I've go 2 this restaurant all the. times the food has always been great & the restaurant has always been clean. 1 of the main thing I order is the chicken fried steak it is through the roof. the service is awesome. never had a problem with anything. read more

I first walked in this place a couple of years ago and I love the place to death.. a lot better then the Turlock location that intoo was given crappy service and its professionalism. I'm sorry for the ones in Turlock and Ceres are closed and open up one in MercedCounty.. you guys rock.. read more

Came here for the first time for Fathers Day. Upon walking in, the woman right in front of us behind the desk never looked up or even acknowledged we were there. We sat down to wait. Finally got a table and I sat my purse down. Took forever to take our order. The waffle I got was good, everything else was not. The biscuits were super dry and seemed old. My gravy on top was almost cold. My husbands meat was cooked way more than he asked. His hash browns were almost burned and tasted like old oil. When picking up my purse, I discovered how very dirty the floor was. Our waitress never gave us our bill, we waited almost a half hour after eating before finally just going up front to pay. My daughters apple juice was $4!! The small cup of coffee was $3. May come once more to try lunch but not likely. I get that it was busy but a business should be able to handle when it's busy. read more

Waffle Shop - This was the floor under our table. Yuck. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson, California

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I was shocked when I entered the restaurant with my county mandated face mask on to see the cashier without a mask talking to an unmasked customer. The customer walked past me as I was waiting to be seated and looked at me with my mask on and made an approving sound. I was disappointed to see several customers coming in the door, no mask, and no attempt by the management to require masking. I was unimpressed with the lack of respect for others by the management and customers. Given this, I will not be patronizing this establishment again. read more

Food was good service great. Only thing keeping it from 5 star? Cleanliness. Need attention bad. read more

Waffle Shop - Food great, restrooms need attention. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson, California

Food served prompt, hot and ready to eat! Service always good. Coffee excellent and always kept full! Definitely a stop for breakfast or lunch! read more

Waffle Shop - 3 pancakes, 4 bacon, two eggs, YUM! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson, California

We love coming to the Waffle Shop and seeing our favorite waitress Roselle. They have a wonderful staff and the food is great.

Top notch service! Was welcomed right away. Our server Hollie was absolutely amazing. Super sweet and helpful. Actually knew the food. Didn't have to ask for anything. She checked in and made sure our drinks stayed full. Food is delicious! Large portions. Will be back for sure! read more

Waffle Shop - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson, California

Tasty breakfast, great service for a fair price. Tasty waffles, amazing bacon and coffee. We're looking forward to our next visit

Food quality and size have continued to dwindle over the years. The real complaint is with their excuse for service. I have been eating here since I was a child but have slowed going after having to deal with insults from a certain waitress. A few weeks ago, I was getting my car fixed down the road and stopped by to get some breakfast while I waited. The same waitress that insulted us in the past cut me off at the door. Rather than asking if I was ready to be seated she gave attitude. I didn't feel like dealing with her again so I requested a different waitress because I didn't feel like being insulted that day. Her response of "I don't even remember you" didn't change the fact I didn't want to put up with her again. When I repeated that I did not want her as my waitress, she started screaming and told me don't come back. This is the 3rd incident I have had to deal with from this cashier. I will be taking her advice and not coming back. I recommend everyone else do the same and avoid the headache. read more

On your way to Kirkwood? Need some breakfast? Well, I've got just the right place for you! The Waffle House! To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect when we drove up to this place but it is definitely a unpolished gem in the middle of a bunch of rocks. The breakfast here is amazing especially their waffles, which they've won countless awards for. They even make Bacon Waffles for you bacon lovers, that consists of bacon on top with bacon in the middle of the waffles, it sounds pretty nasty but it's actually quite good. The decor is very run of the mill, (What can you expect your in the middle of nowhere), but the service here was great! Our waitress was funny, friendly, and very helpful. Eventhough, this is about a 5 minute detour, from the 88, I'll be making this my stop for breakfast on my way up to Kirkwood. read more

I suppose if you have to, you'd eat here. Craving a big country breakfast, we decided to try this. My hopes were it was going to be big country eating, like Cracker Barrel or the Original Pancake House. Unfortunately, it's more like a Denny's. "Belgian" waffle was Eggo thin and while I could get it with bacon AND pecans, it didn't hold up. They sure like their bacon salty. Waitstaff was minimal in both help and frequency. The walls of this place bleed desparation of a forgotten foothill town, burdened by the elevated big-city movement of its large Indian casino. I wanted to like it, but alas, I doubt I will ever go back. read more

Five stars for a great Belgian style waffle, good attentive service, and a friendly staff. Service was quick, food came out in a timely manner, and the waitress helped by pointing out a better combo on the menu. all in all, for Breakfast, i'll be Back. read more

I had the Mediterranean omelet. It was fluffy and a perfect balance of feta, spinach and sautéed onions. Hash brown was nice and crunchy. Biscuits and gravy were OK. Too much gravy. Next time I would order gravy on the side. My friend had the waffle combo and thought the waffle was excellent. High marks on the hash brown too. Service was slow and inattentive but it was around 2pm and looked like they were under staffed. Next time I'm in the neighborhood I'll definitely come back. read more

We ate breakfast here 12/27/18. The food was massive and tasty! You definitely get your money's worth! The staff was friendly and attentive. We will definitely eat here the next time we are in town! read more

Food is decent. Service is adequate. But the poor cashier needed help with the register. Must be pretty complicated because she couldn't take cash so I offered to use my debit card. After about 15 minutes with a huge line of people waiting to pay she got it figured out. And - to top it off - my breakfast was 11.95 but I find on my bank statement that I was charged 13.95. read more

What can I say, great hangover food. They have a very large menu and serve huge portions. For some reason we always end up with the same gentleman as our server who is very attentive and the rest of the staff seem kind as well. I read more

I would rather take a bite out of my shoe than eat here again. Joking of course. Nothing great here slow service bland overpriced meals. Waitresses are careless at best. A few flapjacks and eggs shouldn't cost $12. Try McDonald's is better all the way around read more

We recently discovered the Waffle Shop and we LOVE it! The staff is so friendly and the food is always delicious. We will be regulars for sure! read more

Came here on a Saturday morning around 8:30. We were seated immediately and checked on regularly. Kate or Katie our waitress was attentive. She even gave my one year old a banana as starter. Ate the country omelette with hash browns and side of biscuits and gravy. The favor was great and portions were large. This is going to be the go to diner for me. read more

Great lil find. Patty melt with fries is a must. Great ranch dressing to dip fries in!

I love this place so much. I actually had a bacon cheeseburger today instead of breakfast which I usually do and oh my goodness it was amazing and I would also like to give a shout out to Hannah Banana our waitress. She was the bomb!!! read more

We went in on a Sunday morning looking for some food.They sat us down quick enough, then forgot we were there.It took almost 1/2 a hour for them to get to us to place a order.During this time, others came in and were seated quickly, and seemed to know the staff.They got their food before us. When we did get the food, it was bland at best.They forgot the drink I ordered, and had to ask for it 3/4 the way into the meal, since that was the first time I saw any help.Not going here again. read more

Have had a few waffles this year that weren't bad and today we went to the Father's Day special T-Bone steak special, and the steaks were surprisingly good, but the potatoes were awful and they failed to have the banana cream pie that was in their ad and supposed to be the dessert included. They still have a lot of work to do to get back up to the excellent standard they once set. Also, the manager who I think runs a fairly tight ship was not there today. On the other hand, there was a lot of extra staff, and they had to move very large numbers of people which they were doing fairly well. We used to go there frequently and just wish they could really get it together consistently as we miss going as much as we used to do. read more

Best breakfast joint in town. Don't let the tacky decor get in the way of having a good experience. The service is phenomenal. I've always gotten a nice waitress with a big friendly smile on her face. And the food is your typical American breakfast food. No complaints there! I'm a frequent visitor, even though I'm probably always the youngest one there. ;) read more

If you don't mind the decor being bought next door at the thrift shop or the carpet that hasn't been cleaned since the gold rush, you might like this establishment. The Greek omelette tasted fresh and light and the waitress was kind but seriously....that decor read more

Disgusting. The chicken in the sandwich was so leathery I couldn't finish. Hate to waste food, but I couldn't eat more than a few bits. My BF tried to trade half of the sandwich even he couldn't finish it. His sandwich was terrible, too. (Oh, they also got my side wrong) ambient music sounded like two very different radio stations competing again each other. read more

i don't know what other reviewers are talking about when they say the waffle palace (my name for it) is understaffed or that the waitstaff are slow. we eat breakfast here every other week and have never experienced anything like that. the waffles, especially the cherry, are lovely; they have real buttermilk pancakes; omelets are huge and packed with stuff (try the shop omelet for tons of meat); they have huevos con chorizo as a breakfast special on occasion (ask for jalapeños!!!); i LOVE their coffee; and they have yummy bacon. Sherry is our favourite waitress (we've known her since we all lived in the SFBA and were DELIGHTED to find her up here). the staff keep your coffee cup full and there's only one waitress who is a pill, so avoid her (she's really short W/O glasses). ***UPDATE*** Sadly, Sherry has retired now (Jan 2013), so ask for Laurie, especially if you have cats! she's now "our" waitress after Sherry's sad departure. we'll miss Sherry, but Laurie is as perfect as Sherry was and makes our breakfasts just as special. read more

Great place still serving a Good meal! a Lil update they are now opened Friday and Saturday's until 8:00pm! serving Breakfast lunch and Dinner read more

This was my first time here, the portions are large and the coffee was great! I had the Denver omelet and my husband had chicken fried steak, both were delicious! I would definitely come back! read more

BEST BREAKFAST IN AMADOR COUNTY! The service is prompt and they are always real pleasant. The chicken fried steak is out of this world. If your a breakfast food person I would make it a point to come here! read more

amazing gravy!!! made my heart happy! I will always come back here

Love this place! Food is good and lots of it .. Workers are very friendly and make it an nice place to eat and feel comfortable :) prices are pretty reasonable :) read more

Two stars is being generous here. The food was acceptable but it was a pretty bad experience overall. The staff was unorganized and unprepared. One waitress (although very friendly) was literally running around the restaurant. They didn't have enough clean silverware to give to everyone in a less than half full restaurant and orders were messed up and forgotten. Friendly people, but completely unprepared. read more

This is always been my favorite shop until this morning We ordered two meals to eat there and three meals to go and I don't believe the waitress liked her job today because of that in the to go meals she put open syrup packages (used) so they spelled out all over the containers and our car. We wanted a strawberry waffle, With the strawberries on the side so the waffles did not become mush on the way home. She neglected to tell us that ordering the topping separate would be an extra $2.00. That the biscuit tasted like cement and looked like it yesterday's leftovers which was so disappointing. The skillet meal was so greasy, that the bottom of the container looked like an EPA clean up disaster and the potatoes were completely raw. They offered toast, biscuit or tortillas, so what's with the extra charge for these Does toast not come with breakfast. This vast difference, is explained how? what a new chef, a new owner, has to be something but it's not good. That's $70.00 that won't come again read more

If I could give this place no stars, I would! Went in with four adults and one child for lunch. Altho we were seated promptly and offered coffee, we waited over an hour to get our food! When we asked what was taking so long, we were told the cooks select the orders by size - as in smaller groups got their food faster then larger groups. HOW THE HELL IS A GROUP OF 4 ADULTS AND ONE CHILD A LARGE GROUP? I watched numerous other tables of four come in after us and get their food faster.... in fact, even leave before we received our food! The waitress and the manager were 'apologetic' but even when the manager went back to help get the order cooked, it came out wrong - which delayed one item an extra 10 minutes. My food was cold (grilled chicken sandwich); another's was so greasy she couldn't eat it. I do not recommend this place! I encourage everyone to stay away!! read more

We have eaten here dozens of time over the years even with all the different owners. Today was the worse, neither of us even finished it! The hash browns tasted nothing short of the grease they cooked it in, the corn beef hash was nothing but a, for lack of a better word, gross taste of moosh! To top it off, we were charged a surcharge for eggs with the reason being told to us,"because of the recent deaths of thousand of chickens from diseases and their prices going up"!!!! REALLY!!! read more

Just moved to Pioneer in July and was looking for a restaurant. I saw the Waffle Shop and tried it. To my surprise the food is great. My daughter and I come here ever since. Today I asked my server Brenda what is the special. She told me it's pork chop. So I have Pork chop, hash brown, egg white and toast for $8.99 and it's a great choice. The other good thing is Brenda remember me and she always great when I arrived. If you're in this area I highly recommend for you to try it. Waffle Shop is a "Hidden Gem" tuck away. read more

We brought 11 people in with no notice and they immediately got the tables together and seated us. Three servers made sure we had enough coffee and water the whole time. They had NO PROBLEM giving us separate checks, which is never a guarantee. And to top it all off the food was DELICIOUS. Final review: would definitely come back when in the area. read more

This place is disgusting, the cook told me they have mold in the ceiling and behind their stoves, rats in their garbage area, and use old unlabled food. read more