Friendly’s

This place is gross. Went there on a Sunday afternoon and floors were covered with garbage and food as waitresses stood around gossipping. As o Sat on booth I realized the windows were even more gross looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in months. Smudges, Ice Cream and bugs covered every window. The table top monitors used for games etc were so nasty I was afraid to let my daughter touch them. I will never go here again. I love friendlys but never this location again.

Let me say, the past few years Friendly’s has been a let down. Need to give credit to this store tonight. School play let’s out and 20+kids and parents rush in 20 minutes before closing. The staff were great and service well friendly. As a former employee of this chain 19 years ago, I know how they hated us coming in. But they did not act that way… so thatnks

Well I gave them there last chance, every time I go there the order is wrong ie, Order a large get a small, order and pay for nuts or jimmys get charged but no nuts or jimmys ever show up. Tired of being disapointed. Will never go there again.

Really good ice cream for a local chain. That’s what the 4 Stars are for. Remember folks it’s an ICE CREAM Shop. So if you order anything else then don’t expect «amazing». It’s ok food otherwise and I usually get something light so I can order a nice hot fudge sundae. Very friendly staff and service is fine. Just relax and enjoy!

One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Best bang for you buck too. The menu is greatly prices and have a lot of specials and deals.. Servis is hit or miss. Some waiters suck wile some there are great, 90 percent of the time the food was great tasting and large portioned. MAnager is a great guy, very friendly and funny. I’ve ate there many many times no complaints at all,

I guess I am not the only one here who has gotten terrible service!
Arrived with my family of 4 at 10 am on a Sunday was not overly busy was seated immediately… The restaurant was steady but definitely not to busy. Ordered breakfast didn’t actually get it in front of us until 11:30 or so… Ordered off the menu No special requests… Never a apologie or an explanation! Half our food was cold my eggs were over cooked. They never checked in after it was served to see how we were doing… Really my worst breakfast experience I can recall… That includes eating cold pizza from a box left on the floor in my college dorm room…

DONT ORDER ANY GREENS! at all friendlys locations we have been having a problem with brown/​black wilted gross lettuce. Here was no exception in our wraps. Only good food is burgers and melts. Ice cream is way over priced. The highlight of our visit was a 35 minute wait for a wrap and chicken tenders. Won’t be back to this location. At least our server Denzel was a great guy.

If your expecting a lot from this place, think again. I’ve given them countless tries and it becomes the same result.
Poor customer service
Poor food quality
Attitude is awful
Your food is not the way you ordered it. I bought those loaded waffle fries and it was far from being loaded. A Little bit of cheese, no sour cream, and just a little bit a fries for only one person.
Workers look lost
You’ll be waiting for a half hour to be seated on a non busy night. Thats what happened to me and I left.
If you want to have a good sit down eating experience, then don’t go here… REALLY!
Yes again, I’ve given this place countless tries and I’ve had enough…

First time to a Friendly’s. Only ordered a Cookies n Cream milkshake for carry out. When I got it, it was really liquidy (way to much milk). So I asked the waitress if that was normal, she said it was not, and said they’d fix it. 10 mins later and I had good Cookies n Cream milkshake with added chocolate this time (I presume since it was no longer white ice cream in it haha). It was good even if not exactly what I ordered and I didn’t wanna be the guy sending back his food two times in a row. Aside from the first bad shake, I might go back. They’re pretty pricey (4.99 + tax for a milkshake).

Why do I torture myself? Per usual my food was cold and they weren’t busy. However my server juialana was great! Guess the ice cream and appetizer keeps sucking me in because the entrees are never warm :(

It baffles me why this company ever decided to sell anything but Ice Cream… Aside from Ice Cream, perhaps the only relatively decent thing on the menu are the burgers — I also hear the chicken tenders are not bad either, BUT any steak product, in my opinion, it not very good — Not when you have options like 99, TGIF, Texas Road House, all with far superior steak dishes from not that much more money (if at all) — Additionally, the clam strips are a stretch to be called «clam strips» unless they mean they have been stripped of the clams… They are crusty flavored something, but to call them clam strips may be a bit optimistic.
When it comes to the Ice Cream, I have no complaints, but not a place I suggest for a decent meal… Drive a bit further up the road and check out any of the other places nearby for dinner, then stop at Friendly’s for Ice Cream after!

(4) ~ Overall Food & Service
MY MENU:
* Water (tap) = (3.5) good
* Cape Cod Melt = (4) very good
* Clamboat Basket = (3) ok… too much coating, not enough clam:-(
* Reese’s Pieces Sundae = (4.5) Very Good:-)

My cousin treated her daughters, who work across the way at the Dartmouth Mall, and me to dinner at Friendly’s. The menu consists of a lot of grilled sandwiches, burgers and deep fried food. I found a grilled Asian chicken plate with veggies and rice that was diet friendly — hold the sesame seeds.
We were seated immediately and got our drinks fast, but getting our food took some time. We sat across from the kitchen and saw that there were issues with the cooks getting the orders right.
My cousin said they just filed for bankruptcy. This chain may not be around for much longer.

I love friendlys but this one is pretty gross they put everyone in the booths next to te kitchen and it smells. I usually just get take out.

Even though I think there are much better quality places to eat, I return to Friendly’s every so often.
They are known for their ice cream, but nothing special there. You can come in specifically for ice cream (take out as well) or order a bite to eat. This is a chain restaurant and I highly recommend going to the one in Fairhaven or south end of New Bedford for better quality and it’s more quiet.
A large menu with a constant monthly special. The special usually comes with a scoop of whatever the new ice cream flavor of the month is. Food quality is ok. Sometimes it can be cold or luke-​warm.
Sometimes the atmosphere can be a little uncleanly. Depends on the time of night that you go. Since they are open late, and often have large troops of families and college students looking for a cheap meal, I feel that they don’t have the chance to clean as much as they should within the restaurant.
If you’re in the mood for cheap just OK food, and whining children in the background, then this place is for you.