I used to like The Pancake House for their huge menu, amazing options, great service and good coffee and that fresh OJ. Then I got the Dutch Baby.....and I don't even look at the extensive menu anymore.
Show me a place in Madison, that doesn't have screaming kids and a long wait on the weekends, and I'll show you a miracle! Expect to wait for your breakfast on weekends....it's a given.
If you don't like what you ordered, order something different the next time - their menu is HUGE! We have never been disappointed, and always bring out of towners here to eat - my mom starts to request her Dutch Baby as soon as she hits state lines.
TIP: once the wait was 45 minutes, and we were all starving and tired and we asked the host desk for coffee while we waited and they happily obliged...coffee makes any wait easier!!