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    The Beacon Diner

    3.7 (110 reviews)
    Closed • 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Sam's Special
    Kevin S.

    My family and I's go to diner for 20+ years. The service is always great and super friendly. Very big menu but we usually go for breakfast. Highly recommend the Sam's special!

    Fruit tart waffle and Nutella French Toast
    Jessica L.

    The list of breakfast options is soooooo deliciously long. It was a tough call but the fruit tart waffle was fantas and I'd get it again in a heartbeat. The food of my companion was excellent too. He got French toast. If there's something to complain about it's the lack of coffee refills. All in all the food makes up for it. Go here. Yum.

    Vanilla Milkshake
    The Critical J.

    The food was good, menu variety was plentiful, food came out fast, staff was friendly, place was clean and was a good size. Parking was plentiful and the prices were decent

    The best
    Luis M.

    Went back had eggs, homefries, French toast, iced tea and cup of chk noodle soup. All of it was astounding. This might be the best diner in north jersey. Staff was lively same w customers. Not pricey. Good good energy here. ladies and worms. We have a winner. Eat here. !!!

    ABC Burger
    Stacey H.

    Love me a good, quality diner! The space is a big and the food was amazing. They have a full bar with some drinks I'll have to come back to try. Service was great. Can't wait to come back.

    Hemalatha K.

    Delivery Order: I love Diner Food and make a point of trying new ones but this one was not a good experience. Fish and Chips had barely any seasoning, and they didn't even give any Tartar sauce. I had also ordered Chorizo Quesadilla and they too tasted just average. Maybe dining in person, it would have been better.

    Greek coffee and Corn Muffin
    Anna B.

    Great waitress and service. As a mom love that their smoothies are low in sugar and have real berries-great for my kids who enjoyed drinking them in cute mugs. Also love their Greek coffee, and muffins that come as a complimentary item.

    Beacon Diner Pancakes

    I ordered pancakes from this diner, and I wanted my blueberries and whipped cream on the side but they wanted to charge extra price for the blueberry and extra for the whipped cream. I think they could have at least given the whipped cream with the pancakes if I ordered I side of blueberries I spent $20 just on pancakes and a side of corn beef hash. But overall, the pancakes were good.

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    This dinner is a touch cozier than most others. enjoyed their skillet platter and good coffee that comes with refills.

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    Thank you!!

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    I really enjoy the matzo ball soup its one of my favorites there. The service is very good the wait staff work hard and very friendly

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    Consistently good food. Great service, and quick pick up times for take away. Love it here!!

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    The food is amazing I always get fries with eggs and bacon with orange juice it's amazinggggg

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    So I bumped into a pal of mine in the neighborhood.. I was telling him how I was going to grab a…read moreburger before I went to work. He mentioned to me that he knows a place in the neighborhood that has really good burgers. I usually go to my familiar spots, but I figured the way he was talking this place up for their burgers, I might as well give it a shot. Why not right? So we enter "Nobody Told Me", which is a new venue in the neighborhood, at least to me. It was cool. We sat at the bar. I asked for a menu and the Bartender just pointed to the menu that's on the wall. So I made my selection of Burger. I'm honestly probably a boring Burger person because for the most part I just like meat, cheese and bun. I mean, a nice fried egg over easy doesn't hurt. I've also done that with some mac & cheese, and it was incredibly delicious but also, very gluttonous to say the least. lol. In any case, I ordered my burger. Meat, cheese, and bun. I think it was a double Patti Smashburger maybe? And it came with some fries. The burger was good. It was actually better than what I expected. It was juicy without being all bloody and had flavor. It was also a pretty good size.. I mean I couldn't finish it.. I don't eat huge portions or meals.. The fries were good too. I might request a bit more crisp on the fries if I go back. That's just me.. But they were good nonetheless. Burger and fries also had a bit of a lite oniony flavor to them.. I guess to add some flavor.. As far as the vibe in the spot, it was cool. Room was dim as it was day time outside so it was chill. Seemed to be a pretty young crowd of new people who have recently moved in the neighborhood. Who knows? I've only lived here for 50 years.. but it was a cool experience.. They had some cool music playing lightly so you can carry a convo.. In any case, if you are looking for a pretty good burger, I'd give this place a try.. And there you go! Have a great one yall! -Ray

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