My Friends Place

106 Pierce Ave, Manteca
(209) 707-3456

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Cecilia Talavera

Smells like a toilet and water damage in the walls . Not much of a menu honestly . The ranch was absolutely disgusting and I’m not picky. Did not taste like ranch AT ALL .

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 5

Jessica Esquibel

Never had anything less than an amazing experience here. There’s not a single bad thing on the menu. The owners are great and come out to check on you personally. Amanda is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kalua Pork

Willow Beeler

We were there for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Food was cold, burnt, and the eggs for the Benedict was overcooked. The benches we were sitting on in the corner smelled as if a child had an accident on them at one point and it dripped down and wasn’t able to be cleaned up. The service was super slow and they weren’t busy.
I’m the type of person who doesn’t complain or send food back at restaurants but this was quite honestly the worst dining experience I have ever had.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Allan Volkov

Always make sure to stop by this gem every-time l'm in the area. Their French toast is top tier and the other items on the menu are right up there with it. Service is quick, nice and very easy going and the building inside and out is just a great vibe overall with the friends theme. Definitely recommend stopping by wether it's breakfast or lunch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

AlenaJaeden Gallo

I’ve been there before and the food was great ! Today I went and got seated after about a 30 minute wait - which was not bad considering the place was on the smaller side, the problem was that after we ordered - WE WAITED 50 MINUTES TO AN HOUR till my uncle had the courage to go up to the server and ask about the food. He was told that if he wanted the food fresh, he’d have to wait since they only had one chef there. Which can be seen as reasonable until we noticed that no other table had food (even the ones there before us). We didn’t even get our food after an hour+ and chose to leave.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Greg S

We have always talked about coming here, but never could until now. Parking is difficult, but we actually snagged a space right in front. Located in an old (I will call it historic) building right downtown, you would think it to be a bar. When you step inside, you see that they are heavy on the "FRIENDS" theme, hence "My Friends Place" name. Inside is very tight, very old, and could definitely use an interior makeover. The seating and counter setup is extremely inefficient. Very dirty to boot. We were greeted by someone's young son, who immediately relinquished to a very friendly woman, who got us seated quickly. But, again here we are, three diners sitting at a strangely configured very large booth that could technically seat 6-8 if done correctly. People waiting for tables are clustered at the door and staring us down. I felt sorry for the two diners sitting directly in front of the door.
So, our food was ordered, and we waited and waited and waited....We realized that food was coming out of the kitchen literally one plate at a time to other diners. So, we asked ourselves, do we continue to wait or go elsewhere? We decided to wait it out. Finally, one plate (ok part of the food) came out... 5-7 minutes later the second plate came out... and then the last of the meals... Very frustrating to watch the inefficiency of the kitchen and overall lack of coordination going on.
I will say this... the Kalua pork in the benedict was really good.
When they note a "Hawaiian" vibe with the menu, also take it to heart that your entire meal will be on Hawaiian time.... expect to wait a very very long time. At least we can now say "been there done that, not coming back"... Aloha

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Abi M

Came here for lunch and got a burger that tasted like grease, the bacon wasn’t cooked properly and the buns were soaked with oil. We also ordered spicy chicken and waffles which tasted horrible and the chicken was way over cooked. I couldn’t even finish my meal it was so bad. We spent $50 on two things and we left feeling sick.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mia

We were the first guests in the morning and waited for 50 minutes for our food. And they were very rude. Don’t waste your time here. The food was just ok and not worth waiting.

Daniela Serrano

I’ve been here twice and the food is definitely good but the service is so bad. The last time we went we waited over 40 minutes for our food and our waitress literally ignored us the whole time. I get if it’s busy but you definitely communicate with the customer and let them know that you don’t just ignore them. We asked for a few things when we ordered that we had to remind our waitress of twice after getting our food. I don’t know if she was having a bad day but it really made me not want to go back even if the food is good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast Breakfast, Loco Moco Brunch, Hawaiian French Toast

Anthony Cano

Great good and options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Toast Breakfast

Bnard Gallo

First time experience on this place. Waited overall 2 hours brunch time on sunday. 1 hour wait on seats and 1 hour wait on the food. We followed up on the status because we have another occasion to go to but a very annoying response from one of the employees “ We only have 1 chef if you want your food to be fresh then you just gonna have to wait.” Poor customer service. Not even an apology was brought to our attention about the food delay and 1 chef in the back. We have no clue of what’s going on including the other 2 families also waiting on their food to arrive. I dont care how awesome the food is but if the place have poor customer service with attitude and lack of politeness to local customers whose trying to support local businesses then change your ways.

Service: 1

Len G

I’ve been there before and the food was great ! Today I went and got seated after about a 30 minute wait - which was not bad considering the place was on the smaller side, the problem was that after we ordered - WE WAITED 50 MINUTES TO AN HOUR till my uncle had the courage to go up to the server and ask about the food. He was told that if he wanted the food fresh, he’d have to wait since they only had one chef there. Which can be seen as reasonable until we noticed that no other table had food (even the ones there before us). We didn’t even get our food after an hour+ and chose to leave.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nina

Showed up, walked in, waitress yelled across the room to write our name on the list (no hi hello good morning) and we waited outside for nearly an hour before we decided to leave and go eat at Besitos just down the road.
The food looked SOOO amazing too, I am super bummed.

Service: 1

Sierra Thomas

Every freakn bite was delicious. We will definitely be coming back.

Agetro

Bottless mimosas! I also had the mahi mahi with rice. Pretty good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

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