Great new menu , and an awesome server Kari. She kepted my lemonade full and checked back to make sure I was enjoying the food. The restaurant was clean and not to loud . I will return with my family. read more

Love the Cobb salad with salmon. My waitress, Lisa, was very busy being the only waitress at the time. She managed to keep everyone with full drinks, food brought out hot, ran the register all with a smile on her face. Not only will I go back for the amazing salad, but the service is great as well. read more

Exactly what I expected and nothing that I didn't. I had the 55+ Alaskan Salmon for breakfast. It was a wonderful way to start my day. read more

Denny's - Breakfast Of Champions - Diners Near Me - Pontoon Beach, Illinois

Thoroughly enjoyed this spot....Charles the Mgr runs a great team. Kayla was awesome as our server. Food was served fresh and hot. Often, that MIGHT not be the case in Dennys. Also this spot is connected to a truckers spot. The dining area is HUGE! Loved the mural on the wall. My grand slam was great. My grandson ordered the largest dbl cheeseburger I've seen. All the meals were wonderfully made. I would definitely tell you to stop here if you are in Pontoon Beach. read more

Nick is 10/10 best server and the food is always great me and my friends are here at least once a week.

Always hot and fresh and Delicious. Pancakes are fluffy, bacon crisp. Servers are wonderful always quick on their feet to meet all your needs. I love it when they decorate for the holidays. Kayla does a superb job. read more

Disrespectful to Veterans 1. Zero service. I had to get up and nearly go into the kitchen to retrieve my he waiting staff 2. The Manager had to check me out. I asked if they have a military discount "Do you have proof" (it's fucking 10%, no one getting a deal here champ), What?!? No one has ever asked that to me. Looked him in the eye. And asked him if he was and before he answered I told your not cause no one would challenge it. "Anyone could walk in and say they are" And (stuttering) "I can also ask for dvd 214" and I looked at him and said it's a DD-214 dipshit read more

Went to Dennys. The food was gross. The hot wings were the nastiest thing ever. The waitress had her head so shoved up this one couples butt that the service was awful. Took forever for refills. Kept mopping the side of the store that was already mopped. And why give the check as you serve our meal but wait until that couple was ready to go for theirs. Not good. read more

It's a Denny's: Does that require more explanation? Our orders didn't take long and were accurate. However, the server delivered them and was gone so quickly she didn't hear a request for mustard for a hamburger. Afterward, I had to track her down for it and for extra dressing for a dry a salad. Drink glasses weren't refilled until we were finished with our meals. All in all, it was similar to previous Denny's experiences. read more

Don't recommend!!! I ordered a milkshake and it was melted before I left the building. I asked for sauce and didn't receive any. The food was terrible. I order the classic sampler. And the wing were dry and overcooked. Fries salty. Paid $20 for food that just ended up in the trash. read more

The food was great and our server Logan was amazing and overall made it a great experience for us!!

If you come here to eat you wanna ask for waitress Shonese she was hands down the absolute best waitress i have EVER HAD. She had that great Southern Hospitality! She was absolutely amazing she was friendly and caring. She was very passionate about taking care of her customers! read more

Denny's - Best waitress ever! - Diners Near Me - Pontoon Beach, Illinois

Service was great. Fast hot food glass never empty..server Bailey was checking on us often . Remember my husband's jalapeños which is a plus. The cook even doubled check our order was good. Thank youfor great lunch Bailey and cook Chris read more

great service great food bailey was wonderful!!! Food was hot. Manager was very friendly. very clean and friendly environment. We will definitely be back read more

i came in there today and i got to say it was the best service and food ive ever had, me and my girlfriend got 2 cheeseburgers and they were cooked just right, ms. debbe and ms. bailey was phenomenal with there customer service we felt welcomed, the cooks Dilyn and recce were the best yet, thank you denneys!! 5 STARS FOR YOU GUYS read more

Visiting from about 3 hours away, we had a wonderful server her name was Tanya and she did a fantastic job but she was the only server so she was running around like crazy. The food was very very cold and the chicken was uncooked, my order was kinda messed up but i didn't wanna keep bothering her, i'm a server and i get it, it happens. It wasn't even really any of her fault either, when i finally got the right burger, i picked it up and it just fell into pieces, the bun fell in half and the burger wasn't even all together it was in pieces and thrown on the bun. read more

Denny's - a hamburger and fries in a styrofoam container - Diners Near Me - Pontoon Beach, Illinois

This place sucks! They put a sign up saying take out only bc of being short staff. Yet they have people sitting at the bar. The excuse he game me for not being able to sit me was that the server left after they at the bar sat down. So it's 8am and the server left? Lost my business. Btw your president says there is a record employment rate lmao how many of you dumb f**** believe that? read more

Terrible service and food. First I ordered Philly cheese steak omelette and the meat was dry like an old shoe. I ordered another breakfast but kept pancakes so they don't have to remake them too (other order was with banana pancakes and these were plain-I was ok, because I don't like wasting food. Other breakfast order was two eggs hash browns and a sausage. They brought bacon instead of sausage. Waiting time for everything was long even though they were not that busy (about 30% capacity). I waited again for sausage, but couldn't eat it, because my appetite was just shot. Maybe they had an off day, but it was dissatisfying to me. Manager did take care of the meal, but I rather pay and have a good meal than have a screwed s****y free meal. Have in mind that Denny's omelette does not incorporate ingredients but is just flipped over them. read more

Denny's - a half eaten breakfast of pancakes and bacon - Diners Near Me - Pontoon Beach, Illinois

Decent clean run of the mill Dennys. Service good, food good. Right off of 270 & 3. You could do lots worse than here.

if i could leave a quarter of a star i would. The serving is absolutely pathetic. Food is not bad, but the service is awful

Normally when I patron a Denny's I don't have high expectations. They were even lower when I read the sign before entering that stated "short staffed, expect a 10 - 15 minute wait." So I sat in the makeshift lobby and waited about 7 minutes when m, I assume, the manager walked in the restaurant and seated us. There weren't many customers in so I figured we had a chance of receiving good service. Boy was I wrong. Surprisingly, we had really, really good service. Our host was Melody and she was pleasant and efficient despite being the only host/waitress in the entire restaurant. Since she did so good I just knew the food would be crap. WRONG AGAIN!!! She brought the food as it was prepared so it was hot, it didn't taste like it was cooked in old oil, it wasn't burnt, I'd go as far to say it looked like a photo straight off the menu. It tasted pretty good as well. This isn't a four star restaurant but under the circumstances I had an overall wonderful experience. read more

Ordered fish and chips. I received burnt fish and cold fries. My husband ordered the ultimate omelette with red potatoes and toast but received omelette with hash browns and no toast. We also ordered sweet tea and received coke. Do not recommend this place at all. read more

My server, Lindsay, was terrific! She was very friendly and very helpful. However I was sitting close to the cash register and the other young lady working was having problem after problem after problem and kept calling Lindsay away to try to help her instead of helping her customers. I did have to wait a few moments for my Tabasco sauce while Lindsay was trying to help her coworker. The hamburger I ordered was very greasy and just did not taste great. The fries were wonderful. read more

Well, I gave it a second chance and you blew it. Last time you left out my pancakes. This time you messed up my son's order and my pancakes were the wrong ones! Unbelievable! read more

My husband was at the truck stop this morning. He came in to order our son a kids french fry. While in line he engaged in a conversation with another driver. Michelle W (according to the receipt) approached the counter and complimented my son, as my husband was holding him in his arms. After ordering the french fries, the terminal asked my husband if he would like to include gratuity on his order. He selected 10%. Since his order was only $0.99, gratuity came out to $0.19. He finished his transaction and returned to his conversation at which time Michelle interrupted them and asked why he only included a $0.19 tip. He informed her that he didn't mean to offend her, he simply selected a percentage at the prompt, her response was "$0.19 next time you can just keep that shit. And then she walked away. I understand that it's not a huge tip but neither was our order. Never the less, there should still be a standard of professionalism expected from the employees. Very disappointed with this experience. Below is a photo of the receipt, also a photo of exactly how our order looked when we received it. read more

Denny's - a receipt on a table - Diners Near Me - Pontoon Beach, Illinois

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If I could give this particular location a 0 out of 5 stars, I would. My Father and myself are on a 18-wheeler almost 24/7/365, minus when we are at either our home or a friend/family's home. I would say it's months between when we have what most would see as a 'home cooked meal', due to how expensive truck stop restaurants are, and a lot of actual restaurants don't allow, or have room, for semi (18-wheeler) parking, so obviously, we are fairly often shoppers at Walmart and Sam's Club. As I said, it's rare we eat in a sit down restaurant, so today, my Father decided, he wanted Denny's, and wanted it to go. I even called this particular Denny's before we pulled into the parking lot, to see if it was possible to use our own to go dishes we had gotten extra from another Denny's. At first the lady I spoke to said yes, so I came inside to make the order. Once at the counter, after waiting roughly 10 minutes to even see a employee in there, someone finally asked what I needed. I told her, and she seemed hesitant about putting the food in the containers, but agreed. About a hour later, another woman came out and said her boss said the containers were 'dirty' and could not be used due to 'cross contamination'. I would've understood if they had said that because they were outside containers, technically, they couldn't use them, but saying the containers were dirty was uncalled for. The way the inside of Denny's was, now that was dirty. I'm overlooking the snow, but their attitudes need a very good cleaning. So for anyone thinking of coming here? Avoid this place like the plague. Only thing going good for them is their wifi, and Flying J has plenty of that to use. read more

In Pontoon Beach! Super friendly staff Good food Great prices and they check on you to be sure all is how you ordered and keep your drinks filled read more

Possibly more later but it's 2pm and slow and I can't get my tea glass refilled to save my life. Denny's as a change n is notorious for poor service. It's as if it is coming any policy to ignore guests. Until time for the check of course. read more

This Denny,s was average. The hostess wasn't very pleasant. Apparently all she does is seat people, it is above her to offer help to the other staff. She kept trying to seat us in areas we did not want to be. We almost left for more congenial surroundings. While the table was clean; we had to wipe the water off the top of the table, so we wouldn't get our arms wet. They seemed to be short handed & had one section blocked off w/chairs. Once we got the waitress to smile, she was really nice & pleasant. She thanked us for cheering her up, apologized for her apparent lack of initial response & was more than adequate. We had the chorizo, egg, mushroom, & potato skillet w/avocado & the avocado omelet w/fruit cup, water w/lemon for both of us. They say half an avocado, but they skimp; we only got a quarter of an avocado. Otherwise the dishes were adequate, not spectacular. Average price. The crew could stand to make some attitude adjustments. However, the manager was trying to make some headway & was checking On customers, as well as offering samples of Mango smoothies to those who would accept them. read more

Ok yes it's a "chain restaurant" and your over it I get it.... it's also in a Truck Stop if truckers come here it's gotta be pretty good. The staff is friendly and they don't hover. The coffee is good and fresh and sure some of the food is weighed part of corporate whatever. But you know what your gonna get and the food is gonna taste like any other Denny's. They are bringing other seasonal things in the menu and lighter options like Chicken Sausage and Egg Whites and etc. Its a large space and it seems they get regulars and they are as nice to you as they are to them. It's simple, solid diner food no it's not like some old school place owned by a family but the menus are solid and the coffee is fresh and yes parking is plenty. I had the moon over my hammy (a breakfast sandwich) on sourdough bread, cheese, scrambled egg and ham with a side of red potatoes. The husband had a few eggs and chicken sausage and we had coffee and water. It was good, not anything that would weigh us down on the road. So there you go.. Four Stars for the service, food is solid and simple 3 stars give or take read more

I had supper last night and breakfast today. Both were good and I had good service. They have some new specialty burgers. I had one and seasoned fries last night. Im not really a burger person but it sounded good so I ate that and it WAS! Breakfast of eggs in a basket was awesome for 6 bucks. Service from Michelle was AWESOME! read more

Typical Denny's fare in a truckstop location. Service was lacking and facility need major upgrade. The seat in the booth I was assigned was completely worn out with torn covering and springs that had collapsed in certain areas. The stand alone Denny's locations not associated with the Flying J chain seem to be much better read more

Dennys used to have decent food for a fair price now prices are higher which would be ok if the quality and prep of food didn't suck I hope each time oh this will be good and it's always something I ordered a chicken bacon sandwich which wasn't bad just meat had cooled off and the fries were rushed yes I could of sent it back for a 10 dollar little chicken sandwich should have too service was ok understaffed but where isn't it read more

This has to the absolute worst service I have ever had at a dennys. The waitress is rude and slow. Dirty tables every where. I asked for a side of ranch and got told 10mins later they where out. Not to mention the employees arguing about going out side. The food was average at best for a Dennys. read more

It took forever to get seated. After seated I got a glass of water with some nasty old food inside and lost my appetite. 0 out of 5 stars for me read more