Food was great and came out quickly. They staff were all awesome and checked on us often. We forgot how great of a place this is and will definitely be back. Plus our daughter ate the whole plate of dollar pancakes and that's a big win for us! read more

Classic diner, but not like "Denny's" This place is a small chain that serves great food. Pancakes excellent! Bacon - Thick cut cooked perfectly. Eggs, excellent. Even the fish and chips were really good. Everything delicious. Service is excellent. read more

In early pregnancy and craving eggs Benedict and this hit the spot! Really impressed with the speedy service, food came out quick and it's delicious! The fire place was roaring and set a cozy ambience for me and my husband. Pleasantly surprised how wonderful this place is! read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Eggs benedict - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

This restaurant has got the BEST PRIME RIB around. Great service and warm atmosphere with fireplaces.

I haven't been to an Elmer's in over a decade. This one was busy on a late Sunday morning, but the wait was fairly short. Restaurant was clean, well maintained, & GM was working & identified by his monogrammed shirt. My German Pancake looked exactly as pictured. I ordered extra strawberries & it was delicious! Coffee was the only down point - diner grade, so I guess that's par for the course. Service was quick & efficient. Great dining experience & good price. Definitely going back! read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Elmer's German Pancake with Lingonberry Butter - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Food is always consistent here. Breakfast is the best! Pancakes are good, hash browns are great and I have had eggs every which way and so far they have been perfect every time. I prefer the omelettes the most. Service has never disappointed. Been there at all times of the day and week. Tyler seems to do a great job managing the restaurant and Chelsea who usually works evenings is always great! Sometimes she is by herself and she hustles and gets it done! Never had a disappointing experience here. read more

This place seemed like your typical breakfast restaurant, however this place is very tasteful! Although the restaurant itself doesn't seem much, their food is fairly priced with large portions and great flavors! Would definitely recommend trying out their savory breakfast foods. Super yummy and enjoyed my meal! read more

Food here was awesome. Customer service was phenomenal. If I'm in the area I will definitely be back.

Overall satisfying visit, five stars to my waitress Wynter. Thank you! What happened was I had ordered a strawberry crepe, and it came extremely wet and soggy. Not only it looked sweaty, there were water dripping everywhere on the plate. It was the only thing on this planet more nauseating than Randy Newman. I had it returned and got a new crepe. Significant improvement, it was piping hot and rather intact. Flavor-wise, impeccable. However, I don't know if dear kitchen staff had determined that the problem with the first soggy crepe was that the strawberries were washed and thus decided not to wash this batch of berries? I had some dirt and petals/leafs inside my crepe from strawberries, and they could have been removed, had the berries been washed. (A photo is attached) I would still give this experience four stars, because the staff there were very nice. I can understand Saturday brunch hours could get a bit crazy. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - A petal or a leaf from strawberry. - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Great food. The German pancake is fabulously light, large, & delicious. Service can be good or it can be iffy.

There were four of us and we stopped at Elmer's Sunday morning. My mouth is still salivating over the best breakfast ever. It was a crab omelet with avocado and hollandaise sauce. It was so good. The others also had delicious food too. We were not disappointed at all. Even the service was top notch. What else can I say? Everything was perfect. read more

We love Elmer's and eat there often. However, they may want to work on their take-out service. As noted in other posts, you might do well to check your order before leaving. The server asked if I would like some jam for the biscuit and I asked for Marionberry; she put two packets in the bag. When I got home there were only two pancakes instead of the three that should have been in the order, the server had put Marionberry syrup in the bag instead of jam, and there was not butter for the pancakes and french toast. When I called about the order they did offer to provide the missing items if I would return to the restaurant. Since we live more than 15 minutes away this really was not an option. I mentioned a partial refund but all I got was a, "I'm very sorry about your order." read more

Always great food and great service. We had the German pancake this time with lingonberry. Last time we had the crapes with lingonberry. I guess we have a theme. Love the free lollipops too! read more

I have many good memories coming to Elmer's while growing up, but a couple bad staff experiences a few years back put us off coming to any Elmer's restaurants for a while, sadly. However, this morning's visit was fantastic! We came in for breakfast just before noon on a Saturday, and it was super packed but we only had to wait about five minutes for a table. All the staff we interacted with were attentive and friendly, and they even had a guy going around making balloon animals for the kids. The omelette and crepe breakfasts we ordered were perfect and tasty and came within 15 minutes, which is impressive considering every table was filled! I think we will be coming in more often again! read more

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I wouldn't normally be caught dead at a place like this unless under extreme duress. My dining companions picked this place because my girlfriends mom likes conventional diner food. There is hardly anything I feel safe eating here. So places like this I am stuck eating oatmeal. If you like over buttered fried foods than this place is definitely for you. Eat your heart out. Enjoy your heart disease and clogged arteries. read more

My boyfriend and I had dinner last night for our first time. He had the prime rib and I had the Atlantic Salmon. My boyfriend cut off some for me to try. Needless to say within an hour we both were having severe stomach cramps and believe we had food poisoning from something we ate there. Beware. read more

The eggs Benedict is better here then most places but I noticed they aren't doing take out so haven't been ordering there.

Always good food and service!!! Really good coffee and the lounge is the place to be! Been coming to this location for years and it's still my favorite read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Drinking coffee with my dad - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I was just super excited to find a breakfast spot in my area that serves a German Pancake. It was more like a Denny's that serves a German Pancake. They could really increase the flavor offerings including peach and spec (bacon) and then I'd be more likely to come back more often. There was also no side option for hashbrowns or potatoes :( What I really did like is that they are locally owned and that all the ingredients are from the NW! read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Lingonberry butter German pancake!! - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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I was driving home tonight and thinking about getting home and enjoying dinner and some time with the Tax Deduction when the cell phone (i.e. Electronic Leash) went off with The Wife's ringtone. The gist of the conversation was she was tired and couldn't face making dinner. Hard to blame her, she has been sick of late with the latest virus du jour compliments of the Tax Deduction's daycare center. We decided to meet at Elmer's since it was conveinient more than anything else. I am not a big fan of Elmer's, at least I haven't been for a long time. Bad service, overpriced food; typical chain problems. However it was where she wanted to go and I live by the saying, "Happy wife, happy life." Doesn't matter what kind of day you have had, doesn't matter where you are, either coming home or meeting at a restaurant but when you see your Tax Deduction after a hard day at the office and he/she smiles and gets excited you're there for them it just makes everything worthwhile. I pulled up along side The Wife's car not real happy about my day or being at Elmer's, but they looked so excited it seemed like the perfect place to be. I'd hate to meet any man or woman who doesn't get moved by that everytime. But I digress... We walked in and were greeted warmly, seated promptly with menus and more important doodling paper and crayons. "Hmm, new menu." I thought to myself as I started to canvas the lamenated pages of chain restaurant fare. We ordered a dungeness crab salad for the Wife and the hot turkey dinner for me. The Tax Deduction in a moment of three year old logic asked for bacon and pancakes, and the waitress said it was no problem. That was good enough for a fourth star right there... almost. It wasn't too busy so things flowed well, the Wife had a full coffee cup and my dinner salad arrived pretty quick. Soon enough the entrees came, as did pancakes and bacon. I had drained my iced tea fairly quickly and tried to make some eye contact to get lifelong waitress lady to give up the steeped, cold refreshment I craved. No luck. The dinner I have to say was extremely good for a chain on almost all fronts. My vegetable medley was made up of heretofore unknown bits and chunks of green, white and red things... couldn't tell you what a darn one of them was outside of broccoli (which I believe is the Devil's own creation he uses as astro-turf). Now that shouldn't be a bad thing, I am a picky eater, so no deduction for that. Finally at the end of the meal after the plates were cleared I finally got a refill of iced tea. I wanted to give them back the fourth star, I really did, but c'mon lifelong waitress Lady, you should know the cardinal rule of iced tea drinkers, we live for the quick refill. So Elmer's was actually somewhat impressive tonight. Maybe next time the Wife wants to come here I won't roll my eyes and try to figure out how to talk her into the iffy chinese buffet down the street. read more

This review goes way back to 1984-1988. This is a restaurant that was a favorite breakfast spot of Mom and I back in our NW days in Vancouver, WA. I am reviewing this location as this one is the most visited since was close to our house over in Hazel Dell or was it Hazel Dale? We crossed Mill Plain daily. Elmer's how you hold so many dear memories for me as a young kid! This was a fun family happy restaurant! Denver Omelet, hash browns, orange juice, iced tea. Yes this is what I would order every time, they were the King of Omelets back in the day. Loaded up with fresh ingredients, and they used fresh cracked eggs. I can not judge the Elmer's of 2011 however I am just happy to know they are still around for my Nostalgic cure and fix. I will be planning a visit soon, has been way too long since I have eaten at Elmer's. Nothing is as good now as it was in the 80's, seems a lot of places have changed Ownership and or cut cost with Quality, portions, etc. I love you Elmer's and thank you for the happy memories dining out back in the day with Mom. I still have a few other places, I am searching for such as Totum Pole Restaurant which I think was or is in the same area as this Elmer's? Anyone know? read more

As always, Elmer's never disappoints. First time at this location. Greeted wonderfully by two staff before sitting down. My server, Travis was delightful and very professional and made my experience pleasant. Enjoyed the Strawberry blintz breakfast with eggs, bacon and coffee. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Delicious!! - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

The food was okay. I got the potato pancakes, which were huge! And french toast. Entrees were not as flavorful as they appear they would be by the pictures. I really wanted to like it here. Theresa was an excellent server though. read more

Let me start by saying, I love diners. Primarily, I love breakfast. I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical about coming to Elmer's. All I can say is that this was a nearly flawless experience, and I will be sure to return next time when I'm in the area. Food: I ordered a breakfast scramble, and right off the bat I could tell they used quality ingredients. Everything was flavorful, evenly distributed and presented perfectly too. The next treat had to be their German pancakes, good lord they are delicious! I am actually sad I didn't order them, but when I seen my co-worker's order come by, I had to snag a piece. Attention America, we need to toss the crap we will call pancakes and institute these discs of deliciousness! They are basically over-sized crepes, but with so much more flavor. My only criticism is that I wish they didn't use the syrup infested fruit instead of fresh fruit. Small nitpick though. One thing that was really disappointing was their Arnold Palmers. It was not mixed well, and immediately regretted the purchase. In fact, it wouldn't be that upsetting if they weren't so expensive. Atmosphere: This is probably the main reason this place lost a star. It's weird because looking on the outside, the building seems like a relatively new building, but on the inside it seems really old and dirty. Not sure if I caught this place at a bad time, but the theming seemed old, like the place was born in the 70s and hadn't been cleaned much since then. Of course, I ate in the bar area, and didn't see the main dinning area so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. I'm not joking when I say that I almost walked out after stepping in. But, we needed to eat something quick, and I am glad we stood. Staff: Well obviously I have to give my compliments to the chefs! Seriously, they deserve a standing ovation. While I'm giving props, I have to send my best regards to waitresses. They were incredible. I felt at home, they were accommodating, provided great insight and had amazing personas! Not sure if all of Washington is like this, but I definitely felt welcomed. Price: Other than the Arnold Palmers, I felt that everything was reasonably priced. The quality, portion and excellent flavor of the food was certainly worth the price. Overall: If they just change up the bar area a little bit, this is definitely an establishment that is worthy of 5 stars. Kudos to the staff for running such an amazing place. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - I think I need to make a drive back! - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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I had a bacon cheeseburger last time. It was very tasty. The staff is always nice even if they get overloaded sometimes by the customer volume. Overall, its a good spot to have breakfast or lunch. read more

This is my "go-to" place for breakfast. Service is good; food and prices are good and the menu has a little something for everyone. I've never had a bad meal at this location. The food is traditional American style, tons of meat and loaded with cheese and dairy, but it's good. Sides of fruit are fresh sliced and always good. After working my way through the menu...Yukon French Toast or Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs (how can you ever go wrong with Chicken Fried Steak) are my go to meals. You have to give them a try!! read more

I would like to start off by saying my first experience with elmers was questionable, but boy am I glad that we gave them another shot. Our first visit was on valentine's day (romantic, I know,) and they were PACKED. and plainly, the food wasn't any good. But the manager apologized extensively, comping our meals and giving us a gift certificate to return if we chose to. The second visit was a complete 180. Our server was friendly and prompt, as well as being very knowledgeable about the menu so they could provide proper recommendations. I got the crepes and my fiance got the ranch house burger. I studied French for several years and have mastered my own crepe recipe. But I was actually impressed. They really were something special. My fiance said it is one of the best economically priced burgers in the area, and it beats Red Robin hands down. Since then Elmer's has become a go to place for us! In order of how much I liked them these are the dishes I've tried: prime rib (available after 4,) crepes, steak and eggs, Alfredo, and burger! They're all delicious. But the prime rib is AMAZING. get it with the Yukon gold mashed potatoes, and add gravy. You'll never be happier lol. read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Steak and eggs breakfast done right! :) - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

This place reminded me of like a Black Bear Diner. Very cozy booths though and our server was sweet. She was very accommodating/understanding about food allergies and double checked everything. I ordered the Saturday Market Skillet with no eggs (allergy) and it came out in a big portion. You get your moneys worth here if you're looking for a "big, hearty breakfast." read more

Elmer's Restaurant - Saturday Market Skillet (no eggs) - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Excellent prices and huge servings. I mean, what beats that? I've never had a bad meal at this location. The food is traditional American style, tons of meat and loaded with cheese and dairy, but it's good. Sides of fruit are fresh sliced and always good. Coffee? Bueno. No complaints. Atmosphere? Like a mom and pop restaurant, keeping it old school for those of us who don't like change too much, but still a good looking place. Haha. I love the fire places on either ends of the building and HUGE wagon wheel chandeliers. Don't change that. It's cozy and is our go-to place. I've never been to the bar in back, but it's super cozy looking. read more

I came here at Mass with the kiddos, we where greeted and seated promptly. Boys got items off the kids menu, hubby had a light-fare omelette, which he liked. I had the german pancake combo, which ill definately get again. The server was courteous, checked on us regularly, and refilled our waters. Will definately come back here read more

Elmer's Restaurant - German pancake combo - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Another restaurant that I'm surprised we haven't tried sooner. Our breakfast this morning was great. My new favorite dish is the Crabacdo Omelette... all I can say is wow. All of the ingredients were nice and fresh and I don't know if I've ever tasted better Hollandaise. Every dish we had at the table was great and the service was super friendly. Too much food, we ate too much and took some home. :) I was looking to find an alternative to our favorite breakfast spot, Kitchen Table Cafe, that might save us a little as well. Looks like Elmer's prices are right in line with KTC (maybe $2-3 less in total), but it will be nice to change things up once in a while. This will be added to the rotation. read more

I had a breakfast today. As I waited I really noticed how deep clean this restaurant is. The staff is clean and full of self pride. Very attentive and curious. The food was good and hot. Great manager. Great restaurant read more

I loved their German pancakes! Very tasty! great customer service and great comfort food at a good value. They are a PNW favorite!

Love a restaurant where you can get breakfast and lunch anytime of the day! One can even get a cocktail anytime of the day! read more

Elmer's Restaurant - German Pancake doesn't even need syrup! - American Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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Grandparents day was yesterday [Sunday] We were here with two of our grandchildren both under 12! Timofae age 5 and Svetlana age 9. We had a good meal, Tomato parmesan soup which I tried for the first time was delicious and a Seafood fiesta Basket was great as well. My wife tried a skillet for the first time, and the kids sliders and ice cream? Everybody left full and happy. Parking is very good here, service was too. Our server Neil was very attentive, we shall return again, ''Thank you'' read more

The German Pancake is AMAZING. I wish they had Uber Eats or something similar though!! I love the classic Elmer's vibe to this location, and the fireplace! My grandma and I used to meet at an Elmer's in Portland for breakfast and this location is very similar. Great service and I appreciate the flavored creamers for your coffee! read more

When I was picking up my to-go dinner last night (the third this week) I was informed by the manager that all restaurants in the Elmer's chain are no longer going to offer food for takeout. I've been regularly ordering takeout from various Elmer's restaurants for years. Needless to say, this is hugely disappointing. For many people, including the busy, elderly, handicapped and minorities, the only way they can enjoy good restaurant food is by takeout. I'm a handicapped senior citizen with mobility issues. Getting in and out of restaurants to pick up orders is just doable but long waits for a table, sitting in tight booths and maneuvering to get to tables is not. After months of COVID-19 restrictions restaurants are just re-opening after being shut down for months, still only open at 50% and I would think they would be looking for ways to increase sales, not decrease them. I'm really disappointed in this reduction in service and will not be dining there again. read more

We don't dine out often however, when we do this is exactly how we want to be treated! Everyone was courteous and had smiles all around. The restaurant was clean and the staff seemed to take pride in their work. Kudos! read more

Was told today that they don't do take out anymore. That's a terrible decision especially given Covid is still with us and my kids are under 12 and can't be vaccinated yet. I just don't feel comfortable eating indoors in a restaurant yet. I honestly can't think of any local restaurants that are not doing take out. We ended up getting lunch from Stardust Diner instead. Used to love eating at Elmers but don't know if we will ever be back. read more

We're new to the area and so, for our first real family dinner out, we wanted to try out a local place instead of a big, National chain. Elmers was a good, solid choice! Our son gave the chicken tenders a thumbs up, while his sister enjoyed her burger. Always the breakfast guy, my husband had to try the German pancake, which he was excited to see on the menu--he hadn't had one in years. I ordered the Reuben sandwich and was really glad I did! With the exception of the German pancake being a little undercooked and doughy on the bottom, everything was well prepared and delicious. Our server was responsive and friendly, and the bill a was reasonable price to pay for our full, satisfied tummies! read more