Carnegie Diner & Café – 501 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA

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   Judy

   VIP

   Washington DC

   33 reviews

   4.0

   33 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Great food priced fairly. Very noisy in either room so if you are or are with a hearing-impaired companion, beware! We'll be back for breakfast again soon.
   

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   javier

   VIP

   Washington DC

   6 reviews

   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Had higher expectations of this place…it was way too loud. Good place for families with kids…but that’s not me so I didn’t enjoy that much. Cheap happy hour.
   

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   Scott

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   The manager was great, the food excellent and we had a great night of friendship
   

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   terri

   Washington DC

   28 reviews

   4.0

   28 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   this is just a lovely diner. we enjoyed a beautiful salad and pasta.
   

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   mike

   Washington DC

   19 reviews

   4.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on 17 December 2024

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

   Food was excellent. The noise level was very high. The acoustics in the restaurant are awful. There was a large party (10p) in the room where we were seatedand they were VERY loud. Made it difficult to talk.
   

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   Arelis

   New York City

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

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

   Food was good. Place is cute but the wait time needs some help. I made a reservation for 12:45 wasn’t seated until 1:25. Overall besides that I really enjoyed myself and the food was good and the drinks were very good! I would go back!
   

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   Hyein

   Salt Lake City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

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

   I love coming to Carnegie Diner & Cafe!!! You guys have the best brunch ever.
   

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   Matthew

   Washington DC

   23 reviews

   3.0

   23 reviews

   Dined on 13 December 2024

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

   I love that a diner-type place opened up in Vienna, and we'd been following its construction for quite a while. And while it originally opened up as the very cool-looking Yellow Diner, it quickly switched over to Carnegie, with New York vibes and the promise of great diner food. We'd heard that a lot of friends visited, and the resounding vertict was decent food but way overpriced for what you get. Figuring I would try it out, I brought my mother there for a lunch. Unfortunately what we'd heard was absolutely true. Despite decent service and a nice interior design (that was cluttered up with fake flowers and cheap holiday decor), the food was definitely disappointing and quite expensive for what we got. The Farmer's Bleu salad sounded excellent, but it was a rather small, flat bowl of half-heartedly thrown-together ingredients that I'd expect from an understaffed Panera. My mother's salad looked the same: a lovely sounding menu description and a skimpy, disappointing plate delivered to us. Perhaps they're better (a and provide better value) for more traditional menu items like breakfast, but I can easily think of better places for a lunch.
   

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   Mark

   Las Vegas

   10 reviews

   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 12 December 2024

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

   First time visit Mice decor. Menu is Amazing Deserts and sandwhich selections were too much. Made you hungry just looking. Waiter was Ok pictures made entrees Look spltable Waiter says that and Fries wood work for us. We could order something else That was the clue we missed sandwhich came on small plate. With side salad and small portion of sauerkraut and coleslaw. My wife said is that it?! Fries came in separate heated dish on heated plate. Novel Pastrami Reuben cheese was not melted , Russian dressing only on 1/2 of sandwich Not grilled at all. 5-6 bites and it was honestly not fair. For 23.00 our bill was 34.00 w/fries and 1- ice tea. No silverware on table none was offered but 2- different servers dropped off desert menus Wife decided to pass on the salad and we left. Paid 18% anyway Won’t go back. Mark
   

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    Adam

    VIP

    Washington DC

    68 reviews

    3.0

    68 reviews

    Dined on 8 December 2024

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

    I’m just going to say it… Diner it is not… but rather a sophisticated eatery with perhaps a few diner options. The place is very nice as are the prices (aka $21 hamburgers). Price is high for what you get, and food was underwhelming. However, service was very good and wait time under a reservation for a Sunday brunch was quite reasonable… all in all… chic eats with the prices to prove were are not a Diners!
    

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