Really bad experience. Hard to wrap my mind around a place that won't let licensed holders carry their firearms but allow people to freely smoke at the bar. I spent most of my meal choking on the smoke coming from the bar and listening to the annoying drunken crew banter back and forth. Seemed very much like this is the regulars. I won't be. read more

This place allows smoking and the smell is disgusting! Never again! Food was just ok but the smell was unbearable.

I never realized how much I'd gotten used to non-smoking in restaurants. I strongly recommend avoiding this restaurant unless you are a smoker. The service was fine. The food might have been ok without the tobacco. read more

I do not recommend this location, we were a group of seven, everything was going good till we ordered had to repeat each order waited for our food for 40 min another table behind us same group number and got their food faster, food tasted watery,mystery sauces and to top it off hair in the food! read more

Today we were passing through and decided to have dinner. As we came in there was no hostess....only the very powerful smell of cigarette smoke (like the kind at a bar from the 1980's). There were literally clouds of smoke. It took someone awhile to finally seat us. The food was ok. Just ok. The server was very sweet but customers do like spoons with soup. Before leaving we made a trip to the restroom. The stinch of raw sewage was incredible. It was appalling. I haven't been to an Applebee's in awhile. I sure hope this is not wha they all have come to. However, i know I won't be back to this one. read more

Leaving one star because zero wasn't an option. This place has been horrible since it's inception and tonight reminded me why I don't go there. Inattentive to non-existent service and this restaurant wreaks of smoke. Go elsewhere. read more

The food was good as well as the service. That is the good but now for the bad. The place is a bar that serves food so the place reeks of cigarettes smoke. I will not go back. read more

Wow the cigarette smell is so strong. I couldn't even taste my food over the smell of ppl smoking all over the place. Food was good but couldn't even enjoy it because I was holding my breath. Our waitress was so sweet, but that smell just overpowers the entire experience. Now I have to go wash my hair. read more

Nothing against smokers but this Applebee's is allowing smoking inside and the place stinks. Not just smoke smell but foul odor from somewhere else. It's disgusting. This Applebee's won't be open much longer with this recipe for failure. read more

What a nasty place! The smoke hits you in the head when you open the door. Sticky dirt try tables and just mediocre food! It's a red neck dive to say the least! Don't know how they keep the Applebees name because this location sure doesn't represent the brand! read more

Great place to go if you want to smell like an ashtray when you leave. Service was good and attentive. Waitress was great. Shame that they allow smoking while you're eating. read more

Priscilla G is an awesome server. Very attentive and friendly. Bourbon Street Swiss and Mushroom Burger was great. Nice AtmoSphere.

OMG, avoid this place at all costs. Passed through & couldn't believe smoking allowed! Really? So backwards. Even our waiter was outdated, he started a week ago & told us he hasn't waited tables since he last worked at Steak and Ale! LOL, Terrible experience due to every drink we ordered they were out of or didn't know how to make. We ended leaving when the waiter stepped away . read more

I cannot believe this restaurant allows smoking. I about died just eating there. waitress was very nice and the food was good. BUT come on cleburne, second hand smoke during dinner at a family restaurant is awful! read more

Service was terrible. Good wasn't brought out and when it was, 20 minutes after everyone else's food, it was incorrect. No apologies of explanations. The food quality was disappointing, the tinder's had bone or tendons in them. Wilted lettuce in the salad. We came to celebrate a birthday and we left disappointed. read more

I came in 2 hours before closing. The guy told me that the bar was only available and walked off. He didn't even show us to our table, or give us menus or silverware. We had to ask for them and he only gave us two menus. There were 4 of us. He gave almost everyone there refills while repeatedly ignoring us. He was rude and complained we needed to order quickly so they could close the kitchen. ( 2 hours before close). My friend said she needed a refill and he gave her attitude. We ended up asking another guy who was really helpful and we are thankful for his service. The ambiance was same as usual. Rude service seemed to be rare here. The rude worker was Callen B. I'm gonna take my business to chili's from now on. read more

2 stars is being generous. Our waiter Callen B was very rude but the manager was very kind and made our night better. Waiter did not properly seat us nor did he check on us or give us refills, all while he helped other tables instead. Had an attitude. Always came to Applebees for good service up until now. read more

It was good but when my food came out it had a ten foot long snake in it and while the waiter walked he farted on my food but it tasted pretty good after so ngl I liked it and that's why I rated it 5 stars the burger was ok before but after he farted it was a twist of sweet and salty with a hint of cinnamon it was the best burger I ever had I will be coming back read more

Terrible. Do not go here. Worst service I've ever received. Rude manager. People smoking throughout the building.

Food was average and service was awful took for ever to be waited on once seated then another long wait to get our order and not many people in the restaurant ahead of us will definitely not be back read more

I actually love Applebee's but this one in Cleburne allows smoking so EVERY time I've tried to go in, had to turn around and leave. Not only that, but there was a young lady server who was pregnant. I would think that would be a HUGE no no for an employer to allow smoking in the workplace. Never again. read more

The service was okay; it did not take long to receive our food. The food was just average--neither disgusting nor the best. Like others, it does smell like cigarette smoke. Overall, I won't be coming back mainly because the experience was just average. The food doesn't entice me to the point of no return, nor does it make me want to prance back to the restaurant. So, you're better off saving your money or buying from a different restaurant that's much better and organized. read more

Walked in to have dinner here. No hostess. Waited and waited and finally had to ask someone to seat us. She asked 'how many?' and we replied 6. So she led us to a 4 top. A FOUR TOP. Huh?? We then asked how we were supposed to squeeze 6 people into a 4 top table. 'Ohhhh. Do you want me to clean a booth for you?'. Ummm...No, we want to have our meal standing, thanks.... As we stood there waiting for a booth to be bused, I took in my surroundings. All the tables/booths were dirty, (the place was about half full), the waitresses were meandering with no sense of purpose or urgency, hardly anyone had food in front of them, and many appeared annoyed and were tapping their fingers on the table. I'm not sure how things would've ended here had we stayed, but I, for one did not want to stay and find out. Chili's here we come. read more

Awful when we sat down there was a ton of cigarette smoke and I have moderate asthma so I almost had an asthma attack so it's not a good place if you don't want cigarette smoke read more

We didn't get to try it, we couldn't breathe from the intense cigarette smoke. ******

One more time we gave Applebee's a try for lunch and once again very disappointed. We walked in the waitress tried to seat is in bar area , we asked for booth and she looked freaked out and proceeded to convince us to set in bar area . I told her we did not want to set where smoking was and she said oh it's only on that side of bar , so we went in and say down and BAM 3 guys came in and say next to us and started smoking REALLY ????????????? What a bunch of idiots and very poor management.. Plus they ended up cranking the music up to where you couldn't even talk . Never again will we give this place a chance ... read more

We enjoyed our visit here. Good clean restaurant with clean restrooms. Easy parking for a big truck & horse trailer. Great service, quick & tasty. Thanks!! We love Applebees! read more

My soul was immediately crushed as well as my nostrils by the INSANE cigarette smoke inside of there. When I walked through the door with my daughter we were met with a damn rock show stage entrance... that's how cloudy that restaurant was with all the cancer filled nastiness. Our hostess had too much cleavage showing, was smoking a cigarette right in front of us, and spit on the ground as she was walking us to our table. The bartender may as well have made his bed on the floor because he wasn't doing jack s*** but on his phone. To make things worse, the burgers were still damn mooing by the time they came out!! Not cooked whatsoever, no condiments, the table was dirty, and the waitress spilled my water all over me. All in all I would've given it 2 stars because I at least got to see some titty but dang, this was bad. read more

Not gonna lie never plan going to Applebees in my life ever again first time eating there,and all me and my family could smell was cigarettes and see people smoking.Food took long. read more

not only was the food great, but our server was fantastic, Tim has no problem with whatever request we had and took the time to accommodate us. read more

This is most certainly one of those times when you wish that Yelp had negative star ratings. This is by far the worse restaurant experience I've dealt with in a LONG time. First, you're overwhelmed by the smell of smoke, there is no escaping it, you may as well be in a smoky bar. Repulsive to say the least. Now let's move on to the food, which was just as bad if not worse. Started with spinach artichoke dip. I have never had more flavorless and unappealing spinach artichoke dip in my life. I was once shocked as a hostess served spinach artichoke dip out of a jar off the shelf, but that dip was better than this concoction. A very unappetizing appetizer! I had brisket tacos that were served with fries. How do you screw something this simple up? Well first you serve it cold!!! Then you put about 3 strings of brisket on each taco and enough of the over salted salsa on top as you can to make me full. Topped with fried onion strings that appear to have been half cooked before being placed on the tacos. Horrible entree, especially for a very hungry, overworked fat guy. Partner had some kind of Mac and cheese thing with fried chicken strips on top. Something he enjoyed because he loves Mac and cheese, but to me it was in line with the previous mention, horrible food, but at least it was served hot! In conclusion, if Applebee's is the last place open in Cleburne Texas and you are starving, my best suggestion?! KEEP DRIVING! Fort Worth is not that far!!! read more

After a long day of work I was planning on eating good and having a good drink.. NOT THE CASE! I was denied alcohol beverages because my license was expired a few months disregarding my obvious aging characteristics.. even tho it's never been a problem with all the other waitresses!! Still not a bad place to relax just stay away from ID officer Lilly.. every other waitress uses their best judgment in age appropriation. read more

Ate there yesterday with my baby girl. Wasn't necessarily busy at the time we got there (around 1:45 pm) Waitress was training someone. They were friendly enough, but by the time our food got to us, you could tell it had been sitting awhile. The fries were not piping hot and the boneless wings my daughter ordered were either too hard or cold in certain spots. The wings were comped and we received our military discount, but I don't think I'll be returning... I literally could've had a V8... read more

I walked in with my wife and noticed the place smells like an ashtray. When we sat down we saw severe people smoking and since it's all open everyone gets to enjoy the smell of the smoke from a cigar or cigarette. The waitress was probably new because the service was not the best. The table across from us was complaining on the things they asked for with their order that they didn't receive. The ribs I ordered tasted great. The only reason why we went was because I had a gift card. read more

Came here for the first time to enjoy a Veteran's Day meal. I was gagging the whole time due to the smell of smoke. Disgusting to have to endure that nauseating smell while trying to enjoy a meal albeit a free one. I will not be returning to pay for this experience. read more

I went here today about 1 pm stood and waited to be seated even the person at bar saw me the waitress in back saw me no one greeted or said we will be with you in a minute. When the young man did come up to seat he was friendly my waitress was very friendly the food was good but they really need to work on greeting people and there were so many flies inside it was hard to enjoy my food. Another lady did come in after me and the same thing happened there was no one up front no greeting and after a few minutes she walked out just saying the staff need to take the responsibility to show customer service and speak up to let people know what's going on like "hello welcome someone will be with you in just a minute" read more

This place absolutely sucked. Food was cold, tasted awful, bun on my burger was rock hard. Avoid this place. Oh and no to mention the cigarette smoke is so overwhelming it's hard to be there. read more

So first off it was very smokey finally a waitress come by only because another patron pointed out to his waitress that their were customers that have not been helped. Now we have 3 people serving our table each one came by to take our drink order but nobody brought a drink. When this was pointed out we got one drink per person all served by different people (who apparently can only carry one drink at a time) . There were several flies flying in the restaurant couple of dead ones in the window sill I actually killed one with the drink menu. Food was edible although they were out of several items on the menu. We ordered off the 2 for 20 list told the waitress that was what we wanted before ordering. Needless to say we were charged considerably more than $20 they are getting one star because they did correct the bill. Avoid this place at all costs I wish we would have gone the extra few miles to find a place to eat that's what I get for not reading the reviews here before I went in ! read more

people we're smoking in the restaurant. we waited to be seated no one came to seat us. smelled awful and looked like a bar only not a restaurant. read more

They have great drink prices all day, which is a plus to anyone that enjoys a cocktail with their evening out. The Butcher's Choice sirloin was wonderful, as well as the new Caprese Mozzarella Chicken. We had a great time for a great price! Our first server's shift ended & he left us with Bill. They were both excellent, but Bill was very friendly and helpful! We really appreciated the patience he had with us as we decided what to order. Applebee's is one of the few places left that you can smoke or vape & yet the air was fresh and clean! Their menu has something for everyone. Great job & looking forward to our next visit! read more

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