Frankie Benny's - Hamilton

Anna was a fantastic server for our family. We truly valued the enjoyable experience we had at the restaurant.

Frankie and Benny's in Hamilton, located near Glasgow and just off the M8, is a fantastic restaurant. It is easily accessible by train from Glasgow Central or express bus from Buchanan Bus Station. The restaurant is spacious, clean, and nicely decorated with comfortable booths. The menu offers a wide variety of options, including delicious grills and pizzas. The lunch menu provides great value for money during the day. On Mondays, they offer a 25% discount on the total food bill. Located next to the Vue cinema, a combination of dinner and a movie is a favorite treat. The restaurant can get quite busy in the evenings, especially on weekends, but the service is efficient and the staff are accommodating to special requests. Overall, a great dining experience at Frankie and Benny's.

Looking for somewhere to go with my 10-year-old step son and other half for dinner one Saturday night, we decided to stay local and go to Frankie and Benny 's Hamilton. Even though we had booked a table for 5:30pm, we waited over 45 mins to get a seat! Eventually seated, we got our drinks and ordered some food. I opted for the chicken burger and when it came it was as dry as anything! No waiter asked if our meal was ok, because I couldn 't see one on the floor else it would have went back. I was really disappointed by this and told the staff when the bill came but it was like 'Oh well ' attitude. Wont be back!

My first Frankie and Benny's experience, and yeah. It is what it is, you know? It's very nice inside, but you get the feeling that any Frankie and Benny's location would be the same. It has that vast enorm-o-chain feel to it. While it doesn't make anywhere feel special, but it assures you that you know what you get. The food? Pretty standard chain fare, I would say. I opted for the black pepper mayo burger, topped with bacon and fries on the side. The fries felt like they were pre-packaged and delivered in bulk, but were fine. The burger was nice, without being memorable, but the black pepper may was superb. The highlight of the visit was the staff. Our table was basically one entire wing of the restaurant (there were about 30 people there) and our waiter never missed a beat once, and remained friendly and funny all night long. Even a birthday cake presentation with candles, music and dimmed lights was carried off with precision! All of the main courses arrived at once, no mean feat for that amount of people, and drinks were offered as soon as they were required. I wouldn't head back here for the food ahead of a few other places, but the staff's hard work and attitude would convince me to drop in more often. Well done, fellas. Not sure if it was Frankie or Benny that served us though...

Decided to go in here for dinner the other night with the other half and our friend, and was not disappointed! We arrived about 8pm on Guy Fawkes Night, and as there was a massive bonfire display in Strathclyde Park 2 minutes away, the roads were mobbed, the exact opposite of the restaurant. We were surprised that upon entering there was maybe only 10 tables in, but sure as can be they filled up over the course of the display finishing. As it was relatively quiet when we went in, we were taken to our table by the host and drinks were ordered efficiently! We did experience a bit of a wait for the drinks coming back, but the chat was good so it didn't affect the experience. We decided on starters and he took our order to the kitchen. Between us we ordered the bruschetta, the crispy coated chicken strips, and the warm dough sticks with a garlic butter dip. The starters were brought out within 10 minutes, and I like the fact in Frankie and Benny's you can see your food being made and when it's ready, so you know if your food's sitting for longer than it needs to be. Despite cleaning the plate of the magnificently season bruchetta I was given, I think I probably ate half of the dough sticks as well. Oh my heavenly lord, the garlic butter was like the melted body of God himself. After I had calmed down from the taste explosion that garlic butter was, we had our table cleared and prepped for our main courses. We did wait a good 25 minutes for the mains which was a pest, as the starters had made us hungry for more. Colin ordered the simple, yet always incredibly appealing on any menu Spaghetti Bolognese, and our friend had the Cajun Chicken Melt Wrap with chips. I opted for the New Yorker Calzone, a gorgeous calzone filled with spicy pepperoni, ham, bacon and mozzarella, and topped with a homemade Neapolitan tomato and herb sauce. To. Die. For. I've never actually tried a calzone before, but I would definitely have this one again and again, that's how good it was. The waiter came shortly after finishing and collected my wiped-clean plate, and Colin and I decided we'd have some sorbet to finish off the meal. I went for the lemon, one of the only desserts I'll eat (not a big dessert person! , and Colin chose the strawberry. I kid you not, this was the most superb lemon sorbet I have ever tasted, and believe me I have tried a lot! This is somewhere I will definitely be returning to once in a while, and somewhere you should go too! Just go for dinner tonight, you know you want to!