Carnegie Diner & Café – 828 8th Ave, New York, NY

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   Lauran

   New York City

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined today

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

   We had a reservation for 11:30 AM and when we arrived, on time, we were checked in and told to wait for our name to be called. 15 minutes passed as they continued to seat people on their walk in list and with later reservations likely due to party size but several unreserved parties of 4 were seated before our party of 3. Expect a wait even with reservations. Our waitress was outstanding, the best part of the whole day. They were out of lobster, which is a key ingredient on several of their more popular dishes. I settled for classic eggs benedict which came with poached eggs which were hard as a brick. It was also cold. My wife, who had the avacado toast, also had cold poached eggs but they were softer so we switched since she likes them harder. eggs. Her avacado was ao pulverized it was like eating green cream sauce. My daughter’s omelette also came cold. We were on a time constraint so we didn’t send anything (or everything) back as we feared another long wait. Suffice to say ut was not a totally enjoyable experience while their menu s nice with a lot of creative options. Perhaps we’ll try it again when it’s not so busy but we won’t be running back nor can we recommend it to others based on this experience.
   

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   Mario

   Seattle

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined today

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

   We were there for breakfast. The waiter arrived promptly for our order. I ordered the bacon toast which arrived with a big clump of butter which didn’t melt because the toast was not hot enough. Another toasted bagel arrived cold. Had to request silverware but didn’t get spoons for our coffee. We never got a refill for our coffee and didn’t see the waiter again until we asked for the bill. The restaurant played extremely loud music and it was difficult to have a conversation.
   

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   Lori

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Beautiful location close to our theater! Very lovely experience
   

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   Omar

   Corpus Christi

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Amazing food, huge portions, great customer service. Make a reservation for sure. Walking wait time was over an hour. We walked right in to our table as we had a reservation. Everything was great!!!
   

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   Lisette

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Great service and the food was very tasty area was not too busy, our family really enjoyed our visit.
   

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   George

   New York City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Great service, great food, will definitely go back.
   

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   linda

   VIP

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   We had two tables of six and we’re waiting on promptly after being seated promptly and everyone enjoyed their food
   

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   Erin

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The best pancakes I've ever had. And the toppings for the French toast were extremely generous. It was incredibly busy, but the staff definitely did the best they could considering how many people were packed into that place. Everyone was super friendly, and our seats were separate enough that we got a break from the humanity.
   

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   MMMarin

   VIP

   Baltimore

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Booked a reservation at Carnegie hoping to have a proper NY pastrami sandwich with my family. We arrived at our res time and still had to wait 30 mins standing. Sat by the back door where the freezing air blew across us EVERY time someone walked in. Then we were served pretty good french toast with 1 tiny serving of syrup, and had to literally get up and FIND our waitress to get more. And dry pastrami sandwiches that were barely warm with soggy french fries. Overall a pretty disappointing experience. If you make folx wait 30 mins beyond their reservation, the food should be good, no?
   

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    Marie

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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

    The food was very good. We were a few minutes late for our reservation and they still fit us in relatively quickly even though there were six of us.
    

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