Is Silver Diner a good company to work for?

Silver Diner has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 219 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Silver Diner to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Silver Diner have been left by employees working as Server , Manager and Server/Waiter .

Does Silver Diner pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Silver Diner employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Silver Diner. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Silver Diner?

70% of Silver Diner employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Silver Diner 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Silver Diner?

Server (77) , Server/Waiter (28) , Manager (12) , Host (8) , Server/Waitress (7) , Host/Hostess (6) , Hostess (6) , Server/Bartender (5) , Waitress (4) , Supervisor (3) , Corporate Trainer (2) , Hospitality Manager (2) , Kitchen Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Silver Diner according to real employee reviews?

"It's good money if you do your job well but no guarantee cause most people don't understand that servers rely on tips and tips alone." ((in 18 reviews)); "The people are nice" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great coworkers and managers." ((in 12 reviews)); "good pay and lots of hours" ((in 11 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and hours." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Silver Diner according to real employee reviews?

"bad management and I don’t know" ((in 20 reviews)); "Mild favoritism for who gets the good sections, however it was mostly the people who showed up late and were disrespectful to management who got the bad sections, so even if you're not a favorite you'll still get the decent middle ones" ((in 3 reviews)); "Don’t pay you or reward for using your own time off to study for it." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Silver Diner locations?

Rockville , Gaithersburg , Bwi Airport , Cherry Hill , Springfield , Greenbelt , Fairfax , Merrifield , Washington , Frederick , Tysons Corner , Ashburn , Reston , Bethesda , Columbia , Woodmore , Glen Allen , Richmond , Alexandria , Arlington , Woodbridge , Laurel , Waldorf , Pennsauken , Norfolk , Virginia Beach , Falls Church , Fredericksburg , Leesburg , Baltimore

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Silver Diner reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)

Bob Giaimo

79% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

Silver Diner has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silver Diner employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

213 reviews

4.0

May 31, 2023

Good job

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good people and decent pay

Cons

Some customers are a bit rude and often picky

Silver Diner Response

Thank you for your feedback! We are always looking for ways to improve our peoples' work experience, and our transition to Toast is helping us streamline our modification process as we learn more about the new system and what our guests want.

2.0

May 18, 2023

Eh

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, free food, easy job for teens

Cons

Don’t treat you well there

3.0

Apr 22, 2023

They’re okay

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you work in the am you get off early (by 3-4pm)

Cons

Money is not that great Managers dont know what they are doing

Silver Diner Response

Thank you for your feedback. As a company, we are looking to provide the opportunity to make great money to our servers and bartenders. This has included diversification of our menus and adoption of new technologies to help increase our speed of service for a better guest experience and better tips. We are also always working with our managers to develop them into better well-rounded leaders. We encourage you to have open and honest conversations with your managers or GM so that we can do better together.

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