***update to my review*** Went here again. Not many customers and service was much better than last time. Maybe they had a bad night the last time? I ordered the Cobb salad, avocados was MIA. ********************************************** Service is blah. It took 11 minutes for us to get our drinks even ordered. Hostess makes you feel rushed and unwelcomed. Watching everyone else get their orders taken...passing us by. I flagged down a waitress to see who is our waitress...with an attitude saying she's not ours. OMG. I've been having the worst of luck lately with service at the restaurants I've been going to. The food was ok. Nothing special. Of course it's diner good....and I love diner food! Portions not that big....at least the food comes in hot. I ordered the veggie omelette....soaked with grease/oil. It defeats the 550 calorie meal when your food is drenched in oil. The kids grilled chicken is 3 very small chucks on a stick. Husband said the philly cheese steak was not that great. The meat looked like pieces of left over pot roast. *sigh* read more

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Although I do like this place because it has great food, but I prefer Kelcy's and it's really disappointing to not see any of their workers, even cooks wear masks. read more

Quite possibly the best Denny's meal I've ever had. Chicken skillet was a little oily, but everything was well cooked and fresh. Good, friendly service. Food came out post haste. read more

I gave this place a one star because the service was extra slow, the cutlery was dirty and I ordered the Brisket melt with fries. The fries was undercooked and mushy. I am not sure if the deep fry or air fry the fries but whatever the case they were not fully cooked. The brisket melt was four chunk pieces of meat, not shredded like the picture and I got mostly bread with every bite until I got to the oversized chunk of meat. There were several tables dirty with dishes and not removed from those tables the entire time of my visit. read more

They don't even deserve this one star. This is the worst Denny's I have ever been to. All in all I was there for 2 hours waiting for our drinks that took forever and then the food taking even longer only for the order to be wrong. Will never be back. read more

We stopped here to use the EV chargers in the parking lot and stayed for some breakfast. I haven't had such a good meal at a Denny's in years. It was delicious! Our waitress and other employees were kind and helpful. Our table was clean. Great experience, thank you! read more

I don't care what anyone says, Denny's makes a rocken burger. I created my own but the designer burgers are good too. It's well worth the 2 minute drive out of town. Ok, so it's freezing inside but that helps to prevent anyone from camping out in the corner. And the mid day servers are pretty good. So if your not looking for anything fancy and just need to eat something before you go grocery shopping at Walmart, this is an oldie but goodie. read more

I have gone to Denny's every year for my birthday breakfast, not always the same Denny's location, but a Denny's nonetheless. I choose Denny's for my birthday breakfast every year because they allow you to build your own grand slam and, honestly, it's a free breakfast. We went in today, expecting to spend some money and have a good breakfast. We ordered and paid, but then I checked the receipt to see if my free breakfast slam was charged, sure enough it was. No a big deal, we can have that fixed. So I spoke to a male (later found to be named Frank), assumed to be a manager by the demeaning attitude he brought to the room. I asked if we could have the slam fixed on the receipt. Manager Frank state's we had to sign up online, which is new to me because we never had to do that before, it was not manticores during the transaction, nor was there a poster for it. Frank mentioned that if we sign up, we can use it next time we come to eat. I asked why we couldn't sign up and have this transaction corrected. Frank simply said that since it was a card transaction, he can't do anything about it. This is what was absurd to me. I have worked in food service before and card transactions can be refunded. Frank then went to the back and was verbally aggressive to one of the female employees who was trying her best to make the situation resolved. The server was offering possible solutions and Frank was belittling her to the rest of the staff and customers waiting in the lobby. I am absolutely baffled by Franks behavior to the female server and the "who cares" attitude to the customers. The food tastes great, but Frank the manager will be the downfall of that particular establishment. I feel bad for the staff who has to work under him. We will not be returning to this location. read more

I'm surprised at the low scoring for this restaurant. Yes I know everyone knows Denny's food, it is the same everywhere! The truth is that the food at this store was delicious. We had breakfast, the servers were friendly, accurate, food arrived quickly, was hot and tasty. Can't ask for any better. Parking is good, there is a large lot in the rear of the restaurant for larg vehicles and RV parking. read more

Oh my gosh. Seeing as Denny's is one of my mom's favorite places to eat, we are there quite often. But I must say, Destiny, is a doll! She is the sweetest thing ever. Always with a smile while she greets you. Denny's is Denny's... but she makes the Tehachapi Denny's wonderful. read more

Horrible customer service, business hours say they close at 10pm today and we got here at 9:20pm trying to order for our kids after being stuck in horrible traffic for hours without food. When we walked in they immediately yelled, "we're closed!". and then one told the other female employee see I told you to lock the doors. I asked, " don't you close at 10pm?" but they quick replied saying no we're closed already. read more

I just ordered a curbside pickup and my order had two Dasani bottled waters at $2.29 each. My pickup was in a big bag and a cup holder with two cups of tap water. I thought the bottled water was in the bag. I was wrong. There was no bottled water in the bag. I guess my $4.58 for the bottled water was added to the tip which was already generous. Also when you pickup food, plastic silverware would be nice. And darn it I liked Dennys until tonight's experience. read more

Oh my goodness... I sat down and the waitress came over and asked "can I help you?" in the rudest tone ever and then proceeded to reprimand me for not waiting to be seated (there wasn't a sign, I'm sorry!!! I didn't know!) and then walked off. I immediately left because she scared me and made me sad :( now I have to wait another hour until I get to Barstow to eat... and I was starving!! read more

Everything about the visit was great! The staff was great and friendly. We didn't wait for anything! The food was great. It's what you would expect from Dennys. Very clean! The servers kept our cups of coffee full and it was nice to see the manager out on the floor checking on guests! read more

Denny's - Lumberjack slam breakfast - Diners Near Me - Tehachapi, California

Restrooms smell like the sewer. Took 1 hour to get the food. Not that many people in the restaurant for them to take so long. Very warm in the restaurant. read more

this Dennys is worth it all the food is great I had and the service was spot on I have been going there for years

Thank you to the woman working that took such kind care of a stranded traveler, even while being super busy. She's the best! Thank you!

Waitress was complaining about her shift, and didn't bring out the order correctly, the food took forever. Will never be coming back here.

wonderful place to eat, great staff , great environment, great food!! definitely recommend!

Got a burger and the first bite the bun ripped apart. Then the patty was like a hockey puck but cold so it didn't make sense I use come here along time ago and it was great read more

I mean when is Denny's bad? the fries. the shakes. the burgers. the skillets. they are always good. i have never had a bad server at denny's

Waited 5mins to be seated. Another 10 mins for someone to ask for our drinks. We ended up ordering our entire meal. Waited another 5mins. No drinks served. While ppl who walked in after me already had milk shakes and drinks. No to mention the amount of waiters just standing around. So instead of allowing them to continue to treat us this way, we up and left. Drive 4 mins away to German bakery. Received better service and food within less than the amount of time we waited just to order! Do yourself a favor skip DENNY's!!!! read more

Really nice Denny's. Service was great. I ordered fresh fruit and was very pleasantly surprised. Eggs were done exactly as I wanted. Hash browns were a little over done but my experience was very pleasant. read more

Thursday, 10-24-2019, 5pm. I had a very busy morning, and I arrived to eat for the first time that day. When I arrived, there were aprx 10 people, including myself, in the restaurant. "Sky" was at the register/hostess counter. She immediately greeted me but also stated that she was the only employee / waitress there at the time and it would be a few minutes. I watched as she gathered orders and delivered them to the tables and then quickly returned to me for "seating". She then asked for my drink order, took orders from two other tables, packaged some to-go orders, ran the register, answered the phone, refilled drinks, and seated more customers. Within 8 minutes there were now 30 people in the restaurant! She was professional, calm, courteous, friendly, and SUPER efficient. It was well OVER 30 minutes before another employee arrived to assist/ help/relieve her. She handled it beautifully. I expected my meal to be cold or messed up somehow, or take forever to come, but I must give credit to the cook, and the busboy on duty that night, because my meal was delicious and perfect. SKY is outstanding "manager" material for sure, but you can start with rewarding her with a hefty pay RAISE! Excellent customer service Sky...you nailed it! read more

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This is the worst Denny's I have ever visited they denied me free food for my 10 year old son and messed up 3 of our 5 meals never coming back read more

What ever you do not go to the bathroom yuck and if you have any food allergies they will not care my hubby can't have avocado he told them no avocado so they used the same knife to cut his sandwich bad service read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Tehachapi, California

Here we go: Call to make a pick up order. Girl answers takes our family of 3's order. Tells me it will be ten minutes. I say "only 10 minutes"? She says yes we are slow. Ok, so my husband rushes over there only to wait 32 minutes. Brings home the food and we don't have any of the condiments we asked for. I call back and tell the manager if your business is slow tonight why did we wait so long and not even have our order correct? He says he will give us desserts. The point of ordering to go is to stay home. In our case we were at a hotel. read more

We went to Dennys yesterday around lunch time and it was a very pleasant visit. Our food was well made and our server was wonderful. Very attentive, funny and friendly. She suggested the gouda broccoli chicken skillet and adding avocado to the super bird sandwich and we did not regret it! We'll definitely be back for more of her suggestions. Highly recommended Thank you Sorina for making our visit! read more

This Denny's like most restaurants just depends on the cook presently working. Up until tonight I would have given this Denny's location a 4, until tonight. Tonight I ordered a Caesar salad with chicken and avocado. It was terrible! Here is why; 1.) My avocado was not cut but in a squishy small ball at the bottom of the salad. I would say a one inch round ball of mush at the bottom. 2.) The dressing was terrible! Tasted nothing like Caesar dressing. 3.) The bottom of the romaine lettuce stalk was in my salad, the part you give the chickens instead of in your salad! My advice is this, if you look in the kitchen and see a mid-age Mexican woman in the kitchen by all means sit and enjoy your meal, she is a fantastic cook! Anybody else, goodluck. The service was great, 5 stars! The head waitress said the salad dressing was bought like that, not made by the cook.....I just suggested another brand and a taste test before buying... read more

This review is for a visit Sunday before Thanksgiving. We had a very difficult drive from San Jose and we we beat up from the road and craziness of Bakersfield. We arrived about 8:00 PM ...near exhaustion. Hoping for any restaurant to be open we spotted the Denny's sign on Mill exit. The lovely hostess/server/manager was like an angel. I'm pretty sure her name was Lailani. I just remember it was very Hawaiian sounding. The food was fresh and delicious and a good value. We had the new big patty melt special. Finally able to get to the hotel. The next morning we came back and had the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. AGAIN... fresh, absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. Food is a 9. Wonderful server is a 10+. read more

This restaurant is very unprofessional and has poor customer service. They closed an hour early without any explanation and did not want to be helpful. Honestly if there was a lower rating I would give it. Avoid this restaurant and go to a different one. In addition to the poor customer service it was not very clean. I have been to other Denny's in the past and have been pleased. Please improve conditions! read more

I went to Denny's restaurant in Tehachapi CA on April 17th to have breakfast as I often do. I tried to order the same thing I always have there for breakfast - one pancake and a side order of crisp bacon. The waitress refused to take my order, saying that I had to have two pancakes. I only eat one pancake and don't believe in wasting food, so I refused. She then offered to substitute an extra serving of bacon for one of the pancakes, but I did not want that much bacon. Since when, I wonder, is it Denny's policy to tell customers what they have to buy and what they have to eat? Since they were not going to serve me what I wanted, I left and had breakfast elsewhere. As a result, rather than making over $15.00 from my breakfast on this visit, Denny's wound up making $0. That's really a clever business model! I eat out over half the time, but I am reluctant to go back to this Denny's for anything because I don't want to argue with them over what I want to eat. Goodbye Denny's. read more

Decent enough place...service was ok..food was good Pretty much what you would expect at a Denny's in the middle of nowhere No complaints. Should be 2.5 stars read more

Can I do zero stars? Filthy silverware for three out of four. Waitress looks right through you when you are shaking your hand to her. Husband had to go to kitchen to get a straw. Customers yelling to each other four tables away. Rebecca was our waitress. I ordered the red potatoes with the onions and peppers. She brings my food with no onions and peppers. Then when I saw something she brings me a side plate with the peppers and onions on it. Guess I get to mix it myself. Doesn't check on us and drops the check off without a word. read more

Denny's - Hey I know it's Denny's but didn't know I have to mix my food myself! - Diners Near Me - Tehachapi, California

I have never rated a Denny's so highly before but this location deserves recognition. We came in on New Year's day and they were slammed. They still managed to sit our large party in 15 or so minutes and our waitress was amazingly super attentive. We even had someone on a short schedule so she brought out her food stat so she could eat before she left. All the food was hot and cooked right. Great job - best Denny's I've ever been too read more

Wow... $60 for 4 original slams? Wtf??? Coffee was stale and lukewarm. Place has gone down hill since the last time I was there. Never go again!!! read more

The inside smells like a dirty bathroom. The food was subpar at best. My wife ordered the Philly omelette and got the correct portion size while I ordered the Philly sandwich and was lacking on the portion. On top of that, we were traded to a different waitress, who tried to over charge us by $12. There were also flies in the dining area. Do not recommend this place. read more

My friend and I just drove 900 miles and wanted a nice dinner before we finished our road trip to flagstaff. Well first there was an elderly couple that sat across from us that left because one of their employees went on break and they didn't get their food for an hour. And then my friend and I got our food (standard grand slam breakfast) and the eggs were good but that's about it. The hash browns were cooked so crispy they may as well have been hash brown chips and the bacon was well done on one half and raw on the other. read more

Denny's - Diners Near Me - Tehachapi, California

I visit this place regularly 4 to 5 times a week on graveyard during my break from work and service is great, but on this nite 5/22/18 the waitress was having to make my food due to the lazy cook sleeping in his car. This isn't the first time this cook (Chris) has been absent from his duties (cleaning) and left the cooking responsibilities to the waitress on shift. Chris, you can't cook worth a shit to begin with and If your not happy with your job move on. Denny's need to replace this lazy ass cook so the rest of the crew doesn't have to do his work for him! read more

Do Not Go To This Location!! I have never had such a terrible and shitty experience before. The wait staff blames the customers and the management is poor! The wait staff talk shit about the customers where they can be heard!!To give some background on this, it is a Tuesday around noon and the dinning room is only a quarter full with a majority of the tables already having their meals. We were having a meal with our family. Now, I will admit our group of twenty was a little big, but that does not excuse a 30 minute wait for just drinks and almost an additional thirty minutes for food especially when one order was for two pancakes! When we did get our orders, our meals were warm like room temp warm and one order of ours which had been requested to have to no cheese for medical purposes, had a huge pocket of cheese in it. Then due to the incompetency of the wait staff order receipts were given to wrong tables so it came to look like some of our party had dined and dashed. The Manager then came over and more or less demanded that the remaining tables that had barely gotten their food and had to rush to eat it,cause we had plans to be somewhere by 1pm, pay for meals that weren't their own! I work the food industry myself, and let me say this: unless your staff is brand new and have experience, then there should be no way a party of 20 should wreck your kitchen staff like that! I am throughly put off from this location and will never go back to that location ever again!!! read more