Pearl Street Diner in Albany

None of the employees the cooks The Waitresses nobody had masks on inside the place and I didn't appreciate that

Service has always been weird, but I live in the neighborhood and there is not another diner. I was extremely disappointed today as I was looking forward to eating. I was seated at a very uncomfortable table, so asked for a booth kindly. She said they were reserved for larger parties. Understandable. But there were a plethora of booths available. Again local here. I asked again bc my back would not have been ok at the table today. She rudely commented that the lunch rush was coming to fill all those booths. Yeah, I was not going to be there long enough to ruin the lunch rush. Nor do I believe there weren’t enough booths. ABSOLUTEY TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE DECISION. I was appalled. Will not be back. Shameful.

Good location, good service, but food is not  fresh or tasty compared to similar diners. We were in the area, so my friend and and I stopped into the Pearl Street Diner for an early lunch.   We were promptly seated. The restaurant is bright and clean. Service was good. Unfortunately, the quality of the food was just not that good. Neither me nor my friend are picky eaters. We also like to eat at diners, so we have a lot of reference points. The food here was below par. My friend did not finish her's because the burger was too greasy, and my food was not fresh. I ate all my food, and even finished up most of her remaining food. Like I said, I'm not that picky. But compared to standard diner food, the quality was just not there. We talked about the Pearl Street diner on our way home and first thought that maybe it was average and deserved three stars. We finally agreed that compared to other local diners it was a little bit below average and was only deserving of two stars. There are many excellent diners in the Capital District, but this is not one of them.