We live in the Nashville area and we have heard negative and positive reviews about the Pancake Pantry. We finally decided to try it for ourselves since we had some free time on this Tuesday morning. We arrived around 10:45 and as the previous reviews had stated there was a wait. We inched our way towards the door for about 20 minutes and after entering the building we were seated within another 5 minutes.
After being seated we waited for our server, and we waited for our server. Finally a woman hurried up to us and asked if we were ready. We ordered the bacon/eggs/buttermilk pancakes and the sausage/eggs/buttermilk pancakes combo’s. Our food arrived shortly after; it was hot and looked fresh. Surprisingly the quantity was large for the price (which is comparable to Cracker Barrel or IHOP). The hashbrown potatoes were $3.00 extra and so not worth it; they are just plain potatoes in a chunky, grilled form. The bacon and sausage were both flavorful and worth eating. The eggs had been cooked to our specifications. However, the pancakes were a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. Here we were surrounded by all these different platters of flavored pancakes that looked delicious and the easiest of all pancakes (buttermilk) was dry; stiff and flavorless. If it had not been for a LOT of syrup they would have been non-edible. My spouse stated that McDonald’s were better and sadly I had to agree.
The restaurant/restrooms were clean; the service (once our server appeared) was decent; but the cashier as we left was anything but friendly.
Pros: Good quanitity for the price.
Cons: Dry, bland and stiff buttermilk pancakes.
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