Dock Mike's Pancake House Inc — Restaurant in West Cape May

We have a shore house fifteen minutes from here and we were looking for a place close by for breakfast on a Saturday morning. I checked out the menu and was so excited they had grits with cheddar cheese on the menu, that I was in. I didn’t even bother reading the reviews, we just went. Shame on me. Had I read reviews first, I may not have gone. I may have thought people were nit picky about high prices and cash only, but after going I regretted it and feel really dumb for going there. They had a nice covered outdoor seating area that allows pets but we opted to sit inside. Breakfast cost slightly over $50 for two people. How is that possible? The prices are very high, and omelettes come with toast only, so if you want hash browns they are at a $4 minimum extra. They had a sign that said bottled water was available, but I assume that meant no tap water was served. I don’t fully understand why. My husband ordered a Diet Coke and he was given a 12oz can and a plastic cup of ice ($3). I had an unsweetened iced tea which came in a plastic cup, so I’m not entirely sure about the sign about bottled water. We both had omelettes, I asked for a cheddar cheese omelette even though the menu said it would be $1 extra for any cheese other than American and my husband had a western omelette ($14) We both had cheddar grits and my husband had them with bacon in them also ($8), without bacon ($4). When we realized the omelettes didn’t come with home fries we ordered a side of them with onion ($5). My omelette came with American cheese which I don’t like, but figured I would eat it anyway and just make sure I wasn’t charged for cheddar when the receipt came. My husband said his omelette was ok, but a little watery. The home fries were hard and not great. The grits were “ok”. They were orange in color, so they could have been cheddar grits… but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Cheez Wiz since I saw the menu mentioned Cheez Wiz in the section for the potatoes. I’m not saying it was Wiz, but I wouldn’t be surprised because it didn’t really taste like cheddar. When the check came I noticed immediately that I had been charged for cheddar cheese in my omelette so I mentioned it to the waitress. She said “are you sure?” Are you kidding me? The bill is at $52 and I’m trying to beat them for $1??? I told yes that I was positive and that I hate American cheese. The funny thing is I actually had thought about leaving some of the American cheese on my plate just in case I was asked “if I was sure”. My husband ended up eating my leftovers on my plate. It was insulting. They are ripping us off, but I’m being shamed for pointing out I was overcharged by $1. I would never ever go here again. There are plenty of other places in the area that have good breakfast that isn’t a gouge. If you decide to go anyway don’t forget to bring lots of cash or your debit card to hit the ATM machine they have near the register. I wonder if there’s a fee to...

We stopped in for breakfast on a Saturday, late morning in the winter. Upon entry the place appeared clean but very cluttered and old school, but it's Cape May so we assumed this was a classic and maybe this was its "charm." While waiting to be seated the staff was very flustered with only a few people waiting ahead of us. We just assumed they were understaffed as are so many businesses these days. When we were finally seated we were given two menus - the regular and the specials. Both menus looked cluttered, just like the restaurant. What did stand out was the fact that they only serve bottled water at $2.50 each, and so many items were an upcharge to the already steep menu prices, for the type of restaurant it was. If you wanted to have onions in your home fries, it was an extra $1. Sausage gravy, an additional $5?! Another sign on the wall that stood out said they only serve drinks in take out cups. If I'm paying the prices listed in that menu, I at least expect a solid plastic cup for my $6.50 OJ or a coffee mug for my $7 "specialty" coffee. We finally decided what we were going to order and waited for the wait staff to come by to ask us what we would like to start. Several waitresses walked right past us over and over again. We waited... and waited..and waited. After 20 minutes of not even being acknowledged, we just gave up and left. Sooo, we can't speak to the quality of the food, but based on service, appearance and cost of simple breakfast items, we definitely will not be returning...

Avoid!!! My friend and I brought our kids here at 8 am on a Monday and we were the only people there, first red flag! Then we noticed it is a cash only restaurant and they have an ATM with fees of course, 2nd red flag! The server sat us at the furthest table in the back of the restaurant, remember we are the only people here. As we sat down they said that due to COVID most beverages are served in bottles or cans, weird! I ordered a cup of water, my son had apple juice and m friend had Coffee, the water is bottled I had to pay $2 for water!! Outrageous! Water at a restaurant should always be free. I asked them why can they serve coffee and apple juice in a cup but why do I have to purchase a bottle of water. He said it’s restaurant policy because they want to limit their interaction with the public! I’m like you are a restaurant correct? Don’t you have to serve food which also has to be prepared by someone? He just shrugged and walked away! Anyway the kids menu is an avg of $9 per order, it doesn’t include a drink or a breakfast meat or potatoes!! Huge ripoff! I ended up paying over $15 for my kid to eat a pancake, sausage and have an apple juice! These owners are Nickle and dimeing their customers and it showed because for the hour we were here not one other person came to the restaurant! I mean their logic makes no sense and they are practically...