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Perkins American Food

3.4 (75 reviews)
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Brioche French Toast Platter
Ginette P.

Last Perkin's I recall visiting was in Florida, honestly didn't really know they had then out here. On our way to Six flags we stopped by for some breakfast, we came in & were seated right away. Drinks, Iced Tea, Soda & coffee all decent. On the food I went with the Strawberry waffles, had the strawberry on the side great to dip.. yumm really good waffle, good eggs & sausage. Also tried the Brioche French toast very good. Hubby had the Country sausage biscuit breakfast nice amount of food, good biscuit w gravy. Pancakes & bacon also good. Nice size location with good amount of seating. Service was good & prices are not bad, once we got the check u head to the front for payment everything we had was very good we really enjoyed our breakfast.

Cheese Blintze (Specials Menu)
Leena S.

Decided to give Perkins another go after my first visit four years. Our food was slightly better this time, but nothing memorable. My husbands Egg Benedict was an improvement from the one years prior. I went with the Cheese Blintzes off the specials menu. Although they were good, the portion size was extremely small. I left a bit hungry, which is unusual for me, since I'm not a huge eater. The overall layout and interior of Perkins is clean and roomy. The best part of our meal, by far, was our server. Edward, our server, was so personable, friendly, and efficient. You could tell he truly loved his job. Even though the food is nothing spectacular, I'd go to Perkins again just to have Edwards as a server.

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Gerald S.

Very much in the vein of a roadside diner, but without counter service, Perkins offers a broad menu for morning and midday meals. Plenty of booths for solitary and family travelers. On an early September Sunday morn, it was nearly full and I was lucky to catch an alcove for myself. Their Chicken Fried Steak was very good. As big as my hand, well spiced with pleasant crunch and small saucer filled with sausage gravy. Along with two eggs (soft scrambled), Breakfast Potatoes(roasted), and choice of pancakes, muffin or toast (rye, please), it was far too much for me to finish. Still, I made a gallant effort, and enjoyed every bite. Even the coffee served in a table carafe was enough to caffeinate me for the rest of the day. Just wish the carafe had been cleaned before placing on the table. Service was friendly and efficient, with a few stop byes to check on my satisfaction. Although quite busy, I was served quickly via overloaded plate. This Perkins rang almost every note for me. A little more quality control and it would be a top contender among breakfast choices in this part of Mercer County.

Juliana T.

My coworker & I decided to order lunch in the East Windsor location. Food looked half assed when I opened it. I got the tiniest piece of fish and the rice isn't even real rice. For the price I paid I would of expected something better. I could of bought a salad from somewhere else. My coworker got the chicken tenders and fries and she said the fries were gross and soggy.

Mark F.

Been here before No wait for a table at 9 am on a Friday Friendly, fast service Highly recommend

Baja Shrimp Skillet Special
Jacquelyn G.

Perkins SLAPS. I came in so hungry and this was my first time. I was absolutely not disappointed. I got the Baja shrimp skillet which rocked my entire world. I got a side of biscuits to take home. My girlfriend got a mixed plate with home fries, hash browns, eggs, etc. We both enjoyed our meals and can't wait to be back.

Veggie scramblers
Aravind N.

This location of Perkins is one of the quality and best restaurant in East Windsor township. You would definitely get a feel of country side American food and the bakery items also looks fresh. Staffs are very welcoming and friendly. They care of all your food requests and carefully requests chefs to prepare them. This restaurant is one of my favorite and I encourage everyone to try it out.

Croissant top on inedible chicken salad sandwich.
Gerald J.

(My wife & I visited yesterday, 8/29/19 & we wrote this review together on Google Reviews). Where should I begin? We were greeted by the manager when we came in. We were escorted to our booth. Seven minutes later our waiter, Nicolas, showed up and asked if we were ready to order. We replied that we would like to get drinks first. An iced tea and a coffee and water--which we never did receive. I asked my hubby to speak with the manager about our waiters surly attitude. While he was speaking with the manager, Erick, Nicolas returned with the drinks, slamming them onto the table. He asked me what I wanted to order, which I did, but I didn't know what my husband wanted to order. He left and came back as soon as my husband returned to the table. My husband, G, asked him if he had come back to apologize, and he said. "For what?" G said "For slamming the drinks down on the table." He denied doing it & G said "Are you calling my wife a liar?" He took my husband's order & walked away. Meanwhile, G told me Eric agreed to coach him. Well, we watched the nearly 2 second exchange that passed for coaching. The food came out pretty quickly. My chicken salad sandwich on a "croissant" was 10 times worse than one from Dunkin' Donuts! See photo. It was impossible eat as a sandwich since the top literally fell apart. The nits in it had a "gone bad" taste but I could them out. If I had a magnifying glass I might have been able to see the much hoped for celery. Perhaps a mass spectroscope would work. The chicken was in big, dry chunks. A bit more mayo mayo'ed have helped. G's pancakes, fried egg and bacon were fine. They could have put them all on one plate. It looked silly on two plates. It was a little disconcerting to see the staff watching us eat, as if they were waiting for us to spit out our food. It made us think of those restaurant horror stories where the customer's food is pranked. So we got up to leave, started to explain to Eric that the first rule of customer service is "the customer is always right, even when they're not." He started to get defensive, "Well..." he got cut off in mid-week by me saying, "No, we've all worked in customer service & this was an example of us being right." He insisted on taking my meal off the check (since I couldn't eat it) & G objected, saying "We're not looking for a freebie,just good service. We wont be back." Bottom. Line: no service, no tip, no return.

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Perkins is the best. I go at least once a week. Great food and great service. Been going there since they opened.

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best owners!best staff!best pancakes!and coziest place ever!they all work very hard and i love them all to pieces !!!

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Seating are to the dining room

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