Carnegie Diner & Café – 828 8th Ave, New York, NY

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   Brandon

   New York City

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was delicious as always. My only complaint was the music is always so loud! With a very crowded restaurant the music should not be this loud!
   

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   Lisa

   Central Coast

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   6 of us from London, had to beat time, such a great atmosphere. Attentive waitress and excellent service. Food was superb. Happy hour so we filled our boots with cocktails. Deserts were insane
   

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   Lauren

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Adrian was awesome! We were very happy with the service and he was so friendly!
   

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   Ryan

   Edinburgh

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I booked a table here for 1700 and when we arrived therw was a huge queue. I expected to have a long wait but was assured by the staff that we wouldn't have to wait too long. We were seated litterally within five minutes. All the staff were so friendly and the service was very swift. There is a huge choice on the menu and I settled for a burger with a side of wings. I'm from the UK and we're not used to the portions sizes here in New York. I had enough food for at least two people and couldn't finish it. The burger though was delicious and probably the tastiest I've had. Good food and equally good service. Thank you
   

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   Gerald

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We must have come at the rush of lunch hour. We sat down at 1pm for our 12:15 reservation. The service was good and so was the food. We’ll have to come again at a different time..
   

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   melissa

   Greater Boston

   10 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   BE AWARE THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY TAKE RESERVATIONS IT MEANS NOTHING AND YOU WILL BE PUT ON A LIST WITH ALL THE WALK -INS. Made a reservation for noon, 45 minute wait till we were seated. The waitress was lovely and got us our drinks right away but our food took over 40 minutes to arrive at the table. The food here is ok but nothing special, definitely not worth the wait.
   

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   Jane

   New York City

   2 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Beware: I had made a reservation for 5 people at 11:45am on a Sunday. At 12:45pm, we were still waiting for our table. What is the point of taking reservations if they are irrelevant? The host was absolutely lovely and doing her best, but the reservation system ( and any managerial oversight) was an absolute disaster. So if you plan to eat there, especially pre-theater ( like us), be warned!! ( Food is good, btw, although one of our dishes didn’t come out, which added to the stress of having to wolf down our meal in order to make it to our 2pm show.)
   

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   Shakina

   Nashville

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is always was delicious. However, I made a reservation on OpenTable as I did two other times and this time it was hard for the person at the counter to find my reservation. I had to actually show her on OpenTable that I had a reservation. I did come a few minutes early, and my reservation was for 11. It took them about 45 minutes to see us and that’s what me going back up there double checking to see what was taking so long. I placed the reservation the night before not the morning of so I was a little confused as to why my reservation was unable to be seen without me showing proof first time this has happened since I’ve been coming there and this is my third time eating there. All in all the food was excellent. The ambience is good and you get a good value for your money.
   

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   Edana

   Nashville

   20 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Definitely make a reservation. Even with one we stood in a line but because there were only 2 of us we were seated almost immediately. (It was also Sunday morning!). Place was buzzing but that added to the atmosphere. Our food was very good - especially the buttermilk pancakes and I’m picky about my pancakes! Service was good. We always come back.
   

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    Libby

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Decent food, decent price for the amount and quality of food. Service was mediocre and the amount of people inside waiting for a table made the experience extremely irritating. Overall, I don’t not recommend this place, but if you’re looking for a quality breakfast experience, go someplace else.
    

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