If you are not already familiar with what a Friendly's is, you can expect a simple menu with food that's just fine. Prices are affordable to boot. The kids were happy with the burgers, which is really all that mattered. This particular location was quite slow, although our waitress was so pleasant she kinda made up for it. Also this location is big, lots space between tables. And yes, of course you should get the ice cream. read more

Definitely a good ice cream joint, and the interior is great like an old shop. There are even old photos of the town inside, so it's a vibe. I do have to say, the dinner options are only okay. The chicken tenders were pretty basic, the broccoli bland, and the grilled chicken wrap was plain (but to be fair I asked for it without sauce which was a mistake on my part). There aren't really a lot of low cal options and what they do have are not very exciting. But oh man, the dessert was great. Come for just that. The Hunka Chunka PB Fudge Lava Cake was spectacular, plenty for sharing, and a really reasonable price. The peanut butter lava cake was unique and oozing with salty sweet goodness, piled on with ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce. All the food was promptly delivered as were drink refills. So to sum up: come for the desserts, take or leave the entrees. read more

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Food: 7.5/10 : TUNA melt with fries Service: 6/10 I only ranked it as a 6 because it felt like, per server was only designated to their own area. The server that was tending to me was nowhere to be found. read more

Friendly's - Happy Ending Sundae with dirty spoon ,yikes!! Gotta do better. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Elmwood Park, New Jersey

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Omg after a long day just wanted to get something fast and good. Greeted very friendly pun intended Since I am 60 and so was my date and we both ordered off senior menu 13 bucks got clam roll French fries and a sundae are you kidding me so darn good and cheap Not a place I would go often as those who read me knows but so hit the spot read more

Friendly's - Happy ending - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Elmwood Park, New Jersey

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Second week in a row my GrubHub order was completely wrong. Large Reese's pieces Sunday showed up with no Marshmallow, peanut butter or chocolate sauce, no whipped cream cherry or Reese's pieces! SECOND TIME IN 2 WEEKS Epic fail read more

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I haven't neem to a friendlys since 1994. Food and service was great..our server Esther was on point and very sweet. We came all the way from Rockland County, NY and this Elmwood park location was the closest. We will be back!!! read more

Food is great service is on point . Restaurant is clean and when I order for delivery they always ask how I liked the order.

Good food at reasonable prices. Very nice server Black raspberry ice cream Yum!! Great senior meal with ice cream included on Sundays read more

Great food and wonderful service! The chicken tenders and fries were crunchy and just delicious! Our server Jacqueline was very nice and attentive. read more

Friendly's - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Last time I dined at Frendly's was in the late 1970's. I am delighted to report that nothing has changed except that I qualify now for the senior citizen menu. I ordered my favorite clam roll and it is the same clam roll: a lot of fried batter and no sign of a clam. Still yummy from a nostalgia viewpoint. And my dessert was the mint chip ice cream cone, still looking the same and delicious! read more

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We came here for ice cream. So delicious. Played great music. Our waitress was veRey friendly.

Our experience here was very disappointing. Despite the restaurant being nearly empty when we arrived, we still had to wait to be seated while the entire staff remained in the kitchen. Once we were finally served, our meals arrived at noticeably different times, leaving some of us eating while others waited for their food. When it came time to leave, I took our kids to the car so they wouldn't have to wait around while my husband went to the register to pay. Even though the waiter clearly saw him inside, he ran out to the parking lot after me, apparently assuming we were leaving without paying. It was uncomfortable, unnecessary, and quite unprofessional. Unfortunately, this experience left a very negative impression, and we won't be returning. read more

No stars for this place. It made me put at least one star. I arrived @ around 7pm and was promptly seated to wait over 10 mins but no one came to the table to even bring water. Meanwhile 3 to 4 employees were standing in the kitchen shooting the breeze. Worth ethics sucks here. Went next store to Parkway Diner where they found me to be valuable. read more

great food and great customer service highly recommend for the friendlys in elmwood park.

Love the clam strips. Senior special is plenty for me. Plus the price is right. Also the free sundae is nice

I went here and the waiters were horrible, they tried to jump me and take all my money i feel brutalized and sexualized and victimized and what the fuck not i will be coming back tho the ice cream is good... read more

the honey burger was delish. the fries are amazing. I could have another one!! We didn't have time to get their ice cream but their ice cream looked amazing I was drooling the service was great. They gave us our food pretty fast. I'm impressed!! read more

Great tasting comfort food. Love the old time comfortable atmosphere. Server was very attentive and able to answer all our questions about the menu. read more

Opha Friendly's. I grew up on Friendly's so it's not like I didn't know what to expect. I would say the quality of the food has stayed pretty consistent from what one would expect add ad from a friendly. But what I would say dramatically changed is the prices. You can no longer go for a cheap meal at Friendly's. If you're looking for a night out with family, I would say it's still an okay option but do add up your bill before you go. It may be more expensive than you're willing to pay for this kind of dining experience. read more

Friendly's - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Elmwood Park, New Jersey

greatest service ever very perfect food nice staff very helpful been come here for a few years now still good place for family and kids to come eat in a Sunday or any day of the week read more

Ambiance was very clean, and kid friendly. Service by Naloni at the. 240 Rte 46 East Elmwood Park, NJ 074077 with a smile and patient. everyone enjoyer their food, especially the cheeseburger. My Banana split was amazing and the ice. Team that came for the seniors was very delicious. We will be back. read more

I loved the place, but they closed the one in Bloomfield nj. The food was ok,the ice cream was off the hook The place was clean but very rundown. If one opened locally I would love to go read more

Delicious but bring back the old mozz sticks! :) something about the soda makes it better than anywhere else. read more

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Friendly's always lives up to it's name. Staff, food, and ice scream ​is always good. Thank you.

Excited to find a Friendly's not too far. Had our all-time favorites. Having a great server was the cherry on our delicious Happy Ending sundae!! read more

My food was great and my service was amazing. Haven't been here in a long time and I gotta say I will definitely be back.

I actually really like this location. A lot of the Friendly's I've been to in the past had their share of problems ... bad service, not clean, etc. This one actually has no issue with either. The restaurant itself is extremely clean and the folks working here are all super nice. Really had no issue on either front. Our server in particular was extremely nice and friendly, no pun intended. Food-wise we all know we are here for the ice cream, but I will say the A1 burger that I ordered was actually really well made. It was perfectly juicy and very well prepared all around. The fries were just average but I was impressed by how well cooked the burger was. As always, their ice cream options are gargantuan and I enjoyed the small sundae that came with my burger. I opted for a mint chocolate chip scoop with some hot fudge. Can't go wrong with Friendly's ice cream. All in all the experience here was great. There's also plenty of parking in the lot. The bathroom here was also very clean. Generally speaking it's nice to visit a Friendly's that is well-run, which I can't say the same for many other locations I've visited in the past. read more

I've been coming here since I was in elementary school. Servers vary from very nice to very rude, but food is what you'd expect from a Friendly's. Friday & Saturday nights are extremrmy loud. I usually get the Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich. I love the mozzarella sticks for an app. The ice cream rocks too. read more

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Emily was the best, will come back. I love coming here with my family. Thankkkkkkkk youuuuuuu

My sever Nick was excellent and very helpful Food was good and nice environment Love the music read more

Friendly's are disappearing now so I try not to be critical when I don't need to but whoever is making the ice cream at the Garfield location, you need to be retrained on how to make a sundae, especially when the customer is spending $10-$12 on one. I ordered a 3-scoop via DoorDash and I got more like two scoops with meager toppings including hot fudge which looked like only 1 tbsp was used. You can go cheap like that but you just ruin it for the customer. There used to be a Friendly's by me but it shut its doors after COVID and they used to get it right with the ice cream and eating a well-made sundae is always an enjoyable experience. read more

Friendly server, tasty food, generous ice cream portion, lively dining room, clean restaurant.

Not really worth your money. It used to be pretty good, I don't know what happened. Although it was during the weekend, the place was pretty much empty ( which should've been a warning). I ordered a hot chocolate with a sandwich & fries. None of the food was hot (the hot chocolate wasn't either) & the fries were shoestring fries (kind of like McDonald's). I thought they served steak fries. Either way, I won't be going back. read more

attentive service by Kate Continuance asking if everything was good Clean restaurant read more

No help Cold food Melted ice cream Coffee burned Lava cake cold Food took hr too come out And it was COLD STAY AWAY FROM HERE read more

Service, food, ice cream all a Grand Slam!!!!! Thank you Crystal for your excellent service!!! I can't wait to for my next NJ visit from Wisconsin!!! read more

The service was phenomenal. The grilled cheese was not the best in America. As advertised but it was close. Kelvin was the GOAT. Reeces peices super sundae was gas. GIVE KELVIN A RAISE! read more

First of all the only reason I even gave a star is because it would not let me continue without a star review. We wanted to give a better tip but felt no accommodations were given or consideration for a special birthday request. My girlfriend and I were out with her nieces for her birthday. Since having her nieces with us and the girls wanting to sing happy birthday to her; you know embarrass her a little. However, this waitress KATE even after getting the youngest to be taken to the bathroom and KATE agreeing to do the birthday thing. She still chose not to. No the restaurant was not super busy, and no she did not have a crazy amount of tables. She came by asked us for our desserts etc and me reminding her still nothing. But no ice cream no candle nothing, no type of celebration. SHE HAD ONE JOB....!!! I am very disappointed...!" read more

Great place to come with family food is great nice and fast. The bacon cheeseburger is my favorite. Got the cheese bites fried pickles and onion rings for appetizers. To top it off for the brownie sundae for dessert. Great place server was sweet and fast. Definitely coming again. read more

Friendly's - Brownie sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Elmwood Park, New Jersey

This place is SO good. The food is great, but the ice cream is the BEST around. It's always clean and updated. The service has been great and consistent each time I've gone. Friendlys is definitely a hidden gem in Bergen County! read more