Went for breakfast. Food was alright but nothing special. Big Boy is iconic and should be better. Staff were nice, restaurant was clean and in good shape. The food just doesn't compare with other places. read more

Toni was an amazing waitress. Hands down the best I've ever had. Food was great and she made my experience of being at big boys for the first time the best ever. She'll know who I am if you mention this, but she deserves everything for doing a great job and treating us like family, even when we are strangers. Thank you Toni read more

We have come here a few times when traveling through Gaylord Michigan. We have always had great food and service here. We have had the same gentleman help us on all three stops here. He reminds me of a pirate (Earring) for a lack of better description. His name has slipped my mind, however I wanted to give him a good review! He is always kind, fast and anticipates are needs before we ask! Fish and chips are good! Always crispy and hot with good flavor. Kids and hubby love breakfast for dinner. The prices are reasonable, the restaurant feels clean and staff are ready to help. We will come again. read more

My favorite sandwich of all times is the slim Jim created by Big boy. A few months back I ordered one through DoorDash and it came and it was excellent as always. Then I ordered one a month or so ago and it was a full third smaller and the price that didn't increased. Just wanted to let you know that I do know what shrink inflation is and I can no longer in good conscience order your food. read more

It's Big Boy. You pretty much know what you're going to get when you see the chunky guy on the sign. The food was decent and the table was clean when we sat down. What bumped this Big Boy above the average was our server. She hustled without making us feel rushed, conversed with us without being overbearing, never let our glasses get empty and didn't made us wait for the bill. We drive through Gaylord frequently and will return. read more

Slow service! Waited 40 minutes for drinks. 50 mins for food. Was not busy when we arrived, 3 other tables. Carry out orders were priority over people dining in the restaurant. We could overhear the staff complaining about customer orders. Seated by kitchen where alarms a timers were going off constantly. Food was ok. read more

Well it does vary from restaurant to restaurant, the quality of food ,service , and even choices on the menu. Some things on the menu this restaurant did not honor--Senior specials. We went to Gaylord and the service was so-so. We were there with a group of 9. Ordered an omelette not brown at all and so the cook turned into inside out where the brown part was inside. It was a veggie one and dry. Someone ordered fried eggs medium and the eggs were brown. Way overcooked. Hamburgers were good so people said. Just an ok place read more

Long wait for table even though place was not full and we were first in line. Out of breakfast food, mashed potatoes, etc. Long wait for food. Staff was friendly though. read more

Pretty much needs to close. Had a slim jim not grilled enough and cold left over hash browns. Hubby ordered swiss/mushroom cheese burger and said it was pretty good, but couldn't enjoy because the place is so dingy and less than clean. Service was great, but oh my we should have turned around and ran out before we sat down. We felt sorry for the people who work there. read more

Shandalynn our server and manager Max were awesome! The chicken and waffles were excellent the maple syrup had great flavor the fried fish was very good. The banana cream pie was top-tier as Shandalynn said. Even the music selection was great. No way is this a two star restaurant I'm giving them five! read more

After being seated and having our order taken, we sat for 25 minutes with no drinks or food. Finally left to go elsewhere. The table was also sticky with syrup. read more

Tried this spot out for breakfast this morning and I will definitely be coming back next time I am in the area!! The food was amazing, the service was good, and the place was really nice and cozy. read more

Just had breakfast and wanted to offer a suggestion but none of the staff asked me how my meal was, so I'll offer them here. I ordered a farmers omelette. The hash browns were great, the omelette less so. There was very little cheese in the omelette and it was rather bland without. Also, the onions need to be better cooked. Some of them appeared to be raw. So, add some cheese and saute the onions better and then we're talking lol read more

we went to go to big boy to visit our best friend who newly started working there. as soon as we walk in our server asks us what we want doesn't try to start a friendly conversation or anything. her name was Sarah she takes us to our seats and throws the menus at us and asks what we want to drink. she brings us our water and asks what we want to order. we asked for more time and she rolled her eyes and walked away. she comes back and takes our order and the Workers there would not stop staring at us our entire visit and made us feel VERY uncomfortable. She brings us our pie and walks away we thank her for giving us two spoons and she said she figured we were sharing which was the nicest thing she did our entire visit. She brings us our tab and walks away. Our friend who we were there to visit sits down and talks to us while he's on his break as we go to pay our tab. I ask for a to go box and sarah our waitress brings it to me and as we are walking away she said next time you guys come here just visit your friend if you can't afford anything on the menu. I felt very uncomfortable after that and didn't even know how to respond. It was very rude and out of pocket I have never been treated like that by a waitress And I thought it was very rude of her to treat me and my friend like that as we are paying costumers read more

It looks normal on the outside but it's gross once you walk in the door. It smells like a nasty daycare. The carpet has food ground into it. The only think that was edible was the slaw and mashed potatoes. You could squeeze the grease out of the fish. The fries were cold, I could go on. Just gross. The server was very nice. read more

Big Boy - Grease soaked fish breading. - Diners Near Me - Gaylord, Michigan

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Took my parents here. The most amazing waffles and service by Ariel. It was clean and we had our choice of where to sit. read more

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Food arrived cold- eggs, waffle. Took a long time for the food to be prepared. Service must improve.

Service was decent nice server. But it took an hour to get our food. We came in a group of 6 one person got the breakfast bar. The rest of us just got simple breakfasts. So confused why a bunch of tables with parties of 3-6 were getting food before us when they sat down after us. Got an appetizer came out 10 min before the food came. If you are looking for a quick place to get food DONT come here. Go lions !! Ps hashbrowns tasted like hard garbage. read more

Stopped for breakfast on a Saturday understanding service might be a little slow as almost every table was full. We both ordered off the menu as the breakfast buffet looked less than appetizing. Coffee was hot and fresh, unfortunately, that was the last hot item we received. Both of our meals were lukewarm at best and our sausage links were so over cooked that leather would have been better. Would not go back, too many other breakfast options around. read more

We stopped here for coffee and dessert while on our way home from watching the Elks at the local park. Our service was good manager was kind and of course how can you ruin a dessert?. read more

We left after an hour of waiting on our food to arrive. Clearly understaffed and poorly managed.

An average Big Boy Restaurant. The place was busy, but maintained the cleanliness pretty well. The wait staff was kind. The food was ok. Nothing special. Just picked this place as we were traveling through the area. We have them in Grand Rapids so we kind of knew what to expect. read more

Not sure what is going on at this location. Big Boys are usually pretty reliable places to stop for a decent meal. This one must not have gotten the memo. We were seated quickly and our drinks delivered, and after that things went downhill. Our original server comes over and says, "They are kicking me out of here, so someone else will be taking care of you." The server that took over took out food order, and then would completely forget about us. When our food came, one of our entrees was missing. She forgot to put it in. She forgot side items, messed up drink refills, and generally seemed "elsewhere". We give a lot of slack to restaurants because of the ongoing staffing challenges, but the manager shouldn't have sent our original server home if he was short staffed. Clearly they needed help. Think twice about stopping here on your way up north. read more

Had the pleasure of eating at the Big Boy restaurant in Gaylord. What a treat! Big Boy food as it should be! Terrific Slim Jim and great Swiss Miss. Did I mention fantastic service as well. Thank you for excellent dining experience! read more

I haven't been to a Big Boy for more than 35 years. Too bad, it wasn't what I remembered. I received probably one of the worst hamburgers ever served in a restaurant. No thanks....and the "cool" fries didn't help the plate. read more

Big Boy - Single with Fries - Diners Near Me - Gaylord, Michigan

Stopped in at the Gaylord location... Husband has a medical rx from Licensed Doctor as to why he can't wear a mask and i can receive a felony for wearing a mask... The employees all stated and pointed and said, "You need a mask" he held one up to his face while I reluctantly put one on against my better judgement... Please keep in mind my husband lost his 13 year old son in a farming accident many year ago.. his sons favorite restaurant was Big Boy's... which is the ONLY reason we stopped!!! They seated us at a table 6' from entry. 6' from the entry??? Half way thru our breakfast an elderly couple.. late 80's entered the restaurant... it took them 10 min to get in the door... they were greeted with finger pointing and rudeness by each and every front line employee. Pointing and asserting "You need a Mask" .. my question remains... if your mask and plexiglass is working, why are you so concerned by this older couple?? Is your mask not working? Where is the compassion or question as to why they didn't have their masks on?? Medical perhaps?? Even a couple of dumb bunnies like us could see the extreme effort it took for them to enter the establishment. The couple left, hungry... we were unable to finish our breakfast, paid and left... We should have gotten up and moved our table to the elderly couple, we should have stood up for them... we did neither and are deeply ashamed for our lack of action!!! I have emailed 2x to Big Boy Restaurant in Gaylord MI and have received NO response... I am a Small Business owner in Lower MI... If any of my employees treated any customer with such poor customer support?? customer appreciation?? lack of compassion they would be looking for another job.!! To the older couple, I extend my deepest apologies for the disgrace shown to you and our lack of discretion in standing up for you!! read more

I only gave this one star because zero stars wasn't an option. When we arrive two of the workers were arguing, we didn't receive silverware, the bathrooms were dirty, the floor was dirty. We watched our waitress cough in her hand, rub her forehead and her nose before loading her trays to deliver. The food was gross. We ate a couple bites and left. We ended up at Five Guys.... 5 stars for them!!! read more

Terrible. Felt sorry for server. Pretty sure sorry for the wait was the greeting. Food was over priced and small. Taste wasn't there either. Floor was dirty and sticky. Person who went to clean our table grabbed a nasty rag from the podium dropped it in the floor. Wiped our table And said there it's clean! Thank god I had wipes in my purse. My first instinct was to leave. I should have gone with my gut and left. Never again. read more

Horrible waitstaff, 15 minutes for an ice tea, 45 minutes for an omelette. watched two tables arrive, eat, finish and leave before we were served. Waitress Never Stopped By After Delivering Drinks, Watched Her Never Make An Effort... Horrible "Management" if its possible to even call it management - no clue! read more

Got food here. First of all it took almost an hour to get our food service was horrible. Finally, when I got my food it not only looked awful and tasted awful I went home later and got food poisoning. What a joke of a restaurant. read more

Inattention from kitchen to service is astounding! Told manager of two incorrect orders and was told others just didn't do their jobs - not hers... read more

Had to stop in here because both my husband and I hadn't been to a big boy in over 20 years since it's no longer in our area. Pleasantly surprised! We were helped by a gentleman named Jim who is one of the best waiters we've ever had. Kind, quick, efficient! We both had the classic big boy and were very happy with it. The facility was also very clean. The cook also came out and asked everyone how their meal was. My only critique is the menues themselves were rather sticky. But I'm not gonna hold that against them. This was a great value, and a great experience! read more

I love stopping by big boy restaurants when I go up north in Michigan and stopped by the Gaylord location. We were greeted by a nice and funny waitress. She was awesome and is so quick and sharp with her humor. The food came out quickly and was nice, hot, and great. Everything is all clean and nice big dining room. read more

Went in to the bathroom to find a busboy using the toilet, only to leave without washing his hands. He then handled a lot of silverware. Rather disgusting. The wait time for food was also very extensive even though there were very few patrons. Will not return Upon eventual arrival the food was cold. read more

My husband and I ate dinner at the Gaylord Big Boy last night. I had my small service dog Lacey with me. Only our waitress knew she was with me. Our waitress was fantastic and the food was very good. As we were leaving people in the resteraunt were eating their meals and paying no attention to me or my service animal until a male waiter loudly started making comments over and over he couldn't believe those people brought a dog into the resteraunt. Then everyone in the resteraunt was paying attention. This was uncalled for by an employee anywhere. I have had a service animal for several years and have never been subjected to being treated this way. We will never go to your resteraunt again. I called the manager this morning and all he said was he would address the issue. read more

Updated review below on original review: I've been here each of the last two summers for lunch. Each time service was just okay and the food was about the same. We decided to give it another try the following summer to see if it had improved at all, but it hadn't. I've been to worse, but I've definitely been to better. Updated on July 17, 2020: Came here again on our annual trip to Gaylord. Service was worse than our previous trips here. Food took between 30-35 minutes to come out with 7 total tables in the restaurant. We ordered a burger, chicken tenders, an omelette and a side of hash browns..... They need an entirely new kitchen staff along with new servers. read more

Just ordered 2 slim Jim's at Big Boy on 23 mile, New Baltimore....they gave us 2 big boys. I hate hamburger and it was a 18 mile round trip drive. When I called them, the manager said...BRING THEM BACK...isn't that ILLEGAL...if they didn't believe it, all they had to do was have us text them a photo of their 2 bigboys in their styrofoam containers instead of 2 wrapped slim Jim's that we were supposed to receive. Maybe could have mailed us a coupon for another day, who feels like making another 18 Mile round trip again tonight. BEYOND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! read more

Stopped in for breakfast on the way home from the U.P. Was pleasantly surprised! The place was clean the waitresses very friendly, the food was quick, hot and delicious. Hubby had the Santa Fe scramble and I had the veggie omelette, order came out correctly. Presentation was excellent, was looking for a quick breakfast stop and we found it. Would definitely stop again read more

Had the pleasure of eating at Big Boy . the service was exceptional and perfect with all my tables requests and needs! the staff here is so friendly, I even had an introduction to the Morning Manager! what a wonderful place for coffee and a relaxed breakfast. I'll be going back much more frequently! read more

Hair in my food, took forever to bring food out and it wasn't even hot this place is a shit hole