"I don 't typically enjoy eating in chain restaurants especially when we live in the Providence area where you can find so many wonderful spots but it 's school vacation week and my kids wanted to go to TGI Friday 's, so here we are. There was a backlog of people waiting to be seated when we arrived at 1:15, we waited a few minutes before someone returned to the host stand and there were two parties ahead of us so it took us about 7 or 8 minuets from walking in to being greeted, which felt like a lifetime for my kids. My oldest likes to come here because of their endless appetizers deal which we found out had recently changed and instead of being able to select from a long list of appetizers to sample, they have changed it to include only three; mozzarella sticks, buffalo bites, and pot stickers. He was disappointed to learn about this change and at $15 per person, this is no longer a great value since he would only eat the mozzarella sticks. We waited nearly thirty minutes for our lunch which consisted of a kids meals, a quesadilla, a burger, and a salad. When the food arrived it was hot and tasty, everyone ate their entire meal, but again the long wait between ordering and receiving food was something that my kids pointed out. They must have been short staffed today because we experienced unusually long waits for everything and the restaurant was not busy. In fact, I was surprised to see that the section we were seated in was completely empty but had two dirty tables that went un bussed the entire time we were there (which was over an hour) The one saving grace today was that our server was an absolute delight. Had it not been for her, we would have left totally disappointed and discouraged from returning again."
