I live in Salt Lake and every time I am in Boise come here. I love the German pancakes eggs and bacon, is a good size and unique flavor & i like the old style diner atmosphere read more

Great Breakfast! We were driving through and met friends who also were visiting family, we had not seen each other for 5 years. Our waitress was the best, did not make us feel like we needed to rush out so they could have the table, told us to enjoy visiting with each other. Food portions are huge and everything was yummy including the coffee! Highly recommend!! read more

Had a nice lunch here last week. Our server was top notch. She was very friendly and attentive. The food was pretty good. I had the cheese burger, which was held together with tooth picks. It was tasty. A little greasy and messy but good. The onion rings lacked something. They were a little over fried in my opinion. I would eat here again but it probably wouldn't be my first choice. read more

Really good breakfast place. We were staying in a hotel next to Elmer's and decided to give it a try on our last morning in Boise. I had an omelet and my boyfriend had potato pancakes, and we were both very satisfied. Not to mention, the coffee was 100x better than our hotel's coffee. We will definitely make sure to return to Elmer's on our next visit to Boise. read more

My favorite classic diner restaurant in Boise! The staff is so friendly and the food is good for any time of the day. My boyfriend especially loves this place! read more

Food was great...but the service was AWESOME!! We showed up with the players and families of our competition soccer team and they sat us quickly and catered to the girls :) They even split the check without complaint....will definitely be back! read more

Elmer's has an incredible menu for every meal. My personal favorite is breakfast. My wife and I have been Sunday regulars for more than 10 years. In all that time Candy and her staff have never left us disappointed. I look forward each week to Sunday morning breakfast and while the meals and service I have when traveling are often good, they are never better than right here at Elmer,a. read more

We only go for breakfast, which is served all day. The lunch and dinner dishes we tried are so-so but we haven't tried much so we can't really say. The service is really fantastic and we are regulars. The coffee is good & strong (no espresso drinks) and the breakfast options are plentiful - omelets, pancakes (including German pancakes), benedicts, and of course the standards. We haven't disliked anything we've tried! read more

Elmer's is my Favorite Breakfast Go-to! The Mr. Elmer's omelet is The Best! The service is great! Highly recommend!

Big props to Katie, our waitress! 13 of us came for our son's 3rd birthday on a busy Sunday morning. Brunch before the zoo. The panakes were late so they treated all the kids to their breakfast, piled the whip cream high for our birthday boy and put together a present and signed birthday card. Thanks so much! Well definitely be back. read more

I got the avocado Benedict, this was a bad choice. My avocado looked to be days old, it was black and it was not pretty. They tried to cover it up with the sauce and it wasn't covered well. I could hardly finish it. Other than that service was good and food was 'okay'. read more

The food is great, the ambience and people are good too. But I have to share this simply because I cannot stand the flies!! They should and need to do something about the flies!!!! The constant having to fidget and shoving the flies away throughout the whole meal is damn annoying! Couldn't enjoy the meal at all. Not gonna come back again read more

Our party of 8 waited for 1.5 hours before being seated. The entire time we watched as servers and management allowed a group of 3 people, who were not eating, occupy a 12 seat table for the entire time. After 1.25 hours I asked host if they ever ask people to move to a smaller table to allow seating of larger parties that are on the waiting list, she got the manager who told me she thought asking people to move was rude. Finally our party was seated. Ordered food and things did not improve. Service was slow and inefficient. Four of the orders were delivered to the table, the rest of the orders trickled out so slow we practically ate in shifts. Young Child's order was one of last to arrive at table (child's order was a single pan cake, give me a freaking break) One order was forgotten and came after most were finished eating. One order was cold and another had a hair in the hash browns. The food quality overall is poor, very low quality ingredients. Would not recommend Elmer's; however, people apparently love this place. Go here if you enjoy slow service and bad food. read more

We have visited Elmer's twice since moving to Boise. The first time was fantastic, we ordered the California Omelet. The service was a bit slow but very friendly, the place was busy so we gave that a pass since our waitress was so nice and kept our coffee hot. Upon our first visit we were given a $10 gift certificate towards our next visit, so we were very compelled to come back and check it out. The second time we came with our teenager, who ordered a burger with bacon and onions no cheese. It came with cheese already melted on it. Our kid doesn't really complain and ate it anyway, but wasn't too happy about it. We ordered a bowl of Vegetable Beef soup each and it tasted like it came from a can. We sent our soups back and left hungry. A hometown place like this should have "from scratch" soups only, not canned. Honestly there is no excuse for canned soup ever. Our waitress was very friendly and we haven't experienced bad service, but the food definitely leaves room for improvement. read more

"I eat here once or twice a month. Great food and very friendly, helpful employees. Usually packed for breakfast and quiet for dinner. You should try their dinners, they are very good but people seem to have Elmer's on their radar only for breakfast." read more

I thought this place was great for early morning breakfast on a Sunday-about 11 am. The service was excellent, we received our food and it was great. The staff was nice and friendly and the portions were perfect...not too much on a plate but also filled you up. Excellent feel to the place. read more

Wow!! Friendly, attentive. One of the best menus we have seen in a down home feel. Food is so good, it will bring you back

Serving sizes ridicules and over priced. Ordered 2 prime rib dip sandwich's, fries and 2 mimosa's. The mimosa's were 8.00 a piece and the glass was only filled a quarter of the way full three sips and it was gone, picture showed the glass three quarters of the way full. There is no way what the sandwich meat was prime rib, more like cheap roast beef lunch meat and very skimpy mostly just roll and you would never no we where in Idaho home of the potatoes. Because we where lucky to even have fifteen fries on our plates and to pay 12.95 for that. Total bill for two adults and one little boy $48.00 before tip. BS on this place do yourself and your wallet a favor and find someplace else. read more

Delicious breakfast food. Awesome brunch spot. Fantastic service. Decor is throw back to 1975....so cool. Love this restaurant. Don't leave Boise without giving it a try! read more

I've lived in Boise for almost 5 years and I'd never tried this place before but pass by several times a day. My Mom moved here last month and I've been trying to show her some local flavor so we decided to come here for brunch a week or so ago. It was delicious and the service was very friendly. I had the Lemon Poppyseed pancakes with strawberry sauce and cream cheese icing. The lemon flavor was light and fresh without being overpowering. The cream cheese icing was drizzled on without being heavy. We liked our food so much that we went back for dinner this past Sunday. There weren't as many selections for dinner options but what we selected still ended up being very good. I had a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings on it and my Mom had the fish and chips which she said was very good also. Overall it's a nice little place that has good food and isn't too expensive. We'll definitely be back. read more

This, to me, is what a "real breakfast" place should be. A good-sized, old-style restaurant serving a variety of reasonably-priced offerings. I had traditional buttermilk pancakes (stack of 4, large-size) plus delicious side bacon and eggs. $9.99, I think. My wife had the German pancake, a huge plate full of lemon and butter deliciousness. The waitresses had obviously been there awhile, like the restaurant itself, but that's a good thing -- they were pros, knowing how to take care of a lot of customers at once & get everything right in a prompt, efficient manner. That includes the piping hot coffee, which never got more than half empty before a refill came. As the summary info says, if you're looking for a traditional American breakfast in Boise, this is the place. read more

Love Elmers! We ate here 2x while on vacation; once for breakfast and once for lunch. Both times the food was tasty, good size portions, clean restaurant, and friendly staff! Try it out! read more

Good food and great service. We had a party of 50, post wedding breakfast. They handled us very well!

Great food. Great service. Good prices. Wonderful experience. Get there early as it gets VERY busy!

This place is a gem! The food was superb and so was the service. Great family restaurant!

Went for breakfast at 925 on a Tues. morning. We had an appointment at 11 am so had to be out of there at 1030 or so. We didn't get our food till 1020. The supervisor came out and apologized for the delay and offered to cover our check. We gobbled down our food which was delicious and we were out of there by 1040. The supervisor and our waiter made our experience a pleasure. Sorry, we didn't get names. read more

So disappointed! Sunday afternoon; 2 adults and 1 child. Our server waited 10 minutes to take our order, even though we were ready (with menus stacked at the edge of the table) before the beverages arrived. She or the hostess had either wandered by or made eye contact with us, three separate times before stopping to take the order. Our food did not arrive until 40 minutes later, and then it showed up without eggs or bacon on the two adult meals. The eggs and bacon arrived 5 minutes after the crepes, but the bacon was overcooked so much that it was dry and gray in color. The scrambled eggs on one plate were so undercooked they were soupy. After seeing DH's eggs actually skating around his plate in a pool of raw egg, I couldn't even gag down my cooked ones. Beware of the server asking if you want "fresh strawberries" on your order of strawberry crepes. I thought she was making absolutely sure that we wanted strawberry, not apple filling. Well, she wasn't. It won't look like the photo in the menu because there is no strawberry sauce; only dry crepes with chopped strawberries and about a tablespoon of powdered sugar and vanilla glaze drizzled over top. I think what's worse than not getting what we ordered and waiting for it for an hour, is that no one cared that we weren't happy with our food. Because we ordered the exact same thing and neither of us ate the exact same things, the server should have immediately identified a problem. Since the food took so long to arrive and we had a show at the Morrison Center to get to, we requested the check when the food was being delivered to the table. It's almost funny... the check is the only thing we didn't have to wait for. Leaving a minimum tip was simply out of respect for the industry (having worked it many years myself), and not an accurate representation of the service or quality we received. We do expect a lot from Elmer's, as we've been loyal customers in two states for over 20 years, but quite honestly, the quality has slowly been diminishing and it won't be long before we give up and start going somewhere else. read more

First time in and we were immediately greeted and sat. Two groups came in after us, received drinks and water and nobody ever came over to even tell us they would be right with us. After 15 minutes of just sitting there with no help, water or drinks we left. Nobody even noticed on our way out. It wasn't even busy. So, can't give any reviews regarding the food but the service was seriously non-existent. read more

Service today was the slowest ever. I think we aged a year waiting for: a table (although there were some open); the menu; getting our order taken; and receiving our food. Many excuses: big wedding party (which was nearly done), BSU graduation, etc. The manager was in the kitchen helping out. Tells you something. Very disappointing, especially since we weren't there on the weekend when they are busiest. We were there at 10:30 and left at noon. I shudder at the thought of Mother's Day! read more

Food was great, service was wonderful! They have a great variety, and we'll definitely be back!

Went for breakfast this a.m. Food was really good, coffee was wonderful. I will probably never go back as the service was horrible and beyond horrible. The waitress was sweet and pleasant but we waited over ten minutes for her to take our order, then had to ask again five minutes later for her to bring the coffee and water to our table. read more

Fantastic breakfast, very friendly staff and homey decor. Coffee cup was always full. I highly recommend a visit.

I ate breakfast at Elmer's before I left Boise to head back to AZ last week. I ordered the Crab Benedict. The English muffins were nicely grilled, the eggs perfectly cooked, sauce was creamy and there was enough crab that you could actually taste it The coffee was hot, fresh and delicious. Although the service was very good, my only complaint was my server was wearing so much perfume, it took my breath away each time she came to my table. Otherwise I could have given 5 stars instead of just 4. read more

This s is my family's favorite breakfast place and we generally visit weekly. The pancakea are always perfect, the bacon avocado omelet is amazing, the visits are very good and the gravy (i'm very picky about gravy) is good too. The crepes are quite tasty as well, but I've only tried the sweet ones. The kids breakfast it's very reasonably priced and the portions are good sized. We tried a lot of breakfast locations in Boise and found this the best suited for the family (4 kids). We love it! read more

Elmers is a great breakfast place with nice selection of items. Pancakes are a favorite as well as the omlet. Can't seem to get enough of the breakfast menu. read more

Went there for dinner. I didn't mind the decor or atmosphere, seemed kinda home-style cozy. It wasn't busy when I went there. My girlfriend got the chicken caesar salad. The chicken was flat out awful, tasted like it had been taken from a frozen TV dinner, left out too long, refrozen, and then microwaved. Was barely warm. Rubbery, off taste, and generally unedible. The salad itself was mediocre at best. I got the chicken fried steak. Imagine a truck stop diner where they don't have to care about the quality of their food, where the CFS would be cooked barely to code, swimming in a watery sauce, and lukewarm. Elmer's chicken fried steak was just, and barely just, above that. I ate it, but I didn't like it. The potatoes looked like they were squeezed out of a tube, the vegetables were completely tasteless and undercooked. Overall? $30 down the drain. I was hoping to find a regular spot close to my house to go to. This is not it. read more

Once again, I can't say enough about this amazing restaurant. We revisited Elmer's with a group of Boise State Sigma Chi moms and their sons for Mother's Weekend 2016. The food, service, and prices were such a hit the first time, us moms were more than happy to re-experience Elmer's for a second year in a row. My son had spoken to Candace, the restaurant manager, about accommodating our party for Sunday breakfast. Needless to say, she bent over backwards to help him out and subsequently, made our experience quite enjoyable. Our waitress was also top notch, always there with a smile. The employees at this restaurant should be commended for their excellent customer service...not to mention the incredibly tasty menu items!!! Thanks Elmer's!!! See you next year!!! read more

The Dungeness Crab BLT Salad is the best salad I have ever eaten. Even if the crab meat was eliminated the salad would still be the best. Both my wife and I got this entree and were very impressed. The menu variety is excellent and the prices very reasonable. read more

My son just started college at Boise State and when I dropped him off for school I saw Elmer's and we decided to give it a try on a Saturday morning. I realize that weekends are a busy time for breakfast restaurants, but they should plan for busy weekends!! We got a table right away but that's the only positive thing that came out of that visit. First our waitress was so unfriendly and spilled hot coffee on the table in front of my son and didn't say a word or clean it up. I had to use our napkins (which she never replaced). The food was cold and overpriced. The sausage patty on my egg dish was hard enough to use as a frisbee. She never asked us how our food was or if she could get us anything else. She just dropped off the bill and that was it. For three people having eggs, hash browns and cold toast it shouldn't cost near $50.00 !!! We've been looking for a good breakfast/lunch place ever since Jerry's closed last year. I guess we just keep looking!!! read more

I have never felt more disrespected at a restaurant. My family hadn't been to Elmer's in quite a few years so we decided to take our Dad there for Father's Day. After a 40 minute wait for a table (which is expected on a holiday) we sat down and were unpleasantly greeted by a waitress who asked my father how he was doing to which he replied, "Good, how are you?" She then repeated exactly what he said an extremely condescending tone and threw our forks and knives on the table. We looked past the rocky start and ordered our food and drinks. When my younger brother fought with our mom about what he was allowed to order, the waitress stepped in and said "Grandma said no...or mom or whatever". When she took my order she decided to make a rude comment about what I was going to be eating. My Dad decided that he would rather spend his Father's Day somewhere else and and spoke to the manager saying that he would like to pay for our drinks and leave. The manager could care less and went to eat at Cracker Barrel instead. read more