that bitch this and fuck that.. My guess is she figured it's 3 black patrons this must be what they listen to??? She turned it up even louder and walked outside. I asked the male server a young Caucasian male if he enjoyed listening to that music because I did not. He was visibly embarrassed and made a comment that she thinks this is a club. I cannot stress enough how bad this experience was, very disappointed : ( read more