original pancake house

theservicewas pretty quick, everything was clean and tidy, the waiter was super nice. i had the apple cinnamon waffles and it was delicious, although it was a little bit salty for my taste.

original pancake house in montgomery is one of my favorite breakfast destinations. in contrast to the corporate ihop chain, original pancake house has a full menu of great pancakes, crepes and other tasty breakfast treats that's as creative as it is diverse, rather than simply a collection of calories, sugars and fats piled together. you'll find no "happy face" pancakes in the house.

my favorites are the danish kijafa cherry crepes and the dutch baby, along with original pancake house's thickly cut bacon and some freshly squeezed oj. the coffee's great too. there's usually a line at breakfast time, but it moves quickly and the wait is well worth the time.

original pancake house in west chester has the same menu as the montgomery location, but i findserviceat the latter especially friendly.

well... the other are the same, i think all of the offerings are great, but theserviceis sooooooo slow, i don't get it why it takes so long to get the check, use a flag? need to train the staff better..

will return.

bad service. i keep going back because the pancakes are so good but, as usual theserviceis slow and a little bit rude. the hostess is unfriendly and you just can't seem to get a refill on coffee. come on guys, i'm trying to cut you a break and keep giving you my business. i keep hoping you might start to appreciate your customers. you are lucky the food is good!

disappointed. i will start by saying this place has excellent food, but part of the dining experience is also customer service. the day i went in i called ahead to be placed on the wait list and was quoted 45 minutes. when i came in 45 minutes later i informed the woman at the front desk who stated she could seat us when she could. we got in line and ended up waiting another 30 minutes, the amount of time i would've waited if i hadn't called ahead. when i my two friends and i got to the front of the line we asked what was the purpose of the call ahead wait list, and got an answer that was completely illogical.
so we finally got seated a blonde woman came over, took our drink order, not introducing herself. we finally got our order in and everything seemed to be going smoothly. until we realized our waitress never came back to give us coffee. so we waited. fifteen minutes later we flagged down another waitress with a coffee pot. then five minutes after that our waitress came out with coffee. i watched as people seated after us, in our waitress's section, received their food. when our food finally came out we were missing items, at which point our waitress looks around the table and asks us what is missing before checking her notes. then she disappeared again. and i mean disappeared. we rarely saw her. it was to the point where the table next to us was ready for their check and decided to get up and go find her. a busser came around and we asked him to send our waitress. when he asked who she was we could not answer because she never introduced herself to us.
at the end of this horribleservicewe still had to pay a pricey breakfast bill for piss poor service. and leave a tip because i've been a waitress before and i understand this is their main source of income. and i understand being a busy waitress, and i've never given or received such horrible service. i will not be going back here ever. such a shame though, it was good food.

customer. have never had a bad meal here since they opened. my new favorites are the 49'r flap jacks and the corned beef hash.serviceis always good!

very impressed. crazy busy on a sunday morning! they do offer call ahead seating. great menu and very generous portions. food was excellent.servicewas very good considering how much she was running. excellent gluten free options for those with restrictions.

we hadn’t been since long before i went off gluten but i’d heard they have a gf menu and lo and behold, they do! the server recommended crepes rather than pancakes with the gf batter (made with pamela’s products) and she was right – delicious!

if we were going back, though, maybe we’ll skip a holiday and go for a regular weekend afternoon. it was packed in there, but theservicewas prompt, the coffee was hot, and my strawberry crepes were awesome.

all the gf food comes out on red plates rather than white. i appreciated that, and i’m sure those who are even more sensitive will, too.

first timer. i recently moved to minnesota and thanks to an amazing evening checking out downtown, i was in need of carbs.
customerserviceis obviously not a focal point. due to the reality of it not being bad customerservicekeeps this location from bad ratings.
i had gluten free french toast (enough crisp, not soggy), hash browns, they weren't kidding about their style(perfection!) the manager auctioned the food in the section and the server didn't ask how to prepare the bill.

outstanding! best breakfast in twin cities. i had the special chipolte chicken crepe and it was fantastic. very busy place, the wait is worth it.serviceis exceptional. some crazy woman complained to the host station "did you forget about me, i have been here 20 minutes!" everyone in the lobby wanted to slap her silly, but the hostesses was calm and professional. 5 star place top to bottom.

an old midwestern favorite. it was good to see an old fav here in falls church. it was good and a surprise, too : )
i was disappointed in the seating, though..the floors are hard and it isn't as comfortable as the restaurants with the same name where i came from! people seated too close and chairs aren't comfortable..too bad for them! the food was good, as expected. theservicewas slow when we had an accident at the table, we were ignored for a while, even though we were seated within 5 steps from the hostess stand and there were two hostesses and we were seated to the side of them, not their back! our waitress was pretty frustrated by that. wait people seem to not work together so well!

yummmm. i came here with my dad who was visiting to the cities and wanted to go to a great breakfast joint. i read the reviews and decided to come here. it was a sunday morning around 1000, very busy, but since there were 2 of us we were able to get in 10 minutes right by the kitchen. which was fine by me! theservicewas great, the waitress was very friendly. gave us time to review the menu, but always came by in time. the food was great, and you get what you pay for! omelettes are huge, and with most entrees you get 3 pancakes. bottomless coffee! will come back, but probably not with a big group of people or not during peak hours!

love it. always has greatserviceand good food. this is my favorite place to eat for breakfast!

best option for pancakes!. this place is fantastic if you're in the mood for some flap jacks. i was excited to find out about this place on here and to see they made sourdough pancakes, just like they made in the old days. it's hard to find those around here. i liked all the options listed online, but unfortunately the coconut pancakes are not offered here, which is a real bummer since they sounded amazing. my wife got the hawaiian pancakes (crushed pineapple w/ tropical syrup, which was largely made of tangerine juice concentrate) and i had the sourdough w/ the regular syrup. i'm normally a goetta and eggs with potatoes and dry toast kinda guy (b/c most breakfast meats are too fattening and gristly for my taste) but the wafting smell of breakfast in this place made me decide to order something on the side for a change - 4 sausage links and an over medium egg. the egg was covered in oil, but cooked well. slightly rubbery, but forgivable. the links were sausage links. i don't know why i ordered them since i don't like them. they were greasy as expected and fine, but holy overinflated prices, batman. $1.50 for one egg and $3.50 for 4 sausage links?!?!?! what the hell is that? i can get a dozen eggs and a pound of sausage for that. two eggs were $2.50. wtf, oph? at least i won't order that again. the point being the side item traditional breakfast fare is not that great and overpriced. the decaf coffee was oily and slightly bitter, but ok for one cup or less. anymore and i'd probably get sick.

now that that's out of the way, back to the cakes. for $7 i got 8 sourdough pancakes. that's a much better deal i think. my wife got 5 or 6 (hers were thicker). it's clear the emphasis here is the pancakes, and with so many great options why choose anything else. her hawaiian pancakes were sweet and full of citrus flavor from the tropical syrup. a good combination. mine were sow-er! very sour and hands down some of the absolute best pancakes i have ever had in my life. the syrup had a good maple taste, but could have been stronger for me, but i really liked that it was thinner. most syrup is to thick and full of sugar. theirs is sweet and thinner (be careful - it will run as you pour it), which is great b/c it will actually absorb into the pancakes instead of just sitting on top of them. i had enough pancakes to take half home. it took the girl about 10-15 minutes to come back with a box (i started to wonder if they were making a box from scratch) but she was nice and the rest of theservicewas fine. the wait wasn't bad at 1:30 on a saturday, but i bet it's hell in the mornings. either way, i'll make the half hour drive and go back again. probably in a few weeks.

a little pricey, busy on weekends which leads to not super attentiveservicebut great food.