502296 Mon Mar 24 13:02:22 -0700 2008 38 20 General Tristate Archive 0 3522934 Let's talk about 'em: the good, the bad and the ugly. I'll get the ball rolling with capsule reviews of the two diners in New Paltz... Plaza Diner: this used to be my favorite, but it's gone downhill in recent years. College Diner: now the best in town by default. In fact, it's quite decent. Mon Mar 24 13:02:22 -0700 2008 26177 NewYorkDave 1 3527306 i don't see the point. you can't expect much when you're going to a diner. a greasy spoon is a greasy spoon. Tue Mar 25 16:04:50 -0700 2008 3522934 44785 groover8 2 3528000 Not true. There are huge variations in quality, and some diners do diner food very well. The Eveready in Hyde is a bit upscale and maybe a dollar or two more than average, but the food is quite tasty. The West Taghkanic is a classic old diner from the 40's that now serves good, home-style food, nothing mind-blowing but simple and tasty (and cheap). Interestingly the Martindale Diner just a few miles up the Taconic Parkway from it is the same type of old classic diner, but the food is terrible. Tue Mar 25 19:57:13 -0700 2008 3527306 126803 rrems 3 3529366 I love Eveready Diner. I84 diner is pretty good, Daily Planet is pretty good too. Those are the ones that first come to mind. I'm sure there's more, just have to think about it. Diners are great though because you have so many different choices. Wed Mar 26 09:06:12 -0700 2008 3528000 83096 sdcr 4 3535422 I love the Palace diner by St Francis hospital - they have THE BEST sweet potato pancakes! Thu Mar 27 19:48:34 -0700 2008 3529366 171775 Feaster18 5 3536311 I've eaten at the Eveready two or three times. The decor puts me off; it's garish, overly-stylized pseudo-Americana. Food is good but overpriced, service is fine. But I'm not an impartial reviewer--in fact, I admit to a bit of a grudge against the place because my old hangout was demolished to make way for it. I've always liked the Acropolis on Main St. better than the Palace, especially since the Palace's "renovation." It's not that there's anything wrong with the food at the Palace, I just prefer more of a traditional diner atmosphere. Any opinions on the Village Diner in Red Hook? I wanna eat there sometime, just 'cause it's so old-school. Fri Mar 28 07:10:50 -0700 2008 3535422 26177 NewYorkDave 6 3536467 Everready is pretty amazing. They have their own bakery and make alot of things onsite. It is rare to find a diner this good. Fri Mar 28 07:48:47 -0700 2008 3536311 144394 hudsonvalleyfoodblog 6 4991336 We loved the Village Diner in Red Hook. Excellent grub -- thick sliced hot pastrami on rye, blt on wheat and philly cheese state. Even my DD's chicken fingers were good, and they were real chicken. The wait staff could not have been nicer. They saved our day which was otherwise ruined by the traffic around the Dutchess County Fair. Sun Aug 30 18:25:04 -0700 2009 3536311 61047 jwg 3 3536453 I agree with you about the Everready. All diners are not the same and some are exceptional. Fri Mar 28 07:46:22 -0700 2008 3528000 144394 hudsonvalleyfoodblog 4 3537621 I'm not sure either about Eveready being amazing. But I would say it's: definitely very good, excellent, and even remarkable! I also think it's pretty awesome. Actually interesting comes to mind also. It is a diner so I don't necessarily expect it to be amazing, maybe amazing as far as diners go! I do enjoy it though, and the food is very good awesome excellent remarkable too! Fri Mar 28 11:52:02 -0700 2008 3536453 83096 sdcr 1 3537629 The Stadium Diner in Kingston, NY is a firm OK. Nothing to write home about, but if you are in the area, you will do OK there. It is nothing spectacular or upscale. It is close to the Exit 19 Traffic Circle and sure beats the Thruway rest stops. ~Fred19 Fri Mar 28 11:53:22 -0700 2008 3522934 12184 Fred19 1 3538630 I really like the Village Diner in Red Hook for breakfast ( I haven't tried it for lunch or dinner It seems like all the food is homemade. I feel like I'm in a time warp when I eat there. The service is always great, I am treated as well as the local regulars. Fri Mar 28 15:46:06 -0700 2008 3522934 91796 chowdom 2 4157205 my mistake its called the Historic Village Diner Fri Nov 07 18:07:41 -0800 2008 3538630 91796 chowdom 1 3563239 We are diner aficionados and the best diner in Kingston is King's Valley on Ulster Avenue. The food is always good, great breakfasts, service might be slow at times but .. My partner loves the Napoleon - french toast and fresh fruit. Fri Apr 04 18:35:57 -0700 2008 3522934 180834 loupeppe2 2 4059310 I agree with loupeppe2 100%...King's Valley Diner is best in Kingston! Wed Sep 24 17:03:26 -0700 2008 3563239 117245 cherel 1 4061862 The Alexis diner in Newburgh is pretty good. The other one, the name of which escapes me right now but is very close to the Wal-Mart on 300 is terrible. Thu Sep 25 14:41:17 -0700 2008 3522934 199168 gvogelge 1 4061984 I don't think it's there anymore, but I remember terrific patty melts and hot browns at the Crompond Diner on Rt.202 in Peekskill. I haven't been there in about 35 years, but it was good back then. I also remember the Chief Taghanack (sp?) on the Taconic Parkway up near US 84. Mostly what i remember about it was the pie and their chili(although back then I didn't really know from chili). Anyway, I'm sure this information is very helpful. Thu Sep 25 15:27:54 -0700 2008 3522934 106255 chazzerking 2 4063852 ahhh...late nights at the crompond diner...many times and many years ago...its now a huge modern diner and i can't think of its name Fri Sep 26 10:50:25 -0700 2008 4061984 18380 corky 2 4154609 I finally looked at a map and was way off on the location of the Chief Taghkanic Diner. I'm now of the strong opinion that it was at the intersection of the Taconic Pkwy and Rout2 82 up near Livingston. I remember we used to stop there before and after skiing at Catamount. The clearest memoriy is of the great neon sign on top with the sillouette of an indian in full (incorrect, as the headress was Sioux and the chief was Mohican) feathered headress in profile. It was a full on chrome beauty with a counter on one side and a row of booths on the other. PS I found the website for the diner and the correct name is the West Taghkanic Diner. I was correct about my second guess on its location. On the website is the menu and I was startled to see and ostrich steak and ostrich burgers, but no chili. There are a number of photos and I was glad to see that they hadn't fooled around and modernized the interior. the sign is also in its original glory and my memory of it proved accurate as well. The only question is whether any 'hounds have eaten there recently and is the food any good? Thu Nov 06 16:16:54 -0800 2008 4061984 106255 chazzerking 3 4285982 You may also have been remembering the Chief Taghkanic Diner at the end of the Taconic Pkwy on Route 295 (where you have to make a choice about getting off or paying the toll for the turnpike, Rt.90). This diner was moved to New Lebanon about 20 years ago, and went through several changes, to now be unrecognizable as an Italian Restaurant on Route 20 in the middle of town. Wed Dec 31 11:22:11 -0800 2008 4154609 252941 mojo01267 4 4287936 I really think it was the West Taghkanic, as US90 is about 30 -40 miles North past where we would have turned off the Taconic. Thu Jan 01 12:33:08 -0800 2009 4285982 106255 chazzerking 1 4071273 Most of the Diners in the Dutchess County area have common ownership and are managed by different members of the family. Eveready and Palace are the same while the Daily Planet is someone else from the family who also has a more upscale restaurant in New Paltz. The Eveready people also have the Lonestar Cafe and, I think, also the Rolling Rocks. What I think you're seeing is the younger generation taking over the existing diners and theming them up and getting into more traditional restaurants at the same time. As a result, if you like one diner, you'll probably like the others, foodwise, if you can get along with the decor. Another group of diners in the area that also tend to be quite good, though not calling themselves diners, are the Pete's Famous restaurants in Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park and Rhinebeck. Be careful in Poughkeepsie. The one on Hooker Avenue is the real deal. The old one on Main Street was sold, kept the name, but is not the same owner and I have no idea what the food is like. Mon Sep 29 20:34:19 -0700 2008 3522934 36538 hvsteve1 2 4910060 The owners of the Eveready Diner also own the Double-O's, Coyote Grill. The owners of the Palace are the same owners of the Daily Planet and Barnaby's in New Paltz. Sat Aug 01 22:26:52 -0700 2009 4071273 1098495 dondi 1 4075987 There is a beautiful diner in Elizaville -perfectly restored 50's Kullman diner. Food was very good - typical diner fare, and service was friendly. Not overly crowded and well worth the trip. Wed Oct 01 21:44:23 -0700 2008 3522934 64551 LJNew 2 4145441 My wife and I were driving southbound heading to Woodbury Commons two years ago. We had been driving all day from Toronto and finally I hit the wall, it was night and I couldn't stay awake any longer so we pulled into a Scottish Inn. It was right out of the fifties, but it was very clean and inexpensive. In the morning we woke up to find 6 inches of snow had fallen and the roads were not plowed yet. Just out of the parking lot was an old stainless steel diner. We had breakfast (which was pretty good) and then hit the road. 5 minutes later we went by a sign saying Welcome to Orange County New York. (Or something to that effect). Does anyone know where that would be. We got engaged on that trip and we are coming down at the end of November. But I have no idea where we were. I can't find the Scottish Inn on the net. Appreciate any help. Sun Nov 02 22:03:48 -0800 2008 4075987 100294 Conductorchris 3 4152266 Would help to know what road you were on. Wed Nov 05 17:37:34 -0800 2008 4145441 137565 jhpohja 3 4152916 Could it have been the Suisse Inn? ~Fred19 Thu Nov 06 05:38:59 -0800 2008 4145441 12184 Fred19 2 4766558 we recently ate at the elizaville diner, and i must sadly say that it was one of the worst meals i've ever been served in a restaurant. the atmosphere, service and prices are all good, but the food is inedible. we were there for breakfast. our fruit salad was composed of brown grapes, mushy pineapple and soggy cantaloupe. and our french toast tasted and looked like it was a pre-made, frozen variety with absolutely no taste, that appeared to have been defrosted in the microwave and then briefly put on the grill to warm it up a bit more. and the sausages that were served with the french toast had obviously been cooked hours earlier, and were burnt, bitter and acrid tasting. i've honestly never had a worse breakfast and we left without eating more than a taste of each dish. it was frankly shocking that a country diner couldn't make good home made french toast with sausages or even manage to serve a bowl of fruit that wasn't half rotten. it seemed to us that the kitchen doesn't care about what they are doing and relies heavily on frozen and microwaved ingredients. avoid this place at all cost. Fri Jun 12 08:57:18 -0700 2009 4075987 287644 yussdov 1 4146009 Spencertown - no, not Stephentown - has the brand spankin' new Dan's Diner which opened for a test run this past weekend (31st - 2nd). Unfortunately I didn't make it this weekend but plan to hit it this week. Right on Route 203, classic railroad car diner - completely and originally restored. No booths, just stools at the counter. Mon Nov 03 08:01:31 -0800 2008 3522934 171826 timwhoeatsalot 2 4242176 Rt 203 is nowhere near Stephentown NY, which has no diner. Fri Dec 12 11:44:09 -0800 2008 4146009 158319 mjoyous 1 4155386 While Albany is technically a boundary of the Hudson Valley, Miss Albany Diner (MAD) is a pretty good diner. www.missalbanydiner.com http://www.historic-albany.org/pma2002-8.html Fri Nov 07 02:46:04 -0800 2008 3522934 73159 financialdistrictresident 1 4206670 Please help.I am looking for a diner in Dutchess County that is easily accessible from the Taconic Parkway. Fri Nov 28 09:30:16 -0800 2008 3522934 21437 sagetom 2 4207190 daily planet, lagrangeville. you could throw a baseball from the parkway and it would roll to the diner. Fri Nov 28 15:21:52 -0800 2008 4206670 11235 bob gaj 3 4287431 I think they're owned by the same people, but I like The Daily Planet so much more than the Everready. The food may not (or it may) be better, but I just 'like' The Daily Planet. Thu Jan 01 08:22:08 -0800 2009 4207190 11104 dolores 4 4910063 Daily Planet and Palace Diner are the same owners. Eveready family owns the Double-O's and Coyote Grill. Sat Aug 01 22:29:47 -0700 2009 4287431 1098495 dondi 1 4216730 We passed O's Diner on the taconic parkway in Chatham many times before finally stopping. Definately the best diner food we ever had, and inexpensive too. If you pass this diner do yourself a favor and stop for a meal. The turkey pot pie @ $8.95 was home made and excellent. Fried chicken to die for. Wed Dec 03 04:41:15 -0800 2008 3522934 192374 bostonblackie 2 4234609 eveready is overrated. petes famous is the best in town Tue Dec 09 23:11:35 -0800 2008 4216730 247011 nkaroly 1 5139060 Cheif Martindale Diner in Claverack. on route 23 and Taconik Parkway. Nothng has been changed since 1950s. Even the prices seem 1970's. Damn fine diner experience. Like going into a time machine. Wed Oct 28 18:58:41 -0700 2009 3522934 1120009 bbmatty 2 5139277 Except that the food is AWFUL (IMO), as I said in my post near the beginning of this thread. The West Taghkanic Diner has the same ambience and prices but the food is good. Wed Oct 28 20:34:31 -0700 2009 5139060 126803 rrems