Carnegie Diner & Café

Name: Carnegie Diner & Café
Address: 501 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA, United States, 22180
Telephone: (571) 459-2295
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.2

4.2

48 Reviews

$30 and under

American

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2 people

24 Nov 2024

23:30

Booked 54 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Great for brunch
Child-friendly

Carnegie Diner & Café offers limited reservations 30% only and 70% walk in. We are brand new and we like to accommodate all of you. Carnegie Diner features an extensive all-day breakfast menu in addition to serving a wide selection of salads, burgers, sandwiches, entrees, steaks, fresh fish, pastas, desserts and more. All day breakfast items include a Classic Benedict with optional addition of lobster, Avocado Toast, a BLT Quinoa Bowl with chopped bacon and poached eggs, Steak and Eggs, and three eggs any style served with hash browns and bread. There are a dozen types of pancakes, decadent waffles and French Toast offered. The restaurant also features a full page of plant-based options. Lunch and dinner entrees include rib-eye steak, Atlantic salmon, fish n’ chips, shrimp spaghetti and spaghetti carbonara. Desserts include a decadent 24-layer chocolate cake, pies, cupcakes and over-the-top milkshakes to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Breakfast, Comfort Food
Hours of Operation
Daily 07:00–22:00
Phone number
(571) 459-2295
Website
https://www.carnegiediner.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
501 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180
Area
Vienna
Parking details
Private Lot

What 48 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4.3Service
4.2Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Virginia - DC Suburbs
Most Booked 1000-Point Tables

Review summary

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Carnegie Diner & Café offers a bustling atmosphere with an "extensive menu" of diner and deli classics. Guests praise the "scrumptious food," "huge portions," and "fantastic service." While noise levels can be high, the vibrant setting and "friendly staff" make it a popular choice for casual dining.

48 Reviews

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Mimi
Washington DC
21 reviews
3.0
21 reviews
Dined on 17 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Good service and great food. The diner is very noisy. Overall it’s a good restaurant to have a corned beef or pastrami Reuben. I highly recommended it.
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Jim
Washington DC
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 16 November 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Food quality, and quantity were very good. Very large portions, easy easy to share the sandwiches. Unfortunately, as with a lot of the restaurants in this area, it’s hard to find good servers.
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Gayle
Washington DC
30 reviews
vip
2.0
30 reviews
Dined on 12 November 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
The noise level was beyond energetic. It doesn't help that the tables are squeezed together so that you hear the people at the tables on both sides. We're slim, but it was difficult getting between the tables. It was a forgivable mistake that our order was incorrect. The waitress took back our plate. Instead of remaking the sandwich, the chef just piled the additional meat on top, making it difficult to eat and beyond messy. Needless to say, we won't be back.
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Cole
Amarillo
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 11 November 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
We had a reservation and they couldn’t seat us in time. They were rude about it. They eventually sat us and no one came to take our drink order. After being there for about 45 min total we left because our toddler needed food.
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Jon
Richmond
43 reviews
vip
5.0
43 reviews
Dined on 11 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
It was a good experience, and our first time with our granddaughters who enjoyed it as well.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
7 reviews
vip
1.0
7 reviews
Dined on 9 November 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Overpriced, underseasoned food. Don’t understand the crowds.
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Kave
Washington DC
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 7 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place, we will be back for sure to eat breakfast and lunch
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Sonia
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 3 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We really enjoyed it, great service, thank you Diego!! Food was great! Will definitely come back.
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Susan
Washington DC
137 reviews
vip
3.0
137 reviews
Dined on 2 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Thought this would be a more elevated diner experience….but it was standard basic diner food, ambience and service…….nothing special or unique. A major disappointment is when we ordered their specialty cocktails on the menu. They then told us they didn’t have a liquor license so we could only order beer or wine…..huh!!! It’s not worth the hype and won’t return.
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Michael
Washington DC
35 reviews
vip
3.0
35 reviews
Dined on 31 October 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Very clean and inviting restaurant, with friendly service and a long menu of things that sounded good. Breakfast is available all day. Our disappointment was with the pastrami and corned beef sandwiches; they're billed as high-end and have a price to match ($22.95 for 1/2 pound of meat on rye with cole slaw and a side salad), but the meat tasted no better than standard grocery deli meat and the side salad that was included (fries are an upcharge) was mediocre lettuce with what tasted like bottled dressing. We'd come back for the breakfast, but not the sandwiches.
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Carnegie Diner & Café is rated 4.2 stars by 48 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

24 Nov 2024

23:30

Booked 54 times today

501 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180

Additional information

Area
Vienna
Hours of Operation
Daily 07:00–22:00
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Breakfast, Comfort Food
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Private Lot

Website
https://www.carnegiediner.com/
Phone number
(571) 459-2295

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