The Colonial Diner Reviews

Great food. My wife is vegan and there's lots for both of us to enjoy.

Service was great. Lots of food choices and many vegan choices as well.

I was not impressed w the food... open face Turkey was dry and mash potato was watery..Cole saw was horrible..

First I see that I come to eat and eat it delicious and service well giving to customer graciias

One of the best diners to eat in the Woodbury area.

Colonial accommodated us (6 adults, 1 child) last minute on Mother's Day. Turns out the food was fantastic and their portions were jumbo sized! Service was excellent, especially considering it was dinner rush and Mother's Day. Our waitress was wonderful and we all pooled extra to make her tip extra special too! So, thank you, Colonial Diner for rescuing our Mother's Day dinner. You guys made it extra special.

The hostess who sat us was a complete jerk. Insulting the waitress in front of us and other customers. I made sure to over tip our server and what a shame that they have to work under/with a bully. I later found out the hostess was the manager Ashley. You tube video to follow. #gettingbulliedatwork

Breakfast was very good. My girlfriend is vegetarian and was super excited to see a whole section of the menu dedicated to meatless options. We'll definitely be coming back.

Was our first time dining at this establishment. We are viaiting from florida and had the most wonderful service. Our waitress Heather was amazing! She was very attentive and always had a smile. Food was delicious too.

Beautiful modern design. Very comfortable. Large portions. Very good food (although the meatloaf was very compact and slightly dry for my taste). Plenty of parking.

Food was fantastic. Service was very friendly and attentive. Salad, main dish, desert, and a few beers was only 35 beans. Totally worth it.

The absolute best diner in woodbury! amazing food from breakfast to dinner every menu choice is a great one. And the deserts are good as well.

I ordered the sausage, pepper, & onion breakfast skillet. It was delicious. Highly recommend it. Food & service was great.

Colonial is just one of the few places you can go and get something good to eat and any time. They remodeled and it looks great, and they have also expanded the dessert selection. You may not have known the you need baklava cheesecake in your life, but you do TRUST ME. Service was fast and friendly. No complaints.

Our favorite dinner around. You have to try the lobster quiche

Food was bland. Waitress was too busy with friends.

I remember coming here as a kid on Sundays with my entire family and getting the big booth in the back, my dad would stop here daily in the morning before going into work..and when I was a young adult my friends and I would all go there after a night of drinking and we were treated like family. Preesent day, the decor is updated and nice, but the place lacks familiarity and that "home" feeling that it had before. I don't recognize any of the waitresses anymore and the menu has changed...alot...and not for the better. It's a bit more expensive now and I think they tried to "update" the recipes but they don't work. The chicken parm isn't the same, their spaghetti gravy lacks flavor (keep the old recipe). They've removed most of the fan favorite items on the menu and they actually charge for sharing! I gave it a 3 because our waitress we had,although new, was quite pleasant. As a former Woodburian, the upgrades to this place make me sad.

This diners food is the best in South Jersey since Ponzios in Brooklawn closed..and the service was excellent.

The manager Christina Was very ignorant she snatched my iced tea bottle and very rude and I never wanna go back here

Took my granddaughter out for her 1st breakfast. She is almost 3 months. I had thr best time ever.

Been coming here for years after concerts. Decided to meet up with some guys for a man brunch. Great food, great servers! :)

Stop their during lunch rush hour (Monday 1:00 PM). Place was packed, but the service was fast and responsive. Had no problem getting a table and my waitress was at my table with 30 seconds asking me my drink order. I ordered an Italian omlete and normally it takes a while to cook, not here. My meal was hot, tasty and reasonable price. I am definitely coming back to this place for breakfast, lunch and or dinner.

Been coming here for almost 18 years. Food is always good service is always good.

One of my favorite diners in the area. Food is always good.

Great food,. The wife and I visited this past Monday, and the wife ordered from the Brunch Menu, while I got the steak (Ribeye) and eggs. The steak was cooked perfectly, and was closer to a real steak than a diner steak. My wife enjoyed a mimosa with her breakfast, while I had coffee.

The food was really good, and my wife cannot wait to go back.

Such a huge menu full of different dishes! And a full page of vegetarian options. We each had the quiche which was served with a salad or fruit. Delicious! Our server couldn't have been better, she was very attentive and just wonderful!

Decorated beautifully,added liquor to the menu choice ,some very friendly some ehhh ,but I honestly don't think the food is as good as it was a long time ago.

Great variety of choices in meals. Very happy to see vegan options as well. Everything I've tried so far has been delicious.

Service was great, food came out fast and was delicious. Good tasting coffee as well

My food & drinks are always delicious! Great customer service & family oriented.

This place used to be so good. It seems like every time I eat here, it gets worse. The staff is almost always friendly, but the food quality lowers, while the prices rise, with almost every visit. Hopefully this place will get their stuff together again, and go back to the quality they used to have.

Great diner, which is proud to boast many vegan options.

The interior is very nice. It seems to have been updated recently. The menu is extensive and everything seemed reasonably priced. All the staff we interacted with was very friendly and efficient. Our food was delivered quickly and the portions were large. I ordered a club sandwich and had trouble finishing it there was so much. Everything was very tasty.

I will definitely come back here again and will recommend it to anyone.

Was at the diner on Thursday may 30th 2013 with two friends eating a great breakfast when I felt something on my leg...it was a small roach. my friend across the table had one on him a few seconds later. we looked under table and saw on craw up under table on wall. brought it to the waitresses attention and was told they sprayed. a min goes by when a roach crawled up the wall and went into tv...a few seconds later another one headed up grabbed it with napkin and called the waitress over again and handed it to he and said you have a roach problem all she said was manager was called. we never saw the manager and was not given any discount for putting up with roaches at out table. Very poor experience and will never return.

Great coffee.breakfast and great waitress and Halloween. atmosphere

Very good food, great staff and just a quiet comfortable place to come and enjoy good food good people and great atmophere, plus Virginia is a fellow Cramer Hiller,, that alone is good enough for me.

Colonial is a real go to, still deep frying hash browns!

Much nicer since they remodeled. I'm not a vegan but they do offer a pretty good selection for vegans.

I used to come here on Sundays on my way to work. I wasnt the best dressed usually in sweats because of company guidelines.
The food was better than most dinners and restaurants i go to. But you could tell the servers sometimes couldnt get over what i was wearing, unless they recognized me already. The food makes me come back, maybe i should just order to go, from now on.

Really good breakfast, staff attentive and helpful. Went with a group and all really enjoyed our food. Thank you

Good vegan food get what you paid for you get alot with your money not like your typical vegan restaurant only get a little bit for same price.

Not like it used to be twenty years ago as I grew up in the area. It was the spot and 24 hours. Not do much now and is pricey and not that good. If your hungry and it's the weekend, fine because your probably drunk anyway and won't remember! Plus it's better than brooklawn as brooklawn will take your money and your taste buds!

Banana bread French toast was just French toast with bananas on it. Much prefer the OLD colonial before the remodel.

Good portions, good selection, friendly reliable staff

Service was great food was even good but the prices are a little high.

Colonial Diner is a lot nicer since new owners took over several years ago. The inside has been rehabbed and the hostess/wait staff are very friendly. We ordered breakfast and it was amazing. Pumpkin pancakes, omelette, sausage, hash browns, toast. You can not leave this diner still hungry nor do you leave without a to go box. The servings are huge. I have not visited too many diners but the prices seem reasonable. Colonial also offers vegetarian/vegan meals. There are many dishes to choose from and they probably have the largest selection in the area. There has been local positive write-ups concerning their vegetarian/vegan food. The only reason for four stars is the desserts in the case as soon as you walk in. They look beautiful and have decent prices but the taste is lacking. We have purchased several different items and none of them were that great.

They have really changed in the past few years. The food is really good and the new chef has a great focus on vegan options while maintaining the usual diner fair. And of course the staff is always wonderful

Always a great experience. Good food and fast, friendly service!

Asked for a plain bagel with cream cheese to go. These people literally gave me a a bagel and cream cheese packets separately. Are you kidding me? Didn't even include a knife or anything. Use common sense please.

Neat place, cool atmosphere. Good food and good service. Only been once but would go again.

Since they renovated the prices have skyrocketed, very clean though

Both my mom and I got the chopped steak, really we just asked for a to go box. Not good.

Omelet was very dry...home fries not crispy and prices were a bit high; probably to pay for the refurbishment of the restaurant.

Food was good price was fair. Service not the greatest. Grandson ordered pancakes they didn't bring syrup. 3 people with us got their order. Server never brought silverware. I had to go ask someone for syrup and knives and forks and they acted like I was a bother. Maybe they were having a bad day but after we got our food server never returned till they brought the bill.

Ordered california cobb salad.....bacon was burnt cold and just nasty. The chicken was cold dry and just hard. Terrible.......will never go there again. First time and last time.

We come here often. Always good food and service. Never feels super packed. Comfortable environment. Highly recommend

The new vegan menu looks delicious but the prices are obnoxious. For some reason they are charging up to double what you would pay for similar items in the city. This is WOODBURY! I understand that vegan and organic items tend to cost more but be reasonable. If you want a good vegan cheese steak for half the price, go to Sabrina's in Philly or Collingswood.

As always.....I've never had a bad meal there in the last 4 years. Food is large portions for a good price and the staff are very friendly and eager to assist. We're there almost weekly!

seems they have totally remodeled the COLONIAL DINER . look good and the food is pretty good.