Classic American hamburger stand known for their famous root beer. I try to stop in here whenever I'm in the area. Usually well-run. read more

A&W Restaurant - Busy on a Saturday afternoon in Manistee - Fast Food Near Me - Manistee, Michigan

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Disappointed with double cheeseburger. Not at all like I had in the past Was barely the size of regular cheeseburger. Patties extremely thin. Will go elsewhere for dbl cheeseburger, but had onion rings which were very good read more

Best mushroom burger ever! Root beer with combo meal was pretty large, reminded me of A&W quality from the olden days.

This is an older style restaurant but was fun to visit. The food was very good and a large amount for the money. Two people can share the float and still have some left. read more

A&W Restaurant - 3 piece tender, double burger, root beer float - Fast Food Near Me - Manistee, Michigan

Love A&W! Crispy curls & cheese curds are great. Normally pretty fast through the drive thru during the summer. We always stop heading to & from Bear Lake. read more

Came in for a snack-- Good service at the counter (with a new crew member getting trained), quick food order. The chicken sliders were pretty good (staff suggested ordering one of each type so I could try both the Crispy and the Grilled . I liked crispy best). Fries were excellent, nice and crispy. Food was right out of the kitchen and tasty. I got the black raspberry shake as well, my summer treat--yum! And--this restaurant has Pepsi! read more

They are SLOWWWW normal A&W just extremely extremely slow. We came here once before and ended up leaving the drive thru because they took over a half hour. We're trying again not as long but they definitely take their sweet time. Food is good but expensive and like I said before slow read more

Colton tried to charge me 25 cents for a refill when I was dining in and he was extremely rude. But the food was great. Send his ass in the back away from customers read more

It doesn't get any more old-school than a an A&W root beer stand. Grabbed a combo with a foot-long hotdog with Coney sauce and onions. Some kind of spicy ranch fries with lots of jalapeños. Not very good for me but I enjoyed it. read more

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I ordered two large papa burger meals with onion rings and root beer floats. The prices of everything have went up and I understand that, staffing is a problem and I understand that, but customer service and portions have taken a serious hit at this place. The burger and onion rings were decent, but the large root beer floats with dome lids didn't even get filled up to the top of the cup, in fact the ice cream wasn't even up to the top of the cup itself. Also I asked for the onion ring sauce with them and when I got to the window they made me pay an extra 25 cents for the sauce.... I know it's only 25 cents but it's the culmination of prices going up, service going down, shrinking portions, and then adding the 25 cents for your sauce at the window that just ruined it for me. read more

A&W Restaurant - Root Beer Float - Fast Food Near Me - Manistee, Michigan

For a fast food place, their food always tastes fresh. Their RootBeer is too notch, and their floats have a generous amount of ice cream. We have waited 5 mins for food all the way to 45 mins - if you're prepared to wait it's not bad. Their hamburgers are delicious and the toppings always fresh. I really cherish this location since A&Ws are scarce. read more

Out at Caberfae for a few days, and swung West to enjoy an evening. The whole town was shut down. The two business in the entire town open before 2100 were this, and a Shell. They had two employees, neither very friendly or helpful. That's okay. There was food, it was cheap, it tasted alright. Can't say too much about the place, except that if I was in the area and saw any other place open, I would go to the other place. read more

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Solid chili weenies and decent cheese curds. A little pricey for my chili weenie but we'll rounded food. I recommend a coke to wash down the chili weenie. read more

I have only been here twice, and the building is a little bit beat up, but the help are super nice and the place is pretty fast for an A&W I love A&W's in general, but there aren't many left in the Mitten, so I almost feel it is a responsibility to support then or they will go away The cheese curds are the best in the business and it is one of the only places you can get a root beer float to go read more

A&W Restaurant - Always great - Fast Food Near Me - Manistee, Michigan

My daughter and I stopped here on our way from Indiana to camp Arcadia. We got 2 burgers, 2 Coney dogs, cheese curds, curly fries, and 2 root beers. Our total was less than $20! First of all, everything was piping hot, fresh! The fries and curds were both delicious. My daughter said the burgers were good. My Coney dogs were good, but I wasn't a big fan of the Coney sauce. It was more of a chili, and too runny for hot dogs. Made for messy eating. The root beer was good, but I'm not positive it's made in house like the signs say. It was poured out of the fountain with all the other drinks. The wait was a bit, but our food was hot so I'm ok with that. Overall we would return, it was a good visit with good food. read more

A&W Restaurant - Root beer! - Fast Food Near Me - Manistee, Michigan

update your times both google and your signs say open past 8 and you now close at 8. Please update the times it is quite annoying to get there and the signs say open when you're not read more

Wow, a true find. I have not had an A&W rootbeer in years. Ordered the complete meal. Just what I needed. Rootbeer was nice and cold with a bit of foam on top. Burgers were great and not greasy. Fries cooked to perfection. Staff friendly. Wait time was a bit long but who cares? Stopped by twice during my visit. read more

I LOVE A&W! A&W is so delicious! I recommend the cheese curds, but only the regular size. Maybe it's just me, but if you get the big size it's way too many to finish. I always get my food in a timely manner, (I go here often) it smells good, I feel welcomed, and again, the food is amazing. Hands down the greatest fast food place in Manistee. Nobody else can compete with A&W. read more

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Great restaurant, super busy but the staff was very organized and efficient. Food was great, tables kept clean. Will definitely be back!

Yesturday i went there,there was 2 couple and a single patron already eating one guy in front of me.i ordered 4 burgers @2/4$ and one onion ring order.girl made us wait 14 minutes before taking our order because she was talking to the young man in front of us while his order was being cooked.He wanted some special shake she said the didnt have any more but then decided next time you come in i will make you one.He got his food went sat down,she still didnt take our order.she decided to make the dude his special shake or whatever and walks out and gives it to him.i dont think he paid for it.i paid with a special bank card for gas reimbursement for medical stuff.i can get food but it wont pay a tip.i didnt even notice ,i thaught our bill was a little high.next morning my bank flagged my card purchase.i thaught someone had used my card.i call in.nope turns out the were letting me know that a 20% tip gratuity was tried to be charged.i called the a&w when she opened and she asked me to come show her my phone.The manager argued that they cant do that theres no place to add tip.YET SHE TRIED! the young lady was there working again.i pointed her out.it was a special card so the tip would not go through.if i had used my discover card or master card she would have got away with it.2.31 is the diffrence.Not A Big deal???? Welll.....how many other people is she jacking their cards for money.Thats a pretty lucrative income scam on the side,PLUS she gave away an expensive big ol shake! Best employee my ass! What would the OWNER think of your embezzlement/ fraud.Not going back if she still works there.im poor,i cant aford to have someone rip me off.Just pissed that the manager didnt really think it was a big deal.i had to explain it to her like 3x before she looked like she really under stood what happened. WELL ANYWAYS.I BUSTED OUT YOUR CREDIT CARD SCAM.STEALING FROM CUSTOMERS IS NOT COOL IN MY BOOK.BEWARE PEOPLE! read more

Worst A&W. Dirty, greasy floors. Looks like decor inside is original and never maintained. All beat up. Food horrible. Thin limp fries. Waited extra long for chicken tenders to cook. They were like rubber. My better half had burgers and coney dog. He didn't like his either. I have eaten many A&W restaurants across the country over the years and had astronomically better food. If I owned the A&W brand I would take their franchise away and sell it to someone that cares. read more

Absolutely the worst service I have had there. I ordered a coney dog, onion rings ,chilli cheese fries, 2 root beers. Well I didn't get the chilli. Cheese fires with the order then was told I never ordered them cause they weren't on the ordering screen. My try was covered in root beer. Plus the people in front of us and behind us all their orders we screwed up too. Waited 20mins for that stuff. read more

Took very long to get the food and was expensive for amount of food you get. The food was not the best tasting and the chicken was rubbery. Also I found 3 hairs in my food and had to throw out over half of my meal. read more

The staff is incompetent. They are rude. Laughing playing and being loud when guests are eating. Cook's do not wear gloves are beard or hair gaurds. Won't be going back until a change happens for the better. read more

Yup. A fast food restaurant and I'm giving it 4 stars. A trip down memory lane for me; I remember having an A&W in my town when I was in high school. This is not one of those newer ones attached to other chain restaurants (LJS), but an old-fashioned looking A&W stand alone. Cold rootbeer (still the best) in mugs, and a very good hamburger and fries; the legendary "Papa Burger." I do have one question - what happened to Mama and Baby burgers? (Not on the menu). Did Papa leave the family? read more

Delicious. I had a no. 3, grilled chicken sandwich, upcharge for cheese curds (noms), and a soda. Pretty affordable, about 9$ for all of that. Cheers! read more

Stressful environment. The employees need to communicate better. With this they were very unorganized. The customers had to wait a long time to receive their items and most of the food was cold by the time they received their order. read more

Considering that Manistee has many fast food restaurants to choose from I would suggest working on the customer service. My root beer float over flowed and I used up all of the (small amount) of napkins that I was given, then I proceeded to ask for more napkins then one of the workers came out with a nasty attitude (worse than a teenaged girl on her period that didn't get her way) and a rag. Once she arrived to my table she says (and I quote) that's why you're supposed to keep the float on the tray. I was never told prior to the event that I was supposed to leave it on the tray. Not only that, the teenager that was working the cash register (Cameron I think his name was) you could tell that he was new to the job and the same woman was "helping" him and she was very rude and mean to him and I felt pretty bad for the guy. So I will not be going back to the establishment. read more

Great food, and friendly staff. I took my mom there for lunch today and the staff was outstanding. A special shout out to Lee who paid for our ranch when I didn't have enough change. I will definitely be coming back. read more

Always go here when we are in town - super friendly staff and the food is always great - luv the root beer floats ;)

Went to the Manistee A&W mainly for a root beer float and a foot long hotdog. Order was placed. In the meantime another lady ordered a chicken tender basket. When the order came up it wasn't the basket that she received. The clerk argued with her telling her that she didn't order that. Fortunately another person in line had heard her order and the person was given the chicken basket. All this time we wait. The root beer float is running all over the counter and the tray. I asked for another tray which I got. We got the hot dog and then we waited for the fries all the time listening to one person working there complaining. Finally we get our fries and try to get to a place to sit and eat. The floor was slippery, really slippery. Sitting there we heard someone ask the girl at the register if they had air conditioning. The girl said yes but the owner wouldn't let them turn it on. It was 83 degrees outside so you can imagine how hot it was inside. One gentlemen was wiping his face because of the sweat. Awful service, terrible staff. Maybe the heat had gotten to the staff too and that may be the reason for the attitude, greasy floors, awful service. read more

Ok so they are a little behind the times in here but it gives it charm! The staff is friendly, the food is good. Drive through can be a little slow. But they gave my dogs treats when I pulled up so everyone in the car was pleased. read more