Soda Shoppe of Franklin

Meh, it’s a diner. Very common food, no big deal. It was edible. The corn chowder was delicious I had a tuna sandwich to be safe. You never know with these types of places. I did try my bf’s meatloaf sandwich and it was very good. It was clean and that’s important.

After waiting in line for what seemed like forever to only progress a few steps, at the local soft serve just up the road in Tilton; my dad and I decided to go over to the Soda Shop in Franklin… less than ½ mile up the road. We got in to sit in a nicely air conditioned restaurant — no waiting.
The staff was friendly and fast, got us a large glass of ice water while we looked over the flavors and options.
My dad ordered an old fashioned vanilla frappé (that’s a real milkshake with ice cream; whipped thick and rich). I had a «small» maple walnut sundae without any toppings (I’m on a diet! ;-0).
With taxes, the bill was less than $ 7.00 bucks!
Did I mention that the Soda Shop also has breakfast lunch and dinner menus too.
If wheelchair access was a little better (no automatic door, there) they would’ve gotten 5 stars.

If you want pathetically slow service, a waitress that rolls her eyes at you, unclean bathrooms, cold and tasteless food, with a dash of being too over priced… then this is the perfect restaurant for you! The amount of time it would take me to write how bad our experience was, is not even worth my time… as much as it is not worth your time to even go here. One star it is! If I could give them a half star I probably would…

This restaurant has come a long way recently. When it first became a soda shoppe a couple years back it was a little scary, bad food bad service. But now, it’s like a whole new place. My guess is they have new people in the kitchen?
I reluctantly went here two months ago with my girlfriend because she is new to the area and really wanted to check it out. I ordered a BLT and she ordered a big breakfast platter with the works. We were both blown away. My BLT was sooooo good. I know that this isn’t a particularly challenging thing to make, but this BLT was in a whole new realm from any other I had ever tasted. Just simply delicious. My girlfriend thoroughly enjoyed her pancakes an eggs an bacon as well.
The service was also improved, the ladies are funny and quick to please. Ultimately a fun place to grab a bite, we have been back twice since and still loved it.
The price is nice, a little bit higher than average for this type of restaurant but then again the food is a little bit better than other places like this around here.

Has breakfast all day plus standard fried food and sandwiches. If you want ok food for cheap then go here. Family friendly. Like seeing the bar up front with the old timer locals sipping there coffee.

The Soda Shoppe of Franklin (formerly Favorites & Week’s) is the epitome of a typical New England family restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Franklin Soda Shoppe is pretty spacious which has two dining rooms with ample table seating and seating at the long lunch counter.
The menu offerings are similar to Blake’s (a slight step up here) including the standard breakfast fare, sandwiches, burgers, salads, soups, grilled items, and American style comfort dishes. The dessert menu is dominated by ice cream and cold treats, along with pies, brownies, and strawberry shortcake. Daily Specials are offered and the prices are pretty fair, most dishes priced under $ 10 (seafood dishes ($ 13-​$ 19)).
I stopped in here for dinner very recently. I started out with an ice water and a Root Beer Float ($ 2.99) with a half scoop of Coffee Fudge Almond Low Fat Yogurt on the rim. The float was okay (mostly root beer) and could’ve used some more ice cream (a half scoop more). Next, the bowl of Seafood Chowder ($ 3.99) served with oyster crackers, was pretty good, which had a creamy broth (not too thick) with good amounts of fish, shrimp, potatoes, and seasonings.
For dinner, I went with the Texas Country Fried Steak ($ 6.99) served with mashed potatoes & gravy with vegetable (cole slaw) and fried bread. The breaded cube steak was on the chewy side, but decent tasting. The mashed potatoes were good with a dense texture. The minced cole slaw was sweet. The fried bread I really liked, which were biscuit dough balls deep fried brown and served with butter. The fried bread had a nice soft texture, hot inside.
The service was efficient on this visit with timely delivery of the food and drinks. The place was not that busy on a typical weeknight.
Overall: A good place to get a good homecooked meal at a good price. (3.2 stars)
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