AJ’s Family Diner

Great food, prices super low. EVERYTHING TASTES WONDERFUL. One thing though, when we were there last Saturday the «owner», or who at least we think was the owner came out into the dining room to «harshly» speak with some of the waitresses about cell phone use. We heard the whole conversation, this was uncomfortable. Now we 100% agree with what the owner was getting at, BUT her deliver was totally wrong. This conversation should never have been held in front of any customers. I felt bad for the waitresses.

Typical small town diner, executed fantastically. Great food and service, bottomless coffee, cheap eats, and just a fun place to hang out. Clearly its where the locals go as there arent many other options nearby. Well I should say there really arent any other options nearby. Ha We had to stop and ask if there was anything close and luckily this place showed up. We were definitely some of the only non locals in the place and could feel everyone staring at us when we walked in. This is a very, very small town. The menu was your typical diner fare and I went with one of my standard choices for diner breakfast, a sausage and cheese omelet with rye toast. My wife ordered some pancakes, eggs, bacon and home fries that I think they called the Farmers platter or something like that.
They started us off with some bottomless coffee, one of my favorite things about diners. Just keep it coming! Our food came up pretty fast as well. There really wasnt much waitressing help, they were spread pretty thin, so I thought they did a pretty good jiob considering how crowded it was. My omelet was fluffy, and packed with sausage and cheese. It was a huge meal, and I scarfed it down with gusto. I love diner omelets and nothing goes better with them than some buttery rye toast. Simple, easy and super satisfying. My wife’s plate was tasty as well. The pancakes were fluffy, and although I prefer my hash browns super crispy. these were still quite good. The bacon was great as well.
Even though this is really the only place nearby to get anything to eat, you dont need much else. Its cheap, the food is good and it has a very welcoming small town feel. Its definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Great breakfast. Cheap daily specials. Fast, tasty and friendly. Will come back next time we are in the area.

Food was delicious! No complaints. But, the bathroom was nasty. Just don’t go in there if you want to keep your appetite…

We went to cny museum and had lunch here. The food is decent and the service is good. We were impressed.

Never in my life have I waited 45 mins for scrambled eggs. I guess the Cook has 1 arm.

Very solid diner good! Service was quick and incredibly friendly. Super cheap too. Cash only.

Great little diner. Food is good and the prices are great. Staff is also very friendly. I would choose this over Denny’s or Perkins any day.

We dropped our daughter off at SUNY Cortland this weekend and hung around until the next morning. We found this place through a google search of the area. Wow what a find. Love the small town feel and the amazing omelets.
Service was good even with how crowded it was.
We also had a blueberry pancake. It was great!

Was taking my son to college. Wanted to stop for a good «Diner breakfast» versus Dunkin Donuts. Found this great place. Friendly staff, great menu, cheap but the food was excellent. Loved the corn-​beef hash
While it’s nothing fancy, it’s honest, friendly darn good home cookin’. Enjoy

Best diner in town. Maybe Hyde’s is the only one on par with it. The staff is always friendly, the food is delicious and priced decently. Amazing!

Best diner here in cortland! The weekend waitresses are fabulous. So attentive and friendly. The food is fantastic. Sometimes there can be a little wait because they get sooooo busy. It’s worth the wait though. Omelets and pancakes are huge and to die for. I recommend the peanut butter chocolate chip pancakes! Not a lot of parking, but you can park on the street. Oh, and if you enjoy home fries, these one are crisp and delicious, hand cut every morning, as well as the French fries. If your there for lunch, try the potato salad, which the owner makes from scratch, as well as the Mac and cheese on Fridays. You’ll never have a better Mac and cheese. I go Fridays just for Mac and cheese, it’s ready by 11am, and sells out fast. It’s that good. Just about everything is from scratch. Amazing food. And you can see all the areas the owner has traveled to gaining culinary knowledge by checking out some of the photos on the wall. Quite impressive. Oh, and the prices… You will be amazed! So cheap for such delicious food!

A great little gem here in the city of cortland if you like good value and good service for your money. They make a wonderful blueberry pancakes this feels you right up with bottomless coffee. Wait staff is always polite and quick to serve. My favorite place to have breakfast in town.

Great little family diner that we found while passing through Cortland. Food is good and prices are very fair. (A two egg breakfast with toast and delicious home fries is only $ 3.50!) The staff is very friendly; cash only. I would eat here again!

Parking is limited but don’t let a full lot scare you off. There is more seating inside than it looks like there would be.
A really fantastic broccoli cheese omelette with home fries and rye toast was $ 5.25. It was delicious and a great value!
We also had the homemade corn chowder soup, which was very good too.
Even with a fairly full house at lunchtime, service was fast and friendly. The food came out quickly and hot.
The entire menu is very economical. I think this is a family business, which allows them to keep costs down.

Nice atmosphere, cozy seating, awesome prices, kind of a wait but worth it for the good eats. Get there before noon on sundays if you don’t want to wait for a seat.

We ate lunch here & everything was very good, the food, the price,& the service. Nice family owned place. Everything is made from scratch. Don’t judge it from the outside.