Wait staff was nice and checked in on us frequently. Food was good, the best thing the four of us had was the Gorgonzola steak pasta and the sweet potato fries. The photo of the burger was upside down; it was a little dry. We also had two different chicken sandwiches both were good but the chicken sandwiches and burger all needed some sort of sauce on them. Overall the food was still tasty and the vibe was chill. read more

Franklins Bistro - American Near Me - Norfolk, Nebraska

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Top notch food ! Staff was friendly place is clean we had 8 in our party and they got everything right . We all had a great time . This was my first time there as we were visiting family . Next time we are in Norfolk we will be back . read more

Food was really good. My daughter had a burger and I had chicken fried steak. It's hard to find a place with real meat and not premade and heated read more

Best carrot cake ever! Service was great too; comfy seating to enjoy time with friends read more

Franklins Bistro - Dining area birthday celebration - American Near Me - Norfolk, Nebraska

We have attempted to try this place out 3 other times. They are closed on Mondays and the other two attempts had signs on the door saying they had power issues so were closed. Should have trusted my gut on this one. When we arrived I stood in front of the cashier and sign that said to wait to be seated for over 10 minutes while the women at the register visited. Finally I waved at them to ask them if I could be seated. The main woman rolled her eyes and told me to give my name and take a seat they will get with me soon. We sat over 30 minutes watching other groups walk in and have them get seated right away before us. There are no reservations taken at this restaurant so I was getting frustrated seeing this. When my family was finally seated my arms stuck to the table as it was super sticky and not cleaned well. My daughter and I both ordered the steak tips. We both ordered medium rare and all were brought to us well done. All our potatoes were super dry. We didn't complain as we never saw our waitress again until we had to flag her down to get our ticket. My husband ordered the NY strip medium rare and it was medium well. If you want a good steak or service this is probably not the best place in town to get that. Very disappointed. read more

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Great mom and pop eatery. Every small community has a hidden diamond, this is Norfolk's diamond

Perfect place for state journalism lunch. It's fun to just let the kids choose the place. The Popeyes chicken sandwich was a good pick. And another kid said that the chili is good. The turkey avocado club was another kid's choice. And she said it was good too. There was some sadness that was hey we're out of sweet potato fries. I think it is a place that will be offered as a choice to the next group of students at state journalism. We got right in to a table and all ages were represented at this establishment. Give it a shot. The prices are good and the food was enjoyed at the table. read more

Good, solid food with something for everyone. Stopped in on the tail end of a 10 hour day of driving home on a road trip, and our party of 10 left happy with full stomachs. The waiter was absolutely fantastic, checking on our table often to refill waters and see if anyone needed anything, and patiently and happily chatting with the kids of the group, who were very excited to find a Pokémon fan (the kids had some Pokemon themed gear on). I had the Reuben burger--delicious and flavorful without being too salty, and a well cooked burger. My relatives enjoyed their meals as well--they had a variety with salads, chicken sandwiches, and pasta. Restaurant was clean and well taken care of too. Great place to stop in, made even better by the wonderful service. read more

One star cuz I can't rate zero. The owner is a piece of work. Wait staff failed to bring me the proper dish and the owner started trying to accuse me of ordering wrong as the problem. read more

Order the beef tips! Franklins is my favorite place to dine in Norfolk. I have tried other items on the menu and all have been delicious, but I LOVE their beef tips. Service is good. Prices are fair for the excellent quality of food received. read more

Came into Franklins on 2 PM on a Thursday, was afraid they might be closed so I checked with my yelp app to see if they were open. They were and I was better for it. I started with avocado egg rolls that came with a great soy reduction- really hit the spot and came out quickly. Next I ordered the Asian Salmon plate which came with soup, side and a baguette. The chili was excelled but the sautéed veggies were a bit too greasy for my liking. The salmon was crisp and flaky just the way I like it. Will definitely be stopping back here when on the road through Norfolk again! read more

Franklins Bistro - Salmon topped with Asian Slaw - American Near Me - Norfolk, Nebraska

Very Very Good Food. I have never had a bad meal here the Owners started baileys bistro years ago and when they left it went diwn hill and keeps falling. When Al & Donna opened Franklins all there loyal Customers came there and have never looked back. Beef Tips are the Best anywhere, Seaks are very good, Thunderbird Salad, The Katie Melt, Chicken Fetichini Alfrado is what olive garden with theres was hands down the BEST!!! read more

Franklins Bistro - Katie Melt, Grilled Chicken Cheese Bacon Lettuce Tomato Onion and Side of Fry's. - American Near Me - Norfolk, Nebraska

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The food and staff are top notch!! Some of the best Prime Rib I have had!! Happy hour is a great deal as well with half price apps!! Love the desert menu as well! read more

I love this place. My boyfriend and I go here on occasions. Expensive, but great food. They serve smaller portions than most places, but the taste is full of flavor. I always get what I'm in the mood for. If you chat with the waitress, she will make sure your expectations are met. read more

Service was horrible. We received two courses that belonged to another table. Food service slow. Food was mediocre at best. I want to like the place but can't find a reason to. read more

Thank you Franklin's! You're tops in Norfolk! After being disappointed in most dining choices in Norfolk, our friends all agreed on Franklin's this past Saturday night. The menu is AMAZING! I struggled to choose, like seriously struggled. My husband and I ended up sampling three appetizers instead of ordering dinner. A visit isn't complete without the steak tips and the avocado egg rolls, WOW! We also had the crab dip, which I didn't personally love but everyone else did. The Spin Art dip is something special too. The martini list is expansive for Norfolk, and the service was AMAZING! Kelly was our waitress, and she ROCKS! She loves what she does, and it shows! The price points are reasonable, and the food presentation impresses! Next up for us, the chicken tips! read more

Great food, rude manager. I ordered the all-you-can-eat walleye. Delicious, but it took 25 minutes to get served a second time. When the manager stopped by the table and asked if everything was ok, I mentioned it was taking a while to get some more fish. Instead of saying she'd do something about it or check on it, she acted like I was being unreasonable and demanding. This restaurant won't be my first choice again. read more

Where to start with the compliments of Franklin's Bistro? Franklin's Bistro is the pride of Norfolk, Nebraska's restaurants. Anyone who's anyone in Norfolk, Nebraska has eaten at Franklin's Bistro! The waitstaff and the food is personable, due to the cleverly named dishes. Personally my favorite sandwich is Katie's Chicken Bacon Melt! As the name suggests the sandwich has chicken, bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion! The chicken is well seasoned and cooked to perfection! However its not the lovely food that keeps me coming back its the waitstaff and the ambiance. Yours Truly, Karlie Kudrna read more

I have found the going a little tough sometimes in Norfolk for food. I get spoiled traveling to Omaha, which is just a great food city. Two hour north and west puts you squarely in beef country. So I asked the hotel for a burger recommendation... the guy almost drooled when he recommended this place. So, a 50/50 is a must. Not many places do a burger this way. It came out on a ciabatta bun and with blue cheese per my request. It was almost ridiculously good. Cooked perfectly. Tender. Seasoned and salty. And perfect with the sweet potato fries I ordered. I also had a specialty tap beer... Matilda from Goose Island. It is a high alcohol beer and it was under $5. And... try to find a beer like this elsewhere in town. Solid place and I will return! read more

Our food was amazing but our waitress on the other hand was not. We waited an hour to be seated which was fine with us- we didn't have reservations-but when seated, we weren't even greeted by our waitress. She set down our menus and left for 30 more minutes. No water or drinks or appetizers were placed. We had to go to the bar to even get a drink. After we placed our orders, we weren't checked on for waters or drinks during the wait time. We were a party of four snd had three of the four waters empty awaiting refills. This used to be our favorite spot but Lisa really disappointed us during our date night out. We were totally fine with waiting an hour to be seated as it was busy at first when we arrived but slowed down to half capacity when we were sat. We were at Franklins from 6:30-9:30 because of horrible service and a lack of attentiveness. read more

Great burgers. Nice bar area- spacious and friendly. Really solid people. Low prices. Sweet potato fries are a winner.

This place does it right. Prime rib sammich, and fries with the extended family. It was a tad thin, a tad dry, but overall very well done. Biting into the sandwich it had a small amount of "pull" to it. If it were a little thicker, it would've been done perfect. Grilled ciabatta bread was so buttery and awesome! The steak Gorgonzola was awesome too, smoky, cheesy, very well done. The chili was fantastic. I only got tastes of them, but from what I tasted, it was very good. The fries are the picture perfection of fries. They should run a school for every other restaurant on how to make perfect fries. Crispy yet potato in the middle. Salt balance was spot on. We've been here a few times and its always worth the trip. My only complaint, it's hard to choose, the menu is massive! read more

Very bad customer service, two hours until we got out of the restaurant and messed up our order

I always order the philly with sweet potato fries!!! I absolutely love them best philly in town hands down

Pretty extensive menu, good service, good food. Decent bar selection. The Mac and cheese was awesome

A bit pricey but food is most definitely worth the money! Super nice place and amazing food. The beef tips are to die for along side the macaroni. Those are my go tos. There is sometimes a wait so a reservation is never a bad idea! read more

This place is a new, casual American place with a surprisingly expansive menu, as well as a full service bar. And when I say casual, I mean casual. I went to lunch here with some coworkers and I can say Franklin's attracts diners both young and old, but mostly of the more seasoned variety. I had a sandwich called Dustin's 50-50, a 1/2 pound burger that has a patty half beef and half bacon. It's not bad, although I can say it seems to be about 80% beef and 20% bacon. It was a bit salty too, probably from the bacon. But it was pretty tasty and comes on a sourdough-type bun which tastes better than your standard burger bun. Fries were good but nothing special. The waitress was attentive and refilled drinks regularly; the kitchen was a tad slow that I would attribute to adjustment pains from having just opened recently. Overall, Franklin's is a nice edition to the Norfolk dining scene. read more

Franklins Bistro - American Near Me - Norfolk, Nebraska

This place is good. They have a great menu selection! I got a almond avocado coconut chicken salad. For a small town business this was a great salad! I just wish the lettuce wasn't iceberg. However, when traveling to any small town it's nice to have some good healthy options. This place was perfect for that. Everything was homemade and the bread was amazing! read more

Great Food, Service and atmosphere! We are in from out of town for an extended stay and found this gem of a restaurant in Norfolk. Based on a lot of other experiences in this town, this is by far the best. Kelli has taken great care of us a couple times for dinner and Jessie for lunch. The menu is a breath of fresh air with lots of great choices including some really good salads with homemade dressings. The filet was perfectly cooked on one visit and the Jambalaya had a good kick to it. We have thoroughly enjoyed our visits and plan at least a couple more before we leave. Donna and her team really know how to do it right! read more

Ate there tonight; this is the first meal I've enjoyed in the five years of vising Norfolk. I've tried them all and no one measures up to the tastiness of the food served by Franklin's. Good service, good atmosphere, good prices! Highly recommend them! read more

Franklin's Bistro was a pleasant surprise on a recent June 2015 visit to Norfolk NE. So good that we ended up eating there twice on a week visit. Both times the staff was extremely friendly, the food was very enjoyable home cooked style and the atmosphere was quiet and causal. I would definitely go here again if I'm in the area. read more

A great local alternative to the chain dinners, looking at you Applebee's. Great service, decent menu variety, reasonable prices, and a fully stocked bar. The avocado egg rolls are delicious and if you think your arteries are too soft, go for the 50/50 burger...4oz of ground beef & 4oz of ground bacon. read more

What a lovely friendly place to have dinner! We were just passing through Norfolk and we were lucky to find this bistro on Yelp. I enjoyed my avocado egg rolls very much. read more

Firstly, this is a review from a seasoned hospitality staff & management background with extensive customer service experience in both Metropolitan Midwest and West Coast tourism centers. My standards are out of Norfolk, Nebraska's ballpark on every scale. Franklins Bistro has an excellent & expansive menu which does not compare to anyone else in town. The food is not only edible but also palatable! If you would like to know the difference, try the mixed vegetables as a side and you'll know they weren't removed from a can! I had not eaten a good burger in months; so, I'm sure I was going through some withdrawal symptoms -- but excellent none the less! Note: Preparation to desired temperature was successful, Medium/Medium-Rare is neither shoe leather nor bloody as with most/all other local restaurants. I did not attempt Dustin's 50-50; however, in response to a previous *salty* comment -- let's use common sense on that judgement! This is the one restaurant within city limits I would trust to prepare seafood. The Asian Salmon is absolutely delightful, the only mark they missed on the dish is the political correctness of the name -- which I may be the only person in town to notice. Service is prompt, pleasant, and not overbearing. Tip your servers & don't refer your non tipping "friends" to this establishment. There is a touch of class within Franklins Bistro's dining room with very reasonably priced dishes. Finally, you have to love them for having Stella on tap. Franklins Bistro is as good as it gets, in Norfolk! read more

As part of my job I occasionally review restaurants. Today we ate at four highly recommended restaurants in Norfolk. Franklin's Bistro was the best of the four. Nice atmosphere, great service and very good food. I highly recommend the avocado egg rolls. The club sandwich was also good. My only complaint was that they maybe serve too many fries! About half of what they give you would be plenty and then the plate would look a little less overwhelming. My husband also liked the egg rolls and he had a BALT (Bacon, Avocado, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich). He was very happy with his sandwich too. - Angela W. read more

Love the food and the variety they have. Innovative blue chips to Thai salmon... very tantalizing and appealing to all the senses. Keep up the good work guys! I'm a regular visitor to this city and like to visit every time I do. read more

I've always loved Franklins Bistro. The waitstaff are always good and Donna is the best. Food is wonderful but kind of pricey. Have been going there quite a bit over the past few years. read more

Very good food!!! But very SLOW service!!! Had to wait over an hour to finally see any food. I finally called the desk at the front (using my YELP app -- how handy :) ), and asked if I could order out a pizza. She told me no, they did not have pizza on the menu. So I asked if I could get anything at all! When she asked who I was I said I'm the guy at the table in the middle of their restaurant starving with six of my compatriots!! They immediately scrambled to get our food to us. It should never take that long. read more

My husband and I frequent Franklins often, and we love it. The staff is friendly, the bartenders are true mixologists ;) and the food is always PERFECT. We were sad when the scallops left the menu, but there are plenty of other options. We love the beef tips, buffalo shrimp, button mushrooms... I haven't had anything I don't like. Keep up the good work! read more

Good food, great service. Had the Prime Rib( the size of a small cow) GREAT flavor. Wife had New york strip. The strip was one of the best I have ever tasted. It will be my order next time! read more