We have been to a few Applebees in different states. Loved the place , the food, the service. Well Ocala is the worst. Food is awful. We ordered Nachos, worst ever. Chicken fajitas were just as bad. It took over two hrs for food. Will not go back. I suggest you don't even try this place..aweful. They don't even deserve one star. read more

The food was great, I loved the service from the manager. He was great and picked up the slack that his server left behind. Would loved to tip the manager but he refused the tip. Would love to be serviced by the manager again. Great experience read more

Walked in tonight and waited 10 mins for the hostess to walk over. When she did, she advised me there was a party of 15 ahead and my wait would be 15-30mins. We decided to wait as the store was not busy at all and there were plenty of tables. After 20 mins of waiting the 15 had still not been seated as well as 2 parties of 3 and my party of 2 still waiting. The hostess explained she didn't have tables as the restaurant looked pretty empty as we watched people finish their meals and leave, I'd watch the hostess clear tables. We also watched others walk in behind us and leave as they were not greeted either. This made no sense so we left and went to Outback where we we were seated within 5 mins. The restaurant was busier and way more organized. read more

What a rude welcome we got. We entered the place which had only a few customers. We sat at a high top booth in the bar area. After a wait a server came and asked if we had seen the hostess (the hostess and several other servers were in the next high top booth next to us), we said no--there was no hostess in the hostess stand. The server then made eye contact with the seated hostess and told her, "Give them menus, I guess". Needless to say we left and will not return. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. This is a late review but better late than never. Service was horrible. Ordered appetizers and food at the same time. Appetizers came an hour after waiting and before then the waiter it took 30 minutes to get us drinks. Almost another hour later I was tired of waiting for one meal (almost 2 hours total seated) so I told the waiter to give me my bill and he watched afterwards when paying on the touch screen thing at the table to see if I would tip him. Would not recommend and I never write reviews because I think it's usually petty but service was horrid. Save your money and time and go anywhere else in the area. read more

Poor service, ordered the 2 for 20.00 received drinks and salads, 45 min after that we got up and left, never got the entrees, we watched people come in, eat and leave and never got our food, we notified someone from the wait staff that we were leaving and could wait no longer, as we drove away the waitress and manager ran out after us like we were thieves, All in all a poor experience and one I will avoid having repeated by simply not eating at Applebee's again and discouraging everyone I know from eating there. read more

Well after not going for a long time ! Not going back! Food not so good, bartender still never anywhere to be found, beer expensive and not very cold. Then getting charged after happy hour prices and not being told that it is 5 minutes over time. No wonder the place is empty. Don't waste good money and time go somewhere that values your patriotism. read more

Walked in, place was basically empty. Host informed us there was a kitchen issue and it would be 20-30 minutes. Then said "she doesn't want anyone else seated until the kitchen is caught up." He told us we couldn't even be seated to order drinks. That's dumb and cost the restaurant some money. read more

Terrible service, food, quality! Waited 20 mins just to be seated than another 10 mins for the server to take drink orders. Waited 20 more for drinks from the bar. Not even a single person around to ask questions. Then are food was 40 mins from the time it was taken. No remind you in that 1-30mins she had taken drinks and food order and app order. Now I understand why I don't go there. Horrible excuse for an Applebees location. read more

Went with my wife for brunch and everything from the waiter to the food wasn't up to par. It took a while just to hey a extra fork, it took a while for our food order after delivering our drinks. The food wasn't to brag about at allll. I got the stuffed ravioli with grilled chicken. Might as well order a kids meal because the quantity was fit for a 6 year old. The automated machines did not work swipe or apple pay. I will not be coming back read more

The bartenders Tyson and Anthony make us feel like friends always so attentive and here the Bahama Mama's are the bomb!! Had the burbon chicken and shrimp, it was very good! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Yummy!! - American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Chipped glass. Cilantro in the coleslaw? Those were some of the highlights of the night. Server refused to change my coleslaw to any else, and when I asked if the french fries could be changed she looked at me like I was bothering her and said "umm I'm not sure". She didn't even bother with finding out if the sides could be substituted. She works for tips and yet she made us feel like we were bothering her by being there. Last, but definitely not least, was the god awful drum player they had. He was playing absurdly loud for a family dinner restaurant at 8 o'clock. This is the second chance I give this Applebee's. There won't be a third. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Cilantro in the coleslaw? Seriously? - American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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It's Applebee's. I'm pretty sure everyone living in the US has been to one. The food is mediocre, and the staff (no matter where in the US you are) always seem to playing out their roles as the cast of characters from the movie "Waiting." So, why would I give this place 4 precious stars? Ok - so we go to eat with our 4 year old and 14 month old. Miserable, but necessary to teach them how to behave properly. And thankfully, no one has of yet challenged our decision and made me explain to them that good parenting isn't keeping your child sequestered so as not to bother the general public, but to teach them how to interact properly with society. Lesson learned to tonight: Do not trust your 4 year old really know what he wants to eat for dinner. Without even glancing at the menu (with words and no pictures), he states without doubt, hesitation, or any ounce of wavering - that he unequivocally wants a hot dog. Score! They actually have them on the menu. Food ordered and brought to the table, 4 year old looks and sees that tragically! His little brother has been ordered and has received Mac & Cheese. The hot dog is now the most unappealing meal. Ever. After explaining that he has ordered said unappealing hot dog and we will not be ordering him anything different, he slinks to a spot between Daddy and baby, assumingly hoping to steal some Mac & Cheese while we aren't paying attention. At this moment, the manager does his forced visit (no manager visit during your meal? $10 off your next one), compliments us on an adorable baby (required courtesies even though our baby is adorable), and notices a seeming professional pouting pre-schooler. He asks what the issue is. We explain the totally I appealing hot dog story, and there's nothing wrong with the hot dog, he will live, this is a life lesson thing. The manager states he wants everyone to enjoy their dinner, even the smallest members and insists on bringing our now smiling and overjoyed and thankfully using his manners and thanking the manager son his very own Mac & Cheese. Of which, he ate it all. So, although the food is mediocre, and it's a chain, and all that jazz, we thought the manager did a great job in making sure all his customers were satisfied, even the smallest, usually ignored ones. Kudos, Mr. Manager! read more

Party of 6, got in to this Applebee's around 9:30pm on saturday. Seated at table 65, with Kaitlyn as our server. The hostess whom sat us was rude. Also spoke loudly by our table about her issues with other employees. Waitress was slow with service and inattentive with food being brought out. We received a plate with browned celery on both ends. Waitress and kitchen not catching this upset multiple people in our party. Asked for a manager, was sent some kitchen cook to talk to us. After 15 mins an actual manager makes it to our table to see how we were doing, we explained what happened and she made a horrified face and tried to bring more celery. So unhonest wait staff and absentee management is the reason we will not be returning. read more

Ew. When you walk into this Applebee's, it's just grimy. I went here with a large group (8 total) and we were lucky to get the large table - it was the only one available at 9pm on a Thursday. We came mostly for the drink specials - everything is "2 for 1". This is one thing that really annoyed me. Lots of places have 2 for 1 specials, normally around 4-7pm. Not at Applebee's. Here it's 2 for 1 24/7. Okay, that would be cool - if it was a special. But what you get instead are two huge drinks set in front of you at the same time. It's just so unenjoyable to know that you have to chug your first so your beer isn't warm by the time you start your second mug. And it's not like you actually get a discount, either. I ordered a dragonfruit mojito to start. It came out to be able $8-9 for the (unexpected) two, but I am almost certain that the syrup flavoring was pure corn syrup. And I had no idea that it was 2 for 1; I really just wanted to try one, not slog my way through two gigantic glasses of the stuff. Also, the mint leaves were not muddled; they were thrown in as an accidental garnish. And they were entirely too sweet and overloaded with ice. The food was no different. We had a sampler with fried chicken, "queso", spinach and cheese dip and salsa. I swear, this place goes out of its way to find the lowest quality cheese possible, and then adds water to it. The queso makes me nauseous just thinking about it. The fried chicken was on the same par as McDonalds, except overfried. The chips ranged in being not salty at all to extremely salty. The spinach dip was a nonevent. We did get resupplied with additional chips, though. The bathrooms could have used a good scrubbing; it was just a little bit too grimy. On the bright side, our server was nice - a guy fresh out of high school - but our drinks also went empty a few times. This place was pretty packed and I really don't understand why. I pray that our group of friends doesn't pick this place again. Ew. read more

Not happy with Applebee's. Took a while to get seated. Then when we ordered drinks, it took over 10 min to come. They were NOT busy! Food was ok. My sandwich was supposed to have bacon it DID not. Fries were not good. Server looked like a manager and Didn't wait for answer kept saying thank you. Manager did visit table & offer a discount. But I won't be returning any time soon! read more

The place was really busy for half-price appetizers. The bartender stole a $15 tip on friend who paid debit card. I had to have the manager fix this. Can't believe the bartender tried to steal $15 though. The food came out all right most of my experiences have not been great here the food usually comes out mediocre or taste like it was frozen before. But the last time I ordered chicken wings and onion rings and actually came out really good for finger food. read more

Worst food ever. I have eaten here a couple of times and never again will I subject myself to poorly prepared food and even worse service. If you wish to try, best of luck but I warned you. read more

2 stars for now.. may bump it up in the future if I remember to go again. Went on karaoke night, was so loud that I could hear it pulling into the parking lot. Host sat us right next to the stereo set. Bad idea. Complained right away and was moved to the back corner where it was still extremely loud but not as bad. Oh wait. Forgot about the group of obnoxious african american teenagers yelling and screaming and cursing behind my table. Food was tasty, I'll try to come back again when it's NOT a karaoke night and re-do the review. read more

Bad service and not a good waitress. Went there @12:45 and it was not busy Place was half empty. Took a few mins to get seated. Waitress gave us cocktail napkins then left without taking our drink orders. Came back later and took our drink order. Then came back for food order. It took so long for 4 simples orders. Appetizer came out at 1:20. Food at 1:40. Which is way too long! Everybody's food got there but mine. Mine came a few mins later and it was wrong. I asked for bbq flavored fries and got sweet potato fries. I hate sweet potato. She was very slow and seemed to be lost. She seemed to be only able to do one thing at a time. I got the triple bacon burger and there was so little sauce on the burger I could not taste it. The only reason I go there is for the beer cheese dip with pretzel. Not sure I would go back unless it was togo. read more

TERRIBLE SERVICE! Well can't say I was surprised. Way to treat your customers like they don't exist. I'm visiting my family in town and wanted to have a meal with my mom. We walked in and stood at the front for 10 minutes with not so much as an acknowledgement that we were there. In fact, one server was sitting at a table in direct view of us on FaceTime. She then took off to the back leaving us there, like I said without acknowledging us. So we decided to seat ourselves in the bar area tables. Still sitting there no one acknowledged us for another 10 minutes. We just decided to walk out and go somewhere else. I don't know what kind of management is running this establishment but they sure aren't doing a good job. Won't be going back. read more

I have ate at Applebee's a million times with friends and normally receive wonderful service and awesome burgers. Well I cannot say that for this particular Applebee's in Ocala, FL. I'm visiting from California and took my friend out for dinner. We ordered, food was brought to us. We were asked by our server if we needed anything else or sauces. I asked for Bleu Cheese dressing and told they were out. My friend ordered his burger with no mayo. He bit into it and the cooks had put mayo on it. At the end of our meal I asked for a slice of cheesecake to go. The server said they were out of cheesecake. Then proceeded to tell me they were also almost out of another item. How is a restaurant out of several things? How does all this happen to one table? One thing I know is I will never return. I spoke with Andrew the manager on duty and he just apologized and that was it. I said I need to speak to another manager because this is definitely not acceptable customer service. He said how can I make it better? Apparently according to Andrew they had cheesecake and does not know why our sever said they were out. Obviously the team of servers, cooks and managers do not communicate very well with one another. I literally had to ask Andrew to somehow compensate for our undesired experience. He did not even offer any compensation besides "I'm sorry all this happened to you". Please do not eat at this Applebee's, unless you want to experience a similar situation. read more

Disgusting! The booth smelled like a dirty dish rag, table was sticky, food was tasteless and the restroom beyond horrible!! Used to like this place!! Not anymore read more

I have been coming to this place for the last year in a half. Def a big change from good to worse. Unfortunately I ordered a huge meal for Mothers day to eat at home due to the fact that my back has been out for a week and was just looking forward to stay home with the kids. The experience I went through was horrible. To start off I purchased gift cards that come with a $10 bonus that I was not able to use. Secondly my order was not even complete. My kids had to share plates mind you these are small plates for full grown kids who were not happy at al;. Spaghetti was over cooked the steak was not well done. Brownie plate came with literally one brownie when I ordered the box to serve 6-8 people. Etc etc. I do appreciate Erica who was the cashier that night who actually came out her way for the 50.00 that the bonus cards would not cover but I do not see myself ordering from here ever again!! I rather drive an hour than go through this. read more

I had ordered the chicken Alfredo with broccoli it was very dry the only goos thing was the mango shake

I guess we got lucky. Showed up on a Sunday when all the churches are getting out, expecting horrible service and a long wait...It's Ocala...the bible belt stops at the southern tip of Marion Co., so if you're not wearing church clothes or dressed in full "horse" attire, they look at you like you turned off the wrong exit. We were sat immediately. Our waiter, Kevin, was funny, personable, in a great mood, interacted with my kids, our food came quickly, cooked perfectly...all around a perfect lunch. My 8 yr old triplets couldn't compliment the experience enough and eight year olds know everything, just ask them. read more

Worst place in Ocala to eat. Service was Terrible and when I finally received my food it was burned and was awful not the way I ordered. Stay away from this awful place. read more

This place isn't that bad. It was my first time trying it. I ordered the French onion soup and loved it. My friend and I ordered salad, that did not have the ingredients listed. When the salad came out it had a toppings that neither of us can eat. Management was really nice about it though and brought us our new salads. read more

Our visit was absolutely incredible. The food was delicious. Our server Ashley was so delightful, like part of the family. She was knowledgeable about all items, the bartender Erica made the most delicious drinks all night. Best we've had and manager Mark was a pleasure to speak with and made us feel welcome. Definitely will be back‼ read more

My wife Karen and I went on a date with another lovely couple to the local Applebee's. There was a 15 minute wait at 10:45pm. We were sat by 11pm. 10-15 minutes later we order drinks. By 11:30 we had drinks but then she decided to stop and NOT take our order because Karen had to use the facilities. Understandable right? Come back when the whole party is present. No! She comes back 5 minutes later to take our order WITHOUT Karen present. We then waited another 30-40 minutes for food at a basically empty restaurant at this point. Refills are nonexistent. We had to ask the hostess for our check. Overall our server sucked and we will most likely not be back. read more

DO NOT GO HERE. I am a server and this is the worst place I've ever been to. Took over an hour to get our alcohol, then the server explained that another server stole ours. When they brought the drinks they weren't the right ones. Sent our appetizers to a different table- even after speaking up that the food runner had the wrong table- she proceeded to give them my food!! If I could give this place 0 stars I would!!! Ruined my birthday weekend. Please do not go here. It is a waste of time and money to go to this location, management should be trained properly to handle such instances. I'm embarrassed FOR Applebee's. read more

Loud rock music and waitress said she could not turn it down! Could not here people we were with talk. Ordered drinks and beer was flat and wine was the wrong kind. We paid for drinks and left them on the table. Will never go here again. We have traveled all over the US and love eating at Applebee's, but this is the worst place to have an Applebee's name. read more

Wow! Chain restaurants normally are clean & have consistent food/service, not at this location! Upon arrival the restaurant was at 25% capacity, with 4 groups at the hostess station waiting to be greeted. As we were being dated it was apparent the restaurant was filled with dirty tables, our clean table had food debris and straw papers on it. When the food arrived it was okay, our server was pretty good. The real problem seems to be the managers lack of leadership and enforcement of proper chain standards. read more

Had dinner last night disappointed. My wife had the Fiesta lime chicken which she sent back because the chicken was not cooked. I had the steak stir fry. It was very wet as if they had not draind the rice. Not anxious to return. read more

0 stars on this review is what I would've done if aloud. I enjoy Applebees food as does my fiancée. We ordered delivery at around 9:45 PM on a Saturday because we had some friends over and were in the middle of something and couldn't get away. They all 3 ordered the Mac and Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken and me (not being overly hungry and needing a long lasting snack) order a couple things of the Beer Cheese Pretzels to snack on over the course of the night. We order through the app and Door Dash seems to be the delivery company. The food arrives and we start handing it out only to find that both my orders of BEER CHEESE pretzels are missing the key ingredient...BEER CHEESE. So I call the store to try and get what I actually paid for and the so-called "manager" was very rude telling me they aren't responsible for delivery and he couldn't do anything but refund my order instead of just getting me the cheese. This man hung up on me, a customer trying to resolve an error that THEY are responsible for. Terrible service and terrible customer support. I 10/10 recommend a different establishment here in Ocala, don't waste your time with this place because all you'll get is wasted time and lousy service! read more

Poor service from the start as I was sat down but this time, I had company. It was a brother & brother stake out for him and myself and which we wish for this memory to disappeared from existence. From, which we sit, we were served our drinks at a moderate paste, but without even saying what we wanted as an appetizer, "our server" (I don't know; she left quickly) came rushing by took it and left in a zip. Our drinks came few minutes later, as we placed our order, we had to continuous deal with a rude group of customers on our left/right side with their lighten issue. Our appetizer compared to our Entrée was both unsatisfactory like our drinks - given and rush like a zip. My brother was completed unsatisfied with his experience and food. Even to mention that I wish you were better (it has been in our past experience we have dined here) - . My meal was on the okay side, but my coleslaw look dead that is wanted to be put out of its misery. You guys have done better before, but tonight was not the night. Thumbs Down:(. read more

Just had a great supper at this Applebees! Everything was just as we ordered it. Our server Alicia was attentive and helpful. Good food, great service! Just what I wanted when I wanted it. We know we can always count on Applebees for a great dining experience. read more

Honestly it has been a long time since we were here last. And guess it will be a long time again. Mediocre food and mediocre service. Ordered the two entrees for $20. Neither were very good. The Fiesta Lime Chicken was pretty bland and the sauce on the Three-Cheese Chicken Cavatappi was watery. This menu choice included an appetizer to share. But apparently here it doesn't include napkins which are useful with finger foods. Had to ask for them and a long wait. Lastly their House Margarita at almost $8 is grossly over priced. read more

Came here to enjoy dinner with my wife after a night out and wow the bar service sucKed.. we ordered 2 shark tanks and it took over 20 Minutes because the bartender was to busy sitting and chatting and being a freind to tables instead of a gOod employee ( bar tender) Besides that the server with dreads was great, Sarah is the bar tender and would not recommend her to be a bartEnder anywhere. read more

The only reason i gave the Ocala restaurant one star is there is no stars for the absolute worst experience at an Applebee's. Always been a fan of Applebee's. Food was disgusting . Burnt ribs. My 2nd steak still was over cooked. Our bill was delivered with no compensation. Then manager said we did not have final bill delivered to the table. Two crooked managers did not care and just walked away. The only good thing about our dinner was the waiter was attentive and the wine was good. Thank God they only had to pour wine out of the bottle. Will never go into Ocala Applebee's again. read more