Whiteford's of Laurens — Restaurant in Laurens

I'm originally from Laurens, I just haven't been back in town much for several years. I stopped in on 6/30 to get some lunch, opting to bypass the chain fast-food establishments in favor of a local small business. I cannot lie, I was shocked a bit at the price for a Giant Cheeseburger plate with fries and slaw as sides with a large Sweet Tea, almost $17. But I am not one who minds paying a little more for quality and it is a local business too so it is justifiable to me personally. But I digress, the food took a little bit to get out, but again no worries as that means it should be fresh. Let me say, this was the BEST Giant Cheeseburger I have eaten from Whiteford's in a long time. The tomato, onions and lettuce were fresh fresh, the patty was thick and super fresh tasting. Shockingly, the patty filled up the bun! That is a rarity in a burger anywhere these days. The condiments were not too heavy nor too light, perfectly complimenting the burger. The slaw was fresh, great mix and good flavor even without adding s&p. But the fries, oh the FRIES! The fries were FANTASTIC! The perfect crispy outside with soft, fluffy inside...and they were even just as tasty as they cooled off, unlike most fast food fries.

All in all, I didn't plan on writing a review, but this meal, even at the price point, was 5 stars. Give yourselves a tremendous pat on the back!

And if you find yourself in town, grab you a Giant...

Only a few customers when I finally got to actually get inside to eat here (it was always closed on other occasions when I got there). Apparently, this restaurant is closed after 5:00 PM and weekends... Nobody was there on Saturdays or Sundays when I went there before 5 PM). It would have been an alright place to relax and eat if they didn't have someone constantly mopping the floor around our table while we were eating, and considering that there was only 5-6 customers actually inside getting to-go orders, they could have waited until close to mop the floor. The food is way too high priced for such low quality. No flavoring in the food, soda pop was not mixed correctly and the tea was horribly over brewed and under sweetened. The only thing that was actually delicious was the french fries. SMH. The atmosphere seriously lacks, it felt quite 'dead', stuffy, and uninviting inside. We spent over an hour there and only saw a certain 'age group' coming and going. I believe that with a few good changes, this restaurant would be a game changer for the owners. Until then, I won't be eating there again. * UPDATE: MY KIDS AND I DID NOT EAT AT THE 'LOCATION IN CLINTON' !!!! THE OWNER OF LAURENS LOCATION IS OBVIOUSLY DELUSIONAL AND/OR BLIND TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THEIR STAFF AND...

I ordered 2 Cheeseburger plates, a hamburger plate, a Cheeseburger(just the Cheeseburger) on November 1st, cost was $30 and this is what I got!! The patties were only about half the size of the kid-size bun. The Hamburger with the plate was just the tiny patty..no lettuce/tomatoe/onions..the single Cheeseburger(sandwich only-no sides)was the same, tiny patty, cheese and no lettuce/tomato/onion. I've eaten at Whitefords many, many times growing up but this will absolutely be my last time I will ever order/dine-in from Whitefords again. Ya'll should be ashamed of yourselves for serving(let alone charging $30!!)this to customers! Whitefords use to be the go to place if you wanted a good variety of menu items and for sure some of the best burgers in town but I would have gotten better quality food(definitely better pricing for the quality of food)at McDonald's!! Do better, but I'm done with ever eating...