Food here is usually good, other Waffle Houses make mistakes all the time but not this one. We ate here today and the food was great. I had an Allstar and my wife had a bacon, egg & cheese sandwich. No complaints about our meals here today. Also it's right off the highway near the Ellenton Outlet Shops. read more

Waffle House - Waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Great food! Service is pretty quick and everyone was pleasant. Felt like a true experience eating at a diner. Haven't been to one in a while. Love this location. Ambiance is nice in the AM! read more

Pink hat lady is absolutely incredible and great at managing the kitchen and getting food out quick!! I've never had a bad experience at this Waffle House! It really gave me diner feels and looked amazing and clean on the inside!! read more

Left without placing our order! This place is freaking FILTHY ‼ Tables covered in trash And the floors had Schitt all over them read more

Clean!! Great service food was very good. My toast came out untoasted. But the waitress was extremely nice and had that small problem taken care off. Nice place to stop read more

Great service great food Tiana was great a waitress every time I got off work she'll be there with my sweet tea ready definitely going back there read more

Best Waffle House we have ever been to. Staff work well together and th food was perfect. Clean.

I just want everyone to know this review is 1000% just about the service. Love Waffle House so much...but this place, absolutely FUCKING disgusting. I came here with my partner after having drinks with friends following a wedding in town. We arrived at around 12:45am and weren't immediately greeted, so we waited for directions for what seemed like an extended amount of time. I finally spoke up and asked "Hello! Are we allowed to search ourselves?" An angry man with dreads, glasses and an aggressive and angry demeanor, said "No, you can't..." in a rude voice that made me feel antagonized and immediately not welcome. In short, completely disgusting. And me, being me...I responded. He then continued to be rude. Telling other employees not to serve us. I saw this and immediately, told my partner, it's time to go. And I thanked the other server who was clearing a table for us, and told her we would not be dining in this establishment tonight and we left. We will not be returning. read more

The hash browns were killer. The only sausage gravy that doesn't bother my stomach. . I just wish I had to go through the 3 worst intersections on 301 read more

Waffle House is always the best! No matter the time of day, you can always count on a fresh meal made to order. It's a well oiled machine and even if there are slip ups, the staff here quickly resolved messed up orders. They were overly apologetic and we only had a few mix ups on the order. In the end, the meal was great and we got exactly what we wanted. Never doubt the power of good customer service, we could have had an awful experience, but their positive attitudes and readiness to correct errors made the meal fantastic! read more

Waffle House - Waffle (single) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

who doesn't love a good waffle house?!? well, this one did not disappoint. service was as expected and food was just as amazing. the crowd is always good people watching. i love the grits! my favorite! and of course the waffles - yummm! read more

Waffle House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Visited twice on vacation. Both times LJ unit manager was providing great service getting people in n out with great food and a clean waffle house. He is all about the processes in his restaurant. Keep up the solid work. read more

Waffles are like pancakes only better. They have little pockets to hold the syrup! I love this location. Nice staff and the food is always good. read more

Waffle House - A Waffle House "Rock Star" Grill Operator. (And he was!) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Unpleasantly surprised, very clean, and friendly staff. Food was good and cooked to order and hot. Was very surprised to see it had only 2 1/2 stars. Since they rebuilt this Waffle House it's improved immensely and a great place to eat. read more

Hello everyone! I am not one to do this, but once my kids are involved, it's a completely different story. We went to the Waffle House at 1515 51st Ave E Ellenton, Fl 34222. I walked in for breakfast and no one was up at the front. There was some dirty tables so I walked to one to see if any were going to be available. Before I could even finish my sentences to a employee, she just kept saying "No ma'am No ma'am" over and over. I was trying to figure out if there was a line or how they did things at this Waffle House. She was incredibly rude about it. I proceeded to walk to the front to sign in. We waited, got a table and ordered our food (server was great btw). After we got our food, our daughter needed to go to the restroom. It's a one stall bathroom. We gave our daughter a phone and said to call when she was done (tummy ache so it was going to be a couple min). We were right next to the stall and could see everything. So it was safe and we could continue eating. I sat down and another customer walked up to use the restroom. Immediately, the employee who was already rude once, ran up to the door and hit it/started yanking on the handle loudly. It was so loud and aggressive it scared my daughter to the point of tears. I ran up the door and told her to stop! The employee scoffed at me, rolled her eyes and said, "She has been in there forever" I rebuttled and said she just went in there and there was absolutely no reason for that behavior. There were other customers comments how aggressive that was and uncalled for. My daughter came out and it caused her to panic and she was in tears. This was completely unacceptable and just plain arrogant behavior. I spoke to management and will be pursing higher management. However, this wasn't just a slap on the wrist scenario. This lady scared the crap out of my daughter, was rude to me and honestly, wasn't the nicest to other customers as they came in. The best way I can describe it was she was treating customers as cattle, calling them to tables as they were clean. Like I said, I don't normally do this, but this scared my daughter so bad, I wanted other families to know about it before going to this Waffle House. The employees name is Karen. And if she were to be reading this, I hope she is incredibly disappointed in her behavior and realize that positive actions are better than negative, regardless what's going on in your own personal life. Because now, a 6 year old is crying and scared when all she wanted to do for a week was going to Waffle House with her mom and dad. Thanks for reading, Brooklyn read more

This place should be ashamed and embarrassed. We went there on a Monday morning and it was not busy. There was no chatter between the staff that you would normally hear at a Waffle House. The vibe was that the manager and staff did not get along. We sat down and the young gentleman took our order. While sitting there I noticed 3 plates way off to the side that had waffles on them. First of all, the entire waffle area looked like a messy disaster. I would not have ordered one. Service was very slow, again not hearing anyone communicate in their kitchen. After a while, our order arrived. My order was wrong as it was a sandwich missing lettuce, tomato, and pickles. That took another 10 minutes to get because for some reason, they fried up some onions and brought them to me instead. Keep in mind, that these 3 waffles have now been sitting out on the counter for our entire visit. About 45 minutes into this, we watched them start taking these waffles and warm them on their grill and serve the to customers. I was disgusted to think these sat out as long as they did and then were served. Isn't the purpose of "Waffle House" to serve you fresh, hot waffles? They should be shut down with their food prep practices. read more

Good food fast Their slogan was accurate, good is about the highest I would rate my Hash Brown Bowl this morning. As for the fast, they were incredibly fast, going from placing my order to having the bowl in front of me in about 3 minutes. The bowl had a hash brown base, with some tasteless sausage and noticeable cheese, with a couple of scrambled eggs. This is the sort of dish I would normally dump on some ketchup and add a liberal amount of salt, yet I didn't this time. I was actually fine with the bowl the way it was served. It was early and still quiet, just a few regulars and me. The restaurant is old. I sat down at the counter, which gave me an excellent view at the cooking area. This was so not a shiny sparkling clean place. I tried looking at cooking surfaces vs just equipment that was darkened by years and years of use. They need an upgrade. There was also a dish washing or dish rinsing station right on the opposite side of the counter from where I sat, so for a minute or two I had someone directly in front of me close enough to feel like we were in each other's personal space. If you visit, sit at a booth. This Waffle House is conveniently located just west of I-75 at the US 301 exit and is open 24 hours / day. read more

Waffle House - Hash Brown Bowl - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Horrible experience. Walked into the restaurant. Sat down for a while. Watched as others who walked in after me were greeted and served. I had to ask for help. Really poor service, just wanted some food read more

Waffle House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

These people in here are terrible workers. They don't care if you wait forever while they talk to each other. They even went outside and talked. All while I was the only customer they had. Pitiful. Nice building with a lake side view. They are awful. Do yourself a favor and go to a convenient store and get some crackers and a coke! read more

Waffle House - This Waffle House is "Awful house" - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

First time at this location. We had a party of three and had a combination of breakfast and supper. Everything was cooked to perfection. We had a few minor changes to our meals but they fixed everything with a smile. They seemed to be really happy to ensure we were satisfied. I realize it's Waffle House but I'd have to say that this location went above and beyond to ensure that the food was hot, prepared as ordered and to our satisfaction. Drinks to go and the meal was a success. read more

Good food, great service...even when busy. The CLEANEST Waffle House I have ever been in.

If you want some tasty breakfast food at a good price with friendly and professional service, stop into the Waffle House in Ellenton Florida. After a night of concert going in St. Petersburg we found comfort in the courteous staff and the tasty food at the Waffle House. We didn't have to wait to be seated. The staff recommend cost concise option on the menu. They anticipated our every need. They offered us refills on our coffee and the option to take it to go. See our pics taken by the Tom and Jimmy. read more

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Honesty I had never been to a Waffle House before. They always seemed rather sketchy to me. But my in-laws, southern natives who have been living in the West insisted we go here for breakfast, so reluctantly I agreed. My husband got their hash-browns, all the way but minus chili - which I tried some of and actually liked quite a lot - I just got a waffle which was a lot better then I expected. They were very busy at 10am New Years Day so we had to wait to be seated a while but once we were seated the food was out fairly quickly. Service was very very friendly. If you are looking for a quick and very cheap meal this is the place. read more

The only good thing I can say is it was clean and service was good. Food was bad, re cook my eggs and still didn't get it right ,all I really asked for is that the white not be running waffle seem to have been frozen at some point Basically nothing was cooked well enough read more

Make sure you bring a jacket because this Waffle House is COLD! Service is prompt. If you've ever been to a Waffle House before the food is always the same. Hopefully they fix the freezing situation because it's hard to eat in those conditions. read more

Horrible and Insipid on several levels. Customer Service must be on tour cause it sure ain't no sign of it here. "have a nice day" spoken with a grimace comes out sounding like a snarl. Everyone has a bad day but bad energy and bad attitudes makes for bad business, bad food and bad reviews. *You know who you are* read more

Had my Father's Day breakfast there. Staff was very friendly. Lots of employees on the job ready for the Sunday breakfast. Had an all star breakfast that was pretty good. Hockey pucks were overcooked and waffle was undercooked. I would really like to see the wait staff ask customers if they want a straw. If they don't, it would save a straw and save it from being put into the trash or find its way into the ocean. read more

Just had breakfast here and as usual the good was soooooooo good! Shout to Tom! You are the best you should be employee of the year!! read more

Waffle House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Typical Waffle House...greeted with enthusiasm and smiling faces. Tom our server was awesome!!! Waffles great, cheese eggs are some of the best I've had but I asked for my hashbrowns well done & they came out nearly inedible. It's the Waffle House *shoulder shrug* read more

Get ur hashbrowns smothered and covered!!! And I have NEVER BEEN TO A Waffle House where my visit or food was bad. It's true, down, home old fashioned fast food with authentic service!!! read more

Waffle House - Luv me some Biscuits n Gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

If you're fan of waffle house like myself I would recommend avoiding this location. The restaurant was empty a first for me in 20 years. And that should've been the first indication that the Visit/meal was not going to go well. The food prep area was not clean the grill was dirty and even the waffle makers had burnt grit all over them, which ended up on the food I ordered. The hashbrowns were greasy as I mentioned covered grit and the eggs had a strange aftertaste. Love Waffle House, just pick a different location. There is one 5 miles south on I-75. read more

This is one of the worst waffle houses I have ever eaten at. The service was sub par at best, they argued with me about what we ordered. The food came out incredibly fast but was undercooked and greasy. When I went to pay I sat there for 5 minutes while employees just looked at me. I would not recommend this Waffle House if you're looking for breakfast. read more

Terrible hostess. Did not get greeted whatsoever. Waited a few minutes and more people came in and piled up also not being greeted. Girl who seemed to be hostess was like zombie who didn't want to look at any of us. Then asked a girl behind the counter she gave a smart Alec response we'd have to wait our turn. Left and hit McDonald's up the road. No problems there read more

This is my favorite waffle House the food taste good,the staff is nice shout out to Tom,they cook so fast :D and they are nice! They ask "Hey May I take ur order?" (Nicely) read more

Before last night I have never patronized the Waffle House. And after my experience last night I never will again. When we walked in the bar area was a complete mess, which surprised me because the place was not busy at all. After we cleaned our own areas with the paper napkins, one of the employees proceeded to wash dishes which produced a foul odor and overspray into our area. Then after a few minutes one of the waitresses offered to clean the counter. She cleaned the areas next to us. Once we ordered I finally realized how dirty and disgusting the whole kitchen and grill area was. It looked as if it had not been cleaned in days. The waffle area had burnt batter and crumbs everywhere. I honestly can not believe I stayed and actually ate there. The staff was nice but everything else was disgusting. The owner of this establishment should be ashamed. read more

how the hell am i supposed to enjoy my drunk munchies when y'all mfs don't come to the damn table for 30 min. i love waffle house but y'all j suck(: read more

Waffle House was founded by a couple of guys from Georgia in the 50s and, fortunately, it seems that they're still pretty close to the original formula: good food fast at fair prices with friendly service. Our server Maria was super attentive but clearly everyone on the staff was outgoing and ready to please customers. They put out a nice breakfast that will make you feel like a long haul trucker. And that's a good thing! read more

I love Waffle House. Who doesn't? However, this one is not ideal- there were a bunch of mosquitoes on the window at the table we first sat down in. The people there were nice and our food came fast, so I would consider this a fairly standard Waffle House with the exception of the winged visitors. read more

I will give five negative stars if possible. If we knew how bad it is.... First- our server, the younger girl, was really bad. At first we thought she is probably a new one, but she seems to know other customers by their names....It took her forever to take our order - she was "misunderstanding" all the time - how complicated it is - two sandwiches, 3 hushbrowns,2 waffles and 2 drinks???? Then she was running back and forth asking about the sandwiches ( tomatoes, onions, blah blah blah).... Wasn't it supposed to be asked when you take an order.????then we asked about our waffles - she forgot to tell the guy to cook them!!! When the waffles were ready - they were sitting on the counter top for good 5-7 minutes. I want my waffles crispy and fresh, not soft from sitting and waiting for attention from the server, who was too busy chatting with some crew's family member!!! My husband had to leave the table and ask for them. And then.... They came packed to-go... Hello! We are eating here!!! And we haven't even finished our sandwiches!!! And I am not even saying that she came to our table, asking if she gave us the right ones... You probably will think that it was busy... No!!!! 3 people were there while we were eating. The only fast and the right thing we got - was the check. That is the worst waffle house we've ever been. If you don't care about the service and the impression you make - don't work in this industry. Oh yeah, while we were eating, one of the working guys complained to the other that he just cleaned his area, and then customers! came in... And now he has to work even more...Right in front of our table. That was another sign of "how they appreciate and value" their customers. read more

Terrible service Waited 10 minutes to order while staff stood and talked Then when order took them 10 more minutes to put order on grill They evidently could only cook an egg and 2 pieces of bacon Joke! All I ordered was hash browns Probably just depends when you go in but won't be back read more