The Manchester Diner: Classic American Comfort Food in the Heart of NYC

I typically prefer to cook American standards at home so we rarely go to diners. But my wife and I were on the UWS on Sunday morning and I was starved, so we stopped in for breakfast. Manchester Diner nails it...menu definitely has enough variety with all the diner standards, but isn't a phone book, either. Service was quick and polite. My wife got the matzoh ball soup...broth was excellent and she could add her salt as needed rather than the typical problem of it being overly salty from the kitchen. The balls were soft and fluffy but held their shape. I had the smoked salmon Benedict..for only $15.95 which seemed like an excellent price for that neighborhood. Also cane with a pretty generous portion of home fries. All in all, a fantastic, quick meal and would definitely return next time we're hungry and up by Columbia.

I love this place! My family and I have been coming here for ...a very very long time. We get along well with everyone! My favorite dish: Zorbas Omlette. It's not in the menu- that's a perk of not being a demanding gentrifier. Anyways- I take all my friends here including my partner- we love it- we loveeee the service! IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have bad reviews it's because youre probably new and weren't born/raised in the neighborhood. Get your panties out of a wad, tip well, and maybe then your service would be better.

Just what we were looking for to kill some time before going to a show at The West End. I got the Meatball Parm sub that was plenty good, and my girlfriend got a grilled cheese. We both enjoyed our meals. We had a slight mishap with the check, but it was cleared up quickly and we were on our way. Also shout out to the dude rambling about Bernie and Trump.

New York must have thousands of diners throughout the city, and to randomly find a good one for a party of four picky eaters, it's indeed a good luck charm. We chose this one because we were hungry, no Yelp reviews intervention. Brunch was the call of the jungle. The menu it's your average diner cuisine, full of pancakes, bagels, waffles and frittatas. And good coffee, I may add. I had the tutti frutti waffles and I loved it. Fruits were super fresh and big waffle on the dot. My travel companions had bagel with salmon (humongous portion), fried eggs with fries and sausage. All good. Thanks to this review I will stop in this diner next time I'm in the city. By the way, NY in August it's like a love letter.