The Hawthorne Diner

The staff were very friendly, the food was delicious and fresh (especially the cheesecake), and the place was extremely clean. I will definitely return!

I visited this restaurant on July 13, 2023, with a friend and ordered buffalo wings. When the wings arrived, they looked hot and fresh. However, when I bit into one, the inside was freezing cold and undercooked. We sent the wings back, but instead of preparing a new order, they simply microwaved the same wings and served them to us again without adding any buffalo sauce. I then ordered a burger, which was bland and tasteless—a frozen patty on a stale, overcooked bun with lettuce that looked like it had been there for over a week. Overall, it was a very disappointing experience, and I would not recommend this place.

We were looking for a place to enjoy Mother's Day brunch, and we decided to visit this restaurant. The staff was fantastic, and the food was exceptional! Our waitress was amazed that we managed to finish our meal, as it looked like a lot of food. We will definitely be returning!

Hot food needs to be hotter. How is it possible that steam comes off the plate and yet food is room temperature? Perfect example, the chicken margherita has steam coming off of the plate but the mozzarella, chicken, linguini, pesto and roasted pepper are room temperature. This has also been the case with omelets, home fries and corn beef hash. Most of the wait staff are great. However, when I asked to bring my dinner back to the kitchen because it wasn't hot enough, I was told the food was hot and it wasn't brought to the kitchen to make it hotter. We now only go either Thursday or Friday nights because Michelle is the best and makes sure our food is piping hot and steamy.

I wanted to love this place, it's cute and close to my home. I've always been disappointed though. The menu is great but food is always bland. I've tried it 3x in person, service is hit or miss but polite. Today was through GrubHub and the last time. I ordered fried tilapia with mashed potatoes and corn and it came with a soup, I specified French onion. I got bland chicken noodle soup with 2 plain thin fried strips of fish and soggy fries for $21. Never again.