Decided to go for breakfast. This diner is only about 15 minutes from me. it definitely looks like the 1970s inside. Nothing much has changed in all these years. They had some other good breakfast specials so I decided to go with their biscuits and gravy sausage gravy with potatoes and I added an egg the service was very friendly. Some locals were sitting at the counter around With the waitress looks like the owner may have come out and talked to them as well. My food came out and it looked very good. The sausage gravy had a good flavor. I didn't see that many chunks of sausage in the gravy however. The potatoes were cooked very nicely Crispy and tasty the egg was made just right. The biscuits were fresh and fluffy. Definitely a good value as well. Good Hardy portion I've heard that the burgers are made at the diner. Too often diners just get those frozen burgers and they all have the same consistency and taste. Out of the good number of diners in Kingston. There's one on the main street downtown. That's pretty good as well. Plus one that's a little further down the road I think there's even another one not too far from that one but out of the four this one is the best .
Will Pendergast
Excellent food and service. Would recommend trying it out!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Garden Omelette
Katie W.
We ordered take out to pick up after a day out in the Catskills. We both ordered burgers. They were prepared correctly but nothing stood out about the food. The person who took my order was efficient but not particularly friendly. When picking up the order, my friend went in. He said that the counter staff wasn't too friendly but that one of the workers was very kind. So, mixed reviews on service. The restaurant was very busy when we stopped by- it appeared to be clean and well- maintained
John Klassen
Good food served
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hannah
Was a bit weary coming to this place due to mixed reviews on here. But this place had a bit higher rating than the other diners in Kingston.Our waitress was very friendly, food came out in under 10 minutes. Seems like many locals come here, staff greeting them with friendliness. Atmosphere is nice diner feel.I ordered a veggie breakfast wrap. It was very delicious with egg, spinach, onion, & broccoli and came with potato hash. Also ordered strawberry waffles, strawberries were obviously not fresh, from frozen and way too much whipped cream.It’s what to expect w diner food, stick to the basics eggs, pancakes, omelets. Really good price, group of three we all ate under $11 each.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garden Omelette
elaine shapiro
Great breakfast, friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
J D
Great local diner, fast friendly and great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
June Woolsey
Been eating there for years great foodKid-friendliness: Great choices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: French Fries, Chicken Cordon, Eggs Benedict
Keith Baxter
Great food, service, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robin T.
Oh, it just doesn't get better than this. Massive portions of delicious food served by kind, engaging people at incredibly reasonable prices. This is the quintessential diner experience, and we never leave without another full meals worth of leftovers. A BIG shoutout to an iconic and wonderful place.
Considering we were on a tight schedule, the Dietz Stadium Diner fit the bill. The service was super swift and our breakfast was prepared the way we ordered it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurence Clark
I have been coming here since I was 17, I'm 42 and this remains my favorite diner in this county ???
Mercedes C.
When hubs gets into his feels about time-warped diner breakfast, there's nothing taking him away from that. And because we were in the Kingston area anyway, this was it. Dietz shares(?) a parking lot with Deising's Bakery. My Lox+ toasted Bagel "Delux" had ALL the trimmings in pieces. Instead of perfect onion circles, they were like cut in fours, the "Delux" Lox plate included peppers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, instead of capers (which I don't eat anyway) these folks use pimento-stuffed olives ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and the tomatoes, were perfect as you would expect them- sliced. All this on a large bed of iceberg lettuce¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It's how Dietz does it. If only my server took what I initially told her I wanted- which was 'lox, on toasted bagel, tomato and onions and cream cheese'. THAT'S IT. So much food was wasted. But, I loved my freshly-made Vanilla Egg Cream. My drink was refreshing- even in almost 30° weather, wasn't neither too sweet nor bland and the vanilla taste was pure and hubs enjoyed his waffle. Typical Diner inside, ventilation was ok and service was wonderful.
AJO
Overall not a great diner experience. Food was across the spectrum - one dish undercooked (chicken), other (red meat) was well overdone. waitress was alrightOwner was fantastic and in good spirits and made the overall dining experience better on her own. Perhaps the kitchen staff was just having an off day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Graham Hawthorne
Good old school diner. The kind that sadly one can't find in most cities anymore. Friendly service, tasty diner fare, big portions.I had a turkey burger, bowl of seafood gumbo and a beer. My bill was just over 20 bucks I think. It's right next to the Trailways terminal. If you're catching a bus to the city or dacks, it's worth building in a little extra time to get a sandwich!
Decided to go for breakfast. This diner is only about 15 minutes from me. it definitely looks like the 1970s inside. Nothing much has changed in all these years. They had some other good breakfast specials so I decided to go with their biscuits and gravy sausage gravy with potatoes and I added an egg the service was very friendly. Some locals were sitting at the counter around With the waitress looks like the owner may have come out and talked to them as well. My food came out and it looked very good. The sausage gravy had a good flavor. I didn't see that many chunks of sausage in the gravy however. The potatoes were cooked very nicely Crispy and tasty the egg was made just right. The biscuits were fresh and fluffy. Definitely a good value as well. Good Hardy portion I've heard that the burgers are made at the diner. Too often diners just get those frozen burgers and they all have the same consistency and taste. Out of the good number of diners in Kingston. There's one on the main street downtown. That's pretty good as well. Plus one that's a little further down the road I think there's even another one not too far from that one but out of the four this one is the best .
Excellent food and service. Would recommend trying it out!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Garden Omelette
We ordered take out to pick up after a day out in the Catskills. We both ordered burgers. They were prepared correctly but nothing stood out about the food. The person who took my order was efficient but not particularly friendly. When picking up the order, my friend went in. He said that the counter staff wasn't too friendly but that one of the workers was very kind. So, mixed reviews on service. The restaurant was very busy when we stopped by- it appeared to be clean and well- maintained
Good food served
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was a bit weary coming to this place due to mixed reviews on here. But this place had a bit higher rating than the other diners in Kingston.Our waitress was very friendly, food came out in under 10 minutes. Seems like many locals come here, staff greeting them with friendliness. Atmosphere is nice diner feel.I ordered a veggie breakfast wrap. It was very delicious with egg, spinach, onion, & broccoli and came with potato hash. Also ordered strawberry waffles, strawberries were obviously not fresh, from frozen and way too much whipped cream.It’s what to expect w diner food, stick to the basics eggs, pancakes, omelets. Really good price, group of three we all ate under $11 each.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garden Omelette
Great breakfast, friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great local diner, fast friendly and great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been eating there for years great foodKid-friendliness: Great choices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: French Fries, Chicken Cordon, Eggs Benedict
Great food, service, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oh, it just doesn't get better than this. Massive portions of delicious food served by kind, engaging people at incredibly reasonable prices. This is the quintessential diner experience, and we never leave without another full meals worth of leftovers. A BIG shoutout to an iconic and wonderful place.
Restaurantji Recommends
Considering we were on a tight schedule, the Dietz Stadium Diner fit the bill. The service was super swift and our breakfast was prepared the way we ordered it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been coming here since I was 17, I'm 42 and this remains my favorite diner in this county ???
When hubs gets into his feels about time-warped diner breakfast, there's nothing taking him away from that. And because we were in the Kingston area anyway, this was it. Dietz shares(?) a parking lot with Deising's Bakery. My Lox+ toasted Bagel "Delux" had ALL the trimmings in pieces. Instead of perfect onion circles, they were like cut in fours, the "Delux" Lox plate included peppers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, instead of capers (which I don't eat anyway) these folks use pimento-stuffed olives ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and the tomatoes, were perfect as you would expect them- sliced. All this on a large bed of iceberg lettuce¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It's how Dietz does it. If only my server took what I initially told her I wanted- which was 'lox, on toasted bagel, tomato and onions and cream cheese'. THAT'S IT. So much food was wasted. But, I loved my freshly-made Vanilla Egg Cream. My drink was refreshing- even in almost 30° weather, wasn't neither too sweet nor bland and the vanilla taste was pure and hubs enjoyed his waffle. Typical Diner inside, ventilation was ok and service was wonderful.
Overall not a great diner experience. Food was across the spectrum - one dish undercooked (chicken), other (red meat) was well overdone. waitress was alrightOwner was fantastic and in good spirits and made the overall dining experience better on her own. Perhaps the kitchen staff was just having an off day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Good old school diner. The kind that sadly one can't find in most cities anymore. Friendly service, tasty diner fare, big portions.I had a turkey burger, bowl of seafood gumbo and a beer. My bill was just over 20 bucks I think. It's right next to the Trailways terminal. If you're catching a bus to the city or dacks, it's worth building in a little extra time to get a sandwich!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger