Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
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Location
1700 Old Trolley Road , Summerville, SC
(843) 875-8680
Hours
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Reviews
Overall rating
(4.5)
(234 reviews)
July 5, 2020
Food was great - waitress was so sweet.
June 28, 2020
Food and service are always excellent.
June 9, 2020
Great food and service was awsome
December 14, 2019
Waitress very pleasant. Service fast and accurate. Good family restaurant.
November 30, 2019
Food was dry and cost did not match the quality of the food!
November 7, 2019
The service was great and the food was delicious. The portions were so good. We got dessert too and it tasted homemade. Everything was delicious!
November 7, 2019
The service was great and the food was delicious. The portions were so good. We got dessert too and it tasted homemade. Everything was delicious!
October 26, 2019
We were greeted upon walking in the door. The kindness didn't end there. Our waitress was very courteous and provided everything we needed with such a pleasant attitude.
October 8, 2019
Food and service always excellent. Well managed and always ready with friendly greeting!
July 25, 2019
The manager on duty was fantastic. The food was delicious, and the price was very fair.
July 13, 2019
Server was attentive, food was good, wait time was minimal.
July 13, 2019
Server was attentive, food was good, wait time was minimal.
July 1, 2019
Gia was very helpful and pleasant. Very attentive to when we needed our drinks refill. When we were done with our soup then our food was brought out. We like that. Thank you Gia
May 26, 2019
I had the strawberry crepes. The crepes were a bit overdone on the edges.
May 26, 2019
I had the strawberry crepes. The crepes were a bit overdone on the edges.
May 23, 2019
Great food, the manger on duty Ronald was fantastic.
May 20, 2019
The peanut butter pie is to DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2019
The peanut butter pie is to DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2019
The peanut butter pie is to DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2019
The peanut butter pie is to DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 4, 2019
Very good food at reasonable prices. Friendly staff.
April 30, 2019
The service it quick, and food is great! Our breakfast was hot and very tasty.
April 30, 2019
The service it quick, and food is great! Our breakfast was hot and very tasty.
April 20, 2019
Most of the meals were too big. Was looking for smaller options for breakfast like one biscuit and gravy
April 18, 2019
Our server Makayla was wonderful. Atmosphere was great.
April 12, 2019
Our sever connected with us and was very personable. She even made a point of memorizing our order without writing a word down.
April 12, 2019
Our sever connected with us and was very personable. She even made a point of memorizing our order without writing a word down.
April 12, 2019
Our sever connected with us and was very personable. She even made a point of memorizing our order without writing a word down.
March 9, 2019
The people are awesome! So friendly, so helpful and always want you to have a great experience. If you aren't happy they will do what it takes to make you happy.
March 1, 2019
Food is always delicious, nice variety to menu, staff efficient and friendly.
December 23, 2018
Wonderful waitress, not long wait time and food was great.
November 16, 2018
Ty is a keeper in the service business! We also enjoyed the music in the background; it’s always great to hear Contemporary Christian to lift the spirits.
November 4, 2018
Place is always clean, food is good and staff is excellent
October 28, 2018
Service was quick, waitress was kind and helpful. The breakfast was wonderful! The best coffee, and pancakes. Plates are always warm, so when get your food it stays warm. The bakery items are awesome!
October 10, 2018
The food and service was excellent. I was impressed by Donnie, Manager’s attention to all customers.
September 29, 2018
The interior is way overdue for a refreshing makeover. The interior decor is very bland, uninviting, faded and outdated. It also reaked of a stale odor. I was somewhat disappointed of the first impression. The quality of the my guest and I had today was delicious and on point. I visited this franchise of restaurants up north in Wisconsin and it was one of my favorite places to dine. I feel this place can really use a facelift. I will probably come here to eat again, but will not be my choice to bring an important group of coworkers, family members or friends. It is just that unimpressionable.
August 18, 2018
Place was clean, service was good, food was reasonably priced and tasty. Bakery items I took to go were yum!
July 31, 2018
Perkins is a great choice for any meal of the day. The staff is always pleasant and the food is always excellent.
May 13, 2018
Service and food are always good no matter what time of day it is.
May 8, 2018
The food was excellent and the staff was very good.
February 28, 2018
Coffee was only lukewarm otherwise it was very good
February 25, 2018
Staff is always friendly, place is clean and food is good.
February 23, 2018
Good dining experience, good waitress, food was good, would like to have low-carb selections but the pieces are there to build.
February 20, 2018
The waitress was very nice but very slow. Also, she forgot to bring silverware, napkins ans syrup.
February 13, 2018
Jon was an attentive server. The tortilla skillet was surprisingly good.
February 6, 2018
Wonderful waitress. Good food. Specially appreciated being able to converse freely and to hear clearly within the very good acoustics of this Perkins Restaurant. The six of us are beyond age 80. Other restaurants are often very loud, making it very difficult for seniors to converse well.
February 1, 2018
The waitress was helpful and curtious. The food was good and adequate amount, and they have calories listed on their menu.
January 13, 2018
Great waitress. Kept checking on us to make sure everything was ok!!!
January 9, 2018
friendly server. Very few people at this time so food was served very quickly.
December 25, 2017
Service was quick, food was hot and tasted great. People were very nice and friendly
December 11, 2017
Food was good but it seems there was a limited wait staff.
November 13, 2017
Food is always good and staff friendly and efficient.
November 9, 2017
IT'S ALL GOOD
November 7, 2017
Great food and great prices
October 15, 2017
It's friendly family place. Staff very accommodating and professional....the food is pretty good too!
October 7, 2017
We both had the ham and cheese crepes and brought home enough for another meal. It was delicious.
October 6, 2017
FRENCH TOAST WAS BURNT AROUND EDGES.
October 3, 2017
Waitress was friendly and efficient, place is always clean, food good.
September 13, 2017
This was first time ordering at Perkins. The staff was very friendly and the food was excellent!
September 6, 2017
great food, good prices, outstanding waitress.
August 31, 2017
Perfect food preparation and temperature, wonderful wait staff, and terrific value!!
August 21, 2017
Always busy for Sunday lunch
August 13, 2017
Service and food are both good.
August 9, 2017
great waitress(Geneva),great food at a good price.
July 29, 2017
Waitress was great - super attentive and helpful
July 23, 2017
The food was nicely seasoned, it came out hot and it did not take a long time to get our food
July 15, 2017
Impressed atmosphere locatin n food were all good
July 7, 2017
Great food and service
July 7, 2017
Servers always pleasant and good food
July 4, 2017
Good service and good food.
June 28, 2017
great service - very knowledgeable about the menu - was aware of gluten free dishes
June 22, 2017
Delicious and moist
June 20, 2017
Waitress was awesome
June 18, 2017
Pleasantly surprised with not only taste, but presentation of our breakfast dishes.
June 17, 2017
good food for price
June 15, 2017
Good food and service
June 4, 2017
the food was great and the service was excellent
June 3, 2017
The fish I had was not a fillet but definitely came from a prefrozen bag of fish. My husbands pork chop tasted not quite right. The service was great. The food was not the best.
May 29, 2017
Great value and taste for the cost of their food
May 26, 2017
The food is always good. The waitress's are pleasant & friendly. The managers too. They are always smiling. nice atmosphere
May 12, 2017
good food good prices
May 4, 2017
Nice service.
May 4, 2017
Staff always pleasant, food is delicious, priced fairly
May 4, 2017
Staff always pleasant, food is delicious, priced fairly
May 4, 2017
We wish we had one closer to home (Summerville)
May 4, 2017
Waitess was friendly and efficient.
May 4, 2017
Good food and pricing. Waitress very helpfull and pleasant. Manager was also very pleasant.
May 4, 2017
Food and service always excellent
May 4, 2017
Waitress was excellent
May 4, 2017
Quick service and well prepared food.
November 26, 2016
The portions were large and the quality was excellent. Read the fine print b/c our coupon said it could be used on desserts as well and we were told at first (before they read it) that we couldn't. They made it right though.
November 12, 2016
Great food great price
November 6, 2016
Food was good and service was great
October 31, 2016
The food was great and the service superb.
October 3, 2016
Like the blueberry pancakes. The blueberries were fresh and cooked inside the pancake.
September 8, 2016
Reliably well prepared food. Hash browns were cold. Over medium eggs were very undercooked, with watery whites.
August 23, 2016
Waitress went out of her way (as the kitchen)to slice a banana and give us a small bowl of syrup for the kids. Kids don't like the usual fruit cup and Reed likes to dip his French toast instead of pouring syrup on it. Also made sure we had enough napkins. Just could not have had a better dining experience with the grandkids.
August 17, 2016
The server was excellent.
August 16, 2016
The server was excellent.
August 8, 2016
The music was great so was the food very sweet staff!!
August 2, 2016
The server was very polite.
July 30, 2016
My husband enjoyed his country fried steak very much. I ordered fried shrimp. I was a little disappointed there were only 6 shrimp. Also very unhappy on how over fried they were. It wouldn't surprise me if they had been cooked earlier and then refried for me to get them hot. That's why I couldn't give an excellent rating. They were so crispy they ripped up the roof of my mouth. We will eat there again but I won't order shrimp.
July 22, 2016
Food was good. Waitress offered A+ service.
July 22, 2016
I had to everything, cooked to perfection the waitress was wonderful dining experience was pleasurable
July 7, 2016
The meals are always good. The service has been great. Friendly family feeling.
July 7, 2016
I was a little disappointed with the quality of the sandwich I had.
March 27, 2016
the people are always friendly and the food is great
February 29, 2016
Delicious food, clean restaurant, kind, attentive wait staff.
February 14, 2016
Frequent menu changes.
February 2, 2016
Really friendly & attentive staff. Reasonable prices. Love those muffins & pies.
February 2, 2016
Really friendly & attentive staff. Reasonable prices. Love those muffins & pies.
January 22, 2016
always love the muffins!
January 19, 2016
Both and service and food were good.
December 11, 2015
We were very surprised at how delicious the food was. Perkins could really make a come back with the proper marketing campaign. Your baked goods are out of this world!
December 6, 2015
Our server, Jeff, to excellent care of us. Our order was taken promptly and the food was served quickly. Of course the kitchen staff deserves credit for a delicious meal.
November 3, 2015
Good food & prices
October 18, 2015
Three of us had eggs. All agreed that they tasted like the they had been cooked in something that been used to cook onions in. I had the pumpkin pancakes which were almost black on the outside and mushy (line oatmeal) on the inside. They tasted like the cook took some oatmeal added a little pumpkin and spices to it and tried to make it into a pancake.It was inedible! Th other2 who hd pancakes ate them, but they,also, were nearly burnt. The abandoned were tasteless.
August 19, 2015
Our server was great, very sweet and accommodating. My tomato basil soup and the salad was excellent, but I found the 1/2 turkey sandwich to be dry (and the toast was burnt- just because you put the burn side on the inside of the sandwich does not make it any less burnt.) After the first bite, I just pulled off the bread and ate the turkey. My husband ordered the Chicken Mushroom and Asparagus, which he liked very much. For the most part, we like that Perkins and seldom have any issues.
August 19, 2015
Our server was great, very sweet and accommodating. My tomato basil soup and the salad was excellent, but I found the 1/2 turkey sandwich to be dry (and the toast was burnt- just because you put the burn side on the inside of the sandwich does not make it any less burnt.) After the first bite, I just pulled off the bread and ate the turkey. My husband ordered the Chicken Mushroom and Asparagus, which he liked very much. For the most part, we like that Perkins and seldom have any issues.
July 25, 2015
I go there for breakfast, no matter what time of day I visit. We ordered off the "over 55" menu. The plate came out with one egg and two pieces of bacon, but the plate was huge and it looked pretty anemic just laying on the plate. Tasted OK, but the pancakes, which I seldom order because of my diabetes, were outstanding. The young lady serving us was very new, but had the sense to ask a supervisor about the menu. All in all a good visit, but they need to work on the presentation of the food.
June 16, 2015
Food was great, but way too much for me. Ended up bringing some home. Lunch for tomorrow. YEAH!!!
May 22, 2015
Skewered grilled shrimp were unusually flavorful,and avocado filled salad enhanced the taste.Gin martini with muddled olives. And olive juice also exceptional.My only complaint is delightful patio was so busy I had to sit inside.
May 19, 2015
This is a convenient, casual place to meet & eat that has been a Somerville mainstay for decades. Good comfort food at reasonable prices.
April 12, 2015
friendly staff and quick service
January 30, 2015
Waitress was great
January 23, 2015
Asked for iced tea with lemon, which never arrived. There was a very small quantity of green beans provided as a side.
January 18, 2015
After we were seated we saw that the table had not been cleaned and had to ask for it to be cleaned.
November 5, 2014
Food was very good and so was service.
September 21, 2014
Food was average at best. Decor was like some old living room. The only good thing was the quail appetizer, but wouldn't be worth going again everything else included.
September 15, 2014
Perkins is a great place to dine. Fantastic employees and terrific food. Always a pleasure!
September 3, 2014
Waitress was great! Food was awesome
August 31, 2014
lower prices
August 5, 2014
good people plenty of food
July 30, 2014
The food was excellent, the portions were large and the service was wonderful. They made it very enjoyable.
July 13, 2014
The waitress was exceptional. The food was delicious, as usual.
June 27, 2014
Server paid attention to my request and made sure it was right.
June 24, 2014
1 cook - took 30 minutes after placing order to get my food (eggs & hashbrowns)
June 13, 2014
Very customer oriented.
May 28, 2014
We love the food and service. The staff is always so friendly. One of our favorite places to eat.
May 21, 2014
Our waitress was sweet & accommodating. But my friend ordered a tuna melt& you were put of tuna. So she ordered something else & the first baked potato she received was still hard; it was undercooked. The second one was ok but all they really did was take another one & put it in the micro.
April 27, 2014
Service is always good
April 21, 2014
It was just at this Perkins (Summerville, SC). 1/2 order wrong and right order got cold while order corrected. Mgr did credit for cold order and gave 2 muffins for bad service.
April 5, 2014
We had our 4 little grandchildren with us. The waitress handled them (us) perfectly and we enjoyed a nice, quiet breakfast-for-dinner meal!
March 17, 2014
Hostess and server were both great!
March 16, 2014
We came after church and there was a line but it moved very quickly. Everyone was friendly and helpful. It didn't take long to be seated at all. The food was excellent and served quickly.
March 14, 2014
There is one lady who has been there for years. She's always cheerful and nice.
February 26, 2014
We have just moved from Michigan to South Carolina so we are new to Perkins Restaurant. We love it and have become regulars. Food is delicious and all the staff are so friendly.
February 9, 2014
We felt very welcomed and our waitress was very efficient.
January 31, 2014
waited about 25 minutes to get salads, too long. Salad was ok, but chicken was disappointing, seemed very little and appeared to be prepackaged.
January 19, 2014
Friendly staff and food very good.
January 18, 2014
Best pizza! Love the cornmeal baked on the bottom of thin crust! Really the best pizza I have had! Also, the staff is always so friendly! Never had a bad experience here! Fun, relaxing environment and never felt out of place with our kids! We always feel like we're taking advantage using this certificate, but they never make us feel bad using it! We always tip well to feel better about the great deal and service were getting!
January 16, 2014
Took a long time to get meals. Food was lukewarm.
January 4, 2014
It was pleasant. Nice waiter. Food was pretty good (breakfast order was a little pricey), but decent. Wish they had $10 and $25 certificates.
January 3, 2014
Food and service were great.
January 2, 2014
It is always clean. The servers are friendly and attentive. A perfect family, senior or anybody restaurant
January 2, 2014
We looked forward to starting our NEW YEAR off at Perkins. My mom loves the Brioche French Toast and they were out of it but the sweet manager/chef made it especially for her and I thought that was really nice. My auntie enjoyed her waffle. My appetizer platter was shared with my dad. Kathy our server was really helpful. The food is good and I will be back in a few weeks for some baked goods, moms birthday is on the 20th and she has to have some more french toast and some pastries.
December 14, 2013
Did takeout. Sandwiches were average
November 9, 2013
Good selection. Good food. Good service.
October 26, 2013
I ordered the 14oz prime rib very and my wife ordered the steak special medium-pink in the middle. My prime rib was medium to well done and Luke warm almost cold. My wife's steak was well done. My accompaniments were cold. Our salads were not much better, only a few pieces of fresh lettuce.. For dessert I inquired what was available and our server mentioned several items, to which I ordered cheesecake. She returned shortly and told me they I'd not have any.
October 24, 2013
good food, atmosphere, and very pleasant staff.
October 15, 2013
Had company and went for Sunday breakfast and it was really crowded...........but got a table and they were very courtious and timley and food was great.
October 10, 2013
We had an absolutely fantastic server. She had about 10 tables and was busy the whole time. She took time to check our table every time she passed as well as everyone else she was serving. She had a good memory -- she did not write anything down yet got everybody's order correct. Hope we get her the next time we visit.
September 26, 2013
the food was great and the waitress was wonderful
September 21, 2013
great service with Cat
September 18, 2013
eggs benedict very good!
September 15, 2013
the waiter brought all the food out together... my meal should have came out after i had time to eat the appetizer.
August 25, 2013
I ordered the ham and cheese omelet. It tasted like the grill needed cleaning.
August 25, 2013
I ordered the ham and cheese omelet. It tasted like the grill needed cleaning.
August 16, 2013
waitress was very helpfulcashier was friendlytiming for the food was very good
August 16, 2013
The servers and the food are wonderful. Perkins is my 3 year old's favorite restaurant.
August 6, 2013
A very friendly, family-oriented restaurant.
August 4, 2013
Quick & efficient service. Delicious food.
July 10, 2013
great food for a great price. Nice to feed a family of 4 without going broke!
June 30, 2013
The waitress went out of her way to take care of our order they way we wanted it
June 24, 2013
Great food and always wonderful service. I've never had a bad experience there.
June 17, 2013
Coffe cup had paper on it, water glass had lipstick stains, honey mustard was past its best by date, French toast was bland.
June 14, 2013
Our waitress was excellent! She made sure the orders were correct so the kids got what they wanted instead of the 'menu made' entrees - ex. no tomato or gravy on the breakfast entrée, no onion of the burger, etc.There was also a section set-aside for families with Disney movies playing to entertain the kids (and parents!)
June 13, 2013
everything was delicious and the service was wonderful
June 9, 2013
waiter made us feel comfortable and not rushed, cashiers were friendly and helpful in use of my voucher
May 30, 2013
My in-laws love Perkins and we were in the area with them so we decided to stop. The asst. mgr. Elke is very nice and helps my in-laws out. She goes out of her way to greet us and the waitresses are very friendly with a couple of difficult seniors.
May 22, 2013
the hambugers need much more love in the meat section
May 19, 2013
One of the few restaurants we've been to in Summerville where the actual meal looks as good as or better than the picture in the menu!
May 19, 2013
One of the few restaurants we've been to in Summerville where the actual meal looks as good as or better than the picture in the menu!
April 22, 2013
The last several times we have been to this Perkins, we had a great dining experience. Our service was on top of it. My over medium eggs were to watery this time, but she resolved it promply. I am rating quality of food as good because I did have to send the eggs back. Management does an outstanding job!
April 5, 2013
The main food was brought out too soon after the salad but the food was good for the type of food.
April 5, 2013
We always love it there. Yummy food, excellent service, and the staff is like a second family to us!
March 31, 2013
My husband and I went to Perkins for dinner last night. The restaurant was clean, the server was very accommodating and sweet, the food was plentiful and tasty and it was overall a very pleasant eating experience. We will be back.
March 30, 2013
Always a pleasure eating here. Associate Manager Elke is always so kind and friendly. It makes it feel like we are having Sunday dinner at home :)
March 21, 2013
ok breakfast place but for dinner not that great
March 20, 2013
Friendly staff
March 16, 2013
Shift manager told us of the limitation before we ordered. Still had a variety to choose from. waitress was great. Had a hard time with having to spend 35 dollars when our actual bill was already 32, felt forced to pay extras.
March 10, 2013
The service was absolutely amazing! Our server was super nice and friendly! Our food was delicious and great value for our money. We're definitely coming back!
March 9, 2013
we had young children with us. Our wait staff was wonderful...bringing high chairs and coloring books & crayons,and the food was served by a very friendly waitress who seemed to not mind having kids in her section!
March 6, 2013
Food was excellent. The hostess/cashier was helpful and friendly. I think our waiter was new, and will do fine with a little more experience.
March 3, 2013
everyone there is so nice.
March 3, 2013
The food was very good and the waitress was very friendly and professional.
February 28, 2013
Requested a soup spoon for soup and it was never brought. Other than that service and food good.
February 16, 2013
The food was bad. Carrots and baked potato were undercooked. First potato had a huge black spot in it. Fish was greasy. Mashed potatos were not real.
January 28, 2013
Service and food were excellent
January 22, 2013
good food
January 15, 2013
Our server was very nice and was prepared.
January 8, 2013
Food at Perkins is always good. One can have breakfast any time during the day. It is well prepared, and consistently good. The lady who served us was always handy for fresh coffee and anything we needed.
January 8, 2013
The wait staff is great!
January 8, 2013
Prompt and accurate service!
December 10, 2012
Krita the waitress was excellent!
November 5, 2012
The management of this location have done an outstanding job of hiring friendly competant staff that work well together. It was a pleasant experience.
July 12, 2012
out of french silk chocolate pie :(
June 22, 2012
Server and manager were very,very nice.
June 9, 2012
My server was wonderful. The cashier was very nice and the food was great!
June 4, 2012
Normally I would rate this restaurant very high. That particular visit did not go so well. Our server was young and inexperienced. He did not bring syrup with a breakfast order which was burned and had to be sent back. He brought the incorrect salad for another individual. Never reserviced our drinks. Overall hard to rate good.
May 19, 2012
Love the bakery!
May 6, 2012
I've eaten at Perkins previously and have never had a bad meal or service. Today was no different. The food was excellent and so was the service.
April 26, 2012
Once our food was served, we didn't see our server again for the entire meal. No refills, no offers of dessert, nothing. The mashed potatoes were clearly microwaved with a crunchy crust around the edge. Yuk!!
April 16, 2012
Meals are fairly small but adequate. We were at one end of the restaurant, and our waiter didn't come by much after we were served....probably never if we hadn't called to him. We called to him for more water, and then for our rolls, which he had forgotten and he did not bring ANY butter with the rolls, and only one serving of butter for the baked potatoes and three of us had ordered baked potatoes. We did without butter for the rolls and the two baked potatoes. Other than those things, he did okay.
April 2, 2012
large party some food was not warm
March 30, 2012
Good meals at a great price.
March 17, 2012
Food is pricey and they are very cheap with their portions.
March 11, 2012
We love this place!!!
March 10, 2012
The staff at this restaurant was great, very friendly! A very nice experience.
March 7, 2012
Always a pleasure there....
March 5, 2012
The fried green beans are a wonderful appetizer!!
March 4, 2012
food was delicious and their bakery is amazing
February 9, 2012
Great food. Thank you for the food and service.
January 30, 2012
everything was great
January 24, 2012
The had appetizers 1/2 price and we ordered the Southwestern cimi's and they were the best we have ever had. Kuttos!!
December 29, 2011
GREAT DESSERTS
December 27, 2011
We enjoyed the meal and the waitress and host were both very friendly and eager to please.
December 21, 2011
Just a couple blocks from our house. I absolutely love that they play Christian music. Huge factor in going there.
December 17, 2011
I ordered the soup and whole sandwich but was brought 1/2 sandwich. Paid for whole sandwich. did not realize it until I left and wenton website,
December 10, 2011
This restaurant rocks - I'll will return often!
November 20, 2011
My family loves Perkins- The staff is always great and there is something for everyone on the menu.
November 11, 2011
Our food was good. I orderd the turkey and dressing, but it did not have enough gravy. Consequently, it was a little dry. Otherwise, our experience was good.
October 17, 2011
I was very pleased to hear that Perkins plays contempary christian music throughout their restaurant.
September 27, 2011
The waitress didn't bring any small plates for us with appetizers and the kitchen staff was loud and boisterous...maybe watching a sporting event??