Betsy’s Pancake House

Amazing food! Huge portions and low cost. The staff is super friendly and even remembered us when we came in the second day! :) I would definitely come back here again.

Food was great! Biscuits and gravy was out of this world. Service was friendly and attentive. It’s not a fancy brunch type place, just down home well prepared good food. Will definitely return.

The line wraps around the inside instead of thr outside which in turn blocks off the bathrooms. Sitted 20 minutes, but food took around 30 minutes to come after that. This is ridiculous considering my table’s order was all simple breakfast items (basic pancake orders). People that were in line behind us received food 15 minutes before us.
Waitresses were great though tbh, but the kitchen was in a fluster. Grits seemed watery, fine. My over medium eggs were watery… Why?
Belgium waffle was smashed. Pancakes were good.
2 stars for the waitresses, but otherwise would be 1 star. This place has high rating for not good reasons imo.

Best bacon I have ever eaten. Super crisp. And the grits were as wonderful as grits can get w/​o cheese. I had a second helping of both. (I have never done this.) Over medium eggs were perfectly cooked too. And service was good and friendly.

It’s like having breakfast at your Grandma’s house, without being at your Grandma’s house. I love the breakfast and can’t seem to try anything else here. I always leave with a to-​go box, as I can’t just have their corned beef hash special, I also have to have pancakes (which are sooo huge). The lunch specials are awesome too. The waitresses are super nice.

This is my second visit, both visits were mid-​morning, and they were busy. There were several police officers eating inside, which for some reason, I found to be reassuring. Service was quick considering the amount of diners. There was a kid walking around in the service area. I don’t know the story behind the pre-​teen girl, but just noticed her. The food was hot, the water was cold, the place was cleaner than I expected, with the amount of business they had on both times. If I happen to be in the area, I will be back, but no special trips will be made.

This is our goto spot for breakfast. Whenever were in town, definitely make time for here. Can’t complain at all, when it comes to the food. Everything taste good, prepared very well. If you’re in the area, give this place a shot, won’t be disappointed…

this is old school, great little breakfast spot filled with all kinds of folks. I give you four stars for service, and entertaining. food is nothing spectacular, but this place delivers for the price. great prices, and wonderful service. daily specials are very new orleans oriented. this is a place that politicians like to be seen as well when wanting to rev up local attitude and gratitude. huzzah.

Great breakfast and delicious pancakes for a reasonable price! We didn’t have much time and the staff made sure we got our food very quickly! Would go back here again!

I got the Mac and cheese and chicken salad. Both were dry. Chicken was so dry, I spit it out. I ate half of the Mac and cheese. My friends good seemed to be fine. They got a waffle, eggs, bacon, hash browns (under cooked), and grey and biscuits. Everything seems to be decently priced. Try it out, see how you like it. I don’t eat very much, so I go for smaller portions, and that really messed up the taste here.

I’ve passed Betsy’s hundreds of times with the intention of stopping in. It’s just got that 70s era home food joint vibe about it that I love.
Finally, my husband and I stopped by for breakfast. So glad we did.
The blueberry and the apple pancakes are rolled up when you get them, like burritos, with all the fruit inside. Some reviewers have complained because the fruit is in all likelihood from a can. They’re probably right, but it’s delicious nonetheless.
My suggestion if you want each organic blueberry hand picked for your dining pleasure that you choose one of the many accommodating restaurants in NOLA. You can’t throw a blueberry without hitting a dining establishment that boasts all natural, organic, bought at a local farm food. If that’s your thing, I’d imagine just looking at the outside of Betsy’s would — for the discerning sort — indicate blueberries from a can.
The bacon is perfect. It tastes like the old-​fashioned kind my grandma used to fry alongside butter beans. Salty, crumbly, delicious.
We’ve been back a few times and had different wait staff each time. Each has been friendly and helpful with winning personalities. If it’s been busy, we’ve waited, but again, I have to suspect that people who go into a crowded restaurant with no anticipation of a wait would better be served by a butler at home.
Overall, we’re now huge fans of Betsy’s. We’re headed in right now for French toast! Yay!

You will get a solid breakfast here, no doubt. I’ve been a few times now and each visit has been a good experience. The place is always busy, definitely a good sign. Plus my being a breakfast enthusiast, pancakes and waffles always holds a special place in my existence.
Nothing modern about the design, it’s very original on the inside. It certainly feels like a place fitting of its name if you follow me. Nothing bad about that, I’m just saying the place feels right. It was pretty much just what I expected the first time I went.
I usually order the chicken fried steak tho as I think it’s one of the best dishes on Earth and Betsy ’ s is hella good. The wait staff has been pleasant on my visits, i also heard they hire inmates to help work the kitchen? If so, that’s cool. I really like when businesses are open to hiring convicts. Makes it seem like they’re real, down-​to-​earth people, in my eyes.
Great food at good prices, you should certainly stop in if you’re in the area and in need of a good breakfast or lunch.

Betsy’s has been on my radar for years. Every time I am in town, I promise myself I am going to have breakfast here, but for whatever reason, it just never happened. So I am quite pleased when we finally made it here for brunch.
This place is definitely a locals’ place. There were tourists in the dining area, but they are few and far between. It can get quite crowded but the wait seemed to be reasonable enough.
We ordered the silver pancakes, a Denver omelet, and shrimp and grits. The silver pancakes were fluffy and tasty. I particularly loved the small sizes as I am apt to never finish a single pancake. I was able to enjoy two and not feel guilty for wasting a whole pancake. The omelet was not the prettiest omelet around but it was good and hit the spot. The shrimp and grits were amazing, though. They did not skimp on the shrimps, it was seasoned perfectly, and the grits were creamy and just so, so yummy.
The only reason I am not giving them five stars is because of the nearly non-​existent service. Aside from that, I will try to go back when I am in town.

Not impressed. This place is a basic diner, and was busy and dirty. The service was quick considering how busy they were but when the food arrived we didn’t eat much because it was disgusting. Especially the hash browns. I don’t know what they cooked those with but after one bite I was repulsed. I hate leaving negative reviews but hopefully this will help to better the place. Maybe I’ll give it another shot but for now, there’s way too many other restaurants in NOLA where you can get a much better breakfast… and not feel dirty. Sorry, Betsy

This place is like eating in the middle of nowhere, Ohio in 1980. No one wants your fake blueberry high fructose corn syrup mush on their pancakes. Seriously gross. Blueberries are blueberries, not carmelized sugar. On top of that, it was crazy expensive. $ 18 for me and my husband. Can have a much higher quality meal for that price at many other places in the city that don’t laden their customers to the gills with preservatives and chemical-​laden food. Will never come here again.

Betsy’s is why I moved here — wonderful servers! Been a Betsy’s fan since November 2005, first place in MidCity to open after Katrina. Breakfast specials are quyick, tasty and inexpensive. Daily specials are delicious. Great comfort food all day long.

Stopped into Betsy with Senator Mary Landrieu and friends. I had a great breakfast per usual featuring the one and only buckwheat pancakes. One of the few places you can find em and they are so huge I dare you to eat them all. The only thing you need to do is be sure to bring your own syrup. The cheap stuff they have on the table is not worthy of topping the goodness of the buckwheat.

MORE UNEVEN THAN THE ST CHARLES SIDEWALK
This is one of those places where an extensive ProTip Sheet is mandatory. The breakfast is really good, the lunch is just okay to abysmal. The service is 90% outstanding, and at least one server is horrid.
BEWARE! DON’T ORDER THE CHICKEN FRIED STEAK!
It’s worse than institutional. It’s Psych Ward institutional. That’s where they send the really bad crap because the inmates are too bat sh#t crazy to notice. It’s disgusting. In fact my friend who’s a Betsy’s fanatic was so grossed out he wants to join Unilocal just to write a 1 star review!
BEWARE OF THE YOUNG CHICK THAT WAITS IN FRONT!
Either sit at he bar or ask for «the cat woman». Seriously that girl left us for 10 – 15 minutes before fetching water. Worse she has an incredibly annoying screeching sing song delivery. At one point we had no idea where she was. Come to find out she’s in the back leisurely gorging on lunch with her buddies.
PRO TIPS:
— Breakfast is really good if you stick to the basics like the Belgian waffle, pigs in blankets, and omelettes.
— If you’re there at lunch, only order what other dedicated patrons are getting.

Since this place came highly recommended on Unilocal and several of my friends recommended it I decided to give it a try. The biggest reason I gave it a try was because it was actually open today. There was a stretch where it was actually closed for a while.
Lets start off with the customer service. Most of the other ladies were nice, however my waitress was a different story. She wasn’t flat out rude or mean or nothing but she was a little curt when I first came in. I just felt like she was trying to rush me when I was ordering my food, eating my food, and paying my bill. I will admit that it didn’t take very long for my food to get done. It may be pushy service but it was quick.
The food was superb. I ordered 3 eggs, hot sausage, grits, and toast. I told them I wanted my eggs «over medium» and guess what, they actually got it right!!! That is saying a lot in this city. The hot sausage was good, and so were the grits. The toast was good but I felt it had way too much butter on it. All in all the food was very good!
This place was pretty awesome. I don’t see too many genuine pancake houses in this area. The décor was very nice too. But they did have a lot of signs up all over the place. I feel this restaurant caters more to an older crowd though. If you are a health food nut I wouldn’t recommend this place to you, This is a greasy spoon diner.
In short good food, decent prices, but the service is a little on the pushy side.

I’m quite surprised by the range of reviews for this joint! I ended up here quite unexpectedly when my friend wanted to take me to Santa Fe for Sunday brunch but they were closed. So began our journey after we both had late evenings the night before and wanted to catch up on a week’s worth of occurrences. I tried to take her to my newfound love of Waking Bakin but they were packed. Same goes for Ruby Slipper which I expected. We were getting desperate and she suggested Betsy’s! I have driven by many times but was never around when it was open (I’m more of a night owl) so I was excited to try it out!
We became those people that snuck in a half hour before they close. I know, if I were a server I would hate it but keep in mind I’m super nice to servers and ask for their name, address by their name respectfully, am vey polite and tip a minimum of 20% (15% if they service was meh.). So it too a little while for Ashley to get to us because they were just and we were happy to find an empty table by the window.
After looking at their menu I was pleasantly surprised to see how affordable (read cheap) their prices were! My friend and I orders basically the same dish the eggs (mine were sunny side up bc I love cracking the yolk and sopping it up with the toast or a biscuit but they ran out of biscuits and hers were scrambled), bacon and the homemade hashbrowns. Now I now some people didn’t like the homemade hashbrowns but I thought they were the best part of the meal! In fact, we got excited when we saw another table order them with cheese on top and duly noted the next time we come back we’ll get cheese on top! We also had wheat toast (we’re usually exercise buddies but were too exhausted for our hourlong walk through the bayou and or city park and places beyond). We also shared the silver dollar pancakes because I had to try what they were known for. The meal did not disappoint and we both left happy and full! Plus there is a large parking lot across the street from the restaurant! Score!
Happy breakfast or lunch eating!