= The movie received very negative reviews from critics. Most dismissed the film as "slapstick", and some jested that the actual chocolate [of Cadbury] will be better. Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM rated the film as 1.5 stars out of 5, and said, "Director Kunal Vijaykar tries hard to keep you entertained, but the writing is just not captivating. Sure, you do laugh at a few jokes/situations, but there are times when the jokes aren''t too funny and also tend to get repetitive." Anupama Chopra of NDTV gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and stated, "Vijaykar and his actors are straining too hard to make you laugh at jokes that are simply too flimsy for film. It''s exhausting more than entertaining. See it if you must." Nikhat Azmi of The Times Of India gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and said, "Neither fruity nor nutty, this film ends up as a total squish. After an unfruitful watch, you feel completely let down." Kaveri Bamzai of India Today Group gave the film 1 star out of 5, and said, "Unfortunately, the writers seem to have exhausted themselves thinking of the funny names and the interesting premise. There is nothing beyond it, except for two senseless item songs, one each for Irani and Mirza to stretch their legs." Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and stated, "Despite juvenile jokes like peeing on open electric wires, Fruit & Nut is mercifully not the sort of vulgar comedy we''ve got used to seeing at the cinemas these days."