Columbia Diner

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  This is a real gem! The food is better than your average diner fare. The soups are great and the mashed potatoes are the best!

  Posted on 08.12.14 Mahota

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  Stopped here for breakfast and it was great. Omelets, grilled cheese with bacon - all perfect. Friendly and quick service too.

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  Posted on 07.11.13 J T.

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  There's a new diner in town.. and its a GREAT place.  Have been here twice now.  Once with he entire family for dinner and once with my son for breakfast on my birthday.
  
  The menu is HUGE and I hope they can keep things fresh with all of the choices they provide.  
  
  Breakfast... coffee... delicious.  Had an omelet wrap and will return for them again.
  Pancakes were hot, light and fluffy and had a hint of vanilla... just how I like them.
  
  Dinner... I had the street enchiladas (red sauce), perfect portion, very flavorful.  Found the red sauce to be a bit mild, but when I asked for some hot sauce they delivered a new bottle of Cholula (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cholula.com&s=b2f1d8d5a64fd6e6d4995e06a619f3ec52468df7921ef8d4000c4928b55b836b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cholula.com</a>) to the table.  This sauce happens to be a favorite of mine and was a welcomed addition to the meal.
  
  The kids sang praises about the burgers and fries, my wife had steak and found it delicious.
  
  Service was both attentive and friendly both visits and we will return again soon.

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  Posted on 06.27.12 Rich P.

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  The Columbia Diner (formerly Kinderhook Diner) opened for business last week, located on Route 9H in front of an old car wash, diagonally across the road from McDonald's. They are open 6AM to 9PM serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I can recall there was another Columbia Diner in Hudson several years ago.
  
  Like its predecessor Kinderhook Diner, the menu offerings here are quite extensive offering American, Italian, Mexican and Greek dishes including the standard breakfast fare, sandwiches, wraps, paninis, charbroiled burgers, appetizers, salads, soups, chili, quesadillas, nachos, fajitas, gyros, mousaka, pasta (saute) dishes, seafood, comfort dishes, roasts, steaks, pork chops, chicken and desserts (ice creams, cakes, pies, cheesecake, puddings, & jello). The prices here are fair, breakfast is under $10, sandwich platters $5.50-$8, and most entrees $9.50-$14,95.
  
  A Senior Menu is offered ($8.25-$10.95), which includes soup or salad, choice of entree, and dessert (jello or pudding).
  
  The dining room is still the same with booths and tables, fully carpeted with old framed pictures on the walls.
  
  I decided to stop at the Columbia Diner for a dinner break, driving back home from Hudson. I was seated and waited on promptly. The kitchen/grill area in the back sounded busy including hearing microwave doors slamming in the background.
  
  I ordered the Greek Combo Platter ($12.95 plus tax), which is mousaka, pasticcio, & spinach pie, served with a small Greek salad. The Greek salad was enjoyable, which had a mix of fresh iceberg, Romaine, field greens, carrots, tomato, cucumbers,  green peppers, lots of crumbled feta cheese, and topped with a stuffed grape leaf (with rice), a nice touch. The platter arrived to my table very hot. The spinach pie was tasty, which had plenty of moist spinach & cheese in layers of baked phyllo dough. However, the pasticcio and mousaka were just alright, not greasy, but the texture was very dry inside. The ground beef was dry and lacking in flavor. Also, the couple in the adjacent booth told the waitress that the side of steamed broccoli was no good, since it was very soggy, soaking in hot water for a very long time (heard the feedback relayed to the cooks). Anyhow, I was very full and passed on the offer for dessert.
  
  Overall, not bad in my case. The pasticcio and mousaka needed more flavor and moistness inside and still be not greasy too. The spinach pie was very good. The Greek salad was a bit messy to eat, but I liked it, especially the stuffed grape leave on top, the little things like that matter. The service was pretty good and prompt. Like my last review (of the former Kinderhook Diner), this diner is a convenient place to stop between Albany and Hudson for a filling meal at a fair price.

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  Posted on 05.27.12 Ian W.

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