Grandma wanted to eat here so we did. Here's the sitrap on the meal: Plus: My Impossible burger was great. Onion soup and tomato soup tasted great. Fiesta Mexican salad was good. Calories for each dish is on the menu. And the price was fair. Minus: Its July and restaurant was cold and I mean cold, like Duluth in November! Each plate came out separately and a bowl of soup took 30 minutes to come out. The broccoli was way, way over cooked to a soft mush (yuk!) Because of the number of (-), I doubt I'd come back (unless grandma insists.) read more

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I had an amazing experience with Courtney the manager and Taylor they both made sure of a celiac meal and my was it tastey. good job ladies I absolutely recommend to any and everybody. read more

ordered 2 appetizers and 2 steak and salads special salads came out right away? then apps then steaks right away food was all good but now what to do with a full table boxed up apps so our main course would not be cold this put a rush on our night out very upset just had to hurry up and eat and leave potatoes and broccoli were cold complained to manager she said this was good there not so busy so we got our food right away i mean do i have to tell them apps first meal second this is common sense this is how you are trained to do service what a joke no order here managing here never asked if we needed another drink our glasses were empty food is good service poor is staff just there to get paid and not care even when not busy? bad night out thanks applebees for ruining my night with wife. read more

My first visit to this Applebee's location - 4 stars. I pretty much knew what to expect. My expectations were pretty low. But our visit exceeded my expectations. First of all, I have to admit that my order was a pain in the ass. I was fully expecting some screw-ups. Since I eat Keto, I had some specific requests with ala carte sides. The star of my meal was a 12 ounce ribeye dinner. Much to my surprise, the food came out quickly, it was all good, and it was all cooked perfectly. Our server was great too. I don't know how this place makes money. During our visit, there were only 2 other occupied tables. But I counted 8 staff mulling around the front like lost cattle. And who knows how many more work in the back kitchen? I guess they make it work somehow. This is a national chain, not a top chef restaurant or a farm to table bistro. But for what they do, they seem to do it well. Thumbs up. -Maxx read more

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Honestly the food is pretty decent for an Applebee's... But their wait staff definitely leaves something to be desired... More often than not they are standing around in the bar area talking to each other... Not the worst Applebee's I've been to but better options in the grand rapids area! read more

Ya gotta go Saturday thru Thursday to get Aaron the bar tender!!! We LOVE him and his Happy Attitude. Go in there a little down and Aaron will pick you up!! Thanks Aaron...Oh...and the 2 for $25 is the BEST Deal in town! read more

Food is amazing as always, but the last few times I've been at this location there has been a bartender who is nothing but rude. She cusses on the job about customers right in front of them and has a piss poor attitude. Applebees do better... read more

My wife and I went here for dinner on a Sunday evening after a movie. The service was prompt and polite, the food was hot and came out quickly, and the atmosphere was nice. The football games were on tv, but it was not overcrowded or rowdy. This is one of the best experiences that I have had at Applebees. Great job! We will be back. read more

Terrible service. I walked in and there were more employees than customers-I stood there for 8 minutes with no acknowledgement as they continued to help people that came in after me. Most of order was sitting on the counter while I was waiting so the food was cold and soggy. I have never not tipped-but I should have asked for the tip I left when I paid online back. read more

We order take out. We had artichoke and spinach dip and chicken wonton Street tacos. Artichoke and spinach dip was good but the street wonton tacos were really tasty those we would order again and again. Since we ordered takeout we did not have much interaction with the staff but they greeted us right away and directed us to the bar to place our order. Bartender came over and greeted us took our order and rang us up and about 10 or so minutes had our order for us and asked if we wanted condiments or table ware which was nice since we are staying in a hotel. I would say we had good service and was friendly. read more

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after the first dish got put down we waited 25 minuets for the rest of the food and silverware. My pasta was cold by the time I was able to even eat it and the two other food orders was wrong. horrible service and food. read more

I ordered chicken Alfredo which is about $14 and the chicken was burnt. The burnt flakes got not my Alfredo and sauce so everything tasted burnt. Very disappointing. Waiters was nice but i could tell he was busy because he kept forgetting to bring our drink back. Plus it was really cold inside. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Chicken - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Was here for 35 minutes before we got served and the surver and bartender both looked me in the eyes and walked away I literally had to flag them down to be served read more

In the past service and food has been good. Recently however I have experienced burnt food, inconsistent food preparation of some menu items that I like and poor customer service. Five or six servers and bartenders gathering between the kitchen in the bar yet no one would service our table. When someone finally did come over we said we just wanted water and he kept trying to push drinks on us. When he finally understood we didn't want liquor then he tried to sell us gift certificates before we even ordered. Pretty disappointing. Grand Rapids has a fair amount of restaurants but they really need Applebee's to step up their game. read more

I found a large chunk of Onion in the side of barbecue sauce that was purchased with the .25 wing deal. Not mad, just disappointed.

We had nacho appetizer, wanton taco, and brisket taco. They were very sweet like sugar was dumped on them. Apple bees selection has become high sugar foods that don't fill you up. read more

I've been ordering from here for over a year. At 1st it was all good, but the past 3 or 4 times the steaks were nearly raw! Disgusting . I ordered 2 nights ago curbside to go and half my order was missing. I called and they said they'll cook it up and have it out to me in 5 minutes and offered me 2 gift certificates. Well the steak was raw again, the quasadilla didn't have onion peppers in it, and the garlic chicken nuggets were RAW inside. The gift certificates they gave me were expired. Sad deal for food that used to be great read more

Applebees is Fantastic! Love to take my Granddaughters there. It's there favorite place to eat.

Service not so good waitress constantly walks by and never stops for drinks and by the time you would get the appetizer your main course is already out as well read more

Good food fast friendly service, love the monthly specials a d tho I can pay right at the table and order from the table if I want too

Excellent service and food!! Our waitress was friendly and kept our drinks refilled promptly. I ordered the Shrimp & Parmesan Sirlion with garlic mashed potatoes & Steamed Broccoli...I was very impressed with the serving size and the rich flavors!! We'll be back for sure!!:) read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Grand Rapids doesn't have a lot of high quality options and Applebee's, sadly was no exception. I ordered the Bourbon chicken and shrimp dinner and it was so salty I was unable to eat it. I really hope this dish was an exception and not the way the franchise intended. The service and cleanliness seemed ok for this type of establishment however, I would likely not return. read more

Everything great except the chili was cold Great waitstaff and they took the chili off our bill read more

Worst food EVER! The last time I went was only because my friends 4 year old daughter choose Applebee's. If it wasn't for that little angel I wouldn't have stepped foot in there again. The turkey sandwich I received my last visit was below standards to put it lightly. It looks like they gave me the crap cut offs most restaurants would throw away. After taking a bite then looking inside my sandwich it made my stomach turn and I was done. I knew a cook there and he told me that they microwave over 50% if not more of their food. Yuck! Thank but no thanks! Shut it down and open up a Chilies! read more

This is probably the worst Applebee's I have ever been too. While the severs are nice the food always has to be remade. Today my mother order a triple bacon burger and in the burger was a hair.( the hair was white and my mother's hair is brown) Also every time that I have gone to this one I have gotten sick or felt horrible afterwards. I am deeply disappointed and discussed with this and I will not be eating her ever again. read more

We usually have a great meal & service at this Applebee's. We do try to avoid getting a certain waitress. I don't know her name but her section is to the right of the door every time we are there. She is a nice person but is a flake and always spaces stuff out etc. We walked in at 4:45pm. Not busy and lots of staff standing around. One eating at a table with a guy that had his head on the table. They all saw us standing there and did nothing. Finally the waitress we try to avoid comes up. We asked if we were suppose to seat ourselves? She says "No, everyone is just slacking right now" Wow. Ok. She sat us in her section. And walked away. We waited quite a while watching all the staff standing around and nobody took our drink order. She finally arrived. I told her I wanted a water and ice tea. She said ok and went to another table without asking my dinner partner what he wanted! The water glass had food stuck on the outside. The food was great and she was consistently good after that. The carpet looked like it hadn't been vacuumed in a while. Went to the restroom and on the way the tile floor was super sticky. The toilet was dirty and needed scrubbing. There was a big sweaty guy with rumpled clothes and messy hair was at the wait station of the bar or hanging by the wall. I think he was the manager. He looked like he was on something. read more

Consistent and open late. Your options for GR are slim, and Applebees at least doesn't suck.

Grand Rapids does not have a lot options, so Applebee's is supposed to be one of the "top" places in town. The restaurant and restrooms were clean. TVs were showing a softball game, although Minnesota Twins were playing that morning. I sat at the bar where I was served by Megan. I ordered a drink - Mango Jalapeño Margarita- which was average. The bartender seemed a little bit lost looking for items to prepare my drink. Maybe because this is new item. I also ordered a Cedar Chicken to eat. Chicken was super dry, rice was good, but overall wasn't a good meal. My two stars review is based on service specially. Bartender did not provide a good service plus food was less than average, but not awful. I would have give a three stars review if service was a little better. read more

Probably the best restaurant in Grand Rapids. Food is good and service is as well. I will go back if in town. I especially like the happy hour prices. read more

I have been here for 2 1/2 hours now and I still don't have my food, my lemonade took 50 minutes to get to me (not exaggerating) and when my chicken finally came out it was cold and my fries were WAY over salted. I will leave a 1¢ tip so that they know I didn't forget to leave one buy I just wanted to leave one last middle finger. Mission update they still made me pay $10.68 for cold and salty food now I am cold and salty, Nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts I just got screwed by Applebee's if only I could leave negative stars they'd get -10/10 not coming back EVER. read more

The food is always good but seems slightly over priced. The service is not good, takes forever to be waited on and food takes forever to brought out. read more

Excellent food and service. Waitress came at all the right times. Had the baby back ribs and the honey barbuque​ was also excellent. I would go back again. read more

Another half hearted effort. Rude hostess and apathetic waitstaff. Two meals comped by us. Bonus = Instant tea night. Pitiful. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Minnesota

It wasn't busy when we arrived. Staff was friendly but not attentive. Our first server took our beverage order, which we received in a reasonable amount of time. Our second server took our order. A third server brought my salad but the appetizer never came. Then nothing. My husband was never offered more coffee. At this point I'm not sure who our server is. No one in site. A large group came in and we have been waiting 45 minutes. Finally our food came delivered by a 4th server. It appeared to have sat for a while in the kitchen before it was brought to us since it was cool and soggy. This is when the appetizer arrived.The server apologized that my fries weren't ready yet. I didn't order fries. When they arrived they were hot and good. Sadly the best part of the meal was food we never ordered. My husband had to get up to find someone for the bill-we had been done for a while sitting with a pile of dirty dishes. The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of one is that they were all friendly. read more

I had a burger at this place on Thurs. evening, 7/18/13 and I would say it was fairly good. However, their beer selection is awful! Just a thought but is Applebees owned at least partially by Budweiser? For a place that want to be a neighborhood bar you would think they would place some value on local brews. Don't go there for the beer! In fact don't go to Grand Rapids for the beer. They are still living in beer's dark times up there. read more

Would have given 0 stars if possible. Took reservation for our team and when we walked in they told us there was no room. Oops, they did recommend Ground Round, though.. better call" read more

We are at applebees right now May 18 2012 @ 9pm. Ten people gettin the worst service ever. Everyone orfering food and drinks. Had to go up and get our own drinks, made comments to the bar tender about the service and they still didnt get the hint! Only 40 people in the place and 3 or 4 waitresses cant handle it. As a business owner myself, I would be embarrassed to provide this kind of service. read more

I've had drinks and dinner at the Applebee's in GR quite a few times over the last few years (once every few months) as there are few selections in town. The last few times in particular they REALLY push the appetizers and desserts to the point of being annoying. The waitresses act like you break their hearts when you tell them you are just there for drinks. It happened again recently and I'm tired of playing their corporate games of making sure to sell the drink, appetizer, dinner, and dessert. I can go elsewhere to get better drinks and food and not feel hassled, even in GR. read more

It was a busy Friday night, middle of the rush hour for dinner. Place was packed, wall to wall people. We walked right in got service right away. Everyone moving fast, all with smiles, great staff. One male server rolled his eyes when a very large party came in with out calling in...... The ribs were blow away man, best I've had in a long time. In and out in less then one hour with the place full. The ONLY down fall, I left my CC behind, called later to cut the card. read more

Terrible service every single time we go in, doesn't matter what time of day. We always have to wait at least 40 - 45 minutes for our food. Appetizers always come out late too. The food is consistent but the service is severely lacking and neither the server or the manager seem to care about it. On one occasion, our server literally didn't bring one thing that we ordered to us herself. Instead about 4 different people bought us our drinks, apps, and food. do yourself a favor and don't go there unless you want to wait up to an hour to eat and be ignored by your server. read more