Ellen's Stardust Diner

GREAT, I loved it here great food, service, and energy. Trust me wait in that line and thank me later, like a 20-30 minute wait overall. But sometimes you could be taken in early if a smaller party, Great all around, hilarious waiters and waitresses, and hosts. They sing, walk around, and are really nice. What I recommend is a burger and a salted caramel shake, so delicious! Just be nice and respectful to everyone and you will have a amazing time! (A must try diner)

Ellen's Stardust Diner was a delightful experience with its unique concept and vibrant atmosphere. The meal portions were impressively large — even as a big guy, I found the sweet brownie and burger to be more than enough. Both were delicious! The lights set the perfect mood, and the singing staff was incredibly talented, making it a fun and memorable dining experience. Highly recommend for a unique and enjoyable meal!

Worth the wait! Tine lived up to our expectation. Fun for everyone, whether with the kids and a big family or friends, or even alone! Note that the kids menu is not available until 11 AM. All the performances were top-notch. Shout out to our waitress Emily that crushed a tune from the little mermaid. Don’t miss the signature French toast! Donations of at least $20 are encouraged, but not forced. It helps offset the cost of dance lessons and singing lessons that the staff need while they work their way onto Broadway.

Servers who sing! Very good diner style food with attentive service. It’s bustling and we had no issues with our service time. Food was cooked good and had flavor. The servers sing and your tips help them attend classes to help them achieve their dreams on Broadway and that’s what NYC is all about. Prepare to wait in line or call ahead to get a seat because it gets crowded. Will definitely be back!

Once we got in (45 minute wait on a Monday morning 😬) it was brilliant! The atmosphere and the staff are incredible, with the live entertainment being the absolute high point. The food was very good too, cinnamon pancakes were really good as was the holy moly French toast. The chicken on the waffles was a bit on the dry side for our taste, but aside from that I would highly recommend a visit! Especially if you like Disney soundtracks!!

We saw some of the lower starred reviews on here and we’re worried whether it was the right thing to do to go for breakfast here on our last morning in NYC. But it definitely was! We didn’t want to wait in a queue for ages, so planned to get there early. We knew it opened at 7:00, so thought if we get there for 6:40 we should avoid a queue. We were a bit late and arrived at just after 6:50. There was a queue! However, we were lucky and just managed to get in with the first tranche of people (once the place is full, it works on a one in, one out approach, so we could have been waiting 30 mins or more for people to finish food). The waiting on staff are people who want to make it in Broadway and need to make some extra cash. The service was great, the singers were awesome and really entertaining and the food was really good too (half eaten in the pics 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣). It was no more expensive than other diners that we had been too, but they do ask for a voluntary donation for the singing waiting on staff (who don’t get paid any more than regular waiting on staff). There is no pressure for this, but I (even as a tight Welsh man!) was happy to contribute. I highly recommend this place!!

Visited twice for breakfast during mine and my friends visit to New York. A nice place to visit especially before our flight home to keep spirits high! This place is definitely diner with a difference! What other diners would you eat breakfast in where you see waiters sing & perform!? All waiters who sang had amazing voices and I hope all of them get the opportunity to perform in broadway as told when visiting on both occasions, good luck! Food choices were good and I really liked the breakfast burger myself. No complaints from my friend either with their food choice. I have seen other reviews about the quality of the food on offer, but I didn't see any problems myself, quality was definitely more than acceptable in my opinion. Staff very friendly and regularly asked if we needed anything else at our table. Left with a smile on both occasions and wouldn't hesitate to return to this diner when visiting New York again. For these reasons this place deserves a strong 5 stars! Will be recommending to friends and family who visit this city. I can see why they are continuously busy and staff are always very accommodating.

We came for the atmosphere and we left not disappointed. Great waiters-singers combination! They sang all types of popular songs and eternal classics. They are all brilliant singers! Arrived at 7.3pm, we entered immediately without any queuing. Service was fast and kind. I don’t know whether it helped the fact we came a bit off season. Menu is varied and typical of a diner: we had mac&cheese and a regular hamburger.

Really fun dining experience with your waiter being the star of the show! We loved the performances and the food was pretty good! Don't be deterred if you see a big line outside, it moves very quickly and all of the tables have a great view of at least some part of the performances! On an aside, we loved the individual performances, were a bit confused when the boss talked for a bit long about tipping them so they could all get acting and singing lessons paid for. We all tipped anyway, but would've preferred to tip and keep hearing the amazing singers instead!