the DINER — Restaurant in Washington

I came to this restaurant on a Sunday morning for lunch, and I have to say that it was incredibly busy and the waiting time was appropriate to the long line. There is no specific waiting area and you have to wait by the only entrance and exit, which makes it difficult for people to exit and enter. After my girlfriend and I were taken to our table it took a while for us to see our server that when she finally came over we knew exactly what we wanted to order. My girlfriend ordered the Breakfast Tots which were delicious, but very oily which kind of made them unpleasant. It it wasn't for the high amount of oil, the Breakfast Tots would be a go to for anyone that likes tatoer tots with scramble eggs and sautéed onions with peppers. I order the peanut butter and chocolate milk shake with vanilla ice cream, which I strongly recommend if you are a peanut butter lover as myself. It was delightful and rich in flavor. I also order the breakfast burrito which seemed popular since many people in the restaurant had at least one on their table and the description sounded delicious. Although I had placed my order at the same time as my girlfriend my food came way after my girlfriends, it was to the point that my girlfriend had finished her food and I still didn't have mine. When I asked one of the servers what was going on, he came back to tell me that the waitress had apparently forgotten to enter my order, which was sort of annoying, but considering how busy it was it's an honest mistake that anyone could've committed. When I finally got my food and took the first bite, it let a lot to desire, and did not live up to my expectations and the hype. Although the burrito was average tasting, the home fries were quite tasty and probably the best part of the dish. The waitress did discounted $6 of my bill to make up for the mistake of not placing my order, which I have to say was really nice. I definitely recommend going to this restaurant if you find yourself in the D.C area and want something cheap and good to eat, but if you go on a Sunday be ready to wait in...

I have been in Dc for over 8 years and haven’t been to the diner in probably 5ish years. I was excited when two friends invited me to go as I also don’t get over to adams Morgan as much as I’d like. It was a beautiful day to walk outside from 14th to 18th. 60 and sunny! Upon arriving, every table outside had dirty dishes and cups and were empty. We asked the hostess who had zero personality and couldn’t even crack a smile how long the wait would be as the place was packed. She said about 20ish min and said she would text us since we wanted to check out a clothes store and book store and my friend also was finishing his Starbucks. We probably were gone more like 30 min and haven’t heard anything, so we went back. Upon talking to the aloof hostess again, the two tables inside closest to door still had dirty tables with dishes. We asked how much longer it would be because we had decided before returning that if a table wasn’t ready for us, we’d go somewhere else. To our surprise, she sat us right away. A bus boy brought us water immediately and a server even came and took our drink order. We did have to ask the hostess though for menus since both had forgotten to give us the dirty “menu” with the QR code. We literally waited 15 min and did not receive our coffee, Bloody Mary and third drink. It was weird because I could see my bloody sitting at the bar but we didn’t ever see the waiter in the restaurant again after taking our drink order. We timed the last 5 min and had to leave as nobody ever came back with our drinks or to take our order. Upon leaving, the place is grimy and desperately needs a paint job inside. The finale was the hostess was such in LaLa land and passed us upon leaving and one would think wouldn’t you ask us “what’s wrong why are you leaving?”. We went to duplex diner instead and spent over $100 bucks and had...

Horrible Experience – Never Again!

If I could give zero stars, I would. The service at The Diner was beyond terrible. We were passed around to three different servers like we were an inconvenience rather than paying customers. I ordered a medium steak, and not only did they bring it out well-done TWICE, but the second time, they burnt it to a crisp, almost like they were trying to be funny. My guest’s eggs were ice cold, and when I asked for another ginger ale, I never got it.

To make things worse, I asked five times for a simple slice of lemon for my water—FIVE TIMES—and still never received it, even after flagging down a guy who was bussing another table.

But the absolute wildest part of the night? A man wearing a Halloween mask walked into the restaurant with a cat, put the cat in a bag on the floor right next to our table, and left. Turns out, he wasn’t even a customer—just a friend of one of the staff members, who was apparently pet-sitting at work. One of my guests is allergic to cats, and another has a phobia of them, but when we complained to the so-called manager, Catherine, she was dismissive, nonchalant, and completely unbothered. Her excuse? She had cat allergies too and was also uncomfortable, but since we were the only ones complaining, she didn’t see an issue.

To top it all off, she had the audacity to act like she was doing me a favor by taking my inedible steak off the bill, even though I sent it back twice.

This place clearly caters to the after-club crowd who are just looking to soak up alcohol, because good service and quality food are NOT a priority here. I wouldn’t recommend this spot to a homeless person looking for a quick bite, let alone anyone expecting decent food or basic professionalism....