we love it ,the service is great Ava the waitress at the light house common she's really great with us

Very slow evening for them and WE still had to wait for drinks and food. Ambiance was ok.. it was a slow night for it being a Saturday, and service was slow. Tonight was a bad night for them.. read more

It had been years since my last visit and it was just like old times. The food was just like I remember and great portion sizes. My kids loved the appetizers and they are half off if you visit during the right times. My only complaint is that they were very under staffed. They could not fill all the tables bc there were not enough servers. The manager was doing a great job of trying to keep everything organized. read more

OK, this is a chain restaurant, so I am not going to go through my typical, detailed review. What I will say is: That our server was excellent. She was very pleasant and attentive. I ordered from the special, 2 for $27 menu. I had a garden salad and the shrimp and chicken entree. Both were very good. The salad was fresh, had plenty of toppings and came with an ample amount of salad dressing (not always the case in lots of restaurants). The entree was served hot and in a timely fashion. The portion size was generous. The shrimp was excellent. The chicken was a little on the dry side, but the flavor was very good. read more

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We had such trouble finding somewhere to eat at 8 pm as everything seemed to be closed. Happy that we found an Applebee's and it wasn't crowded. The only bad thing was that it was extremely cold. They had the A/C cranked to the max. Haven't been to an Applebee's for awhile and discovered the 2/$27 meals which is the route we took. The menu is extensive a s I could have ordered many other different things. Our server Tori was exceptional. Our orders were taken efficiently and everything came out correct. I started with a Caesar salad and was surprised how big it was. The lettuce was crispy and toppings were ample. Next was the three cheese chicken penne served with a breadstick. Again, a large portion and everything was hot. I liked it, but didn't love it. I think there wasn't enough cheese, so many of the noodles were dry. The chicken had a nice flavor and when mixed with the pasta and cheese it was good. Service was superb for our entire stay and we saved no room for dessert. read more

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I visited with my elderly mom and husband. The business was not full. The host came up to us and said there would be a wait. He took our name and when we were about to go to the waiting area he said we had to wait outside. Mind you it was FREEZING outside, there was no one in the waiting area, we were wearing masks, etc. My mom who is elderly had to make the trip back outside and into our truck so that I could keep her warm. We were called in 15-20 minutes later. So poor mom had to make the walk back. So note I truly understand the businesses having to be careful, social distancing, etc., but there was no one there. If they don't want anyone waiting in the waiting area, block it off. Anyway that rant out of the way. The food was descent and the rest of the time was ok. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Front of building - American Near Me - Lorain, Ohio

Applebees is always a good meal at a reasonable price. Restaurant was clean and smelled great! We were greeted immediately upon entering and seated right away. Our server was there quickly and she was very friendly and attentive. Our order was brought out quickly and correctly. My 6oz was cooked a perfect medium. My husband's fish and chips was as good as usual but he ate it, so how bad could it of been!! Lol..he appreciated it was served with vinegar. Well definitely be back, it's our go to after shopping. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Love the broccoli! Steak a perfect medium! - American Near Me - Lorain, Ohio

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Best food I've ever had at Applebees couldn't BELIEVE IT! The service was outstanding and over the top and the server would check on us often which was awesome! Atmosphere was clean and welcoming! I got the honey chicken Mac and cheese or whatever it was called! LOL will be coming back in the near future read more

The food was very amazing. I went there twice in the customer service. They were very amazing to me. I'll probably go there once again.

We frequent Applebee's just out of the convenience of location and there's pretty much never a wait. We always order the mozzarella sticks and the quesadilla burger is the best meal on the menu in my opinion. Yesterday I made the mistake of ordering the bourbon street steak. It looked pretty good when it came out sizzling but I ordered a medium and got a Goodyear. I really should've talked to the manager but I blamed myself instead for ordering a steak at an Applebee's and expecting a steak. Since I'm built like an NFL linebacker and barely ate any of my steak my server knew I was disappointed and made a comment saying "that's definitely not a medium." I said I know but I'm not going to hold it against you because you didn't cook it and I decided not to say anything because you've been running around here working hard. She offered us a free dessert. I know I could've talked to the manager and got it credited or another one cooked but I was just over the meal. The server was amazing so I didn't hold it against her on the tip. I wish more people remembered to tip the server based on their service because they don't make the food. I worked in restaurants when I was younger and always felt bad for those mothers trying to make it but getting screwed on their tips by the performance of the kitchen. I can't recall ever having a bad server at an Applebee's somehow which is impressive. However, I have had a few bad meals in my time. With that being said, on top of them raising some prices on some items when they were already priced about where they should've been, I had to deduct 2 stars. The server Alexandria O. truly saved this from being a 3 star deduction. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Bourbon Street Steak - American Near Me - Lorain, Ohio

Not only were the fries and burger dry and bland but our server was also very disrespectful. I'm 18 and she treated me very rudely compared to other tables nearby as if her treatment toward me didn't matter. Even when I ordered a chocolate milk she gave me a judgemental look and double charged me. Very disappointed about this visit. read more

Used to come here all the time but haven't been here in years and I don't plan on coming back!!! Treated very poorly by management last time I was here and was told my allergies were not their issue to accommodate as the restaurant is "allergen friendly, not allergy free". Our server did his best but not management!!! read more

This was probably the worst experience I've ever had at this Applebee's!! When sat at the bar you could here, well let's just say very crude rap music coming from the kitchen loud enough that you couldn't here the music in the dining room. Then there was a waitress that clearly had no inside voice. Basically being very load and obnoxious while speaking with her co workers. Also a lot of very load laughing and talking coming from the kitchen. I and mind people having fun at work, I used to work in restaurants but not to the point that it's disruptive to the customers. All in all not exactly a relaxing meal. read more

Waited outside for seven minutes went inside to let someone know I was there I was told I'm not allowed in there . Went back to the car then they brought my phone. Applebee's needs a drive-through window period. Just as always my food was delicious. I got a detailed billing but no receipt my receipt was sent to my yahoo account. read more

Stopped by for dinner with friends and found out their "ENTIRE DRAFT BEER SYSTEM" is frozen or isn't working. I asked to speak with the manager and he could not explain how this happened or willing to make any special offers on their bottle beer. It is unusual for this to happen to the second Applebee's on a Saturday night in the past couple of weeks. If is broke I would recommend offering the clients something special. Said to say but I won't be back to this location. They missed out on at least a $100 check plus this bad review. read more

Host was funny and personable, waitress initially dished on the trials n tribs of the "$1 Long Island iced tea" special of the month- the fact that The special negates some tip amounts in most cases "especially in Lorain County". While true were in a depressed county of alcoholics- the job entails working for tips unfortunately in this country and complaining about low tips is not going to charm many people into increased pity tips. Afterwards for some reason she seemed to be offended and /or expecting a larger tip based on previous spilled tea about the special and neglected basic wait skills such as timely delivery of food and refills, and even fudged the order several times. Food was meh- mozz stix were cold n solid, chips for the choke dip were stale and greasy tho that's how my partner likes em...Drinks were cheap n strong, as expected and overall experience was as to be expected, as it is Applebee's. Relatively decent, tho disappointing, in humankind if nothing else. Take care Came back 9 days later, waiter again got tude about the $1 LITs, look- a waiter can't just assume they're gonna get low tips bc of the total bill; but one can assume the tips are not going to be great based on poor service. This is a hospitality line of work. Booooo also the drinks were heavy on the mix read more

This was the worst service I've ever had in a restaurant the waitress has no customer service skills at all. Or order was all messed up we asked for bbq sauce and got hunny mustard. Asked for double baked shrimp really didn't want the whole meal just the Shrimp no A1 sauce for my steak and yes I did ask for it. SMH. Gone down hill in this Applebee's not coming back. I would give it no stars if I could read more

Usually get my food at carside. It usually takes 20 minutes longer then what they tell you, so be prepared to wait on it. Food is ok, could be put together for carside. Also, carside portions seem smaller than when you dine in. read more

Not the best experience. I've never like Applebee's, only been 2 times in my life, this was the second time. Hostess was very friendly. Our server Savannah L. Was a different story. She was kinda stuck up and repeatedly told us she would be right back. We had the cheeseburger egg rolls (good) the steak chili (more like taco sauce and meat, no beans or anything) I had the Mac and cheese (lacking sauce, came with chicken tenders but some wackadoo poured honey mustard all over it) not impressed. We ate, and paid and for the first time in my life I gave a tip less than 5 dollars (2.50 to be exact) Will not be back. read more

Just left Applebee's about an hour ago. It was a big decision, especially for my wife, to even go in. We are what professionals call elderly high risk individuals, when speaking about the virus. We therefore take our safety seriously. So does Applebee's. Their policy now is that there must be 3 empty seats between every party. The restaurant now has at least every other booth or table closed. Every employee in the place wears a mask. Applebee's also takes cleanliness seriously. They now have a full time 'Sanitation Specialist' that does nothing but clean. Our hats off to: Nelly - Manager, Tatiyana - Barmaid, and Ivan - Sanitation Specialist, for making our maiden voyage back a comfortable and relaxing experience. Oh. And lastly, the food was good also. Keith read more

The food was hot and prepared as we ordered it. Our server, Alexandrea, was very friendly and attentive.

Rediculous that we and many other groups waited at the door for 20+ minutes with at least 8 tables open. It was explained to me the kitchen is too busy so we could not sit and have a drink. A regular walked in and was given the table that was said to be for us. read more

The short girl behind the bar is named Erica. WORST. BARTENDER. EVER. If you're not a regular you are crap. I had people sit down after me and I had to interrupt to put my order in. This after waiting almost 10 minutes. The service is great other than the one exception. read more

We will most likely not be returning. To start we ordered a double vodka shaken over ice and got a very short drink. We questioned it and the server sent the manager to our table, who bordered on sarcastic and she remedied the situation by bringing over a room temperature shot to add to the drink. We did not feel comfortable ordering food after this so we paid the bill and left. The server was nice enough, but the manager and bartender just didn't make the cut. Lots of good places to dine and this is not one of them for me. read more

ordered 12oz steak medium well. should be hint of pink and not all pink. sad

15 jun 18 --- no firearms allowed --- sign at door. Anti gun establishment. This is a big negative to start the meal with. Server was an order taker and did not know the menu. My wife had the salmon. The fish was way over cooked by three to five minutes, (extremely dry). It was closer to salmon jerky. The only moisture was the very tasty sauce which was severed on the side. Garlic mashed potatoes and green beans were good. I had one half rack of ribs. The meat was very tough and almost no sauce was placed onto the ribs. The mash potatoes and broccoli were ok. They seamed like thaw and serve items. Both bathrooms were clean. This was not worth the price to value. Avoid if possible, for there are other thaw and serve eatery's in the area. read more

Love this place! We are regulars here and most of the time they already know what we want to drink. Calie is one of the best up there! Great food great service! The wonton Tacos are my favorite! read more

I do food delivery and every time I get. Food order for this restaurant I cringe and accept even tho I don't want to buy if I reject them every time I will get deactivated by the company . So issue is the girls who take the mobile orders put these type of orders as low priority. Every time I come they never see the order until I bring it to their attention and they finally place it in their system making me have to wait another 25-45 mins apart from the 5-20 mins it took me to get their from time I receive the order making me always deliver the orders late . Due to their incompetence even on their slow days . Some customer s understand most don't and remove the tip after I deliver making me get less money read more

Worst experience ever! We waited 45 minutes for our appetizer no sooner we got our appetizers our dinner was being served. My daughter that ordered chicken strips and fries that looked like a childs portion asked for hot sauce 2 times at this point 10 minutes has passed now her food is cold. That was enough for me I WALKED OUT never touching my food. They didn't charge my boyfriend for my food and gave it to him to take home. Worst half slab of ribs I ever had. No meat on the bones, very dry and little sauce. MY DOG enjoyed them. Needless to say this isn't the first time I had a problem. About a year ago I had a hair wrapped around my pasta didn't realize it, had to pull this hair out of my mouth it was so gross. I'll never go back. read more

Highly disappointed! We went inside and were told that wait was only 5-10 minutes and that we would get a text when our table was ready. An hour later, still no text. Terrible service. Very disappointed, I really wanted to enjoy a nice meal after a long day at the office. read more

Worst service ever. We decided to eat at this one rather than the Elyria location (do yourself a favor eat there not at this one) because we happened to be closer and didn't want to drive all the way out to Elyria. Big mistake. I never got a refill and the waitress would pop over to our table and leave before I could request anything. Food was good. And was cooked correctly so no issues with that. Manager was nice. This location has had issues since it opened. And it seems things haven't changed. read more

Everytime I come here I order the four-wheeled Mac and cheese with honey pepper chicken and everytime there is no cheese on it..I always have to ask for extra cheese and they have the nerve to charge me for it...very frustrated...might just stop going all together.. read more

I was dissatisfied with this particular Applebee's, the food was terrible, however the waiter we had was very nice and helpful.

If I could give them more stars I would. It's affordable, delicious, and the wait staff from the hostess, to the busboys, waitresses and manager are very attentive and make sure things get done right. This is one place we visit on a regular basis. I have never had a bad meal or dining experience here. Amazing! and when we do decide to share a dessert, their blondie brownie and ice cream......YUM! read more

$72 of garbage should of went to Wendy's so mad.. Never again!! Lime chicken barely cooked. Kids Mac: kid did not like. Boneless chicken could of been cook longer.. Nachos with stew meat PU. steak .. Margarita limed up no punch.. read more

Not a good Applebee's at all. My food is never right and always has to be sent back. Don't order a burger as it will be overcooked. The waitresses are simply annoying and incompetent to get orders right. I wish this was good as it is right down the street. read more

I have to say a while back this place wasn't that great however I have been here multiple times recently in 2017 and 2018 and this place has improved tremendously I think they're under new management. The staff is always welcoming and quick. The beers and nice and cold in for a good price they also have some new entrées worth trying I highly recommend the stuffed rigatoni is really good. read more

My friend and I waited for a hostess to come and seat us for 5 minutes and there was no one but us waiting to be seated then when we finally got seated no one came to our table and we waited for 15 minutes and we just got up and left. The employees are also rude. read more

worst service i've had in a long while. we waited for 30 minutes for them to start bringing us food and they kept forgetting parts of our order and had to have the kitchen remake it. we asked two different people four times before finally getting sliverware and by then the food was cold. our waitress brought out our checks and had them all wrong, double charging for items and then blaming us for the issue. manager was right there watching the whole situation not doing anything besides staring. read more

I eat at Applebee's a lot. I am so hooked on their Queso burger and the fries. I love love it because you can go there anytime you want and get great service! And the beer is coldest in town!!! And there's nothing like a queso burger and their fries!! I give it a plus! thanks Applebees read more