I'm so disappointed, first when the lady delivers my food the size of my medium size drink is the same size as my kids meal drink that was one. So I decided to keep the extra tip I had in cash to myself, but in the app all the money that I saved, I put it in as a tip wish I could get that back. The worst part is I open my burger. I see a hair cooked to my patty. I text a friend and let them know as I'm looking around the burger. I see three additional hairs. I was totally discussed. I took all the food and threw it in the trash, including drinks. I will never come to this location again. The only reason why I was here is because I came to buy something from a local store, and my son wanted something for the long drive back home. It's like they dropped the patty and then decided to cook it. read more

Sonic Drive-In - The first hair - Fast Food Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

Went here a few times over the last 2 years. It's the only Sonic closest to me. Food has always been hot and good. Service is fast and accurate. However you can only order through the drive-through and can't go inside. The bring to your car service isn't provided sometimes. Close to the highway so it's a bit noisy, but the parking spaces provide enough shade to enjoy eating there. Big fan of the hotdogs and Nerds slushie. They used to have a pretzel bun hotdog but removed it which is disappointing. Overall good place, but with little business it lacks what makes Sonic unique. read more

I've visited multiple Sonic locations and never had a problem, but this Middletown location has consistently failed to deliver. Every time we pull up to the kiosk to place an order, we're told, 'Only drive-thru.' A few months ago, we went through the drive-thru as instructed, only to watch other customers get served right at the kiosk. Today, same scenario: we parked at the kiosk, and an employee told us, yet again, 'Drive-thru only.' To top it off, one of the employees was sitting outside eating. At 3 p.m. on a Thursday, the place was practically empty - no reason they couldn't bring out our order. I'm not asking for roller skates or extra service; I just want my food delivered to my car, the way Sonic's model promises. If this location is going to refuse kiosk service, they should just close them down rather than mislead customers and waste our time. I've never had this issue at other Sonics. It's frustrating that this Middletown location just can't get it right read more

Extremely disappointed look at the lettuce on my burger. This is the mark of people who don't give a damn. Green leaf lettuce would be preferred like Chick-fil-A. Step your game up this level of quality doesn't inspire me to go back. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Sonic Bacon Double Cheeseburger - Fast Food Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

Went here once with family. We didn't know what to order, the music was so loud, and we couldn't find any employees to help us. We will never come back again. read more

Pulled into a carhop spot tonight and waited to order, when the girl spoke you couldn't make anything out so I waited a few minutes thinking she'd get back to me, nope. I pushed the button again and she said they are only doing drive thru right now. Isn't their whole thing that they do the old school carhop thing? Pulled into the drive thru and tried to order 2 Sonic Blasts and you guessed it - they aren't making them right now... what? It was 8:00pm on a Wednesday. No carhop and the only thing they said they could make was milkshakes. Maybe it was just an off day, but I won't be rushing back. read more

EVERY TIME, EVERY TIME, this place has consistently great hot food. Today I came in for a bacon burrito for breakfast. I am telling you it is absolutely delicious whether it's a burger or their hotdogs which I think are the best anywhere, the food has been consistently fresh, hot and delicious. read more

Sonic Drive-In - GARLIC BUTTER BURGER!! - Fast Food Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

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We stopped here on a mini road trip down to the beach for a quick lunch and bathroom break. Unfortunately we discovered there was no restroom for customers. Had we known this, we would have stopped elsewhere. My local Sonic has an indoor seating area so I didn't realize this one did not. My burger was fine and my son's chicken nuggets were what we expected. We didn't order any shakes and I'm glad we didn't after reading some of the other reviews. read more

They didn't cook my jalapeño cheese poppers at all, i bit into it and it was still frozen. I would of brought it back but I was already home. The Reese's sonic blast is good, and the cherry slush. read more

Ice cream machine was broken so I ordered a chili cheese dog extra chili extra cheese hold the dog Yum read more

Food was great and given to me quickly. Employees were awesome and super nice. They gave me a lot of extra sauce and napkins. I'm not sure what these other reviews are talking about because I've never had a bad experience when I've come here. read more

Food was really good, I did get mustard when I didn't ask but, it was still good. Just if you don't like mustard just take it off. Service was fast and they even told me that the fries were hot and to wait for them to cool down. Ambience was good, they were nice and I didn't feel unwelcome , since I was there late of at night (10pm) as I had came after work! Also the 2-3-5 meals are awesome! If you need something cheap . You'll get good quality food there! read more

My wife and daughter went to our local Middletown NJ Sonic to get a vanilla milkshake to share. On the way home they both discovered fur/feather material on their tongues. It had such a foul taste it lead to them opening the lid to discover a black mass with thousands of little animal like substances throughout the shake. We immediately contacted the police to file a police report as this had to be done on purpose by one of the employees. I've been contacting Sonic since the episode dozens of times only to be told it has been escalated and someone would be getting back to me. Well it's been 5 months and I can wait no more. I'm going to attach photos, also worth noting is...I still have the shake in my garage freezer as evidence of what had occurred. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Fast Food Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

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Quick fast service, friendly and attentive staff. Had a Chicago,chili cheese, and a New York hotdog. Fries were seasoned. Always tasty and good. read more

Staff was very friendly, but they messed up my order and I couldn't eat it because of allergies.. sadly I took it home to eat so didn't see the error until too late and had to throw it away... Food was half cold. What happened to this sonic?! It was good before, but is a let down now. read more

This location continues to decline. My last three visits, it was drive thru only. Although I just saw an employee bring an order to another car, however, I order and am told it's drive thru only. I guess at 2:41 this location moves to drive thru only. Wouldn't it be proactive to have a sign out there notifying customers or at least a message on your screens (well the ones that work)? Or better yet, stick to the Sonics business model? The woman taking orders could also use some customer service training. I was still trying to order but she never came back on the mic. I get to the window and the item I was ordering (ice cream and shake) they couldn't make because the machine was down. So I guess she just ignores customers trying to order...idk. It would make sense as a customer is coming to the window to advise of what you are unable to make. The young lady handing out orders and taking the cash was very nice and professional. However, this was a complete waste of my time honestly. read more

took really long to take order, had to repeat multiple times, gave us the wrong order, after i asked for the right order they gave it to us and proceeded to ask for the wrong order back after we touched it meaning that they were going to give it to another person. who does that??!!? the guy was very nice to bring it back up to us but they were super slow and weren't listening to us and then the audacity to ask for it back. Food was soo good though. read more

Sonic in Middletown NJ Highway 35. I ordered a Bacon Double CheeseBurger. At around 12:30am. The hamburger meat looked black and smelled and tasted rancid. I ordered everything on it and got one small tomatoes slice about 6 chips of lettuce and no pickles or onions. Also the bun was all smashed up, i hate that. I just wonder if i was sold something that was days old or is that actually what they serve there on a regular basis. Total dissapointment for alot of $$$$$.​ read more

First off the address is wrong. It's in Middletown on the corner of harmony road. Regardless DONT GO. I've been here a few times. Typical crap. Today was the last straw. I don't care how thirsty I am, I'm done. All I wanted was an iced coffee. A large one. Took 10 minutes in the drive thru. When I got To the window, "Jeanine" had to ask a third time what I wanted in my coffee. I paid and I drove away. I got to my appointment down the road, and realized the cup was full of ice, with no coffee. This girl was so oblivious to everything that I ended up with a cup of ice. No wonder it's never busy. Seriously, skip it. Go anywhere else. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Hey Jeanine, where's the coffee? Next time try not to be so anti social and ignorant. - Fast Food Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

I'm not really sure how many chances I can give a place. We've been going to Sonic sporadically since we moved to Middletown about 3 years ago. I don't think I have ever received a fully correct and hot order. I've had experiences in the past where they forgot the hot dog bun. Often the fries are not hot, and the chicken is room temp at best. Today was the icing on the cake however. I ordered a kids meal, a #6 and an additional order of popcorn chicken. I roll up to the window and give the employee my card, she was very friendly. She hands me a bag, and says we're waiting on one more thing. I take the bag inside my car and it smells like Satan's butthole. Apparently, someone ordered a hotdog with chili onions and pure hell on it. The employee comes back to the window ready to hand me a giant shake. I tell her this isn't what I ordered, she looks completely flabbergasted. I tell her my order, she tells someone inside. I see a carhop employee roll indoors carrying a tray with a soda, kids apple juice and three bags. (That was my order). Someone grabs the bags and brings them in the back where I can't see. Another employee refunds the original order and recharges my card the correct amount. Eventually I'm handed three scrunched up bags, at this point I just take the bags and leave. I pull up into the parking lot to just quickly check things look right .. surprisingly, they appear right. Half way home, my 3 year old asks for a fry. I reach in and grab cold fries. I now know, the bags they brought in the back were not dumped and remade. I reluctantly give my kid the fry, just hoping that no one touched the food. We get home, I find out there was no juice in the bag for the kids meal, no toy for the kids meal and the cheeseburger was not plain as requested. TL;DR Slow service, consistently wrong orders, cold fries. Save your money, make your own hot dog. read more

This is not exactly how you Sonic...... I was prepared to give this place a better rating, but then the truth set in. I had wondered what the hell other reviewers were talking about and why they were being so cruel to this location. While I didn't go through some of the things in these reviews, I can say I believe most of the other reviews now. Living in NY, I don't have too many Sonics in an acceptable driving range to go out of my way for. So I happened to be in the area and figured I'd try another location after the hit or miss I've experienced with Sonic before. I placed my order for myself and my companion and within maybe 2 minutes, the food came out to the car. I assumed at that point that the order was not at all made to order (despite requests for no mustard and such on the burger) and probably was sitting there. It wasn't even busy in this lot, so there must have been a lot of food sitting there until someone would maybe order something. But ok, as long as it tasted like decent fast food it shouldn't matter right? I ordered one of the hotdogs - the bacon certainly was made probably hours ago and kept warm and it was crispy as hell....but not in that good way. The cheese tasted like it came out of a can or bottle, but ok. The hotdog was edible enough, but just tasted like the toppings weren't fresh. The bacon burger was ok - a little more than lukewarm but acceptable and they got the order for no mustard, but the bacon still tasted hours old. The fries however.......tasted like they were at least a day old and just heated up in a microwave. I've never had to throw out my fries in any fast food place before, so this is a first. I mean, how do you actually mess up fries? Seriously, they tasted as they would if you were to order some, put them in your fridge, and then heat them up the next day in the microwave. But we both had to toss ours out. The candy slush my companion ordered was actually pretty good. The waitress was friendly enough. The Sonic credit card machines on the menu board seem to work about half the time - a problem I had with other Sonic locations. I've been to less than 10 Sonics ever - the ratio isn't that good for the company and I'm getting sick of trying. This location needs new management and a complete overhaul. read more

Very strange. They often serve one or more components of the order that's not hit enough. I've had room temperature cheeseburgers come out of here. Now, when you start with as marginal a product as this is, you need to serve it hot. This weekend we were headed to Holmdel and hadn't had breakfast. Against my better judgment I agreed to wifey and pulled in. Tater tots were barely warm. Not even warm. French toast sticks, which are actually pretty good, were flaming hot. This has happened so many times it is ridiculous. read more

It's sad to write this but it's really terrible here. It used to be decent when they first opened but it's progressively getting worse and I feel like I won't be returning. The employees were nice but the food was horrible. My 'crispy' chicken sandwich was so hard, dry and not fresh at all. The lettuce was wilted and yellow and bun was soggy. It appeared to be old and over cooked. The tots were almost flash fried and very pale and not crispy and the lemonade was like drinking pure syrup. It was a very unenjoyable meal and not worth the price at all. read more

I happened to be in the area so I decided to eat here after I was done meeting some people. Based on the other reviews I just read I feel very fortunate. After reviewing the menu while parked in a stall I realized you don't order by touch screen which I did not know at first. You press the red button and then a guy takes your order. Now I knew I was probably going to eat here after my meeting so I read the menu before I even left my house. I guess not all Sonics have the same menu so the double quarter pounder wasn't available. So I ordered the double cheeseburger, medium tots and I decided to try the Oreo cheesecake master shake. The double cheeseburger pretty hefty and piping hot and delicious as hell. The ketchup, mayo and mustard created a dressing that drenched the burger well. All the toppings were fresh. Tots were cooked the way I like them not overdone. The shake was pretty good but should come with a spoon as there was this chocolatey Oreo like substance at the bottom and I had to dig it out with a straw and made a mess. The food was generally messy but really good. Excellent fast food experience, and when I'm in the area again I will stop in. read more

We're done Sonic. Never again. Stopped in for shakes after a long day & the only one I ever ordered (coconut cream pie) is discontinued. OK -I ordered a hot fudge chocolate shake. The only thing missing? The hot fudge & any signs of chocolate. Looks like more & more shake offers are gone from the menu & more food is posted. I don't go to you for burgers. I've had them & they are nothing special for the cost. But the shakes were always great. No more. With a Wendy's across from this location, I predict you will be closed sometime soon. You are no longer anything special & the quality of your drinks & food has gone down. I won't be back. read more

The workers are always pretty nice. They have fast service, I would just say my set back is some of the stalls where you order are broken. Obvi not the workers fault just people who can't drive. Also reminder to tip the people who roller skate to you. That looks hard and tiring so I def think it helps them out. read more

Currently waiting at the drive in. Have been waiting over 20 minutes after placing my order for ice cream that's "coming right out". And this place is mostly empty. read more

The worst service. Employees do not make eye contact, have zero manners and do not even apologize for errors. Waited eight minutes on drive thru for food. They must have been out of something because when I got home, the bottom of my burger bun was rock hard and the top was wet and squishy. 28.00 down the drain. Sonic clearly does not care about customers who pad their fat wallets read more

Sunday, 6-9-19 at 6:20 pm I called and Jim answered the phone. (Per Jim he's known by James at other locations) What a nice young man! I asked him about some options for some food choices on the menu and he both knew his menu like a pro AND delivered excellent phone customer service! Today it's rare to call a fast food place or any restaurant for that matter and ask about anything on the phone. Of course we respect people's time as customers but to have someone awesome and patient like him, well, I promised him I'd write a review about my appreciation for his time, kindhearted personality and professionalism. ** A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT GOES SUCH A LONG WAY! ** ENCOURAGE YOUR STAFF AND THEY'LL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO WORK ELSEWHERE BUT LOVE WHAT THEY DO ENOUGH TO STAY! Jim YOU ROCK! Misti Colon PS: And I called corporate customer service for you, too! Janet answered at corporate so you get recognized, call ref#: 190609-000628 read more

I just went to this Sonics location at 4:00 PM today . I ordered food at the sit down place . The server came out forgetting my ketchup . I ended up having to ask three different employees three times to finally get my ketchup because the first two just forgot about it . And to make things worse it was a bit windy and one of the umbrellas flew off and hit me in the back . Luckily it wasn't my head . If I was a little kid I could have gotten hurt . I do not think I will come to this location anymore . read more

Idk what these stupid people above and or below me are saying sonic is a wonderful business, as for the person stating there was a grey hair in their shit, sonic is ran by children still in high school this ain't McDonald's we don't take no section 8 old grannies to work for us not a single person in the whole store has grey hair so I don't know what the hell u finding its probobly your own hair. None of you know anything this shit is barely fast food half our stuff is made to order and the cooks throw the shit out before its bad. in closing sonic is amazing and you have no idea what your talking about Thank you, read more

Been here 3 times. Every single time my burger was cold. No idea what's going on here but the quality is so lacking. Doubt I will give this specific Sonic a fourth chance. Just go across the street to Wendy's. Much better quality, which doesn't say much. read more

bro every time i go there i ask for an ocean water slushee with nerds plus EXTRA nerds and a cherry and never got those in my drink, this happened the last 3 times. plus whenever i ask for mustard for my pretzel, they don't give me any. foods bomb tho read more

I discovered Sonic Drive In when I used to travel a lot. They were well represented in the Mid-West and Southern States. In fact I have travelled to towns where the only place to eat was Sonic. The Middletown Sonic is the 2nd one in the area. The food is what it is and I would not eat there consistently. The service is quick and I usually sit on the tables rather than use the car hops since I do not like eating in my car. The burgers, shakes and tots are the go to items. Really cannot go wrong. The hotdogs are just Ok and I would go somewhere else if I was going to get a dog. read more

Half assed burger. Soggy bun, wet I *ASKED FOR NO MAYYONAISE* yet they still gave me it. Only thing could about this meal where the half cooked onions. read more

I am currently at the Sonic on Rt 35 in Middletown NJ and I am queasy. I ordered a diet cherry limeade and it actually tastes like urine. Ate the tots first, they were good, and the server was polite- but the drink is unacceptable. Will not come here again. One star because I can't post zero. read more

This place is terrible extremely rude staff closes before their actual closing time such a shame sonic is good everywhere except here

Really for 8 months no sonic blast and doesn't look like its ever going to be resolved as bad as McDonald's with the machine being down

Seems like finding hair in your food is a common theme here. Found a reasonable lengthy piece of hair in the sauce of my boneless wings. Disgusted, so the meal was thrown away. read more

The girl on skates was very nice tipped her well and she was shocked said lot of people don't tip .. rude people weren't raised well the food was okay nothing like they show on tv if I'm near there again I'll eat there read more