Jefferson Diner

Jefferson Diner is the place where friends and family come together. We have been featured on Diners-Drive Ins-Dives, Unwrapped, TLC, Fox 5 and Channel 12.

8 / 10
243
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  • Phone

    (973) 630-0233

  • Website

    jeffersondiner.com

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  • Type

    Diner

Address

5 Bowling Green Pkwy (at State Route 15) Lake Hopatcong , NJ 07849 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert

Comments / 76


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Danielle Kerr

Been going here since the early 2000s and not much has changed - except the menu has vastly expanded due to popularity. Everything is still delicious! If you like desserts , try their éclairs .

Sessuale A Chocolat

Greek lamb gyros were outstanding!!! The best ever!!! Lobster bisque was so creamy and delicious!! I will be returning to dive in deep for some grub!

Mel ????

Request Nick as a waiter ! What a great guy - very attentive and personable. Will be coming back just because of him.

Neil Maruca

Good: large portions & menu variety. My egg white omelette had tasteless cardboard tomatoes + an unappealing brown skin on it. Industrial shredded potatoes were fast-food like, lacking flavor

Bill Gustus

Everything! Definitely one of the best dinners I've ever been!

Linda R

My family and I have been going here since they opened and have definitely seen a decline in their food. When we’ve ordered takeout they either forgot something or gave us the wrong item.

Jose Taveras

Really good food, great taste, really big menu and great service. Will definitely come back.

Neil Maruca

Wow, great meal, loved the Greek moussaka . Server was quick and attentive. Sodas were strangely pricey , $2.99

Italiano Italianoa

The truth is the only reason why the Food Network went there so many times is that Jefferson Diner PAID Food Network to come there. One of the owners sons constantly called every 5 minutes into the FN

Kristen Ciccolella

the pierogies are to die for!! great breakfast skillets too.

Michelle L.

Best items of the evening - wasabi mashed potatoes and, surprisingly, the rice pudding !

Chris D

Get a skillet , breakfast lunch or dinner

Alexx Polanco

Excellent diner food + more! Very friendly staff !

Ralph Hernandez

Great food. I had here's the beef triple decker sandwich . Great service

Andrea Chin-Messina

Matzo soup was awful. Steak dinner,Salad ,Kids chicken fingers were good. Waiter was nice, when he'd eventually get to us. Mgrs seemed to not care of the answers when they asked how it was

Bill Gustus

Enjoying everything here! French onion in the nest is a family favorite!

ᴡ Deblois

Yummy meatloaf with mashed potatoes . Never a bad meal.

Hollie Sick

Best red velvet cake in the state

ᴡ Deblois

Super oatmeal , tasty corned beef hash and great omelets !

Jon Pressman

Quintessential diner . Great burger .

nadine m

Very disappointing. The french toast had no vanilla or cinnamon flavor, the pancakes were even worse. Bacon was thick, fatty &somehow also had a jerky consistency to it. I cook a lot & never coming bk

Joshua Rivera

I wanted to see a lot (A LOT) of old people and eat mediocre steak and eggs , and boy was I ever satisfied! A+

Robert Panasewicz

Great food and beverage excellent server's

Hollie Sick

The Hunters special is good

J Taylor

Queso club is really good

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Lisa Daum

Best burgers around ...never had a bad meal....always a great experience! !!!!

Bonnie Heib

Great breakfast . Cookies look amazing.

ᴡ Greenstein

Sit at the counter during a rush time and watch the crazy wait staff deal with the even crazier cooks.

Karen Terry

Very nice staff - huge menu! Pierogies are delish

Phillip Berta

Try the Phill Special- #15 Bronx Panini and add Chicken .

Kimberly Osiadacz

The nicest hostess works here...I think her name is Marcela? She's great. Good food too.

New Jersey Nick

May be the best Diner period. Get anything here. You'll be happy. Read more

Jax Ochs

Really good food but be careful... It's kinda pricy for a diner , but well worth it

Shannon Burdett

A little expensive for a diner.The food was low in quality.I ordered the farmers panini and the chicken was full of pink veins.My fiance ordered a chicken wrap and the chicken had bones in it.

Mike Hiler

Cool hand burger is the best!

Monika Sanfilippo

U should try the buffalo bill wrap if you like spicy ... Its delicious!!!!!! :):)

Food Network

Host of Food Network 's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri, samples the homemade moussaka at Jefferson Diner in Lake Hopatcong, NJ. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more

Christine Ruiz

Best French onion soup I've had!! You won't regret it

Mike Albanese

A basic burger and they've managed to screw it up. The fries also tasted of old oil and we're compelely stuck together as if they were in a freezer too long. If you like frozen food stop here.

Marc

Popeye spinach salad with grilled chicken is the best and tastiest salad around.

Joe Martinoni

All breakfast

John Hyde

Deserves all the praise for food. Service was spotty on my last visit, but not unbearably so.

Cenzo

Breakfast skillets are amazing here.

Corrie Elston

Greek fries were seriously tasty...

TRICIA SMITH

Friendly and attentive service

alexa schwartz

Disco fries !!!

Lily Smith

Decent food but pricey . Not sure if it's really worth the money. Sparta Classic Diner is better.

Jimmy Hile

Amazing at all hours of the night

David Kern

Pancakes were like rubber and the potatoes were cold

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