Yankee Clipper Diner

As a diner fan originally from South Jersey I know of only one diner that ranks up with the best in New Jersey.  The Yankee Clipper Diner is everything a diner ought to be.  Portions are enormous, and well done.  I particularly like breakfasts but I've had dinner here as well and the food was excellent.  The place looks like a diner should, lots of bright aluminum and chrome.  The homefries are so good.  Big chunks of potato lightly fried, not oily or cooked to mush.  Eggs have always been done to perfection, and the coffee is outstanding.

So maybe it's because I'm a Londoner... but I love this place! To me. it is exactly what a proper American diner is all about. The quintessential aluminium (British pronunciation)  building, the waitress that could be your mother, the booths...etc etc.

The breakfast was ENORMOUS! I am not sure if we accidentally ordered three each, but it felt that way! The food was fresh, the coffee was lovely and I loved every minute of this place!

I visited this diner only once, and since I feel that you often need to eat at a diner multiple times to get a good sense of their cooking, take my review with a grain of salt. I came here for breakfast late on a mid July Sunday morning, when it was more humid out than being inside of a sauna. It was very crowded inside but we were seated and served promptly. My friend and I enjoyed breakfast, where I had french toast and eggs and my friend had a breakfast wrap. I had ordered over easy eggs, and while the egg looked over easy, it was still a little runny which was a bit disappointing and slightly nauseating. I will give it another chance, however, since my best friend raves about their spinach and egg white wrap. We'll see about my next visit!