I haven't been to a Frankie & Benny's in years. There used to be one round the corner from where I lived but since moving there isn't one within a reasonable distance. However we took a trip into Wembley (London) the other day and decided to see what new options they had added to their menu. I have seen people rave about their pizzas so I wanted to see what else they offered, if anything at all.
They actually have a surprising amount of vegan options and I did take my time deciding which one I fancied the most. In the end I went with a good comfort meal, of mac and cheese. I also decided to try their vegan milkshake as I don't think I have had a milkshake in years either and I got too excited.
The mac and cheese was...pretty average. It was very creamy but didn't have any real 'cheese' taste to it. It did have some tomatoes in it which did add a nice bit of acidity to the meal and stopped any of the cheese from being too thick or overpowering. I also appreciated that the portion size was smaller than I was expecting and I felt like it was the perfect amount of mac and cheese. Many times places give you such a large portion that the meal just starts to feel stodgy and heavy with every additional mouthful, but this portion of mac and cheese was the right amount that left you feeling comfortably satisfied without feeling bloated or overstuffed.
The milkshake was a letdown, I hate to say. It was basically vegan vanilla ice cream with some chocolate flakes in it. It was advertised as being 'chocolate chip' but there were so few chips it may as well have just been called a vanilla milkshake. I am not the biggest fan of vanilla so I only managed about half of it before I started to feel a bit sickly, and it wasn't even a big glass. As I say the chocolate chips weren't even chips, they were more like chocolate shavings - those really thin flakes that are mostly used for decoration in cake making. Barely any chocolate flavour to any of it. Very disappointed.
Overall: 7/10, Mac and Cheese is a good option, but nothing overly special or new. The milkshake is a total skip - unless you just want a vanilla milkshake.
T xxx
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