Denny’s

Probably the most disgusting establishment I’ve ever been to. The entire staff is incredibly unprofessional and super disrespectful. I have been here a few times and every time my waiter or waitress is rude takes forever to even get your drink order or even order in general. Do not ever come to this Denny’s it’s unclean and the staff are not friendly what so ever

Great food and great service the manager was on the floor taking plates and shaking hands, very satisfied.

I have food allergies and asked the server to put all my salad toppings on the side. The server looked at me like I was disgusting her and wasting her time. I asked about another item on the menu and she could hardly be bothered to check or anything.
So I was very upset by this treatment but decided to stay for the benefit of my party. When my salad came it had only a few things on the side.
I’m feeling very upset by this experience.

Service is slow. Had to keep flagging down server for items they forgot to bring when food was served. Quality of food was marginal. Yes, I know it’s Denny’s. Ate at a Denny’s down by San Diego State University last weekend and their food was great. There is a difference in quality between each location. I won’t be coming back here.

You go to Denny’s because you know what kind of food you’re getting. No surprises. Same case at this place, but what you don’t expect is the shoddy service. It truly is exceptionally bad. I’m an understanding person and usually give servers the benefit of the doubt (busy, understaffed, etc), but yeah, this was the worst. I hate giving bad reviews, but this place really does deserve it.
1. Waited ages for a water refill. When it came we only got one. There were two of us. We shared.
2. Never got any eating utensils, ended up grabbing some from another table. We shared.
3. Asked twice for to go boxes. Asked twice for bill.
4. Server (s?) simply toss you food and forget about you. I’m so lonely.
5. I started writing this before we asked for the bill. it’s been 15 minutes. Still waiting to pay! I’m in such pain.
6. If you’re a masochist who enjoys feeling ignored. Come here!

2 stars here for the food but service here is seriously bad. Stopped here driving from San Diego to LA and took forever just to take our order and then even longer just to get our food. Restaurant isn’t that big but still very, very slow service. Usually other Dennys have decent service but here it took forever. Go someplace else unless you can have time to waste.

My family and I stopped here after coming from the beach across the street. We live an hour away but decided to venture out that day… We immediately all agreed that we would check out the cool looking Denny’s to have dinner. When you walk in, you have to guide yourself to the «circular room» where all the other guest’s have the view of you walking in as you make your grand entrance. It’s was just weird and uncomfortable. They offered us two seperate booths because they didn’t have tables big enough to seat 7. My table was dirty and still wet from a sloppy wipe down. Gross. The guy that seated us took our drink order without writing it down which is always impressive but not this time. He kept coming back to our table to ask us what we ordered over and over and then when he finally left, he came back with the wrong drinks –_​–
We ordered an appetizer that came AFTER our food got to the table and as we were finishing up, they brought an order of hush puppies that I had to ask for again. When 3 people have to serve you it starts getting complicated. This place is too unorganized. Will not return be returning.

Came to this place cause it looked kinda «Classic» on the outside, but not so much on the inside. It had outdated grandma pajama striped wallpaper. There was no hostess to greet you when you first walk in. When guided to be seated I felt weird walking into an awkwardly rounded room, with booths all around. Also went to restroom and it was filthy. Stank too! The service was not great either. Had three different people come to our table. In addition, the busser rudely reached to grab the dirty plates without asking. I wont be coming back.

This is the worst Denny’s I’ve ever been to. To begin with the set up is weird, the entrance is so confusing. There’s no one to greet you and it’s so small. It was dirty everywhere overall, the outside tables seemed like they have never been cleaned ever, it was gross. The food was okay. But overall that’s the last time I come here.

The Denny’s is the worst. The set up is really weird and confusing because there’s no front counter or hostess area. The customer service is horrible and the manager is rude

You BEST BACK UP and really get ready to have some knowledge dropped. My friends and I hit this joint up practically every Sunday night. As my girlfriend put it, you’d literally have to TRY to have a bad time in order to have a less then positive experience. A simple mishap with our drinks led to us making unforgettable friends with the staff, and hilarious conversations to boot. They’ve always welcomed us with smiles, pep, and great service. One rude customer came up to us once and told us we were better off going somewhere else because she needed to wait a bit too long for her food. We were quick to ignore her, and despite her attitude, the staff still gave us their pepped up and inviting welcome. Now, let’s just remember, it’s a restaurant, so the food needs a review too, right?
Now, I’m no Gordon Ramsey. I’m barely able to fetch a glass of water without burning myself somehow. But I’ve sampled numerous items from their menu. Whether it’s the mozzarella cheese sticks (which have ALWAYS been 85% stolen by my friends from me), to their Grand Slamwich (My favorite breakfast item), everything we’ve had there was delicious and brought to us quick. I recently discovered the great taste of adding a shot of vanilla flavoring to orange Fanta, and whenever we show up, they know just what we enjoy. It’s delicious! I’ve never received my food from here and thought, «Whoa, this ain’t for me…»
All in all, this is a great family restaurant. And for a place that gets hit with some… unsavory characters that wander around the area, and despite being open 24/​7, Denny’s at Dana Point has always been clean, and the staff polite and inviting. The restaurant’s layout is great too, with some awesome décor, including an autograph from John Travolta. I’m glad to call them my friends, and always look forward to ending a, long work week with friends at their tables, enjoying the great food, and chatting away with their staff. Truly a great restaurant!

I absolutely love this place!!! I have no complaints. I love the staff. They are so sweet it’s literally like family. We come here every week just to see the people here.
I always hear how bad it is and you literally have to try to have a bad time here. Be nice to them and you would be amazed by the experience.

The service here is REALLY slow. Because I had a big party, they ignored us for a long time. Two tables sat, got drinks and ordered food before we got even a drink order in. We are traveling on vacation and came here out of necessity. Never again.

My Grandmother comes here every so often, so I am writing this review for her.
Like every other early morning Sunday, she is greeted by a wonderful young woman. Her name starts with an A, she says.
She somehow remembers her order, very quick and very efficient. Excellent and very professional in that manner. The way she explains it to me it reminds her of the service she got at Maestros in South Coast Plaza which is very high end. If you read this you should surely work for them. Not that Denny’s isn’t good darling. Anyways keep up the good work.

This place needs some work to say the least. We came on Christmas Day. Grant it, it’s Christmas but how can you be out of items, our server not going to name, names wasnt really attentive. Our party got split up and she would serve one table and not us. Sort of annoying.
The set up of this place is weird being a giant circle. Sort of weird, and the place is to small in my opinion.
However the food we did get to order came out fresh and was really good.

My dear wife Pat has a favorite saying when she sees reviews like the disgruntled ones here; «People will complaint, even if they are hung with a new rope» In the case of this particular Denny’s, we have been going there for Sunday breakfast (very crowded and busy) for a few years now. Every single time, we have been very pleased with service and the quality of the food (not to say the same about other Denny’s). Jose, the manager, keeps his crew working happily and effectively, even when extremely busy. The food always arrives hot and nice, even when we make changes to the order. So, all and all, this is an exceptional Denny’s to go to. Off course, on a weekday, it’s a lot less crowded, but on Sundays if it’s very busy, there is a reason why. The food is good and the service better!

Smallest Denny’s I’ve ever been to. The circular layout was just strange. This Denny’s is located at the intersection of Coast Highway & Dana Point Harbor. Service was friendly & quick despite it being midnight. Our waters & coffee were refilled without us having a chance to ask. I ordered the Belgian Slam breakfast which came with a big belgian waffle, 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon & 2 sausages. I have to say that this breakfast meal was underwhelming & lacking in taste all around. The waffle was fluffy but was bland despite me drowning it in syrup & lathering it in the provided whipped butter. The bacon was probably the tastiest part of the meal. The sausages were not to my liking. They just tasted funny. I ate one & just left the other. The eggs I got scrambled were ok. Standard stuff. They need to either change up the recipes or makeover this Denny’s. Hopefully both. Staff was very helpful. No complaints at all.

What a cool Denny’s! I don’t think it started out as a Denny’s, it’s built in the round, and has a very cool look to it.
We stopped for a late lunch after a whale watching trip yesterday. It was about 3PM so it wasn’t very busy. The food was excellent! Yum!

We came here last weekend and had an awesome experience. Or server was top notch and the store manager was expediting food, asking customers how their breakfast was going, taking checks, and refilling drinks! It was hands on management, he was right out ere with his team helping. Awesome, right? We even complimented the store manager on himself and our waiter.
Fast forward to today– the same store manager greeted us. Don’t think he remembered us even though we raved and it was literally last weekend that we were here. No biggie. Then we sit and wait for our drink order… no one comes. When the waitress finally does come she asks if we are ready to order n we tell her no one has even asked us for drinks or greeted us. She says «oh I thought she came and took your drink order.» Huh? Who is she? No girls around our area whatsoever. Obviously a lie. Okay, we can get past that too. While I was ready to drop it and still have a nice breakfast — I look back and then the thing that was the final last straw happened… wait for it… drum roll please…
So, you remember that exception store manager that we raved about last time? Well as I glance back to where they expedite the food from, I see him take a tomato out of my salad and pop it into his mouth. Seriously. Right out of my plate. Yech.

Dont come in on NYE for morning breakfast! Clumsy waitors, plus too many people!!! The good thing about this place is that the dirty dishes were picked up very quickly! This Dennys is designed more like a diner than a restaurant. The place wasnt bad but their menus were so dirty they were crawling with bacteria… I wonder if they are ever cleaned? I had their strawberry bananna smoothie which was good. Who knows when Ill be back here… its been years since I visited.