My sons and I have visited this location a couple of times now, and each visit has been a really good experience. On Easter, I called ahead to make sure they were open, and the employee who answered was so warm and inviting. She said, "We'd love to serve you. Come on in." That kind of energy makes all the difference. When we arrived, we were seated right away. Our server, Caden, took great care of us from start to finish and made everything feel easy and relaxed. The food came out hot and delicious. I ordered the fiesta lime chicken, and wow... the flavor was spot on. Perfectly seasoned and just the right amount of cheesy goodness. We also took advantage of the 2 for $25 deal, which includes an appetizer. We chose the spinach artichoke dip with chips and it did not disappoint. So good. Great food, laid back atmosphere, and a price that doesn't make your wallet cry. Definitely a spot we'll keep coming back to. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Fiesta Lime Chicken Meal - Sports Bars Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

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The food is alway good here! The service is slow to be honest. We walked in the door and waited quite a few minutes before we were seated. Then it took another few minutes before we were waited on. Once we were though, food came out fast, was hot and delicious. Kamry was our server and also the bar tender. She was very nice and you could tell she was busy. This store could be phenomenal with additional staffing I think! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Combo platter and sirloin - Sports Bars Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

I gave a young oriental waitress a 5 dollar tip handed it to her and she still deducted 5dollars from my debit card. The manager refunded my 5 dollars but I will never eat there again. read more

Had an early dinner on yesterday. "Rocky" was great! Definitely a 1-man show. He seats people, takes orders, delivers food to table and take out and curb side, bartends, and folks I wouldn't doubt that he stops by the kitchen to cook the food too. Been covering like this for months. Wish I had more to tip because just watching him is amazing. And he does it all with courtesy and a smile. GOD bless, Rocky! He's a 10-star!! *My overall rating of 1.99 is because management hasn't placed emphasis on getting Rocky help! read more

Love this place. Never seems busy and that's why I love it! This review wants at least 85 characters.

We had a really fun time at Applebee's last night. We sat at the bar and came for drinks and appetizers. The fun holiday drinks were only 5 dollars and were yummy. I got the brew pub pretzels. They were really good with a good dip! I tried my friend's onion rings and they were perfectly cooked, tasted good and were served with bbq sauce to dip which I had never had with onion rings before but I definitely liked! The bartender, Jessie was really nice and did a great job putting up with our antics! He's a keeper for sure. read more

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Took over an hour to get my food or refill. Food was burnt and the server was rude and adressed me with attitude.

Let's start with the pros. This restaurant is still taking COVID-19 precautions. You must wear a mask to enter. They are actually spacing out patrons so we were definitely at least 6 feet or more from other customers. Our server was very nice. The $5.00 drink special I ordered was really big so I definitely got my money's worth. The cons. My husband was the only one who enjoyed his entire meal, which was fish and chips (fries). I had a chicken and broccoli Alfredo that just wasn't great. There wasn't enough sauce on my food. The broccoli was bland. My oldest son had steak. He liked the steak, but his broccoli wasn't good either. My younger son had a cheeseburger. He said it was alright. They also forgot my youngest son's side of yogurt, but they did eventually bring it out. I'm a foodie so I want to eat good food when I go out. The food wasn't bad, but it just wasn't good either. Overall, I'd suggest coming here for drinks and maybe appetizers or dessert. read more

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Customer service by Rocky was outstanding. Great food and quick too. Fun Spicy margarita.

We sat for 10 minutes before we even had a waiter come to the table. We then waited over 40 minutes for our food. The waiters acted like we weren't even there. Did not offer refills on drinks at all and the food was cold when it came out. read more

There is a smell of mildew as you walk in pretty strong and I almost walked out not able to stomach it, but we were seated in a separate area. The waiter and staff were nice and the food was fine. I do enjoy their military appreciation so I'll give a 3 star. read more

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Came here for dinner on NYE around 930pm. There were open tables but many needed cleaning. My sis and I were seated promptly. We waited at least 15-20 minutes, no one came. Finally a manager walked by and took our drink orders. We ordered a cocktail that was on special and waters. She said our waitress would be around soon. Natalie (our waitress) arrived at our table at 10:01pm. I looked at the clock. We both ordered chicken quesadillas and I ordered thre AYCE special, with riblets! After about another 15-20 mins, the quesadillas and cocktails came. We were pleased. I only ate two, because my plan was to mostly eat my AYCE entree. We waited... the people behind us got their apps and entree even though they'd been seated AFTER us. (Same waitress and section). I was heated and hungry! Also, I could see Natalie dealing with a large group that was clearly stressing her. I didn't say anything, the manager came by at 10:50pm and saw the grief on my face and asked if I'd gotten my food. Uhhhh no! She then said she'd take care of us when the check comes. Natalie came over soon after to apologize and say that the entree was otw. I was so annoyed! She asked if I wanted her to go ahead and enter a refill... I said yes since it all taking so long. Of course, yes! My food came out after 11pm. The main plate looked great. The refill plates were filled with fries but only 5 shrimp and 5 dry boneless wings (facepalm). I ate half my main plate and asked for go boxes. When the check came, they charged for two AYCE specials when we only ordered one, then after the manager said she'd take care of it, she only comp'd $5 off the bill. I still felt like she should've taken care of the entree since that caused the hassle. They removed the extra entree. All in all, Natalie was pleasant-tempered, but her non-verbal communication was not forgiving. I tried to remain pleasant since I knew she was stressed from the other table. The main entree and apps were good but those refills looked horrible and tasted mediocre. I appreciate the availability on a holiday where most restaurants were closed but please do better Applebee's. However, I'll probably be back. read more

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This is a total turnaround on the Applebee that I used to go to. We ordered our food to go and everything with fresh hot and very very good. I would definitely recommend this location. When we went they were following the CDC guidelines so you may have to wait for a table, but the waits not long at all! read more

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We came to Applebees today for lunch. We were seated promptly and opted for the 2 for $25. With two teas and an added side salad this totaled $40. Our app selection was the spinach artichoke dip and chips. The dip is soo good w/lots of ingredients. We ordered the chicken and shrimp meal which is served w/potatoes. This dish is seasoned heavily. It really comes to the intersection of too much and just right, in my opinion. Really good flavor and moist. I'd ordered it again. Oh, The restaurant area and bathrooms are clean! The staff a was friendly. Our, server was Alivia. She was wonderful! read more

Today here at Applebees was a huge disappointment this location is clearly not the same as it use too be. Me, and a few friends decided to come here for lunch and one of my friends ended up ordering the Bahama drink and it turned out to be not so good of a drink. I know that every restaurant is different and some places add more liquor in drinks than others but you should not end up tasting more juice than liquor in any drink and to make things worse that the server acted like he wasn't even trying to solve the problem, or make the situation better. To me it seemed like our server had a careless attitude. The manager here didn't make things better because I feel like she could have let my friend swap drinks if she didn't like what she ordered. read more

I have given Applebee's multiple tries and have never been overwhelmed by them. If anything, I find them to be more on the inferior side of the typical chain restaurants. I stopped in here for a drink because it was convenient to my hotel. Service was friendly, the beer was cold, I already had dinner so I can't give a judgment on that. If you come in expecting would Applebee's is, you probably won't be disappointed. read more

The absolute worst Applebee's I've ever been in. Unprofessional and Rude must be the core mission statement at this location. Let's not forget dirty! The food is about average as microwave meals can be. I only came because there were no other options on this day unfortunately. read more

We haven't been here in a while for good reasons, but today we decided to give it another try and were very happy that we did. Awesome awesome service. Manager and staff were very friendly and food was very hot and great! read more

Place smells like mildew. Bartender isn't able to make drinks in under 30 minutes. 2nd time here and it's terrible. Will not come back

Poor comprehension skills by kitchen staff. Chicken Tenders were rock hard and asked for no bacon on pasta and still delivered to my home with bacon on top. Will never visit or order from this location again. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

I just came got seated and waited and nobody came to ask us our drinks. Ended up walking out and saw some waiters seated and giggling while nobody attended us . They suck read more

2021 has strong 2020 vibes and it manifested here in this establishment. Let me say this... This review is to be respectfully disrespectful as humanly possible. The wait was horrid; 30 minutes waiting for an unusually slow night? Check. The host stating he would text when the table is ready but instead call. People, I don't answer unexpected unknown numbers due to scammers so if I didn't have my caller ID on fortunately, I would have missed my party's table call. Annoying. After getting to the host, my party and I were seated in the coldest area of the restaurant under the AC unit. It was 45 degrees at night and the AC is on... Re-read that last sentence. Yeah. We wait for waiter which took about 5-10 minutes and he takes our drink orders. We all order adult beverages but a good waiter normally offer water to be safe and courteous. Now we wait... And wait... And wait... Turns out the GM and waiters are talking near the bar only discussing heaven knows what. After 15-20 minutes of just waiting, our waiter comes back ready to take our order. We place orders which included 2 appetizers. After waiting forever (10-15 minutes), we get a different server temporarily to serve us chicken wonton tacos. He then leaves and gives our pretzel bread sticks to another party... This pretty much tee'd off the table. Our original waiter comes back and I inform him that our second app was given away. He drops his head and leaves. He comes back 5 minutes with fresh bread sticks. My date asks if it's possible to turn up the heat or turn off the AC, the waiter says it's controlled by corporate. The GM later in debunked this and changed the temp. Anyway, he takes our main orders. Bourbon Chicken and shrimp, Double Crunch Shrimp, Shrimp and Sirloin Steak, 8 oz Sirloin Steak (both at medium). All sides were broccoli and loaded mashed potatoes except for me, I got mac and cheese instead of potatoes. After waiting 30 minutes for food, the orders start to come out. The waiter, I don't know if he was a klutz or what, wastes a crap ton of cocktail sauce on my new LG Wing phone. It's retail value is $999+!!! I work hard for my things and that mad me see red. It was in the crevices of my devices and everywhere. After (slightly) calming down, we notice the food is lukewarm! The steaks completely overcooked. The chicken and shrimp rubbery. The fried shrimp soggy. The mac and cheese dry and unseasoned. The broccoli cold and uncooked. The "loaded" potatoes with cold shredded cheese and 1 small slice of bacon per potato dish. This sent us all into disarray and loathing of this place. We ask for the GM, he comes by and we explain everything and tries to convince us to get the food remade. At this point we were ready to go... The GM did the right thing and comps everything and we leave posthaste. We ended up going home hangry (hungry and angry). I have never in my natural born life have seen such inept and completely utter carelessness, sloth like, inconsiderate service and trust me, I've been to some pretty horrible places. My party and I will never EVER visit this particular applebee's again! read more

very disappointed. I ordered take out through Ubet eats. I was charged for "takeout" on the sauce for the wings and salad dressing. No dressing was included with the wings, and I had paid for extra. Needless to say that wasn't in there either. No celery, and the delivery driver said she had to wait a very long time that it was a mess in the restaurant. The chips with the Spinach dip was overcooked and way too much salt. Speaking to anyone in the restaurant by phone didn't happen because they didn't pick up. The most disgusting part is that my ticket was $71.06 not including the tip or up charge for Uber! read more

Omg, I'm pretty sure I've written more than one bad review for Applebees. I decided to give them another shot, although they certainly didn't deserve it. And once again, they failed miserably. The only positive experience was the bartender. She was friendly and attentive for the most part. Other than that, the food came out cold and stale. My fries were cold and my chips were stale. The burger quesadilla looked nothing like the picture and was just ok. I requested that the artichoke dip be comped. The bartender gladly obliged. I only went here because I was hangry and every other nearby restaurant was closed. My tummy started to ache afterwards. I think I'll only go here to drink and maybe for dessert from now on. Beware...Applebees food and/or customer service consistently comes up short. read more

Slow and subpar service with few patrons inside and poor food quality. Will not return. 2nd bad experience in last 3 months at this location. read more

It took too long. Poor service. The Mac had no cheese and Applebees needs to fix the problem about time and the cheese

The restaurant was so cold inside. Everyone around us was complaining about how cold the dining room was and all the manager said was that she had no control over the temp in which I know that was lie as all restaurants have different control thermostat for the kitchen area and the dinning area! read more

We had a group of 50 church members. The service was awesome. The food was fast hot and good. I will definitely be back read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

This is probably my 3rd time being at this Applebees. 1st time was for lunch with a friend & it was great. 2nd time was a late night dessert run. The sweets were good but we ended up getting our meal comped because a little roach decided to start crawling next to our table. they were really apologetic & the manager on duty came by. Something about construction in the back idk. 3rd time was today. We actually gave it another try and all was well. I definitely said a longer than normal grace before my meal this time just in case ‍ We got the half price apps, steak & potatoes & steak stir-fry. They all were delicious. The sirachi shrimp was really good , not spicy at all. Sorta like bang bang shrimp without the bang. read more

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Stopped by for curd side pick up around 7:30. The worst food we have had in years. Fries had to have been cooked first thing in the morning or even the day before. The prime rib dipper gave my husband food poisoning. The hamburger had to of had at least 6 slices of cheese one it, bun was soggy. People it was just terrible. Don't do it. read more

The waitress is very friendly the restaurant is nice and clean . The no meat menu is limited to a salad only. So the waitress told me that the meal I ordered did come with meat, but it did. So I ended up getting a very bland meal that I could not eat. So I ordered fries . I would like to tell corporate to expand your menu please. The manager Flip came out and explain to me why the menu is limited. For that Flip thank **** stars and one star for the franchise. read more

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Everything you would expect from your neighborhood bar and grill. Each time I've been here the food and service have been great.

My parents and I go to this location about once every month. Gradually, the service has declined and so has the food. Our server this time (and last time) was quite incompetent. We all ordered side salads and they never came. Both my parents' meals came out, and my food finally showed up 10 minutes later after I asked the manager for my food. When I got my salmon, my parents were already done eating, and I was so hungry that I dug in. After the first bite I noticed it was "extra fishy" and when I looked down I saw that it was "extra raw". At this point the manager was called again and took the salmon back, and I told him just to make a new one Togo. Overall, they need to get it together. I could've gotten seriously ill for eating that salmon. read more

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Waitstaff was great. Food was ok. My son ordered the Quesadilla burger and loved it. I ordered the Chicken broccoli alfredo and it was just ok. It actually tasted like it was made the day before. Not a ton of flavor and not enough alfredo.... I didn't eat much of it and I wouldn't order it again but my son gave his burger a 10 out of 10. read more

worst food experience I've ever had. We get there and the place has a weird smell inside to start. The host is not welcoming and just seats us. And then we get to our server who seems stoned out his mind. I asked if they have the $5 margarita going on from 3-7 and he says yes they are all day actually. So I say ok is the perfect padron $5? He answers yes so I order that and our food. Everything comes out after a long wait but I wasn't too mad about that. then, we have to send my gf's steak back because she asked for medium and it was BURNT. And while it takes 25 minutes for ONE 6oz STEAK TO GET REPLACED. We noticed 4 other tables also send 1-2 of their plates back. all of this while our server is no where to be seen almost the entire time we are here; no refills, no napkins after I asked until the 3rd time I requested, no checkups, nothing. After waiting forever I finally see him to ask for the check, which takes forever, and notice the perfect padron margarita was $10, and all of our sides were $2-$3 up charges that he didn't tell us were upcharges with our entree. (wouldn't be a big deal if everything else wouldn't of happened) so I tell him "hey man you charged me 10 for this drink when you said it was $5 on special" he says that the padron one I ordered is extra. after a second he goes and gets who I assume was the manager. I then explain the situation and say I'm not trying to get another drink or a free one but he told me this was on the $5 special but charged me $10 for it. the manager looked at my drink and seen I had drank it all and was like "well our policy is that after a drink is rang up we can't change anything" I said I get that but he told me it was 5 and charged me 10, and then didn't warn us about the up charges for our sides. He said I have to pay the full amount of what I ordered, no apologies, no attempt to fix anything , nothing. so a 2for 28 deal ended up costing me $5. DO NOT GO EAT HERE. read more

This place is filthy. The bathroom was nasty. I got my order to go and the kitchen is not clean. The health department needs to visit them ASAP. The pick up area smelled of foul garbage! Stay away!!! So nasty!!!! read more

One of the most awful meals I've ever had at a restaurant. Chicken was dry, over cooked and clearly food service bagged junk. The mashed potatoes were cold and full of chunks of raw potatoes. The broccoli was barely warm and not cooked at all. The burger was terrible. Very small and came with nothing but lettuce. Our sever was almost non-existent during the meal, no one asked how our meal was. The place was almost totally empty at 6pm on a Sunday night. That should have been red flag enough. read more

Okay my expectations were low to start with- but our server was nice and prompt. The food was okay, I ordered a burger and it was surprisingly good. The fries where horrible and soggy, my toddler wouldn't even eat them. We also order the artichoke dip and the plates were dirty. I would return but probably just for kids meals/ alcohol drinks- please please fix the French fries because those were the worst I ever had and made me sad. The PBR were a 1.50 during Happy Hours read more

This location needs to shut down. Management is horrible. Service is horrible. Food is horrible. Ambiance is horrible. The manager greets guest at the door informing that they are understaffed, understandable considering during COVID lockdown people found other ways to earn money that did not require them to work for someone else. So, what we understood it as is that there will be a bit of a wait... ok, we came to enjoy each other's company so knowing there is a wait and food may take longer is what we agreed to when we decided to stay... when the server came to our table, she literally flirted with my husband in front of me AND our children... like strippers at the club trying to increase their tips for the lap dances... I know, I bartended in a strip club in my earlier employment years... giving the benefit of the doubt that she had not been properly trained and had clearly been raised that sexual advances get you things in life... disrespecting the other 3 guests at her table. Understanding that not everyone has the same upbringing and educational opportunities, I was willing to overlook her slut ways and continue to enjoy the evening with my family. Not long after, we hear the manager of the store COMPLAINING that guests keep coming.... Now, correct me if I am wrong,... but isn't that the whole purpose of a business? Moving forward, the meals were delivered to our table, a good while after, which we anticipated due to being informed they were understaffed upon entry. The meals were not fully cooked. As in, unsafe to eat. Understanding that desperate times call for desperate measures and contacting the save a hoe foundation is necessary to staff a business during these times, we desired to no longer patron the building for service. We love Applebee's as a brand, usually. With that being said, the next time we had a craving for Applebee's, we decided to order doordash and just have it delivered to our house.... Well done steaks were still bleeding and our son and daughters meals were completely missing. Now, this was not the fault of the dasher because the was that the store packages the meal it appeared that everything was there. However it was not. Corporate or the franchise owner needs to know that this location is in danger and needs immediate assistance. Maybe undercover boss , or my professional advice, termination of every single employee including management, shutting down. Take that time to seek proper talent and then properly train the entire work staff before reopening the doors. If I could have given negative a million stars, I would have, however the lowest I was allowed was 1.... Do not patron this Hoover location. Absolutely horrible!! read more

I have been in Applebee's several times. For this location since it was my first time in Alabama I had a chance to try. The service was pretty quick and food was okay. Usually meal size are so big and I couldn't finish everything. I had combo platter which it comes with chicken quesadillas mozzarella sticks, boneless wings and chips with hot creamy spinach dip. read more