Colonie Diner in Albany
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Albany, Albany County, New York, US
- Monday:7AM–2PM
- Tuesday:7AM–2PM
- Wednesday:7AM–2PM
- Thursday:7AM–2PM
- Friday:7AM–2PM
- Saturday:7AM–2PM
- Sunday:7AM–2PM
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Very good breakfast but a bit pricey. Service was also good. I found it odd that a board had specials on it yet the prices were the same as the menu prices. Not really specials. Youd think that they would at least include coffee or tea if its highlighted as a special.
My wife and I stopped in for breakfast before mailing a package at the post office. The service was great. The food was beyond our expectations. It was delicious and they gave us hardy portions. Nice job, Colonie Diner. We would like to take this opportunity to praise Colonie Diner for their handling of the recent Mothers Day breakfast. The place was packed, yet the service and food was first rate.
We stopped in for brunch on a Saturday morning. The menu has a wide selection and you had your pick of anything. It was also packed but we didnt wait long for a table for four. Our server was nice and our plates came out from the kitchen quickly. The food was excellent and the portions are very large. Very reasonably priced for what you get.
Went in here recently for the first time - can’t believe it took me so long to check it out. Great service and the pulled pork omelet was delicious. Great place for breakfast and excited to check it out again. Definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice local place to eat.
Went in a party of 3, from the outside it looked pack, we were seated in matter of minutes. The waitress was busy but friendly, we had coffee and water within minutes. She took our food order with no problem. We had our meals rather quickly. I would have to say we were in and out under an hour. I would go back without a second thought. If the management is reading this, thank you.
1st time there and probably the last. The service was good but the food was awful. Greek omelette had very little feta and was tasteless. My wifes hollandaise sauce tasted like wall paper paste. It makes me wonder when your food comes out in less than 5 minutes about the prep- the homefries and hash had been sitting for a while and were warmed up. Said to say, but probably the worst breakfast I have ever had to pay for.
Fantastic!!Our first time here and it WONT be the last! Our server Elisabeth was great. She took the time to explain the specials and kept the coffee cups full until we had our fill! The food was excellent. 2 of us had the delicious eggs, home fries, biscuit with sausage gravy. The other had the pulled pork omelet, and while is wasnt exactly what we expected, it was still delicious!Cant wait to go back again to experience non breakfast items... the sounded wonderful!
Its been a minute since my family has been here, but we love this place and the owners are so sweet! Deserts are homemade by the owners mom, we call her mama. She is the sweetest woman. Food is delicious and very affordable. I def. recommended this restaurant, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Always a pleasant time there....Staff is wonderful, Atmosphere is inviting and warm, FOOD IS ALWAYS GOOD!!!!!, Prices are very affordable....All around good place because they take a lot of pride in good service, When you leave you are full and not a bad thing to say about ANYTHING!!!!!
Waitress was amazing- friendly and on top of everything but not overbearing. Seated quickly and reasonable wait time for food. Ill be back! French toast with strawberries, banana and whipped cream! Western omelet with homefries and corned beef hash- crispy!😊 Hot coffee that waitress kept topped off even though there wasnt a free table in the place! Ate so quickly forgot about a pic but trust me it was all good!😇😍
I went for breakfast and my first impression when I walked in was the staff was there just for the money basically they just wanted you to walk in and out ASAP .then I ordered a coffee that was cold and a chicken noodle soup that I can only say disgusting , the waitress was loud and too fast ... I ordered steaks and eggs the steak was defrost in a microwave and over cooked and some wired sauce on top and the eggs ok but the home fríes had like pieces of bacon from the grille and the bread toast draining in butter not even toasted .
Its good place to have early breakfast especially. Dont forget its open 7am till 2pm.Colonie Dinner Billy Rental. Thanks for trying have apartment ready. Unfortunately COVID-19 and reopening lodging/ rentals have certainly requirements within as well as vouchers for the renters/ potential tenants. Its not me whose picky, law and your maintenance team bit lousy, and they have to admit it. Apartment for the rent on a market within rental buildings must be clean and disinfected too. Landlords get credits for that, improve and clean. I am very sorry. But i love your Greek omelette and Gyro too. Hamburger last time was exception.. Very very bad. But its not you or your mom...its Union Cafe and McArturs Irish community..and youre good too, my friend.😀Greetings to your mom...See you later.
Not a fan. Went there for breakfast today. At 1st, it was the typical dinner experience, nothing too fancy, nothing too shabby. Shortly after placing our order I noticed lipstick on my ladys coffee cup.....she wasnt wearing lipstick......big problem. After that, I looked at the other dishes. My sons spoon had a piece of food stuck on it and his water cup looked grimey all around the rim. I wouldve got up and left if it was up to me but my lady insisted we just get different dishes and stay. After receiving my food, a feta, spinach and tomato omelette, I noticed that there were also potatoes in my omelette. It didnt make it taste bad but I just wasnt expecting it because the menu said nothing about potatoes. I wouldnt even have mentioned it if not for the dirty dishes. After that I feel the need to address everything. Food is ok but I recommend bringing your own dishes. 😐
Aphrodite is sweet and attentive as usual & even held onto my refillable water bottle that I forgot last visit & when I I came in this time, it was filled with nice cold water with ice, just the way I like it!My favorite breakfast place in Colonie! They are like family!
Unprofessional Wait Staff:We heard great reviews and wanted to eat at this diner. The tables were clean and the environment was pleasant. We orded mozzarella sticks as an appetizer and they came out quick and were phenomenal. We were so excited for the rest of our meal but were instead greeted with choas. We are not picky eaters, however, in receiving our meals it was clear there was a mistake. I ordered a chicken-salad melt and a Caesar salad. I received a cold chicken salad sandwich, not a melt. I told the waitress it was okay and was just going to just eat the salad. The waitress had left and I soon realized she had given me the wrong salad and the wrong dressing. We waited 20 minutes for the waitress to come back so we could ask her for the correct salad and to see if it was possible /to hot press the sandwich quickly. She said sorry, however, it was very clear in the tone of her voice she was annoyed and unwanting to correct her mistake. She came back with the hot sandwich but instead of also bringing back the correct salad she brought me French fries. She then handed us our bill and we were not even halfway through eating. We had just gotten our food!! Guess it was clear she was done serving our table... We also sat 20 minutes without any water refills and had to get up to get our own water. We wouldve asked her for refills had she walked by our table but the waitress disappeared and never attended to us. My husband also ordered a medium rare burger but was given a very well-done burger instead. He did not want to be rude so he ate it and never made mention of it.We hate being those customers but the experience was not great, and it was not corrected by the waitress properly.....Wrong sandwich, wrong salad, overcooked burger, rude waitress, no refills, asked for a second salad and was given French fries, given the bill when we started eating (no chance to order coffee, tea or anything after the meal).Moral of this story: come here for good mozzarella sticks. But it may be a hit or miss with your meal and the service.If management reads this, it is unprofessional, and quite rude, to give the bill with the meal!! Big NO!
We didnt even eat here. We walked in, the whole diner smelled like sewage, and the health score was not even posted. I asked about it and the owner (Im assuming from other reviews this was her based on her reaction) waved her hand in my face, dismissed me, and told me it was fine. Red flags everywhere.
Do not eat here, absolutely disgusting. We ate their on Mother’s Day around noon, it wasn’t that busy and first of all there was some nasty waitress with a tattoo on the back of her neck causing all kinds of drama and very loud and obnoxious and kept complaining about how long it was taking for the cook to make a club sandwich and creating way too much drama, very UnProfessional attitude, we almost left but food was on way. Every Sunday we go to Tops Diner and sometimes the Blue Ribbon, just happened to be in Colonie. We have eaten there many many times over the years and was fine, never again. Ended up sick for 3 days and had to see my DR. Asked for wheat toast and it was soggy inside and outside was hard, clearly made earlier and the most disgusting part was the plate had rye seeds all over it and clearly was never CLEANED. Omelette had shredded 3 cheese in it and wasn’t even melted, potatoes were hard too and then to top it off the fruit cup was definitely canned and all soggy, gross. Maybe the rude obnoxious waitress yelling at cooks could of helped them instead of rushing them, at least out waitress an Asian woman was nice and she always is and see kept apologizing to us.
My mom recommended this place from years ago. Food was ok, my Greek chicken wrap was really dry, even with more tzatziki sauce I asked for, still very dryTook it home took the wrap off and it was much better. My moms souvlaki was pretty good, her carrot cake was great size and she enjoyed it.There are a lot of great diners in Albany, especially Greek diners....This one didnt impress me. But we have to support family owned small businesses, thats the American dream!
I was in the area and wanted to take my order to go. This place actually charges extra for you to take your meal to go as opposed to eating there. I asked why and the response was, we have to put it in a to go container. For what the price of the meal I wanted cost, there should be no extra charge for a cheap container. I walked out and would not ever come back.
The food is always very good at this Diner and the wait staff is always accommodating its got a nice atmosphere and every time Ive been there regardless of whether its a Saturday morning or Sunday morning it is never really that packed so youre always able to find a seat and get waited on whereas if you go to any other diamond or in the capital region youre liable to wait 20 to 30 minutes for a table on a Saturday or Sunday. But now its the best kept secret in Albany... you know, until I just spilled the beans on it
Went here for breakfast and the old woman who was the hostess decided to be my waitress, which she could not handle seating people and being our waitress. Had a lipstick stain on my coffee mug and when I told the woman she said it happens... Wrong. That should not happen. Lost my appetite and interest in this diner after that.
Sory, I dont know that place but must say for Google translator that : They are two other diners around, but it takes the cake (please, see Christina PhoenixOWLs comments) would be translated in French by Il y a deux autres restaurants dans le coin mais celui-ci remporte le ponpon ! It sems to me. See you !
BEWARE!!!!! I went to The Colonie Diner tonight for dinner and got Chicken Vista which is a chicken breast stuffed with broccoli and mozz cheese. After eating 6-10 bites I noticed that the inside of the chicken breast was completely raw!!!!! I should have noticed sooner but was I was talking with my companion and didnt until I consumed about 1/4 of it. When I say raw, I mean completely RAW. The waitress took it back and I ordered a roast beef sandwich instead (which by the way I couldnt eat because I lost my appetite). Of course they refused to comp my meal and when I addressed it with the manager/owner (older Greek lady) she made no apologies but instead waved her hand in my face telling me that I shouldnt worry because it wont make me sick! I had a friend that was served raw chicken years ago and he had to have 1/2 his intestines removed and came very close to dying! YOU CANT SERVE RAW CHICKEN .. IT WILL KILL SOMEONE! And, they have the nerve to still charge me for my meal! DO NOT go here....even if it was an isolated case, the fact that the owner treated me like it was my fault and was waving her hand in my face telling me I wont get sick from raw chicken tells me that that they could care less about their customers and the HEALTH of their customers. I WILL be contacting the NYS Department of Health as well. One last thing, I was raised in a restaurant. My family owned a diner in Niskayuna, NY for nearly 20 years, so I know the business and know how the Health Dept. monitors stuff like this. I surely hope that I dont wake up in the middle of the night tonight dealing with the after effects of consuming RAW CHICKEN! BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!
Total reviews rating 4.3
199 Reviews for Colonie Diner 2023:
Review №1
2022-01-01Excellent breakfast even at 2 in the afternoon if I had any complaint at all it was the coffee cup was too small. As always the home fries were cooked on a flat top grill. Thats the only way they can really be called home fries. Western Omelet was huge and I had to take some home!
Review №2
2022-01-07Insanely fast service! Really affordable! Impeccably clean and great food! A true family diner experience that won’t bust your wallet
Review №3
2022-01-29This is our weekly breakfast stop. Service is very fast and the food is always tasty. We have been getting take-out more due to COVID and it is always packed hot and within 5 minutes. Love the various benedicts. They have always accommodated my requests for changes/substitutions. Menu is diverse and large and they often have specials. If they were open for dinner, I probably would not eat anywhere else.
Review №4
2022-01-29Service is always fast and excellent. Food is good, just your basic diner food. We always go for breakfast and we never have any complaints!
Review №5
2019-03-24Always great food. Fast and friendly service.
Review №6
2022-03-31Service is attentive and personal. The orders were filled quickly. The food was hot and tasty. Friendly place!
Review №7
2021-08-22Have never written a review before, but thought this place deserved some recognition. incredible food, bacon was not crispy but it was still delicious which is hard to find! Coffee was hot and delicious as well, amazing service, and great prices. came here because one diner was too busy, and they did not disappoint. will start coming here every weekend !
Review №8
2022-02-24Great food, fast and very courteous serviceExcellent prices
Review №9
2022-05-04Its a classic Greek diner. Attentive service, more choices than you really need, and good, very affordable food.
Review №10
2022-04-30Staff was very friendly!! Food was amazing and was delivered in record time!! Sausage gravy was on point!! Deffinately recomend