I can forgive many things. My family went to this restaurant this morning, and our experience could not have been worse. After being seated it took 20 minutes for our waitress to acknowledge my family (grandparents, parents in law, my wife, and my infant son). After finally taking our order it took an hour and 10 minutes for our food to get to our table. They were busy, which I am willing to overlook. What I am NOT okay with is the waitress bringing our hot food and holding the tray DIRECTLY OVER MY SLEEPING INFANT SON. I moved my hand out to signal to her that this was not acceptable, but she was either too indifferent or dense to notice this. For the icing on the cake, my food was somehow both burnt and cold. I will not be eating at this restaurant or any other Bob Evans so long as I live. I hope this review reaches as many people as possible. 0 stars. read more

Waited around for over a half an hour for a DoorDash order only for some shrill woman to yell at me after buying a loaf of banana bread, then watch her throw orders on the counter - they literally served every patron who came in before AND after me without getting my order out F* this store read more

Bob Evans - a view of a restaurant from inside a car - American Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

What are you bad star reviews talking about !!!! This is the best Bob Evans I have ever been to! The portion sizes, the biscuits were so salty in a good way and tasted like made from scratch (could've fooled me), my waitress I wish I could remember her name she was nice, attentive and I've never been asked before if I wanted refills to go... that was great of her. I wasn't waiting long at all for food. The high chair was clean which was a huge bonus. We WILL be back! We drove 40 minutes to visit the AHA! kids museum in Lancaster so next time we make the drive we will stop here for dinner afterwards. read more

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Worst dining experience I've ever had. We had a party of three, so we did not have a large party. There were multiple tables seated, got their food, finished their meal, and left before we even got our meal. I cannot speak to the food, as we never received it. When I spoke to a manager, I was told that of the two teams cooking, we got the slow one...she would check on our order. Five minutes later, still no food...we left and I'll never be back. read more

I had Bob Evans for the first time ever today and the caramel mocha was everything I've ever wanted in my entire life. I had 4. Roy was the best conversationalist and has become my best friend! I will be returning just to talk to Roy. Classiest joint to be placed on God's green earth. I really hope that Bob Evans farmers don't start to revolt like the farmers in France because I would rather starve to death than eat anywhere else. read more

Bob Evans - American Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

I just walked out in amazed disgust. Tuesday morning. 10:00 am. 1/5th capacity with county fair in town (empty). 1 person a 20 minute wait to be seated. what a shame to ruin a great eating place. It bas been this way now since the buyout! read more

Things were a bit chaotic at this location. I went on New Year's Day and apparently their delivery truck was late so they were out of a lot of things. First I asked for coffee and my waitress went to 4 empty tables to collect cream for me because they had no more. Which I did appreciate. Later my waitress apologized and told me that she had forgotten to put my order in so my coffee was free for my inconvenience. I appreciated her honesty. Then I asked for ketchup and my waitress again had to hunt tables for ketchup and then later asked me if I was done with it so she could give it to someone else. I've never tried the eggs Benedict before. It was good. My experience, though different, was good. My waitress was sweet and quirky. read more

Bob Evans - American Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

The place is clean and the staff are friendly. The food is delicious . Several locations make it an easy access to get to.

Worst food I've ever got at this location. Chicken was chewy, could hardly cut with a knife. Will be a long time before I return.

I typically love their food and wanted to get some lunch so I ordered curbside. I wanted carrots and got green beans, all my food was lukewarm at best and the rolls were stale. Definitely disappointed this go round! The staff person who brought my food out was very friendly so I gave points for that read more

Always been average, but there are new items in the menu which are tasty. Now keep in mind it's hard to eat lo cal here, but if you get the large salads, it's possible- the dressings always come on the side. For max fat and calorie enjoyment, try the new meal bowls served - not in a bread bowl - but a BISCUIT bowl! read more

Bob Evans - Spinach salad so tasty. - American Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

Despite the all-around averageness of Bob Evans, I love it- I personally think of the food as good and comforting- and I can't recall ever having a bad experience at this one! The environment is friendly, the floor layout is smart and efficient in my opinion. The service is average. This visit I got the 3-course dinner with salad and chicken and the unlimited rolls... The rolls of course are AWESOME. Too good for the good of your health or your appetite, you know? Haha. The chicken was a little bit of a let down but good enough. The salad was fresh, crisp, and super yummy! When it was time for dessert I ordered a sundae and they wound up not having enough ice cream for a full sized sundae so they gave me a mini sundae plus two cookies to take home! I really appreciated that. I love the generosity they show with to-go drinks and I enjoy that you can buy their baked goods to take home. Good stuff! All in all, we choose Bob Evans regularly, it's definitely a go-to for us, and I always leave satisfied. read more

10 minutes till 8 on a Monday night, they close at 9. Friendly, fast and delicious tonight. Management change ? New, mature servers? What ever it is, it was great tonight. Very pleased !!!! read more

Great prompt service. Polite waitress. Came in from out of state with my service dog for breakfast. No hassle or harassment. Food was prepared properly, and tasted great. Manager was very kind when thanked for the hassle free meal. read more

I placed an order @ 11:45 and just now at 3:15 pm they are cancelling my order not even a phone call my delivery person told me....seriously

Recent we went to Bob evans in Lancaster Ohio. After we were seated, we sat for approximately ten minutes without a waitress coming to our table . The waitress that was working our section was right across the aisle from us having a conversation laughing and joking around with two other people . I finally interrupted their conversation and ask to be waited on . The waitress was obviously upset about that , because she was rude and very short with us. When our food , finally arrived , it was cold and tasteless! We sent it back, and of course was meet with rudeness and an attitude! The waitress never checked on his the rest of the time , but did have time to continue her fun conversation with the other couples table ! And I might add , the tables were dirty, the seats , partitions , floors, and the eating area in general was dirty! I told the cashier about our bad experience and she did knock off the price of one of our meals ! This used to be a nice place . Within the last year it has gone down hill ! Needs remodeled, sanitized, staff training, or replaced ! Don't go! I give it one star because that's as low as I can ! read more

This location is terrible. Whether it is carry-out, DoorDash, or whatever. The food is terrible. Always missing ingredients, cold, low quality, and hastily prepared. Don't waste your time or money. The only reason I give this 2 stars is because the servers and carry-out people are nice. Management is horrible and kitchen staff should never work food service anywhere. read more

Today I have experienced the worst food ever, I had not visited this restaurant in over 10 years and I realized why. The server (Heather) was great and attentive throughout our time there so she gets 5 stars; however the food was cold and tasteless, the Biscuits and rolls were dry and cold, after a 45 min waiting for the food to come out; and this was after the lunch rush. The restaurant was not that busy, to justify the extended wait, which cause my 2 year old to ask for us to go home. We never saw a manger. They could've been understaffed and the manager may have been helping out, but doubt it. At this point it will probably be another 10 years before I go back to bob Evans. So, if you want good home down cooking Bob Evans IS NOT THE PLACE read more

We appreciate the efforts of all the staff to care for us every day. The food was hot and tasted good. Our waitress checked back often and was pleasant. read more

Never figured out why people eat here. I just find the food to be average at best and bland. They're trying to sell the illusion of "home-cooked" meals but everything I've eaten there has the sense of "mass produced"! Very expensive for what you get....I'd say it's a rip off. read more

Went to Bob Evans this morning for a late breakfast. It seems the Lancaster Ohio location doesn't have the same standards as other locations. It is always a ten to fifteen minute wait for a server to arrive to the table. Today's server didn't want to take the food order before she took and served our beverage order. Her rational was it gave us more time to look over the menu. We were ready when we say down, my wife and I are creatures of habit we always order the same thing when we eat breakfast at Bob Evan's. The beverage service for two waters and a child's milk was the quickest thing to happen today. My wife ordered a Border Scramble Omelet, I ordered a Farmers Breakfast with bacon, hash browns, a side of French toast and and extra side of Biscuits and gravy, and our daughter was ordered a child's breakfast platter. Her meal arrived first after only a 23 minute wait. My wife's Omelet and part of my meal came 11 minutes later. Another 11 minutes and three trips later, the other two strips of bacon, French Toast and biscuits and gravy arrived. Somewhere in there the server gave me a water refill. After watching my wife grimace in disgust when she took her first few bites of her Omelet, I asked if it was ok. She said she didn't think she was given the right Omelet. She gave me a taste and it was awful. When the server passed I called to her and asked if the Omelet we received was the Border Scramble Omelet. She turned to look at it, nodded, and said ' Yep, it sure is", then turned around and walked away before we could tell her it was awful. The Border Omelet served to my wife consisted of eggs, sausage chunks, a few huge onion pieces, a ton of hard partially cooked potatoes, and canned stewed tomatoes. It had a bitter bland flavor of stewed tomatoes. This Omelet is prepared differently at every other Bob Evans we visit. Normally there is cheese inside the egg, fresh scallions, peppers, jalapeño peppers, and a real live "Zesty Ranchero Sauce" . Today's Border Scramble Omelet looks like it was tossed together with whatever they had laying around. We wouldn't see our server again for another 38 minutes. We didn't get the opportunity to ask for a replacement omelet she was either no where in sight or engaged in lengthy conversations with other patrons. We eventually had to interrupt her conversation with other patrons after waiting another 18 minutes to get the bill from her. I complained to the cashier and then the manager about the service and the food. Both appeared to be equally uninterested in my negative dining experience. The cashier stopped being friendly and retrieved a manager who never looked at me and responded with "I'm sorry you feel that way" to my negative comments. There only seemed to be a concern about making sure I paid my bill as the manager asked if I still needed to pay. There was more interest in collecting money than hearing my complaint. This location has been like this for years, the servers and management appear to only care about the regular patrons. Our server and the manager spent a lot of time chatting with the same people at various tables who appeared to tip rather well when they left. Pretty disappointing visit that lasted just under two hours. It irritates me that my wife ended up eating the slop she was served because we didn't have the time to get it replaced because our server went out of her way to ignore or avoid us. To date management has never contacted us about our dining experience or to discuss our complaints. It appears there is no interest in improving their products or service provided at the Lancaster, Ohio restaurant. read more

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Will not go again the last hour before they close. No fried chicken that they advertise. Rolls very small very Dowie. Service wasn't too bad. Ended up with a salad and was not that great. Have never had a problem early in the morning with breakfast though. read more

I literally had my food thrown at me. After 15 minute quoted wait time, that turned into 1 hour. For subpar cafeteria food. Avoid if at all possible. read more

Have had many bad experiences with Bob Evans being very slow with our pick up order to not bringing a meal when two of us go out. Tonight my husband picked up dinner because my stomach was upset and I wanted noodles and mashed potatoes. We requested they pack them separately as the potatoes are liquid if they don't. Well the potatoes tonight were actually cold. Not cool, but cold as if they came directly from the refrigerator. I called and they did offer a new meal but that would take us another 40 minutes to pick it up and bring it home and then my husbands meal would be cold. They promised a $15 credit for the next time we come in. If we go back. read more

Worst service and meal. I have been going there forever and never been treated like I was. Took my 87 yr old Mother out to dinner along with my wife. We all ordered and when asked what type of breads we wanted we always get an assorted basket. Our waitress informed us there was an up charge. My wife got broasted chucked and asked for a keg instead of a wing. Again upcharge. All the while the table next to us got basket after basket of rolls at no charge (they had a different waitress My wife complains to Manager and he wasn't sure what a roll would cost. He said probably a dollar. He then walked away. No apology. Last time at Bob Evans for us read more

Well, there is no excuse for no one greeting you and taking your name. We are generally patient these days but servers walking by the hostess stand when there are several people standing in line us inexcusable. Again we left. Bob would be so unhappy with this level of service. read more

Waited for 30 minutes to be seated because the waitress couldn't handle a table of 8 only to be served sub par food. Fries were cold, steak was burnt, hasbrowns were burnt, gravy was nonexistent and bacon and toast were missing. read more

Went here with a mini class reunion of five friends. Ordered steak, rare. It came, well done. Sent it back. It came back medium. Asked for butter, got some gross concoction that was tinted yellowish orange and was runny but thick. Clearly not butter. read more

Good service. Quick seating. Hot delish food. Great for conversation...and when you dont want to rush. Food came pretty quick. New items on menu were nice to see. read more

We get carry out a lot from this place, and usually they forget small things we ask for like plates or napkins, but today's breakfast I was very upset with. My "fruit filled" crepe came plain, no fruit whatsoever so I used the cut mango in my fridge -not the best! Also, my crepe was CUT IN HALF to fit in the to go box! I've eaten in the restaurant before, so I know how long those things are. So I paid for the whole crepe but only got half. Not happy at all. read more

Pretty decent meal and coffee. I just wish they would offer cornbread for the soup beans and a gluten free bread

I'm not too picky about breakfast. Eggs are eggs are eggs...however cold eggs are nasty and my eggs were decidedly cold, as was my sausage. The only thing on my plate that was the correct temperature was the hashbrowns. The restaurant was dead so I have no idea what the problem was. read more

This place has always been just average today my Cobb salad had raw chicken my wife got her food on dirty dishes marea scramblers will be are go to place for now on read more

Average food with above average service. All three of us ordered breakfast and coffee. Coffee was hot and good and breakfast was fine. Not spectacular But ok. Server was fast friendly and very professional. The facility was very clean and the manager was on the floor and interacting with customers. It's a restaurant with clear systems and procedures and they are being followed. Well done. read more

Poor service. Our waitress didn't even take our empty glasses or plates we were finished with. Our waitress was Robin, she was very forgetful and took and took her time getting the things we asked for. Other than that the food was good, just VERY poor service. read more

Used to like this place 20 years ago, has progressively gotten worse over the years. Over priced! I have to go to place to pacify a visiting relative 2 to three times a year. read more

We went to Bob Evans recently for the broasted chicken. The waitress took our order but came back after a minute or so stating she forgot that we could not get it until after 4PM cause it was a weekday. WTF? They brag about their broasted chicken but don't have faith in it to offer it for lunch or even from 1PM. And what's with the small portion size of the mashed potatos? We had been to BE several times because we had coupons but we will probably go back to Frischs were we can get the food we want when we want it and get a goodly portion. My favorite things at Frischs is the openfaced roast beef sandwish, it's so much better than the small portions at Bob Evans. read more

My husband and I normally really like this restaurant, but our experience today was less than great. It was very dirty looking and we had to ask the server 3 times for clean silverware. The booth was splashed with dried milk and the window between the booths was covered with fingerprints and smears. We witnessed the busboy not wipe the tables after clearing them and then the hostess seated those tables placing placemats over the dirt. The bathrooms were also dirty. In spite of all that, the food was still good. But seeing all the dirt makes it hard to go back to enjoy meals in the future. :( read more

I can't in all good conscience give this place a rating, it was so poor. We have been to this particular restaurant many times and NEVER seen it in such a state or had such poor service. It was about 5:30pm, and not very busy at all. We were seating on the far east side of the place and I notice the filthy, unswept floor when I first walked in. Since we were without pepper at our table and our waitress was busy chatting on and on and on and on, I finally got up to get some from another table. On my way back I could see under our table was a fork, napkin, food, placemat, etc. There was not a clean place to put my feet. Had I seen it when we were seated we would have left right then, but we had already ordered. I was watching a busboy cleaning off a table and just swiping all the crumbs onto the floor! He never came back to sweep it up. Then the waitress kept returning to chat, which is very annoying when I'm trying to have dinner. Come back once and check on the meal, then leave me in peace. I did tell her I'd like some more water, which took her a few trips to remember. The peanut butter brownie she brought was hard as a rock and had no whipped cream as the description indicated. At that point, we left and we won't be back. read more