Antenna’s American Diner

Fresh food cooked to order, was worth the wait, lovely service. We ordered the veggie breakfast and the non veggie with a grilled cheese. Being used to American portions though the portions here were slightly small and could have done with an extra pancake. The refill coffee was an excellent touch and you can select your own music from the virtual jukebox. Will definitely go back

Antenna’s American Diner Opened in Crystal Palace and had a bit of a tough start.
I was planning on paying it a visit when it first opened, but because of staffing issues or something along the line it was all a bit delayed. I’ve attempted to go a few times but every time I walk in the door the staff seem overwhelmed, ask me to wait (before even saying hello) and I get put off by the amount of kids being kids.
The Mrs and I finally made it in a few weeks ago. We weren’t hungry so we both opted for a Milkshake. I got a strawberry Milkshake which was delicious with fresh fruit. At £4 it was a bit pricey but nice enough.
The diner has pastel colored booths, long open kitchen and napkin dispensers on the table. You can clearly see someone put a lot of thought, effort and money into the interior. Everything is done with good detail and to a high spec. However, it was surprisingly tatty for a restaurant that only opened at the beginning of the year. Scuffs everywhere and the menus laminated covers peeling away majorly.
It wasn’t working when I went in, but they had one of those apps you could download to access the Juke Box and choose the playlist, which would be great when you’re with a group on a birthday.
There was nothing that stood out on the menu for me to want to eat. I know they do do breakfast, but I think I would have preferred to eat from the breakfast menu even at lunch. There weren’t the small touches I’d expect from a diner like a coke float.
However, the kids menu looked great. Great choice and really reasonable! A mini burger for £3.50 and mini shake for £2 — meal and drink for around a fiver is a blooming bargin when you’ve got kids.
But I’m not a kid and I’m not sure Antenna’s will drag me back any time soon, but I’d really recommend it for kids and kids parties.