If I could leave 0 stars I would; the women server sat us down to a booth with used utensils placed on top of napkins and the table top wasn't cleaned off. Then our waiter took our drink and dinner order with out writing it down so he brought out our meals one at a time then forgetting what we ordered. Mine took 10 mins for him to bring out and it was a house salad. Then he brought us a 1/2 order of cold fries, when I asked the waitress to take back all they did was place 6-7 hot fries on top. When the manager came over to ask about our service she apologized and said we wouldn't be charged for the fries and would help us out on our bill and she didn't. Very disappointed about the quality of food and employees has gone waaaaay down. Would not recommend to anyone and definitely not returning. read more

The Santee Dennys is by far my favorite location, service is always friendly polite and accomodating.As well as the food itself is always served hot and as you order it, it's cooked perfect, and never had my order messed up.one of my favorite waitresses isFe anstaett, she is very bright mooded friendly and personable. I'd recommend this Denny out of any in san Diego county. read more

I don't think I have ever walked out of a restaurant before but my mother and I waited and waited just for a menu! Place was not busy at all, so decided the rest of our meal would go in the same direction. Got in the car and drove to the Denny's near Lakeside. Much better! read more

Fabulous staff here that will make you happy you came there. Not the normal diner... great for breakfast 24/7 with a smile. Unfortunately came tonight and they said 2 hours delay to clean kitchen. Hmmmmm read more

As Denny's in So Cal go it looks very nice, BUT I HAD HORRIBLE Service and food on more than one occasion!

Rude waitress, cold food, bad vibes.. I get that you're busy but that's no reason to be gruff. I've waitressed before, I know it can be stressful, but at least try to smile. You were rather sour and sullen to us complaining about your job and straight up harsh and sassy (not in a good way) to your coworkers. But at least the food that actually was warm was good. read more

Well here goes the latest......I guess I was a gluten for punishment! This time....I go to the restroom after my meal which was much less than adequate, only to find not 1....but 2 cockroaches in the restroom. Mind you....I used to come here with regularity for the past 6 years, but have noticed a marked decrease of quality in the food as well as the very poor service. Time before this.....I had to get the coffee myself after waiting for 5 minutes....FOR COFFEE!! This is ridiculous! If you were even thinking of coming to this restaurant.....run to the IHOP a mile down the road PLEASE. read more

Okay, so I just want to get something straight. I've been going to this Denny's most of my life at all different hours of the day/night, I grew up here. I've never experienced any bad service or bad tasting food. Tonight was fine until I ordered eggs. I get them over easy but I noticed they were a bit runnier tonight as well as not very warm. I thought not much of it considering I had already eaten them. So long story short all morning I have been in the bathroom sick out of my mind. The only reason why I'm bringing it to attention is because the morning prior my dad had gotten sick eating the eggs as well. First, I thought maybe the bacon was bad, both my father and I had gotten bacon, he didn't get sick. Next maybe it was my pancakes ‍ but they were more over cooked than undercooked plus my dad has tried some. But the only thing he didn't eat were the eggs (because he didn't want to get sick again) so yeah, don't eat the eggs. read more

I was writing a 1 star review while eating my breakfast. At the check out, the manager asked how my visit was so I decided to tell her. She seemed genuinely concerned and made me feel much better about the poor service I received. So I'll give it a 3 star. Also, the food was just fine. The coffee however, not so good. I'd consider giving them another chance thanks to the manager! read more

What a joke. Friday night, midnight. 1 cook 1 waitress (manager left) been here 50 minutes and still don't have food. Lame

Had hair on my appetizer and in the dipping sauce. My girlfriend had a hair in her food as well. Also had a hair on the whipped cream of the hot chocolate we got. That's just nasty that we ended up with that much hair in our food. Never coming back to this location. read more

i use to love coming here but everyone here is rude now. The manager sat us down rudely and barely acknowledged us. the waitress also seemed very annoyed before even talking to us. don't recommend this denny's anymore. read more

This was a "filler" of time stop. I was going to Walmart for an oil change. Got there early, decided to have a quick bite to eat. Paige was my greeter and server. I can honestly say, I was pleasantly surprised. The service was outstanding! Based on my observations she has regulars, and I understand why. She's pleasant, professional, and has a smile at all times. read more

In comparison to all the Denny's I've been to, this has to be my favorite. The service is really good and the food has come out tasting fresh. My favorite thing to eat is the "Four Pack & Rings", which is 4 mini BBQ bacon cheese onion ring slider burger w/ onion rings. read more

I came to this Denny's because it was the closest to my apartment. I arrived at 9:00 pm and it was busy, most of the tables were full. It took around 15 minutes for my table of 2 to be acknowledged. We placed our orders right away. However it took 30 minutes for our appetizer to even be brought out. While everyone around us, including people who showed up after us, were getting their main dishes. Finally we got our main dishes, and they were delicious. But it shouldn't not have taken almost an hour to receive. We were not checked on at all, our drinks were not refilled for 15 minutes(we had to ask a different waitress to help us). It took another 10 minutes for her to bring the take home boxes that we had to get up and stand in the line to ask for. Overall this wasn't a pleasant experience. I understand they were busy, but there was just too many slip ups to excuse. read more

Been coming here for 4 years and always have great service. Tonight I noticed people having to wait a bit longer to be seated and getting frustrated with the two ladies running around taking care of customers. There should be more servers to help out at dinner time. Although these ladies are working hard and doing the best they can, they can only do so much. Great job holding down the fort ladies. read more

I am a big fan of Denny's but the one in santee is absolute favorite!!! The waitresses are so nice and always fast. They never let me down when it comes to my food, never burnt or late on my orders! I just moved out to east county so this place was one I needed to go to and I wasn't let down!! read more

The last two times I've gone into Dennys after 10pm, my favorite waitress, LORI, was not there. I was very disappointed because I've been going there for years and look forward to having LORI be my server.. It is not the same without her. Not sure I will continue to come in if she will not be there her normal times and shifts. read more

My husband and I swore we would never go back after our last visit, our last visit was December 2014. We were driving by and didn't see the horrible waitress from last time so we decided to give it another try and I'm glad we did. When we walked in we were greeted by the friendly staff who told us to sit where we liked. Right away I noticed they had remodeled and it actually looked clean throughout the restaurant . Our server John was awesome, he was so nice and very attentive. He didn't take too long to take our order, made sure we had everything we needed and refilled our drinks. John made our visit so pleasant that I know we will be back. Hopefully Denny's got rid of that horrible manager/waitress. If you go to Denny's have John take care of you! I give 5 stars to John and a 3 for the food only because the bacon tasted like precooked bacon. read more

Came here for breakfast. It took about 10 minutes to be seated in an empty house, another 10 minutes to order, and 25 minutes waiting for our food. Only 2 people working the floor. They are both running around like they are having a mad rush, when there's only about 6 people here. I won't be coming back here anytime soon. Worst customer service ever. read more

Johnny (the night time manager) provided excellent customer service. Was on top of everything with every table in here. 10/10 best manager

Look, if you are looking for the best food in the world, you are not going to a Denny's. But if you want a good meal, good coffee, decent service, polite and courteous staff any time of day or night, this a great place to go. Added bonus, they have great WiFi, and power outlets at the counter so if you need to get some work done, it beats Starbucks hands down. Not every Denny's has WiFi or outlets, so this makes me come back over and over to the Santee Denny's (that and the coffee!) read more

Denny's is what it is....cheap diner food and this location is pretty good. There can be a wait on the weekends but it usually isn't too bad. The servers are pretty competent - there are a few we act like it is an inconvenience to be serving you but overall they are pretty nice. You can't beat the price for a decent size breakfast. My favorite is the French Slam, but make sure you ask for your French Toast "well done" or it can be soggy. read more

This was the worst service I've ever had in my life. The waitresses were arguing with eachother. My chicken wings were frozen in the middle and they never stopped by to check on us. Youre better off driving through mcdonalds. read more

Was my first time at this dennys, even know they my order wrong and almost killed my kid by putting tomatoes on a burger we supposed to ask for tomatoes not to be put on. I would have thought they would have offered some type of discount especially after such a horrible mistake and fortunately that is not the case I can honestly say I will not be returning to his Denny's read more

I had a great experience at this location! Aryn our server and I believe the manager was so fit for her position and gave me the full experience of having a Denny's meal. it was awesome, I highly recommend this location! read more

My family & I come here at least once a week in the morning and every time FE's service is always above and beyond. She's always on top of refills making sure our food is good. Awesome customer service. We keep coming back for her read more

It takes a lot to gross me out, but this Denny's location certainly accomplished it; and without even getting my business. I went in late tonight for a breakfast slam. Up late working on a project and needed a quick break and some food. Upon entering I stand there for close to 5 minutes and some girl finally comes out. She is eating oatmeal out of a big cooking plastic bowl - something that you would put food in for prepping in the back. She is wiping her nose with her palm as she's asking me what I want to order. Then some guy comes out from the back holding his cell phone up to his ear like a boom box. I was so embarrassed for them that I just decided to leave and not even eat tonight. What a joke of an experience. Very unprofessional and dirty. read more

It is a Dennys. Not much to say. But the funniest thing is if you order sausage, it is guaranteed to be cold here. I have mentioned it 5 times to staff and now it is just a joke. Go ahead, play the sausage temperature challenge. You lose if you like it heated. Haha read more

The place is great, and I come here often..I don't see why the reviews are mediocore. However I must say I would enjoy my food more if I didn't hear all the gossip behind the counters! Some about tips some about servers and some about other customers. read more

Paid $13 for a sourdough club with cold fries. No thanks even with a revamp of the location, the quality of the food am just sucks. I've tried to give this very location a few chances but time after time they provide crappy food. I'm done! read more

My hometown store needs to be retrained properly. I should have read the yelps before giving my business.

We've been eating at this Denny's since the day it opened. One of the best Denny's around...occasionally inconsistent, but what place isn't if you've been going there for over 10 yrs? My only complaint,currently the eggs have been a little overdone. Oh,well good service,clean,good portions & reasonable prices keep us coming back! Give this location a try! Just one note: this location is small & may have trouble seating you if you have a large party (over 8). read more

Average the sossage tasted funny I asked them to replace with bacon all else was fine with the food and service.

Went to this Dennys with my wife on the way home last night and was super hungry. There was only one waitress for the whole resturant so service was very slow and i think the buss boy was pulling double duty helping in the kitchen my wife loves dennys pot roast but when she got it here the meat was super salty, the potatoes were boxed and the vegetables were freezer burned and gross. I got the new burben bacon burger and it was thrown together very sloppy and i had to eat the whole burger with a fork my wife wanted desert but the waitress never came back the only way we were able to leave was by standing at the register for 5 minutes we could have dined and dashed no problem because no one was paying attention i really don't blame the waitress because she was the only one there and a big group came in read more

So we came in as a party of 7 . We have been here for an hour. Half of us still haven't gotten our food it's 2:19 am . Drinks empty . Service absolutely sucks food sucks like I love dennys but this is just terrible. Lady working here full of attitude. We got up twice to get our stuff ourselves read more

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I love this place. Especially for the late night meals. My friends and i come here late at night to grab a midnight snack (more like 2 am) but thats besides the point. Everytime we come in we are welcomed like we are coming home. The staff is great. We absolutely love Amber. Shes amazing. She treats us with such great respect. read more

I don't always go to Denny's, but when I do I want all my servers to be exactly like Donovan. Went last night with a friend for a last minute cheap dinner. We were seated promptly, didn't have to wait long at all for coffee, water or our food order. Donovan is the reason for the 4 stars, as most Denny's are really only about 2-3. At least I know what I'm getting there. But Donovan was attentive, sharp, polite, timely and just very sweet/nice. We made sure the manager knew how much we liked the service and to keep Donovan at all costs. A nice change in excellent service for once at a Denny's. I hope it stays this way! read more

Ok, I'll admit it, we are regulars! The wait staff is hard working and friendly, greeting everyone with a smile. The value-meals are my usual go-to and the biscuits & gravy can't be beat. The menu really has something for everyone. Our Santee site has great staff and is always clean and welcoming. read more

This Denny's is amazing. They treat us like family and the food is alway amazing. You walk in the door and you are greeted with a hello, welcome and a smile. Our favorite server is Fe Astarett she is alway on top of everything. read more