Frankie & Benny's - Ashford in Ashford

Got a just eat delivery from here this evening 2 x spaghetti bolognese, 1 x cheesy garlic bread and 1x onion rings. The spaghetti bolognese portion was kid sized and very bland and oily, the garlic bread was stone cold, tough like rubber, the onion rings looked anemic (undercooked) and soggy, we used to love their food but unfortunately won’t be eating here again

Won't be going again anytime soon had to wait an hour between starter and mains even though the place was realy quiet awful experience.

What can I say stuff is really good for the few?They have food really, really slow coming from kitchen as they are under stuff either need to pull their act together.Or close down as they are away under stuff would be going back

Food was amazing and our server was absolutely amazing.

Friendly staff, food was good but nothing amazing.

Came in when there wasn’t many tables. It was myself, my partner and our baby in a pram. The gentleman that served us was Elden he was very kind, efficient, well mannered and handled running around when it was busy really well. Food was really nice we had a meat feast pizza with a side of sweet potato fries, steak house sirloin cooked to perfection (medium rare) and a side of calamari and 2x cookie dough. All food was lovely. And would definitely visit again for the food and atmosphere and staff.

We always have a great meal when we come here, and we are always welcomed and looked after so well.

They have such a large menu now. Lots of options for Gluten Free too. The service was great and very quick.

Do nốt order! Will leave you waiting nearly three hours for freezing cold food and be rude to you telling you it’s not their problem! Terrible food, terrible staff and terrible service!!

food was stone cold, last time I order from here

We went to Frankie and Benny’s restaurant at Ashford and it took 40 minutes to bring our food . Food was cold not very good quality. In these cases usually restaurants offer a drink but we didn’t receive anything as a complimentary

Pretty empty on a Saturday night. But yet service is ln the slowe side. Good thing is, plenty seats to be seated.

got chips sent them back because they were raw, even when the new ones came back they were cold and hard in the middle. steak came cold and undercooked, we were told you cant have a hot medium rare steak (which makes no sense), overall majority of food was undercooked and cold, never again.

Great experience as always. Seen instantly and greeted with a smile. Lovely ladies Holly and Elisha knowledgeable and cortious, advice ❤️ on food and existing offers just makes it so much easier and pleasure to visit this Restaurant. Very highly recommend 👌

When I visit family in Kent, we always make a point of a meal at Frankie and Benny's. We came on Saturday 2nd November and I think that will be our last visit. The children's menu has changed so one of our children had to have an adult meal. All three adult meals were skimpy, cold and unappetising. Staff were dull and uninterested. Whatever happened to the warm buzzy, busy American dinner vibe. Very poor

Lovely food all the kids enjoyed it 😀 😋

Food is not worth the money at all got extreamly expensive and food isn't that good at all place has gone down hill big time

The service was absolutely terrible we was waiting ages for our food and caused my girlfriend to be late

Food tastes good. freshly prepared. Hot. Competitively priced. Staff lovely. Our server Julie very sociable, helpful and efficient and deserving of every penny of the tip we left. Elisha so very hands on and approachable. Highly recommended.

Booked a table for this evening to celebrate our Sons 5th Birthday. Arrived for our table booking at 5pm. 1 member of our party had already arrived so we made our way to the table to meet him. Menus were provided but no offer of a drinks order being taken. I realised that we had not been given a children’s menu and tried to get the attention of a couple of members of staff to ask for one, but was either avoided or ignored on each occasion. There appeared to be only 1 waitress but there was a young man seating people and 2 members of staff making drinks at the bar area. We sat at the table for 20 minutes with still no offer of a drink and staff extremely difficult to get the attention of. At one point my father in law politely called out to a member of staff passing our table but was again completely ignored. My husband then did manage to get the attention of a member of staff who came to the table, he immediately gave the impression of having a seriously bad attitude but I politely asked for a children’s menu, I was given no verbal response at all, but instead the member of staff stomped off, I assume, to find a children’s menu, there obviously wasn’t one at front of house where he went to look first, so he had to then retrace his steps back past our table (still no communication) to go towards the kitchen to get one. He came back to the table and again, without speaking, put the menu on the table and walked off. It was at this point my husband decided to question and challenge his poor behaviour stating that we had been waiting for well over 20 minutes and had not yet been spoken to by anyone or even offered so much as a drink. The member of staff became immediately hostile, stating that we had arrived for our booking late (this was absolutely untrue!) and then simply said to us “bye!” And walked off…..at this point we decided to leave the restaurant as we were under the distinct impression that we would not be receiving any further “service” A very unpleasant and disappointing experience, especially as this was for a 5 year olds birthday! Disgusting service and behaviour from the member of staff in question, I am only sorry I did not get his name. I have never known anything like it quite frankly.

Frankie & Benny’s in Ashford knows how to serve up a breakfast that makes you feel like you’re ready to take on the world. I went for the large NYC breakfast, and let me tell you, it’s a feast that doesn’t mess around. Eggs cooked just right, crispy bacon, and sausages that have enough flavor to wake the dead—every bite felt like a solid punch of morning goodness. The decaf Americano was smooth and rich, hitting that perfect balance without the jittery aftermath, while the orange juice was fresh enough to remind you of summer mornings, brightening up the plate. The atmosphere is lively and the service friendly, making you feel like part of the family rather than just another customer. Frankie & Benny’s delivers a breakfast that leaves you satisfied and ready for whatever the day throws at you, proving that sometimes, all you need is a solid meal to kick things off.

Excellent service. Reece was waiting tables alone most of the time but did a fantastic job. Highly attentive and made sure everyone was happy. Very professional. Food was great too.

Holly served us and was really lovely and helpful she gave recommendations which helped on the menu and asked if we wanted more drinks etc excellent would come again :)

Service was really good and the waitresses Holly and Elisha were really friendly and helpful. A great all round experience.

I had pre-booked a table for four and when I arrived 15 minutes or so prior to the booking time I was informed by the very pleasant member of staff that I had actually booked twice and he, in a pleasant way, asked if I wanted a table four or eight. Having established I only required a table for four, he showed me to the table and I was able almost immediately to order my drink which arrived promptly. From thereon in it went pear shaped bigtime. My guests arrived and seeing me came straight to the table which seemed to upset the member of staff who was attending the "welcome" table at the time, a member of staff who was to become the main source of my irritation that time at this so-called friendly restaurant. My guests sat and we chatted for five minutes or so, the I began looking around for some service so that drinks could be ordered, after another few minutes (no longer than 5 minutes) I saw two male members of staff (the friendly one who had showed me to the table and served my drink so promptly and the member I mentioned earlier). They were both dealing with a coffee order (I assumed for one table), as the second member of staff (the hitherto unfriendly one) looked up I raised my hand for attention and got what I thought was a nod of the head in acknowledgement. He then proceeded to walk towards and then down the aisle that our booth was situated. As he came towards us I tried to catch his eye but he resolutely maintained his focus on the kitchen area, as he walked past I said (in a voice that could not be missed but equally was not shouting) "excuse me", he absolutely and totally ignored me. In all my years of frequenting pubs bar and restaurants I have never met a more arrogant and snobbish server. My son (one of my guests) managed to get the eye of the more friendly server and explained that after at least 15 minutes of no service we were leaving, I headed to were the more friendly server was and requested to pay the bill for my drink so that I too could leave, to his credit he said there was no need for me to pay.

Booked a table for this evening to celebrate our Sons 5th Birthday. Arrived for our table booking at 5pm. 1 member of our party had already arrived so we made our way to the table to meet him. Menus were provided but no offer of a drinks order being taken. I realised that we had not been given a children’s menu and tried to get the attention of a couple of members of staff to ask for one, but was either avoided or ignored on each occasion. There appeared to be only 1 waitress but there was a young man seating people and 2 members of staff making drinks at the bar area. We sat at the table for 20 minutes with still no offer of a drink and staff extremely difficult to get the attention of. At one point my father in law politely called out to a member of staff passing our table but was again completely ignored. My husband then did manage to get the attention of a member of staff who came to the table, he immediately gave the impression of having a seriously bad attitude but I politely asked for a children’s menu, I was given no verbal response at all, but instead the member of staff stomped off, I assume, to find a children’s menu, there obviously wasn’t one at front of house where he went to look first, so he had to then retrace his steps back past our table (still no communication) to go towards the kitchen to get one. He came back to the table and again, without speaking, put the menu on the table and walked off. It was at this point my husband decided to question and challenge his poor behaviour stating that we had been waiting for well over 20 minutes and had not yet been spoken to by anyone or even offered so much as a drink. The member of staff because immediately hostile, stating that we had arrived for our booking late (this was absolutely untrue!) and then simply said to us “bye!” And walked off…..at this point we decided to leave the restaurant as we were under the distinct impression that we would not be receiving any further “service” A very unpleasant and disappointing experience, especially as this was for a 5 year olds birthday! Disgusting service and behaviour from the member of staff in question, I am only sorry I did not get his name. I have never known anything like it quite frankly.

Ella provided wonderful service. Will enjoy visiting again soon.

Best milkshake food good staff helpful and pleasant

Great services from Ella, super friendly and informative, had a lovely evening.

Our server Ella was so lovely and did such a good job!

Great meal out with a friend! Our lovely waitress Ella made us feel welcome and the service was amazing!

Over priced and half of the limited menu unavailable

Always a pleasant dining experience with friendly and helpful staff. Julie our waitress always a pleasure to see

I brought my brother here for his Birthday and they did not disappoint. The service was exceptional and our server was really helpful and patient answering all our questions and being super helpful with food recommendations. The food was also really tasty and my steak was cooked perfectly. All around a pleasant experience and thanks to the staff for a great time.

Honestly couldn’t recommend this place enough. Service was outstanding and food was great as always

good food, good service, friendly waitress. speedy and very friendly. Was busy but that’s a good sign. Will definitely be returning.

A great spot to eat. Nothing was too much trouble for our server. Drinks were great, food was really good and all very speedy

Came here with my family and was totally disappointed. The meat was completely rotten. We notified the manager and returned the meal, but all she did was refund the cost of the meat and return the rest of the food. This was very disappointing, as there's a possibility the contaminated meat could have affected the rest of the meal. I actually feel nauseous right now.

Very nice food an looked after by Julie really well

Restaurant refused to serve from a menu supplied on arrival that should have been valid from noon with no mention on it of an expiry time. Told it ceased at 5 pm. Did not say anywhere on menu though. So had to use main, more expensive menu and what we wanted was not available. So had second and third choices.

Enjoyed a meal with my teenage son before the cinema. It was a really warm day, no windows open, no air con. It was reasonable in price and tasted ok. Helped ourselves to cutlery from the caddy on the table and pulled out dirty cutlery. Really turned my stomach and made me question the cleanliness of the rest of the restaurant. Restaurant lacked atmosphere. Wouldn't return.

Hot wings, were not that hot(spicy) Julie was a great host. Would come back again

Our waitress Julie, gave exceptional service despite being on the floor on her own. Nothing was too much trouble for her. You wouldn't really notice that she was the only staff member on the floor as you never wanted for anything. She was so attentive. I wish all customer interactions could be with someone like Julie. Oh, and the food was great too!! Definitely will come back

Decent food, lovely service and great atmosphere, its a shame more and more frankie and bennies are shutting.

Food was cooked, staff were attentive and everything arrived quickly Kids meal was from the small plate option and would easily feed an adult!

Very good, we were on a whistle stop eat at Ashford

Came in for dinner this evening, was served by Holly, she was attentive & friendly. Food was lovely and we will definitely be back, brilliant experience.

Food was delicious and filling, service was lovely and staff (especially Reece) were friendly and helpful for my socially anxious friends and the vibe was relaxed even when busy 😁👍

Julie was an excellent server, very attentive and polite

The food was warm at best. Some of the order was missing. also had a order that was not ordered.. mentioned to the driver that I had some of my order missing. was told to complain on the app.. This womt help me get what I ordered. I personally want my money back.

Julie was an amazing host!! So kind and attentive, food was also great!

Julie had an amazing service. Very polite and friendly.

Freya was friendly and helpful - thank you :)

Chose F&B today before visiting the cinema. Freya did a great job. she was friendly and efficient. We were welcomed immediately and seated promptly. Freya our waitress checked in with us at the right moment to get our drinks order; and was professional, friendly and efficient. She was clearly handling a lot of tables but didn't rush and took time to properly engage with us. Food tasted great. All in all, the kind of experience that's hard to come by these days. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Freya rounded off by being available for the desserts order (although we passed on the desserts and went for drinks instead) and delivered the bill when we were ready. Would recommend - lots of families with children of all ages and they were all clearly having a great time without the stresses you sometimes see parents going through when the service is slow or the food isn't good. Perfect pre or post cinema eating experience.

BEST GUY EVER PROMOTE IMMEDIATELY

Thanks to Reece, great service and lovely food.

Elisha was an excellent server!! Very friendly and efficient. Food was also very delicious!!

Shout out to Reece. Super friendly and professional. Great customer service.

Ate from the new summer menu which I really enjoyed. We were served by Freya who was fab - she checked in on us frequently and was super lovely throughout.

Our server Freya was wonderful! Very attentive, kind and helpful. Excellent service thanks to her.

Reece was absolutely brilliant made our night that's why we always love to come to Frankie and Benny's.

Really friendly waitress and really helpful!

First time coming with my gluten free girlfriend and Reece helped us massively. For once going out to eat didn’t make her feel like an issue. Absolute gem Reece

We were served by Freya and she was really lovely and welcoming. Food was good 😁

Quick service friendly staff and good for your money worth

Excellent service, good helpings, good menu. Cannot fault our experience. Will definitely be going back to try more delicious dishes!

Reece was an awesome server and very good and patient with the kids. The food came quickly and was nice. All the staff were friendly

Good food and brilliant service 👌

Lovely grub, ribs were flavoursome and fell of the bone. Brilliant service, very reasonably priced. will be going again 👌

great food served by my fabulous server freya

The food was good and service average. There was an offer on kids eat free with a adults menu, there was 2 adults so should be 2 free kids meals, this wasn't so when we received the bill. Apparently if you ordered off the seasonal menu kids weren't included. Despite the meal costing the same as the standard menu. I said you could see yep kids and two adults at the table, why didn't you make us aware. It's dishonest not to make us aware of that. Anyway they wouldn't honour it, which is very disappointing and it dishonest not to make the customers aware. We would have closen differently off the menu. Sadly turned the experience into a negative one

Excellent customer service, even better than our previous visits. Our server Reece did an amazing job and hope we get his table again next time.

Clearly very busy but our server made sure we have everything we needed. Food was great, small wait but we were made aware of that and were totally fine. Cocktails also very lovely! Will definitely come back :)

Met up with friends for cocktails and a catch up! Service was great and good menu options. Would definitely recto everyone

Friendly and accommodating staff, helped us with requests and queries! Food was great came quickly and looked good too. Thank you, will be back again soon ;)

I'd like to first explain that this wasn't our intended eatery as Harvester Ashford closed without without notification. We arrived and was met by the manager. She was pleasant and happy. We were taken to a table and we met our less than happy server. I'm assuming she was having a bad day on top of losing her phone and forgetting to buy a lottery ticket and her numbers were drawn. I think you get the idea. For the purpose of this review we'll call her "happy" . She came to the table and asked for our drink order. One drink was a still water and a slice of lemon. We ordered food, comprising of one meal being Mediterranean grains salad. Happy responded with "we are not making that!" Not a sorry to be heard even in the distance. We thought that a reason would be forthcoming, unfortunately any explanation was as present as anything resembling Italian food in this establishment . So when we asked "Why?" We were told "We have no grains!" in the same way a drill Sargent asks a new recruit to tidy his kit. I'm sure you get the idea again. We were later told by the manager that this was incorrect information. We ordered something different. The drinks arrived. Unfortunately the still water with lemon was lacking a key ingredient and it wasn't water. I understand that a drink of this nature can be considered tricky to assemble due the the large amount of ingredients. I pointed out the missing ingredient by saying, could we possibly have a slice of lemon, to be told "I'll look in a while but I doubt we have any." this was also incorrect again clarified by the manager. The fugitive lemon never arrived at our table leaving the still water lonely and disappointed. The food arrived. That's about all I can say. Bland, warm but edible. Nothing extraordinary but it won't make you unwell either. (hopefully). Time to pay the bill. I was given the receipt and asked by "Happy" how I wished to pay. I elected card payment as who carries cash anymore? Well actually I do as I'm a certain age, but I digress. I asked for my card receipt and "happy" left. Only to return around a minute later to ask me to pay again. I must have one of those faces. Upon checking, My two receipts were showing two different amounts. My card had an added gratuity charged. As I paid with my phone, and never touched the card machine, this means someone else must have chosen a gratuity and the confirmed this extra payment. Can anyone guess the only other person to touch the card machine? This is unfortunately fraud. One last point, we were charged £1 for a spoonful of BBQ sauce. Heinz ketchup and Frenchies Mustard are free. I will be calling customer services tomorrow. Just for information, the elusive grains were later spotted at another table accompanying salmon. Those grains really do get around.

Brought my daughter and a few friends here yesterday for her birthday. Hollie the waitress was fantastic, really engaging with the kids and very informative! Food was hot and well presented. But it was definitely the staff that made it a good experience, so Thank you!

Sallly was super lovely and helpful! Thank you for my lovely crispy chicken on pasta! Sally went out of her way to help! I felt like I was transported to the states! Lovely atmosphere! I had a wonderful birthday meal thank you! Looking forward to coming back with the family :)

Sally was our waitress and was absolutely lovely. Let us take home some of the sauce that we loved. Food was exceptional just couldn’t finish it all.

Wonderful service by Sally despite how busy the restaurant was and the food was really good. Came out hot, fries were crispy, life is good 👍🏻 Been to many a Frankie & Benny’s franchises but this one is always spot on.

Sally was a wonderful waitress. Food was amazing and I loved the music choice.

Food was great the server I think her name was sally was really friendly and regularly made sure everything was ok

Sally was our waitress lovley lady. Amazing service from her. Very happy and made sure we had everything we needed.

Sally is great. All the team here are fantastic.

Just went in for a coffee. Did not know you could do that

Went for lunch and we weren't disappointed at all! Food arrived promptly, great portions, tasty too! Cooked with care! Service was excellent and the waitress was very attentive! Thank you, we'll be returning 🙂

My son 12th birthday on the 24th Freya was lovely. My little girl has special needs and nothing was to much from Freya to make sure we was comfy and all our party happy!! Thank-you xx

Very good service from Our waitress Sally. Very friendly, gave us a warm welcome, and was always around if needed. Thank you very much. We will be coming again Very soon.

Fast and friendly service. Good food.

Excellent customer service and delicious, great quality food. Our waitress Sally really made our experience. She was so lovely and attentive. The food was served really quickly and was lovely and hot and well presented. I was very full. I had the lasagne, my partner had the bean burger and my son had fish fingers and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meal

Despite being absolutely packed the food was great . Holly our waitress was very good.

Had a meal out tonight at Frankie and bennies ashford, our waitress Sally was very prompt and service was friendly as always, she even remembered us from previous visits and took time out of very busy service to say hello to our little boy. Definitely will be coming back, thank you Sally!

Absolutely lovely place with friendly staff and great food. Sally,our waitress, guided us with patience and a friendly smile from start to finish. She was as joyful as her hair colour. Kids loved her and she was a positive vibe on our day. Simply Thank you. The Frankies Feast was amazing, enough for an adult and a kid. Thank you so much. We'll come back for sure!

Food was really nice had been told had gone down hill but was pleasantly surprised really lovely meal quick service food hot our waitress in Ashford sally was really friendly and helpful…

Fantastic service on Fathers Day. Sally was excellent!

Sally was really bubbly friendly and attentive, really nice meal and great service

excellent service from sally, very quick amazing food quality and great environment

Absolutely fantastic service from Sally , from start to finish ! Super positive person and also very knowledgeable in her job. Food was also brilliant and it made our dinner quite enjoyable. Recommend with both hands the air 💪💪💪

Very quite, but calm and mellow. Sally are server was very happy and brought a good vibe to our experience. Was very tentative and couldn't help us enough!! Very chatty and gave plenty of time to choose what we want to order, coming back and forward a few times. Food was held back while I slowly ate my starter which was much appreciated, thank you Sally. Look forward to returning.

Last minute decision to stop (came straight from the tunnel). Haven’t been to a F&B for years, but it was great. The food options were varied and the restaurant was clean and tidy, with a great atmosphere. Despite it being a late in service table - Sally was super attentive and got us everything we needed. Thank you!