The food tasted so icky. Both my friend and I were disgusted. And then the manager came out to ask what was wrong. The way she spoke I felt like she was trying to intimidate me. I never ask for my money back but this was just awful. It's like they just heated the food up in a microwave. The one great thing was our waitress was wonderful. read more

Lately, every time my husband and I come here it's been a disappointment. We both ordered a chicken Caesar salad and the lettuce has been disgusting and wilted and soggy. And the breadstick my husband got last night was so hard he could have broken a tooth. We will not be coming back here. read more

I just got done with an interview there. I have been working in the food industry for a little but not a server, the position I applied before but I'll come back to that. They texted me repeatedly to be on time, got there 10 minutes early but my interview started 5 minutes late while I sat as one of the only 2 people in the restaurant. The lady taking my interview comes out not greeting herself or anything just starting with the opening question. I try my best to give good answers in a field i am not experienced in, she scoffed and made remarks under her breath for just about everyone. Mocking me when I got an answer right for she pretended to be surprised. I broke eye contact with her maybe 2-3 times momentarily, every time I did she made a face and tried to put her head in the area of where I was looking, it was such a little kid and unprofessional thing to do. Also when I gave my answers she would just stare at me for a few seconds after. She had my resume out and told me she wanted someone with experience, which made me wonder why I even got the interview. They have positions always opening and I can see why-no one wants to work for that. read more

After arriving in town on a Monday night tonight, there did not seem to be too many places open later for dinner. Not being a big fan for chain restaurants, I decided to get something to eat after a very long day of traveling and try the local Applebee's and I am sure glad I did! They had a packed bar and when I arrived the blondie bar keeper made eyes at me and came right over to seat me at a cozy booth. It was a slow night and as I stated it was getting pretty late so I knew I had to hurry up and order. My server was great and got me a cold beer on tap that was on sale to nurse through my dinner. I ordered the fajitas and when they arrived even the server was surprised by how fast the kitchen turned the order around! The fajitas were better than Chili's signature fajitas. I had fun assembling them to my custom order and played this fun game to get all the ingredients and tortillas to come out even with the last one! They were really good with my cold beer! Only thing better is my rendition at home, but that takes two days to do, but since it was late, and I was very hungry these filled the bill. The server talked me into an hot apple pie for dessert. I was impressed with the both my service and the quality of my food for a chain restaurant. read more

So I just walked out of here. 9pm on a Thursday night, not busy at all. Where is the customer service? Because I can't seem to find it. Not only was I seated at a dirty table (carrots and other food parts on the floor ice cubes on the bench), I waited a good 5 minutes to be at least greeted so we could voice our concern and the desire to wanting a clean table, but was never greeted. We ended up walking out. Seeing the place fairly dead and many servers just hanging out chillin and none of them having a desire to serve or do their job was just disgusting. This place has completely lost my business and it's sad because I used to be a loyal customer. The way they treat their guests is just completely unacceptable. read more

Overall pretty bad. Our waitress interrupted me rather non-politely while I was trying to order an appetizer. Then she continued pronouncing mozzerella as if she were italian, and then said hi y'all to the table next to us. The appetizers were the highlight of the food. The steaks me and my friend ordered, medium, and medium rare, came out the same. Even the server couldn't tell which was which. The whole plate was hot to the touch and the potatoes with cheese on top had microwave burn. The sauteed veggies were well undercooked, but hot thanks to the aforementioned microwave. The only good thing about the service was a nice guy, mike I think, who dealt swiftly with any extra sauces and sodas we needed. We saw our server three breif times, once for drinks and appetizers, once for entrees, and once for our checks. I won't count the time she breifly walked by and said "how is everything?" And then took two empty cups before we answered. It wasn't busy, and its only Monday, but we waited way too long for our check. I'm completely against it, but dining and dashing came to our mouths, although only joking. Overall bad, I gave the second star to mike, and the cute hostess who let us pick our own booth for a better look at the tv. read more

I check daily on Grubhub to see if the loaded potato soup is available for ordering. Love that stuff! Wish I could order it as part of the delivery. Please bring it back! It's the best! Thanks read more

Hi unfortunately the food really lacked in good taste and flavor and presentation was bad. the quesadilla with salad was bland and looked just old and cold. old salad was used that lacked any green color (freshness) at all. read more

Its an applebees. Plain and simple. Nothing special but its fine. I had Nicole as a server. She was always ready to help, responsive, and chatty. My steak was overcooked and I asked for it to be redone and they did no problem. So if you really disliked your food here and posted a nasty review then try just sending it back. Its a good price and a decent time out with friends and family. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - The restaurant - American Near Me - Groton, Connecticut

This is one of the Worst places I have ever eaten. They treat customers like garbage. The food showed up before our drinks and of course it was cold. I mentioned it to the manager he got angry with us. Beware Applebee's in Groton. read more

I took the family of 4 here for Mother's Day. What a mistake that was. All 4 of us got food poisoning from this lovely "meal". I then called the place and spoke with someone that identified herself as the "General Manager". She was indifferent, rude, and reminiscent of a female dog. If you are looking for a good colon cleansing with explosive diarrhea, then this place is for you. I hope you have enough bathrooms for your party, because we did not! read more

I ordered a 7oz steak, veggie and a plan and dry baked potato. The steak was juicy, veggies poked just right. The meal was very satisfying. The server was well mannered, asked the right questions. She up sold on drinks, offered more meat oz for an extra price and offered desert. This Applebee's offered cool things... Trivia and karaoke nights. I will return and I hope to take part in one of their events. read more

ordered togo, missing 2 tenders out of my order.. - tenders were not even fully cooked - mashed potatoes were greasy to the point they were not even edible Gross read more

Been here many times! Service good, food good, time and accuracy are on-point, drinks are OK (your standard drinks), but during the week between 4-6:30pm maybe, I've noticed some of the locals do NOT create an environment that's conducive to family restaurant! Never had a bad meal or horrible service, just other patrons. Maybe some of these "men" need to learn how to talk around and/or to a lady! Want a family restaurant here that's more family friendly, go to 99 or Ruby Tuesday! Seriously tho, if what appeared to be the MANAGER didn't aggravate the "adult" environment, then I would give the manager a pass. Sadly, she just added to it. And to think, they begged me a few years ago to come work in the kitchen. These experiences prove why they needed a professional so bad. I honestly thought I was at a dive bar in New London around a bunch of guys that haven't seen a woman in years! With that being said, the kitchen has been good I guess....I never see them working. (Original review from 12/8?/2016)! After tonight.....I had to lower my rating yet again. (Coincidental that it's 12/8/2017) read more

Quick and Easy Take Away It was a bit later than I had expected and I didn't really feel like waiting for a table so I called in a take away order. I ordered from the winter specials menu and got the Sirloin and Baked Scallops with an order of steamed broccoli as my vegetable choice. The order was ready for me when I arrived, I paid and headed back to my hotel room. The order came in a large take out order box, this made the order seem a little smaller than it really was. I also got a knife and fork pack with a salt and a pepper packet and a napkin. The knife impressed me as it did a great job of cutting the steak. The steak was cooked just the way I like it, medium rare, and was nice and tender and very flavorful. There were not as many scallops as I had expected, but for the price it was fair enough. The scallops were baked to perfection, the cracker topping had a nice garlicy flavor to it, but I would have liked a little more of the topping. The broccoli was a bit crunchier than I prefer but was flavorful and had a bit of butter on it. I was glad I ordered out and enjoyed the meal, even if I would have liked a few more scallops. read more

Myself & two friends went for lunch and I had finished eating and went out to have a cigarette as the other two in my party don't smoke. The door I used was right next to us was the door that they use to bring out orders to people in their cars. So as to not be standing in the traffic lane smoking I decided to walk to the end of the building away from the door. There was an ash tray, I thought; Great, a smoking area.. No sooner do I get there and a woman comes out from behind a fence that had dumpsters & trash cans behind it and says to me that I can't be there, I said excuse me and she went into this rant about how she was the general manager and I was in a restricted area and needed to leave, I questioned the ash tray and she said it was for employees only. I asked again why I had to leave and she said for safety reasons that trucks come & go in that area a lot, there was no trucks. I was on the sidewalk and again she said it was a restricted area. I asked where it was posted and she said it didn't need to be posted and again with, I'm the general manager.. She kept pointing to a line on the sidewalk that wasn't there and said I needed to remain behind the line and not near where I was. So I moved back a foot where I couldn't reach the ash tray anymore and asked if that was ok and she said yes... If she didn't tell me she was general manager fifty times, she didn't tell me once. A cook came out and kept telling her to drop it and she wouldn't. She "threatened" to call the owner on me, I told her to go ahead I would gladly wait, her reply, I don't need to call the owner, I'm general manager.. I asked a waitress before we left for her name, her name was Ashley and I don't know if she was just made general manager or what but she was on a power trip. We went back & forth a little and I mentioned we had just spent about $75 for lunch. I ordered a cheeseburger that came without cheese and I wanted the frys substituted for onion rings that was approved by the waitress for $1 more when I ordered. Didn't get the onion rings and was told they would be right out, all three of us were almost done eating by the time they finally arrived. I was charged for the cheeseburger without cheese, about $1.50 more and I was charged the $1 for the substitute AND for a full order of onion rings... My Recommendation.... Go somewhere else, anywhere else... read more

Couldn't tell you what the food is been waiting 20 minutes just to order! Ridiculous service !!! Think it's just our server ( Krista) but really Not pleased! Update: an HOUR later we got our food. We really wish we had cash to just pay for our drinks and leave. The food is terrible too. I do not recommend the fajita roll up! All you taste is poco de gallo. Terrible. But hey the fries are good! read more

Perfect margaritas are awesome. Make sure Nancy makes it on Friday. Food is always pleasantly delicious. The staff is always very friendly. I am a Friday regular. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Groton, Connecticut

I get sick every time I've eat here. Happy hour is gross. I've never eaten at any other Applebee's because of this one

I eat at this Applebees a lot. Nothing but great food always consistent. The Staff is nice. Utilize the half off apps after 9pm.

*This rating is for Carside To Go Normally I like Applebee's for a quick, casual bite to eat. This one has been nice the few times I've been in. Wait staff was courteous and friendly. However I'm only giving 2 stars because the Carside To Go service I received recently was not good. We placed our order through the Applebee's app and I went to pick it up. Someone is supposed to come out to your car, no one did, and they were not particularly busy on this Monday night. So I went inside to ask someone about our order. I walked in the door, stood in plain view, and was past by several waitresses and a manager. All of them ignored me. They looked right at me and before I could even ask them a question, turned and walked away. Finally one lady asked me if I was ready (?) and I told her about our order. She had no idea there were Carside To Go orders ready. She asked someone behind the bar where the orders were, this person gave her attitude, and she came back with 2 orders. No receipts on the bags, and had no idea which one to give me. Normally I leave a generous tip, not today. The service was crappy. read more

Today I went to eat there and I ordered my steak medium as I did in the past and every time it comes to me it is well done so today was the last straw I told the waitress it was well done so she brought it back and the new one also came out well done now I normally wouldn't complain but since it happened three times in a row that was it for me. And when I got my bill they charged me for two steaks the first one they messed up and the second one they messed up. But I did talk to the manager and she agreed to remove them both. This is not a good place for steak at all. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - This is the second piece of steak brought to me today also well done with a purple surprise on the plate we don't know what it is - American Near Me - Groton, Connecticut

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Was seated and then forgotten about. After 20 minutes we had enough, I had to get my elderly mother back into her wheelchair and proceed to the exit before even being acknowledged read more

The chicken quesadillas were the best thing I have ever eaten in my entire life they were so good, I wish it came with more or a bigger size

Unfortunately, this place has really gone down hill. It used to be one of my favorite chain restaurants but I won't be coming here anymore. Ordered cedar Grilled Lemon Chicken. Very disappointed. The cedar grilled taste is some kind of salty powder sprinkled on the chicken. The chicken was cold and the rice medley wasn't much warmer. The portion was very small. The chicken completely covered the rice and it wasn't a big piece of chicken. The bartender was pleasant but that was the only positive. read more

Pretty sad experience here today. Nothing wrong with the food, but the restaurant cleanliness and the service is in need of improvement. The table was dirty with "encrusted" ketchup on it, the bathroom floors were so sticky I actually wondered what kind of neglect it took for them to get that gross. Our waitress was just not paying attention. Half of our table sat with empty glasses as she walked by several times, and when she finally did stop by, it took forever to get our drinks back. I would say we were halfway done eating by the time she came back with them. She also forgot to bring salad dressing and appetizer dipping sauce, and didn't seem bothered that we had to ask several times. Definitely need to work on customer service at this location. read more

Me and my family just ate dinner here tonight. The server was nice but he actually brought a broken glass to our table, literally a piece of the rim was missing! Then our food took a while...45 mins, at least, when it arrived all of the fried food items were disgusting!!! Something was wrong with the fryer oil, for sure, our fries, onion rings and fish were gross!!! Needless to say we all feel pretty sick to our stomaches now and we will never be going back to Groton Applebee's!! read more

It's an Applebee's, so I'm not expecting much, but this is bad in comparison to even other Applebee's. Most things on the menu are barely edible, so I stick with pasta when I'm forced to go, because so far, that hasn't been screwed up. Steak was disgusting, ribs were basically just bones with sauce on them, little to no meat... Service is nearly non-existent. I was told they fired the one good server we had there. Maybe bad service is a requirement for working there? It's my usual experience that we are ignored and the food takes way too long. On multiple occasions they've given us the wrong order, or the order minus a few meals. They get it wrong more often than right. We stopped here once before an event, only to have them keep forgetting our meal. Waitress kept apologizing and had manager apologizing and offering free desserts, but took long even after the manager came over. We ended up having to take it to go and drive through a fast food joint for burgers, just so we could have something fast before our concert. This took well over an hour. The only time we come here is when I get roped into meeting friends or family, but I'll recommend almost any other restaurant above this one. I'd rather meet at the Wendy's down the road- at least I know what I'm getting there! read more

Possibly the worst service I've had. We had a group of about 10 people and we ordered and the waiter didn't say anything about these drinks and we could have gotten free drinks and the waiter basically blamed us because we had a big party.. read more

I've been here 3-4 times since my husband and I have moved to Groton. The services is always sooo bad. Rude snobby waitresses. The food was always pretty good until the last time we went, which that time it was cold when we finally got out food. My son's chicken strips went burnt. Never been back. read more

Curbside to go had awesome servive (Amanda), but when I got home 10 minutes later, My fries were cold and soggy, My sons were as well, our burgers were alright. My wifes chicken oriental salad was excellent, chicken was warm, salad was fresh. read more

The fries and a burger were so Exquisite that I had to get eggs with fries and their tea is to die for I still have it from this morning it's so good like you never want to leave Connecticut that's how good the food. I bet you desserts are good too if every other food is good on the menu I bet all things are good on the menu I recommend this place it's decent and cheap read more

My daughter wanted to go here for her birthday. They were on fire tonight. Our server, Susan, was really great. She was very polite and made our time very enjoyable. The food came out very good and at the right time, we were just finishing our appetizer when the main courses arrived. The only small hiccup was a sticker left on my 2 year olds apple slices. read more

Drinks at the bar are okay. Food is just not good at this Applebee's or any other. I just can't get behind their food as it ALWAYS tastes like a frozen meal. I don't think they prepare anything fresh here. :-( read more

Don't waste your time. The service is sub-par.

I am embarrassed I actually ate here. With that being said, the french onion soup was not awful. I had to prompt for a spoon to eat the soup though. Drink orders were forgot until the meal arrived. The seating is awkward. Would be better if I was starving. read more

This place is aweful! I've been here about a year and each time service and food get worse and worse. Don't waste your money, go to Chili's in New London. read more

Nice service, below average food for an Applebee's. Onion rings were not fresh and wings were sloppily sauced like a five year old was making them. read more

Well, while on vacation we were looking for something to eat, instead of stopping somewhere new we decided to go to a place we are used too. Big mistake. It took 15 minutes to get our drinks, then another 30 minutes for our food, once it arrived my meal was almost disgusting. The chicken wrap I got was more like microwaved mush. At least my beer was cold and good because our drinks were flat and gross. The server had one table leave because they waited for over 10 minutes without even being talked to about drinks and another table dined and dashed! Then desert came and due to our poor meal we thought we'd get desert to fill us up, we were only given one set of silverware and when I asked for more I had to wait over 5 minutes for it! By the time the server came back the desert was cold and the ice cream was nearly melted. I ALWAYS leave at least 20% tip regardless of the service but I just couldn't do it this time, I left roughly 10% and that was just me being generous. They should have given me a meal for free for the inattentive waitress and gross food. I would not recommend you go here unless they get new managers. read more

Great food but I waited 15minutes before getting served. I am very disappointed with their service and they need to work on their service speed read more