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    Bentley's Pancake House

    3.6 (140 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Manski E.

    Always love to try new places for a breakfast. This one is great. Not super busy on a weekday morning and good is great. They offer lots of choices and servers are very fast and efficient. Parking is not a problem too. Would definitely come back.

    Oj is fresh squeezed but it comes in a bottle
    Kristy R.

    Service was NOT spot on here I had to eat my Meal without condiments (ketchup). I cannot have eggs without ketchup, EVER, she never came around to see if we needed anything. Food was ok. The OJ is fresh squeezed but comes from a bottle . The peanut butter French toast was sweet but not something I'd come back for. It wasn't bad but it wasn't amazing either. Pricing was average. It was Halloween, my friend wanted to dress up!

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    Bailey M.

    We came here for breakfast around 9AM on a Sunday morning. It is a big restaurant so I was happy to be seated right away even though they were busy. There are tons of breakfast options and they serve lunch after 11AM. For breakfast I had scrambled eggs with cheese, pancakes with chocolate chips and whip cream on top, and bacon with orange juice to drink. Overally, my food was decent, pretty standard for breakfast food. For the pancakes they put the chocolate chips on top instead of mixing them in, I generally prefer them mixed in. The eggs were very cheesy which was good. The texture was interesting, the eggs were very soft. The orange juice tasted great, very fresh. The bacon was good, cooked perfectly. Service was fast and friendly. The atomosphere was typical of any breakfast diner.

    Pork chop special
    Joe L.

    Great food, my hash browns were cooked to order and the banana shake was AMAZING. Looks like a hole in the wall from the outside but the service and atmosphere are great and so isTHE FOOD!

    Ham & Swiss Cheese Sandwich
    Joane A.

    First time here and went during breakfast and wow! The serving sizes of these dishes were not what I was expecting! Definitely going back to try their lunch menu

    Red clam chowder
    Christine J.

    I love this place :) they have breakfast, lunch, and dinner all great options at an affordable price. The soups are all homemade in house and my favorite is the chicken noodle soup. Bread is always fresh in the bread basket and they are always willing to sub out whatever you want instead of fries or hash browns. We had soup and a monte Cristo with hash browns.

    Nathan R.

    Other than not much room on the table for the food with my daughters high chair on the end of the table the food and service we amazing! Services: 5 star Food: 5 star Atmosphere: 4 star but its a diner Highly recommended for breakfast. Great food and pancakes. Service with a smile and accommodating for kids!

    Polish skillet
    Dan B.

    Throughout Chicagoland you'll find a lot of Greek style pancake houses. Generally superior to the big chains like Denny's, or IHOP the menu's are usually very similar even if the food isn't. One Sunday morning I was out searching for a new place to grab breakfast and came across Bentley's. I decided to stop in and was very promptly seated and handed a menu. The inside was fairly spacious with lots of tables set up. It's one of the larger pancake houses I've seen in terms of sheer floorspace. After looking over the menu I decided to try the polish skillet. The skillet I received had some nice pieces of polish sausage in it. Some white mostly unseasoned and flavorless potato mush at the bottom. Cheese, eggs and green peppers in it. The quality of the sausage was excellent, as was the cheese but there wasn't a lot of other flavors working here. There wasn't that much egg, and as mentioned the potato at the bottom was bland. With my skillet I had an option of pancakes or toast. The pancakes here were perfectly acceptable, but nothing super impressive. Service was speedy, though a bit impersonal and I was left with a decent meal, but I wasn't that impressed either. Overall I'd say Bentley's is an average pancake house and award it three stars. If you're nearby and hungry you won't be disappointed. But it's not worth going out of your way to visit here either.

    Baked Apple Pancake.. very eggy on the inside.
    Jennifer P.

    I had high hopes for a second chance at scoring this infamous Baked Apple Pancake. I called in 40 minutes ahead and had to emphasize a small. They didn't ask for my name. We arrived and my +1 put in his order. I got my pancake when his soup came out (fine by me!). Sooo... is it SUPPOSED to be eggy on the inside? It looked crispy/overdone on the outside and seemed WAY undercooked inside. It was completely dense and eggy. Not sure what part was supposed to resemble a pancake.. or even a cake. Needless to say I had a little bit, but it wasn't very palletable: the eggy batter melded with the apples.. it seemed half cooked and the texture was almost custard-like. I took leftovers home, so I hope it'll be better with a second nuke in the oven. (Note: the texture slightly improved after another 40 minutes in the oven, but it was still unpalletable with NO flavor. Tossed it.) I can't believe we paid $10 for that thing. Our server seemed really awesome at first, but she ended up being very inattentive. She never asked us about condiments and coffee refills and of course by the time we remembered to ask her for some, she was nowhere to be found (for looong periods of time). She gave us To Go boxes, but our check didn't come for well over 10 minutes afterward. And, sheyut, we were hell-bent on getting a second coffee refill, so that came after we finally got our check. The girl ringing out the checks was nice and personable, so that was a plus. I REALLYYYY wanted to like Bentley's. 0 for 2; just doesn't seem meant to be.

    Polish skillet, very good.

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    The food has been lackluster and the service is worse ... take out has always been fine. Dining in is a different experience.

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    Great senior breakfast until 11:00. We go often for breakfast!! Great service and good food.

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    The breakfast was amazing and the staff is very nice. Price isn't too bad for the quality of the food.

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    Love Bentley's!!! Food and wait staff are both awesome. Especially love the senior breakfast, which includes coffee/tea.

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    6 years ago

    Best breakfast joint in town! Their pancakes and French toast can not be beat and the service is amazing!!!!

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    Great place for breakfast! Severs are attentive and food comes out nice and hot. Nice place for a calm relaxing breakfast.

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