Empire Diner

01/26/09

great diner food

by ScubaSteve25 at Citysearch

maybe you have seen this famous place on certain sprint commercials and other famous spots. gets sortof crowded but worth wait. sweet potato fries are reeallyyyy good. staff could use a washing but they r very friendly and nice. summer seating on the sidewalk is my favortie time to enjoy this place. will always be my favorite diner.

• Pros: very nice go to diner
• Cons: its a diner people what do u expect?

11/11/08

Love it!

by Mags0221 at Citysearch

I love the Empire Diner. Great burgers and fries, and the best rootbeer floats in NYC. Really, everything you would want in a diner, with fantastic service as well. I also love the decor, very kitchy and fun.

07/15/08

losers................

by hancock300800 at Citysearch

ok ............ lets see where do i begin i have been to the empire diner many many times and i love it ,the food and the huge portion sizes fills u up in no time the music is great very mondern and relaxing the staff amazing they seem to work hard at times it can be hard to caught there attention however im a waiter myself so i dosome what understand the things that have to be done so i dont mind wating ,,,,,,,,, the reason im here to even talk about this g place is becaus it seems like people only r leaving horrible reviews making it seem as if the place is the most horrible thing that ever lived not true but i do believe only miseralbe and unhappy people who h.......ave no lives come on websites like these ( not including myself lol) to put down people and make them not have good bussiness so in my own way im defending the diner to those who r readin g the reviews before me dont listen to them the place is amazing the food the guys who r entertaing and make u feel like ur aprt of the diner and the food is not expensive its chealsea for crying out loud an d its 2008 iget with it people and stop hbeing so freaking ceap so in closing go to the empire diner and have the best experice of ur life ........

05/19/08

Tasty (high priced) diner food

by funny_fringe at Citysearch

I've eaten at Empire Diner on three different occasions (two with others and once by myself) and I've never experienced this terrible service that everyone speaks of. The waiters I've had were pleasant and friendly, and joked around with the people at my table. I've eaten there during Sunday brunch, during Friday dinner, and once in the middle of the afternoon on a Wednesday. I never had slow service or was yelled at by anyone who worked in the restaurant. Sure, the place is located in a trendy neighborhood and the people who work there like to talk and be social with each other, but this has never affected my meal or the service I've received from Empire Diner. I give them four stars because the food is a tad too expensive for diner food, but it's still good.

• Pros: Fun decor, late night food
• Cons: A bit on the pricey side

04/18/08

WORST SERVICE IN NEW YORK

by jkmurata at Citysearch

.THE SEVICE SUCKED!!!!! THE SATFF WAS RUDE AND UNHELPFULL, THEY EVEN YELLED BACK WHEN WE WERE ASKING FOR MAYO. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THAT NO ONE GO TO THIS PLACE UNLESS YOU ARE STARVING TO BE TREATED BEYOUND RUDELEY AND WANT TO BE YELLED AT BY THE STAFF FOR ASKING FOR CONDEMETES. I THINK THIS IS THE WORSE LATE NIGHT RETAURANT IN NEW YORK. THE CODDEL THIER RUDE STAFF INTO THINKKING THEY ARE SOMETHING MORE THAN HIRED SERVING STAFF. IT WAS IF WE WERE THERE TO INFORCE THEIR OVER ZELOUS EGOS, THIS TYPE OF SERVICE SHOULD NOT BE CONDOMNED AND THIER STAFF SHOULD BE REPLACED. NO RESTAURANT IS IMUNE TO THIER THEIR YELLING AT CUSTOMERS SO THEY CAN TAKE A BREAK AND CHAT WITH THEIR ?FRIENDS? I SEE THIS NEW YORK LANDMARK FOLDING IN FROM THEIR OWN SENSE THAT THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT ARE UNTOUCHABLE

04/12/08

Bad Service

by mcgill4 at Citysearch

We were sat very quickly, which was nice. The table beside us who arrived afterwards was given water, menus, cutlery and even served before we had anyone come by. The waiters only came by when a co-worker embarrassingly started waiving and calling loudly to anyone who worked there to come to our table and help us out. we didnt get our menu until 30 mins into sitting down and werent fed until almost over an hour later.

the food was good, too bad it took so long to order and all the waiters should try another career

03/07/08

Diner with vegetarian options...

by wiggily at Citysearch

Yummy lentil burger and avocado salad, good veggie option to this vegetarian. overpriced, but perky service. would stop and eat again.

• Pros: veggie food options, ambience, fun service
• Cons: price

A 24-hour classic in the old rail-car style serving the food you'd expect: eggs, blue-plate specials, sandwiches and hot fudge sundaes.

by Contributor at Citysearch

This late-night landmark--and one of the city's finest examples of deco-diner architecture--is a low-key, after-hours favorite with everyone from club-hoppers to drag queens to investment bankers. The kitchen cranks out a steady roster of embellished diner fare like omelets, club sandwiches, and burgers. Sun-drenched diners enjoy sidewalk tables, and at night, this just might be the only candlelit shiny diner in town.

12/24/06

overpriced and bad food

by deano64 at Citysearch

Just took my family to this place for lunch. Nice people and cute ambience. They were very good to the kids. But the food was disappointing all round. Buffalo wings tasted like they were reheated. My son didn't like the taste of his fish and later was sick all over the sidewalk. And Empire charges restaurant prices - not diner prices - $13 burgers and $6 milk shakes. It just wasn't good value - even without the dodgy freshness problem. Much better value around - in fact, anywhere.

• Pros: ambience
• Cons: poor food

11/08/06

Undeniably bad service

by staypuft at Citysearch

10 minutes for a grilled cheese? What's that... toasted bread and cheese? Also, the waiters are condescending, snooty, and irritable. Avoid.

• Pros: They serve food. Helpful if you're on the verge of death.
• Cons: They would give your loved ones a hard time for dying in their restaurant.