45 min wait after we ordered to get our food. Wings were inedible, hard as a rock! The server did put in an order for more but everyone was done eating so I had them packed to go. The tortilla chips were too salty to eat. Our server was very sweet though read more

Spin dip. Spin(ach) dip. Spin ache in my side dip. Cheerful waiter has given us new names for the species of the earth, the dips of the sea, the spin of the dip. We loved entering into this whole new world, designed by the Applebee's waiter, speaking this foreign tongue to us as if we were natives. The Bourb Chick is top tier, got trashed on some $1 Monst Cocks on Halloween too. read more

DO NOT ORDER THE SALMON! Yesterday night we went to this apple bees and I got a cheeseburger and my mom got the salmon, my burger was fine but the salmon my mom got was undercooked and had a piece of bone in it, and now she is really sick and throwing up. read more

The food is well over grate.the service is quick.the vibes are good.and the atmisspare is really good.

Food is consistently good and the price is great. Reggie is the best server we have ever had, ever! We will keep coming back!

I have not been to Applebee's in years. The food we were served made me not want to return. My husband and I got the 2 for $27 entrees with a shareable app. Right off the bat, we were told a long list of things the kitchen has run out of... no onion rings, boneless wings, and a few others I can't remember. I really wanted the onion rings as the app, but we went with the spinach and artichoke dip instead. I got the bourbon chicken and shrimp with mashed potatoes and my husband got the 8oz sirloin for another $2 extra. The bourbon flavor is not tasty at all, would definitely never order it again. It tasted a bit burnt and sour, I was expecting a glaze with a bit of sweetness and the mashed potatoes side tasted like it was from a box as it was overly creamy with no consistency. My husband's steak was ordered to be made medium rare, but came as medium well! What a disappointment. We did not send back as we only stopped for a quick dinner due to a road trip to West Virginia from Ohio. They definitely need to work on the end taste of their entrees. The app was fine and the best tasting item was dessert, which was the maple butter blondie. read more

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The following photo's courteous of Applebee's on E. State St. Went there tonight to celebrate my GF's Birthday. I ordered a Med Rare Rib Eye with Shrimp and Parmesan on top. The first photo is what I got the first time which was well done. So they told me they would put another one on and it would be right out. 15 min later the second pic is what I got which was raw in the center. Not to mention our Classic Combo Appetizer came out and then 5 min later our main course came out. Not even enough time to eat half of the appetizer. They were not busy at all. The Manager took the steak off the bill but that isn't the point. Learn to cook a fucking steak the first time and only the first time or get the fuck off the grill and find another job. Cause who ever cooked these 2 steaks does not know how to cook a Med Rare Steak correctly. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Athens, Ohio

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It's a chain restaurant so if you've eaten at one before, this one is the same. Decent food at a decent price. Our waiter was entertaining and attentive. read more

5 stars for an awesome server, Reggie, attentive, friendly made our whole dining experience wonderful, Gin and tonics great, Food options not bad, great caloric info. BUT Applebees needs to fix their gross sticky tabletops. I felt very bad for the servers who had to explain to multiple customers that the tables were not dirty they needed to be resurfaced. They washed and rewashed and dried them to no avail. read more

Smelled absolutely disgusting when walking in the door. Ordered carryout and found a huge beetle in the mushrooms and onions. Took the food back and was offered other food or 4 free future meals. No thanks, don't waste your time. Completely disgusting and will not ever return. read more

Oldy but goody. Can't go wrong with a steak with the garlic butter, onions, and mushrooms. Love the appetizers also.

I went there to get what I thought would be a great hamburger. When the waiter brought my burger it was not cooked properly with blood so the manager said he would get me a new one. The second hamburger came out was just as nasty. The manager took it off my bill which should have automatically been done since I only got to eat a appetizer for a meal I'm little frustrated because he really didn't make it right and you shouldn't go to a nice franchise restaurant and get 2 bloody burgers back to back. Wouldn't recommend this restaurant. read more

Came in from out of town for our daughters graduation from Ohio University. The food was good, the beer was cold, and the service was great! Thanks to our server Austin, what a super young man. He was graduating the next day too! We all gave him a big cheer when his name was announced and he received his degree! read more

I go to this establishment on a VERY regular basis. The food is always good. Attentiveness is always great from the waitress. I always try to get the same one if possible. I always get a house margarita as it is my favorite place to have one. Last night I visited my favorite place and as usual sat in the usual booth. Ordered appetizers and drinks. Drinks came promptly and so did the apps. I must say that the new bartender needs some training as the margarita was no where near as good. Wonder if it even had alcohol in it. Steak was a little undercooked as it was ordered med rare. Everything else was good. Hope I don't have another experience like that one cause they will lose my business. People like consistency. Get it together Applebee's read more

Applebee's review Athens OH 10.26.12 Intro: greeted nicely and promptly. Taken are of quickly waitress was very polite. Got our drinks and orders taken in decent time. Appetizer was chees sticks and those were good. Order 1 (mine): Three Cheese Chicken penne. (obtained on the 2 for 20 deal) Good as usual. Very creamy, and nice texture. Tasted great and even had extra cheese. Portions were nice as well. Order 2 (mom's):House sirloin. She liked it. Order 3 (sis's):Bunless burger (gluten intolerance). She liked hers as well. Very good portions. Service: Very good, waitress was very attentive, and friendly. Overall: 5/5 for this visit. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Athens, Ohio

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I hate a negative review, but this place just doesn't cut it. My chicken sandwich was literally the thickness of a fast food, dollar menu restaurant chicken sandwich. We waited 10 minutes for refills with only a few booths of patrons in the dining area. The boneless wings were dry and we had to ask for mild sauce to try and make them descent to eat. The baked potato wasn't hot and was even hard. Our waitress was more fixed on getting off of work than she was worried about service. After working a 12 hour day in the sun and looking foreword to some rest, this place just didn't get it done. read more

A friend and I went here for lunch on a Friday. Don't rely on the reviews because we had a great lunch & great drinks.

This place smelled like a dirty mop and that was when I walked in the front door. Food was cold and poorly prepared, service super slow. I made the mistake of going to the restroom before leaving, smell got worse as I moved towards the back of the restaurant, entire restaurant is filthy. I found out why though as I witnessed the manager walk out of a bathroom stall and directly back into the restaurant without washing his hands. If you do not have enough sense to wash your hands then you shouldn't be running a restaurant. This place needs shutdown for a week and sanitized including the managers hands, yuck! read more

Nothing good to say about it. Third time Here, each time I walked out no one came to take my order. I would've been there for two hours before I had my order taken and gotten any food. Retarded Slow. Worst bartender I've ever witnessed. The guy basically could not function. read more

Food is not great and the mixed drinks lack alcohol. Never once have I tasted any in a drink I've ordered. Food is not worth the money

I haven't been to an Applebee's in over ten years, so I was surprised when I went to this one and saw how small the serving sizes were. I ordered the Bourbon Chicken & Shrimp, the shrimp was very good and the chicken was a little bit undercooked, no further complaints though. The service was good, greeted very nicely and quickly seated. Luke was our waiter and was very good at making sure my party and I were satisfied. The bathrooms were a little bit dirty, and that is what really sells me on restaurant quality, so I am giving it a 3/5 stars. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Bourbon Chicken & Shrimp! - American Near Me - Athens, Ohio

I don't go to many, but this is the worst Applebee's restaurant I've ever been to. The food is alright, but not particularly good. The service is consistently slow. I don't know why so many people visit this place when Athens has so many other great restaurants. read more

At Applebee's in Athens Ohio. Found glass in my marg from an apparent wine bottle breaking in the bar. Manager didn't come to apologize or anything. Will not be returning. read more

Got there, were givin pagers when there were 6 tables cleared and set within sight of the people waiting. Initially thinking that there was a shortage of servers, we saw what appeared to be 4-5 servers wandering around with nothing to do. The hostess would hand the pager to the customer and then trigger the "test page" which confused just about every customer I saw as I waited 10 minutes to be seated at a table that was cleared and set when we walked in. Once seated, things got better till we put in our order for an appetizer, at this point we ordered drinks and suffice it to say our appetizer trio came out before any silverware, plates or drinks did. Wife ordered a water when we ordered our appetizer and the server forgot it and she had finished off her peach sangria and we had to ask for it again. We finished our appetizers off and ended up waiting so long for our food that we were no longer hungry and had to get our entrees boxed up to leave. This process took between 15-20 minutes. The entire time what appeared to be the floor manager wandered around talking into a headset telling someone which tables were ready to clear and which ones needed set. Not ONCE did we see her ask ANY of the customers how their dining experience was. All in all a pretty disappointing experience. read more

As okay as an Applebee's can be. I second the comment from the other review saying there are DEFINITELY better restaurants in Athens to go to, but hey, sometimes you just want a 2-for-$20. Lunch deal (11a-1p) is awesome. Service is usually mediocre, but sometimes solid. read more

Went today and had a fantastic waitress. Our ribs were tough but she immediately took them back and the new ones were tender and delicious. Very tasty read more

The family and I dine here quite often. I've never had to wait very long for any appetizer or entree. On rare occasions the kitchen staff has gotten my order wrong. But everyone is entitled to human error. The staff is always prompt to fix any problem that arises. read more

Great food but please use paper menus. Harder for elderly people to use a URL code menu.

Need to get the kitchen help better trained. WAited an hour for our food . Server was very apologetic. Said she was sending manger haven't seen manager read more

The Applebee's in Athens, Ohio was a good restaurant. It had a good atmosphere with great customer service. While I was not a part of the intended audience of the restaurant, I still liked the design of the restaurant. I liked that there were TV's everywhere you looked because I love to watch sports. The food wasn't the greatest and the presentation of the food also was subpar, but the food tasted delicious and filled me up. I would recommend this restaurant to a friend and I would happily return to the excellent customer service and the overall atmosphere of people watching sports related events and having fun while doing so. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Food I ordered at Applebee's - American Near Me - Athens, Ohio

Me and my lovely wife had the pleasure of eating at this location service was great food was decent but you have to tell the cook to hold the flies it was so many flies landing all of our food and everything I had to replace my order twice I will give this place two out of five stars read more

If I could leave a negative rating I would. Who would have thought that your friendly neighborhood Applebee's could be such a miserable excuse for a restaurant. Upon entering we were immediately seated and appetizers arrived promptly and orders were taken. Despite frequent passes by our waitress it was near two hours until our food arrived in a dilapidated state. The soggy pasta and dry chicken was almost as bad as the eternal wait. I will add the manager upon hearing of my displeasure took care of the meal which was a nice way to end what otherwise would have been the single worst dinning experience I have ever been apart of. read more

The best thing about this Applebees is that it's about 500 feet from a Mariott Hotel, and if you're there for happy hour, you're going to have a good time. I'm always a fan of the Fiesta Lime Chicken. read more

Was somewhat shocked of a 3.3 rating on another app, but it was true and rightfully earned. My steak, while done correctly was at best warm when I got it. Another in our party asked for med-well and it was just past med-rare. Kids got what was ordered and the apps we ordered came out super quick. Too bad our food didn't. Food taste was nothing special at all. Too bad as I would expect better food and service from a national chain, no matter the store location. Overall disappointed and won't return when visiting again. read more

The weekends are terrible, go early if possible, my only beef with the place is the portions have either shrunk or my appitite is growing,lol, I used to be able to take left overs home, but the last several times there Im looking over to see if wife left any food on her plate, but I did notice the prices havent gone down with the portions, still good food, just smaller, I dont know, maybe it is just my appitite read more

The food was okay, the service was subpar, it took forever to get our drinks and longer than than to get our food. At the end of the evening my wife wanted coffee and was told that they were out of coffee, really,,, who does that! Don't go here unless you have a ton of time to waste and a high tolerance for BS! read more

I ordered the chicken wonton stir fry tonight. It was different but very good and a change in what I usually get there. If you haven't had it you should try it ask for extra sauce!!! read more

I went to Applebee's on 547 E State St, Athens, OH 45701, on Wednesday April 25th, 2018. I had an overall decent experience. When we arrived, we were immediately seated which was pleasant, I requested a booth and the hostess was perfectly okay with that. After we were seated, the waiter came in about 5 minutes, asked for our drink and was very attentive. He smiled, was patient when we ordered, and offered suggestions as well. I ordered the classic combo, because I was unsure of what I wanted. It came with boneless wings, mozzarella sticks, spinach dip and chips, and chicken quesadillas. I thought it was decent because It took a while for our food to finally come out, and my chips for my spinach dip came out way later, and my dip was cold at that time. The boneless chicken was a bit cold and didn't have that much flavor. The mozzarella sticks and quesadillas were cooked well though, and had a lot of flavor. Overall it would not be the first place I recommend, but if you are going to go it isn't terrible. I would say it was a 6/10 experience. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - The Classic Combo - American Near Me - Athens, Ohio

Good service but food quality and serving portions have gone downhill. Salad was drenched in dressing, steak abnormally small, Side vegetables oily and overcooked and food took over 30 minutes to prepare. read more

Stopped by for a late dinner as it was convenient (walking distance) from our HIE. First the positive - Brittany - very attentive and capable bartender. Quickly highlighted specials, prompt pouring of drinks and checked on is often. Now the negative. Had the 2 dinner special - 1/2 rack ribs, oriental salad and onion ring appetizer. Ribs were dried out, no flavor to the Cole slaw and the fries were cold. So was the bbq sauce side. Oriental salad was "not as good as I remember it used to be." Onion rings were crunchy and pretty good. Oh what happened to Applebee's? Years ago used to be one of our favorite chains. We really liked the build your own tacos and the fajitas. Now? The food quality was poor and the menu was tired. Should likely just shut these down. read more