A hidden gem with great options. It was my first time here. I got pancakes with bananas, peanut butter, and coconut shreds and it was a huge portion but I was expecting it to be a bit sweeter. We also had French toast with sausages which was absolutely delicious, I would come back for that again. We also got grits and cheese which was my first time having it and it was OK. Our waitress was very nice and I truly loved how many options they had. read more

The Hawthorne Diner - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New Jersey

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Came here by myself today to enjoy breakfast. Service was amazing staff greeted me instantly upon entering and sat me down at my table. My waitress was so sweet and attentive. The monster panini was so delicious and filling! It came with bacon,Taylor ham, sausage and three sunny side up eggs and cheddar cheese! This panini could be easily shared because they were not shy about how much meat was provided! I was very impressed by how tasty it was considering I am not one who enjoys Taylor ham or sausage that much. It was very well cooked and looked amazing as it came to my table! The hash browns were nice and crispy and well cooked. I couldn't finish the whole meal but my waitress made sure to provide me a to-go container. This place has a relaxed, casual vibe. Everytime I've gone I've run into families enjoying meals together or workers catching lunch. read more

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Located at an intersection between Goffle Road and Wagaraw Road, forming a triangle, my partner and I had lunch at the Hawthorne Diner as first-timers. Upon entering, the interior was small and simple, but it had plenty of booths as well as a bar and was clean. There were a few tables in the back where we sat promptly. Their menu had everything one wanted or needed at a typical Jersey diner. There were plenty of breakfast choices, as well as wraps, sandwiches, and dinner options. We decided on something light and went for the broccoli cheddar potato skins and 1/2 tuna fish sandwich combo with salad. Good food is served in a timely fashion and at a decent price. Our server was friendly and attentive. We can recommend this place. read more

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Ordered delivery from Doordash. Food well packed. Cheese Danish is delicious; full of cheese. Blueberry pie tasty; filling tasted homemade, like they made it themselves from frozen blueberries. Filling not as sweet as pie filling that comes from a can. I enjoyed it. That's all I ordered. I have a sweet tooth. read more

PROS: the place was clean and the staff was friendly. The menu variety was plentiful while prices were average. The waitress Madison was extremely pleasant to be served by. They also had a good amount of parking CONS: very tiny inside which makes it easy for this place to be crowded OVERALL: next time I'm in the area I'll be eating here. If you do go, just ask for Madison read more

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Standard diner. When I think diner, I think of this place. In the corner of 5 points Hawthorne. Got the 2 egg platter, coffee and an oj. Everything was good, no complaints. Pretty standard diner food. Wish I got more than a single pack of jam. I'm sure they'd give more if I asked but off the bat it would have been great Staff and service was good. You had your regulars there that felt like they came weekly and the staff knew them Ambience was good. Felt like a diner just being a diner. Which is always true to itself read more

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The food here is amazing and the prices is very inexpensive and you get a lot for your money, breakfast is amazing, I love the sweet potatoes fries and for dinner or lunch , I usually get the Mediterranean wrap which is delicious... service is amazing and the hostess are usually very attentive... they come over and check in on you very regular....its close to my home and I drop by from time to time... please take a trip over and explore... hopefully I see you there read more

First time here and did not disappoint. The eggs benedict was perfection as was the French toast. Corned beef hash was the beat I ever had. Yvonne was the sweetest waitress. Run to Hawthorne Diner! read more

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Fresh food , good service, fair prices. Clean and modern. Went for lunch it was delicious. What more could you want at your local diner

I wanted to give this place a try for lunch. I called in my order and ordered the supreme vegetable burger with fries. When I arrived I had a little trouble finding their parking and be careful as its a busy street. The diner is a cute, small place located on a busy street. I walked in and was greeted and told the lady my name. She gave me my food, I paid and left. When I got in I dug in and the sandwich was just ok and the I wasted the fries because it wasn't good. I had an ok experience. read more

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Went for brunch with my sister and our kiddies. Drinks- Kids' drinks came in closed cups with straws which is great because it lessens the likelihood of spills Coffee for us adults was very good. We also asked for lemon water. Food- Toddler age 4 had the pasta which he said was so good. Toddler age 3 was able to finish half of his grilled cheese so definitely can say he liked it. My teenager loved her buffalo chicken fingers with fries. She even asked for extra sauce. My sister had a burger which she said was delicious especially the chipotle mayo they used. I had a Buffalo chicken sandwich. I enjoyed it just wish I could have had it grilled but it wasn't an option when I asked. Portions were generous for all meals. Service was great despite it being a busy Saturday morning. Desserts- Both kids' meals came with a scoop of ice cream which they enjoyed on the go. Def recommend and will return. read more

Great seafood bisque. Had a decent pasta bolognese. Good rice pudding. Friendly service. Affordable. Good portions. Down-home setting. Greek diner with the usual options plus a Mexican food side menu. read more

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Stopped here for lunch one day on a whim. I ordered the steak quesadilla and a drink. Now, I'm not a picky person, by any means, but the steak in the steak quesadilla was simple a steak umm and cheese between two tortillas. I guess I am used to Qdoba where you at least get little chunks of steak. Did I eat my steak umm quesadilla? Of course, I did - I actually like steak umms -- but it's just not what I expected. My bill was $17 (before tipping) so that's a lot for a steak umm and a soda. I could by 21oz of Steak Umms for $10 at the grocery store. See what I'm saying? On a positive note, service was great and the atmosphere was nice and the location is close to home. Would I go back again? Yes. I would go back again and try something else, for sure. I just wouldn't order a steak quesadilla. read more

The Hawthorne Diner - Steak Quesadilla - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New Jersey

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Classic Reuben. Excellent fries and onion rings. Great diner food and friendly, fast service. Pleasant ambiance and convenient to reach and read more

This was my first time dining here. Saw the decent reviews on Yelp so I wanted to give it a try. I came here on a Saturday afternoon with two others. There may have been two booths aside from ours that were occupied. The menu had something for everyone. Wide selection of items with detailed descriptions. When it came time to order, our waitress (Emily), took all three of our orders without writing anything down. I thought she would be a pro since she was so confident on remembering all the details. To no surprise, when our order came, all three of our orders had something wrong with them. Also, was turned off with the way some of our food came out before the others. Our issues were with the waitress. The food was great even though we didn't get exactly what we wanted. We didn't bother to take it up with a manager or anything because we had things to do and didn't want to wait for corrections. But it was brought to her attention. read more

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Nice clean diner. You get huge portions definitely worth the price. Most of there food is good. I'm not a huge fan of there fish. But there desserts are excellent. Nice workers too. read more

Always get a friendly greeting, which makes a major difference. When there are so many places to choose from, we like those who seem to enjoy their job. They are making the best of COVID-19 and outdoor dining. Nicely decorated with super pleasant staff. The food is hot and fresh tasting presented with a smile. read more

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Doesn't matter if I go here or order from door dash, the food is consistently good! I've never gotten a bad meal from here, nor have I ever had bad service. Even if it's busy, I've never waited for a table more than 15 minutes. Highly recommend. read more

I'm so glad to have this diner near where I live now. Service is great, staff and owner are very friendly, it's clean and always decorated so nicely for various holidays. I've mostly gone for lunch or dinner and the food is always terrific and the portions generous. Some of my favorites (I don't eat meat) are the shrimp wrap, salmon wrap, salmon dinner, fish tacos, and the eggplant parm. All delicious. The specials are a nice deal including soup or salad and tea or coffee. The salad is great, mixed greens, toppings and choice of dressing. I do wish they had gluten free options, especially for pancakes and waffles, and fresh fruit would be great for those too as I'm not a big compote fan. I highly recommend coming here, lots of choices and a comfortable atmosphere. read more

While driving back from New York, we stopped at one more diner. The Hawthorne Diner wasn't the original plan, but we ran into a lot more traffic than anticipated, so we decided to stop earlier. Atmosphere: The Hawthorne Diner is located at an intersection. At one time it was called the "Triangle Diner" because (I assume) the end does look like a triangle. The inside is small but has plenty of booths as well as a bar. There were a few tables in the back but more booths than anything. Coffee: The coffee was brewed hot and fresh. It was good. Food: The Hawthorne Diner has everything you want or need in a diner. There are plenty of breakfast choices, as well as wraps, sandwiches, and dinner options. I was hungry, so I decided to order the pikilia house platter to start. It was massive and came with grape leaves, hummus, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita bread, tzatziki sauce, and hummus. Everything tasted good, and I liked the hummus a lot. It was nothing extraordinary but everything tasted good. I was in the Greek mood and decided to order a gyro which came with french fries. The gyro was massive, in fact maybe the biggest gyro I've had. In all, good. Service: Our waitress was friendly and funny. She was one of the best waitresses I've had in a while. Our food came out quickly, and I have no complaints. We were in and out in no more than 45 minutes. Overall Thoughts/Would I Come Back? I liked the Hawthorne Diner, and it's a nice diner to stop. I would definitely go back. read more

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Don't judge a book by its cover. We almost did and I'm glad we didn't. Yes the parking is weird and from the outside it doesn't look like much but inside it was cozy and the food, service, variety and prices were all excellent. read more

Rachael our waitress was excellent! The food was delish! I had the moussaka special which was awesome! Rachael was awesome and very polite! We had grilled cheese on rye, spanikopita, and a grilled chicken wrap. All were great! And our waitress Rachael was so professional and really pleasant. And did I say Rachael was a great waitress? Well she was! I recommend this place for everyone. Ps. Make sure you tell Rachel I sent you. She'll take care of you. read more

The Hawthorne Diner - Lemon meringue and chocolate chocolate cake. Yummy! - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New Jersey

the Hawthorne Diner has 4 stars for a reason and today I tasted why. I had the monkey business (banana + walnuts + powered sugar + whipped cream) pancakes and my boyfriend had the steak & eggs with home fries. I loved that they cook the banana and walnuts inside the pancakes. Most places put the fresh bananas on top but cooking them inside the pancakes really does make them more indulgent (everything you love about banana walnut muffins). And I never order steak and eggs (because I'm not much of a steak person) but I tasted my some of my boyfriend's and it made me almost wish I did. The home fries were a great compliment too. Thumbs up in my book! read more

The Hawthorne Diner - "Monkey Business" pancakes and steak & eggs w/ homes fries - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New Jersey

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I order from this place occasionally and I ordered my normal breakfast and i'm very particular About my food being done the right way even though I order the same thing. It's always different sometimes the toast is not toasted at all or is toasted too dark or The toast is rock hard and I ordered my normal order. The owner took my order this time and when I went over the particulars on how I wanted the food done. She got very upset and was very unprofessional and rude. Told me if the food is never to my satisfactory? Why do I keep ordering and coming back and I got very offended that was very unprofessional and they lost a customer that they had for years. I will never go back there again. I was going back because I liked the male owner from years ago. I don't know if she took over and it is under new ownership but they're very unprofessional and rude I will not. Refer anyone there and I will advise you whoever read this not to go there they are horrible!!! Their food is too inconsistent. Maybe it's the cooks that they hire but they're not all on the same page because you can order the same thing one day and the next day. You ordered the same thing and it's cooked totally different. They don't have a standard on their food quality and they're not on the same page and their food is too inconsistent. And when you complain about it they get upset and are very unprofessional. read more

Don't go. A few things: -Our waitress was confused by our order, which was word for word out of the menu. She was confused so I pointed at it directly and she still did not understand what I wanted -The chili is 9 dollars, that is literally meat in a bowl with cheese. It is dry. It is not chili. basically just cooked ground beef with cheese. -Our jalapeño poppers came with marinara sauce when the menu said they come with ranch, we asked for sour cream to dip them in so at least that worked out -Ordered two chicken bacon ranch paninis. Both came with NO RANCH and were completely dry -Total bill was 60 dollars for some of the worst food I've ever had. Go to the Pompton Queen diner, Gotham City diner, Saddlebrook Diner. Anywhere is more appetizing than this place. Edit: I brought the paninis home to put ranch on, and food is better but not great read more

Had the Louisiana Benedict that was outstanding - chorizo, jalapenos, onions. Hash browns nice and crispy.

I went here during leap day of 2020 and had a great brunch. The service here is great and it looks and feels family owned. I ordered the two eggs (sunny side up) with corned beef hash and it was so delicious. It comes with home fries and toast. Everything was great. I also ordered a chocolate milkshake and they give a good amount of portion! It was super delicious. I want to come back, hopefully after this pandemic, and try other dishes on their menu. read more

Friendly service from owners and staff! We had the Lasagne, Greek Salad, Greek appetizer mix, Chicken margarita and chicken fingers. All were great. Felt like they were homemade. read more

The Hawthorne Diner - Excellent service and food - and the dinner specials are delicious! - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New Jersey

After pulling an all-nighter doing nothing important, just not being particularly tired, I wrested myself off the armchair and trotted out here to meet a friend. This newly remodeled, new-ownership diner has taken it up a notch from the previous state of affairs. Though not an exceptional diner - I'm not a diner person so I have high standards for that 5th star - breakfast was tasty (some sort of omelette? pancakes? It's been awhile, I was overtired, and I had just won tickets in a radio contest) and service was good. Well, if you're ever not sure about a diner, try the dessert. I brought some cake home with me to continue evaluating the diner, and that chocolate cake is really worth your while. Rich frosting, good cake batter, large slice. Chilled it with some whipped cream and a cold glass of milk, and nothing but good vibes from Hawthorne for me. read more

Good nothing fancy I always stick to basics when I go to Diners unless it's a fancy Diner .. but this place is your typical diner and it's rite by my house fresh hot food good service read more

One of those surprising discoveries. My son and I were in the area to view a rare for Passaic County bird, a Red headed Woodpecker. Having seen the bird, we set off in search of breakfast/ lunch. Glad we found this place. A very busy place, we scored a booth and ordered. Corned beef hash and scrambled eggs, hot wings and waffle fries. A bit of a wait for the food. The place was running on all cylinders after all. The results were just fine. Very crispy albeit not so "hot" wings, great waffle fries. What seemed to be homemade corned beef hash and good scrambled eggs. A properly toasted english muffin. A note on service. Our server was a sweetheart. Made us glad we stopped by. Always nice when that happens. Another tick on the diner life list. read more

Came here on New Year's Day about twenty minutes before 1pm, not knowing that they were closing early, at that time. They still seated us. We repeatedly asked if they were sure, but they insisted. I even saw them seating more and more after us. The place was busy, and we didn't want to keep the workers there any later than we may have been making them stay. So we ordered quickly and received our food just as quick. I ordered a chicken sandwich, which was huge, and came with fries. My aunt ordered a breakfast sandwich and hash browns. We finished every last of our sandwich, couldn't finish the sides as it was just so much food. The fries were crunchy and nicely browned. The sandwich was simple and flavored nicely. I definitely recommend. read more

Took my mother here this past Mother's Day for breakfast, the service was really great but her and I just noticed our food didn't really taste the best. The home fries weren't great and neither were the pancakes... I suggest maybe a new chef bc the service is 10/10 and this place has so much potential. read more

I would give it ZERO stars if I could. I came here on a Saturday afternoon and me and my friend ordered waffles, chicken tenders, a triple chicken stacker, and a chicken sandwich. The food was HORRIBLE. The fries tasted as if they had been refried and not fresh but frozen. The chicken sandwich was ice cold. The ketchup on the table was expired. The server was rude and when we told him about the fries and the ice cold sandwich all he said was "okay". We waited over thirty minutes to talk to the manager, when he finally came he said that that's what ketchup tastes like and that there was nothing he could do. We are incredibly disappointed with this place. DO NOT GO HERE! read more

The Hawthorne Diner - Diners Near Me - Hawthorne, New Jersey

The only reason they get 2 stars instead of 1 is that the food is pretty good. However, the parking is atrocious, and the servers each of the times we've been there have been either slow or unfriendly. But what really got to me was that when we decided to do a take-out, they charged 30 cents per take-out box. I have recently done take out from another area diner and did not get a surcharge. We think we are done with this diner. read more

Fast friendly and the food is always fresh. Very much would like to try their meatloaf.

First time eating here... the turkey BLT was very good, and the portions were generous. But I would not have been compelled to write a review if it hadn't been for the waitress... she was incredibly sweet and truly brightened my day. Thank you! read more

Ok I guess they've listened to my review because they're serving sizes have improved! Amazing food and service .

I will give this one star on the off chance they were having an off day. However my son and I were there for more than 45 mins and they are disorganized. The hostess was our server which then made it take longer for her to take our order and bring food as ppl kept coming in and she had to take the phone orders and seat them. The food: where to start. Got cup of hot chocolate for my 7 yr old. On his second taste he said to me "mom it's just brown water". We had to ask for more hot chocolate be added. His pancakes were dry and greasy how is that possible I couldn't understand. I had egg white omelette with only tomatoes and spinach. It was not edible. I unfortunately will not return don't think it will be better next time. read more

We use to visit with my brother, hadn't been in a while, decided to go in the other day, and this place never disappoints Food good and the customer service read more