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Applebee's Grill + Bar

2.6 (111 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Applebee's used Onion Rings

We stopped at the Applebee's on Arteva Drive in Lakeland Florida, for a quick snack, got a couple of appetizers. The beef nachos were fine. However, after we had eaten a couple of the onion rings, we were horrified to discover a couple of onion rings in the pile that had already been dipped in ketchup. And we hadn't used any ketchup!! We were totally grossed out and disgusted. I showed the waiter and asked for the manager. He acted like he wasn't surprised at all! He grudgingly said he wouldn't charge us for the (used/recycled) onion rings. Like he was doing us a favor. I was so upset. I wanted to call the health department, or corporate, or someone. I figured that our onion rings had been on someone else's table, and when they didn't eat them all, they gave them to us. I can't think of any other explanation. I still can't believe it.

Side French Onion Soup
Kheyt C.

This location is close by to a bunch of hotels, including the one I was staying in (walking distance even!), so it was a plus that it stays open late. Got here at 10pm on a Saturday. It was packed, but the service provided by Nelson was great. Food arrived promptly. The french onion soup was deliciously CHEESY-- win!!! Had the oriental chicken salad and small portion riblet platter (per our server, the regular portion has coleslaw + 3 extra ribs), which were split between 2-3 of us in our party. The salad was absolutely refreshing with a decent amount of chicken. The riblet platter had a lovely smoked flavor and our choice of honey bbq sauce was not overwhelming. One star less as my water had some type of substance floating on top. I usually drink water after eating most of my meal so I discovered this later on. I'm certain our server would have replaced this immediately if I asked, however at that point our plan was to return to the hotel where we had bottled waters anyway.

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Sally C.

Came with our daughter and her family for dinner. The place was not busy so we were seated right away. Our waitress came and took our drink orders. When she came back she had all drinks except my hubby's and mine, bartender took a while to make our drinks. We went ahead and placed our order. Not sure why but it took a very long time for our order to come out. My daughter and her husband ordered from the 2/$25 menu and never got their appetizers. My meal was cold, literally the broccoli felt it came out the fridge and my mashed potatoes and salmon was Luke warm. I sent it back and it still came back like warm. The manager did come out and apologize for how long it took our food to come out. However, for the place not to be busy this was definitely not a good experience.

This is our waitress
Kyle H.

Tonight we came in and we had a waitress named ash and she was the best I have ever had we will for sure be back just because of her not to mention how quick she was constantly asking if we where good and if we needed anything we loved her so much and for sure believe that she needs at least a 3 dollar raise

Allegedly Cajun shrimp with fettuccine Alfredo and broccoli
Deena K.

Disappointed this time!!!! Usually my orders are almost perfect. Today, the chef on August 7, 2023, between 7-8PM needs to be replaced!!! I ordered the Cajun shrimp with fettuccine Alfredo and broccoli. The sauce is good, the broccoli OVERCOOKED and limp. Worst is the Cajun shrimp.... which has maybe 2% Cajun spices!!!! Extremely Disappointed!!!!! What's the point in ordering a Cajun dish when there is zero Cajun!!!!!

Julie B.

What initially started as delicious appetizers quickly turned into a scary experience as we continued on through our meal. We found a long piece of plastic in the stir fried rice entree. I have attached a photo of what appears to be a long piece of red plastic that was cooked into the rice. Thankfully it was not misunderstood as a red pepper and consumed. It absolutely was plastic though once we pulled it out of the rice and onto the appetizer plate to view. Our waiter was very on top of things throughout our visit. However sadly he had to take the dish back to his manager and waived the fee for the entree meal. I was not very impressed that the manager did not bother to come out and talk to us. While our waiter was apologetic, the manager did not bother to come speak to us. Finding plastic in food is not only gross but it's dangerous. This should've been an apology directly from the manager. In addition to the food experience there as music being played insanely loud. You had to practically yell to hear the person next to you. Our appetizers tasted good. Our waiter was friendly. But sadly that doesn't make up for plastic in food and a manager who didn't bother to speak to us personally. This is something that should simply be blown over. Update: The general manager personally called me after I sent an email, and was extremely apologetic about how last night was handled. They are looking into it further but are taking steps to avoid this type of experience in the future. The general manager was empathetic, kind, and felt bad for how our experience was last night.

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Worst service ever. Took forever to even get the drinks... Horrible Never coming back!

Fiesta lime Chicken
Naomi W.

We waited an hour and 30 minutes and this was the food that was delivered to us. I'm not upset I'm just really disappointed because this is $15 for the mac & cheese and two for 22 for the fiesta lime chicken. The Bourbon Street chicken and shrimp was kind of small.

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Food was good. Our bartender heather was amazing, full bar and was still able to get our drinks fast. We will be back .

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