Pancake Pantry

12/31/11

if there is a line, walk on by

by barking man at Citysearch

an hour wait to get into an overpriced (for the serving size) place that is barely mediocre........... our waitress apologized everytime she came to the table (we already knew they were busy cuz we waited an hour to get in )and we heard her apologize to at least 4 other tables everytime she went to them ....................... we both had the grill cooks medley: ($13.20 with pancakes, $10.00 with out) not enough potatoes, not enough ham, not enough cheese::: they should increase the serving size by 40% or drop the price by 30%. the only saving grace was the two buckwheat pancakes ($3.20 additional)....but if you ordered 3 pancakes, there were $7.50 ........overpriced drinks - except pop......the power of tv has propped this place up, and that is too bad...this place should not be elevated past barely worth it but ONLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE

08/04/11

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE

by margodrums at Citysearch

No matter how legendary this place is for pancakes, the staff and management make it absolutely horrible. I have been there multiple times because of its iconic nature and frankly, I love pancakes but I have always had rushed and rude service. Today was the worst service I ever had in my life and I have NEVER walked out of a restaurant before but it was so bad, there was no other choice. The waitress was rude from the very beginning and extremely disrespectful to my friends and then eventually, me. I guess its because we were a culturally and ethnically diverse table of three because all the white families were being treated way better than us. After literally having to wave her down for a refill, she snatched my friends coffee mug up without giving us any eye contact or even acknowledging us. I'm a non confrontational person but this was the last straw. So I went to management and the manager was so unprofessional and instead of just simply trying to give us a new waitress, she pulled the waitress over and they both were trying to defend her. I returned to my table and she came to my friend and said "I don't care what you are" and stormed off. Then, we saw the rude waitress at the table in front of us whispering to those customers behind a menu what happened and giving us evil looks and that was it. We offered to pay for our drinks but the mean waitress said "Just go, leave, we got it." Most disrespected I ever been in my entire life and its enough to make me write my first review here ever because that establishment doesn't deserve its fame or any business at all if they are going to discriminate. Please pass this on to others because if this country is ever going to change, we need to not support those that are aren't.

04/03/11

NEW HEALTH SCORE IS 59.....59!?!?!

by melmc at Citysearch

Seriously? A Nashville icon falls into filth, roaches, mold and snotty (literally) cooks. How could this be allowed to happen? I used to love this place, sad.

11/12/10

Hashbrowns and Waits

by JJM1054 at Citysearch

Sure Pancake Pantry has good pancakes, but honestly, if a place cannot cook a pancake they should not be in business. The hashbrowns on the other hand, are a masterpiece. If you go, get the hashbrowns, and you'll be a happy camper for sure.

The big negatives are parking (they are tow-happy around that area, so be careful where you park) and the waits. It's a college-kid magnet, so you will usually have to stand in line unless you go during off hours, so don't be in a hurry. I am not a big fan of standing in line for pancakes myself, so I have only eaten there twice. If you "are" a fan of standing in line for breakfast, then by all means, enjoy.

09/20/10

an institution for a reason

by crippynyc at Citysearch

If you are in the mood for pancakes, those served at the Pancake Pantry are simply the best I've ever had. Yes, you have to wait in line (we were lucky that the wait was "only" forty minutes on a Sunday mid-morning), and yes, the restaurant interior was chilly, even though it was 90+ outside, but the service was so friendly and efficient, and the pancakes were so delicious, that we did not regret a minute of the wait. The automatic refills on iced tea were another bonus (as were the to-go cups the waitress brought when we couldn't finish the second drink), and the home fries were perfect, too. I simply do not understand the negativity in some of the below reviews; for what it is -- an excellent and congenial pancake house -- it's as good as it gets.