After loving Fat Boy for decades, then experiencing a drop in quality a few years ago, and then our horrible experience in 2020 under new ownership we swore we would never return, we gave it another shot on Saturday, 3027-2021... Our initial impression was highlighted by a totally awesome wait person and we ordered without even looking at a menu. We then debated what the cost of our meal would be and were within 5 bucks of our informal "guestimate". Yes the prices skyrocketed but so have prices on everything else and so we accepted our somewhat expensive fate without complaint. So be it. As for the food, the cheeseburgers are slightly larger than we remembered but were a bit dry and cooked not only through (safe) but a bit beyond what is necessary. However they tasted fine and were of sufficient quality for a drive in stand. The fries were what we both termed "blah", which to us means acceptable but nothing we would order again. My wife also ordered a grilled hot dog which she liked a lot and said she would order again. We had a black and white shake which was "good" and served as desert. The star of the meal were the onion rings and next time we will have a double order. The rings were as they were in former years (with the crappy exception of 2020) and were outstanding. We will return again. Kudos for fixing the problems that initially tanked in 2020 and I expect 2021 to be a far better year for the new ownership. read more

Back in the day, I LOVED this place. So many memories. The food was never gourmet but man was it yummy! It was the place to go. Often times it was hard to find a place to park it was so good. Quite literally, this place was hopping! Over the years I would frequently travel back to Brunswick just to go to Fat Boys and have their signature grub. Well, it's been far to long since I have been able to return to this once wonderful spot and it has gone downhill so bad I will not be returning. I had no idea in 2020 the previous owners sold it to someone who has no clue how maintain its charm let alone it's quality. The building is in disrepair. Inside is dirty. Trust me. The tables have been removed and the walls have layers of grease on them. Paint everywhere is chipping, the same old signage is being used it had 30 + years ago. Which I will admit, At first I found to be kind of neat. Oh Fat Boys how I had missed you. But I soon realized as my dining experience continued this wasn't about nostalgia; this was about neglect. The food: the cheeseburger was exactly how I remember. YUM. So was the black raspberry milkshake. I guess I am grateful for that but not sure it was worth the experience. The fried scallops were tough and fried in old tasting oil. We went around 4 pm so I wouldn't consider it to be the end of a busy day's oil. Frankly everything fried we got was subpar. Our waitress delivered our food and there wasn't enough salt or sauce (there were 3 of us). So we turned on our lights for service as the sign indicates (and as has always been the case). Well, our waitress never came back. The other waitress caring for the other side of the parking lot kept caring for her 3 cars but never told our waitress our lights were on and we were in her plain sight. My friends and I were a little disheartened by the fact we had given our waitress a large tip (you pay when you get the food) yet she never even came back to see if we were ok? I went inside to explained after 40 mins of no service and asked for a return of the tip for lack of service. Immediately the waitress who was caring for the other 3 cars looked at me and started yelling at me. "I can't, I can't. She is a new waitress and I am not dealing with you". She said some other rude things I can't recall from being in shock because she was literally yelling at me. Mind you, I did not go in there guns a blaring. I was purposefully being professional and stating facts and providing feedback. This waitress then started talking to the owner who did nothing about his wait staff yelling at me. I looked at him and I looked at her and him and her again with my mouth closed as she was literally yelling at me for merely bringing to their attention my waitress never checked on me nor came to my car when my lights were on for over 40 mins. I was dumbfounded. I let her yell because what was I going to do? Start yelling back? Once she was done I did ask the owner if this is what he called customer service? He literally rolled his eyes, sighed and explained he has had a shortage of workers and asked how he could help me. He was not empathetic, he was not concerned his employee had just gone up one side of me and down another while I stood there quiet. I calmly explained the situation to him and he went hastily to the cash register and gave me the tip money back. I gave 1/2 of it back to him and told him it's not like she didn't do anything but she certainly didn't work for the percentage initially given to her. I wasn't trying to be an. And I walked out. As we left, our waitress was helping another car and as we drove by this girl literally yelled obscenities at us as we drove by. We didn't stop, I didn't bother tell the owner because obviously he didn't care. This was made clear by the way he allowed the other waitress to yell at me. I used to work customer service jobs. I can't imagine EVER treating a customer this way, let alone my manager being okay with it. Short staffed or not. I don't doubt they have have had staffing issues but there weren't more than 6 cars total in the parking lot with 2 waitresses total while we were there. I am not sure this was a valid excuse for not receiving service considering waitresses in sit down establishments actually have more customers and check on their tables way more frequently than this girl did. Of course now that I am home, I have looked up recent reviews of Fat Boys and have actually found another review of a waitress yelling at a customer. Is yelling at your customers really worth keeping your doors open? Since when is this okay? Idk what else to say. RIP Fat Boys read more

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The quality has gone so far down hill, this was likely our last visit. Two fish fillets were served cold without cheese, tartar or lettuce. When I went to ask for toppings, I was handed two containers of ranch? Onion rings tasted old and freezer burned. Frappes had no flavor. And for $47 before tip?? No thanks. Sad times to see an institution degrade like this. read more

Woohoo, Fat Boy is back open!!!!! The menu seems to be the same for the most part, but they have added a mango veggie burger which looks awesome. They have also added some new staff as well as some familiar old faces to the team. We went there yesterday for the soft opening with my wife and kids. All the food was perfect, and our servers were super friendly and excited to be back open. So glad they have set up credit card payments this year. It makes it so much easier. Good luck team, I think you'll do a great job! read more

Have not been there in a very long time and we stopped in because we were headed to China Rose but they were closed. Decided to try the chicken tenders. In the past we have almost always done burgers... so... adventuresome we were... well, dissapointed... they were good white meat chicken for sure, but chopped and formed into uniform pieces. good flavor but to pay $10.99 for formed chicken fingers and fries was a bit much... at least we got 6 of them!!! I did my basket with onion rings and they were also kind of dissapointing.. kind of a floury texture.... nothing was greasy though so I will have to give credit for that!!! They do a great job of changing their oil. just wow... two chicken baskets and one shake to share was $32.00 plus tip... Geez..... read more

Service was lovely at pickup which I appreciate. As a Brunswick native, I'm so sad about this place! The paint is moldy and peeling off the building, the inside has no organization (like a pick up counter of some kind?) and it's filthy but in a way like it needs to be gutted and renovated-no amount of cleaning will improve. You just walk into a pit of despair and sign the receipt on the filthy door, I guess that's the new improved business model. The food is trash- just like not cared about. Burger was ok but bun was watery/greasy. The fries are awful-you can get a better style or brand of French fry pretty easily. It's sad that whoever bought this place never ate here originally, and doesn't give a crap about it or the customers. It used to be the best part about summer in Brunswick and a great place for kids to make cash. There was one car in the parking lot at noon in July, so if it makes it until next year here's hoping it gets the love it deserves. read more

This place is a family favorite. We almost always stop here on our way back from the beach. It's an old school drive up restaurant. You turn your headlights on for service. The waitress brings you a menu, you look it over, you place your order and they bring it to your car window on a rack. After you're done, you turn your headlights back on and the waitress will take the rack and garbage from you. The food is your basic burger, hot dog, fried food, and shake joint. They have a pretty large menu to choose from. Most often the service is quick and you're in and out. But our most recent visit wasn't the best. We waited 55 minutes for our food on a Friday night. Does this happen? Yes. But our waitress didn't tell us the wait would be so long. We didn't find out until we heard her tell another car. This is a seasonal place. You can choose to go into the restaurant at eat at a table. They have about 6 tables; I imagine the wait adds up quickly. This is a cash only establishment. read more

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Super cute place! Very friendly staff. Great bang for your buck. Stopped by on our travels up Route one. Was not disappointed!!

Had been here years ago but never wrote a review. We were here for lunch yesterday, I had a tuna roll, onion rings and black raspberry shake, my wife had cheeseburger and fries...fries were a bit soggy but that might be because she did not take them out of the container right away. I liked my tuna roll, onion rings and shake, but DAMN, the onion rings were the best ones I have ever had anywhere! read more

Sucks since new ownership. Bring back old crinkle fries!!! Frappe recipe seems ok, but bring back old fries!! read more

Fat Boy Drive In - We midcoast peeps want Classic crinkle fries please - Burgers Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

I've heard a lot about this place and was really excited to try it out. It follows the old drive-in eatery rules, where you pull up to the restaurant and turn your lights on to signal you need service. Thankfully, there was a sign to help with that direction. My waitress was delightful. She came out fairly quickly and asked if I needed a menu. I was able to pull up the menu on my phone prior to her getting there to save myself some time. I placed my order and continued to take in the scenery. Now, I understand this is suppose to give an old school vibe, but I've got to say, it could still use some touching up. My food came out in a reasonable amount of time, on a tray that attaches to your car door (once your window is rolled down). I ordered a chicken nugget basket, a small soda and a "whopper" (cheeseburger with veggies). That came to $16 and some change. To my surprise, when I handed the waitress my debit card, I learned they ONLY ACCEPT CASH! I never saw any word of this on their website or any postings of it on the property. This is a big detail to not make completely clear to costumers! After literally counting out change to complete paying my bill, I dig into the food. The chicken nuggets were delicious, but the fries and burger were just OK. The nugget basket also came with some toasted bread that appeared to be cut up hot dog rolls. Those pieces seemed out of place to me, but my 2year old liked them. Now that I know the ropes, I'd give this place another go, but I'd probably try some of the seafood baskets or the fried chicken sandwich since I enjoyed the coating on the nuggets more then the middle of the road burger. read more

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My wife and I have made this our summertime staple every year. We are local and our family was out and decided to stop in give it a try because it re-opened under new owners. Let me tell you, 2 Hot dogs, A fish sandwich (soggy roll), 2 Cheese burgers, Drinks and a couple onion rings and fries and a tip later, we were surprised when the bill tallied over $70.00! We were like holey crap! We could have went to any nicer restaurant around for that kind of money! Someone really needs to update the 1 dollar sign price rating to 2 or even 3. The food is sub-par from what it used to be as well. We actually felt cheated when we pulled out of there. The cheese burgers are 5.99 and they are NOT gourmet burgers, they are greasy flat top burgers. Many Ala carte style options which drives up price. IMHO, the fries of the "Old Fat Boy" were far superior and of the crinkle cut variety. The onion rings were still good, worth a 2 star performance. The "old haddock sandwich" was bigger and on a potato roll, this one was smaller and on a soggy hamburger roll. For that kind of money and meh food, our lazy summer days of a drive up to "The FATBOY" are done! read more

Cheap, fun, and delicious - the best lobster rolls you can get for under $7! Skip the fries (they are not freshly made) and get the onion rings... And if you are still not fully satisfied, frappes/milkshakes are huge (20 oz.) for less than $4! You definitely have to try the inside-your-car dining experience - so fun and uncommon nowadays. My only complaints are (1) they only take cash and (2) they can only take one check per car... So if you are trying to split the check (like we did among 5 people...), you have to work out the cash swaps amongst yourselves, which is a pain. They can split the check if you get a table, if you want to skip the hassle. read more

Fat Boy Drive In - Lobster roll with onion rings - Burgers Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

FIRST TIMER!!!! I adored my experience our waitress was great even in the humidity I felt so bad. It was fast beyond yummy and great prices. My burger was just one of those I can't put down ones. Then I had a vanilla frappe it hit the spot. Felt like I was in the 60s. Great to be able to eat in my car and have the food brought out in a fun tray. This place is a must. read more

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Sad to see they almost doubled their price of the whopper and doesn't even come with fries. We've come here for yeeears and won't be making the 45 min drive for the cheap great burgers. Sorry but this isn't "keeping the Tradition alive." read more

A really cool local attraction and 50's throwback of time. Love the homemade onion rings. Yummy! The car service is a really nice service on a wet and cold day. read more

Unfortunate that the new owners can't get the "world famous" BLT right - the new buns are an awful choice. Price increase for the same quality? Sure, that's what we had seen over time by the past owners. But the 100% increase in price for a cheeseburger, especially when it's now mostly bun, is extremely disappointing. Hire back the old staff, pay them decently, and make the food the right way. read more

According to locals this is a local staple. You can stay in your car and order and the servers will come out to you, or you can sit inside at one of the few booths. The lobster is fresh and tender and mixed with the prefect amount of mayo. Onion rings are also a must! FYI it's cash only. read more

Fat Boy Drive In - Burgers Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

Super charming place, with vintage awnings*, quick service and nice no-frills menu. My cheeseburger was OK and my Coke might have been Pepsi, but the price was right. I think I'll try the fried clams or the lobster roll next time. *Really the whole building looks like it could have been exactly the same in 1958, but it's well maintained. read more

This "was" an all time Favorite now it is awful, how do you ruin a BLT, onion rings, fries, jack the prices have two flavors of Frappes, answer sell the place to a franchise owner who is clueless. Guess the new owner can operate a Portland Pie with the same menu at each location with food that is slightly above a Pizza Hut. The fried clams were over priced and absolutely horrible. Go down the street to Gurnet Trading Company, BETTER food prompt service nice local people. New owners suck and so does the food at my old favorite restaurant. read more

Authentic drive-in experience, under new mgt. Service slow, weekday lunch hour. Crabmeat rolls as good as ever...maybe better. Onion rings: nice try, but still need work. Blue Mango burgers for veg aficionados. And yes, the gull is live. It's part of outdoor dining on the coast of Maine. read more

Fat Boy Drive In - a seagull perched on a sign - Burgers Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

Our Maine Lobster Roll Tasting continues. Lobster Roll #2: Fat Boy Drive-In, $6.25/lobster roll - Very mayo-y - Lettuce for crunch - Buttered, toasted Wonder-hot-dog bun - Sprinkled with cayenne pepper and paprika Overall rating: 2.5 lobster claws Although this roll had more mayo and lettuce, the lobster (although I don't recall the chunks being all that big) filled the insides. As a whole, it was tasty. The $6.25 price tag was also delicious. Non-lobster notes: - Infamous BLT with, wait for it... Canadian Bacon!, ($2.50) was not worthy of their coast-to-coast fame but was still yummy. - Fishwich with tartar sauce ($2.90), was insanely good. Crispy on the outside, moist and fresh on the in. - Vanille frappe or "frapp" as our server called it ($3.05), was huge. Americana huge. But oh-so-freaking-good. Thick, creamy, I-may-burst-at-the-seams good. Our hopes were set on seeing these serves on rollerskates. That, friends, didn't happen. But, we did get a kick out of the window tray they bring your food on. Wind down your car window to leave about 4-5 inches, and the tray just sits atop. Just like that. Oh yes, don't forget to turn on your lights to order! That's very important, as calling out the window doesn't get you very far. Two lobster rolls down and we're still hungry. read more

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The wait can be really long on busy days but this a Brunswick institution. The Canadian bacon BLT is awesome as well as the onion rings and frappes. Definitely worth the visit! read more

Great local favorite place in Bath maine. Prices and servise are fantastic! Fast wonderful service and great food!! read more

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The place is gone down hill. Fries suck now. Portions are ridiculously small. Save your money snd go somewhere else like Harraseeks in Freeport. Outstanding place to grab seafood read more

Fat Boy's in Brunswick, Maine. Me & my coworkers decided to go to Fat Boy's for lunch today, because this place used to be awesome & we all remember going there as children but, sadly, their food leaves something to be desired, which is disappointing, especially considering the prices they are charging! We paid $50 for 3 people to eat lunch! My chicken sandwich looked like a frozen Tyson patty and the cheeseburgers were so small you could practically eat them in 2 bites. One of us got a coffee frappe and it looks like crushed ice with coffee mixed in.... no ice cream in the mixture at all. We would have been better off going to McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken, but decided to give Fat Boy's a second chance since they have new owners & they are local. Unfortunately, we were all disappointed & won't be going back. read more

This place looks like a school social club, with at one point ELEVEN young workers stood around talking. But the food was good. The service was solid and the veggie burger was excellent. I find it odd to charge extra for lettuce and tomato on a burger, but still... Very good food. Much better than anywhere else we ate in Brunswick read more

Pleasant carhops, service and delivery of food good. Lobster roll average in a grilled hot dog roll. I got mine with no lettuce (don't ruin a good thing). Onion rings disappointed not like I remember, I sent them back but paid for them. They were heavy and over done. Not sure if I'd go back. read more

This was pre-covid. It's gone downhill, burgers used to be good, the onion rings were dripping with grease, they even screwed up Kraft Mac and cheese. It makes me so sad as this was my favorite place to go.. better to go to a chain restaurant down the street. read more

It's closed for the season now and there's some doubt whether it will open in the Spring for another year. The long-time owners have been trying to sell it for the last two years without success so far. However, they make the best loaded hot dogs in the area (grilled dogs and buns with all the fixings) and frappes that are so cold they will give you "brain freeze" if you aren't careful. And the onion rings are prefect! It'll be a shame if we lose this retro institution! read more

Any establishment that allows me to drive to it and not get out of my car to get food rocks. And one that brings the food to me on a funny window hanging tray thing rocks more. Bummer that I didn't discover Fat Boy until it was almost too late, but I had a decent share of greasy cheeseburgers, soggy fries, and yummy milkshakes. And the $5 lobster roll was totally worth it. Just remember to turn your headlights on when you need a waitress, and you're on your way to greasy fatty food heaven! read more

The food is fair with the exception of the onion rings that were exceptional good. The shakes are less then fair, blueberry syrup that wasn't that good. read more

What can you say about a Brunswick institution. Sure it old, sure you can get a fast food burger for less, sure sometimes it so busy you just ride by and say another day maybe. But it's Fat Boy, sea food cooked right, shakes so good, BLT like no others. Fat Boy just pull in turn on your lights and wait for the magic to be delivered read more

In light of the recent articles in regards to Mr Jerome buying and continuing Fat Boys, my opinion is that he ruined an iconic institution...it is far from the original...I was so disappointed with the menu, the food...it is such a shame...(this is the same as how Cole Farms in Gray ME ...another iconic institution was ruined) read more

The fall classic, old school Maine at its best. Reasonable prices. I just hope someone need buys it and keeps the menu the same. I don't want some hippy selling me garden garbage burgers or tofu sliders, don't need any more estrogen in my diet thanks very much. read more

Drove over an hour to support a place we visited when we lived in the area years ago, how disappointed with the meal and prices of food. Website wasn't updated so prices were even higher...for the amount of money their getting for a burger you'd think they could have an updated website. The Whoperburger was so horrible and on a tiny grocery store generic bun for nearly $9, no fries and the order of onion rings came 6 for an $5.99. Steak sandwich was on a tiny hamburger bun, again $9 with nothing extra, very sad. Business people are making money and taking advantage of their customers as well as cutting cost with their products by hiking up the price because of the Covid virus but sadly will be loosing customers for their greediness. We won't be back! read more

We'll miss you old friend. Your whoppers, onion rings, chicken nuggets and extra chocolate shakes are a perennial favorite. We're not sure how we'll make it through next Summer without you. Been coming my whole life and hope you're coming back for one more year. Love our Fat Boys! read more

BLT was good but onion rings were not good and could not finish. The chocolate frappe was good.

Fat Boys is open again on certain days of the week. Their posted hours say that they close at 7:00 pm. We drove more than half an hour from Portland to get there. We arrived at 6:52 pm, and the waitress told us that the restaurant had "decided" to close early and she couldn't serve us. When we said that we had driven all the way from Portland to support their restaurant, she asked if we would like to speak with her manager. The manager came out and said that they were understaffed and that the thin staff was too tired to serve one more customer. When I tried to plead with him that we were great customers that had come a very long way to get there, he rudely turned his back on us and walked away. We then went down the road to Cameron's drive in where they were happy to see us and very friendly despite the fact that we arrived at 7 when they were about to close. Cameron's has gained a good customer and we will never return to Fat Boys because of the way we were treated. read more

Wow first time today I was blown away very high quality food very pleased . Burgers came in wrapped wax paper and the buns were steamed so good read more