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Matthews Diner

3.3 (228 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Dry overcooked stuffed Sole with instant Potatoes and canned corn.
Joe B.

This place used to be a staple. Don't know why the quality has dwindled but it has. Started out with the seafood bisque, definitely canned or packaged, not made in house,bland and uneventful. Then it took over 20 min. for our server to come back to even acknowledge us. We then asked for a to-go container and that was another 10-15min (she was polite so I think she was the only waitress in the whole place). Then the entree came, broiled filet of Sole with crabmeat stuffing. DRY & OVERCOOKED. I couldn't cut it with a knife. My sides were mashed potato and corn. The corn (although definitely canned) was the best part of the meal. Potatoes were instant! Yuck. I'm really shocked by all this cause they used to be a great place to dine. They need to reset their quality to way higher.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Hannah C.

Wow this is a gorgeous spot for a diner! Not only is the inside a clean, beautiful interior but they have ample space to seat many and we got in right away on Saturday morning. Wait staff is absolutely exceptional, friendly, and attentive. For food we had a breakfast spread - pancakes, fries, gravy, eggs, hash. Everything came out looking and tasting fantastic. I have zero negative notes (but I do have leftovers, woohoo!). Priced reasonably. This has become my new favorite diner!

Grease from food
Kristy P.

What happened with this diner?! It used to be amazing. Maybe I caught them on an off day. Went recently for lunch with my kid. Ordered the large chili, soup and quesadilla. First off, the service was horrible. The waiter kept forgetting about us. Barely saw him the entire time. The chili came and I'm not exaggerating, half of the bowl was grease/oil. I picked up some meat and it was dripping from the grease. I attempted to separate it on the plate in the picture shown but it was inedible. I sent that back. Then the quesadilla comes and it's also extremely greasy. Plate in the picture shows the oil on the plate. It was awful. Paid the check and left.

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Bacon Cheeseburger was OK. Love the amount of bacon they give you on the burger. Service is average. Overall, they are an average Diner.

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11 years ago

Went with family and we waited a small lifetime for our food. Food was bland and service was slow. Won't go back.

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Best diner I've ever been to! Great food, quick service and a home like environment. Love it here!

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Cold pancakes and hot sausages - OR - hot pancakes and cold sausages. This place can NOT get it right. There's lots of better places.

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Majestic Diner

3.7(254 reviews)
4.1 mi
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Stopped in for late lunch. Place wasn't busy. Classic nj diner. Smallish menu. I ordered "black…read moreangus burger " build your own. Guacamole fries egg waited onions American cheeses on brioche bun. Server asked me what temp. I told med well. Burger came extra well done. If it were cooked right would have been delish. Soup sucked ass. Cup of ChK noodle. Salty as a mofo. If I go back and things get better I'll do an update. Btw. I wanted rice pudding. But the guy that makes everything passed. So no rice pudding. So sad.

The Majestic is a solid diner stop off Route 17. The decor is fairly typical: booths, a glass case…read moreof desserts, tables and chairs in hideous yet oddly comforting colors. Our server Francisco was not a talkative man, but he got the job done. We got chicken fingers for the kids immediately upon sitting down, and Francisco had them out quite quickly, which we appreciated. They also arrived on a bed of lettuce, for aesthetics. My wife and I also shared a buffalo chicken wrap, and a caesar salad with grilled chicken added. The former was not great, as it was more tomato than chicken, and desperately in need of some bleu cheese dressing. I would've taken ranch even. The salad however, hit the spot, and the massive amount of actually well seasoned and cooked grilled chicken was much appreciated. Just so you know, pay at the cash register by the door. Francisco never came back for my credit card.

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Saddle River Cafe - Torte

Saddle River Cafe

4.0(165 reviews)
1.9 mi

Nice little spot with a relaxed vibe. The coffee was really good and the croissants were fresh and…read morebuttery. It's a great place to sit for a bit, and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Solid local go-to.

THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ PHENOMENAL FOOD!!!!! ++++ Miso Marinated Salmon - Was absolutely delicious. Salmon was cooked perfectly, wasn't dry and still moist. The citrus scented wild rice was excellent too. ++++ Truffle Burger - Honestly, one of the BEST burgers I've had in a longggggg, longgggg time. Everything was perfect about it - the caramelized onions, gruyere on top, bacon, truffle aioli, and, of course, the burger itself. The patty was dripppping with juices with every single bite and cooked to medium excellence. Oh, and those truffle fries that came with it? To die for! Loved the thinness of them and there was PLENTY of it to go around. ++++ Kids Macaroni & Cheese with Fruit - Relatively simple, but the creamy kind of mac and cheese. Kids absolutely loved it. The fruits were just grapes and a few little slices of pineapple, which we would have liked a bit more of. ++++ Kids Cheeseburger and Fries - Burger was DEFINITELY, without a doubt cooked well-done. It was a bit on the tiny side, but we still split it between the kids. Once again, fries were fantastic and there was more than enough to share. ++++ Banana-Rama Smoothie - Strawberry, banana goodness. Could definitely tell this was not artificial from the "true" flavor of the smoothie. It wasn't super sweet. + Service was very good throughout the evening. ++++ Food came out shockingly fast and fresh. ++++ Our waiter was friendly, on point and came by to check on us a few times. + Plenty of space inside of the restaurant, including an outdoor-indoor tent that is heated. + Decor was modern and contemporary, very clean inside. + Ambiance for dinner was dark and intimate, which caught me off guard because I thought it would be more casual, but perfect for group gatherings still and casual dine-ins. + PLENTY of parking in the large lot in front and to the side of the restaurant, which is shared within a little strip mall. + They take reservations online. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - Nada! MIXED THOUGHTS --------------------------- = Nada! RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Dined from 5:45 - 7:15 PM on a Friday and most of the evening crowd was older and there weren't many families with kids. There were maybe 2-3 families with kids, but they left by 6:15 PM. Most of the groups were groups of 4, seemingly catching up during a nice meal. CONCLUSION -------------------- = I was pleasantly surprised by the experience we had here. I figured this would be a super casual Friday after work/school dinner with the fam, but this turned out to be one of the best meals we've had in North Jersey in a while. Food, service and ambiance here was excellent. Wish they had .5 stars on Yelp because Saddle River Cafe is as close to perfection as it can get at 4.5 stars!

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Nellies Place

Nellies Place

3.4(365 reviews)
0.0 mi
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I've been coming for years- but had an appointment in the area and had to stop in. Feels like home…read morethe second you step inside. Nellies never disappoints. We got a 12" pie and calamari to start- both cooked perfectly. Then got a sandwich and a wrap which didn't stand a chance at leaving as leftovers. Our server was so kind and stayed on-top of refills in a packed dining room. Guaranteed a great meal at this authentic hometown bar.

I just want to start off by saying we have been coming here for YEARS and it has always been…read moreconsistent and great. However the last two visits ( we go on Sundays and in the summer we love to sit outside there) were just not good and it hurts me to say it. A few weeks ago we went and I didn't really see anybody that we knew there's usually the same woman at the door every time we go and we always have a brief pleasant conversation with her. We didn't see her when we went in, but no big deal we were led to our booth. We don't even need menus anymore because we always get the same thing and it's always delicious. We always start with a salad and then we get the muscles medium and a large pie with half black olives. We waited about 10 minutes. We still hadn't been given water or even acknowledged at our booth. We just kind of waited patiently because we did see that it was busy but after 15 minutes past, we were kind of like what is going on a young woman came over she looked overwhelmed. She was helping most of the tables asked us what we wanted to drink and we said to her you know what can we just do everything now because we can see that you're busy. We gave our order and then we sat another 15 minutes just waiting for our drinks to arrive. Our salad finally came out and then our mussels . The muscles must've been made and sitting in the back for a while because for the first time ever we did not like them they were rubbery and cold. We ate them anyway cause we don't like to make a big deal then we waited for our pizza. And waited and waited and waited. No one was even looking over at us. No one came over to ask if we needed more drinks. It was like we didn't exist, which was very upsetting because my boyfriend is a person that tips 30% every time anywhere we go. Finally, the person that was running the front saw that we were getting very aggravated and came over and at this point, we were just disgusted and wanted to leave as my boyfriend's mom is ill and we can't spend three hours sitting at a local bar restaurant. We told the woman that we didn't even want them at this point and if we could just get them to go. Because we had ordered a second pizza to take to my boyfriend's mom. She did do the right thing and took the pizzas off the bill and we appreciated that and we chalked it up to just being a one off day, no big deal in comparison to all the great times we've had there. So we ended up not going back for a few minutes weeks and we finally went back yesterday. It was extremely busy so we knew we would be there a little while I want to say that our waiter Tyler was great. We have no complaints about him. He was friendly and he got our order correct. But it was the same thing where we sat there for about 10 minutes before anyone even came over with a glass of water. We then instructed how we wanted the food brought out first the salad then the mussels and lastly the pizza he repeated it back to us and we knew he had gotten it and like I said we have no complaints about Tyler. But then, of course the salad and mussels came out at the same time. We kind of just said to each other no big deal. We'll eat the salad fast and eat the mussels while they're still warm as we literally took the first bite of our salad our pizza came out. He told us that the back kitchen had just put everything in at once. I'm not really sure what's going on here why they can't get it together, but we ended up eating our food so fast because we didn't want anything to get cold. That's not an enjoyable way to go out to dinner. I really hope it can go back to being the way it was because it used to be phenomenal. I think we will be taking another little break until the weather gets nice and we can sit outside and hopefully the service will go back to the way it was as I stated Tyler was great. I really believe it was not his fault that it all came out at once. This is truly a local place that has been here for so many years and it's just kind of sad to see that it's almost like they don't care that they take for granted that they will always be busy, but that's not how the way the world works. Things are so expensive in today's world and going out to dinner should be a pleasure not a stressful event. It's a great place in general and I definitely do not want to bash it. That's not the point of this post this post is to let them know that they're good customers. Just want to be treated the way they have been since 1989.

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