Maurice River Diner

I haven’t been to many Cumberland County Diners lately, so one of my goals this summer is head south occasionally. So when the opportunity presented itself, I decided to drive down.

Cumberland County is a beautiful area of New Jersey. It’s right along the water and an area that many people realize doesn’t exist in NJ. There are far more trees then traffic and parts border the water.

Maurice River Diner Atmosphere: A
The Maurice River Diner is right along the main road and water. It’s a big, clean diner with plenty of seating. Both the inside and outside is modern. It’s wide open so you don’t sit here on top of each other either. In fact, it’s one of the biggest diners I’ve been too in awhile.

Maurice River Diner Coffee: A
The coffee at the Maurice River Diner was brewed hot each time and there were plenty of refills. It was everything you could want and hope in diner coffee.

Maurice River Diner Service: A
The waitress at the Maurice River Diner was kind and hilarious. She refilled our beverages often and one of the friendliest servers we’ve had in a while. I have no complaints.

Maurice River Diner Food: C
The Maurice River Diner menu has most typical diner options: breakfast, sandwiches, salads, and seafood.

The burger came with soup. I decided on their tomato bisque. I wasn’t expecting it to be creamy but it was good.

At the Maurice River Diner, I decided to order the black and blue burger with sweet potato fries.

It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. In fact, I wanted to like the Maurice River Diner food more than I did. It was edible, but the burger was far from my favorite. I was actually somewhat disappointed since I had hoped it would match the expectations of the service and atmosphere. You can’t judge a book by its cover. The food was edible, but it was not my favorite.

Maurice River Diner Dessert: B
I initially asked for red velvet cake but they didn’t have any. So I went with bread pudding. It was good and I enjoyed the pieces of bread crumbled in. It was nothing unique, but it was good.

Maurice River Diner Price: $
For my burger, coffee and bread pudding the cost was $14. It wasn’t bad for the amount of food I received but I do wish it was better quality.

Overall Thoughts of the Maurice River Diner:
I like the Maurice River Diner but I was hoping to like the food more than I did. I would go back if the opportunity presented itself but probably try something new.

Overall:
Atmosphere: A
Coffee: A
Service: A
Food: C
Dessert: B
Cost: $8-12
Maurice River Diner Overall: B