I'm a bit disappointed with this Applebee's. The staff was very unprofessional. I saw one waiter take some food from a plate and pop it in his mouth, as he was walking away from clearing a table. The service was also very slow. The waitress I had was managing 6 tables. It took 20 minutes just to get my drink - frozen mango lemonade. We decided to order appetizers, thinking it would be faster. It wasn't. It took 25 minutes to get our two appetizers. Overall, I was disappointed and I honestly don't think I'd be willing to try this location again. read more

Cant beat the chicken caesar salad! The pretzels and beer cheese are out of this world too! Never seems too crowded either if you get here before 7pm. 4 out of 5 stars from me! read more

Best bar in Venice. Bartender Stacy is the most amazing server we have ever had. Engaging, friendly, always checking on us. Made our visit to Venice so worth it. Best experience ever. read more

I would give 0 stars. Started out by ordering a frozen strawberry margarita, took 20 minutes for the waitress to notice I never got my drink. Then she blamed the bartender. Finally got my STRAWBERRY margarita and it was white ? Too much ice I'm guessing and no strawberry mix. Ordered the Parmesan sirloin and it was still RAW in the center stringy nasty cut of meat. They couldn't even stir the mashed potatoes it was still in the shape of the mold they microwaved it in. Waited for the server to come check on us so I could send it back. She never came so we got up and left. I never do this l, I'm a server myself, but the whole meal down to the drink and poor service was horrible. Will never be back idk how they're still open. read more

Service is always lackluster here. Place is just poorly organized. Food as expected from this chain is just kinda... ok. Was not our first choice tonight, other places were full. Took forever to get our drinks, it was dinner rush but not overly busy. Last time I'll make this mistake. read more

Applebee's is excellent! Stacy, the manager, is very good. He is a class act man! He gives a lot back to the community. The food is good and well priced. Robert Blair is an excellent entertainer that we enjoy coming to see. Definitely a 5 Star Restaurant! read more

Terrible service. Arrived around 1 pm with two friends. No hostess was present to seat us. After waiting the bartender finally got her. Although there were empty tables she seemed confused where to sit us. Finally after being seated we waited over 15 minutes with no waitress appearing or anyone acknowledging us. We asked some customers where our waitress might be and they told us they were waiting over 45 minutes just for their salads to arrive. We finally left and on the way out I mentioned to the hostess that the service was terrible and got no response or apology. We went next door to Chili's and received excellent service. Told my neighbor about this and he said he had a similar experience. Too many other places to go in Venice where service is good. read more

This is one of the two Applebee's I've been to in the sarasota county area- definitely the better- the food was overall good (fries included) and the server we had was an older man, so sweet and constantly checking up on us to make sure we didn't need anything, we were sort of in a hurry so I felt bad asking for the check early but I got the lava cake and it was delicious read more

Awful, do not waste your time and money, I had a Oriental Chicken Salad with fried chicken or more like 1 and a half chicken strips, absolutely the worse meal I've eaten thus far. My wife ordered a Bourbon Street Steak that was suppose to be well done ( it wasn't ). I will not be back how the hell can anyone operate like this serving food like this is beyond me. read more

Had a great meal for the $. Service was very professional and salad to meal timing was right on. The lime steak was cooked to my order and tasted great. read more

Surprisingly good! Not a fan of chains but that is all Venice FL has. Had the pasta with chicken. Our waiter was very good!

Ordered delivery via yelp. Waited for 1.5 hours for my food, but no show. The order instead was canceled. Grubhub service rep is far beyond useless and told me just to suck up. Best of luck if you decide to order delivery from this place. read more

Very friendly staff, excellent food, and great management who will take care of any issue you have. The French onion soup is the best!

Had a great time here watching the game and getting some good food. I was worried about going here after reading some of the reviews, but they were all wrong. Everything was clean, the food was prepared well, and the staff was very polite. read more

We came for the bbq rib-lets. The service was terrible and the rib let's were Burnt. We will not come back.

The last three times my take out order was wrong. The cook doesn't know what medium means. After an initial drink never saw another person until she served my food, them not again until it was for my check. Management must have changed. I never had this many problems. read more

We went on Tuesday which happened to be there kids eat free day. Food was tasty and hot! For a family of five it's cheap and great food. I would defiantly come back and recommend applebee's to a friend! They even had a face painter and balloon artist for the kids entertainment. Friendly and fast service! read more

How is your break can you expensive place to take the family good drinks good price on the mediums me up questions or need some day when the service clean atmosphere read more

Food was awful and so was my wife's. Chicken was chewy and processed. Service was good, I won't be back.

this is to applebees employees from mr &mrs wayne fisher, we thank you for being are very best place to eat,and drink. stacy and annie and stacy behind the bar,and the rest of the crew are awesome, everytime we come they make us feel welcome like family.they go over and above for everyone i talk too. we at venice east community assocation, are having are chirstmas party there on december 1 2018 at 12: 00 noon . we are going to have a super time. all people from venice east , gift exchange men bring womens gift 5.00 or less wraped in red paper,and women please bring mens gift 5.00 or less wraped in green paper. thank you and god bless you all . from mr wayne n fisher blockleader of the southside. and merry chirstmas to all.. read more

Very unprofessional place! We sat at the bar, ordered our cocktails and asked for menus. Without once smiling she poured our drinks and walked away from the bar without giving us menus. After finally placing a to go order, we sat and watched as the employees gathered at the side of the bar to complain about work, make plans to go out drinking, and gossip about each other. It was pretty hard to believe it was happening right in front of customers! We even sat with empty drinks for longer than was acceptable while watching our bartender with the group of employees complaining about the manager and her shifts, instead of doing her job! The food was average, that is all we expected though. read more

I love Applebees! Can't remember a bad meal at Applebees ever! 5 Stars. Local Venice staff is great. I eat here regularly!

We stopped for dinner from a long trip so it was about 8:00 pm. I ordered the chicken and shrimp with red potatoes. The meal was horrible, it was burnt. I complained to waitress and she asked if I wanted to have the same meal but on a plate, not sizzling. I was hungry so I ate what I could which wasn't much. Another couple came in next to us and ordered the same meals and that also was so burnt. The same waitress took theirs back. All the waitress did for such a horrible meal was take $1.60 off my meal.. the place wasn't even crowded so I don't know what goes on in the kitchen. read more

Went here one night after going to Outback and Chili's (the waits there were about an hour). So my boyfriend and I decided we would try Applebees, even though its definitely not one of our favorites. When I walked in there were a bunch of people standing around near the front. I assume they were waiting for tables, for one they need more seating for people who cant get a table right away. Anyway as I walked through the crowd, I finally reached the hostess, who was wearing grey sweatpants and a white tee shirt. I thought hostesses had a dresscode? Guess thats not one of their priorities. The Hostess began with "is it just you?" I said "no 2 people please." She then asked if I wanted a booth or table top, I said booth please. She rolled her eyes and said "if thats what you want." I handed the buzzer back to her and said never mind, we'll go to Chili's. Went to Chili's and had awesome service and they accommodated our needs, without the attitude. I even tipped the hostess at Chili's for being nice. Applebees you need dress code for your hostesses, and control their attitudes. read more

Wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit there last night. Service was spot on and our meal was delicious. The manager came by and asked if everything was ok. Our waitress was the best we've had in quite a while. For this type of restaurant, we would heartily recommend it. read more

Excellent. Went for free Veterans Day meal and they were packed as they offer an entire meal for free rather than just an unhealthy app at so many other places!! Was going to be dining alone, so asked if I could just get my meal to go which the manager obliged. My steak was perfectly cooked (rare of med rare) to order even after the ride home and was terrific! Thank you for the free meal and the take out!! It's nice to be appreciated at least one day a year!! Thanks to your retired vet cook who volunteered today as well!! read more

Possibly the worst Applebee's restaurant in the area. My wife and I went to dinner with some friends tonight, and after much deliberation settled on this place. The last Applebee's I went to was in North Port about 3 weeks ago and tonight was a complete 180 from that experience. The waitress took our drink order and walked away, even though we were ready to order, what made it worse was that fact it took 10 minutes to bring our 4 waters. My friends order the 2 for $20 and my wife and I ordered the pretzel and cheese app and a grilled shrimp salad. The appetizer my friends received was about a quarter of the size of the one we got at the other location. My wife's $12 salad looked like a side salad I have received at other restaurants. We were seated in a great location to watch the interaction of the wait staff which was not professional to say the least. This is their place of work, not a place for some heavy petting. I was extremely disgusted in this trip and don't see my family or friends coming back. read more