Applebees was pretty good tonight. Maybe it's because it's 2024 and a resolution of theirs LOL. The whole crew was showing off. I don't usually post about fast food/chain restaurants but the food and service was A+. They were showing off tonight! My Blueberry lemon drop was perfect, very good. Our bartender, Isaiah was polite and always provides the best service. He was very attentive. Food was delicious. I had one small issue with my bacon cheeseburger. The manager Brad fixed it right away with no attitude. It was the best service in a long time. read more

From the time we entered the restaurant, the door attendant was nowhere to be seen to see us. Then when she showed up, there was no greeting at all no, where would you like to sit because the entire place was empty except for four people at the bar. we get to that table and the waitress couldn't remember not to put any ice in the drinks. And it took us five to maybe seven minutes to get our silverware after reminding the waitress. read more

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We liked Denise for our waitress! She was everything a waitress should be. The food was good. We especially liked the spinach artichoke dip. Didn't care for the music. Too loud. That's the only reason I give it four stars. The manager was friendly. read more

absolutely the WORST service in all of Delaware. literally took over 2 hours to get our meal. ordered drinks from the bar that took over 30 min to come to the table. ridiculous and never again. going to Chili's. read more

The service was terrible. We were seated and waited 10+ minutes until we finally decided to get up and leave after no one came to our table to ask us for our drink orders or anything. I'm not one to leave reviews but I had to after this horrible experience. This has never happened to me in my 30+ years of going to restaurants. read more

Applebees was our choice last night for dinner because we had Christmas bonus gift cards and we wanted to watch the game. Please note: we were told that we could only use one $10 bonus card per order. We sat at the bar and the bartender (Lizzie) was wonderful. She was very polite and her customer service skills were outstanding. The issue that I had was not with Lizzie but the kitchen. I ordered the Quesadilla Burger and it was not cooked properly. The first time it came out, the cheese was not melted. Lizzie graciously returned it to the kitchen. They must have put the burger in the microwave too long because when they brought it back, the cheese was melted, but the lettuce was wilted, and the bread was hard as a brick. I only could eat the meat. Lizzie was so apologetic but I assured her that it was not her fault. It's unfortunate when you get an excellent bartender/ waiter and the kitchen messes it up. Lizzie had her manager comp the burger and I was grateful. My friend ordered the ribs and she enjoyed them. If I could give Lizzie five (5) stars I would because her service was terrific. However, the food was a disappointment, which deserved two (2) starts. read more

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Mike was my server. He has a great attitude and answered all the questions I had about a specialty item. Which helped me decide on ordering it (not my normal choice). It ended up being exactly as he described. Made sure I had everything I needed. I would definitely come back again and request him to be my server again. Hard to find places, servers still have great attitude and don't give off the feeling they hate their job, as soon as they walk away. read more

Ordered yesterday. This was ordered medium rare. I got beef jerky. Couldn't even cut it with a knife. read more

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It's almost silly how many times I've been to this Applebee's. It's definitely one of their more pulled together locations and the people that you meet there are always fabulous. The down side about this place is that their incredibly stingy with their drinks. They're supposed to serve full shots in each of their dollar drinks but the bartenders here only pour the shots about half way. While I can't complain about this location too much, I will say that stronger drinks and a better atmosphere can be found at the Applebee's in New Castle. read more

Gave this Applebees one more try. This time had it delivered because it was just one of those days. Just ordered a simple sampler for myself & my husband. Asked for no pico on the quesadillas (I am allergic to tomatoes) it's like the ticket said 86 Pico & they thought that meant EXTRA PICO?!?!? Then to top it off the mozzarella sticks were still frozenAs someone who worked MANY years in the food industry & even worked for Applebees I know the food is to be checked by the cook & also the to go person. This is not the case here or with many other reviews here. Called & the manager just says "well you can bring it back" ma'am I ordered delivery for a reason. I think this place needs to have a retraining meeting or something. read more

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I ordered dinner and 1/2 of my order was missing. I informed the manager that half my order was missing and I paid for it and I showed her the receipt. She said someone must have taken the food out of the bag. I said the bag was tied in a knot when I got it. She said it wasn't her problem. I said how is it not your problem? Then she said I am not going to argue with you. Who treats customers that way? I buy from there often. Never ever ever buy food from this place. Clearly the staff does not give a crap. read more

Typical Applebbe's. Met all standards for the company. Food was fine and dessert was good too. We sata t the bar and the bartender was great. Food came out quickly and was prepared correctly. read more

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We ordered Togo at Applebee's at Suburban Plaza Newark,DE for food for our son's birthday since he loves their burgers. When we reached home and he was about to eat his treat he was so disappointed. We did not get what we ordered. The whiskey burger did not have onion rings as advertised. The buns are all soggy, oily and wet and buns were both under the meat. The shrimp and chicken are also just soggy.Fries are barely half of the container full. Meat was pink Even though we said no pink. We ordered this combo at a different Applebee's and it is not this bad. Really just sad that this happened today of all days. read more

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Stopped in to pick up my To-go order and sat at the bar for 10 minutes before someone came and asked me if I needed help. the whole staff was sitting on the other side and nobody moved. read more

I have been a big fan of Applebee's in the past. However, I might never go bacK after this evening. My wife, son and I stopped in for dinner after a movie this evening. Our wait was too long even though there were multiple empty tables that had not been bussed due to an apparent lack of staff. Service was also very very slow. Our server was nice but we could hear her apologizing to every table in her section. My chicken parm was also really poor. In fact, the edges were full on rubbery. And, finally, The men's room was an absolute urine smelling mess, including a totally missing stand up urinal! read more

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Absolutely awful from the second we walk in. 3 young girls sitting in the corner talking as we walk in, they just look up and stare at us. No "we will be with you in a second" or "sit where you'd like", nothing besides a blank stare. I had to ask if we seat ourselves or what. So we get seated and after waiting 10 minutes for someone to come over we get up and leave. The 3 girls never got up to do anything the entire time we were there. Must have been busy with the 2 tables in there. 0/5 stars if I could. read more

Hadn't been there in 20 years. Was more or less the same. Server was attentive, prices reasonable, service was pretty quick. Not a gourmet meal but not bad either. Food tasted good and was made well. No issues. read more

Bad service @ Suburban Plaza Applebees Upon entering at 11a.m., the host was leaned over the podium playing with cell phone. He mumbled while talking & could not understand him. Service is bad! * observed 3 customers, 2 just before me & me. No more than 5 * Waiter takes order, 2nd person brought the food. Where was waiter with only 3 - 5 people in entire bldg * Waiter never leaned over host table for a long period of time, playing with cell phone. * waiter argues with customer * The management & GM argue with customer, constantly interrupting conversation. A 2 is generous, Do Not go to this Applebees read more

I ordered $70.14 worth of food from Applebee's at Suburban plaza Newark DE at 2000(8 pm) 5/14/2021. Went home to find out that the fried onions on the $21.99 steak were raw and cold. Then found that the double crunch shrimp ( 5) I ordered was missing . Called and told them what was missing and asked for the fried onions and went back and waited 15 minutes and gathered the remaining of the order and traveled back home again . Awaited for my family to come home and we started eating at approximately 2200 (10 pm) . I began to first eat the shrimp which at first I thought my taste buds were off and spit it out, then had my husband eat one and he had the same reaction, we took apart the breading from the shrimp and they were RAW!!! Then bit into the ribeye steak and something was choking me as I was pulling out this Long White string that was wrapped around the steak and the onions. OMG , SO GROSSED out ! I called and spoke to an African American woman who said she was the manager , who I ordered my initial food with, then returned to get the remaining of the order with her and now this time I informed her of the above and she said " since you paid cash, we can't give you cash back , we can give you another steak or something for a later date but can't give you your money back " I snap shot the wrapped around stringed steak and raw shrimp and told her it was my first time ordering from Applebee's and the last and that if I didn't get the money back , I would call the FDA, she was nice enough to HANG UP and when I called back to get the complete spelling of her name and the girl who was giving it to me, then hung up on me also. There wasn't any cursing, raised voices, just discontent and this is how I was treated . The state of Delaware does not like restaurants that serve undercooked , raw fish and foreign objects in food .Having worked for the FDA, I have no problem getting in touch with them as they are available 24 /7 in case any Morons do not know this and by hanging up not once but twice on me, you basically have allowed this to be advertised to be an outrageous situation which you had full control of. And if you think this is bad, my daughter decided to travel Back to AppleBee's with the floss like material and raw shrimp and the so called Manager was Intoxicated and the bar tender told my daughter there was something wrong with her. . My daughter was given the $22 back for the steak at 2325 (11:25 pm ) . Dinner started at 2000 and a bowl of trix was determined to be the best nutrition for the evening . So, hopefully this will find its way to the owner of this Applebee's so he can fix the problems that did not have to be . Thank you for Reading and Be Safe ! read more

I thoroughly enjoy this Applebee's, I have received exceptional service from Cody (Codeman) and Javar. They both always have great customer service and always serve with a smile! :) read more

Good food great service enjoyable atmosphere. Only complaint is that the food didn't match what was in the picture, if I was given what's in the picture on the menu I would say it was worth the money but the sandwich that I got was kind of rinky dinky and I could have just made it at home for under $5 but I guess it's something that is common throughout the food industry though. read more

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We didn't have to wait, the hostess and waiter were friendly and prompt. The salad came out fresh and food was good my only complaint is that they put an unwrapped plastic straw in every drink without even asking if you want it. This is total disregard for our sea life suffering in plastic filled seas. Come on Applebee's get on board. read more

This place is a modern American gothic story. I drive past this Applebee's often. At night, the parking lot lights blaze merrily by the ACME, the Walgreens, and even the M&T Bank, which closed well before sunset. By 9:30 pm, the lot is deserted, as many of the businesses are closed or closing. The five parking lot lights by the Applebee's, the only business still attempting to snare customers, are off completely. It's black as pitch in the parking lot. A giant specter of a spider might loom above us and we'd never know as we carefully emerge from the car and walk into this failing hallmark of suburbia. No one is there to greet us. Three people are wearing black and sitting, side by side, in the booth closest to the door. We make eye contact. Perhaps these are the servers we seek? Perhaps not. They seem disinterested in talking to us. It seems, given the absence of a greeter, disinterest is a requirement for employment. I can't decide whether to speak to them or not. We ultimately decide to stare down at the old, defeated carpet. Time stretches long into the void. We mention the creeping darkness beyond the door to our eventual disinterested server. Oh, really?, she says. That's so weird. I'll mention it to the manager. But it's always, always that way in the parking lot. I'm afraid to wonder why no one who works here has ever noticed. Is it possible that they're trapped in a dystopian nightmare of their own creation? Locked, forever, in the abyss of $1 Long Island Ice Teas and Fiesta Lime Chicken? Also, they didn't tell us they were out of riblets until 30 minutes after we ordered. read more

All I have to say is absolutely horrible service. I am never one to leave reviews when I have a bad experience, but this restaurant was just a different level from the moment we walked in the door with 15 people standing up front and no one upfront to help customers. Waited 35-45 mins for a "10 minute wait" to be seated to then wait another 20 mins just to even see a server. I went out to eat with my family. I ordered 2 appetizers plus a meal while they order two salads and meals. In the time that I got my appetizers everyone else was finished eating there meals. The server then proceeded to tell us that she could take half off the bill for the inconvenience, we got the bill and 10% was taken off. I have never experienced worse costumer and restaurant service then I did today. This place needs all staff retaught what customer service is and how to correctly go about restaurant issues. read more

2 stars for the fact that we had to leave a bar table to go sit at the bar in order to get service! The greeter the door was very nice (didn't catch her name.) She sat us in the bar area at per our request. We use to sit in this area & always had great service, however tonight we got NO SERVICE!! Just like another review I read, we saw several servers or employees standing around and chatting, yet we were never greeted at our table or asked what we wanted to drink. This went on for about 10 minutes, before I couldn't stand it any longer!! I was hungry & thirsty meanwhile a young server with long light colored braids in her hair sat and chatted with a young handsome guy (customer)at the bar! It was very OBVIOUS that she was EXTRA interested in him and could careless about other customers who had been seated! So, due to being tired of watching this go on while paying customers waited, we got up & moved to the bar. Upon sitting down I told Kasey D: "we moved here, because we got no service sitting over there!" He was all smiles and very polite when he stated "well that's great, I'm glad to have you!" I think he missed my point! I was very annoyed that I had to move to get service! I was at least expecting an apology and maybe even a statement like "I'm not sure what happened, but I'll take good care of you now!" Anyway, after receiving us Kasey D was very nice polite and provided very good service. It's just very unfortunate that the table service at my favorite place has gone down hill!! If this keeps up I'll be picking a new favorite place! read more

Have to say the food was not as good this time. Several orders came out wrong one was a total different order which came out last and way after the rest of the party was served read more

Green spot on plate for appetizer, steak was tough didnt seem like it was cooked with love. Pretzel was subpar and did not hit the spot. There was no sweet tea, everything but sweet. read more

Convenient Applebee's right down the road from my apartment. I have been here about four times and usually had a good experience. The food is always good. I can recall one time where it took about 20 minutes for a waiter to approach our table. We didn't even have water yet. That was a bit frustrating since there were 4 waiters hanging out by the bar area. But I always like half off appetizers at Applesbees so I can look past that poor experience. read more

Applebee's by far, most of the time, the worst restaurant chain in America. This particular one beats the rest hands down. I called in an order 20 minutes before I arrived and waited another 10 minutes. It was 4:00 on a Sunday afternoon barely any tables in the restaurant and when I made mention to the manager she gave me an attitude She is the short chubby Caucasian female manager. She has a very bad attitude and she needs to take Hospitality courses. If she doesn't like dealing with the public then perhaps she should find another job because this is overwhelming for her??? Own the experience good or bad is my advice to you read more

Worst Restaurant in Newark. There is a male server who has single pigtail on the top of his head, don't know his name because he never introduced himself. I guarantee that you couldn't be a worst server if you tried. Last night we sat for almost 45 and didn't receive dinner. They brought out the fajita setups and they sat on the table for over 15 and we never saw any food. Spoke to the manager and we were gonna pay for the drinks before we left and she said and I quote " Don't worry about them, you guys can go" Never tried to keep us there or fix the problem. Needless to say we will never go back! I wouldn't give them 1 star but can't post review without it! read more

never fucking order carside to go with them. I've repeatedly waited 30 + min just for them just to bring food to my fucking car. i've gone multiple times having to remind them myself and they forget the order every time. my dumbass gave them bitches 4 chances on this and every time it's awful. helen keller could do a better job and miss girl was blind and deaf. do ur self a favor and don't order from them. read more

Waited 20 minutes to get drinks. Another hour for the food. Server didn't offer to refill our drinks until after we paid the bill. Wont be coming back read more

Take out was not great at all. Food was very heavily salted and I couldn't force myself to eat it.

I came here a few days ago withy family. Server was nice and so was the atmosphere. All our food came out okay and my children were happy. I absolutely love the white queso with the taco meat in side with the tortilla chips on the side. A must try. Other than that...this Applebee's is a nice place to be. read more

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After the manager said that they were super busy, I counted numerous empty tables. I also watched a few tables walk out because no waitstaff approached their table to greet them and take a drink order. The time was 3:50pm on a Sunday. At our table, we waited 15 minutes before anyone came to our table. Finally food arrived after a 35 minute wait in an empty restaurant. Nothing unusual was ordered...three covers of baby back ribs. With numerous choices in the Newark Delaware area, we won't be back. read more

I have very low expectations of Applebee's but I was amazed at how bad the food and drinks could taste - straight from the microwave I assume. Handcrafted cocktails, from a can. The service got the 2 stars. read more

This review is for the management and owner of the Applebee's, not the food or staff. My husband, baby & I visited on 12/3 around 12:30pm for lunch. We enjoyed our server, and our meal. We had no issues with anyone, or the restaurant at any time. We left the restaurant around 1-1:15. While driving my husband noticed a note on our windshield. It was an extremely nasty note directed towards me because I am white, my husband is black. An act of racism, it was beyond ignorant. We were mind blown. I called the restaurant and spoke with the manager, (Andrew) who was very apologetic. I asked him if he was able to review the cameras and see who left this disgusting note. He said yes, took my information and said he'd call me back or email me the camera footage. In the mean time I filed a report with the non emergency line. I only wanted to find out who left this note so that they could be told not to do it to someone else. I was never looking for anything more then that. I spoke with an officer who stated she would go down to the restaurant and review the tapes. Now I understand officers are busy, and I don't think she ever went. Which is fine, however when I called that evening to see if Andrew reviewed the footage he stated their cameras were messed up and he reported it to IT. which immediately made me think that it was now a staff member who left this note on my car and he was covering for them! I contacted corporate and put in a complaint. The next day, frank the owner reached out. Basically said sorry, if the cops want to look at cameras that's fine but there's nothing we can do. WHY COULDNT YOU REVIEW CAMERAS AND SEE IF ANYTHING WAS ON THEM BEFORE I WASTED ANYONES TIME? All I wanted was someone to say, yes we seen who it was on the camera. I'm extremely frustrated that weeks later I have heard nothing. My husband and I were extremely hurt from this note. We only wanted this person confronted so maybe they wouldn't do it again and hurt someone else. Beware when eating at this restaurant, they obviously don't care that their customers spend their money there, but when they have a camera request they're either too lazy or covering their own staff. Someone in the establishment is shady and racist.. and will leave a note on your car insulting your family. read more

This restaurant has a server who does not ID at all. We have been in here multiple times and my daughter has ordered drinks without alcohol and we've not had a problem until tonight! We have notified the manager but he seemed to of blown this off so be aware read more

I went to this Applebees with my mother at 5:30pm tonight. The restaurant was mostly empty, so maybe 25% capacity. I asked for fries instead of the garlic mashed potatoes with my order. It took them 20-25 minutes to bring the food out and when she did, no fries, just garlic mashed potatoes and my entree. I didn't want to wait another 15 minutes for fries, so I just ate the mashed potatoes. About a minute later, the waitress brought some more napkins and asked how it was, which is pretty normal, but then she ghosted us for at least 30 minutes. I saw her across the room, facing our direction, but talking to someone for about ten minutes. They have the electronic box thing on the table that you can play games and pay your bill with, so I tried to pay the bill with it, but the server has to finalize your bill for it to show up on the unit. So I hit the "Call Server" button it and a red light started blinking on the unit. It blinked for 10 minutes, but didn't matter, no one came. There were three employees standing 8 feet behind me at the hostess station, but none moved a muscle. I finally had to ask one of them for our check and she went and told the waitress, who then talked for a few more minutes with her friend and then came over to ask if we would like our check. We said yes, and she went and printed it and then finally brought it over. Fortunately I had cash, so I didn't have to wait for her to get lost running my card. So I left enough money to pay the bill and about a 10-12% tip (only because the cook did his job, albeit slowly) and we left. When we left, there were still three employees standing at the hostess station right by the door and none said "Have a good night" or anything. My mother also uses a walker, so you'd think one of the three would at least offer to open the door, but nope. We will not go back. read more

Needs alot of improvements in the food and waitress department I wonder why some restaurants are even still open