TGI Friday’s

It is what it is.
I went here with friends on a Sunday night — you cannot book a table which isn’t great but somewhat understandable with the location — we were a party of 8 and we ended up being seated in a really odd way there was a table for six, then a glass/​plastic partition and the other 2 people sat in the covered outer area (kind of like a conservatory). When the server/​greeter told us about the small 2 seater table we were lead to believe it would be possible to have a conversation with the people on the other table, we were wrong, so that meant 2 of our party were basically excluded. I was not the organiser of the evening, so when they didn’t raise an issue I didn’t (although I feel we should have).
The music is too loud, when people go to dinner, they shouldn’t have to practically shout at the person opposite them (no exaggeration), we were a table of 6 and I couldn’t hear what half the table said, we’re at dinner not a club.
The reason I am giving it 3 stars is the food, they had lot’s of options including more than one veggie option and the portions were huge, definitely enough for all, I had Crispy Tostada Stacks as my main and split the loaded potato skins for starters, all of it was delicious (if a little much for me), all the rest of our party were happy with the food, and the desserts that my friend had looked AMAZING.
They do what they do well, but if you are looking for an intimate dinner with friends, not the place I would recommend.

The Bruce Lee burger with grilled chicken was AMAZING! I love spicy food and this had a great kick too it without being mouth burning. The location is great right near the theatres and buzzing with people.

The food is amazing apart from one bar man who gave 2 pretty girls free cocktails for the whole night while me and my partner had to continue to pay all night … The portions are getting smaller and smaller but still love it there X

A friday everyday sounds like an over exaggeration, but I obviously believe their saying after this great dinner.
At first my ribs got burnt, but when I complained I got really great ribs from the ribs menu instead of the one that were in my dish.
The music is wonderful and a bit loud, but it settles the theme, and I kept singing and dancing in my seat. Nice area, great seatings, lovely workers.
I recommend going to Friday’s once in your lifetime!

Way too busy. I waited for 15 minutes and no one even came to take my drink order. Left after I saw two people who came in after me get their drinks before me.

On 7^th April was my birthday so I decided to visit TGI FRIDAY with my partner. The customer service was fabulous and friendly team member. The most finest restaurant in weekend. Pls keep it up

Absolutely 5 stars!
Food was very tasty especially the Buffalo wings and the services are excellent, they served us very kind and friendly! Most important thing is that the prices are reasonable and very worthy!

It was pretty busy when we came in on a friday night around 18:00. We got a table within 10mins so that was pretty cool. We all had the spare ribs and a few cocktails. The food was very nice and the portion was exactly right.

The place is a zoo.
I see prams, old guys in blazers, kids running-​falling-​crying, families, office guys with their Jack and Cokes, some of the pre-​show crowd, and of course tourists sipping their oh-​so-​authentic American milkshakes as they study their London maps.
Couples on dates are clearly overwhelmed by this, not least because they’re struggling to carry on a conversation over this loud, hot mess.
Food at UK TGI Friday’s is definitely tastier than what’s back in the States. But the tourist crowd is an outright turn off. If one’s curious to try, a good alternative would be the branch at Stratford Westfield.

Bön on a voulu tenter… on s’attendait à un bon gros steack que neni
Beaucoup de friture et de sauce
Par contre le service était bien sympa et les cocktails excélents :)

I used to love TGI Friday’s to the point that I was a weekly diner.
However on Friday evening I decided to bring family with us who were over from Dublin, one was a little child (6 yrs).
When we arrived at the door, we was greeted by someone who wasn’t exactly friendly. She told us that we would have to wait at the bar for 45 mins if we wanted to eat tonight. Usually this wouldn’t be a problem, but with a young child I didn’t really feel it was appropriate for her to be stuck at the bar for 45 mins.
We explained this to the person at the front desk and asked if we could reserve our slot and come back within the time frame, and that we would take our little niece to the nearby M&M store.
With a grump she told us this wasn’t wasn’t possible. No real explanation except for «Company Rules.
We asked for the Manager who came along, quite wimpish… we explained to him that we were loyal fans, and that we just would appreciate the bit of flexibility. My thoughts was that being a manager he would have a bit of flexibility, but also came across as non helpful and said «Sorry company policy hands are tied», but wasn’t really helpful any further than that.
We decided to leave and TGI Friday, Leicester Square lost a table of 5’s business and a loyal fan.
Disappointing.

If you want to have one of the greatest ribs you have ever had try Friday’s Ribs, they are perfect!!! The service is so good as well!

Had lunch with my brother. Service was fine but the food, two Jack Daniels Burgers looked like they ware made yesterday. And the fries to. This is what I expect at a London City McDonald’s but not at Friday’s.
Sad to say, this is the worst Friday’s I’ve been to and I’ve been to Fridays in four countries and countless locations.

God is this place still open… poor excuse for American food… caters for Tourists who think the place adds an ‘international feel’ to London… sad…sad…sad…

J’adore l’ambiance et la déco Rock & Roll à la Année’s 70 – 80, avec ces details de déco qui vous font rêver. C’est assez sombre et la musique assez forte mais on s’y habitué très vite, ça va tout à fait avec le style et les musiques sont des playlist sélectionnées avec goût, ce né sont pas les hits du moment qui défilent sans aucun rapport. J’aime cette ambiance à la fois intime et chaleureuse qui n’est pas tellement comparable avec l’effet boîte de nuit qui vous fait tourner la tête. C’est devenu mon lieu favoris à chaque passage dans la capitale.
J’adore aussi les cocktails délicieux et originaux miam. Si l’on vient seulement pour les cocktails on peut rester autour du bar c’est assez sympas, par contre à partir de 20h ça commence à être plein à craquer que ce soit au bar où il faut se serrer ou pour trouver des places assises. Il faut attendre une vingtaine de minutes ce qui peut passer à la limite si on prend des cocktails mais pour les repars en famille oubliez cet endroit il est plus préférable d’y aller avec des amis.
Les entrées à partager sont très bon marché à la limite on pourrait carrément se passer des plats tellement ils sont consistants. Comme pour tous leurs plats en fait ils n’hésitent pas sur la quantité et ça devient très difficile de finir son plat mais il faut bien se forcer tellement c’est bon !
Un endroit que je conseille vivement pour les grands nostalgiques également :)

this is very typical of TGI Friday, I could’ve been in just about any of restaurant in this chain. However, the service here was probable better than i’ve experienced elsewhere — despite this particular restaurant being very busy due to it’s prime location. Our orders were taken in good time and we didn’t have too long to wait for our food, which was all top quality.

I am normally a big fan of Fridays and have eaten at them for a taste of home in some pretty far away places including Malta and Nicaragua. In London, instead of a taste of home, all I got was a bad taste of the worse service London has to offer.
The hostess, Emma, would not even seat us because I originally asked for a table for 3 and changed to a table for 2 when she said she could not seat us if everyone was not there. No problem, the third person was just meeting us for a drink after dinner so not an issue, but she did not buy that. She was confident that we would want a different table, and she was having no part of that. She was clearly not British or American by her accent, but this is Friday’s, and I expect to at least get friendly service. The food is never great, and the prices are usually higher than they should be, but Friday’s strong point is always fun people that like or at least appear to like what they are doing and give good service.
On a positive note, we found a great Mexican place, Chiquito, across the square and still had a great meal before Book of Mormon. We had enough time to meet my friend for a drink afterwards and it all worked out, but I am NEVER eating at Friday’s in the UK again. Sorry, if you cannot at least do good service what is the appeal?

I really like TGIs, but the one in London is okay. Not great, only okay. Service is slow. Problem is not that the people working there are lazy or slow, problem is that the place is totally overcrowded. Only go there if you feel the desperate need for a TGI burger.

The food here is below average and mostly fried food. I would never go to this restaurant in America and I don’t understand why they are so popular in Europe. It’s over priced and not worth it. The cheeseburger I had tasted worse than McDonalds and the fries were cold.

TGI fridays as a chain can be a bit hit and miss but this one is really good. Perfect for kids party celebrations or just for hanging out with mates in a lively party atmosphere. apparently the waiting staff have to audition for the job too so there are a lot of wannabe actors looking after you. food wise the ribs and steaks are good and the desserts to die for! but not the perfect setting for a romantic meal-​its just too noisy!

Eine zuverlässige Adresse für einen amerikanischen Snack oder einen guten Lunch in der Londoner City. Das TGI Fridays liegt nahe dem Piccadilly Circus und ist nicht ganz leicht zu finden. Betritt man das Restaurant gilt: Warten, um zu Platz geführt zu werden. Die Wartezeiten hängen von der Auslastung ab.
Innen drin ist das TGI mit viel dunklem Holz etwas schummrig, aber nicht klischeehaft. Die Stühle und Tische sind sehr funktional und nicht so gemütlich, aber das ist evtl so geplant, damit Gäste nicht zu lang beiben. Die Atmosphäre ist eher unruhig bis laut bei hoher Auslastung.
Die Auswahl an Essen ist nicht riesig, aber es findet bestimmt jeder etwas. Für meinen Geschmack ist der Caesar’s Salat und alle Arten von Burgern sehr zu empfehlen. Portionen sind gut bemessen. Auch das Garlic Bread (Knoblauchbrot) ist lecker. Getränke und insbesondere Cocktails gibt es in großer Auswahl. Qualität von Essen und Getränken fand ich sehr gut. Tipp: Aufs Eis in den Getränken wie Cola etc kann man gut verzichten.
Preise sind für Londoner Verhältnisse und die Lage günstig bis durchschnittlich, für deutsches Niveau hoch.
Die Bedienungen sind flott unterwegs und sehr hilfreich, beantworten auch gern Fragen, machen aber auch nach dem Essen etwas Umsatz orientierten Druck, ob es noch was sein darf?
Mein Fazit: TGI Fridays ist immer ein guter Anlaufpunkt, denn man weiss, was man kriegt und das in wirklich guter Qualität. Zwar keine Highlights. aber auch keine Lowlights.

Servicio lento y comida mediocre

Having worked at two other TGI restaurants in the past, I was excited to come to one of the bigger stores to show my boyfriend what Friday’s was all about!
It was also my birthday, and I wish we’d gone elsewhere!
The door host was disinterested and had a face like thunder! We were shown to our table and whilst the service was ok, the food… oh goodness Friday’s what have you done?!
The Quesadilla tasted like it had been zapped in the microwave, and the consistency of the tortilla was very odd. The fries were skinny fries, not the usual Friday’s fries you get. The burger cheese wasn’t melted and it tasted like rubber. The Philly Cheesesteak was dry and had hardly any meat in it.
Needless to say, if you’re not getting 50% staff discount then it’s just not worth it. We won’t be going back, it’s overpriced for what it is… which is just badly prepared and tasteless food.

Angenehmer Laden mit schönem Ambiente, sehr gutem Essen zu fuer Central London moderaten Preisen. Leider bei voller Besetzung auch sehr hohe Lautstärke, die leider nicht von der Musik stammt

I went to TGI’s Leicester Square a couple of weeks ago and was quite excited since I hadn’t dined there in almost a year.
The night started off well enough– cocktails and friends, but as soon as a table was available it went down hill.
I thought I’d go for the quesadillas rather than my usual burger, BIG MISTAKE!!! I took a bite and it was stone cold. I tell a lie, it was freezing. When I finally got the attention of the waitress she ‘kindly’ microwaved it for me yes, MICROWAVED!!!
This wont deter me from going there again as I usually enjoy the food and the atmosphere, I’m hoping this was just a bad night.
TGI’s get 3 stars is for their cocktails, Buffalo Wings, burgers and free refills.

Fridays ist eines meiner liebsten bars in London und super zentral gelegen (zwischen Picadilly Circus und Leicester Square). Es ist zwar sehr amerikanisch und auch nicht ganz billig, aber die Portionen sind riesig und das Essen sehr lecker (viel Burger und Steak).
Besonders empfehlen kann ich den OREO milchshake. der ist ein absolutes Muss. Die Cocktails werden in riesiegen Glaesern serviert und die Bedienung is sehr freundlich.
Man kann eigentlich auch zu allen Anlaessen hierher egal ob date oder Familiendinner.
Die Atmosphaere ist angenehm, irgendwie wie in einem Pub, aber ohne das viele Bier und die laute Musik.

Wer amerikanische Steakhäuser nicht mag, sollte das TGI Fridays meiden. Alle anderen, werden es mögen. Es ist ein bisschen USA Mitten in London: Die Bedienung ist superfreundlich und Gästen, die Geburtstag haben, wird vom Personal ein Ständchen gesungen. Der Service ist schnell und zuvorkommend und das Steak macht richtig satt. Zudem ist es laut und Kinder turnen durch das Lokal.
Ich mag das TGI Fridays vor allem wegen des leckeren Essens. Das Hühnchen mit Jack Daniels-​Soße ist großartig. Ich liebe den Kartoffelbrei dazu und Nachos als Vorspeise. Cola etc. wird kostenlos nachgefüllt und wer einen Platz am Fenster erwischt, kann raus schauen und Leute beobachten.
Manchmal muss man auf seinen Tisch allerdings ein wenig warten. So lange kann man sich die Zeit an der großen Bar vertreiben. Das TGI Fridays ist total barrierefrei, es gibt auch einen Lift zur Bar und eine Behindertentoilette.