Food was not good....

My wife had a bizarrely metal tasting Chicken Burrito; "Weird". My sister had a very tasteless bowl of chilli. And I ordered a Morning Grill, that consisted of greasy burnt home fires (charred potatoes and slippery onion that looked and tasted like they had probably been sat there all day), dry BBQ chicken and eggs (hard to get them wrong)... They avoid a one star rating because the Macaroni Cheese was good.

Other friends less than impressed with the burgers too. Staff a bit lukewarm and disinterested... A shame because the Diner in Camden is very good...

This is the first time I've been compelled to write a review of a restaurant....it was that bad.

The charm of a real diner is the crackling speed at which plucky waitresses get you in and out with a belly full of hearty/greasy cheap food.

That's it. It's very simple. Hipster paraphernalia does not a diner make. I wouldn't be so bothered by the silly emphasis on theme if the food and service wasn't absolutely TERRIBLE.

We went to the Shoreditch location on a Sunday afternoon and had to wait in a line to be seated for 20 minutes, staring at three booths wide open the whole time, everyone silently begging someone, ANYONE to just friggin' clean them and seat all of us...

My boyfriend had a breakfast burrito which came with a mound of fried beans that looked and tasted as if they'd been sitting out a few days, getting crusty like leftovers, and then just re-heated in a microwave.

The fluffy stack of buttery pancakes I had expected turned out to be three small, cold, sad, rubbery saucers that tasted/looked like fake plastic ones I played with in my kiddie kitchen set. Aunt Jemima would be horrified.

Luckily I had also ordered a milkshake which was delicious and earns them two stars, but really, how can you screw that up?

If anyone is imagining this is what a real diner is like they will be sorely disappointed and Americans should be particularly aware that they risk catching a bout of unlooked-for homesickness in this place.

fight your way through the masses of trendies,and you own any kind of apple gadget then you're sure to fit in.

After a 45 min wait for food. Portions are by any standard not American, what ever happened to service with a smile!! and coffee refills well if they can be bothered to fill up for you!

This place is vastly expensive for breakfast (i cannot comment on main meals) i'm guessing you are paying for the area.

If you want value for money then forget it, if you want an experience and have nothing else to do then fine but i don't recommend this for breakfast unless you are still drunk from the night before and can easily forget the price and food!!!

Although there can be a bit of a wait for a table, this remains my favourite place in Shoreditch for a hungover breakfast on a Saturday or Sunday.

Whilst not quite having the portion sizes of a true american diner, I always come away satisfied.

Free refills on coffee often turn a quick breakfast into an extended layabout in the comfy booths that form the seating for the majority of the tables.

Relaxed music and friendly (and attractive) waitresses only add to the pleasant atmosphere. In fact the atmosphere is so good that even the usual shoreditch types and try hards fail to annoy.

Food prices are cheap if you are just going for the basics (burger and fries), however can rapidly rise if like me you're a fan of the extras.

Overall I would highly recommend The Diner to anyone who is chilled out enough not to get stressed out by waiting for a table or a short wait for drinks.

Well worth the trip day or night.

Crap. Go to the Soho branch instead for better quality, better ambiance and more generous portions.