Food was good -- really good, actually. Service was perfect -- attentive without hovering, friendly without being fake, and they nailed the timing on everything. Songs in the background set the mood just right -- chill but vibey, not too loud, not too random. Felt like someone actually put thought into the playlist. Atmosphere on point, portions generous, prices fair. 10/10, no notes. Already planning the next visit. Highly recommend if you want a spot that just feels good. read more

18 bucks for some fish and chips to go. The bartender didn't have a clue about a vodka drink listed on the advertisement. Luke warm fries- not enough of them and dark brown fish. Change fry oil and get your kitchen in order... read more

Haven't been to Applebees in years did not have high hopes. Coming through brehnam on a long road trip and we really had no options still open in the last 4 towns we drove through so we stopped. I had the bourbon chicken and shrimp my wife had the Cajun chicken and sausage pasta. I was pleasantly surprised my food came out super hot and super tasty. We sat at bar and the bartender was plenty friendly. Even got to catch the last 10 min of the nba finals game. It was a nice stop for some road weary travelers. read more

Melissa was our waitress and she earned every penny of her tip. She was friendly and attentive. Props to the kitchen for excellent food, the bartender for a great margarita, and to the hostess for a friendly greeting. read more

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My wife and I stopped by in order to get some food to go before going to our hotel. Our waitress was named Norma and she was quite energetic and was quick to promote the weekend nightlife of Brenham speaking of the outdoor music near the center of town. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger and fries and my wife had the mushroom burger with fries as well. Although both of our burgers were to our liking, the bland unseasoned fries were a disaster. Fortunately we both ordered an entree sized salad with cheddar cheese, fried chicken tenders, crispy croutons and a large tub of yummy ranch dressing. Overall, the food was quite good; but Norma's exuberance stole the show. Promoting Brenham's night life was completely unexpected! read more

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I would like to come here more often but the bartender does the absolute bare minimum every time I sit at the bar, if not less. The music is blasting and every time I can barely hear myself think and they keep changing it to Spanish music. If I was at a Mexican restaurant, I'd expect it, but something else will come on and they will go change it back to mariachi style music mid song. Its ridiculous and enough to make me stop coming here for lunch. read more

Applebees in general has just gone down from my experience. I guess with everything being so high they have also cut down on certain things and you can definitely tell in there food . It's just not good anymore no flavor just bland all the time. Been more then a few times now and just the same no flavor in the dishes . They have cut to many corners . The only reason I'll give them 2 stars is because at least you can eat it , once you get past the not having flavor. read more

2nd time in 2 weeks we stopped in for lunch. Norma was there both times. She was very friendly and pleasant. We ordered from the lunch menu (which is way more budget friendly than Chili's). In both instances the food was great and the service excellent. read more

Came here with in laws. Not typically an Applebee's guy. Waitress was great to me. Food was fine. I could cook better at home for less money tbh. Typical Applebee's ambiance. I think I'm more of a Chili's guy. read more

It's an Applebees so should be fairly predictable but we were kinda hesitant when we saw it's 2 star rating. Everything was super good though! Not the cheapest but we did the 2 for $35 deal... 2 small entrées and an appetizer. Excellent half rack of BBQ ribs with amazing sauce (request extra for the fries) and the Cajun salmon was cooked perfectly! The spinach artichoke dip is probably the best I've ever had with perfect tortilla chips! The atmosphere was nice most of the time (lots of TVs and soft classic rock playing) although a girl at the bar had obviously overindulged... at the bar! The manager and our waiter Jonathan both apologized for her disturbance (not that her stupidity was their fault) but it wasn't a big deal. Not a fancy 5 star restaurant but I probably wouldn't be eating there if it was! Overall we had a great, relaxing meal with fast and super friendly service and it definitely deserves more than 2 stars! read more

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Service sucks, bartender is rude af, manager doesn't care. The only reason why I'm giving this 2 stars and not one is because of the breadsticks. Amazing food! Too bad it's so understaffed otherwise we would be back. The server was actually great, little blonde girl, but she had 12 tables so it was hard on her- plus the manager even had to take tables and it wasn't any kind of "special" day or night. It was very busy, loud, and overall just won't be back! read more

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Food is always good and the staff at this restaurant far out ranks most of the restaurants around.

We have not been to an Applebee's in probably 10+ years, while traveling from Galveston back to Austin Texas we stopped at this location Extremely clean, server was fantastic and sweet, food was hot, fresh and delicious. I was skeptical walking in, but, I will definitely come back here again, highly recommend read more

I sat at the bar for dinner because I was alone and like to watch the Astros Play. The bartender "did his job" and his attitude was just that. I asked for a bag to put my left over food container in and he refused to give me one. I believe it was because he would have to walk 20 feet to get one. The manager spent an enormous amount of time tending to a family that were obviously friends of his. The attitude they're sucked and it was depressing. Go to Chili's down the street. The vibes their are upbeat and they make you feel welcome. read more

New to Brenham and I am making a point to review all the joints we go to as we visit. Went to Applebee's because we had been working in the yard all day and was to tired to cook. It was almost 9 on Friday (6-21-24). We were greeted fairly quickly and seated. Rachel, our waitress also appeared pretty quick. We gave her a drink order and decided to wait until 9 to order apps since they went to 1/2 price. She was great about that. I had a side salad that was slightly disappointing due to the small chopped cucumbers (they were watery and not fresh), but I'm a salad snob and I will readily admit that. We also ordered 3 apps to share. Gotta say, we loved the pretzels and beer cheese and the Wonton tacos, but the boneless chicken wings are really just chicken nuggets and sauce. We also took away some Cinnabites for snacking later... so yummy. Overall, it's an Applebee's, what do you expect, but the service was good and the food was ok. Rachel kicked it to a 4 because she was just the right amount of attentive. read more

The burger I got today is the only reason they got a 2 star rating. The burger was great, but nothing else came close to acceptable. I've been to this Applebee's a few times and the most consistent thing is that the service is pitiful. The staff has zero sense of urgency, communicating with them is a joke. Either they are mumbling and quiet or talking like they are experiencing last call at a bar somewhere in the 1970s. My suggestions: 1. Get a new manager who cares. 2. Train the staff who want to do well. 3. Replace the slow and bumbling staff. 4. Act like you care about the customers!! read more

Sat at our table for 15 minutes and no one ever asked us for our drink order or even approached the table. The table they sat us at was still dirty. Just an overall bad experience, but not the first time. read more

Emily is a rock star! We went there last night for dinner.When we walked in Emily told us she was the only server and we saw one bartender. Emily assured us she was OK and set us at a table. We ordered burgers an appetizer, and a couple of cocktails. Service was amazing considering circumstances, drinks were good, and food turned out great. Such amazing staff to keep a restaurant going and still providing perfect customer service. I will go back just because of Emily! read more

Service was terrible and food was not well either. Not worth the drive or time. Only one server was good and served us because he overheard us talking about how bad the service was and he wasn't even our waiter. read more

Went in for my birthday recently, I would go in usually once every other week and it had been sub-par. I went because it open later then many other places. the drinks came out slow and warm and when issues are brought up, the management is absolutely dysfunctional. I've seen Manager Ashley grill employees better than any of their cooks can make a steak. She's a fan of publicly yelling at employees to make a point and then doesn't fix anything. This recent visit is my last and I highly recommend avoiding it. Pros -Open late -Decent menu Cons -Slow service -Average/poorly cooked food -Tyrant Lunatic Manager making the entire scene uncomfortable. -Dirty (Next to the booths are moldy lumps of old food) -ToGo is cold (they leave is sitting out as its made so apps get soggy) read more

Worst restaurant experience! We should have left when we first got there and the host told us to be patient. There was only one server on the floor (Tanner) who really was doing his best. There was another server who wasn't doing anything and two people behind the bar doing nothing. One of the bartenders was apparently too busy taking care of her very small child to help tables. We waited 45 minutes for our food which was disgusting. The sirloin tasted like char and my daughters pizzas were burnt. This place is horrendous. Do not waste your time or money. read more

Four cheese Mac and cheese was four times worse than I expected. The chicken was decent, but the Mac and cheese was liquidy and tasted like my elementary school cafeteria. read more

Wow. Stay away. Customer server is extremely lacking. We waited 20 mins to sit. Waited 15 to get serverd. Then servers disappeared, so i had to get up and ask for our ticket at the bar. Bartender was mixed and requested our ticket from a tall lady. I then saw That lady then printed out tickets. And then go about her business cleaning tables. She took her sweet time doing random things, then 15 mins later showed up to our table for the ticket. The ticket was then wrong so she said she'd fix it but before she fixed it, she decided to do other things. I'm highly disappointed with apple bees. The food did not go down well. Will not be returning. read more

I had a great time at Applebee's last night. Our waiter was super sweet and made sure everything was refilled and going good. My steak came out literally rare but just wanted medium rare, the waiter and the manager took care of it right away and comp some food for the troubles. They did an awesome job and definitely will have repeat business from me! read more

I have never submitted a rating this low, but I am very frustrated with this place. I like Applebee's food, so I have continued to try. Three to-go orders placed over the past month. All three were wrong, not even close. They don't seem to care. read more

My gosh, this has to be the worst Applebee's in existence. At least I hope it is. Can it be worse somewhere else? Where to start? Ordered online only to be told after waiting for 30 mins that they didn't even have the food I ordered. Would have been nice to at least received a phone call letting me know that before I walked in expecting to get my food, which I already paid for! Ended up getting a burger instead that was completely rushed and burnt. Not the first time I've had issues here but will be the last. Bye Applebee's! All of their chains have poor reviews. How are they still open? read more

Enjoyed the night. Bar tender was great and attentive. Cheap drinks and good food. Will be back.

Easily the worse meal I have had this decade. We stopped here due to a lack of choices of good non chain food.

Service was very poor, wait time was ridiculous even though restaurant was practically empt. waitress could not get order right. Flies everywhere and she kept forgetting to bring back drink refill read more

Terrible service! Food sucked! After waiting nearly an hour for our food and walking up to find our waitress playing with forks and knives said it all. I asked her; where is our food and if we can get something to drink? She goes, Oh, I'll go check on it and bring drinks. Really?? This establishment (if you want to call it that) is obviously a reflection of very poor management. I would have to see 100 5 star reviews from here on out to possibly eat there again. I doubt that will happen, hence I'll never eat there again! read more

We don't usually care for chain restaurants. However, this Applebee's does not disappoint. The service was amazing (it always is). Our server was Érica. We loved the chitchat at the bar. It makes it fun to go out and visit with someone besides each other (we have been married 37 years and we work together) Our food was delicious! I had the steak with broccoli and garlic green beans. The steak and veggies were cooked to perfection. My husband had the French onion soup. We will definitely go to Applebee's the next time we are in Brenham. read more

We left before we even ordered. One of the staff came out and asked if we had ordered tea and when I looked at him he had sweat running off the brim of his cap right into the tea glasses. It wasn't our tea and he gave it to the next table and before he left I seen more sweat run from his cap into their tea. That is nasty and insanity read more

Very disappointed. I have never had told you can't sit in a booth because of shift change. Also not cool to open side door to the outside when you have been given someone's credit card. Food was ok. Service needs help. The young man was trying just needs to be properly trained. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. We were sat pretty quickly but then took about 20 minutes to get drink orders, another 10 minutes to receive said drinks. When he gave us the drinks I said we were ready to order and he said he would be right back to take it. Then went to the kitchen and saw him laughing with coworkers, then cleaned two tables talking to another one but there were maybe 6 tables in the whole restaurant, we got the games on the tablet then the tablet died and we tried to wave down someone who walked by our table only to be completely ignored. The table next to us arrived after us and had already ordered their food and had appetizers on the table. Waiter never came back so I can't tell you how the food was because we left. Sat there for about 40 minutes. Ridiculous. We were curious why it was so slow on a Saturday night and now we see why. Horrible service. Never again. read more

They were open Thanksgiving which was a plus. The service was excellent, the food looked good but was kind of bland. My dad got the Thanksgiving plate and both parents agreed that the turkey tasted like it had come out of a can. Everything else maybe needed some seasoning. I ordered the grilled vegetables, they too were incredibly bland and was just a 1/4th of a peice of a zucchini and a 1/4th of a peice of a squash. That was all they gave me. The garlic mash potatoes were really good however! So let's just say that they're vegetarian selection was severely lacking. read more

My husband and I had a great meal this evening. The customer service was excellent. Thank you Applebees for honoring our veterans every year. We sure enjoyed the choral from the high school that showed up to sing the National Anthem. Bravo! read more

Customer service is very crappy here; and I didn't even go in. I ordered car side to-go. Through the whole 5 minutes of food and receipt exchange, the server didn't say one word to me, no eye contact. There, however, were audible huffing and puffings lol. The food is ok. read more

One star is the least I can give. Not surprising that the are so slow while other restaurants are packed right now. We were seated promptly and then nothing. After 10 minutes we left. Only a handful of customers and three employees at front of restaurant. Won't be going back read more

This place was just ok... the service from my particular waitress was awesome, so not her fault the food wasn't up to par. Applebee's is hit or miss and I think this one is a miss... read more

Food took about 40 minutes to come out and I think my burger had been sitting on the grill the entire 40 minutes. There is no way that anybody likes eating a burger cooked that well. I still have the taste of char in my mouth an hour later. read more