Great combo bkfst deals. Recently renovated seems to have improved customer service. Coffee can use improvement
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Cynthia F.
From some of these reviews it sounds like people are expecting a 4 or 5 star restaurant. You have to take it for what it is... A diner. The staff is always nice and the breakfast is good. I love their French toast. I must admit that I've never had anything but the breakfast. The food is greasy but they tend to cater more towards drunk and Hung over people who want just that's. Greasy. I've never been disappointed here.
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Brian T.
I am never stepping into this place ever again. I ordered food and drinks. It took 20 min to get the drinks and on top of that there were ANTS everywhere. DO NOT EAT HERE
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Matt K.
Seriously, folks...it's a diner. No cloth napkins. No waiter and runner and busboy. No silver plated utensils. So let's keep the expectations real. Food is okay. Not memorably good, nor memorably bad. Just okay. I do remember that breakfast was hot. Oh yeah...I should mention that. I had the breakfast, because I LOOOVE breakfast, and restaurants *usually* can't screw up eggs or pancakes. Our coffee cups went empty. That's bad. Really, really really really bad. Oops..and when coffee mugs were first put on the table, one of them had lipstick on it. No, really. I am NOT making that up. (Not a normal color, neither, but like some "late night drag queen hot pink") Food was hot but took longer than it should have. I'm used to diners, because I LOVE diners and diner food. Gimme a diner breakfast or diner meatloaf and mashed potatoes any day! But I dunno...this place just seemed like a "miss" on so many levels.
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DONEISHA P.
Not a good place to go if you are hungry ! The pancakes well let's just say they had that feeling like they were frozen and warmed up to serve, the cheese eggs had that taste as if the cheese was that plastic wrapped cheese. The orange juice was great but I would never recommend trying that place again in life!
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Sara R.
I have had some more luck with food here and the updates seems to add some new life. Heres hoping that they keep it up
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Sandra L.
We ordered the buffalo chicken cheese steak with onion rings and french fries. The buffalo chicken was average but the french fries and the onion rings were the best I've ever had they're fried to perfection.
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Richard S.
Great for Sunday Breakfast. The place has been given a nice face lift in the past month. Looks totally different.
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Susie M.
My father's been pulling me out of school to get breakfast here all my life. It was one of my favorite memories growing up. Sadly, visiting now as an adult, it's not the lovely place I wish it was. I had a baby shrimp pasta that had way too much angel hair. The shrimp (and fake crab sticks) were far too salty, and the pasta was bland. My father's tuna steak was over cooked and sided with too many bland potatoes. I was missing a fork, we each got one small paper napkin, and the salad bar was weak at best with stale bread. There was no one else eating yet the waitress still felt the need to keep us waiting unless she was talking to her friend. Not very friendly until near the end of the meal. I would recommend this place for a lovely traditional style breakfast and coffee, but never for lunch or dinner. It will continue to be a great memory and I look forward to many breakfasts in the future.
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Judith O.
I've been here a handful of times, twice for breakfast and twice for dinner. It's been a few months since I've been there but I can't imagine it's much different. I only ever get breakfast or sandwiches at diners because they're usually the safest bet for me and they're (generally) hard to screw up. I've been to Quaker 4 times (had the same waitress for both breakfast occasions, and different waitresses for the dinner times), and only on ONE of these visits was my order not messed up in some way. Either things were forgotten, or I was given something completely different. I once ordered a club sandwich or a wrap (I forget) and was brought a quesadilla instead. With three different waitresses messing up my orders, I was starting to think I was the problem...but I never have problems getting the right food at other establishments. So I don't know what's up. The breakfast wait was absolute torture both times. It was really crowded. We had an older waitress who seemed to be waiting on ALL the tables in the side section and was moving at a snail's pace getting everything for everyone. I got french toast and it was fine but we were there for an outrageous period of time. The two times I went for dinner, the place was virtually EMPTY which I thought was strange as it was 6-7PM and when most diners are full. It's cheap diner food and the food mixups were really annoying, but the staff I've interacted with are very nice and have good attitudes. They were really cool and apologetic about the order mess ups.
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Stephanie S.
I was here once with an exboyfriend of mine. I had the cheesesteak. It was fucking disgusting!!! It seriously made me sick. Unless you like disgusting shitty food, don't go to the Quaker Diner.
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Sy S.
I haven't been here in 5 years because I live in Seattle now, but I still remember their chicken parm sandwich. It's huge-- I used to eat half and save the rest for another meal. The french fries are battered! Club sandwiches were pretty good too. I used to come often on Sundays. Staff wears their Eagles gear on Sundays so it feels joyous and hopeful in there-- everyone's in a good mood. I hope it means something that I still think about their chicken parm sandwiches on the other side of the country.
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Christine Z.
A Big Thumbs Down. My creamed chipped beef looked like redskinned mashed potatoes and was the same consistency. The waitress didn't even ask if anything was wrong, even though I couldn't eat anything. My dining companions did a little better with their eggs and toast. We were then placed on 'ignore' by our waitress. She asked if we wanted boxes (no one ate much) and again, when we said no, did not ask if anything was wrong or could she get us something else. When I asked the cashier to speak to the manager regarding the terrible food and service, she told me that our waitress WAS the manager. Yikes. Lost cause. Do NOT go there unless you want to eat bad food in a crummy place with poor service.
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Jason T.
Bad wait staff and they were out of half the food they had on menu .. went their for breakfast and they were out of OJ how can that be on a Sunday morning
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Ken H.
Uninspiring food served by uninspiring servers. Nothing terrible here, but you can do better elsewhere. There's really no reason to eat here, unless you happen to know someone.
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Tom C.
Ode to Quaker Diner. A Haiku. easy greasy food want death when old lady speaks Paul best waiter here It is what it is folks. A greasy spoon on a dirty street. The food can be hit or miss, but has been all hit in the last two months. Admittedly I tend to get the same few things (omelets, eggs over medium w/ pork roll, grits, home fries...) but did enjoy a good club sandwich once. The staff show no problem airing their dirty laundry and the oldest waitress there has uttered some of the funniest in an old school racist "Archy bunker" ignorant shit I've ever heard. Spit my coffee once, and I love every drop. It's a solid choice when I don't feel like cooking breakfast for myself. Staff picked up quick on my idiosyncrasies and give me perfect service every time. Paul is my guy, he covers all the bases whether it's just you in his section or he's slammed. Don't expect greatness folks, but don't count it out either... Oh, try to bring cash, you'll get a lecture for trying to pay with a card for anything under $10.
Quaker Diner was the worst experience in food I have ever encountered! I will never return and do not recommend this place.
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Brownie S.
Hey-- it's a diner. You were expecting maybe gourmet cuisine?! Enter hungry. It's OK. It's even good. You sure get a lot of food for your money. Surprisingly wide selection at the salad bar. Big menu, very reasonably priced. Lots of complete dinners. Even better prices if you catch the Early Bird Specials. Lots of handsome desserts, too. And don't forget breakfast and lunch, too. Be sure to read the billboards on the parking-lot wall. You gotta love the '50s dinerness of the decor, gotta love the experience. Smaller than the average diner. It's on a congested (by local standards) shopping street, but there's off-street parking. Quaker Diner is half a block from Five Points (intersection of Rising Sun, Oxford, and Cottman Aves.), so there are lots of buses nearby. Heck, I've even WALKED there! They're good people-- they donate catering to events at the Lawndale Methodist Church a block or two down Cottman Ave. I'm no Methodist, but I go to some of the community meetings where local politicians give talks and Q&A sessions-- and afterwards help myself to a platter of that Quaker Diner catering while I shmooze with the other civic-minded souls. So much good about the place... I'm gonna give them an extra star!
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Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Loud Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes
T Y.
Great combo bkfst deals. Recently renovated seems to have improved customer service. Coffee can use improvement
(4)Cynthia F.
From some of these reviews it sounds like people are expecting a 4 or 5 star restaurant. You have to take it for what it is... A diner. The staff is always nice and the breakfast is good. I love their French toast. I must admit that I've never had anything but the breakfast. The food is greasy but they tend to cater more towards drunk and Hung over people who want just that's. Greasy. I've never been disappointed here.
(3)Brian T.
I am never stepping into this place ever again. I ordered food and drinks. It took 20 min to get the drinks and on top of that there were ANTS everywhere. DO NOT EAT HERE
(1)Matt K.
Seriously, folks...it's a diner. No cloth napkins. No waiter and runner and busboy. No silver plated utensils. So let's keep the expectations real. Food is okay. Not memorably good, nor memorably bad. Just okay. I do remember that breakfast was hot. Oh yeah...I should mention that. I had the breakfast, because I LOOOVE breakfast, and restaurants *usually* can't screw up eggs or pancakes. Our coffee cups went empty. That's bad. Really, really really really bad. Oops..and when coffee mugs were first put on the table, one of them had lipstick on it. No, really. I am NOT making that up. (Not a normal color, neither, but like some "late night drag queen hot pink") Food was hot but took longer than it should have. I'm used to diners, because I LOVE diners and diner food. Gimme a diner breakfast or diner meatloaf and mashed potatoes any day! But I dunno...this place just seemed like a "miss" on so many levels.
(2)DONEISHA P.
Not a good place to go if you are hungry ! The pancakes well let's just say they had that feeling like they were frozen and warmed up to serve, the cheese eggs had that taste as if the cheese was that plastic wrapped cheese. The orange juice was great but I would never recommend trying that place again in life!
(1)Sara R.
I have had some more luck with food here and the updates seems to add some new life. Heres hoping that they keep it up
(3)Sandra L.
We ordered the buffalo chicken cheese steak with onion rings and french fries. The buffalo chicken was average but the french fries and the onion rings were the best I've ever had they're fried to perfection.
(4)Richard S.
Great for Sunday Breakfast. The place has been given a nice face lift in the past month. Looks totally different.
(5)Susie M.
My father's been pulling me out of school to get breakfast here all my life. It was one of my favorite memories growing up. Sadly, visiting now as an adult, it's not the lovely place I wish it was. I had a baby shrimp pasta that had way too much angel hair. The shrimp (and fake crab sticks) were far too salty, and the pasta was bland. My father's tuna steak was over cooked and sided with too many bland potatoes. I was missing a fork, we each got one small paper napkin, and the salad bar was weak at best with stale bread. There was no one else eating yet the waitress still felt the need to keep us waiting unless she was talking to her friend. Not very friendly until near the end of the meal. I would recommend this place for a lovely traditional style breakfast and coffee, but never for lunch or dinner. It will continue to be a great memory and I look forward to many breakfasts in the future.
(2)Judith O.
I've been here a handful of times, twice for breakfast and twice for dinner. It's been a few months since I've been there but I can't imagine it's much different. I only ever get breakfast or sandwiches at diners because they're usually the safest bet for me and they're (generally) hard to screw up. I've been to Quaker 4 times (had the same waitress for both breakfast occasions, and different waitresses for the dinner times), and only on ONE of these visits was my order not messed up in some way. Either things were forgotten, or I was given something completely different. I once ordered a club sandwich or a wrap (I forget) and was brought a quesadilla instead. With three different waitresses messing up my orders, I was starting to think I was the problem...but I never have problems getting the right food at other establishments. So I don't know what's up. The breakfast wait was absolute torture both times. It was really crowded. We had an older waitress who seemed to be waiting on ALL the tables in the side section and was moving at a snail's pace getting everything for everyone. I got french toast and it was fine but we were there for an outrageous period of time. The two times I went for dinner, the place was virtually EMPTY which I thought was strange as it was 6-7PM and when most diners are full. It's cheap diner food and the food mixups were really annoying, but the staff I've interacted with are very nice and have good attitudes. They were really cool and apologetic about the order mess ups.
(2)Stephanie S.
I was here once with an exboyfriend of mine. I had the cheesesteak. It was fucking disgusting!!! It seriously made me sick. Unless you like disgusting shitty food, don't go to the Quaker Diner.
(1)Sy S.
I haven't been here in 5 years because I live in Seattle now, but I still remember their chicken parm sandwich. It's huge-- I used to eat half and save the rest for another meal. The french fries are battered! Club sandwiches were pretty good too. I used to come often on Sundays. Staff wears their Eagles gear on Sundays so it feels joyous and hopeful in there-- everyone's in a good mood. I hope it means something that I still think about their chicken parm sandwiches on the other side of the country.
(4)Christine Z.
A Big Thumbs Down. My creamed chipped beef looked like redskinned mashed potatoes and was the same consistency. The waitress didn't even ask if anything was wrong, even though I couldn't eat anything. My dining companions did a little better with their eggs and toast. We were then placed on 'ignore' by our waitress. She asked if we wanted boxes (no one ate much) and again, when we said no, did not ask if anything was wrong or could she get us something else. When I asked the cashier to speak to the manager regarding the terrible food and service, she told me that our waitress WAS the manager. Yikes. Lost cause. Do NOT go there unless you want to eat bad food in a crummy place with poor service.
(1)Jason T.
Bad wait staff and they were out of half the food they had on menu .. went their for breakfast and they were out of OJ how can that be on a Sunday morning
(1)Ken H.
Uninspiring food served by uninspiring servers. Nothing terrible here, but you can do better elsewhere. There's really no reason to eat here, unless you happen to know someone.
(2)Tom C.
Ode to Quaker Diner. A Haiku. easy greasy food want death when old lady speaks Paul best waiter here It is what it is folks. A greasy spoon on a dirty street. The food can be hit or miss, but has been all hit in the last two months. Admittedly I tend to get the same few things (omelets, eggs over medium w/ pork roll, grits, home fries...) but did enjoy a good club sandwich once. The staff show no problem airing their dirty laundry and the oldest waitress there has uttered some of the funniest in an old school racist "Archy bunker" ignorant shit I've ever heard. Spit my coffee once, and I love every drop. It's a solid choice when I don't feel like cooking breakfast for myself. Staff picked up quick on my idiosyncrasies and give me perfect service every time. Paul is my guy, he covers all the bases whether it's just you in his section or he's slammed. Don't expect greatness folks, but don't count it out either... Oh, try to bring cash, you'll get a lecture for trying to pay with a card for anything under $10.
(3)Urcella G.
Horrible, horrible, horrible food. Greasy, cold, overpriced nasty food. That's all.
(1)Theresa G.
Quaker Diner was the worst experience in food I have ever encountered! I will never return and do not recommend this place.
(1)Brownie S.
Hey-- it's a diner. You were expecting maybe gourmet cuisine?! Enter hungry. It's OK. It's even good. You sure get a lot of food for your money. Surprisingly wide selection at the salad bar. Big menu, very reasonably priced. Lots of complete dinners. Even better prices if you catch the Early Bird Specials. Lots of handsome desserts, too. And don't forget breakfast and lunch, too. Be sure to read the billboards on the parking-lot wall. You gotta love the '50s dinerness of the decor, gotta love the experience. Smaller than the average diner. It's on a congested (by local standards) shopping street, but there's off-street parking. Quaker Diner is half a block from Five Points (intersection of Rising Sun, Oxford, and Cottman Aves.), so there are lots of buses nearby. Heck, I've even WALKED there! They're good people-- they donate catering to events at the Lawndale Methodist Church a block or two down Cottman Ave. I'm no Methodist, but I go to some of the community meetings where local politicians give talks and Q&A sessions-- and afterwards help myself to a platter of that Quaker Diner catering while I shmooze with the other civic-minded souls. So much good about the place... I'm gonna give them an extra star!
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