Denny’s

HECTOR IS AWESOME. enough said.
And the new chef tonight (1.21.2016) (11:49pm)
First time we came here, the service sucked. The staff was lost as fuck. We ended up leaving after 30 minuets of waiting to place an order and all we wanted was BISCUTS AND GRAVY AND PANCAKES!
Second time we came here, we met a guy named HECTOR! He was a bit nervous but did his best! And there was a customer giving him quite a bit of sass and it didn’t help that the cooks fucked up the meal multiple times. However our meal turned out alright.
Third time we came here, we saw hector again and his service had defiantly improved! He got the menu down and just overall awesome at his job! But again food was just alright, felt the red skin potatoes were always missing something!
Fourth time we came here, HECTOR WAS A SUPERVISOR/​MANAGER!!! Way to go hector!
Unfortunately the cooks were still really shitty, but hector’s got this and goes «no mámes!!!» Nah but for real, hector put these ladies in their place and got them to cook the right shit no matter what.
Fifth time we came here, hector was leaving right as we were pulling up but we decided to go in anyways. We were greeted by a lady named Katherine and all we have to say is we get it that she’s new! She just needs to slow down a little bit and take a breath! You got this!!! However, the cook was really really awesome, so please keep him around for good!!!
We shall be back sometime again and hope to see hector and the new chef and Katherine getting it down!
Thank you for reading & I really hope Denny’s can see this and mentions it to their employees!!! Thank you again!

This location really needs to pull it together. They have way too many servers and always only have one cook. Every time we have gone in no matter the time of day or night hell even if it’s completely empty we have waited well over an hour plus for our food for two people and our kids always share with us. Super annoying

What a difference a new General Manager makes!!! April has made Denny’s in Ramona a place you want to eat at again! She has hired staff to cover the busy times. Maria in particular was efficient, professional and timely. Food came out quickly, fresh and hot. We hadn’t been there in ages but it’s our 4 year old grandson’s favorite. Now Grandpa and I will be happy to join him anytime he wants!

We sat for over an hour before we had any food. It came out one person at a time (separated by over 15 minutes per person). The waitress didn’t bother to check if we needed drinks or anything else.

I’m giving this Denny’s 5 stars. Compared to many other Denny’s we’ve eaten at, the service, food and atmosphere are great. We were seated right away, drinks shortly behind. Our server was very nice and our food came out perfect. Come on people, quit hating on Ramona’s Denny’s. It’s better than some of the local cafes around here. I had the chicken salad sammy and it was good. Bae had a skillet and loved it. It actually redeemed my negative views of recent Denny’s we’ve eaten at.

We eat here because it is convenient, cheap, and the food is consistently good. However, the service is atrocious, ALWAYS. We expect to wait at least 10 minutes to be seated, then another 10 before drinks, and at least 20 before we order. We average 2 hours here, and we eat for about 15 minutes.

So… it was around 8pm last night (8÷26÷2015). Family (4 people) decided to head to Denny’s, why not?! We should have picked fast food.
First, walking in. 3 employees saw us walk in, not one of them said «We’ll be right with you». Nothing. Nada! Finally, our waitress. I’ll call her «K».Decided to seat us in the backroom as the front was closed off. There were probably 4 tables full back there. «K» asked for our drinks, gave our order. Took about 10 mins to get the drinks. Gave our food order, which included 2 side salads. That took 20 minutes just for the salads. By this time it was 8:45PM. We were told the food would be out at any moment. After 9pm, it arrives. My daughter ordered some chicken skillet dinner. The chicken was basically swimming in some unknown brown liquid. Her friend ordered a superbird w/​seasoned fries, that order was correct. My BF ordered a chicken salad sandwich w/​seasoned fries… His order came out with reg fries and the sandwich was warm. Which it should have been cold. They obviously had the plate of fries sitting under the heat lamp long before the sandwich was done. Set the sandwich on the plate for a little while, it turned warm. I ordered the chicken fried steak dinner. Big Mistake! It was burnt, the gravy was milky liquid (not even close to «country gravy»), the cheddar mashed potatoes were old and disgusting. I thought i was just overreacting, I had everyone at our table try it. They all agreed, absolutely gross. By this time i am dying for something to drink… Not once had «K» come around to refill any drinks. She was too busy looking at some child’s homework in a booth near us.
The service at this Denny’s has gone way down hill. Right after the renovation, it was great. All the waiters/​waitresses were great. They checked on you all the time, to the point of annoyance. The food was decent and the atmosphere was good. Last night was the worst it has been for us. I understand you guys are hiring for help, but that doesn’t mean your quality of service goes down the tubes until then.
Please hire good help!!!

I came in for a to go order and the waitress seemed extremely bothered by having to take my order, and grabbing me a menu. She rolled her eyes at me multiple times. However, she was very friendly with the two gentleman who came in while I was waiting for my food.

This location is not consistent with the food. Came in for breakfast and it wasn’t the same as coming in at night and ordering breakfast items. The night cooks make the food way tastier. If you go morning order one thing then go at night and order te same thing best believe that the night meal is going to Taste better.
One thing this place is consistent with is the fact they they always «ran out» of something. One visit they had run out of most items including avocados mushrooms no sirloin meat. What a disappointment thing place sometimes. But even with the the service we receive from the night crew still makes us come back. We ordered build your own slam and got charged for items in it why didn’t they say that those items are charged for.

I am tempted to give this a two-​star, but I do go here often enough, so it must be ok.
This isn’t the greatest Denny’s. I feel like it could be cleaned a LOT better.
BUT, they do have all the Denny’s favorites. The service does take a little bit longer than I would prefer, but then again, I am always ordering $ 2 pancakes for my kids.
I do appreciate that they are open 24 hours, but you would think when you are there in the middle of the night, you would get some good service. But even being the ONLY customer still means that there will be a wait.
Go with the right attitude and it is fine. I wish they would clean it up a little. We could use a good Denny’s here.
The location in Mira Mesa is WAY better. We have ended up going to the IHOP in Escondido whenever we have the late night urge.

I hate this place. It’s always a horrid experience but somehow we end up there every once in a while with friends or whatever… This last we gave our order and had to ask several times where it was until we finally left after two hours, sans meal. It had never come. Ridiculous. The friends we were with for their order however, but it was blackened burned. They sent it back because it was inedible. The food isn’t good either, so all in all, bad food, bad service, bad experience EVERY time. I’m done for good, no more chances.

Denny’s should always be your last resort. There’s usually only one waitress and one cook, no matter the day or time. The manager must be a straight up idiot.
If you do come here don’t give the workers lip. They’re trying their hardest to serve 20 tables at once.

Foods good but sometimes not cooked right… and it’s a long wait.
Sad to say we only come to this location if it’s super late or if in the mood for pancakes.

This place was beyond awful. Matter of fact… it couldn’t have been worse as there was NO food served the whole time we were there. Jeez. One server busts his a$$ while the other does nothing… we waited to be seated… we were the only people in there… we waited for menus… and to place our order… and at least twenty minutes to pay after finally asking for our food to go because we were in a hurry… ugh.

This is my favorite Denny’s. My boyfriend lives in Ramona so we go here at least twice a week. They always have new waiters learning everytime we go, but they are all kind and curtious, so I don’t mind it. I like the new Red, White and Blue menu, check it out!

Love the food especially after a night of fun and drinks!!!

I kinda wish there was a 2 ½ stars because this Denny’s is really hit and miss. Have had to be there 3 times recently, twice for breakfast and once for dinner.
We had excellent service for dinner and the food arrived in a timely manner and was mostly enjoyed by all. The pumpkin pie was nothing special but it wasn’t bad. Love the chicken noodle soup! Great experience!
For breakfast we had a long wait to be seated and the seat and table we extremely wet when we sat down. So wet that we jumped back up and the host had to dry the seats. The waitress was very difficult to understand through her accent and she had trouble understanding us too. It made service very difficult. The first visit we ordered the holiday bread pudding french toast which was served cold and tasted vile, maybe heat would have improved the flavor, but I doubt it. I sent it back and told them not to replace it. The second visit the hash brown which I normally love weren’t crisp and I left half of them on the plate. For his birthday, my son ordered the turtle cheesecake which he enjoyed. I had one bite and could tell that the cheesecake was stale and for the turtle they drizzled chocolate and caramel and sprinkled with peanuts. Ugh!
Of course we will go back as there aren’t a lot of diner choices in Ramona.

Service started slow. We’ll see. On the whole not bad. As expected for a chain. The food was predictable — a good thing –but the service was not.

I had breakfast at this Denny’s the morning that I’m in Ramona. Since I knew exactly which 4 items from their Grand Slam breakfast menu ($ 5.99) I wanted, I came in, ordered, and finished my breakfast all in 30 minutes time and made my 8 am meeting with time to spare.
Besides wasting about a minute before anyone greeted me at the door, the rest of breakfast went by without a hitch, and I even had my coffee refilled not once, but twice.
Bottom Line: Recommended for those in a hurry.