Apple Annie’s

This place is a real hit or miss. The hash browns tasted like they were soaked in really old oil. Not great quality control here. Too bad, because the food can be pretty good when they are running smoothly. Do not believe I will go back for a while.

Typical Michigan American diner. Decent food and service but nothing outstanding. They burnt the coffee but the food itself was good. The burger meal comes with a salad and fries and was pretty cheap. Definitely a lot of food for what you pay! I didn’t try anything from their bakery but it all looked good. They also had some good senior discounts if your in that bracket.

First time here and no complaints! My family of three dined in at an off time, around 3pm.
My sister and I recently got our wisdom teeth out and are on the awesome soft food diet.
My Auntie recommended soup and mashed potatoes and she said Apple Annie’s has 10 soups a day. Awesome! Perfect! Sure I would find a soup that I would be able to eat.
I had a bowl of chicken lemon rice soup and a side of mashed potatoes.
Maybe it was because the fact that a home cooked meal from a restaurant tasted so good or the fact that the food really was delicious but I loved my meal.
The bowl of soup was plentiful. Creamy and hot. Fresh chicken and flavor I loved. Mashed potatoes were good as well, not runny or hard.
Soup came with bread, which I broke into pieces and had in my soup.
Great service! Steph made sure we were well taken care of.
I plan on coming back soon. The menu had a lot of things I wanted to try– like a spinach tuna wrap.

Been a here a few times but today was my last. Frickin cold hash browns and I mean refrigerator cold. Few weeks ago I had gamey fish and chips so that does it for me.

Meh… I think I’ll go back when I get my AARP card… at least I’ll get a discount, and be with people in my age group…
The food is just okay, and a tad on the expensive side.
It’s a Big Boy at best, but without the gimmicky shtick I guess…
The soup I had was pretty good (Maryland Crab) and I also had a ham and cheese sandwhich on a pretzel roll. it was okay too.
So before I go off on some boring diatribe, I’ll stop here.
Probably not going to go back here…

Please don’t waste your time or money! Terrible service, ridicules prices for a family style restaurant and dirty. We will never go back!!! Ordered a simple breakfast which took forever to receive. I had to request jelly, and got the feeling that it was being rationed. Had to tell the waitress what flavor jelly and then she brings me only one of the stupid little Smuckers Jelly, really, aren’t they usually in a little carrying caddy! No cream or sugar on table, only salt and pepper, everything must be requested. Finally, the waitress who cashed me out returned to the food area without washing her hands. Yuck!

I have tried most of their soups over the last several weeks and I love them all, especially the chicken lemon rice and chicken dumpling! Dinner menu is extensive for a family restaurant and I have enjoyed every meal to date. Servers are all friendly and very good. It seems like they genuinely enjoy their job, and believe me I don’t get that feeling at most family restaurants.
The deserts… especially the cupcakes are fabulous and I love the bread they sell.
I will be back soon!

Apple Annie’s has always provided myself, family & friends with a great dining experience. The family-​oriented environment paired with fantastic food at fair prices and a super friendly staff, never disappoint. The restaurant is newly remodeled and is a clean, convenient place to swing in for breakfast anytime, lunch, dinner or just to enjoy the bakery!

Life is too short to try to eat here. Service is slow and the server has problems remembering the order. Don’t be fooled by the $ 0.99 hot chocolate promotion. Our waitress forgot to bring that also. Although she did offer to put it in a to go cup for me. How thoughtful after an hour wait.

Went to this location for breakfast this morning. First of all the breakfast menu is pretty limited. For what I ordered the price was extremely high. Our waitress was pretty unfriendly to boot. I asked for my potatoes well done and also ordered poached eggs. The potatoes were pale and the eggs were undercooked and runny. A good waitress wouldn’t have even brought me the order based on my order. When I went to pay, they asked how everything was and I told her. She said I should have sent it back and she was right but we all know that means getting your breakfast when everyone else is done. Wasn’t offered anything and that’s okay. At least she was pleasant. My order cost me about $ 8 plus tip. No beverage. Really? I wouldn’t have paid more than $ 5 or $ 6 almost anywhere else. Do yourself a favor and skip this place.

One star on service. Holy cow. I have never had such ridiculous service in my life. The food was decent. when we finally received it. Manager was nice enough, but damage was done.

Apple Annie’s, for me, is a matter of convenience. But that doesn’t mean they’re a waste of time or shouldn’t be considered. If you’re in the mood for some diner food, they’re definitely worth a look.
I went to their Gratiot location once a few years back and remember liking it, but this review is specifically about the new Clinton Township location. I’ve been there roughly five times since they’ve opened, and they are definitely a mark for consistency.
I’ll start with what I didn’t like, and that’s the fish and chips. I’m very particular about food in general, but especially for some of my favorite dishes. The main problem here was the greasiness. That comes with the territory, yes, but I found my order from Annie’s a bit more drenched than most others. I can’t remember a thing about the tartar sauce, so let’s just file that under ‘passable.’ The chips were perfect for diner fries. I prefer freshly cut, but again, this is a diner. After a light sprinkling of some S&P, I devoured the entire plate, something I rarely do with fries. Nothing extraordinary, but I’ll be ordering them next time for sure.
Aside from that entrée, I’ve ordered their turkey club a handful of times. I’m one of those annoying customers who will remake a sandwich in my own image, so I’ll give them a pass for only getting the order wrong once (no mayo means no mayo!). Even better, you can order their sandwiches on any of their freshly baked breads. My favorite is the sourdough.
They boast about their soups on their website, which I think is fair after trying a few varieties. But they don’t have oyster crackers, which makes me very sad.
My favorite item unique to Apple Annie’s is their cole slaw, which is one of my favorites out there. It’s creamy, a tad sweet, and very addicting.
They also sell bread by the loaf and cookies to go. I’ve never bought a loaf, but judging by the sandwiches, it must be good. The cookies, however, are terrible. I bought two kinds — cherry chip and coconut cherry chip. The consistency was unlike any cookie I’ve ever had, and not in a good way.

How does the saying go? Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me? Well I’ve been fooled by this place more times than I care to admit and I guess I’m just a glutton for punishment. No more though. I’m officially breaking up with you Friars… I mean Apple Annie’s.
It actually pains me to have to write a bad review for this place, it truly does. And for the record I tried to work things out with management on numerous occasions and while they were nice and promised to address the issues we were having, things never changed.
Here’s the skinny. This location used to be known as Friars. And when it was Friars it was pretty darn amazing. Sure we occasionally had minor issues, but for the majority of the time the food was consistently good. Then towards the tail end of Summer they were bought out by Apple Annie’s and we were assured nothing was really going to change except the name and the décor.
They also told us that food wise it was pretty much going to be the same with the exception of a couple things being added as well as a few items that didn’t sell well being removed. Fine by me. And while that held true for the most part, the consistency of the product took a huge plummet. As a recovering fat kid one of my favorite foods is Pizza. They offer a low calorie option which gave a decent sized portion of food for fairly minimal calories (280 to be exact).
Now the key to offering this and other «healthier» options is to make sure that things stay consistent in order to make sure you do not increase the nutrition information you have listed. That’s not the case here anymore. One day I would get roughly a tablespoon of sauce on each piece which barely added anything to it and other times I would have a heaping cup or more on each one. This is a huge difference. It takes something from being 280 calories and can easily jack it up another 100 which can be huge for someone like me who is strictly counting calories so that I do not exceed a set number.
I have expressed my concerns about this with the same manager multiple times and like I said he seemed genuinely concerned each time and swore he would address it with his cooks. Not only is it an issue with with altering the nutritional values of the item it can also slowly skyrocket his food costs too.
Service has slumped a bit as well. Our last visit (and I truly mean last this time) my wife ordered the Turkey Reuben off of their «Health Club» menu. What she ended up getting was the Bogart which is a Corned Beef Reuben. As the girl was serving us she noticed it was not correct and instead of just saying «My apologies, this is wrong. Let me take it back to be fixed.» She said «This is not right, but you can still eat it anyways… Unless you want me to take it back and have it corrected…» Seriously? Of course she wants it replaced with that she ordered!
After another few minutes she came back with what we assumed was the correct item, but realized that all they did was swap out the Corned Beef with Turkey. Again, not what she ordered. While the two items have similarities they are completely different in portion size and name. When she finally made her way back to the table to check on us my wife again pointed out it was wrong. And again instead of just apologizing, the girl had a little bit of an attitude and tried to argue with us that it was the same thing.
She claimed she was confused by the menu and that is why there was a mix up. That would be understandable for someone new, but not someone who has been there for months. As a former Server myself you should know your menu inside and out within the first few weeks or else hit the road and look elsewhere for a new job. Fed up, my wife just told her to take it back and she didn’t want anything else.
Upon paying we expressed to the cashier that we were done and this would be out last visit and she too looked as if she could care less and just handed me my credit card slip to sign and then walked away to grab a carryout order to bag up. Like I said it literally pains me to write this, but I need to express my disappointment to someone other than management that does not follow through on fixing the issues customers inform them of. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night.
#RIPFriars

This was actually a pretty decent dining experience. Although, be warned — this restaurant is for «mature» audiences, and when I say that I mean this is the perfect place to take your grandparents. The menu items and décor all scream «elderly». Having gotten that off my chest, I will say the food was VERY good, and the prices reasonable.
We went for lunch and ordered (me) a patty melt (deluxe) with choice of two sides, and my daughter ordered the chicken pita. It’s actually cool because we were served dinner rolls first, then had a choice of soup or salad, then our «entrees» and fries.
I wish I remembered our waitresses name, she was wonderful — very cheerful and upbeat.
The best way I can describe this (aside from pleasant, which is was) is to say that this place makes Big Boy look like the place where the «fast & loose» crowd hangs.