This is a great local restaurant with homestyle cooking in a simple style of tables behind the counter The staff is curious and attentive, and the coffee was fantastic. I had a make it yourself omelette and added a grilled chicken breast along with their raisin toast. Breakfast for two with coffees and tip about 50 bucks read more

Average food, bad bad coffee, untrustworthy billing ($9 breakfast special charged $25). Would not recommend given so many other diners and breakfast places in the neighborhood and city. read more

Really an excruciating bad place! The staff is very complacent ! Food was horrible! Except liver and onions ! $21 veggie omelet ! Whole bill was over a 100. Just sad how bad it was !! read more

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Why do I go to Betsy's regularly? 1) It's filled with regulars every morning, which is deeply comforting to me. 2) The wait staff remember what I want and typically meet me with my "specialty" coffee before I ask for it. 3) it's the safest place in town to eat breakfast, due to the average number of law enforcement officers and veterans present at any given time. 4) The toast selection is awesome. I get the rye toast. Every. Time. 5) The omelets are excellent and the grits are never under salted. If you are from the South, you know the relatively weighty sin of under salting the grits. Culinary blasphemy. 6) Service is excellent, attentive, and quick. 7) There are very few tourists, despite being on the Canal streetcar line 8) Perhaps most importantly, Betsy's is OPEN FOR BREAKFAST EARLY. No one else is open at 5:30AM, unless you count fast food chains and Le Madelaine, which I don't. Thank you, Betsy's staff! read more

Food is very mediocre. Pancakes are rubbery and the syrup is cheap. They deepfry the sausage instead of grilling so it gets very tough on the outside and difficult to chew. read more

Betsy's Pancake House is a great neighborhood diner. We went in for breakfast and were told to sit wherever we wanted. It seemed like a majority of people there were regulars and knew their servers. We got our coffees very quickly and placed our food orders. I got 2 fried eggs, bacon, hash browns, and substituted pancakes for the toast. The pancakes are fluffy and delicious. We have a new go to breakfast place! read more

Betsys Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

The server was very nice but the food wasn't that good I got the pigs in a blanket The ambiance is a little weird read more

Basic American breakfast. A real, old-school diner. Classic New Orleans mid-city vibe. Not really cheap, but good short order breakfast joint. read more

Horrible! Wait 40 mins for food that came out ice cold - ice cold bacon is the worst. Don't mind the wait but no excuse for bad food. Blueberry pancakes with no blueberries in them just a ton of some sort of nasty grey gelatinous stuff rolled in the middle. After obviously not eating any of this, we were not even asked if everything was ok. Paid scrapped it all (minus gray matter) into a go box for my dog - hope he eats it. Never ever again. Locals beware read more

A legendary breakfast stop in NOLA...Food is amazing at this multi generation restaurant and the service is wonderful. They make you feel like family and has that old school New Orleans breakfast diner experience! Definitely go with the PANCAKES...come on now, you knew that was coming with it in the name! read more

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Betsy's is an unpretentiou, solid breakfast and lunch diner with mostly local customers that I always go to when I'm in New Orleans. Today I had Brady as a server and I get the sense that he has never been in good service because he gave me breakfast menu without mention of weekday breakfast special while other customers did get the brea special menu, brought coffee ordered without utensil, didn't provide update on food, didn't check back at any time to see if I needEd coffee refill or anything else, and never brought the check. Food was fine but I'd sit in another server's section if he was a server. read more

During the week our visit was wonderful. A couple weeks ago on a Sunday morning we waited almost an hour for our food and it wasn't that crowded. Bacon eggs and toast were great but the signature blueberry pancakes were not up to speed. I suggest that the manager visit Bearcat to see what a quality pancake standard is now. Want to love Betsy's but they need to tighten up just a bite. Manager was nice to get us fed and apologized not sure what the problem was that morning. read more

Good service, fast, very reasonably priced and good portion for the price. If you're in town looking for decent price breakfast for the whole family definitely worth trying out. read more

Betsys Pancake House - Front of the restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Silver dollar pancakes okay. Omelette really nice but I got a crunchy shell in it- tiny. Pancakes raw and hash browns never touched the grill hardly. Wait staff never came back for second coffee. Generally rude comments from her. Not customer friendly. Not the New Orleans I know. read more

It took over and hour an a half to get my food and 30 minutes to that my order I am a regular customer and this is disappointment and it's wasn't busy in here either read more

A really good old school local dinner type of breakfast spot. Great service and very affordable. We really enjoyed this place. It reminded me of places I would go to in the 90s. read more

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Great local breakfast spot delicious pancakes and great biscuits service is good and fast!Breakfast specials are very reasonable and delicious iced teas!Great place that the locals love you may even see a few celebrities there on occasion!Give it a try you'll love it! read more

Got breakfast from here one morning while in vacation since it was right by our rental. Was pretty good. We just picked up so I can't really say much else but service was good. read more

The pancake special is always the best bet. It's the best price in the city. The service is always impeccable. I have never had a bad service experience there ever!! read more

Wonderful local spot. Kind Staff and family owned. Don't go if you're rude or highly critical.

Woman that answers phone is very very very rude Like wow Do better Betsy's There is no reason for anyone to be so nasty especially when it's not busy read more

Now the ambiance is giving 80s diner so it is not turning any heads. But the food! Bar none! Betsy's have been around for ever because they make great and affordable breakfast. I hope they stay around! read more

Very friendly staff and delicious breakfast . Very reasonable pricing . The pancakes were great. Probably should pass on the biscuits . Very dry . So disappointed. read more

We stayed at an Airbnb about two blocks away from here and we stopped in for breakfast before we left NOLA. It is a good, solid breakfast spot. The portions were huge. My eggs were cooked to perfection! Over medium is hard to get at some places and they were on point here. The breakfast specials are only until 10:30 am and they are totally worth it. However, it did take about 30-40 minutes to get our food. That was the only bummer. So make sure you aren't in a rush read more

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2nd time visiting and it was as good as the first! Did the pigs in a blanket and tried a side of chops-DELICIOUS! read more

Betsys Pancake House - This week's menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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My wifey's first time here at this establishment and this her plate. She usually eat smaller portions but today she told me she had to stop because the food was so good. read more

Betsys Pancake House - Western omelette, buttered grits and pancakes. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Awful service. Ordered a pancake and was brought a waffle (no big deal, it happens). I asked the server to correct it and she argued back and forth that I had ordered the waffle but then said she'd replace it. She left the waffle at our table but I didn't want to touch it in case they wanted to take it back. After that encounter she never came back. Not to ask how it was. Not to refill coffee. And not to bring the pancake. so I waited and finally decided to eat a couple bites of the cold waffle in the last 5 minutes. Food was okay but service was down right terrible. Thankfully, someone who seemed to be the manager, took the waffle off my ticket so I didn't pay for it. read more

Food was good for the price..may be a bit slower as the waitress are older but none the less!!!

They continue to cancel orders on a whim. And this establishment does not keep posted hours.

I gave 2 stars only because the food is so very good. The service is a whole different story. My husband & I are at the VA for an extended time & we've been to Betsy's 3 times. The 1st was without incident. Our waitress, Robin, even told me that they had sugar-free syrup & next time I should get a pancake. So, the next week we go in & I order breakfast with a pancake & sugar-free syrup, coffee,water & sweet tea for my husband. Robin 1st got ticked because he wasn't going to eat!! He got a feeding tube! So, she brings my & it's got powdered sugar on it & got more ticked when I asked for another. Brought it, dropped it on the table & left. She was worse to the couple behind us & finally exploded to them about working on her day off. The wife was just mumbling, "Could you refill my $2.25 coffee?" ‍ read more

Second visit was just as good as the first. If you love a local pancake house with real food and real people, do not pass this place up. read more

Betsys Pancake House - 1 Pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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I've been to Betsy's Pancake House almost once a year for the past 15 years. It is still the same! Simple, no nonsense, cheap home-style breakfast and lunch service, with the restaurant filled with regulars (and hardly any tourists). The Breakfast Special is basically 2 eggs, 2 bacon slices, 2 toast slices and grits. Substitute grits for hash browns will set you back maybe an additional 75 cents. There are other breakfast items, but ironically I've never had Betsy's pancakes. Daily lunch specials are posted on whiteboards. Regulars must memorize which days serve what. My favorite is Thursday: the Spaghetti with meatballs or Italian sausage, or the Roast Beef, or the Fried Chicken. You don't get a whole lot of entree, but all are pretty decent and tasty, and nothing will set you back more than $9, including sides. Next time you are in N'Awlins, get a bit out of the French Quarter and eat where the locals eat. read more

It's busy AF be prepared to wait especially after Mardi Gras! Still the best in NOLA

Food was excellent! Our waitress was excellent! It was crowded, yet our large party of 15 was seated within 10-minutes. Pancakes were delicious. Potatoes were delicious. Grits smooth and also delicious! Breakfast special is $7.95 and you get A LOT of food for that little bit of money. The restaurant doesn't look appealing but that food hit on every level! Everyone in our party was satisfied! read more

Betsys Pancake House - Potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Nice little breakfast and lunch spot with the friendliest staff in town. People become regulars!! The food is good, just like a Diner should be. I ordered a short stack and the pancakes were as big around as the plate. Now I onow to order just one! read more

Service was horrible and slow. Once i sat down i did not get a menu and had to wait for atleast 20 minutes for just a menu, but once i got my food (PSA took forever). It was good read more

In LOVE. I was having a very intense waffle craving, and while this is a pancake house...you know, they typically do both. I don't know WHAT they put in their batter, but DANG is it good. Must be lard or something because the consistency is out of this world!! I had the joy of trying the strawberry waffle with whipped cream, and had my socks knocked off. Very old-school, no-frill, pancake house. The servers look like they've all been here for years, and the clientele also seems like they are all regulars. It brings a certain energy you definitely wouldn't find at more upscale brunch spots and I loved it. The prices are definitely right, and the lunch specials look great, too. Nothing fancy, just classic foods done right. I will be going back again this weekend for sure. read more

Betsys Pancake House - Strawberry Belgian waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

When I ate lunch here recently, I couldn't believe it had been decades since I'd last stepped foot in here. I was running around on a weekday with one of the college-age nieces and we stopped here because we were both starving and she really wanted breakfast, even though it was noon. Welp, breakfast went out the window when we discovered that one of the $7.75 lunch special that day was fried shrimp on a bun with soup or salad, tea, and dessert + French bread and butter. Yes please! The salad was mostly iceberg but that's OK with me. And the dessert was either a slice of cake or canned peaches. I LOVE canned peaches and am not too fancy to admit that. The sammich was huge and came with fries. So I ended up taking 1/2 of it home and eating it for dinner. The table next to us order the white beans with a *giant* ham hock which was another special and that dude was digging in. I think my niece was freaked out by the ham hock but whatever. Pay at the counter. Tip your server well because they are hustling. Their is a parking lot on the side street if street parking isn't your thing. I need to put this in regular work rotation. read more

Betsys Pancake House - $7.75 lunch special with soup or salad and dessert and tea and French bread - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Amazing every time. The atmosphere makes me feel like I'm back in the 60s in my grandmothers kitchen. The service is always so kind and inviting. I highly, highly recommend Betsys. Their pancakes are absolutely to die for. read more

Betsys Pancake House - Breakfast special $6 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I really enjoyed my meal here! I am local, it had never eaten at Betsy's before. My husband and I shared a Belgian waffle with banana nut topping, and each got a biscuit sandwich- mine with sausage, egg and cheese; and his with bacon, egg, and cheese. The food was all delicious- it tasted hot and fresh. The service was friendly and efficient. We will be back! read more

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