This place is worthy of a visit. The service and food are pretty good here. During the weekend it gets crowded here in the mornings. The breakfast is the only time I've been here and we enjoyed the comfort food. This is not going to win any Michelin awards but it satisfies. The staff was friendly here and the food came out within 15-minutes but this was at 6:30 AM during the week so it was not crowded. There is plenty of parking in this lot and there are outdoor tables to catch some rays from the sun. They do honor AARP membership so flash that card to get your discount. Enjoy. read more

There were small flying bugs where we were seated. We came for my Granddaughters graduation from SDSU. She had picked Denny's because of the açai bowl, which was not available. We were a party of 14. There was a shift change after we arrived. The new waitress was not attentive. It took a long time for her to take our orders. She was neither pleasant nor nice. Acted like she was doing us a favor even coming to the table. I will never returned. read more

Great experience at Denny this time around. The food was good & hot, fresh off the grill. I even had to wait abit for it to cool down. I usually get the $7.99 breakfast slam (2eggs over easy, 2 French toast & 2 sausage links), iced tea . Great hostesses & hospitality, definitely going back read more

Denny's - 2eggs over easy on French toast & 2 sausage links! - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

My breakfast was really good. The service was excellent as always of course they were busy this morning, but wouldn't you want a business to be busy? The ambience was lively and friendly. Enjoy the food. read more

Denny's - Ultimate omelette - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

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Waited for our food for 30 minutes while everyone who came in after us received theirs. When I asked where our food was, the response was that they were very busy! If they are that busy they should hire more employees. Left and went to IHop. read more

A couple of years ago this location got a new chef in their kitchen, and it's made a world of difference. Ordinary diner food can be delicious comfort food when its done right, and this location makes it happen. Servers are friendly and attentive, the location has clean bathrooms, and if you have proof of AARP membership, you get a 15% discount. read more

It was always a great experience, every time I was here. I rarely come because it was a bit of a drive, but if I am in the area and hungry, I will definitely visit. They have outstanding services and the food was never disappointing you. This morning was one of them. I noticed on the dessert menu that they no longer had banana split ice cream, so I asked my server, what she told was nothing but surprise, she said she understood that it's not on the menu but she could make one for me. She brought it out to me and other guests even gave her compliments for taking her time to make a masterpiece, some guests even joked with me that they wanted to me to share the ice cream with me. It tasted the same like 10 years ago when I first tried it. I hope I can have it again at any Denny's locations if I ask, otherwise I will have to stop here exclusively read more

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Great service with friendly staff. Their country fried steak is a must with a side of bourbon sauce. Very clean inside. read more

Denny's - Country-Fried Steak Dinner - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

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We were very happy with our service. Our server Arlene was very kind and pleasant. She made our date night special with her friendliness. We highly recommend this Dennys. Best service and the food was delicious. read more

Waitress we had yesterday was not nice. They don't offer substitutions even with dietary restrictions. They want to up charge you for everything instead being accommodating read more

Your standard Denny's in Santee. Got my super bird sandwich with fries. Tasted fine and service was good. Parking was not an issue as there was a lot with plenty of spaces. read more

Francisco and Tania made me feel like I was at home when I came into the Denny's in Santee for lunch the other day. My chicken, mashed potatoes, and broccoli was cooked just how I like it. Tania and Francisco made sure I had everything I needed and made sure my dining experience was great from start to finish. Very friendly staff and great food, I'll definitely be back read more

Denny's - Chicken mashed potatoes and broccoli with a side of garlic toast and gravy - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

Placed online curbside pickup order for my disabled father to pick up. Nearly 20 minutes past the time of their site saying, "Order Ready", they still hadn't come out with order or answered phone. Father eventually walked in to find the employee, and she claimed she "Had been too busy to answer the phone or walk the order out". There weren't more than 3 customers in the place. She then lied to him and said the food had only just finished. Food had obviously been sitting around ready for 10+ minutes. Sadly, will not be getting food from here going forward as the service is not what it used to be. And the food portions were quite small. read more

Every single day I go to the Denny's in Santee There are a lot of regular customers there that also come in regularly. The food is so delicious! Denny's has the best ranch dressing! The atmosphere is always cozy and relaxing. They also have an outdoor dining area with string lights which is really nice. This is definitely the best Denny's. Every staff member and the managers are such warm loving friendly people. Everyone who works there is beautiful and has a great personality. They chat with everyone and always invite the customers to come back! The service is A+ and the Halloween decorations are super cute too! I am obsessed with the Grand Slam Burrito. It is so YUMMY! My two most FAVORITE people at the Santee Denny's are definitely Andrew & Arlene! I wanted to come on here and give them a huge SHOUT OUT! They take such amazing care of me. It feels like you have extended family when you come here. THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone at the Santee Denny's! You are all SUPER AMAZING PEOPLE! #ROCKSTARS! Julee read more

Service was awfully bad as I've been sitting here for 40 min and ask if I would like to have a drink before order, but waitress never came back. She was more worried about going home. Now the restaurant has dropped to one server and picking up the slack. I hate this, but it is what it is! read more

Food is good and affordable. Service is quick and friendly. Ambience is seasonal. Cute happy decorations. It is also clean and comfortable. read more

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This place is a dump. The people that run it can't even speak English. They serve you old food went there for breakfast. Ask him for my eggs to be scrambled lightly. They burnt them. I asked them for sausage. They were cold. We have pancakes that were stiff as a board. What happened to this Denny? I used to know a manager there she was great. She took care of her customers I don't know how many managers they've been through lately but this last one last week told me if I didn't like the food not to come back no wonder I see Denny's is going out of business. They don't care about Their customers anymore. I have nothing else to say just good luck with everything. Karma is a bitch you'll be out of a job pretty soon from what I see. read more

Millan V. Was our waiter. Very professional and friendly. The poor guy appeared to be the only server for the whole place at 8pm. He gets points for that. The kitchen, however, needs to step up their game. On our value bd slam, the biscuits were tough, and the sausage gravy had zero flavor. We won't order that again. The swiss mushroom burger w bbq was hot and delicious. Restaurant was clean and organized. We will come back for sure. Especially for free bd treats. read more

Went a few weeks ago and the waitress was friendly, the coffee was delicious and fresh and the food was yummy, especially the French toast. Will go back to this location soon. read more

I ordered a side of seasoned fries. Those are my favorite to order here. They were not really hot when I got them, but it was a busy Saturday morning, so maybe she didn't get a chance to get to it, even though that's all I ordered. I did sit outside, but I don't think they want you to do that because they have to go outside to take your order and bring your food, so it messes their flow. The whole reason I went to this location was because the outdoor seating, otherwise, I could've gone to one of the multiple locations near me. I don't have any complaints about the service though, it was busy & I was outside. read more

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Hours are wrong both on the website and on the sign currently on their door. Closed 2 hours early

I came in for breakfast on Monday morning. I got the 55+ scrambled egg and cheddar breakfast. It was absolutely delicious!! to mention my server Francisco was super friendly and attentive and as was the young lady Tanya that cashed me out at the register. I will definitely be coming back and asking to be seated with Francisco. read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

These guys were great!! You know what to expect from Denny's food wise so I'm going to focus on value add. We lost our internet and cell service at home. They let me plug in my laptop and sit in a corner to take a class. (Obviously if it got too busy I would have left.). This location is very clean (may even be a point of pride)! Manager was super friendly and staff was very nice. I ordered grilled cheese and fruit (instead of soup). I was pleasantly surprised at how much fruit was provided! Grilled cheese is always yummy. The new cold brew with sweet cream was ok - no free refills. Grateful that they allowed me the opportunity to take my class and catch up on work! read more

I was around the area getting an oil change at Walmart when I decided to pop in and get some breakfast at the Denny's across the street. Two very sweet girls greeted me with a good morning. My waitress, Tania, was so attentive my eggs were done to perfection, and she brought out some hot, tasty coffee for me. The place was a bit busy, but Tania and Mayra did such a great job taking care of everyone fast and efficiently. Will be coming back soon. read more

Our first time ordering and it was a great experience! Andrew, the on site manager made the best chocolate shake we've had! We ordered the reindeer pancakes as a special treat for my Son and it was made cuter than the picture. You could tell time was taken to make it right and it truly made my sons surprise extra special. We dont get to eat out very often and this was a great first impression. read more

Stopped in for dinner and was not only very pleased with the value of the meal and quality, but I also received above and beyond customer service from Andrew B and Arlene! They both really elevated my simple dining experience here. read more

I had an amazing burrito tonight at Dennys! Higinio is always a fantastic top notch server at this location! He always goes above and beyond that im completely satisfied! The restaurant is always clean! I'm a regular at this location! Cielo always does an amazing job at the restaurant as well! Higinio always goes the extra mile to make sure my experience is awesome! I always look forward to having Higinio be my server! He is truly one of a kind! read more

Denny's - Amazing Burrito! - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

We came in around 11:30 on Friday night, we were told to seat ourselves, understandably it's late and only 1 server. We sat at what we thought was a clean table as all the other tables still had stuff on them. After sitting for a while I got up to get menus, the server came by to drop of the promotion menu and I asked if she could wipe off the table when she came back... after waiting another 10 minutes the buss boy came by To get us a beverage he then offered to take our order. The server Caroline never came by at all except to drop the check off. I'd understand if she was busy but she had 3 tables. I did see the manager on our way out so I'm totally baffled that the service was so horrible. The bus boy was great! read more

Awesome, friendly staff. Restaurant is always clean. The food is always yummy and the price is very good for today's standards.

Arlene our server was very good and helpful.the service was great .five stars..Arlene was nice and very respectful.

Didn't miss a beat coffee always full, meal was hot off the stove and cooked perfectly staff friendly and patient. The bathrooms were clean smelled fresh. read more

Denny's - Country Fries steak. The most well cooked and prepared meal I've had at Denny's ever. - Diners Near Me - Santee, California

Went for a late night food run close to home and didn't expect anything fantastic because... we were going to a Dennys. But... My wife and I were sat in a sticky booth, ordered from a sticky menu, and while just waiting for our food and drinks to come out, we noticed something odd. Our server was very nice and attentive, but when he gave me my Mango Lemonade I noticed something gray floating under the ice. My wife fished it out with a spoon and our hopes of it maybe being a strawberry leaf were crushed when a large and slimy clump of mold came out on the spoon. We immediately let our server know and went to grab In N Out down the road. read more

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Came here to take a to go order off the Birthday Breakfast Slam special. Got to pancakes with turkey bacon and egg whites. Pancakes will fluffy and also very heavy and dance. But I actually liked it that way. They had a subtle sweetness to it and you didn't need any syrup on it. Tried it with butter and it was so good! Turkey beacon was also nice and flavorful and so that the egg whites. They were good even the next day. Also shout out to the quick service and friendly staff here. read more

Food was good and our waitress was nice, however I went around 10-11 am today and the man who checked me and my friends out at the register was very rude to me. I got confused with the tipping on the pin pad so I told him I didn't tip on there and asked can I tip on the receipt because he gave me a receipt where it gave you a spot to put a tip. He said, "No, you already closed it out." And I said "Oh okay, I didn't get to too though." And he said rudely "It's the first thing that you see on the screen." I just wanted to tip the waitress that helped us and was instead met with rudeness and unprofessionalism. Not cool! read more

I stopped by at the Denny's in Santee on town center around 4:00pm with me daughter. Wasn't crowded. By the time it looked like there was only one waitress. She was very polite and welcoming. She let us know that we could sit anywhere. It took her some time to get to us, but that was understandable. When she finally came over to take our order she was apologetical and sweet. I said no problem. She was really nice compared to other times I been there. I left a decent tip that she definitely deserved. I never got her name. Tell her thanks. Hope to see her there again. read more

Service was alittle slow! But we also had a large party. The lady who served us was also alone other than another guy so it makes sense! They were doing their best. One thing I really just want to praise this Dennys for is the fact that they have disposable pads available for the baby changing table. Of all the places I've been NO ONE has these but they do. THANK YOU!! This little thing helps a family out so much. read more

Great food and prime location. Unfortunately, the service is mid. In fact, there's basically no service. I have been there about three times. You get a smile and that's nice. Then there is a lady there who looks very experienced, she's very nice. So my review would be two stars but because she's there and also because if they only tried a little harder they'd have a better review they'd get more stars. So, I give them three stars to be fair. I repeat, I love the location. Right next to the mall, Costco, nice little spot to unwind. I did enjoy not being bothered. So I tried to see positive in it, I didn't feel I had to rush through my meal. But when it's slow and no one's coming to you, especially to make sure your order is correct or to see if you want more coffee (one of the servers luckily brought me some but no one else did), that's kind of silly. Got a little awkward. Obviously as a customer you do your part and be polite but I felt something was missing from the service end. Next time I head to 10 Town Center Pkwy, I'll probably just go around it. Maybe pick out another Denny's, can't yet decide which one, but one on the way, then head to Santee. read more

Terrible service. Sat down no utensils was waiting for at least 20 minutes no waitress and note it's a Thursday at 10am lol it was only myself and another couple in the restaurant. The waitress is clearly busy on her phone and not working. Not a good experience eat somewhere else for sure! read more

Service was terrible One guy took my order Another one stuck a plate in front of my face without saying excuse me or asking if I wanted any jelly for my toast I ordered breakfast got the bacon Alia plate It was expensive. There were eggshells in my RFS about 4 or 5 The hash browns tasted like they were soaked in dirty oil I told the cashier & manager together. They just said yes & sorry That helped a lot I won't be going back & have only been there twice in 2.5 years read more

I have been sitting here since 8:00 am it's 10am now I got my initial serve and since I haven't been offered a refill on coffee and the guy server with wavy hair that initially sat me hasn't checked in with me and the Hispanic female server with like dark brown hair hasn't even had any decency to check in with me even though she's sitting right across from me at the bar having a full conversation about personal life like bro service was the worst but food was ok typical breakfast read more