Ashton Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Manassas

Update: The breakfast was one of the worst breakfasts that I’ve ever had. I had really been craving breakfast, and work across the street. I called on my way and ordered the sausage casserole, the only good part of the experience was the older waitress who has been there as long as I’ve been alive, but the same rude manager was there. It came with pancakes and added a small side of cheese grits. My total was around $25. The casserole was bone dry and like rubber and was a tiny square. I don’t know what they put on the pancake mix but it was soo bitter and sour and tasted nothing like a pancake, it was also burnt. I immediately spit it out. I think it was refrigerated from the day before and it went bad, or the milk mixes in was bad. The only thing I could stomach were the grits, but they were extremely thick and had no flavor. I hate McDonald’s, but I would’ve been way better off with a lot more food if I would’ve ordered a big breakfast.

I have been coming here since I was little. The food is delicious. I have been doing Keto, and only like white meat chicken not on a bone. Chicken salad was getting really played out. I had the Marlon Salad, and it was delicious. It was definitely a treat, not a diet. The pairings are super strange (warm mixed random veggies, warm chicken breast, and regular salad), but everything works really well. I also love the chili, nachos, Italian/Greek entrees, and the pineapple cheesecake. The only negative is that the prices have steadily gone up, and the portion sizes have steadily gone down, especially with anything baked with cheese. You get a really small amount of lasagna and Moussaka in a separate bowl on the plate for around $20. A lot of places are like this now though. What makes me deduct a star is the manager. I’ve seen other comments saying the same thing. He is a middle aged Hispanic male. I got an unsweetened tea to go with my carry out. My food was not ready, so I sat in the booth and drank my unsweetened tea while I waited. I paid around $3.50 for it, and it was like a child size. I asked for more tea, and the manager made me buy a whole new one! If I would’ve eaten there, I would’ve gotten a cup a lot bigger, and unlimited refills. I asked for one refill on a child size cup. The manager was super arrogant, and when I just mentioned that the cups were really small, he got really argumentative, and said that cup is 16oz! I paid $7 total for 32oz of unsweetened tea…I could get double the size of one cup at any restaurant, and they would’ve given me free refills no problem. I wasn’t rude about it, or demanding. This dude was really unnecessary, and rubbed me the wrong way. If this were my first visit, I would’ve said ok, I paid for the tea, cancel my order, and...

This is a really great place to eat! When you enter you can tell immediately that everybody has a “happy tummy” ... or is about to! Big plates of food and some great aromas coming from the kitchen. I have to say that the big reason I tried this place out is because of the poster who stated that it was on the cool side in terms of the HVAC. I really like to be cool while I’m eating and so does my family. As the poster stated, it was cool — just the way I like it! It made my hot plate of delicious spaghetti with all of my custom chosen toppings, sauces and meats all the better — Thursdays are all you can eat pasta nights, and be ready for some great choices. See the menu for all of the great toppings in the pics. The waiter was so nice — he really wanted to bring me another plate of pasta prepared any way I wanted it, but I could not eat more than 2 plates!!! The accompanying bread was good too — hot, fresh, tasty! I had the fall squash soup — creamy and zesty! The people here are fun too— they reached out and said hello and had other friendly things to say. There are also Greek offerings on the menu as well as Mexican — what a nice combination! The deserts looked great and other customers were telling me which were their favorites, but I couldn’t fit in a dessert on this visit... Small bar and a nice wine list. Something for everyone in a cozy atmosphere — clearly making people very happy on a regular...

I stopped by Ashton Family Restaurant at round 4:45 pm. I've driven by this place countless times and always thought "I should try that place." Well I finally did stop. I was seated immediately and given a menu to peruse. I had glanced at the menu outside and saw a few things that looked interesting. I ordered the Gyro and substituted a salad with greek vinaigrette for the fries. Just because I missed my cup of coffee that morning, I ordered a coffee and a water. Water and a dinner rosemary dinner roll arrived first. The dinner roll was well baked and aromatic. A great way to start the meal. Coffee came next and was freshly brewed (probably one of the perks of ordering coffee at 5pm...). The salad was great and the dressing added some zing. The gyro arrived soon thereafter wrapped in tinfoil. Everything in the gyro came together perfectly. The meat was a bit crispy on one side, the sauce and onions adding a little bit of bite and the wrap was fresh and a bit chewy. Overall a very fine gryo. Just to wrap things up I ordered a slice of apple pie at room temperature and was greeted with a healthy (large, not really healthy healthy) slice with a dab of whipped cream and cherry. Perfect way to end my meal.

Staff was very attentive and things started filling up as I was leaving. Apparently this hidden gem is well known...