Very nice place and friendly service close to Busch Gardens. Breakfast portions were huge!

We ate here on a busy weekday morning after trying to get a table at the nearby Colonial Pancake house, which had a rather long wait. The front of house staff seemed a bit off their game due the crowd of people, but we were eventually seated in one part of the restaurant. After about a minute, the host came back and offered to reseat us in another room as they were opening it up, and we were seated at a large round table, which was great for our party of five. Our ticket included waffles, catfish, a kids breakfast, and a couple other entrees. The food took a bit to come out, but when it arrived it was hot and tasted great. The server was helpful and answered questions we had about the menu. The food was better than an average breakfast, and the menu had plenty of choices for both breakfast and lunch. The restaurant is decorated with photos and sports memorabilia from the 30s through 60s, but it was somewhat difficult to tell why certain pieces were in the collection. The front area looked like it could use a bit of cleaning, but the seating areas were clean. read more

Honestly. Where to start. The waitress wasn't very nice, the service made me feel ... like I was burdening them? Even though my simple drink order was repeated back to me I still got brought out the wrong drink. And to top it off it was ... let's just say I've had way better mimosas , I've actually had bottomless mimosas that taste way better and better priced than the price of my one mimosa here (room temperature to top it off) The food, my guy was feeling rough all day after eating , I barely had a quarter of my waffle because the taste just wasn't there. It felt like a "we only like locals" place and that is a really off ambiance to have in a college town. Have you ever gotten a pancake or waffle without those little dollops of butter on top? Well I did , here and when I asked for butter , in a curt way the waitress pointed to these pre plastic wrapped butter packages. "It's here" she said and not very nice. Like ... what ?? You're literally a pancake /Waffle House and you don't do signature butter? It ruined my mood for the rest of my experience. You asked me if I needed anything else you could have replied nicely about it instead of trying to make me feel dumb. It's beyond important to show appreciate and manners with people who work in food service because they get a lot of bad customers but we were there an hour after it opened with a bunch of "yes ma'am. No ma'am. Please and thank yous" we deserved better. Oh yeah, very. Very. Overpriced. Be. For real. read more

Stopped here for breakfast on our way to the outer banks. We just wanted a quick and easy meal. Capital pancake house is a little run down but very typical roadside dinner. The food was just okay but was fine for what we wanted. My dads waffle was a little under cooked and my potatoes were hard. This would have been three stars but our waitress was amazing, adding an addition star. She was friendly, attentive and even offered us coffee To go. If you just need a quick meal and aren't looking for anything special this might be the place for you. read more

Excellent breakfast restaurant I am surprised this eatery does not getting higher reviews for good food service and quick delivery of food

If I could give it a zero I would. How do you screw up pancakes in Williamsburg? I ordered blueberry pancakes with bacon. They were raw and grainy with maybe 10 blueberries. The bacon was under done and ice cold. Seriously, breakfast in Williamsburg- how so screw that up? DO NOT EAT HERE!!! read more

Yummy! Excellent pancakes and great, friendly service. The chicken and waffles is made fresh, so allow 20 minutes for the chicken to cook. The pancakes are prepared just right. I'll definitely be back! read more

Came for breakfast. Food was hot and fresh. Got a lot of food. Service was fast and excellent. Not sure what other places charge for breakfast but I don't mind if the good and service was worth it. read more

I got there and we were seated straight away as soon as we're seated we order our food and drinks the drink came straight away and not long behind was the food read more

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The food and Mimosa's are on point. Nice large servings, I just ordered pancakes with eggs. It wasso good I forgot to take a pic for this review-sorry about that lol. The server was new but did a good job and was very attentive. The atmosphere is small town diner feel, where most staff knows treat you like family. read more

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The place is charming and cozy. The staff is attentive and friendly. I heard conversations that indicated that locals come here often and are treated like old friends. As an out-of-towner, I was asked often if I needed anything and my questions were always answered. I had the cheese blintzes with cherry topping, and a slice of Virginia ham. I added the hash browns to my order. The blintzes were delicious and I finished every one with some topping left over. The slice of ham was more than I could eat, so I got a takeout container. The hash browns were good, but I prefer mine with fried onions and the pieces a little smaller. I brought them home with the ham and cherry topping and added the onions and cut up the pieces. It was delicious. I have enough left of the ham, hash browns and topping to enjoy a third meal. I look forward to it! read more

My mom had strongly recommended this place after eating here but after this morning we are both reconsidering even coming back. Only half the restaurant was open and there was a family of 7 in front of us. They were told 10-15 minutes. We were told 5 minutes. They got sat before us then they proceeded to seat another family of 5 before us. We had to tell them that we were there before them but they sat them anyway. We finally got sat and two other tables got sat after us. After waiting over 5 minutes, the two tables that got sat after us got greeted first so my mom and I decided to just leave. We had been looking forward to this all week so this was pretty disappointing. read more

I made it to this place right before they closed and the customer service and food was amazing the portions are good , the restaurant gives off a retro look in the inside but it's was very clean over all I would recommend you check them out read more

Caroline the waitress is sweet. The food was hot and delicious. Blackened catfish for the breakfast. Good serving of home fries and eggs cooked to precision. Very clean establishment and long family legacy. Good coffee from Peru as well. The one issue was the pancakes. They were all hard as if the batter was just flour. It would have been nice to get that removed from the bill since we could not eat it. Just saying .... The pancakes should have been a slam dunk but they were not. Thank you anyway. read more

We stumbled upon Capitol Pancake House on our way home from vacationing in the Outer Banks. We arrived early, and there was no wait - I couldn't believe it because there were SO many people here. However, the restaurant itself is huge. The wait staff was clearly very busy, but still very helpful and attentive. My family and I ordered a medley of breakfast foods, all were very good. The only reason for 4 stars - the food took FOREVER to come out - but like I had mentioned, there were SO many people here on a Saturday morning. I really liked the atmosphere, and CPH also offered vegetarian, and gluten free menu items which is always a thumbs up in my book. read more

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The eggs were overcooked, hash brown were undercooked and lacked seasoning. Service was good and the wait was not long.

Brother... BROTHER.... The French toast SLAPS so mother freaking hard. You don't need syrup, it's already delicious. I ordered French toast with strawberries, bananas, peanut butter, and whipped cream. Slaps so freaking hard. Highly recommend read more

Pleasant wait staff. Pancakes were good, French toast was tasty, sausage was good. They provide hearty servings so you do leave feeling full. Pricing is similar to the other breakfast places in the area but I believe their food is a little better. read more

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Our drinks were not refilled once, the waitress did not check on us at all and it took way too long for them to bring us our check. I had very high hopes with all of the signs and good reviews, but the service and food absolutely did not meet my expectations. Their banner stated that they won an award for the best breakfast in Virginia in 2024, but this award, without a doubt, should have gone to Astronomical Pancakes we found, is right down the road. read more

Food was delicious, service was great, and there was not a long wait on a Saturday morning. Order the breakfast sampler. Will surely return when we are in the area. read more

So many pancake houses here in Williamsburg...tried a bunch, and this one was good, nothing special. Our server was overwhelmed with her tables and forgot an item, but that was ok. I couldn't finish it even if she remembered. One thing I must say, they do feed you here, you get a value breakfast, and we both left full. I enjoyed looking at the first responders patches by the register, lots and lots of them so if you are planning to visit here in the future and you are a first responder, bring a patch to represent your department. read more

What a morning of great expectation we have come to this breakfast Mecca numerous times this time they dropped the ball to our standards. Inflation and recession must have taken hold to even this place of breakfast euphoria let's start with the portions, my wife always gets the fried catfish, hash browns eggs over easy where before she received two whole catfish fillets but they just cut one up into pieces although the flavor was ok and a over abundance of potatoes not the norm, I ordered scrambled eggs with cheese, country Ham rye toast and home fries why my ham had a hole in the middle with no sign of a bone being there still baffles me? But anyhow what has been a Williamsburg breakfast go to for a while now has left questions in our dining endeavours maybe it was just a off day, can never knock the service though always attentive and professional! read more

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Really this is a 3 1/2 stars... wasn't anything special. Pricey menu for pancakes and eggs. Food was good as expected however, coffee could use some help. Packaged half and half was awful!!! Service was just OK. Place was loud. Loved the sports images around the restaurant.. most likely I will never come here again since I'm not from here. read more

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Great service and great food! We had a very pleasant experience at this restaurant. Highly recommend!

Got it delivered, the food was good and lots of it but they forgot our toast and biscuits :[

Good comfort breakfast food, please come here. You won't regret it Its a small mom and pop place read more

Capitol pancake house in historic Williamsburg must be using historic ingredients. Pancakes and waffles both felt, and tasted stale.. no crispiness at all to the waffle everything was just bleh., floppy, dull, boring and stale. For 3 of us our breakfast was almost $50 worst meal in the town and more expensive than some of the best food in this town. #closethecapitol #staleisntcool read more

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it took at least 15 minutes for our server to come over to us with the resturant not even being half full. i ordered a chocolate milk , which had something in it so i sent it back. we didn't ask for cheese on my boyfriends omelette and it came with cheese , my waffle came out wrong. it was supposed to be peanut butter with whipped cream. it came out completely plain. over the hour we were there we saw our server 4 times. she dropped the check and didn't say anything to us at all. i had to go up to the host to ask for to go boxes and we had to call other servers over to help us. there's plenty of other , and better breakfast places around here. it used to be good. and i'll give them the benefit of the doubt , maybe we just had a bad server , maybe she had an off day. but that still doesn't completely excuse the rudeness we experienced from her today. as people who work in this industry , we were very disappointed and i do hope things get better for the resturant as the food is good. read more

Capitol Pancake House is pretty much an average breakfast spot. This is more of a place well suited for tourist visiting Williamsburg. Lots of space for large families and the seating can accommodate kids of all ages. I experienced extremely long wait times (45 minutes) and luke warm food. Not my first recommendation but this may be suitable for those with larger families. read more

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I had breakfast/lunch at the Capitol Pancake House in Williamsburg, Va. twice last week. Both times the food was excellent and service was great. The portions are very large and, unusual for me, I couldn't finish the whole portions. The restaurant is clean and very pleasant. Prices are reasonable especially in a tourist area. I highly recommend this restaurant if you're visiting in Williamsburg, Va. read more

I had the catfish, eggs, grits, Coffee and OJ. The food was cooked perfectly so I really enjoyed it. Ann was my server and she took very good care of me. The decore was pleasent also. read more

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Our waitress Vishyn was super sweet and a great waitress!!! Food and coffee were hot and fresh. Large portions as well, neither of us were able to finish everything but it was all so good! read more

Was recommended by our resort as there seems to be a million pancake houses in Williamsburg. Expect resort area prices, and unfortunately resort area quality. The location isn't bad but the building is old and shows it's age. Prices wouldn't be bad if the food were of higher standards. Pancakes are nothing special. Omelette was dry. Eggs were cooked hard in the Eggs Benedict. Had to send them back and the replacement was still overcooked and not runny yolks. Service was slow for my family. Took forever for someone to take our drink order and then to bring them to us. Took awhile for our food to arrive as well. I wouldn't recommend. Entire family was disappointed. read more

We went here for carryout breakfast while on vaacation; tried the chocolate chip pancakes, chicken and waffles, French toast, and strawberry waffles. All were delicious. They did a great job packaging every separately and clearly labeling it, so the food didn't get soggy on the way home. Will be back when we're in Williamsburg. read more

Generic food and prices. The service was severely lacking though. Very much a small town, Southern, Americana vibe.

Pricey! You order everything separately, unless you order a specific meal choice. A waffle alone is $13, then add a meat & egg & it's $20... We chose to go elsewhere. read more

My wife & I have been dining here for years. Saturday morning April 1st we enjoyed another hot, fresh, delicious breakfast served up by Tamar. We both dined on our favorite, The Greek Omelette. Excellent Excellent Excellent again! Tamar, thank you so Very much once again for excellent service and serving up hot fresh meals. We will see you next week end. read more

Now, clearly I'm not the smartest man. It's a pancake house, so naturally what should I order? Pancakes, but I ordered the Meat Lover's omelette. Now the meat came out overcooked, and thus the eggs were dry, it was an average omelette, nothing to get excited about. But the pancakes the rest of my family got, they are huge and they looked perfect. I'm for sure getting pancakes next time. Service was super friendly and were great with my 2 boys. Restaurant is clean and you can tell locals like this spot, because the employees knew many people by name, so thats always a plus, but please be smarter than me and get the pancakes. Also, felt like it's a little overpriced. Enjoy!! read more

We went here the first day and it ended up being one of the best meals we had on the trip. The service was great. Their parking is a little limited but no big deal. I had the eggs benedict with some grits and it was really good. Wife and kids had fluffy pancakes and some eggs and everyone cleaned their plates. Coffee was good too. read more

First let me start by saying that my travel companion enjoyed most of his meal, other than the biscuits that were not fully cooked. My gluten free pancake, while having good flavor was exceptionally dry. The service is what should have given this place a 0 star review if it was possible. The waitress was surley, almost downright rude. That is until she brought out the check and was quite cheerful at that time. Pricing was ok...not good, not exceptionally bad. Last but not least, the other patrons had screaming children and apparently the parents were not taught responsible parenting. If your child is screeching like a rhesus monkey in heatn you should gather that child and remove them from the social situation until they are calm enough to re-enter society. Even slightly older children who should have already learned the difference between an INSIDE voice and an OUTSIDE voice should be taken outside and allowed to burn off their energy before coming back inside. The restaurant staff should have been trained on how to gently approach and handle situations like this.​ read more