Garfield's

Every time I decide to give Garfield's a chance, they disappoint. I've been to this restaurant probably 5 or 6 times. Each time I've had terrible service. One time I found several hairs in my food; another time the waitress completely ignored us. Recently, my husband and I decided to give it another try, thinking perhaps it was just bad luck previously. We had a good hour and a half before our movie was to start, and the theatre is super close, so I thought we were good to eat and get to the movie on time. Boy was I wrong! It was a good 15-20 mins before we gave our order - and the place wasn't even that busy. Fast forward to 15 mins before movie time. I flagged the waiter and told him we had to go to a movie, could they box up the food. They did just that, taking ANOTHER 10 minutes. We got to the movie as opening credits were going and we were starving. :(  When we got home I opened my salad and was disappointed it was mainly brown iceberg lettuce. Disappointing service AND food every time we try here. The only thing good I can say is that they have excellent cheesecake. I'd avoid this place... I'm sure others have the same issue or the location in the Grand Traverse Mall wouldn't have closed.

Previous reviews are pretty spot on about decor, Applebee's or red robinish. Service was ok, not very friendly. 3 of us got burgers and 1 got nachos. Everyone liked their food. I got the Cajun burger which was a thin preformed burger but was seasoned well and was very juicy to the point of being messy. The fries were typical steak fries. They were mostly crispy but some were soft but not soggy. Good place for lunch but not necessarily for dinner. Crayons on the table with butcher paper as the table cloth so the kids can draw.

This place is definitely an amalgamation of "flair oriented" restaurants, but the attention given the food is disappointing. I'm frankly tired of the visually "noisy" restaurants that serve sub-par food. I had a side caesar and the all-you-can-eat shrimp.  Coleslaw  and broccoli for sides. My 'slaw cup was half-filled and the broccoli overcooked, likewise for the shrimp. My travelling partner had the full size chicken Caesar salad and apparently enjoyed it enough to take it back to the hotel. Mine had a few too many pieces of lettuce that were wilted and starting to get mushy.