I was going to my son-in-law and daughter's house to celebrate my youngest grandson's birthday so I ordered one and a half chickens along with the family size order of fries and coleslaw along with a five piece order of chicken tenders and it was all quite tasty as always. Upon finishing our meal I noticed that there were three backs in the pieces that were left over. How do you get three backs out of 1.5 chickens? They obviously don't check for the right number of parts. It's seems a small thing to complain about but at $50 for the meal the backs have nearly no meat on them and so it actually raises the cost of the meal. I called ahead and they were very prompt in bringing the food out and the young lady was very courteous who delivered the food and took the payment. The old drive up restaurants are always cool to visit, it seems to take you back in time. read more

Americana at its best! Pulling up to the actual carhop A&W was like stepping back in time, puddle skirts, Wolfman Jack DJ'ing the pirate radio spinning 45s, and making out in the back seat! Ok, maybe not all that but it did give my wife and me a rush of nostalgia from simpler days gone by when service was fast, friendly, polite, and hung on a tray from your driver's side window. Not all A&Ws are the same or have the same menu. Some I've gone in are very modern and have the typical surly fast food help, sticky chairs, and so-so food with good rootbeer. Pulling into this A&W seems like little has changed in all the right ways. Pickup trucks lined up on our side with farmers, construction workers, and other blue-collar folks to have lunch. Friendly staff come out to the car and take your order, only now they have remote card readers. But the menu board painted on plywood in front of the cars is still there. The waitresses still wear those chrome change devices on their hips and they still know how to count back change correctly (few people do anymore). Our food came out fast, it was good and fairly priced. We listened to the farm report and investment news for agriculture on the radio while we enjoyed a meal from the tray mounted on the window. Even simple things like bringing out a cold bottle of catchup for the fries instead of those little wasteful foil packets that create a lot of trash matter. When you're done, you turn on your headlights and someone comes out and collects the tray. As we drove away I put on a 50s rock and roll playlist on my iPhone and we both said if we lived here we would be in every week. Keep up the great work blending the best of the past with the benefits of current technology. read more

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Very good!! The fried chicken is unlike anywhere else but you can prepare to wait awhile.

Food is expensive, it is run by kids who are rude on the phone. Will not bother to return. read more

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So far waited 25 min for 2 hot dogs and a cheeseburger. Only kids working and no management. The workers were inside eating themselves while customers waited. read more

Service was absolutely awful. Sat there for 20+ minutes waiting on two root beer floats. One server stood and talked at a car for the whole duration we were there, leaving the other server to handle all the other cars. Ridiculous. read more

Im not one to make a review, cause ive never experienced a TRUE bad experience anywhere, but tonight was definitely my first bad experience. If I could give 0 stars, I would. This was mine & my bf's first time here & we were hoping this place would be a new "go too" date night spot for us. Sadly it will not be. When we got there service was quick. They got our order taken rather quickly. Starting off so good but then it took a massive turn downhill. We waited well over an hr for our food. (1hr 15mins) It would of been meh okay if we didnt have a 10mo old with us. (no worries. we came prepared). I had noticed most of the employees were inside chitchatting it up & giggling over their phones. Time was not managed properly by staff. We were thinking since it was taking so long, it was going to come out fresh & hot. I was very wrong. My food was cold and had the taste that it had been sitting out for a while. Gross. We were also missing items from our order, which we then received after asking 10 mins later for. All in all, if youre looking to go out for dinner, I wouldnt recommend this spot. Maybe if you have an extreme amount of patience. But then again, youre looking at getting cold food in the end. Very bad experience. Hate to say it, but we wont be back. At least to this location. read more

They should go into the funeral home business because you will spend eternity waiting on your food. Used to be awesome, but now it is absolutely ridiculous. 3 times in a row wait for food was over an hour. Culver's needs to develop a coney cheese dog and no one would have any reason to go to this stand. The ambiance is wait a long time for cold food while developing back pain and cramps from sitting in the car. If that's what you're into, then this place is for you. They will be eternally grateful while you spend the rest of your days hoping your food is next. Sadly, this place has went the way of The Bears Den in Shelbyville. I drive 30 minutes to the restaurant. Maybe if I ever am dumb enough to come back, I'll call as I'm leaving the house so the wait will only be an hour. My biggest regret is I've sent a lot of customers to them and will have to apologize to all the people I've sent there for the disgrace the restaurant has became. The restaurant is an embarrassing landmark for Greensburg Indiana read more

I heard on several occasions that they had great chicken but didn't believe an A&W would have good chicken. I was wrong. My wife and I tried it today and it was excellent. You get real chicken pieces, not planks or patties. I had a thigh, a wing, and a leg along with fries and cole slaw. It was hot, tender and tasty. The breading was somewhere in the center of KFC original and crispy with a little more pepper. The cole slaw was also excellent. Sort of a cream style. Fries were Krinkle fries and also very good. I would prefer mashed potatoes and gravy rather than fries but still give them 5 stars for quality of food and service. A bonus was they take your order in person at your car so you don't have to punch the red button and talk to Charlie Brown's teacher!! Located over by the Ford dealership a block or so off Route 3. Give them a try. You won't be disappointed. read more

If you like, sitting for an hour and waiting for food, when other people are getting helped, but you're not even though you pulled up before they did a&w is your place . read more

Great food, great Hot and Fresh Fried Chicken. Ordered and picked up, order was ready at pick up, fast and friendly service from the phone to the car. definitely will be back. read more

Absolutely the best soft serve chocolate ice cream of all time!!! They still have trays for your car window, too! Great hamburgers! read more

Wow, visiting family in town and they brought fried chicken, fries and a gallon of root beer back from this A&W. Simply delicious! Like, the breading on this fried chicken is uniquely crunchy and zesty. Not at all how I remember the nostalgic A&W from my childhood - building new memories! Yummy. read more

If you like cold coney dogs on stale buns & lukewarm burgers, this is the place for you! I used to love stopping at this Root Beer stand, but just can't do it anymore. I don't understand why it is so hard to serve hot food. I hear the fried chicken is good, but won't ever be back. The service is always fast & friendly, just wish the cooks cared enough to do better. read more

Exactly what you want from a burger stand. Or more importantly, a root beer stand! We stopped by here for a quick lunch while we were out shopping for garden needs. We arrived right at noon, the joint is on a busy intersection, so be careful pulling in and out into your spots. The car hops pop out and take orders, they like many others are a bit short staffed, but doing their best!! We each ordered a bacon cheeseburger, his was a double and we shared a fry. Of course we got some root beer! A/W is a great vanilla taste. In the end, glad we stopped in. I'm a sucker for a diner style burger, thaws guys left a bit to be desired. Definitely a step above a common fast food burger, but I feel that the quality could go up a bit, maybe in size or ingredients. Couldn't quite put my finger on it. Fun stop while out and about. Especially if ya enjoy eating in yer car! read more

Stopped here in my way home from Cincinnati and was really craving a coney and a freeze... directions from highway very easy to navigate. Parking lot is a little cramped but it was due to the place being packed! Almost every stall was filled. Waited about minutes for my food. I ordered to go. Very tasty and it hit the spot! read more

Best cheeseburgers in town! I frequently order the Bacon Cheeseburger and love a side of cheese curds. Restaurant is classic drive-in, dine in your car style. I usually get my order to go and call it in so it's ready when I get there. read more

I grew up in Greensburg, Indiana. This was always a fun place to go - so, I do have some nostalgia about A&W Drive In. But still, it is a flash from the past that keeps on keeping on. A&W Root Beer really is best out of the tap in a frosty mug. Get one here. I personally like the foot long coney dog or the pizza burger and the fries. This is not a foodie place. It is a drive-in with drive-in food. Fun. Instructions: Drive up, turn your car off. Turn your lights off until you are ready to order. The menu is posted outside. When you know what you want, turn your lights on. The waiter/waitress will come to you, take your order. Turn your lights off. Your food will be brought to you when it's ready. Have fun eating in your car :) read more

Good chili dog, spectacular root beer! The service is top notch, too. I will be back next time I am in town. read more

The staff is very attentive and responsive. I really like their burgers, it always tastes fresh and delicious

This place has been open since I was a kid. They have great food and their fried chicken is excellent. You have to order the chicken a head of time. They make their own root beer and sell it by the mug by the 1/2 gallon as well as by the gallon. Everything on their menu is very good well worth the visit. No inside seating you can use the picnic tables or stay in you car. Just pull up and they will come to your car to take your order. read more

Well this place is a gamble because most of the time the food is good but there are times where they have forgotten something. Also times where drink or food tastes awful. This is a park headlights on crap like that place. Way overpriced and never any specials or anything. Bad placement of restaurant as well. You have to back out onto a busy road when your done its dangerous. Rather have it torn down and bulid something like this somewhere else and get better managers. . read more

For me, getting the fried chicken here is one of the best things about being in Greensburg. As sam w. said, this is a pretty unique aspect of this particular drive-in. I think the only fried chicken I've had that is better was at a wedding where it was homemade. The chicken is always moist and flavorful with lots of meat on the bones. The skin is light and crisp. It's not too salty and there is a little kick of pepper that makes my mouth water just thinking about it! I love how it is never too greasy. They make your chicken fresh, so call ahead if you don't want to hang about at the drive-in. It takes about 20 minutes. They also have the regular A&W menu so you can get fried cheese curds or a coney dog or their delicious root beer floats. My one complaint is that their "biscuits" are actually dinner rolls. I love how they don't have little electronic ordering boxes. You just flip on your lights and someone comes out to your car. The service isn't always super fast, but it is such a big place for just a few servers. I always marvel at how strong they are - they have to carry around those jangling change belts along with bags and trays full of drive-in goodness. If you are ever in Greensburg, I highly recommend stopping in here. It is my one, absolutely must-do thing in this town. Luckily I have willing partners-in-crime in my fried chicken indulgence! read more

Best Bone-In Fried Chicken Ever! This is a dish unique to this particular A&W. The chicken is from a local farm, and instead of cutting the breasts in to halves, they serve fronts and backs. They also have the usual A&W fare -- Burgers, Fries and Root Beer Floats in a frosty mug! It's fun to pick up food from here and take it to the park. Of all the Greensburg Trifecta (the three food joints you should always try to eat at when visiting, no matter how short your time -- Pizza King, Stories, A&W and/or sometimes Dairy Point), A&W is probably my favorite. The only downside is that they close down in the winter (hello, drive-in in Indiana), so time your trips to this small town well... read more

My buddy and I stopped here on our drive to Indy. We had to stop and get has and since restaurant wasn't far away he wanted to check it out. Everyone knows that A&W is known for the root beer float so my buddy ordered that and loved it. We didn't have the time to order fried chicken, but next time driving through will check it out. We just ordered a burger each and fries and it was fine. The workers were really nice and friendly and some of the nicest employees I have ran into at a fast food restaurant. read more

Tired of fast food drive thru windows? The same old food in a hurry? Not what you'll find at the locally owed A&W. Fast car service during the lunch break brings me in along with Double Bacon Cheese Burger. A real treat for the family is their great fried chicken. Might be the best in town but figure on 20-30 minutes on an order. Faster on Thursday when it's the special but worth the wait anytime. A&W is know far and wide for their root beer so give it a try. Personal I don't care for the frosted mugs so the to go cup is a must. read more

I give them a "1" because ZERO is not an option. On 3/27/21 around 8:30 PM I repeatedly called to place a carry out order. Finally I decided to drive there and place the order in person. I asked the waitress if the phone was broke she said "it's been ringing off the hook." The place was extremely busy. While setting there I continued to call them with no response. Finally after the 50th try and coincidentally after the place cleared out they answered the phone. Clearly proving the phone was not down. After my carry out was delivered I asked my waitress to summons the manager. BTW the waitress was an innocent person in this no answering scheme so I still gave her a $5 tip on a $25.92 order for a carry out! About 5-10 minutes later the waitress came out and told me the manager who is also the owner would NOT be coming out to address my concerns. She did offer me her name and phone number. I accepted the information and told the waitress I knew exactly what was going on. I told her she could relay to the owner/manager the screen shot of the 51 phone calls to prove the poor business practices. When I did this the waitresses eyes about popped out and her mouth dropped open. This shenanigan of refusing to answer the phone when they're busy is poor business practice, the refusal of the owner/manger to come and address my concern is the epitome of terrible costumer service. I already had paid with CC and gave the waitress a tip so obviously I wasn't after a free meal or discount, all I wanted was to display my displeasure at an establishment I frequently visit. read more

Best food there is in this little town! Owners are wonderful people and will do whatever it takes to please you. Be sure to get the root beer (float). They make it themselves, and you can tell. Also give the cheese curds or onion rings a try-- you won't be disappointed. read more

Classic drive inn !! The iced mugs with root beer are to die for. Their comets are great as well

Service: Good Food: Bacon Cheeseburger was an EPIC FAIL. It was gross. I took two bites of it and trashed it. The Cheese Curds or whatever they are were yummy. The Rootbeer float was great. I would have given them higher stars if I had just gone with the float and cheese. The burger RUINED it for me! read more

Best burgers and fries in town !!! Amazing fried chicken! Employs lots of local students! Fun to see them working hard!

My Daddy did an amazing job of getting my brother and I cultured Hoosier. When we were small he'd want to get out of the city and into some local small town. Greensburg was one of those culture stops. He'd drive us out there and let us both order our own delicious floats at the Drive-In. We'd chug the frothy-golden-beers of root and smile all the while watching the girls skate out to the cars. If anything, go for the nostalgia. But the caramel-colored root beers are good too. read more

Yuck. We stopped in on our way back from Cincinnati because our kids have never eaten here. I didn't have super high expectations but my chicken fingers were disgusting and so were the fries. My husband's and son's burgers came out wrong and had to be remade. I guess the burgers weren't that bad... I'll have to wait until I get home to eat dinner. read more

Stopped by on our way to WI. Service was fast and friendly. Burgers were salty. I had ordered a 1/4 pound hamburger and received a 1/4 pound cheeseburger, which was disappointing and added extra salt and unwanted calories. Not to mention the fact that I don't like cheese on read more

10/27/14. Might be the last summer-like day for the year. So a road trip was the order of the day. This fantastic throw-back drive-inn was the best. Just great hamburgers and dogs. What more can I say!!!. We drove from the Cincinnati area, because Cinci has NOTHING like this. Worth the 1hr drive. The local folks seem to support this very well. They were busy. I had been here before, but that was like 10 years ago. Alway's said" We need to try this again". So this was the day. These are the places I support!!!!! Can't stand that place with the clown, and the other so called "fast food" junk!!!!! Really worth the stop. read more

The wait was much longer than anticipated. food was 4 stars. Would much rather go to a Sonic before here.

I spent my youth in Greensburg and one of my fondest memories is of going to the A&W. When I return to Greensburg to visit family I always try to stop by. I agree with other posters that the fried chicken is definitely worth the wait. It is great to show my children what a 50s style drive in is really like read more

Outstanding food. and service. Fried chicken can't be beat. Fish and burgers plus fries and onion rings are hard to beat. Highly recommend it for good and great food & service. One of the last remaining "drive ins" in Indiana that's got great food. Go give it a try. Memories! read more

The waiter did not understand the menu board. We ordered cheeseburgers and she brought 1/4 cheeseburgers. She then replaced them, but told us they were jr. cheeseburgers although the sign didn't call them that. Then we were charged more than the sign said. I called in 2 days later and the lady said oh the sign said jr.. cheeseburger and the correct price. If you are going to charge more than what your signs says then change the sign. Very disappointed. Patty from North Vernon read more

We just stopped on our way back to Indy to pick up a chicken. Our 10 piece chicken turned out to be 8 pieces of burned chicken. No legs. We spent 11.95 for this crap. We have had chicken from this place many times and have told many people about this restaurant because we used to think their chicken was the best. What in the world has happened? Who is managing this place? Count us out as future customers and no more recommendations. read more