TGI Fridays
“Also parking is never a problem as the movie theater parking lots are right next to it, and a cold stone ice cream next door for desert.”
“My experience at TGIF tonight was much better tonight than a couple of weeks back when I went.”
“Just opened back up after hurricane Sandy.”
TGI Fridays
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Hate writing negative reviews but this location deserves an update.
Located right across from the UA theater it makes it an easy choice for drinks etc.
I've been very disappointed with the service at the bar! Been back twice since my first visit ( which was amazing) my first visit was fantastic.
(1)The staff behind the bar needs retraining ASAP, no joke!
Very unprofessional no enthusiasm whats so ever.
Are you seriously going to let the bartenders chat away with patrons or on their cell while customers are sitting by the bar waiting to have their order taken?
(2) the drinks are really bad any of the suggestions especially the $5 specials have no taste and id rather pay $10 for a real drink but they suck too.
I don't know if its the drinks or that the staff needs to be trained in mixology.
(3) the food coming out of the kitchen is not bad but mediocre and I'd expect that from a local pub not TGI.
If the owners read this I urge you to check out my other reviews I don't write negative reviews unless warranted.
Make some changes and invite us back, would gladly change my review and bring others along to do so.
Not the best place to go to especially if you have a large group. I came here multiple times and each were unpleasant. Wait time can be as long as an hour especially if it's dinner time. After a horrific long wait you still have to wait forever for a Staff to come take your order and bring you the food. Normally I'm a fast eater and prefer things to be quick especially dinner time. By quick I mean in and be done with dinner within an hour or a bit more. When I come here,I lose about 3 hours of my life waiting for service and food itself which actually gives you a lot of time to think of something to talk about and catch up with friends. Not saying catching up is bad but I prefer to do that somewhere else afterwards like a dessert place, a cafe, bar or something.
Servers took a while to flag down so that frustrated most of the people in my group. For it's price , it's pretty expensive for the quality of the service and flavor of the food .
As much as I used to hate this place, I have to say they're doing a lot to make it a better place to eat.
Before Sandy it was disgusting in here. Fruit flies and gnats everywhere, the food was nasty and it was just not good at every turn.
Fast forward to 2016. Their menu has many more options, the service is much better and they are out to make the customer happy. For instance, on two separate occasions I came in and ordered something that I really didn't like. Not their fault, it just wasn't my thing. Both times, they took the dish off my bill without me saying a word about it. That's great customer service.
I give three stars mainly because for one, they advertise on their menu having my favorite beer and they actually don't have it. And two because the bruschetta chicken pasta which used to be so so good made with angel hair pasta and just a hint of sauce is now made with fettuccine pasta and slathered in so much sauce it can't be enjoyed at all because it's all you taste, instead of a nice blend of the chicken, pasta and sauce. Also, the spinach dip has gotta go. Or at least change the cheeses. The mixture of those two particular cheeses just doesn't work. I thoroughly enjoyed the jack Daniels sampler platter and the miso wings though, so I'm glad that's one of their signature "things".
All in all, I would probably come back for happy hour to eat some apps and have a few beers at the bar but not really for a meal.
I really hate taking a star off since I am not hard to please, but I think there are some issues that need to be addressed with this place.
I understand that this chain is not luxurious or top of the line, but it shouldn't be a terrible experience either.
To make the long story short, I literally had to wait to wait… the line to get on the list with the hostess took forever. She also told me I would get a text to my phone when the table would be ready, they got rid of the buzzers, and to be honest I never got a message. I ended up missing my table call twice because it was that disorganized.
When I was finally seated, the waitress chardonnay decided it wasn't necessary to give us utensils to eat our food. How do you bring me plates with no fork or knife first?
I also did not like how the waitress kept rushing me to do my next refill for the endless apps, I felt pressured which makes no sense for this deal.
She also did not bring us lemons for our waters in time, we were done with our drinks by the time she brought it, that's how long she took. I also don't appreciate her bringing us the check when we didn't even ask for it.
I definetly would like to add that none of the employees smile, they all look miserable and don't have great social skills, my waitress had no enthusiasm and was very cold, the hostess was not happy either.
I would also LOVE to know which bartender had the nerve to hit on my boyfriend who simply asked for change of a $20, you shouldn't be flirting with any of your customers that is not professional.
To top it off, the bathroom was filthy, there are no staff or attendants there to maintain them. I don't appreciate seeing 0 toilet seat covers in stock.
The food remains mediocre and probably microwaved.
At least valet was nice, that's the only good thing I can say about this place.
3.5 stars..
Back in the day I used to frequent this spot after every first date to the Sheepshead Bay UA movies. And while I visited this Friday's for the first time since then I was expecting the same subpar service, inconsistency of food, and weak alcoholic drinks.
This visit somewhat exceeded my expectations. Came here on a Friday night around midnight with a party of four, told that wait time was about 20 mins, but was seated within 10. #winning.
Waitress was very nice (Zenath), very busy, poor soul looked like she was managing 3/4ths of the whole spot, but was very attentive. Decor of the spot upgraded from a former-hole in the wall to a more modern lay out. I was so impressed I forgot that I was at Friday's.
But then the food reminded me where I was. I mooched off of my friend's appetizers, and no matter what they ordered the salt intake was borderline hypertensive crisis, everything was fried to the bone, and the alcoholic drinks counteracted the saltiness by giving you diabetes with their sweetness.
Regardless, still a nice hangout spot, and as long as your blood pressure and glucose levels can hang, you can deal with the food and drinks.
Drinks: The Island Rum Punch is better than the other Rum punch option (it's less sweet as a juice and more Rum-tasting), the berry drink was also good.
Food: There were these beef skewers that were the bizzznass! The sauce, the juiciness of the skewers, and even with the bucket of salt on it still made it a winner in my book. Everything else got lost in translation.
If in the area, I would come back.
Beautiful location over looking the bay. TGI Fridays is reminiscent of an upscale restaurant from the decor to the layout. Definitely one of the better looking Fridays that I've been to.
However, with all of that being said it doesn't matter because the service is absolutely atrocious. It took 20 minutes for a menu to come my way. That's because I had to call a waitress over. Staff members passed by my table 10 times and I wasn't acknowledged.
Of course I didn't just sit there helplessly. I've tried calling whoever passed by over but to no avail. I guess they couldn't tend to me because I wasn't apart of their section.
I enjoyed the sizzling chicken and shrimp with a substitute of mac & cheese instead of mashed potatoes. I also had their house Long Island special. My entree was delicious and my LIT was good but then it became watered down 3/4's of the drink.
I won't be back. I don't have the patience to wait.
The only reason I keep coming back here is because the buffalo wings are so good and because it's close to my best friends house. (ENDLESS APPS!!! )
The wait staff here just simply does not care or even try to act like they care a little bit. They sit you down and you literally wait 20 minutes for someone to even introduce themselves as your waiter.
Ordering drinks takes another 20 minutes. This isn't a place to go to if you have a certain amount of time to eat. We've waited so long that when we ask for our food they bring it out freezing cold.
Then the ATTITUDE they have when you ask the for the FIFTEENTH time for a glass of water with lemon is absolutely ridiculous. Like I said. I only come because of convenience and certain cravings. But other than that it's not a place I'd tell other people to come to.
It was extremely crowded in here tonight which is understandable…….it's the start of the weekend. My plan was to sit down and eat dinner with my sons before catching a movie at 8:30 pm but that didn't happen because of the long wait time. I decided that we would order takeout instead so that we wouldn't have to rush through our food. The wait for takeout food was as long as the wait to be seated. Finally our food comes and we were out the door and off to the car to eat our food before the movie. The reason why I gave them only three stars is because of the long wait and there were no plastic cutlery or napkins to accompany our food. Fifty dollar bill and no napkins and utensils……..like seriously! To top it off, my order consisted of a sampler which included pretzel sticks, mozzarella sticks and boneless Buffalo wings was missing a pretzel stick which I'm not happy about!