Denny's

1019 E Main St, Santa Maria - 93454
177 reviews
Diner American
(805) 922-3153

not gonna lie, first time I tried this place I was expecting cheap fast food... couldn't have been more wrong. this place is higher quality than more expensive diners, very friendly staff, and affordable too. personally I recommend the hearty 9 grain pancake meal with hash browns turkey bacon and eggs for a SOLID way to start the day?

Me and my son Brandon Jr. went to this Denny’s on a fine Friday night ? only to have this meal ? served to us!! Absolute HORROR of a place!! The Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ ✝️ DID NOT die for THIS DENNY’S TO BE MADE!! HELL ? ON EARTH, EVERYTHING AROUND ME WAS SCORCHING HOT!! Brandon Jr. is TERRIFIED ? of this Denny’s even and he’s a grown 45 man living with his mammy!!! ? How dare you think this was a respectable and fine meal to serve to us. Our waitress was terrible as well, DO NOT RECCOMEND!!

Was very busy, although we were seated quickly and served quickly. I was surprised by the "Valve Menus" are not the same at all Denny's. However my wife and I got one Value Menu breakfast and split the plate. That was a great value for us. The bacon and eggs were very good and we had plenty of pancakes with enough to take half home. Plus I got my AARP discount.

My husband, baby and I went there tonight because it was pretty late and we wanted to sit down somewhere but it not be super busy. Showed up at 8:50 PM, were seated a couple minutes later, and were told our waiter would be with us shortly. No menus were given at the time. The male waiter walked by us 6 times and the other girl (not the one that sat us) walked by us 3 times; neither of them said a word to us. They then proceeded to stand right behind us talking to each other and laughing, still ignoring us. After almost 25 minutes of waiting/being ignored, hadn't even gotten menus yet, I told my husband we were leaving. The male waiter took that moment to ask if anyone had gotten us menus. I told him no thanks we are leaving.The service in this place has sucked in the past, but this was horrible. There seriously needs to always be a manager on duty, or corporate needs to step in and take over this location.

I don't particularly like the fact that you can't place an order to go after 9 pm I get it though. Another small. Rack in the fabric we call society.Pancake's always good,milkshakes are a little better than fair especially if you can get the whole thing!

Nightmare experience. Came here to buy a bowl of soup for my sick daughter and since it was past noon alreaxy i decided to order for myself as well. Waited long for my order which was salmon dinner plate and a to go bowl of chicken soup for my sick daughter. Waited and waited but nothing came. Then a young guy came very apologetic about telling me that they're sorry the waitress who took my oder missed and lost my order and he then said sorry she was new. He then took my order and said he'll send a free salad and give me the soup for free. When i finished my food i told another waitress that im ready to check out and i had a bowl of soup order. They gave me a small cup of soup and despite my explanation that i ordered a bowl not cup she insisted that they dont have or they dont carry a bowl of soup. That really frustrate me big time. In the first place i wo t order it if it wasnt on the menu. Second, tge attitude of this waitress. I gave up. That's it ....no next time.for Denny's. Sad that you have to experience such low and incompetent service.

Only ok, visit was a late Friday night. Had late breakfast for dinner. Food missing seasoning otherwise food ok too. Though service wasn't to great... missed certain things in our orders- toast or wrong item, food semi warm.. When served coffee it spilled over, things fell from plates. Cost of $50 for 3 meals I thought was pricey considering what was ordered.Bathroom need a little cleaning, some stock up of items.

I have to say I was a little disappointed with my food that I order routinely. Egg whites were on the wet side so kinda hesitated to eat them. But as usual always great service and they always get the food out quickly and very hot.

The cook did not know how to cook poached eggs properly

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 All-American in my book!