VPH is simply fabulous. Not just because the food is almost always good, but because the people who run it are great people. The menu is huge so you have to try things and find what you like. Some things, like in every restaurant, can be skipped. In my review, I'd like to highlight the turkey dinner. It's one of the best. Traditional, bountiful, and delicious. You won't regret it. I've tried many others in the area and they don't deliver. The place is historic, simple, and busting. The background music is right up my 60 year old alley... I love it. Cathy and Ed just can't be beat. They make everybody feel cared for and important, something hard to find these days. There are people who've been coming to this place their whole lives. It's crazy and I love it. So... Don't grouse, try something different and fall in love with the VPH. You'll be back! read more

I stopped by Village Pancake House for breakfast on Saturday morning. It was around 8:30am and it wasn't too crowded. The restaurant is a lot bigger than what you'd expect. The quick start comes with two eggs, potatoes, choice of bacon or sausage, fruit or warm apples, and toast. It was very filling. I wasn't a big fan of the fruit, it had a weird aftertaste for me. Everything else was good. Tip: they are cash only, so remember to have cash on hand if you're planning to stop by. read more

Village Pancake House - Seafood Near Me - Rowley, Massachusetts

First timer ....such a cute! Food was very good...omelette and waffle. And the service was very good. read more

Village Pancake House - Spinach omelette - Seafood Near Me - Rowley, Massachusetts

I love the Village Pancake House! As expected, their pancakes are delicious. My favorite dishes include the big fluffy omelettes and the eggs Benedict (they have great hollaindaise sauce!). The restaurant is run pretty smoothly and the wait isn't too bad even when it's packed. read more

Village Pancake House - Blueberry pancakes - Seafood Near Me - Rowley, Massachusetts

Food and service is Always consistent and good. Reminds you of the old time restaurants you'd find in small communities. The ambiance is casual but not divey.. and great place for family. read more

Village Pancake House - Rasberry pancakes! - Seafood Near Me - Rowley, Massachusetts

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Food is not only amazing but the the staff and ambience is as well! The only negative is that's it's cash only. However they do provide an ATM machine to accommodate. read more

We came here for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had hot ham and cheese sandwich. My husband had cream of clam soup and half a sandwich . The service was outstanding. So glad we stopped here read more

This place holds such a special place in my heart. It is such a New England home town vibe and the food is delicious! read more

Village Pancake House - Eggs Benedict Omelette Pancakes - Seafood Near Me - Rowley, Massachusetts

This is the place! If you are doing a family gathering or small event, great food, great prices, and great service! Party of 8 brunch 11am done and out the door at 12.30 for under 200$ including tip! Have at it folks! read more

better food now, the homefries and pancakes seem a bit better waitress was too rushed didn't ask how things were til the very end but the atmosphere seemed friendlier in general this time around read more

The food was excellent. Room was a little cold and service was ok. Restaurant is cash only which is super inconvenient and an outdated policy. Not many people carry around cash anymore - especially when eating a $50-$60 breakfast. This policy would def make me hesitate to go back. read more

Cockroaches. Waiters are rude and it's so bad. Racial slurs were screamed. Not friendly. Overpriced never come here

Super cute quaint "New England" type of breakfast/brunch/lunch place. It is a house that turned into a restaurant. The decor and everything looks from the 1980s style like flower wallpaper and old wooden floors but that's what it makes it homey and welcoming. The waitress was very nice and friendly. She kept refilling our drinks and asked us if we needed anything else. I ordered the baked Hancock which came out very delicious. The biscuits and whipped butter was so so good. It tasted very fresh and homemade. I would eat their biscuits any day! The salad was okay. It was a very simple cheap looking salad but the Italian dressing made up for it. The dressing was very good. The mashed potatoes were kind of bland though. Not much flavor, salt, garlic or butter. Unfortunately I wouldn't get those again. I didn't take a picture but I tried their pancakes and usually I'm not a fan of them but this place really knows how to make them fluffy and thick - just the way l prefer. It tasted like homemade buttermilk pancakes, not like the ones you buy frozen and heat up. Overall, this place was delicious, people and environment was welcoming and I would recommend this place to anyone! read more

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The best pancakes and omelette in the area. Don't walk but run to the Village Pancake House. read more

I used to love this place not sure what has happened here but today was a big disappointment, waited at least 30 mins to be seated and another 20 minutes before order was taken, then another 40 mins before I got my food, which was cold . The prices for two for breakfast were $ 38 without the tip. Nothing extravagant. Not even a sorry from the waitress for the food being cold. When we came home we both had tummy aches to top it off. Won't be back I would have rather gone to the Agawam diner. read more

this is a must stop place, if you're driving through Ipswich. If I lived on the North Shore, I be here every weekend! The staff is super friendly, remembering everybody's faces and many of the names. It seems the regulars here are more like family to them. The food is all handmade and exceptional even amongst other similar restaurants. These people will fawn over you till you feel like royalty. The only drawback is that the news is out. The restaurant is popular and so the line is long on the weekends for brunch. If you are starving and coming for brunch on Saturday or Sunday, maybe have a snack first? THE DEAL: Best pumpkin pancakes I've ever had! They are seasonal in the fall through the end of the year. read more

Old school pancake house with a rustic comfy feel. Busy menu with lots of delicious options. Potato pancakes were fantastic and our eggs were cooked perfectly. Got the most cliche awful fruit dish comprised of 80% honeydew with a couple grapes and a single piece of pineapple, haha. Service was a bit slow for our visit for whatever reason. People who were seated and ordered well after we did were served before us but the staff was very friendly. Cash only, fyi. Will definitely be coming back for the French toast...burgers also looked really good. read more

well established classic New England architecture excellent menu service is great prices are very reasonable all in all wonderful place for casual dining breakfast and lunch !! good parking we enjoy it very much !! Louis Geoffrion and Janice read more

Cute atmosphere/vibe! Great service and friendly staff! Our waitress was great The food couldnt have been more bland though! read more

A great spot to get a stack of pancakes or any other diner type meal, staff is friendly and accommodating. Cash only! So bring your bills and tip good! read more

Pancakes can be undercooked within the stack. Grandmas kitchen vibes but I wish they had more premade egg options and more toppings for the pancakes. 100% maple syrup is great but where was the sour cream for my home fries. read more

Breakfast is my favorite meal, so imagine my disappointment when I found this well-reviewed place to be just "adequate". The service is fine and the decor is great, but the food is just average. read more

This restaurant is hands-down the best breakfast place in New England! The pancakes are heavenly but everything here is great. We've been coming her for the last 12 years and have NEVER been disappointed. The service is awesome. Waitstaff are always attentive. Breakfast is their specialty but lunch is equally good. The Steer Burger or the Chicken Club sandwiches are great choices and the Pot Roast is amazing! For breakfast I would recommend any if the Benedict's but straight up bacon and eggs are always cooked to perfection. Don't forget to add a short-stack of the best pancakes you're ever going to find. Most places can't get bacon right but this place nails it every time. I love consistency as does my husband which is why we'll keep coming back. You MUST try this place. read more

Village Pancake House - Turkey dinner for lunch. :) Her eyes are bigger than her belly. - Seafood Near Me - Rowley, Massachusetts

Great food. Great service and good value. Plenty of parking and the atmosphere is awesome

Food was ok, but the service was lousy, good, but not really worth waiting for them to wake up and get out of bed.

Go where the locals go! Delicious food worth the wait!. The only downside is - You must pay with cash. But they have an ATM inside.

Great food & home style atmosphere. Been going to this restaurant for many years & never been disappointed.

.... The price is right! If you're looking for a breakfast for two for less than $30.00 ... this is the place to go. Pancakes are light & fluffy, probably the best around. Poached eggs are done perfectly. Homemade English muffins ... hash was very over cooked but still tasty. Restaurant in an old NE home ... staff is excellent! read more

The theme of this restaurant should be "Fluffy" because the pancakes and omelettes are by far the fluffiest I've ever had! The lobster omelette was STUFFED with meat and the latkes, though not traditional, are to die for. Coffee overfloweth and the staff is so friendly and speedy! Ample parking, wheelchair accessible entrance/seating but the bathroom is very small and would not fit a large chair. read more

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This is our go to restaurant for breakfast. Food is always excellent and the staff is friendly.

Despite asking for WELL DONE Corned Beef Hash it was crispy on the outside and RAW inside! It was also the nastiest tasting CBH I have ever tried...ABSOLUTELY GROSS! The Home Fries were way undercooked and unseasoned/tasteless. The Blueberry Pancakes tasted like they were made with cake batter...overly sweet. They accept cash only which is very odd. We passed by The Agawam Diner on our way here and I am so sorry we didn't stop. However, I will never make that mistake again. read more

Fees like having pancakes in your grandmas kitchen. Friendly service and great food for a good price. The home fries are my favorite and they have biscuits with honey and butter that's-last-meal-ever delicious. The buckwheat pancakes ain't nothin to sneeze at neither. Cash only but they have an ATM. If there's a line there are places to sit while you wait and the wait is never that long/totally worth it. Fantastico! read more

Great food, great prices, and great service in a cool old-style New England house. I love the eggs benedict with corned beef hash (Irish eggs). It's fast, bustling, and kind of wild on the weekends, so there may be a wait but you'll be seated promptly. My only irritation is the orange juice "large" is super tiny, maybe 10 floz? But, the coffee is always flowing. Glad it's here, come try it. read more

Place was delicious, perfer location while traveling in this little homey town, the pancakes were on point, the service was great as soon as we walked through the door they saw my daughter and brought her crayons and coloring books, from the moment we walked in to the moment we left service was impeccable. It checks off all the boxes for me and my family. Strongly Encourage for a good, quick, filling and clean breakfast. read more

Really nice and cozy.Service was quick and friendly. The food was delicious and came out quickly... can't wait to go back

We've been going here a few years, a lot of things are done well. I made the mistake of getting a grilled cheese, it was horrible. Instead of sliced cheese, it was grated cheese. Which CAN be done right, but this wasn't even distributed across the sandwich. It was a clump in the middle. None of it melted properly, it was just a hard ball of chewy yecch. Seriously, how hard would it be to sprinkle it all across the bread? How hard would it be to place a slice of cheese on the bread? Is sliced cheese really expensive? read more

Best breakfast joint in North Shore. We go every chance we get. Try the buckwheat pancakes!

It's been several years since my last visit to this restaurant. From the road the house looks as lovely as ever. However, inside really could use an update... I detected a musty smell when entering. It really took over in the room we were seated in. Feeling my appetite wane from it, I still really wanted an order of the pancakes I remembered having. I was with 2 other companions, seated it seems way too close during this time with the pandemic. I also have to say that other than the mask the servers were wearing, I wasn't able to point out any other precautions or mandates ... Even the menu was the usual - not a one time use like I've been given at other establishments... And yes, when I picked mine up it was clear that they are not wiped down between uses. So here we were. I felt uneasy with 1st the musty odor. Secondly, no social distancing - sanitizer etc. I thought...what to do? I ordered a cup of coffee & an order of pecan pancakes. My dining companions ordered egg dishes along with bacon & other items. My coffee was hot without any bitterness - absolutely perfect ( I drink it black without sugar) . The pecan pancakes I ordered were fluffy, cake like and studded with a generous amount of the wonderful nuts. They were served with 2 containers of butter. Syrup was in a pitcher on the table... Ok, now I'm very sorry to have to write this but when I went to pick up the pitcher, the handle was sticky from previous pours - obviously not from our time spent at the table.... Yuck! Here we go again.... Appetite suppressant #2 or 3? My dining companions didn't say a word, but it was obvious we were all uneasy . I pushed my food aside... We started out with 1 server. Then a second .. they kept alternating which seemed odd. Between the two servers no one asked how our food was - or if we needed anything. When done? I didn't feel right leaving my uneaten food here. So I asked for a take out box which was brought over quickly. The bill came & it wasn't my imagination that we all silently paid it, left the tip no questions asked ..and took off! In sum: * With the pandemic we are very lucky that there are restaurants open & servers to serve us! This place s always busy. It's clear that many people love this restaurant. But it's definitely seen better days. I' myself am not comfortable with the cleanliness - or should I say non- cleanliness. This restaurant will never miss my patronage... I don't feel that I can return. read more

The pumpkin pancakes are to die for. You can really tell everything is made from scratch. Staff is friendly and exceptional.

I drove an hour to the Village Pancake House with the intent of meeting a group of 11 people. Not a single one showed up. However, it didn't matter and I left feeling happy anyway. This restaurant is an exceptional gem that is not to be missed if you are in the area. Here's why: Blueberry pancakes are absolutely to die for, better than IHOP and I love IHOP. I have pancakes weekly on average at different restaurants and these might be the best I've had in years. Parking is plentiful. Waitresses are attentive and also drop-dead gorgeous. Setting is quaint and unique. Portions are more generous than most places. Prices are reasonable. If I could give six stars out of five, I totally would. read more