This Denny's is consistently great! The manager is outstanding and humble. My husband and I were there last Sunday, and although very busy, we had amazing service and wonderful food!! Our server was the manager's niece and was beyond terrific! A true natural for the restaurant business!! We will continue to support this Denny's!! read more

The server all but ask me for my phone number in front of my nine-year-old son which was disgusting and two booths down a family decided to prop their phone up and watch their TV show on full blown speaker level 100.. the manager was an absolute JOKE.. he did nothing for "fear of a bad yelp review" is what he told my son.. HA. Karma is REAL. If you can avoid this establishment..DO... it used to be THE BEST.. NOW... worst everything from food to management. Sad as we are only one of numerous irritated families of long time patronage. Peace out suckas read more

Denny's - Used to be "goto" .WILL NEVER RETURN.new management and all new servers.. was total disappointment. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, California

This place is terrific! It is my go to for late night food. This is the cleanest Denny's I've seen in the OC and their servers are efficient and friendly. I have only been to this location at night so I am not sure how they do with the morning crowd. Order the grand slam slugger: you can't go wrong with this-- pancakes, two eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage, coffee/OJ. You can truly have it all with this dish. read more

The manger at this location provides fast and efficient service on the spot. I've been to many denny's, but this one is thee best...

DETAILS!!!! -Make my taste buds cry -taste delicious -very clean -helpful -nice read more

I've been going to this Denny's for some time now.Everytime I come even on the busiest of days the service is always really great and the food tastes amazing as well.The pancakes are always outstanding and really fluffy and tasty.Paired with an oreo shake just elevates the experience. read more

I visited this place hoping for their value breakfast meals but unfortunately they're removed from the menu. Anyway, I received a pleasant and cortues service from Mr. ALONSO. read more

Came here for a burger; it was OK comes with chunky fries onions lettuce tomatoes pickles. Mine was made to order since the other options were humongous . My b/f was still eating and they brought check it's just a pet-peeve of mine unless I ask for it don't bring it! Makes us feel like their rushing ya out and the place was empty. read more

Great Food. Very Casual Atmosphere. Having my go to sandwich the Super Bird. Having Tea.

Went here this morning. It was a toss up between this location and 2 other nearby ones. We obviously chose the worst location. So 3 kids ordered 3 smoothies. 2 strawberry banana and 1 mango. Both of the strawberry bananas had some unrecognizable plastic fiber material that was very gray hair like all throughout the smoothy and straw . when the kids complained I originally brushed it off. Until I sucked up a full straw worth myself. It defiantly was not any fruit organic material because I took it out of my mouth and it was definitely plastic. We nicely told the Lady the situation without complaining and just asked for mango since that one was fine. When it came it was fine. Then when or food came ,2 of our 5 meals had 2 long strands of women's hair in it. What luck right? What is going on back there? And why us? We kindly just took the hair out and disgustingly forced yourselves to eat around that area because we already knew the cooks were on a good one to mess with us in first place. When we were paying, the manager luckily was the one checking us out. When we explained the whole situation to him calmly. He didn't seem to care to make the situation right by doing anything about the bill or maybe a coupon. Anything at all to make the situation a tad bit better for customers who weren't even complaining. Shame on you 10 fold. I hope you see this and feel bad or even worse corporate sees this bcause what we went through was very unacceptable and to just brush it off like..... Ehhhhhh, just pay your bill and leave. We deserve compensation. read more

Great restaurant! Clean like it was just opened; the food is delicious and our server Karina was A+. I always appreciated a server stopping by offering drink refills instead of having to flagged them down. The food arrived very hot. The pancakes are fluffy, omelet loaded with cheese, and the new brisket items are super delicious. read more

This is the best Denny's location. The server named Mario is a very nice lad and is a very good server.

The mgr Jesse is great, very nice and friendly. He was excellent when they only did takeouts, he always got the order correct and it was ready on time. I went several times a week to pick up my food. When they opened up for dine in, the wait staff was ready to wait on me. Juan is a great server, always gets my order correct. Excellent food. Very glad that they are open. read more

Ordered Onion rings for takeout and it was expensive. 5 bucks for Onion ring i was expecting a decent amount of onion rings but there were only 5 Onion rings. I'm disappointed that they had so few with a price that high. read more

Denny's - 5 Onion rings - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, California

The best service ever! Walked in and was complimented immediately. The waiter and bus boy were really friendly and helpful. Manager was nice when I was paying. read more

Denny's - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Stated off a little rough .. wasn't served for about 5 minutes. Started to get a little irritated butrealized after lupe saw us and asked us if we'd be taken care of that there was a miscommunication and then proceeded to take our order.. We asked for a decently complicated order in a time where she was taking care of 8-9 tables. One of the request was to receive our food in a certain order. It was busy and I was doubtful but Lupe came through. Our food came out within 5 minutes and looked amazing and tasted even better. Then the second order came in right on time. The whole time she was attentive and checked in multiple times. I work in the hospitality so I notice everything. She didn't hit the 7 steps of service what so ever, but her effort and made us feel like we were her only table and was beyond what we expected from Dennys. Food was beyond fresh and as good as you can get from Dennys. Chicken was cooked to a t and made the skillet . Thank you Lupe Will definitely be coming back when she works. read more

Denny's - Holy moly .. words can't even describe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, California

We came here pretty late at night to pick up our food. Our order was ready but the manager had accidentally closed out our order. She was extremely kind and gave us our food at no cost, even after we insisted on paying. Everyone there had great customer service and made us feel so welcome. read more

Came in here for my dad's early birthday was warmly greeted by Karina our hostess and waitress. She was very friendly and helpful and suggested the blueberry pancakes with eggs and bacon which I ordered my parents ordered also pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon and sausage coffees teas all the way around . This place is a new newly renovated Denny's it's clean friendly inviting service was excellent food was warm and not cold we were happy. The blueberry pancakes were amazing I loved it blueberries were perfect the pancakes for fluffy the bacon was great the eggs were great everything was great did I mention it was great? I would definitely recommend this new location to anyone in the area definitely very good you won't go wrong for breakfast. read more

So the website says they're open until 10 PM you get to the door and it says open till 10 AM but nobody's here it's locked up. That's the location on Alicia Parkway so I called the location on El Toro Rd. and they said they're open till 1030 usually but they're closed because they're working on the kitchen tonight. So my suggestion is find a new place to go or maybe Denny should post on their website called to make sure they're open because since I've been sitting here for 10 minutes seven cars of pulled in here to find out they're closed. Very shitty run company read more

Ordered eggs Benedict without ham. What I got was fried eggs on English muffin with sketchy melted cheddar cheese. The menu clearly shows eggs Benedict as we all expect them to be - poached eggs with hollandaise sauce. What I was told was "this is how we make it" even though the picture on the menu depicts it correctly. I had to decline the dish based on it was not what I ordered and it looked totally unappetizing. If it's on the menu with a picture that is how it's supposed to be made. read more

Just had an amazingly delicious omlete at this Dennys and the food and coffee were terrific ! The hospitality from Jesse to welcome me to the restaurant was exceptional! and the service from Samantha was fantastic too! Highly recommend this restaurant for great food and service! read more

I stopped here to use the wi-fi, my bad... I thought all Denny's had the internet. (Back in my hood, Denny's comes with wi-fi). Whatever the case the people seemed nice, I washed my hands, asked about a menu item, and decided to leave, as I really needed to do some work if I was going to wait for food. So my review is based on the cleanliness of the establishment, and the customer service I received in deciding not to do my fine dining there. read more

I eat at Denny's all over the country. I must say this Denny's on El Toro Road in Lake Forest is fabulous. I went there the first time 5 years ago and it was so delicious and the staff was so nice I came back. And then I came back and back and I eat there probably once every 10 days. Their food is cooked absolutely perfect and it is delicious. And the staff they are so wonderful. When I walk in the door every time they're like so happy to see me I feel like family and they do that with so many of the patrons here. I highly recommend this restaurant. It's better than any coffee shop in South Orange County. And I highly recommend anything that comes with sausage because it is delicious. I also recommend the club sandwich. Mouth-watering read more

This Denny's location is insane! The service is impeccable, much better then some big name places. They remember you and treat you like family. It's one of my favorite places to eat in OC, which sounds crazy considering it's a Denny's but it is the real deal. read more

This Denny's is brand new, and remodeled after the baker's square closed. I've been here a few times, once for the grand opening, and few more for free meals. They were giving away 52 free grand slams for a year, and I won one! The grand slam's aren't that bad. The pancakes are better than McDs, although the bacon is mediocre quality. They do let you pick and build your own slam, which is good. Every time I have come here, there are other people eating here, so it seems people like this place..and they are ordering real food, so they aren't just freeloaders like me. Of the 3 Denny's in the area, I would prefer this one simply because it's new. The staff is friendly, and I've gotten good service considering the caliber of restaurant. read more

This Denny's was pretty nice I have to say. I'm not a fan of the chain restaurant but something different for us was Denny's. I built my breakfast with the new sausage (better quality), and sweet potato pecan pancakes (really good). Service was awesome as well. read more

The reason I am giving 5 stars here is because of the service, every time I come here we are promptly greeted, our drinks are always refilled before I even have to ask, the servers are so sweet and nice and the manager is always very nice and helpful. We live close by and this is our go to Denny's and by far it has the best service! read more

Denny's on El Toro in Lake Forest is the best there is. We've been coming here for almost 20 years and we always get the best service the best food and the nicest waiters and waitresses. Today was no exception. Our server was Adela and she was super great and friendly. We will definitely keep coming here for as long as we live in the area. Thank you Denny's! Thank you Adela. read more

Adela was a sweetheart and the service was excellent!! Thank you!!!!! My meal was missing ham and she caught it and got me my ham. Thanks Adela!! read more

Best Service in a Denny's yet hands down. Like so many others have said the Denny's on El Toro Rd near Raymond is the best. I come here for breakfast and almost always get a Grand Slam of some sort, but last time I tried one of the new skillet breakfasts. You pick your own meat, style of eggs, potatoes, veggies, and cheese and it comes out on a little cast iron skillet that is sizzling. Quite good and $7 (or $8 w/toast). The manager is always in suit, friendly, helpful, and remembers your name. Good place for a weekend breakfast. read more

By far THE WORST one yet... The waiter was not on his game at all.. He got all our orders wrong and to make matters worst one of our friends did not even get his food. The SERVICE was SUB PAR...AND I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY STAY AWAY FROM THIS DENNYS... especially around the late shift. read more

The best Denny's around. The nice manager always greets us and works so hard. I think he sleeps there. The food is better than other Denny's and the service is impeccable. Keep up the great work, guys! read more

My girlfriend and I had breakfast at Denny's yesterday. We showed up around 9:30am and had no problem getting a table. Miriam was our server. She was polite, friendly, and quick. She made several recommendations as my girlfriend asked her about different things on the menu. I ended up ordering the Farmhouse Sausage Skillet with Avocado on top and a glass of orange juice.. My girlfriend ordered a short stack of pancakes with blueberries and strawberries, no-whip cream, no butter. She also had a Bourbon Chicken Skillet with no glaze and a cup of coffee. The food came quickly and was delicious. The manager came by to check on the table and the service. The busboy came by to remove plates as we finished and the server came by to top off the coffee. This team brought their A-Game Saturday morning and we were very happy with the service. :-) read more

Went to this particular Denny's for the first time today since it opend after Baker's Square closed. Nice location, updated inside, friendly staff and decent food. Pretty much all I can expect for a Denny's. I will be coming back when I'm hungry and not sure what to get...or it's 10pm on a Saturday and it's the only place still open..... read more

Why am I writing a review of a Denny's? More importantly, why are YOU reading a review of a Denny's? Denny's is Denny's is Denny's. - Gertrude Stein Denny's's are all the same and this one is no different. Stopped in here after a night of drinking and they provided me with some whole wheat pancakes. I sent the fluffy, innocent little things into my stomach to do battle with the evil which I had swallowed earlier in the evening. It did the yeoman's duty and sopped up most of the toxic sludge. My companions slammed some Grand Slams in their face and seemed satisfied. This place filled the bill. But why would you come to a Denny's unless you were drunk and didn't have a choice? Seriously people. read more

What can you say about Fernando the manager? This man really cares about his customers! We came here after a very disappointed attempt at a meal at Ruby's. Fernando took charge even after a day of celebratory crowds. Sat us, got our drinks, took our orders, even did the cooking himself and served us too!! This guy (as usual) made us feel important and appreciated too!! Thank you SO much Fernando! read more

An update to my review of July, 2012: unfortunately, little has changed over the past 8 months with regard to this particular Denny's location. The coffee is still teetering on the verge of tepid, and crispy hash browns are simply not possible. My dining partner's grimaces over the state of the cardboard biscuits and gravy-like substance, did little to restore my confidence. The late-night / early-morning waitperson is a gem -- he even cooked my breakfast for me on one occasion -- but the kitchen support needed to bring this restaurant's quality to an acceptable standard has gone somewhere south for the winter, and has yet to return. I can recall being there late on weekend nights, and seeing diverse and numerous patrons in attendance, all of whom contributed to the general atmosphere of the typical late-night American diner experience. Their absence now, speaks louder than the jovial cacophony which used to prevail there. We really, do need a good late-night diner in our town. I just don't think it will ever be this particular one. Denny's, I've loved you since childhood, and it kind of hurts to see this quiet, desperate decline of a once-reliable celebration of comfort food without shame. Please, come back. read more

This Denny's is the best! Super friendly, fast service and tasty food. I recommend the Chicken Avocado sandwich. Great value for the cost.

TWO WORDS: EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. These guys really make sure that you are taken care of. It's something I don't normally see at a Denny's especially one that is directly off of a major freeway. I usually walk into a Denny's expecting run-of-the-mill to downright awful service. I was also amazed at the cleanliness of this location despite the traffic. read more

My parents are fans of chain restaurants. Every time they come and visit me we always end up at Denny's for breakfast. So I take them to this one every time. I prefer this location over the ones in Irvine. Food at all Denny's is consistent. The reason I choose this one is because their level of service is amazing. The host/hostesses, waiters, & staff are super attentive and very friendly. read more