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UK Flower Girl
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Denny's 24-hour Restaurant

  • June 10, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by UK Flower Girl from Market Weighton, England
Denny's 24-hour Restaurant

I normally wouldn’t write about Denny’s, especially when the food was the same as any other Denny's. I write only because it was a half-decent 24-hour restaurant.

After our 6-hour slumber the day before and 11-hour time difference we were bound to be up early. Yep, before 4am. Why not go out for breakfast (we weren’t spending $30NZ for the hotel buffet)? I wondered if the Denny's was open this early.

As we walked towards Denny’s we passed several 24-hour bars with people spilling out the door and others going in to continue their streak from the night before. Scantily-clad women wearing completely insensible shoes tried slowly made their way up the hill so we made our way around them. We approached Denny’s, relieved to find that they were open all night and that we would have a nice hot breakfast. A few Maori males stumbled up the steps ahead of us to the first-floor restaurant and seated themselves.

We were seated at a booth on the other side of the restaurant—away from the many tables of drunkards. Our semi-quiet, drink-free area was soon disturbed by a large group of Japenese and Maori youth. At least they were quiet.

After browsing through the menus and deciding on the French Slam we waited for someone to take our order or at least someone to acknowledge us, does anyone work here?

I finally went up to the front to ask about taking our order. The guy at the counter yelled "Matt!!!" at the top of his lungs to the kitchen and promptly nobody came out so he came to our table and asked what we would like. Our food arrived in good time and looked and tasted just like the food you get at Denny’s in the US. Palatable if a bit greasy.

The music started out at an acceptable level, especially for those working the night shift and trying to stay awake. It was a bit funky so we didn’t mind. A bit of techno/house music never hurt anyone. As we sat there the music started to get louder and louder and even louder until it was difficult to hear each other talking. This is Denny’s, not a nightclub…and it was 6am. Towards the end of the meal it quieted down a bit and the music seemed to change to something gentle and soothing. Nope, just the beginning to another set of rocking music. No hanging about here, time to pay the bill and then find some peace and quiet.

Coffee ended up being free because they forgot to charge us. On top of that, they didn’t charge us the 10% Bank Holiday fee that is so rampant throughout NZ. We actually made it out of there for a decent price.

Overall, I would recommend Denny’s for a quick, filling breakfast at a good price. It is the same quality you would find at Denny’s in the US. Beware of the loud music and drunk people early in the morning.

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