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  • Summer M.

    We had dinner there and my husband really enjoyed his hamburger steak and home fries cooked with onions were fantastic! The petite grilled chicken with onions mushrooms and cheese was just ok - the service was great - I would go there again.

    (4)
  • Richard P.

    I was in Decatur, Indiana this weekend for a conference and found myself wanting to go for something beyond the usual chain restaurants.To be clear, Richard's Family Restaurants is a regional chain with right about 14 restaurants mostly in Northeastern Indiana. I'd been to Richard's before as I do fundraisers all over the state and, as I recall, my response has usually been fairly favorable if not particularly dazzling. The basic idea behind Richard's is to offer good food at decent prices. If I had to describe it, I'd call it "down home" but not quite up to "Southern Cooking." I was greeted by a friendly face and promptly escorted to a table. The restaurant is fairly wheelchair friendly, but it also wasn't that crowded and I had no problem maneuvering around. My server, whose name I didn't catch, was friendly and attentive without being overbearing. In fact, it's really the server who gets Richard's a three-star rating, because without her I have to say that I found the food nicely priced but still disappointing. I ordered a chicken strip basket that came with cole slaw and french fries for $4.29. I added an iced tea to it and ended up with a meal just over $6. It's definitely a good price. The cole slaw came out first. While I'm not a fan of super creamy cole slaw, this slaw was surprisingly dry to the point that I wondered if it had been sitting out. It wasn't awful, but it was definitely on the low end. I'd heard the folks at the table next to mine talking positively about the chicken at Richard's, so I had high hopes. I found the chicken strips to be disappointingly bland and a lot like the ones you'd find in a plastic bag at your grocer. Again, they weren't awful but they were disappointing. Finally, the fries were of the thinner, almost shoestring (but not quite) variety. Again, they tasted like something that would come out of a bag. If I were to rate this Richard's based solely upon its food, there's no question it would be a two-star restaurant. However, my server was friendly and attentive and after a 2+ hour drive to the city that was precisely what I needed. So, I'm going to lean towards a bit of generosity and serve up a 3-star rating. This would be a decent enough meal if you're in a rush and on a budget, but even in a smaller city like Decatur there are better options. As one of the other reviews here noted, it seemed like their major clientele were senior citizens.

    (3)
  • Dale B.

    I've only been for breakfast. They are your typical breakfast place. The service was fast. The refills kept coming. The food was good...but nothing extra special. The breakfast menu is streamlined...not a lot of options....but they are enough for me. The price was decent. The atmosphere is a bit dated but well maintained.

    (3)
  • Claire M.

    My wonderful beyond words Grandpa was in Decatur (from Florida) having his bigass motor home serviced last week so I decided to drive over from Chicago and spend a day with him. We ate here for lunch. He has been coming to this service place for years and knows the area well so he gave me a few options for lunch, this being one of them. I chose this one because he said he and my beloved late Grandma ate here many times in the past. It's definitely a place that caters to the elderly, and that's cool because I absolutely adore old people. Our waitress was not very friendly, almost cold at times. I was surprised how much it bothered me. Be like that to me, I don't care, but not to my Grandpa who is a 92 year old retired 3 star general in the Air Force. I'd feel the same way if he was a career fry cook but geeeeezus. Apparently I'm a bit overprotective of Grandpa. His hearing isn't the greatest because he flew fighter jets for 40 years so cut him some slack if he asks you to repeat something. Rant over. Grandpa ordered liver and onions (ewww) which came with 2 side items. Oh, rant not completely over. He asked for a baked potato but was snippily informed that they don't have those until after 4pm. He so sweetly chose carrots and some other side that I cannot recall. I ordered a grilled cheese with the salad bar. The salad bar... Ha. It was pretty sad, but a nice touch that they had one at all. It was basically bagged iceberg lettuce dumped into a metal tray, the usual selection of vegetables, some pasta and potato salads, several tubs of unmarked dressing (the kind where you can always tell what they are by the color) and a tray of orange jello as a dessert option. My salad consisted of rubbery lettuce, a couple rings of onion, stale croutons and some French dressing. I passed on the jello. Our entire bill was $10.77. Hahaha. Oh, so we got back to the motor home place and my Grandpa realized that he'd forgotten to leave a tip on the credit card slip so we got back in his car and drove back to the restaurant so he could apologize and tip the lady. The lady who was short and impatient with him. Bless his heart...

    (2)
  • Bob H.

    Yeah - I'm kind of a Richards fan - at least on the fried chicken and the breaded tenderloin sandwich. The two of us stopped at 7:30 on a Friday eve. Not busy and not surprised - most of the crowd probably hits this place at 4:15p - if you know what I mean. We both chose breaded tenderloins - she with fries - me with salad bar. I eye-balled the salad first having been stung before. Pretty freshly made up this go 'round - not a huge selection - but this is what passed for a salad bar circa 1979 (as it was it is). Both sandwiches served piping hot quickly from the fryer. Tasty, thin breading, thicker pork with a nice bite (not beat to death). No complaints. $13.50 all in w/ tip. Here's the key to tolerating the Richards chain - think of it as a dive and you won't be disappointed with the outdated decor and ripped vinyl upholstery seats. This isn't fine dining but the food (at least what I gets) is perfectly fine and priced well. (and I remember Ember's when I was a wee lad - and it was a fave)

    (3)
  • Kevin L.

    Great breakfast menu and fried chicken!

    (4)

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Opening Hours

  • Mon :6:00 am - 9:00pm

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Parking : Private Lot
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Noise Level : Average
    Alcohol : No
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : No
    Dogs Allowed : No
    Waiter Service : Yes

Richards Family Restaurants

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