Frost went to review Frankie & Benny’s anonymously. We reviewed the one in Kingston.

I love Frankie and Benny’s theme, it is like walking onto the set of American Graffiti or travelling back in time. The ‘New York Italian’ restaurant and bar has good retro music, fun décor and those brilliant banquet booth seats. I feel I should have dressed up.

We started with the The Big Sampler Platter; a feast of Frankie & Benny’s house favourites; chicken strips, BBQ chicken wings, fully loaded potato skins, spicy onion rings, bread sticks and garlic ciabatta bread. Served with dips and crunchy celery sticks.

It is a lot of food and, frankly, too much for two people! But it was delicious. A really good selection of stuff and very generous portions. There is four of everything so it is very good for family’s or a group of friends.

I followed this up with a BBQ Double Cheese and a Long Island Ice Tea.

Two 6oz grilled hamburgers each topped with Monterey Jack cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato, red onion, dill pickle, mayo, spicy onion rings and a pot of BBQ sauce. The burger was great- and huge- the fries were good too, however, my eyes were bigger than my belly. The portions are huge. But I really enjoyed my meal. Though I was too full for dessert.

My friend had the Chicken Club Triple Decker and one of Frankies’ Thick Banoffee Shakes. The shake was amazing, tasted brilliant.

The Triple decker included; Grilled chicken breast, crispy bacon, lettuce and fresh cut tomato layered between toasted wholemeal bread spread with mayo. Served with house fries and a pot of coleslaw on the side. The portions are brilliant, really huge. Even having a main will fill you up. Very generous.

Our waiter was good. The service is first-class.

We also had a Frankies’ Delight and a Frankies’ Refresher. The drinks in Frankie and Benny’s are second to none. Absolutely delicious.

All in all I like Frankie and Benny’s. The portions are generous, the service is amazing, the food is good and the theme is great fun. Brilliant for some reasonably priced food.