Elmer Diner

Today is not the first time we’ve stopped at the Elmer Diner, but it is the first time I’m leaving a review. Let’s start with the friendly welcome from Debbie and the fun 60’s music playing in the background. My husband and I both ordered the turkey club that came with fries, Coke slaw and a cup of chicken with shell pasta soup. The soup is homemade and tasted like mine and I do make good soup! The club was perfect… not too much mayo, bacon crispy and the turkey was very fresh. The fries were exactly what you’d expect from a diner – perfectly browned and not soggy! So, lunch was great, but we’ve had breakfasts that were also great. If I have one criticism it would be that the menu is just too extensive. I think they could probably eliminate 3 of the 6 pages and still please everyone. We will be back!

I remember coming to this diner a few years ago with my wife and father in law. We were pleasantly surprised to find a nice diner in a small town off route 40 in Jersey. We have been trying to find this place again for years and we finally found it! We were so excited because we remembered their great selection of desserts and good food. We were thoroughly disappointed for this follow up visit. The food was horrendous and the diner smelled like cigarettes. I was appalled by what they called an attempt at a burger and sent my food back. I had some of my wife’s meatloaf and that was barely edible. The food was so poor that my kids wouldn’t eat their meals and they generally eat everything. I won’t even look at this place when we drive by it anymore. I would recommend you steer clear of this place. It was border line cafeteria/​hospital quality.

Nothing to go out of your way for, just typical diner food. I had the turkey club it was ok my girlfriend had one of specials didn’t really care for it. Server was not very friendly.

I can’t believe how disrespectful the manager is I walked in to pick up food and he was yelling at his employees on the floor. I got home and the food was disgusting so I called to complain and he belittled me and hung up on me what kind of business doesn’t care about their customers and their employees he hung up on me twice when I called back I do not recommend it

Everything here is great! I travel across the US and try many restaurants and this place is at the top of my list in food AND service.

See no negatives. It was quiet not especially quick but that can be a good thing. Loaded portions. Friendly service for Jersey. Breakfast all day that’s a good thing. Loved the Décor. if you happen to be in Elmer check it out.

A stop on the way from Philly to Cape May at the midway point. This trip, a two for $ 20 dinner special was offered, with a large cross section of entrees offered. My husband ordered the chicken piccante, and I had the 8 oz sirloin. Served with an appetizer, soup or salad, and the entrée with 2 veggies, the portion was generous and we wound up taking half our dinner entrees home. The food was good, hot, prompt and appreciated. Service was attentive and professional. We enjoyed our meal, as usual and will return.

Elmer diner is the place to go for a cheap meal. I always leave overly full. ‘Diner food’ is the best way to describe the food, which is a good thing. They have everything you can think of, plus more.

We love this place! The food s very good and we love some of the servers. If you give them a chance they treat you like family. When we first moved to South Jersey they made s feel welcomed.

I was really shocked to see there is only one review for the Elmer DIner, and it is poor. I really love the Elmer Diner for as it has all the things I want to eat and I really enjoy their specials. They make a great mac-​and-​cheese.
The prices are extremely reasonable. You can get a whole cheesesteak lunch set for about 7.95.
They also have those light, crispy kind of diner fries which I just love. I admit breakfast can be lackluster here, but the lunch specials are great. Come here for a good lunch!

I was in this small NJ town for business and was in need of some breakfast before starting my day. I stopped at the Elmer diner because most diners have good breakfast. The person who sat me was very «matter-​of-​fact». No good morning, no how are you, just sat me down at the table near the front door and plopped down the menu. (Turns out that she is one of the owners!)
My waitress was friendly and the service was fast. The breakfast was blah. I ordered a bacon and cheddar omelette with egg whites. The omelette was dry and over cooked. The hash browned potatoes were also dry and tasted old. The toast was barely toasted. The best part of the breakfast was the grits. They were thick and fresh. I ordered an iced coffee because it was listed on the menu. Really, this was just hot coffee poured over ice that melted in two seconds.
Keep driving and look for something better. (Although I haven’t found much around these parts)