Benjamin's Roadhouse

Franklin, PA is a beautiful town, and Benjamin's Roadhouse is in a great location with a large outside area and a view of the courthouse and parks. It's a busy corner, so there's some traffic noise with all of the trucks passing by. It was an easy lunch choice as the menu looked great for two hungry travelers on a sunny fall day with colorful trees all around. We were seated promptly and ordered a burger and a chicken sandwich special, and then we waited. And waited, and waited. It was 25-30 minutes later, still no food and no attention from our waitress. I finally went inside to find her, and she said it would be another five minutes or so as the the first order came out burnt. When lunch finally arrived, the burger was served on a slightly too small plate which made it hard to assemble without the fries spilling onto the table. The burger was tasty and cooked well, with a flavorful but runny barbecue sauce that puddled onto my plate. The sweet potato fries were slightly undercooked - they were warm, but soft and not crispy on the edges, They were served with a sweet caramel dipping sauce that was like a dessert, a nice treat.

This place was great! We stopped in town to visit some friends and this is where they took us for dinner. The food was great, from the awesome bread and butter to the Reuben that I had and the steak and baked potato and salad that my husband had. The service was super friendly, and the setting was great - we really enjoyed the outdoor seating area and the live music. Really nice place. Would love to go there again next time we're in town!

The food was amazing, our server Megan was awesome. Very friendly and fast service. The atmosphere was great ,very clean.

I had a pretty good time at this restaurant during the light up night. I look forward to coming back to see how they are with an expanded menu and not just a holiday light up night special menu. I think that it was pretty busy and I take that into account so while it wasn't five stars it was pretty close.We got seated right away and we got to sit in a booth which was perfect because we were able to see the fireworks from where we were sitting. That was the coolest part of the night. We were getting cold and decided to go and eat and we were able to see the rest of the festivities right from the restaurant.I ordered the stuffed pork chops and mashed potatoes and my partner ordered the lasagna. We decided to get my daughter who is two the kids meal with spaghetti and meatballs. The kids meal was definitely very large. She was able to eat some pasta and meatballs but we had leftovers to take home. She seemed to enjoy it and I didn't really have any complaints with it it was pretty normal. But I don't think the meatballs were homemade.The lasagna my partner loved. He thought it was really good and the portion size was really nice. He wasn't able to finish all of it and took part of it home for lunch the next day.I got the stuffed pork chop. I thought that the pork chop was pretty good it was a little tough in some parts but most of it was tender. The stuffing inside was flavorful. The side of mashed potatoes had gravy on it. The gravy was pretty heavy and salty. But the mashed potatoes were great. I don't know if I would get the mashed potatoes again or I would ask to maybe have a little less gravy put on it. But now I know.I think that the only reason that I put it down to three stars was that I also got a dessert that I was really looking forward to because I love creme brulee and when it came to the table it was 100% burnt / charred on the top. There was no crunchy golden layer it was black. I pulled most of the char off and still ate what was underneath. But I was really disappointed. But I guess I could have said something but they were busy and I could still just eat the bottom and that was fine.I think coming during a non-rushed holiday event probably would have been better for my first time. But I think the food and the service would make us go back if we are in town. I want to see what else they have!

Over the Christmas Holiday my daughter and I ended up having an extended stay at my mother's due to the Airline issues. Having been here before she took us out for a nice dinner here, my daughter even put on her dress for the occasion.We parked near the park and proceeded to cross the street and made our way to Benjamin's Roadhouse. As we walked up we saw how beautifully decorated the outside was, Christmas Lights and other decorations adorned the one side of the building and the windows had scenes painted on them from different Christmas movies such as Home Alone, Jingle All The Way and A Nightmare Before Christmas! This was a wonderful and artistic touch and I hope you'll do this again next year!The three of us entered to find a spacious dining room which gave off a warm and inviting feel. We were greeted and seated immediately and our server came a few moments later to greet us, bring our menus and take our drink orders which came shortly after.As it was around 5:30 when we got there and they close at 7 they began to fill up a bit and get busy as expected with any restaurant so the service did slow down a bit but we were understanding of this as I work in a Full Service Restaurant myself.The menu had a lot of options to choose from so it did take me a bit of time before I could make a choice though I did start with a bowl of their tomato soup, this soup was the creamiest tomato soup I've ever had and served with those awesome oyster crackers that are a perfect pairing with any soup!For my entree I settled on the Pot Roast with a side of a Loaded Baked Potato and White Rice.My meal was served but the veggies that were supposed to come with the Pot Roast were absent and instead they put the Pot Roast over that rice which was supposed to be on the side and my Loaded Baked Potato was also Absent. I got my server's attention and told her that the veggies were missing, the rice was supposed to be served on the side and my loaded baked potato was missing. She went back to the kitchen and brought me back a plate of mashed potatoes which is not what I originally ordered but at that point I was too hungry and just wanted to eat my dinner.I took a bite of my Pot Roast expecting flavor to dance about in my mouth but was met with disappointment, both the pot roast AND the gravy were absolutely bland and needed salt in a bad way however the Pot Roast was tender.For dessert I selected The Molten Lava Cake with a scoop of that Vanilla Ice cream goodness, the cake was nice and warm and oozing with that good chocolatey yumminess!I know it was only an hour and a half until closing but you do need to work with your servers on Order Accuracy and you do need to improve the flavor of your pot roast and gravy.All in all it was an okay experience and I'd be willing to come in again on my next visit to the area to try some of the other things on the menu.

I visited this restaurant last week.It was not too busy this day.Sometimes this place is very busy.Service was very good.Waitress was also very good.The waitress was professional.I had a cheeseburger.It was very good.Iced Tea was excellent.I will visit here again.This is a great place to stop to eat on the days they are not busy.If you visit on Sunday afternoon, you sometimes have to wait to get seated.

The food here was delicious. the angel hair spaghetti was heavenly. The waiter Harley was fantastic, great service deserves a raise! Overly everything was fantastic. I definitely recommend visiting!

wow! One of the best menus I have ever seen. Great selections. resaonably priced. Fast, friendly service. I had the best Reuben ever. Tender corned beef and rye bread. Coleslaw side was very good too. We're from out of town and was here last night and had a great dinner so we came back. If we ever come back to Franklin this is where we will dine.

Absolutely one of the worst meals we've ever had. Salad had rotten lettuce in it. Fried shrimp were actually burnt. And I was given Chili Sauce and not Cocktail to dip them in. Applesauce however was not screwed up!Fettuccini came out cold after waiting for over an hour for two meals. It had no taste whatsoever. Bread was fair. Benjamin's, do yourself a favor and whoever was cooking tonight, get them some help.............Waitress did her best to keep things moving but the only offer we had to offset our horrible meal was a refill or a coffee for the ride home.I will certainly consider a different option the next time through. Shame it's gone downhill since the last visit.

My husband made reservations at 1:00 on Mother's Day for Inside NOT on the patio. We were seated out on the patio. It is loud out there making it difficult for my 85 year old dad to hear.At 2:00 my parents Finally received their soup and side salad. At 2:20 some our entrees Finally came out. The French Fries and chicken on my grilled chicken salad were Cold. My brother & I were almost done eating when my Mom's surf & turf was FINALLY brought out. The food was cold. The waitress did her best. VERY DISAPPOINTED!