So shocked with what a great experience we had, based on other reviews. We sat at the bar and Tori was wonderful! Attentive, helpful and so kind. I got the waffle fry appetizer that was smothered in beer cheese and crispy bacon. I could've eaten this as a meal alone it was filling and GOOD. Now, the reason we went - the OMCheese burger. YUM! The cheese was delicious and the honey mustard was the perfect addition. The onnnnnnnlllllyyy reason for 4 stars is that I saw the sanitation rating on the way out - 90.5. Had I seen that on the way in, we probably wouldn't have eaten there, but honestly I glad we did because the food was so good. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - OMCheese burger - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

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we went here on Sunday, March 5,2026 at 11:30. We were seated immediately. Sever was at our table very quickly. 3 of us ordered ribs. Two half racks and one full rack. Server came back and said the did not have a full rack, only half racks. Instead of giving us two half racks which would have made a whole rack, we were offered to either receive two riblets or to order something else. We ordered extra riblets. The food arrived and the ribs looked almost black. They were way over cooked to the point of being burned. We tried to eat them but they were way too dry. We tried several times to flag down someone to complain but to no avail. Finely the couple we were with paid the bill and we left. This is the second time in as many weeks we have had bad food here. I guess we won't be back. Money is too hard to come by to waste it on bad food. read more

Giving a 2 purely on service otherwise id say a -10. Server excellent. Food on other hand total disaster. Served out of fridge cold started with beer cheese was cold to touch then entree came out missing the bacon topping and the sauce. Asked for sauce kitchen sent out literally outnof fridge. Manager never bothered to come see us. Then expected us to pay for the inedible garbage. I rarely to never do reviews but this was a complete and utter disaster. Will never return. read more

We ate there today around 4. It wasnt busy, but service was slow. When our meal finally came out, my quesedilla chicken salad came, it looked.like it was dropped on the floor and put back in the dish. The pretzel sticks were overdone as well. For the 3 items we ordered and sodas, our bill was $80! I can say with certainty, we will never eat there again. read more

What a disappointment We were seated right away but we did not get our water and drinks for 1/2 hour. My husband and I ordered a large glass of wine but it did not come in a wine glass Mine appeared to be about a 5 oz pour and my husband's in a different glass was about a 7 oz pour. When I inquired to the manager she laughed and walked away WOW unbelievable read more

The service here is awful!!!! I waited for an hour for not only MINE but 2 of my friends food. I did not ever get a refill on my drink, got one drink that was IT. The waitress only came to our table TWICE in 2 hours, the manager came by asking if we needed a refill and still was yet to get one. The service here is awful truly. Never EVER will waste my time here again!!!!!! read more

The food was pretty good. The service was quick. I just didn't like the server. She seemed like she had the long day. She was in the bathroom a good while after we got our food and drinks, she commented on how she thought I had a long day? That's not appropriate. I was annoyed at her annoying questions. She made a mess when cleaning up the table beside of us. I'd say she's the one with the long day. read more

We were at our table 30 minutes after being seated immediately and we still hadn't gotten our beverage order and hadn't even ordered our meal yet. We walked out. Sadly there were tables that came in after us and they were getting their meals already. Our server had just disappeared. read more

The ambiance was mid. The service was very slow. The food was horrible.. we asked for plain noodles with butter, and they over cooked it so it was very mushy. The other food was also not very spiriting. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Kids noodle - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

Went there on Veterans Day, they were amazing. The food's always good at Applebee's but these people cared they really cared and it showed. Good food and they care about our veterans-you could not ask for more. read more

We decided on Applebee's for dinner since it was one of the restaurants closest to our hotel. Got there about 8:30pm and the service was HORRIBLE. One of our entrées never made it out. The food came out before the appetizer and overall quality of food was mediocre. We ordered the ribs and it was so charred, the knife barely cut into it. The Oriental Chicken salad was not bad, boneless wings are so so and came out room temperature. Not to mention, the booth they put us in was not very clean either. Will not be coming back. read more

This ppl lace needs to be closed. The service is crappy and the people are clueless to anything. A no star is not an option. When you have e to beg for your check, yes it's a disater. read more

So usually it's good but today we went for fathers day and for 1 the ribs we got were BURNT and the waitor was ignoring us also we had no light and just the taste of the ribs were very bad also the chicken we got was not cooked and they forgot are silver ect and it was just not a good explicit read more

Checked in and told would be a 20 minute wait. 20 minutes we was seated and the waiter comes to the table and says we should of never been seated it would be at least 40 minutes for the food. We left and went some where else. read more

Service was terrible since all I got was seated at a table. I sat at the table for 13 minutes without anyone coming to take my drink order or even say anything to me. I usually never leave reviews because I give people the benefit of the doubt because of how short staffed people are but this was terrible. Seems that the only way to get food from this restaurant would be to order it to-go. read more

I haven't eaten here in a long time and it is a direct result of my experience as a DoorDash driver picking up orders from them. I have to wait sometimes 30 minutes or more to pick up an order that should be at least prepared by a few minutes after my arrival if not ready to go by the time i get there. Management there is terrible and it has nothing to do with Covid read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - empty parking lot at night - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

I like Applebee's. I really want to love it. They are pretty convenient in location...always seems to be one within a reasonable driving distance. Every time I eat at one, I can't help but think about how I could have made it myself. Let me be clear...I do not enjoy cooking. I think that the chain as a whole is just too reliant on the 'heat and serve' side of the business. Now, don't get me wrong, I am sure that most restaurants are this way, they just manage not to taste that way. We stopped at this restaurant on the way home from another event. We arrived pretty late in the evening for my crew (another adult and 2 kids), and were seated immediately by a friendly hostess. Our server came and immediately took our drink orders. It seemed to take a little while for her to get back, but she had a few tables. My friend ordered an appetizer as a meal and I added two appetizer to her tab. I am sure this confused the server because she brought everything out as a meal. I was starved! The spinach and artichoke dip didn't seem to be heated as much as I am used to, but it wasn't awful. I ordered my steak medium well....it ended up being well done but that isn't the end of the world, it just makes for a dry steak. I did find a lone broccoli stalk in the middle of my mashed potatoes but I won't hold that against them. The server did an ok job of keeping the drinks filled, but my friend would beg to differ. She didn't do a great job of checking up on us, even after her rush of tables left. The restrooms were clean, the parking was amble, the ambiance was casual. For me, the experience was just ok as was the food. It was nice to have a familiar restaurant to visit while traveling. read more

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Why can't Applebees find good management? It is sad because they have some really great food. We stood at the door waiting on a table for quite a while. There were maybe 15-20 customers total in the entire place. No one said hi, no one said give us just a minute....just a glare from the bartender. read more

We just left the one in Lexington. The waitress was nice but very forgetful. We asked for two smoothies but they were brought to us right at the end. Our son couldn't finish his smoothie so we asked for a cup. We thought she went to get it, but realized she forgot it when she went to the booth beside us to get their order. Next time we will go to the one in WinstonSalem, hopefully they bring drinks on time. read more

It's a shame you have to give even one star to post on here. Yelp needs to add negative stars for ratings. That being said, the Applebee's in Lexington needs to be closed down. It is the absolute worst. Everything was simply bad. It tasted and looked like it was cooked 2 days ago. We got there at about 11:15 for lunch. My wife and I both got house salads. Both was just greens with maybe 4 or 5 little pieces of cheese. The cucumber and tomato, what there was, was diced so small you needed a magnifying glass to see them. My wife ordered a half rack of ribs with fries. The ribs were so dried out the meat was crunchy. They didn't fall off the bones, they snapped off. The fries were over cooked and so over seasoned they were inedible. I ordered the Bourbon Street Chicken & Shrimp. The shrimp was fine, the chicken was like eating jerky it was so dry. Even the garlic mashed potatoes tasted like they were old. Nothing tasted or seemed fresh. We're done with this place. Just look at the other reviews on here. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Crunchy ribs. - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

Best frozen food around! You will also find the water tasting like soda or toilet water.

PSA the bartenders use the glasses to scoop ice and don't rinse the sanitizer in the tumblers before using it to make drinks. We'll ignore the simple requests that went ignored and the mess ups during two drinks and an appetizer. So many wrong things happened. They need to be checked out by a health inspector. read more

Called in an order. Left out one complete dish, one salad and desert. Had to drive back and get them. First time home when I realize I'm missing stuff all the food we did get was cold. Riblets looked like they were fake meat. Nasty Nasty!!!! Chips were just crumbs. Will not be going back. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Chips - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

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So I came here last night with my boyfriend. I ordered a raspberry lemonade. My drink came, everything was good. When I finished the drink our inattentive waitress took about 30 minutes to get me a refill. Please note that there were only 3 tables and she was talking to other workers instead of working. When she finally made the drink and brought it, I started to drink it. It wouldn't have really been a big deal until I realized that it was mango. Why is this an issue you ask? I'm allergic to mangoes. Like real bad. When she came back later with our orders(it took like 45 minutes for food) I asked if it was mango so I could see if I was just being paranoid. She took 10 minutes to tell me yes (she didn't even apologize or ask if I needed anything to help) So while I'm trying not to vomit all over the table while my throat closes, my boyfriend was trying to find someone to help (nobody did so he sat down and made sure I was as comfortable as possible). Eventually the waitress came back and asked if I was okay. I said no and asked if I could get water. She brings back the water and a check! Keep in mind we haven't eaten (Boyfriend was too concerned and I was too sick). The manager ended up comping our meal. She was the only one there who seemed like she cared. Oh! The food. I totally forgot about that. It can easily be summed up in one word: trash. On my burger, they gave me the bottom of the tomato. You know, the part you DON'T eat. The lettuce on the burgers was wilted and dirty too. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - My burger - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

i wish i could give them no star because they don't deserve it i order apple bees all over US and most of them are good costumer service & food but at this location they just don't care at all what they did wrong.. I ordered 2 nights straight from them and i requested silverware to eat my mash with guess what there was no silverware when i got my food i let that slide they 2nd night i ordered pasta with shrimp so the silverware was critical so i got my 2nd order still there was no silver i called the store requested the manager and she got on the phone and i told her the problem and she said that every bag get checked & that i didn't request no silverware they even wrote no silverware when no one checked my bag lies... She had a nasty attitude she said that what u want me to do now i'm not gonna bring you silverware... The food was cold and un cooked this place is terrible shitty costumer service read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

Service: Waitress was nice, but service was lack luster. 15 minute wait for spinach artichoke dip appetizer, another 15 minute wait for entrees. Stopped here for dinner and to break up the 8 hour drive we had assuming it would take about our normal 45 minute food stop...took 1.5 hours because of service. Had to hunt the waitress down for our check. Food: Spin-dip was horrible, almost over cooked. Girlfriend's response after seeing it "eww, what's that"...and she loves spinach artichoke dip. Bourbon street chicken was fine, mushrooms were over cooked and too dry, same as the potatoes. Something did not agree with our stomachs. After eating here, the 4.5 hour drive back to Atlanta was pure torture. I had to stop at a gas station to pick up some peptobismol. She had to do the same, so I'm thinking it was the spin-dip that did us in. If you value your stomach and time, pass this location by. read more

One of the few Applebee's that does not give military and veterans a discount. The waitress didn't check on what drinks were available and lied to us saying a certain beer was not available when I could see it was on tap at the bar. Messed up our checks and charged the credit cards incorrectly. Will never go back. read more

Waited for over an hour for the waitress to bring unsweetened tea back to refill the half glass I originally received. She brought numerous glasses of sweet tea, I had to send my food back twice because they kept cooking the steak to death. I know, should know better than to try to get a steak at Applebee's but they shouldn't have it in the menu and ask how you want it cooked if they have no intention of honoring that. New waitress, absolutely no training, sat with four tables in a row. After an hour and a half we finally asked for a manager, to ask if I could just get my food to go, and again for the unsweetened tea and to suggest the waitress receive more training. And they are only operating at half capacity, I hope they get it together. Doubtful we will return. read more

Went into location about 1230 on a Thursday. There were only 2 tables taken when I entered. I was seated and waited for someone to take my drink order. No one came however, there were 3 servers sitting at a high top in the bar area. Apparently, they were too busy talking to take my order so I left. I would never go to this location again. read more

Not a good experience. Waited 10 minutes for a drink order to be taken. Then 10 more minutes for our drinks. I ordered a salad without cheese, but of course it showed up with cheese in it. Waited 45 minutes for the entree to show up, but finally just asked forbthe check. The waitress then informed us that they were out of mushrooms which was the reason for the delay. Probably will be the last visit for me. I could understand if the restaraunt was busy, but wasn't that crowded. read more

Food service was ok. Bartender could not keep up with tables and making drinks for entire restaurant. Had to wait 20 minutes on a Margarita. Bar tender should only make drinks and serve food for only those at the bar not the high-top tables as well. read more

Someone pleeease teach this Applesbee's some customer service and cooking skills. I don't come to Applebee's by choice, it's usually work related and every time I'm here it is a HUGE disappointment. The food is either cooked to a crisp or not cooked long enough. And the servers act like they've got a hundred tables at time one. We recently went for my managers bday lunch. There wasn't but a handful of tables in the building. We had a group of 15. Our coworkers were very polite and considerate that we only had one waitress. One of my coworkers asked for creamed potatoes instead of the whole ones that came with the meal and when the meal came out, you've guest it - they're was whole potatoes. She said, "I asked for cream potatoes." And the waitress rudely interrupted her and said, "it's not a big deal I can get your your cream potatoes." And walked away. Three of us didn't get our food until everyone else was finished eating. Then, of course we had a cake.. the waitress had already taken all of our plates and forks and didn't bother asking if we needed any new plates or forks with the cake. When someone asked for some she smiled and said sure, but as soon as she turned the corner she let out a big grunt like it was the hardest thing to do. The whole time she was away from our table she was standing at the bar with the bar tender loudly saying, "well look what I have to deal with today." So lady, if this is such a hard job.. I advise you go find you another job, because obviously waiting tables isn't the one for you. Don't recommend anyone eating at this Applebee's. Also, their alcoholic beverages all taste watered down. They need some training on bar tending as well. read more

This is the worst Applebees, I have ever eaten. We did not get our drinks until 20mins after being seated! Like no exaggeration there. So, our waitress claimed to be so busy so a waitor took our order and finished out the service. The food was horrible! I ordered half rack ribs. Extremely over cooked and dried out. The mac n cheese was disgusting. The only thing worth eating was the mashed potatoes. At least the waitor was nice! I would bypass this place for sure! read more

Best fish I've ever had, very good server & very attentive & polite. Manager was very rude, I had ordered an appetizer but realized something else I wanted as she came out with my previously ordered appetizer , asked to exchange it & she got am attitude, raised her voice, then stomped off and rolled her eyes. Other than her bitchiness, I was very pleased. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Part of dining room - American Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

Three strikes! This is our third horrible visit to this location. Today we swatted aggressive flies the entire time. We ended up packing up food to take home after driving 15 miles to enjoy Applebee's! Riblets were near cold, celery was filthy and the wait was long for it to be only one other table sat in the entire restaurant. read more

Seriously? Ordered Fish and Chips (to go). Wish I could share a picture. 3 pcs of fish in a tray, and cold fries in cardboard. Kinda expected something close to Menu Picture. Not even close. Should have saved a ton and gone to Burger King. Not another penny from me Mr. Applebee!! No Stars. read more

Waited 45 minutes to get seated and another 45 minutes to get our food. We complained and they could care less. We were told this happens all the time. Applebys corporate should investigate. The owner should be ashamed. read more

Well...I ordered carside-to-go through the app. Arrived 1 min before order was supposed to be ready. When app said order was completed, no one brought my food for 20 mins. I finally had to go in and get it myself and then still had to wait inside because no one seemed to know what was going on. When I got back to the hotel (less than a mile away), discovered the ice cream was soup. Talked to manager on duty...he was nice and tried to be as accommodating as possible. Couldn't really explain why my order wasn't brought out though. read more

First time I've been to a sit down restaurant with no bacon or cheese and they don't even say it til they serve your salad. And steak all cooked one way no choice just save your money. read more

Mixed review. Came here two days in a row. Service excellent both days. Food better first day. Wonton stir fry shrimp very good. Appetizer of chicken wonton taco was over the top amazing. 2nd night got wonton taco appetizer again. They were good but not as flavorful as before. Bourbon street chicken and shrimp served steaming hot. Looked good but was dry and had no flavor. Server brought me some dumpling sauce which helped a lot. Must have forgot the bourbon street sauce when preparing entree. I'll go back to the stir fry next time. read more