Blue Ribbon Diner

A little pricey but we are touring the surrounding area and it’s cheaper than having breakfast at the hotel. My bacon was very tiny which I have attributed to the death of Piglet from the Hundred Acre woods. «Other-​who», as the Owl would say
The breakfast was very good.
On another note, the place was almost completely full, and the service person was friendly and prompt.
If not for the tiny bacon strips I would have given a Blue Ribbon 5-​star.

A small, very local diner. I’m not sure that they really like tourists.

Five stars for the Pizzas! I’ve never actually eaten in the restaurant, just taken home the pizzas. They are legit — wood fired, thin crust, with a nice chat and chewy texture. Way better than any other pizza joint in town.

We were pleasantly surprised here. We had hot, fresh food at low diner prices. My clam chowder had the right amount of clams and was creamy but not too thick. My friend had the fish sandwich special called a fish Reuben. It was batter fried with coleslaw on a rye bun, delicious. The double burger was huge and made well. No complaints here!

This place has the worst waitress I have ever seen. Had given them a second chance and was still terrible. They don’t even acknowledge you until at least 20 mins. The waitress I had her name was heather and she was just so rude to us and we asked for sauce and she literally told us no. We had to ask over and over again and when we said it again pretty much saying «we need more sauce «she literally (no exaggeration) threw the other customers drinks down and went in the back to finally get my sauce. This was on Father’s Day. She wasn’t nice, asked if we needed anything more giving us attitude and wasn’t making eye contact. Overall the food was good — needs improvement but it was tasty just wish we had better service. The place doesn’t clean their tables well either. She did not deserve a tip. The second chance I gave them was actually was a take out and the lady (can’t remember this lady’s name but she was older) was giving us a hard time about how «busy she was «and how she forgot something in the kitchen and wouldn’t get it until at least 10 mins later. She was standing at that computer the whole time. As I’ve said food was ok — tasted good — but service is TERRIBLE. Generally a nice person but seriously they need to hire more friendly people.

I was visiting Seneca Lake recently for weekend wedding festivities and asked a group of friends if they’d like to go out for breakfast one morning. Being members of the wedding party, they had over 4 hours to kill. That gives us plenty of time, right? Wrong!
I am a HUGE fan of NY diners so I immediately got online and searched for reviews. I settled on Blue Ribbon Diner and I can honestly say that I may never hear the end of how awful our experience was. We drove about 15 minutes to get there and came across a jammed packed parking lot. I was pleasantly surprised when we walked in and saw empty tables. That was the last pleasant surprise I would experience for a while. I must admit that we had a larger party — four adults, one teenager, and three kids. We stood in the doorway surveying the seating situation and were completely ignored by every staff member. I assume they figured if they avoided eye contact, we would go away. Unfortunately, I don’t give in that easily and I really like breakfast.
We organized our own makeshift table, which consisted of a booth and a round table. A fellow diner had to offer his child’s highchair because again, no staff member was going to help us out. It took 10 minutes to be acknowledged, 15 minutes to get our drinks, and another 40 minutes to get our food. Refills? Forget it. The waitress was pleasant enough (when she appeared), but with as many empty tables as seated parties, I’m not sure there is an excuse to take so long. I am not parent to any of the aforementioned kids so I would be the first to admit if they were being unruly. In all honesty, we were tucked in a corner and far from causing a scene. If the object was to get this large group of patrons outta their hair, they should have stepped up their game. The opposite was happening and I was rapidly bracing myself for when the time came that these lovely children would go bananas.
The food was just OK. They must have changed the size of the pancakes because they were anything but large. I had a breakfast wrap with peppers, onions, bacon, and I think eggs (can’t be sure there were eggs in there). Hours later, when we finally gathered our things to leave, I had to ask for my own box for leftovers. I didn’t see the bill so I can’t comment on the value, but even if it was the deal of century, I wouldn’t go back.

Blue Ribbon Diner has limited service due to them being understaffed. The staff they do have are friendly and tried to make us as comfortable as possible. Our server was very apologetic and explained the situation to us.
We waited almost an hour to get our food, which perturbed us a bit, as we stopped here on our way out of town after vacation. The prices were dirt cheap though, I ordered a side of pancakes just because I could.
If you’re not a local, I wouldn’t come here unless they renovate and get new staff. This place has the charm and has potential, but none of that matters when you wait 60 minutes to get an omelette.

Friendly service, clean, excellent food prepared quickly, and good prices. We would certainly go there again.

This is by far the best pizza in the Ithaca/​Watkins Glen Area. My wife and I were quite surprized finding Pizza this good in this area. We found the food quite good and priced right.

My grandmother is from this small village in New York and use to eat here pretty frequently. While visiting family, I decided to stop in and try it.
Opting for the Turkey Bacon Melt with fries, I was delighted with my choice. Its the best turkey sandwich I’ve ever eaten. Layers of cheese and turkey are topped with bacon and thousand island dressing all on a kaiser roll.
It may look like a dive, but its worth your time. Stop in and even get a lottery ticket!

UPDATE: Pancakes are less huge. Maybe they read my review? Still decent for the price.
Pancakes are HUGE and prices are reasonable, with breakfast specials and such. A brighter, better-​decorated décor would get 5 stars, but don’t confuse this place for a 5-​star restaurant, it’s notttt fancy. But it’s filling.
Moved to FL in 2006 so don’t get in as often. Miss it…