Even though they were very busy and clearly understaffed our waiters and all the staff were quick and on point.

Even though they were very busy and clearly understaffed our waiters and all the staff were quick and on point.

Food is great service is awesome waitress and waitress are very nice ambiance great I recommend this place 100%

food is great service is awesome waitress and waitress are very nice ambiance great I recommend this place 100%

Food is great service is awesome waitress and waitress are very nice ambiance great I recommend this place 100%

Food is great service is awesome waitress and waitress are very nice ambiance great I recommend this place 100%

The food and the service was great. I love love eating here.There always very friendly and you don't wait to long for your food.

We love eating and having ice cream at the Friendly's on Hempstead Tpke in East Meadow. P

Great customer service. They have amazing ice cream sundae choices. Never an issue at this location.

Great service. Food is always great. Never a long wait. Alma is always a pleasure. My daughter enjoys her.

Amazing service very nice. Food was amazing. ambiance was good views were great. Loved the decorations around me

Stopped by the Friendly’s in East Meadow and had such a fantastic meal! The staff was incredibly warm and welcoming—true to the name. You can tell they really care about making sure you have a great …

Stopped by the Friendly’s in East Meadow and had such a fantastic meal! The staff was incredibly warm and welcoming—true to the name. You can tell they really care about making sure you have a grea…

I am trying to figure out a way to explain what the Friendly's experience is for those who have never been. The best I can come up with is imagine if a diner and Denny's had a love child. Friendly's has been around for years. I used to love going to it as a kid. I arrived at this one at about 5:00 on a Saturday. It was pretty crowded. The parking lot was full. As I look around, I see a lot of middle school, high school and families with children there. So it seems like the tradition of an attracting younger taste buds still holds true. A big part of that is they are known for their ice cream, although I used to love their burgers. With that in mind, I ordered the fish and chips. I know, who orders fish and chips at a Friendly's? ME! 😂. The other order at the table was a kid's meal. I think it was a great value. For $7.99 a grilled cheese sandwich, french fries, a drink and an ice cream hot fudge sundae was all covered for that price. Keep in mind those items are interchangeable because the child can pick from a menu of what they want. For example instead of french fries, broccoli could have been chosen. Are instead of grilled cheese, a quesadilla could be ordered. It is also kind of cool that the child menu comes in "sizes". They have one for smaller children and one for bigger ones. That's pretty cool The fish and chips were not the highlight of my visit. The fish came out very hot which is great. However, the texture is a little hard to explain. I was expecting a light and flaky bite. The fish was more "chewy" and it was salty. I put generous amounts of the provided tartar sauce on it. I also ask for extra lemon. I did eat it all, mainly because it was $17. But I will probably not ever order it again. Speaking of the price. I expected a higher grade of fish for that price. Additionally I recall the french fries being better when I was younger. These french fries are the thinner variety almost shoestring like. Unfortunately they get cold rather fast because of the small mass. The kid's plate seemed fine. That makes me happy because this is the kind of place that belongs in your childhood memory. Eating with your parent and just having a good time. The meal came with an activity book and a spoon that changes colors based on the temperature of the food you put it into. Not sure if I'm putting that into my child's mouth, but we may use it for science fun. Keeping in mind that this establishment isn't known for the meals more than it is for the ice cream, let's talk dessert. The kid's meal allows a choice of three different ice cream creations. The classic hot fudge was chosen. And I was told it was very good. I ordered the large sundae. Came with three scoops and three toppings. I had a hard time choosing. I ended up with a mocha ice cream, cookies and cream and chocolate chip. I topped it with hot fudge, cookie dough and marshmallow. At almost $10, it definitely filled me up. It was very sweet and satisfying. I definitely enjoyed the dessert and would come back for that. I definitely still see this as a place for the high school and college crowd. I also think it's a great option for parents who want a simple establishment to take there children to. The charm of Friendly's is its still very old school. No fuss. It's not fancy and you can get a good value on a child's meal. And I don't know any child who's going to complain after eating ice cream! 😁 Slight Update: I returned to Friendly's with my son. I ordered the tuna fish melt. I know, again with the fish from friendly's 🤣. I don't eat red meat give me a break. Anyhow, that sandwich is the bomb. I bet it's a sleeper on the menu. I enjoyed the tuna fish and fries. If you want to kick it up a notch, get a side of coleslaw with it!

Extremely pleased with the food, staff and overall experience. However, I must add that they’ve gotten stingy with their icecream. I do not like ordering by oz. (Who knows weight and ate they really weighing it out), should still be by the scoop like. Large sundaes are not close to full bowl like they used to be (with their 5 scoop sunda) but yet are still pictured that way on the menus and ads on tables. Felt like there wasnt enough ice cream to go with its toppings. But wasnt so bad that wont stop me from returning. Still delicious 👍🏼

Shondrea Harrod

This place has been apart of my life since before I was born. My mom worked here while pregnant with me. It's been our mother/daughter go to for 40 years. Now, we take my Goddaughter with us 😊.

ocschwartz

I had a Thanksgiving Open Face Sandwich special that was absolutely delicious. Menu options I feel are limited. Service was great, they did forget the Reese's Pieces in the bottom of my wife's Conehead. There was some kind of school event that had just let out so there were a lot of young people there. Maid service a little slower and atmosphere a little louder. But hey, it's Friendly's.

Joe

Stopped in for a late lunch with Mom. Friendly service from Sam. We enjoyed our Vanilla Fribble with a triple combo appetizer (mini mozzarella sticks, chicken quesadilla and chicken tenders) while we waited for our main course. I enjoyed my favorite, the Fishamajig platter. My wife liked her double Cheeseburger with bacon platter. Mom thought her hot lobster roll was lacking in flavor. We all split a Caramel Fudge Brownie Sundae dessert. Overall, it was a nice experience thanks to quality service and food. We will be back.

Ty

The lobster and shrimp quesadillas are definitely a must try. They were so good. It’s a family establishment so it’s a good place to bring kids. The peach cobbler sundae was good as well. Service was a bit slow but overall, had a good experience here.

+1

Brian Kupchik

This Friendly's location is great for kids. I have 3 toddlers and they're all nuts, especially when they eat sugar. So we like taking them here because they wait staff and other customers are very patient and (excuse the pun) friendly. Today, our waitress was Gerrianne and she was excellent! Every single time we come here. My kids loooove the cool drinks they have, one is called sharks in the water. It has gummi sharks swimming in a blue colored sprite. The kids meals are very cost effective and come with an ice cream. There are healthy options if you want, most people don't realize this. Keep in mind they are friendly... Not fast, and not always accurate with the order, but always friendly. A great place for a toddler's birthday dinner.

+5

Took my daughter to Friendly's as a little treat after her first day of kindergarten. The service was good and the lady helping us was very nice. I'm not really an ice cream person myself, and the …

Took my daughter to Friendly's as a little treat after her first day of kindergarten. The service was good and the lady helping us was very nice. I'm not really an ice cream person myself, and the …

The appetizers was delicious and the server Justine was super cool. I would come back again. The ambiance was clean and the hostess was very nice and courteous.

The appetizers was delicious and the server Justine was super cool. I would come back again. The ambiance was clean and the hostess was very nice and courteous.

Austin Abraham

Wonderful service. Awesome deals. But food is way TOO SALTY. Besides that; I appreciate them cutting the cake for us and singing Happy Birthday for my little cousin.

+8

anthony giardina

This Friendly's often has good lunch specials. I appreciate the easy parking situation and the location. Its a good spot to quickly get some burgers and fries. Their home-fried potatos are good but you can tell they were frozen so minus 5 points for not having fresh potatoes. Their french fries are thick and pretty tasty so that makes up for the potatoes. The burger is actually pretty good I ordered the bacon double cheese burger. I liked it a lot. My friend got a bacon, egg and cheese and he said its his go to Friendly's choice. Overall i give this Friendly's a 3.5 out of 5. They didn't do anything wrong but its not meant to be a 5 star experience. I would go back but I wouldn't go out of my way to get there.

+8

1-19-26.\nSomewhat decent food. I ordered the infamous "fishamajig" melt sandwich. Which I believe is a fried codfish patty served on toasted bread with some cheese and tartar sauce. I'm certainly no…

1-19-26.\nSomewhat decent food. I ordered the infamous "fishamajig" melt sandwich. Which I believe is a fried codfish patty served on toasted bread with some cheese and tartar sauce. I'm cert…

Went here after a concert at Eisenhower park. Hadn't been in a few years. Luckily it wasn't crowded ever though the very large parking lot was full. We were seated quickly and given menus. We order…

Came here around 10:30 pm on a Saturday with friends. It was eh. The service was very slow (about an hour's wait for our food), the food was eh, and the bathroom was...sticky. Sticky is the best wa…

Batman Linton

Went to the Friendly's on Hempstead Turnpike. Easy to see why this chain resturant has closed many locations. While it features a ample parking lot and spacious seating, this is where the Friendlyness ends. Having revamped their menu, many of the old favorites are gone, replaced with questionable choices such as the Doritos burger with the chips toppingthe myriad of other things piled on top of it. Our server, a young girl didn't know what a pattymelt was and never heard of it. After explaining what it was, she happily said she would see if the kitchen could make it. What I got was anything unlike the old favorite served years ago. It consisted of under cooked ground beef with a marginal amount of onions and hardly any cheese on sound kind of marble bread that they said was rye. The other entree was their country chicken wrap. This consisted of chicken, lettuce and tomatoes in a wrap with a vinegarete sauce, which was requested to be on the side, but was coated over the wrap. The heat quality was lacking on both items and the fries as if they needed to be refreshed. The onion rings were good, but cut very thick. In looking at the ice cream and dessert menu, many of these favorites are gone. Like most ice cream places, chopped peanuts as a topping is gone in favor of the food police. Some of the old flavors are also gone in favor of their best selling ones. Every thing seems to have a coating of whipped cream on it, from tge ice cream to the milk shakes. There was a time that Friendly's evoked good tasty dinning that was not just for kids. But it appears the lackluster has gone. While I may choose to grab a pint or quart from my local supermarket freezer, dinning at their resturant is no longer on my menu choice

Zachary Reed

Service is beyond slow. Take my kids here every so often because they like the food and ice cream, but I usually try to talk them out of it. Most recently we waited 25 minutes to order ice cream. The food ia decent, the ice cream is good. The service is just terrible.

Paul Henry

So im here on a Sunday afternoon, place wasn't crowded. We sat, waiter took awhile to take the drink order, take along time for the drink to come. Second there was no utensils on the table we order an almost a 1 hour before the food arrive. Worst place to be on a Sunday they take there sweet little time