Applebee’s

Its been nearly 7 years since I’ve been to this particular Applebee’s location. But when I saw a promotion for half-​off appetizers after 10pm, I figured why not go again. Getting there, the interior was very empty. For a Saturday night, there were maybe 3 other tables. The waitress was nice and did a good job explaining the appetizers. So I ended up getting 4 appetizers and a drink. For a very empty night, it took nearly 45 minutes to get our food out. Not a good start.
First up was the pretzel and cheese dip, chicken wonton tacos, and boneless wings. The pretzels were alright. But the cheese dip could have seen better days. A skin of rubbery cheese had formed on top from it cooling down while underneath that layer, the cheese was only lukewarm. There was probably too much pepper and salt on top of the dip to cover up what was otherwise a rather bland and heavy dip. The wonton tacos were pretty good. But it would have been better if the chicken was warm and the shells were warm. The boneless wings were alright, a little heavy on the sauce and could have included some celery sticks or carrot sticks that you see at other places. However, the bone-​in wings tossed in a Thai Peanut sauce were actually pretty good. Definitely made up for the cheese dip. Hot, crispy, sweet, and those little bits of peanuts and green onions made those wings work.
Overall, Applebee’s could be better. If the food came out faster and warmer, it would deserve another star from me. If they keep the deal going, I’ll be back to try it again but hopefully my next experience is better than this one.

OH BOY! I gave the Applebee’s another shot and it was still bad. This time it was luke warm food and a restaurant manager that was a total asshat. The steak and the runny mash potatoes pretending to be soup. ok BUT when we go to a restauant and they want you to spend a 1.99 to use this game tablet. Then they jam the wifi on your phone where you can’t receive or make any calls is very ball z. The manager when asked about the wifi and told about the problem with the phone. Looked at me and my husband smiled and said «I don’t know whats wrong with your phones. You going to have to factory reset them for them to work here.» and walked off. Now you know why he is a ASSHAT! Oh by the way; when we step out of the door our phones worked again.

Typically I love all Applebee’s. I’m giving 2 stars because the waitress was polite and nice. The food here I do have to say is subpar. My iced tea smelt like wet dog. The salmon had a hot dumpster aftertaste and the spinach dip I normally love but it just had an odd taste. Needless to say I won’t be coming to this Applebee’s again. I’m sticking with the Newberry road one.

Steak was horrible. Blame out first, was cold or old or microwaved or something. Friends say the burger and shrimp were good. Waiter was nice about it.

8We went to eat there with group of 13. We were seated quickly. Waiting time to order drinks was about 10 mins. Then almost 20 mins waiting time to get the drinks. Time to order food. The menu is not that exciting but they have a little of everything. We started with spinach dip and it tasted kind of good but the home made chips were just bland and had no taste. Waiting time for main course food about 40 mins. I ordered sirloin, spinach, and healthy whole grain mix. I have to say it was delicious, nice seasoning, and the meat was perfectly cooked. Other people from the group ordered pasta and chicken wraps that I tasted. The wrap taste boring, nothing special for restaurant and the pasta was over cooked and not much taste. Nothing is worse than over cooked pasta. Our waitress was kind of lost and slow but the manager. i guess he was manager stepped in and kind of pulled it back together. But we were there already over hour and half during lunch break. So if u have a lunch break, don’t eat here. Then the waitress made chaos with the bills and it took an other 15 mins to find out which receipt is which.

the service was quick and the waitress was really polite. The food was even really delicious however the place severely lacked atmosphere. if me and my wife had not decided to go here before hand I highly doubt we would have went at all. There just wasn’t a good enough vibe to make us want to stay and hang out for a bit.

This place was awesome! They served me a very healthy chicken! These warriors stayed working until late in Gainesville!!! I ate Cedars Chicken and my wife Napa chicken. The servers were very nice and concerned about our needs. Definitely recommend this place!

Applebee’s is one of the craziest restaurant establishments around. The pimps outside are in gorgeous all-​cream suits. They hold the door for your crew then tell the hostess who is trying to seat you that he and his hoe were first. The rednecks wear caps embroidered «HOTT MESS» and then put ANOTHER hat on top… nothing less than, you guessed it, camo! The server was high on Mary Jane. You COULD go to any normal fern bar, but I implore you, go to Applebee’s where the show is free!!!

Everything is awful, from Appetizer to fries and entrée, they are too salty!!!, the seasoning of the steak tastes like the seasoning bag in those $ 1 instant noodle, this is the worst dinner I had in the U. S for the past 7 years. I think 1 star review is too generous, should be 0 star! The food tastes like it cooked by someone who had never cook before.

My girlfriend and I mostly got the same waiter, Kevin, who was really a great waiter. And, the few other waiters we got were just as great. The food is always tasty and hot.

So it had been a while since my wife and I had visited an Applebee’s and now I remember why. Service is ok usually young college kids with a little enthusiasm. Food was ok.
Here is my issue. They have 6 TVs in the center area of the restaurant so everyone that sits on the outer ring can see the backs of TVs. This still is not the issue. The issue I have is the amount of dust on the backs of these TVs. Absolutely horrible! If I was the owner of this franchise location the managers would be immediately fired. Again something so simple as cleaning properly reinforces the idea that Applebee’s in general is a rundown low budget restaurant that people should avoid.
Wife here:
We ordered spinach & artichoke dip, and the chips they brought us were extremely stale– like soft & borderline soggy. Also they wanted to charge an extra $ 1 for more stale chips. I think all restaurants give free chips when you order chips and salsa type appetizers.
Another thing– I witnessed a server or bartender standing behind the bar, handling cash & coins, and then immediately throwing lemons into drinks to be served… without washing her hands. Money is one of the germiest and dirtiest things you can handle, so that was pretty disgusting to watch. They could at least use tongs to pick up the lemons if they’re not going to wash their hands.

Half price apps after 10.

The 2 for 1 drinks are a joke. Wasn’t this restaurant cited for watering down the liquor? Four of us each ordered one drink, sucked them down in 10 minutes & felt no buzz whatsoever. Basically a 5 dollar cup of whipped cream.

I usually get steak but today it wasn’t good it was very fatty. The ready of out was delicious i got the parm shrimp steak with garlic mashed potatoes. We can to celebrate my hubbys birthday but they didn’t sing and brought him about a bite of brownie and ice cream.
Next time i come i will be getting something else.

After internship I stopped here for dinner since I was really hungry. It is nice on the outside and inside, and there are some good choices of music on the playlist. Now, about the food.
The first time I ordered the Grilled Chicken Penne Pasta, since the entrée I originally wanted wasn’t available. I had to ask for more Alfredo sauce because without it, the pasta was pretty bland. The next time around, I ordered my initial entrée: 4 cheese Mac & Cheese with the honey chicken. It was just okay, nothing like what I tasted in the South Florida locations. The only thing I loved was the strawberry lemonade. I will also give credit to the servers. They do an awesome job especially when they have lots of tables to wait on.
Maybe next time I’ll try something out of the ordinary on the menu, I’ll see.

Looks like most other Applebee’s I’ve been to! Clean, smells good. I ordered a grilled cheese and tomato soup! :)

This place is horrible. I took my daughter and grandson (12 months) here as they opened. The tables were dirty (like food pieces on them), the bathroom was disgusting, the food was very poor, and the waitress was either drunk or extremely hungover. It was the worst restaurant experience I have had.

It had been years since I had last been to Applebee’s and this confirmed why this chain should be visited by the Grim Reaper and put out of it’s misery. It was a late night choice between here and Sonic and we chose wrong.
My guest and I ordered the steak, I had the baked potato with a salad. The salad was the highlight of the entire meal. I ordered the steak Medium Rare and it came out much closer to Medium-​well but being late night I wasn’t in the mood to upset the chef and have them do who knows what to my food back in the kitchen. As for the quality of the steak and flavor, lets just say that shoe leather could quite possibly get a better rating. The baked potato seemed like it had been dipped in old frier oil before being baked yesterday, while at the same time it was still hard as if it had not been cooked thoroughly.
Did I mention the drunk waitress? After being seated and getting out drink order she disappeared for about 10 minutes before returning with our drinks and to finally get our order. Each time she returned the effects of the alcohol became more evident. At the end of the meal we were about to send a search party out to find her in order to get our bill and pay so we could get out of this location to never return.
May this chain soon go the way of the dodo bird and become extinct!

Laughable. How are they still in business?
We came for an ironic end of semester meal, and left really disappointed. We ordered the boneless chicken wings as an app and it was way too little chicken for 10 bucks.
My pasta was WAY overcooked– and gross. I asked them to check it out, they said they’ll remake it. Came back with the same garbage. I think they have it stocked in bags back there and just throw it in to boil.
My buddies got the endless soup and salad special, but it didn’t seem so endless. Every time they ordered more soup and salad, our server gave them stank face.
This place sucks. Always has. Always will.

My Mama took me & my Sister-​in-​law here for drinks before (& after) pedicures. I was not impressed. The table by the bar was very wobbly (which is such a pain). The waitress was virtually nonexistent at our table (she stood, along with many others wait staff, at the end of the bar by the kitchen chatting). We ordered the strawberry mojitos, which were very pale in color & bitter & tasted mostly of club soda. The waitress finally returned & when we told her, she took ONE to have it remixed, then never returned. The manager finally came by & asked if there was an issue & upon our explanation he wisked all our drinks away & returned quicky with new ones, which were made properly. However, we had to suck them down quickly to make our appointment. We had been there AN HOUR!!! One drink. :(
Upon our return we realized there were other issued with other wait staff at other tales. The poor manager was sweet & working feverishly to put out fires all over the restaurant. If they’d fix the staffing issue, I’d not be adverse to returning if I’m on that side of town again.
The appetizers we ordered were pretty good & came quickly. The wonton tacos had a lovely slaw that I could have definitely made a meal of.
We had 2-​for-​1 drinks on a Monday night, and felt pretty buzzy when we left. All in all, mission accomplished, but I wouldn’t visit again if I were in a hurry.
Just for the record, this isn’t my first visit here and I’ve encountered the same server-​related issues (at night, anyway).