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American, Diner
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
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Reviewed 29 November 2023

Stopped here for breakfast on Monday, after an amazing Christmas in the ADKs weekend. Quick, lively service with really great food options at reasonable prices. At this time of year, many local businesses are closed. Walt's is the mainstay, and we cannot recommend it enough,...if you can get in the door! Great food, period.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 29 September 2023

We love Walts Diner when we are in Old Forge. Love sitting at the diner bar and watching the chef/cooks working. On this recent visit we left feeling disappointed in pretty much everthing. This is not the norm for this place. Took a bit for...waitress to come over, and it was a Wednesday 9/13/23, later lunch time. The Guy Chef was not in site but different chef, cook help women. Food was ok but not great. Fries which we always love had some weird seasoning on them? it was like almost a lemon flavor, which was very odd. Neither of us liked what was put on or fresh cut fries. Husband got fish sandwich meal. Bun was very dry, very not fresh, very stale tasting. Total disappointment. After our meals were made and brought over, we noticed the regular guy chef, but it must have been at the end of his shift. He was in the bathroom trying to unclog and out of order toilet? Very strange to see this with his Chef outfit still on. Hopefully he was not going to cook anything else. My tuna melt was not very good. They typically are very good. Outside was toasted but nothing on bread, and nothing inside bread to make it a Melt Sandwhich. Cheese normally melted and what you would expect. This was a cold tuna placed on toast with slap of cheese? I would have told the waitress but she never came back. Waitress gave us the bill when brought our food. So no option to get dessert or pie and we paid at the counter register. Must be they were ready to be done for the day but it was only 1:00 ish. We will in future try again, because we normally have great service, and food. Hopefully this is not the new norm. Today Walts missed on all checkoffs.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 7 August 2023

Best fish fry and coleslaw in the Adirondacks. We have been going for years and have never been disappointed. Highly recommend. The hours are wrong on TripAdvisor. They are open 6:00 AM til 3:00 PM and closed on Tuesday. This is according to their website.

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 27 July 2023

Excellent service (Shelly) We had a party of 7, and prepared a table even though our whole group hadn’t arrived. We enjoyed our breakfast! Very good with reasonable prices. We’ll definitely be back!

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 26 June 2023 via mobile

Warm and welcoming atmosphere with friendly staff that made us feel like locals! The food was amazing, can’t go wrong with the French toast and giant blueberry pancakes! We’ll be back! :)

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 9 June 2023

Stopped here for the first time for lunch while in Old Forge. Waitress was very friendly and quick service. We ate at the outside tables. Lunch was very good.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 2 May 2023

Superb breakfast served by friendly, efficient staff. A bustling and popular diner with the most delicious blueberry pancakes. Wish we had been in the area for more than two breakfasts!

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 18 October 2022 via mobile

In your face type of diner. The woman seating people was less than friendly which matches the attitude expressed by the signs decorating the walls. However despite being busy we were offered crowded stools at counter and seated immediately. Lunch cooking at the grill in...open viewing can be scary but the 2 chefs were totally in sync and never stopped moving. Ingredients were fresh and well prepared so food is good although they were out of my choice for lunch. Also no paper towels in restroom. .More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 13 October 2022

This place was recommended by a friend. We had scrambled eggs, eggs Benedict, crispy home fries and banana bread. All very good. I’m a big fan of banana bread and this did not disappoint me. The service was fast, friendly and reasonably priced.

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 10 October 2022 via mobile

Was very impressed with Stacy, the morning manager, on Friday, October 7th. I was looking for gluten free toast option but there was none. Stacy was so kind and friendly and apologetic. She offered to comp my side of home fries, which was a very...generous offer. Thank you Stacy, for the good food and great PR on a busy morning breakfast shift.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 9 September 2022 via mobile

Usually when you order a plate one or two things are good, but the fish plate was amazing. The fish was breaded perfectly, the French fries were hand cut and the coleslaw was fantastic. Great meal! My husband had the chicken sandwich with homemade potatoes...salad and it was delicious as well. Cute little place and would definitely return!More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 23 August 2022 via mobile

Took a party of nine to breakfast😋 Everybody Had some thing different from sausage and gravy and biscuits to toasted banana bread and everything in between… Colossal breakfast was so big that even our best eater couldn’t finish it and the chocolate chip pancakes were...a big hit for the little one! These people made you feel like you were right at home. Great food great prices excellent serviceMore

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 23 August 2022 via mobile

Went for breakfast and it’s always a pleasant experience…food is always good, portions are large enough, and service is always top notch. The kids ALWAYS have this on their list of places to stop…which adults always agree with!

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 11 August 2022

My wife and I had the pleasure of having breakfast at Walt's Diner 3 out of the 4 days we were in Old Forge. On the second day we thought we would give another restaurant a try but quickly realized just how much better Walt's...was. We sat at the counter all three days and were able to watch the kitchen work. Wow, it was good to see such an organized, hard-working group of people. And the Servers we just equally good. I almost forgot the food was excellent too. Make sure you try the homemade hot sauce and have a blueberry pancake.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 31 July 2022

we really enjoy our breakfasts here good food and service went here with a party of 10 including 5 kids under 5 we were seated uickly waitress was very nice and foof was good and coffee refilled quickly Kids loved the huge pancakes I LOVED...THE SAUSAGE GRAVY ;More

Date of visit: July 2022
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jpwelch
19 August 2015|
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Response from natnpr | Reviewed this property |
I am not the owner, call Walt's or find another place to eat. It is NOT expensive for the portions you get.
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Response from Gary O | Reviewed this property |
Well, I would be surprised, but...Maybe they do. I would advise calling them and asking! You can probably find gluten free dinners at Five Corners, just a few minutes walk away. There is also a fancy breakfast & lunch... More
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WALT'S DINER, Old Forge - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor

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Walt's Diner is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 3.5