River View Diner — Restaurant in North Bergen

I don't ever do reviews, but this was by far the WORST meal I have ever paid for in my entire life. Yes the staff was friendly, but who cares...that's not why I go out to eat. The food was absolutely terrible. How does this place have 4 stars! To start...the toast was brought out within 1 minute of ordering, obviously this can't toast. It was soft, cold bread with unmelted butter. Then the meals came out in under 5 minutes, that's faster than McDonald's and the food was worse. The home fries were simply potatoes...no seasoning, no onions, no peppers...just cut up potatoes and some pieces were half a potato. The bacon looked like the treats you give your dog, and probably tasted that way, but I've never had dog food before...until this morning. My friend is here from the Philippines and this was his first diner experience and I'm sorry I brought him here. He was disappointed to say the least and now I have to take him to another diner. The chocolate chips in his pancakes were not even melted. He had to dip them in ketchup for some flavor, and his bacon looked like you guessed it...dog treats. The cheese in the omelets was not melted either and it's clear they use eggs from a carton and not fresh eggs. To top this all off, their prices are ridiculous! $5 for 3 pieces of bacon. $12 for a GLASS of champagne...I've bought glasses of champagne at pool bars in Vegas that were $12. Our tab was over $100 for 5 people...for diner breakfast, that's a bit much. I could've bought and prepared the worlds best breakfast for that much, and that's what I'll do next time and so should you....

I am an employee at this diner. I have been waiting tables in diners for a little over fifteen years now. While the food at the Riverview is undoubtedly not the hottest new thing, as I see people seem to have a lot to complain about in this area, it is CLASSIC diner. You can't change two eggs over easy to anything else, ya know? Not only does the food come out hot, and VERY FAST (I have yet to figure out how the cooks pull it off) but this is what you can remember when going out to eat as a kid, growing up. The place is SUPER family friendly, which is comforting to see, as a mother. On top of everything else.... These people go out of their way. The owner of this place is hard working, and personally makes sure that things get done the right way. Him and his wife, who have owned and run this place themselves for thirty some-odd years now, have taught these same work ethics and hard working skills to their three daughters, who also have a hand in running the place now. They will jump in a heart beat to fix any issue any customer would have and they bend over backwards for their employees as well. Everyone gets a second chance. And that is hard to come by anywhere these days, let alone in a diner, and as a waitress. If anyone on here came to write a bad review, I ask that you come back, and give us another shot. If something is wrong, ask a manager to resolve the problem. You will be treated like...

My family & I were here yesterday for the first time & we ordered takeout cuz we wanted to go sit by the water. The food was just okay but the desserts were HORRIBLE! I got a chocolate eclair & a cannoli & the manager added another dessert for free (which was very nice!) BUT they tasted like DIRTY OLD FREEZER/REFRIGERATOR SMELL! Like their filters need to be cleaned. They were awful! We took a bite & spit it out immediately! I called to tell them how bad they were & to stop selling them immediately & the man I spoke with said “I’m sorry, I’ll go check them out right now”. He should’ve offered me a refund or some kind of compensation but he didn’t. The people that were working there at the time we were there couldn’t have been nicer but we won’t be going back there again. Sorry!

Unfortunately we live over an hour away. We were visiting for the day. My husband paid by CC. I’m not gonna drive over an hr for a refund. Maybe you can credit our CC? I just wanted to let you know how bad it was so you don’t sell anymore desserts until it’s taken care of. Desserts should not be on display for more than 3 days in my opinion. They should be freshly made so this doesn’t happen. You can’t sell bad food to...