Johnny's Luncheonette Reviews

Long time area resident, if you gave up on Johnny's years ago because the food and service was hit or miss.... Go back and you will re-find what used to bring you there. Food is delicious, well presented (yes, even for a diner) and service is good.

Great food (especially burgers), a nice and lively atmosphere. May be crowded but it's worth it!

Loud and long wait with rushed staff, but great breakfast/brunch food. My latkes were a little too greasy, but overall good flavor and good morning eats...especially after a late night.

Always feels like home at Johnny s! We ve been enjoying it for 4 generations, from my grandfather, to my daughter.

Great diner with great staff. Worth a trip for sure if in the vicinity

Eggs for classic Benny were hard cooked. Asked for extra hollandaise and didn't get it. Ordered a side of hash for $4.95 and got less than 1/2c. Doughnuts were soaked in grease. Really disappointing.

Awesome place with great people and incrddible food. A must visit if you are even a tiny bit hungry

"Great food, great atmosphere, great music, moderately priced, great service

service was very good along with the food was very impressed,would very much recommend nice place to eat breakfast

love the food, great service, good for a quick lunch

Love this place!! The atmosphere is so retro and the food is great. There's a ton to choose from and we will conquer the lunch and dinner menus when we've conquered breakfast! Wait is usually reasonable, even on Saturday morning

Friendly diner in Newton Center with a large menu. This place is very family friendly. Lots of good sandwiches and breakfast served all day. The walls are lined with old class pictures. You can walk here easily from the green D line, and there is parking around the square and a large pay lot in the center.

Usually pretty good-breakfast anyway. Had pastrami sandwich for lunch. They grill the pastrami before putting it on the bun. Never had it that way and don't like it either.

Great club sandwich. Generous portions, soups tasted homemade.

It was ok. Mac & Chesse was 3 stars and the burger was also. Burger was frozen. Now the pastrami scramble was good and would get again.

Best diner coffee around! I have been to a lot of diners and this one keeps me coming back. It is a nice neighborhood spot with familiar faces and consistently good service. The food is great and they have a number of menu items to choose from. The best deal is the breakfast sandwich that I could eat every day! Hands down though, the coffee is what keeps me coming back!

Always delicious, fresh food. Friendly service. A perfect raspberry lime rickey.

Comfortable. Waitresses ate very observant of customers needs. I would recommend

Lovely diner that offers delicous food. The portions are large and the prices are reasonable. The staff is very friendly , professional and the atmosphere is great.

A classics for anyone in newton. Eating at johnny's is like being in your mother's kitchen except nothing is burnt. It's the perfect spot for a causal meal or coffee date. The matzoh ball soup is spectacular.

The food was very Nasty and no taste wasted of my money and the potatoes was not cokl all the way threw!!

OUTDOOR HEATED DINING! Johnny's is a great diner - completely packed in the Before Times, and now in the pandemic the carefully spaced outdoor tables are still filled. Waiters wear masks and provide sanitizer wipes (appreciated - it lets me be as scrupulous with cleaning as I like). Good standing heater between tables - I had on a dress on a cold day so grabbed a blanket from my car.

They have standard diner food (omelettes, burgers, donuts, salads) with some nice hipster touches (homemade donuts, nitro cold brew coffee, craft beer), and Jewish inflected items that fit the neighborhood (fried potato latkes, Israeli salad).

Great place for breakfast! We really enjoyed the mini-milkshakes and smoothies!

Very good for breakfast and lunch meetings. Good variety on menu. Sometimes there is a wait to get a booth as opposed to a table.

I particularly like their soups. When served in their very large bowls, it can be a lunch by itself.

Very crowded, disruptive service. Very susceptible to flu infection in winter day. I think the number of customers should be limited ...

One of my favorite places. I usually get breakfast at any time of day.