I went in with a large group of 9, we had a great experience, Jessica was a wonderful and funny hostess, and Donna was an incredibly efficient and patient waitress. We went in for Appetizers and they were incredible! read more

Service was fast and the waiter was extremely kind made sure everything was correct the food was great the Whole Lotta Bacon Burger is one of my favorite things on the menu but I will say it's got a little more spice than they warn you lol but over all its definitely my favorite burger there the basket fries are crunchy and perfect and can go with any dipping sauce you prefer the Ultimate Tri was wonderful as well the wings at Applebees are always good wifey loves the little chicken tacos and the Fried Pickle Fries are interesting but good they are different then the little round ones most places serve but they are definitely good Applebees will always be a American Staple! Love this location it's convenient and around other shopping stops and if you go there during a heavy winter storm there is usually only plow drivers there very quiet! read more

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the past 3 times I have been to Applebee's they have been out of both wines that we drink, once on a Friday and they don't get the deliveries till tuesdays so we were told, it is to bad we really enjoy the apps. you would think the manager would make sure that they have plenty wine knowing this isnt the first time this has happened. read more

Ordered take out, cheeseburgers were greasy, bun was soaked and the fries were extremely salty, threw in trash, dont think will be ordering from there again read more

I've eaten at this location a handful of times over the past three or four years, but our most recent visit a week or so ago was definitely the standout so far. We both had the bacon cheeseburger, fries and drink for $9.99 deal and found everything cooked to perfection and satisfying. Our server was friendly and prompt and our only complaint was that it was VERY cold in the dining room, to the point that we sat there and ate with our coats on. We will definitely be back! read more

Uhm food is sooooo good chicken tender player slapped and mozzarella sticks were fantastic!!! Desert tasted sooo good and my booty had to poop after read more

actually its not Applebees but Yelp (grubhub) Ive never used it before and I never will again. I ordered 2 simple items from Applebees at 1:43 pm.. it said estimated delivery was 30-50 minutes. its been 1 and one half hours + and i called grubhub to find out where my order was. they said it would be at my residence, which keep in mind isnt far from my address, it will be there by 4pm. 2 hours and 16 minutes after ordering!!!! Then, 3 minutes after i spoke with grubhub, my order was canceled by email. I called to find out why and that I had been waiting for so long, why it was canceled and they stated they COULD NOT FIND THE DRIVER!!! WHAT?? FIRST TIME EVER USING GRUB HUB AND THE VERY LAST TIME!! NEVER USE THIS SERVICE. WHAT A PIA IT IS. F ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU..NEVER F ME TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Always fantastic service whenever me and my wife go for lunch. Everyone is so friendly pleasant and welcoming they make it feel like you're at home when you go there. Food is always great too,we always do the 2 for $30 and start out with mozzarella sticks. Lighting is very good also they have a Ton of tvs with sports always playing,great place to be if you want to catch the game or a beer with the men. read more

I wish I could give 0 stars. I can't stand eating here. The food is usually ok. The ambiance is terrible. It's so loud and there is no place to escape televisions. They stole one of my photos for their wall. If you order takeout, 9/10 times, something is wrong. read more

Staying in Sanford on our way to Acadia National Park and this was the only place open late. I enjoyed the fish and chips but I substituted for mashed potatoes and it was delicious. It took a while to sit but we went over to the Dollar General next door. read more

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great waitress didn't get his name but I was in for dinner and he said some couple paid for me and girlfriends dinner just wan to say thank you to who ever that was read more

Very disappointed in the Applebees in Sanford!! The onion soup was in a smaller bowl for the price of what used to be the larger one, not as many choices on the very small menu, was seated but waited for too long for an actual waitress! One of our orders arrived cool, a huge decision was made that night...we won't be back for awhile! They are struggling . Looked like it needed a cleaning! read more

Food and service are pretty decent. The inside of what I have seen seems clean. Happy hour apps and drinks don't disappoint.

The service me and my family received from this establishment tonight was absolutely terrible. When us 5 people were seated we were told "sorry the tables a little broken" now I didn't think much of it because I thought it was because the table was wobbly and wasn't too bothered by it. But after ordering our drinks and food my 78 year old grandmother informed us that the hostess was actually referring to the broken booth that 2 children under 10 and a 78 year old woman was expected to climb into, to sit. So when we found out that this senior woman who can barely walk as it is was expected to sit at an angle to support herself in a booth, we tried to get the attention of our waitress who even said herself when she saw us at this table "oh I don't know why they would seat you here" we were ignored after calling ma'am at a voice higher than an indoor voice, while the people at the table right access from us who our waitress was serving heard us because they reacted to us so it's unlikely our waitress couldn't hear us from 10 feet away. So my mother decided to go straight to the host stand and she was polite and simply asked if she could move us to a new table because first of all it was a giant table there was 3 grown ups and 2 small children and we were all so spaced it didn't even feel like we were at a table together and secondly it was dangerous, my grandmother felt like she was slipping right off the seat. Where the hostess then got all smiley and treated my mother like a joke and continually giggled throughout the whole situation and asked my mother " what she wanted to do with us" as if we're were a mess in the middle of the floor and not paying customers who had been completely nice and polite up until this point, where my mother started to get annoyed and said she wanted to talk to a manager to get this sorted out. When her manager came out he wasn't very apologetic, didn't even go over to the table to make sure my grandmother was okay and to say sorry about the situation he just simply said "oh well the hostess must not have known the table was broken" as if she didn't tell us from the beginning it was. In the pictures you can clearly see the booth is slanted and it was only worse when a full grown woman was sitting on it. So while my mother was speaking to them I was helping my grandmother get up and I actually had to physically lift her instead of just giving her hand like usual. So when my mother was walking back to our table to tell us where to move to the cleaning girl who looked to be about the same age as the hostess, around 19-20 decided to give my mother and her manager her 2 cents and say " I think you just intimidated her" as if it was any of her business to get involved in a situation that was totally unethical and where a customer was treated terribly. So my mother told the cleaning lady to mind her business and she I guess decided to tell her manager how to do his job and yelled to him "did you hear what she just said to me, at this point they should be kicked out and not served" because my family was placed in a broken booth knowingly with children and a senior. So at this point the manager had come to walk over to us again to say something to my mother about telling the cleaning lady to mind her business I spoke up and said "kicked out for wanting to sit in a booth that isn't dangerous and uncomfortable for a 78 year old woman?" and he walked the other way. read more

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Bartender was terrible, spent more time at the end of the bar talking about her sex life with other workers. Took forever to take our order. The food would have been good had it been hot but she was too busy doing everything but taking care of patrons at the bar. Very disappointed as its seems to be run very loose. read more

I go here for the chicken wonton tacos all the time!! They're my absolute favorite, I make them at home sometimes but there not as good! I also frequent this spot to get a drink! read more

Applebee's is a fav of my 2 youngest children. I've also done MANY deliveries from here, and they do an AWESOME job, no matter what time of the day or night I arrive. Always get service with a smile ... even through the COVID nightmare and staffing shortage the entire state is experiencing. GREAT WORK Applebee's! read more

Drove across country come home to Maine and go out to one of my favorite restaurants Applebee's. What a disappointment in service. I ordered the all you can eat riblets, tenders and shrimp. I asked to get a sampler of all 3 to start yes no problem, but that was not the case. I ordered French Onion Soup for an appetizer, two others got there's the main course came first then she said your soup will be out in a minute. I refused the soup. The manager came over apologizing giving excuses that they were busy 20 total patrons. When I asked for a reorder immediately 6 tiny shrimp and a lot of fries and again I ordered more right then and there and took 20 minutes. On a business card instead of a gift certificate next to you come in a free French Onion Soup on Applebee's. Very disappointing and the food was not all that tasty. read more

The food is good, prices are decent however, more than a few times we've gotten some rude and/or not so nice waitresses with attitude. The manager is wicked nice and friendly. read more

ordered online, car side to go. LONG story short.....Arrived, and waiter came out, and asked my name....asked the other 2 cars the same thing, went home with wrong meal, went back and manger made us all new meals for 5, and gave us appetizer for FREE. CUSTOMER SERVICE is the biggest problem now a days, this Applebee's has wonderful people skills, and they really went the extra mile for us! we go here often. read more

I took my 11 year old nephew to eat here for lunch. The hostess sat us in the bar area at a booth table. I thought that was a little strange with a kid. Then even though there were plenty of empty tables available, the hostess proceeded to seat someone directly behind us on both sides. You would think during covid they would space people out when possible, and it definitely was possible! My nephew and I could have leaned back and smacked heads with fellow patrons! Really, during covid???? I have tried 4 times now to call and speak to a supervisor regarding my concerns, but keep getting a recording to call back in a few minutes. This is also the number to place takeout orders. I wont be going back. Not taking covid seriously is not okay with me! read more

It's Applebees. It is pretty bad frozen food, microwaved and delivered to you on a heaping platter. I got married in Sanford Maine and the night before my wedding it was pouring and cold so a couple of the groomsmen and my now husband headed over here for some drinks and to watch the Stanley cup finals since our lake house was without tv. Aren't I a nice wife..the Bobby Orr jersey even made an appearance at the wedding! Back to Applebees.... They have cheap beer served in pitchers so the boys loved it. At about 10 PM we got a phone call from them slurring their words and my maid of honor and I went to go get them. We had some of their quesadilla (really bacon in a quesadilla) it was pretty gross and then brought them home. The decor is like any Applebees. The new menu has calories which I like a lot! read more

Applebees has no meal selections for vegetarians. Most restaurants have something I can eat as a vegetarian but they do not. They need to catch up with the times. read more

The new menu has all items with the associated calories. It could be good or bad based on what you like. The hostess was indecisive about where to seat us and had us wait. Service was good. The spinach and shrimp salad. It was good but the stems were not cut. The cowboy burger was huge. The onion rings in the burger were great. The burger itself was at least 6inches in width and hung over the side of the bun. The burbon Chicken and shrimp dinner was tasty. It was cajan style. The potatoes were fried rather than baked read more

I've been hitting up Applebee's fairly regularly for their half-priced late night appetizers for a few weeks now. I've greatly enjoyed this. Service has been excellent. I'm a server myself so I know when I'm getting good service or the "screw you it's late and I want to go home" service. The appetizers (whether they're originally frozen or not doesn't rightly matter to me for the price) are cheap and good. I've also had some of their desserts and was pleased with them. Last trip 4 of us went and got 4 appetizers for $33 and change. Not a bad deal if you ask me. The only issue I have - and it's a mild complaint at best - is the wait to be seated for the late night. But really if that's the worst I have to complain about, it's all good by me. read more

Usually decent place to eat sometimes slow but the best part is the manager. Always enjoy tje food but a few times there have bee. Problems with kitchen or some set back and the manager has akways been on top of his gane friendly and attentive and a great assets to the place read more

Food was good, hit the spot. I would go again. Fast and friendly and clean. Changed the menu from the last time we went, good to have other options. read more

Bullet point review: -Nice atmosphere, well designed and lit. -Everything is so colorful and new... -...except for some plastic glasses, which were chipped. Possible health code violation? -Only con was ALL eight TVs were playing sports. Come on! -Waitress Jess was alright, not particularly friendly but attentive. -For fatties like me who calorie count having it integrated into the menu was very helpful. -Ordered the appetizer sample - Probably not worth the price but the food was good. Guacamole Spinach dip was the weakest. Classic Buffalo, mozzarella sticks, thin chips, celery and quesadillas were satisfactory. -Portsmouth Clam Chowder was tasty. Didn't realize how good it was until it was almost gone. -Main meal was the Blackened Tilapia, which wasn't as dark as I expected. I already love tilapia so the more grilled taste improved it. Red potatoes were forgettable. read more

my husband and I have dined at this establishment a handful of times. we both ordered the cheeseburger. Our waitress asked pink or no pink. We both said pink. When the burgers came I cut mine in half it was well done. My husbands had a touch of pink but poured out grease. I showed our waitress and she did ask if we wanted new burgers. We declined because we waited long enough for the burgers. They did take some money off the bill. I did leave half of the burger so they could show it to the cook who made the burgers. Had a similar issue with a different burger. But I was told it was a new cook that just graduated from a culinary school. It will be a long while before we go back. read more

A good eat everytime. Family friendly of course but I prefer the bar. Whether I'm alone or w/ a group the menu satisfies hunger & thirst perfectly at the best prices. A good local restaurant. read more

we visit this applebee's often, they always have a great selection and great tasting food and service. There is only one problem, it is so cold inside that we usually have to leave before planned due to the temperature inside, We have told the servers,but it seems that management does not realize the many complaints about it. We have several neighbors that have stopped going there for the same reason.Since there is so many places to choose from unless management takes action, seniors would not go there. The food and prices are great. read more

Overpriced frozen fried food. Flat beer with warm mugs. All the time to get it together and this is what u offer I don't imagine they will be open much longer. Service was good but nothing else will definitely not be back. read more

There is a reason why Susan I come here a lot. The service today was especially great. highly recommend it to Sanford area read more

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I am a DoorDash delivery driver that frequently delivers for this location. I am still waiting, and have been waiting to deliver someone's order for the past 30 minutes. Other cars next to me have parked and been replaced 3 times. This location needs to do a better job at prioritizing secondhand delivery because not only does this make Applebee's look bad, but also the employees of DoorDash. read more

Same as any old Applebee's. Employees are usually friendly, but skill/attentiveness varies as there seems tto be fairly frequent turnover. The food is as expected, sometimes not very fresh or overcooked/burnt, always salty. They seem to go out of their way to use the worst possible seating sections when it's less crowded. No one wants to eat elbow to elbow with strangers when there are tons of empty tables available! Bathrooms are always terrible. read more

This is a really good location for any Applebee's fans. Food is good and service is prompt. It's a little crowded inside on a busy night and tends to get a little claustrophobic with the set up. read more

Really hated the service in this low quality restaurant. I feel like most of the food are microwaved and they sure lack of customer service.

It is a glorified bar, not a fan of bringing my children for sure. The servers were horrible, the food mediocre at best. Glorified fast food. May be fine for drinks and an appetizer but not a good place to bring your family for a meal. read more

We were happy when Applebee's came into the picture. You know what to expect food-wise *and* you can get it at midnight!!! Which is a big, big deal in Sanford, which otherwise rolls up and yawns by 9. The service has always been prompt and nice (we sit in the lounge). So when it's late, you're hungry or thirsty and want something easy, hit Applebee's. Oh, and if you're a fan of various pay-per-view sports, like extreme fighting, Applebee's shows them for free. Have a brew and sit back and watch the show. read more

We ordered the 2 for $25 special. Just an average spot for an afternoon meal. Nothing stood out as being special. However, in comparison to most other eateries in the immediate area, it's much better. Out of any place in Sanford, it's in the top 3. read more