Perkins American Food Co.

I came here for the first time with a gf for some lunch and regretted it after. I ordered the breakfast burger (lettuce wrapped) with fries and gravy and she got the teriyaki salmon dinner. Nothing had taste.

Her salmon had drops of teriyaki sauce instead of being marinated in it. The lettuce on my burger was brown on some peices and my fries were super disappointing. I was expecting good quality diner fries however these fries were clearly Costco fries - a like for some but not me. Diners should have nice straight cut fries that are not bought cheaply in bulk like these ones from Costco. I also ordered meatloaf to take away for family. It was bland and dry. The mashed potatoes were also surprisingly tasteless. I did not expect such poor quality from a diner.

I've heard their breakfast is good; outside of that i wouldn't eat their lunch/dinner items again.

The service was okay. Our waitress was kind but could have tended to us a bit more - especially as the restaurant had almost no one else in it during our time there.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Good breakfast place. The breakfast special is a great deal for $10, recommend it for breakfast and brunch.

Food: 4

Serves some of the best pancakes in durham

I once had a 5 star review for this place. Unfortunately, I deleted that and updating this review. Came here with my wife and 2-year old. Service was decent in the beginning, but as the meal went on, the service was non-existent. I ended up getting this fried chicken on a biscuit meal, thinking I'd switch it up from my usual sweet breakfast. Probably the driest biscuit I've ever eaten. The fried chicken tasted like it was a day old and refried. It was unusually dark, as if the frier oil hasn't been changed in a week. Considering that we entered right when they opened, this is unacceptable. In terms of service, it started out ok, but when we received our food, the next time we saw our server was when we got the bill. You would think that leaving half the meal on the plate would raise some questions from the server when she took the plate away, but I guess it was not obvious enough. I didnt come here often, last time I came was probably a year or more ago, but the quality and experience was much better then.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

The service here is fast and friendly.
The Food is delicious, fast and large portions.
There is always a seat when we come.
They give you a carafe of tea or coffee!!
It's so cheap!!
Highly recommended!!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pancakes were great!

The service is amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve been here 4-5 times in the last few months, great fast friendly service, clean restaurant and washrooms. The food is reasonably priced and it comes out hot/fresh and fast.
The only thing I don’t like is the benches in the Booths are very uncomfortable, they’re lumpy, or too soft and you sink and sit up at an uncomfortable angle.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always enjoy Perkins!
(& they have good deals too!)🙂

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The servers are so insanely rude, it’s actually unbelievable they barely acknowledge anything u say and act as if ur a burden? Do not recommend. Food is okay.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Perkins in Pickering is a cozy breakfast spot with great value and friendly service. The food was delicious, and the breakfast special hit the spot. Perfect place to start the day!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice place for brunch, variety of Egg preparations with tasty bakery items.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The portions are getting smaller and smaller, and their fruit bowl is just embarrassing and petty. We were there for Father's Day and had hoped to change the chocolate cake to a coconut pie, but our request was vigorously rejected. Nevertheless, their pies are second to none.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

The breakfast was served hot and yummy (Mia )was kind and suggested good options .we enjoyed the beautiful morning atmosphere. Great family friendly place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Waitresses are always friendly and great, food was delicious

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Big Country Skillet, Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Bacon, Plus Two-Egg Omelet