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Applebee's Grill + Bar

2.6 (306 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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Casual
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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This is the person mngmnt lied to my face and said I have to be out of the restaurant by midnight.
Lucas S.

Do not eat at this dump! I was treated like a second class citizen and lied to by management. And harassed by staff calling me " Bossman" non stop. Manager lied to my face and told me that being open till midnight means last order is at 11.30 pm and we need to be gone by midnight. But only at the palamar location. Not any where else that values having customers in these days where fudruckers,souplantation,cocos,sizzlers TGI Fridays and a few Denny's in SD had to shut down. Applebees mngmnt might not want to take their late night diners for granted by having no regard for their time and gas it takes to drive just to have a great meal that Denny's can't provide . And if you really don't seat people past 11.30 then don't advertise your open till 12 am and say we need to be out by 12 then . ( Which is a lie by their mngmnt) And a bit of advice. Since you don't really hire but one nationality can you ask them to never use swear words while in uniform ,ever. And maybe if you get someone like me that has standards to how they will let someone talk to them maybe leave off adjatives like Bossman,Bro,Dog,man,dude etc. We aren't your friends we are paying customers Its informal,rude,low class,and shows you have no vocabulary and that the mngmnt lacks any and all attention for detail in letting the help behave way to laxed and informal when speaking with the paying customers.

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George E.

Great Dinner, great service, casual ambiance with friendly customers. Thank you Applebee's for a great Veterans day meal. Cheyenne was my server she was friendly attentive and actually took time for a brief conversation with me. If they had a baked potato instead of mashed you'd be seeing 5 stars...

Joscelyn G.

did the 2 for 25 which comes with two entrees and an appetizer, food was pretty good and fresh ! it came out quick as well as our drinks . our server was attentive and nice and we got sat pretty quickly. we went on a saturday night and they were not too busy

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Just S.

My visit was beyond anything I could ask for. My OMCheese burger came out sizzling. Emmanuel was helping me out tonight and he was genuinely perfect. Not only was he incredibly kind, but he was the ultimate professional. He was on top of my refills and was very quick with getting out my appetizer, perfectly timing my entree as well. I could go on and on about Manny but the food was great, he made me smile, and he made the whole experience 1000x more enjoyable. I hope I get to sit in his section again‍

Triple Chocolate Meltdown
Shirley S.

It's been a minute since I been to an Applebees. I loved the #CrunchyOnionRings but the rest of my meal not too much. I had their #Riblets and should have tried their full ribs instead. I liked the sauce but the bones were so thin. The #TripleChocolateMeltdown wax okay. Service was nice no complaints. If I came back I would probably order a burger and definitely their onion rings. Might be fun to watch a game as their were TV screens all over

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We came at this location and was seated right away. We were told our server will be someone with a name of Lisette or sounds like it. I left my kids to use the restroom after five minutes of browsing the menu. When I came back, no servers yet and the vacant seat behind me has been occupied. I asked my kids if they were asked for ordered drinks while I'm gone, they said no. I heard a server asking the orders of the one who were seated after us (the one behind me). What happened to first come first served? Or are they being specific on whom they're serving first? I won't come back nor recommend this location. We were there for good 15 minutes and none of server to help out. I would understand that if it's busy and we can wait but I'm sure on what tables were empty when we were given seats and their servers aren't attentive or just particular on their guests their serving. Goodluck.

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Liliana J.

The food was really good, I enjoyed the chicken and steak specifically the onions in it were delicious. The fries that came with the chicken were my favorite too. The service was great too our waiter was kind and asked us if we needed anything else here and there. The ambience itself feels pretty home like so it's a good hang out spot.

Salad bowl.

Visited yesterday, almost empty, which was great; BUT our daughter's food came out way too early than ours--our food came out almost 20 min after--with my daughter's drink! Wow! Food was blah, OK--and my salad had dark avocado. I mentioned it to our waitress, and that was that, didn't offered to change it or anything. Place seemed clean, I just don't think we will go back.

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Applebees 1/2 price appetizer and drinks are great BUT our server was Emmanuel A. Top notch customer service!! Wow!

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My family of 5 were there tonight. Our server Manny was prompt & polite regarding our service. We'll definitely be back.

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