Squire's Diner — Restaurant in New York

First time in NY, but last time to ever eat here. The waiters were rude when we walked in. We waited over 15 minutes before getting ask for drinks. One waiter came and threw our water then drinks down. When we asked about a dish the guy literally stop taking our order and went to the nearby table to answer questions and get them coffee. We stayed due to being hungry and had limited time before our flight and seeing Ground Zero. Finally ordered and after some time got our food. I notice extra items not on the menu. Asked for the manager three times and literally had to run down stairs to puke. But one bathroom had three girls and one toilet.. Don't ask. The second was locked. The room across that holds the food was open and it made the food come back up worst. Other than bugs in the food the place holding some of the food was not clean. The place need to be updated and inspected. The waiters attitude changed after we confronted and showed the bug. 7May17. Other people saw the bug and left. The manager tried to his the plate and hush us out. Please be careful when...

There's like 500 items on this Squires diner menu. As mostly known for its breakfast, I kept my expectations low, was not disappointed - maybe even a little impressed, given the location and diner decor. For starters, that banana milkshake would NEVER have made it through that tiny soda straw, what were they thinking. The chicken soup matched Denny's, so there's your bar.

The grilled sole far exceeded my expectations - fresh and well-cooked. The baked potato wasn't double-baked, but sure single-baked really well enough to soak up the usual, and the mixed veggies (to soothe my conscience after aforementioned milkshake) reflected the "recently-defrosted from a very large bag" quality.

The Athenia panini ended up well below par, lacking taste - best try elsewhere for your Mediterranean cuisine fill.

Update Apri 2025: Returned for Breakfast after 2 years, and totally impressed with their consistency - great food for a great price, breakfast highly...

Terrible customer service, I came to this place today in the morning to get a bacon, egg and cheese and a cup of coffee. A older man took my order while I was waiting for my order I received a call from my daughter keep in mind the whole place is packed and everyone is talking. This man got the nerves to tell me to get off my phone because I was making noise I turn to the side and ask the person next to me if I was loud and they say I was not loud is just the men don’t like black people and he tried to give them bad service so they don’t come back. I was so upset this was one of their regulars that told me this smh is unbelievable how I got treated and plus they got my order wrong. I will not recommend this place or go there ever...