"My most recent trip to IHOP has left me absolutely perplexed. IHOP claims to be the international house of pancakes. This type of claim should be backed with top tier food as well as service. However, my visit to IHOP was disappointing to say the very least. Right from the moment I walked in, I knew this would not be a pleasant experience. Firstly, the server seemed surprised and utterly disappointed to see hungry customers. He was incredibly unfriendly and had a mean demeanor about him. When he finally sat us down, I ordered a chocolate milk which was my first mistake. The chocolate milk was absolutely horrendous. The chocolate to milk ratio was about 7:93, roughly. It was as if I were drinking milk with a dab of chocolate splashed in. I proceeded to order French toast with a side of bacon. The French toast was room temperature and did not have nearly enough butter to cover all the individual slices of toast. The bacon had clearly been microwaved and was cold to the touch. After I had got the food down, which was a struggle, our server did not rush to get us our bill. After a substantial amount of time the bill comes and leaves me absolutely hornswoggled. The total for cost for the meal was almost $23. This is absolutely befuddling. My side of bacon came with 4 pieces and they charged me $5. The bacon was dry, soggy, and cold and IHOP charged 5 whole dollars for it. The chocolate milk alone was $4. For bottom tier chocolate milk they charged $4. On top of this outrageous bill, the sever took nearly 15 minutes to pickup the check so I could finally leave. IHOP has absolutely swindled me. This is an absurdity that needs more awareness. We cannot allow IHOP to keep taking advantage of people who just want to eat some quality breakfast food. IHOP is an example of a big company that feels entitled to people’s money because of their past success. IHOPs rapid declination should be paid for by its loyal customers. With the lackluster service, outrageous prices, and sub par quality food, IHOP will never be seeing my money again. I hope more people can wake up and stand up against the abysmal swindlers at IHOP."
