Friendly’s

Actually, make that 4 ½ Stars. My 23 year old Granddaughter chose this place for her birthday meal. It was my first visit here and I wasn’t expecting anything more than a nice little diner/​ice cream parlor. I was so happy to find that the food here was actually above average in taste and quality. I ordered the Munchie Mania which allows for 3 choices off the appetizer menu. I picked hamburger sliders, chicken quesadillas, and onion rings. Everything was very fresh and piping hot. the quality of the ingredients helped make the flavor exceptionally good. The quantity of all 3 choices was more than enough for a meal but I had also picked an entrée, not knowing this beforehand. I ended up taking half my appetizer home so that I could enjoy the entrée, which was a simple fish and chips. I am still amazed at the fried fish fillets. I’ve never had better even in a Seafood Restaurant. The coating on the fillets was light and perfectly crisp, and best of all it did not detract at all from the thick fillets which were very moist and flaky inside.
The rest of my family chose either a dinner salad, also obviously very fresh, or one of their burger choices. All of them made of point of telling me how juicy and delicious their burgers were, and that the accompanying fries were crisp and hot on the outside and tender on the inside, which I already knew from my own meal.
Next came dessert, something that I usually don’t order because I don’t like to eat dessert so soon after a meal. This being a place that specializes in their ice cream desserts, I had to give one a try. I chose a Sundae that included hot fudge and brownie pieces. Everything about the dessert was wonderful. The portions were perfect and they even included really good whipped cream with the cherry on top, which is often left off in many places nowadays. I felt like I had stepped back in time to the old soda shops I used to visit as a teen. I give this place a very hearty thumbs up, especially for family groups.

Friendly’s is Friendly’s. The service is always pretty slow, and they looked at us pretty funny when we came in early in the morning for just ice cream (mini-​golfing made us hot!), but it wasn’t a bad location by any means.

I’ve been to this Friendly’s once a year for the past 5 years. I haven’t had any complaints with the food. I’ve ordered sandwiches, wraps, and salads, all of which were delicious. This visit I had an amazing turkey burger with waffle fries and a sundae for dessert.
While the food is always delicious, the environment and service are only mediocre. The overall cleanliness needs some improvement and service is hit or miss. Overall, not bad.

Black raspberry ice cream is the bomb diggity. Watermelon Sherbet is amazing as well. Served our big group superbly.

Your basic Friendly’s with friendlier service than usual. :) Very nice folks and worth a visit.

I have been here many times with the family. Always feel welcome and the food is great, not expensive and the service is fast. I would recommend anyone a visit.

Pros: fast and staff is definitely perky/​friendly.
Cons: food mediocre
Saddest Con: ice-​cream wasn’t that super good. I always get my true standby: mint chocolate chip with rainbow sprinkles. And it wasn’t very minty/​flavorful. Also there were like 10 sprinkles on the cone. Sadface.

Great service!

We went there for brunch and the food was decent. The home fries were amazingly crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. My bacon even though I asked for it to be well done was not crispy. My buttermilk pancakes were definitely not made with buttermilk so that was disappointing. The bathroom was dirty. The waitress was very friendly. Not the best place for brunch.

Stopped at this Friendly’s on our way home, and it was a disgrace to the Friendly’s name. The service was terrible and the restaurant and bathrooms were not clean. It took 20 minutes to get a crispy chicken wrap and chicken quesadilla appetizer (ordered as a meal). The staff were not friendly and they need some serious customer service training with a side of professionalism. I don’t think complaining in front of guests about the tip a previous guest left or a cook and hostess talking about going to a strip club together (with the male cook saying he has no interest in seeing another man’s ****) can be constituted as good service, but that’s just me.

We always seem to end up at Friendly’s when the group can’t agree on anywhere else to go, the food is yummy, comes out quickly, and of course the ice cream at the end sweetens the deal. Our server wasn’t particularly friendly, but was attentive and efficient– no complaints here in that regard. I highly recommend the Nuts over Caramel ice cream– it is amazing!