AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I came in to eat & do a little work after a 5 hour drive. The Wifi didn't work. When I asked the waitress for help, the manager told her the Wifi was really weak and there's nothing she could do about it. Fine. This is a Dennys not AT&T. I ordered the Veggie omellete, and it tasted & smelled putrid. I couldn't even swallow my first bite. I sent it back TWICE before asking the manager-- who tried to convince me it smelled bad because spinach & mushrooms naturally smell funny--for scrambled eggs & bacon. Even the scrambled eggs & bacon tasted bad. They also had the audacity to charge me the full price for the garbage veggie omellete they served me instead of the garbage bacon & eggs I ended up eating. I hope I don't get food poisoning. DON'T EAT HERE read more

Friday night I stopped by after seeing a play in Merced for a late night dinner. The place was very busy so I can only assume they were short staff. With only a few open tables I waited five minutes and no one had greeted or even acknowledged that I was standing there waiting to be seated. So I left. Maybe another time. So still in want of my Super Bird sandwich that I did not get last night here I decided to give them another try. It was 3:30 in the afternoon and as expected not very busy. I was greeted promptly and seated, and brought my beverage of choice a coke'. Great start. As I already knew what I wanted to eat I may have thrown off the waitress sense of timing. In any case it was quite a while before she showed up to take the order. The sandwich arrived promptly just as ordered and as yummy as I had remembered. My coke was empty when she brought the meal and saw said she would be right back with another. I had completely finished my meal when she returned with the beverage. Hummm. I asked for my check and once again she disappeared. I waited a few minutes let I guess a basic tip as I still hadn't gotten the bill as I made my way to the cash register. A young man was there but clearly could not take any cash but he did manage to produce my bill. I got as close as I could to the exact amount left it on the cash register and left. In the meantime a line of four had assembled behind me all trying to pay. Ok so Denny's in Atwater off the list. Not good service when slow and really not good service when slammed. Still love my Super Bird and Moons over Myhammie, will just have to find another location to get them. Too bad when I live right here in town. Augh!!! read more

The worst service and food I've ever had at a Denny's. This place gives Denny's a bad name. It's absolutely horrible. I wouldn't recommend anybody to eat here. This place needs new management and a overhaul of staff. Will never eat here again I'll make the 10 min drive to Denny's in merced. read more

Absolutely the worst Denny's I have ever experienced. We only chose to eat there because we were on a road trip and got off the freeway and presto, there it was. The food, for our group of 4, was universally terrible. The premises were filthy, the waitstaff was amateurish, and there was nothing that was right about this place. I wish I had been warned by anybody to avoid this Denny's. I am astonished that they have a clientele at all. read more

Disgusting!! My boyfriend and I have been here twice before each time was nasty but he convinced me to give it another shot only because it was the only place in Atwater open so we went and of corse my food comes back super cold nooo flavor and on top of that when I moved my egg there was a long black hair in it! My hair is blonde and my boyfriend has a fade so no way it was ours! Also horrible customer service!! They took my food off the bill but never offered another meal! I'll never go there ever again they should honestly be shut down with how shitty their food is. read more

Worse place to have breakfast always have way empty and worse service and and wasn't served as its should all at once brought out littk by little and wasnt what inhaved ordered ,nothing like merced, will definitely go to merced read more

Yes this is a Denny's but it's an exceptional one! We went on a whim after shopping in Atwater with our kids on a Saturday night. 1st of all kids eat free so the 4 of us ate for 17 bucks! Our drinks were promptly refilled, our waitress was nice and on top of things. I ordered a hamburger an low and behold it was a REAL hamburger - not an obviously frozen disk if meat! If you want a family dinner that costs less than mcdonalds and tastes better hit Denny's on Tuesday or Saturday nights! read more

This place suck really bad. today is my last time going into that Denny that take for I saw people that got there after me get there food before my family and I got ours. Their lazy and slow. It's not my fault you don't like your job but don't show it! There's people that wouldn't mind taking your job and that are jobless that I think would do great! Just NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!! read more

Horrible service ! I didn't even sit down to eat. I walked in with my 2 year old nephew and saw 4-5 tables open and 1 family waiting for a seat. I asked the clueless cashier how long the wait would be she said 15-20 minutes. I'm like okay aunt some people called ahead so I said okay and waited 15 minutes. The whole time the clueless cashier walked back and forth to the front and to the back not doing a thing while the tables were open. She did go and clean 1 table and took the tips and that was it. More people were coming in and waiting at this point but no one was getting seated. I made the best decision and walked out. If you want to wait 15-30 minutes for 2 people to eat then go here. If you want slow service incompetent cashier/hostess then come here. But if you live in Atwater and are willing to wait then come here. read more

Like the servers & food reasonable. But they have changed music to fit a younger crowd even though the customers are probably 45+. Won't be back until the music is more compatible to eating . read more

Food is delicious, but the service is horrible. From the spanish speaking manager to the waitress, the Spanish speaking one with heavy accent and the older short woman. And this was on two separate occasions within a week. Our last straw was the waitress asked if we need to split our bill, we said yes please. And she rolled her eyes and let out a loud "ugghh". Like seriously, why even ask then. The one star is just for the food. I do not and will never reccomend this location. I live right around the corner, but from now on I'll be driving the 10 mins to Merced location. read more

Our server was Adam. He was so great. He gave us an acceptable amount of time to look over the menu before coming back to take our order. Very attentive and gave suggestions of what to order. Our drinks came out right away and he continued to come back with refills on our drinks. I built my own skillet and it came out very good. My husband ordered a build your own burger. They forgot his second patty and he was prompt to fix the mistake. I've never been disappointed with this location. read more

Don't come here. Try the Merced Dennys instead. Last night I had the midnight munchies. I was planning on a splurge to fit my diet. I'm sorry if I seem like a dick ordering Hella food, but I always clean my plate. Found a peculiarly curly hair in my burger as I inspected it before eating it. Returned that shit. A friend also found hair in their seasoned fries. Ruined the night basically. That place should be shut down. read more

Real good food, but the service super sucks. If you are limited on time DON'T COME HERE. It takes forever to get anyone to take your order, deliver your drinks, deliver you food. The last time I was here my mozzarella sticks were left out so long the cheese was no longer hot and stringy, and my main meal was not even like warm. It took well over 90 minutes to get in and out, and there were only like 4 other tables occupied. read more

My family and I went there to eat some lunch on Christmas day. Our waiter was very rude and she did not give us what we wanted. For example, she gave us kid size glasses of water when my aunt had to ask about 3 times for bigger glasses. She made an excuse. She also didn't have a pleasant attitude. read more

I eat at this Denny's as often as I can. The management is very friendly, greeting me when I walk in and seating me. The wait staff are friendly and attentive, making tasty suggestions and gladly substituting my order to meet my dietary needs. I get my food fast and accurate from the cooks who I don't see very but I appreciate them too. I recommend this establishment to anyone looking for good American Diner type food...LOVE the candied pecans on the sundaes! read more

Overall the service was horrible. We had to ask just to get drinks. Bring back ciabatta bread. We waited 30 minutes and did not get any service at all, so we left. I'm never coming back here read more

We go here quite a bit food is consistent, staff (flip a coin on that one) it's okay. Wish they wouldn't drown the food in butter oil or whatever it is. Breakfast is quite good. read more

We went for a late dinner and though the food was hot and delicious it wasn't what we ordered. They gave us a discount, though when the bill arrived it was still about $3 more than it should have been. I felt defensive when I brought it up again because they said that was the lowest discount possible. I had to say that I didn't want a discount but that I just wanted to be rung up for what we actually ordered. It took him awhile but the manager gave us another discount. The refills were super slow and there were flies in the diningroom and the restrooms were messy. The staff was very nice, but incompetent. read more

The customer service is always poor. They never have enough employees and the few they do have take their sweet time to even bring you water. The food is decent but the service kills the experience here read more

Eat here on a regular basis and meet our friends here also. Food is good, service is great. We know ever waitress by name and even the cook. The manager is there to please, if you have the slightest complaint, tell her. This is the best Dennys we have ever eaten at and we traveled the country for 12 years in a motor-home and have eaten at many other Dennys. Just remember when you are travling, you get upset, do not take it out on this Dennys, you will be surprised and your trip will be better. read more

I just had coffee which was tasteless and watered down. That was enough for me to decide that ordering food was a bad idea.

Typical Denny's except that there is no counter. The service here was really bad on our last visit but has been average on all previous trips. If you want to drink with your dinner, try nearby Almond Tree (http://www.yelp.com/biz/oET5lvrRLrG2YjeNB3kV-A?hrid=WpA823ZlrhDxRNTzZXQ6CA). read more

The food is not cooked well and the service is worse. I returned I hopes that I might have a better experience than the last but I never did so I just gave up on the place altogether. I avoid going to this Denny's and will drive to other lovations if I have to. read more

Worst experience ever in this Dennys. The waitresses, although quite a few of them were very poor. Wait time almost a full hour only to get mediocre food. The entertainment was watching a waitress named Law brushing g food onto the carpet when she made a half attempt at wiping g it with the filthy rag from the last tables pile of crumbs and chunks she had brushed onto the floor. Manager arrived on scene not to hear how our service was but to chase down our waitress (and I use the term lightly ) for our ticket. Complain how she had just worked 14 hours. Slow service, messed up order, dirty environment, unwilling waitresses, no service, lousy food, bacon limp and dripping with grease. Guess we won't be back!! If you're looking for a good meal try the Applebee's across the way. read more

The customer service is poor. I don't know what was with our waitress the other night but she had a sour attitude. She also basically ignored our drinks needing to be refilled. The food was even worse than the service. And it took forever. Better off going to Almond tree across the street. read more

Had dinner here with my girlfriend. It was a very good experience. Our waitress Betsy was awesome. Very courteous and attentive. Always asked us if we were good and if we needed anything. Food was excellent. We both ordered off of the Skillet menu and the food was cooked to perfection. No complaints. Will be coming back here when opportunity arises and hopefully we get served by Betsy again. Highly recommended restaurant. read more

This is not the first time I've gone to this location. And every time I'm hoping its going to be different. I don't know why I try to fool myself. On an average your waiting forever for your food. The food is lousy. The past visit they were out of regular soda, hamburger buns, sausage and season fries just to name a few!! If your in the mood for denny's go to merced. You'll probably have to wait for a seat, but it's well worth it! read more

We went here last week on a friday and everything was super good! I got the bourbon Chicken and my hubby got the loaded potato Chicken skillet. He loved it! We came here this Sunday and everything was subpar. They were out of the queso sauce for the loaded Chicken potato????? And no one said anything until all our other food was being delivered so two of our party had to wait for them to make them a different entree. My bourbon Chicken was dry with almost no sauce. I got a mixture of mushy and hard broccoli with burned potatoes. The French fries were good as was my mother in laws burger. Our waitress was very polite and courteous. But the food overall was blah. read more

The food is horrible and the service is even worse!! Went to eat here with the family, we walked in ahead of 3 other families where their orders and food where received before ours. My wife complained and the manager apologized and gave us 10% off. My daughter ordered a hamburger and fries and she received 7 straggly looking fries on her plate :( Needless to say this will be the last time I eat there. read more

Having Sunday breakfast with the family here, I would not recommend. I came here with a family of 9 and was told that it was going to be a 15 minute wait. I then come to find out that they were going to sit us in 2 different booths. We ended up having to wait over a half an hour to be seated. I ended up driving to a different city to come to this denny's under false pretenses. The manager later came to tell me that there was nothing she could do but continue to have me and my family wait. They wouldn't even accomidate us by moving two tables together. I would not recommend this place if you are coming with more than four people, and especially don't fully believe what they tell you about the wait time. They lured us in with a short wait time to have us wait here twice as long as we were told. read more

Customer service is not good at all. And they take forever even when it's not busy. I try and give them a chance every so often, but every time is the same.. :( read more

Ordered the French toast slam. French toast was soggy and the sausage was pink in the middle and was cold. It wasn't very good. The people next to me had a daughter that got rotten milk( chocolate and white). Not sure who is running this joint but I will never come back. read more

We go here for supper about 2 times per month. The food is great American home cooking. There service here really stands out! Ever time I am amazed at how friendly and happy all the waiters are. If you drink gets low they instantly fill it up for you. I would recommend this Dennys for a great relaxing meal. read more

Inconsistent food quality and surprisingly incompetent and/or uncaring service were the main things I noticed after giving them repeated chances. I tried contacting owners in Stockton and never could reach them, read more

The worst dennys I ever been at. I've been here over an hour and nothing. No drinks no order. Even argued with the waitress because she called me rude for telling her that I was ready with my order a long time ago AVOID AT ALL COSTS SERIOUSLY!!! I would sue if I had any case lol read more

The manager there, Beatrice is very unprofessional. During our meal she confronted our table and accused us very loudly in front of the entire restaurant of us trying to steal drinks. This was unwarranted, uncalled for, disrespectful, and completely absurd. After five minutes, and myself telling her to leave us to our meal, she left us alone. During ring out, I ask to speak to the manager and she coward away, telling her employees to say that she had left. I will never visit this location as long as Beatrice is working there. I'd advise you to do the same. There is no reason to be treated like this. If their employee did not write on the check our drinks, I do not know how that is our fault. The check was not even given to us, all she had to do was put the drinks on the check. That in no way involved us. Or the disrespect Beatrice showed us. She offered no apology nor any explanation. Very unprofessional. I do owe it to the workers for their apology for Beatrice's unprofessionalism. As I say, the coward ran away. Update: October 29, 2017. Neither Dennys in Atwater or their corporate office has contacted me in resolving this issue. This business is a joke. I contacted their corporate offices many times, left emails, messages, and have not heard back from them. If a dissatisfied customer cannot speak with a manager at the location or at the corporate level, this shows you that they don't care about you as a customer. read more

My favorite was the bourbon chicken skillet since I always order it. I went to this place the first time today & also order one, thinking it'd taste amazing like the one I got in Merced. Sadly, this order was burnt. Although there was the sizzling, you can literally smell the burning and it tasted very burnt. I'm not sure if it's because I went at night time that it was bad (in Atwater), but overall I am disappointed in my burnt bourbon chicken skillet.. read more

Service- There was only one waiter for the entire restaurant. It took forever for our food to arrive, which probably ment that their was also only one cook. Food- Not enough food to choose from. We ordered steak, which was not good. Parking- The only good thing about this Denny's was that there were enough parking spaces. Overall- I only went there once and will not be back. read more

Service and food was disappointing, called waitress a few times and didn't turn even as she was passing by. Forks were dirty, coffee spill on the mugs and coffee wasn't fresh, they didn't have Spenda. Food was warm and bland, to top it off we had too wait to get our change. read more