Golden Castle Diner Restaurant

 

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Sam M.

Delaware, PA

9/3/2009

Ok, so i'm not 400lbs and i don't have a heart condition....why would i possibly give this place 3 stars? there are a few reasons...

first of all, it's a diner with beer. i love that. i live for that. then...it's open 24 hours a day! it's a perfect "wanna get some coffee and chat for 4 hours" kind of place. now, i grew up going to Tom Jones, which is a completely hellish world of grease and grime and bacon carpets but was good for my young budget. now that i'm a real life drinking grown up who likes some dinery food every once in a while with a good cup of diner coffee and no screaming clans of 15 year old girls...this is where i go.

i've spent many a night here reading the paper, meeting up with friends, getting generally really friendly service, and enjoying the diner atmosphere like it's supposed to be enjoyed...quietly...and spaciously...and unhealthily.

quarters in hand for the jukeboxes with terrible 90's albums...i'll be there again and again. it's close, it's for old people like me, and they never make me feel like i've lingered for too long. oh, and the food...it's pretty ok as long as you keep in mind...it's a diner.

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Missy M.

Wilmington, DE

4/28/2008

One thing you should never do at a diner is order pasta, seafood, or steak and expect it to be top quality.

That said, let's move on with this establishment. It's cheap, it's familiar, and it's open 24/7. These are staples for night owls.  This is the place to hit up at 2 am after last call or at 4 am when you've got the drunk munchies.
I've been going to Golden Castle since I was in 7th grade. And not much has changed with the exception of the smoking section ban.

I usually only order breakfast (french toast for the win) and coffee. Other than that I will only order chicken fingers (with EXTRA honey mustard), or the tuna melt.
Drunken nights inspire french fries and a chocolate milkshake.

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Nick J.

Wilmington, DE

3/5/2009

This may really be only a three-star restaurant in terms of food quality, decor, ambience, etc. But I grew up in Jersey and am a real diner fan, and the Golden Castle satisfies my diner cravings well.

There's the usual massive menu, including lunch and dinner specials, breakfast all day, sandwiches, entrees, salads, etc. At some fancy restaurants, it's hard for me to find anything I'd like, but here it's real work to narrow down the list because so many items look good. And most of the ones I've had were cooked competently. The more ambitious dishes (fish entrees, for example) can fall short, but they make good burgers, wraps, tuna melts, fries, etc.

If you're a gourmand, this ain't your place; if you like a big selection of decent food at reasonable prices, stop in anytime.

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Alyce M.

Baltimore, MD

1/2/2008

This is a dining no-no.  

This place has a large selection of pseudo-food.  Unfortunately, I have yet to find anything worth eating.  The grilled vegetable panini sandwich (no, I'm not joking) consists of waffle cut carrots and ...  lima beans.  I assume this means they could not be bothered to pick out the lima beans from the bag of frozen cheap vegetables when they make the sandwiches but whatever.

This gets one star for being open 24 hours and 1 star for the cheesy jukeboxes at some of the tables, which for some reason amuse me.

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