Whippany Diner — Restaurant in Hanover Township

I’ve been going to Whippany diner for three months. Now that doesn’t seem like a long theme to most but here’s the story.

I’m here in NJ looking for a place to buy. I have a place in Cambridge MD, Palm Springs CA and I live most of the time in Cornwall England. In fact, I came here from England on Sept 10th.

Every morning I go to Whippany Diner for breakfast. I sit in the same booth in the back and I’m waited on by Estelle. As a diabetic I order pretty much the same thing.... it usually involves eggs.

I really love the place, the food and have made friends with many of the locals.

But here’s the problem.

Last night, Thursday, December 3rd, I decided to go there and have dinner.... Stuffed Flounder with Crabmeat. It Really is a great dish.... go there and try it.

Hit there at about 5:30pm. There’s two booths taken, two people at the bar and two people sitting at a table on the right as soon as you walk in. That’s it!!!

Wait staff all standing around. I believe the owners son, the cook, and their daughter, running the cash register/ hostess were there.

I was asked if it was just me dinning and said yes and said I will sit in the back.... were I always sit. I sat there and was told I needed to move to a table for one. I said, I prefer to sit here and said I always sit here.

She left came back and said I need to move to a table for one as “We need to keep social distancing with the tables”. I said there are 7 tables here, there is No One back here and you want me to move to the table right next to this table??? I then said no, I’m happy where I’m at. She then said, “I was told you need to move.”

Again there was No One in the Diner other than what I mentioned and they were not in the area.

I got up and LEFT.

You don’t want my budiness..... No Worries. There are plenty of places to eat without being bullied to sit at a Two-Top when the customer wants to sit in a booth.

Nobody was there ... and now in a Climate like we are all in, they have just lost an income.

There’s more I could say, but you...

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