My family and I have been going to the Redwood for years and it's great every time. I love seeing familiar faces and the food is what you'd expect of a hometown diner. Good pricing and friendly staff. Went tonight for a nice solo dinner and ordered food to go, once I got home I realized it was made incorrectly so I went back and they were so apologetic. I was not upset just wanted it made how I asked, and they were so fast to rectify the issue which I appreciated. Human error is a thing and should be more understood by those taking the luxury of dining out. I always recommend this place to friends and family visiting from out of town!
Andrea
Customer service far exceeded the meal!! Stopped in for Easter breakfast on our way to Massachusetts (we are from Texas). Ordered their breakfast special which consists of eggs, BOTH sausage and bacon, and choice between French toast or pancakes. I will say everything was good and really, our only complaint was the potato’s (not pictured.) Maybe we didn’t know how to order but they definitely lacked seasoning and were not crispy…more like chunks of baked potato
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast
David Ali
wonderful place
J
Great diner vibes all around. This is a staple in the Rotterdam community....but It's over-rated. I got the basic 2 eggs home fries and cornedbeef. The eggs were good, and the homefries were not so much. The corner beef was good and crunchy. Food came out at a respectable time based on how busy it was. Overall, food is average at best. Point cafe, Broadway lunch, and Mike's Diner are much better. Also, staff can be rude.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lynnli C
We share the sediments of a some of the other reviewers, the food was disgusting.We went here after an appt to hang out and eat dinner, we hadn’t been here in years, so thought to try it.I had the chicken Francaise , my friend had the Au Jus dish and her partner had a burger, which was cold inside, the soup was bland, no flavor at all. the Au Jus was so salty she couldn’t finish it, and felt sick to her stomach after, my dish had way too much lemon and the breading was soggy, it did not taste like chicken Francaise ! Just unappetizing food, we shouldn’t have even tipped the waitress.She was not attentive, being too busy gabbing with the others, to notice anything else.And the worst part, it cost us $74.00 and change !!! I was shocked, for three dishes and three drinks, only two unsweetened ice teas and a soda. We will never try this place again.And it used to be good food too. Not recommended !
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Daniel Van Der Werken
Perfect diner experience. We got soup, salad, and an entree with the meal. We left full and satisfied.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheesecake, Salad, Gravy
J.E. Daniels
If you are a beer conisseur, this is the place to go in this area, I am not a beer lover and they would only serve me a local whiskey "neat". It's pretty good. I had the cheeseburger egg rolls and they were delicious. Pretty busy place full of locals, always a good sign.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Amy Karlnoski
The food is great, I usually get breakfast take-out on Saturday and I’m impressed that they always include a small bag with all the condiments I use, even butter for the pancakes. The food is always right, always hot and always delicious.The only downside is the breakfast is pricey - close to $30 with a small tip added.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jill DeMatteo
Very nice staff, clean and tasty food! Nice cold beer in a frosty mug. Excellent desserts too. Reasonable prices.
Food is decent, not the best local diner but it will get the job done in a pinch. The staff is friendly and timing is usually good. So now you're wondering why the 1 star. Well our last visit was a bit of a surprise when the check came.I got a breakfast burrito which comes with home fries and a side of salsa (at least it did last time I was there over the summer). My wife got an omelet and asked for no tomatoes. I asked for peppers, onions and tomatoes on my burrito and an extra side of salsa.The food came, it was decent enough. I like their salsa so I wound up using just about all of both servings. The check came and to my surprise the peppers, onions and tomatoes that I asked to have added to my burrito was a $5 upcharge. The salsa was another $2.25. I have no problem paying some extra to have stuff added to an order, but this seemed a bit extreme especially given the fact that there was no more than 10 pieces per add-on in my burrito.I would suggest heading over to Lorenzos or The Point Cafe to a better food and wallet experience.Kid-friendliness: Place mats and crayons to color on them with. Plus you can ask to have the artwork hung, which the kiddos sometimes love.
Consistently delicious breakfasts! It has been around for a long time but we just started eating here. Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Buonome
Absolutely disgusting! The food my daughter and I got was not edible. And she’s not fussy. Greasy chicken with no flavor, salmon tasted like it was cooked in milk and served. Wake up Pete!!!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
Brad Gilbert
Love the owners, workers and food - kind people with a vast menu of great diner foodParking: Prob 30-40Wheelchair accessibility: Plenty of handicapped parking spots next to door for wheelchair access
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Brundege
Was in diner this morning and watched who I assume was the owner kick out a woman with a service animal because she did not have paperwork. There is no paperwork as stated in the ADA. The disabled woman tried to show the “owner” this she refused to look and made her leave. I learned that the woman who was kicked out is a disabled American Veteran, terrible way to treat a disabled individual and even worse a person who protected our country. Shame on them.
Robert Fredenburg
Food was ok. This is the first time I have eaten here in all my years of living in Rotterdam (47). I wouldn't write home about it. Don't get me wrong, if I lived on that side of town, it would be a great place for comfort food. I have been told that this place was dirty, and I have never steered clear of places just because of someone else's opinion of an eatery. It was perfectly fine in terms of cleanliness.
My family and I have been going to the Redwood for years and it's great every time. I love seeing familiar faces and the food is what you'd expect of a hometown diner. Good pricing and friendly staff. Went tonight for a nice solo dinner and ordered food to go, once I got home I realized it was made incorrectly so I went back and they were so apologetic. I was not upset just wanted it made how I asked, and they were so fast to rectify the issue which I appreciated. Human error is a thing and should be more understood by those taking the luxury of dining out. I always recommend this place to friends and family visiting from out of town!
Customer service far exceeded the meal!! Stopped in for Easter breakfast on our way to Massachusetts (we are from Texas). Ordered their breakfast special which consists of eggs, BOTH sausage and bacon, and choice between French toast or pancakes. I will say everything was good and really, our only complaint was the potato’s (not pictured.) Maybe we didn’t know how to order but they definitely lacked seasoning and were not crispy…more like chunks of baked potato
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast
wonderful place
Great diner vibes all around. This is a staple in the Rotterdam community....but It's over-rated. I got the basic 2 eggs home fries and cornedbeef. The eggs were good, and the homefries were not so much. The corner beef was good and crunchy. Food came out at a respectable time based on how busy it was. Overall, food is average at best. Point cafe, Broadway lunch, and Mike's Diner are much better. Also, staff can be rude.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
We share the sediments of a some of the other reviewers, the food was disgusting.We went here after an appt to hang out and eat dinner, we hadn’t been here in years, so thought to try it.I had the chicken Francaise , my friend had the Au Jus dish and her partner had a burger, which was cold inside, the soup was bland, no flavor at all. the Au Jus was so salty she couldn’t finish it, and felt sick to her stomach after, my dish had way too much lemon and the breading was soggy, it did not taste like chicken Francaise ! Just unappetizing food, we shouldn’t have even tipped the waitress.She was not attentive, being too busy gabbing with the others, to notice anything else.And the worst part, it cost us $74.00 and change !!! I was shocked, for three dishes and three drinks, only two unsweetened ice teas and a soda. We will never try this place again.And it used to be good food too. Not recommended !
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Perfect diner experience. We got soup, salad, and an entree with the meal. We left full and satisfied.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheesecake, Salad, Gravy
If you are a beer conisseur, this is the place to go in this area, I am not a beer lover and they would only serve me a local whiskey "neat". It's pretty good. I had the cheeseburger egg rolls and they were delicious. Pretty busy place full of locals, always a good sign.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
The food is great, I usually get breakfast take-out on Saturday and I’m impressed that they always include a small bag with all the condiments I use, even butter for the pancakes. The food is always right, always hot and always delicious.The only downside is the breakfast is pricey - close to $30 with a small tip added.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice staff, clean and tasty food! Nice cold beer in a frosty mug. Excellent desserts too. Reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheesecake, Salad, Chicken Parmigiana
Food is decent, not the best local diner but it will get the job done in a pinch. The staff is friendly and timing is usually good. So now you're wondering why the 1 star. Well our last visit was a bit of a surprise when the check came.I got a breakfast burrito which comes with home fries and a side of salsa (at least it did last time I was there over the summer). My wife got an omelet and asked for no tomatoes. I asked for peppers, onions and tomatoes on my burrito and an extra side of salsa.The food came, it was decent enough. I like their salsa so I wound up using just about all of both servings. The check came and to my surprise the peppers, onions and tomatoes that I asked to have added to my burrito was a $5 upcharge. The salsa was another $2.25. I have no problem paying some extra to have stuff added to an order, but this seemed a bit extreme especially given the fact that there was no more than 10 pieces per add-on in my burrito.I would suggest heading over to Lorenzos or The Point Cafe to a better food and wallet experience.Kid-friendliness: Place mats and crayons to color on them with. Plus you can ask to have the artwork hung, which the kiddos sometimes love.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
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Consistently delicious breakfasts! It has been around for a long time but we just started eating here. Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely disgusting! The food my daughter and I got was not edible. And she’s not fussy. Greasy chicken with no flavor, salmon tasted like it was cooked in milk and served. Wake up Pete!!!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
Love the owners, workers and food - kind people with a vast menu of great diner foodParking: Prob 30-40Wheelchair accessibility: Plenty of handicapped parking spots next to door for wheelchair access
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was in diner this morning and watched who I assume was the owner kick out a woman with a service animal because she did not have paperwork. There is no paperwork as stated in the ADA. The disabled woman tried to show the “owner” this she refused to look and made her leave. I learned that the woman who was kicked out is a disabled American Veteran, terrible way to treat a disabled individual and even worse a person who protected our country. Shame on them.
Food was ok. This is the first time I have eaten here in all my years of living in Rotterdam (47). I wouldn't write home about it. Don't get me wrong, if I lived on that side of town, it would be a great place for comfort food. I have been told that this place was dirty, and I have never steered clear of places just because of someone else's opinion of an eatery. It was perfectly fine in terms of cleanliness.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gravy