In austin mn perkins friday july 31st at 5:00pm it was not busy as it was early evening Once seated we were ignored for 20 minutes with no one to take our food order. Waitress was talking to friend's and didn't take our order. We asked for help and she disappeared in back so we left and went elsewhere for dinner. Very disappointed in perkins A one star review is to generous ! read more

THANKSGIVING DAY, 2025 We were so very pleased with our order for pick up at our local Austin Perkins. We are "home alone" this year and decided to order the Turkey Dinner. The meal was excellent and included a really nice selection of sides. For dessert we had amazing pumpkin pie! As we understand it, the manager, Larry, works right beside his staff that "choose" to come in and work for the holiday. Both management and employees are hard working and kind. We are grateful to have such a superior Perkins in our Austin community! Gloria & John Brunner Austin, MN read more

Stopped for late breakfast. Sat down. Employees were nice and the service was also great and the food came out fast. Always a good value and lots of food for the cost. Manager came out and let patrons know that it was beginning to rain and windows were down on cars outside - a nice touch - caring indeed Location was clean and employees made efforts to quickly clean tables as guests left. Good team work Hotel next door so a good spot if staying the night read more

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Pretty descent diner! Waiting staff was pretty quick and attentive, got our food pretty quickly soon after we ordered. The ambiance was fine, it was really early in the morning so there weren't many people in the shop. Some flys in the shop- but otherwise good place to try out! read more

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Awesome service! Very friendly, fast service and everyone was welcoming and courteous!

We had a great breakfast here today and George our waiter was absolutely awesome. I have rarely ever had a waiter with such a great positive attitude and friendliness like him. If I owned a restaurant, I would hire him immediately. My kid loved his french toast and my eggs and sausage were perfect. I am sure everything else on the menu is awesome too. read more

We were in here over the weekend for breakfast with our daughter as she and her band performed at Torge's over the weekend. For a busy Sunday morning we were seated faster than expected and had a great experience. The food was hot and fresh, and our waiter George was professional and friendly without crossing over into annoying. He clearly loves his job, and it shows. The one other thing that impressed us was that the male manager on duty (sorry, cannot remember his name) was a WORKING manager: positive attitude, actually came around greeting everyone and had the restaurant working like a finely tuned machine. He was not one of the managers that hang out in the back room or just sit and have everyone else work around them. Anytime we are back in the area I would not hesitate to stop in again, and I highly recommend anyone swing by this location for a friendly atmosphere and some nice comfort food options. read more

The best food place in Austin I love going here and the fries and pancakes or the waiters are so nice I definitely recommend going here!

I was not impressed. First off ordered the meatloaf with a side of buttered corn. Corn was sour, they bought me a fresh bowl but no apology. Meatloaf was okay but got to the end of it was hard as a rock, crunchy but didn't complain because I complained about the corn. Should have just had dessert. Disappointed read more

For anyone wanting to try the new item of BBQ ribs, I say FORGET it! I had the maple bourbon sausce. Presentation looked good, but that is as far as it goes. The sauce is terrible, no bark on the ribs, the blue membrane that should be removed on the back side of the ribs was still intact. The interior color of the ribs themselves, made me wonder if they are properly cooked. The young lady that was the server was phenomenal, Brought out extra paper napkins and wet wipes without requesting them. Many places (Applebee's) never do this until requested. She was the reason for my 5 stars. I did tell her about the poor ribs to relay to management. read more

Four of us ordered and everything came out quickly and food was very good. I ordered a patty melt, boyfriend ordered chicken fried steak, people we were with ordered BLT. We got an order of fried pickles. Everyone was very friendly and accommodating. read more

This has to be the best meal I've had in a very long time. Everything was cooked perfectly and everything tasted fresh and clean... no oil needing to be changed, etc. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Partway through the Hearty Man's breakfast... pancakes off camera, and a bit of hash browns and a slice of bacon already gone on it's way... - Bakeries Near Me - Austin, Minnesota

Not sure how this place received so many positive reviews . Must be workers forced to do it or the owner making lots of phony email accounts for yelp. My scrambled eggs didn't look like the menu picture . Instead I got flat griddle eggs folded on top of itself several times . It resembled a soiled Huggie . Truly disgusting !!! Obviously the cook is to lazy to scramble eggs . Loves the Huggies' look . Also , the hash browns suspiciously shaped like a panty liner . Sausage was ok . I'm sure the chef slapped himself with these a few times Waitress and workers is the only saving grace here read more

This restaurant is amazing. Despite it being late at night, everybody has been attentive and friendly; you just don't see service of this calibre these days. They were out of soup, but happily accommodated with a dinner side as a substitute. And when I made a mistake by not asking them to hold mushrooms and onions from my stroganoff (totally my mistake), they offered to re-do it anyway! On top of that, the food was absolutey delicious! Right next to the Holiday Inn, this place was just what my girlfriend and I needed. read more

This morning we had the best customer service while eating breakfast at this Perkins! Manager & server were on top of everything at all times. The food itself was pretty typical, not bad, not amazing but thanks to the team here, we all left with a great taste in our mouth. Keep up the great work! Thanks Kandice! read more

We had the best service when we visited this restaurant. From the very beginning we were greeted with a smile and were promptly seated. Our waitress was friendly and prompt- and our food also came out very quickly. If you are looking for a breakfast establishment, I would highly recommend based on our experience. read more

I stopped here out of necessity (starving!) while driving from Toronto to Vancouver. What can I say? It's awful.....just....terrible. If food was designed and created by scientists in a labratory, this would be it. Artificial tasting everything posing as "home-cooking". If put in the same situation again, I'd let myself go hungry. Do not go here. I'd give this place zero stars if possible. *Also of note... the patrons here are scary, and what's up with the biological waste (syringes) disposal boxes in the bathrooms? eeeeeesh!! read more

This was the choice of the 4-year old grandson of my girlfriend (over Chinese; good job, Justin). While I didn't have the chocolate chip pancakes, my Big Country Smasher was just fine. (a little more country gravy would have been nice, perhaps). Everything else was up to par for Perkins; selection, service, cleanliness. read more

Have visited this restaurant 2 times. Both times the food was very good and the service was above average. This restaurant is always busy but there never seems to be a long wait time. read more

I spent $15 on a breakfast that was disgusting. The bacon was chewy, who uses tater tots as hash browns? I won't be back. I

Good food, friendly service and reasonable price. For a chain restaurant this is on the higher end of what I would expect.

Don't believe the sign that says "fresh pies". I bought a lemon mirange and it was tough. I took it back to complain about the age of the pie. He gave me another. It was just as tough, and just as old. They don't even make pies there. They are made somewhere else and brought in and left in the case till they are sold. Don't buy them! read more

Was not impressed by anything today. Went in with my family 4 adults 3 kids. The server was a nice gal but was not on her game at all. We didn't recurve our drinks until we asked for them 20 min after our order was taken. The food when it came out wad just sad looking, and really didn't tatted that we'll either. I ordered the eggs Benedict and it had OE eggs not poached and there was the smallest amount of hashbrowns I have ever seen in my 13 years of working in food service. Yoy could tell that the usual manager was not on duty. Sad they don't take pride in what's going on when management is not there. The only thing that was good wad the kids mac and cheese. Which I would expect add it just comes out of the bag. Sad because I usually have way better experience than that. we will probably be back as there are very few places to choose from to eat in this town. read more

They crew took extremely good care of me. Great meal, birthday pie and made sure my visit was pleasant! Thanks

The food here is always prepared well and the servers are always friendly. It in a great place to go for brunch or to pick up a pie for after dinner. read more

Typical Perkins. The McD's of sit down restaurants. I gave this an extra star because it is no smoking now. It was alot grosser with coffee drinkers blowing toxic fumes on my burger and fries. read more

Such hatred here seems people let other establishments direct their decisions. Because sorry to say you guys are wrong. This place is great, good people, good atmosphere. And the food is great as well, for the price you just can't beat it. The deserts are quite tasty as well. My favorite is the peanut butter pie. Located within walking distance to many hotels makes it great for breakfast, lunch,dinner, and late night snack. Used to work at a Perkin's and I must say this is by far the cleanest, nicest, and best one I've been to. The waitstaff is very kind and overall welcoming. For a chain restaurant this one has been my pleasure to visit. Thanks for the good food and vib read more

Love the breakfast food. Went with my friend and the waiter (Ed) even paid for our meals at the end. Will be back

Great food and great friendly service. Hot delicious food! The bakery department is excellent to! Love the muffins. Will Worth the wait,when it's really busy. You will always be full when you leave. read more

Great meal, great service. They were very accommodating. Will definitely go back again when in the neighborhood!!

I ordered food to go and when my wife got there to get the food it was sitting on the front counter, not under a heat lamp or anything. Needless to say when we got the food home the bottom of the container was soaking wet from the perspiration of having the food sitting on the counter while waiting for us to pick it up. Than when the food arrived the toast was barely toasted, the french toast was tough and the bacon was extremely chewy to the point I gave it to my dog and they passed it up. I would recommend if you eat from here do it there and do not order food to go. read more

Stopped here while traveling through the area. Arrived during the middle of the lunch hour. We were greeted as soon as we walked in the door and shown to a table. Waitress was very attentive, friendly and professional. Both of the meals we ordered were very good. Good portion sizes. This Perkins staff was one of the best we have encountered at any Perkins we have dined at, and we have been to quite a few. Very nice ambiance in the restaurant, roomy and cheerful. Restrooms were also clean. Also, we did get six cookies to go from the carry out bakery which were very good. We would stop here again if our travels take us through the area. Overall, a very pleasant dining experience. read more

the shrimp pasta was great but the amount of noddles you're getting was not wort that $13 bucks!

Larry and his staff are great! Very good service paired with good food! Larry has set a high standard for his restaurant and it does not go unnoticed. Great job guys! read more

Awesome place to eat. The wait staff and manager were very friendly. Our food was serve in a timely matter and hot! One of our favorite places in Austin. read more