This was my first time here and I've been wanting to try this location for a hot minute now! The build of this Denny's is what caught my attention and it looks even better on the inside! They completely stuck with the retro vibes with the patterns and colors, it was amazing! Our server was the kindest and shared any special they were having. The food was great and my favorite part was the cinnamon pancakes! So delicious! Definitely recommend this spot if you want the retro vibes. read more

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Food was excellent was delivered very warm and we really enjoyed it. We really love Denny's

This Denny's is located in a truck stop. That's the only big takeaway. Other than that, you should know what you're getting yourself into.

Denny's on Harbison in Columbia is a diner done right. The building itself has that retro chrome look that makes it shine, and stepping inside feels like walking into a classic American diner. We were greeted right away by the hostess and seated immediately. Our waitress came over promptly, brought our drinks, and took our order without delay. The food was excellent. Pancakes were fluffy, eggs were cooked exactly as ordered, and the bacon was extra crispy--just the way we like it. The syrup poured slow, but it had good flavor. We enjoyed the tea so much that we even got a to-go cup; it was brewed fresh in-house with real fruit, giving it a nice, natural flavor. Our server was fantastic from start to finish, making sure everything was just right. Where things fell short was cleanliness. The metal edge of our table had smears and handprints left behind, and the racks between tables had a noticeable layer of dust. Outside, the chrome appliqués on the windows aren't sealed, which allows debris and bugs to collect behind them. If you're seated at one of those tables, it's hard not to notice. Overall, the food and service were spot-on, and the diner look is magnificent, but the cleanliness needs more attention to truly match the otherwise great experience. read more

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Came to have breakfast with my parents and it was a 10/10 from the amazing staff to the great food. It was made fast and the coffee was delicious and it just kept coming. Our waitress was amazing at checking in. The place was very clean. I love that the building still has that vintage 50's feels read more

Denny's - Ultimate Omelette and Strawberry Shake Pack - Diners Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

3.2 stars. First. I got there with my family, hoping to have a nice breakfast. It took along time for our food to be served, the server was rudely serve us food. And the service AKA the waitress came back 30 mins later to give us our main dish. The ambiance was amazing. I loved the lamps, and how the restroom was right there. I do not recommend coming here. If you're really hungry. Then go for it. Only good thing was indeed the ambiance. read more

The assistant manager Kendra was working tonight and she was both disrespectful and unprofessional. When my we indicated where we wished to sit she became agitated and asked my friend if he was trying to do her job. Then I reiterated that he was with me since he came in separately and I thought maybe she didn't realize she said that she knew that and was again very rude. We decided to leave and as we were walking out she rudely cackled and laughed about us leaving. She has no business being in any customer service position let alone one as an assistant manager. read more

that woman who calls (Kendra) the assistant manager is absolutely very disrespectful & not professional at all she has nothing to do with providing good customer service & needs to be fired from the place me & my family left the place right away because of her mean vulgar attitude & hop the Ow will do something about that the incident happened February 21th arrou 6 pm was me my girlfriend and my 2 daughters read more

This place is a classic retro style diner, and I quite enjoyed my experience. The service was fast, despite it being busy and my food was great. Our waitress was nice and had pleasant staff. read more

Great food and service at a reasonable price I would recommend this place every time When we were in the area, we went there for dinner and it was so good that we had to go back for breakfast. Great food and service both times. read more

I put in a DoorDash order. When I arrived at 6:30 am to get my order, there was one employee there, Kathy. Kathy said she couldn't make the food because the manager had overslept and they couldn't open the store until the manager got there. She said she didn't know how to process a refund or cancel my order. I told her to tell her manager when she arrived that she needed to cancel my order. She asked me for my name in an angry and defensive tone and I gave it to her but she didn't write it down or remember it. I called back and spoke to another employee who refused to give her name, let me speak to the manager, or give the managers name. I told her to tell the manager to cancel the order (Kathy did not pass along the message). This manager instead processed the order so that I was charged over 60 dollars for invisible food. I contacted corporate who I hope know the name of the manager of the store who overslept and then punished the customer by making her pay for food she didn't receive. read more

Ok #1, this place needs to be shut down immediately. Went in on a late night and was hit with a strong smell from the kitchen. Smelled like hot garbage, literally. Then the girl behind the counter started wiping down the counter with the nastiest cloth I have ever seen. Menu nasty and sticking to the counter. I was like nah lets go to the waffle house. We stayed unfortunately. Started to order and she was like no we don't have that. She said it so much i asked for the mystery menu. I got a burger that was over cooked and dry. Bottom bun was soaked in old grease. Fries were awful. My friend had an omelette that wasn't cooked all the way. Please cross this establishment off your list. We were the only ones there read more

I usually never stop at a Denny's, but when I saw this one done in classic American '50's diner-style I had to go in, and I'm glad I did. Done with lipstick red, aqua blues and polished chrome/aluminum with black and white checkerboard flooring, it's as true in design as could be. I really felt I had stepped back in time into the diners of my youth. And better yet, my server lived up to it with total charm, bottomless coffee, and friendliness; the way things used to be. For food, I had their steak as eggs sunny side up. I'm not sure about the cut of meat but it was surprisingly good and done just as I had ordered. I can't rave about the food other than to say it was certainly OK, and as Denny's has been in business for 65+ years, they must be doing something right. For a nostalgic trip into the '50s and some decent food, the Denny's gets my 4 Yelp Stars. read more

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Food was good. Tasted fine. I will say, my burger bun had mold on it, so that wasnt exactly pleasant. They had it remade though, so its fine. Fries were very good. Service was alright. My waitress was nice but seemed rushed, which honestly isnt the worst traits to have as a waiter. Lastly, overall, the restaurant was just a bit dirty. Like everything. It wasnt like terribly gross or anything, but nothing was clean. Everything was noticeably dirty to some extent. Not that the restaurant could help it, but all of the customers were trashy. All smelled strong of body odor and/or cigarettes. Otherwise, there were kids screaming and blasting videos on their parent's phones. I love the theme of this restaurant, its very cool. I would recommend going here if youre really hungry and options are limited. Just know its not the best restaurant. Definitely not the worst either. read more

Best breakfast I've had? No. Worst breakfast I've had? Also no. Service was fast and price was reasonable for todays standards. Pancakes were good and bacon. The simpler the meal, the better. Coffee was ok. read more

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Order to go food the country steak breakfast main thing I was wanting was the gravy and in their wonderful service they didn't even put the gravy in last time. I'll use Denny's. read more

We've been to this location a few times and were happy with our meals each time. It's a diner, so I'm not looking for anything fancy. The staff is always friendly and fast with taking orders and bringing the food. We mainly come here for breakfast, and as someone who isn't a big breakfast person I enjoy having lunch type options. The food is well flavored and cooked just right. read more

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Awful awful awful .... I am not one to complain but I should have trusted my gut instinct when we walked in the door ! We were sat at a table by the window that was swarming with knats dead ones all along the window seal .we changed seats 2 times ! The food was not even edible it had a strange smell and chemically taste I'm assuming from the grill . The manager didn't charge us for the meal! it was an awful experience from the time we walked in the door until the time we left ! NEVER AGAIN read more

It was my first eating at Denny's and it was amazing the food was great and our waiter Teresa was phenomenal she was very kind and on top of everything she made us feel very welcomed and she had great energy and she made me feel like I could talk to her for hours. read more

Place refused me to use the bathroom, I told the young women I eat here in the past and just need to number one. She still refuse me. I was taken back by this refusal. This Denny's needs to learn from many other Denny's and other similar businesses across the nation. You are in the people business and I am a customer. You should have your bathrooms available to the public because that is good business stewardship. Unfortunately I am not going to eat at this place anymore. read more

Meeting some friends in Columbia while on a roadtrip from South Florida, my kids and I decided on Denny's on Harbison Boulevard. Service for six - we were quickly seated. Loretta was our server. After joking about the Grand Slam Breakfast special on the menu, Loretta quickly offered some cost savings options that provided coffee or other beverages. Life made easy, 4 Grand Slam Slugger breakfasts were ordered, along with a kids Junior French Toast and one breakfast with eggs and country fried steak. Water for all. Loretta made sure everyone had what they needed and breakfast was served before we knew it. No complaints from my kids - no complaint from myself or my friends. In fact, we ordered too much food. Restaurant was tastefully decorated in a holiday 50's style theme. Music played in the background. Overall a decent experience that was made a bit better by Loretta, our server. Denny's should be proud to have such a dedicated employee. William E. Lewis, Jr. Vero Beach, Florida. read more

Denny's - Bill Lewis of Vero Beach, Florida, stopping in for breakfast at the Denny's on Harbison Boulevard in Columbia, South Carolina. - Diners Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Super clean and friendly. Food was excellent as was the coffee. The menu has been upgraded. I tried the Santa fe skillet and it was tasty!

Visiting from California, my husband, son and I stopped in for some breakfast Thanksgiving morning and were pleasantly greeted by the staff. Our server was exceptionally sweet and I would give an A++:) for service! She was simply the sweetest and very genuine in her kind words. The other servers there were friendly as well and never did they look to be put out because they were working on a holiday. I would say these woman have beautiful character! Our coffee tasted great!! Food was good and enjoyable. Thank you so much to the whole staff of this Denny's location for choosing to be pleasant and kind people working in the service industry. I know it's not always easy, but it looked that way to our wonderful server! read more

The service Ms. LoLo provided was excellent. Always kept our drinks filled and was very friendly. The food was delicious

We were between working and got hungry pretty late at night around 10:30pm last week and decided to try the local dennys out. We were seated by who we thought was the waitress for the night but apparently she wasn't feeling good or something. Anyways this really nice man who turned out to also be the cook came and waited on us. We got our drinks fast then ordered and waited for probably only 10 mins and our food was coming out. I requested my steak rare since I was worried it would get over cooked with me not thinking the skills wouldn't be good of the cook. To my surprise it came out perfectly rare which is my favorite but I'll eat med-rare if it's cooked that way. It was lacking in spice to me but it did have salt and pepper on it. With some A1 sauce it was perfect along with my mashed potatoes and gravy. They are lumpy but soft and the gravy tasted almost like kfc. The broccoli left more to be desired since it was just plain broccoli with no spices and soft but not mushy. By fiancé ordered the sampler. The buffalo wings were really good with just enough sauce and heat. The onion rings were super crispy on the outside and almost melt in your mouth inside which I found perfect. The chips and cheese dip were ok. The shake was really sweet but my fiancé loved it. We came back this week and we were waited on my a different waitress who was really nice and new. It was super late around 1am so it was basically just us in there besides a couple about to leave. There were some down sides, they were out of a few items but over all it was really good. I ordered the boneless wings but was given chicken fingers cut up, it's pretty much the same except missing some extra crunchy coating where it's been cut. Joe ordered the spaghetti which turned out they were out of meatballs so he changed it to the pot roast. The pot roast turned out to be really delicious and tender except for the celery they were still crunchy. The waitress was new and did mess up a couple things but it didn't make the food any worse and I got to try the white gravy which was also very good. Bathrooms are also ok but not the best but definitely not the worst in the area. read more

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one thing makes this the best experience, Loretta, Loretta, Loretta! Always friendly, gets order correct EVERY time, checks on you reasonably and never gives anything but excellent service! And that is why her section is always booked! Even when there isn't a seat in her section, Loretta is still ALL about customer service, waving smiling speaking to us even when her section is full! Her commitment to her customers is always greatly appreciated time and time again! Today was my birthday and she made me feel even extra special! And.... Happy Birthday Lorretta, fellow Leo! read more

Got my order completely wrong but it's okay because everyone makes mistakes and it wasn't really that much of a big deal. I overall recommend it though. The food is really good and the staff are extremely nice and friendly. The inside and outside is very very unique and classical and i love it so so much. read more

Stop by Denny's and got the Supreme Sizzlin' Skillet. I thought I may have read the menu wrong because there was absolutely no meat in this dish at all. I got home and looked it up this is what it said. "Grilled sausage, fresh spinach, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions, mushrooms, grape tomatoes and seasoned red-skinned potatoes. Topped with Cheddar cheese and two sunny side up eggs*." What mine had was No sausage, no roasted peppers, lots of onions. 2 small left of spinach, and lots and lots of red skinned potatoes, two eggs on top. So apparently I didn't read the menu wrong. I did give it two stars because the waitress was very nice. I didn't complain because like I said I thought I read the menu wrong. read more

The good: masks and distances are enforced. The bad: absolutely unsanitary. The floors were slick with ooze. Bathrooms were also deplorable, which is usually an indicator of the cleanliness of the kitchen. Gordon Ramsey would flip his shiz. The meh: food was mediocre as well as service. Staff were nice though. The weird: the tables are still squished together anyone without a perfect physique will be squished. The forks are also almost perfectly flat as well, which makes it oddly challenging to get food in your mouth. I just ate pancakes with a spoon instead. Weird but worked better than the fork. Overall: my family has been going here since it was a place called Mel's diner. It has been going downhill ever since. This last time might be our last. If health inspections happened by surprise, it would be shut down. read more

Solid commercial diner. Food has always been good. Good variety on menu. I've only been for breakfast

Love Denny's, it has that 50's nostalgia diner look ! Food is great large selection of goodies on the menu too- breakfast, lunch, or dinner they got you. I've been going for years and it's funny because I'll say ok I'm going for lunch and it eat breakfast or vice Versa everything is just so good ! The staff is so nice and the manager is a gem! read more

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Waiter was very friendly and quick to attend. Huge issue at the time of payment and i was charged double. Restroom are extremely filthy, wouldnt visit this location again. read more

Denny's can get a bad rep sometimes, but this one was quite better than any I have been to. Today I came with my family for dine in during this corona virus situation and it was very clean and spaciously distanced. I wanted to get all you can eat pancakes, but they are temporarily off their limited menu. Luckily my waitress suggested I get a super slam and substitute all items for pancakes which gave me 8 to start off. After I enjoyed my delicious buttermilk pancakes she told me I could add additional stacks for only 99 cents. I ended up eating 14 pancakes for right at 11$. I wish they still had their 4$ AYCE special but with the covid situation I was just glad to get my pancake fix read more

Denny's - Fluffy buttermilk pancakes - Diners Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE SERVICE!! I placed an order at 02:17AM and was told my food would be ready in 20 MINS!! Pulled up at 02:45 to only be told my order was CANCELLED?? Looking confused the employees response was "we didnt make it because people do not come pick their food up at this time". So my order was cancelled because they didnt think i was going to show up...... To make it even worse BEFORE I LEFT MY HOUSE I ASKED TO PAY FOR IT OVER THE PHONE to only be told "we dont take payments over the phone, only in store!" Well id be damn Im sorry but this is absolutely unacceptable!! Never order here late at night!!!!! read more

I have been coming to the Denny's restaurant on Harbison blvd for over 19 years. Loretta is my server and she us the best. She anticipates your needs, makes excellent suggestions & is one of the kindest servers I have ever had. Christine Salley SC read more

Save your money. This place is trash. Dirty plates almost as dirty as the restrooms... The food was edible but overall a shitty experience. read more

My family of 5 came in and they would not allow us to sit together. I had to sit my children at the table next to me! The server did not have a mask either. The service was absolutely horrible! The waitress was very slow and I had to ask for things multiple times. I noticed servers customers were annoyed by the service. I will not be returning! read more

My experience at Denny's number 7753 was the worst experience I've had in a restaurant in a decade. The restaurant was filthy, the food, including the appetizer, took nearly an hour to reach the table, and we were only informed of the missing items that would not be on our order as it was coming to the table. The waitress clearly has no concept of how to serve, and the food we received was mediocre at best. We had to ask for the rest of your order after the majority of it reached the table, and the chicken Alfredo was clearly just hunks of chicken with queso poured on top. In addition, we had chosen to go on a kids eat free night. Rather than the kids eating free, we were charged the full amount and given cash back instead. The cashback did not cover the sales tax I was charged, and I had to explain to the people behind the counter what portions should have been taken off, as there had been items missing from our order. Frankly, we would've chosen a different place to eat on being charged the full amount alone, as I wasn't prepared for that charge on my account. Advertising a promotion of free or discounted meals and instead providing cashback is dishonest and misleading. However, with that said, had we known the state of the restaurant or the state of the food, it wouldn't have been worth any deal to eat there. Zero stars. Don't waste or time or money. read more

Waiter was extremely friendly and accommodating as possible. The wait time was horrendous. If you're use to typical Denny's service don't come here. Oh, they also never brought my fruit bowl, didn't have time to wait. read more

Convenient location for my breakfast this morning. Love the diner feel of the place. Food was over cooked. Had my eggs over hard and there was a skin on the outside that the fork would not penetrate. So they need softer eggs or sharper forks. Also there was a spider in his web right next to my table. I tried to get a good picture of jimmy but came out blurry. Look in the D for Denny's. read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina