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Austin House Diner

Austin House Diner

7204 Austin StNY 11375, Forest Hills, United States

Bars • Cafés • Burgers • American


"I 've read a lot of bad reviews for this place but that was after I stopped in for dinner. The interior of this place is definitely dated and in need of a renovation. Old diners like this are either cool and retro or not so cool and kind of dirty.This one had a dirty vibe. (The bathroom is gross) The salt and pepper shaker on my table looked like it hadn 't been cleanedsince the 70s. My server was fine, but she was not the friendliest person. She spoke very little ... just took my order anddisappeared for a good half hour. Ironically she was the one that told me the place closes at 7:30 when I walked in at 6:30. Ithought — who cares, I have plenty of time. Little did I know my order wasn 't going to come out for 30 minutes! It felt like Iwas sitting there forever. I finished my water and then asked for a drink when she finally came back 30 minutes later. The dinerwas NOT busy. Maybe 3 other tables had guests. I ordered comfort food — chopped steak with mashed potatoes and corn. It was alarge portion and it was good. The mashed potatoes and gravy had an odd color but everything was tasty. It was the vibe of theplace that put me off. A man came in at one point with the food that he had picked up earlier, screaming about how it wasundercooked. The owner took the food out of the container and handed it back to the cook. I 'm not even sure what it was. It wasjust so off putting, especially NOW after reading so many reviews about that kind of thing. I worried later, about whether Iwould have a stomach ache later and I did not. So overall, my food was very good, the service and atmosphere was odd. Iwouldn 't go back as I would try somewhere else on Austin Street ... and there were tons of places!"