Sharon Rakotovao
My fiancé and I were looking for a cute breakfast spot to nourish ourselves before attending a friend’s wedding later that day. So glad that I came across this spot on Google Maps! I wanted a diner experience and this place was adorable! Our waitress was so sweet and lovely! Plus, they were playing 1950s oldies on the speakers and it warmed my old soul. Highly recommend this spot! The service was great and fast. Look forward to going back one day!
… moreGalkin Moltisanti
Absolutely amazing service, staff is super friendly, the food comes super quick and always perfect. Thank you to all the wonderful hosts/hostess, servers, & busboys. it truly is a at-home restaurant where you feel welcomed and like you’re back at grandmas eating a home cooked meal! 10/10 recommend BLD’s
… moreDesiree Agudo
To say, I truly enjoyed the food, is an understatement. So let me just pause and I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Scroll… keep scrolling. Can you see? … Can you see what I’m saying? … I’m not from the area but after I discovered this country-kitchen-diner-hybrid of an eatery, I just couldn’t stop myself and returned 3 consecutive days for 3 consecutive meals. So, with that said, let me see, where do I start? Ok, at the beginning it is! … … First night at this cozy and welcoming establishment was a total blast. I had the bagel with lox, onions, & cream cheese platter and hash browns which has to be the widest sandwich I’ve ever had. Yes, it came constructed in sandwich form and my mouth was just, a bit too small. But, I managed. I manage to contort the lox within the onion layers and toasted bagel, and must say, I enjoyed every wide and flavorful bite. … And flavorful it was!! Because after I was all done, I had a second one to go—I kid you not! … That night, I also had the warm apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream and caramel drizzle, and awww my, it was mouthwatering delicious. So delicious, I’m drooling just thinking about it! … … The next day I couldn’t wait and went back for another delicacy: eggs with corned beef hash and hash browns. Yes a delicacy—because in Florida no such thing exists! So it was sunny side up for me and those eggs looked beautiful indeed!!! … Yup, time to scroll down again and look at the picture-perfect eggs. Go! Go ahead. I’ll wait, lol!…. ….Sooo, I know what you’re thinking. It’s a sure thing—the avian flu has really altered our psyche on how we relate to our ritualistic, very old tradition of having eggs in the morning, at midday or like me, at nighttime too. Now a days—with the avian flu worsening—seeing eggs at a supermarket is as rare as seeing corned beef hash and hash browns at a Florida eatery. Fortunately, all this happened a couple of months back. At that time the prices at BLD were at a noticeable lower bracket than at any other eatery or even, fast food restaurant on Long Island. After almost five years in Florida, having eggs with corned beef hash and hash browns was like the old MasterCard commercial: Priceless!!!! ….. So needless to say, I returned the next day and for eggs over easy—no surprise there. … But wait, hold your thoughts. That night, the highlight was something totally unexpected—red sangria!! So, here we go again! Scroll down and just look at the luscious pictures…. Awww that fruit, that sweet and delicious fruit—truly unsurpassed by none! My only critique is, perhaps they should serve the sangria in a small carafe. The abundance of the fruit and ice consumed the volume of the oversized glass and we know how that goes! Something else that deserves a quick mention is the French Onion Soup. Definitely, not your everyday, commercially canned, engulfed in chemicals onion soup! This onion soup actually tasted fresh, like it was really homemade—perhaps it was the generous amount of cheese that melted throughout the ceramic crock that made this staple soup taste so rich. And speaking of generous, let me add, I did sample their Pinot Grigio and it was a smooth—not oaky—full tall white wine glass. Perhaps a bit too much, since I could only enjoy half a glass.
… … As to the negative reviews below, I’m just as surprised as any of you. I don’t know if they changed the kitchen staff, but my experience was truly amazing. Please note, I’m quite transparent and there’s a much greater chance I will be dissatisfied or disappointed rather than, the exact opposite, and BLD is a perfect example of the exact opposite.
… moreMr T
Mid range pricing, service was ok, milkshake was decent, especially the presentation. The food was ridiculously greasy and there was a whole egg shell in my eggs, they had to get me another one. Wouldn’t return here since the food wasn’t that great but interesting place overall. Place itself was older and could use a few renovations.
… moreOctoberfest2021
I can’t even believe it’s come to this me and my husband and been going there for quite some time. My husband ordered food on the phone and came to pick it up when we got home we see that they now only give half a Philly cheesesteak and cut that in half. On top of that the fries were shriveled up and old looking to say the least. If you see the first two picture on the review that’s what we got cut in half half of a sandwich. The last two ones are literally from the pictures from reviews of what we should be getting. Very disappointed we tried calling they put us on hold for over a half an hour and the phone is still busy because they refuse to pick up the phone no one can call. Will never be going there again. Food is too expensive these days for something like that.
… moreMoon Child
I love everything about this restaurant. Including the food, the servers, and everyone who works there. My complaint is that the past few times its been freezing in the restaurant. Its February and Im eating with my coat on. I can see that the vent is on and I can feel cold air blowing out and the ceiling fan is on and spinning. Imagine eating and your shaking?? I do hope they can fix this issue because no one would like to go to a restaurant and freeze while eating!
… moreBeverly Gross
I went to dinner at the most wonderful and amazing place today. I HIGHLY recommend it. It’s definately a 5 star restaurant. I passed this resturant a bunch of times, but never tried it out till today. It is the B.L D’s Resturant ( breakfast, lunch, dinner) located in Ronkonkoma at 299 Hawkins Ave. This restaurant is 100% Patriotic with numerous American flags, police flags, the flag for firemen hanging throughout, along with several plaques dedicated to all branches of the military. The restaurant is further decorated for St.Patricks Day, the upcoming holiday for the Irish, with Leprechauns hanging up at the door when you first walk in and a giant blue flag above them with the specials listed on the blackboard. The ceiling has stars, fancy silver strips, and shamrocks hanging above your head. There is lots of patriotic paraphernalia all across the restaurant shelves, windows, table tops, walls, and everywhere you look with many events in history behind it. They have Uncle Sam on a window and Christopher Columbus boat next to him. Among all this paraphernalia is a high shelf with farm animals and pottery. It gave me a really good feeling just to be there and proud to be an American. The restaurant is sparkling clean and has two main rooms that are small in size. The waitress, ( sorry I didn’t get her name) , was an absolute pleasure and shared with me the fact that the Diner is always packed with Veterans and first responders every weekend. The prices were good and the menu was big with alot of selections to choose from. Breakfast is my favorite meal so I chose the waffle platter with a large walnut and banana waffle, an egg, a slice of bacon, and a sausage. Yum! If you havent been to the B.L.D.’s Restaurant , then you need to check it out and you will also agree that it is the best restaurant around and you will be a repeat customer, just like I will be now. Here are a few photos I took. Enjoy them.
… moreChrisp Plume
Very cozy and nice spot the staff is friendly and helpful and the food is delicious and the prices were decent and I definitely recommend this place to everyone.
… moreRobert Clougher
Food was good and very fast. Service could’ve been better. I always rate the server on how close they pay attention to your beverages. in this case coffee and also took awhile to get the check. It wasnt really busy. I’d give it a 2nd shot. maybe just a bad day.
… moreKimiko
Honestly the most underwhelming brunch of my life. I was so excited to try this place because my school bus passed here everyday in high school so it’s been in business for a long time. Super underperforming… go to toast for better brunch food!
The omelette was unseasoned, over cooked, and TINY! It comes with home fries that were also not seasoned so not great at all. The pancakes were supposed to be pumpkin spice pancakes but ended up just being cinnamon flavored. We also got a Philly cheesesteak which has supper soggy fries. Keep in mind I was early to pick up my order and waited for it to be brought out.
So coming into the restaurant to pick up my order I come face to face with the blue lives matter flag which is really out of place…. Why right there? And why so large???? I have many questions
So basically I have come to the conclusion that toast is really the areas’ best brunch place (not just bc there’s no underlining political agenda that’s shoved in everyone’s face). So go there instead 🙂 plus there’s positive vibes there
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