Lamp Post Diner - CLEMENTON

I haven't been here for over a year because I was disappointed with my last 3 meals. It was my understanding that the original cook had health problems with his heart at that time. I thought I would give this diner a chance again, as it was so good in the past, but unfortunately I was disappointed again. I ordered the chicken stall and the boy was a mess. The cook drowned the chicken and noodles with a ton of sauce. I brought it to the waitress, but her answer was that the cook usually drowned the dish with sauce. The staff is always nice, but I'm totally disappointed! Here are some photos of this damn mess. I wish I had taken a picture.

The appearance of this diner is appealing, in fact it is huge. You were super busy when we left and there were many regulars in there. If it wasn't for the food, I would have valued it much higher. I ordered Mozzarella sticks for an appetizer. The sauce was good, but the mozzarella sticks were diligent and not very well cooked. The waitress says they just started with new mozzarella sticks. I wouldn't get her back. I ordered a grilled cheese with bacon and curly frits. At first I rarely come across places that serve curly pommes, so that this was a huge plus for me. However, the sandwich was greasy and I had to remove most of the bacon because it was understated and rubbery. Finally, I ordered a Danish and an apple turnover. They were both rock hard and had very little taste. I was disappointed because they advertise a bakery, so I thought I would get bakery quality. One thing I liked is that they had packed all the baked goods individually. I would give the diner an attempt, but I will definitely not order baked goods. You have a really big menu so I can try something new!

Wouldn't recommend the bison burger, the meat to bread ratio was way off shown in the picture. The steaks were well cooked medium rare. The fries were fantastic. Overall it was good but definitely not a 1/2 pound burger. I've had 1/4 from McDonald's that has better ratio than this.

Don?t know where to start with this place! It was a great experience overall! Michelle was a wonderful server and very attentive and really went above and beyond. The wait was about 10 mins for 2 of us. The food was cooked perfectly and tasted great! It was clean, and has a lot of room inside. Paying at the cashier was pretty simple but the line was a tad long. I will be back for sure. The pork roll was cooked to perfection, and really made my trip to New Jersey worth it!

Updated Review 7/23: I had to update my review from my last visit here. This time was way better! The food was really good and fresh. The service was good and we were seated comfortably. We did not have a great experience last time and I’m happy to say it was completely different this time. I will return again! I am disappointed to say they no longer have curly fries. : The appearance of this diner is appealing, in fact it is huge. They were super busy when we went and there were many “regulars” in there. If it wasn’t for the food, I would have rated it much higher. I ordered mozzarella sticks for an appetizer. The sauce was good but the mozzarella sticks were doughy and not cooked very well. The waitress says that they just started using new mozzarella sticks. I wouldn't get them again. I ordered a grilled cheese with bacon and curly fries. First, I rarely come across places that serve curly fries so this was a huge plus for me. The sandwich, however, was greasy and I had to take most of the bacon off because it was undercooked and rubbery. Finally, I ordered a danish and an apple turnover to go. They were both rock hard and had very little flavor. I was disappointed because they advertise a bakery so I thought I would get bakery quality. The one thing I did like is that they had all of the bakery items individually wrapped. I would give the diner one more try but I definitely will not be ordering bakery items. They do have a really large menu, so I can try something new!