John Montgomery

An icon of the Athens area. The service, food and atmosphere are terrific and very reminiscent of an old school burger shack. Can't go wrong with anything on their menu. I'd so much rather spend my money here than a big box chain.

Gene Banks

They serve the most authentic, old school hamburgers in town. Their malts are cold and delicious. Tacos are excellent. The food at Benson’s is classic and getting better all the time!

Jesse Strickler

It's like Dairy Queen got an upgrade. Visiting from north Houston for a chicken show. Stopped in for dinner and dessert. There are differences between this and Dairy Queen, not one of them negative. 1. The food is fresh and high-quality. The beef patty was so much better than d. 2. They use a higher fat content recipe in their ice cream leading to a creamier, richer, flavor. 3. It's clean! No sticky tables or rotten filth smell.

Matt H

The staff were very friendly and the owner took time to share some of the restaurant and town history with me. I had the hornet stinger burger with onion rings. The burger had the perfect amount of heat balanced with a ton of flavor. It was the best burger I’ve had in quite a while! The onion rings were spot on as well. It was a good value for great food!

LaTonya Lewis

Going to a Dr appointment and decided to eat first. And glad I decided to stop here. Similar to DQ, food was hot and good, hospitality was awesome. I will be eating here again.

Ann Nix

My husband, four of our grandchildren, a visiting friend, and I ate at Bensons Eats and Treats, during the Old Fiddlers Reunion. The burgers, chicken strips, fries, gravy, toast, and ice cream were excellent! Service was exceptional! The chicken strip basket is highly recommended!

James K.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Full disclosure, I met the owner of this place at church but I set that aside to be able to be objective about this place, so here goes... Bensons is freaking amazingly good! I had a chicken sandwich with a cherry shake and my wife had a burger with a strawberry shake and we were definitely impressed! The staff was outstanding and they had no idea we knew the owner from church (she wasn't there that day) and their friendly welcoming demeanor was the same no matter who walked in the door! My shake had real cherries in it, none of that almost cough syrup flavor you sometimes get and my wife's shake was amazing as well! The food was fresh and amazing as well, I have a video of the steam still coming off my sandwich and the curly fries are awesome! Now the critiques: When you go (and you for SURE want to go) be careful about parking in the spaces directly in front of the building, traffic can get a bit crazy. And that's really the only critique we had and that's nothing! Overall, Benson's is the epitome of that hole in the wall hidden gem just waiting to be discovered... So go discover it! You won't regret it and we will for sure be back!

Tiara Harris

The food is amazing! We got 3 meals and 2 large desserts for under $50 too. Ask for the extended menu and the list goes on! Better than any commercial fast food restaurant which you can tell just by the taste that more thought and customization goes into the food that is made. I can’t even explain it… you HAVE to go for yourself to understand!

Alysa Stephens

I am in love with the Hornet Stinger burger here and stop almost every week after the farmers market to get one on my way home. If you have not tried it you are missing out! Best burger I have ever tasted. Of course the addition of an Avalanche is usually a needed bonus as well.

J W

Great place in Athens! Best place for a good old fashion hamburger and fries. Staff are always pleasant and professional. Restaurant is clean and tidy, and food always taste fresh and hot. Great place for a family outing and want break the bank. I encourage you to experience yourself the service and quality of good food.

+25

The food was fantastic. The fries were incredibly fresh and well seasoned, The burger was one of the best I ever had outside of a family cookout, and the coke mix had just the right amount of syrup and carbonation, one of the best I've ever gotten from an establishment. My only complaint is that drive-through speaker has aged a bit and so it's hard to hear and some things were missed. Such as a order of onion rings was instead a fry, and both bugers were supposed to have no mayonnaise and they did. Other than that the food quality is fantastic, the drive-thru service was respectable, and I can't wait to try inside dining again next time. It was great to see how good the food still is, seeing how it's been a decade since I've eaten there with my late great aunt.

Patricia Meador

I ordered a hand made shake & after driving off I took a drink & it was so thin I don't think they even put ice cream in it! Their shakes USE to be the best. Not any more!