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    Denny's

    3.2 (185 reviews)
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Kai-Wen L.

    My wife and I wanted to have a brunch in a Sunday's morning. It was hard to find a suitable restaurant that was spacious because we have a baby stroller where my son sat in. After having walked around downtown for long time, I suddenly noticed there's a Denny's on close to Canadian Tire on Dundas and Bay. I found the space was enough and it already passed 13:00 so it wasn't crowd at all so I decided to give it a try. Ok. I admit that I was ignorant. I didn't know or hear Denny's before, lol. Even if I've already lived in Toronto for 2 years. I now know it's an American big restaurant chain. We pass by it very often on the Dundas street but we never pay attention to it. The first thing I notice was the servers were very frienly and tried to have small talk with us. They gave us a long time to think since I told them it was our first time being there. The options are abundant. It has all kinds of food from breakfast to night snacks since it's a 24h restaurant. I ordered an omlette and my wife ordered a pancake. It's worth to mention that their hash brown is pretty special. It is made with grrated potatoes and then fried. I would not say they were the best food I've ever had, but it's acceptable with that price and location. Plus, the drink can be refilled as much as you want. A group of friends can chat there for long time. Generally, I recommend this restaurant, especially for new comers who haven't experience American style breakfast.

    Pumpkin pancake slam with sausage
    Irene H.

    Food quality is good (you can't mess up bacon egg and toast) but the price isn't. $4.99 for 4 slices of bacon? I understand a restaurant needs to make money but for sure there are better priced places around. You're better off going to Tim Hortons I feel.

    Grand slam ( 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, 4 hash browns)
    Maddy B.

    Located at the corner of the Eaton centre, this Denny's is open 24 hrs and there for you anytime you need a greasy fry up with all those essential carbs. I went at around 9am on a Tuesday morning and whilst there wasn't many people at all, service was quite slow and it took around 20 minutes for someone to come and take my order. My order was prepared fast though, however it would be nice if there were some more vegetarian options as I would've loved a veggie sausage In my grand slam! Eggs are perfect and runny, pancakes are fluffy and warm doused with butter and the hash browns are nice and crispy. There's plenty of syrup and condiments on the table for you and it fulfills that American diner experience. Whenever you'd like! Generally average, especially as there's so many other great breakfast places in the area catering to all palates. However the price is great and if you're having a lazy morning, it's the place to be.

    Grand slams
    Jennifer G.

    Came here for the first time to try out the famous Denny's. Had a grand slam. The best part was the egg, which was simply poached. Everything is slightly off, it's hard to describe. The hashbrown was dry and floury in the middle, the toast was sour dough and just tasted like plain white bread. The sausage was small and the bacon was paper thin. The pancake was fluffy but with a very artificial corn syrup sweetness. Considering how many delicious restaurants there are in the area, it's hard to compete. Our server, Varun was very friendly and attentive. One big point for this place is that they're open 24h.

    Hammies over the Moons Over My Hammy-
    Golds V.

    We went to the bay and Dundas location this morning, and the service was nothing short of excellent! Our server was BEN, and he was so attentive, positive, and got our order right, the food came quickly, and the coffee was STRONG! But very enjoyable, I would actually come here just for the coffee, it really is deep and flavourful. I built my own grand slam, with rye toast (not very toasted) slathered with margarine, not my fav, I wish I knew so I could have asked for plan double toasted rye... they only have strawberry jam at this location, so I used that with my rye bread. I ordered over easy eggs and was quite pleased that the kitchen was able to give them to me nice and runny with the whites cooked through.. just as I ordered them. The hash browns could have been a little more crunchy... there was quite a bit of soft potato, but I guess some like it like that, the flavour in the hash was great though. I ate these three items, but I wasn't able to make it to my pancakes, it was too much food for one person... definitely shareable. The grand slam allows you to pick 4 items for $12.79, which is an amazing deal! The pancakes were a premium at $1.79. I think this was a good meal, with great service. Ben you really made our breakfast experience! The food was average, typical eggs and slices of bread..

    Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Slam
    Michelle R.

    It's located downtown so it can be packed sometimes. This location is a tiny bit small for a Denny's but it's pretty comfortable. The staff was polite and friendly at all times. My waitress was such a sweet girl. The service was nice. I went for brunch so I asked for the Cinnamon Roll Pancake Slam. I had it on my table pretty fast. I had the fruit salad instead of hash browns. It was a standard breakfast. It was good and simple. The pancakes were good and tasteful. I really liked them. Definitely coming back.

    All-American Slam
    Artyom D.

    All-American slam was just delicious , highly recommend The other nice thing was that they do offer coffee refills and the coffee was good.

    Freyhan D.

    A little chaotic/entertaining in terms of the surrounding and other people in the area, but otherwise nothing much else to say. Service was a little slow to be seated and waited on, but was friendly and the food came quickly. Food itself was great.

    Tony F.

    Cue the Apocalypse now music.. It was like a war zone.. tables upon tables of used dishes.. everywhere.. and no staff to be found.. It was like a storm had ripped all the bodies away and just left dishes behind.... all this on a Monday around 11:45 am too. It's a Denny's... wish we had the US Grand Slam.. Aw well..

    The Chorizo Benedict
    Kervin H.

    Food: 3 Stars Service: 3.5 Stars Ambience: 3 Stars Fill Factor: Satisfied Whenever I think of Denny's the word that immediately pops into my mind is comfort food. Whatever the occasion the food just hits the spot. Not wanting to overindulge on this day, I decided to go with the Chorizo Benedict which comes with a side of potatoes. The verdict is that it was not bad. They overdid it with the hollandaise sauce on one of the English muffins as it was very soggy and the thing just kind of fell apart when I put my fork into it. The other side was fine and the taste was not bad though there was not as much run in the egg as I had hoped. It was very busy at the restaurant when we were there but the service was not bad overall. We were seated fairly promptly and the food did not take long to arrive. The restaurant was not uncomfortable to be in though due to the high traffic it was fairly noisy. This latest experience at Denny's is on par with my previous visits. I do not recall a time where I was disappointed with a visit to Denny's. If it is comfort food you are looking for then this may be the place for you.

    The eggs and meat and toast portion of my lumberjack slam.
    Sean N.

    So I have not been to Denny's for at least a decade. I was biking downtown and realize that there was a Denny's down here. So I had to try it.  The Denny's in question is on Dundas Street pretty much in the heart of Toronto. My server's name was Ben and he was just an absolute superstar. I decided to have the Lumberjack Slam which consisted of eggs, bacon, sausage links, toast and I had fruit instead of a hash browns and two fluffy pancakes. The pancakes were utterly perfect fluffy on the inside and had a bit of a crunch on the outside they put enough butter on it for both pancakes and the fruit... Well it was a fruit salad. The eggs were over medium and they were just the way I like them. I had totally forgotten on the portion size and couldn't finish the whole meal but overall not bad for Denny's. Thank you Ben for your excellent service. I look forward to coming back in the future.

    NEW- Choconana Pancake Breakfast
    Bernie C.

    Had such an excellent experience. First of all, if you get Olivia as your server, consider yourself set - she's outstanding. We came in for a late night (10pm ish?) snack. Ordered some chocolate banana strawberry pancakes and coffee/tea. Everything was tasty, prepared fresh. Olivia was so pleasant, courteous, and positive. Very proactive in ensuring we have everything we need, checking in and offering refills, and just overall very thoughtful. Very much appreciated considering we were the last table of a Friday night. She even dressed up the pancakes to look extra nice and threw in some extra chocolate chips. Thank you Olivia and great job by all!

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    Lovely hash browns, even better ambiance. Thanks to our waiter Steve for top-tier service.

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    Not too bad, but not a WOW factor either. Great for decent food to relax whenever you feel hungry. Also when you're on a budget.

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    Umesh is a great server! he went above and beyond and made the environment feel very welcoming!

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    Good value. Our server Pat was friendly and attentive, provided excellent service.

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