This is a pretty clean Wendy's for being so close to a big outlet mall. They seem like they are usually pretty busy here but they get through the line pretty fast. The workers are nice and are helpful when your trying to figure out what to pick on the menu. I can't comment on the the drive through because I didn't use it, but judging on the workers characters inside it seems good. Just a good clean Wendy's to eat at after a long day of shopping. The prices here are a bit high though, I suspect that is once again because of it's location. read more

Wendy's - a sign that says quality choices make your meal - Burgers Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Wendy's is Wendy's but the service here is terrible. Ordered a watermelon sparkling energy and got soda water. Zero flavor. When I asked what flavor it was supposed to be, she said like I was dumb, "watermelon".. it was clear. I believed her and drove away.. it was not. read more

Wendy's - Burgers Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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They always get the order wrong on the simplest things. They'll add sauce, miss the bacon, miss a straw, change your drink.. it's absurd.

Avoid this place, horrendously long drive through wait. It was 1pm, two cars in front of me, took twenty minutes just to get them to take my simple order. read more

So let me start with this location something is always wrong!! Sometimes they aren't excepting credit cards for the whole weekend or the dining room isn't open. So I only get one meal from Wendy's and that's the Baconator meal (#2 on menu) medium with tangerine twist lemonade. Again it's the only meal I get and the only Wendy's I go to. I ordered the meal to with the son of baconator and son of the baconator was right and the baconator was wrong again and then it's always a double cheeseburger when it's wrong. I can say I've been there 30 times this year and 12 times it's been wrong. It always makes me stop eating there because it's the only place that gets my order wrong. Then when you write anything you get..."oh...we are sorry about that". Now I'm at work with a burger that isn't what I ordered. read more

Wendy's - Not a baconator!! - Burgers Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Both burgers were cold. One had too much mustard while the other had little to no condiments.

Everything about this location could really improve. Everything we tried to order they didn't have toppings, (tomatoes, lettuce, etc. sign on wall hand written, out of chocolate frosty's. Sign on register, short staffed (that's called poor management) and the place was dirty. Wendy's has gone down the toilet, so to speak. If zero rating was possible, that would be my first choice. By the way we walked out never to return to any Wendy's read more

Avoid at all cost. We arrived at 9 PM and ordered at the drive through. As we pulled up to the window, we were given our drink and a Frosty. No straw or spoon. We waited patiently for 5 minutes. I incorrectly ASSUMED that would he fresh hot food. Nope. Cold Son of a Baconator. Junior deluxe and cold fries. My dog really liked the cold food. We wasted 16.01 dollars on dog food. The only thing that was hot was the Frosty. And now I have diarrhea. read more

it was horrible we didn't even order and walked out! We were ordering and the guy told us how there was chocolate frostys and no tomatoes... There was a sign that said " due to staffing shortages you have to pay with the kiosk " Thats just call no staffing.. And there was no kiosk. The floors and tables were very dirty. Never going back here again! read more

I got a Dave's double burger and fries, and the burger was perfect, and the fries piping hot! Not much on the kiosk stuff, but the food was outstanding! Sunday, 3/9/25 at 5:30pm read more

Drive through is horrible. You waiting in line forever. And the place is dirty. They need new management and employees. The ordering for drive through has been broke fir a month. Had to leave and go to McDonald's. Only have lunch for a hour. That's howl bad it is. Don't go if you want to get aggravated read more

Family was the only one in the establishment. Sat at the front counter for 10 minutes with several workers walking by and not only not helping us NOT ACKNOWLEDGING us. I finally said "hello is this inside open?". I was responded with a whisper from the girl on fries to the lady in the drive through "there's someone at the front counter". Then a worker walked passed us outside and back inside 5 minutes later again no service or let alone a word exchanged to us. Finally a manager came out and took our order. Whoever is the owner of this establishment apparently does not give a crap because the reviews below and the customer service will have me driving across the street to taco bell next time i'm at the outlets. coming from someone who worked at Wendy's in high school it's embarrassing that you can treat someone to be invisible. read more

Wendy's - tables and chairs in a restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Only the drive through was open, you were not allowed to dine inside. There was a sign on the door that said dinning room closed short staffed. We could not go through the drive through with our RV, very disappointed read more

Placed a mobile order at around 4pm. When I went to pick it up and got to the window the cashier let me know that they didn't have any more Dreamsicle Frostys (which was surprising as they weren't busy at all, it was early dinner time, and it's their latest special). She asked if I would like anything else instead. So I asked for a fish sandwich. Apparently, the manager said "No", that it cost more than a large Frosty. So then I asked for a chicken sandwich. She (the manager) said "No, can't do that." She offered a chocolate Frosty (but I can't have chocolate). Then I asked for a baked potato. She said she could only do a baked potato with no toppings at all. So I asked to be refunded for the Frosty that I paid for on the app and didn't receive. "No, we're not able to do that." Well, what can you do? "We can do a large fries." I said that I already paid for 2 large fries, and didn't need any more fries. I asked to pay the difference if I got a fish, or another sandwich. "No, we have no way of doing that." Then they offered me chili. Disgusted, I just said, "okay, just give me that then", even though I don't care for their chili. I sat there for about another 15min waiting at the drive-thru window for the chili. Fortunately, there were no cars behind me. Then the cashier handed me the bag out of the window, then shut it, without saying a word to me. Not "sorry for the inconvenience" or "thank you", not a word. Absolutely horrible customer service and it started with the manager on duty. I worked in the restaurant industry for several years, and even owned and managed one, and have successfully managed several businesses. I've never treated my customers like that, nor did I tolerate my staff treating customers like that. You can do better Wendy's! read more

This is the first "slow food" restaurant I've ever been to. My crockpot would be a faster meal. French fries were undercooked and HEAVILY salted. Didn't get the sauce we asked for, for our nuggets. Didnt even bother to go ask for them because the line was so long. Take this 1 1/2 star rating as your warning not to give them your service. read more

Closest Wendy's to me so I'd say I used to come here pretty often, what exactly is the business model here. They open whenever they want if you get there before 9 for breakfast you're going to have to wait 10 mins because "They can't except any new orders right now" never had a problem with attitude but the service itself is just TRASH and it's been this way for a couple years. Is this place privately owned or what I can't imagine this is the service you want from your chain near such a busy street like 301. read more

This Wendy's either needs to be shut down or a housecleaning if management and staff ASAP! The people that work there are slow and lazy and the lines are always long and the communication skills suck and the food is also always wrong. I ordered a big bacon burger and this is what I got. This burger looks like it's from a horror flick . I mean where is the lettuce and tomatoes and where's the bacon! It's a Big Bacon Burger with no bacon read more

Wendy's - a cheeseburger and a burger - Burgers Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

WENDYS SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO HAVE THERE NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORE!!! Pulled into drive thru at about 10 pm no other cars in sight. Waited about five minutes then a voice came over the speaker to say it would be a few minutes. We were hungry and had a bit of a drive ahead of us so we decided to wait. After about ten minutes we went to place our order and then the car that was behind us pulled around us and went to the window. So the employee came on the speaker and told us it would be a few minutes. We finally placed our order at about 10:18. Pulled to the window and now had to wait behind the car that cut in front of us. Ok. Upon pulling up to the window we could see 5 different employees. 2 were looking at their cell phones 2 were talking to each other and the other walked from the back to the front then back again. No one acknowledged us we waited till 10:30 and drove off. RIDICULOUS!!! read more

If I could give this location 0 stars I would. Let me start by saying my food was messed up & my burgers were completely plain for some reason. But mistakes happen, I can get over that. The real issue at this store are the employees. I sat at the 1st window waiting through the drive thru & heard so many loud conversations that shouldn't be had. All within a matter of minutes I heard: - "you have s*** all over your hands" -"that fart was so bad" -"that looks disgusting is it cooked?" -I'm going to f****** kill you" -"don't touch it with your bare hands" -"you dumb b****" If these comments don't make you question your food or ruin your appetite, I'm not sure what will. Not only that but my 6 year old was in the car with me. Immediately I called the manager & tried to explain the situation because I am surely not the only one hearing this. I told him that I had just left but what he did not know was that I was now at the second window. As he assured me everyone was wearing gloves & he would take care of it. Im not sure if he misunderstood the point I was trying to make about these inappropriate comments but I saw him giggle with his employees as he grabbed a drink from the fountain. I've never been so disappointed enough to write a review but this Wendy's location deserves to have its staff cleaned out after what I experienced. read more

I ordered a daves double and i specifically said only lettuce and tomatoes and they still managed to fuck it up. Thats not the only thing they did wrong i ordered sprite and i looks like this.Wtf is this read more

Wendy's - This isnt fucking sprite - Burgers Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Beware!!! Hope you aren't hungry!! Your order will take forever, will be made wrong and cold, but you will get a whole large helping of sass or apathy. Also I watched the guy drop both the fry scoop and the burger spatula on the floor, pick both up and use them on the next order. The staff is more concerned about talking on phone, eating cookies, not wearing gloves and when they do touch their face/nose and then make food. Gross!! When they do have good staff they are short staffed, which is why I'm sure they keep quitting. Get Taco Bell instead. read more

Made a small order. At the drive through, paid and got my meal. The frosty was almost as stale at the attitude of the staff

If your looking for horrible service, dirty tables, dirty floors, dirty restrooms, lukewarm food and staff that roll their eyes and argue with you when trying to place a order all with a manager right there watching, this is the place for you. I've been here several times hoping it would get better thinking it was a fluke. But no same service and food quality everytime. read more

Drove through kind of late at night. I needed some chili. (Yes, I NEEDED it.) I very specifically asked for hot sauce and crackers. She assured me there was hot sauce and crackers in the bag. She was a liar. I did get 2 spoons, which is not really helpful at all, but... what'ya gonna do? read more

This is probably my favorite wendys. They have really good service I understand that they can be busy because they are right by the outlet mall. I have to say a little understaffed, but they manage to keep that together and get orders out kind of quickly.I have to say that they have great service they make you feel like right at home, they dont have an attitude always smiling ,i would recomend coming here. read more

Foods ok but the drive thru takes forever and by the time you get your food it's all cold. They always forget your sauce or condiments.

On Thursday I ordered $30 worth of food for carryout to be picked up at 11:20. When I got there the doors were locked so I called to ask if I could go inside and the guy told me it was drive thru only because they were short staffed. As he hung up I got a notification thanking me for ordering at Wendy's and that it had charged my card. I tried to find a way to cancel but all I had was a receipt. I tried calling the store again but it was busy. I had to get my son lunch by 11:50 and didn't have time to walk back to get my car and then wait in a drive thru line that was wrapped around the building. I figured I would swing back by after dropping something else off to my son's school but the line was even longer than before and I had to get ready for work. I called several times to cancel and get a refund but the phone line was busy. I finally gave up and called the help number on the app who started the refund process for me. Then I get a phone call at around 2pm from a manager (Doug) who sounded annoyed that I didn't come pick up my order because "it's been ready" and they are "open inside" for carryout. That's when I got upset because NO they weren't open on the inside. I told him the doors were locked and that I wasn't the only one trying to get in! He then told me I should have called and they would have brought it out to me. I DID call! I was told drive thru only. I even TRIED to call back several times only to get a busy signal. He let me know they were short staffed (which I already knew) and that he's going to talk to whoever told me they were closed inside. WHY? I wasn't even mad about it! I was mad that he called me with an attitude and then shifted the blame on the employee. They probably closed inside because they were overloaded with orders and he walked into a sh-t show. A simple, "sorry for the mix up," with the "we're short staffed," phone call would have been going above and beyond for a customer who wasn't even angry, but calling me to let me know my food had been sitting there and that I could have just walked in anytime was down right insulting. Places that are short staffed are usually due to poor management so Doug, please rethink your approach when dealing with customers. I wouldn't have ordered from there if the app had said drive thru only. Not everyone drives and not everyone can sit outside in the heat to wait for a carryout order. I'm 8 months pregnant ffs. Tried to post on google but my review has since disappeared. read more

Worst Wendy's I've ever been to! This is our second try going here after walking out the first time because they can't get their act together enough to serve people. Tried inside again today and left because the line doesn't move so we went to the drive-through and Thgot our order wrong after making us wait 15 minutes. Go somewhere else this place is a nightmare read more

This has got to be the slowest most disorganized Wendy's I have ever been to. I am a drive-thru person and every time I have been here they take FOREVER even when it's only 2-3 cars. The positive is that they are always nice/friendly. read more

Very dirty. Sticky floors, women's restroom had no toilet paper in either stall. Staff very unorganized. Pass on this one if you can!

After asking specifically if they could upgrade my 4 for 4 fries to the s'awesome fries and getting interrupted with a prompt "yes," they charged me for large fries and gave me large fries (after an unreasonably long wait). I understood the mistake so I asked if they could switch it out and they said they can't upgrade 4 for 4 fries to s'awesome fries. So then I had to go up AGAIN with my receipt and explain everything before they would agree to switch it. Then, they gave me the baconator fries (still the wrong thing). Another person in my party said the nuggets were barely fried/barely edible. Hygiene wasn't great either. read more

I went there. Terrible service!! Waited over 20 minutes in the line then when I got my food it was wrong! So we had to send it back and wait another 15 minutes. They do not where hairnets and they are very rude!! read more

Really really disgusting. I'm not a picky eater but when I ordered a spicy chicken sandwich it was all hard chewy and stringy, which I didn't realize a chicken sandwich could be. If I could throw up the bites I took and put it in a bag to return I would, because I don't want any of that stale chicken in my system. I normally love Wendy's but this was just nauseating. read more

Horrible service, dirty and rude....walked out after being1st in line and waiting over 10 mins to order.

While visiting with my granddaughter & great granddaughter who's only 7 months, it started thundering, lightening & pouring rain. Since our car was near the door, we decided to stand there & if the rain let up a little, make a run for it to the car. Shortly after, Bridgett (I think might be the manager) came to us with an umbrella, said she could take one at a time to our car. Soon after we got to our car, we saw another worker with the same umbrella helping out an elderly couple. My next trip to Florida, I will definitely visit this Wendy's again. Excellent customer service!! read more