We love coming here. Staff is always nice and do their best to get orders and food in a timely manner. Like many jobs, they are short staffed because no one wants to work. PLEASE BE PATIENT. It is not their fault. Today so many people screamed at them. So unfortunate. There aren't many locations left. When we come to Lake George we always make it a point to eat here at least once. read more

Munchie mania, french fries and ice cream. Yummy! The kids shark beach sundae wasn't a home run, but some may like it... overall the service was good and the restaurant was clean. We'll come again! read more

Friendly's - American Near Me - Queensbury, New York

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Food divery to hotel in same parking lot took 50 mins and was cold. Ordered honey mustard, not received. No bread with the entree. Ordered sundae, not received. No utensils or napkins. read more

the service was fast and the food was fine, but the employees were disrespectful and unfriendly (pardon the pun). Our hostess, Megan, in particular was rude and ignorant. we ordered ice cream and fries at the counter to-go and she was quick to rush us as we were ordering and looking at the menu. after we paid we sat down at a table to wait for them. the second our fries were handed to us we stood up, yet Megan walked over to kick us out of the table. keep in mind that the restaurant had only a handful of tables actually being used. Would not come here again. read more

Ok for lunch not he greatest food but we were charging tesla so was convenient server very friendly hence the name I guess lol Chicken Caesar Eros not good lumpy lettuce and not very good dressing I should of had a burger oh well read more

This place is disgusting!! Actually employees are less then helpful actually extremely rude. They act like there going out of the way to help you. This is the last time I will ever go to this Friendly's. All the employees should be fired due to lack of customer service and plan just being Obnoxious read more

We traveled a long way and decided to stop and grab lunch. Our waitress Josie was amazing. She was single handily waiting on five tables herself. The manager hid in the back for the most part and did ask another waitress if she was taking tables which she replied no. The manager went back into the back and was never seen again. We ended up leaving early as it was taking forever. A family came in and was told there was a wait. All due to Josie being the only person working at the front end. The restaurant would get one star however I am only giving it two stars because of Josie. Josie deserves five stars, whilst the others did nothing. read more

Grees, Ok i went there to eat late dinner... OMG never in my life i had so much oil on anything. The chicken i got was oily, the mash potato where OLD tasting. My friends food was ok as well nothing special, the main thing is that we where full but after that i felt like i had the chicken sitting in my throat and it wont go down. The services was ok, but the food was awful. read more

We were there with 10 people at opening. We were told there was only one Waitress and one cook. They seated smaller tables that came after us. Then told us we had a 45 minute wait. We asked if could at least be seated and get coffee. Was told no. Never again. read more

I love Friendly's and I hate that many of the ones I frequent have closed in my area. We were staying overnight in Lake George so we wanted to go somewhere that was cheap with the kids. Luckily this location is still open. I usually always order the Crispy Chicken Salad but tonight I was in the mood for a burger. I hadn't had one in a long time at Friendly's but I'd remembered liking them. So I ordered the Bacon Cheeseburger. It a little greasy but just average tasting. Not what I remembered. I upgraded to the waffle fries and I have to agree with Sam J. that the portion was on the small side. I also have a theory that Friendly's changed their regular fries to ones that suck purposely to get people to pay extra for waffle fries. I also ordered a strawberry Fribble to drink. It was good but it cost almost $5 which seemed a little expensive to me. The kids meals were $7 each which would be a little high if it didn't also include sundaes so I suppose its reasonable. Luckily I had a coupon so we saved about $9. read more

Friendly's - Bacon cheeseburger - American Near Me - Queensbury, New York

Now I can say I've been to a Friendly's. Friendly's makes Denny's feel like 5 stars. Why oh why didn't we just go to Panera? Up until now, my only knowledge of Friendly's was the commercials they used to play on the radio when I was a teenager. "Daddy, can we go to Friendly's?" is what some little girl would say and then the commercial would go on and on about ice cream. Sounded great. I can honestly say I was not impressed with Friendly's. I won't bash the clientele since I was there as well but walking into Friendly's was like walking into a time warp of the early 80's. The place was just old and the menu was unimpressive. I settled for a buffalo chicken wrap to go. The tortilla was chewy, the whole wrap was drenched in sauce, it was super spicy, and the chicken could have been a little more. The fries were super salty. I guarantee anyone who eats at Friendly's probably walks out with higher blood pressure. Friendly's is definitely friendly and their take out counter is convenient. The service is still slow but it is a step above fast food, right? Although I will say fast food tastes sooooo much better than Friendly's. read more

I ordered the waffle fries and got a really small portion, although it was kinda cheap. read more

Friendly's - I ordered waffle fries and this is all I got - American Near Me - Queensbury, New York

I do like the idea of Friendlies, nice diner style food, ice cream, good appetizers, everything is delicious. Yet for reasons I can't quite put my finger on, I've never really left the place feeling full and satisfied. The kids love it though, and I do generally like the food and there's a few things on the menu that I like. Service is generally ok, some days better than others. Last time the floor was pretty dirty and stayed that was for most of our meal before someone finally came through with a vacuum. But for a crowded kid filled restaurant I guess that's the deal. Prices are reasonable, food is flavorful, just not quite filling. read more

I went in there just to get ice cream and I stood there for 10 minutes and was looked at by SEVERAL employees and no one ever asked me if I needed help or anything. I stormed out eventually because it was honestly ridiculous and I saw the host talk to other groups and he looked at me and walked away. I love friendlys normally but this was upsetting. read more

Poor service, waited 5 minutes to be talked to just for the host tell me to pull my shirt up. Not coming back.

Very consistent with their dishes Good staff Milkshakes can be runny at times read more

gross food. seems like a miserable place to work. pay your people more and maybe they will care, and you will have enough employees to run your business correctly read more

This has become our go-to breakfast joint (at least for the winter since most places in village of Lake George close down). It's the best Friendly's we've been to in a long time. Half price breakfast, nice servers, and a filling breakfast with drinks for 2 for about $12 plus tip so we are able to get fueled up for the day for 20 bucks. Not a bad deal! read more

This is are go to restaurant with our kids. Prices are great and has consistently good food. It's clean and staff is friendly and fast. The only negative is it often very cold in the dining area so bring a sweater. read more

I brought my buddy Parker to friendly's today... he's got autism and i do respite care for him. Today was my first day with him and I'm not familiar with his likes or dislikes... We had a super amazing waitress (i think samantha??) who went far above and beyond to cater to him, checked back on us constantly, brought him separate sprinkles because we weren't sure what he would like. we will be back for our weekly Tuesday night dinner! thanks for making us feel so welcome and providing such awesome service. I'm from the South and i'm rarely impressed by service up here! read more

Why oh why do I dislike Friendly's so much? Usually I am all for going out to eat but when my mom picked me up from the airport and asked if I wanted to go to Friendly's for dinner I whined until she took me home and just made me something generic instead. I would so much rather eat canned soup and a turkey sandwich at my parents' kitchen table than eat at Friendly's. I just don't understand why there isn't a single healthy thing on the menu. It drives me crazy. And even ordering something that they claim is fairly healthy makes me feel gross. Even the ice cream I don't think is anything special. If it's up to me I would rather stop somewhere for a salad and at CVS for a pint of Ben and Jerry's since that would still be less calories than eating at Friendly's. read more

When I went into the restaurant I went to the counter and thought that they were going to take my to go order but that did not happen. There were at least five people standing right in front of me and no one said can I help you. I waited a little bit more and there was a woman in front of me and she was standing there doing cashier and she did not say a word to me. All I have to say is very rude, after a while I left with nothing but the madness temper. read more

For a friendly's this one is probably the cleanest ones I have ever been to, including the bathrooms. The food was ok, it's friendly's. But the highlight was are server Jessie, she was very friendly and attentive. I was really surprised that we were in a friendly's based on the service, cleanliness and Management. read more

Always come here when up for vacation. Had a big crowd with us, wait time was minimal and our waitress Katie was absolutely excellent! Katie was always checking on our tables making sure our drinks were refilled and food was to our liking. Constant service with a smile! read more

Basic diner food. Friendlys hasn't changed at all since I was a kid. Basic diner food. The ice cream is very good. Safe bet.

Classic Friendly's. Nothing more, nothing less. All the Friendly's have closed around us, so the kids were excited to go when we were staying near this one. The New York law requiring calorie counts on the menu was a bit eye opening. The kids enjoyed their blue cotton candy drinks and grilled cheese and there is something nostalgic about a good Coffee Fribble. read more

Perfect meal for my whole family. Fast service, hot good food, very attentive waitress, extremely friendly staff, nicest time out to eat had in a while and didn't think it was going to be here. Keep up the awesome Job. read more

Why did they close Saratoga and leave this one open? I was ignored for about 10 mins, just wanted to get ice cream To go. Left after no greeting or anything! Then ordered a few weeks later online thinking maybe it was an off night? NOPE! Myself and others stood there with no acknowledgement, or greeting . They walked by and would make sure to not make eye contact. Very "unfriendly", rude and unprofessional behavior. After being ignored again for 10 plus mins, I decided to stop them and ask them about my order. Inept ! They said we are bagging some now. Never asked my name, never checked. Again waited then asked again, turns out it was bagged just sitting back there for who knows how long! If I didn't pay for the food already I would have left way before that. Absolutely unacceptable service, if you even could call it service. Send them back for training or send them back to the couch they came from. If it were my restaurant and this was the norm I'd shut the doors! Embarrassing! read more

Great service, waitress was polite and attentive, mange the personally checked on us to make sure our experience was good. It was a great experience! read more

Martha, Debbie and Stewart are one of a kind. They make this place special and worthwhile. You should all ask for them when you go here and also the monster sundae--don't judge(; read more

The All-American Burgers were great. The service was lackluster at best. Amanda was very slow and I had to ask multiple times for the sauce I order and drink refills. Definitely would return for the food. read more

I used to love Friendly's but my last two visits leave a lot to be desired. While our waitresses both times were pleasant, this does not make up for the lack of cleanliness. I don't believe the floor was vacuumed In-between our two visits, which were days apart. The menus, both times, were sticky with food and when it was pointed out we were told, "I'm sorry" then they were replaced in the rack without being cleaned. Another waitress had a runny nose and proceeded to wipe it with the back of her hand, then wipe that on her trousers and then she waited on her customer. Another lady with a red jacket that was filthy was bending over the ice cream cooler with her hair hanging into the cooler. I wonder when the last health inspection was. The food was nothing to rave about the hamburger was so dry ketchup actually revived it. Please clean up your act Friendly's. Literally. read more

I have gone to a few friendly's and although the food should be about the same in all of them I have found it is not. This one was truly sad, the food I received was ice cold at least in the middle (it seems the microwave didn't do its job) that in itself is bad but my companion stated he was allergic to mushrooms and asked there be no mushrooms in his food. It seems all they did was scrape the mushrooms off as our subsequent hospital visit proved. read more

Worst restaurant that I've ever been to. I was 9 months pregnant and we were driving through in the evening, so we stopped because I needed to eat. My veggie burger had to be sent back 2 times because the cook thought he would be funny and play games with me. I'm not a vegetarian, but I got the impression they were trying to play a joke on me based on thinking I was one. I just didn't want cheese on my burger. Being pregnant I was trying to eat based on what I could keep down, example the veggie burger to begin with as well as no cheese. First it came out with melted cheese, then it came out with a sliced very tiny perfectly square piece of sliced cheese hidden under the patty. I'm sure everyone has different preferences, I just wanted mine. If someone came in and didn't want onions, would it be fair for the restaurant to try to hide some under his burger. They said it was a mistake, but a cooked patty with a very cold 1/4 th inch prrfect littke square piece of COLD cheese under it isn't a mistake. It's a joke. By the time my order came, my husband had finished his food. And after the waiter and manager coming out and interrogating me on my diet, "did I drink milk???" "the veggie patty has a this is or that in it" I didn't order milk. I didnt have a problem with the patty. I just wanted to go home and not play 20 questions like I was being questioned in a Medical office while I was trying to eat what I could so I could leave. I didn't even ask for the burger to be fixed the second time. I was very quiet and they just wouldn't stop coming to the table. As we were walking out the cook gave us the finger. We didn't say ANYTHING bad, we didn't even complain. We sat in our booth quietly. I was 9 months pregnant. I just wanted a quick meal before getting back on the road. I haven't entered a Friendlys since. It was a horrible experience to be treated that way. They didn't charge us for my burger. My husband paid for his. What a terrible place. It really seemed like the young staff had the power there and that the manager was a push over to them. read more