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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• "The Denny's on McLeod Trail here is a nice dining experience, if you play the right cards. First, take a non-smoking table. If you choose a smoking table, they usually sit you in these weird couch-booths that awkwardly surround three tables, thereby forcing you to sit a very uncomfortable personal-space invading distance from the people next to you, invariably drunks. Not only drunks, but horny drunks who keep demanding the waitress's phone number. "Get me the hell out of here" you think to yourself. But alas, the seating is done, the food is ordered, and you are trapped listening to guesstimates of how soon the barf is going to start spewing out of the drunks' mouths and then you get asked by the drunks to participate in a bet with them- "Hey...hic...buddy!, ...who do you...hic...think is going to barf first?" However, life is different over that little half meter glass wall that protects the fragile lungs of the non-smokers. Here, the tables are well spread out and the coffee cups never run dry. You don't feel bitter about leaving a tip, and they don't screw up your order. (Grand Slams on special at the time of writing for $3.49 (CDN) down from $5.29.) Sure, the nicotine bug will go hungry for an hour or two, but the booths are ideal for people-watching (ironically, they face into the smoking area, and I feel as though all those visits to the smoking section were actually exploitations of myself by Denny's to provide entertainment for the lung-lovers.) Unfortunately, none of the staff resemble Weird Al, but the child of the manager, who is in (I presume) high school, looks like he is on the right track to take the Weird Al in Denny's Garb crown here in Calgary. Long live the Slam." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Darren Sleen (Calgary Denny's Team)

• "I am disgusted at the response by July 21/96 night-shift to a gas leak at Denny's No.6 at Motel Village in Calgary, Alberta, CANADA in which two employees were badly injured and mistreated, and customers were not evacutated when the employees had done so. I hope that during my next visit to Denny's anywhere, The customers should be better treated. If I have any lungg damadge, I will hold Denny's Inc." solely responsible and will recieve financial compensation!" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Anonymous

• "Location: Denny's, Sandman Hotel, 7th avenue and 8th street, Calgary, AB, Canada
  Recently, we visited a fine Denny's establishment in Calgary. We had to pass through the swank lobby of the Sandman Hotel, and a forest of Video Lottery Terminals in "Maxwell's Lounge" into the bright, welcoming atmosphere of Denny's. The Hostess seated us promptly. Our waitress, who we'll call "cross-eyed johnson" (female) came with our menus. We requested a smoking section, because the non-smoking section is against the window, looking out upon the rough and tumble streets of Calgary that we were trying to escape from. (And because we were smoking.) After recieving coffee and looking at the menus, we realized we should order quickly, since the $3.49 Slam Deal ends at 10:00pm and it was 9:50. The one female correspondant on our team, Felicity, ordered the Grand Slam, requesting toast to replace the eggs. Cross-eyed Johnson (CEJ) seemed confused and flustered at the special order. In her panic, she nearly begged Felicity to reconsider. When the customer stood her ground, CEJ told her that she would have to talk to the manager before defiling the sacred Slam combination. We all had slam combinations (of course.) She brought our food (including the special order) and asked us if we would like coffee refills. After she went to fetch the coffee, we laughed and laughed at her crazy cross-eyedness. Near to us, a "white trash" family discussed various intriguing topics, including "getting drunk." The lady's butt required an entire bench in the booth to hold its incredible volume. Another correspondant on the team, Tim, nearly fell in love with CEJ after her repeated touches on his masculine shoulder. (As an important sidenote, Tim, upon leaving Denny's put a quarter in the "Love Meter," and scored 152 out of 150, making him one step above "Super-Stud.") There were no employees that looked like St. Al of Yankovic, but who among us could ever forget the Cross-Eyes looking right in your eyes and asking: "Do you want more cream?"" - written prior to September, 1999
  - The Calgary Denny's Team

• "The Calgary Denny's Team once again visited the same restaurant, however this trip turned into a nightmare.
  To begin with, if you were wondering where Satan's wife spends Friday night, this is the place. I am not kidding, there was a girl sitting next to us with black hair and a face that looked like it was falling off her skull, like a pork chop that has sat in a crockpot for a couple of days.
  Weird Al was not gracing this Denny's with his presence, however, there was a server who looked as though he was 7' 5" with a weight of 100 lbs.
  Our server, who I'll call Zsa Zsa, was wearing approximately 100 lbs. of make-up, most of which was peeling off under the harsh fluorescent lighting. She brought us 3 menus. That wouldn't be strange, except for the fact that there were 4 of us. However, she didn't notice. We shared the menus and when she came back, Heugh ordered some water, Tim and Darren ordered Country Scrambles (N.B. the "Country Scramble" is 2 english muffins, topped with scrambled eggs and "country gravy", and your choice of bacon or sausages.) Zsa Zsa asked us if we would like white or brown bread with that. Now, if you look at the composition of the Country Scramble again, you might notice that there is no toast involved, and what she should have been asking is "bacon or sausage?" Well, we asked for white bread, in the hopes that she'd bring us toast by mistake.
  Bryan was confused that there was no "Bacon and Eggs" on the menu, and he took this up with Zsa Zsa. She tried to help him out, by pointing out the meal that had eggs, bacon and hash browns. It was $5.29. However, eggs, hash browns and toast is only $3.49, so after a lot of confusion he ordered the cheaper combo.
  Finally the meals came. Unfortunately, there were no utensils on the table, nor did Zsa Zsa bring us any. She brought Bryan the wrong meal (she brought the $5.29 eggs bacon and hash browns). The "country gravy" on the Country Scramble frankly looked like jizm. She asked "Do you guys need anything else?" To which Darren responded "Do you know what we really need?...Utensils."
  She looked aghast that we had no utensils, so she promised to bring some right away.
  Ten minutes later...
  Coffees still empty. Still no utensils. Zsa Zsa was in the kitchen talking to somebody, so eventually Darren stopped the manager and asked for utensils. Too bad the food was cold by this time. So the team finally got into their meals. Suddenly, at another table this guy started screaming and his girlfriend burst into tears. The guy ran out of the restaurant and the Denny's manager phoned the security guard saying that this girl was afraid for her life. The guy came back in, yelling and cursing. The security guard was there now, trying to get him out of the restaurant. He stormed out again, on the way out saying to some guy at another table "what are you looking at? I'm gonna pop a shot in you!!!!"
  The police showed up at about the same time that our bill did. The bill had some anomalies in it, but we were afraid of getting her to fix it, because it would probably come back more screwed up, and we were pretty sure that this guy was coming back with a gun. Zsa Zsa reappeared in record time and said "I don't want to rush you, but can you pay for this NOW???" We all were thinking What the hell? But we paid, just to get the hell out of what was likely to become a bloodbath." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Darren Sleen, Bryan Wright, Heugh Hove, and Tim McLachlan (Calgary Denny's Team)

• "The Denny's in Calgary, Alberta, on 7th ave and 8th street south west is always an adventurous place to visit!!! My friends and I usually go there every Sunday morning around 5 when we're getting back from raves.... The Time I remember most about that Denny's was when we met the coolest waiter named Joe, he has one of those slicked forward hair things going for him!!! We walked in after the rave, and instead of Joe asking us if we would like to be seated he pointed forks at us and told us he was going to poke our eyes out!! He sat us down, told us what we all wanted, then left to get us what he ordered for us!!! I asked him for a refill on my coffee, and he told me to watch it, that I was treading on thin ice!!! This was the wierdest waiter I had ever met!!! Meanwhile this middleaged lady had come sit down at a table next to us, she was getting pretty pissed off because she wasn't getting any service!!! By this time I was laughing at everything because I was so tired. We don't have an Sir Al, but we do have an old bag, I'll call her Helga!!! Anyway, Helga was standing at a table across from us telling this old man how much she hates teenagers and how they're nothing but trouble (thanx alot!!) When the middle aged lady next to us starts yelling at her for service, Helga comes over and starts yelling at the lady that she doesn't have time for everyone at once, and takes the lady's order. Then our food came, it was really good even though I didn't order it, Joe really knows his stuff!!! The middle aged lady got her food too, she ate it, and when Helga turned her back, the lady made a run for the door, Helga chased her down the street yelling something about a tip, then came back and started swearing at us, then these bums came in and started yelling at Helga to give them a smoke. We had to leave because we were laughing to hard!! I love this Denny's I recommend it to everyone, but you have to sit in the smoking section, that's the only place the wierd stuff happens!!!" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Becky

• "Location: 7th Ave. Denny's, Calgary, Alberta
  
  On this trip only one quarter of the Calgary Denny's Team was present. After
  some severe partying in the hotel upstairs, I ventured down for a 4:00 A.M.
  snack. When I walked...er...staggered into the foyer, to my surprise, there
  was a long lineup. I heard the line up was tewnty minutes, but since I was
  alone, I headed for the counter. Usually the counter is full, but at this
  time there was narry a sould to be found. 90% of the people had just left
  some Junior High party, as they were all raving about what a "crazy" time they
  had. At 18, I felt like I was old enough to order the senior slam. The
  average age of everybody else could not have been above 15. Each one of them
  thinking:
  "Boy are we crazy!"
  "Yes, It is 4:00A.M. and we are not in bed!"
  "This is crazy!"
  "That was a crazy party!"
  "I know, did you see Rob and Kate, kissing!!!!!"
  "That is totally crazy!!!!"
  "It sure is! Let's go listen to 'Criss-Cross!'"
  "Okay, they're my favorite!"
  Back to Denny's, the watiress was not prompt or helpful. I ordered a glass
  of orange juice, with scrambled eggs and hashbrowns. I later realized that
  this was a mistake. While waiting for the food I played with the "Baseball
  All-Stars Holographic Card" display. It seemed fascinating at the time, how
  they could incorporate 3.5 seconds of actual game footage into a tiny baseball
  card. It's still fascinating when I think about it. 3.5 seconds!!! It then
  occured to me that I should not have left the hotel room to come down here.
  My friends had all gone to "sleep", and siad:
  "Don't go down, you'll be sorry!"
  "No I *hic* won't....."
  My stomach was churning from alcohol saturation, and when the food came, I
  had wished I was dead. I ate the eggs rather quickly. (Another mistake.)
  The hashbrowns went down a little slower, and then I chugged the Orange Juice.
  At that point, I did not think I would see the food again. (Yet again: a
  mistake.) I paid for the bill, and staggered back to my room. Five hours
  later, my Denny's food met Mr. Garbage Can. In fact, they met four times.
  Each time more relieving than the last. I am unable to write an indepth
  comentary about the service and ambiance, as I do not remeber all the details.
  Conclusion: Ya gotta love the Big 'D', the original "24 hour Diner."" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Bryan Wright (Calgary Denny's Team)

• " Denny's Visit on May 23, 1998. (12:15AM - 1:30AM)
  Store # 7100 / 138 Crowfoot Way NW / Calgary, AB
  Participants: Jonathan Chapman, Allison Roth, Dan Gibbins
  Ordered: BigJon - seasoned fries, Allison - Mozzerella Sticks and Chicken strips (w BBQ), Dan - Waffle, Bacon side.
  The Crowfoot Denny's was still pretty new when we visited it. It opened on April 6. A month and a half later, the carpet was still so fresh you could taste the scotch-guard. Of course there was still some construction in the parking lot so the view of the Minit-Lube across the street was somewhat marred. The manager on staff was quite helpful in providing us some trivia regarding the store: It is the first Denny's to try these new hanging lamps and modern decor, and is the first Denny's to try "raised" booths. He seemed a little dissapointed that we didn't have any REALLY hard questions, but he couldn't offer us any free stuff - they do sell T-shirts and Sweaters... The servers themselves were still showing the newness - they had a quiet determination to do their jobs in a satisfactory manner, their will yet to be crushed by endless late-night work horrors. As to the food, my fries were "bountious", Allison's stuff was "pretty good". As for Dan, his "waffle was as crispy as he likes his bacon, and visa versa". We all received plenty of fresh, crisp parsley, I nibbled on some and was not offended by the experience.
  All in all, the service was good (although we had to steal a set of silverware from another table) but we were dissapointed by the lack of a WAY. There was a broad racial diversity in the staff, but they all seemed so... normal. Give them time I guess. A final special feature: the Denny's had a jukebox! It was even filled with up-to-date music with a surprisingly low country quotient (a miracle here in cow-town).
  Oh! Lest I forget: There were three or four cop cars spotted during our stay, there seemed to be a permanent police presence of at least two officers in the restaurant at all times. This was probably the safest Denny's in western canada!
  All in all, a relatively normal late-night experience which is probably due in equal parts to the clean-cut nature of northwest calgary and the relative newness of the location. If you want real weirdness, give it some time... " - written prior to September, 1999
  - The Fring-Fring Denny's Experience Team

• February 22, 2001 - "(visit in May, 2000) There is a new Denny's off Barlow Trail in the industrial park. Since it was so new when I visited, it almost seemed elegant. This might be the result of the faux-mohogany paneling. I am sure that now, after several months, it has taken on the standard Denny's appearance. This was the first time I ate at Denny's, and did not have a breakfast. After I began eating the Pot Roast meal, I wished I had ordered a tried a true Denny's slam."
  - Bryan Wright (Calgary Denny's Team)

• February 22, 2001 - "The Denny's at Crowchild and 16th Ave. is nothing special, but it is where my group meets most Fridays before school. Last semester, we would meet at 7:00AM, so people could make their 9:00 class. This semester, a couple of jerks have 8:00 classes, so we bagan meeting at 6:30. The problem is, Naresh, the greatest Denny's waiter ever, doen not start until 7:00. If you arrive before 7:00, you are served by a waitress we call "Chuckles," because of her apparent inability to smile or show any sign that life is worth living. Beware, always wait until 7:00 to visit this Denny's. A note about Naresh, he was once so mortified that "Chuckles" had not filled our coffee recently, he ran to grab two pots, and when he returned, he poured to cups at the same time. It was like he was P.T. Barnum or something. Naresh also says, "ok please?" after pretty much everything he says. Example, "Did you want white or brown toast, ok please?" "I bring your bill now ok please." "Have a good day, ok please." As a final salute to Naresh, he drives a 1977 Mercury, with a bumper sticker that reads, "I'm rolling along 'cause I can't stop!" Also, I don't know if this works in all Denny's but it does in this one. In Calgary, a two-egg breakfast with bacon is $5.29. This of course includes two eggs, hashbrowns, bacon and toast. A country slam is only $3.99. It has two-eggs, an english muffin, country jizm, hashbrowns and bacon. If you order the country slam, substituting toast for the english muffin, and hold the country jizm, you get the two egg breakfast with bacon for $1.30 cheaper. What a steal!"
  - Bryan Wright (Calgary Denny's Team)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• "ok...this is why I will never go to denny's again. I just came back from the WORST meal experience I've ever had at any restaurant. (Denny's on Stony Plain Rd, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
  1. There were AT LEAST 7 free tables available for immediate seating and three hostesses to put us there...but we waited for 15 minutes anyways
  2. While waiting we watched kitchen personal use the public washroom (I don't need to see this...don't they have a staff washroom)
  3. My friends eggs were so runny that they spilt all over her plate.
  4. Her toast had so much butter on it that she could squeeze the butter the butter off of them
  5. There was a hair in my Moons over my hammy
  6. The manager was sitting at the counter having a smoke and was apparantly too busy to apologize
  This was my second visit to Denny's but DEFINATELY my last" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Craig Colvin

• October 18, 2000 - "Just upset about my service at a Denny's restaurant in Edmonton Alberta. I waited to have someone take my drink order for ten minutes, and the place wasn't even busy. Then, I ordered food, for myself and my mom, who was going to be meeting me shortly. I waited another twenty five minutes, then my waitress decided to tell me that my order had been cancelled and I couldn't get my food because the kitchen was out of Swiss cheese. Needless to say we got up and left. Now what kind of service is that? I am at home now and making my own dinner at eleven thirty at night, just what I want to be doing!"
  - Christina Nystrom

• June 30, 2001 - "This has to be the WORST food experience I have had. There were at least 12 tables empty, but we had to wait for 20 minutes to be seated. When we were finally led to our table, which was located between the door to the kitchen and the service bar, it had not yet been completely cleared or cleaned. A container with three drippy syrup dispensers remained on the table. I noticed the door to the kitchen was covered with fingerprints, and the VISA machine was filthy. Our waitress used both the door and the machine - a real turn off. There were numerous splashes on the milk dispenser which hadn't been wiped. There was a dirty mop in the corner, and trails of mop string stuck to the floor and the wall. Menus were sticky, and they were kept on a shelf between the filthy VISA machine and the used floor mop. The pictures on the wall were streaked with grease, and an outlet cover had a "dust moustache" on top. There appeared to have been plenty of wait persons, but nobody was cleaning anything. We left. (I found your site while searching to contact Denny's to complain.)"
  - Gloria Dryhorub

• November 2, 2003 - "Two friends and I stopped at the downtown Denny's after a few beers at our favourite club. First of all, I had very little cash on me, but figured, no problem, they take debit. When we got there, they told us their debit machine was down. I figured no problem, I have a credit card. After we were seated, our waitress told us that she couldn't use credit cards either. They refused to take a manual imprint of the card with their machine down. Our waitress added up what our order would cost and we managed to round up enough between the three of us. This was a pain in the ass, but whatever, we're easy going people, and were hungry, so just let it go. I ordered the buffalo chicken sandwich. I was almost done eating it, when I took a bite and noticed that the chicken was RAW in the middle. It was not raw throughout the whole chicken breast, only near the very end. I flagged down our waitress and showed her the nasty raw chicken in my sandwich. She told us she would take my meal off of our bill. When she came back with our revised bill, she explained that the manager on duty told her to take 30% off of my meal instead of giving it to us for free because of the raw chicken. The reasoning behind this was apparently because I ate almost the entire sandwich before noticing the raw chicken, so I should have to pay for most of the meal. I was absolutely disgusted. Excuse me for trusting that I was going to be served food that wasn't dangerous, and for happening to eat from the side that actually was cooked first. It is unconscionable that I was served raw chicken that could have made me seriously ill and the manager would not even comp my meal. The $3 off I received was not, in my opinion, appropriate compensation. In addition to this, the waitress was confrontational and very unapologetic about the entire incident. I also did not receive a personal apology from the manager. I am disgusted and will never patronize Denny's ever again."
  - kasia gawlak

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

• "I want to say that my Denny's in Grande Prairie Alberta, CANADA is the best denny's the Managers are nice and not the tigers you'd expect. I love the food especially the milkshakes. The maangaer's care about there employess i know from experience i work there." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Christina Roe

Sherwood Park, Alberta

• "We're just ouside Edmonton and we love our Denny's. Consistant fare, good service and great coffee. Sometimes a little slow on the service, but they are ALWAYS busy. We've been to the Stony Plain Road franchise critiqued already and had similiar bad experiences as those described (minus the hair in the moons)" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Steven and Leslee Cooper

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

• " I also work as a late night server at the Denny's in Kamloops BC, Canada. I'd just like to report that we don't have a manager that looks like "Weird Al", buuttt, we do have a manager that has a striking resemblance to Gomez from the Addams Family. He also looks a little like "Mr. Pink" from the film "Resevoir Dogs". TaTa for now, and God protect Denny's Standards." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Wiltsie

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• "Since I'm new to the area, I can only comment on the Denny's at North and Austin Road's (across from the Lougheed Mall). It has a late '70's charm to it - just drips of formica and naugahyde (yes, I feel sorry for the engangered nauga - but hey, it was the '70s). No WAY in site but I was there for a late night decaf (Starbucks ha!), so the heavy hitters may not have been out." - written prior to September, 1999
  - hagglund

• "I, too have good memories of Denny's...one saved my life. I was driving back from visiting Vancouver, B.C. very early one morning. I was having trouble staying awake, and the road wasn't the best. It was 2 am, and there wasn't really anyplace to pull over and rest at. I came to Bellingham, WA, and everything was closed....except the Denny's. I went in, had some coffe and beakfast, and was energized enough to complete the trip back to my home at the time, Fort Lewis." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Scott Hoagland

• March 30, 2004 - "In speaking with one of your employees, I was asked not to call the 1-800 number; but was given this address instead. I apologetically send this to inform you about a sensitive matter within your South Vancouver(Cambie St.) location. While I may not be a "regular"coffee joe, my associates and I do enjoy visiting your establishment for an after supper get-together 3-4times a month. We did not agree on this at first,but after our last visit we both agreed something needs to be done (or told). During a number of our visits we would notice an East Indian woman sitting at the single bar seats,drinking and talking loudly. Most times she was definately drunk. It was to our shock one night when we were greeted by this woman. We did not realize that she was the manager. My associate claimed it was none of our business what people do on their time off. However, after our last visit,3rd week of March, we happened to agree. This woman came IN drunk, sat at the bar seat, and was served 2 beers while we were there. By the time we left, she was very loud and quite drunk. We continued our talk by our vehicles for a bit and about 10 min. later we noticed this woman come out stagger to her car, get in and drive off. As said, this is not the first time we have seen this woman drunk, but to have your staff serve her more. Then to watch her drive off in that condition was quite disturbing."
  - Jasmine Ofkent

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• September 19, 1999 - "The Denny's in Victoria, British Columbia Canada is great! The only one in the city, it has always had good food and service and I have lots of good memories drinking coffee at 3 a.m. there while I was going to university. The only thing I'd change is the sign back to the old style."
  - James Angus

Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

• November 20, 2000 - "i am a server at denny's in Williams Lake B.C. Canada. I've read some of the other reviews & complaints & have come to the conclusion that the people who have had one bad experience at denny's are happy about it. Why ? because people love to gossip & b*#ch. I work my butt off, and i love it when people come in,treat me like garbage because some waitress half way across the world gave them lousy service,NOT. So my only request is this next time your in dennys and your server smiles & says hello try smiling back, we don't get paid enough to do everything we have todo and get treated like crap by complete strangers.we very well may forget things,maybe its because we are overworked and under paid.Anyway, we are human and bad attitudes usually get bad service.PLEASE DONT POST MY NAME BECAUSE I DONT GET PAID ENOUGH TO HAVE AN OPINION EITHER. Best of luck on project denny's . we have no weird Al working at our store,but if you come up to see us i'll make you some '' moons over '' ."
  - Harvey Janzen

Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

• "Don't know if you get to Canada (haven't explored that deeply into your site), but should you do, please feel free to give the Denny's in Portage La Prairie Manitoba a pass! We were there on a convention this weekend, and stopped for lunch on the way back. Seating was quick, but the 15 minute wait for coffee should have told us something! We ordered, and waited OVER AN HOUR for food. When the hour was over, we called the manager (again) and explained we would be leaving. You see, there had been several tables come in after us, and they were eating, but no one had the courtesy to apologize for the fact they'd obviously misplaced our order!!
  At that moment the food started to arrive (there was only 4 of us, and one order was wrong). The manager yelled at the server to take the food back, and then told us to get out of his restaurant. As we stood outside wondering where to go next, the same guy came out and yelled he was sorry, but he'd already given us free coffee, so we should be happy!?? Oh well, I'll just tell all my friends I'm on the "Denny's Diet" now - no food, no fat, no weight gain!" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Sherri Wood

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• "hello you crazy little fruit! you don't know me, but i am an denny's employee in the happy little place of winnipeg, manitoba, canada. and i don't think you have been to my happy little (shitty) restaurant. though i think the restaurant is one of the worst i've been too, we are the happiest and most friendly staff in the world. i think your trip would not be complete without coming to visis us, and just to perk you up there's a new one opening in only 4 days you could be at the newest denny's in north america if you make it by june.7. anyway i don't even know why i'm writting you but, i'm facinated with people's obsessions with a restaurant. it sucks here, but what do you do out there?? i don't understand. well, good luck on your trip." - written prior to September, 1999
  - debbie, the hostess with the mostest

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

• October 31, 2000 - "Denny's in Brampton Ontario, on Highway #7 This Denny's just recently opened sometime this past summer. After becoming a Denny's regular in Ottawa, while I was on a 4 month work term I was ecstatic to see that I would still be able to get a farmers slam or a lumber jack slam or any other slam much closer to home!!
  I visited this Denny's for the first time with my boyfriend three days after it opened. We waited forever to get a table as the trashy hostess struggled with the "first come first served" rule. I wanted to punch her but then i realized I probably wouldn;t be allowed to stay. and I really wanted my denny's breakfast. So then finally we sat, and began looking through the menu, only the first two pages really. (What else were we going to order, the pot roast??) Anyway, our waitress was another moron and to top things off she was training someone. FInally we gave her our order, (lumberjack slam for him, two egg breakfast for me) and she scurried off. The trainee took it from there and he seemed to be the only competent person in the restaurant.
  So overall, the premiere experience at this Denny's was not a good one, although the food of course was excellent (as usual!!). But since I am such a hardcore Denny's fan I have been there two or three times since! One day, one day soon, I think i will venture past my usual two egg breakfast and onto the mother of all slams!! YES THE LUMBERJACK SLAM!! WITH ITS PLETHORA OF MEATS AND GIGANTIC HOTCAKES!!! (i will of course send you some pictures when i do this, i'm quite a small girl)
  Have you tried to get a slam named after you yet??"
  - Sphinkter Malinkter

• December 17, 2002 - "It was nice to finally see a Denny's closer to home (about 100km away from me, in Brampton, Ontario). The service was mediocre, but much better than that recieved in Niagra Falls. I still prefer good 'ol Ottawa for the Denny's service. On a recent trip to Ottawa I learned that some wonderful franchisee in my area will be building a Denny's closer to me in the summer of 2003! yay! My dream has been realized! Now all I have to do is keep looking ("somewhere near highway 401 between Waterloo and Cambridge", according to my Denny's spy). mmm, I can almost taste the Slams at 3am."
  - Emily Papel

Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada

• "I went to Denny's in Niagra Fall Ontario Canada a couple of years ago. It was 3am so I don't remember much except that the food was good. While you're there, you can see how much better our side of the Falls looks than your side." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Paul Albers

• "Try the Denny's in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada some time. Boy are they dull. But the Fried shrimp are decent and all the strippers that were dancing at the club we visted that night ate there after "work."" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Cameron Gray

• "I am very dissapointed with the atmosphere at the Niagara Falls location. Compared to the three locations in Ottawa, which I have visited quite regularly, Niagara Falls has very poor service, expensive prices and you'll leave feeling deprived of something. It's definitely not worth the one-hour drive to Niagara Falls for me. I'll gladly drive seven hours to get back to Ottawa" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Emily Anttila

• June 15, 2000 - "I took my family to Niagara Falls and it was expensive enough. BUT ..the Denny's on the main drag ( across from the TGI Fridays) was a total rip off !!!! There were 7 of us in total, 4 adults and 3 children.....and the bill was $90.00 for our meal. And the youngest one didn't even have a meal, he just ate off ours. So for 4 burgers and 2 kiddie meals...what a rip off !!!! Never eat there if you are in town !!! Also, they were renovating at the time so a jackhammer was pounding the whole time, and when we got up to leave, we had to climb over the roll of carpet and go out a side door.....thanks for letting me air my concerns."
  - Ray Blondin

• August 11, 2000 - "Hey there, just came upon your website for the Denny's Restaurants. I see you are in pursuit of all the Denny's around, well here is a great tip. DO NOT GO TO THE DENNY"S IN NIAGARA FALLS ONTARIO!!! We've been to several Denny's and have always had a great experience, however, the Denny's in the above mentioned city SUCKS! They jacked up their prices to an amount that is craziness! Both my hubby and I had an Garlic Mushroom Swiss Platter, a coke, and some mozza sticks to share for a starter. Well through in my hubby's glass of milk, and coffee plus tip and BANG!! $52 later we had our meal!! Absolutely disgusting for a FAMILY restaurant to do that. Anyhow we did stop at the Denny's in Bellville, Ontario on our way home and had a much better experience. We had more to eat and with a better tip our grand total was........$34. Anyhow, thanks for your time, have a great trip!!"
  - Melissa & Mark

• May 21, 2002 - "During one of my crusades to Niagara Falls, my self and my family made the "HUGE" mistake of having breakfast at Denny's by the Hilton Hotel. The prices are so astronomical that it robbed us of spending money for the day. The cheapest breakfast for two adults and two kids cost us $65.00. I contacted their head office and they tell me that that Denny's is owned by Hospitality Motels, LTD. They must make more money than Casino Niagara. What a bunch of thieves. I am also upset at Denny's for allowing a family restaurant chain that people trust to violate our trust in that institution. At least put a copy of the menu at the door so that people know the astronomical costs that they are charging. Once you go in with your family with kids, what kind of a parent is going to tell the kids, "sorry mommy and daddy cannot afford to eat here"...."
  - xxx

• January 1, 2003 - "My family have had a similar experience to the one listed by Melissa & Mark. We went to the same Denny's for breakfast on January 1st 2003. We had three standard breakfasts (nothing fancy), two coffees and two chocolate milk. The bill came to $58.00 Canadian!!!!! The portions were smaller that what we are used to at similar Denny's in the States and about twice the price that we would have been charged at a Denny's located near to where we live. Of course, when we left the restuarant, we noticed that the restuarant across the street was offering an "all you can eat" breakfast buffet for $5.99 (go figure). We have sent a similar complaint to the Denny's website, I guess we'll wait and see what happens (if anything). I sorry that we hadn't seen your site before we went on our trip to Niagara Falls."
  - Vince Alexander

• January 9, 2004 - "We will tell you a little about ourselves we own our own chalet's and cottages in the Wasaga Beach Ontario Canada area! so we are farmiliar with tourism as l also worked for the holiday inn for 17 year's" OK ENOUGH ABOUT US What has us extremely upset is that we were so disapointed in our family's favorite Resturaunt! We again went on a trip and got all un packed all happy" as we made sure our hotel was near our favorite desert and breakfast place via internet prior to booking our hotel!(NIAGRA FALL'S ONTARIO!!!!!) yes they said a 24 hour's Denny's on the property you see this was our first holiday since l recovered from a stroke so anyway we headed over imediately met by a waitress at the resturaunt she gave us a menu imediately and offerd us coffee why would we look at the menu for gosh sake's Denny's is our Restaurant and we proceeded to look at the menue l thought yep it;s a grand slam kind of breakfast day but then we took a closer look???? did it say $13.??? Canadian fund's for plain bacon&egg;s??and did it say 14.+++ for french toast?Well this was just last week Jan 5th to be exact! the snow was comming down and people around us many in amazment looking at the menu but, l must say the waitress was something she would get a drink order befor these young honey mooner's would even open up the menu??? how cruel anyway since again l have been in the buisness for so many year's and said "so what to my husband of 25 year;s let's do it? let's spend it cause we do have lot's for once in our lives and l wanted to see just how this little scheme worked!!!! Well needless to say we had our breakfast as we watched these kid's kids!!!!!! and we got our $3.60 per coffee&$373 fountain pop! so we gave our waitress our 50.00 for our breakfast (and tipped and treated her with respect!) even though when she brought us back our changed she tipped her self an additional $2.00 (heck she deserved it!) it must take alot of training to learn this as another table said gee l think you gave us back the wrong change anyway out side onthe way back to the sweet(Howard Johnson) Livingston Jan 5-9th we seen a couple! we were a little puzzled as a young honeymooning couple were in the parking lot and she was saying l was never so imbarassed? and we thought whatever poor kid's as we have our own 22 year old daughter old in University they began to explain to us that the prices were out of this world and they were to embarassed to leave and it cost them 50.00 for breakfast for bacon&egg's&coffee and juice for 2????we said we know guy's but hey it's your honey moon right don't let these people ruin it here is 50.00 have a great life! Tell me that you are not! aware of this practice and please please please let us know e-mail us! what is with your prices is this legal???? waiting for a reply????????????"
  - K&A.Livingston

• April 15, 2004 - "I wished I had examined your site before I took my family there yesterday and got ripped off for $108.00 Canadian money (or about $75.00 American). Wholly crap!!! All standard breakfast food-not even any steak on the side and we got totally ripped!! DO NOT EVER GO THERE!!!"
  - Ron Russo

• November 3, 2004 - "Said to be the most expensive and mpost profitable of all Denny's locations. OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE! You'll leave feeling lighter... in the wallet, and fiscally raped."
  - Robert Kenney

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• "i'm in ottawa canada, there is a denny's on bank street which i visit frequently late at night. all is well as far as food, the eggs are a little runny but other than that it's pretty good. the only thing wrong with this particular dennys is the waiter simply called john. he is such a fuckin asshole. he hates me and my friends so much and we hate him. anyone who's ever been to this denny's will agree that he is the worst waiter in the world and is bringing down the name of the denny's coorporation. a prestigious coorporation which is known worldwide for greasy tasty food served in a pleasant family atmosphere. it is vital to the success of this particular restaurant to fire the one asshole capable of dragging the denny's name through shit. if you have any influence at all with denny's as a international company, i beg you....get rid of john! thank you.
  ps. moons over my hammy with no pickle chips, substitute seasoned fries, served with a side of mayonaise. best dish available at denny's." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Mike Daniels

• "Just wanted to let you know about a special Denny's moment that occurred last August.
  Like all penitant travellers my friends and I visit the chapple for a Grand Slam (tm) before heading out on our bi-annual road trips. The trips are your average "Two-or-three-long-time-friends-need-a-break-from-jobs-girlfriends-appartmen ts-etc.-and-thus-head-"somewhere"-deciding-where-on-the-way" junkets. This one started at the Hunt Clud Road Denny's here in Ottawa.
  Anyways, to make a long story short my friend Matt and I were sitting over ye-olde road atlas trying to decide between Cleveland and Boston (Bean-town won out, the Sox were in Fenway that night) when we asked our waitress (Mary?) "So what do you think, Boston or Cleveland?"
  She seemed convinced we were obvious clods (not far from the truth actually) and ignored the question. When we asked a second time she seemed to show some interest in not only the dilemma but my friend Matt. "Boston, definately Boston . . . when do we leave?" She said with a smirk (no, this is not one of those "I can't believe I'm actually writing this letter" letters but . . . )
  When we told her there wasn't any extra room in the car (a lie, but a white one considering the circumstance) she laughed at the joke, and poured more coffee.
  "Cream?" She said, her hands full of dirty dishes and a coffee pot.
  "No, that's ok," Matt replied.
  "Are you sure, there's some in my belt." she said indicating the utility pouch around her waist.
  Ugh!
  Wholesome desire to serve or lacivious behavior infitrating my home and native land from your factory of godlessness below the 49th . . . you decide." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Keith Serry

• "One hundred plus years as the capital city of Canada, lots of museums, too damn many embassies and consulates, two rivers and a lake, the world's longest skating rink, hell, we even have an NHL hockey team to prove that we are a world class city!
  But still, that uneasy feeling that something was missing. All was just not quite right. Maybe it was the government thing or the climate or....something. It nagged at us.
  Then it happened! We got our Denny's! And it all came together! It fit! The whole thing finally worked! We were suddenly on par with New York, L.A.and, yes, even Petaluma!
  The outburst of joy and civic pride was unprecedented. Why, the flood of public reaction was such that our denny's became the second best performer in the chain within the first year! And the Gods of capitalism looked down and saw that it was good, so we were granted a second Denny's this year. But there is more....the story has it that there will be a third location opening soon!
  Trust me when I tell you that joy reigns supreme now that Canada's scenic capital has hit the Grand Slam.. and the American Slam.....and the......." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Paul Scharf

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

• "I am rather amused by your fascination with Denny's, but also a little disappointed because you have never visited the establishment where I work. I think you should extend your journey to Canada. I work for a Denny's in Scarborough,Ontario and I strongly believe that our Denny's holds the secrets that you have been so desperately looking for on your sojourn. Yes, I know about that void in the depth of your very soul that awaits the day when it can be filled-when the quest is over. Here, my son, lies the supreme Grand Slam breakfast!" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Tara

• "How could Tara have forgotten to mention that the Denny's in Scarborough, Ontario Canada (where she works) is the same Denny's featured in the Santa Claus Movie with Tim Allen. A framed autographed picture of Tim Allen hangs in the lobby to commemorate the fact. In Ontario, we also have Denny's in St. Catherines, and Kingston." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Linda Wilson

• "Though not an entry concerning an existing Denny's, this is an update that should be a matter of concern for any who wish to uphold the fine name that is Denny's.
  The proud Denny's that young Tara mentions no longer exists in its noble form. The structure that once housed the traditions, and yes, even the spirit of Denny's still stands, strong from the residual vibes of Dennydom. It is but a demented version of its former self.
  The Restaurant now holds the dubious name, "Mara's", and is named after the dog of the queer little man who owns the place. The place is run by this imp's imported prodigy, a fine gentleman who singlehandedly ran his sire's last endeavour into bankruptcy. This man-child goes by the fitting name of "Babe", a name given him by the little man who owns the place. Another indication of the perverse undercurrents tainting a once fine establishment.
  I urge you readers, the proud legions of Denny Devotees, boycott this place that so blatantly scavenges on the proud name that remains a welcoming beacon on the horizon for all of us." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Sam Dinham

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