It's Applebees, don't expect anything special. Half apps are nice on paper but none of them taste very good. These boneless wings always tend to leave me with a stomach ache. The margaritas are overly sweet and low on alcohol content but are 2-for-1 so I guess it's worth it for $6~. Service was great, ambiance is whatever. Good if you want to watch sports. Eh, go to Chili's up the road instead, or Millers across the street. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Boneless Wings - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

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The food was delicious and the drinks was delicious and the staff here are very friendly and nice and the food was on time and the staff was very nice and polite and very nice and even thing was very delicious and I love the boneless chicken wings. They will be the best. Thank you so much, your friend Dj Dee Love. I would definitely come back someday. Thanks for all of the staff here they are the best people your friend Dj Dee Love? read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - My drink was delicious I had two of them - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

Everything was great! Served with great care! Tasty and delicious! Perfect presentation!! read more

This is a small location no bar but presentation of the food is everything for $47 for two burgers with fries is way to much! Service is slow! Person working the register does not greet you with a hello what she says is or you ready to order! I don't like the set up read more

It's a chain.... Almost a depressing atmosphere... dark, stuffy , dirty carpet... I just had the wings and a beer... wing sauce was good. The wings were on the small side. Friendly bartender named Melanie.... read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

They could improve literally everything ! They should be shut down. We didn't get service right away. They gave one plate for a table of 5 and forgot silver ware and the waiter was let's see best described as a DEAD SOUL and the manager was pathetic read more

I always go to this Applebees but today was different. I was with my fiancé and we ordered a couple of drinks and took only an hour and somehow the waitress whom spoke Spanish (I am fluent) was talking about us right in front of us. The chips were over salted, the apple pie crumb was soggy and the service by her was atrocious!! We were celebrating our anniversary and it really sucked. read more

Robert M is a great guy. Very respectful and chill. He did a wonderful job with making sure we were happy with our food and It came out well prepared. I would recommend anyone to get him as their waiter. The staff that help him with the entry and the birthday song was great as well. Great place to go too. Try it!!! You wouldn't be disappointed. Table#11 read more

Wow Applebees trying giving them credit Comeon down Years ago line out door for 10pm apps 1/2 off . It's June 23,2024 learned a lot New memo .Ambiance & cleanses great . Here the kicker On internet learned CEO from IHOP got involved turned Applebees & ownes Great job 1/2 apps now is 9 ( no no no) only last week thru the app , Still 10pm in restrauant ( Two Applebees corporate ) waited until benchmark everyone was in cars running in . Portions great price great loved wings, pretzel /beer cheddar dig, quesidas came w both salsa / sour cream . My waiter so knowledgeable. On the bus love ya will be back for new Chicken Sandwich menu read more

This was absolute dog shit. Food was cold and mushy not one thing in my sampler tasted good. will never go back to any Applebees ever.

food was horrible. The service was horrible our waiter had no personality. Horrible Ambiance. The four cheese Mac and cheese with chicken tasted like rubber and the replacement I chose instead of the four cheese Mac and cheese I had to wait 35 minutes for. read more

Well I would not have expected to give Applebee's a 5 star rating but after today's experience I am. Our waiter Kevin was amazing. He was funny and helpful and kind. The food was really good. I had brisket tacos which were delicious. My husband and my mother in law each got bacon cheeseburgers from the 2 for $22 menu. They really enjoyed the burgers and said they were cooked exactly to their liking. The restaurant itself was pleasant. It was clean. Great food and great service is why they earned this review. Hopefully the next time I go in it's just as good or better. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Onion rings appetizer - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

The food and the service is two steps away from disgusting. The amount of salt on the fries and the tortillas made them inedible and that's beside the fact that the tortillas were broken up in little pieces like they were the last crumbs in the bag. The hamburger was squashed so thin that asking for it medium rare was pointless. The only way they could have accomplished medium rare is if they cooked it with a cigarette lighter. The server was unavailable after she dropped the food off and when we actually saw her and called her to the table for something to drink, she gave us the check. I didn't even ask for the damn check! A Friday night at Applebee's used to be pretty good. It's always been a dive, but a dive that had decent food and good service at the very least. Not anymore- at least at Lake Grove. Waste of time and money. read more

The food was delicious. Service was timely and our waiter was quick. He remembered our order perfectly without needing to write it down. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Chicken Quesadillas, loaded mashed potato sides, Four-Cheese Mac & Cheese side, onion rings, Bacon Ranch Crispy Chicken Sandwich - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

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I stopped by for happy hour after meeting some friends. 2 drinks and two huge orders of wings only $22 bucks. Amazing deal. Ms.Grace helped me out and she checked for ID WHICH I LOVE. She's making sure there's no underaged drinking and she made me feel young lol. her customer service was phenomenal and her overall spirit and personality top notch. We should get Ms.Grace a raise or let her be i charged if your training department. She treated us like family and that goes a very very very long way. read more

Came in and asked for a corner table and the hostess said no I don't think so then took us to a booth for a party of 6. So we said it was going to be tight to another server and asked and they said yes we can go to corner booth so we went. The hostess then proceeded to stair us down and point and talk to other workers. Rude as hell but whatever. Everyone orders came out great except for one of ours. We ordered a medium rare steak but it was definitely more on the rare or undercooked side. The bottom of it looked undercooked as hell. Management (chris) was super chill though so that was cool, appreciate his help. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Medium - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

My daughter and I went to a nearby indoor adventure park so this was really a no-brainer for lunch. We were seated immediately during the 1-2pm hour which I thought was really pretty good. Inside is clean and the staff is friendly. Our server came straight away and got a drink order for my little girl. She loved the strawberry lemonade and this made the rest of the meal so much better. She also made some requested changes to regular menu items without a fuss and knew to take care of little ones eating first. The key to any good meal with a child is to make sure you get them something to eat right away and our server knew this. Food was good and came out hot when needed and we didn't wait for any service at any time. Quality of appetizer sampler was good and my little one ate almost all of her chicken pasta dish. Two thumbs up for that! For sure if we are back in the area we would stop back in.. read more

This was the worse experience I came on a Tuesday around d 12:30. The place was empty and yet the waitress was really bad. The service was really poor and c'mon AC is not working is 90 degrees and the inside the place is hotter than outside . read more

this place sucks I got my food after 2 hours and my food was soggy.Tye waitress had a huge attitude and he was not helping at all.took 2 hours for dessert and a hour for my foo.the Ambience sucks.my food never even came I had to remind them about my food.game out cold and terrible.never coming here again read more

Decent applebees, fast service and the food was on point today. Went here for lunch with my colleagues and hung out for a bit. My only negative experience was opening the door... I opened the door and held it open for some folks... and for some odd reason someone decided it was a bright idea to place a handrail (can't determine it's value or purpose other than preventing the door to swing all the way) that is at the same level as the door handle.. so you can assume what happened. Hand is pretty bruised but I don't think anything is broken. I'll see tomorrow! Would advise to remove the rail if it holds no purpose. Would be unfortunate if someone really hurts themselves. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Steak and double broccoli- pretty decent - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

Had to wait to get seated but didn't really mind too much since we came on a Thursday night. We were able to catch happy hour so we got beers and appetizers. Food was delicious. Love that they have a parking lot Would come back if I'm in the area. I live in queens so it was a drive to get here! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Lake Grove, New York

Natalie is such a sweet host!! Would go back just for her Great food and great service

The hostess didn't give me a menu or tell me that I had to scan a QR code on the table To get a menu. The waitress may have just had a 4 top or was just extra attentive to them and not me for some reason. It took 18 minutes to get a beer. It wasn't dead but it wasn't busy considering the amount of people on staff. No one goes to Applebee's to be blown away by the service but damn this wasn't good. I should've known from the last experience I had at Applebee's. It was apparent that the table behind me was being given preference over me. Not sure why. As soon as the waitress stepped away one of the men kept saying how the drinks were better at Friday's. read more

I went to Applebee's with my friend and from the moment we walked in I knew it was going to be an adventure in a good way. We went to sit down we got sat by the bar and the waiter was cracking jokes the whole time we were there it was hilarious. He gave us Piña Colada's on the house that's how funny he was! I would definitely recommend going to this location it is literally up the road from the SmithHaven Mall read more

Came for dinner with the family. We all ordered the new special; endless boneless wings. Though my regular garlic parmesan wings were okay and tasted good, another order came out too cold (long wait for a new, hotter batch) and the other came out with a sauce that was hotter than was asked for which caused the wings to be unpleasant. We also had to have our bill corrected as they added too many endless wing orders to our bill. Server was very nice though and got it fixed for us. Little mistakes can add up to an unpleasant experience. read more

The worst Applebee's on Earth and I've been to over 50 of them. Any good reviews has to be their friends. Mark with the big beard glasses at the time is a liar and disgrace. Dirty as he looks he is. Food tastes horrible and he is a liar. Promises us the rewards card on two different occasions and then not providing it. Then promising us tonight he's going to come back with it refuses to come back and tells the waiter fool Chris to tell us he's stuck in the back lying to us on top of it. The manager Greg rude sarcastic and dirty looking etcetera. There's nothing good about them or this location, silverware, glasses, bathrooms dirty, etcetera. read more

Ok... for what it is... a run of the mill chain restaurant... it's pretty decent & the price is right! I came with my little granddaughters who are 6 & 9 but have pretty healthy appetites. We ordered off the 2 for $20 menu & then ordered a children's chicken tenders. FYI... the children's chicken tenders & the chicken tenders off the 2 for $20 menus were exactly the same size with both offering 6 pieces of chicken. I upgraded my dinner ($3) to the ribs which were moist & delicious. The 2 for $20 comes with an appetizer so we had the spinach& artichoke dip which is served warm with melted parm cheese on top . It was sooo good & it's served with warm chips. For dessert... We all had the brownie bite Sunday which was the perfect size after a full dinner. I think this is the perfect place to take kids. There is something for everyone, the food is decent & I think with everything including a 20% tip I spent less than $50 This is THE place to take a family with kids!! read more

Worst applebees ever!!! Service sucked and food was lukewarm to cold. I hate when waiters try and be extra friendly just so they can get a tip. We had the most annoying waiter ever! He was so over the top that I couldn't stand it. It became plain annoying after a while! Our waiter also forgot my sister's meal because he had screwed up the order. No wonder this place is in an abandoned lot in the middle of an empty parking lot. You will never see me return here again! read more

I went there for lunch with my daughter it was the worst experience ever. I should've took a hint when I saw that the restaurant was almost empty during the lunch rush. The appetizers were horrible- never order the nachos; the drinks were watered down and the entrée was despicable. Never again read more

I wish I could give zero stars for the amount of disrespect I received as a customer tonight. Firstly we chose Applebee's to try the specialty drinks as I am newly 21 and wanted to celebrate. When we got there we immediately ordered drinks in excitement and we got ID'd (which is fine I was excited to show my ID for the first time!!) Everything was fine and my whole table was super excited. The waitress then came back and said the manager requested to see the IDs again (which was odd since we didn't meet or talk to the manager so why would he distrust our IDS) and we happily complied because we have real IDs. We were shocked that the waitress then came back to tell us that we couldn't get the drinks and then had the audacity to say, "you're lucky you got them back." Saddened but just wanting to get our food we shrugged it off and continued with our meal. When receiving the food a few items hadn't come out yet but we figured it was on the way. Once realizing it had been awhile we asked about the items and the waitress had completely forgotten about the steak. By the time the steak came out most of the rest of our table was halfway through their meal and we realized that it had been 40 minutes since we ordered for the steak to come out. Just trying to brush everything off we asked for the check so we could just leave. When looking over the receipt I noticed that we were double charged for the steak. We waited for about 20 minutes for our waitress to come by so we could ask about it. Finally becoming fed up with the situation I walked over to her and asked her about it. She said she "already caught the mistake" and printed out a new receipt. Weirdly she didn't think to tell us she was printing a new receipt - what if we had paid and given a tip that wasn't accurate? Looking through the receipt again we noticed that one of us got charged full price for an appetizer that she had explicitly been told by the waitress was part of the half apps. When asking the waitress again she said there was nothing she could do and only after insisting did she say she could ask the manager. After another 20 minutes of waiting for the manager She told us she was having trouble tracking him down. After 5 minutes of watching him laughing with some customers I myself walked up to him and politely asked if he could help out our table when he finished helping that table. The waitress immediately ran up and said "I can explain" to the manager. Sadly I did not catch what she told him but when he came to our table we explained our side. He initially tried to deny our half off appetizer until we pulled up the menu where it did not state anywhere that it wasn't included. Finally he said he would give us the half off and just wanting to clarify the situation I asked whether he had requested our IDs. He said "I didn't request them but I did deny them." After expressing that I felt a bit weird about the situation since they're very real he said "we scanned them and it was fake." As I was about to tell him to buy a new scanner and that my ID was real he interrupted me to say, "well we can deny alcohol sale to any person so I'm not going to get into it." This was all throughout me using a completely calm and polite tone and never raising my voice once. Just wanting to get out of there we just dropped the conversation and paid. I also wanted to note that throughout all of this dinner the waitress rarely came by the table, oftentimes having other servers help us, and many other people were given faster service and were in and out in half the time it took for us to be served. It is also interesting to note that we were the only Asian people within the restaurant and only ones seeming to have issues with service. I completely understand how sucky it can be to work in food service firsthand and how this potentially could be the waitress's only means to paying for her livelihood so I will not be naming her in this review but I still stand by my belief that tonight's experience was 100% disrespectful. P.S. they really need to get a scanner that actually works. read more

"It comes with two sides" should mean one price for multiple items. The receipt revealed that that was not true, and the waiter - while very nice - was very wronMeal was one price, And each side was additional. I'm a sucker because I never expect 2 people to constantly pay approximately $70 on a meal at Applebees, and yet here we are. In Yelp. Talking about it. . So my tip? CHECK YOUR RECEIPT! The food is "meh" yeah, okay, but you'll have to give up an arm and a leg for it. #Shady read more

I love coming to Applebee's and I can never get sick of the choices that they have! I enjoy most of the staff at this location and as soon as I walk into this establishment I feel at home. I don't like how cold it is all the time here and sometimes my steak has a lot of fat on it which isn't fun. One thing I am extremely unhappy about is that they got rid of the double steak and egg. That was my absolute favorite meal and if they decide they are going to be taking stuff off of the menu they should notify there guests in my opinion but besides that no complaints here. read more

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Waiting for a beer for 10 mins when I'm sitting in the bar I think isn't acceptable food took longer manager no way to see around. Bartender try to made it up but I think it was too late read more

Oh man. I can forgive so much. Really. But this place needs a manager over the age of 18. They are a hot mess express. Don't know anything about the menu, clearing plates and asking about dessert or asking for refills. Wanted to spend a lot and have an amazing night, but it was like we were in the wrong place the entire time. Nachos, all small pieces of chips like the end of a bag, ran out of guacamole, ok, not my issue but it is yours. Rectify it. Been in a lot of places with this workforce shortage- but this restaurant is just The worst. We are still spending a-lot of money. It's not like the food is free. Go to the Cheesecake Factory. Way better equipped even though they are out of just as much as Applebee's... but much for whatever we reason they are much cooler about it. And waaaaay nicer staff and an all around more enjoyable experience. read more

Please start giving utensils with the curbside/delivery orders when they request it. The website asks if you want utensils and I say YES every time and never get it. I also mentioned it to them a couple of orders ago, and the next order.. still no utensils. if I am not going home to eat my food, what am I supposed to eat a triple chocolate meltdown with? my fingers? read more

Ordered a burger and got like 6 fries? Place is outdated as well..could use an upgrade

Consistent food as always. Service was extra good the last time around. Prices have gone up as all restaurants have so don't be surprised.

I dislike this place and they have people who are so sick. I have over heard a server try to go home cause she wasn't feeling goood and the manager made her stay! As well as people with covid! They make people stay there my server told me. I'm giving this one star cause I can't give none read more

We had a 15 dollar gift card so off we go. They have the 2 meals for $20 deal, My wife and I both order bacon cheese burgers. Everything is salt, salt salted. Nice waitress, I feel like my blood pressure shot up to 180/120. read more

We have been frequenting the Applebee's (3145 Middle Country Rd, Lake Grove, NY 11755). The last two times we were there (3/1/22 and 2/21/22) it was freezing inside - had to eat with our coats on. We and the people sitting behind us both complained - they would not or could not raise the heat. Complained to the manager - he said nothing he can do. We should have left! Will not be going back at least until it warms up. We both had the Shrimp and Chicken dinner - which was good, except we were frozen. The service was good. read more