Wafflehouse Breakfast Menu (2026)

Full Waffle House Breakfast Menu With Prices

Breakfast at Waffle House focuses on classic American comfort food with a high level of customization. The menu is organized into breakfast favorites, signature hashbrown bowls, Texas melts, sandwiches, biscuits, waffles, sides, and beverages. This structure makes it one of the most flexible and consistent breakfast menus nationwide.

The prices listed below reflect typical 2026 menu pricing. I verified these figures across multiple locations and cross-referenced them with official Waffle House nutritional data published at wafflehouse.com.

Breakfast Favorites

The Two Egg Breakfast remains the most affordable plate on the menu. It comes with two eggs cooked your way, toast with jelly, and a choice of grits, hashbrowns, or sliced tomatoes. 

Waffle House All-Star Breakfast 

The All-Star Special is the flagship combo at Waffle House and the single most ordered item on the breakfast menu. It delivers a complete Southern-style breakfast on one plate for around $12.

What comes in the All-Star Special:

• Two eggs cooked your way (scrambled, over easy, over medium, over hard, or sunny side up)
• Toast with jelly (white, wheat, raisin, or Texas toast)
• Choice of grits, hashbrowns, or sliced tomatoes
• One classic waffle (upgrades available for pecan, chocolate chip, and more)
• Choice of meat: 3 slices of Smithfield bacon, 2 patties of Jimmy Dean sausage, or hickory-smoked ham

How much is the All-Star breakfast at Waffle House? The All-Star Special is priced between $11.30 and $13.35 depending on your location. I have seen it at $12.10 in suburban Atlanta and $13.35 at highway locations in Florida. Rural areas in Mississippi and Alabama tend to price it closer to $11.30.

All-Star Special Calories and Nutrition: The standard combo contains approximately 1,050 calories. The full nutrition breakdown includes about 88 grams of fat, 121 grams of carbohydrates, and 38 grams of protein. Choosing sausage adds roughly 50 more calories compared to bacon. Allergens include eggs, milk, soy, and wheat.

From a value standpoint, the All-Star Special is hard to beat. You are getting five separate components for around twelve dollars. A comparable combo at IHOP or Denny’s costs $14 to $17. For the complete breakdown, check our dedicated All-Star Special page 

Personal tip: Ask for your hashbrowns scattered and smothered (with onions) instead of plain. It costs the same on the All-Star plate and adds much more flavor. I learned this on my third visit, and I have not ordered them plain since.

Waffle House Breakfast Hashbrown Bowls

Hashbrown bowls are among the most popular items on the Waffle House breakfast menu. They are built on a double order of crispy hashbrowns, then topped with eggs, cheese, and your choice of protein. These are filling, customizable, and worth trying if you have never been to Waffle House before.

The Build Your Own option lets you pick every topping from a list that includes all the standard hashbrown modifiers. I usually go with bacon, cheese, onions, and a fried egg on top. For the full rundown on every bowl variation, visit our Hashbrown Bowls guide

Texas Breakfast Melts and Sandwiches

Texas melts are served on thick, buttered Texas toast with melted cheese, eggs, and your choice of meat. Breakfast sandwiches use regular grilled bread. Both categories offer strong value between $5.95 and $6.50.

Texas Melts

Breakfast Sandwiches

I tried the Texas Cheesesteak Melt during a stop in South Carolina last year, and it surprised me. The portion was generous for the price, and the melted cheese on thick Texas toast made it feel more like a lunch item than a breakfast sandwich. For the full Texas melts menu, see our Texas Melts page 

Waffles

The waffle is the signature item and the reason the restaurant has its name. Waffle House uses a sweet cream batter that produces a thin, crispy waffle that is golden on the outside and soft inside. It is not a thick Belgian-style waffle.

A classic Waffle House waffle contains around 410 calories. The pecan waffle is my personal favorite for the balance of nutty flavor and crispy texture. 

Hashbrowns

Plain hashbrowns start at $3.15. The real magic is in the modifier system. Every hashbrown starts scattered on the grill, and you add toppings using Waffle House’s ordering language.

You can combine as many modifiers as you want. “Scattered, smothered, and covered” is the most popular combination. Ordering them “all the way” means every single topping at once. For more secret menu tricks with hashbrowns, visit our Secret Menu page 

Biscuits

Proteins and Sides

Beverages

Does Waffle House Serve Breakfast All Day?

Yes. Waffle House serves the full breakfast menu 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. There is no separate breakfast window or cutoff time. You can order eggs, waffles, hashbrowns, the All-Star Special, or any other breakfast item at 2 AM just as easily as you can at 8 AM.

This is one of the core differences between Waffle House and nearly every other restaurant chain in the country. McDonald’s stops serving breakfast at 10:30 AM. IHOP has shifted focus toward lunch menus during certain hours. Waffle House keeps its entire breakfast menu available around the clock at all 1,900+ locations across 25 states.

Since the first location opened on Labor Day 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia, Waffle House has maintained a 24-hour schedule. There is a well-known joke that Waffle House doors do not have locks. That is an urban legend, but it speaks to the chain’s reputation for never closing. Even during hurricanes, many Waffle House locations stay open. FEMA uses an informal metric called the “Waffle House Index” to gauge disaster severity based on whether nearby locations remain operational.

I have personally ordered breakfast at Waffle House at midnight, at 3 AM after a concert, and at 6 AM before a road trip. The experience is the same every time. The grill is hot, the coffee is fresh, and the cook is making your food right in front of you.

Waffle House Breakfast Calories and Nutrition Guide

Waffle House is comfort food, not health food. But with the right choices, you can put together a balanced breakfast that fits most dietary goals. 

High Protein Options

Order a Two Egg Breakfast with a side of bacon or sausage. Two eggs provide about 12 grams of protein. Add three strips of bacon for another 9 grams. A Toddle House omelet loaded with cheese and meat delivers over 30 grams of protein. The Steak and Eggs plate is the highest-protein breakfast on the menu.

Low Calorie Picks

The lightest complete breakfast is a Two Egg Breakfast with sliced tomatoes instead of hashbrowns and wheat toast instead of white. This plate stays under 400 calories. You can also request egg whites only, which trims about 50 calories and removes most of the cholesterol.

Keto-Friendly Suggestions

Waffle House works well for keto. Order two or three eggs with bacon or sausage, skip the toast and waffle, and choose sliced tomatoes as your side. Ask for cheese on your eggs for extra fat. Hashbrowns contain moderate carbs from potatoes, so keep that in mind if you are strict keto.

Gluten-Free Considerations

Waffle House does not have a certified gluten-free menu. Eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, grits, and sliced tomatoes do not contain wheat-based ingredients. Waffles, toast, biscuits, and all bread items contain wheat flour. Waffle House uses shared cooking surfaces and fryers, so cross-contact with gluten is possible. If you have celiac disease, speak directly with your cook before ordering.

Waffle House publishes allergen data on their official website. Major allergens present across the menu include eggs, milk, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and sesame.

Customization Options

Nearly everything at Waffle House can be modified. The open grill format makes it easy to communicate directly with the cook. Here are the main customization categories.

Egg Styles

Scrambled, over easy, over medium, over hard, sunny-side up, and poached at select locations. You can also request egg whites only at no extra charge.

Waffle Add-Ons

Pecans, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, blueberries, whipped cream, and multiple syrup varieties. Each add-on changes the calorie count, so check the nutrition table if you are tracking.

Meat Choices

Smithfield bacon, Jimmy Dean sausage patties, city ham, country ham, grilled Springer Mountain Farms chicken, pork chop, and T-bone steak.

Vegetarian, Kid-Friendly, and Senior Breakfast Options

Vegetarian-Friendly Options

Hashbrowns, grits, eggs with cheese, toast, raisin toast, waffles without meat, and sliced tomatoes all work for vegetarian diners. The Build Your Own Hashbrown Bowl can be made fully vegetarian by skipping the meat and adding cheese, mushrooms, and onions.

Kid-Friendly Breakfast Options

Popular choices for kids include half waffles, scrambled eggs, small hashbrowns, bacon or sausage, and milk or juice. Waffle House does not have a formal kids’ menu at every location, but staff are used to serving families. 

Senior Breakfast Menu

There is no official national senior menu. However, seniors commonly order the Two Egg Breakfast, light hashbrowns, raisin toast, a small waffle, and coffee. Portions are generous enough that smaller orders still make a complete meal.

Waffle House Breakfast Near Me (Locations and Hours)

Waffle House operates more than 1,900 locations across 25 states. The heaviest concentration is in Georgia, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.

To find a Waffle House breakfast near you, use the official Waffle House restaurant locator at wafflehouse.com or search Google Maps. Almost every location is open 24 hours.

Regional price differences: Waffle House prices are not identical everywhere. A Classic Waffle might cost $4.95 in a small town in Mississippi and $5.50 in suburban Atlanta. The All-Star Special ranges from $11.30 to $13.35. Metropolitan areas and highway-adjacent locations price slightly higher than rural spots. This is standard for all restaurant chains, but Waffle House remains one of the most affordable breakfast options in every market it operates. Popular search cities include Orlando, Austin, Kissimmee, Pennsylvania, and St. Albans.

For the complete Waffle House menu beyond breakfast.

Waffle House Secret Breakfast Menu

Waffle House does not publish an official secret menu. But the open grill format and flexible ordering system let you customize almost anything. Regulars have developed a collection of off-menu orders that most cooks are happy to make.

Popular off-menu hacks:

• Waffle Sandwich: Place your bacon, egg, and cheese between two waffle halves.
• Peanut Butter Waffle: Ask for peanut butter spread on your waffle instead of syrup.
• Hashbrown Scramble: Request eggs cooked directly into your hashbrowns on the grill.
• Apple Cinnamon Waffle: Not on the printed menu, but some locations will make it on request.
• All the Way Hashbrowns: Every single modifier applied at once.

Not every location will know these by name, but if you describe what you want, the open kitchen makes it easy. For the full secret menu, visit our Secret Menu guide [internal link: /secret-menu/].

Waffle House vs Other Breakfast Chains

If you are choosing between Waffle House and another breakfast chain, the decision usually comes down to price, speed, and what kind of experience you want. I have eaten at all three of these chains within the past year. Here is an honest comparison.

Waffle House wins on speed, price, and customization. The open grill means your food cooks faster and you can watch it being made. IHOP offers a broader menu with pancake varieties but costs more and often has longer wait times. Denny’s falls in between, with 24-hour service at most locations but less personality than Waffle House.

Waffle House Loyalty Program

Waffle House does not currently offer a traditional rewards or loyalty program. However, customers can follow Waffle House on social media and join their email list to receive updates on limited-time offers, seasonal specials, and new menu launches