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 having a waffle and 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

Waffle House is 24hours right? Well my family and I checked In and left in 30 seconds. 2 of the people from the staff are standing outside, one is smoking a cigarette. We get out the car and he said, we're cleaning the stovetop right now. My husband and says ok how long that takes, he said 15mins. My husband replies ok, we can wait. This is at 5:45am. The worker replies to my husband, no we're closed until 6:15. Huh? Closed... No matter the amount of time, Wafflehouse is 24hrs, is it not? Bye, we left... read more

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They will not brick the grill to remove the flesh. Even though it is waffle House, custom I'm vegetarian. I cannot eat here so now every vegetarian in Tampa gonna know that comes to the airport. Don't come here. read more

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

Please someone send some help. The staff seems confused. They don't know where orders go. One lady just stands there and barely does anything. Waitress forgot my coffee and never refilled it when I reminded her. The music is so loud it gave me a migraine. I would avoid this location and go to the other near by. read more

Food was excellent the service was as well they were super busy and had a home game but everything was perfect !!! Highly recommend

This is a breakfast that will keep you full all day. All the servers and workers are very friendly and everything is consistent from the food to the service. This team has everything moving like a well oiled machine. I love the old school diner vibe of Waffle House, it's like stepping into a Time Machine and the experience beats any overly fancy breakfast anywhere else. The price is more than fair for the amount of food you get. Definitely a go to for a solid breakfast! read more

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If I could give it 0 stars I would first things first what can you expect anything professional at Waffle House nothing at all but atleast some decency. The crew was arguing with each other in front of everyone the cook saying he would leave throwing the food everywhere carelessly. People was waiting for a hour for just an all star meal. Then when I finally got my food which I paid $53 dollars for missing bacon and biscuit had to go back for the grits. Would not recommend here late at night they can't handle the busy rush read more

I had to call three times just for someone to pick up the phone. On the third call they picked up and put me on a 7 minute hold, only to have NO ONE come back to the phone to take my order! So I jump in the car and drive to the location. There's only one person in the diner, three workers and I'm trying to figure out how no one was available to take my order . I order two scrambled eggs no cheese (FRIED HARD) and a chicken melt bowl. What I got.. scrambled eggs with cheese and a STEAK bowl read more

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We were seated quickly and our orders were correct. The value meal is our go to breakfast. There were a lot of families there this visit. The atmosphere was pleasant. read more

The kids and I have tried to come here for breakfast on the weekend, but it's always too packed. We finally made it happen a few weekends ago when Papi was out of town. At the time this was the closest Waffle House to my neighborhood...It looked like the brand new one on Waters was open yesterday when I drove by! I guess Waffle House is nostalgic for me. In my high school and college days a Pecan Waffle or patty melt always hit the spot after dancing all night at the club. It was also a good place for me and the boyfriend at the time to come for breakfast...no need to get all fancy and show up with bed head. Back then they had a special menu where you can pick all you can eat items made to order. If always get teased by the roommate for not eating bacon or not putting enough syrup on my waffle. LOL memories. Since I'm not a frequent diner I notice the menu options are always different. Same food...just presented in different value deals. The food is just basic diner food. I like it better than Denny's or IHOP. It's small, but you can see how everything is being cooked and the service seems to be consistent across all waffle houses in every state I've tried one in. I guess I won't need to come to this location any longer now that there's one closer to me. I at least got to eat here once. read more

We celebrated here with a big birthday breakfast (four of us) and it was AWESOME! Food was incredible (literally the waffle and hash browns were perfection), but it was Rose that stole the show. She was one of the best servers we've ever encountered...so kind and positive and very attentive. You can clearly tell she chooses to enjoy her job and it makes everyone around her feel great. Thank you, Rose, and all our best to you and your soon-to-be-born baby girl. Hope to see you again and enjoy another birthday waffle! read more

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Tuesday June 14th overnight crew with only the waitress and cook were amazing even with customers waiting...the server acknowledged everyone coming in and explained the staffing situation and left it up to the customer to decide wether to wait. We waited and was so worth it!!!! Server was amazing amazing and did not miss a beat. Huge props to this team and the service!!! read more

I love Waffle House, so when I saw there was one close to my house I was excited! I went in to find Gina, a waitress that had served me years ago at a different restaurant working there. I was happy to see her, she had always been the best waitress to have and she still is. She is so personable and nice and her service is Top notch! She's always right on anything you may need or want. Truly the best of the best. I always order my eggs a strange way and then I met Matt ... he made my eggs and whole breakfast better than anyone ever has!!! And he is so nice and personable also! Truly the best team in Waffle House!!! Thank you, read more

I love Waffle House waffles and they did not disappoint. The waffle was so good! Our server Trish was very kind. She kept telling us to order this and it would be cheaper. She kept trying to give us the best value for our money. I wanted a waffle, hash browns, and one scrambled egg. She said if I got two eggs( that came with the meal, and meat we would save $2. ) I let my husband choose the meat since I don't eat it. Service was lighting fast. Our food arrived shortly after we ordered it. The waffles took a few more minutes, but it was still very fast compared to other places. I didn't enjoy my hash browns and eggs. They were unusually greasy. I'm used to crispy hash browns. Which they normally have the staff was wonderful. My husband ordered steak and eggs with a waffle. The first thing he said was. It doesn't look like the photo and it didn't. It was thin and small. He enjoyed it none the less. His hash browns were greasy as well. read more

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

Always great food and always friendly service! I always only go to this location! The food is always seasoned perfectly along with great portions! Best WH on the city! read more

Food and service were prompt and delicious, as always. Ambiance was the Huddle House:-) The cook made a mistake but fixed it quickly and with a smile. Tough to beat the "Awful Waffle"! read more

Worst customer service! They Never answer the phone. I live 3 blocks away, try to call in my order... no answer. I drive there and the place is empty while the workers are smoking out back. Last week I got them to answer the phone I place my order I get there stand at the register while my food is getting cold on the back counter, nobody even bothers to come up to me for 8 minutes. I turned around and walked away . will never order food from there again! horrible! read more

First timer from Chicago; never been and always wanted to try. This location surpassed my expectations everyone was incredibly friendly and all the workers looked like they were having a good time. Happy cooks = Good food. Shout out to my server Kiki/ Naya who was super friendly from the moment I walked in. read more

I've worked in hospitality for 7 years, and this has got to be the worse experience in those 7 years, the moment I sat down Veronica was completely ignoring me for 25 minutes.... Didn't ask me for water, didn't say hello. Absolutely nothing. Once I finally got to put in my order it took her another 10 minutes to get me water... there was 8 people sitting down... absolutely no rush, and still took absolutely the longest possible time to even pay attention to anyone... if I could give this place a negative star, I would. Do better. read more

Waffle House was a loved little divvy place my family used to stop at every year when we would travel south until they just fell off and became known as AWFUL HOUSE! This chain of restaurants became nasty, full of filth with bad greasy food. When you got a good one the place was a gem but if you got a bad one then you better go get yourself checked out for poisoning. I was thrilled to see they were building a new location on Hillsborough Avenue. It was not far but in a good location I could get to especially if the food and service was good. I went a week after the Grand opening and it was packed. Cars were turning around because there was no parking. My sister and I came back the following day and got in. Breakfast was awesome! The service was great, food was good, place was clean and the staff was working together like a well-oiled machine. I think I get a little beyond myself and decided to come back the next day because I didn't want to cook and had a patty melt. Well I must sadly report is was dry, tough, stale and burnt. The night crew was not cooking, flipping and frying like the day crew. Another thing that I noticed was that the spilling's from the waffle iron station was not cleaned. This place is too new to be slipping already. Someone put a lot of time and effort into building this location for it to flop already. Let's hope they do the legacy proud but the actions in the months to come are what will prove its worth. read more

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Well...I had to make sure it wasn't a fluke..so I tried going 3x for them to redeem themselves BUT....my final conclusion? The night crew SUCKS!! I've NEVER had an issue with the day crew...EVER...and I've eaten here lots of times....but 3 out of the 4x I've eaten at night...I've gotten a regular cheeseburger when I paid for chili bacon...got the wrong order....and had to ask for the drink, chili and pancake that I paid for on separate occasions... That's just ridiculous...I do notice it's a younger crew at night...but that shouldn't be an excuse...I'll just stick to the day crew from now on and go to McDonald's if I get off work late and need something quick to eat at night...never again will I spend money here at night read more

Maybe the best kept location (super clean, super organized). And great food (executed perfectly)! Always a big waffle house fan. The pride was high, attitude was exceptional! East Coast Waffles, Inc - great location read more

Unimpressed ... the place was empty, service bad they were training which made it worse... waffles were undone in the middle they were doughy food was not what I thought it to be from so many recommendations I got from people all around it's a no go for me... read more

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I hadn't been to a Waffle House in about 8 years before stopping into this location and it was exactly how I remembered it: Good, cheap and quick. I sat down, ordered my meal, scarfed it down, and was in and out of there in 15 minutes. Not many places that aren't fast food can do that nowadays. My server was efficient and got me everything I needed and my meal tasted just fine. The value for what you get is impressive. My check was under $6 and I felt like I had just eaten like a king. While most places are charging $3-$4 for just a breakfast sandwich, there is no doubt that Waffle House has better value. If you have the time to sit down and enjoy a good breakfast for an even better price, then Waffle House is it. read more

Servers were very much rude. We walked in no one greeted us. We sat for 30 mins waiting to be seated and no one came. Another couple came in after us and they were seated first. All the workers saw us but decided to seat some other ppl. I am very upset with the unprofessionallism of this establishment I will no be coming back. Y'all need to get your shit together. read more

Exceptional service from everyone! The cooks are amazing and the service/food excellent. Best Waffle House I've ever eaten at. Hard working team. After eating I dropped my phone getting in the car and was about to drive off- however Bob rushed out to pick it up before I departed and saved me. Wow. We were so impressed by the attentiveness and consideration!! read more

There's a new restaurant in town that opened up just last week. It's something you're all familiar with, the Waffle House . The new location is on the corner of Hillsborough Avenue West & Hesperdies. Some have been excitedly waiting for this arrival. There are fast food restaurants and then there's the iconic fast food restaurants that we grew up with. To mention to crystals and waffle house. I'm not going to say either one of them have terrific food or better better better than that but they should serve their purpose. Whether it's the middle of the night or first thing in the morning always a great gathering spot. Whether it's a place to meet your friends or grab a quick meal have a cup of coffee it's always a place that takes you back to a certain time in your life. They do have great breakfasts. Waffle House is of course famous for their waffles but I don't even eat waffles. They do have great breakfast , sandwiches burgers salad soups chili just about anything you could want. The thing I like about these what I call iconic fast food restaurants is you feel like you're in the middle of the action. You have a staff that cooks and the servers talking back and forth to each other about orders on what needs to go down then how about eggs should be and hash browns scattered or smothered or however you would order them. That's just the dynamic different feeling, I get, rather than being in a typical fast food restaurant it's kind of a cross between a diner and a fast food restaurant. I think their food is a good value and well done. It's nice to have the hash browns all different kinds of ways as well as perfect eggs anyway you order them. Or whatever you decide to choose off the menu to eat for that time of day or morning or wee hours of the morning. I just have to say I've got a lot of fond memories of Waffle House as a young adult & it's nice to have one close by so that it can fill the void from time to time. What's a girl to do? Enjoy fleeting memories of younger years while enjoying great food at any hour of the day or night. read more

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We had an event with about 100 people and Anthony and Waffle House team provided us with waffles and potatoes. Professional catering experience. Thanks for your kindness and hard work friends! read more

Sunday morning breakfast was great! We were in & out in less than an hour. Where else can you get a T-bone steak & sausage gravy w biscuits & waffles?! Yum! read more

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The food is good. The staff is friendly at times. The bacon was very greasy and the ham was tough.

I just made a $29.00 mistake of dining here. A large portion of the staff were in training to work at another site currently being erected on W. Waters Ave. near my home. I ordered eggs fried HARD ( first and second orders were runny). My smothered hashbrowns had no onions. My guest's eggs were runny as well. I spoke with the manager and informed him that even though the cooks were in training didn't excuse them from putting out a quality product. If i am given training food i should pay with training money! Definitely won't be dining at the new site. read more

not sure if it was this specific location, I'm a Michigander, but I loved the food and the southern hospitality was so nice, thank you too the cooks, staff and etc. some of the best food and niceest servers I've ever had. read more

The staff here is great, but my experience at all the other WH has always been great. Food is a bit greasy, but I mean is WH, I don't go in expecting anything healthy. My bf loves their grilled chicken, and the chocolate chip pancakes are delicious! I don't really have any complaints about this location. Maybe the only thing I would have to complain about is that this location is way too close to my house. Seriously, getting out of the gym at night and not stopping by here has been harder than my A&P class in college. (it's a joke btw, I would never complain about having a WH too close to where I live) read more

Just went to the Waffle House on W Hillsborough Ave. Excellent breakfast was greeted with a good morning from all the employees clean and the food was delicious will be a frequent patron of this establishment. Our waitress was courteous and very professional thank you waffle house for opening up one so close to me read more

We were politely greeted and quickly helped. The entire staff was very friendly and attentive. The place was clean and the food was good. Definitely recommend! read more

My son and I decided he would play hookie from school today, (he is four). We stopped at Waffle House for waffles. He thought it was neat. He said "Mommy, this place is cool and beautiful." I showed him how to operate the julebox and we enjoyed waffles. Service was friendly, cheerful. Restroom was clean. Music was good for the soul. It was a great morning. Waffles could be a tad crispier but everything was great. We will go again. read more

Never had a bad experience at a waffle house anywhere in the country and this one fit that. Food is good, fast, cheap, and the people working there are super nice. If you want a quick bite or breakfast at 10 pm this is a great place to get it. read more

Waffles really good here. Steak is super small. Hash browns can be better. Service is really nice.

This is an American classic. I'd never been before, always wanted to. LOVED the pecan waffles and cheesy eggs. Great location: A waitress played country tunes on the juke box, staff called 'Good Morning' to all the entering customers, it was clean and friendly. But most importantly, the food was very tasty. read more

I've eaten at this location twice so far because it is close to a local car audio group hangout up the street. Each visit was after midnight on a Saturday-Sunday. I had the same waitress each visit. Altho she is friendly and cordial, she is also very forgetful. She forgot drinks, a whole order and a side order. I attributed it to how busy they were. This time, it wasn't the case. My friend and i placed our order and started to talk, then about 5min later as she was serving our other friends their food she asked if we wanted to change our egg order to omelets like out friend was served because she did not place our order yet.... 5 min! She also needed a second reminder of my friends drink order. The kitchen is literally in front of us. She stood their another 2min just chatting with her coworkers before placing our order. Meanwhile, the people that walked in about 10min after us were getting their food served to them. So we get our food. The orders were correct with no errors, except for the mustard packet buried in my scrambled eggs..... It's not like it was a bandaid so inlet it slide. The food is always delicious, and our server was very polite, but forgetting an order a few seconds afterwards.... Come on. Then it just comes off as rude when you have to remind them. Long story short. Good food. Great prices. Servers are polite yet forgetful at times it seems. read more