Denny's - Morganton

I had a very disappointing experience with the service, especially for those of us in the DoorDash community. After I announced my arrival for an order, I waited 25 minutes—only to be informed that my food hadn’t even been started yet. During that time, the staff seemed more interested in socializing at the bar than attending to customers. Overall, it was a frustrating experience with incredibly poor service.

We really enjoy Denny's! The food is great, and the service is consistently excellent!

We ordered takeout, but two out of the three items we received were incorrect. My husband ordered a Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich, but instead got a roast beef sandwich served on soggy, greasy bread—completely inedible. I ordered a Philly cheese steak omelette and paid extra for vegetables in place of hash browns, but I received hash browns instead of the veggies, and to make matters worse, the meat under the omelette had a terrible odor, as if it had been left out in the sun for three days. I couldn't eat any of it.

The food was actually good. The problem was we waited over an hour for it. Waitress didn't even really care. Not many people inside so that wasn't the excuse. Waitress didn't even check back in with us. Won't go back to this location. Tea was awful. Should have left after an hour but we were starving. 0 stars avoid this place.

It was like coming home to family and friends. Our waitress Amber was very personable and made us feel like we had been coming there for years. We will go back again and again to see her and to try out the many different choices on the menu. It has been years since we had a local Denny's to frequent so, on our recent move to Valdese, we were pleasantly surprised to find one nearby. The prices have gone up, but they have a 20% off for 55+ on Wednesdays so we were able to give her a larger tip, which she deserved.