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    The Ground Round

    3.9 (69 reviews)
    Closed • 4:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Ground Rounder  1/2lb burger
    Dave P.

    I grew going to the ground round as a kid so there were big shoes to fill with the re-launch. I was hesitant about going but glad we did. The look was reminiscent of the original. There were 4 tvs showing old cartoons. I would have liked to see a big projection screen like they had at the Framingham one years ago. The hot popcorn on the table was a great throwback. The main dining room was full on a tuesday night with a mix of families and adult couples. Staff was very friendly and prompt with service. We ordered the Ground Round burger and I was PLEASANTLY surprised how good it was. Its a true 1/2lb burger short rib brisket/ground sirloin blend with beer cheese, bacon and pretzel bun. Lettuce tomato and onion would be nice to have and not have to ask for it. Definitely coming back.

    Menu's, popcorn, and cartoons on in the background
    James P.

    Talk about nostalgia. We had a great time here. The service was spectacular, the food was very good, and the atmosphere with popcorn and cartoons was a nice touch to the Ground Round's of our childhood. We will definitely be back!

    Pot'O'Gold appetizer sampler
    Laura B.

    Never fails to provide amazing food and service! Great fun vibes at during FIFA! Supporting local feels and tastes lovely

    Cordelia R.

    It was packed on a weekend day but we got four seats at the bar out of sheer luck. We had a lovely time and the bartender was excellent. Overall really enjoyed our foods and drinks, definitely felt like a good value. Overall would return

    The classic cheeseburger
    Sam C.

    When we got seated (no wait) we instantly got popcorn it was ok but good and they made it right it right in dro. Our server Jess was really chill and very knowledgeable about the menu, side note my sibling heavily abused the free mints policy. Another great thing about this place is they heave... TOM AND JERRY and also baseball for the 4 people who actually like it and golf too. The interior is pretty cool it's like a sleep away dining hall but with a bar. Also they have free WiFi just ask for it I know some people are socially awkward it's WiFi it's worth it. For 6 people our food came at a pretty good time and everything was fresh. The soft pretzel and beer cheese was pretty good. The cob salad gives the best bang for your buck and it's very good. The classic cheeseburger was ok according to the person who had it. The consumer of the kids pasta and marinara sauce thought it was ok also. The staff here are actually the goats some little kids got a free ballon good job the ground round! The strawberry field salad was ok (I'm sensing a pattern) but the dressing was good there's also no pecans on it.

    Fish and Chips
    Hali W.

    Went here for dinner with my BF since we saw they serve movie theater popcorn as your free snack! Food: I ordered the fish and chips and bang bang cauliflower, my bf ordered the classic burger (not pictured). The fish and chips were amazing! The tartar sauce was definitely homemade the fries have a nice crunch to them. The fish was fresh and was HUGE, I definitely took this home and it was still good as leftovers. The bang bang cauliflower was really well done, freshness of the lettuce/green onions was great and the cauliflower was not mushy. My bf enjoyed his burger but his favorite was the fries. Service: our waitress was great as well, she was attentive and always on it with refills. She was also very patient when we couldn't decide what to order! Ambiance: on the inside it's like walking into a log cabin, it's very clean and tall ceilings with the wooden theme inside. The booths are also huge if that's something you're looking for. Overall experience was a 4.7/5, the pricing was good, food was good, and great service. I will definitely come back to try some other dishes!

    Buffalo Chicken Wings
    Steven W.

    What a throwback and so glad this restaurant came back from the ashes. We waited 90 minutes to be seated as the restaurant itself isn't too large but the nostalgia of it all from the popcorn to the American classics. Wings were good as I remembered. We all ordered different dishes to try and all were decently portioned and priced somewhat reasonably. Service was great and friendly. Plenty of parking

    Patty melt was outstanding. HIghtly recommend
    Evan S.

    I came for the nostalgia but I'll be going back for the food which was excellent. It was so much fun stepping back in time to a Ground Round complete with branded food and drink menus, floor mats and other signage. The first thing that hits you when you enter is the smell of the fresh popcorn. The food appears to be scratch recreations of the original menu with some new additions. Food quality was top notch - way better than anything at the original Ground Rounds I ate at decades ago. I would rate it much more in line with comfort food served at a nice local pub rather than at an Applebee's or similar chain. But it purposely has a chain feel and casualness to it to invoke the memories of the original. Patty Melt burger was spectacular. Steak was tender and served with buttered broccoli and baked potato. Chili was fresh made in a crock with melted cheese. Service was top notch as well. Drinks were refilled without asking. Definitely worth the hour drive. I will be back again for another casual meal.

    Boneless buffalo bites
    Britta O.

    Staff was amazing. Very efficient and nice. Quick to bring items and popcorn. Quick to clear. Food was ... meh. Looked pretty and tasted good but not worth the hype. Mac and cheese was decent but not something I'd drive for. Haddock was decent. Dessert was quick to come and smelled great. Smallish for the price ($10 for a medium crock of apple crisp). And it needed ... something. Maybe more cinnamon and a little more sugar. I've heard it's a nostalgia thing but I didn't buy it. I'm just glad they didn't still have a scale for the price of your meal (back in ye old olde days, kids got on the scale on like Tuesdays and your weight was what your parents paid ... great for the overweight kid).

    Maria A.

    Such a nostalgic feeling when visiting the newly opened The Ground Round in Shrewsbury. We started with some popcorn and pretzels with beer cheese, along the blueberry bella & nostalgia 9 adult beverages. My friend had the broccoli cheddar soup, and it could have been a little thicker. For entrees, my guy and friend had the burgers with fries or sweet potato fries, I enjoyed the sweet potato fries and wish we got some onion rings. I had the 4 cheese mac & cheese with crispy buffalo, which was absolutely delicious. Want to give a huge shout out to our waitress Lisa. As you can imagine, it was extremely busy, but she made our experience smooth with great communication and service.

    Fatboy S.

    Was hoping to relive the great memories I had of this place. Not so much. Service was slow. But the real disappointment was the food. Flavorless and just not good. Nothing really reminded me of the old version. This is a one and done for me.

    Ian W.

    Newly opened in Shrewsbury, The Ground Round has opened up on Grafton St at Route 9 Westbound. This classic restaurant & bar has a rustic modern lodge atmosphere with a high pitched wood ceiling with wood beams with the full service bar area to the left and main dining room and quieter dining room to the right. In the bar area, there is seating at the full service bar, flatscreen TVs, TouchTunes digital jukebox, and historic framed Ground Round prints & menus on the walls and in the area outide the restrooms. The opening of The Ground Round in the area has been highly anticipated by many, who have fond memories of dining at The Ground Round as a kid and young adult when there were plenty of locations open. I enjoyed countless meals and kids meals at my former local Ground Rounds in NY including in Albany, Colonie, Latham, Schenectady, and East Greenbush. I miss their Kids Pay What They Weigh (penny a pound) promotion, scale at the hostess stand for kid weigh in, lol. Also, the best part of my meal was getting their Slider Sundae for dessert served in a plastic mini baseball cap, which I still have a collection of different major league teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, Pirates, Phillies, A's, Royals, Twins, Dodgers, Expos, and Brewers. My most recent Ground Round dining experiences close to 20 years ago were several miles up the road at the former Tin Alley Grill in Framingham (Ground Round restaurant) where their fajitas were excellent and they had great happy hour specials. Fast forward to 2025, I decided to stop in at The Ground Round in Shrewsbury, which had their soft opening over the weekend. Open for dinner only during the soft opening phase. The dining room was booked solid and the bar was very busy. At the time of this posting, they were offering a very limited soft opening food menu including select appetizers, salads, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, fish & chips, steak tips, kids menu and desserts. The pricing is moderate high. The bar is fully stocked offering 10 draft beers, bottle/can beers, wine list, cocktails and mocktails. I took a seat up at the bar. I was given a soft opening food menu which I already read on social media. For dinner, I ordered the Ground Round Chicken Florentine ($24 plus tax), which had soft cooked campanelle pasta tossed tossed in a creamy cajun sauce with spinach, sliced blackened grilled chicken & arugula, served with buttered garlic toast. This pasta dish was very good and I requested a container for half of this dish, so I could order dessert.. For a dessert, the Baseball Cap Sundae ($7 plus tax) had a scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles, & cherry on top in a plastic mini baseball cap. However, the black mini cap had no team logo and I did ask about it. The bartender said the caps are supposed to have Red Sox or Woo Sox and the logo must have washed off. What a disappointment..... I requested the check when I was done, which was $33.17 with tax and before tip. Another bartender cashed me out. Overall, the food here tasted just fine and if I do come back to a Ground Round (MA, OH, ND, ID), I would get the fish & chips which looked like a good sized portion. The music was too loud in the bar area and could hardly hear. However, the service here needs improvement. I am cognizant that they are trying to work things out before they go full steam ahead. The bartender had a chippy attitude, did not offer me popcorn and basically told me "I don't know what to say" and walked away after I asked about the blank baseball cap, no resolution. Most bartenders would ask my name to put on the tab/check, but the name on my check was Back Row Hat (probably easier for food runners to identify or maybe they could use seat numbers). Also, no manager or owner introduced themselves to me, so I will not likely return to this location for a while. Unfortunately the service here was very similar to the former Tin Alley Grill in Framingham, which I gave the same rating, good food, spotty service. I will note, I've had both good food and stellar friendly service at the former Ground Round locations in Upstate NY, back when people actually cared.

    TOM AND JERRY
    Kerry B.

    Jane (our waiter) and all the other staff are very nice,interior 5 stars it's Halloween themed, they have tom and Jerry and football (footballs at the bar area), popcorn is delicious,fresh and warm 10/10 perfect blend of butter and salt, they have Andes mints in the front, appetizers came in a decent amount of time,pretzels are pretty good and the so is the beer cheese,some main courses came in a good amount of time, Mac and cheese has a very unique and good flavor would recommend. All in all this is a very underrated restaurant in my opinion and it's very good 5 stars!

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