It does taste like restaurant pancakes. We substituted the water with milk and used a butter stick for the pan. Also, we used the mix for waffles and it is good as well.

Smell funny. Yes, other descriptions of smelling like cake batter are close. They also turn out very tough and rubbery. Nothing like the Daily Chef batter that we've loved for years.

This is a must have in our house. We’ve used the mix to make pancakes, pancake muffins and even biscuits. We will always buy this! We love members mark products.

I read some good and bad reviews for this product and I bought it because the kiddos are out of school for summer and for my family it's a super good product it taste so good everyone loves the fluffy pancakes! And love the zip lock bag!

I'm with the rest regarding the smell and taste. It's not good. I had never tried the Krusteaz here so I can't compare it. I did like the Daily Chef mix (when it was called Daily Chef). I don't understand how this could be the same mix.

Bought these when i couldn't find my brand Kru.. These taste like McD pancakes.. and by that I mean they taste like vanilla cupcake. I would not describe these as buttermilk

We got this because we do big family breakfasts every Sunday. The pancakes are rubbery and tasteless. There’s no amount of dressing up the batter (eggs, vanilla, oil) that makes it taste better. We threw out most of the bag because it was gross.

Very rubbery pancakes, even waffles. 2nd try I tried not to mix the batter at all due to overmixing making things rubbery. Barely touched and still rubbery. Not happy.

We made pancakes with this mix and awful is being nice. They do not cook well and taste like you are eating flour. Not daring enough to try to make the waffles with the mix to see if it turns out any better. Do not buy.

So I make pancakes or waffles each Saturday morning. I've looked for awhile for a mix that would make the task a bit easier. This is THE mix. I've tried alot of mixes this one is my go to.