Friendly’s

Convenient location when you are visiting hershey park, run in for a quick breakfast, and when I say quick, I mean quick… good came out right away, not a long wait which was nice especially when you are hungry.
Eggs has a bit to much butter, which is not my cup of tea, but over all everything else was pretty good.
Make sure to ask for Dotti very sweet and in tune with the customers.

I was relatively impressed with the service here overall. It was pretty packed when we got there, but with there only being two of us, we got sat within a few minutes. I expected the food to come out pretty slowly since there were so many people in the place, but the food actually came out quick! My server was the perfect amount of attentive, yet not overbearing.
I’ve always liked the sandwiches at this chain, and this particular location held up to my expectations! The bread was perfectly toasted and my sandwich was prepared just as I asked (I omitted an ingredient and added a different one).
The reason I rated this a 4 as opposed to a 5 was due to a couple issues with cleanliness. When we got seated, our table had clearly just been wiped down and was still soaked. While our table was cleaned, the seats were not. There were food crumbs and residue on my seat that I had to wipe off before sitting down. The last issue that I had was the fact that the two tables to the left of us were empty, bussed, yet not wiped down. There was a very obvious chocolate ice cream spill on the one. These tables sat uncleaned throughout our entire meal and were not dealt with until after I paid the bill and got ready to leave.
Besides the last few issues, there were no other problems. Based on the food and fast service, I’d definitely recommend stopping here.

I admit that we only came here for breakfast because the Hershey Pantry down the street was closed on Sunday, but it was still good. We had to put our order in quickly since breakfast time was almost over (We were seated around 10:45). With more time to look at the menu I may have gotten something more interesting that French Toast, but my French Toast was good.
Service was quick, the food was pretty good, and we were in and out in about 20 minutes. Not much more to say.

Service was fast and friendly. From seating to getting the meal everything was fast efficient and the meal was delicious. Even the restroom were clean. Blake was our waiter and he was very friendly and always had a smile on. Thanks for making the end of our night awesome.

Cold coffee .cold food .meh service .what a disappointment ! Friendlies does Ice cream well .I’ll give em
That .but needs to polish the rest of its menu (I was there for breakfast with my mother and was underwhelmed
By the selection) as I stated. Earlier the food wasn’t hot. neither was the coffee (no regular btw .they were «
Out «) .not in a hurry to return

4.5 stars. Just a little confusion about getting us seated but that was resolved quickly. Food was shockingly great considering its a chain. I had a yummy salad with crispy cold lettuce & a perfectly grilled turkey order on top.
The kids menu is pretty varied & includes healthy veggie options.
We tried the hot fudge ice cream sundae for dessert. It was insane. Too good for words.
The place is a little old but our waitress & her trainee were helpful & sweet. They brought out our orders promptly & checked on us frequently. All food was served @ accurate temperatures. Bathrooms were clean. This is a good options for families visiting Hershey.

Awful service. Told the male server that my daughter wanted dry toast. Remind him later, no butter. He snapped, «I know!» Requested hot water after my breakfast comes out to avoid it getting cold. Brought it anyway. When my breakfast came out, I requested hot water again, water got cooler. He glared at my husband. The next water was brought out in an obviously dirty cup. Sent it back again. My french toast tasted raw. Place is dirty. Cook kept ringing the bell obnoxiously. Go somewhere else. P

I remember Friendly’s being a busy, fun. And inviting place where all the young folks hung out. This place was like walking into the lunchroom of a run down nursing home!
The only people in there were about 5 tables of really elderly people at what would be the busiest time of day for any restaurant or ice cream shop. This place is big for a Friendly’s.
There were only 2 people working. One in the kitchen and one working the floor and register. We were given dirty menus. We were going to eat there but decided just to get ice cream. Took a really long time for a small sundae and a shake. Never checked back with us. We watched as the old folks across from us were trying to get the waitress attention for ketchup but were continually ignored. There were few people in the place so there was no excuse. I got up and went behind the hostess station and got the ketchup for them. Maybe this place is better during the summer when Hershey park is in full swing but it’s no excuse for the way it is run in the off season.
We won’t be back.

Compared to the Friendly’s from where I am from, this Friendly’s was horrible! Stopped here to eat breakfast before heading home and from the start the service was terrible. The host seemed like she could not be bothered with working. When we finally did get sat, no one took our drink orders for a solid 10 minutes. Then the HOST took our drink orders and brought them out. After that, it was another 5 minutes before we even saw our server. Put in our order, got our food and we were finished fro a good 15 mins before our check was brought to us. And another 10 before the check was taken from us. An easy 30 minute stop took well over an hour, uneccessarily. Wasn’t pleased at all!

7÷20÷2014
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Well let me start by saying that when we walked in, the hostess was holding her head up with her hands. She then said in a stern voice, how many. I told her 2 and she snatched 2 menus and walked us back. Threw the menus on the table and said here, walked away. Not one smile. In watching her the rest of the time it was the same thing to everyone.
The server did not offer much different. The server did not smile once through the entire meal. She also did not check back except to see what we needed to order. She did not even bring the food out. The food was good and we had to steal ketchup from another table since the server did not feel the need to put ketchup with the fries that we ordered.
The dessert was good. I would never return to this place. It is bad that EVERY picture in the place has smiling people. Not one human in the place smiled that worked there.
Then towards the end of the meal we found out why. The Manager came to the table and with no personality or smile asked how it was. We did not even answer and he walked away. **STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE** there are many others in Hershey that are WAYYYYY better.

Been going here for years, on and off, when we visit Hershey Park. They renovated the place in the Summer of 2013 and it looks great. Nice service, decent food with healthy options and a clean restaurant for a fair price — what more do you want on vacation?

They ignore you when you walk in. Bad management and bad food compared to other friendly’s locations. Don’t bother going to the ice cream counter for takeout, no one will be there. Bathrooms are also dirty.

I was in Central PA and decided to venture to Chocolate World in Hershey. I saw this wonderfully colored Friendly’s off the road when I missed my exit to Hershey Park. We had breakfast. The place was a little crowded so we had to wait a little which I was fine with. The Cook took our order. He was very nice. The entire staff was pleasant. I had the Ham and Cheese Omelet, with Rye Toast and Hash Browns. It was very tasty but the Ham was cut into very small cubes and too dry. Overall, I enjoyed it. My son had pancakes and sausage. The sausage was spicy but very good. He barely touched the pancakes. My wife had the French Toast and was not pleased with it. If I was in the area I would go again.

We have been trying to eat at this restaurant for a week. My daughter wanted to celebrate her birthday there. We kept being told, «we have new cooks in the kitchen,» that there was a 15 minute wait when there were open tables, and that the food is taking an extra 20 minutes to come out. Really? You’re near the biggest tourist attraction around and you can’t be more professional than that? AND the place was dirty? Forget it.

I don’t particularly think Friendly’s is a good value, but it’s not horrible either. This one in particular due to its location at least has very fast service (since very few people are around) and it happens to be open on Sunday unlike most things in town, so while not exceptional, it’s awfully convenient.
As for the food itself, I got a Vermont burger on wheat. To my surprise, they were not allowed to cook it rare which was slightly disappointing, but the food itself was reasonably tasty if somewhat small, and undoubtedly a bit too greasy to be healthy.

Very slow, bad service. Under cooked food always.

Went for a quick breakfast before heading into Hershey Park. Food was good. Hot. Coffee good. Hot. Service was friendly.

Breakfast at 9am on a weekday. Fast and friendly service. Didn’t wait long for anything.

Nothing terribly Friendly about this place.
We just stopped in for ice cream and due to not having a dedicated person on the counter for ice cream, even though there was a steady stream of people there just for ice cream, the whole experience took almost twenty painful minutes.
The ice cream itself was freezer burnt and tasted like some bizarre combination of ice and cardboard.
No Mas.

Wait time is at least a half hour to be seated when there are empty tables. Food does not meet the price. And there is NOTHING «friendly» about their service. Don’t bother just stay away. Epic fail.