Columbia Diner — Restaurant in Town of Kinderhook

Ordered a buffalo chick Cesar salad, ordered many times before. Whatever was put on the salad was clearly rancid and I was unable to finish. I called, spoke to the waitress, and asked for another salad and the owner was extremely rude, could be heard yelling over the phone at the waitress, and would not make another salad. Offered to give me my money back but it's not the point. You don't speak to paying customers like this. Will not eat here again.

In response to owner: I have ordered this exact salad from this restaurant a dozen times before and as I stated over the phone it was very good every other time I ordered it so I know what blue cheese tastes like (I was told over the phone it comes with blue cheese crumbles anyway) and I know what dressing tastes like. Everything has an expiration date and something on the salad clearly went bad that night. I also invited you to eat the salad for yourself when I returned it, so you could see what I was referring to, and you wouldn't even come out from the kitchen for 2 seconds to speak to me. I was never rude on the phone or in person to any of your staff and I did not deserve to be treated the way that I was. So, what's done is done I just won't eat there again. Enjoy the test...

This morning, I hit up Columbia Diner —the kind of place that smells like sizzling bacon and fresh coffee before you even walk in. I just needed something to start the day, but man, it turned out to be a gem.

I ordered French toast and a breakfast sandwich, just keeping it classic. The French toast came out golden and fluffy, with that perfect crisp on the edges. It was dusted with powdered sugar and served with warm maple syrup that soaked right in without making it soggy. Every bite was buttery, sweet, and comforting—like something straight out of a dream.

The breakfast sandwich? Next level. Sausage, perfectly fried egg, melty cheese, and soft bread that held it all together like a champ. It had that savory flavor that makes you want to take your time and savor it, even though I demolished it in minutes.

The service was quick, the vibe was cozy, and every bite tasted like someone in the back actually cared about what they were cooking. Five stars across the board. I’ll...

When I first walked in I saw an older woman sitting on a stool at the counter. She had one foot resting on the next stool with her shoe off picking at her callouses. (I later saw her eating bacon with her unwashed hand.) I should have turned around and left right then. But I sat in a booth and waited and waited and waited for service. Meanwhile I had to listen to a conversation from a man who was talking about oozing blisters on his hands. When I was finally able to give the server my order I had to wait quite a while for her to bring it out to me. The corned beef hash clearly came out of a can. It had those perfectly diced potatoes. The pancakes were okay, but nothing special. I'd have to be really hungry to want to stop in here again after...