Mike C.
Yelp
Sadly, Silver Diner is now "off the list." While the food is generally good or very good quality, the value is too low for this to be a destination any longer. For my family of four, the total was $94. No appetizer for the table, no alcohol, no desserts. Two of us left hungry.
There is nothing "deluxe" about their grilled cheese deluxe. It's strikingly small and comes with lukewarm thin fries. We didn't realize until after it was finished, that they never gave us the ginger-cranberry sauce that was supposed to come with it. My vegan smash burger was thin, as one would expect, but it was pretty insubstantial in size, and there was nothing impressive about the bun, the lack of slaw topping, or the disappointing size of lukewarm, tasteless fries.
My son ordered an appetizer as a meal and added a side of fries to his order as well. Again, it was a cheapo portion. Think about how Five Guys impresses with their fries. Is Silver Diner intentionally trying to disappoint its diners?
At decent prices, the serving sizes might be overlooked, but $18.99 for a pasta? At a diner? $12.49 for a small grilled cheese and a small amount of fries? $9.79 for a shake (though they at least give you extra in a metal mixing container)?
At the time we ate - between lunch and dinner - there were only a handful of tables occupied, but still the service was lacking. It took too long for the shake to come out, well after the other drinks. The waitress, who was pleasant enough, only came around once to ask us how things were doing. I asked for a coke refill. Over 10 minutes later, she returned saying "I thought I brought this to you." then walked away without asking if we needed anything else. The next time we saw her, she was holding a credit card reader. Delightfully, the pay-at-the-table reader suggested tips of 20, 22, and 25 percent. I overrode the suggestions and left a reasonable amount based on the actual service quality.
Sorry, but at nearly $100 ($25 a person), there are much better values out there.