The Original Pancake House

3906 Convoy St, San Diego
(858) 565-1740

Recent Reviews

Itsábizaań Moody

Possibly the best breakfast restaurant ever. Great food and reasonable prices. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Only possible drawback might be the wait to be seated if you arrive when they are busy. (Which is most of the time.) But well worth the wait.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Butler

My gluten free 11 year old is on a boys trip with his Dad. He called me specifically to ask that I leave a 5 star review because he loved the gluten free chocolate chip pancakes so much. He ate 4 of them in 10 minutes. He was one happy customer.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options available

Food: 5

Maria C

Try to get to here every few months, the staff are very nice/sweet, warm and welcoming, helpful with menu questions and best options when asked, food has never disappointed, always served pretty quickly and with a smile, all staff work together on refills and serving, a great place to pop in for breakfast, brunch, or lunch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs, Waffle, Potatoes

Mary Prentice

I am sad to say that this was the worst experience I've had at an Original Pancake House. The $19 omelette was way over cooked, almost inedible but I was afraid to send it back because it took 40 minutes for it to get to my table after waiting for 10 minutes for the waiter to take my order. He never came back to say I'm sorry it's taking so long or ask how the food was. We were charged an extra $4.50 for gluten free pancakes that were very small. The feeling of the staff was that no one cared, they stood around talking to each and occasionally brought a coffee pot around. VERY DISAPOINTING! We will never go back to this original pancake house.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jonnie Santos

Nice neighborhood breakfast place. No frills, however the food and coffee were very fresh and well made. The staff are friendly and it’s always nice when they come around to refill your coffee without having to ask.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

ali rangel

Everything was very delicious, except that they brought me the bill without having finished eating or ordering it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Araceli Amezcua

The place was very comfortable to be in, the staff were super nice, but the best part was the apple pancakes. They were so good, they didn't even need syrup, and its such a big portion, you dont even need sides. Seriously, get them (and the bacon and hashbrown sides)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paloma Vallarta

Wow place. All delicious and very well served. Incredibly cute areaParking: Plaza parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carter Collum

Good food, okay service, and high prices.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 3

Michelle L Phillips

1st time and the service was great. I have driven by this spot for about a year and finally stopped by... so glad I did!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Original Pancake House

Isaura Gaeta

Best pancakes in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: German Pancake with Lemon

smkymtnrev

Welcomed warmly upon arrival, prompt in getting our drink order, nice classic breakfast menu ( plus their own specialties), food was quick to the table and still “fresh hot” upon arrival. Wait staff (Abby) was attentive throughout our dining experience. Bacon was awesome too.

Ean Kleiger

Great service and delicious food!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: German Pancake with Lemon, Beef Hash

Steph Marco

i guess our expectations weren’t as we hoped and the prices were a bit higher than usual - service and ambiance were good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Alice Gagniere

Came here for waffles 10 years ago and had a very bad experience! The whole waffle tastes vary bitter.It has been 71 years since this restaurant opened, but why has there still been no improvement?Although today's waffles are no longer bitter, their appearance and taste are still not very good.The takeaway lunch boxes are made of the least environmentally friendly materials, and the plastic knives and forks are extremely flimsy.

Food: 1

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