Agawams Take Five Restaurant

The food, the service, the atmosphere ~ this place is THE BEST!!!! I've been all over the world & dined at (a few) famous restaurants awarded 5 stars in books. My absolute FAVORITE? TAKE 5!! These folks (& their food!) are as their name suggests~ a SOLID 5 ~ for the same $ as the Olive Garden!

WORST LUNCH EVER!!!!! used a gift card we had to try it out..never again!!! ordered a shaved steak sandwich and was raw looking and all FATTY, didnt even look like steak looked like roast beef or pastrami, my husband was very unhappy!

This was one of our favorite places to have dinner. The last time we were there it was very,very dirty needed to close for a day or so and give it a good cleaning, most of the good servers are gone. Truly the food was not that great will not be going there for dinner or recommending this restaurant again. Very sad!

I went to Take Five last night with my son and grandson. Being vegetarian, I was a little leery as I was told that the restaurant was pretty much a meat and potato place. As I do eat fish, I was happy to see a decent variety of fish on the menu. I ordered the lobster ravioli for $19.00. Sad to say, I was totally dissapointed in the meal. The ravioli was tasteless, the scallops (although large and tender) had not had the white muscle and membrane removed, the shrimp was tough, and there were a few pieces of what I think was lobster but I'm not sure that were so tough I couldn't even chew them. So...needless to say, I won't be going there again.

I had a wonderful meal,service, and the price was more than fair for the amount of quality food that I received. I asked for my Prime Rib to be cooked Medium ,and it came very Rare,but was quickly corrected by the waitstaff and Chef. Better to come undercooked than overcooked in my opinion regarding Beef at least:) A good soup and salad bar came with the meal as well ,although I think the previous owners had more choices in the salad bar area. Overall , I'd give them 4 of 5 stars for my dining experience on Sunday , 1/16/11 and I also purchased a gift certificate for a friend while I was there.

my husband and myself and teenage grandson ate there sat night. the meal was awfull. fruit flys in our drinks, long blach hair in my mashed potato flys landing on our food. i had prime rib and shrimp. the meat was tough the shrimp topping burnt. my grandson had chicken it was turning bad. for 64 dollars this is AWFULL. we told our waitress and she did tell the owner. but, we never heard a word or saw him the entire time. he was too busy in the bar drinking. we will never go there again and will never recomend it to anyone.

We went on a Sunday afternoon. I recently had leg surgery and use a cane and the hostess took us to a table and we had to walk sideways because a tray table with dirty dishes was in the aisle. She threw a piece of paper on the table and said"You must be here for the specials" I said no, but she walked away. The waitress came over and when I asked what was in the seafood cassarole, she didn't know because she doesn't eat that. Anyway I ordered the prime rib, medium, and it tasted like it was cooked the day before and heated in the microwave--it was not cooked medium. I ordered the mashed potatoes and got potato goop-soupy. Plus it was somebody's attempt at garlic-cheese potato-at least say garlic mashed-not everybody likes that. My husbands scrod was just as bad. The waitress never came back to our table . When she did,she brought the bill and never offered us coffee or dessert. We will never go back.

Seafood Platter was a lovely presentation, but no flavor at all. Scallops a bit undercooked, and bake stuffed shrimp dry. Salad bar no lights, so had to guess what was presented, and none of the old favorites. Calamari was fine, a bit rubbery. Waitress very nice, but over attentive and seemed to rush us. No Wine, No dessert, too expensive, would have appreciated flavor with the meal

my favorite restaurant in town closed to me and my husband went to take five have not been there in long time very very impressed i order a chicken portobello and my husband had prime rib and he loved it i'm glad that we found our new favorite restaurant without getting out of town.

I have been a patron of Take Five for well over 20 years, and will sadly never return after this latest dining experince. I went on Monday, December 21st and met three friends for our Christmas dinner. The first thing I noticed was the lack of cars in the parking lot, and now I understand why. When I first walked in, I was hit by a very strong paint smell, which was even stronger in the main part of the restaurant, where the thickly painted walls were. There was no Christmas tree, and the restaurant was loud and noisy from the patrons in the bar. It wasn't even comfortable to talk, and the ambience is just gone. I had the ribs, which along with the prime rib, are what the restaurant was once known for. The sauce was like a spicy ketchup, and the meat quality was lacking. The mashed potatoes had no flavor. The dishes were dirty and the napkins are now thin diner napkins. The salad bar was sparse. The only one who liked their meal had ordered the filet and scallops. The ladies room was freezing cold, and dark, and the paper towel holder was broken. What has happened to our beloved restaurant?

i would not go back if it was free.Bar is under constuction andto loud! Salad bar was empty and food was soso.

We planned a funeral reception for 65 which was arranged with very little notice. The restaurant was conveniently located to the Veterans Memorial Cemetary in Agawam, MA. The owner, who is not a new owner but a son of the family that has run the restaurant for years, met with us personally to plan the dinner. He offered excellent advice on the menu and could accommodate any special dietary needs that might come up last minute. The food, especially the prime rib, was cooked to perfection and praised by all who attended. Our expectations were exceeded which included the quality of the food and the friendliness of the service. Additionally, Frankie gave us a great price and allowed us to bring in our own music for the dinner. We have no reservations in recommending this establishment for any similar type function. Thanks to Frankie and his wonderful staff!!

First time there last weekend. Vegetable soup had little bits of meat in it as did the marinara sauce. Not expected. Pasta was undercooked. Chicken was a little tough and chewy. The glass of house wine was undrinkable. My husband's seafood was....ok. Very expensive...not a good value. Very disappointing and would never go back.

Let me begin by saying that I have been to Take 5 a few times before and my husband and I really like it. Now, this last time was the worst experience I have ever had. Our waitress was AWFUL. She did not introduce herself, never cleared our plates until we asked her to because there was no room left on the table. My husband asked for a knife to cut his prime rib and was given one OBVIOUSLY off of another diner's plate because it was COVERED in barbecue sauce. My 5 year old daughter's chicken tenders came with cocktail sauce smeared all over the side of her plate. How DISGUSTING can you get? My husband has been sick since we left there yesterday. I asked for a manager and was told he was cooking. So when I got home I called and asked for a manager and was told he was still cooking and would not take my call. I called again the next day and he told me that it was not his food that made my husband sick and hung up on me with no apology or anything. I will NEVER RETURN to that restaurant and any one that I talk to will hear about my horrible experience! $94 for food that was GROSS and DIRTY! WHAT A RIP OFF!!!!

I had a gift card to take 5, so I went back thinking how bad could it be. The last time I was there was almost a year ago and it had changed so much. Well, it was even worse than I could ever image this time. My dining partner ordered baked stuffed shrimp and baked potato. The shrimp were not fresh and smelled that way and then to cover that up they were drown in lemon. The stuffing was inedible. The potato was definately reheated in the microwave. Yes the salad bar is a sant few bowls of green that are just ready to turn. The soup! Oh, that soup was just wrong! My own meal was kind of scary too. I ordered the lobster ravioli w/vodka sauce. Why did it have peas? There was a few nice big sea scallops in there, but the same problem with the shrimp and the pasta was mushy. Even my coffee was crappy. I went to the Summer House for an ice cream after. I wasn't going to chance dessert after all that. Plus, I was still hungery. I should have just started out at the Summer House in Southwick. They have great hot dogs and onion rings. Never, never again will I eat at Take 5. Not even if somebody pays me. My favorite restaurant is dead. I'm heartbroken.

Went to dinner there last night and the food and service was excellent!Jimmy's Calamari was delcious and so was my Chicken Francais. The new owner's came out and gave us some homemade Limoncello that was to die for! Can't wait to go back!

I recently just went in there for lunch,and the waitress i had was great i have the same one every time i go in there. It seems like she knows her stuff pretty well. I ordered the prime rib special medium which came out rare, so i had to send it back and when it came back out it was just too fatty and over cooked. I didnt say anything because at that time the waitress was getting busy and all i could hear was a man that just kept yelling in the back at them. i felt bad and didnt want to upset the girl more than she already looked... the food used to be so much better and by the rates of what i heared their poor employees must have to deal with a lot of stress going in to work everyday having to feel like they will get screamed at over i think it was bout a piece of tomato or lettuce or something so stupid but i wont ever return again because of how bad i feel for who works for such mean people in the back.

im glad that the old take 5 is back. Went there for valentines day and it was very busy. the owner was a very sweet man that was giving roses to all the ladies... waited a bit for our food but well worth it, it was great

I LIVE IN AGAWAM AND BEFORE THE NEW OWNERS TOOK OVER I WOULD GO THERE ONCE A WEEK FOR DINNER. SUNDAY NIGHT MY WIFE AND I WENT THERE TO HAVE DINNER. I HAD THE PRIME RIB KING CUT,WHICH I ORDERD IT MEDIUM TO WELL DONE. WITH A BAKED POTATO WHEN IT ARRIVED THE PRIME RIB WAS HALF FAT AND RAW I MEAN RAW THE POTATO WAS DRY ON THE INSIDE LIKE IT WAS COOKED IN THE MICROWAVE, AND WARM NOT HOT. MY WIFE HAD THE FISH WHICH WAS SERVED ALSO FROM THE MICROWAVE IT SEEMED.THE SALAD BAR I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT RABBITS WOULD GO HUNGRY ON IT.

Having been a long time customer of this restaurant, I am saddened to say that nothing could make us return. Fools that we are we allowed ourselves to be burned by the new owners 3 times. We wanted to believe that they would return it to it's good days. We were lucky enough to be waited on by the one remaining server. All the others are long gone. The Prime Rid was heated (very noticably) in the microwave. I then tried the pork. After waiting 45 mins for our meals, my pork was raw. My husbands steak was raw instead of medium, and then cooked to look like a shoe sole when we asked to have it cooked alittle longer. The salad bar is no longer anything special. Really sad to see a place that held many good memories go down the tubes. Again I have to say that the one asset still on board is the one remaining waitress. She knows who she is.

the best meal in the world

I will never return and that is the consensus of most people. Since the new owner took over it has gone down hill. I would never recommend it. The brunch is obviously frozen foods that comes in a box and old leftovers. The staff is loud, obnoxious and half asleep, the food is over priced and terrible. The restaurant is noticeably dirty. I have nothing good to say about this restaurant. It will take new ownership and a cleaning house of the staff for me or anyone I know to ever return. Too bad the old owners left, it is sad to see a place with such history go so downhill.

This restaurant has four stars in our book. Food is excellent and abundant, service was class A. Ambience was warm, friendly and relaxing. We recommend TAKE FIVE to our friends and family.