Over all the food was good, it did take a hot minute, the service was very good, very nice over all 9.5/10

This Applebee's meets the expectations you would have from other Applebee's. They facility is clean and well maintained. They had plenty of experienced staff to serve even on a busy day. The staff was also friendly and welcoming. I was surprised that all the local high school decor was gone. This seemed liked it help reinforce the neighborhood feel. The food is consistent with the standards. I had the riblet platter. This was like I expected. The ribs had a lot more bone and less meat. The BBQ sauce was very sweet, rich and tasty. I thought the Cole slaw was outstanding as it was slightly vinegar based with finely chopped cabbage. The French fries were nice and crisp with a spicy flavor added. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Applebee's Riblets Platter - American Near Me - Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Service was really quick. Shoutout to our server Bree. The best part was how juicy the burger was. The music was pretty quiet so it was quit peaceful. We ate here about 1:30 and this place was dead. Only 6 or 7 tables were being used. The only complaint, look at that cheese on the bread stick. It's just Kraft cheese sticks. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - This mozzarella stick is a scam. The cheese is straight up a kraft cheese stick. - American Near Me - Ft. Wayne, Indiana

We have had many meals at this location over the years and have always been quite satisfied. As always, the food was very good and our waitress was also. However, this location needs a total renovation. We were seated at a booth, which was fine, but the table top was so sticky. You couldn't place your hands or arms on the table. It's as if the finish had come off of the wooden table top. The windows were filthy with greasy smears and fingerprints, the carpet was dirty, and the bathrooms needed deep cleaning. This location is near us, but, unfortunately, we will not be returning. read more

We took the Kids and drove over to see the new Cluckin Chicken and Big Burger deals. We ordered some Wonton Tacos with some Pretzel Sticks while we waited. Ice cold drinks. The Apps I will say are amazing. The food came out , instead of me getting a chicken sandwich she brought me the Big Burger instead. The waitress said she made the mistake , but hey a good Burger is always good. The Burger was good, it was juicy and had a nice flavor. The drinks stayed full and we all got Full. So Win all around. It had been 8 years since we had been there and it's the exact decor same place. Not much of a crowd after 1pm. Extremely nice wait staff. We enjoyed ourselves. read more

The food it was horrible. We will never go back Salads were awful. My soup was chicken tortillas. One big old hunk of chicken. Tortilla strips on top of soup were not tasty. read more

Can't complain about the food because we didn't get any!!! The place had 4 people in total in the restaurant and we waited by the door for 5 minutes before one of the girls got up from the booth they were all sitting at and sat us, then she went back and sat down to continue chatting with the other 3 waitresses. We waited for 30 minutes and no one came over to get our drink order let alone our food. When we finally walked out they just looked at us and continued talking. Horrible. read more

"An overall disappointment", would be an understatement. No one should walk into an Applebees; or any restaurant for that matter; and proceed to wait over an hour for their food to arrive after ordering; especially when there are NO OTHER guests present! To make matters worse, the food arrived COLD, and incomplete with sides and dips missing. When approached by the manager, my group and I voiced our concerns about the service and food; the mediocre manager tried to make up generic excuses on the spot which made no sense and held no validity given the situation. The so-called manager failed to address the issues or even compensate us for our lost time and poor experience. I personally have never had an issue with Applebees, but this particular location seems to have several areas in need of improvement including leadership. I feel almost embarrassed to have given them my business, and I will not be coming back. read more

I took my parents to Applebees tonight around 6pm. There was no hostess and an empty container of ranch dressing sitting on the hostess stand. A male employee strolls by and says someone would help us soon. No one came. In the meanwhile, I noticed there was a full size chicken tender in the middle of the floor and a massive scattering of fries around it. The male employee proceeds to step over it and continues his slow stroll around the restaurant. I was uneasy about the cleanliness and speed of service after that incident, and decided to take my business elsewhere. We drove to Longhorn Steakhouse which had a full house. They seated us and served us right away and our food was promptly served. The waitress Kay Y. was attentive and friendly. Don't spend your money on poor service at Applebees. Go elsewhere. read more

Service was terrible, cocktails came out after the food and they tasted awful. Food was mediocre at best. All the staff seemed to just stay in the kitchen and our server was training and she definitely had an I don't want to be here attitude. read more

I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent meal we had for lunch today. We had 2 sirloin meals with mashed potatoes, and broccoli with wonderful cheese sticks for an appetizer and it was $30. I was very impressed with the meal and service! read more

Went inside and sat at the bar to place a to go order and have a drink while we waited on food. Bartender asked if she could help us and I was only able to get out that we wanted to place a to go order before we were told to get up and go place and order from the to go person and pointed where we need to go and walked away. I couldn't say anything more. Literally walked away. We placed an order with Brooklynn (who was extremely nice and helpful) and then went and parked in curbside. There was literally 1 person sitting at the bar so it's not like the bartender was busy. We will not be back if she is there again. read more

I haven't been to an Apple Bees in over twenty years and tonight I remember why. Our Server Ashley was a very nice young lady! She was extremely busy but was still awesome! The air conditioning was set on attic air! I asked for it to be turned up because it was too cold. We hadn't even received our food or drinks. We sat down, there was a service dog on the seat in the booth next to us. I was hoping my husband would see it. The server was petting and messing with the dog. We hoped she wouldn't be handling our food. He hates that. And of course SHE (rude) brought out our appetizer. After the rude server dropped our appetizer off with her rudeness. Our Server came back to say "if no one told us, we get extra chips with the dip." Nope rude girl didn't tell us. All of a sudden the music got super loud like it was a night club. Our food was decent. It'll be another twenty years before I return. read more

Me and my children had waited an hour for food just three meals and then we waited a whole 25 minutes for three drinks. My food was cold but my whole plate was hot. I don't think I'd ever come back. And the server had an attitude the table was sticky and the blinds were filthy. read more

The spinach artichoke dip was foul. No flavor at all. The nachos were BOMB! So delish (as you can see). Our waitress was friendly but service was kind of slow. We weren't in a rush so it wasn't a big deal for us personally but something to consider. It was late and we were here for half price appetizers. There weren't too many people and there was some interesting song choices happening. Kind of felt like the Talladega Knights movie if you know what I mean? It was chill though. 3/5 is a good representation. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - The Spinach & Artichoke Dip - American Near Me - Ft. Wayne, Indiana

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The bourbon street chicken and shrimp was really great at this location and Jackie provided amazing service!

This is my favorite applebees, I had the bourbon street chicken and shrimp and potatoes, it was outstanding and my waitress Ashley C. Was fantastic, they were very shorthanded but she handled it like a real professional. I will be back and hope I get her table again. We need more waitresses like Ashley C. read more

I had the worst chicken sandwich ever, it was supposed to have savory sauce but it was awful and they replaced it but even the second one tasted like rancid oil. read more

Applebee's needs to set their sh*t together. Horrible service with subpar food and high prices is a death sentence. Does anyone at Applebee's care anymore? read more

called in to see if there was any wait. was told no. to come in and have to wait 30mins smh. then we ordered out food including apps. waited another 25 mins just for our drinks. this black man who looked like he was the manager smh was very un profossional was cussing and talking to his workers very disgusting.. my food was brought so late so i had them bring to go boxes and i just put it in there when we got our food.. my daughters meal came out with just the tenders without fries so when she finally got the fries the tenders was cold.. my other daughters meal tenders was burnt so they took it back with fries only to bring out tenders and not accomadate for the fries. I was very unhappy and would like some of my money that i spent to be refunded due to waiting so long for everything to not getting our stuff in a timely matter.. i will never come back to this place... my email is annanjr6011@gmail.com if you wanna be proffesional and reach out and do the right thing. read more

This place has completely gone downhill. We came in to a host and hostess who seemed utterly confused on seating, meanwhile a dirty bucket of water sitting on their host stand of which they used to clean tables. We ordered food and drinks. Sat for almost 45 minutes for our drinks alone which by the time we got them looked like they'd been sitting at the bar awhile. Artichoke dip appetizer came to us with a clearly burnt chunk of cheese on top. When we looked at the menu the chicken Parmesan looked really good so we ordered that. HUGE Disappointment. Pasta was sticky and pasty overcooked and the chicken with dried up marinara sauce on top of what seemed to be freezer burned chicken that sat under a heat lamp too long. This used to be one of my favorite places we went to weekly. Now we'll be finding a new favorite place. Do BETTER Applebees. Applebees on a date night are a thing of the past now. read more

Tables and chairs at the bar were open and the hostess said there 10 min wait while I was the only one there this evening which was fine. A flood of people were coming after me and she kept saying there was a 10-40 min wait, but was not taking names. Ended up waiting 35 min and no one says anything to anyone. Applebees get your shit together or close down. read more

Manager on 9.22.23 was uneducated and rude. Meal came out before appetizers. Wrong items were served, incorrect items were served. Worst restaurant experience ever! Took to long for everything from service to bill. Host was the best thing about this place. Oh and it was colder than winter. read more

1.5 hour wait just for food I saw one of the workers just having a conversation while a bunch of people were waiting for there food

I generally like Applebees a lot. This location - Maysville Road Fort Wayne - was terrible. Thirty-five minute wait after we ordered and there were only four other tables with customers. I ordered sweet tea and got plain tea. When I told the waiter he said, No, it's sweet tea. He later came back and said someone forgot to put sugar in it and gave me another- this time so sweet I couldn't drink it. Cup of soup and burger were barely warm. Won't be coming back to this location. read more

I came here Tuesday evening and ordered dinner for my family. we arrived 10 minutes after our scheduled pick up time and still had to wait 30 minutes for our food to be ready. we arrived and my husband walked into the restaurant to get our order and was told that they were waiting on one more meal. He waited inside for 30 mins and we didn't even receive all that we paid for. The manager of the restaurant was sitting in a booth eating, not paying attention to the needs of the restaurant. wearing pj pants. employees were going in and out of bathrooms like it was a party and there had to be more workers than customers but nobody managing the place. every time i come here i have Missing food and every time i have to wait 20-30 mins in the curbside to go parking spot... but every time i give applebees one more chance. This location on meijer drive needs to make some changes. read more

I was craving pasta, so I ordered their fettuccine and it was about the saltiest thing I've ever had in my life. I like salty food but this was not even edible. read more

Last chance Applebee's. 30 min to get a drink after we had to ask for it. Over an hour to get food and then never saw the server again. We had to flag her down to get the bill. This is the 3rd time in a row at this restaurant. Never again. read more

I wish I could give them 0 stars.. this guy alex messes up my order then when I ask for a refund on the order he tells me "you want me to refund your order over .99 cents?" Yes alex I do. Its principle. Then he proceeds to hang up on me. I even tipped him $1! Claims he's been in the industry 15 years... do better Alex.. do better. read more

Applebees is usually an easy go to for our family at other locations we go to frequently in Fort Wayne. It wasn't busy and there was plenty of help. It would've been nice to be acknowledged by someone once at our table. Waited a while, but over 30 minutes from the time we walked in until the time we walked out (without anyone else ahead of us waiting) was enough time feeling invisible. We went somewhere nearby for a nice meal. read more

Awful, Awful, Awful!!!! It took forever to even get acknowledged and seated and the place barely had any tables. It's always an excuse at this place..."Oh, the cooks are behind." or "Oh, we're understaffed." Nobody cares, not even the managers, who are truly pathetic. Also, the floor is nasty and sticky. And the food, mediocre. I would definitely stay away from this location. read more

We arrived tonight at this location at 830 pm. We were told due to Covid-19 that we would have to wait 25 minutes for a table and we had to wait in our car. The rude hostess asked for our cell phone number and said she would call us when a table was ready. (Our cell phone number is none of their business!) We have been to MANY restaurants in the past year, and dined in and NEVER have we been told that Covid-19 restrictions demand that we wait in our car for a table. We were at a very nice restaurant on Valentine's Day and we waited INSIDE in the lobby for our table. Applebee's has lobby seating for this purpose, but would not allow people to sit there. Also, Allen County is blue. Which means the Covid-19 rate is very low. These stupid Covid-19 rules were made up nonsense excuses at Applebee's tonight to justify their their ridiculous behavior and made no sense whatsoever. At 850 pm we were sent a text message that our table was ready. NOT a phone call. We were seated at 9pm. The service was incredibly slow. The restaurant was not busy. There were many empty tables. It took forever to place our order, get our drinks, get our appetizers, get refills, get our food, (which was cold) get our dessert and get our bill. We did not leave Applebee's until 10:45! Unbelievable. It took us 2 hours and 15 minutes to go to Applebee's tonight for dinner!!! This location is awful. We have had much better service at other locations in Fort Wayne. This one is badly managed and the hostess should be fired for her snotty attitude. We will not return to this location again. Bye! read more

Miserable place. Sat down at the bar. There was only one other person sitting there ,three young girls yapping next to the Cash register basically stared at me never did come and even took an order. Lazy waste of space!!! read more

This establishment is perpetually understaffed, resulting in consistently long wait times for order fulfillment. If enduring lengthy waits is your idea of enjoyment, then this is the place for you. With wait times averaging 20 plus minutes and record waits of up to an hour, patience is a prerequisite for dining here. read more

I should have read the reviews before I came to this Applebees. My wife and I eat at Applebees when we can. This was our first time stopping at this location. We walked in and were waiting with two other groups. The dining room had maybe 6 customers. One of the guests waiting told me that several people left and they were had been waiting over 20 minutes. No one ever came to the hostess table. I went to ask a young lady and I asked how long we had to wait for a table. She got very defensive and told me that she already told the other people that she needed to clean off tables and she could seat them. I asked if that was all we were waiting for. If that's all we were waiting for, I said we would stay. She then got huffy and loud and told me, that she was only one person and then went to waiting area, looked at the other two couples and in a loud voice said "I already told you all that I will seat you once I can clean off some tables". One gentleman whispered to me that she told them that 20 minutes ago. I then asked how long will it be for us and she then basically said, if you let me get back to it I can get some cleaned off. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DID NOT STAY. WE WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE COMING BACK HERE. I guess we will go back to the other Applebees even though it is farther away. read more

We haven't been in an Applebee's since before quarantine. Tonight was a blow us away experience. First, Jared was an AWESOME server! Very attentive, showed that he knows what he's doing. Cheyenne was also a positive person during our visit, very friendly. Definitely assets to the restaurant. The steaks were cooked just right, the food was hot, and the burger and chicken tenders were very tasty. We also had the $1 long Island iced tea, they were great too. I had my reservations, but they actually were really tasty! Overall a very positive experience, we look forward to coming back soon! read more

Just keeps going downhill. Went in recently and the hostess looked like she just rolled out of bed and had the personality of a flagpole. I can count on one hand how many smiles I've gotten by a host/hostess here in the last 20 visits here. Also, the servers are totally hit and miss here. Exceptional service 25% of the time, 25% average, and 50% terrible. I saw a commercial for 25¢ boneless wings on the Jumbotron of a Komets game, and went to this Applebee's the very next day, and the server told me that deal ended weeks ago. Then the next Komets game, they played the very same commercial. You gotta honor your advertising. Then I tried to order food tonight for takeout and it was chaos (I'll spare you the details). Sorry, Applebee's, I really want to like you, but it seems you do everything in your power to tank your restaurant. read more

Worst service ever. A little busy here this evening. Watching customers that are sitting at the bar get up and leave after sitting here at least 10 minutes and not even being acknowledged. The Manager finally stepped out to help. Mixed a couple if drinks and gone. Dude! Please. read more

We were escorted to a table right away as soon as we arrived. The table was one of those booths that have 30" of room on one side and about 12" on the other side. I had to trade sides with my girlfriend right away. Why don't the people working there see this? We both had chicken salads which were good but expensive. The raspberry tea tasted like a fake powder to me. The waitress was hard to understand because she mumbled and talked fast. We only received one breadstick for 2 salads which we had to wait for because they had run out. The breadstick tasted bad to me. How can you mess up a garlic breadstick?Maybe one $13 salad provided a breadstick and the other $13 salad didn't. I don't know because I didn't read the fine print. Not impressed for the money. read more

We were on a long trip coming from Alabama back to Michigan and stopped at this location for dinner We were informed by the hostess that there was over a 30 minute wait due to the "Cook being backed up" We (party of 4) mentioned that there were many seats in the bar area that were open. Still the hostess stated we still had to wait and we couldn't sit at the bar. Seems like they didn't want our money for drinks while we waited for seating This Applebee's lost money while doing this and I won't ever be back to this location read more