No, this is not high end brunch...but, it is perfect for families with noisy children and large groups. Yes, the plates are old and a bit grimy, but they get your food out in a timely many and isn't this the thing you need when with little kids? The servers are hustling and even tempered no matter your request! We went on Sunday at ten and it is crowded but it went fast. They have lots of choices for little kids including chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes. Large mugs with hot, good coffee. Doesn't that sound happy! How could a short order cook ruin two eggs easy over? They can't! read more

It's Denny's! What can you say? It's honestly the same everywhere. I ordered food and got exactly what I ordered. The staff is always super friendly. Its not in the best part of town but overall its a great place. read more

Denny's - Coffee is so needed - American Near Me - Escondido, California

Worst costumer service ... i have been waiting to pay my check but no waitress has come to ask me if everything is ok.... i have been waiting for more than 10min ;( read more

The view of my food just sitting under the heater for 5 min is REEAAAL nice. I'm sure that sugar being refilled was more important. Plus who delivered pancakes without syrup? Yes I called you out. read more

Today is October 19 2019, my wife and I decided to have breakfast at the local Dennys in Escondido near Mission AV. We ordered one of the specials of the day, soon after receiving our plates my wife was about to pour syrup on her pancakes and I had to stop her from doing that. She asked me why, I told her that there was a fly inside the syrup container. We were shocked, I told our waiter and we got was "sorry" word of advice: Be careful of what you eat, check it First. read more

Denny's - Fly inside syrup container. - American Near Me - Escondido, California

The waitress was annoyed that we asked her to give us an additional menu. She was the most unfriendly and unwelcoming waitress we have had in a while. She kept telling us how long we would have to wait in the not so happy tone. Not a pleasant experience at all. read more

Pro: 24 hours a day. You won't die from the food. Quick service, clean tables, and neat bathroom. Close to highway. Good Parking. Con: You probably will die in the parking lot. People of Walmart patrons. Been coming here for years, from unfortunated school dinners to meeting people for unfriendly chats, this place has always been here for me. Price is so so, food is grease and filling. It's what you expect from Dennys, really nothing bad or good about this restaurant.... all except the location - right now to a drug den motel 6 (seedy people all over the place. Try to avoid the mix soda drinks, stick with the breakfast, and try to come here in day time. read more

Ordered the Sriracha burger with a side of fries and a Dr.Pepper. My burger was dry and the bread was over toasted. My French fries where a bit overcooked and my Dr.Pepper was pretty much all ice. The only upside to this dinner was our waitress was very friendly and very fast in getting our order placed. I felt the food sucked because of the cook and it doesn't reflect on the waitress service at all. read more

Denny's - Sriracha burger - American Near Me - Escondido, California

"Four stars?!?", you ask? First off, I reckon that I have to qualify that. I'm rating from the perspective of what this place is and its nearby competition. This is a Denny's, after all, and anyone reading a Yelp review about a Denny's is more likely to be sitting in a booth here looking for an entertaining way to pass time as they await their food than they are to be someone just perusing breakfast options in this particular area before deciding where to go. Either way, Yelpers should inherently know and understand that four stars here versus four stars at a steakhouse, for example, are not nearly the same league or, to channel, Quentin Tarantino, "it ain't even the same friggin sport." So, no taking me to task for putting a Denny's into the same rarified 4-star air as an impeccably-maintained sushi destination. Apples and oranges, or should I say edamame and bacon? Now that that's out of the way... This location was surprisingly good for what it is and what it strives to be: a relatively quick and casual value breakfast joint. I came ~9am on a Wednesday and it was fairly busy. Seated in a booth off to the back, I figured that I might be easily forgotten about by the waitstaff. However, the manager who sat me brought my drink out and came back again a few minutes later to take my food order. He didn't write it down (build your own slam of two eggs over easy, pancakes, hash browns, and English muffins) so that made me a bit nervous that I might be receiving some sort of mystery breakfast that only had a passing resemblance to what I had ordered. When the server arrived with my food, she confidently asked whether it was looking right and, to my liking, it was. Everything delivered together and prepped correctly. Only after she left the table did I notice that I had no silverware. No worries, though, as the manager came by to check on me right after the plates were served and I asked for cutlery, which he promptly provided along with a cordial apology that it had not been placed there already. The waitress checked on me at least twice during the meal and offered to and did refill my drink when it was a bit more than 1/3 full (perfect timing). All of the food was fine - not winning any culinary hardware here but it was plenty good enough to satisfy the pancake craving with which I awoke this morning. Service was very attentive despite a pretty busy floor (all tables in front were full and they opened up the back room about halfway through my visit). All of the staff I encountered were courteous and proactive. Hey, Denny's may not motivate you to go out of the way (especially during daylight hours), but I think that this is the best spot within a 3-4 mile radius that is open for regular weekday breakfast. read more

Today was a horrible experience. Food was okay. We paid for the bill and left to the car. As we're about to leave, the waitress comes out saying she gave us the wrong receipt and we owed her 23 something more from what we originally paid. You're here making us look like we dined and ditched. It was such an embarrassing moment because we paid the receipt you gave us and you're here having to go outside to our vehicle for your mistake making it seem like we just didn't pay. read more

It's hard to admit that I'm a big fan of Denny's. Being a foodie and all, when I end up at Denny's comma I feel like I didn't try very hard. I could have done better. Denny's is somehow a fall back. Literally none of that is true. Belize is a great American restaurant and has always been consistent Kama always open comma and about every major city a small town you can ever visit. Might go to menu item is the original Grand Slam. I get up with two pancakes, two scrambled eggs soft, and all crispy bacon. I've been ordering that at Denny's Across America for 20 years and it has always tasted exactly the same. Sure, they upgraded the pancakes to a more fluffy style or something. But they've always been good. This Denny's is no exception to the rule. They have great service and the same consistent breakfast served here I've come to expect over the years. read more

horrible customer service. They forgot they had me on wait TWICE on the phone

This Denny's is terrible. The last time I was there, the guy forgot about us. We had to wait like 40 minutes just to order. Then it took another 30 minutes to get our food. Never came back to refill drinks or give us the check. We totally could have just walked out without paying. The guy couldn't care less. Don't go here. There are homeless people everywhere in the parking lot. Just make the drive to the San Marcos Denny's...you'll thank me later. read more

I'm rating this as a Denny's and not comparing it to other restaurants. As far as Denny's go, what makes this a four-star is the manager and the staff. We have always had good service, good food, and no problems with our orders. They are kid friendly, even if some of the patrons aren't. If you like Denny's and you aren't a big whiner or a pain in the butt then this is plenty good enough. If you don't like Denny's then you probably shouldn't eat at one, even this one. read more

Very good service! Food was amazing! Once we order food was out and on our table very quick! I would definently recommend going here!

Great food and great service One of the bus staff walked out because of management issues our waitress had to serve and bus her own tables she did great read more

Very dissapo i nted open 24 hrs. Free wifi all night. Im excited! I finally find dennys guess what? No outlets to plug in my laptop. Dennys just. Lost my business read more

Great food.. Love that we can have breakfast lunch or dinner anytime of the day... Open 24/7... And it's right off the freeway.. read more

Fast service and very courteous staff!! I have been eating breakfast at any Denny's when me and my family takes a trip. From all the Denny's I've eaten this the place I am very much satisfied with their services. Although the there are a lot of people eating inside, the food was served too fast unexpectedly. Usually on other Denny's I went to, the main concern was it takes a long wait for your food to be serve. Therefore, I give this place a five stars for the fast service. read more

Denny's - That guy is very nice! - American Near Me - Escondido, California

I have to say this was the most disgusting display of "what, I don't understand what's wrong" in my life! I ordered a t-bone and eggs.... pretty easy but the most disgusting looking piece of meat I have ever seen swimming in WATER not juices, comes out coated in particles from the grill, curdled fat, and grease comes out, so I tell the waitress "this doesn't look very good, can I change it" she says "I'm sorry what's wrong with it" I am shocked and she says let me get a manager and he comes over and says in a condescending tone "well that looks medium to me" I ask him if he would eat this and he's says I'm sorry did you expect it some other way? Totally insane! I ask to change it he says they could cook it more...... insane read more

Denny's - Gross steak the manager said "looked right to him" - American Near Me - Escondido, California

Went here this morning and I am not happy. Ordered bacon with my breakfast but didnt get it. The toast tasted like it was made yesterday. After waiting 20 minutes for my meal, I finally get it and when I get home it's not complete. This is bullshit. Never going here again. And the whiney little waiter didnt help matters either. read more

Just had lunch with my family there today. - parking: plenty. - greeting/waiter/cashier: OK, but not the guy whom brought out foods wasn't professional. I asked him for the A-1 for my steak, but he never showed up. - Line: we waited just 5 minutes for our table. - Order taking: quick, but we had to wait for 30 minutes for our food to come to our table. - Food: we have ordered the following meals: -- Philly Cheesesteak Omelette ($11.69) {Three egg omelette with grilled prime rib, fire-roasted bell peppers and onions, sautéed mushrooms and melted Swiss cheese. Served with hash browns and choice of bread.} - All are OK, except sourdough bread and a little burn potatoes. -- 55+ Grilled Chicken ($9.99) {A grilled seasoned chicken breast. Served with choice of two sides and dinner bread. Gluten Free when you choose two Gluten Free sides and the Gluten Free English Muffin.} - All are OK, except broccoli were so over-cooked that we could not eat it. The grilled chicken piece was so small. -- Spicy Sriracha Burger ($10.59) {Cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapeños and creamy Sriracha sauce. Served with lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles on a brioche bun.} - Tasted just OK, nothing special. -- 2 eggs/T bone steak ($16.79) - over easy eggs were good, the steak was way over cooked, and it wasn't medium-rare as I ordered. The steak got so much bone and fat which I could eat roughly about 1/2 of it. The sourdough bread wasn't that fresh, a potato was a little burn. - Price: a little pricey base on food's portion, and its taste. read more

This place is still not on my list to go for a bite to eat, I tried it again to see if anything had changed, well let me tell you the service is still on a scale of 10 I would give the server a -5 for the service I received, It is back on my boycott list, the server waited until my ice tea glass was empty until it was refiled, and I had to ask for desert, the food was ok, yet I have a better Ham & Cheese Omlet, I would go else where not to this Dennys ever again. I thought that the place yes was clean, but for the time of day I went there the place was empty it was about 4 pm in the afernoon. That should have been my first clue. Oh well not again I will go else where. read more

Just took 56 band kids in on a Sunday morning and were accommodated quickly. Thank you Seanette and your staff for the quick service! We were in and out in 1 hour! On behalf of the Chino Hills High School Music we thank you!!! read more

Surprised still on business. With Escondido's finest dirtbag homeless types ordering steak dinners and then not paying, I'm amazed with how patient they are. Where I'm from, there would more hospital trips for these dirtbags late at night and early am. Be patient, we don't tip or pay these folks near enough to take the crap they face everyday. Just chill, be nice, and you'll have a great experience. Food? It's Denny's.. if you want fine dining.. pay the difference and go to la Jolla. read more

Dirty glass. Order was incorrect but never saw the waitress after the food was delivered. Had to search for a waitress to get the check & leave. The hilight of the meal was watching a drug deal go down in the parking lot. We will not be back read more

Denny's - American Near Me - Escondido, California

Just came to Dennys to have a late dinner with my husband. The server who was awful sits us next to a passed out transient. ( who is obviously nodding out several times , in his plate) Our Waitress was Isabel. She kept telling him to wake up over 5 times. Really bad for business by the way. Service terrible. No refills almost choked on my fries they were so burnt. Kinda like the waitress. I wouldn't recommend anyone going there to eat especially if Isabel is your waitress expect to get crappy service with an attitude. Save your money eat elsewhere. read more

Arrived for breakfast and watched multiple tables of people who arrived after us not only waited on first but also given food before we could even place our order. A low point for Denny's dining. read more

We are on our way back home to Las Vegas and stopped by here for some food because normally Denny's is really good. This one was super greasy.. hash browns where half way cooked, my daughters chicken strips had grease all over the plate, my mom was barley able to eat her food due to all the grease. The waitress was polite and nice but she got the manager and he takes off only $3 when she barley touched her food like okay.. thanks. I just paid and left. read more

Great experience thanks to Izzy! Thanks for the friendly service. She interacted and joked with us and her personality was worth a return trip. read more

This was the worst Denny's I've ever been to. I ordered a double cheeseburger because I was super hungry. It took forever to get it and when I took a bite it was completely burnt. Who burns a hamburger? Jose the manager was accommodating and took it off our bill but what kind of cooks are these? Wish I'd gone to Arby's instead. read more

This place is dirty. You shouldn't have to shoo away flies away from your food or stare at nats and dust on the windows. We always get seated near the emergency exit facing Mission Ave. The seats were dirty with crumbs and sticky stuff and the waiter saw me cleaning it and just stood there , didn't offer to help or take care of it. I'm bilingual and heard the staff speak badly in Spanish about customers and their orders right in front of them because those customers didn't speak Spanish. Just so unprofessional and dirty. read more

This has to be my favorite......I pick up grandslam to go for mom every weekend....she loves it....I love the birthday special.....I die for their salads.....Dennys is number one... read more

Horrible!!!!! Came in at 11:00 am. Ordered a Bourbon burger , half of sandwich and soup, and a kids spaghetti. We waited 40 min. for our food to be served! Food was ice cold. Cold Burger, cold fries! I spoke to the manager and she said, all I can do for you is remake it!" Really I thought, another 40 min! Absolutely great!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!! For absolutely nothing!!!!! Total waist of time!!!! read more

I'm so disappointed in this location. We were sitting for 10 minutes and not one person stopped by the table to greet us. The table, floor, wall, seat, etc was caked with grime. Ended up walking out and driving through In N Out instead. Super let down, and we're really easy to please. read more

Worst dennys to come to terrible service avoid this dennys at all cost even if you have to starve a little more itll be worth it they have no sense of common courtesy wont ever be coming to this dennys again ii suggests you dont either wost manager service ive ever had so disappointing read more

Last week while visiting the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido I stayed at one of the local hotels and had breakfast here for three consecutive mornings. The meals were all outstanding, the service was good and of course the prices were very reasonable. There is plenty of parking available. read more

We had dinner here last night.There was only a few customers inside at the time.Our server was super friendly and had a great personality.We were served our meals after about 15 minutes.It was good like any other Denny's we've been to. One of the servers said that this place is going to be remodeled soon like the one in San marcos.That would be nice,maybe that would bring in some more customers too. read more

Denny's - Salad with ranch dressing - American Near Me - Escondido, California

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Amanda was great at what she does and is the sweetest thing in the world. She made me the bomb sundae! Thank you Amanda! Youre a sweetheart and deserve a raise. Peace, April read more

I'm a big Denny's fan, this one is a bit of a disappointment. Location isn't the greatest, and last time I was there, the service wasn't that great. The staff is friendly, however, so I give it a star for that, but still not really worth it. read more