US vs UK Denny's | Food Wars | Insider Food

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find all the differences between Denny’s in the US and the UK. This, is Food Wars.
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US vs UK Denny's | Food Wars | Insider Food

[@harrykersh]

We drove to WALES to film this, surely that deserves a like 😉

[@jebdunkins6796]

Any Man who drives 200 miles just to review Breakfast Food deserves a like

[@lynnejamieson2063]

Harry, please learn that what the English call pancakes (the crepe style ones) are not the standard throughout the U.K. Scottish pancakes are much closer to the USA ones, they’re just a bit smaller in size. Oh and if you fry Scottish pancakes they are actually a great component on a Scottish fry-up that can be mixed and matched with potato scones, soda scones (Scottish version of Soda Farls) or fried bread.

[@dezraq]

You couldn't even pay me to eat at the Dennys down the street from me. I salute the UK Food Wars crew. 🫡

[@2404lauren]

I went to uni in Swansea when Denny's opened - they had a 0 hygiene rating so we never went

[@cheekychappy1234]

Where did you film this then? You didn't cart them all the way back to London, did you? They must have been rank if you did!

[@TheZenomeProject]

Great episode! The one that they NEED to do, though, is US vs. Japan Denny's. That may be an eye-opener for some people.

[@michaelleiper]

Only Denny's I've ever been to was in Tokyo. Went there thinking it would be solely American food - was surprised.

[@ohredhk]

@@michaelleiper Dennys in Japan is 100% an independent company. They only kept the name but otherwise Denny's has nothing to do with them. Comparing those two is somewhat pointless.

[@TheZenomeProject]

@@ohredhk IIRC, 7-Eleven actually runs Denny's in Japan.

[@illford6921]

​@@TheZenomeProjectso basically they are two different restaurants? Why compare then

[@CryssieCarver]

We used to have the super bird sandwich in the UK. It was the only thing worth going to Denny's for. They took it off the menu and we haven't been back since lol. Honestly not worth the trip for those of you planning to drive down here to Swansea to try the UK's solitary Denny's. Save your cash and your time! ----- Also fun fact: When this Denny's first opened it was doing everything the 'American' way, including how they ran the kitchen. It failed it's first health inspection with the 'American' style of kitchen management and had to switch to how the UK typically handles food safety, etc.

[@FrogFriend3379]

Ah the US failed a health inspection even outside the US. Never felt so proud as an American

[@SK-ix8jb]

I have to ask, but what's the American style of kitchen management?

[@ShoelessJP]

Food Wars is awesome, I had no idea that the UK had Denny's... I remember being in college and eating at Denny's very late at night/into the morning. Denny's was perfect drunk food, super affordable back then... although things may have changed since then.

[@NicholasJH96]

Yes we have one & its in my city I grew up in called Swansea. Temporary there was two but Glasgow wasn’t keen on it. Swansea Denny’s is good. They closed at 10 or 11.00pm. Open at 7.00am or 8.00am. They usually open longer in summer. Is it officially only Denny’s in UK. A train from London to Swansea High Street station is 3 hours but a 10 minute walk to Denny’s or 20 minutes to bus station.

[@catificationcorner]

That’s why I love this channel. Always informative about restaurants I didn’t know existed in a country I lived in all my life 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@etiennesharp]

There appears to be a solitary Denny's and it's in Wales. Not gonna lie, take-away will be a pain.

[@TheOfficalMiki]

To answer that question, yes, we do have Kinder Bueno in the US. It was launched around 2021, I wanna say, and the filling is a hazelnut cream.

[@Lost_scotsman]

2021? how come you like a century behind the UK?

[@Katkittypaws57]

I don’t know what it’s like in Europe,but I tried it when it came to America and it was unbearably sweet. I am normally good with sweet food, but I could only take 2 bites before I felt sick from the sweetness.

[@TheOfficalMiki]

@@Lost_scotsman Most likely the kinder egg ban, that ban was put in the works for so long, causing all products to be banned. But I guess the ban was lifted for everything but the eggs now.

[@dezraq]

I used to pay $4 for a Kinder Bueno at World Market all the time now Walmart and gas stations have them for $1.

[@Mariah-sd4gu]

coming from someone who recently quit denny's, America does have a ham and cheese omelet "moons over my hammy omelet" but it's exclusive to the value menu and won't be found on the original menu (unless otherwise customized) also some Denny's do serve beer just depends on the location

[@alejandroramirez4470]

sad my closest one doesn't seem to list beer anymore. made the late night eat there better.

[@brad3042]

I remember in my 20s, going to Dennys after the bar near it closed at 2am. Fun memories and the food helped prevent a hangover!

[@nahor88]

I feel bad for anyone that goes to Denny's that you either didn't go, or don't have a Waffle House. SOOOOO much better.

[@onemorechris]

the key difference between why Denny’s can work in the US but unlikely to in the U.K. is size: you can drive for 100s of miles in parts of the US, if you place a restaurant in the right place, people will eat it because there’s no other option. This simply isn’t possible in the U.K. in the same way.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Yea that's a very good point similar to Ireland the UK is far more densely populated than America think about it if you live in the UK for example the vast majority of places you can live is at most 1 hour drive of a mcdonalds same in Ireland but America there's plenty of places nowhere near a mcdonalds lol

[@illford6921]

Tbf might be why it's in Wales

[@Lost_scotsman]

i think its important in these food wars to be open. With some of these brands. That are everywhere in the USA and there is like 3 outlets in the UK :) 99% of people in the UK havent even had UK Dennys. I had it in Canada once and I had Fish n Chips lol.

[@JustAnotherBrotherHD]

Yeah I googled it. It’s just one location in Swansea, Wales. Harry had to travel all the way to different country just for some pancakes 😂 appreciate the video though

[@onemorechris]

it does start to not make sense to compare. i only know Denny’s because of the driving i’ve done in the US. i had no idea we even had any here.

[@Liisu1121]

They literally say in the video that there's like one Dennys in UK and it's not really a thing there.

[@chuck32504]

You got a Denny's in the UK? Damn all you need is a waffle house.

[@ChopperPBM]

We have exactly one, just outside Cardiff.

[@Muzzathemint]

@@ChopperPBM This comment makes me sad, it's in Swansea! Very much it's own city lol

[@Mrspence1100]

Swansea wales

[@aubs400]

Abertawe

[@ellispriedkalns]

@@Muzzathemint Swansea doesn't deserved to be named

[@AtomicGarden1983]

German viewer here and I agree with my American friends on this: It's Nuw-tell-uh. 😄 Love you guys.

[@Mammutidae]

Do you pronounce nuts as nuwts though?

[@Ray_Vun]

it's from an italian company, the same people who make ferrero rocher. so it's meant to be pronounced how an italian would say it, which is nootella. i guess newtella is similar enough

[@marydavis5234]

@@Ray_Vunmy boyfriends family is Italian and they pronounce it, Newtella.

[@Supermikes]

One of the best episodes I've ever seen! Harry and Joe are food masters in my eyes!

[@thebairdhaslanded]

I agree but Amercian guy really dropped the ball. So many options he tells us about but does not order. And mainly no mention of grits as an option a real state side option exclussive to Dennys breakfast

[@chadvix5861]

@@thebairdhaslanded it really annoys me how disrespecting the American guy is with the food. He man-handles it too much and doesn't show it any respect.

[@jaymf2560]

@@chadvix5861 lmao what it’s denny’s

[@chadvix5861]

@@jaymf2560 Let me guess, you're American?

[@jaymf2560]

@@chadvix5861 No I’m English lol, I just don’t get why you care about him manhandling food that’s already poor quality

[@tyfi655]

Denny's is the place you always go to when you're drunk at 3 AM, nice to see it finally getting an episode!

[@CAP198462]

I agree. Too bad they didn’t go all in on the Denny’s experience.

[@someasiandude4797]

UK: Paper US: everything is made with at least a cup of oil

[@dennisvanthiel923]

Good episode, i love the format, you guys are still going strong.

[@MrRickyrich416]

Would you ever be interested in adding Canada 🇨🇦 to your team? I love watching your videos, and I love food. I'm also a chef. It would be my dream job to represent us Canadians on Insider Food.

[@lostinreverie2183]

They don't add racist countries to their team

[@missouriluv]

They did Tim Hortons recently, I'm assuming with a Canadian.

[@lostinreverie2183]

@@missouriluv That was an American

[@alexcatania8692]

@@lostinreverie2183 😂

[@omarmansuri7099]

How different would it be from the American ones?

[@polishedrelish]

You guys went to Wales for this?

[@kellydavis3108]

Dennys was an after-the-bar destination for us in our 20s , so best no alcohol on the US menu

[@Sielleis]

This whole episode just to tell us that there's only ONE Denny's restaurant in the entire UK?! 😅

[@sjanex]

I’m a Brit and I’ve never even heard of it until now 😂

[@iambenjaminwild]

Same never heard of Denny's

[@frankieepurr]

Anyone know why it's been 5 years and there's only 1 Dennis?

[@LG_XD]

​@@frankieepurrOur breakfast culture is so different so it prob hasn't caught on

[@frankieepurr]

@@LG_XD but 5 years and one location?

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

That s awesome idea guys

[@corvettesbme]

Loved this!

[@rhebucks_zh]

7:58 Technically, bananas are berries. That's why it's called a double berry pancake, because it has two types of berries. Strawberries and bananas.

[@blairbug]

I’m pretty sure moons over my hammy has been a sandwich my entire life (30 years). It’s literally been my go to for as long as I can remember.

[@FrogFriend3379]

Yes its only on the value menu

[@DavidHarperUK]

Yes! I requested this ages ago! :D

[@differentman1878]

LOVE the way the respect food. Throwing it around and all.

[@lookfun7886]

Those red velvet pancakes look great. Also give me that mac and cheese sandwich.

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

We literally have ONE Denny’s in the whole of the UK. It’s in Wales and gets terrible reviews. If Dennys is here, you’d think they’d at least be expanding a bit more. They came here before Tim Horton’s arrival, and there’s now about 70 of those already.

[@lylukk]

there was a dennys that opened just outside of glasgow a few years ago but it closed pretty quickly. it was awful and got terrible reviews so most tried it once and then never went back. i don't think we quite have space in the market for it. people tried it because it was a novelty but it wasn't good enough to make people return.

[@hubertoflores1972]

I have been waitikg for this for YEARS

[@kjandrews83]

In Northern Ireland, we sometimes have pancakes with our fry, so beans and pancakes yum!

[@Robdc89]

Wait the only Denny's I know that's in the UK is in Swansea, unless they've opened more restaurants?

[@lylukk]

there was one just outside of glasgow a few years ago but it closed pretty quickly.

[@didiask9388]

Joe is just a real life Rick Sanchez even they way he says certain phrases 💀

[@aubs400]

Literally one spot in south Cymru, near Abertawe. Bit weird doing this

[@guanxiv]

"It's like biting into a wallet". Love it.

[@savannahraemccracken8222]

The last time I ate dennys was almost ten years ago when I was in high-school and I fondly remember the cheese stick grilled cheese. Oh the days when I could eat that much dairy

[@saikrishnathiwakarrk]

That's snake jibe was brilliant 😂😂😂

[@eetadakimasu]

I was not ready for the mustach 😂 it's good but a change that i wasn't expecting!

[@loridarkpool3631]

I'm pretty sure Moon Over My Hammy is named after a Movie or song called Moon Over Miami.

[@monicaleanos5874]

Los Anageles born and raised; moved to Phoenix, AZ 9 years ago. (I'm 43 so in comparison to my life not that long lol). Anyway, never in my life have I heard anyone say, 'Newt-ella?" And, yes, we do have kinder bueno here.

[@Panwere36]

Harry.. you are *_rocking_* the stache!!!!

[@skandan3806]

4:12 it’s the first time I saw that joe has a tattoo

[@russellfisher2853]

We live in Oregon. And did live in Washington? In both places my wife always got ham and cheese omelets. Plus in America you can pretty much, have them make it whatever way you want it.

[@DollysanguDollysangu-op7zm]

One of the best episodes

[@alexdavis5766]

Insider Food, please tell me you haven’t stopped uploading human written subtitles. Auto subs are fine but human written ones make videos for deaf/ hard of hearing viewers so much more enjoyable!

[@korifx]

they have subs :) probably took awhile for it to process when the video was uploaded

[@jnwiesmann6787]

Will you ever do a Food Wars with Germany? At least we have some of the chains like Burger King, McDonalds, KFC, Subway or Pizza Hut

[@ErIcSaMpAiO36261000]

22:22 was the BEST part of the video

[@shanicestella2226]

Dennys Also Have their Branch in Jakarta Indonesia as well But Of Course 、There is Some Spicy Menu included there for the sake to appeals the local (( in this case the Steak Fajita one )) Not Reccomended for Solo Eater as the Portion Pretty Big

[@Jaimeloera36]

For a while they carried a "tres Leche" pancake alike IHOP. I forgot who had the better or worst one but they were really great. I'm sure they would kill anyone who ate them often, but that's part of the enjoyment.

[@dearpyduck8860]

what do you do with the food after filming ]

[@yungkidnf]

Apparently, the company NUTELLA pronounces it the way NEW-TELL-UH. So take it up with them, not America.

[@BushidoNinja]

Englishmen suck at speaking proper English lmao.

[@LouIse-ey7uq]

And I just had Denny’s three days ago. Really hoping they open a branch in our city 😭

[@tess4940]

I hope the US vs Japan version of this is coming soon.

[@bigdogthehedgehog5906]

Hope you are enjoying the Food Wars series by Food Insider (now known as "Insider Food").

[@seanrudy80]

I was a midnight shift Denny's cook a long time back when the year still started with 19. Drunk people were so easy to cook for unless they ordered steak or eggs Benedict. Eggs Benedict during a 2am bar rush is such a pain in the ass. And man the prices have changed. And we didn't split an appetizer. We would just get coffee and smoke.

[@williebauld1007]

Wasn't even aware we have any Denny's in the UK 🤷‍♂

[@onemorechris]

there might be 3 in the entire UK. but when i searched, google maps also highlighted a Denny’s Books, which i’m guessing is not the same thing :) so 2

[@NicholasJH96]

@@onemorechris just one in Swansea in Wa les.

[@onemorechris]

@@NicholasJH96 when i looked more closely Google Maps was showing ‘denny’s books’ and a couple of other businesses that clearly were not the right thing :)

[@DrthmN]

What's up? What's up? What the fg is up Dennys!!??? -Dennys Grand Slam

[@torreyskidd]

the only Denny’s in the UK is literally a 5 minute drive from me… and i’ve never been 😂 but maybe i need to go after watching this!

[@CubejamF1]

This has got to be the absolute record for restaurants with the longest menu? The UK Dennys has an insane amount! That's got to be all frozen right? Nothing fresh otherwise everything would go off. Been to that Dennys in Swansea... it was OK, but my dumb brain thought the maple syrup was vinegar and I tried to have fries with salt and... syrup. 👎

[@marydavis5234]

The guy from the UK lied, We do have ham and cheese omelettes in the US.

[@charlie-jy2cq]

when harry was showing the spaceship chicken and turned it upside down i was like "hey that looks like among us" and then he immediately started talking about the "health conscious among us" like was that planned or do i need to touch grass

[@cottontop99]

Just come back from Anaheim, and had a Dennys. I was staggered an just how expensive the food was in America. I think Breakfast for my 12 year old and I (with tips) came to close to £30-£35....

[@jackdubz4247]

The worst part of all that will be the adulterated food you will have been served, pumped full of chemicals and additives, all to keep production costs low and profits high.

[@FrogFriend3379]

Yeah that’s probably cuz it was in Anaheim. A lot of places in that city Jack up the prices cuz Disneyland tourists nearby

[@alejandroramirez4470]

damn, I live in OC but the south part. Last I went to denny's I think my bill must've been close to 20 dollars. State minimum wage is $15, so meals aren't cheap anywhere.

[@VictorRodriguez-uv6bl]

My boy didn’t even try to say Worcestershire sauce at 11:25

[@clubmar7508]

I love this episode

[@jacksonmacmanus1001]

its funny how joe says "you cant get a "english muffin in england" instead of UK, because the only denny's in the UK is in Wales

[@brandongarcia9857]

I worked at Dennys and my favorite things to make was a strawberry cheescake milkshake or an apple crumble milkshake

[@BaneStrfe]

Idk about any other Dennys in the states but the worlds most northern Dennys in Fairbanks Alaska also sales beer and wine. So technically alcohol is not a UK exclusive.

[@leach9622]

You did this back in February wow 😯

[@michaelclarktaylor]

Joe with the Gorilla Biscuits Encino Man mashup >>>

[@trashymemes1673]

lmfao not guga foods popping in at 7:23

[@rhebucks_zh]

7:11 If you have to tilt it, just add a top camera to the setup.

[@gokhancakmak1410]

pancakes look so great you guys :)

[@_quarterroy2325]

I know the people in the kitchen are so pissed when these orders come in lol

[@mr.talldarkandhandsome4111]

They're really serving medium rare bacon in the UK.

[@Treaks1981]

😂

[@thomascook578]

There was a Dennys in Braehead near Glasgow, i dont think it lasted long

[@MrBillbo2003]

Love this mainly coz Joe seemed salty. Salty Joe .> Regular Joe 😂😂😂

[@gdparry2727]

Went to Dennys in Swansea UK.... compared to my old 'local' in Auburn, Maine it was a sad experience all round

[@randylaytonorangeboy]

I miss going to Dennys they closed down the two locations near me.

[@mirandabaulos9883]

99 is online highest anything can go and it won’t let you go higher it’s a system issue. Most won’t even as a manager let you lower it.

[@Washington29]

I didn’t get the notification that this episode drop but it’s OK. I’m watching it now and you know what I was never a big fan of Denny’s

[@ShadowDragon7015]

The Denny's near me has a full bar in the U.S. so alcohol is not an exclusive in the U.K.

[@alyssapapke]

Joe don't knock french fries with breakfast. I get an over easy egg with fries and dip the fries in the yolk . . . Yummy

[@Pharaohx115]

Nice video Dennys leads the way as america favorite diner .

[@RoboKyPR]

The guy from Japan is the best, he actually tries everything.

[@jamescebrick847]

23:01 the last time I went to Dennys A couple of old people were there and one of the old people fell out of his chair like half way though there meal and they paid and left all their food(I think it was a table of 5)

[@kieranmccann94]

Harry my friend, the cream inside the Ferrero Rocher is Nutella. they are both made by the same company Ferrero.

[@vsc1701]

Kinder Bueno? Yes. Here in Canada. Not surprised as we are, after all, close cousins.

[@maih3m]

"Breakfast-es" ticked me 😅 3:07

[@reymundocalderon3553]

nice little guga slide in during the omelette bit

[@MissNatalie55555]

No No wait a minute. Since when do we have Dennys in the UK?! Like where?! What?! I need to be in there!!!!

[@Robdc89]

Swansea, it's the only place in the UK to have a Denny's still open.

[@MissNatalie55555]

@@Robdc89 Seriously. That's a bit of a mission, even by car. It's closer that America though lol. Cheers, Ill still check it out.👌

[@Robdc89]

Try the chicken and waffles when you get there, it was what I had.

[@NicholasJH96]

@@MissNatalie55555 if your on main line for train from London Paddington’s to Swansea High Street it’s a 3 hour train ride and a 10 minute walk.

[@protector22222]

Idea for you travel state to state comparing local staple restaurants I know youve done like best pizza in new york but i mean like comparing say Local diners in ohio or something

[@Dzzylizzy6590]

Ethel’s or Fred’s? Lol Joe naming diners after I love Lucy characters

[@JoeAvella]

lol

[@goldenmushrooms48]

i work at dennys in canada and i love it lol

[@keshaavharan3321]

Chop chop chop chop away at my heart 1:17

[@melonlord4889]

I can confirm we do have Kinder in the US just not Kinder Surprise (in its place we have Kinder Joy, which has chocolate on one side and a toy on the other). I do really enjoy Buenos especially the white chocolate ones and the different chocolates they sell during Easter

[@joannemccaul4296]

Does anyone know what they do with all the food after filming?

[@GorillaWithACellphone]

Probably eat it or give what’s left to homeless shelters.

[@hollimurray8856]

The UK food looked so dry and the USA food was glowing like radiation 😂😂. I agree with Joe I like the diners, we used to have one in our Freeport Discount Outlet. I do like my greasy spoons though lol being scottish I like the whole full scottish breakfast with a cup of tea.

[@ianp1986]

Didn’t even know we had Denny’s in the UK. Is Shoney’s still a thing in the US? I remember going there when I was about 6 (in around 1992)

[@danieldawson3801]

There's one Denny's and it's in wales

[@DustyJones1997BGCL]

I'm always so surprised what the UK has at this point. They definitely have every American food chain in the country. They even possibly have IHOP so next will be US VS UK. IHOP

[@TurfShifter]

The reality is there is one Denny's and most of the other ones they feature on here have one or two restaurants in London. It is far from representative of the actual places to eat.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

A combination of the UK having a very large population of over 60 million and being very Americanized compared to most of Europe will do that to a country Ireland also has this not as big as the UK as your population is over 12x larger but its definitely creeping in here

[@mattrichard3467]

Sadly no IHOP here, YET, they are looking at international expansion…

[@ryanharkness3415]

@@mattrichard3467 IHOPs international target markets seem to be Canada, Mexico, The Caribbean and The Middle East. Maybe they will open ghost kitchens in the UK

[@moogleking]

Didn't even know Denny was in the UK lol