We were there around 9PM on a Tuesday night, so they weren't real busy. Amy was our server and she was excellent. Amy knew the menu extensively and was very attentive. We ordered some appetizers due to them being 1/2 price after 9PM. We ordered Mozzarella sticks and waffle fries, which weren't too bad. The 3 of us in the party ordered ribeye steaks. The order was put in wrong on one of the steaks, but we did have to send all 3 back due to them not being cooked to our request. We ordered 2 medium well and 1 well done. The second time the medium well ones were cooked perfect, but the well done had to be sent back a 3rd time. The manager cooked them himself from the beginning and was really nice about everything. It would have been nice if we could have been compensated some off the bill for our inconvenience and time, but we were not. We didn't leave until nearly 11:30, so about 2.5 hours there. From what I seen the place did look well kept up and clean, but we never used the restroom while we were there either. We only walked in and immediately sat at the nearest table, so I didn't see much of the place. So all in all, the service was good and food wasn't too bad. I did leave a good sized tip even though the mishaps happened with the wrong order being put in because nobody is perfect! read more

The service was horrible. The food was ok. But could of been better. Dri is was watered down. Went in and it took about 20 minutes before a waiter even came to our table for drinks. Now mind you there was only maybe 5 only customers in the restaurant. Then he finally made it over. Took the drink and food order. Another 20 minutes still waiting on drinks. They were sitting on the bar we could see them but he was setting on a computer. Finally he brings them over. Then he brings the salads that was setting by the drinks. We asked what was going on he said he was working a double shift. But with only a few people there was no excuse. Then made a order to go. And when we got ready to leave had to ask for it. Again he was at the computer. He oh sorry I forgot. Yep we complained to the manager she was told this was coming. read more

The server was ok. The food was questionable. I ordered steak with shrimp, sides were mashed potatoes and green beans and an additional Ceaser salad. The salad was cold served in a warm bowl therefore the salad didn't stay cold very long. The green beans were overcooked and mushy. The mashed potato was barely warm. I told the server and she apologized. The manager didn't visit my table. I paid full price for the dinner I could not eat. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Ottumwa, Iowa

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The environment was good and the food was also good. They didn't milk at the moment so I couldn't drink what i wanted so that was kinda sad but the food didn't take too long to come to us so that was good read more

Good food actually took my orders right not many places do due to my food intolerance.... Would highly recommend....

A couple of weeks ago I ate at an Applebees in West Palm Beach and had a bed experience. If you like you can read my last review and you'll understand. So I'm in Iowa and before I check into my hotel I decide to eat. It's a little late and I spot this Applebees. Should I or shouldn't I. Well everyone one deserves a second chance. I'm seated right away and a waitress and trainee show up immediately. I place my order, and I'm trying the Bourbon Steak, mostly as a test. Now the fun, and entertainment starts. I'm seated in a booth behind a couple of sort of older people who are discussing Miley Cirus and her sexuality. Between this discussion and the Winter Olympics on a big screen TV. I'm enjoying this, but then the tide changes. The conversation turns to Brittany Spears. Now I'm no longer enjoying this. There's no reason to bring up Brittany and bash her. Leave her alone. If you want to bash Brittany, I'm coming for you. Ok, let's discuss this food. My meal comes and I have to turn off the conversation around me. Steak is cooked just the way I like it, medium heat. Garlic mashed potatoes, on point. Applebees has redeemed themselves for me. I may not be back to this one but they're all over the country so you'll see me in one of them If you see me, don't bash Brittany unless you're ready for a throw down. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Late Dinner - American Near Me - Ottumwa, Iowa

A lot needs done there workers are more busy talking about their personal lives and talking shit about each other than their jobs and too worried to get home before even working than to work for the money only ones that should even be given a round of applause is that poor kitchen staff and the host Halle as well as morning staff waiters night shift needs work as well as management best managers is Vince and Robert a lot needs done there. I know the kitchen does exactly what their computer screens say their food comes out exactly what is supposed to be according to wait the servers put in half the time it sits up in the windows while the waiters talk and hit their vapes! Worst place ever! Always have to deep clean right before inspection to 0/5 read more

4:45 on a Saturday Place isn't even that busy Multiple parties waiting Waitress says it is a shift change and she has been there since 10- wow 7 hours? She was sorting menus? Left and will not be back Why is this AB so damn bad?!?!?! read more

Ordered food, got our appetizer and it was partially wrong. Then was given the bill and didn't get our entrees. Entrees wasn't even on the bill. Told the hostess and our waitress explained she lost our ticket, but she didn't bother to tell us to reorder our food. Ended up spending an hour and a half there, when it wasn't even busy. Never was asked for a compensation either. 0/5 stars isn't an option otherwise that is what I would give it. read more

Two hamburgers were ordered fist one came out 1/2 hour before second one. grilled vegetables cold second burger was still raw in the middle. Manager threw a fit when we complained. Recommend running in another direction read more

The place wasn't too full and didn't appear to be too busy but service was slow. They took our drink orders right away then took close to 10 minutes to bring out 7 glasses of water. Once those were delivered it was at least another 10 until they took our order, we were ready when they brought the waters. When we finally got some of our food the appetizers came out with none of the small plates which resulted in us having to squirt ketchup on napkins and eat off them so we could share the one order of onion rings around the table. The onion rings tasted like old grease and it was obvious their friers needed an oil change. After what was close to an hour after arriving the rest of the food came out. I cut my hamburger in half to make it easier to eat and was surprised to see that it was far more than just a little pink. The picture doesn't do it justice, a big chunk of raw meat fell out of it as I picked it up. The real kicker was that the bacon in it was burnt to a crisp. It was black and hard. They took it back and eventually brought out a burger that was cooked better about the time everyone else at the table was done. Even then they were unable to bring the fresh fries back out until I was already done eating the hamburger. When it wasn't raw it was still not something I would order again. When the fries came out they had the same burnt taste that all the other fried food that was ordered around the table had. As we were sitting there one of us made the mistake of looking up. This spot was right above my head! The air vents in there looked just as bad and the whole ceiling looked beyond a little dingy. We won't make the mistake of eating there again! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Hamburger with "a little pink". - American Near Me - Ottumwa, Iowa

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They put their sweet asian chili (very spicy) sauce on a child's burger i had ordered

I love going here great food and service!!I recommend going here love getting takeout! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Ottumwa, Iowa

Worst Applebees ever. Food was cold not just mine The table next to me walked out after receiving their cold food. Sad......

This has got to be one of the worst ones I have been too. People leaving their tables walking to the bar to ask for drink refills. Staff making their own drinks off the clock sitting at the bar drinking. No customer service whatsoever. Bartender left the bar sitting ar table with a co worker while ignoring people. They need some serious management . read more

Made a table reservation for 2, arrived 15 min early and no wait staff made eye contact or effort to acknowledge my presence. Got to my table & it was sticky in spots. The waitress took our order & returned with our drinks...I got his....he got mine. Our food came & it had burned cheese on it... blackened cheese. Also , the bottom of my plate was dirty. I was not impressed with any part of this experience and will not be returning to the Ottumwa restaurant. I'd give it a Zero if I could read more

So, I am here visiting as my boyfriend was relocated for work. They are busy, which is great, but the food was horrible. My salmon over cooked and potatoes cold. Then I decided to have a beer and that was literally the only thing consumable. I thought they can't screw up cheese sticks right... wrong. I barely finished ordering them when some old ass app shows up. Plate hot, sticks cold. Then the marinara has got a film on it. Clearly signifying that they have been sitting there for awhile. They take those same sticks put in the fryer for a second and send them back out. They are cold in the middle and I break it open and showed them. They then took the same sticks that I now touched and put them in the fryer AGAIN, and try to serve them. I'm just astonished at the level of laziness. I left hungry, because it was literally unreal and grossed me out. Food poisoning is probably their specialty... read more

Service was nice. Burger that I always get was undercooked and tasteless. Do not recommend anytime soon.

Applebee's has a good mix of standard American fare as well as some other treats from around the world. I normally love ribs, but the ribs at this Applebee's are rather dry and tasteless with little meat. This place stays busy most of the time, but the staff has always been friendly whenever we've visited. If you're going near a weekend evening, expect a wait time of around 30 minutes as average. That seems like a small amount in general, but for Ottumwa it is quite long. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Ottumwa, Iowa

Multiple staff members complained that it was busy and manager ran around like chicken with head cut off. The restaurant was less than 30% full. I sat at the bar for over an hour and she was behind for the bar for about 10 minutes. Very poorly run. I ordered a steak, medium and it came out inconsistently cooked and mostly raw. read more

It's ok.... food wise! The service was excellent I just don't feel like the quality of food is a 5 read more

we had a steak and burger that was still mooing, someone else we were with has to wait over an hour for their food. and my cherry pepsi taste like ass. we are still waiting for our mf food. read more

We've tried this place 4 times in the last year since we moved here. Not one single good experience. This time our wait-person acted like it was physically painful to even smile at us. Then it took forever to get our drinks. Then the burgers came out without fries because they were making a new batch. It took the fries so long that we nearly had eaten all our burgers, so then we weren't really interested in the fries. Our waitperson didn't offer one time to fill our drinks. We tried this place four different times. We won't be back a fifth time. read more

Woah, dude. I'm not normally a huge fan of such a this type of establishment but one DOES require nourishment at the end of a long day. Service: Woah, dude. Terrible. Food: you already know... Drinks: got a free drink at the bar from the waitress. +1 star If you have pissed off your God, and end up in this part of the universe - pray that it's your last time. If you are in need of food, go elsewhere! read more

We had a great experience tonight for a family birthday dinner. Thought we were going to be a group of 6 but it became 7 and they were good about putting two tables together for us. Food was good and our server, David, was very attentive and cheerful. read more

I was not happy with my experience at Applebee's tonight. Took forever to get our food. When it did come it was cold and over-cooked. Steak was like shoe leather. order it medium it come out well done. The only thing that was good were the appetizers. Very nice server. the issues were not her fault. Gave them one star because it was the lowest I could chose. Hope they get their kitchen staff on the ball. At this point not sure I will go back. read more

Applebee's offers what you expect, a pretty consistent product. Service can vary with staff, but I find it generally good here. Tonight I was seated promptly and had a great server, Sabrina. While I haven't tried the new wood fired menu, the burgers are good and the apps are a consistently good choice. And if you come in for a late night snack, check out the 1/2 price apps after 9 PM. A good deal, and most apps qualify--combos, for example, do not. If you like the Applebee's brand, I don't think this spot will disappoint you. My experience has been good. read more

I have never had such bad continuous service. I have ordered to go twice now and was placed on hold for almost ten minutes both time. They are not friendly and my food always comes out wrong. read more

I took my wife and elderly mom to eat here. We're not from this area but have eaten at Applebee's in our community before and the food and service have always been good. The restaurant is a little run down but that didn't dissuade us. We didn't mind waiting a few minutes even though they weren't that busy because we know the situation restaurant's are having hiring and keeping employees. Our appetizer was an artichoke dip with chips and the dip was cold and disgusting. We had it sent back to be served properly and it was returned to us extremely hot after being thrown in a microwave. I ordered a sweet and sour chicken sandwich and the picture on the menu makes it appear to be a very thick piece of breast meat. What I got was something that resembled a fried tenderloin with Korean sauce drizzled over it. My mother had their fish and chips and the breading on the fish was extremely greasy with a funny taste. My wife had a salad and she didn't think it was anything special. We spent $70 for a lunch that wasn't worth $20. We'd have been better off going to Wendy's, KFC or Chic Fil A. Unfortunately this restaurant has ruined it for us and I highly doubt we'll ever return to Applebee's. read more

I got the tender platter and the fries was mushy and way over seasoned and the tenders was greasy. The best part of the meal was the coleslaw. Apple Bee's has gone down hill into a shit show. Come on Matt Jones.... At least the bartender was nice. ( Rumley ) read more

We thought we'd try the carryout and ordered the full rack of baby back ribs. The food was brought out to the car on time. But what a disappointment the ribs were. So very dry and tasteless. The 4 Cheese and MAC side was lacking sauce so it was dry and flavorless. We felt like we wasted our money and won't be trying again. read more

Places I love to get Inventive Alcoholic Drinks and eat good food. Burgers are their specialty and the make some good Appetizers too. Good place to unwind after a hard days work. read more

It took about 10-15 min before the waiter even acknowledged that we were there. The rib tips didn't taste like anything but the sauce they were smothered in. I wasn't a fan. Only redeeming quality was that my boyfriend liked the steak salad. read more

Cooks are great, food is amazing, great environment smells great, looks amazing and the hosts are 100% the best ever especially Destiny.

Messed up my steak and mom food was cold. Cute girl server was good. When i told them that my steak was not medium and that it was rare...... It cam back microwaved and just covered up with sauce. Did remove the steak charge....but still pissed me off read more

Amazing service, the employees are very friendly and I like that they engage in friendly conversation with each of their patrons. Customized service to meet everyone's desires. Cozy environment and family oriented. A+ read more

Bad service and the chicken was rubbery. If you are brave enough to give it a try, enter address directly into google maps as yelp provides the wrong directions. read more

It was the most disgusting meal I've had in a long time! I had the fajita chicken roll up that was supposed to come with chicken, lettuce, cheese. It came with 3 inches of melted shredded cheese maybe two chicken chunks and no lettuce AND it was microwaved so the shell was hard. It was so gross. We will not be going back. I wish I could give it negative stars. Over priced and disgusting! read more

As Applebee's go, this one ranks pretty low...service was OK, but ordered siraccha shrimp and it was mushy and all breading;( then ordered an "all in " burger that was sawdust dry!!!! Waaaay over cooked, horrible: ( my husbands lPhilly was awefule also!!! Won't b goin back;( read more

Are you in the mood for good food and great service? Then what the hell are you doing going to applebees?! Seriously though after two attempts the sandwiches seem okay but they can't cook a steak to save their lives. Their steaks taste like they throw them on the grill frozen because it's like chewing a tire. read more