It was your typical IHOP experience. Great and sassy staff, crappy coffee with great creamer, lip stick on the coffee glass and hair in my food. The IHOP itself was super cute though. It reminded me of one my family always went too. Very small and all of the things going on at once. All in all, it is what it is. Don't have high expectations, but good for a quick pop in and out. They did have pumpkin pancakes though and those were PHENOMENAL!! read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

The waiter was very rude when someone is trying to correct them for charging twice on a meal the hostess/manager is very rude with his smelly breath.. quick to assume that I am a regular customer that causes issues when I am never there I go to that establishment once a year, so therefore, I will NOT be coming back to your poor ass establishment with your disrespect not know how to cook people. My food was very cold( my fries ) my bacon was uncooked . My silverware was dirty on why I had to ask for a cup of hot water. then again, you have the audacity to be mad about something that I'm paying for. read more

I am appalled at the manager of this resident. We took my 2 children out because they love IHOP. We spent our meal listening to the manager argue with his employee and yell at the cook. When our food came out my burrito was cold and my sausage was undercooked. I left it feeling sorry that the cook was getting badgered by the man and I didn't want to send it back getting him in more trouble. As the manager continued to argue with his employee my children were getting upset. I spoke up and asked him to please stop arguing with his employees as there were children there and people were trying to eat. He then started arguing with me that he wasn't arguing and he is a grown man. I asked him if he was the manager and he said yes I told him he was inappropriate. He continued to state he was a grown man. We ended up packing up our children's food and leaving. As the prices of these restaurants go up you should be able to take your family out and not have to sit in a hostile environment. I will not be bringing my family back to IHOP until they hire professional and appropriate management. I am truly sorry to all those workers there that have to endure his badgering and belittling!!!! I gave 1 star because I can't leave 0 stars!!!!!!!! Shameful read more

Ooh, 6:30 am on a Sunday and I'm starved. No jonesing for a typical breakfast so ordered grilled chicken with bacon and avocado on grilled roll with onion rings. The waitress Morgan was so attentive to my needs. Food came quickly, and tasted great. Restaurant was clean and inviting. IHOP is definitely giving its best with this early morning wait staff!!! read more

I first reviewed this ihop almost two years ago with 5 stars, and I'm not at all thrilled about needing to give them 1 star with this update. Picture this: You and your plus one arrive for brunch and the restaurant is packed, but you're determined to wait so put your name down and are told it'll be about 15-20 minutes till they can get you a table. You take a seat on the bench and watch and listen to the hubbub. After 20 minutes, you get a table and, because you know exactly what you want, order the spinach and mushroom omelette with pancakes without hesitation. While you chat away and see other diners get seated, you notice the folks who either got seated after you or got their orders in after you all get their food before you, and there's still no word on when your order will come out. Naturally, this does not make you feel great, and you start wondering whether the server registered your order at all. You get up and look for any staff member to ask about what's going on, when all of a sudden, a male staff who appears to be a shift supervisor of sort starts corraling you towards your table. You start telling him that you've waited a long time and still haven't got your meal and that you've noticed other folks who arrived after you get their food already. Then, while standing over your table, the man says to you, 'You got your food right here. Here's your food' while gesturing and displaying a demeanor that clearly communicated, 'you sit your butt down and eat your food. We got you your food, so what more could you possibly want from us?' before walking away. Then a short while later, the server who was mun throughout this, came around asking if everything was OK. You say no, and her first response is that she's not going to apologise for what the manager said or did. Then she goes on to tell you that she already knew from the beginning that your food was going to be delayed because only certain staff in the kitchen can cook omelette. If I were the manager or supervisor, I would have led with a variation of 'hey, can I help you with anything?' instead of corraling me like you would livestock. I would have listened to the diner and apologised for the delay and perhaps help them understand the reason for the delay. And if I were the server and knew in advance that my customer's order was going to be delayed for whatever reason, I would have given them a heads-up. They say that you'll seldom remember exactly what a person said to you but you'll always remember how they made you feel. Today, two staff members at this ihop clearly demonstrated the don'ts of hospitality and customer service, and I remember exactly how they made me feel. I hope they continue to improve. I wish them well. read more

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Do Not ever come here The service is bad somewhere is disgusting Food is Ok ambiance read more

IHOP - This silver is disgusting - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

I go in and the waitress ignores me. I ordered online. She was too busy saying "nigga" every other word while someone is on the phone with her, they are talking about how to shave their pubic hair that "smells like ass" I finally got her attention and she screwed up my order. Once she got it fixed I got no utensils, no straw and no condiments. Please for the love of gid don't go there read more

This IHOP was a great experience. They sat us immediately despite it being a little busy. Our server was attentive and personable. The food came out quickly and was delicious! 5 stars. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

One positive- plenty of room for parking. The three of us arrived to an empty restaurant, told that we had we could not be seated until the last two of our group arrived. Food was as expected when compared to service. Low quality. If you want a better breakfast maybe Mc Donald's would help. read more

IHOP - Cobwebs and dirty - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

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No reason to go here anymore, they've taken everything I liked for breakfast off the menu. Plus whatever the're using in place of Canadian bacon on the eggs benedict is not good at all. That along with the hair in my eggs turned me off for good. read more

Me and my family came and was notified of a 45 min wait. Due to timing I asked if we could split the table up and the Raggedy judgmental manager asked if we were going to tip on both tables (judging us as if we wouldn't tip) we said of course why wouldn't we, and he continued to be smart and go back and forth with us telling us to get out! Terrible attitude even other customers said he was rude. read more

The waitress took 30 minutes in the manager is horrible we didn't get our food and it took an hour.

It's just breakfast. Walked in at 7:30 AM on a Saturday morning. Not a single customer in the dining room. Was seated and then waited and waited and waited. Look, I get it, early morning shift, not the greatest situation, life may not have dealt you the greatest hand for the time being. You maybe flex by making people wait to your time of convenience. Message received. Your place, your game. Didn't complain, didn't engage - just left. read more

Well I went there for a second time and again managed to screw something and not even having any decency to take any form of accountability. Just unbelievable. I noticed that especially nowadays it unfortunately all seems to popular having employees just blame everything on the customers and failing to take any responsibility. Now I realize everytime I drive by the place it's never packed probably since people would rather not waste their time somewhere the service is just atrocious. Just put the place out of business and get it done with read more

I know this is something small, but I should not have to eat from dirty silverware. That's how people get sick. The food is not bad but they need to be more sanitary. read more

IHOP - Dirty silverware - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

Was it Something We Said? IHOP. You either love it or hate it. Our visit to the Wolf Rd location in Albany pushed us over to the 'hate it' camp. As with many other IHOPs these days, the restaurant is run down which makes me question the 'excellent' inspection rating they have posted in the waiting area. Regardless, the restaurant was full and we put our name on the host list. Getting passed by on the wait list should have been a sign of things to come. It's bad enough when they skip your name. It's worse when they shrug it off saying the other couple was ahead of yours somehow which was a lie as I suggested the couple put their name on the list as they came through the doors after us. The hostess was wrapping silverware bundles and texting on her phone at the same time. I was sickened a bit thinking how cell phones are covered with germs (about 25,127 bacteria per square inch, The Seattle Times). As the next table became available, the hostess put aside her phone and silverware to seat us, provide us with menus, and then toss down two plastic silverware sets in sealed plastic. While I knew these would be clean, what IHOP uses plastic silverware? Our server was the only redeeming part of our meal. She promptly took our order, offered a good substitute suggestion of crispy potatoes, and answered my question about the plastic ware. She didn't understand it herself as she usually works in another location. She happily provided us silverware - unbundled meaning the text-happy hostess didn't grub them up with her dirty hands. We waited. And waited. We proceeded to watch three tables seated after us get their meals. One table even finished their meals and left before ours arrived...without our side potatoes. They would be another 2-3 minutes. I saw on the menu that IHOP now adds pancake batter to their omelets. I didn't think much of it when I read it, but I sure thought about it as I tried eating my Tex-Mex-inspired omelet. It was not a good match. My husband ordered a make-your-own omelet that included 'fresh tomatoes.' They were not. My Chicken Fajita omelet came with grilled chicken breast, Poblano and red bell peppers, roasted onions, and a cheese blend. I asked if they could leave out the bell peppers and was told they could not as it was already mixed. From the taste of it, the vegetables come in a bag that they slice open and warm open. They were watery, definitely not roasted, and lacking any real flavor. The grilled chicken was not grilled. There was nothing fresh about either of our omelets. We had a gift certificate for IHOP but wish we had tossed it. I do not recommend going to this IHOP or any other IHOP. read more

IHOP - Crispy potatoes which come 2-3 minutes after getting your main dish. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

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Still the best breakfast in America. I'm not interested in avocado toast, bubble tea, or bitter burnt coffee...you can keep them. I like iHop because it gives me a quality breakfast for a price I can afford. I'm not looking to impress anybody...just want to fill up on the best eggs and coffee for a fair price on my way to work. This place gets me. read more

This place is disgusting. Besides that they got almost all our orders wrong, I took a bite of my pancakes and realized it was not what i ordered. They said I couldn't get a refund because I took a bite. We asked for an extra plate and the plate was greasy and had food on it. They made us squish in a booth for four when we were eight. never going back. read more

Here's the deal. We had to hit the Tesla super charger and ihop was right there so we did the dang thing. First impression was the guy at the counter was friendly and sat us instantly. Our waitress was super nice and very attentive. The menu was very expansive but more expensive than I would have thought. The food came out super quick and was really good. I had the fried chicken biscuit sandwich. It was really good and bigger than I had anticipated. The biscuit was so fresh and moist I had to use a fuel and knife to eat it. My buddy got a breakfast with eggs pancakes sausage and hash browned potatoes. He said everything was good and he had two plates full of food. Place seemed clean. The folks were steadily working and friendly and service was quick. I'd recommend this place and I'd go again. read more

Had diner latter that night with steak, potato, salad and broccoli at Long Horn for the exact same price as their omelet and side of bacon. Service was great. only Pepsi products. 3.588 for 2 thin strips of bacon. Service was good though. Waited outside at 650 am because sign said hrs were from 7 am.. once inside told they opened at 6 am. read more

This is a typical and traditional IHOP. The service here was very quick and very friendly. I was greeted and seated quickly even with a full restaurant, they turned the tables quick. The only annoying part about it was the family next to me who was very loud and were blasting the music on their phone. read more

I ordered the $13 classic burrito and what I got wasn't even gas station quality. I've ordered this exact thing dozens of times from the Clifton park location and it was great quality every time. What I got was lazy and disgusting. Their idea of scrambled eggs is 1 egg folded once and overcooked. Instead of diced sausage there were 3 microwaved links all folded up like a 2 year olds letter to Santa. The manager and make believe cook should be ashamed of themselves. Zero quality checks. Do not order from this location they just flat out do not care. read more

IHOP - The most pathetic excuse for a 13 dollar burrito I ever seen. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

I'll start with something good: The employees are very nice. The food, however, was not good. The pancakes were cold, the coffee was mediocre, the kitchen was super busy so we hesitated to ask for changes to our food, and we had to get up and get napkins and syrup ourselves due to the staff being too busy. The food at this IHOP falls short compared to other IHOPs I have gone to. I was disappointed and will not return. read more

IHOP - Pic for attention, only - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

Do not go to IHOP for god sake go anywhere else you want to go but do not go to this IHOP I'm gonna break it down for you Absolutely horrible dirty nasty the whole place needs to be torn down and built all over again everything in this place is outdated God I don't know when's the last time they clean the Partitions in between the table for Covid...or even clean their dirty windows The windows had all types of hand and fingerprints all over it it was just a dirty sticky uncomfortable place to consume food this place is dirty all the tables are sticky it's just not a well upkept place to be a restaurant.... flies flying all around my food while I was trying to eat . The ceilings were brown and falling apart Now let's get into the food my eggs were burnt the coffee taste like water pancakes taste like something out of a box the hashbrowns were burnt the mushrooms were burnt as well.. I should have from the start by the way the entire place smelled when I entered this establishment.. it Immediately turn my stomach off.. I will never ever come to this establishment here again I would rather eat a bag potato chips then to come here.. read more

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The food was just so-so. Very disappointing. The server came back and checked the order 3x before placing it and still got it wrong and blamed it on the kitchen staff. Even though we requested it they did not offer or bring any flavored (strawberry or butter pecan) syrup and did not bring hot syrup until 20 min later and the pancakes were cold. One order was served cold and without cheese on the eggs. When told it was cold they reheated it and added cheese. The apple juice and orange juice was watery. I was given my check without being asked if I was ready or needed anything else, just handed to me - like get out!. Literally one of the worst experiences. read more

I've eaten here about five times. It's a solid choice for breakfast or brunch and can be a good budget pick if you have reward points. I enjoyed their $5 all you can eat pancake deal last summer. Even though that's no longer available, you can still get some extra free food with the IHOP app. The building wasn't especially well maintained, but that wasn't a bother to me. read more

Restaurant clean and service and food was great. But I was given plastic silverware. Was told they had been busy and ran out. Let me say that again. Ran out of reusable silverware. Wash it and roll it. Terrible decision by Manager who was in the office. Get up and clean the silverware then go out and buy silverware so you have enough. 2.5 times your seating capacity. What would have been a great experience was not . Was glad I got eggs instead of steak and eggs. When you hear excuses about staffing it's hard to hear when that's not the issue. The issue is YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH SILVERWARE!!! read more

In a nutshell. The server was sweet, the food not so much. We were told to "hang on as we walked in" were seated with a pile of plastic ware to eat with, noticed there was silverware and we asked for some and the waitress was happy to get us silverware. The restaurant is screaming for a makeover, or at least some elbow grease to get it cleaned up. My food was almost completely cold, Eggs Benny were hard boiled eggs from sitting so long under the heat lamp. The hash browns tasted like the smell you get from a dirty urinal. My family got the pancakes and they said they were good. I guess just stick with pancakes and your fine. Oh and we had a nice send off. The restaurant stunk of weed when we were leaving the restaurant. Super disappointed. read more

Given the bad reviews we were very pleasantly surprised. Omelets were good, vegetables and fruits seemed fresh and tasty. Pancakes were good. I had the fajita omelet and in contrast to another review the chicken was pan seared, cheese was melted, vegetables had some crunch. The waitresses clearly ran things and verbally pushed the cooking staff for speed and quality. Maybe a little too much (but we clearly liked the result). Other than that mild criticism, the coffee was definitely diner grade and not up to the rest of the meal. We would not hesitate to go again. read more

1) Waitress was very rude 2) I have mentioned them no beef very clearly and they have agreed for it but made the omelette with beef. I don't mind such mistakes but the way they spoke was very bad. Wouldn't recommend wolf road ihop at all read more

STOP! Don't come here! They will steal your money! This place is an absolute disaster, and I would suggest everyone who came here before check their bank statement to see if there is a fraudulent charge. I stopped here and wanted to get a quick dinner before the movie starts. I got a Chicken Caesar Salad, and it was the worst Chicken Caesar Salad I ever had -- tiny little bit of meat, no parmesan cheese, lots of half withered iceberg lettuce (see the picture I uploaded, can't believe they served their customer this). With a desert, these cost me about $15. After I got home, I checked my account balance, and saw after the $15 bill from IHOP, there's another $35 charge from IHOP right after my bill. This is either a mistake or the staff there took the receipt I left on the table and wrote a huge tip. As a result, I will never come to this IHOP or any other IHOP again. *Update: I called the second day and the owner was very nice and promised to take off the charge. Still, going through these is more trouble than it's worth, I will not go back to IHOP again. read more

IHOP - Ice Cream Sundae - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

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Excellent. Brilliant. Astonishing. Amazing. Outstanding. Mind blowing. All of these describe this IHOP. Food: great. Service: great. Ambiance: great. Thank you God for the most delicious breakfast I have ever consumed. read more

Worst IHOP EVER, why ? I live in NYC and had the worst service but compare to this ? It's NYC at least way better then this ihop. Not well organized, and screw whole 3 orders. 1st order: we all Muslims. So my friend specifically told the waitress that please don't put bacon. But it came with bacon. 2nd order + 3rd order was T-bones. We both asked for medium rare. But it came out overcooked . Looks like stake was heated on microwave, too much oily. Also was provided with plastic fork. Plastic fork for stake ? Jesus!! Pancake was horrible. Wasn't well heated. read more

Food was ok, service was good. The place is in really rough shape. Needs attention badly! Really outdated.

We come hungry and leave happy!! This IHOP (IHOb) is one of the older restaurants in the chain with the classic big blue apex roof, not the cleanest one I've been to, but I still enjoy the good hearty breakfasts served here. The Breakfast menu is served all day and they also have regular menu offering burgers, sandwiches, salads, soups, baskets, dinner platters, and desserts. Kids and Senior menus available. My family will sometimes go out to breakfast here when I'm in the area. I enjoy the blueberry cheese blitzes, omelettes, and hash browns with a hot cup of coffee. Trying out the different syrups on my food is pretty cool! IHOP (IHOb) has another area location in Clifton Park. read more

Great food great service Great pancakes and bacon and great milkshakes good work's quality food read more

IHOP - Great food - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

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I really enjoyed the buttermilk pancakes,bacon,eggs, and especially the hash browns. The small restaurant had a warm feeling and I don't get it when other people say it's run down and old. The food was on time (it took about ten minutes) and the pancakes are fluffy. The best pancakes I've ever had. read more

Awesome breakfast surprised , which I enjoyed . Fast service .. I wish I would have known it was coming .. u would have had an addition too Ready the food was hot .. thank you driver / delivery man read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Albany, New York

Permutations and combinations! How many ways can you combine eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns, toast, waffles, steak, biscuits, and fruit? Would you believe 11 pages in a menu? This excludes oatmeal, sandwiches, dinners, appetizers, soups & salads, and desserts which make up about another half-dozen pages at an IHOP. I'm usually passing an IHOP at a VERY non-breakfast hour and witness an empty parking lot. This day was no exception. A craving for French Toast at mid-afternoon after a medical procedure that required approximately 24 hours of fasting was the reason for this visit. Probably 10 years since our last one. A very friendly and perky waitress greeted us, the only customers, and seated us in a booth with a grasshopper on the window - no problem, it was on the outside. A fresh carafe of coffee was immediately brought to the table as we started to study the menu... pictures and descriptions. Near the back of the menu, near the very back of the menu, I found a page titled "55+". Knowing that there was no way I would be asked for an ID, I decided to order the "Two x Two x Two" ($7.79) - two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs, and two bacon strips. The pancakes were light, flavorful, even more flavorful with their "old fashion" syrup, the bacon was cooked to a well-doneness, similar to jerky, that requires you to pick it up with your fingers and bite because even a knife would not cut it, and the eggs were cooked perfectly to the requested "over-easy." The "Create Your Own Viva La French Toast Combo" ($9.29) consisted of two slices of French toast, two eggs, hash browns, and two sausages. These eggs were also properly cooked to the requested "over-easy" and the sausages were the typical breakfast sausage that you get everywhere. The hash browns were the shredded potato style, over-salted and formed into a rectangle. As for the French toast, it was standard white bread, not much thicker than sliced Wonder Bread, that had not soaked up enough of the egg mixture before being cooked on the griddle. Adding their syrup and letting the egg yolks on the plate run into the toast helped enormously. The coffee ($2.39 /person) was actually, surprisingly good. I have no idea why the prices end with such strange cents. I rounded up from 2 1/2 to 3 stars. See you again in another 10 years. read more

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It has been many years since my last visit to IHOP. Perhaps they've improved their menu, or changed cooks. It will have to be added to my list of breakfast go to places. I am sorry that I have been missing out on a good breakfast all these years. I ordered tea and a Spinach Omelette. The tea / hot water is brought in it's own individual carafe. Not a tiny refillable teapot, a 2.5 cup carafe filled with HOT water. The omelette is filled with fresh spinach, mushrooms, onions and swiss cheese then topped with diced tomatoes and hollandaise sauce. The spinach is key here as it is fresh spinach lightly sauteed then blended in the omelette and more spinach under the omelette. I opted for the fresh seasonal fruit instead of the pancakes. Yes, it is a house of pancakes, but trying to go a little light thought fruit would be better. Maybe next time I'll try the pancakes, a waffle or french toast since there are four syrups to taste! (Regular maple, strawberry, blueberry and butter pecan.) Was a welcome surprise to get a great breakfast in a place that was right there all along. read more