Many Applebees are hit or miss, but it's my son's favorite restaurant so we headed there on a busy Friday night. We were really fortunate and managed to get a booth in the bar area. The service was phenomenal, we were treated very well and had a great time talking the manage (Jeremy). He found out our son was in town for a hockey tournament and went out of his way to make him feel special. I was totally (and pleasantly) surprised by the whole experience. Our food was served quickly, and correctly. The restaurant was very clean throughout. I would gladly eat here again - we had a great experience. read more

We were second in the door at opening on father's day. Two hours later we left. One order was completely missing. One of us got all you can eat and was only asked when they served it on next refill. Never asked again in those two hours for fries or more all you can eat items. No drink refills requested by server i had to go ask. our server was working the bar and drive thru and tables. No manager ever spoke to us nor did we see one. We finally seen our server after sitting for at least 30 minutes after our meal to ask for boxes. No apologies. Dont recommend going here ever. read more

Server was great. Food was cold, cooked incorrectly and cost more for less quantity . Drink was good

We love coming here but tonight was not a good experience! Not only could I bearly hear our waitress, but she messed up my Alfredo order then charged me for her mistake. The Manger brought out our salads and there was a definite difference between the two in sizes. And my mom's chicken was extremely overcooked. Our drinks where also never refilled. We also had to experience them mopping right by us while we where eating mind you we came at 730. We love coming here and always get a great waitress but tonight was not a good experience and we left very unsatisfied. read more

And now for the yelp review I posted OTTUMWA IOWA APPLEBEES wow! Well- where do I even start? The waitress was ok. This meal experience had everything. 1) food with a hair in it 2) a wrong order 3) forgotten salad 4) literally cold soup (we were told they would "remake" it. My 95 yr old grandmothers face was priceless when they brought back her same soup microwaved. It obviously had overflowed and was all down the side of the bowl. 5) My personal favorite - Undercooked noodles. 6) Cold.. broccoli and mashed potatoes, and salmon were enjoy by many. I will admit though, my Mountain Dew was cold. Just like I like it. Our bill for 7 was only $156.17 . My father couldn't help himself and complained. They did "credit" us a very random $48.00. All we could do was laugh. Thanks Craple-bee's in O-scum-wa, Iowa. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Stuck together noodles to undercooked to folk. - American Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Food and drinks are always good. Service is always friendly and attentive It's my go to place

I have only been here one time and I had a great experience it was great food the employees were very nice made sure we were good on drinks and continued to make sure we didn't need anything else with our meal. I would recommend apple bee's to my friends and family. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Me and my boyfriend - American Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Arrived after we had uncooked onion rings at a different restaurant, they were amazing as always, service food and drinks

Service was decent. Food was below average in both presentation and quantity. Seating was very uncomfotable as booth cushions need replaced. Pay at table without waiting for check and receipt welcome feature. Due to low quality of entre' we opted to skip dessert and head out. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Steak salad was laughable. Never again. - American Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

First time ordering online and picking up. Rep came outside and asked for name and assisted and was very pleasant to speak with. Food was hot and broccoli was medium just as I asked. It couldn't of been better! Thank you for the great experience! Keep up the great Team work! read more

Dined in tonight and food was hot and delicious. Server was very attentive and friendly. Very impressed with their sanitation practices.

Stopped in for lunch today. Very friendly and efficient service by Alyssa. The shark bowl drink was such a fun tasty drink! The food was hot and fresh and came out exactly as ordered. Thank you! read more

I can honestly say that I usually hate chain restaurants. That being said, I do like the fiesta lime chicken here and today it was exceptional! Everything that we ordered came out well prepared and hot. And our server did an outstanding job! read more

I've been there twice before only 15, 16 years apart. But the food was even better the second time, inner 7-year-old be bored. The waitress was really nice to us too when I went with my RDS group prior to moving to CR at the tailend of last year. I would DEFS go back the next chance I get. read more

This isn't my first choice of places to dine in Cedar Rapids, but the kids like it. And I was surprised! The food was good and the service was outstanding! Appetizers were slow coming out, and pretty bland... but out server was excellent. He made our entire meal a wonderful time! read more

This place is eh, not my first choice but not my last. They run the same 2 for $20 deal lone star does and it just doesn't compair. Not a big fan of places that over load their walls with stuff. The food is ok but would be just as happy going to a fast food joint! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Ate at this Applebee's last night. My son and I each ordered a classic bacon cheeseburger. They were truly misnamed. They would be more accurately described as GREASEBURGERS. Grease was rolling off both burgers and dripping on our hands plates and clothes as we tried to eat them. We requested extra napkins to handle the mess and even then there were not enough to control the mess. read more

Very friendly staff and awesome service, did end up spending close to$20 for a burger fries a drink but the was the best burger I've had in a long time (whisky bacon burger) can't wait to go back with my hubby and have him try it. That's all I could talk about when I got home was how amazing the food was (I didn't tell him what it cost) read more

The waiter wasn't very nice and only came when he brought us food. He cut us off after two drinks and was very aggressive towards us. Don't recommend the Collins Road Applebee's because it was ridiculous. Highly don't recommend read more

Applebee's trys to take on a local favor by hanging banners of the local high schools and sports teams. That's were the local flavor ends. The menu is very chainish, the same everywhere, lacking in both flavor and imagination. We gave them a shot last weekend because we had $5.50 coupon for their 550 calorie menu. Apparently it's only good on one meal, not both. That's what we get for not reading the fine print. We still paid a lot for a poor meal. No wonder this chain is trouble. We shoulda had Sushi House :-( read more

Great service and happy staff. My food came fast and it was very tasty. It was quiet when I went this time which was around 2pm. Very satisfied. read more

Stopped in Saturday about 6. The restaurant was very full, but very quiet.. Everyones mouths were full... We were seated immediately and waiter service was quick. Ordered from the 2 for 20 menu.. I am a serious fan of the Won-ton Chicken Tacos. Our waiter was was friendly and attentive. I noticed the waitress at the other table was also. A grumpy customer at another table was satisfied quickly by the Manager. Meal service was fast. The food was delicious. We were finished and heading for home by 7. We'll be back.. Maybe for the late night apps. and a drink next time. read more

I took my daughter and grand daughter out for their birthdays here today. I have had bad experiences with the Applebees on Collins Rd, but since this is where my daughter wanted to eat, I encouraged this location, hoping for better service and better food. I only attained half of that dream. I ordered the Napa Chicken and Portobello meal. The menu made it sound so wonderful with red wine sauce and sauteed onions and portobello mushrooms over a grilled chicken breast served with red potatoes for less than 600 calories. When it came the ONIONS WERE RAW. Not even cooked and they covered the top of the dish. Just a couple dots of the parmesan that was promised. It was also covered with dehydrated parsley which was not a good texture. The chicken breast was cooked through and juicy, but the grill mark areas on it tasted like they had not cleaned the grill after cooking other meats. The potatoes were great, perfectly browned, quartered red skin potatoes. The red wine sauce tasted like it was made with one of those cheap, salty "cooking" wines people who don't know how to cook buy at the store. The sauteed vegetables on the side had onions in it too, but they were cooked. The red bell pepper strips were cooked to a mush and the 3 big oddly shaped pieces of zucchini were almost raw. There were only about 5 smallish bite size chunks of portobello that were dry cooked so they were rubbery and wrinkly, not moist at all. I appreciate the calorie cutting, but at least pour some water on them. Sheesh! Then there were some extremely small portobello slices that were cooked to mush. The black berry lemonade was good, but too sweet for my taste. It was nice that there were a few fresh berries in it and that refills were free on it. I sat there a couple minutes debating on whether to get up from the table to find the waitress since I did not see her anywhere. A manager happened by and asked how everything was and I told her I could not eat the food due to the raw onions covering it. She apologized and said she just always orders it without the onions because she does not like them. She was nice about it though. She brought me a small plate and had me scrape and pick all of them off. She took them back to be cooked. They were brought out a few minutes later by the waitress who apologized,but were still barely cooked. I gave up on the onions, but I had already scraped them back onto my plate. They were covered in burger grease and black burned bits of burger or steak or something. It totally ruined the taste of the dish. I scraped them to the side of the plate and ate the rest of my food. As I was about 3/4 of the way through the chicken breast, I found a very long blond hair in my food just as the waitress was coming back to the table. I put it down on the little plate and pushed my plate away saying I was done. I was thoroughly disgusted! The waitress apologized and left quickly with the plates. When she came back with the bill, she had asked the manager to remove the cost of my meal. The service is why this place gets two stars. The food was not worth $11.99 before tax. Also, the kids chicken breast meal had a chicken breast the same size as mine and a huge plate full of french fries for $4.99. Way too much for a two year old child to eat. But, it was fortunate because her daddy had ordered a chicken tender basket that came on a small plate and had only a very small handful of fries and 5 or 6 small tenders. He had asked for an Asian BBQ sauce they had to be served with it and he loved that. My daughter got the BrunchBurger which she loved and it came with sweet potato fries that had a cream cheese dipping sauce. My grand daughter ate more of those because her kids fries were pretty heavily covered with black pepper. Everyone else was satisfied with the taste and doneness of their food at least. We never did receive the milk that was to come with the child meal though. Luckily we had brought in a sippy cup with water in it and I had given her some of the melted ice after I finished my lemonade. I don't think this food was worth what I paid for it. The service was good, the food ranged from satisfactory down to disgusting. I just wish I could have gone in and for once had an Applebees kitchen staff get my order right. This is why I quit going to the other Cedar Rapids location amongst other issues they had. There are cheaper local places with much better food and good service. read more

I hadn't been to an Applebees in a long time, but was pleasantly surprised. Nothing extraordinary, but not bad either. The cheesesticks were particularly good - good flavor, and melted but not runny. The late night appetizer special (half price after 9) is great, and it's good to have options that stay open past 10 in CR. read more

Not from this area but saw there was an Applebee's so did the Carside takeout option. The person who came out to the car to deliver the food was very friendly. Took our credit card and was back out a minute or two later. The food was good too! read more

This place has some good food. Two stars for the price and it's very "chain-like" feel. I was a loyal customer once, and I always ordered the steak and shrimp parmesan - so so good. Last time I went - which was about 2 years ago - they had jacked the price up $3. The price of everything else went up a little bit, and portions shrank. I believe this is when they introduced the 2 for $20. Sounds like a good deal, but again, smaller portions. Lemonades are delish, always used to get strawberry mango...wish I could find these lemonade flavors at other restaurants. read more

It has been years since I have stepped in Applebee's, but I now I am hooked and will happily return! Bravo on the fun and sophisticated new menu. The MAIN attraction on this visit was the immediate warm welcome from bartender Kira, what a breath of fresh air and a wealth of knowledge. Dining alone, she helped me to decide on delicious choices and was very concerned and sincere that all was to my liking. When I travel back this way, I will certainly come back to Applebee's and I hope Kira will be serving me with a smile, what a delight. read more

Awful...I had the 4 Cheese Mac & Cheese and my mom had the salmon. The Mac & Cheese was sweet! Who makes sweet Mac & Cheese? It was gross. My mom's salmon with artichoke spread was dry, dry, dry! Doubt I'll eat there, again. The service was fine, the food was bad. read more

Will not be coming back any time soon. Came here a long time ago and always loved their wings. I had them this time and it made me sick. They tasted similar to hotdogs! We also got the siracha shrimp, which had loose breading sliding off bc it was not well cooked and extremely disappointing. The flavor was not there and both the wings and shrimp made us sick afterward. There were hardly any people there, as it was after 10, half price apps on a weeknight. And we still had issues just getting refills or waters. We just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. My bf got a burger, which wasn't too bad but the fries were soggy. Please reconsider the menu and talk to corporate. There are definitely quality issues. We only ordered 3 items and the big group of guys at the corner booth got all their food before we did. They got seated 15 mins after us. Overall poor experience. read more

Standard Applebee's. Flatware wrapped in dirty napkin and has to ask for clean. 1800 margaritas come in a shaker - asked if it was one drink or two. Waitress said "one" but it was two. Didn't matter tho because of zero alcohol. Steak tasted fine, but I asked to sub mushrooms for "seasonal veggies" (usually broccoli or soggy squash - got the mushrooms but they charged extra without taking anything off for the side I didn't get. They had a small computer console for passing the time with a game, ordering or paying the bill. Used it to play a game and they charged $1 on the bill! No charge mentioned on the console anywhere. Finally, tipped the waitress a standard 20% for dinner service and she asked us if meant to leave that much. Welcome to Iowa :) I would eat here again but wouldn't order a drink. read more

Excellent food for a reasonable price. Professional staff with cheerful attitudes, superb service.

Average. But barely. Busy. Use to be a great place and well deserving of a 4 but the quality of food has changed, the portion to serving size has gotten smaller, and to be honest it was bland. Service was just ok she did not check on our table until the end and by then it was too late. No refill needed. They need to work on their team building skills.Managers need to be more proactive with their servers. Noticed our server just visiting with another employee when she could have been taking care of tables and getting tips. read more

If you are not concerned with food quality, taste and cost, then by all means eat here. My family went here because we had a gift card from friends. I have never been before. The hostess tried seating us in a highly crowded part of the restaurant next to the bar. We asked to sit in a more quiet place and she obliged. We had a waiter that seemed nervous for one reason or another. We ordered the French onion soup as the picture showed a heaping amount of cheese over the bowl that was baked golden brown. What came out was cool temp soup with two slices of processed white cheese on it that was not melted and had minced raw onion on top of it. We promptly sent it back without needing a new one. The waiter apologized and all was well. Later a manager came out and said she knew what it was like to have a baby? What did that have to do with anything? She said she would deduct the soups from the check-good idea- and also apologized. That was fine. Rest of the meal was ok and price was ok. Btw those "soups" were 3.99 a piece. Better to open up some .99 Campbell's soup at that point. read more

food is pretty good most of the time, however I visited one time with my friend and we weren't greeted for drinks or appetizers for more than 10 minutes and the restaurant wasn't even that busy. read more

This place was ok... The food tasted a little dry, but i think this is a good place to go with friends, to snack on, that is. Service was ok.. expect i didn't like when one of the girls wore shorts while serving...didn't need to see that...blehh read more