Rude staff, and the food isn't nearly good enough to make up for it. Skip this place if possible I will not be returning, we had to fight for a table because the seating staff was rude enough to try and refuse to seat us until we asked to speak to management, rude waitress had a major attitude problem. read more

Denny's - Rude waitresses name who by the way refused the wear her name tag thinking I wouldn't find her name out - Diners Near Me - Riverside, California

to add what Brandon C said I have never used their bathroom, the place was cool at first, because i was new to the area, eating with friends...then came countless other late night dinners and desserts and ugh upon yuck with a gross and a ick! place is dirty. Service is particularly slower at night. you would think being near a university they would put more staff. Wait could take up to 20 mins while there would be many empty seats. I know, i know, staff is downsized past a certain time, but still - its a trend for people to eat out late. Anyways, food was same as any other Denny's. Not the safest of locations due to people asking for money, and parking can be difficult. when in doubt...go to norms... read more

Denny's...the sit-down restaurant everyone goes to after the club. I must have been buzzed still because after all the mistakes I've made getting food from here, I decided to order a plate of food. No way would I have done this sober My friends got pancake breakfast combos, but I decided to go for the T-bone steak combo. My eggs and hash browns were alright, but that steak got one bite and the rest cast aside. It was nasty! Dry, cardboard thin, and tough. My friends were grossed out by it too. I wish I had taken a picture of it. Xp Yuck. Much earlier on in the evening, I was at the Cheesecake Factory and had a steak there -- the difference in quality was like night and day (but should I be surprised? I mean this is Denny's we're talking about). Paying extra for a less tasty meal...should have gotten the pancakes. Wait, who am I kidding? I should have just had a water while my friends made their own mistakes ordering from here. read more

I'm meticulous about customer service especially when I come out to eat... I had the pleasure of having Janice as my server today. She was great! Attentive, prompt, and gave me the perfect space in between her visits. She even helped me with getting Ezra a gift!!! Little animal sippy cups!!! read more

Denny's - My regular!!! Two eggs over medium, bacon, hash browns well done, sour dough toast, pancakes and coffee!!!! Creature of habit. - Diners Near Me - Riverside, California

Dumb they're closed 2-4 monday Thursday Friday sat .... but its okay, because the service ive had hear over the past years has been good. and i mean sometimes I just crave for their chicken bacon ranch melt... its cooked on garlic bread... so good for a study night haha. might food coma afterward though. read more

First let me tell you about my mission: Went here right after escape from wonderland at the NOS center around 320am with a group of 10 just for it to be closed. We had the best of luck this night (not). Our original plan was to go to IHOP but figured there was a denny's closer to the venue about 10 mins away. Terrible idea. They were unprepared for the amount of people and the wait was 1.5 hrs since there was only 1 chef and server. Anyway, after hearing about the 1.5 hr wait, we decided to go to one closer to our hotel in DTR. On the way to this denny's I mentioned "What if its closed!" and the bf responds with "Denny's never closes!" and lo and behold...we happened to get here right when security guy walks out and says "Closed til 430 guys, sorry." See what happens when I open my mouth? lol. Being exhausted, we decided to wait in the parkinglot despite signs saying 1 hr parking only and security was cool with it. 4am came along and management came out and waved us over saying we could come in (they said 430 earlier but they were turning away so many cars that they prolly thought it would be best to reopen for more business) Anyways, now to the food and service: Food: I got the grand slamwich. good but so incredibly greasy and unhealthy. hashbrowns were just meh. Service: Was good at first. The server was really nice, topped us off. But we had been sitting there for a while and I guess he got annoyed with us when he gave us the bill and gave us attitude when we told him he made a mistake on it charging us for something we didnt order. End result? I'm not a Denny's type of girl. The food is only meh and will only come back if its super late/early morning and no where else is open while everyones starving. If I was in OC I would have just gone to Mae's cafe. read more

Great hospitality by one of the waitresses who finely tackled many of the problems that the diner was giving her. We were escorted to our seat and were approached by a very kind, young waitress who was both humorous and hospitable. I ordered the Bourbon Bacon Burger (a classic that I always order at Denny's) and it was great. They also gave me a good portion of seasoned fries (more than I get at other Denny's back in my hometown Monterey). I also ordered the half sized nachos. The chef had ran out of ground beef so the waitress came up and asked if I wanted to substitute any other meat and she mentioned Prime Rib. I asked if it would cost extra and said that she would take care of it for me. She was very nice and always came to refill our drinks and asked if we needed anything. Great experience from her and wonderful customer service. Great job! read more

You might ask why one star...well I have gone to 6 different Denny's in 6 different cities and they are basically the same. 1. Take forever to get your food 2. Staff is not very friendly 3. Booths are always dirty Tonight I went to this Denny's to give it one last try. EPIC FAIL!!! When I was leaving the place the security guard did not let us out because I did not have my receipt. I had to go back to the table, where the rest of my party was seated, and pay at the front. On top of that the host wanted me to pay to get out!! When all I had was a glass of water!!!I would've appreciated if the staff would've given us a heads up about the "exiting procedures". Bad bad bad read more

I only can describe it as awful and I wish that I could give it zero star because one star is too much for this place. I had my breakfast in Denny's in University Ave. and it's smelled like burned oil. The manager was not even able to speak English(a guy from India or Pakistan??!!), so not only I wasted my time and money but also my mouth tastes really awful from that food. read more

I used to frequent this place more before the service started going downhill. I like the food here, especially the Spicy BBQ Chicken Sandwich and the unlimited pancakes, but a trip a few months back killed it for me. Hoping to grab a quick bite before class, I came in and was given a seat fairly quickly. From there, things just deteriorated. After waiting about 30 mins, I finally got up, grabbed a manager-looking fellow, and asked to be served. Five minutes later, some annoyed "This isn't my table I shouldn't have to do this" server comes up and brusquely takes my order. Queue more waiting at a time when the place really isn't that full. I couldn't tell you how the food was because at that point I was too pissed off to tell and simply paid and left. Fix your service Denny's and stop having gang shootings and I'll start coming back. read more

Well they need improvements. And lots of it. They need a new manger for sure because they're mostly understaffed and you have to wait a while for your food to get to you. Place is old and can use some renovation. Maybe newer booths since they're always old and dirty. Also when I ask for hot tea I need boiling water and not just warm water that was heated up in a microwave. read more

If could give them zero stars I would! My experience here has been by at the worst. It all started with the Mexican geezers stating and me and my friend like if were a piece of meat. We order a really simple order 10 hush puppies. The guy who goes by the name of Gomez asked us if we wanted 6 or 10. We said 10. And he said no you said 6 I charged 6! We said okay that's okay And we then asked if we could have more frosting he said okay and he came back with literally one squirt of it. I looked at him and asked if he could at least fill it up and he said I can't they'll charge you! Who is they!?? Him ? I would think that after messing up our order he could of at least gave us what we asked for, but then again it is Dennys. read more

I used to avoid Dennys because of all the horrible service I have had in the past, but I went today with my kids. The service was really good. Had a good time. My original grand slam was pretty good. The only thing that sucked was the sugar free syrup was extremely watered down. Who does that??? Dennys does that. The syrup was so watered down it made my pancakes super soggy. Once again I am reminded why I don't come to Dennys. read more

Denny's - Watered down syrup. Anyone want some pancakes with their water??? - Diners Near Me - Riverside, California

I never have a good experience at this dennys. Every single time I come here they are poorly staffed, rude and one time the food was just cold. Unfortunately, I tried coming here tonight after I got Boba cafe with friends and before we can walk in, the RUDE security guard turned us away and said we couldn't come in with it because there might be alcohol in it. Really? I understand the concern because of the location but that was rude to assume that of us. well you lost five paying customers tonight. I'm not coming here again! Thankfully we drove to another dennys that had no problem and with great service so I'd avoid this dennys if you can :) read more

Came into Denny's at around 4 in the morning for some food. We were seated immediately and we waited for our waitress to take our order. She finally went up to us and asked to take our order and she was very rude about taking our order. Now I would understand this type of behavior if we were giving her any type of attitude but her behavior was unacceptable I wasn't even able to fully put in my order because she interrupted me and moved on to others at my table. The only reason this Denny's is getting 3 stars as opposed to one is because we requested a waitress change and she was amazing and the food was good. Other than the unprofessionalism shown by our first waitress the food was served pretty quickly. read more

Denny's - Super early bird sandwich with seasoned fries and a side of ranch for around $11. - Diners Near Me - Riverside, California

They seem to have improved overall. ..but still stumble on the simple things like guest service. 1. Where is a manager to simply greet guests and walk the dining room once in a while. ..? 2. Once they drop your meal off....you're on your own. No check back and good luck getting a beverage refill. 3. Meal was good. Food quality definitely a plus. In summary. ...it's Dennys. don't get your hopes up....but to get a decent meal it's ok. Better oversight would lead to less experiences like these but I felt like it was decent. Server was good but distracted. read more

If I could give this place no stars I would! This place has the worst customer service I've ever come across!!! Everyone from the the management down today was just super shitty. We were seated (the girl looked like she didn't wanna seat us) then we patiently for waited 10 minutes and other people were checked on but my table! There were literally 3 girls at the register not doing anything but laughing huddled up! And we were still waiting another 5 minutes with not one person helping us. So we got up and left and they still didn't care not even the manager! So do not waste your time. Probably better off going to a McDonald's then this lousy Dennys. Corporate will definitely be notified read more

It's hit or miss with the service. Some days I get a waitress/waiter who's on it and gets my food to me quickly and some day I feel they just peaced out and left me to fend for myself on my greasy food expedition. However, more often than not I get a good waitress/waiter and the experience is a-okay. The food is well...Denny's quality. However, the environment feels more chill and laid back than the Coco's next door and their food satisfies me in ways that iHop (also next door) can't. ($2-$8 menu ftw) Only complaint I have is the restaurant being closed from 2am-4am each morning. That's munchie hour! read more

Came here on a slow Saturday afternoon with my boyfriend and friends. After being seated, we sat there for twenty five minutes before even being acknowledged by a server- ours or another one. And after he told us he would be right with us... We still had to wait another ten minutes before he took our order. Having worked in a restaurant for several years, after about ten minutes I was ready to leave but there weren't many other options within walking distance from our hotel so we stayed. The server was very apologetic for the wait, so I was a little more at ease with the decision to stay and eat, but still kept my guard up. We gave our food order and drink order at the same time and one of my friends ordered a smoothie... The chunks of ice in the smoothie were so huge, they wouldn't fit through the straw and were literally the size of boba. He couldn't even drink it! It still took another twenty minutes to get our food..and there were only two other tables in the restaurant so I know the kitchen couldn't have been that backed up. Overall- just too long of a wait for blah diner food. read more

The food was good and fresh but the coupon I received said the meal was 1.00 cheaper than what was charged to us. I didn't even look at the menu because we knew what we wanted going in. It was the meal than I received on my phone. When we received the check we asked the server why we were charged a 1.00 more than what we showed her we wanted that was in the phone. She replied if you look close it varies from store to store and sure enough looking closer it was there, but in fine print and the price we expected to pay was in BOLD letters to draw your attention. So people if you have a coupon from Denny's look real close. read more

I had lunch today with my 8 year old. The waitress Linda was amazing but the food was ridiculous. My daughter had the Moon Over My Hammy which was great but I ordered the BLT with pickle. This is a sandwich that almost every restaurant has and it's very basic. They had the bread cut so small the food was falling out of it. The bacon was chopped up a little tiny pieces that it kept falling out and the lettuce was so huge it kept sliding out, the lettuce was a lot bigger than the bread. The bread kept falling apart it, they served it like this. The toothpick was stuck in the middle to hold it together which it really needed to because there was no way to pick this up and eat it without the bread falling apart in a food slipping out. I sent it back and let them know that this is not edible because the sandwich is breaking off and pieces and the food keeps sliding out, the bread is too small. They went and made a second one without pickle, very dry with no mayonnaise, the bread was still falling apart so I couldn't pick it up without actually holding on to the bacon. I gave it back and said just take it off my bill I don't want this. I did leave a tip for the waitress however because she was great, this was not her fault. Never going back! read more

Now I see why it has low stars. The food was good. The reason I'm putting 2 is because my server took my order and I never saw her again. I needed a refill and couldn't find anyone to get my refill. Secondly they brung out my wife's food and mine but they said my son chicken nuggets would be right out. They weren't right out. We waited 8 mins for damn chicken nuggets. So I waited the whole time so i could eat together. By the time he got his food mine was cold, So there's that. Finally when I was ready to leave i flagged down the hostess to get our checks. She had to ask around to see where the server was at, apparently they didn't know who had taken my order so I described what the lady looked like. She was no where to be found. Overall crappy service. read more

The food that they served to me was like dog food. So messy and nasty looking. :( I left tips because the server works soooo hard and very friendly. read more

Denny's - What the hell? Is this for dog? - Diners Near Me - Riverside, California

Food took way too long to be served and the restaurant wasn't even busy. This place sucks

Good pancakes!! All I got to say!! Also service is pretty good time!! I usually go to this location for their specials and it always meets my expectations. read more

We were driving home from Mammoth on Thanksgiving and desperate (and I mean desperate) for a place to eat. There is literally nothing on 395, especially on a holiday. We finally got off on University in hopes of hitting a Carl's Jr. (I said we were desperate). Well, the meanies at CJ decided to close early to go home to their families so we wander across the street to the only other open establishment...Denny's. Our expections were not high, but we had four adults and six starving kids to feed! There was a Thanksgiving special complete with turkey and pumpkin pie that made the kids smile, plus the breakfast anytime option was ideal for me. The food was fine (certainly not a place dreams are made of or anything, but a solid three stars). I'm giving the extra fourth star for the service. Our waiter was fun, attentive and just a very nice person. He was very patient with the crazy, hungry kids and always had a smile on his face. We ended up having a great time and the kids will remember this Denny's Thanksgiving for years! read more

I just don't like Denny's. Sure it's way cheaper than IHOP but that means the food is worse. Food: Their pancakes are so gross, they taste like they were from a frozen package and then microwaved. Their eggs are also not good, but I guess that's my fault for ordering scrambled next time I'll order something with a yoke in it so I know they're serving me a fresh cracked egg. I do like their cinnamon balls, or whatever they're called. They're good. Service: I would give the service 4/5. Whenever I've gone the servers/host(ess) are always nice. I've never had any issues with them. Wait Time: If you go after 11pm you know the place gets busy because of drunk/high college students trying to get their grub on, so be prepared to wait. I think I waited longer to be seated at night than when I've gone for breakfast. read more

i remember coming down to riverside i typed in "good restaurants" and dennys popped up at around number 7... disappointing since theres so many other stores that are hidden. BUT ON A BRIGHTER NOTE got to love that 2,4,6,8 menu, yeahhhhh buddy broke college students, drunk college students, college students with munchies, hung over college students... yupp caters to your needs. but hey on the 2,4,6,8 menu i would recommend the burger flat bread, pulled pork sandwich, this grilled cheese with mozzarella cheese inside, and i have yet ventured into the $8 zone. Also about that bacon sunday, for those who like dipping their french fries into their shakes, you'll probably like this sunday!!! read more

Haven't been to dennys in a long while because the food is never great. This time I actually enjoyed it. We had breakfast for a late dinner. Chicken fried steak for the hubby and I had a steak skillet. Service was excellent, food was excellent and over all everything was fresh and made to order. Surprisingly a good experience this time around! read more

As a poor college student that can't cook for himself, I appreciate a nice breakfast that isn't cereal or water. Or breakfast at 4am. Anyways, a couple friends and I came here one night around 7 or 8pm. There were a few tables but I wouldn't call it busy. We were seated immediately and given menus. Then, it took about 15 minutes for a server to come and ask us what we want to drink. Then another 10 minutes to bring out our water. WATER! Our food came out another 15 or 20 minutes later. The server was nice but I didn't see any reason for the service to be so slow. It's not like the place was packed or anything. The food was decent. Typical diner food like breakfast items, burgers, sandwiches, etc. Nothing to rave about. Bonus points for having a 10% military discount read more

Came in and ordered two club sandwiches and once we got them, all the lettuce on it was very bad and spoiled! The fries were also really cold and hard! We originally asked for them to add cheese and then instead, they bring out the Cali club sandwich which comes with avocado which we specified said we did not want because my mother is allergic. Then they forgot to bring out the meatballs and garlic bread and Parmesan cheese (which we asked for in the beginning) for my child's spaghetti! Very disappointed with this visit and I'm sad to give a bad review because every time we come here in the past, it's been perfect but pretty bummed with our experience today!!! read more

The table service was great our waiter who was Hispanic was above and beyond, i have no negative comment towards her HOWEVER the over sized gentleman in the front who checks out however was not a gentleman at all and should learn customer service and simple math he was in adequate and rude and not only disgusting will never be dining here ever again read more

It was around 11pm sunday night (jan 13, 2013) Yes literally last night and the bf and I were in the area. I was so cold and hungry I wanted something hot to go with my meal. Not being a fan at all of coffee I still wanted somethng hot to drink. We decided on this dennys since it was right down the way and I knew they'd have hot chocolate. We were seated and waited to have our drink orders taken. I'm assuming there was only one waitress on our side of the restaurant because I noticed many people just sitting around. after waiting who knows how long for our food orders I had noticed another table down the way (who mind you had already been seated before we were) get up and call the waitress over saying "can we get someone over here to order some food" I don't even know how long those hungry people waited to just have their order taken because I know she did not go over right away to take their order. I'm a fan of breakfast and I love going to Brandons diner but since we were at dennys i thought it would be not as good but almost as good. Oh man was I wrong. I ordered the sausage slam. 2 eggs. 2 sausages, 2 pancakes and hash browns. The food took forever I had already finished my hot chocolate and noticed way too late that the mug had lipstick on it, I've never worn lipstick in my life so that made me uneasy that I would get a dirty mug. When we got our food the waitress asked if I wanted more hot coco and I said yes. nope never got it. My eggs were too salty, my hashbrowns tasted like old, my sausage had a weird rubbery taste to it. the only decent thing were the pancakes. The waitress never came with my refill nor asked us how the food was. We waited and waited and she never came. We noticed some people checking out with another waiter so I told my bf that we should just get up and let the guy know which table we were at because I didn't want to wait another 30 mins to just receive our check and wait even longer to pay. So thats just what we did. I'm not a big fan of dennys but I do know the one in Moreno Valley has better service than this one. We won't be back to this location again even if I am cold. read more

We came here for breakfast. We were greeted and seated. Didn't take long for us to get our food. Daniel our waiter, took my order correctly but completely dropped the ball on my boyfriends order. Maybe he should write it down if he can't remember that much. My boyfriend got upgraded on his order for things he didn't even ask for. He even pointed at what he wanted. The manager was friendly and checked back with us a few times but when we told him about what had happened we got the corporate answer. The food was very good, now they need to step it up on the communication. read more

The food is very good and I love to eat here. The customer service is also very nice and I had a very yummy dinner. I am looking forward to comjng back here because of their tasty country fried steak. My boyfriend got pancakes and he said it was amazing!!! read more

We came here to eat breakfast and so far we been here for 28 minutes with no help. On top of that we waiting 15 minutes to get seated. They have open tables not enough waiters. They need to work on their scheduling and everything will be sunny. The food is good though. read more

Denny's - Just sitting here waiting. - Diners Near Me - Riverside, California

The food was exceptional and the service was very attentive. I never had to ask for a refill and even other staff members acknowledged us. Everyone here was very professional. Definately better than the Denny's on Madison. read more

Food: The Food Was delicious I had the hazel nut spread banana Crep with hash browns & bacon And I ordered a chocolate milk shake also delicious Service: We walked in no one help us, no one welcomed us we were waiting for @ least 15 minutes and still no one finally I got up spoke to a gentleman & he put my name on the list then a host comes out finally and takes this couple that came in after us with out checking the list so I get up again ask the gentleman if I can just be seated he said he was busy so then out of no where a server that was behind the counter that was witnessing how we were being treated came out and sat us right away.. the service was horrible ... god bless that server that stepped up this place can really use two hostess read more

Me and my husband have been coming here for 9 years now, with our two children. This place used to be so friendly, and offered great food and service. Lately I want to say the pst year or two, we have noticed that they have become rude, and food has become bland. When I was pregnant I was the last to receive my food, and didn't even get my pancakes till everyone was finished eating and were ready to leave. A couple weeks ago, it seemed like they forgot our table. I'm highly disappointed with how you guys have been treating us regulars lately, and I've told my husband I've about had it with this place. We tip great too usually. So I doubt that's the problem. I will not be coming to you guys anymore. I will take my business elsewhere. Perhaps ihop instead? read more

Came to Denny's and one of the workers couldn't get 1 simple order right. It took an extra 30 mins to get the second half of my order.