We stepped in for a nice brunch at The Ridge recently. I find the whole experience here depends on the service. Food is usually consistent, but what varies tremendously is the service. Some servers are as attentive and passionate as Judy Hop. Others are zombies going through the motions. During our recent visit, we had one closer to the Judy Hop end of the spectrum, and that led to a positive experience. Nutella pancakes are fluffy and delicious. Always good pancakes here. The Athenian omelette was great...especially those feta-seasoned fries!!! My son got a Mexican burrito and felt it was just OK. He got it with tots, as the breakfast potatoes here are not good at all (basically steamed slices of potatoes with no crispness or burnt edges). But the tots weren't anything special either. For me this time, it was already past mid-morning, so I got a Greek salad with grilled chicken. Big portion, tasty and met my expectations. Lastly, it's nice that you can conveniently pay your check via QR code scanned off the bill. No need to pay the server or cashier. Overall, a good brunch and a positive experience this time around. Just give me one of the good servers and I'm happy! read more

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I don't usually take the time to write reviews, but in this case I felt it was necessary. We stopped in today at 8 AM for a Mother's Day breakfast. It was not crowded when we arrived. The host at the desk didn't even look up for literally three minutes. When he finally did, he was preoccupied a d seemed annoyed with us..he grabbed the menus, brought us to a booth, tossed the menus on the table, and basically walked away. No hello, no Happy Mother's Day, no "your server will be with you shortly." It then took about 20 minutes just to get a cup of coffee and we had to ask to be waited on We placed our food order at the same time, and about 20 minutes later the waitress came back and asked us to confirm what we ordered. Needless to say, everything took forever after that, including getting the check. We were in the diner for about an hour and a half. Everyone understands restaurants can be busy on Mother's Day, but it wasn't busy when we got there, and even when places are busy, no one should be spending an hour and a half in a diner for breakfast. What's disappointing is that this is actually the second time we've been there since the renovation, and unfortunately we had the same experience with the service both times. From now on, we'll gladly take the extra 20-minute ride to the River Edge Diner in River Edge. The service, food, and staff there are excellent, and you actually feel welcome and happy to be there. Food here was OK, but the service and overall experience were disappointing. We will not be going back. read more

Great local diner. They recently renovated and it's spacious and clean. They have all the typical diner fare but also have a lot of unique items. Service is always fast and friendly. read more

After a full renovation, they re-opened a few days before Christmas, did a complete upgrade and modernized the restaurant. Service was quick, friendly staff with a cozy atmosphere. We had the left over pasta which is exactly what you think. A mix of "leftovers" mixed together. Looked odd but it worked nicely. Turkey burger was moist but was messy to eat. Avocado and steam from the patty completely destroyed the bread and it eventually just flattened up and was a hot mess. Maybe not add the avocado? Chili cheese fries were a tad spicy which was pretty tasty. Overall, it's good to have a classic diner nearby when you want simple, no fuss kinda meal. I'll be back for sure. read more

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The Ridge Diner recently received a much-needed renovation, and it really shows. The space feels brighter, cleaner, and more modern, with additional seating that helps when they're busy (which they definitely were during our visit). I came here for a Sunday morning breakfast with family, and as someone with celiac disease, I always pay close attention to gluten-free options. I was pleasantly surprised by how many choices they offer. They have gluten-free pancakes, gluten-free French toast, gluten-free bread (which I had with my omelet), and even gluten-free wraps for sandwiches. It's refreshing to see a diner that clearly put thought into accommodating gluten-free diners. The menu has also expanded overall, with plenty of options for non-gluten-free eaters. I ordered the Southwest omelet with gluten-free toast and was satisfied with my meal. At our table, one family member ordered the stuffed waffle (which looked really good), and another had the short ribs Benedict. The Benedict was tasty, but the English muffin was a bit overcooked and we were expecting a bit more short rib on the plate. Service was attentive despite how busy it was. Our server checked in on us regularly, and when they noticed we were going through a lot of water, they kindly left a pitcher at the table, which was very appreciated. Parking can be a bit of a challenge, especially during peak hours, but they do utilize a nearby convenience store lot for additional parking, which helps. They also have a great-looking dessert case, but we were way too full to try anything this time--hopefully next visit. Overall, this is a solid diner option that works well for families, groups with mixed dietary needs, or even a late-night bite. With a wide-ranging menu and breakfast served all day, there's truly something for everyone. read more

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Run of the mill diner. Fries not crispy or salty enough. The renovation looks nice. The service overall is very slow. That's good when you want to take your time. Not so good when the kids are getting antsy. read more

The Ridge Diner - Turkey Brie Panini - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

The food was disappointing and tasteless. It was our 2nd try. Something is missing in the kitchen. We. Ate at the dinner for many years before the closing and enjoyed it. Not anymore read more

Went to the Ridge Diner today for lunch. It looks beautiful, the interior was redone and updated. Food was ok, we each ordered a Turkey on rye, a little dry but ok otherwise. Service was not great, not a very friendly waitress, felt like we were putting her out. Host on the other hand was a very friendly young lady who made us feel welcome. We'd go back but not as good as usual. read more

Our Sunday morning breakfast spot! Everything is always so good and comes out super quickly. The restaurant is so clean, everyone is always so nice, and we've never had a bad meal here! Definitely one of our favorite local spots. read more

The Ridge Diner 125 Kinderkamack Rd. Park Ridge, NJ 07656 Stuffed French Toast Appearance: 7/10 Taste: 7.3/10 This restaurant is currently being renovated, but they are still open during construction. I praise management and the servers for staying open to the public while also dealing with the contractors. This breakfast plate was ok, but not at the top of my list. The name of this breakfast item is misleading because the french toast isn't actually stuffed; it's more like a sandwich. The strawberry flavored cream cheese is not infused inside the toast. The cream cheese spread is between two French toast slices. When I next return, I will keep it simple and just stick to the typical breakfast items such as butter milk pancakes and over easy eggs. (I can vouch from previous experiences that their traditional plates are a winner.) #stuffedfrenchtoast #frenchtoast #ridgediner #parkridgenj #diner #njdiner #honestreview read more

The Ridge Diner - Stuffed French Toast - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

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Crisp new look same great staff enhanced menu. It's terrific! In addition to the favorite staples they offer fancy coffees like espresso. Empanadas and crepes. Dinners are still generous and reasonably priced. They added gelato and have the same great cake and bakery options. Solid milkshakes and disco fries. It looks like you may even be able to order cocktails with dinner? I could be wrong. But it's very nice. read more

Wowwww have you been to the newly renovated Ridge Diner???? It's beyond words! So good! They even have a fancy dessert bar with gelato and gourmet bakery! Bring your own wine if you want? Food is off the charts! Great service too! read more

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We live very close and liked the diner before the renovation. Since, it's loud, and food is sub par, and service has taken a nose dive. Bathrooms were smelly and out of paper towels. Our wait staff took our order with facial expressions of annoyance. We received our food 45 mins after ordering, with empty cups and no refills. Only a "2 minutes" while walking by every 15 mins, no explanation. only after we finished eating, did she blame kitchen while others received their food, while ordering after us. It was a terrible experience and with a whole lot of wait for cold food. We do not plan on going back and will encourage everyone we know to try elsewhere. You can find more warmth, better hospitality at a DMV. read more

This is a great diner!! a typical New Jersey diner with a huge menu, great food, excellent service. I would totally recommend this place.!!! read more

The Ridge Diner - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

Great place to eat! Everything about this Diner is amazing! Food, People, Service and Prices! You will love it! read more

The Ridge Diner - Dad and myself outside the Ridge Diner! - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

HARD CHEWY CHUNKS of chicken in the Chicken salad!!! Do not put over cooked chicken, in the chicken salad and try to get rid of it that way! DON'T cheat your customers! You guys have real problems with consistency, every time I find some thing that I like and then, go back to have it again, it's not the same! read more

The pork chop dinner is an excellent choice. I have ordered it on three occasions and it is consistently wonderful.

2nd visit since the renovation.... parking lot sucks. Had Florentine Benedict, asked for side of bacon "soft, not crispy". Plate was beautiful. Eggs poached perfectly. Thin sliced potatoes, more suitable for scalloped potatoes than "home fries". WTF? Bacon? crunchy, crispy, exactly what I DID NOT WANT. I dug in and immediately detected in the first mouthful some odd off flavor. Metallic. Chemical. Could not discern whether it was the potatoes, the spinach, or what. The scent and taste permeated the entire meal. Very disappointing for the $23. read more

the food is usually good enough but TWICE we ordered by delivery and twice the order was not complete...for example..even though it was SPECIFICALLY requested online, missing butter for pancakes, bagels and baked potatoes. This is not the first time. upon calling, we only got excuses, gaslighting, and reluctant apologies. read more

The literally ALL NEW Ridge Diner is fantastic. It is absolutely beautiful. Love the new coffee and milk shake bars! It is much larger, as is the parking lot. There are many new upscale dishes, and still the best chocolate chip and specialty pancakes anywhere. The food is great, as is the service. Highly recommended, and I've been to every diner! read more

The diner had been closed for renovations. It has now done a soft opening, and we were lucky enough to hear from a friend that they had reopened. The renovation is lovely! They have increased the space for ~40 diners, along with the beautiful renovations to the booths, ceiling, and flooring. It feels much more expansive, with the soft lighting and considerably improved sound system. While people go to a diner for ambiance, what keeps people coming back is the food. I am so happy to report that the food was delicious! I have always enjoyed the burgers at the diner, and today it was better than ever. Cooked perfectly, and served on a soft, seeded bun with lettuce, tomato, coleslaw and a pickle. My friend had one of the grilled cheese choices, and she enjoyed that as well. The desserts are especially memorable! They make their desserts on site, and my key lime pie was very generous and delicious! My friend had the tapioca pudding, which was also delicious. The Ridge is known for its cheesecake, and next time we will save room for a slice of cheesecake! I am so happy that this iconic diner is still here and better than ever! read more

It may have changed on the OUTSIDE for the better..but IT HAS DEEEEFINATELY CHANGED FOR THE WORSE on the inside!! Service was rude and took foooorever.. on TOP of them "nickel and diming" you for EV...ERY...THING!! PATHETICALLY OVERPRICED!! It USED to be a great "hometown" diner and now, sadly , it's gone completely DOWNHILL and has become a GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT!! Even the FOOD , itself is soooo not deserving of its pricing!! Take my word..PLEASE.. look for a nicer, more respectable and REASONABLY PRICED diner..you'll thank me later! read more

Had a very nice lunch meal at this diner, the food is always good the service is always pleasant and you always get your money's worth. This is surly a local diner a little out dated-seems like many seniors go heed for a good meal. read more

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First time here and I was pleasantly surprised with the service that I received. Waitress/waiter were very prompt and on point with the refills and order taking as well as delivery. The diner itself has a very homey atmosphere. Almost like everyone is family which is not as bad as it sounds, lol. I ended up ordering a western omelette (which was delicious) however the home fries were pretty bland, especially since the omelette had such flavor to it. The coffee isn't oily and it's much better than ihop coffee (IYKYK). Overall 4/5 only cause the bland taste of the home fries. Would I come here again..... I think I would read more

Good old fashioned diner served up some decent food. I was in the mood for a corn beef sandwich and they didn't disappoint. The service was friendly and the atmosphere was very nice. A decent spot for a good meal. The beef was a little dry but the cold slaw did the trick and I was able to enjoy it. Coffee was strong just the way I like it. I would go back just for the atmosphere and the service which was excellent. read more

The Ridge Diner - Corned beef sandwich! Mmmm! - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

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Quality sandwich, excellent coleslaw. First rate service for take out.Order was ready as I entered. Renovation is beautiful. Will definitely return. read more

the place is awesome! what a great job renovating! not only does it look beautiful, but the family really cares about the food and the guests/employees. High five ridge diner! read more

Went for a bite to eat to the Ridge. On the way out, I ordered a linzer cookie and this is what I received for $5. He squished it into a plastic container and then said to me oh it cracked. Totally unacceptable. read more

The Ridge Diner - A squished linzer tart cookie can't make it up opened it up and it was completely crumbs on one side. - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

It's quite sad that's upgrade to the diner has taken over 6 months to complete . how do they expect people to come back

Food was sub par and the service was terrible. Decor was clean and the rooms had plenty of seating but the booths are small. The waiter seemed like he wanted to do anything else but serve my wife and me. The rice pudding was horrible and they use to have the best around before the renovation. Would not recommend. read more

Newly renovated..management needs training.. food still no good and takes forever to get..bundle that up and I tried it will not be going back ever read more

The more I dine here the more I like the Ridge Diner, especially when I am out with my young kids. The food is not complicated and yet it always satisfies. A great examples is their breakfast burrito. It's basically eggs, cheap salsa, and American cheese. I love it. Today I had a buffalo chicken wrap that was seriously lacking sauce. But I still thoroughly enjoyed it. (Child had chicken fingers, always a winner). Other favorites with my family include the granola pancakes, gyro, and cranberry chicken wrap. Go with your gut and you most likely will not be disappointed. read more

We've enjoyed many meals at The Ridge Diner over the years, but lately service has been slipping. We've tried to continue supporting, but today was the final straw. We were seated quickly as we walked in. After that, it was almost 10 minutes before a waitress came to ask for our drink order. We ordered our drinks. When the drinks arrived, we placed our food order. We waited for quite awhile and the diner was not too busy. Maybe about half the tables in the diner were being utilized. About 20 minutes after receiving our original drinks, our waitress came back and brought us refills. We waited another 20 minutes and still no food or even a check-in from our waitress. Then we noticed 2 tables of people that walked in well after we ordered our meals received their meals. At this time we had been sitting at our table drinking iced teas for 47 minutes. We left cash on the table to cover our iced teas and left. I doubt anyone even noticed. We then headed to the Pearl River Diner for our meals. We should've just started there in the first place. It's sad becuase we have gone to the Ridge Diner for years, but after slowly slipping in service and then today's events, we will not be back. read more

Just had their pork chop special dinner. Was excellent. Friendly staff . Definitely recommend

WORST MEAL OF MY LIFE. As soon as we walked in, the host and entire staff looked unhappy, unfriendly, and had bad attitudes. Host was a rude man who was very dismissive of customers and their seating requests. No smiles. No customer service whatsoever. Once we were seated at the booth, we waited about half an hour before a server came to take our order. Servers were all over the place catering to different tables. I ordered the chicken and waffles and my boyfriend ordered whole wheat pancakes. We waited for another half hour... we asked our server(s) to check on our meal. They seemed confused. It was obvious they forgot to put the orders in... once our food arrived, the REAL disappointment kicks in. HOW DO YOU MESS UP CHICKEN TENDERS?! My chicken looked fake and rubbery. The presentation was AWFUL. Just downright ugly... my high school cafeteria made better meals than this. I didn't eat the chicken, just the waffle because I was starving. My boyfriend's pancakes were so thin. Seriously... Terrible. I wouldn't feed any of the food here to stray animals. Never again. read more

The Ridge Diner - Horrible presentation of chicken and waffles. Chicken looks DISGUSTING. - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

Friendly service and older fashioned type diner. Only had breakfast items so can't comment on lunch or dinner options but food was average and would recommend them working on plating because the chicken and waffle looked sad. read more

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It's not the best. We came here recently after a dance convention in the nearby area. We weren't greeted with a welcoming, instead it was a "table for 2?" the host looked very unhappy. We were then sat at a table near the back. The table was dirty, crumbs all over the table and seats along with dirty napkins covering them as well. We waited around 10 minutes till the waiter asked what we wanted to drink, we ordered our drinks and then she didn't come back for another 5-9 minutes. We asked her if we could move tables and she said "Oh, I guess." We moved tables and she then moved on to another table. She was gone for 20 minutes and never came back to assist us until another worker asked us if we needed assistance. Absolutely absurd. The next waiter we had was very friendly. Only person who looked like they wanted to be there. Speaking of service, there was an extreme amount of cameras and sensors, for what purpose? We got our food after another 25 minutes. My son ordered French Toast and I ordered a grilled cheese with fries, tomato's, etc. The fries weren't crispy and tasted a little mushy. The French toast was mediocre and it wasn't warm. Food was OKAY at best. Grilled Cheese was also decent. Anywho, we paid the check at the front, the guy at the desk made a comment to my son as well followed by "I just like joking with the kids." Which I found oddly strange. We then left. I wouldn't recommend this place. Very unpleasant experience. read more

I don't know what it is about diners but I always expect them to be better than they are! We stopped in for lunch the other day and they weren't very busy yet it took forever for the waitress to come over. We started with drinks and French onion soups, we also ordered our sandwiches at that time, a Reuben and a Reuben burger. After we ordered it look another 10 minutes to get drinks. When she finally came over she didn't bring lemons and we had to wait again. Finally the French onion soups arrived, they were good, not terrible, not great, just good. The sandwiches came out shortly after. On the Reuben there wasn't really any sauerkraut and she forgot the Russian dressing on the side. As for the burger, also no Russian dressing. Again had to find her, ask for dressing and wait. The food wasn't bad just mediocre diner food but the service. The service was awful our waitress had a very unfriendly look on her face the whole time, not just at our table but as she wandered around. read more

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The food is excellent and as any diner, they have a great selection of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. They are usually very busy or understaffed so if you are looking for a quick bite, this may not be the right place. I recommend the burgers, matzoh ball soup, and the mozzarella sticks. *It is allergy friendly*. I would give four stars, however, it is slow service. read more

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An old school favorite that is every inch as good today as it was back when I smelled like teen spirit. I've had just about every dish at one point or another and everything is delicious at any hour. Mid afternoon or well after midnight. It's the best diner in the area hands down. If you're in NY just slide across the state line for some really good food. Load up all cars and bring your friends! read more

The Ridge Diner - Cranberry Chicken Wrap with disco fries and mozzarella cheese (gravy underneath the fries). - American Near Me - Park Ridge, New Jersey

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