Tick Tock Diner ticks the box #ticktock #diner #newyork

Of course we had to eat at an American diner while we were in New York City recently!

Tick Tock Diner in Midtown Manhattan claims to be the largest diner in New York and it certainly is very big! However the design with shared tables and traditional booths and the fact that it is full of locals (Madison Swuare Gardens and Penn Station across the road) and tourists alike at anytime of the day makes it feel much more intimate than you would expect.

The original Tick Tock opened in New Jersey in 1948 so the formula has now been extended to a number of diners in locations throughout New York and beyond..,

Serving traditional and run-of-the-mill American comfort food including Italian, Tex-Mex and Greek favourites, the huge all day menu caters to all tastes.

Service is a mixture of curt and courteous, with old school waiters in traditional diner uniforms.

Coffee is American style – percolated and poured into tin mugs with milk in plastic (!!) but all you can have.

Whilst our breakfast there wouldn’t rate as the best we had in New York it was in fact not too big and overwhelming and exceeded our expectations. On reflection it is probably better than some of the real tourist traps closer to Broadway/Times Square but not as good as some of the traditional smaller local favourites like Chelsea Square Diner on W23rd and 9th Ave.

We certainly got our diner experience just down the road from the apartment we were staying in and it set us up well for a visit to MOMA and some pre-Thanksgiving shopping in Manhattan!

Ticks every box in terms of a budget American diner brunch and experience if that’s what you might like to try!