Willard Restaurant

The people that were complaining of the smoke, should have not been there to begin with, and they were taking their frustrations out on the food. The Willard has "THE" best food. Great atmosphere (includint the smoke). If you don't like it, go to Burger King or McDonald's.

My wife and I frequent the Willard often. We love the deluxe Pizza with all the toppings, it is the Old Masters recipe and piled high with all your favorite toppings and lots of cheese, not the skimpy cracker crust and minimal toppings popular in some Indy restaurants. And, the wings are to die for. It is a friendly place, catering to all ages, although it does get a bit crowded on Friday and Saturday nights, it is all fun. Since Franklin changed their smoking ban ordinance to "all" public areas, the Willard is health-friendly to everyone.

We've lived in Franklin for 9 years and have always heard how great The Willard is. So finally we go. We walk in and it's smoky. There's no hostess and no sign saying anything like "Seat Yourself". Another group walks in behind us and wonders what we're doing just standing there. We admit that we're not sure what else we should be doing and he graciously tells us you just find your own table. So we find one for the five of us. We're not in the bar (obviously since our three young daughters are with us) and yet people are smoking around us. Apparently the Franklin ordinance regulating smoking in public places is not in effect here. There's a handy ash tray on our table in case our 8-year-old would care to light up. ANYWAY, the food arrives. The two grilled cheese sandwiches are burned. The pizza is tasteless except for the dried oregano sprinkled over the top of it. The bill comes. It's almost $50 for two sandwiches, a pizza, an order of fries, and 5 sodas. I won't be going back here. I suggest that you don't go, either.