The New Maspeth Diner

Full disclosure, my family is one of the regulars and we get treated like royalty. I am shocked by all these negative reviews. I can understand delivery might not be the same quality as in the restaurant, but during COVID I was so appreciative they were still doing deliveries. In person, this is a simple place run by a really nice, REALLY hard-working family. I have ordered food catered for family parties and it was always a success. Steven does have a serious demeanor at first but he takes a lot of pride in running the place. I hope more people will give it a chance. It is not fancy like Good Eats down the block. It is also not loud, chaotic and with a half hour wait on weekends. Not trying to knock Good Eats, they have great food, but if you like to enjoy your meal in a quieter ambiance, then City Diner is awesome. I almost always get the vegetable quesadilla, which isn 't even on the menu, but they accommodate me. When I 'm really hungry, my favorite is the filet of sole francese. The rice melts in your mouth. The onion rings we fight over. My mother and son love the pasta bolognese, which for Italians, it 's strange to order Italian from a diner, but it 's delicious. The sangria is good and strong. Full selection of authentic Mexican food. I 'm so happy I can dine inside again, this was the place I missed the most.

Such a warm family friendly diner. been going for yrs. awesome new Management

Second time our order was 30 minutes late and prepared wrong. The delivery man also left it on the floor. Don't waste your money here

I was staying at a hotel close by and thought I 'd order a diner burger for delivery. Opened my delivery app, ordered a cheeseburger medium rare with fries and a chocolate shake. Nice and easy, the app said 30 min delivery. The phone rang about 20 min later with a guy saying that he was delivery . It sounded like he was on the highway, I could barely hear him and I asked where he was. No answer. I said are you here at the hotel, he said something about a hill. It was ridiculous. I tried multiple times to get him to say something intelligible, but that was not working. Apparently he was in the lobby, but had called from outside. Annoying. The burger was warm, which was good, but not medium rare, very dry, just blah. The fries were overdone. The milkshake was definitely some kind of mix, I expected better from a diner. Overall it was not a great experience. I was left more annoyed than satisfied.

Can't personally speak for the food, but 5 Stars to City Diner for making my elderly relative happy on Thanksgiving in the middle of a pandemic. I ordered her a meal for delivery and she was absolutely thrilled with it. Her building can be a little complicated to get in to, and as she is elderly can't move too quickly, but the delivery person got it to her door and she loved it. Thank you so much City Diner!