Have eaten there multiple times over the years and the food is alwsays good and plentiful. Wait staff is attentive. However this time I was a bit surprised (and shocked) to find that I was charged for additional salad dressings to go with my salad. The salad was large I was given ONE small cup of dressing that barely did the job. I showed the waitress that the dressing just covered the large chunks of sliced meats and once they were consumed, the lettuce and remaining salad was bare. She brought me additional. I brought one of the small cups home with me and measured the contents and it was less than 1/6 of a cup. My surprise came when I got the bill and saw that they had charged me .79 for the additional small cups of dressing. I mentioned it to the host and he said, food is expensive. YES it is but so was my salad - $16.50 or so. My one ice-filled glass of cherry coke was $3.49. read more

Nice place for a hearty breakfast. I can't speak for other meals, but we have had several great breakfasts here over the years. Whenever we visit relatives in Appleton, we love to visit Galvan's. Prices are still reasonable for a good amount of food. Go hungry. Coffee is pretty good too. I ordered the low carb skillet without cheese, and it came with cheese, so I had to wait, but they fixed it up pretty quick. Wait staff was efficient, but could be a little more cheerful. read more

Not a fancy place, but amazing service and food cooked as you wanted it. Mary G. was a stellar waitress from start to finish, and that was even me spying on her other tables that had little kids making messes at them. She didn't gripe or frown, always was pleasant and had great suggestions and checked in to see if your meal was yummy and/or did you want anything else. Seriously, a clean place, good service, coffee and food. Jackpot!!! read more

Galvan's Restaurants - a variety of breakfast foods - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Hearty and affordable. I had the smothered biscuits and gravy. LOTS of food. So of course I had to order the potato pancakes also, just to try them, since I'm here. I can't recommend those potatoes but the biscuits and gravy were tasty. read more

Galvan's Restaurants - Smothered Biscuits and Gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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Sunday am at 11a we were told 15 min wait, it wasn't even 5. Large menu-my husband got the lumberjack omelet, side of toast, and it was really big, delicious. I wanted to try a frittata since I never had one before, it was good! It came with a side of pancakes (or toast, I believe). I would love to go back and try their lunch. Small little diner. I thought the food was fresh & service was good! Lots of food at a decent price read more

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Our server was very friendly. We visited on a Sunday morning and it was very busy. She was attentive and kind. Our food was very good, and the portions were quite large. Felt this was a great value and such a cute little diner feel. read more

Perfect breakfast place. Especially on a Packer Sunday! A friendly staff and energetic atmosphere.

Nice, friendly wait staff! Portions were big The breakfast food was good & reasonable! read more

I have lived in the valley a long time, and honestly, I am not sure why we have never tried Galvans. In the last month, we have ordered twice, dine in and carryout. I have also had lunch with a friend, a great BLT! I have elderly family members we take to breakfast who have mobility issues. It can be a challenge. Galvan's was very welcoming, which in my book gives them a step above. I watched staff interact with elderly singles who are regulars. They took time to listen, and you could feel the community. Impressive. The food is reasonable, and it is a wonderful diner experience. Great breakfast and sandwiches, large portions. Today I tried the Galvan's Frittata and loved it! We were welcomed, the food has been consistently good. Thank you. read more

Great prices, huge selection, nice service, giant portions, and tasty food. We had the lingonberry crepes, eggs, hash browns, pancakes, bacon, sausage gravy oh my! Didn't get anywhere near finishing it. It was all good. The dining area had lots of booths and was clean, good a/c. read more

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An awesome hometown diner. The food is amazing, the portion size huge, & the wait staff very friendly & accommodating.

Good home town cooking with a friendly staff! Great coffee and crisp bacon, what more can you ask for?

good food and lots of it, fast service and crew was friendly. would definitely recommend this restaurant to friends

Delicious food!! My favorite is the frittata...you can tell the food is fresh and everyone is super friendly. Great spot for a weekday or Sunday breakfast date read more

We asked for a booth but we got a table, no big deal, so we were waiting for about 15 minutes and we were getting a little upset. Because people were getting served before us even though they were seated after us. Finally our food finally came and it was delicious but they forgot my Fries but we reminded the waiter and it was a great meal. read more

Nice diner for breakfast. I had the Washington omelette which was very good. Staff were friendly. I would definitely come back read more

Galvan's Restaurants - Washington omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Great breakfast diner in Appleton! Their menu is extensive and the price is very reasonable especially considering the portion sizes. I got ligon crepes and my friend did the make your own scramble. We were both stuffed after eating half of our orders. Our server was very friendly and attentive and a few times a man who I'm assuming is the owner came over and chatted with us for a bit. Exactly what you want when you go to a small town diner! read more

Galvan's Restaurants - Ligon crepes and make your own scramble. Oh, and bacon on the side of course haha. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

One day the waffle is melt in your mouth good and the next time I ordered the exact same thing it was like paste. The worst part was the server argued with me about it. I won't be back. read more

This place is the real deal. Portions are huge and prices are more than reasonable. This family also owns Apple Valley Pancake House which is also stellar. The build your own skillet is great as well as the omelets. We are regulars for breakfast and the service is always awesome! All breakfast entrees come with the choice of pancakes, biscuits with gravy, or toast in addition to hash browns. Come hungry! read more

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Great breakfast and large portions. Never had a complaint when eating here... The service is polite and always eager to get whatever you need. read more

Great place! Waiter was very attentive, great customer service! food was prepared the way I wanted it. Very flavorful, delicious. i will be back! read more

Went for breakfast not only are servings large and reasonably price, but they taste excellent. Service was great! Food 5 Service 5 Price 5 Cleanliness 5 read more

My daughter and I went here on a Friday night for a fish special. The staff was very slow, but there was only one waitress for a Friday night crowd and she was flustered. I had a perch plate and when it finally arrived, I got fries instead of the baked potato I ordered. The rice it came with was dry and tasteless and the fish, although it looked good, five fillets nicely presented, had bones in it which got stuck in my teeth and made it hard for me to enjoy. Just as we were getting up to leave, the waitress came and asked me if I had ordered a baked potato. I told her yes and to wrap it up to go. My daughter ordered a shrimp plate and she seemed to enjoy it. My daughter got a refil of her soda, however, the watiress never asked me if I wanted one. Part of me wants to feel bad for her because she was trying hard and when we went to check out, she did apologize. Sorry folks, if you want my business, you need to step it up a bit. If you have fish specials on Fridays, have two or more waitstaff. It's better to send someone home early than to shortchange your customers on service, and bones in the fish, really!!!! If your chef were on a TV show, they would be "Chopped!" read more

I drive past here every day to go to work and I recall eating lunch here once, like 15 years ago. But i'm rarely over doing business in this section of town, for any amount of time, but today I was in the area, running errands, So I decided to stop here for breakfast with my son. We walked in and the place was packed, which is a good sign, I thought. We stood at the hostess station for a few minutes, one of the servers told us someone would be with us shortly. My son picked up their pen (it had fake silk flowers on it) he showed it to the server and said "I really like this pen" One of the hostesses (50/55 years old or so) came over and without saying anything, took it out of his hand and set it down on the podium. I thought that was a bit rude, but blew it off. Maybe it happens all the time with that pen and gets annoying? But for me, considering he had it in his hand, showing their employees, so they knew what he was talking about, and complimenting it, for all of 20 seconds, I thought it was a bit extreme. Oh well... ok... On to the menu. It is extensive. I'll give them that. They have a lot to choose from. I decided on the corned beef hash, eggs over medium, sourdough toast and hash browns. Coffee to drink My son got scrambled eggs, sausage, toast and hash browns. Chocolate Milk to drink. I drank about 1/4 of my cup of coffee and looked in it. The inside of my cup was filthy. It appeared to be stained with coffee but when I put my finger on it, it wiped away. Instantly grossed out. My server walked past and I said "this cup is filthy" She grabbed it, no apology uttered, and brought me a new one. I was seriously nervous to drink from it tho. The coffee when I did drink it, was not great. It was weak and cheap tasting. Not a fan. I drank as little of it as I could. But what I did drink definitely did not agree with me, and shortly after finishing our meal, I felt my tummy rumbling a bit. So It was also not a fan. My eggs were over cooked so I didn't eat them. The corned beef hash was good tho. Standard as is from anywhere. My son who LOVES hash browns said "I like them from everywhere but here" They were way too done and very crunchy. So, yah, we ate here for breakfast and needless to say... I can definitely wait another 15+ years to eat here again. read more

Good family diner with lots of variety. I had the gyro and it was very good. Lots of meat, fresh pita bread and good taziki sauce. My husband had a packer melt. That was very good as well. Only negative about the melt is they did not ask how we wanted the burger done. It was well done and would have like it medium. Will go back again. read more

We were just passing through the area and found this great little restaurant! We had breakfast (huevos rancheros and Becky's Favorite) and it was fantastic! Even though there was a waiting line to be seated it went very quickly. Great service, too. Thank you! read more

Was referred to go and eat here for breakfast. Walking in to the restaurant, you know that what you are going to eat is gonna be good. I ordered the gyro plate, and was not disappointed in any way with my plate. The portions on this plate were very generous and did not leave me wanting anything else afterwards. I was very satisfied with my plate, and the service provided by the wait staff. Didnot have to ask for anything, if they saw I needed something, it was given to me even before having to ask. If I'm ever in the area again, I will be sure to stop here again. read more

Galvan's Restaurants - Gyro plate, it does not disappoint. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Excellent service and great food. Doesn't look like much from the outside but definitely a must-try stop.

Busy, but worth the wait. Comparably priced, good quality breakfast and great service.

Great big portions and quite the variety of food. When youorder your iced tea, it comes out in your own small pitcher. Great omlettes, and I especially love the gyros. Friendly staff and quick food service. read more

Galvans has the best omelets in America!! No BS! I drove a 1,000 miles from NYC to WI and eating at Galvans is one of the highlights of my trip!! read more

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Although the food is great, the service is not. Of the dozen or so times i have been here in the past several years, literally every single time we have gone either my order or my girlfriend's order has had something wrong with it. Either things are not on the side as asked for, things are missing, completely wrong entrees, not to mention generally slow service. The most egregious error was when i ordered a scrambler for breakfast, asked for hash browns extra crispy and on the side (I do not like soggy hash browns, they completely ruin a meal for me.) Not only were the hash browns soggy, they were mixed in with my scrambler, the eggs were wrong and it was missing ingredients. After waiting 30 minutes to get the wrong order, i had to wait another 20 for the correct order to show up, meanwhile my girlfriend had completely finished her meal (who would wait and eat a cold meal, no one). By the time i finally got my food i had it wrapped up to go since i couldn't stand to be there anymore. To be fair, in this instance they comped my meal, but it just serves to show the complete cluster fk that their kitchen is. The food is good, when its right, but i cannot recommend going here unless you are willing to wait a long time to get an order, and likely have something wrong with it. read more

Just ordered carry out Gyros. So delicious!! The chips are great, too. Huge portions!! Very friendly and appreciative staff. We'll be back!

Love this place! It's a hidden gem in Appleton, the food is always good, the service is outstanding. The Crêpes, Pancakes, skillets & everything else on the menu is awesome! read more

2nd time in the restaurant. To start off, the portion sizes for the breakfast are large. I normally always finish a meal, especially breakfast. The scramblers here I have taken home both times. The food was great, hot and seemed to be fresh. Wait staff is friendly and attentive. Those are the positives. The low notes are the price is a little higher than other places of this caliber. The coffee is rather dull, not strong enough or flavorful. On the note of the coffee. My second time in the and I was drinking my coffee and notice a red smudge on the inside of the brim of the mug. I turn the mug and see the shape of lips. Wiped it and it comes off...lipstick. And on the side I notice a dried coffee drip. Mentioned it to the waitress, was offered a new mug. I said no and she just said sorry and walked away. I also had water in the cap of the syrup, the outside was wet too, assuming it was from being cleaned. Not a big deal. Aside from the dirty mug, mediocre coffee, slightly more expensive menu prices, the food is great and staff is friendly. I would've given 4 stars but that dirty mug killed it and that it wasn't offered to be taken off the bill. I don't ask for or expect free things, but when you're served something in a dirty mug, it kills your appetite. read more

This is our favorite breakfast place in the valley. Love the ice tea in the mini-pitchers. Prices are a bit higher than some, but the double the eggs and it is always good food and friendly service. read more

Galvan's is my favorite breakfast place in Appleton. I love the way they do their eggs and their bacon is to die for. The portions are quite big. They make their own jellies for toast. Make sure to order the sourdough! Toast comes already buttered. I've never had a bad experience here. The service is always great and when we lived Appleton, we were regulars so they knew us by name. read more

Massive portions and good food. Just switched owners, but the place looks, feels, and tastes the same. Love the skillets and omelets!

Love this place! Seems like the owner/manager is always there, providing a shining example of friendly customer service to everyone who enters. The staff is fantastic - quick, helpful, caring, friendly. And the food is always good, whether breakfast lunch or dinner. Though their omelets are so good, we often have them for dinner! You won't be disappointed with the meal, and your attitude will probably be improved by theirs. read more

THE place for breakfast in Appleton. Omelettes and skillets come in a wide variety of delicious options. French toast is fantastic! And the coffee is excellent, much better than you'd think for a diner like this. Lunch and dinner are good (tacos and Ave Favorite burger especially) -- but breakfast is where Galvan's really shines. The staff is incredibly friendly, and they've had a pretty stable group for a couple years so they work together well and you will see familiar faces on return visits. read more