Fair place for country diner;
Nothing special at all...
The place was simple, nice, and clean. Old fashion diner up front with add on... We stopped by this place based on Yelp but we were sorely disappointed;
The waitress was nice, attentive and helpful.
However, there was much to be desired about the food; bland and pedantic. Â If you are a fan of Wonder bread, then their home made bread is your slice; for me it was disguising and not a helpful feature. Â If your a fan a dry turkey breast, then that dinner will be next to your sand castle. Â For me, cooking and "roasting" their own meats was not a feature. Â If your a fan of a few fried breaded bits of clams, then that's your oyster. Â For us, it was no cup if soup. For a country diner, it was less than average. Â Only reason for two stars rather than 1/2 star is that portions were generous and meal was very reasonably priced; however I'm not even sure what I ate and paid for because it was not memorable.
A Duanesburg classic. Â Stopped by here for the first time since I went to high school over here. Â The place still pumps out great food. Â Classic diner building with counter or table seating. Â Coffee is always fresh. Â The turkeys and other meats are roasted on site in the kitchen and the desserts and breads are all baked in there too. Â First class all the way.
Review Source:Some nits to pick first with this being called a "diner" : while it has the styling and history of a wayside diner, it is only open 7:30 to 7:30 (7:00 PM on Sundays) Wednesday through Saturday, closed completely two days a week, and they stop serving breakfast at 10:30 in the morning. So the "always open, breakfast served all day" qualification of a "diner", it falls short.
The other thing is it styles itself as a "Mountain View Diner", and indeed the view of the mountain range on the other side of the valley is very nice. Only problem: you can only see the view from the parking lot, the diner booths all face the parking lot. And the vintage interior booths in the main part run on the small side, while the rest of the restaurant is in traditional four-person tables.
That said, as a local gathering spot and family-style restaurant, it has a certain charm. The notable culinary items are that they bake their own breads and pies, which was evident, and they had a number of locally-created specialties on the menu. Their "Glen's Favorite" roast beef sandwich was piled high with tasty roast beast and had their own horseradishy-style dressing on the side that looked like Russian dressing but tasted nothing at all like it. The house BLT was very traditional and tasty, and they had tasty pickled beets but sort of so-so homemade cole slaw. Service was perky but occasionally forgetful - they failed my diner coffee refill test, but did make me a fresh pot for the refill, although as redemption it fell a bit short since the first cup was burned and tepid and the quality of neither pot was that high. And finally I got a little grossed out from what I could see of the kitchen and the cook, never so appetizing. That kind of experience normally bottoms out our diner reviews into the two-star territory, but the other items balanced their karma so we give it a relatively warm three stars, and it's worth a stop if driving through.
For anybody who remembers this place of yore, Gibby himself is apparently still alive at the age of 94, no longer active in the business, but he visits every Sunday, so that's the time to go if you want to come and chew the Duanesburg/Quaker Street fat.
Gibby's is the quintessential diner. Â The staff is always friendly (Ronnie is our regular and she always remembers us even though we only go there a handful of times every year.) Â The food is good and the prices are more than reasonable for the portions (we can never finish everything.) Â The diner atmosphere is authentic- this place is about to celebrate 61 years in business- and the hometown conversation is always fun to listen to.
Review Source:I went to Gibby's once or twice as a little kid, but honestly haven't been here in over 20 years. Gibby's came up in conversation the other day at a friend's house and I thought to myself - what a nice morning that would make going out there for breakfast.
Let me say it was totally worth the drive from Schenectady and the small hassle of "no credit / debit cards." (Upon pulling into the parking lot I spotted a sign in the window stating such. I don't drove back to Duanesburg to find an ATM.)
I ordered an omelet, home fries, and homemade toast. The meal was huge!! We arrived mid-morning and I was very hungry when we arrived, but I didn't even come close to cleaning my plate. It was the first time in my 32 years that I've had to get a doggie bag at breakfast.
The omelet was large and full of veggies. The homemade toast was small but soft and thick. The home fries were tasty with the optional onions and peppers. And they serve a decent cup of coffee.
My favorite part of our trip to Gibby's was the homemade cinnamon bun. It was big enough to share so I split it with my mom. It came warm and gooey - right off the grill. Definitely a must have to a visit here.
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