Reviews for Windmill Diner Restaurant

11/14/2021 - Link
I love old diners and cafes (read Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon). My dad introduced me to the Windmill when we reconnected in the early 1990s. He had been a regular there for several years. After he died several years later, I still made the trip from Louisiana to NY/CT on a regular basis to help with the estate and would not miss a visit or two to The Windmill on each trip. The workers were friendly and helpful, the food was far better than average, and the chocolate malts and root beer floats were excellent. Oh, also the apple pie. I regret that I have not been back to NY and CT since October 2017, but I am hopeful I will return shortly. I see so few eateries like The Windmill where I live, and long for the 1950s atmosphere and eats one finds in these diners. America as I knew it is rapidly disappearing. The Windmill and other diners offer hope that these time capsules will survive.

12/21/2014 - Amanda L
Terrible customer service and not child friendly at all!! Arrived asking for a table for 6 with a high chair. The man walking us to a table grumbled and said things like "high chairs take up too much room". We weren't even greated in any sort of a nice manner by him or the waitstaff, just a "what do you want".

My daughter was antsy toward the end of breakfast so my mother-in-law took her for a walk towards the bathroom. She was then scolded like she was a child by an older waitress saying "This isn't your house or your living room!!" And the waitress followed her back to our table by to continue harassing her. The waitress would not drop the issue or leave us alone until we left the restaurant. All other waitstaff just stood there staring at us. One even stopped sweeping to just watch us being harassed.

Not one nice person working in that building. Customer service is nonexistent unless you are a 70year old man who eats there every Sunday. (The old man who eats there everyday sat beside us and got a free breakfast and wishes of a Merry Christmas. We obviously had a much different experience)