Carnegie Diner & Café – 828 8th Ave, New York, NY

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   Sara

   New York City

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One thing customers should have in mind is that we had a reservation for 2 people at 6pm, and we weren’t seated until 6:17pm. They were so busy and they were doing their best to seat everyone. But like many other diners that evening we were headed to a show. Unfortunately we felt in a rush because we were seated later than our reservation time. Nonetheless, the food was great! Our waitress was attentive and was very knowledgeable about the menu. We had a couple mocktails- both lovely! Our party ordered the avocado toast and kale chicken Caesar salad. The avocado toast had eggs that were served Benedict style, although the eggs came out hard boiled. The waitress was kind enough to bring us new runny eggs ASAP. The kale chicken Caesar salad was great- the chicken was so moist and the greens were fresh. Plus the dressing was delicious! We also ordered the 24 layer chocolate cake which was so good! We were impressed with the size and the price. We took most of it to go! TLDR: I would recommend this place, but make your reservation for earlier because they may not seat you at your reservation time.
   

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   bill

   Nashville

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Biggest piece of chocolate cake I have ever had! Would go back.
   

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   Alisha

   New York City

   8 reviews

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   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My friend and I really enjoyed our dining experience. Our waitress Victoria was friendly and serviced us with a smile and our food was delicious made by Chef Andre we even had ample amount of food to carry home for the next day, which is always great in my opinion. All in all I do recommend and we will return .
   

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   Carlos

   Atlanta Metro

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Nice place, good food (but not fantastic) - reservation means not a lo since we had to wait 20 mins for a table.
   

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   Melissa

   New York City

   15 reviews

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   3.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a reservation on a Friday evening. Unfortunately, we were not seated until about 25 mins past are our time. They don’t seat people in order, but only by table size. We had a reservation for 3, which could not be seated at a table for 4. There are barely a handful of tables for 2 with a chair pulled up. The place was packed with people waiting inside I front of the door. There is no microphone used to call table names. So if you don’t hear you name you miss your place. Twice I saw someone at the desk that was also waiting say they would take the table and they were seated. The table checks got mixed up and we were incorrectly charged for the check to top the night off. The food was good. I would like twice about going around me show time. They don’t honor reservation times, it depends on size of table available. Waitstaff clearly overworked.
   

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   Patrick

   Grand Rapids

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Crazy busy. Even though we had a reservation we had to wait 45 mins past our reservation time.
   

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   Holly

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Place was packed, but service was quick. Pastrami sandwich was excellent!
   

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   Renee

   New York City

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Service was great. Food came out quick. Extensive menu with something for everyone and food was good and big portions. Very crowded without a waiting area so individuals standing between tables. Bathroom lines. Felt rushed at end to leave.
   

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   Betsy

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great time with family and friends. We were there during Christmas season and it was very crowded but they handled it well.
   

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    Sarah

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2

    Much worse than previous visit… Daughter’s meal came about 12 minutes after mine, and was overcooked and had to be sent back. Very slow service, could not get a drink refill. Also, they really need to figure out the waiting room situation… There’s absolutely nowhere to wait when you come in, we waited almost 20 minutes even though we had a reservation. 
    

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