Stopped for gas and really wanted waffles for early dinner--around 5 pm. The diner was empty but super clean, including the bathrooms! Our server, Laura, was truly a joy and very friendly! She was patient and engaging as my kids were indecisive. We ordered a TX chicken melt, a Texas patty melt with hash browns cooked hard, and 5 waffles. Yes, 5 waffles! No one wanted to share theirs. Our food was out in no time! Everything was hot & oh-so delicious! I'm so mad I didn't get pics! Waffle House--at least this one--is more than just a late-night dive! Don't sleep on it! read more

Always consistent and good. 71 degrees outside but 68 at least inside. When I asked to adjust the temp, I was told they don't have access to the office! Dear WH, the temperature changes from day to night. read more

Before starting our day in FL, I spotted this place from our hotel room. This place also frequents the East too. We stopped in for breakfast. The ambiance is casual and our waitress did a superb job. She was attentive and very nice. The food was good. Great place for a cheap greasy spoon kind of breakfast. We all enjoyed breakfast here. read more

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Look, it's Waffle House. We're never gonna be talking 5 star food or service, but it is what it is and that's tasty and inexpensive. Went for a nice breakfast and was greeted with a warm smile and friendly fast service. The order was wrong, but since the server was so cheery and friendly, I couldn't bring myself to complain. I happily ate up my yummy breakfast and went about my day. I will always so Waffle House is the great underestimated eatery in the south. read more

Waffle House - Yummy breakfast platter - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

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This breakfast country favorite came in the clutch for us the other morning. We wanted a filling breakfast but ihop snd other restaurants were busy so we headed to ol Faithful. They didn't advertise it but I got the Steak Omelette and Hashbrowns and my Boyfriend got the Pancakes & Sausage. The food was delicious and the service was top tier. We will return with cheer! :) read more

Waffle House has become an iconic presence on the culinary landscape here in the southeastern United States. It seems that their familiar logo beckons in all of its bright yellow neon glory road-weary travelers, partying college kids, parents with kids in tow, hungry workers seeking a casual and quick sit-down meal and just about everyone else from every walk of life. Since Waffle House opened its first location back on September 5, 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia, it quickly established itself by offering a consistent selection of food and by being open twenty-four hours a day. For me, the biggest appeal of Waffle House has always been their hash browns, which you can get basic or topped with a variety of toppings such as chili, white sausage gravy, cheese, ham, onions and so many more items and you can combine these toppings in a multitude of ways. For my main course, I have usually gone with their patty melts or one of their egg breakfast options. I myself can see the strangeness that I have never had a waffle in a business where waffle is in their very name, but I prefer a more savory breakfast than a sweet one. If you are in the southeast United States, odds are you have probably passed a Waffle House location. It seems that they are on almost every major highway exit ramp and strategically placed throughout most cities and towns in the southeast. If you see one, give them a try. read more

You gotta love Waffle House in the south! The service is always so friendly and the ladies call you "dear" or "honey". Every customer is treated well and the place is open 24x7 for everyone, young or old, drunk or sober, tattooed or not, short or long hair, every color, every everything. The kitchen is open so you can see the line cooks memorizing the orders and cranking out the food. It's definitely a skill I do not possess. I can barely remember what I had for dinner much less what 10 people ordered in a minute. I always get grits, because it's the south, and an egg over medium. They are known for hash browns served with your choice of a zillion items mixed in like peppers, onions, ham, cheese, etc. They are also of course known for waffles! But, I gotta stick to grits with butter, salt and black pepper. Some people like sugar with their grits but I am not one of those people. Life is good with southern charm and grits! read more

This was the best Waffle House I have ever been to. When we went there weren't many other people in the restaurant so it had a very nice, calming feel. The bathrooms were tidy, as was the restaurant. The service was top tier, our waitress was very friendly and attentive. She made sure we were enjoying our meal and refilled our waters. I have been to a few Waffle Houses in the past but this was by far the best one I've ever been to. read more

The first Waffle House that we have been at that has a separate spot for to go orders!!! Quick and efficient! Food was hot and loaded with that great Waffle House flavor!! read more

Walked to this Waffle House from our hotel super close and convenient. Everyone was super friendly, the restaurant was clean and they had great music playing! I think I had maybe been to a Waffle House once as a child and not back since so I didn't have very high expectations but for what it is... it was good! read more

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We ate at the Waffle House at 3919 SW 40th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608 last week. We found the experience better than expected, primarily due to the consistent attention lavished upon us by Sh'marre (possible spelling error ‍), who seemed to be the shift manager. While the cooking area was somewhat 'littered' by food debris, the cooks were adroit at keeping all the orders fired at them under control. The food was fine & we would go back. read more

On god, this meal saved my life, I was deathly hungover and Laura gave us the best service ever and the food was so good. I'll be back tomorrow! read more

Food was bad. Service was good, the cook was the worst of all. He's needs to be fired!! Over priced,under cooked. The toast was burnt, Bacon not cooked right. Raw, eggs were raw. read more

Waffle House - Worst food I've ate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

Food was ok Store was dirty. Tables not been cleaned off for a while. Seats had food in them. Cook was constantly going outside. There was other employees seating with customers the entire time I was there. read more

Hey, y'all can say what you want about Awful House (Waffle House.). They continue to serve a good breakfast. Been a long time since I've had breakfast there, but it was spot on. Hash browns were crispy, sausage was good, toast, eggs, were all very good! As soon I took my first bite, I knew I had arrived at the famous Waffle House. The thing is, you don't need to be totally intoxicated to enjoy the food, lol. read more

This place is infested with roaches, while I was waiting for my food and grabbed a menu at the register a roach was under, I tried to ignore it but then I saw five roaches after while waiting for my food. I told one of the workers and she called the supervisor and said they just bombed the place. The worker tried to give us a discount and the supervisor said "idk about that" LOL. Horrible throwing this food away. And then one of the workers was like at least they were nice about it. DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

Food was good but, They took my order and I sat for 35 minutes while they cleaned - then the last 10 minutes they cooked my food. There were 2 other tables too waiting for their food while they cleaned too. I appreciate the cleaning and how nice they were but good grief! Bathrooms were clean read more

This location has some staffing issues but that's rather common these days. The staff that is there is amazing. Both Steven & Jennifer are personable, fun to talk to, and doing a great job. It's clear that both of them take pride in their work and provide excellent customer service. The food was delicious and everything that I could have wanted and made my trip to Florida SO much better. Thank you! read more

This is a really average, decent Waffle House. Food is pretty much the same as the other waffle houses. The service here, however, is pretty bad. I've only been to this location twice and both times I had different servers who both couldn't care less about my table. At times they even seemed annoyed writing down what we wanted to eat. The tables aren't cleaned off fast either so be prepared to wait around during busy hours for an employee to clear them. read more

Food - was decent and standard for Waffle House. Service - not the best I've had. Walked in and the first question I'm asked is, "are you a student?" Didn't know why that mattered, but apparently they get a bit of a rush around the time I came in. Order a simple plate. And the group of 5 girls that came in after me got all their food first. So I wasn't too happy about that. But my biggest pet peeve is my drink..... please pay attention to your customers drinks. Make sure they are good, please. Even if it's not your customer, if you have the pot of coffee and you're serving your customer and see the person next to that customer has coffee as well, ask! Ambiance - place was clean and not very busy at the time I ordered. read more

The tables were all dirty when we arrived. It would be excusable if they had been busy. The 2 cooks were great. The server asked several times if anyone had helped us and we told her no not yet because Ryan was Helping the other Gentleman I do believe that his name was Monroe cook the food. The server Bev helped several to- go customers before even coming and helping us. She never once came back to check on us and she left our drinks empty and we had ask to several times for refills to just be completely ignored. We probably sat there a total of almost 30 minutes before she even got to us. I did a to go order on top of my dine in order and it was prepared except my toast and she only put one part in my bag, I had to wait on my toast which took another 15 minutes. Also had to get everything else I needed to for my to go meal from Ryan! The 2 men deserve mad props and that lady needs to be re-trained. We spent $75.00 to have horrible service. This is a damn shame. I could have went somewhere else and spent just a little more money and been taking care of a hell of a lot better! read more

What a lot of people/customers dont notice is , the cooks at alot of these waffle house are not changing their gloves when going from raw meat to say cheese to go in cheese grits. They are managers also! I watched a manager fix almost 10 plates, hashbrowns add precooked toppings to hashbrowns after handling raw bacon. About two years ago i got food poisoned after eating a sausage, egg and cheese grit bowl from waffle house. I have not eatened any eggs since They mix your eggs in a bowl that has been used for 30 minutes to mix or break up eggs i watch these places. Better watch who is feeding you and what they are feeding you. If you see one read more

Just enjoyed an amazing 4 am breakfast.the service was so friendly I couldn't believe I was out trying to get something to eat that early in the morning. The food was perfect and to order. I enjoyed my servers enthusiasm. Cleanest Waffle House I've ever seen. read more

Huge waffle house fan. where else can you get eggs 24-7 and a story about your server being beaten house their boyfriend it's always dinner and a show. If you get normal quality service and don't get the show hit the jut box and play the waffle house song for a laugh. read more

Waffle House - Don't remember asking for burnt - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

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When coming in at 10:21pm today, me and my boyfriend were the only customers, we sat at a table that we saw as the cleanest table and it had crumbs all over it and a wadded up tissue, took them 10 minutes to even give us a menu and there was three workers there. While waiting for our food tanisha and her little dark skinned friend are screaming from one side of the building to the other right next to me. Couldnt even have a conversation, I had to keep looking at my boyfriend and asking him, "huh?" "What did you say?"and we were face to face, came to a point where we just couldn't even hear one word the other person was saying so we sat in silence trying so hard to enjoy the crap food. After receiving our food, Tanisha and her friend then start talking about killing animals and yelling very loud. Then to find hair inside of my food on top of it all. Ridiculous. Nasty. And honestly horrible. Even looking behind the small wall on the other side there was dried up food that looked over a few days old. Just gross. read more

Like other waffle houses, but I feel as though service is good here. I like their waffles and their desserts - triple chocolate pie, pecan pie, apple pie and seasonal pumpkin pie. Cheap - regular pies are pretty big as such, so a place to go for people having a sweet-tooth. Hashbrowns are pretty good too. Update: Definitely missed this place after moving out of Gainesville. I am biased and gave an extra star, but this place is crowded and staff just get friendlier each time. Great tasting waffles, hash-browns and pies. Good place for late night breakfast. Not a big parking lot but and next to the highway. read more

saw two guys fighting over bacon so I know this food finna hit

What dissatisfaction Table cleaned when we sat so thanks. Then we were ignored. Napkins and a half hearted "I'll be right with you" were the entire extent of our service. We sat for 10 min while the next shift put up their hair up, and the shift ending closed out their tickets. As we stay in Gainesville every year around the same date and usually stop there for a midnight breakfast on the drive home this is a huge disappointment. I hope you'll avoid the headache. I know we will from this day forth. If you want food, find somewhere else. read more

I won't be making my rounds to this Waffle House location again. I think our server was also the manager on duty (short Caucasian, heavy set lady). I came here and was seated, only to be ignored for about 15 minutes. The entire staff was all over the place with the exception of the young man rolling the utensils and the young lady sweeping the floor. When the food arrived, my waffles weren't cooked on the inside and my eggs were watery. Also, the steak had more fat than actual meat and the country ham tastes like pure salt. Our food didn't come out all at once, but in sections. If the service itself was good, I will usually rate a restaurant 3-stars or higher; however, the food was so dissatisfying that I have no choice but to rate no more than 2-stars. The manager seemed to be on everybody, yet was slacking in her own role to tend to the customer. I don't think I'll be returning. read more

Kind and attentive staff, very yummy food. Definitely one of the cleanest and well-cared-for Waffle House I've ever been to.

Arrived at this location tonight around 7:30 pm. Four booths were occupied and all the other tables had high chairs on top of the tables which is quite unsanitary. My wife asked the male behind the counter why were the tables blocked. He replied I am the only server. I'm not sure why he could only handle 4 tables. The menu is extremely simple and not complicated at all. It seems this location tries to keep customers away especially in the evening. It seems their is always an issue or problem. Their is a serious lack of consistency from day to day and hour to hour. The best part all four tables already had their food so again I'm not sure what the issue is or was other than being lazy. We left and then we saw two tables preparing to leave. It seems the issue was nothing more than laziness. Waffle House used to be a place you could count on for consistency. The Archer Rd location has changed that thought process altogether. Inconsistent, the younger servers have zero customer service, lack knowledge and work ethic. They have used every excuse to for customers to go elsewhere. This will no longer be a place we visit with any consistency. read more

Always dependable! Great service, fast and delicious food. They don't deep fry bacon, which makes it so good! read more

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

Good luck getting your food unless you call in ahead. Need more help at the grill. One cook, very Slow service. Not a friendly vibe.

Standard Waffle house, nothing special. But I love their food which is hot, smells delicious, and oh so yummy. Nothing like their chocolate chip waffles and hashbrowns to start the day off right. Yes, the people working can seem a little sketch, but I think the prison tattoos give them character. read more

Extremely busy on a Saturday morning. However, I was promptly sitted and served. Service was friendly. I was preparing for a day of travel so ordered grits & waffle. Coffee. Hummmm! read more

This was a weird, kinda gross experience. We were sat at a booth that was crotch-level to the waitresses and could see right into the "kitchen" where the sweaty cook was flipping eggs. The waitress hovered over our table the ENTIRE meal. When I say hover, I mean I could see down her shirt and she was butting into our conversation. Granted, this meant our coffee was filled very quickly, but I would have liked to get a breath or two in. I ordered some eggs and a waffle. It's called the waffle house, so I was expecting a 6 foot high belgian waffle covered in powdered sugar and gold. No. Not the case my friends. This particular waffle was thinner than a piece of tissue paper. It was burnt on the edges, dry as a bone, and tasted like pure sugary concrete. I felt so let down. As a true lover of breakfast and all things breakfast, I will not be returning to Waffle House every again. In my life. It would go against everything. Did I mention the eggs were runny? *Tear* read more

Epic, just epic. The staff is really friendly and I never really ate here in a long while. The glasses are also amazing on how the water doesn't precipitate. But I don't see any Gator posters because tomorrow is the game. Go Gators!! read more

Worst Waffle House experience ever. My wife daughter and I dined on Sunday. I don't know if it was the humidity or a leaky roof but water dripped from the ceiling on our table the whole meal (it was raining outside). Took 10 minutes after seated to be acknowledged. Server forgot to put in our order. Kitchen collapsed and orders were being lost for our entire section. I commend the kitchen because it is basically 2-3 people cooking non stop for hours. But the servers are incompetent. Forgot half my wives order and it took over an hour for my daughter to get a waffle. The assistant manager came in for her shift about an hour after we got there. She was sweet and tried her best to fix everyone's issues. But we won't be returning to this location. A waste of a Sunday morning. read more

Came here with my partner and his son after church and it was excellent. The service was incredible our waitress was so attentive and gracious. All 3 of us ordered the all star special and we certainly felt like all stars through the duration of our visit. Bonus they played this really great chris brown song when we were there. I'm a huge chris brown fan but that's a different story. read more

If you are hungover, if you are just hungry, this the place for you. The staff make you feel welcome and right at home. If at any point you don't want to cook a home-cooked breakfast, this is the next best thing. Been to many waffle house's before, but this is the mecca. My coffee was immaculate; hashbrowns: perfect. I have come to this waffle house for roughly 5 years and have never been disappointed. Please eat here. read more