Such a great location! Right in between La Mesa and El Cajon. They have a great value menu, which I usually get. I get the everyday value slam with pancakes, egg, and sausage. It's just the right amount of food for me. They have other great options with bigger portions. The servers are always friendly and happy to get you anything you may need. There is plenty of seating for you to bring in big groups, or sit at the bar solo. read more

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I get the T-bone steak and eggs here a couple times a year. It is amazing. We have big meetings here with friends. It is so fun. The service is always great. And the ambience is quiet and casual. read more

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If for no other reason, come to meet and be served by Maria. She is a very sweet energizer bunny who took great care of us and has pride in great guest service. The inside is spacious and comfortable. Surprise surprise we enjoyed all our dishes! Mom had the huge salmon salad and devoured it. Dad had stake and with wakey fries - cleaned his plate. If you follow me, that's huge! I had grilled salmon, Mac 'n cheese and broccoli. Considering it was Denny's, I was surprised that I really how'd my meal. Way to go! read more

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Came here for a free birthday breakfast. The diner has that nostalgic, cozy feel, but the real star was Jose. He was friendly, attentive, and knew the menu inside out. What made it extra special was how he remembered names and made everyone feel welcome. Great food, even better service! Thanks to Jose for making my birthday morning memorable! read more

Denny's - All-American Slam - Diners Near Me - El Cajon, California

The food here seemed more expensive than other Dennys locations. The prices that are on the menu were incorrect. Our receipt reflected at least a $5 increase from those on the menu. The staff was friendly, but I felt rushed to order, eat, then leave. read more

CUSTOMER SERVICE LOUSY!! Our servera female hispanic didnt ask to fill my drink She was too hyper as well Food was average When i was leaving she walked right by me and didnt say thank you or good bye THE VIBE/ atmosphere was VERY UNFRIENDLY GRADE D- DO NOT BOTHER COMING read more

Food was great! Typical looking Dennys diner! Nothing special except the amazing server this morning on April 21st! Asian server was super friendly and attentive. Got me a refill on a drink with out asking. She then continued to put it in a to go cup! We tipped well! Told the manager that I thought she was amazing and I hope the manager either relayed it back or given her commendation. read more

We went in for breakfast after a morning appointment, and had a great breakfast. Service was excellent, from start to finish. We were offered something to drink right away and then had our order taken. We each had an omelette with hash browns, but my partner also had pancakes. I also had some English Muffins. It was a lot of food. It was so much that we brought some home. We're going to have the leftovers for lunch. read more

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Had breakfast here and the service was fast. Location is run down and could use a little cleaning up. There were dust on the wall hangings and it looks like it hasn't been remodeled in several years. Food was good though. read more

I go here to eat with my church usually once or twice a month. The food is good, about what you would expect for a Denny's. We get seated in the back room which is comfortable for our large party. But by far, the best thing is the service. Our server, Juan V, always provides us with excellent service throughout all of our visits. He is always super helpful and attentive. Thank you Juan! read more

Good food fast service staff was very nice very happy with the place, kinda of an old building but over all good place

Such a busy place for breakfast and lunch ! Breakfast is always my favorite meal at Denny's. Today, feeling decadent, I ordered the Strawberry Vanilla Crepe ($13.99) with an extra crepe ($1.40) for good measure. And fresh hot coffee, too. That's the ticket. The eggs were exactly as ordered, over easy, and two slices of bacon (in lieu of sausages). The hashbrowns were a little undercooked, but acceptable. A fabulous meal ! Eduoardo provided excellent, cheerful and timely service, including coffee refills. This is a great place for breakfast. read more

The management at this location should be ashamed for allowing customers to bring pets (dogs) into the restaurants. They are not service dogs that I'm talking about. The dogs I've seen in this restaurant are mixed bread mutts. They are taking over this restaurant and it's disgusting. After being bit on the ankle while waiting in line to pay for my meal, I asked the manager why are there dogs permitted in the restaurant? I also told the manager that the customer's pet had just bitten me. The manager stated because customers say they are emotional support animals. Only after I urged the manager to ask the customer who brought the animal if his dog was indeed a service dog. What do you know? It turns out it's not. It's just a pet! Only after I made a complaint about being bitten, the manager asks the man and his dog to leave the restaurant. If you have a well trained service animal that is one thing. Real service animals are well behaved, they don't bite or lick innocent strangers! I've seen dogs at this restaurant on other occasions too. This is not unusual to see animals in the restaurant here. Management seems to not care to regulate what animals are allowed in this restaurant. Came here for breakfast at got bit by a customer's emotional support animal. They should have a beware of dogs plaque attached to their front door. read more

Denny's - Apparently this restaurant is dog friendly. An example of a dog sitting on a booth inside the restaurant. - Diners Near Me - El Cajon, California

Great Staff. Extremely Professional. Waiters, such as Juan, who can remember your order, without having to wright it down. Blessings to the Cooks. read more

Maria was excellent! She was very friendly and took our order quickly. The food was well made and the atmosphere was relaxed

This Denny's food quality is better than most in the area! Customer service is never wanting either

Food was horrible. We paid extra for the season fries and when they came they looked like the were made hours before and re fried to heat them up. We told the server and he seemed to not understand English. All servers were men. There were not many customers even though it was a Friday night. 20 dollars for a burger and bad fries read more

Myself and my son went to this Denny's on Navajo Road and Fletcher parkway!!! The server was horrible...she had a bad attitude and rushed thru taking orders like a robot. When she brought out our food it was cold.....we do not like to complain as that interrupts the whole meal. Good thing as Maria never checked back. After we ate this cold food we went to pay and brought the issue up to the make cashier He actually had a total attitude and was sharp speaking as he was mad we had an issue. Never again!!!! Will be passing the word about this mess to SDSU students I am one and their manager loves the Aztecs. Do not go to this spot read more

Veterans Day - I'm a disabled veteran and I went to see if I could get the veterans special at Denny's on Navajo Road. I sat at the counter and when the waiter came I showed my VA card and asked if I could get the special. He looked at my card and he said that I couldn't get it because I was too old, and then he laughed at me. I got up and walked out the door and he laughed at me the whole way. I won't be returning to this location. read more

Went in for my Birthday breakfast! Was hassled. The staff was rude and dismissive! Quite a contrast to the amazing service received last night at the La Mesa Dennys read more

This place is fantastic here they work together not like the other ones they service you here with a smile thank you servers and great food even thr the manager is great read more

Just leaving the Dennys on Navajo Rd We were especially happy with Jose service.we will definitely be coming back here!!! read more

Hadn't been to a Denny's in a long time, but I was Jonesn' for one some eggs over easy, some fried potatoes with ketchup and a couple slices of bacon. It was easy to get just that and everything was I would say "just a bit." What I mean by that is that the potatoes were just a bit undercooked. Not terrible but another few minutes would've helped them a lot. The bacon was just a bit flavorless and tough.. Again not terrible. Just not inspiring. The eggs over easy were just a bit tough. But the Heinz ketchup was just right. The tab was very low --only $7.88 for all that and there were more potatoes than I could eat. (Or wanted to eat.) But I think a person would be better off to spend a few dollars more and get something that you really walked away feeling good about. There are other breakfast places within a mile or two that I think would do a much better breakfast . Service was perfectly fine. read more

Denny's - Heinz ketchup - Diners Near Me - El Cajon, California

We came here for my birthday. Usually we go to one closer to home by decided to try somewhere new. We will for sure drive the extra 10min and come to this one instead! Juan was our guy and he was really nice and friendly. Plus our food tasted and look freshly made :) No complaints from us. read more

This review is for the staff name Jose. Today I know is veterans day and everybody wants to come here for their breakfast. Jose is going above and beyond everything. Hosting plus ordering food and serving. All of this by himself. I know you guys are short staff. But he is doing the best he can at all possible making sure the costumers are happy and satisfied. I see the passion with his customers and try to make the most of everything in this situation. read more

We go to Denny's mostly for the service. Not even kidding. Maria is the best waitress ever! She has been at this location since 1994. I don't even need to ask for what I want. Granted, we always get the same salads to start. So, we are predictable. But, she knows this. She gets us what we want sometimes before we ask for it. She is so genuinely friendly & is a hard worker. Denny's needs to give her a big fat raise & full time hours. The food is good too. Lots of variety & sometimes makes me feel like a kid again when I eat there. read more

Always enjoy this location Even if there is a wait, it goes pretty quick. The staff is always friendly and the food is always good I am impressed by how quick you get waited on when seated and how fast you get your food once it's ordered. The one thing that always gets me is those claw machines with the stuff animals. I have been playing that machine since my girls were little and out of habit I still give it a try. read more

Like most people I've been to different Denny's over many years and this one never disappoints . They are consistent . They are friendly and I enjoy my meal every time . I wanna give a shout out to Kristie , she is without a doubt the best server I've ever encounter at a Denny's diner . Thank you Kristie for being an awesome server !! read more

Denny's - Delicious delicious double cheeseburger and fries . - Diners Near Me - El Cajon, California

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My server Val is amazing!!!! He ALWAYS does an exceptional job taking care of me. He is very professional and takes pride in his work. He's very attentive and my food is always on point. read more

This place used to be good growing up. Now the service is so bad. Tonight, i waited 45 minutes for a lumberjack slam. They forgot my pancakes and toast. Nobody came by to give us a check. read more

Honestly Disgusted Today is my grandmothers 66th birthday, she was very Excited to go out to eat to get breakfast but came home emotionally exhausted and upset with how she was treated. Maria S gave her an extremely hard time, made her feel insignificant and as if she was nothing but a bother. I understand that right now especially the serving industry isn't the easiest to be apart of, but at the very least she couldn't have just been nicer? Maybe Not have an attitude towards an old woman on her birthday? We don't know what we all have to go back home to, and what may seem like a small breakfast may actually be someone's rare time out of the home. I'm just in disbelief that the service was that bad. I hope better changes are made in the future. read more

Although Denny's patty melt is no longer on the menu, they will make it for you, you just have to ask. I ordered it with a side of onions rings in lieu of the typical french fries. The patty melts was quite traditional and came served on toasted rye bread, with grilled onions, American and Swiss cheese, and a hand press beef patty. I added pickles because that is the way I roll. The beef of the patty melt was well cooked and juicy, but the meat could of used some seasoning, so a added a bit of salt and a good amount of black pepper. The rye bread had a good buttery golden brown toast and a good crunch. The two cheese were well melted and tasted good, but the red onions were not sauteed appropriately as they should be for a proper patty melt. They were basically still raw and not rendered down as I was told they would be. Adding the pickles was a good call. They added a nice little crunch and a bit a sourness to the patty melt. The onions rings were, a little greasy, but tasted good and had a very good crunch. They were no doubt of the frozen variety, but they filled the need for a good side. I ate them with some Cholula bottled hot sauce. Service was okay. They took my order, brought my food over, and then brought me my bill when I asked for it. I paid at the counter and that was it! It may of not been very personable but efficient. read more

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I've been coming here as a customer off and on over the years and today I decided to get some breakfast and it appears they have new staff that I have not seen in a while and all I asked was is everything I ordered in the Box because I had take out today and the cashier was rude and so was the server they just looked at me and said sure just go look I looked make sure all my food was there since I did pay for it I got complete rudeness I always have to look at your food to make sure it's there because there's been times when I've ordered ice cream and it was melted or I've had missing items in my order I always get take out so I give them two thumbs down today on the service but the food was great this is the Denny's next to the hotel Days Inn in the Starbucks on Mollison and El Cajon read more

Not going to lie I was not expecting much out of this place. Expected it to be an average denny's experience. Service & food was amazing!! Maria was very sweet and talkative, and was always refilling our drinks. A plus was that it was very clean and the environment was peaceful and quiet. (Even on a black friday) read more

Food is good and underrated I think. If you haven't been to Denny's in the past 10 years I suggest you try it (again). I hate to say anything bad about service at any place, but it often seems like they don't have enough servers so they are impatient and hurried. With the complaint about not enough servers on the floor, I'd say that the ones they have, really do try hard. Get more servers on the floor and you'll get four stars from me. read more

I asked for coffee, the server was like "How old r u" and I replied with my age and he was like ur too young. My mom responds with "They'll have someone coffee thanks!" And server continued to argue and later when I asked for another one he kept mentioning how he would never allow his kids to do so. Like I'm sorry but this isn't his business and there is absolutely no reason to continue to give your parenting advice when my own parent had already reassured him multiple times to let it go and that she has no problem with it. It just got rude and annoying. read more

We visited my favorite Denny's for my 89th birthday. Eight family members and myself. I want to especially thank Jose, long time friend and best server in the world. He makes sure you get exactly what you want and the way you want it. As usual everything was delicious and I don't think there was a problem with anything. My birthday was honored with a slice of Cheesecake and Jose sang Happy Birthday to me. We all enjoyed it very much. You will never get better food or treatment in the most expensive restaurant in San Diego than here where you are treated like family. Gracias, Jose! read more

We do on a Wednesday. Not to crazy. Our server Juan took an extra amount of time to get to us. We ordered food. Not only did it take 10 min for WATER, it took 30 minutes to get our food. Only after Juan served the food to my group does he inform me that they didn't have what I ordered. AFTER EVERYONE GOT THEIR FOOD!!! He asked if I wanted something else. No Juan, I would have loved to know that what I wanted wasn't available SOMETIME AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THIS ADVENTURE! because I'm not waiting another 30 minutes to eat. F**K the service, F**k the food, and F**k you Juan who had the nerve to chuckle at the fact that communication would have been nice. read more

Second time I've been here recently and really like it.. My eggs were cooked perfectly and the biscuits are yummy even if they're not homemade. Maria (my server) is a gem. One star deducted because the interior is blah and all brown. read more

This is unacceptable to come to a Denny's and have filthy pee on the floor !! If the bathrooms look like this, the kitchen can't be that clean eith read more

Denny's - Filthy bathroom at Santee Denny's - Diners Near Me - El Cajon, California