Exhibit 23.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Denny's, Inc.'s Registration
Statement Nos. 333-53031, 333-58169, 333-58167 and 333-95981 (such Registration
Statement also constitutes a post-effective amendment to Registration Statement
No. 333-53031) on Form S-8 of our report dated February 7, 2003 (which expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the
change in method of accounting for intangible assets in 2002 to conform to
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets", as described in Note 3) appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Denny's, Inc., for the year ended December 25, 2002.





DELOITTE & TOUCH LLP
Greenville, South Carolina
March 25, 2003