I decided to give IHOP another try on Monday night, August 24, 2026. We arrived at approximately 10:40 PM and left around 11:30 PM. It also happened to be my birthday. I'm very glad I gave this location another chance because the experience was completely different from my previous visit. Our server, Daniel from Bolivia, was absolutely exceptional. He was one of the nicest and friendliest servers you could ask for. He was personable, talkative, attentive, and made us feel genuinely welcome from the moment we sat down. Daniel knew the menu extremely well, offered helpful suggestions, and even helped us navigate the IHOP app and its features. He took our order quickly, checked on us throughout the meal, and made sure we had everything we needed. The restaurant was busy, especially for that time of night, but you would never have known it from the level of attention Daniel gave us. We were seated quickly, our order was taken promptly, and the food came out fast and exactly as expected. Since it was my birthday, having such a pleasant and attentive server made the experience even better. Daniel deserves special recognition for the service he provided. Employees like him can completely change a customer's impression of a restaurant. I also want to give credit to this IHOP location for making such a strong comeback. Tonight was the kind of experience that makes you want to return. Great food, quick service, and an outstanding server. Thank you, Daniel, for helping make my birthday night a great experience. Keep up the excellent work! read more

Matthew our server was very nice and helpful. We ordered the Breakfast Faves meal with coffee. I asked for my eggs to be basted and it couldn't be done. Meanwhile, I've had them basted in the past. Bacon was a little undercooked and the pancakes were a bit doughy for me. The dining area and the bathroom were clean and nicely kept. read more

IHOP - Coffee - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Keyport, New Jersey

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Run don't walk far away from this place. Went there the other night for a toddler event. We waited 15 minutes to be seated in a half empty restaurant. When it was our turn to be seated the waitress sat her family and friends first who showed up 10 minutes after we did. We sat and ordered our food and waited. And hour and 25 minutes had past and still no food. Waitress never came by to tell us what's going on and couldn't be bothered to refill our drinks after asking flagging her down and asking twice! Our child was starving and tired. We left without eating! Never ever go to this place! read more

It's an IHOP! What else is there to expect? At least the place was neat and clean. The restrooms were also clean (always a good thing). The staff friendly and was able to handle our group of over 20 people. The food was ok. My steak wasn't the most tender, but it was still flavorful. I was still able to finish it, as well as the pancakes that came with it. It was a better dining experience than eating at Mark Twain in Union. For a quick, decent and affordable bite, you can't go wrong here. read more

IHOP - T-Bone Steak and Eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Keyport, New Jersey

Lorraine was our waitress and she did a very good job, especially when it's this early in the morning. The restaurant is also very clean. Our food also was made with love. definitely coming back!! read more

Lorraine was an outstanding waitress and I was very pleased with the turn out of my food. Definitely recommend to come even told my grandma to come on a date night. I will fore sure come again. read more

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. First off, we went there at 5 pm on a Sunday afternoon, September 28th. There were only two other customers in the place. Our waitress took her time coming over to our table to take our order. My husband ordered the classic hamburger platter and I ordered the sirloin steak tips. Our waitress then informed us that they were out of hamburgers and sirloin steaks but had plenty of chicken. That info should have been told to us when we FIRST sat down. NOT after we spent time looking at the menu. So we looked at the menu, again, and made our second choice. My husband had to go get the waitress to come back over to take our order.(she was chatting with another employee in the kitchen area). Food took forever to come and it was not that great. Two years ago, we went to that same IHOP and it was very nice. I don't know what happened, but we will never go back again. read more

The food was so good, great staff, clean environment, and just a great time in general.

Amazing food here definitely 10/10 great service and fast pace . Xoxo

We went at 8 am. The restaurant was dirty, dingy with French fries all over the floor. The pancakes were a disappointment! And to top it off, my eggs came with a side of hair! They ruined my IHOP memories! Never again. read more

The pancakes are still hands down the best pancakes around, that is for sure. And the service is great, waiter and waitresses are good, no need to wait long for them to check on you. We have a little issue with the cleanliness though of the place. The entrance really needs to be spruced up, most especially the place where you wait to be seated. The place needs a good sweeping and vacuuming. Floors and tables are kind of sticky and chairs can be given a good cleaning. I hope the management will take more pride in the overall cleanliness too. read more

Great service and excellent hospitality. The Manager Sarah not only greeted every table but also made sure customers were taken care of. No one does this anymore.For a chain restaurant I give it a 5. read more

My Mom, ten month old son and I had a late breakfast here today. First time eating inside a restaurant since everything closed down in March. First thing I noticed is how well they adhere to the guidelines of wearing masks and social distancing. There were a lot of tables that were not available to sit at with markers to keep everyone distant. The restaurant seemed cleaned and all the employees were wearing masks. The food was great. My Mom and I had an omelette which both were cooking perfectly. Also the staff was very nice to my young son keeping their distance but also interacting with him and making him smile. I always enjoy going to this restaurant. read more

I'm surprised by some of these bad reviews. I went here the other day and I thought it was actually one of the best IHOPs I've ever been to. The food was good, I got the breakfast sampler. Food came quick, waitress was attentive. I left full. What more can you ask from an IHOP? It did seem a little run down on the inside, not gonna lie, could use a renovation but the staff was outstanding. I met the manager Sarah and she was so sweet and stopped to chat with us despite being super busy and completely overworked. I think people get lost in the surface appearance of a place and overlook the tireless efforts of the staff that made this place my new go-to lunch stop any time I'm in the area. 5 stars, would definitely recommend. read more

What the hell happened? Came here on a whim and the place was so run down, stuff falling off the walls etc. I don't really care about aesthetics that much but it took me a good 10 mins to be seated, probably another 10 to put our order in, 15 to get drinks, another 15 to get food. It looked like they only had 2 servers working the entire restaurant. I get stuff happens, but it shouldn't take that long to receive breakfast. To help your current employees, please hire more people to even it out! read more

Not the best location. Mg husband and I were there tonight on "Pancake Day" at about 6:30pm. There was no wait and the restaurant wasn't nearly as filled as it should have been for "Pancake Day." Staff was all standing around the kitchen entrances and basically hanging on the tables that were there. It was unprofessional and distracting to say the least. I heard a server use vulgar language and make some discriminatory remarks about people. In addition to that, the red haired manager kept shouting at each server more concerned with who owns a dollar here and a dollar there (I think they were talking about tips) than the overall operation. There needs to be somewhere they can conduct business that doesn't interfere with the diners. I have been to other IHOP locations and the food is good and cheap, but I've never been so distracted by the horrible service or disorganization of the floor management before. read more

Writing to let you know what happened on my last and final visit to your IHOP of Keyport, NJ on June 8, 2022 at approximately 4pm. First off, I actually travel quite distance to come to this IHOP on many occasions because I just loved how they prepared the food exactly as the pictures on the menu. Welp! Today will be my last time coming to this IHOP or any from now on. I ordered a breakfast bowl where I asked to substitute the hash-browns for red potatoes. When it came out, the bowl look and tasted delicious until I saw the hash-browns at the bottom of the bowl. First aggravation. So my son said he would take the hash-browns from the breakfast bowl, as he was taking them a long piece of black hair was embedded in the hash-browns.....Yuck! Second aggravation Told the waiter, of course he apologized said he would tell the manager, my other son took the hair out and threw it on the floor, because I was totally SKEEEEVED out. Now, as my son was about to eat his scrambled eggs, guess what he saw another piece of damn hair. Third aggravation. Because of my head wrap and the kinky style that my sons both wear, which one son had on a baseball hat and the other a hoodie, both hairs were long black and string like. I'm some what upset because the manager or anyone in charge NEVER came over to our table to say anything to us. The servers do not wear hair nets and as far as the cooks I'm not sure. This just goes to show, even a nationwide food establishment doesn't give 2shits about what a paying customer had to endure while visiting their restaurant. I will be contacting the corporate office and will NEVER recommend this place ever again! This is the complaint that I sent to corporate, when I contacted them they told me the actual restaurant was suppose to contact me...of course they didn't. I really don't want anyone to have to experience what my son and I experienced. read more

I think the server was on drugs but I could of let that go it's IHOP i don't expect much. The only thing that severely grossed me out was the waitress finger nails were black. We ordered but didn't eat just too grossed out. read more

Wasn't expecting much but my Mom wanted to come here. My mom loved her pancakes, eggs and sausage. They had sugar free syrup and she was delighted. I had a really great salad with grilled chicken. Coffee was really great and they served in a carafe so you could pour away. Our server was excellent. Would definitely go back. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Keyport, New Jersey

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It's good when you need it. I don't know why but the pancakes are amaze balls. It's always open and you can't go wrong when hungry. I like take away better than eating in. read more

Horrible. I understand it's Father's Day & they are busy, but we waited over 45 mins & no food. We spoke to the manager, told her our situation & she said "one second". Walked away & never came back. We saw her bringing another table food. No sorry. Nothing. We up & left without eating. We had to tell our five year old he couldn't have his meal & we took him to Dunkin' to get our breakfast SUPER fast. read more

This place is awful!!! First off the restaurant was so cold, the. When the food came out, everything was cold, like it had been cooked earlier that morning, and they tried to heat it up, not to mention that the coffee was by no means hot, lukewarm at best, this is my second time, getting cold food here. I will never be going back to this IHOP again!!!! Terrible. Not too mention they asked if they should cook it again???? Don't bother!!! I or my family will never even try to eat here again!!!! read more

continued decline... the quality of food and service continues to decline even before Covid. Service is non-existent with Managers ineffective even when business volume is 2-3 tables. So disappointing. read more

I went with my girlfriend for breakfast and everything was delicious! No complaints honestly I'll definitely be returning

I'm not sure what everyone is complaining about. We went at around 9:30am on a Saturday and had no issues. The staff were so very friendly, and our waiter Angel was kind and attentive. The food was good and came out in a timely manner. Even the other customers were pleasant to be around. Everything seemed clean. I would come back! read more

Cheap local spot to eat,But you must have patience.Like many other places the staff is very young and there work ethic isn't so strong. Kudos to the Mgr. Sarah she is like a kindergarten teacher watching over her kids.She always manages to clean up the mess these kids make. read more

This has to be the most disgusting IHOP I have ever been to. My wife and I went there around 8am during the week. The floor was soooo dirty. Dirty napkins under the table to keep them from wobbling and food everywhere. To top it off, we ordered the breakfast sampler and to make our experience worse there was a hair, of the short variety, in between the pancakes. This place needs to be shut down. read more

This place is horrible. We were told the wait would be 10 minutes. Then 30 minutes later we were told that the manager Ana or Ann told the hostess not to sit anyone else until she tells them so. When I asked to speak to the manager she ignored the hostess and refused to come speak to me. What a shame! I have been coming here for years and never had a problem. read more

Chantal was a new waitress but she was very impressive and welcoming. Attentive to our table and made sure we had everything we needed.

If I could rate this place a big fat ZERO I would!!! I have given this place a try so many times, thinking maybe the next time will be different... nope I grew up on ihop but this place let a bad taste in my mouth. I will never go to IHOP again. First of, the service is awful. The pancakes are so small and over cooked, when I asked the server about the size and how burnt it was, she said "it depends who's cooking. Lol Second, the cook went after my server, chased her out side with a pan. I had to go check on her. The cook looked like he was on drugs. The food is over cooked. My friend thought he broke a tooth when he bit into the hash browns lol no joke Lastly, I called to speak to the owner, the lady on the phone said good luck, that Mr. Jack knows about the problem and doesn't care. I spoke with Mr. Jack, he has no idea what he's doing or what to do. Sad but pathetic It's a ZOO AND I WOULD RECOMMEND AND DEMAND NO ONE STEP FOOT HERE!!! YOU WILL WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!!! read more

they treat their employees terribly, i witnessed an employee here on his first overnight shift in tears because he was so stressed and the only one serving people, do better ihop. read more

came in with friends and our waitress was a sweetheart! ordered the pancake combo with strawberry banana pancakes, hash browns, over easy eggs and two pieces of well done bacon. everything was so delicious! orange juice tastes so fresh but the only thing that was a disappointment was the rye bread because it tasted stale but it's ok. i still ate it! that was an add on to my order. for an app, we ordered the cinnamon roll crepe and we devoured it. thanks so much to our waitress, she was amazing and got everything we needed! i forget her name but we came in on 9-21-23 around 11:30. she was the best and was on top of everything! thanks so much for everything! this ihop was definitely really good! the inside was also super clean, huge plus! read more

Lorraine C., the sweetest. 10/10 deserves a whole 5 dollar raise for dealing with stuff she shouldn't be dealing with at 2am. Attentive and thoughtful, went in to eat and moment I stepped through the door she gave great service. Will definitely be back just because of how wonderful she was. read more

Just the right fix for after a concert and PNC and you're belly needs pancakes and butter and syrup and eggs and sausage !! Yum yum read more

IHOP - Pancakes sausage scrambled eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Keyport, New Jersey

Place is filthy- staff is non existent. Takes forever for your food. Food is not great. Find a Diner instead- there are plenty. You'll thank me later read more

My wife and I had a late breakfast today. I had the Big Steak Omelette with toast and juice. It's big as advertised and well made. I've read that their omelettes have pancake batter in the eggs, which makes them fluffy but a problem for those avoiding gluten. The menu in general isn't friendly to those avoiding gluten. My wife fashioned a breakfast with eggs, bacon, and broccoli with mushrooms and onions. They had no bread/toast she could have. Corn bread muffins would be a useful addition to the menu. The greeter and waitress were pleasant but very busy. The restaurant was clean and the temperature was comfortable. The music had a definite rock edge; it might not be welcoming to all IHOP customers. read more

Bathrooms were filthy . There was a waiter , all by himself . To every single thing we asked he said to give him a second so i stood up and went to pick up the hot sauce myself. The most terrible thing was that at one table a man was sitting next to his dog and he was feeding the pet with the fork ! Also from time to time the dog was licking the plate . We saw that too late but for sure we won't be returning to this location. read more

This is a two part review. The food is fine and what I expected from a staple like IHOP. Breakfast & pancakes. Plus sandwiches, soups etc. is it the greatest food I've ever eaten...no. But it's convenient late at night. So for it being open late it gets my vote. The second part of my review is for the very attentive waitresses that served us. Her name was Michelle and she made us feel very welcome and like VIP. Which is exactly what I want to experience when being served. Kudos to IHOP for having a star employee. read more

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Everytime I come here there is always an issue, there's absolutely no flow with the staff everyone is all over the place and this is coming from a customer who's never worked in the resturant business. they need to tighten up their staff read more

Good place for cheap food. Service could be better. We had to wait because there was no host to give us a table, even though the place was empty. read more