Ruby Tuesday

Had a bad experience with a waiter there. He had such a poor attitude. Will not be returning! I want to eat out at a place where people are happy I am there and make me feel welcome!

After many months of not eating at Ruby Tuesdays I went to this location again to dine at the bar. At first, I was impressed with the service at the bar. I had a female bartender who greeted me, gave me my drink, and placed my order efficiently. She has an awesome demeanor with an Air of Professionalism. It was a, weeknight at dinner time. While sipping my drink another patron, or so I thought, also came to eat at the bar. He started to blurt out sort of Outrageous Comments about why (something about his drink service and how it always seems like it is «Coupon Night» every night at Ruby Tuesdays (RT). Then she and he got really close a couple of times as she walked out from behind the bar. A few more seconds into his verbal commentary antics then I figured out that he was her boyfriend waiting for her to get off work as he «made fun of patrons,» anyway that is what I picked up on. In one of his monologues he said, «I don’t have any money but I have a coupon on my phone.» From the moment he arrived the service was not as excellent or attentive as it was when I first arrived. I noticed a stark drop off in attentiveness from my great bartender. I guess it could be funny to hear customers who utilize coupons being made fun of. Then I quickly realized that, although I was not there on a coupon that night, I, too, have utilized RT coupons in the past and the probability that I will do so in the future is high. I asked for the check and my bartender thanked me. I enjoyed my meal, paid my check without using a coupon (this time) and left. Talk about food for thought. Overall the service was decent and a notch above the service I have had at the bar here on several past visits. True, I would have enjoyed it more if the boyfriend had not shown up that night.

Went for an early dinner with friends and was very pleasantly surprised.
We called for a reservation and mentioned some of the special needs in our party and the hostess, LaToya was very nice and accommodating. We were shown to a lovely table with a truly terrific server. Jim took wonderful care of us, and we had a wonderful time.
We all got the salad bar, which had a nice variety of fresh vegetables, salads, toppings and dressings. Several people got the shrimp skewers which they really liked. The chicken and crab cakes were not as successful. The chicken was great, very tasty and moist. The crab cakes were like small pancakes with too much salty filler and not enough crab. It’s listed as a new entrée, so either it wasn’t prepared correctly or they should consider removing it. Everyone got baked potatoes on the side, which were delicious.

Enjoyed lunch with friends today and I will tell you that Taylor was a super server. Our meals were terrific and in particular my chicken sandwich was great juicy thick chicken breast. It showed up with all the goodies asked for and the ones I didn’t want not there. Can’t ask for more than that!

What can you offer about Ruby Tuesdays that would make it stand out ?? That’s the real issue it appears lost in the many chain restaurants.
Our meal was fine with a pasta dish with chicken and two types of sauce over it, to mimic an Italian offering. Wife’s chicken was grilled and had tomatoes over it, but they were cooked and lost that fresh ripeness against the balsamic glaze. Kids meals are typical fair (tenders, burgers, Mac cheese), with nothing special or different. Salad bar is quite fresh and appears to have been scaled back as no longer offers fruit. This is the star of the visit here !
The challenge is pricing is a bit higher that other similar restaurants of similar offerings. RT charges extra for kids drinks, salad bar, and other items included as other chains too. They do offer coupons with 50% off a second entrée if you visit newspaper or online.
The staff was fine and our waitress was very apparent and accommodating. Several servers/​wait staff looked bored and likely because very few tables were in use. It’s a reasonable meal and setting is quiet and comfortable, it just needs something to really stand out amongst its peers. The seasonal menu of specialties should be further advertised.

The food was actually pretty good. The family and I went on a Tuesday night and were pleasantly surprised to find that kids eat free. I thought I try something i’ve never had before and so I got the low country shrimp and grits. It turned out to be a delicious choice. A lot spicier than what I would have expect but still very good. My husband got the ribs which was good too. I mean fall off the bone with a sweet and savory taste. The place could definitely use a serious face lift though. Service was standard.

Good place to bring the kids and still have a nice meal. i usually get the chicken and broccoli pasta dish. and decent selection for kids meals. service is acceptable, but convenient location.

I went here with my family and the services was exceptional. The food was mediocre. The steak tasted like it was a frozen steak out of a bag and bland with little to no seasoning. The salad bar was great, just needs more variety.

The salad bar was decent, but that is about it. The sandwiches are far too salty and trying to ask for anything (ketchup, drink refill, etc) is useless. You can ask 2 or 3 different servers and not get it. Since the salad bar is self– serve, I may return just for that but the rest of the experience is very disappointing. I am surprised this location is still in business actually. You can tell the staff is very unmotivated and just going through the motions.

I’ve come to the conclusion that there must be some kind of attraction in the kitchen that keeps the staff hanging out behind the door and out of sight. Every time we need something it is always a 5 minute wait before we even see our server. We have had dozens of servers and it is always the same. Seems it must be the system that is broken. Food is mediocre.

This establishment is completely disgusting. I cannot urge you enough to avoid this rat trap of a restaurant. Roaches were seen on the floor of the dining room. The food was horrible and served to me and my family by someone who was part timing at a local strip club. The bathrooms are beyond dirty. Salad Bar?!? please dont you DARE! I was certain I would suffer from food poisoning after that meal last Friday night.

Went for a lunch, service was ok, only 2 server taking care the whole restaurant but I can see the hostess helping to bus table and even the chef bringing meal out to dinning room, great team work !!
The hickory pork chop and sirloin is pretty good, I just don’t like the strawberry lemonade is too sweet don’t taste any lemonade at all.

We needed a place that could easily seat 8 and not break the bank, so we ended up here. The table ordered varied from appetizers to burgers we sampled most everything on the menu. I went with the Spicy Fish Tacos Combo with a salad. their salad bar is one of the best, stocked with a wide variety of fresh veggies and salads.

This is my second review that I’m writing for Ruby tuesday. I wrote a review for their lauderhill location on commercial blvd as well. Last night my husband and I came to this Ruby Tuesday with a friend of ours. It was sunday night around 7:00pm. There was no wait so we were seated right away. The restaurant was pretty crowded.
The reason why I chose ruby tuesday to eat at was because of value. My husband and I are seriously on a budget these days plus we were paying for our friend. Ruby Tuesday offers their awesome salad bar as an add on for only $ 2.99. One can just fill up on that while skipping appetizers thus saving money. Granted, the place I really wanted to go last night was rok: brgr in downtown fort lauderdale. I’ve been dying to try their burgers but I heard parking can run like $ 10.00 and we just can’t afford that now so I had to settle for a ruby tuesday burger.
Settle is the key word here. After we finished eating the salad bar all three of our burgers came out and the first thing my husband and I said was wow these burgers are small!!! We ordered their triple prime chedder burger and it just came out looking very unintetesting. An untoasted bun, small piece of lettuce and just small in diameter. I was shocked cause I ordered this same burger before and don’t remember having this issue. Maybe their having an off night or something but luckily we filled up on the salad bar.
Our waiter was average. He lacked any real personality and was just robotic. He brought our check out even before we were finished eating. I guess he was just waiting to serve the next people.
I still enjoy the ribeye steak at ruby tuesday. From now on maybe I’ll just stick with that.

Salad bar is very good & the cocktails drinks as well.

Excellent Salad Bar.
Not much to this place except its excellent salad bar. I usually go here before seeing a movie at Magnolia. I sit at the bar and have a few beers. The last time I was there the draft beer lines were not working properly and they need to get them fixed. I rarely eat here but when I do I get the salad bar. It’s always well stocked and fresh. Above that I really never crave anything at Ruby Tuesdays.
Service is always good so no issues there.
As for ambience, I’ve seen this restaurant morph from an neighborhood Applebee’s type of décor to a high dining setting which its not. The phase that comes to my mind when I look at the transformation is, Putting lipstick on a pig. It has an identity crisis. This place is not Big Bear, Houston’s or even Bonefish Grill. I liked it better when they had pictures of the local schools and kids on real horses (it is close to Parkland) on the walls. Go back to basics and use that Salad Bar are a main selling point.
I recommend this place for its location next to the movie theater and its Salad Bar. Stay Hungry!

I love the chain, and I’ve eaten at some very good ones, but the one in Coral Springs is ghastly! Silverware and plates are not clean, salad bar is looks like a microbiology science project. We were there about 2 years ago and never went back, even though it is right by the house. It’s a shame because I would like to like them.

With all of the wonderful restaurants in this part of Florida, from Cuban to BBQ, steakhouses to Mexican, you wouldn’t think I’d end up in a Ruby Tuesday for dinner. But, alas, getting my relatives to eat anywhere but a chain restaurant is an impossibility.
I’ve eaten in far too many Applebee’s and TGI Fridays and Bennigan’s during my visits to Florida, whimpering every time, wishing I could convince them to head to a restaurant with more personality than a mall food court, to an eatery that represents the spot of land on which it sits, rather than a faux plastic reality, but no, we end up in places like this every time, and might as well be anywhere in the world. Because whatever the city and state listed in the address, going to a chain restaurant like this means wherever you’re sitting, there’s no there there.
It’s not about me needing high-​end dining — it’s about needing something REAL. Give me a cheap sandwich shop, a BBQ joint in a shack, a dive bar where I can get fried clams, something with a personality and a POV and a purpose all its own. Something not cooked up in a corporate office and cloned a thousand times around the world.
But no … and so … Saturday night at Ruby Tuesdays.
Sigh …
I ordered the Hickory Bourbon Salmon with rice pilaf, because, well, I had to order something. I sort of made my choice based on which entrée I felt would least disappoint me by being far from what it was supposed to be in its ideal form. And while the dish wasn’t horrible, I had no sense I was eating salmon. Not that I expected to.
My mother raved over the biscuits, ordering a second plate. What did I think of them? I love biscuits. LOVE biscuits. I took a nibble of one … and put the rest back.
Some people dread visiting family because they have to deal with the baggage of relatives. I dread visiting family because it means I have to eat in places like this. Nothing is worse than faux food.
Ah, the things we do for love. They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
They’re wrong.

The steaks are so ridiculously small. Not worth it.

There’s a reason I drive by often and never think of coming here… and I was reminded of that again on my last (and this will be my very last) visit.
The food here is not good. There are some sides which are decent, but the portions for those are small and they are heavily outweighed by the sub-​par food.
For a place that markets itself heavily on burgers, the burgers here sure fall flat on taste. I don’t know if Ruby Tuesday was just doomed from the start, since there are plenty of other (better) burger places around, but at least here in South Florida there really is no excuse to come here. And this is why I don’t. I just so happened to have a birthday coupon, so I decided to give it another shot. My mistake.
I don’t know if this was just a coincidence for the day I went recently, but there were flies. My family and I were continuously fighting flies during our dinner.
On top of that, the placement of the salad bar is about as stupid as they come. Sure, it seems like a great idea to put the salad bar in the middle of the restaurant. Everyone will have equal access to it. But then the front door is there. And when the restaurant is busy, just enjoy the awkward squeezing and dodging going on between people being seated (or just going to the bathroom) and people at the salad bar.
At this price point, there are many other quality burger places around. Avoid.