Denny's — Restaurant in Santa Maria

Denny's is a staple for a quick breakfast or a meal. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served here. The food is mediocre at best, and the same in all Denny's restaurants.

Today, we went for breakfast at the Santa Maria location. The menu is vast, filled with all sorts of combinations to the point where it gets confusing.

I wanted a pancake with eggs and a sausage. Seemed like a simple request, but this combination comes in more than ten ways with various prices. I almost ordered the items separately because I did not want all the extras for $17.

The waiter showed me a simple breakfast menu where they serve two pancakes, two eggs, sausages, and hash browns for $7.49.

When the bill came, I was charged the $17. Which only the manager could rectify. Time waster.

In fact, after we were seated, it took a while to place our order. Then, after 40 minutes and guests who arrived after us were being served, we had to locate the server and ask about our order.

I believe he never put it in because it took another 15 minutes before we were served.

We had to find our server again to ask for our check, which was wrong as mentioned. It took us just under two hours for a quick mediocre breakfast. Very upsetting.

The pancakes were fluffy and tasty. The sausage and hash browns were good. My friends omelet was very basic and not warm. My other friend had a breakfast sandwich with lacked the "breakfast" part and was also served not warm.

The coffee was good, and I liked that they provided a small metal pot at the table, enabling the customer to pour their own refills.

I think the server may have had some problems, which is why our order took so long and why he never checked on us or wrote up our order correctly.

The restaurant was clean. There were many customers inside the restaurant and several customers picking up to-go orders. There was adequate parking. The employees were well presented, just not on top of customer service or helping...

Denny's is a generous supporter of veterans on Veterans Day! I found out from my friend that Denny's was giving a free breakfast to all veterans on Veterans Day so I drive over to eat. As I arrived, Denny's on Main Street was even more busy than usual. I was able to park and walk in seated fairly quickly at the counter. I was greeted by a smiling waitress asking I I was a veteran and showed me the flyer with the special Grand Slam menu for the day. I was able to pick any item for a Grand Slam. I selected my favorites and chatted with other veterans near me. It was very fun! 3 other wait person's came up to me and said thank you for my service. They were all smiling and so sincere I felt great! The manager, Brenda, came up and thanked me and wished me a happy Veterans Day! Although she was busy, she spent a few minutes chatting with me about the rush of vets in the restaurant. I told her I didn't often think of my service in the Marines, but Denny's made the day great and I really appreciated what they were doing! By the way, the breakfast was great - the hash browns were cooked perfectly and the pancakes were fluffy and light! Thank you Brenda and everyone at Denny's. You are...

Mood- Extreme Hunger

After working 6 days in a row and the days begin to just roll one into the next you become hungry. Hangry even. In this city, things shut down early and this was a quick option for us as we had to be back up at 5am to do it all over again.

Upon entering was quickly greeted and sat down. Drink order was taken immediately as the server could see that we were cold. We laughed as she said " Oh you arent from here" Goodness being from Vegas where it is 114 degrees when I left, and going to work where it is 58 degrees, yes that was a shocker to the body. The server got us all fixed up with hot teas.

We opted for 2 All American Slams, and a Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs. Everything was very well prepared and brought out quickly.My water was refilled for my tea. I was highly please with how prompt she was.

Interior is pretty big. There are 2 sides. Staff were wearing masks to ensure good ol Covid safety protocols. Music was playing in the background. Everything was very clean.

Would def recommend this location. - pricing is typical for a Dennys. Staff was very courteous and hospitable. I love great...