Orion Diner & Grill

I ordered a chicken gyro and the chicken was processed meat. I was too hungry to notice the taste and I would’ve eaten a garbage can. If there’s anything positive I can say, at least the pita bread was a little crispy, just the way I like it. But overall, the price is high for the low quality of food. Service is slow. My husband is very upset that his corn beef was so bad. No flavor at all he says. The mashed potato was cold and had a funny garlicky flavor (probably powdered mash potato) and NO GRAVY! He’s flabbergasted that they didn’t even ask if he wanted gravy. He ordered a soda and he had to ask for the straw. I ordered tobasco sauce which the waiter forgot until he was reminded when he saw my face again. The place wasn’t even busy! My hubby says it felt like a senior citizen hospital food. BLAND.

Although I only live about 2 blocks away from this diner, I come here because the food is pretty tasty. There are a few other diners nearby where the food doesn’t come close to the food at Orion. The service is decent, and the prices are affordable.

Orion is my neighborhood diner. Service is fast and friendly. Like most diners, this place has many options to choose from. The burgers are ok. I prefer to go for the Greek options here. Overall good is decent, deliver is quick and place is clean.

Great place to catch lunch or late night lunch/​dinner, décor is nice and the people are nice and friendly, food is done and served very quickly. I recommend eating her if your wondering the area.

Piggybacking on the last 2-​star review, their delivery service leaves much to be desired. Extended wait time, broken food containers upon delivery, wrong orders, overcharging, cold food… if there’s something that can go wrong on a delivery order, they’ll make sure to check that box. Considering the size and location of this place, you’d think they would be someone competent with takeout orders or cooking food in general. There are better 24hr places around. Find them. Order from them.

Visited this diner with my partner, expected better service, I felt very rushed by the server. Also I ordered the 3 egg combo wrap accompanied with home fries .
Potatoes tasted stale and the egg wrap looked like a quick job.
Ordered the appetizer sampler: mozzarella sticks and wings were all deformed and drenched in oil
In conclusion we both disliked the service and disappointed with the food.

Esteve!!! My favoorite local diner. Best grilled cheese in the hood. Side note. Bathrooms are super clean.

Came here at 4 am for late night drunk food. Meh. Ordered the tater tots (which are hard to mess up if you ask me) and they were aite but just didn’t really hit the spot. Something about the texture/​saltiness/​crunchiness-​all off.
Apparently people like their grilled cheeses. Plus one for service. All of the waiters are super nice and cheery even at such an odd hour.

This place is fine. I came here this morning for brunch and was seated immediately. After reviewing the menu, they have classic diner items, nothing out of the ordinary. All of our food came out in a timely manner and it was okay.
I was kind of disturbed by the lack of customer service. Our waiter was fairly attentive, but very abrupt, to the point of being kind of rude. It seemed like the whole staff was this way.
Ultimately, it was average.
(I realize how blasé this review is and I apologize! It’s comparable to my brunch this morning.)

Man, I hate leaving bad reviews, but my experience would have been much better if just a couple of things were addressed.
Pros
— Food delivered within the quoted time
— Portions were good size
— Salad was fresh
Cons
— No feta or olives in Greek salad
— Omelette was dry
— Food wasn’t very hot when delivered, it wasn’t cold though
— Food was just ok, a bit bland
— 13 dollars for moussaka & greek salad that came with no cheese, olives or fries is a bit steep…
Sorry guys, I wish I could leave you a better review.

This place is Okay. Its a good place to go for any food at anytime but I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here. I will say this, the strong points to this place are the staff, they are super attentive and friendly. The décor is really nice, especially for a diner where you aren’t expecting the nicest atmosphere. I also like the placement of the diner — its on the corner of 23^rd and 2^nd so you can see both sides of the street and I always appreciate some background movement while I dine.
The food is standard like any other diner and its ²⁴⁄₇. Good if you want to come sit with a friend or family members, I wouldn’t recommend a date here though unless you want it to be your last. Great for an after bar meal though in Gramercy.

I came here on a Sunday morning with my little brother who was visiting. He was in dire need of some food because of a big Saturday night and usually a greasy diner is one of the best ways to go. We came in and the people were very friendly and sat us right away.
After looking over the menu it contains your traditional diner fair. Nothing special so we both ordered their biggest breakfast sandwich and my brother also ordered a chocolate milkshake. The milk shake might be one of the better ones I’ve had in the city. I think they use a very rich brand of chocolate ice cream and just mix it with some milk. It’s a thick shake that you can’t really drink with a straw and very tasty.
I was disappointed with our sandwich. It had 3 eggs, cheese, bacon, and some peppers and onions on it. Overall I thought it was very tasteless. I’m all for a nice greasy sandwich in the morning but it has to at least taste good. It felt like this place had never heard of salt and pepper. If I ever go back I would get a pancake instead and hopefully that is better but I don’t recommend Orion for anything besides the milkshake.

*** Standard diner and service, Better diners out there ***
There’s really not much to say here. I was pretty unimpressed by this diner.

I came here for dinner after having some drinks next door with a group of friends. Below average diner food all around. I got a burger and it took them 15 minutes later to bring out than everyone else’s food. It eventually came out and was ok. Prices were pretty reasonable. Place was bright and clean, as were the bathrooms.
If I was drunk enough I might come back here. Other than that I can think of a thousand better places to sit down and get some diner food.

7 $ gyros — not exactly street cart pricing but not bad at all considering you get to eat it sitting down and use a clean bathroom afterwards (not always a guarantee in NYC). Service is polite enough and the menu is gigantic (standard diner items).
Will the food blow your mind? Probably not, but it’s a safe bet that isn’t going to break the bank.

We ordered from here, for a late night snack delivered.
The Eggplant Parmigiana Sandwich was the second worse in New York. A few pieces of eggplant breaded and deep fried. One of the slices of eggplant was completely unripe and destroyed the thing. Also there were like only a few drops of acid tomato sauce on it and a small slab of really really plastic mozzarella cheese. It came with fries that were greasy like from a time machine set to forty years ago. This is at most a $ 5.00 sandwich, if it was good, but they charge $ 10.50 for it, and it’s really bad.
The Caramel Sundae & Brownie was actually very good, and pulled this place out of the gutter — if it was the eggplant only, I would have given 1 star.
Sad when cooks cannot cook.

We came after a long day of wondering the streets. Nothing was open so we hoped in for late night dinner.
Our waiter was very nice, and always provided us a smile and glass full of water.
The dishes was o. k not to fancy but also not so bad.

Horrible diner experience.
My friend requested a Sausage, egg & cheese and was brought a hotdog on a hamburger bun.
Other friend asked for a salad and was brought portobello mushrooms on a piece of toast.
Friend #3 said bring me whatever you want and was delivered an omelet (no issue here just wanted to mention what an idiot my friend is).
I paid 23 $ for some mac and chicken fingers, no fries.
Wouldn’t have an issue with this late night (drunk) spot, if it weren’t for outrageous prices.

Why are the reviews so low? This place was packed for lunch! So busy and service was pretty quick.
Bf and I both got salads after looking at the table next to us with a giant plate of veggies. Holy moly! Let’s attempt to eat healthier amongst the million and one items on the menu!
I order the 2^nd ave super salad with portobello instead of chicken and the bf ordered the Mexican fiesta salad along with a side order of home fries. Portions were gigantic! The plates were the biggest I’ve ever seen a salad, honestly it could’ve fed 2 people.
My salad came with very fresh mesclun mixed greens avocado tomatoes roasted red peppers grilled portobello mushroom, artichoke leaves on the side and diced mozzarella. Dressing was served on the side and I used balsamic vinaigrette and some oil. I felt like something was missing one salad but I couldn’t tell what it was. BF’s Mexican fiesta salad was premixed with ancho ranch dressing and it was yummy! He liked his salad very much. Everything was really fresh! And the home fries were shredded potatoes, delicious and perfectly crispy just the way I like it! Huge portions… will definitely come back.

Almost like mom! I had to help host a conference across the street and called in an order of a dozen different entrees for my group with very specific requests the week before. Orion Diner verified the order and delivered directly to the conference room exactly at the time I specified with each bag numbered as I had asked.
I ordered Georgie’s Famous Salad and a bottle of water. The salad looked so fresh with a well-​seasoned roasted salmon filet, roasted bell pepper slices, chunks of tender pear, olives, walnuts, almonds, fresh mozzarella, mesclun, and other greens and was packed in a big, clear, plastic bowl of goodness with a lid. It came with a raspberry vinaigrette on the side and a warm roll that had dried berries in it, 2 butters, salt, pepper, napkins, a fork, and a knife all in my own white paper bag. So yummy– I finished all of it! The fresh ingredients kept me from going into a post-​lunch coma.
So delicious! So polite! So easy! So careful! So thoughtful!