Quite honestly disappointing. This is a diner that makes every list... literally every list. If you're a tourist, guaranteed the concierge will send you here. I ended up here because it was my friend's choice. It was her birthday and we wanted to do brunch - she thought this would be a good choice. Before ordering we wanted to leave about 4 times.
Service, after switching waitresses, was quite pleasant. The first server we had was not in a good mood at noon.
Food is mediocre, nothing to write home about. I wouldn't call it a classic diner either. I really missed classic breakfast/brunch staples. Even the coffee was missing something. Perhaps because it's served in a glass tea cup. Uninviting. Usually you go to a diner, get a good mug and ask for refills.
My friend had eggs benedict - it's not something I eat but even I know the egg yolk is supposed to be runny. They make it 'medium' as we were told. Medium means, it doesn't run.
After everything, a shock to cap it off - as someone who dines out about 3-4 times a week and have celebrated birthdays at restaurants - was that they actually charged for the desert I asked to be brought out for my friend's birthday. I've never ever seen that before.
I see that another patron has also mentioned about a birthday. It is such a strange occurrence that a restaurant can't afford a piece of cake with a candle in it.....