Capitol Restaurant

Food is awful. No one can cook a steak. Soups have no flavor. Chicken soups taste like hot water with pasta noodles, it was the end of the evening, so they were probably just adding water to stretch it out. Reuben was dry, I think they heated in the fryer, the bread on the bottom was soggy. My wife ordered the special, chicken cordon blue with a cream sauce, it was a special I don’t know what, the sauce was broken (separated), curdled and chunky, not creamy. They offered to make the sauce over but it was just as bad the second time. It was unpalatable. Peter tried to reinvent himself by changing the name, he should have just hired a decent chef. I am sure, if the cooks tasted their own food, they wouldn’t eat it either. It doesn’t matter have much he keeps dropping the prices, it just NOT worth the visit. AND his other place, the EWING DINER has gotten just as bad.

Came here for function. Place is large and diner looking. Private parking lot which is always a bonus for us city folks.
Staff were very accommodating and friendly.
Food was ordered group style. I got to enjoy their french fries which were really good. Crispy just like how I like’em.
Someone ordered a grilled chicken salad which was HUGE… def you will get leftovers. They have huge portions.

Unfortunately I was not able to eat here today. After being brushed aside several times before even being able to put my name in, we were told we would have a 15 minute wait. After about half an hour and half of the diner clearing out, we went to check in with the hostess and were told no one would be seated for now and they had no estimate of how much longer the wait would be. If you aren’t going to seat people and already took their name and gave them a wait time, the courteous thing to do might be to let them know. Tough to get over exactly how rude the service was.

I’d been here multiple times when it was Two Peters and am a regular at their sister restaurant, the (new) Ewing Diner, which I love. I also was a huge fan of this place when it was Two Peters.
Two Peters was closed after there were several fights that made their way onto YouTube, thus causing a great drop off in business. So, after having late night fights, the owners came up with a brilliant idea: add a bar. I mean, what better way to calm a rowdy late night crowd than adding alcohol to the mix?
Today was the first time we tried the newly renamed Capital Diner. Two stars is being generous. Got the French Onion soup — it was so cold I had send it back and, when it eventually returned, the taste was mediocre at best. Finally got my sandwich (tuna melt), also undercooked, completely cold in the center, and inedible. Fries were… You guessed it: cold as hell after having been overcooked at some point. Friend got the BLT chicken salad, realized half way through that it had no bacon in it. Waitress was friendly… Which I’m pointing out because I’m trying to find SOMETHING nice to say.
Worst diner experience I’ve had in a decade. Won’t be returning.

Today I took the family to lunch. We chose the Capitol Restaurant, formerly known as «Two Peters Diner» in Ewing on Olden Avenue. This place is owned by the same people who own the Ewing Diner we went to yesterday.
Two Peters, being so close to Trenton had a couple of rough nights which you can find of YouTube. After a fire incident the place was renovated and opened again as the Capitol Restaurant.
I really like what they did with this place. A more contemporary look with an open L-​Shape floor plan makes the place look bigger than it actually is. The seating is not too cramped giving ample space for the servers to navigate around and for the guest not to feel cramped.
The former «Diner» added a nice looking bar in the back with two TV screens and ambient lights. Additional to the diner menu you get the restaurant menu and a cocktail list.
The food on the restaurant menu is more in line with other restaurants, so don’t expect large amounts of food for a cut throat price. I am happy with this change as long as the quality of the food is equally high and mine was.
The Capitol Restaurant features a much more diverse crowd than the Ewing Diner. This Sunday many late church goers trickled in during our visit and were clearly regulars the way they were greeted by the servers.
We were promptly seated and our server was upbeat, funny and friendly. My two teenagers ordered from the Diner Menu and my partner and I ordered food from the Restaurant selection. Soup and Salad came promptly together with our drinks. I wasn’t to fond of the «Cream of Turkey» soup but according to the rest of my party it was awesome.
My BBQ Baby Back Rips were delicious. I really liked the presentation, not over the top and highlighting the rips as the main item. The home fries could have used something like a dash of paprika to brake up the otherwise plain color. Much to my delight they were not swimming in oil, just crispy and hot. The Beet Salad was probably from a jar and not made on premises but went well with the potatoes.
There are several Diners in and around Ewing/​Lawrence Township but this will be definitely the one I will return to. Hope they can keep up the quality of the food and be consistent. Our server told us that they don’t swap cooks with the Ewing Diner, thank goodness.

If you’re in a rush be prepared for the 3 separate menus you are given, 1 is for drinks, another for appetizers and entrees and finally one with breakfast, lunch, kids and so many more items. So making a decision can be overwhelming and your table will be covered in menus. I had the mozzarella wedges as an appetizer and they were really good, you get a lot so it’s a great plate to share. I also got the chicken noodle soup which my toddler loved, it’s a good choice for little ones. For my dinner I had the shrimp and calamari and it was eh, I got my 2 year old the Turkey and mashed potatoes kids meal and it could feed an adult it’s so big! The kids meals come with a dessert so we brought home chocolate pudding. The menu says 18% gratuity is automatically added but it wasn’t on our receipt. It just had the 10, 15 and 20% tips at the bottom for quick reference. Although the menu does say $ 5 for sharing, which I believe. The atmosphere was nice, it felt festive and cozy, there’s a pretty nice size bar in the back with a huge selection of drinks and the wait staff were nice and made sure we were ok. The owner was super friendly, he gave my daughter a free cookie because he thought she was so well behaved. I’d prob go back again but for soup and appetizer items, the entrée menus are a little pricey if you’re looking for typical diner prices

Decided to go here because of the name change. It ised to be Two Peters Diner, but that shut down after a fire and multiple fights. Capitol appears to be that same diner with some rebranding. Inside looks pretty much the same as it did previously, which isn’t a bad thing. It gives a upscale diner look. The only new addition I could notice was the bar. There is now a full bar located in the back of the diner. The bar area isn’t huge, I’d say you could sit about ten people there. They offer 24 beers on tap which is an interesting addition.
Overall I feel like Capitol Restaurant is confused about what it wants to be. Outside gives you the impression of a steakhouse or grill while the inside screams Diner. The bar looks a little out of place, epically since there is bright lighting throughout the restaurant. When I was sat I was given 3 menus and a daily special sheet. One menu consisted of coctails and such, something that could be left at the table or included in a main menu. Another was a menu that consisted of steaks, seafood and pasta dishes. This looked mer like a menu one would recieve at a steakhouse or fancy restaurant. The last menu was the old Two Peters diner menu, but with the new branding. It consisted of breakfast foods, salads, soups, wraps, etc… I was so confused wile looking at them that it took 10 to 15 minutes of me looking through them to make my order.
Service was good, server made multiple trips to the table to check on us. Their soups are great and the mozzarella wedges are great. The steak sandwich I had was ok and the fries were not the greatest. The prices here are on the expensive side and I would be weary about spending $ 20 on a steak at a diner. If I were to come back I would most likely stick to breakfast, soups and appetizers. The bar seems interesting, but also seems out of place. Not sure if I would ever make a trip here to just drink at the bar.

After being seated for 10 minutes, a server didn’t come to the table. The customer service was terrible. I wouldn’t recommend this establishment to anybody.

We love our nj diners. This is our local diner along with the shiny diner on parkway. We come here for breakfast quite a bit on the weekends. Our standby order is pork roll egg and cheese on a hard roll with deep fried potatoes. We love our meal every week and take half of it home for breakfast the next day! Eggs are scrambled well and tasty with lots of cheese. The pork roll is juicy and just enough tang to it. Classic nj breakfast. The deep fried potatoes are way better than the home fries but home fries are good too when I ask for them to be well done and extra crispy. If we get breakfast after 10 am we get a bowl of soup with it. Chicken soup is always good and I’m a huge fan of their vegetable beef soup and lentil soup. The cream based soups are hit and miss but tasty on a good day. Desserts are awesome!!! Love the cheese cakes and chocolate cakes. Dinner here is good. I want to come back and order some cocktails with my dinner. Hmmm. Maybe I should try a Bloody Mary with my breakfast. The waitstaff is great and since we are regulars we have our usual waitress, Kelly. She’s classic nj waitress with enough attitude to make it fun but works so hard to provide great service!

never eating here again. the customer service is TERRIBLE. we were dissatisfied with several parts of our mediocre breakfast and the manager/​owner refused to make any accommodations — no discount, not taken off the bill. nothing. they charged us for every terrible portion of the meal even though we sent several things back. below average food with absolutely terrible service. $ 9 waffles are a ripoff. automatic 18% gratuity on all checks are a ripoff when the service deserves none. never patronize this terrible establishment. ever.

This place has recently been redone and used to be called «The Extension Diner».
It is now really clean and remodeled, with comfortable banquettes and nice sitting area.
The menu is a typical large dinner menu with every salad and dish you can wish for.
They offer early-​bird specials from 3 to 5PM, and also offer dinner special every day.
The wait staff was nice and efficient.
My burger was good, but not the best ever. The raspberry cheesecake was delicious and we never had to ask for more coffee or tea, since both the waitress and a the bus boy kept offering it during our meal.
It’s got a large parking area and is easy to find.
When you enter, you will see the large selection of cakes and pastries and these can be taken to go or on the spot.