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

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   Paul

   Fort Lauderdale

   6 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Great experience from start to finish. We were seated right on time, service was professional, and the food was delicious. Excellent place and we’ll be back.
   

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   Jackie

   Belgium

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Our service was really fantastic. On food I was really disappointed. I ordered a cookies & cream milkshake- it was vanilla with a few chocolate chips in it. I am not a fan of vanilla so I didn't drink it. I ordered fish & chips, it looked great and crispy but it was oddly soggy and tasted almost like vinegar was poured on it. Which would make sense why it was soggy. I was not a fan. I couldn't eat much of it at all the smell was bothersome & the soggy fish was just really not at all for my liking. My husband ordered the Wow Pastrami Sandwich that he asked to get it like a Rueben. It was a Sunday night and maybe the meat was older? I don't know most reviews LOVED this sandwich. My husband did not. He had an open face one @ Roxie's and loved it. This one was dry, you could barely even see the Russian sauce. I had order to go the 24 layer cake. In all the pictures it looked amazing chocolate with like fudge frosting. This one is chocolate cake with... I'm not sure what frosting it is a beige frosting with specks of some kind. Super bummed because the cake was just dry and not the worst cake ever but certainly nothing to brag about. I honestly wasted that because it just wasn't even worth the calories. So dinner was for us a waste of $100. The food was wasted. My husband ate about 1/4 of his meal and the rest went sadly in the garbage. We do have reservations for tomorrow morning at the 56th location, really hoping it is a wonderful surprise!
   

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   Julian

   London

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Overbooked and therefore standing and waiting 30 minutes past our table time. Large numbers of waiting impact on diners being constantly watched in anticipation of them leaving. Noisy environment. Table service staff good but food service was slow. Food was excellent and that is what you come for. However, as pre-theatre dining be careful of timings. We were rushing to get to ours. Busy weekend in New York post Thanksgiving may contribute but not getting food until an hour after table time is not good.
   

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   Terra

   Orlando

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Always crowded especially during Thanksgiving week, but always worth it. Definitely our go-to breakfast spot every time we are in town. Amazing staff.
   

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   Danielle

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The food was amazing, but the service wasn’t great. We were billed for a drink that couldn’t be served prior to 10am and correcting it was quite the feat. Additionally, while trying to get it corrected the table was being bussed, cleaned and broken down leaving us feeling forced to get up and relocate while waiting for resolution.
   

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   Heather Marie

   Richmond

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   I wasn’t sure if it would be worth the wait after we weren’t able to have our reservation time until all of our party arrived (and unfortunately half of our party were at the wrong location not realizing there were two locations) But thankfully the hostess was very nice and told us to stay. We enjoyed our table for 7 tucked in the back of the restaurant and the food and service was great.
   

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   Damon

   Baltimore

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We enjoyed the food and service. The mimosa was good and the chicken with waffles were great.
   

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   Edgar

   New Orleans

   114 reviews

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   5.0

   114 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   The food Was delicious. First diner I found that the pastrami compares to Katz deli in my opinion. Hard to find. Service was great and welcomed and accommodating to us to fit all of us there. Will be back again
   

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   Jennifer

   Mississippi

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Overall good- so busy/crowded before theater. Had reservations but ended up sitting at bar as table wasn’t ready 30 min after reservation time. Which was fine for us- bar server was great. No one explained what was going on with our reservation or apologized for the delay. Food was good and came out quickly once we ordered which we appreciated.
   

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    Cynthia

    Kansas City

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

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

    I had a reservation which was not honored by the restaurant. It was very crowded and loud and unorganized. After waiting 39mins past my reservation we asked host how much longer. He said he really didn't know. So we were having a family reunion, stuck with no reservation for dinner. It was freezing outside. We had to walk blocks before we found a place to eat. Not Happy. Why make a reservation on this website which was not honored. You should take this restaurant off your site. Makes me question Open Tables and their ability to actually book a reservation that is honored by this restaurant.
    

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