I like this diner because it is clean and big. Â The place is pretty crowded on the weekends but even with a large group the wait isn't extremely long. I usually get an omelette which is good for diner food. Â The pancakes and French toast are awesome though. Â My only complaint about the place is the waitstaff. Â Service is quick and they are pleasant to the customers but every time I am there they are fighting with each other in the open, they should keep their issues off the floor.
Review Source:Like most diners, the service here is very quick. However, I feel like the food is so-so. It's not great and it's not terrible. I ordered breakfast for the first time, I usually get dinner or appetizers. I ordered a belgian waffle and it was pretty good, but I wasn't a fan of the breakfast sausage. I also tried a piece of black forest cake during a previous trip, it was really stale and nasty. I usually only come here when nothing else is open, but it wouldn't be my first choice.
Review Source:Gave this place another shot and probably shouldn't have. The service was worse than the last time I was there. Our waitress disappeared for about fifteen minutes at a time. I think it took us over an hour to get out of there.
The open-faced roast beef sandwich I got was tasteless and the roast beef was an event to chew. My girlfriend had the fried chicken and said it was decent. The cakes looked good and we asked for a slice of the black forest for dessert. It may have been the most disgusting piece of cake I've ever had.
I refuse to go back here ever again. I know that it's in a great spot on Baltimore Pike, but I'll never understand why this place gets so packed. It sucks.
Sadly, I have to take away two stars because the last few visits have been very disappointing. Â
The staff just isn't up to par anymore although the food has remained good. Â A couple of visits over the summer and we stayed away for a couple of months. Â The place had flies all over the place and we spent more time swatting them away than eating. Â We'll give it a few more months and then try again. Â
Sorry Springfield Diner, just not what you used to be.
There was one morning that I was craving pancakes. Fluffy, warm, delicious pancakes, swimming in maple syrup. It was literally on my mind all day! I rushed home, and to no avail, no pancake mix. No worries there. I've always driven by the Springfield Diner, and somehow I knew that they would be able to take care of my cravings.
And there it was. The Pancakes Deluxe with two eggs any style, and choice of ham, bacon, sausage, or scrapple. Perfect! I went with the sunny-side up eggs and bacon. And for added sweetness, I added chocolate chips and bananas to my pancakes. I didn't mind spending the few extra dollars or giving into the extra calories.
My breakfast-for-dinner meal did not disappoint. My pancakes were as large as my plate, and the chocolate-banana filling was absolutely heavenly. Even though my eggs looked happy on my plate, I couldn't help but stab them so that the yolk would create a nice yellow pool for my bacon to dip in. I also added some hot sauce to give it a nice kick. The bacon? Not as crispy as I would have liked, but it had the nice salty flavor that help balance the sweetness of the pancakes. Surprisingly, I finished my meal.
Service was friendly, and the server kept my water glass full.
I left the diner happy! This is how to satisfy your cravings. You go all out, and don't look back. Thank you, Springfield Diner!
Typical diner, very busy on the weekends but the wait isn't that long. It's very large and clean.
It also has a large menu and it's very overwhelming. We had a large group with a little one and our server was awesome! Props to her.
I went with a turkey club and it was solid. The fries were the crispy soft ones too, yum. They only have Pepsi products though, bummer.
The dessert case calls you by your first name when you walk in and lures you in when you are leaving too, everything was mouthwatering delicious in presentation but I held my ground and didn't indulge. You should though =)
So if you are looking for a classic diner, check this spot out!
I'll never get why this place is usually packed because its not that great. Actually, my last visit just took place last night.
The appetizer, potato skins, were three large ones. But, they were dry and overdone. Not enough cheese and bluh!
Then came my Reuben with French fries. I've never been a fan of the batter-type coating French fries that seem to be popular these days. Â And, they weren't hot. The Reuben too was dry. I believe the corned beef may have been grilled a bit too long.
Then, lastly--the dessert. I agree with a previous poster that the desserts in the dessert case look a helluva lot better than they taste! I had the Napolean to go...tons of FILO dough, hardly any cream filling.
Service though was impeccable.
There are just too many choices out there then to waste my money on below average tasting food!
Just ended up here by accident and boy are we glad we did! There was a wait to get in at 1:00 pm, which is a good sign. Waited only a few minutes and were overwhelmed by the HUGE menu - omg it was so hard to decide because everything looked so good at the other tables. Finally settled on the greek trio (pastichio, moussaka and spanikopita) - and boy was I glad. Hard to decide which was the best - all so yummy.
Husband had the french dip and could only eat half even though he was starving - it was that big! Ended with the lemon meringue pie - oh so good. The best part of the whole meal - our waitress. She was so attentive and nice and also helpful with the menu. Wish we lived closer to this diner so we could go back again.
Me and my good long time friend came in here after a karaoke night and it was 2:30 in the morning,the place was crowded.We loved looking at the cakes in the case up front they are truly something to see.She ordered pancakes which looked great and I had the Texas cheeseburger and here is the breakdown
bun--supermarket bun with nothing special
meat--about average
toppings--pretty much onions and bbq sauce
overall the burger was typical for a diner and nothing special but I would go back just to look at the cakes in the front case and eat pancakes
After eating here a few times, and reading the reviews on here, I am left wondering if some people have not ventured out of delco. Â
This place is ok, it's very over priced, and the food is really nothing special. Â I ordered cinnamon raisin pancakes and got crispy (who wants a crispy pancake?) pancakes with some cinnamon sprinkled on them with no raisin in site. The spinach omlette was more spinach than omlette, and not the good, fresh spinach. I would definitely take Java Joe's or the Coffee Station over this place.
The desserts in the front cases look much better than they taste, and are definitely not worth the price.
Have never been impressed with service, as I believe that I have never received a refill on any beverage without at minimum of a 15-20 minute wait. I understand that most of delco is in here on an hourly basis, but it just feels like they want you out as quick as possible.
Maybe it's just me?
Sat at the breakfast counter and skipped about 40 families in line for breakfast since I was rolling solo. Great bang for the buck with nice portion sizes and everything was cooked perfectly. The service was exceptional as well. Definitiely worth the wait if I come back with more peeps.
Review Source:This full range diner doesn't mess around. Â Came in on a Sunday morning to find a packed parking lot and what seemed like 50 people in front of me. Put my name in and less than 10 minutes we had a table. Â
Their menu is a book with a ton of food, but we were there for breakfast. Â Lunch and dinner, you will have to wait. Â
I got a pancakes with strawberries and a side of scrapple, while my boyfriend got french toast , with eggs and bacon. Â I couldn't even get to half of my food because it was so much but it was delicious and I could see us checking out this place again in the future. Â
Side note, their bakery looks intense!
My breakfast there today convinced me. Â They deserve the 4 star upgrade. Â
I've had enough meals here in the past year since my last review to tell that they have their act together for the most part. Â I would say the dinners are higher end diner quality. Â No, they're not gourmet good. Â But they are hearty down-home good most of the time. Â
But this place is making a killing at breakfast. Â Of course, weekends are the breakfast crowd, and despite what appears to be a line outside looking like you could be waiting there 45 minutes, I've never had to wait longer than 15. Â They are incredibly efficient at managing their huge space. Â
Now they say that you can't argue with a place that's always crowded. Â I submit that may not always be true. Â After all, Springfield is the place that has an Outback Steakhouse which averages nearly a two hour wait on weekends, as well as an Olive Garden and a Red Lobster close by that challenge that two hour barrier at times. Â For the life of me, I don't understand that. Â But in this case, the crowd knows what they are doing. Â
A short stack of pancakes is filling enough to last you the whole day, and the fruit they serve with them is cut nice and fresh. Â I'm learning as I have them more and more that the hash browns have a wonderful potato taste to them. Â Not too brown, cooked at just the right level, just right in the end. Â Omelets are perfectly constructed. Â Even the turkey sausage I ordered was big and juicy. Â
Maybe the occasional dinner doesn't live up to the hype. Â With all the menu items they have, it has to be impossible to make everything perfectly. Â But breakfast, they are definitely on their game.
I will admit the food is good but the service is the worst. The waiters and waitress' rush you in and out and the managers love to talk bad and laugh about their guest behind their backs, which I find very rude being as though the guest are the reason why the diner is open. On three different occasions I saw the management staff actually arguing with the guest which is not at all how you handle business. If you want a quick meal this is the place to go but if you want to sit down and enjoy your meal without being rushed then this is not the place. Next time you go watch how the staff interacts with other customers to understand what I mean. It's almost as if they look down on us Americans
Review Source:Though it might blind you on a sunny day, the all-out chrome building that is the Springfield Diner has some great breakfast food. Â The bacon is crisp, the eggs fluffy, and the home fries browned to perfection. Â There's plenty of parking, and even so, this place fills up, so that should say something in and of itself. The price is above average for a diner; it's also an above average diner. Â Have had some great and some not-so-great servers, but, for the most part, an excellent place to eat!
Review Source:Every time we go in here, we are still stunned by the size of the menu. Â What impresses me even more is the fact that I have never had a bad meal here yet. Â They truly have the perfect balance of having a gigantic variety and doing it all well. Â Despite the owners Egyptian heritage, they have a particularly great handle on Greek food. Â Their tzatziki sauce is to die for. Â Their specials are the best, too. Â On Wednesday nights, there is an extra-special special. Â Stuffed Cabbage. Â My favourite! Â I've only ever had one bad experience here, and it was that they ran out of stuffed cabbage. Â A diner A++.
Review Source:We were in the Philly area recently for a wedding and I am one of those types of people who looks for diners to visit so we found this place courtesy of fellow Yelpers (thanks guys!).
Breakfast was the meal of choice.
Admittedly, it is hard to screw up breakfast but it can be done. Springfield did not make such a horrid error however.
Breakfast was tasty, came hot and came quickly, and we were all happy with our meals. I had my staple - bacon, sausage, and eggs with hash browns and some toast.
It was all quite delicious if a bit expensive.
The diner itself is massive so for those looking for an 'old school' diner vibe, this is not for you.
My husband and I are from NJ and were excited to finally find a decent diner in PA! Â We LOVE this place, the food, service, and desserts are great! Â
If you go on a weekend you might find a bunch of people waiting for tables, but it never takes long before you are seated. Â The food comes out quick and hot and the portions are large. Â We are repeat customers and never had a bad experience.
I love that this place can be packed, and the managers still get you in quickly. Â They are very efficient and the wait staff are clean and professional looking. Â For the most part, I haven't had a problem w/ the staff, so far I will just chalk anything negative up to bad days.
They have a huge menu, which I am not sure is a good/bad thing. Â Everything I've had has been good, but not spectacular. Â It is diner food. Â But it comes out fast and plentiful. Â The desserts are numerous and that makes it hard to choose. Â My GM had a sundae, and enjoyed it. Â I had lemon merinque(sp) and it was pretty good. Â They are good w/ children too. Â And old ppl! Â LOL (my gm is a trip)
I was excited about the Liberty diner opening, and when I discovered that it was a pile of shit I had given up hope for a good diner in the area. So when I saw the Springfield Diner being built I was ready for some Baltimore Pike redemption. Thankfully, the owners have their priorities right.
   The place is always clean and there is enough space to seat all of delco, so I never have to wait. The food is diner quality: nothing special, exactly what you'd expect. Always fresh. They have all the standards you go to a diner for and the staff is very friendly.
  This diner is what i was waiting for in Springfield and I'm glad it's here. Not gonna lie, it is a tad bit too expensive. If the quality matched the prices I would be here all the time. Instead it's perfect for an occasional Sunday breakfast or a late night out.
Ate there tonight for maybe the 7th time so far this year. We liked it at first but its a cattle farm. they are efficient and get you seated but have had soups and salads completely forgotten, given a glass that leaked water for so long (waitress wouldn't even look our way and i don't yell accross dining floors) we had to use napkins to prevent it from washing onto the floor. Food is not bad but tonight my wife got chicken that was raw. The food overall is very good for a diner but as has been mentioned, not everything should be served in a diner. i was VERY disappointed with my golden fried chicken. Wing and leg were the most anemic things i have ever seen, breast was misshapen and the taste of the meat was "funny". It made me start to wonder if this chicken wasn't actually sick when they slaughtered it. I doubt we will be back.
Review Source:Stopped in here for Sunday breakfast with about 12 other family members while we were briefly in town. Â Considering we were a big party, they sat us quickly and the waitress stayed on top of us and took very good care of everyone at the table.
We all ordered a good size breakfast, and I found the eggs (omlets), to be tasty and very fresh . . . you can definitely tell the difference between fresh and quality fillings in a Greek omelet and fillings which have been standing around a while.
What was most pleasing was the fact that a meal for as many people as we had in our party was well UNDER $100. Â Not exactly sure how . . . I don't think the waitress messed up the check (although I could be wrong). Â In New York, this would have been well OVER $100.
Other family members who came into town the evening before had dinner here too and said it was very good as well.
Between quality, freshness, staff and the check . . . if I come back through here again, I am stopping in.
We were staying at the Day's Inn down the street and I asked the desk staff where they would suggest going for breakfast. They all said the Springfield Diner, we stopped by around 8am on Wednesday and it wasn't very busy. Â The waitress was very nice and attentive. Â My girlfriend picked the ham and cheese omelet and I went with the standard breakfast special. (Eggs, toast, home fries and sausage) Â I choice the sausage links or the patties and they were natural casing and very tasty. Â The home fries had so much flavor, my girlfriend wished they were crispier but they were still very good. Â She liked her omelet and the prices were very fair. Â When we come back to Philly again we will stay in this area again and will come back to this diner!
Review Source:Two trips there in one week, say no more! Attractive new building, no expense was spared to decorate this diner. I had the luncheon special portion of mousska (huge), $8.95 includes soup or salad and dessert (for $1.00 more you can choose from any of the fabulous looking layer cakes). I chose the chocolate mousse cake which is definitely big enough to share. Today, I enjoyed a spinach and cheese omelet with REAL sliced potato home fries. No dessert today. I'll be back!
Review Source:The wife and I stopped by for breakfast this morning while out doing our Saturday errands. Â We arrived about 8:45. Â It was busy but we parked with no problem and were seated immediately.
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As you might expect they have a huge breakfast menu with every morning meal you can think of. Â Many of their specials include coffee and a small juice. Â That was quite a surprise. Â Lots of places bump up the bill by hitting you hard for the coffee. Â With these specials it's included. Â Nice!
The wife ordered a Greek omelet and then complicated things with two or three additional ingredients. Â The waiter didn't even blink. Â I ordered the meat lovers special which in addition to eggs, toast and home fries included ham, bacon and sausage. Â Most of the breakfast meals are in the $6.99-$8.99 range.
Our food arrived really fast. Â I mean less than five minutes. Â It was hot and fresh and the portions were very large. Â We were two stuffed customers.
The atmosphere is beautiful. Â Lots of glass to let in natural light. Â We both appreciated the comfortable chairs. Â I'm increasing my stars to four!
A diner with BIG stuff - BIG menu, BIG portions, BIG seating area and BIG dessert case. Â
Although this newly-opened greasy spoon on the Pike is always jammed, you won't wait long to get seated. Â We've eaten there twice - both times for dinner on a whim. Â It is what you'd come to expect as far as diner fare goes. Â The service is ok. Â They sort of rush you in and out but that is to be expected. Â It's a bit loud and frantic, at least the dinner crowd seemed to be.
Ultimately, I'd go back, and most definitely to try breakfast. Â It's hard to screw that up, right? :)
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