Sooo slow, food was overcooked, underwhelming, and the check took forever. On top of that, we had to watch Fox News. Thumbs down.

Only 4 because there should always be room for improvement, in anything we do. That being said, this Denny's is awesome! After working both jobs all day and up until midnight-thirty, I was hangry and exhausted. I was greeted and warmly welcomed by a smiling Cindy. Great customer service and I don't think I ever saw her without a smile on her face, the entire time I was there. The chef, Ubaldo, is just as awesome too. Friendly from behind the scenes, in the kitchen, fantastic food (plated gorgeous, and tasted like friggin heaven). Came here not in the greatest mood, but leaving full, friendly and happy. Kudos Denny's for this stellar duo... And thank you to Cindy and Ubaldo for an unexpected, but greatly appreciated, very enjoyable experience in the wee-hours of the morning, and bringing my day to an end. read more

Went here after a concert with my family. Service was quick and polite. The waitress was extremely kind and had good attention to detail. Our food was pretty good too, they were slammed at around 1am and despite that our food got out quickly and was good. It's Dennys, I know what I'm expecting here. Got to say, I wanted to leave this review cause you Del Mar locals are literally the worst people I have had the displeasure of dining in the same vicinity as. Disgusting old man at the bar was so gross to our waitress asking if she was single and had a boyfriend. Gross dude, she's nice to you because that's her job! Get your Divorced Dad Energy out of here. There was also a pack of semi-shirtless teenage boys sat near the restrooms catcalling women all night. I spoke to them, and I saw a few other women do the same. Do you boys really think that's going to get you a girlfriend when you treat women like that? Your trashy rich boy attitude is going to gatekeep your virginity forever. Other than that, great service, good food! read more

This place is a joke! The lady up front was so rude. I wish I got her name. But she wore glasses and she was absolutely rude. We showed up after Del Mar races to get dinner and she told us we needed a reservation! At Denny's. She was so rude to everyone one that went in there. She told us she couldn't handle 25 people because she was to busy and had only 2 people working! This was so bad i will never ever come back to this place! If you know the races are going on, get the right staff! It was so bad!! read more

Hey people Del Mar I stopped by Dennis today and did not like it at all their no organization on taking orders and they all have a bad attitude but theirs one waitress her name is Eva she is very awesome doing her job but her manager in the other case is rude and does not have patients to take care of us Not satisfied with the service here not a happy costumer read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Del Mar, California

This was our Denny's when we lived in Del Mar. Servers are still friendly, and our Denny's breakfast favorites are still on the menu ... albeit more expensive. Very good coffee. Grand Slam is my favorite Denny's breakfast. read more

Shari the Manager is the best at greeting customers. She's overwhelmingly kind along with her team great service, big smiles and when you leave you get the same thing going back today Eddy. read more

Nice place to go when you looking for Sam thing cool to eat . Great services when you need some food . Nice place 2 go .

I never go to Denny's, but when it's the only place open... got the Southwestern Benedict. It took quite a bit of time before the food came out. When it did, I asked another worker if the eggs were supposed to be poached, as they were gelatinous blobs. He said they make they're Benedict's over medium... WTF! He said they can make them poached and had to wait awhile. Meal was just OK. Ordered coffee, but they were out and had to brew more. Once I got it, grounds were in the cup. I have to say they were attentive on the coffee. read more

I've been here to many times to count, and I've always had a great experience. Especially this one lady that works there, and this one guy haha can not remember names. The only time I didn't was when I came in to get yet another order~ I always sit or stand in the same spots, but on this night I didn't because when I came in the floor was being mopped, so I sat on a stool instead, so I could put my feet off the floor- thought I was being kind, but the cook decided to yell at me from the kitchen that I couldn't sit in the area I was sitting with Tiān, so I simply moved to another spot behind me- couldn't keep my feet off the floor there, but as long as he wasn't yelling at me anymore I was good. Big parking lot. read more

Superb service by Sheri and her coworkers. They were super attentive and friendly. My sandwich was fresh and appealing and served quickly. She recommended a caramel cookie dessert for my friend and it was super yummy! Thanks Sheri! read more

I found my breakfast to be subpar this morning. I went home and googled quality of Dennys food. According to Google, the hashed browns are reconstituted , the eggs are powdered, unless you order fried, the maple syrup is fake, they cook with oil instead of butter, and the cream is fake. Mind you, my omelet was $16.10. The bacon in my omelet was raw. For that same price I can go to Nordstrom Cafe or Claire's on Cedro and get real, not processed food. Coffee has been good, though, for 50 years. read more

Fast service, clean restaurant and a variety menu with even a 55 and over food selection. Located near the Racetrack just off highway 5 it's a convenient location. I ordered the salmon and veggies with wild rice off the 55 plus menu selection. The salmon was cooked perfectly with a good flavor, veggies were sautéed and also cooked the way I like them- Not much or over cooked. The rice was very flavorful and nutty. A nice change from traditional white or brown rice. I arrived on a Thursday evening after dropping my group at the Del Mar Fair, it was around 630pm. There were only a few people in the restaurant when I arrived but later filled up. My waitress was very pleasant and accommodating after I changed my order to Gluten free toast, Dennys has come a long way and I really enjoyed the meal. read more

Very long wait time! Helped other customers that were after me. Thought this was a good spot to stop at but took 30 minutes just to get a table. read more

I was always curious about this Denny's haha for some reason I thought it would be a fancier Denny's compared to other locations since it's across the street from the Del Mar race track haha. I stopped in with my coworker a couple of weekends ago since she lives across the street. The interior is nice inside, it looks fairly new or at least renovated in the last few years. My favorite is their $2,$4,$6 menu. I always get chicken wraps with BBQ sauce. I think it's really good. Definitely not a bad place for a late night cheap meal. read more

Jennifer Amazing High Customer Service!! We got stuck on the 15 fwy for 2 hours, had to find a place to have dinner and found this Denny's. Loved how funny and cool she is, food was fresh and yummy. Sad we live far from this place but if we are close by definitely will come back!! read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Del Mar, California

Bruh read photo description. Also I have died of starvation, please send your food stamps to me. I would appreciate it. Ngl ihop smells good. read more

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gale and robert are literally the best people ever and the food was amazing. best service i've ever seen.

I've been sitting here for about 15 minutes, or that's what it feels like. I had to wave someone down to get a menu after sitting here a bit. Then I had to wave down a waiter to give my order. I'll let you know how the food was...ok, I had the chocolate lava cookie with vanilla ice cream- so it was excellent...on the other hand, the tv was tuned to Fox News, which was, umm, edifying, at least about what crap they feed people... read more

The food I ordered last night was good except the lasagna it was a bit hard which might tell me it's probably old which sucks but I gave them a 3 starts because their customer service was on point when I came in they help me and I was able to order fast read more

Review is specifically for the night Manager on 5 Jun 2015, 2254. Spineless individual first off. Asked him the Resturant's policy on costumers doing drugs in the parking lot, right in front of the employee's exit door, he said they don't own the parking lot! I also posted a picture of a sign on the south side of the Building to further my point of view why I am Making this a issue. And asked my self what does this sign really mean? Does it mean inside or around the building? I ordered the T-Bone steak, please don't order it nothing good about it and the Salomon with wild rice was dry and tasteless. Food is as flat line as the Night Manager!!!! Not a place to bring your family with a staff led by a Manager as clueless, rude, and there to collect a pay check. I ended up driving the kids away to smoke around the bushes. read more

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Very friendly staff but were busy being Sunday brunch time. It was a real change of crowd after my AAHOA convention show in San Diego and Hilton Bayfront stay. Del Mar was in my way to LA..,+ 55 menu is good for us travelers at Denny's. And they are trying new things.My omelette was see pic all covers burrito !! With skinned potatoes and I made an omelette/ sandwich with rye bread toast !! read more

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Cindy was the best waitress ever !!! Best service we've ever had. She made our whole morning.

the server try to get us out of the store even though we paid. We haven't even finished our drink.

If I could give 0 stars I would. Went here for breakfast 8:30 am. Took 10-15 minutes to seat us in a empty place. Had our menus waiting for 30 minutes no body comes to help us. The workers are skipping us. I finally politely said "excuse me" about 3 times and got blatantly ignored. We got up and left. NEVER GOING BACK DIRTY PLACE INSIDE TOO. read more

As usual dennys was the best place to go. Anna is a very goodand always helps everybody . Javier, the bus boy bus boy is very, very awesome . so thankful we met the brand new server and new assistant manager who were just totally awesome. Dennys always aim to please. There's never a bad day when you go to Denny's. I highly recommend this location I mean where can you go wrong where the turf meets the surf. And also you get to look at all the beautiful oldies cars at the Delmar Fairgrounds beautiful people beautiful food you can't go wrong. read more

One doesn't expect much from this fine American diner, and thus, this Denny's will not disappoint. The ambiance- saddening. The food- mediocre. The service- partially redeeming. I was pleasantly surprised with the freshness of the assortment of fried side dishes and main courses. But the texture of over processed components to these dishes left something to be desired. The Ranch dressing was delicious! read more

Denny's appears to be Denny's wherever you may go. The food at this location was decent. We ordered for pickup via online ordering and once via telephone order. The online order came just as we ordered. The telephone order seemed more confusing for the staff and we got more than what we ordered or wanted (bananas on our pancakes), but it was fine we just scraped them off like the server/cashier recommended. Our first visit to the location we entered the restaurant and there were maybe 3-4 staff at the cashier counter and no one acknowledged us they just talked to each other and went about their business like we were not there. Then a Hispanic young lady staff member looked at us and said they will be with you in a minute and she walked away from the counter, still leaving us without anyone helping us. Finally a older gentleman (who's name I didn't get) asked if we needed seating for two. We then told him we were here for our pickup order placed online. He found the order that was ready for pickup and got our beverage for us. While waiting, a young man named Ray came to the counter and immediately asked if we needed seating (Ray was serving people in the restaurant when we entered and was not in the group that ignored us). We told him we were being served by someone. Ray was friendly and made small talk with us and my family remembered him because of the small talk . On the visit to pick up our telephone order there were two young men at the counter when we entered and they did acknowledge us as soon as we entered but no one knew of our order and who took the order at first. The young man told me he'd been taking phone orders and didn't remember us calling then he asked if the person that took the order sounded old . Well I'm no spring chicken so I gave him a look and asked what does old sound like and he and I laughed and he said I guess you can't tell if someone is old on the phone. Then the gentleman from our first visit appeared and I guess he was the person that took the order. Our order changed from a pick up to curbside as we waited for the food to be freshly prepared. The kids wanted to order from Denny's so we did. We would recommend eating here for curbside or pickup via online ordering. If ordering by telephone kindly ask them to repeat your order and ask who is this I'm speaking to that way you are prepared when you go to pick up the food. If you order online you pay online. Telephone orders you have the option to pay on the phone via credit card or you can opt to pay in person when you go to pick the food up. This location is located right before the I-5 South and North junctions on I believe the west side of Via De La Valle. read more

We came during a high school's pre-winter formal. Look out kids...you sure know how to go big! LOL We waited 15 minutes to get seated (not too bad). It took 10 minutes to get our drink order. Another 10 minutes to get our meal order. "ONE HOUR" to receive our food! You heard that right...ONE HOUR! Oh, by the way, this Denny's does NOT participate in the kids eat free on Mondays and Saturdays promotion!!! I overhead a lady complain about how long the wait was and the cashier/manager (Jessica) gave her 20% off. When I share how horrible the wait was with my party, I got no discount! read more

Ever feel like you'd been hosed for a meal? No? Well, come to this Denny's in Del Mar for a real drenching that'll put a fire hose to shame. The place has been redecorated in the last few years, and management, feeling it has to squeeze every dime out of the place, has made, in the same space, at least one and possibly two new booths. This means that the rest have to be smaller; and boy, are they! A friend of mine is a rather solid fellow, and over 6 foot. He couldn't get in one, and we had to sit at a table. I, myself, am shorter and somewhat stout myself, and the table was within an inch of me! The food was OK, but the prices? $14.00 for a grilled Super Bird?? That's about 30% higher in three years! So add in tip and two cokes, and a $5 tip, and you have yourself a $43.00 lunch. (It was a GOOD lunch, the server was fine, but those two were outbalanced by the other factors.) Outrageous. Of course there's inflation and the Pandemic; but a lot of businesses are using those factors to jack their prices up even higher than inflation, and this seems to one of them. Oh, and I can't forget the ambiance: the whole place stunk of plugged drains. The ONE server they had on (yes, just one) explained the drains had been giving trouble. Bleaugh. Never again. read more

To any weary traveler entering San Diego, make sure to stop by at this Denny's for some exquisite hospitality. There was an old lady named Cindy who has been serving this restaurant for 40 years (!) and was very kind and attentive of my needs (it's almost like your grandma ran this place). I arrived when the restaurant was almost empty (it was like 3:30 am) and Cindy suggested that I should be seated near the TV. My order was the T-Bone and Eggs and the Steak didn't disappoint at all (the English muffin could've been better, though). Normally, I don't leave a tip greater than 20% when eating out, but this lady has been at it for so long, that I decided to spend a little extra. Denny's has restaurants that can be either be incredible or just a plain mess. I can gladly say this one belongs in the former camp! read more

I came to this dining establishment and stood at the front door waiting over 20 minutes to be seated and no one came after a couple of people were waiting to be served. I just found an empty booth to sit and waited for over 30 minutes to be served. A couple of servers just walked by and didn't acknowledged me that I need to order a meal. I've asked a server to speak to the local manager because I want to file a complaint for lack of service after waiting for 30-45 minutes without being served. I will file a complaint to corporate HQ and this service is inexcusable. I've served over 25 years in the Army and served two combat tours in Iraq. read more

Slow service, good food. Milkshakes weren't available at 2am. Pretty disappointed because we were craving milkshakes on a long road trip.

The meal was pretty pathetic even for a Denny's. I knew what to expect and even then I was disappointed with cold motzarella sticks. Furthermore, I asked for a side of toast with my dinner and was told I could only order toast if I ordered a breakfast item which is frankly ridiculous. After all this, I was offered refills on my coke, which I accepted not knowing I would be charged $4 per "refill" on a glass of coke which is insane. Call it another drink, not a refill. I wound up paying $40 for what I would call a $15 meal. This is the latest in a string of bad experiences at this location. Won't be coming back. read more

Went on a Sunday, sat at the counter (first come first serve)waitress never came by , hostess was rude , manager saw me sitting and waiting and waiting......., someone could have at least acknowledged me, I walked out, they lost a customer. read more

Shout out to server Alyssa W. (the name on our receipt, hopefully the right server) for stellar service. She made sure she thoroughly checked our order before sending it off. She actually stopped the guy who was about to hand it to my husband and said "Oh no that one is different through and through" or something to that effect! Lol It's true, we're very particular. She was gracious and helpful! Thr food was perfect and delicious. read more

5/1/22 1:00 AM Sometimes it's just better not to say anything when service was bad on this visit. I tried to order the Senior Citizen Special $8.99 Scrambled eggs with cheese, 2 pancakes and 2 Turkey bacon. . I was given the $8.99 All You Can Eat Special... With Hash Browns, not a fan & only 2 slices of Turkey Bacon. I was a little puzzled why it took over 10 minutes for another glass of milk. I can acknowledge that this was a different food server. Hopefully next time will a lot be better. read more

This morning while driving home to San Diego from LA I decided to stop in for coffee. I was greeted and served by a hospitable, kind and welcoming person named Cindy. She was excellent at explaining the menu and quick to make a fresh pot of coffee. Just when I feel Customer Service is gone, along comes Cindy. Thank you Denny's, for having the insight to hire wonderful people like her. I will definitely return soon. read more

I went here Friday they gave me burnt pancakes I got a three triple play meal and my pancakes were burnt I can't get them to actually give me video footage who do you talk to I've tried to contact real estate owners corporate who do you speak to to get the video footage of someone tampering with your car while parked there read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Del Mar, California

Was hungry. Ordered sirloin steak dinner for pickup. The salad was more palatable. The cut of the steak looked bad. Meat was grey and it just didn't taste good. Come on guys. read more