Friendly’s

Id love to rate the food, however we didnt get that far. As we entered the hostess ignored my family, as she was busy complaining about her personal life to a patron who must have known her. Without making eye contact, she grabbed 5 forks threw them on five plates and instructed us to follow her. The restaraunt is filthy. It was not busy. We left with out ordering. After watching 2 other parties come in, get seated, and have their orders taken, as we were there over 10 minutes without so much as an hello from our server. Seriously, dont spend any money here. No respect for customers not to mention the filth.

Fabulous! Great food and a good market for hipsters. Wish we had one in Austin, TX. Hamburgers, soup and ice cream were the best. Great atmosphere with smiles every. Better than Five Brothers for sure!

Based on life experience… we knew we wouldn’t likely die eating here as we have grown up with Friendly’s and we were getting scared of any other local places when we could find them. Our waitress was kind of a bumbling idiot who forgot… well…just about everything… and seemed more mad that her friend got promoted to some sort of pretend supervisors job… said friend was bragging on this quest… whatever…feed us! We knew our meals would be ok… we’ve had them before… this place needs to be brought into 2015 as its outdated. the waitress appeared mad she was only gonna get a so-​so tip because we didn’t order much. Any way… we ate… we drank… we lived… it was Friendly’s. If there were better places around… we likely wouldn’t have wasted your time!

The food was good, however the service was awful. I could pick out at least 7 heath code violations. It’s like they want to be closed. One lady with blonde hair just sat on the counter and played on her phone. Other girls had chipped nail polish with no gloves. People were making out in the kitchen, one waitress was chewing on her nails then serving food, they carried glasses by the rim, not the base with no gloves, and many other things. People even walked out because the service was so bad. I am a big fan of friendly’s but would never recommend going t this one.

I swear this Friendly’s (or at least its staff) WANTS to go out of business. I was really excited to move back to Bennington and know it was just a short walk away after living in the Midwest for nearly a decade and not feeling the need to drive over an hour to Friendly’s when we had such good food in town. I’ve always loved indulging in something terrible at Friendly’s like a grilled cheese or chicken fingers.
Not here.
First, the food is TERRIBLE. Which is strange considering that it gets delivered on a truck. I came in last month for a salad and it was inedible… the lettuce was just plain disgusting. Scungy. I gagged, pushed it around my plate, and was glad I ordered fries.
Second, the service is ABYSMAL. Today I rang the bell THREE TIMES for take out (their icecream is typical Friendly’s awesomeness and I was in the mood) and no one came. Went inside and there were SIX PEOPLE, not tables, and the staff was, per the usual, sitting around chatting, talking to customers, on their phones. Someone said, after nearly five minutes of my being at the counter, «Someone will be right with you.» Three minutes later someone was with me.
Obviously if I’m at Friendly’s I’m not expecting a stellar meal but I feel like Friendly’s should be Friendly’s no matter where you go. It shouldn’t be so slow, the food should be decent Friendly’s fare, etc.
Considering how many places in Bennington have gone out of business (thanks, bypass!), they should probably get their act together because there is no way they’re going to stay open.

The only reason I even gave this local staple a 2 star is because the waitress was great with my 2 year old daughter. Other than that the place was dirty, the tables were not clean and there was no sugar available for the coffee. The breakfest was horrible, the omelet was made in the microwave and the bacon was so over cooked it was burn black. Years ago this was the best place to eat in town. Now it seems like everything is from a bag or cooked in the microwave. We won’t be returning.

I’ve been all over this country, and I always like to hit up regional staples whenever I go to a new place. I know that Friendly’s is ubiquitous around New England, so we needed to try the place for ourselves.
I gotta tell ya, if this is the best that Friendly’s has to offer, then I will stick to Steak and Shake down here in the south. The concept is great, obviously. Burgers and ice cream. How could that be bad?
The food is just fine, and the server we had was pretty friendly. But the place is just… dirty. Like really dirty. There are ice cream puddles all over most of the tables for 10 minutes after someone leaves. The bathrooms are filthy.
No complaints about the food. It’s about what you’d expect. My grilled cheese was delicious, actually. But I can’t overlook a food service establishment that’s kept in such poor condition.

People must be paid to leave surveys. I don’t see why they have as many stars as they do.
Staff uses disrespectful language
Service is slow
Management is rude

Love the supermelt cheese burgers. Fresh food. Good ice-​cream. They have different types of sodas, too.

Fast service great staff very understanding and knowledgeable and careful with allergies. I highly recommend this place. And she made sure she was holding only my plate to make sure absolutely nothing bumped onto the plate. Best service ever. Also easily the fastest service at any Friendly’s ever!!!

We were desperate for a place to get ice cream at 10:30 pm on a Friday night, and this was the only place open (until 11). We got there and the staff could not have been friendlier. They were so excited to have us there, and we left them a big fat tip for being so cool.
The ice cream wasn’t amazing; Friendly’s has never been top-​shelf stuff. But the whole experience — making four gays feel welcome late at night — was a real treat.

Wow I popped their review cherry! What can I say about Friendly’s? it was totally my teenage hangout with all the art-​fags, skater boys, and goth girls in my hometown. This joint got me through the late 80’s and early 90’s. The food is similar to Denny’s…BUT the Ice Cream Sundaes are beyond amazing. the best I’ve ever had. here is an equation Reeses Pieces +Sundae = A giant Peanut Butter Orgasm.