120 Us Highway 46, Budd Lake, NJ
You won’t be missing much if you drive past this dank little diner on 46. I don’t understand how this dark little hole can afford to stay open twenty-four hours; perhaps because it’s the only thing open in this area after ten, besides the nearby Quick Check, and you can only have Quick Check sandwiches so many times a week before getting sick of them.
Our waitress was detached and unenthusiastic, she seemed like she just wanted to get our order and get the hell out of there. Too bad we didn’t know what we wanted right off the bat.
When we finally did order I got an egg salad sandwich and my other half got a hamburger, as those things seemed to be the cheapest things on the menu.
Considering that’s all we ordered, you’d figure it would come out relatively quickly, right? Wrong. Three other tables were seated, their orders taken, and their similarly tiny meals served before our food came out, without reason or apology for the delay.
My egg salad sandwich was so fatty I could feel the cholesterol slither into my veins before I swallowed my first bite. Honestly, I felt like taking a ten mile jog when I got home, but settled for a brisk late night walk considering it was still chilly when we traveled to this diner.
My other half said his burger was okay, but how badly can you screw up a burger?
Their one redeeming quality was that the bill was not outrageous and because our experience wasn’t fantastic we didn’t have to leave much of a tip. So cheap diner goers who aren’t looking for much other than a bite to eat, this is for you.
Between the dark lighting, surly staff, and over all poor food and presentation, I don’t think we’ll be making this one of our usual haunts. Final Munchie Rating: two out of five.
- Our Cyclops (Munchies) Rating System, the worst.
I have always LOVED the BLD. My experiences over the years have been good to great. Sorry you didn't like it there...too bad.
ReplyDeleteWe could try to go again, we know sometimes diners have bad nights.
ReplyDeleteBudd Lake Diner is amazing and has always been a Budd Lake and Mount Olive Classic. I sincerely apologize if you didn't enjoy it there, but please don't discourage others to go. Also, you in no way should judge the service based on who gets served. There are different servers who serve different people, and different foods take different times to cook. Everyone in the whole town goes there and likes it - there's a reason it's open 24 hours.
ReplyDeleteOn one hand you lament tiny portions, and the other hand you note the tiny price. Strikes me as a fair bang for your buck. I have lived about 5 blocks from the BLD, and while I frequent others when out of town, I have never wished the BLD was more like a diner from out of town.
ReplyDeleteFrom your review you must have hit the crappy version of the lottery, where despite the long odd you lost.
Side note: Who the hell eats egg salad? If you are going to review food, why not review food that someone would eat?
Dumbazz. Egg Salad. Really?! A jog/walk after you eat the food. You're probably big as a house. Lol
ReplyDeleteYou really can't expect to get a good egg salad sandwich anywhere but home... I thought a foodie would know some basic sh*t like that! LOL
ReplyDeleteEgg salad fatty,never heard of that! This is one of my all time fav. diners and I have been to many. I love the gyros, the thick creamy soups and giant muffins. It is a cool place
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