Ellen's Stardust Diner

5★ · 2026-02-05

Fantastic experience. You get a mini Broadway show while the actual actors/singers take your order and bring you your food. The ambiance is awesome and the guys and gals are all super talented. I'm totally repeating the experience when I go...

5★ · 2026-02-21

​If you’re wondering if the line wrapping around the block is worth it—it absolutely is. Ellen’s Stardust Diner delivers exactly what it promises: classic, hearty traditional diner food served with a side of world-class talent. The atmosphe...

4★ · 2026-06-17

It's primarily an activity before it's a place to eat; you know that when you go there, you're not just paying for the food, but for the singing too! The food is good, but nothing special, but the portions are enormous. We ordered one dish...

5★ · 2026-02-12

Worth doing both for the atmosphere and for the incredibly generous traditional meal – we couldn't finish!

5★ · 2026-02-27

Fun place with great artists. Generous portions. Relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere.

5★ · 2026-02-17

Took my 4 and 2 year old for lunch on a Sunday where they had a blast. Energy was great, staff was mostly friendly and some very good singers. Food was better than expected for such a tourist location. Great "staycation" option for new york...

5★ · 2026-02-20

Great place to be with your family. Love the atmosphere, music, and service. Very talented people.

2★ · 2026-02-07

Food was served barely warm. Hamburger had no seasoning on it whatsoever. Had to ask for ketchup mayonnaise mustard for my hamburger. French fries were good. Caesar salad was good. Singers were fun to listen to would’ve loved some songs oth...

3★ · 2026-02-25

It fell short of my expectations (I think I had overly high expectations for a professional performance). However, it was a refreshing experience to enjoy the fresh and unique atmosphere. Perhaps because the work was so demanding, the serve...

3★ · 2026-04-04

Grew up in NYC & have never gone. Big disappointment! Food was your usual frozen chain restaurant quality. Seating is VERY TIGHT and we were seated at this make shift counter near the kitchen. During the performances/singing this woman came...

2★ · 2026-02-18

HUGE tourist trap. The lack of transparency about wait times is the kiss of death. The food and atmosphere are absolutely not worth the wait in line - particularly while being repeatedly told by employees "we can't give an approximate wait...

4★ · 2026-03-01

The first time I came 10 years ago I would have given it a 5 star, but this last time I wasn't horribly impressed. Even outside of peak hours we still had a 90+ minute wait due to two large school tours being ahead of us. The food was fine,...

2★ · 2026-02-07

Food was alright, Atmosphere was funny. BUT. The waiters were very slow. We gave ours a 10$ (18%) Tip because she was quite friendly. Though later on the bill we found out that the store takes already 20% Tip on your bill themselves without...

3★ · 2026-02-24

Pretty unique experience, but it's a 3/5 for a few reasons: 1. The MC was very, very chatty, and he kept asking for money with a bucket every 30 minutes or so. It was a little much. 2. The food is not cheap, and the quality doesn't really...

2★ · 2026-04-13

AUTOMATIC 20% tip that they hide in fine print and don’t even tell you, you can REMOVE. Make sure to remove the tip on the receipt. Also such cheap people, asked for DONATIONS at the end after charging $35 for chicken and waffles 😂