O'rourke's Diner

At O'Rourke's Diner, we provide our visitors with a unique dining experience. Our menu offers quite a variety, featuring dishes with a strong Irish influence, as well as traditional American classics. We offer daily breakfast and lunch specials where you can really see the creative expertise of the kitchen.

Featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, this glass-and-steel classic is the place to go for top-notch diner fare, including creative specialties like the omelet stuffed with roasted portobello mushrooms, Brie, and asparagus. The steamed cheeseburgers are another favorite. Arrive early for lunch, as the lines are often out the door.

"Townies" and "Wesleyan students" alike "welcome" back this daytime "diner icon" in Middletown with lines "out the door" on weekends for its "amazing breakfasts", including some "inventive" American specials, that are "worth the wait"; it's also "great for lunch", and "pleasant, friendly" service is another reason it's such a "local favorite."

At O'Rourke's Diner, we provide our visitors with a unique dining experience. Our menu has quite a variety featuring dishes with a strong Irish influence, as well as traditional American classics. We offer daily breakfast and lunch specials where you can really see the creative expertise of the kitchen. On Friday and Saturday evenings, you can enjoy items from our four-course specials menu, or...

With some new touches including central air conditioning and a state-of-the-art ventilation system, the legendary O'Rourke's Diner has reopened to business. The dining car-style restaurant caters to loyal customers, consisting of locals and Wesleyan University students alike, and continues to serve classic dishes such as corned beef hash and the Dubliner omelet.