Kim K.
Yelp
I've been going to this diner since it was the Larchmont Diner, going back 50 years. My husband and I have been going every Saturday or Sunday for breakfast, and the food is consistently good. However, I'm sad to say I was shocked and saddened by an experience I had today, and I would caution others who care about what their children are exposed to when they dine out. Today, while waiting for our food at a table, 4 very loud, obviously drunk 20-somethings came in and sat down near us. This was at 12:30pm. They were yelling and cursing and laughing so loudly, and two of the tables near us, that had very young toddlers sitting with them were visibly concerned. Both my 85 year-old mother and I asked them to be quieter, but they ignored us. When I got up to tell the manager to ask them to lower their voices, he said he'd take care of it. 15 minutes later, a young woman from the restaurant staff came over to the table and apologized to them for bothering them, and she sheepishly asked them to try and be less rowdy because some people in the restaurant asked her to tell them to. When she left the table, they laughed, and went right on carrying on. When their food arrived, they ordered 4 giant screwdrivers (vodka and orange juice), and proceeded to get even louder. When we left, the cashier asked us, "How was everything?" I said, "Do you want to know the truth?" She said nothing and looked down at her register. The manager told my mother he "felt bad" about the noisy group, but he never once went over to them himself, and, he SOLD ALCOHOL to an already clearly drunk group of people. VERY irresponsible. Clearly, this manager cares only about how much money he makes and cares nothing about the comfort of customers or the vulnerability of young children. It's too bad, because the food is very good, and the waiters are all very nice. My advice would be "stick to takeout" unless you enjoy eating brunch with loud drunken idiots at a family diner.
