Review: Millennium Diner, A Shining Smithtown Staple

Put simply, every town needs a Millennium Diner.

The restaurant has all the ingredients of a classic diner: a thick, heavy menu of signature favorites and traditional Greek options, a personal family owned and operated business strategy and a casual atmosphere that doubles as a professional meeting place and triples as a hangout for the young and old.

While classic in so many ways, the diner is also refreshingly modern, the silver exterior gleaming at the intersection of Routes 111 and 25.

Breakfast is available all day and mornings are busy for this diner, which serves about more than 70 patrons every morning.

The heavy menu speaks for itself and the many breakfast options include such staples as eggs, pancakes, French toast, bagels and specials, each served to the customer's exact preferences. The menu is highly personalized with local business ads on many of the pages.  Fun, light-hearted meal titles and descriptions, like the "Hungry Woman's Special" of egg whites and fruit, show that they clearly know their patrons.

The Millennium Omelet ($9.99) showcased the diner's fresh ingredients and quick service.  The omelet featured broccoli, mushrooms, cheese and tomatoes and was accompanied by warm home fries and toast on the side.  While the edges of the eggs were slightly overcooked, the cheese and vegetables were the ideal consistency, the cheese melting nicely into the soft vegetables.

The portion size was overwhelming- the omelet was so huge that the home fries had to be placed on top of it to fit on the plate together and one omelet could easily serve two people.

Next came the Millennium French Toast ($9.99) the diner's unique spin on this classic breakfast dish.  It was served warm and topped with fresh strawberries, bananas, blueberries and an unexpected ingredient: chopped almonds.  The almonds neutralized the sweetness of the fruit and were a great addition to the cinnamon on the toast.

The coffee was hot and constantly being refilled by the impressive staff, who were very alert to the status of each patron's meal. 

After 11 a.m, additional options become available, including a long list of paninis and wraps (starting at $8.99).  Lunch and dinner specials change daily and include dishes like London broil with sauteed spinach ($14.99), Chilean sea bass over broccoli ($16.99) and "old-fashioned" beef stew ($12.99).  The diner's one-of-a-kind Greek salad dressing is under contract to be bottled by a manufacturer.

Millennium Diner is open Sun. - Thurs. 6:30 a.m. -  2 a.m. and is open 24 hours on Fri. and Sat.  The diner accepts all major credit cards.