Staks Pancake Kitchen - Auburn - Auburn, Alabama

Jeremy B.

During my recent visit to Auburn, I had the pleasure of dining at Staks Pancake Kitchen and was thoroughly impressed. We were seated immediately, which was a great start, and I noted how exceptionally clean and well-kept the entire restaurant felt. I treated myself to a substantial breakfast, and every element was delicious and perfectly cooked. The absolute standout, though, were the lemon blueberry pancakes – they were fluffy, flavorful, and genuinely some of the best pancakes I have ever eaten anywhere. If you're in Auburn, I wholeheartedly recommend stopping by Staks!

Dana B.

We had a great time at Staks! The menu items offered were what drew us in. There was something there for all of us that we were craving.

It was kind of strange to get your menu, go sit at your table then once you made your selection, walk to the counter to place your order...but it worked! Thankfully it wasn't super busy!

We had breakfast tacos, breakfast burrito, breakfast quesadilla, lemon blueberry pancake, and chocolate chip pancakes all of which were a hit!

Several people walked by, including managers, to check on us, make sure we had everything we needed and to top our drinks off.

There were some AU football players and prospects eating there at the same time! It was cool to see them (since we are not from Auburn) out and about.

We were told to check out the restrooms cool wallpaper but didn't think about it until we had already left.

We will for sure be back on our next visit to Auburn!

Nolan W.

We chose Staks for breakfast and drinks before an early game instead of tailgating. Long line but handled quickly. Good and interesting menu selection but very rigid. They will only cook food one way, which means hash browns couldn’t be made crispy and in my view were well under cooked with minimal browning if any. In contrast, bacon came out over cooked and brittle and not the as some on the table. Sent back and they cooked it perfectly. Their biscuits and gravy were good but not the “white” savory sausage gravy I was expecting from the menu but yellowish and fairly strong tasting with lots of butter or possibly cheese. The consistency seemed as if it had been made the day before and settle/separated. Still good. Once we hit 8:30, good Bloody Mary’s and mimosas.

living M. T.

We ordered and the food for whatever ordered was a bit pricey at 75$. They forgot to bring something to the table I ordered and had to get them to get and my sausage was not cooked well at all and I had to get them to cook it some more. Lady from register with purplish pink wig on came by the table and was rubbing chapstick all over mouth while asking us did we need anything.

Pamela W.

I’ll preface this by saying we went to Staks in Auburn on Mother’s Day, which was also graduation weekend, so they had a $30/person buffet instead of the usual menu. We had an 8:45 AM reservation and were seated immediately. We liked the staff and the atmosphere. The buffet was beautifully set up in a separate room, with a pretty hand-lettered banner congratulating the Auburn Class of 2025. Pride in the Auburn community was evident.

However, most of the food was a disappointment, and I’m wondering if that’s because Staks doesn’t usually offer buffet service. None of the food was hot - butter should melt on pancakes and biscuits! The biscuits and pastries were very dry, chicken tenders were chewy, sausage and sausage gravy were a bit spicy, and the pancakes were quite dense. My husband said the scrambled eggs were good - cooked a little runny, the way he likes them. Our son ate one pancake and was full. I had a cinnamon roll pancake with syrup and glaze, and two sausage patties - couldn’t eat the dry, cold biscuit and cinnamon pastry. Daughter-in-law had pancakes and eggs. None of us went back for a second plate. Drink refills were not correct, and when we asked for a replacement, it didn’t happen until the end of our meal when we asked for to-go cups.

Today’s breakfast was not a good value, as our bill for breakfast was $130 for our party of four. Would not return for a buffet, but might try Staks for regular menu service.

Michael G.

I’d like to start by just saying the only reason I’m giving 2 stars is because the food itself tasted good.

Myself, my sister and my mom ate here today for Mother’s Day, which is also on graduation weekend. This was my first time here and from what I understand normally it’s a sit down and order kind of restaurant. Today they had a $30 (per adult) all you can eat buffet. $30 is a bit steep but manageable. I’d normally try and get something around the $15-20 mark so paying double that wasn’t something I really planned on. They also inform us before getting a table and paying that there is a 75 minute dining limit per table. That’s not a big issue considering the food was already ready in the buffet but there was almost no line to get in so I don’t know why they had this limit. Maybe for larger parties but there was only the 3 of us.

I got pancakes, sausage links, biscuits and sausage gravy, bacon, scrambled eggs, and hash browns, all of which tasted very good. I was starving so I was tearing into my food, when half way through my pancakes I find a hair inside the pancake. It was too short and not the same color as any of our hair, and it was inside the pancake, not on top, so it had to have been mixed into the pancake batter. The hair was about an inch long and dark brown/ black in color if that narrows down who it may have come from.

It’s very unappetizing for me when I find a hair inside my food which is the main reason for giving this rating. If there wasn’t a hair inside my food I’d probably give 4 stars. I hope management sees this and gets more strict using hair nets for preparing food. Everyone there was very friendly and I can tell they’re putting in great effort to run a good restaurant.

Kelly N.

First of all, we happened to go on A Day without realizing it. Because of this, the atmosphere was affected. There was a long line and we really didn't know the procedures. I ordered the creme brulee coffee and it was so delicious! I was looking forward to having a second cup. Unfortunately, that meant waiting in a long line again. Time did not permit us to wait that long, so I was very disappointed. I understand why they would have a pay up front policy, but perhaps they could also have a way to add seconds

Haiden B.

I have been to Staks three times but the third was my last. I will say the coffee is good and the interior design is cute but thats about it. The food is overpriced and the set up of the restaurant is confusing to newcomers. You have to wait in a line to wait in another line. We had a larger party eating and had made reservations so we bypassed the line (btw they add gratuity to large groups even though its an order at the counter situation). The girl who took our order had a horrible attitude. She clearly did not want to be at work. I was told I could not make any modifications to my food and when my over medium eggs came out they were literally water... I didn't even touch them. The protein pancakes are the equivalent of concrete. Our group ate and were finishing up drinks when a woman (i believe the owner) was bussing tables. she said she was getting our plates out of the way so they could turn the table over quicker to other customers to which I jokingly said to the group, "aka, hurry up and get out" and she responded quickly "no, but we do have a long line and we do need to sit more customers at this table" and she walked away. Almost everyone at the table has worked in the service industry and we were all floored by her behavior and comment. We spent collectively over $300 on food and drinks and they pushed us out before we can even finish? Go spend your money at the hound or acre where there's better food and better service.