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Applebees

2.0
594 complaints

Address

450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91203

Applebees is experiencing systemic issues across multiple locations with extremely long wait times, poor food quality (cold, burnt, undercooked items), and inattentive service. Management appears ineffective at addressing customer concerns, and staff professionalism is frequently criticized. Many customers indicate they will not return.

Common Issues

45% (99)
waitedslow servicenever came back
40% (88)
cold foodburntraw
20% (44)
wrong orderdidn't receivemissing
25% (55)
rudeunprofessionalmanager
10% (22)
dirtybugfilthy floor

Complaints

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Robert A Krukas

Feb 5, 2023
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At 4 pm on Saturday February 4, 2023, at your restaurant in Summerville South Carolina, I waited 50 minutes to get a table. When finally seated we were only given 1 menu , no other restaurant in Summerville South Carolina only gives 1 menu for a couple.

I ordered the "all you can eat Riblets. It took 25 minutes for my food to arrive. As soon as it did I tried a French Frie, which were cold, I told the waitress and she went to the kitchen to get me hot fries.

When she returned I had tried to eat a riblet which was equally as cold. she took the to the kitchen and returned approx 2 minutes later with micro waved riblets (not ever a new order ) . They were warm at best and now every dried out.

Rather than wait another 25 minutes to eat (my dining guest had her meal ) I proceeded to eat the…

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Dan wit

Feb 5, 2023
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No complaint about my server Jessica. She was wonderful, it was about the manager Stephen, treated his employee like crap, sent her home over food being cooked wrong as if she cooked it. Yelled and made her cry. Was disgusted to see someone treat another person with such disrespect for no reason.

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Gineth Pedraza

Feb 5, 2023
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Applebee’s on :28422state rd 54, Wesley chapel FL, 33543

I have not been with the family to Apple bees in over a year. We decided to come to this location which is very close to our house to celebrate my dad being cancer free. The hostess at the entrance by the name of Ajay with earrings along with a young man curly hair in the shift of sat 2/4/23 at 10:30 pm. They were very disrespectful when receiving their customers. She had an attitude when telling us the wait will be 35 minutes. When asking the number for our wait Ajai almost yelled out for us to speak louder since he/she couldn't hear us. His/Her welcoming to the restaurant was very Inappropriate and we were willing to wait 35 minutes. We followed by asking for their names and they laughed and said bye in a very sarcastic tone. We…

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Tyrone

Feb 5, 2023
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My order was screwup, I ordered broccoli with salmon and got mashed potatoes with salmon, then I was sitting at the bar, with about 6 of your workers around the bar doing nothing, young woman took my order but I was never served. The costumer service at that location is no good, at 1126 Green Acres Mall.

I don’t think I ever plan to go back to that restaurant. 00, I would expect my order to be correct. 00 for plain noodles with nothing on it. I took a picture but it wouldn’t upload.

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Donna Epperly

Feb 4, 2023
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Went to Applebee's for dinner tonight to be the special, riblets, shrimp and chicken wings.... We placed our order , they brought the food out shortly, we ask where the coldslaw was, they were out. Then our next order we want the shrimp, but you also out of shrimp too.

They should have told us before ordering what the were out of. We did eat our meal, just ordered riblets again. Were not happy about this. Had we have know of the shortage upfront, was would not have eaten there, because they were out of the shrimp and coldslaw.

Your staff should inform guest upfront if they are out of some of there foods. Will not be going back.

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Ben Simpkins

Feb 4, 2023
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Yes to night at Applebee’s in Martinsville Virginia me and my family of 6 were dining and we ordered all you can eat wings and our refill order came out and the wing was raw like pink raw we sent it back with a waiter and the manager came over and offered a dessert but who wants to eat anything after having raw chicken on plate we ask for it to be off our bill instead and

only took 5$ off really that’s not customer services in my opinion. The whole table should have been taking care of in my opinion because the other two families that was with us were done eating after they seen that i probably will never be back there again and

I Will promise I’ll pass the word on to everyone I see very unhappy with this service

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Terra Renea Mukes

Feb 4, 2023
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Apple bs bartlett Memphis tn the supervisors are very disrespectful to the young lady servers it's ridiculous the server was trying to do her job and the manager is all nasty to her very arrogant and smart to the customers as well I will never frequent this restaurant again

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Daniel Rhodes

Feb 4, 2023
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I don't know what you people are doing in Hampton Va. But you have failed. What a horrible experience.

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Gisela Bruce

Feb 4, 2023
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06 for my food. My order was all wrong. And then called the restaurant and the guy was rude about me telling him I didn't get his name but he hung up on me at 5 point west Applebee's Birmingham Al 35208.

You all have lost my business there because of the attitude and they messing up oders all the time

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Julie Lautenschlager

Feb 3, 2023
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Today 3:30 central time at the restaurant at Grand Island, NE, while waiting to be seated, the waitress rudely stated to my and I, well I guess it’s going to be awhile before you get seated. There were 5 tables seated.

One high top with an employee sitting with a man, any way that person kept going in and out of the back. Neither one of these people were in any kind of uniform. There was no welcome to Applebees, I will be with shortly or any kind of welcoming.

Needless to say my friend and I left. This was the first time I have ever been treated so rudely at this restaurant.

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Donna

Feb 3, 2023
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My husband and I ordered 2 bowls to go yesterday, fast and easy right. Nope, got there at the ETA and waited a half hour in the parking lot. Our girl bringing the food out was great, she was non stop and fast.

The kitchen on the other hand is in need of help. Our bowls were very good but waiting a half hour for that did not make for a good experience. This happened on 2/2/23 in Williamstown NJ at 5:55 pm.

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Nancy L HINE

Feb 2, 2023
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First of all the back of the resturant smelled like a pot factory. All of the staff was high as hell. The customer service is atrocious I think there were maybe 15 customers on a Thursday night. Reflecting customer service.

The hostess made us wait until she finished texting to seat us. The soup was burnt so they replaced it with no broth at all. We love applebees but not any more. ;-(

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Nancy Burton

Feb 2, 2023
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Went out for all you can eat wing with hubby. Cold food the entire way. Received less than 6 pieces the first time and less thereafter.

Finally after paying $44, left still hungry and unsatisfied. Terrible service. Less than 6 people in the building at the time. Total waste of time and money. Could have gotten better food at McDonalds.......

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Tyler Steely

Feb 2, 2023
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Ordered delivery. Was told it would be done at 8:03 pm. Didn’t get our food until 8:40. Upon getting our food they didn’t bring our drinks. When I addressed them about forgetting our drinks they sighed as if I was in the wrong.

Then after arriving home I noticed that my food was missing completely. It was a chicken wrap and we had all the other food that was ordered except for my meal. Big Applebees fan but the one in Benton, AR needs to be accessed.

Poor customer service and meal was wrong as well as our drinks were completely flat.

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Brittany S Mcguire

Feb 2, 2023
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Employee tired to steal my debit card... Then when I went to get the card the manager talked to me as if I'm the problem..

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Makenzie mobley

Feb 1, 2023
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I went to Applebees tonight with my family and got the all you can eat deal and didn’t get fries with the last two meals and also only got 5 boneless wings and the other plate had more which didn’t make any sense . 99 for something and the waiter couldn’t even explain what it was.

Also gave the waiter a $50 gift card and when we went to leave she said there was only $30 and we know there was $50 . Very unsatisfied

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Dytanya Robinson

Jan 31, 2023
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Well upon entering the establishment I informed the greeter that I was waiting on more guests to arrive and told her I wasn't sure how many people were actually coming. I asked for the space in the back because we usually have to put tables together.

I told her we can start with 8. So I think that's the number she told the waitress . Anyhow that's not even the issue, the issue is the manager who was there that night was very rude he came out after about 13 of my guests were there telling us the waitress was doing the best she can when nobody complained about her.

She was doing just fine. As 2 more of my guests arrived he met them walking in telling them they couldn't join us and how he had other people waiting for seats when no one was waiting . So they had the greeter seat them somewhere…

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Jay Simas

Jan 30, 2023
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Hello my name is Jay I was at your store 300 Quaker lane Warwick ri 02886. This has been an ongoing issue with hair in my food glass I’m my food. Plastic I’m my food and when I finally asked to speak to a manager a man nam mike came over and we had a conversation when you try to sit at the high tops you can’t because employees doing school work the other table is covered in trash and take out.

Then the third table is covered in food that sits there for hrs at a time from multiple employees eating while working they don’t wash their hands they eat in front of the customers very unhealthy and unprofessional so I brought this to the manager Mike attention and I thought we had a understanding but when I left and for the last few weeks Mike the manager decided it was a great idea to slander my…

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Pennye Poe

Jan 30, 2023
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The Applebees on Lakeland dr in Jackson, Ms is the worst restaurant in the city. The manager was very rude and you can tell they were reusing the all you can eat food because they got so rude about giving out to go boxes. Overall bad experience we will not go back

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Amanda Hutchins

Jan 30, 2023
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From the time you walk in the door to the end. Everything was HORRIBLE. They was not short staffed by no means but could not get service.

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Robert Quiroz

Jan 30, 2023
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Applebee’s Riverside 3820 Mulberry. Went to Lunch with my dad and brothers on Sunday January 29 at 11am. We sat in the bar area waited for our server to come witch took about 10 minutes there were only two other tables that were occupied.

She took our drink order witch was 4 beers that took another 5-10 minutes to get that. She then took our my one brother ordered the all you can eat shrimp that you promoted on tv said they were out.

Why promote if you don’t have the product. We went ahead and ordered the boneless chicken wings and riblets. Waitress never came back to ask if we wanted any more I had to call her over twice to get more.

I had to go to the bar to get another drinks. We asked for the manager but they could not find him he was in the bathroom fixing the plumbing only reason…

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Joe Suchman

Jan 30, 2023
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I ordered the unlimited riblets. ALL servings to me had tons of fat on them. I mentioned this to manager who said he was new and had knowledge of changes occurring. He basically ignored my complaints of meat I’ve gone to Applebees for this Ribbet promotion for years but this was the worst time for me

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Gerald Brown

Jan 30, 2023
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Ate At Applebees 9174 Mentor Ave Mentor, Oh. I ordered the Neighborhood Burger. The burger came out incorrectly with only half the meat that was advertised.

First, onions were on the burger which are not listed.

Secondly, the garlic sauce was missing. Most importantly, it only looked like one patty. I immediately told the server there should be two patties. Shelby (server) was very nice and treated us well. Shelby stated that the burger patties are small but she will get the manager.

When the manager came to our table TB#44, I showed her that one patty covered half of the bun and another patty covered the other half. The manager explained that the company is having them cut the patties in half.

I then said, the price should be cut in half then. She did offer me to order something else…

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Lynn

Jan 29, 2023
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We waited awhile some were called before us with the same amount of people. We were seated givin plastic silverwear fish feom fish and chips was not all the way cooked. I ordered the asian salad and had basically brown salad edges and the core.

When i showed waitress nothing was done. The "manager" with no id. Was in south hill va 23970 applebees and had to ask employees to help with many things while we were sitting there. He never came to ask about issue we just paid and left . food was awful.

And concern for our dislike was none

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Teresa

Jan 29, 2023
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We were treated like she did not have time for us (waitress) we ask for a drink (kids smoothie) for our granddaughter it took 15 minutes or more we had all you could eat and she waited on two people and the got there order before we received our plate and when she did bring our food and drinks she put it at the end of the table and

did not sever us I felt like because we got all you could eat and nothing from the bar she didn't have time for us so this is the last time I will be going to Applebee's we were not begging we were paying for our food and that's not how we were treated we were treated like trash Thank you for your understanding Teresa Moore But it will not happen again we will not return

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Marge Mc Connell

Jan 28, 2023
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Went to your restaurant on Friday 5/27/23. Very disappointed. Service was extremely poor. Saw our waitress only twice. Once when we ordered and she picked the boil up when we finished. Had to ask someone else to fill out drinks and for our bill.

She was not anywhere around. This waitress was the only one wearing a red shirt. It was in the villages in Florida

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Heather Wilson

Jan 28, 2023
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Apples bees in hartsville sc is disgusting it’s dirty the bathrooms are disgusting , the management sucks , the kitchen is horrible spent over $50 on cold food hot plates were bought out to my toddlers , only comp $8.00 off my meal … first time at apple bees and will be the last SOMEONE NEEDS TO GO IN THERE THAT KNOWS HOW TO MANGE A RESTAURANT!!!!!

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Sophie

Jan 28, 2023
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I have never had to do this to any person or company But the impression the manager at 1-10 Katy Texas created today 1/27/23 at 8:40pm; if it continues mark it somewhere, that location will shut down in 6months or less. It was my Son’s birthday and he requested Applebee’s On getting there they had a wait time of 30-45mins and it was cold We asked for a seat to enable the kids ages2,4,7,8 and my aged mom to seat bc of cold he refused, that was one. #2.

We waited for 10_15mins and didn’t get called and boom 3 other customers/family came in and he hurriedly gave them chair without prior preservation, they wrote their names down and not ours and called them. There were plenty of empty seats not so full at all.

When we asked he said that he chooses to run it that way tonight. The less number…

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Patricia Wintermute

Jan 28, 2023
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Tonight, 1/27/2023, my husband and I went to Applebees at 1785 Walden Ave in Cheektowaga, NY for dinner. We walk into the restaurant, where we are met by 3 hostesses. Not a one of them knew what section to sit us in.

When we finally did get seated, the waitress came and took our orders. I had the oriental chicken wrap and my husband ordered the all you can eat shrimp, boneless chicken and ribletts I got my wrap with no oriental sauce on the side, like it states on the menu.

I asked the waitress for some, and waited about seven minutes or so before my husband got up and went to ask for some. My husband got the all you can eat shrimp first, and as the waitress as how it was, he ordered the hot Buffalo boneless chicken.

He finished the shrimp and we waited 15 to 20 minutes before the…

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Hugo Lopez

Jan 27, 2023
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I would like to complain about the apple bee in totowa NJ on route 46. Me and my friends went to place an order and we was told we can't share our food so we left.

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Edward Williams

Jan 27, 2023
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My family and I went to Applebee's in sumter sc and we was treated so rudely. We were seated and gave menus and that's it. Nobody came and took our order. About 3 more people came in was served almost immediately.

They was white by the way. The manager on duty did nothing to rectify the situation. I was a big fan of your restaurant but I'm telling everyone that this restaurant sucks

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Joanne

Jan 25, 2023
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Walked in sign says Please wait to be seated. NO ONE AROUND. WAITED 5 MINUTES FOR SOMEONE NO ONE CAME. I wanted to leave my husband says wait a few more minutes. WAITED A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES. Seated and waited for waitress another 7 minutes. Service was EXTREMELY SLOW. ORDER WAS WRONG. NEVER GOING BACK!!!!!!!

THis is the Webster Penfield Applebees on Empire Blvd.

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Charles jimenez

Jan 25, 2023
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Hello I would just like to know what gives y’all the right to charge so much for your food when it is consistently garbage there should really be no reason that I order 1 thing off the menu and even with a dash pass reducing the fees that it still comes out to 32 dollars for one thing and mind you the food is never hot your service is shitty and your food is garbage my dog could do a better job and it’s blind

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BB

Jan 24, 2023
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My brother and I went here Tuesday January 25th 11:30 a.m. and the server Jesse was very very rude and very unprofessional and it took half hour to bring water and tea.

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Judy nanney

Jan 22, 2023
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My mom took me for my bday service was so bad had to send nachos back ice cold and wrong 2nd time totally wrong we were there 2 hours and it took a hour to get our first drink waitress was rude after we were already there she got a big party come in and totally ignored no bday should ever have the worse ever the worse

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Jenni Schlater

Jan 22, 2023
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We went to the Huber Heights Ohio location at 10:00 pm on Saturday 1/21/23. Waited atleast 15 minutes to order as we sat in the bar area and noticed the bartender along with several other staff come back inside from a smoking break.

After getting our food and drink my husband had to ask after a long wait for a beer and food refill due to ordering all you can eat. I never was asked for or received a pop or water refill.

Within 30 minutes after getting our food the bartender and 2 customers at the bar that she was paying most if her attention to went out for another smoke break. I timed it and she was gone 20 minutes. Leaving a full bar area and bar top full of customers.

The bartender was eating while working and neglecting other customers. After finishing we had to ask for our check…

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Edwin Stanley

Jan 21, 2023
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We were seated for 15 minutes and no one came to wait on us. After getting someone's attention she told the girl behind the bar that it was her table, the girl behind the bar said she was only one person.

If the restaurant was busy I would have understood. We watched the girl behind the bar on her cell phone for at least 10 minutes. My wife and I after complaining to to hostess just decided to leave without service.

We were located at the Tifton Georgia, Apple Bees

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MICHELLE BLALOCK

Jan 21, 2023
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Me and my partner Teresa along with our grandson. Got 2 for 32 with steak. My steak was cooked well done not med as request and it was tuff and not fit to eat. After I sent it back 2nd one was still overcook and tasted bad.

So have up and request it be taken off. Idk if Felix has issues with LGBTQ but his attitude was horrible and I felt unsafe with his attitude. I am so thankful that the general manager James came and sent him away and handled the issue himself.

I should not feel unsafe in a family restaurant.

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Bruce ellingson

Jan 21, 2023
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Rude rude rude I hope they go broke faster than they are

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raeven perkins

Jan 21, 2023
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MY WHOLE FAMILY GOT FOOD POSION FROM YALL AFTER I SPENT nearly 90-100 fucking $ on yall

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Toby & Cynthia Dillion

Jan 21, 2023
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Well I want to let you know our visit last night to Applebee's on 2070 n rainbow Blvd at 8:17 pm was a very disappointing evening out. See We are a 20 year serving navy disabled family we have 8 adults which is hubby and I- my parents and aunt and 3 teenagers.

Also we have 2 military families that are neighbors we try to pay forward always. and we split between the 3 households everything we get . 00 well we feel lucky to finally get out and have a nice meal but that was the last thing it was.

Well let me tell you we ordered 1 MCH Tip Cupid suppose to have Gummie lip candy ( it was like a stone- hubby came close to breaking a tooth on it ( took it out and split it back into glass- told the waitress she said sorry and walked away) i ordered the MCH Date Daq.

and since money was tight…

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Nilsa Rose

Jan 19, 2023
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We will never eat at a Applebee's food chain restaurants. From Waiter, Manager and General Manager they are all incompetent at this restaurant. As we were walking into Applebee's. " We wondered what she meant. We know now what she meant by that comment.

We stood for 13 minutes waiting to be seated with no one making any eye contact with us. As we could see it wasn't busy and the staff was at the bar talking. After being seated the waiter was rude that took our order.

Out of the whole time we were there I counted 10+ mistake he made from no silverware, wrong drink orders, cold food and not getting any food to eat. Each time he just dropped item on the table was gone.

Not asking us was everything OK. We had to go looking for him to let him know we had no silverware or wrong drinks. And…

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STEVE O MORELOCK

Jan 19, 2023
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Came in . Stood five minutes B4 anyone came to seat us. Got the salads to the table. We both ordered the same salad ,,but mine was served with cucumber the other was not. I cannot stand cucumber so that pretty much ruined that salad.

Next or order was brought out. Both steaks were ordered medium. They were both raw. Sent them back and I feel that the cook was being petty because he cooked them to death. With that last thing with overcooking deliberately the steaks.

We will not be back.

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Bob Lewis

Jan 18, 2023
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Yesterday, I placed an order at Applebees on Glen Este-Withamsville Rd in Batavia Ohio for ca.rside pickup. On the order was an unsweet Iced tea for my wife. When the girl brought out the iced tea, I asked to verify that the tea was unsweet. She did state the tea was unsweet. When I got home, surprise surprise, the tea was sweet. I tried to call the restraunt three times that evening after rush hour and no one answered. I understand that it is hard to keep qualified employees but should the customer pay the price especially when they do not even answer the phone.

Frustrated

Bob Lewis

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levolia franklin

Jan 18, 2023
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pick up curbside no service. went inside rude employees and missing items plus food cold. very sad .

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Alan Ross

Jan 17, 2023
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Last Friday my wife and I visited your Grovetown, Georgia location. We were told that it would be a 40 minute wait. I asked the lady why half the tables were not filled, she responded they didn't have enough help.

That to me is an indication of poor management pure and simple. I hope your district manager realizes their dire situation.

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Bonnie Shea

Jan 17, 2023
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M. my husband and I took our son and Granddaughter to the Pewaukee, Wis. 99 special. He told us they were all out. When we questioned him as to how they could possibly be out so early and with so few people in the restaurant he asked if we would like to speak with the manager. We said yes.

She was so rude and after we told her we couldn’t believe they were all out, her exact words were,”we are not out, we have all of it in stock, but we are open until 9:00 and need to save it in case any other customers come in and wish to order the regular meal item, “which of course even upset us even more.

At that point we asked her name, which she told us was Janet, we told her we would be informing corporate and we walked out. I just feel that not only is this false advertising, but I think Janet…

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William L Ray

Jan 17, 2023
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The service was good me and my girl came for the endless deal we got a little fries the first time then they ran out of fries and only brought shrimp or wings but I came there for all of it included the fries that's what I paid for

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Kayli Thorpe

Jan 16, 2023
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We arrived and waited 15 minutes just to be seated because they were in a “fake rush”. Once seated we waiting another 15 minutes just to get a drink and place our food order. All the waitresses just stood around talking while customers waited.

We personally watched 12 costumers walk out after waiting by the door for excessive amounts of time. The food was even cold when it finally came.

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JC

Jan 16, 2023
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Applebees, East Islip NY……. Food was served ice cold, mozzarella sticks were served with cheese still hard on inside, queso dip served cold. When we asked to have it re heated, mozzarella sticks came back smashed with cheese pulled out.

Just a really poor, unprofessional experience from the kitchen staff here. Our waiter though did make this experience better though and did everything he was supposed to!

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