Local Applebys. It is bot amazing, it was good, edible food, but nothing to rave about. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Chicken wonton tacos - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

After a full day of errands we decided to eat before heading home. We came across an Applebee's and since we haven't been to one in a very long time we opted to try it again. Bad decision. Service was great! We were seated immediately and our server, Vincent, was attentive and checked in on us regularly. We ordered some chips and salsa to start and followed up with salmon and a quesadillas burger. The picture on the menu showed fresh ingredients, a nicely made burger in a quesadilla. What I was served was a mushy burger, the tortilla wet and the ingredients not abundant or appealing. It had no flavor and just tasted like mushy slop. The burger was supposed to be medium and it was more on the rare side. The salmon was decent but the portion was so small. The rice lacked flavor (replaced the broccoli) and the mashed potatoes was good. All in all, we would not go back as there are other restaurants in the area we enjoy more. Just wanted to give Applebee's a shot for old times sake! read more

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This Applebees in Crystal River is very good! The inside has nice seating. Tables and booths. The waitress was very friendly and attentive, she made sure to come back to the table and ask if we needed anything. The food I ordered was correct and tasted great! Clean bathrooms. I recommend this Applebees as a good place to eat! read more

Husband and I had dinner early, 4:15 PM the day before Xmas Eve, restaurant not quite half full. Was cheerfully greeted by the nicest young lady who also would be our waitress, Gianna I think was her name with long black hair. Got our drinks and took our dinner order. We got the pick Six free boneless wings promotion on Monday, garlic Parmesan with ranch dressing, delivered to us hot and they were very good. Our dinners came a few minutes later. I had the big chicken sandwich with fries and it was piping hot, fries were hot, right out of the fry basket, delicious! Husband had the classic cheeseburger with bacon and the works and fries and his was hot and he really enjoyed his meal. Our waitress kept checking on us and couldn't have been nicer to us. Our bill was reasonable, we paid and by then the restaurant was real busy. We will return and eat! Debbie read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Big clucking chicken sandwich and fries, delicious! - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

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Stopped at Applebee's again for their AUCE specials and to use up our gift card given to us. Applebee's has different specials on different days and we noticed they also had an all you can eat special for a limited time on boneless chicken wings with several choices of sauces for $12.99 that came with fries and a small side of their coleslaw. A really good deal. They looked delicious and best of all we could use our gift card for our meal( I called ahead and asked just to be sure)! Our waiter was friendly and attentive even though he was tending bar along with serving us - he handled everything efficiently and professionally. We started off with their soft pretzels sticks with Dijon mustard sauce and a cheddar cheese beer sauce. They were delectable! Toasty warm, soft and slightly salty - dipped in either sauce they are truly a winner of an appetizer. I could have eaten them all by myself and wanted more! We will definitely be ordering these again! I choose the Sweet Thai Chili as my sauce for my boneless wings. I really enjoyed the sweet and spicy flavor. It had just the right amount of heat without being over the top spicy. Only problem I had with the boneless wings was that they were over cooked. Very crunchy which is no problem if you have good strong teeth and they were really dry inside. Not moist and juicy as a good boneless wing should be. We spoke to a young lady who stopped by our table and asked how everything was. We explained that our chicken was tough and dry. She said that's how they cook them. I truly find that hard to believe that's how they're supposed to be served to customers. Their french fries were hot and tasty with just the right amount of salt. A very nice sized portion. Their coleslaw is also a favorite of mine, it's a perfect balance of sweet and sour without over doing it. All in all a decent meal but I would have preferred my boneless wings cooked properly. I glad it was a freebie using our gift card or I would have been dissatisfied paying for our meal. The decor remains the same pub style - nothing new there but they really should look into making things easier for their disabled customers. Going in the front door to the right are a few steps up for tables and some booths. If you can't make the steps you have to walk all the way to the rear of the restaurant to go to their ramp which takes you up to the tables and booths. A long walk for those of us who use canes, walkers or scooters. Be that as it may - it's still one of our favorite places to go for a comfort meal on our date nights. read more

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We are regularly going to this location. Today wasn't good at all. The worst part was it was so dry I couldn't cut it. The manager didn't do anything. I didn't want a discount, but maybe a new order that I could eat. I'm extremely disappointed. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Overcooked ,dry, and burn Full rack of ribs Double-Glazed Baby Back Ribs - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

The host Elexis(think that was her name) was amazing, she was quick to sit us, sat us exactly where we wanted to be, nice/polite, and quick to clean the tables! give that girl a raise!! read more

Three friends and I had lunch today and the food was served hot and delicious. All our orders were exactly as requested and cooked the way we wanted. Our server was very pleasant and efficient. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

Great specials, love their Saturday pasta special and house margaritas. Great waiters and waitresses too!! Nice sitting at a table or the bar. Go almost every Saturday... read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - House margarita & yuengling beer - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

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We started with spinach and artichoke dip it was as good as it always is, 6oz. sirloin m. r. with shrimp, garlic green beans and coleslaw. Then for $1 more you can get 12 more shrimp. (You have to order steak) to get the extra shrimp. Over all it was a good dining date night out. The service was as usual good. The only complaint was she took are order and I told her to give us time to enjoy our appetizer and she put it all in at one time, so guess what, just start eating the app and here comes the main course. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Steak & Shrimp w/ extra shrimp - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

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Ordered crispy chicken sandwich without bacon and ranch, came with it anyway. Bun was saturated with sauce I didn't want. Lettuce brown. Just over all diso read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

What a great lunch we had. I had a mushroom Swiss burger that was delicious and my sister had quesadilla chicken salad and we were both very happy. Our waitress was on point with everything and the ambience here in crystal river is amazing and topped off our afternoon with a beautiful breeze and perfect temp. All in all we had a great lunch and enjoyed the ravens that were singing to us the whole time. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - I love these ravens. They're so sweet and you can almost reach out and touch them but I know better. - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

The best staff.. all super nice and very attentive. Managers are always working with the serving staff to help get food to customers quickly.. and of course the food and drinks are also very good. Can't go wrong with the Crystal River Applebees. read more

Kaitlin was our waitress and we had one of the meat meals we have had in a long time. It was great service great food and nice inside. No major crowd and great atmosphere. This has been the best night out that me and my wife have had in a long time. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Crispy Cheese Bites Shrimp 'N Parmesan Sirloin* Boneless Wings garlic Parmesan Boneless Wings sweet Asian sauce - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

One and Done ! Ate here last week and the food was horrible. I ordered a steak ; mashed potatoes and green beans.The steak was a little warm ; yet overcooked to my specifications and the mashed potatoes were a lumpy mess.... The green beans were okay I guess but couldn't eat them after the previous mess. read more

It was about 4ish when we got to Applebees. We sat there almost 8 minutes before our drink order was taken. And then, when my son's boneless wings came out, there was barely any sauce on them. We go there all the time & never had a problem with anything. read more

I like Applebee's, but don't sit at the high chairs that are just on the outside of the bar. Since the bartender works tables around the bar,they will forget all about you. The bar got busy and that's why, but I guess people at the bar are priority. But I still like Applebees. read more

Applebee's has been one of our favorites for years. We like the many updates they have done such as adding more TVs. Now come the buts, like many places it is apparent they are not able to obtain the required amount of help they need, leaving many tables dirty and slow service. In addition the food arrived luke warm. I was going to bring it to their attention, but my wife said to let it go. Hopefully they will turn it around soon and it will return to the way it use to be. read more

Great service, awesome drink selection!My husband had a nice Long Island Ice Tea and I had a very interesting drink Shark something...my drink was sweet and tropical,very blue,with a gummy shark in it:)It was interesting to try something new,but definitely not going to be my favorite cocktail. We only stopped by here to grab a drink at the afternoon. The bartenders were nice and professional.My husband's drink was so good we came back later at the day and both of us just had a Long Island Ice Tea. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Shark something cocktail-super sweet, tropical and fun with a gummy shark in it:) - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

The food was good. A bit pricey for the salad I ordered as shown in the pic. Our waiter was training which was okay but I didn't get my extra dressing that I asked for when I ordered. Had to ask again. Otherwise it was a nice stop on our route. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Grilles chicken salad - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

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Bring your parka as it's about 38* in there! (80* outside). The AC was on full blast and we nearly froze to death. Also, you might want to pack your earplugs. The music (AC/DC, etc) was blasting throughout the nearly empty restaurant.... at 4pm on a Sunday afternoon. Read the room, Applebees! The food was good- typical Applebees fare. No complaints there. The waitress and hostess seemed like maybe this was their first day on the job; a bit unsure and unsteady. No one checked on us after our food was served to see if we needed anything. All in all, lots of room for improvement. read more

The wait for the waitress was ridiculous! We should've left cause they acted like they didn't want to serve us, I ordered a 6oz steak with mashed potatoes and broccoli. The only thing I could eat was the broccoli cus everything else was ice cold. I tried to get waitresses attention, but she was acting like she was so busy and there were maybe 6 tables of people with not more than 3 people at a table. And there were other waitresses working some of the other tables. Once she came over to our table we explained what was wrong and asked for a to go container. We also told her we should be given some type of discount for having cold food. She went back to talk to a manager then she told us the manager said, "If we were going to stay they would give us a discount, but since we're leaving there's nothing they can do." Can you believe that? I was floored! That sounded so crazy! I told her that was ridiculous! There was no way I was sending my food back cus of the old saying! If nothing's wrong with the food, send it back and it will be! Ha, ha! So we just left! We will never eat there again! Not a very nice atmosphere. We should've left once we had to sit and wait almost 20 min. just get a waitress that should've told us everything!! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

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Had lunch here today and our bad experience began after our waitress apologized in advance for the poor service we were about to get. Most of the staff had called off and two employees were trying to cover the entire lunch crowd including the bar. Our food took forever, order was wrong, and food wasn't good. I'd challenge the corporate president to eat these over cooked potatoes. Couldn't get refills. When we finally were given a bill, it wasn't ours. We paid it anyway bc we just wanted out of there. Never again. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Overcooked mashed potatoes. Like soup. - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

Our food was never the issue. I understand my server is busy but when she blatantly walked past our table without asking if our appetizer turned out okay, if we needed refills, and did check in on every table around us I felt neglected as a customer. I have been in service and I waited until the end when the bill was placed folded up face down on the table , I asked for two to go drinks since I had never received a refill that was met with attitude. I asked her once she returned with the card and receipt if she was having a day or if she was just really busy I just wanted to check in on her. She said no why, I said you just seem to have a demeanor about you and it was not very nice today, she said "sorry you feel that way", this is a shoutout to the kitchen- you did a great job. I found a manager as I was walking out explained how saying what my server did felt rude and she agreed however when I turned my back she decided to have a slick comment of "nice talk". Your service disgusted me today. Almost like we should just cook at home instead of tipping someone to treat their customers the way you do. read more

TERRIBLE customer service and rude, negligent employees!!! Mind you, I have had SO many bad experiences here, let me explain what made me write this review today...I went in today 2/2/24 around 11:30am to pick up a doordash order. (I put the exact time and date so maybe the manager can speak with the team on shift today...though the whole restaurant could use a team meeting on respect in my opinion...) ANYWAY... I go to pick up an order for doordash. Every time I go in, I am always waiting for someone to greet me...15 plus minutes. The staff EVERY TIME will look you in the eyes, walk past you and go talk to other coworkers or go eat and act like you don't even exist! I decided I was not going to sit there for 15 or more minutes watching MY customer's food getting cold because no one would take a few seconds to acknowledge me. So I grabbed the order, made sure it all matched on my phone so I did not take the wrong one, and I walked out. As I am putting this order in my car, a lady walks out and begins giving me complete sass and smarta$$ attitude and says to me, "Hey hun (all snarky) thanks for letting me know you took the order, we have to close it out on our end." I responded saying, "Well every time I walk in here no one gives me any attention or acknowledges me" she responds by saying, "you just walked in here a minute ago" I responded saying, "Oh now you notice? I saw my order and grabbed it." And she stated, "well we have to close it out so thanks a lot" and slammed the door in my face. Mind you, this was in front of customers that were sitting outside. Real professional chick there.... If she did NOT slam the door in my face I would have informed her how every single time I walk in I am completely ignored. I would have informed her that even if I FINALLY get acknowledged...Applebees employees are getting paid hourly and by tips from their tables...when I am sitting there for 15-20 even 25 minutes waiting for a 5 dollar order that I still have to drive 15 minutes away to deliver so we are talking 30 plus minutes of my time wasted for $5.00 while I am watching my customer's food get cold because no one could do their job real quick and help me out even though Dashers are helping Applebees out because without our deliveries, you would not be making extra sales for your restaurant. If she had given me the time of day to explain that last time I was there this exact thing had happened, and some half blonde hair half brown haired girl rolled her eyes at me two times when I had to walk up to her while she was talking to another employee and ask her to check on my order so I could leave and make my customer satisfied, maybe she would have understood. I even told that girl that time next time I'll just grab my own order. I wouldn't want you to have to do your job or anything... WE are helping YOU with YOUR sales. We deserve the same respect and attention as any other customer there. And as of today...if you wanted to converse with me about why I shouldn't just grab the order and go, maybe have the decency to not do it in front of outside customers who agreed with me how terrible your service was after the door was slammed in my face when I was in mid conversation with her. Incredibly rude. I have informed doordash of your services as well and told them I will not be accepting doordash orders from Applebees any longer unless they are high paying orders worth waiting 30 minutes for. Doordash stated they will look into it immediately and try to resolve the issue. I am SO SICK of the pure disrespect and negligence of this place from these people!!! Shame on all your employees. Be professional and courteous!!! And do not embarrass others in front of your customers either... You also don't understand that the customer isn't calling Applebees when the food is cold, they are marking us down and affecting our ratings when they are upset with the order. This affects my job and my source of income, not yours. It is absolutely mind blowing to me that you can make time to notice I just took my order to please my customer and come out within seconds and say something snarky to me but when I walk in and politely wait you can't give me two seconds of your time unless you might get in trouble for it....DO BETTER APPLEBEES!!! Absolutely ridiculous. I am furious! read more

The staff is always friendly. I would definitely recommend going in on Thursday for $9.99 1/2 baby back ribs.

Service was poor I stood and waited for over 8 minutes to ask a question everyone just keep ignoring us the people that were standing behind me read more

This location isn't much better than the other locations I've been to, but at least they tried to clean it up with a new look at the bar. We didn't come for dinner, but we're going to get a drink at the bar. We felt as if our being there was not welcomed by the bartender. There were only 6 others sitting at there and number 7 walked in as were waiting for our drinks to be made. There was no greeting or small talk as you would expect walking up to a bar. There were no signs advertising specials or happy hour and the bartender didn't mention any. It took about five minutes to get our drinks after waiting a few minutes to be recognized at the bar. We ordered a $4.99 Modelo draft and $6.99 Tanqueray & tonic. There was time when we were sipping on our cocktails that the bartender checked on us. I wanted to let her know my drink tasted like straight tonic water. I noticed other customers were getting happy hour prices and two-for-one which we should have asked about, but didn't. I'm thinking we ordered the two drinks that didn't get on the happy hour menu! We felt left out, but at least were able to walk out without falling over. So, the moral of the story is...before you order, ask "what are the happy hour specials and what's not on happy hour?" You'll feel better at least knowing. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

Some of you will question how a typical chain restaurant deserves a five-star rating. At our visit this past Monday evening, everything was spot on. Good social distancing with tables, a wonderful server, (bar patrons are on their own), and great tasting food. I was impressed that the booths still have the higher partition above the seats so you feel like you are sitting in your own little room. It appeared that the hostess was seating folks at every other table. The Chicken Oriental Salad was fresh and tasty. The prime rib sandwich my husband ordered looked good and he confirmed. I'm glad we stopped there as it was one of our first local indoor dining experiences in months (maybe a year). I noticed the outdoor dining area and will be back to eat there as the weather is warming up. I wish I had captured our server's name as she was excellent! read more

Horrible service. Missing food uncooked shrimp chicken strips, waitress nose up when asking for sauce or missing food. Was apparently a big inconvenience to actually get the food we ordered. What we did order took 45 minutes and only 5 other tables in restaurant at the time. Steak was very chewy to go with the raw shrimp read more

The only reason anyone should be seen at this apple bees is after 10pm when there's nothing else around that's open.

Always been a customer. Theres two lady's that bartend. One is usually nice but the older one, ashley had an attitude and wasn't pleasant to deal with. The mixed drink didn't taste correct so it was put aside. she never noticed the drink set aside. When we said something about it she got fairly upset and starting making unnecessary comments and remarks. read more

Very disappointed!!! It stunk walking in...like walking into a bar the night after. Bartender was pleasant enough and attentive. However the burger I ordered was horrible!! No taste, no seasoning! I've never put salt on my burger until today! It was greasy....and the only thing I tasted was the grease. It's bad when my fav on the plate was the broccoli!!!! Draft beer was stale like lines haven't been cleaned since opening!!!!! Just stay away!!!! I'll never go back!!!!! Go to a "Bloomin Brands" restaurant.....they'll never disappoint!!! read more

Stopped here on our way to Crystal River. My son has a severe peanut allergy, so we usually stop at chain restaurants that don't use peanut oil, applebee's being one of them (we have been to many). Well, despite the Applebee's website assurance that soybean oil is used in the fryers, this one particular Applebee's uses Peanut oil! Thank god we checked. It's ridiculous; they should be reported, people could die! read more

The server acted like she didn't want to be there, then my chicken was like rubber. After I waited for a replacement meal my family was almost finished eating by the time I got it. When the bill came out the manager said well you ordered the platter. We said no we ordered the 2 for $22 she argued then said ok fine I'll take off $3. We explained about the mishap with the chicken and she did not even apologize. I don't know her name but she was an older woman with curly dirty blonde hair. The waitress was a heavy set girl with longer dark hair. I guess they aren't running the place for return customers, because we won't be back for sure! Chili's is right next door, at least there's options! On top of that, the restaurant smells really bad. These issues should really be addressed!! Thank you for taking the time to read!!! Oh if I could give zero stars, I would!!! read more

Their "Fish N Chip" Entre with 2 sides is entirely misleading. The Chips (Fries) is actually one of the sides; therefore you only get 1 additional side. So you get 3 pieces of fish and two sides, you DO NOT get fish and chips and two sides as menu states. Very misleading........ we will not dine here again. read more

You guys was too busy for me and my girlfriend. Was told 20 minutes and it was over an HR. So we left

The blond bartender was rude af when we first arrived after waiting for 10 minutes and then having to grab her attention to be sat. Once we were able to sit she refused to seat us at the lower tables and allowed us only to sit at the High tops with a service animal and handicap. She continued to roll her eyes when we asked to be seated at a clean table at least. We finally were able to switch servers to Jordan after she behaved outrageously in front of the GM and our service improved greatly. She really needs to find a new career is she cannot treat people with respect after being asked a simple question about seating. read more

awesome place to eat! The grill cook, James, is one amazing cook and very nice to look at as well! I'll always eat where hes cooking!

Ordered the usual oriental chicken salad with grilled chicken. Then check out the flatware, both knives in the table are sticky. Kitchen Waiter brings fried chicken on this salad. When I questioned the fried chicken, our waitress says that's how it comes. When I asked for grilled chicken she said again, but this is how it comes, fried. I'm thinking, don't lie to me. I have this menu choice every time I come here with grilled chicken. Then brings check, says no rush. Two minutes later she comes back, asking if the payment is ready. Really? Crystal River Applebee's is not my kind of dining pleasure. read more