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Western Diner

+1 518-452-6974
2019 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203 United States of America
Open Today: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
Popular for
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Healthy options
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
Dining options
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Counter service
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cozy
Crowd
  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • Tourists
Planning
  • Accepts reservations
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu
Parking
  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • Parking

Best WLM Reviews

Cute old school diner, sat at the counter. Fast service, great prices and good food. Cute history on the menu to of the build of this place.
Came here to eat but the "lady" who seated me was not friendly at all. When entering I greeted her and asked if I could have a window seat if possible (there was one available that I could see). She said "no" and mumbled something about having two seats open but walked me to a seat beside the bar ????????‍♀️ I was so confused. My waitress came right over told me it would be a "little bit" while I looked the menu over. I noticed a couple came in and was seated in a window seat (which left a bad taste in my mouth). My waitress came back ready to take my order and I told her I didn't want to order here anymore and how I felt overlooked by what the hostess did to me and she apologized. Sadly, this was a horrible first time experience and I can not say rather I will be back or not.
One star for the hole the hostess put in my heart. She's the first person to set the experience for the business and she failed my expectations for this establishment ????
Three stars for my waitress's apology for the hostess. She was very kind but I still have a bad taste in my mouth for dining here. I truly hope others have a better experience than what I had.
Real tears for a real experience ????
We really love this diner: this is our newest 'go to'. The price, quality, and portion size as a whole can not be beaten. It's small as far as diners go! But WORTH the trip.
Negatives: hours need ro be changed on line. I have put them in 8-230. Closes 3, stops serving at 210.
Positives: it's a top notch cost effective breakfast lunch joint, and shouldn't apologize for it!
My new favorite diner! The portions are great and the service was efficient and friendly. She was super busy but she always made sure we had everything we needed! The food came fast and the atmosphere was welcoming. I'm definitely coming back here!!! Easy to get in and out of parking spaces too.
The best diner I have been to. The waitress was so nice and the food was delicious. Guardian Windshield Repair recommended this diner to us while we waited for our truck to be fixed, and I am very glad they did. Great food, amazing environment! I'm definitely coming here again.
My son and recently stopped in for lunch. We had dined here previously and loved the mozzarella sticks! During this visit, we ordered the mozzarella sticks and my son ordered the chicken parm sandwich. Mozzarella sticks arrived and as we began eating them with the marina sauce, we looked at each other and said "are you tasting cinnamon?" We asked our awesome waitress and yes in fact there was cinnamon in the sauce. It was SO overwhelming we couldn't eat it. My sons sandwich arrived and behold..cinnamon in the sauce. Cinnamon and chicken really isn't an enjoyable combination so that wasn't eaten either. I totally understand the scientific reason for using this spice, but it shouldn't be tasted in the sish. It was awful. I would encourage the servers to please let your patrons know ahead of time that your chef uses cinnamon in the marina sauce. We won't be back, we'll get our mozzarella sticks when Capitol City Diner reopens.
This place is a gem. Unlike the overrated shiny place down the street, this one has really great food, excellent service, and it's not overcrowded on weekends. Our favorite are the blueberry pancakes - fantastic.
I see a lot of good reviews here so maybe my experience was unique but I won’t be going back. Very disappointed in the service. Very slow and we felt like we were being a bother for them to be there.
Food was ok but nothing I’ll go back for.

Quick Facts About Western Diner



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Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sunday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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