Ihop - Wallingford

Wallingford IHOP came to the rescue when Newington was so completely mobbed on a late Sunday morning that I'm surprised we're not still sitting there! Was it out of my way? Sure, but I wasn't going to let my free combo offer expire, I can tell you that! Three of us were seated immediately and our server was beyond pleasant. So much so that we overlooked her temporarily forgetting the hot chocolate. She made up for it by squirting half a can of whipped cream on top of a soup bowl-sized mug. Seems like half of central CT had the same idea, so the place was crowded and a bit loud, but we still managed to chow down on pancakes, omelets, biscuits, etc. (and took half of two plates home because we overestimated our hunger).

Entry way is blocked off partially in an ugly way. Seats were duct taped together. Some staff were unkind while others were wonderful. Water had an awful chlorine taste but all our food was good. Staff couldn't figure out my coupon but still honored it on my receipt.

IHop came out with a new thick and fluffy French Toast menu, and it had my name written all over it. They no longer use regular bread, and have replaced it with artisan bread dip in a vanilla cinnamon batter. There are several toppings you could have on it. I chose the Strawberry Banana, glazed strawberries, fresh bananas, powdered sugar and whip cream. My wife chose the Gingersnap Apple that consisted of sliced cinnamon apples, gingersnap cookie crumbles, red currants, and powdered sugar. This came with the apples, and red currant on the side so you can mix how sweet and tart you want it. Cinnamon apples, and red currant paired perfectly. These new breakfast entrées are absolutely delicious. As always service was excellent and the restaurant is extremely clean. I also like that they give you a craft of coffee instead of needing to keep coming back for refills.

Overall good service and good quality food. Upon entering the store the have a big barricade set up with a sign, banning you from entering any further than the breezeway without employee permission. A please wait to be seated sign would suffice. It ruins the experience. The sign feels hostile toward some elements, whether that 's people in need of restrooms or what but they should find a more appealing way to design their entry becuz it feels really harsh and mean spirited.

Our waitress was friendly and our food came out very quickly! My chocolate chip pancakes were excellent as always! The big steak omelette is very large so most of it came home with me. My husband enjoyed his 2x2x2. We will definitely be back again!