Food is good, service is lousy, and the place was dirty.

Pretty mediocre experience. The wait was a tad too long, the food was only good enough, and the wait staff was pretty inattentive. It was not worth the price but it wasn't horrible. This place wasn't our first choice for a quick brunch in the area during our recent visit and we wished we could have gone elsewhere. May have just been our experience that day but it doesn't seem worth the time or wait for breakfast in the area. read more

This is a really great breakfast. I love small family run diners. This one is one of the best.

Typical coffee shop but has a huge menu and daily specials. It looks smaller from the outside than it is. It has booths on the wall, tables in the middle and has about 6 stools at the counter. The type of place that is full on weekend morning. Good for breakfast lunch and early dinner. Not as cheap as some train car coffee shops, but still a deal. read more

They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner wed-friday. Clean, and amazing home style dinners. On Fridays they have a home made mac and cheese... wow! You can get anything that you can imagine. I'm Italian and I order the pasta dishes. Chicken parm. melts in your mouth. It has a dinner atmosphere so don't expect a ritzy restaurant... but the food is FAB! My in laws come from Florida and want to eat every meal there! I think they're putting on an addition to the restaurant... GOOD! More room for people to get in and try it! THEY ARE THE BEST IN WAKEFIELD! read more

Overall way too busy for my liking, and the food is anything but great. Typical diner with greasy food and less than great service.

I've given this place a few chances after having a decent enough take out meal there a few years ago and it's been a little worse each time. I won't eat there again. I've never tried their breakfast but their lunch and dinner plates are nothing short of lousy. The wait staff is terrible. Sat at the counter, waitress went from texting on her phone to handling the plates and back to her phone again. Disgusting. read more

Excellent breakfast spot! Prices are good the portions are huge. Fast service with hearty breakfast

These grilled bagels are to die for! The best little diner north of new jersey.

Local diner, great place for an informal bite to eat. Menu is primarily American meat and potatoes, with a nod to healthier choices.

Great breakfast joint. The French toast is awesome, delicious, and perfectly done. We usually order the Wakefield classic that is french toast, eggs, bacon, and sausage. I haven't tried the lunch/dinner options but, maybe next time. read more

Went here with my friend two days ago. This place is really good; we got seated right away. They allow you to seat yourself and there were plenty of tables open. The waitress was attentive but she wasn't overly friendly. However, she kept the coffee flowing so we didn't care. My friend had the lumber jack special and I had the hungry man special. The food was awesome. I think this place is a lot better than Cafe Jays across the railroad tracks. The only downside is the parking; it's all on-street parking. Oh, and contrary to previous info, they have free wifi. read more

Love this place!!! Food is fantastic! Love there buffalo chix salad ..........service is pretty good too! Great take out to boot!

Food was only OK. Service was tense and pressured, like they really wanted me to hurry up. Restaurant was only half full; why the anxiety? Pleasant enough environment. Clean and the service was fast. Prices were reasonable. Music was pretty bad; "Hotel California" and others. I went again for another visit and had a better experience. read more

Do yourself a favor. Live your best life by ordering the Lasagna. You can thank me later :)

I like this place. Good eggs, good pancakes, and a great breakfast burrito. Good service as well

Freakin delicious breakfast served all day! It must be the butter. The coffee is good too. Our server was so nice and gracious and genuine. It's expensive for a diner but gets 5 stars because it's better than your average diner. read more

I love this place. Great food and service. I typically stick to the breakfast menu. They have great omelettes and the banana pancakes are heavenly. I think my only complaint is that they use cheap ketchup. read more

One of my favorite things to do is to have breakfast for dinner at the North Ave. Diner. The food is always good -- and the servers are very nice. You can usually get a seat, too, so long as you don't try during the weekend breakfast rush. I love this place...so glad it's a relatively short walk from my house! read more

Excellent food and service! The omelets are unbelievable!! I highly recommend the North Ave Diner to all.

North Ave Diner is a great place to eat! I love the breakfast and lunch options and the food always impresses. Their waffle and strawberries is my breakfast favorite and the gyro for lunch/dinner is amazing! Waitstaff is always attentive and nice. Look forward to going this weekend! read more

I went there mid morning and ordered 3 eggs over medium. It was not busy. They appeared but sat on the counter as everybody socialised. Then they were shy one egg. That was cooked ,but it was runny. What can I say? Parking is tough here too. read more

a fine local place. Service is usually good to very good. Bacon is not made to order so sometimes it's dry. Omlettes are usually good but again can be too compressed so you lose that airy texture. But, overall worth going. EXCEPT: the music, some pop/rock station has no place in their restaurant. And the volume is way too loud. It's not about the music, it's about the food and relaxed atmosphere. Seems like the music is there not for the customers since it's mostly an older crowd but for the staff. Time to change it. read more

We went there for breakfast one day and I was pretty disappointed. My omlette was bland and boring, as were the breakfast potatoes. If it were inexpensive then it would have been easier to take, but the bill was almost $25 for two people, with just our meals, coffee, and juice. That's overpriced for a not so great breakfast. read more

So disappointing. North Ave Diner seems to be popular in town, so I was excited to try it out. We first went several months ago. We arrived during business hours - about 30 minutes before closing - and excitedly started reading the specials board. No one spoke to us, finally I asked if we should seat ourselves. "No, we're closed", was the surly reply. I pointed out the posted hours and the fact that the "open" sign was on, but was told "No, we're closed", again. We walked out - followed to the door by a staffer who then snapped the sign off. Yesterday we decided to try again, and things started well. My friend ordered a club sandwich, I ordered the North Ave. Burger, topped with "caramelized onions". We were soooo disappointed when the food arrived. The "triple-decker" club was just a double-decker. The sandwich had a weird mustardy taste even though it didn't seem to have any mustard on it. My "caramelized onions" were onions that had barely seen the grill - some were browned, most were not, and they were crunchy! The burgers were pre-made frozen patties with "grill marks" and smoke flavouring. I suppose that's what one expects at a diner? We'd had our food only a few minutes and were discussing what to get for dessert. The diner has a case of desserts that look amazing. A waitress swept by the table, slapped the check down, and said "when you're ready". I must have looked confused; she asked me "oh, were you going to have dessert or something? I mean, I can get it". I understand this is a diner and not a restaurant. The standards are lower as is the bill. The place was clean, no one was rude overtly rude this time, but overall it seemed - both times - that my being there was an inconvenience for the staff. I left a perfunctory 15% for my perfunctory food and service. read more

Favorite breakfast spot!! Always get in fairly fast even though it is always extremely crowded. The food is amazing. I enjoy the omelettes, very fresh!! I have also had lunch there and was not disappointed! :) read more

I went for breakfast today (May 5) with my great grandmother (90 years old). Took 2 laps around to find a spot to park close enough. We were seated right away in the little half booth alcove. I've gone here a dozen times and never had a problem. Now i will never go back. Our check was for 18.36. So we tipped $4 (over 20%). The waitress took our paystub. As we were walking out our waitress and another waitress were talking at the register right next to our seat. Only reason I knew were talking about us is i heard...... OTHER WAITRESS: "How much was the check?" OUR WAITRESS - "$18.36" in a rude/dissatisfied tone as i walk past her OTHER WAITRESS - "They could have given you five" So for this conversation to start our waitress had to have complained to the other about it, directly next to our table, that our over-tipping wasn't good enough. Never going back. read more

Delicious! Friendly Staff Quick Service There's usually a line on weekend mornings - but totally worth the wait! read more

If you've been to Brothers in Wakefield you will know how efficient you have to be to serve breakfast. My wife and I went here yesterday morning and it was dead when we arrived. We placed our order and waited and waited for our food. As we watched others that arrived after us receive there food we noticed the waitress saying to what appeared to be one of the owners that our order was never put in. Instead of telling us we sat and waited until finally they came over and said there was a problem with the printer and our order was being made now. When the food finally arrived I had the wrong pancakes and our drinks were forgetten about. Instead of apologizing for the issue and the mistakes we got nothing. I would avoid this and head to Brothers where even when crazy busy the orders are dead on. read more

This is our go-to place for breakfast, with kids, without kids - either way you can't go wrong. Quick and friendly service, delicious food... have hear people rave about their lunch and dinner options over the years and recently tried the taco salad, you can't go wrong here. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner - pleasant, family friendly environment. read more

typical breakfast diner place. Good coffee, decent prices, huge portion, average food.

Please take note of the many reviews for bad service, so I am not alone in my opinion. Before 7 AM on a weekday they have 1 waitress from what I have seen, at 7 another comes on.... Many mornings I have sat there ignored until 7. Today was the straw that broke the camels back, and I let them know it too. The place was near empty, maybe 8 patrons. After 7 AM so 2 waitresses. I order bacon/scrambled/wheat. This is as quick meal to make, it can be timed in seconds. Well I managed to read all of the Herald and look at my FB page before the waitress came wandering out of the bathroom and started looking for the slip for "L5", where I was sitting. At that point I got up, told them to forget it, put 2 bucks on the counter for my coffee and left, making sure they knew they lost me as a customer. In Wakefield, Breakfast and Brothers are synonymous. They NEVER screw up an order. There is NO excuse for misplacing a simple order in a near empty restaurant. The Bacon/Egg & Cheese sandwich off the coffee truck was hot, yummy, and $3.25. Now I know just to go to work and hit "the roach coach" and skip North Ave Diner. Bacon/Scrambled/Wheat.. 5 minutes TOPS, not 15 before you figured out the order was dropped. It is not rocket science. read more

It was ok.. I think I could have wrote a hit song and received a Grammy in the time it took me to get my food. Food is very bland. They need to kick it up a notch in the flavor department... Though I like one of the young female servers.. She has a nice "spice" rack. read more

Worked in the are for years & never stopped in. But yesterday 9/14/13 I did with a co-worker for breakfast & it was fantastic!!! The waitress was very friendly and on the mark with refills and service { I think her name was Sue with such pretty eye's ;) }. The hand cut Home Fries were Great Eggs perfect Dark Toast Great Too the pancakes Delish ( Truthfully I'm Diabetic & needed Sugar Free syrup may I suggest trying Smuckers Sugar Free Its Awesome & Doesn't taste Tinny like most sugar free's do). I will definitely return on a regular basis Thanks Again Jimmy read more

Breakfast only! The breakfast is alright. I have tried lunch and dinner a couple of times and was let down every time. The grilled chicken wrap had pieces of chicken that were still all connected because they weren't trimmed. Nothing like biting into a sandwich and getting a mouthful of cartilage. Service was fine but the only thing I found to be acceptable was breakfast. read more

We go here every week and the food, service and atmosphere is great. Tonight I had the pot roast and it was the best I have ever had! The haddock is always fresh and the turkey dinner is fresh and wonderful. If you haven't been you should GO! read more

standard diner. cheap food, not healthy or interesting, but not bad either. hard for a vegan or vegetarian to find much of interest. coffee is pretty bad. home fries are decent. read more

it's not bad. your typical diner. if you've been to a diner before, you've been to North Ave Diner. I do like the location; however, because I live 2 minutes away. Can I think of any complaints? Sure. Then again, I can think if complaints no matter what I do in this world, so those do not matter. The food is good considering it's diner food, the people are good considering they are diner people, and the pricing is right! Go. Go there. Go there now! read more

I go here for breakfast. They have the classic breakfast selections, and options that I like when I'm trying to eat a little healthier, so everyone is happy. The service is always fast, the prices are good, and parking across the street or around the corner is easy. read more

excellent food, good service and prices. only drawback is that it's so popular it makes for a long wait. Recommend for breakfast, lunch & dinner. read more