Friendly's

I was so sad that they took Friendly's from Chester Virginia so when ever I'm traveling I make it a priority to stop at Friendly's and it makes me think of the old days when me and my mom would have a daughter and mom day, we would come here every time.

Havnt been to this one but it looks new. Right down the street from our hotel so good spot on our way out. Food was really good. Had a BELT with a nice runny egg. Nice portion size. Potatoes were nice as well Deb had the 222 with 2 pancakes, bacon and eggs. Pancakes were yummy!! John Our server was awesome. Friendly and helpful. Loved the vibe and music. Will probably make this our go to on our way out or if we want a late night snack when we are over.

We no longer have these where we live so we had to stop by. Everything inside looked exactly the same as we remembered but the menu was larger than expected. We ordered some sandwiches and soup which were nice but honestly we were most excited for the ice cream. It was delicious as ever and we loved the presentation of the three sample ice cream cone.

I do it to myself at this point with back to back to back to back bad visits, but it's so hard not to come when it's my favorite flavor ice cream of all time. The service here is bad. Like BAD bad. The restaurant was empty - it was 9:30pm with a single table inside. The guy who approached me at the to-go counter looked like he didn't want to be there. I got an email that if I downloaded the app I'd get a free sundae so I did just that. I showed the worker my coupon, he put my order in then told me "oh if you download the app the same day then you can't use the coupon it's because they want you to come back" .....on the app it doesn't have a start date only that it expires 30 days after earning. I had to pay for my sundae and let me tell you, the MEASLIEST scoops in a medium sundae and the peanut butter sauce was so thin and he only did one pump (other workers have given more than 1 pump and I've never seen it this watery). I got about 8 spoonfuls of ice cream out of my whole ice cream, NOT worth the +$6 they charge. Like I said earlier, it's a miracle I come back but man does this place keep disappointing me EVERY time.

Many tables open and told we had to wait 10 minutes to be seated. We left and ate at Tropical Smoothie and had great lunch. Kids had crazy bread at Marcos and was great too.

Went last night after a long day at Disney. Wait wasn't too long! The host was also bussing tables, taking names and serving food. He was such a hard worker! When we were seated, our server Alicia (I could be spelling this wrong) was amazing! I don't say that often, but it's true. She was so attentive, kind and brought our whole table all the drinks we ask for as we were so thirsty from a hot day! Food was just like I remember! Good quality food at good prices! And the ice cream! Yumm!!! Lots of seating and a carry out station for food or ice cream! We will 100% go back, even if just for carry out when we are in Orlando.

This place is so good! It's normally had good ambiance and they play nice music too, that fit the comforting theme of the restaurant. The service is great! Everyone is so nice!

I always come here for the ice cream! Admittedly I've never had their regular food and that's ok! I have a lot of family from the eastern seaboard, and Friendly's has always been a staple for them! I always get a Jim Dandy since I don't get to go often. A Jim Dandy is a hand crafted sundae tailored to any and everything you could ever want! Service here is always friendly and fast! I hope this chain continues to thrive, and this location is an excellent reflection of the best in the Friendly's franchise!

As a family we went to Friendly's when the kids were young, however ours no longer exists in town. So, when we saw the one in Orlando we had to go! It was a trip down memory lane with the kids meals and great food. The Cobb salad was tops! The service was superb and the meals came out fast. The ambiance is that of a 50s style diner, but not as decorated as others. Good dependable restaurant. Enjoy!

No one ever came to seat us. We waited at the door for almost ten minutes before just leaving. Very understaffed.

Restaurant was clean and nicely decorated, the food was great and the service was top-notch. A big improvement over some of the previous Friendly's locations in this area.

Food is good, Poole are nice. Food is overpriced. You get 2 slices of ground beef. Slices because they smash them so thin to make it the right size. Paid 13.62. Double patty look at the pic

Nostalgic and brought back sp many memories. Friendly's closed in NY by my location so I was excited when we found one in Orlando. I've cream was delicious. The food was good. Casual and relaxed restaurant. Service was a little slow.

So excited to find a Friendly's while on vacation in Orlando. We went to Friendly's weekly when we lived in Massachusetts but 12 years ago we moved to Florida west coast and I have missed this favorite of ours. The food is good American fare. Our waitress was darling; a great public service personality and the price was great. Always love the ice cream sundaes, a great treat.

While Friendly's may be fondly remembered for their family friendly food and fun deserts, they current incarnation is more all over the place with a generic "American" menu, generally not great service and an odd problem of frequently being out of items. This location has really struggled since opening and while it is still an OK option in an area completely full of every chain restaurant known to man, nostalgia and not the food or service is why most will choose to return.

Not "Friendly" at all, the cashier was a greasy heroine addict that has the personality of a s*** sandwich and told us we couldn't eat the ice we just purchased there in the restaurant. There was 2 tables occupied and there was more than 50 tables empty. Its a typical HOT Orlando night and we were rudely escorted to the front door and the gutless Manager refused to address this me and told scary looking cashier to tell me it's company policy, like that means anything. I have visited Friendly's since 1972 and I will can see why they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Go to Freddy's, or Handel's, or Cold Stone. This place is an absolute no go. Disgusting!

So excited they are open. They are still in a soft opening so we kept that in mind as we dined so we were extremely patient and understanding but will share our experience. Even though there were some challenges we will return as we know they are all still learning. We went for breakfast. We were greeted and sat as soon as we walked in the door. It was pretty empty just two other tables and a ton of staff. All of which were amazing btw they do a great job helping each other out and are super friendly. Everything is brand new and super clean of course. Breakfast menu is small but plenty to choose from at great prices. Kids menu is incredible. Great variety and of course the value is fantastic. Service was slow. Our food took longer than normal and it was cold. But like I said above they are all still learning. Items were forgotten but as soon as we said something our server went to get them. It was odd two of us ordered a side of breakfast potatoes and my portion was huge and my sister's was tiny. We will definitely be back to give lunch/dinner a try and we know in a few more weeks everything will be amazing.

If I could give no stars I would. Last night we tried going in for dinner. The manager told us he sat a big party so he would not seat another party for at least 30-40 minutes. The big party had a back section. Only 2 other tables had customers. At least 10 tables were waiting to be bussed. We left. Tonight we returned. There were only 8 tables with customers. It took over 20 minutes for an employee to come to the hostess stand. She announced there was going to be a 30-40 minutes wait. Once again tables were waiting to be bussed. This is a management issue. If you have 30 tables, you should have enough staff to be able to serve 30 tables. We will not be back.

Came here for the nostalgia, the whole experience from the food to the service was just meh. Just average. I wanted the mini mozzarella sticks, but they were mostly breading and barely any cheese.

I came here with a group of friends and it was a strange experience. The staff seemed very young and inexperienced. They started off by telling us what they were out of on the menu, which seemed to be about 1/3 of the options. We all ordered the combo meals which came with a drink and soup. I ordered the quesadilla and was pretty disappointed by the quality of it. I had also started with water and decided to opt for the combo and ordered a soda. The server seemed to forget about it until I reminded her when she came by with our soups. My brother ordered the club sandwich which seemed to be the better option. The soup was decent and the sundaes were great. Overall a mediocre experience.

my server was tony and he put me on the honey chicken sandwich and I really enjoyed my meal and the service great guy !

Food was pretty good for being a diner. I ordered chicken tenders which came with fries and coleslaw. The chicken was crispy, the fries were decent, and the coleslaw was good. My rating is solely on the food; the staff were fake friendly and personally I think the colors are ugly inside. The old decor was a lot nicer.

I was thrilled to hear about friendlys opening up in Florida. But I wish they kept it closed so my childhood memory was a positive one. I first came here when they first opened it was bad service and mediocre food. Months go by I wanted to give it another try and we were sat for 25 minutes with no service! It was so bad we ended up leaving and going elsewhere. As we were leaving one of the servers approached the table and said "how's it going guys" I then said we are all leaving and I get the response have a good one So if you have to pick between being hungry or going here Just be hungry!

Growing up in MA Friendly's was a staple in our town. The food was good but the service was one of the worst experiences. I know they're new and may have first time servers but to wait 20 mins after being seated then never getting a drink refill because she never came until our food was done was insane. The managers I spoke with were great and they promised it would be a better time if I come back. As much as I want to return I feel like spending my $ elsewhere may be the best option. I'll try again in a few months.

John V was fantastic. The restaurant was very busy when we arrived but despite being super busy a John was friendly and personable taking time to chat while tending to all of his tables. As always the food was fantastic. We always stop in when we are in the area.

Menu is extensive with several Senior options. I loved the French fries and tuna supermelt. Service was outstanding and the dining room was very nice.

Service here at this location is horrible. Lack of care/attention to customers walking in. Every employee tried their hardest to not look at anybody coming in the front door. We waited for 15 minutes before we were even asked for our name (there was nobody in front of us). Wasn't until an employee (Tony) ran in the door to clock in and he was the only one that assisted anybody waiting or in line. Tony got things moving and people seated! Tony is the only part of this trip that saved this experience. ONLY REASON IM LEAVING ONE STAR IF FOR TONY'S EFFORTS!

We go to Friendly's every time we come to Orlando. However, this was our first time at this new location. When we walked in one of the waitresses said, I will be with you in a minute. She then walked around and obviously ignored us for literally 15 minutes. She actually stood behind the counter and would sneak glances at us to see if we were still there. They were not busy so we do not have any idea why they had no desire to see us. We finally gave up and walked out. We will not be back. If you want rudeness and being ignored, this is the restaurant for you.

Haven't been to Friendly's in many years. This one just opened 2 weeks ago. Stopped in for an ice cream treat, had the peanut butter and fudge sundae, holy smokes, delicious!! Jennie, originally from Massachusetts, provided great service.

Awesome service, food, ice cream and they sat all 12 of us together! Very accommodating and friendly staff! Restaurant was clean also!

There is nothing good to say about this location. Waited 15 minutes to be seated with only 2 other people in the restaurant. Staff was more worried about having a cigarette than doing their job. All were out side when we arrived and seem shocked that they had people in the restaurant. When the lady finally seated us she proceeded to scream at another employee about who section it was. We waited for another 15 minutes without anyone coming by to start our order. Maybe they just need to close this location like they did the rest of them in the country.

Food fine. waiter good. water was water. ice cream yum. atmosphere friendly. flyyyyyyyyy :(((

Alicia was a fantastic server, cobb salad was fresh and delicious, my husband enjoyed his classic burger too .Of course we had ice cream and brought home a pint of my fav too.

Amazing! Brand new and super clean. My food was delicious!!! Love the quesadillas! I'd ick this one over international for sure!

Do not go here!!! The photo with the green ice cream is what the dessert is supposed to look like... we received the pink one... thoughts

When we visited Florida, my son was so excited to see that Friendly's was open. They closed all the Friendly's in New York and so we can't find any anymore and this is where he used to go when he was a little boy. The one on Vineland Avenue is spectacular. Very big. Service is great. And the food was very good. A throwback to when they were kids. At least in the opinion of my son and his girlfriend.

Their flyer that just came in the mail says they are "located in Disney Springs". If you call this number it's no longer in service. If you search for this address you get a completely different phone number (same address) and it's no where near Disney Springs. I called and they denied the flyer and said someone else must have printed it

We had 4 different sundaes -,great all round! So excited to see a brand new Friendly's! Our server, Gill, was awesome! The restaurant was very busy and everyone was working hard! We love the brand new clean/sleek ambiance of a diner!! Can't wait to come back!

I have to say, I've been so looking forward to the new Friendly's to open and it's nice and clean inside. the food was even great but the service was horrible therefore I won't be going back. When I say horrible, I mean it took the server nearly 10x minutes to take our drink order when the restaurant was only 20% full. we ordered our food at the same time we ordered our drinks and the food came out first. we sat there watching the server talking on her phone, drinking soda and talking with the two other servers at the wait station and obviously their conversation was more important than our food and drinks. additionally our server barely spoke English and she screwed up our order and never refilled our drinks. sad

Great food, good service and ice cream!!!! Lots of deals and savings. The place is huge and fries are good really captures the diner atmosphere.

Good, service, friendly staff, excellent prices, varied menu. From the moment we entered, everyone was friendly and professional. We will return soon

Terrible. The waitress gave us a long list of everything they were out of. We ordered & she returned & said they were out of those items also. I ordered a BLT and it was horrific . The bacon was barely cooked microwave shelf stable bacon. The tomato was unripe. I ordered onion rings. The waitress served me a plate of fried onion straws instead. The menu showed proper onion rings not these. She said they did not have that kind. They were also out of the ice cream we ordered. It makes no sense for the restaurant to be out of all of these food items. The food is worse than mediocre. I should have gone to Dennys instead. They also charge a fee if you use a credit card.

Went to try the new location in search of nostalgia (I'm originally from NE where Friendly's was a childhood favorite). I remember a lot from those days, mainly that it was a hit or miss experience but we always kept going back. Well this visit was great! If you're like me and looking for nostalgia, hopefully you'll get to sit in John's section, he gets it. I felt no shame asking for a cone head sundae at the end of my meal lol. Let's be honest, if you're a true fan, do you really go for the food and service? For me I think it was always about the vibe when I was a kid. The food and service here met my expectations. I expected to wait long for my food (because that can sometimes be how it goes) but I didn't and John was great.

The ambiance was nice. The service was subpar. We did a pick up order and when we picked up our order half of our sides were missing. I specifically asked for no bacon on my quesadillas and there was A LOT of bacon as if they heard "extra bacon". They did not put our condiments that CAME WITH the order in our bag. There were a lot of issues. I would not recommend coming here unless it is the ONLY thing open.

Came in at 9pm on a Tuesday for a table for 2. The Host seems young and inexperienced with the menu and business starting by saying to us "I didn't even see you walk in... I hate to be the bad guy" and read off all the items they were out of. Including the items on the menu that were "Brand New!" or seemed to have made a comeback. As we were being seated he asked if we wanted the table in the back or if we wanted him to clean the table he was standing next to. We opted for the table in the back. Seemed like there were only two servers for the entire building. Our server was seen taking our order (back of the room) and orders from people in the very front of the room by the window. After placing our order about 25 people came in for ice cream and the waiter came over and told us and 3 other tables that if we "wanted ice cream it would be an hour" which a large table was obviously annoyed and respectfully verbal about it because they had finished their meal and were ready for their dessert. They ended up paying the check and leaving. Waited about 25 minutes for our meal. Should've only been 10-15 minutes because we watched our order (the only one the kitchen had at the time) sit in the window for over 10 minutes with the kitchen spamming the bell for someone to grab it. Mind you, there were 5 workers doing ice cream and two people on the floor serving probably 40-45 people in the restaurant. Once the food came the host had walked over to the tables and asked if we needed anything. I asked if they had ketchup and he paused, looked around, and said "ummm... I'm not surreee" and the table next to us handed us theirs. Left without our included sundae due to not wanting to wait an hour and watch the people walking in just for ice cream get served immediately. Won't be coming back until the staffing seems under control by management and the servers aren't hustling without help.

Thank goodness Friendly's opened here. Nice and busy and that is good. We swing by and pick up pre-packed ice cream in freezer near front door, pay and we''re on the road with it in a cooler to enjoy at home. Better quality ice cream than anything Publix sells. Lots of free parking and easy to get to. Will return often!

Can't wait for you to open!!! Love Friendly's!!! I probably shouldn't put this here. Haven't figured out how to delete. Sorry.

I have no words to describe the train wreck of events that we witnessed tonight. We knew this Friendly's opened a few weeks ago and were eager to try it out. Upon arriving at 8:00 pm, we were told that the wait would be 35 minutes for a party of three... no problem. We observed about 6 empty tables, but there was a large party of 21, and only about 4 servers total in the floor. The "host" who took our name would regularly go to wait tables or run orders, leading to many people walking in and ultimately walking out because no one was there to greet them or take their names. We were finally seated after 45 minutes (and only because two other parties left because they were tired of waiting). We watched one server deal with the party of 21 for the entire time. After being seated for 15 minutes, a server stopped by and asked if we had been helped yet. We said no, so she took our order. We just ordered ice cream. It has now been 26 minutes since our order was taken, and we still haven't received our ice cream, yet a party seated after us has already received theirs. The manager appears to have no problem berating his servers, but we haven't observed him helping in any other way. The lack of organization and direction in this restaurant tonight is simply appalling and doesn't bode well for them to succeed in this tourist-heavy corridor. Servers don't seem to know their tables, orders do not come out in a timely fashion and management just walks around without addressing any of the problems that are happening in front of his face. Lots of work needs to be done to bring this Friendly's up to par. It took 37 minutes to get two large sundaes and one Jim Dandy. And they were out of chocolate chip ice cream, so we got vanilla with mini chocolate chips sprinkled on top, and they were also out of strawberry topping, but that was never mentioned until we saw there was none in the sundae and we asked about it. Oh - and no water or beverages were offered until someone came by to remove our empty sundae glasses.

Very clean inside. Got 3 small sundaes and they were all delicious! Ordered online and picked up inside. Recommend!