Wish Bob Evans would get back to better service and food. Ate breakfast as a single person one day, and the wait for service was ridiculous. Could it be because the waitresses were more interested in having conversation with each other than seeing who had just been seated in their section? It's nice they seem to be a tight knit group, that says they like to work with each other, but not at the expense of side conversations and ignoring customers. I had eggs, bacon and toast and hash browns with onions...The bacon and eggs were good. Too bad they glopped so much artificial margarine on the toast it was almost inedible. They didn't have any condiments on the table and the waitress told me that corporate said the tables were to be "empty" until the customer asks for something. I had to ask for silverware and jelly. Phooey. Not going back there to eat any time again soon. read more

Bob Evans - artificial margarine glopped all over the toast. Ugh. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Great Easter Dinner! During this Coronavirus 19 pandemic, we appreciate those who are out there amongst others. The food was delicious and the staff friendly and helpful. Thank you all for an ideal dinner and overall experience. We will be back! read more

Went with friends for dinner at Bob Evans. Food was quite good and very reasonably priced. Service from Kathryn was OUTSTANDING: she was friendly, very clever, attentive to our needs, and very efficient. One of the best servers we've ever had. When going back to this Bob Evans location, we will ask for her. read more

Yesterday I went to Bob Evans and ordered an omelette. When it finally came out there was hair wrapped inside the omelette so I gave it back for them to remake. When the second one came there was hair under my home fries. This was such a bad experience I couldn't even eat my breakfast. read more

The food was terrible and the service was even worse. I ordered a wildfire chicken salad. The salad was soggy and the tortilla strips were stale. I'm pretty sure they changed the recipe for the dressing too. My husband's burger was gross. It came out with no cheese or mayonnaise. Our server never smiled the whole time and acted like we were bothering her. This place is awful. When we checked out the lady asked, "how was it", I told her, "honestly, it wasn't good." She never said anything after that. read more

If you are looking for a great place to eat, this is it. The manager there, Val, and her staff are fantastic. Have problem and you get management at your table to discuss it and to resolve it. Unlike some other places where the manager doesn't have time to come and speak to you. The food is good for the class of restaurant this is. It is a neighborhood restaurant, not a five star New York one with people in black tie. They change the menu on a regular basis matching the seasons of the year. I belong to a group of Veterans who eat there on Thursday mornings and we are all treated well. During the week I will go and get lunch or a dinner. I am always treated well. If I have a complaint it is taken care of immediately. I have a service dog (not a phony little yapping thing but a real medical service dog) and he is always welcome there. read more

Had the grossest salad today. :( Boiled flavorless chicken pieces on top of limp icky lettuce with a side of sliced tomatoes that were orange and crunchy because they weren't even close to being ripe. PASS! read more

Ever been to Dennys? Ever been to Cracker Barrel? Well, if you loaded both restaurants into a truck and rammed them into each other headlong, that'd be a Bob Evans. Bob Evans is one of those breakfast-all-day type places with a lot of "on the farm" food. So you have sides like Macaroni and cheese, baked beans, onion peels, fries, coleslaw etc. This location is just off the interstate and it's near my office, so I can swing in and grab lunch when I have time. The Good: Well I have to hand it to them the diverse menu is very useful for a family restaurant. There's something for everyone here, and if you can't find something.. then well.. I guess you can just go hungry. There's a wide variety from chicken strips to meatloaf, pulled pork BBQ, fish, and burgers. That is of course aside from the typical breakfast menu. Ever side I have gotten has been delicious. They macaroni and cheese, the fries, the onion peels, and most importantly the COLE SLAW! Service is friendly! The not so good: OK, so I don't want to rip this place, but I did give it 3 stars, and I'll tell you why. First of all, walking in the door is like taking a step back to 1993. The sickly green trim under the crown molding, the mismatched green and red chairs at the tables, the green on the booths (they may even have green carpet, I didn't notice.) and the "country baskets and plates" remind me of my parents house around this time period. It feels very dated. The sink faucets are too short, forcing you to rub your knuckles against the back of the sink to wash your hands in the bathroom and this frustrates me to NO END. Especially in a restaurant where you and the workers handle food. I don't want to shake hands with every person who ate there that day before handling my food. The service, while very friendly, was a bit slow. I can come here on a lunch break, but I wont often, because too many times getting back to work late and my boss might say something to me. Lunch for us workin' folk aint an all day affair ya know. I've been here twice. The first time I ordered chicken strips. They came out hot and fresh, but heavily dennys-esque. In fact I think they have the same provider. By Dennys-esque I mean stringy, hard to cut, with the same "fat" bulbous batter on them. The second time I ordered a cheeseburger from the $6 lunch menu. Eh.. I could take it or leave it. It's about what you'd get from Burger king. And the biggest negative for me? The price. 3 of us got the "$6" lunch.. we get the bill and its $30. Turns out, they charge $2.59 for a drink! I suppose I should have expected that, but I was expecting $18, not $30. It came as a shock! All in all: If you love coleslaw and you have time, give it a try! But don't expect miracles. If you want country cooking go up 1 exit to cracker barrel, if you want dennys.. I dunno.. (why on earth would you want a dennys??) find one. This isn't a place to avoid, but I wouldn't say, flock to it like its amazing or anything. read more

This place is fine for breakfast, I like it better than Denny's or Peach's (where I got sick and had to be hospitalized overnight with projectile vomiting and diarrhea and dehydration from gastroenteritis after eating their Eggs Benedict), and more than First Watch (where the food is generally subpar, the coffee atrocious and which can't decide if it's a Mexican restaurant or not). It's not the norm, but we did get a really bad waitress the last time at this location, tho. I carefully explained I wanted their 'biscuit and egg' but on the optional English Muffin. She brought back a biscuit and egg, then gave me an argument that I hadn't asked for the English Muffin. she forgot the bacon from my mom's breakfast, and took forever to pick it up. We saw it sitting on the counter. She was disorganized, slow and pointlessly defensive. The coffee is caustic and terrible here, and the juices (orange, tomato) are expensive. My family and I usually give wait staff the benefit of the doubt (I've waited tables), and we tipped her at 20%, but that was not my decision. I wish there was someplace to post constructive criticism, where the wait staff could read it and hopefully 'get' that it was directed at them and take note. On the plus side, their male host provided my mother with a chair (getting it himself), when it was apparent that she required a seat, and he seated us near the entrance so she wouldn't have to do her slow walk with a cane thru a very crowded restaurant. Kudos to him and his kindness and sensitivity. read more

Great place for breakfast. Our waitress was very friendly and kept checking in on us. Pancakes, bacon and biscuits all amazing.

This Bob Evan's is a wonderful spot for comfort food & great customer service. I personally enjoy it because I can go there, order healthy food and/or comfort calorie-laden food (all of which is prepared well), and spend time reading on my iPad without being pestered by the wait staff. I also enjoy taking my parents there, as well as watching older members of the community bring their grandchildren on "kids eat free" nights. Perhaps the best treat about the place is the bakery case at checkout: if you go for dinner, you can purchase one of their delicious breads or cinnamon blossoms for breakfast the next morning. Put it this way: it's the closest thing to a diner you can find in this area, minus the extra grease & cranky waitresses. Don't be chased away by the chain name: this particular franchise branch is exceptionally well-run. read more

Bob Evans - Busy afternoon at Bob Evans. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

We were searching for a breakfast joint at 4 PM on a Sunday. Every place we normally have breakfast was closed. I don't get it but anyway. We had to wait to be seated about 10min even though the restaurant was almost empty. Only 2 wait staff on duty and they were rushing around Finally ordered beverages and when waitress put them on the table one of the glasses fully shattered orange juice all over the place. Ordered eggs Benedict. If you thought you couldn't screw up eggs and hashbrowns your wrong. The WORST BREAKFAST EVER. we also made the mistake of ordering more food too go before tasting the breakfast. Can't have blue cheese and guess what was on the take out salad. Thank goodness I didn't let them put the disgusting house dressing on the salad. NEVER AGAIN. read more

This Sunday morning we went for breakfast. The place was not busy but we waited awhile before our hostess? Came over to seat us. She proceeded to seat us at the first table by the counter. I asked if we could be moved to a booth away from the counter. The Restuarant was half empty. Our Hostess? Greeter? Looked at me and said, " if you wanted a booth you should have said so when you came in." True story. I guess it was my mistake for not knowing the protocol at a Bob Evans. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Servers were pleasant but Bob Evans is off my list of eateries. read more

Food was tasty. Greeted promptly. Our server Charlotte was friendly and made us feel welcome. Very efficient. Prices are reasonable too. Restaurant located in Creekwood Crossing in front of Lowe's. read more

The place was clean. Nice atmosphere, but we we unfortunately served by a woman named Fay who was extremely rude when we let her know that a plate we were served was not from our order. The manager when called over to our table did not defend her waitress or the restaurant, did not offer an apology or even to switch our waitress she brought us new plates and didn't even attempt to remedy the situation. Poorest customer service recovery attempt I have ever witnessed. Absolute abysmal service. read more

Horribly slow service. Served petrified bacon that should have been thrown in the trash. Waitress just seemed confused. This Bob Evans. Never again. read more

Bob Evans - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

This morning my colleague and I stopped for a quick hot breakfast. We received neither. It was a Wednesday later in the morning. We waited over 40 minutes for our food, our coffee was not refreshed until the manager panicked and sent all of the servers out with coffee. The manager thanked us for coming in and hurried off. When our food did eventually come out, my omelet was cold and seemed undercooked. Unfortunately, I have nothing positive to say about this visit. I will not be back. read more

Food was awful. My food came out cold after I waited for at least 40 minutes. Staff seemed overwhelmed and aloof. I would not recommend. Go somewhere else. read more

Usually eat breakfast here at least once every weekend. My wife and I have always received excellent service! The food is what you would expect from Bob Evans (very tasty and done right)! The staff is excellent and very friendly. Makes you feel very welcome. I would recommend this location to anyone! read more

Decent, consistent food at a good price. The other restaurants in the area did not fare well on yelp so we went with BE and was not disappointed. Both of us had a salad entree that we completely consumed with a glass of water. Great service and clean! read more

Crap! I've had it once and will never go back. Service was awful. Disgrace to "southern family cooking". Please that is not southern food.

I like the new remodeled look but I feel like the portions at breakfast have gotten a lot smaller and the prices are higher. But with that said I love their breakfast food and I love their to go family meals. Those are a great value and always a family favorite. read more

Went in for a late dinner around 8 p.m. on a weeknight. No hostess. Waited....looked around and there were only 4 tables of diners. Manager seated us. Waitress arrived after a few min. for drink orders. We waited over 10 min. No water. Other people were seated and orders taken! Manager came by and asked what we wanted to drink. Told him, again and said we'd like to order. He walks off and 10 min. later we left. New people come in and get water and ordered! Can I give no stars? read more

First off - I like Bob Evans. They serve the best breakfast of all the chains and their service is usually excellent. Guess what? We waited 35 minutes for our three breakfasts and the coffee was near undrinkable. Our grandson decided at the end of the meal that he wanted to take a piece of their chocolate cake home for dessert. Big mistake - we waited another 10 minutes for our server to put a piece of cake in a box. Before we left I tracked down the manager (who avoided us the entire time) and explained that the service and coffee were terrible. He said he was surprised and that he would give me his business card so he could "take care" us the next time we stopped. I politely explained there would not be a next time. read more

I was here yesterday. This 5 star rating is for their Chicken Club Sandwich. So damn tasty. And I feel I really got a lot of value for the portions I received. Service was adequate. Facility was clean and new in appearance. Restroom was well-kept. It was a good rest stop for me. read more

Great food and staff, very consistent, a good thing with food. We eat everywhere in Sarasota/Manatee counties. From roadside roach coaches to 5 star restaurants(few and far between here). When you want a goooood breakfast with goooood service, go to Bob Evans. I'm just sayin', my family chooses us to drive to Bob Evan's after church than Cracker Barrel, Peaches, Grandma Yoders(new owners & it hasn't faired well with us since) or all the other Perkins type places we've been to. Don't get mr wrong, if money is no object go to Peridia's Sunday brunch, it's excellent. read more

Service is OK, but the food is blah. No wonder this location is not busy like it was. Food was cold and the Manager has no clue. Stear clear. read more

My fault for letting my parents take me here. Bland fake food, poor service, salsa like ketchup. Omelette from some homogenized egg product. Just as expected. read more

This Bob Evans thinks that it's food is great and unfortunately it is bad!.I found there chicken soup extremely salty,so if you have a problem with your B/P(blood pressure)then do not have it,you will stroke out.There lunch menu was really poor in quality and flavor.I did complain and got the bill reduced,but it had nothing to do with money, but wasted my time and families time in going to this Bob Evans.We are from New York and do like going out to eat,but this place was a total disappointment.Alot of seniors go there and I felt really bad for them,felt they were being taken advantage of.My wife does not like to complain,but we did.Do not go there,but then again people will go and experience a toal disappointment.Cannot change people who take advantage of others... read more

I have to say that I always receive excellent service at Bob Evans located near I-75 just off SR 70. The staff there is friendly and professional. The food is excellent. I have never gotten a bad meal there. The manager, Tim, is warm, friendly, and always has a smile.I give this five stars. read more

I live nearby and go here often. I've always had great service and food. Servers are friendly. Sometimes there's a wait to get seated, but that's just the season. read more

I brought a large group of 40 people to Bob Evans on SR 70 in Bradenton on 7/23. Usually large groups are difficult to service. The entire process at this location was excellent! The managers that I worked with to set up the lunch were all super nice and accommodating. Within 45 minutes of our arrival the entire group had their food; sometimes it takes longer than that to get drinks served! The food service staff was very friendly and well organized. Everyone was pleased with their food. There is a wide variety of options on the menu. You can get a healthy veggie omelet or some good old artery-clogging comfort food. The prices are reasonable. Thanks for taking good care of us! read more

Being a breakfast restaurant you would think they would know how to cook eggs. NOPE! Not even sending them back could they cook them correctly. Great biscuits and gravy though. read more

Went to Milford, Ohio Bob Evans for breakfast today, Very Disappointed !!!!!!!!!!!! Usually the food and the service is good. Today however it was one of the worst dining experience I have ever encountered. The service and the food were bad. We waited 30 minutes after being seated to order. There was 3 of us, plates were sent back because eggs were over cooked and everything was cold. When the food was delieved the second time the eggs were good but pototoes were burned and pancakes were hard. My daughter ordered a dish that came with a side of spinish that was not delieved, when asked for it the waitress said the spinish came upon request only. Upon leaving we checked the meun and it did NOT say upon request. My daughter said "My eggs were very hard and they came with a side of lies." We could only get our coffe refilled if we asked sometimes twice.Sad to say this will be our last meal at Bob Evans. Rating 0 stars. read more