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Seasonal drive-up stand providing soft-serve cones, burgers & fried seafood platters since 1957.
Hank's Dairy Bar, 1006 Norwich Rd, Plainfield, CT 06374
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We bought ice cream here and it never disappoints. Haven't tried the food yet, but they have two separate lines for food and ice cream and sometimes depending on the line, they'll do both. My step son got a twist ice cream cone with a birthday cake dip and he loved it! Def recommend. 4 stars on service only because it can get backed up depending on how many people are present
A great spot to let the kids run free. Swings in the back away from the road. We had the lobster rolls. It was a satisfying meal and friendly venue. Eat outside
Been going there since the 70's with my parents,they are gone now but I'm keeping the tradition alive. These guys are the best and never had better soft serve anywhere!! Keep up the good work guys! Oh yea, their food is excellent as well!!
I've been going to Hank's since 1983 and nothing has changed other than the color of the parrot where you order food (it needs to go back to the original blue bird with yellow saddle!) The food remains delicious, the servers are still friendly and excited to be there, and the atmosphere it still old school drive-in diner charm. There's so many more outside tables now which is awesome! While I live in California now, any time I'm back I go to Hank's for the fish and chips, small clam cakes, and small twist in a cone. I will never love fish and chips/clam cakes as much as I do these!
The good. Great setup, had our two grandchildren with us and got a picnic table adjacent to the swing set. That helped kill time while we were waiting for our order. Gave the feel of a 50s drive in. The ok. Had clam strips which were very average. Pretty standard, nothing spectacular. Had to load with tartar sauce (appeared to be store bought) to give them any flavor. Cole slaw was also pretty standard. The fries were crispy outside and soft inside and would give them an 8/10. Also had side order of fish which was also pretty average. It was lightly battered which was a bonus. Would probably return but probably try different menu items. It wasn’t terrible mind you but have had better.
Friendly , Amazing and DELICIOUS! plenty of parking , picnic area , small game room for the kids. Stopped in on whim while working in the area, been eating here twice a week ! Can't get enough! Very friendly service and priced right ! High recommend to try the homemade slaw!
This used to be the best place in the area. The only place to get amazing clam cakes. Now, however, it's obvious there's been serious cost cutting measures. Clam cakes are ALWAYS over cooked and you're lucky to get a single tiny clam piece in one. Seriously, 95% of the whole order is just dough balls. And way too dark brown ones at that. They used to be perfectly golden with tons of clams... Lettuce which used to be tasty green romain is now pale shredded iceburg. Shakes are always great and service is always pleasant. I'll only be ordering icecream only from now on. Real shame. Been going here since I was a kid, probably 20 years or so. I've given several chances to redeem their food back to what it once was but I can't continue wasting money on overcooked dough balls that are a shell of what they used to be.
Pretty cool place, and the 50's theme diner is one of the best places to go for a milkshake or ice cream, or even a quick burger with some fries. Also, did I mention the good taste in music, and all of the car shows and the live concerts that they do have. I DO RECOMMEND GOING TO HANKS DAIRY BAR. Keep up the good work, guys and I'll keep showing up to buy coffee ice cream or a milkshake. Your biggest consumer fan, Joshua ray Montgomery.