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    Friendly's

    3.7 (98 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Reese's Pieces medium sundae
    Richard K.

    It pains me to give Friendly's four stars. Service is still fantastic, ambiance is great and just as I've always remembered. The thing is they've steadily been decreasing size, and increasing costs, of the things I truly love, the specialty ice cream. This one is a bit skimpier than expected and not overflowing with goodness. The ice cream inside was very melty yet still very delicious. Am not around a Friendly's a lot, and there are fewer of them now, though I try and visit any chance get. Hope this returns to my normal instead of it being the new normal like so many other things. Sadness is real. Keep it real Friendly's! Please!

    Ice Cream
    Kimberly V.

    Friendly's. You know the classic american food stop with the fun ice creams. Passing by one after years of never seeing any, I had to stop in for the nostalgic feeling. The burger and fries were a cheaply priced meal that came with a free ice cream! Burger was mid, but expected cause it is a small chain diner. Good cheap protein source tho. Ice cream was sooo yummy. Very cutely decorated with a topping of choice. I don't remember the exact price I paid but it was no more than $15 for the meal. Atmosphere was cute and friendly with a huge family feeling to it. The waitress was very sweet and quick with any questions we had!

    clam strips

    I did a take out order clam strips and honey BBQ chicken supermelt when I got home I was amazed at how much smaller they have become the supermelt had 2 small chicken nuggets on each side and small piece of bacon it was the thinnest sandwich I have ever gotten in a restaurant and the clam strip were tiny dry nuggets and over fried and hard. If I had dined in i would have sent both back but since it was take out my only recourse is to let others know of my experience.

    Doritos Cool Ranch Cheeseburger
    Jacob B.

    I love Friendly's. It is one of my favorite restaurants that I've ever dined at. Every time I've visited this restaurant, I've got nothing but awesomeness and courtesy from the people who care about your meals and satisfaction. I had Doritos Cool Ranch Cheeseburger, loaded waffle fries and Birthday Friend-Z. The food is excellent and so is the management, atmosphere and the smiles they give you when you say I wanna go to Friendly's and you visit it for awesome food. It is somewhat a restaurant for childhood goodness but it is also a perfect place to eat anytime. I visited that restaurant on May 21, 2023.

    That's a picture of the cold french fries or should I say reheat it french fries

    I ordered a a burger, a rye bread. The burger was cold, lukewarm not cold. It had absolutely no taste to it. The french fries were cold. It looked as if they had reheated the fries so I asked for more fries and they brought out the fries, but they still looked as if they was reheated. It was just a terrible food experience.

    Grahame W.

    I love the original grilled cheese, Swiss patty melt, and all the great ice cream flavors. The Vernon Friendly's is my favorite location and I love when Jessica is working. She's our favorite server!!

    Andrea W.

    Immediately seated us, hot coffee, quick ordering, attentive service. Ordered Jack Cheese Chicken off senior menu--comes with free small sundae! Clean, neat atmosphere, welcome break from hours on the road.

    Turkey burger
    Sarah B.

    Good food, great company. The best part was our waitress Ashley C! I'm not sure I've ever had a better waitress at ANY restaurant. Our needs were met before even asking. Drinks refilled, food came quick, checked in right on time. She definitely seems like she came from a high end restaurant. So friendly and always a smile. Would come back just for her!

    Bacon Cheeseburger with fries
    Leigh H.

    We love Friendly's burgers! Stopped in for lunch to fill us up before grocery shopping. (TIP: It saves money as we don't buy everything in the store when we are hungry!) Hubby ordered the crispy buffalo chicken sandwich with fries. I had a bite and it was really good. I like this type of sandwich so I was interested in sampling it. It definitely has a bite to it. Tender chicken breast, lettuce, tomato and sauce. Bonus: it isn't messy so eating on the road wouldn't be a problem. I ordered the bacon cheeseburger. It's my go-to here because their burgers are just so good. Lettuce, tomato and cheddar with mayonnaise. I like to order a side of cheese sauce for dipping my fries. I typically eat all of my fries and half of my burger. The other half gets eaten later on and is even delicious straight out of the refrigerator. Not normally my thing, cold leftovers...Somehow this burger works hot or cold! We skipped out on the ice cream because we were so full. Sometimes we stop in just for ice cream because it's convenient and we like their flavors.

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    Food was delicious and prepared on time. Will definitely order here again. The online application was easy to use to place my order.

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    2 years ago

    Got a Fishamajig and it was awesome, just like when I was a child, service was pleasant and good came quickly.

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    Great as always I moved back to CT and Friendly's is a big part of my memory thank you the food was great and service was too

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    Very friendly and fast food was really good I sure will be back and I sure will recommend to people my waitress was very nice and careing

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    good food good customer service the best ever in Vernon been going here since I was a kid

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    Love coming here, always a great atmosphere and friendly and professional staff. Food is great and will never stop coming here!

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    Victoria in the Vernon CT Friendlys was great yet again! We were glad we sat in her section. Always so nice, fast and accommodating.

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    The Friendly's in Vernon CT has the most amazing short rib sandwich. You should try it, you won't be disappointed!

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    Going to Shady Glen is a bit like stepping back in time. It's that 'old timey' ice cream parlor,…read morefrom the decor to the servers (outfits), to the food. Nostalgia. Memories. A stop on the way back to UCONN when I was a student there. The "go to" place after our kids' school events. Shortly after we moved to Manchester, over 38 years ago, the restaurant was closed for renovations. We were looking forward to seeing the revamped restaurant. Well, we were even more surprised when we stepped in the door - nothing had changed! Cleaner, perhaps new Naugahyde on the seats, but that mural on the wall was the same - those elves were timeless. When you sit down, you get a small paper cup of water. The menus are on the the wall - soups, sandwiches & ice cream. I'd always heard they had a patent on the way their cheeseburgers were made - a burger topped with crispy cheese. A must have. Prior to Covid, the condiments tray had ketchup, mustard & chopped onions. Now, there are packets of the condiments. No onions though. We shared an order of fries - crispy & good. I was too full to have ice cream after our meal, so we brought a half gallon (yes - a real half gallon) of our favorite flavor home - chocolate almond joy. Yum! Note - you need cash. No cards. There is an ATM in the restaurant.

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    never thought id review this place but was actually quite impressed with the products as well as…read morethe over all establishment. inside was clean and organized, staff who was assigned at the counter that day was a nice and friendly lady too. She also appeared to know some of the customers there so there maybe some regulars that stops by. lots of coffee options and some warm food as well as the usual grab and go snacks and chips. They have some deals at times too (ex. bottled water, etc). Actually ended up grabbing one only to end up paying tax as well ahha next time il have to keep that in mind.

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    Attended the 1st Ben & Jerry's ice cream cakes decorating class which was held at the Evergreen…read morelocation in South Windsor. This class that Linda the Manager instructed was so much fun creating your own ice cream creation. If you haven't ever decorated a cake this is the perfect class. What was the best was it was ice cream. You get to choose 2 flavors out of the 4 they give you to select and they prepare it in advance so the cake is firm for you to decorate it. There are a few steps that you complete to have your master piece to have and take home. The items you decorate w are supplied. It's a lot of fun and they are having another class is on Saturday, February 8th for Valentines. The other locations are also having classes. You can go on Eventbrite. The price is $25 pp. thanks to Ben & Jerry's for having such a cool event to do. You won't be disappointed.

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