My family went to Elmer's for Mother's Day, and although it was extremely busy, we received excellent service and food. I appreciated the fact that a very friendly staff member was in the entryway taking down our names and putting us in line. I always order the German pancake; so did my daughters, and it tasted fabulous. My hubby got the Farmer's Omelet, which was also very good. Special shout-out to Tara, our amazing server. She was kept very busy, but never lost her smile and friendliness, and her service was excellent. She's a wonderful asset to your business and I hope she's our server next time we come in. We also appreciated the fact that the women in our party got roses to celebrate the day. Thank you so much! read more

Caught Elmers as our last restaurant before heading back to Phoenix. Parking lot has really weird small spaces so if you drive a larger vehicle beware. Ambiance is giving - Dennys with a little bit homier of a feel. Other than that, the service was very good. We were immediately brought waters and I was able to order a mimosa pretty much immediately which was great. The food portions are enormous which is definitely nice if you can take leftovers home because it is a little pricey. Kiddo and hubby got steak and egg breakfast and said everything was pretty much perfectly cooked; the egg whites on the over medium eggs were just a little runny. Rueben and chicken fried steak both looked good and my mother in law and her boyfriend had no complaints. I had the potato pancake hash-browns pancakes and eggs with bacon and it was delicious. They could have been just a tad crispier on the outside but the flavors were great. A nice little local place for any time of day. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Bacon & Tillamook- Potato Cakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Had a very enjoyable lunch in a pleasant setting. The German pancake had wonderful texture and flavor (lemon wedges with butter and powdered sugar). Lunch partner said her garden vegetable omelet had very nice vegetables, and especially mentioned the flavorful tomatoes. It was a large omelet, and was picture perfect (same with the German pancake). Prices are in line with other similar eateries around the metro area, which as we know have crept up, so I would like to remind all restaurants that if there's someone tending the check-in/out station to make a point to thank the customers as they leave for their patronage. read more

I came in to Elmer's to have some breakfast, I used to come here a lot with my person. I hadn't been here in over a year for that reason and it was a little emotional walking in. My server I believe her name was Payton. She was so amazing. She pick up that I was upset and offered me a hug, definitely made me feel better. The food was delicious and on point. The hashbrowns were perfectly crispy, eggs and bacon cooked perfectly. The coffee was hot and just the overall service was great. Thanks again for the great experience. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

I live around here so to me, this is a casual normal diner. I love the vibe, the staff are always super friendly and kind and it smells so good. It's usually pretty busy around breakfast time but it's worth it just for the cozy atmosphere. I get the same thing everytime so I know just what to expect, the Denver is so good, always very cheesy and the portion is huge! Always need to salt the Hashbrowns though but they're cooked to perfection usually. Overall just a comfort place to stop if you need a bite. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Denver omelet, Hashbrowns and sourdough toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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Food and services very good! Will definitely return soon. Good variety to select from menu! read more

Went to breakfast with my daughters and both over 21 and one ordered a drink and showed her ID then we ordered our drinks coffees and then the manager came out in a derogatory tone saying this drink is for you right and only you and my daughter said yes can you calm down. Then the manager keep going off about who was drinking the drink and I asked her could you go get my coffee I ordered she said no your server can bring it so I told her to please leave our table then and have a good day but she wanted to keep going called over security and he and us all laughed at how rude she was being and he told us to enjoy our meal. We are then she keep coming out and saying things under her breath and I just enjoyed my meal as always when at Elmers but that manager Yuma was very unprofessional and needs some customer service classes or put back to a host read more

I'm usually very happy with Elmer's but disappointed this time. Farmers omelet had little or no cheese, hard to eat because it "fell apart" and I had to stab the small pieces with the fork to eat- very dry. Mom was unhappy with the gravy on her biscuits. The service was great as usually, very accommodating and fast. Wasn't a deal breaker, we will be back but not for a while. Avoid the dishes with gravy! Restaurant was clean too. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Farmers Omlete - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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They don't do to go orders. Have traveled all across the country and have been to many restaurants and this is the first time of a restaurant not doing to go orders. Does that mean that if you don't finish your meal inside the restaurant, you can't take the leftovers home. read more

First time I visited this location I first visited an Elmer's in Palm Springs California. This one was equally enjoyable and I loved it Food is great and service is friendly read more

Staff was so sweet! Food was yummy and portions were large! Will most definitely be going back.

Dungeness crab eggs Benedict tasted like frozen seafood straight from Gordon's fish sticks. Atmosphere was nice, staff was great but the food was iffy. read more

Everyone seemed happy with their meal. Pleasant experience, very accomodating. Miss the Yellow Bowl Salad. Noted there was a 'version' available with a dinner order. read more

Decent food. Friendly servers, clean space. Nice to see restaurants busy again. Despite it seeming crowded, we were seated quickly. The menu is huge, plenty of typical American breakfast food. I'm guessing the variety probably slows the kitchen down but it's nice for groups who have people with very different breakfast / brunch cravings. I had a breakfast with hash browns, two over-easy eggs, and bacon. I can't say it was outstanding but also no real complaints. Volume was on the louder side. The hash browns are a thicker cut, almost like home fries, and just a hint on the undercooked side. The cheese was mixed in rather than melted over the top like most places do (I prefer the melted over the top method for maximum cheesiness). Eggs were right, bacon was crispy per my request. Coffee was very strong and very dark - not a great flavor but it keeps the caffeine headache at bay. Overall this is a nice place for breakfast if you aren't looking for something fancy and just want to sit down and have comfort food. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Over-easy eggs, hash browns with cheese, biscuit and bacon. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

This is a close to home cooking here. The service here was great and old soul type of feel to it read more

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A great place to eat. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, you can't go wrong. They have a long term dedicated staff to make your visit enjoyable. The management of this particular Gresham restaurant has been with the company for decades. Elmers promotes from within and that continues a pattern of excellence in regard to the company culture. I've been a loyal customer since it opened decades ago. I normally eat there once a week and know the staff well. In hundreds of individual visits, I've never had a bad experience with the food or the staff. read more

I ordered the potato pancakes with side meat and eggs. The service was just fine. The potato pancakes were awful. Really bad. Potato pancakes are European by tradition and are supposed to be made with mashed potatoes. It may include an egg in the mixture to keep it together and then fried just to crisp the edges. I think the managing cook needs a new job! They were just strip hashbrowns mixed with cheddar and bits of bacon fried into a messy mush and greasy. Do NOT bother please! read more

Loved this place. First time ever I have been to an Elmer's. And it did not disappoint. I got there special that was listed on the table. Divine!!! It took me back to the classic German crepes my dad had made me. I can see why this place is popular. And I would love to go again! read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Breakfast! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Food was pretty good, service was sorta poor. We didn't get serviced until restaurant was packed.

My order was half ranch breakfast with one egg, extra crispy hash brown, crispy bacon with biscuit. Everything was done as I asked. Biscuit was ok, on dry side. The other order was avocado egg Benedict with side of pancake. She enjoyed her food. Service was good. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Egg, hash brown, bacon and biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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The food was abysmal. The waiter had really long fingernails that weren't completely clean (see picture). Everyone working there seemed miserable. The inside of my rueben was cold. The bathroom was filthy. So disappointed, Elmer's was one of my favorite restaurants growing up and this was my first trip back in over 30 yrs. Sad. read more

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The German pancake is delicious. We had a very attentive server. The dinning room felt safe and comfortable. read more

Service was kind and fast, food was good portions and the restaurant was not very busy for breakfast

I hadn't eaten at Elmer's for a long time because the last time I went I had a bad experience. My son picked this place for breakfast and I decided to give it a go. The parking lot is pretty big and is right on a main road. There is some street parking if necessary. We were greeted promptly and taken to our seat. The staff is adhering to all CDC guidelines (masks, distancing, etc.) Our waitress was friendly and the restaurant was clean. I ordered the French Toast and my son ordered cheeseburger sliders. My meal came with eggs and bacon and I added a side of home fries. Everything was excellent. The french toast wasn't soggy in the middle and the bacon was crispy. The home fries came in a small serving, but they were evenly cooked and seasoned. This experience changed my mind about Elmer's. I would visit this location again. read more

Ordered an omelette with avocado & salsa that was pictured in the menu, the presentation was really good and started eating the omelette and noticed it started to have an aftertaste of something and after I've eaten about 70% of it I let out a burp and it tasted and smelled like burnt deep fat frying oil. I stopped eating as it was making me feel queasy and the coffee was really strong like it was condensed, one sip was giving me a heart burn, and noticed that everyone got their check on a plastic tray, the waitress just put the receipt on my table. ( assuming a racist behavior ) I'm assuming there's not a whole lot of Asians going to Elmer's? I've owned my own restaurant and fired a cook for using the fry oil to keep the grill looking clean throughout the day, it's a very lazy habit and not very good for the customers eating anything that's been cooked on that grill, anything cooked on that grill will get the fry oil taste transferred onto what ever that gets cooked on there. Your supposed to use water to clean the grill after each order but lazy people will cut corners which result in poor food quality and the long term affect of eating condensed and burnt liquid frying oil. That liquid frying oil is made for deep fat frying like chicken or French fries, it's not a cooking oil. The Mall 205 location doesn't do this and their food is awesome every time, this is the first time trying the Gresham location and the last. Start cleaning the grill the right way and don't use the frying oil that has been used to cook everything from chicken to fries for cooking oil for the grill! Your making your customers sick slowly and wouldn't be surprised if someone already died from medical complications due to eating foods that's been cooked using old frying oil. read more

Fireplace, charming n warming. Entre dinners? Not great. Over cooked. Tastes " fake".Food quality imo, has deescalated. Prices higher. 1 cup of tea :$4! No refill offered. Bowl of side salad: tiny pieces of sour chopped overripe tomato, way to many canned sliced black olives. Good red leaf lettuce( for the most part). Cheap pieces of flavorless croutons, no cucumber. No shredded cheese. Mash potatoes tasted Real but lumpy. Brown gravy, good but Salty. Meats: not real as told that it was " real" roasted turkey. Not. It was thick sliced deli meat. Rubbery. No thank you. The chicken fried steak, hard as tack. Overdone. Dried out. Could not cut it with knife provided. Very sweet new waitress. No water or a 2nd napkin. Parched. No straw offered. Clean wiped table. Courteous mngr. Professional. Personable. read more

the french toast is always always always a hit when i come to eat at elmers. one of the best french toast ive had.that goes for the strawberry french toast the restaurant is clean nice vibe experience. the egg benedicts are also good here. when it gets busy the service is good read more

I will never go here again. Went later in the day and I felt like they didn't want us there. I took a bite of my sandwich and there's paper still left from the sliced cheese. read more

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The server that helped us (she worked there 20+ years) suggested a substitution that saved this mom from a six year old melt down. Much appreciated! Good food as well. We will stop again when headed through. read more

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This is a great restaurant for any meal, breakfast, lunch or dinner. The food is fresh. The restaurant is clean. The staff is helpful and friendly. The large hanging floral baskets outside are beautiful. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - The bacon is meaty and crisp., fresh avacado, hard boiled egg & most important a nice size portion of fresh crab. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Elmer's has long been a favorite of mine when dealing with a chain. They are consistently clean and the quality of the food and service always has been top notch. I was sad to have the one closest to me close down, but on my trips to Mt. Hood I enjoy being able to stop here and enjoy a dutch baby on my way. Though I don't get by here often, it's comforting to know it's here when I feel the urge for some good comfort food. read more

food wasn't very good, waiter was odd, and parking lot is very narrow and you can't even see around a corner when turning.

We stopped in here for an early breakfast on the way out of Portland - headed over the mountain toward Warm Springs, OR. Excellent down home American breakfast! Hot, crisp hash browns with onions and bell peppers, two eggs over easy, a biscuit, and thick, chewy, buttery bacon! Plus coffee and water. Good service! Would eat breakfast here again! NOTE: The correct name of this business is: Elmer's Restaurant http://www.elmers-restaurants.com/ read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

I love the smell of the place. It is so clean.Wonderful staff. The food is amaze. Fav dinner place for me and the fam.

This is definitely the better version of IHOP. They have a great variety of breakfast options, and they even have German pancakes! I knew I was going to hiking a bit, so I wanted to carb up. I ordered some pancakes, coffee, eggs, hash browns, and bacon -- basically your All American breakfast. It was exactly what the doctor ordered. The pancakes were super fluffy and buttery! They were fairly large portions as well. I had no absolutely no complaints about the food. Of course, don't go in there expecting extraordinarily unique experience. It is a diner, but it has the basics of what makes a diner great! Good pancakes and good diner coffee is totally acceptable in my book. The service was awesome and the prices were amazing! Our meal for two people came out to just over $20! SCORE! Both our stomachs and wallets were left happy! read more

Pancakes, different kind of pancakes, even with Swedish pancakes with gooseberry jam. Always fresh made.

We love Elmer's. One of our 1st stops when visiting Portland area from Eastern Washington. My parents started taking us to Elmer's when I was little. Our 2 boys grew up coming to Elmer's, now waiting to be a Grandma & start another generation of Elmer's fans. 95% of my visits to Elmer's I order German Pancakes my favorite. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

They served me raw French toast, I didn't eat it. They gave me a coupon for $10 off next meal. When I picked up the coupon I used it, ordering 4 meals. I am a regular and go several times a week. The German pancake I ordered with the coupon had a thick black hair in it....baked into it. When I showed it to Stephanie, rather than apologize and offer me a refund, she got defensive and snapped that it was an accident. Two months later, I found out the staff were told they are not allowed to serve me food. So I called corporate because I feel like that is punishing me for pointing out a problem....not actually taking accountability to resolve it. Corporate called me today to let me know he wrote me a check and I am 86'd from that location. So rather than do better and train their staff on food prep and hygiene, they just ban the person who tries to address it. That's lousy customer service, in my opinion. And gross. Look at their Google reviews....many of them mention undercooked food and food poisoning. How can a restaurant be ok with serving food like that to customers they call to value? Eat elsewhere! read more

Went to Elmers in Gresham. We went for lunch on 6/22 and waited over 20 minutes for overdone fish and fries and fish was dried up. They had about 10 tables occupied. Up to this lunch we have had great meals but how can you overfry fish and chips? We will give Elmers a while before returning. Disappointed in food and slow service. read more

This is my second time at an Elmer's. Came back because breakfast was so good the last time I was in Portland. I had the crabacado omelette which is dungeons crab avocado tomato bacon Swiss cheese and chives. I love a place that allows you to substitute fresh fruit for toast. A definite big plus for people with celiacs. My son enjoyed the country fried steak and eggs. Will definitely come back to Elmer's next time I'm in town. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Crabacado omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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