Cheddars is always a delightful dining experience. We went Sunday afternoon expecting to wait forever to be seated and were seated immediately. We ordered the Spinach Artichoke dip which was amazing, Fresh chips and the salsa had good flavor. We also ordered Chicken pot pie which is always a favorite go to and as always did not disappoint. And then the Monte Cristo with Black beans. The Black Beans were a surprise with how the flavors blended and the freshness of the Pico de Gallo.... So good!! Service was awesome... We were seated next to a large table and the server made sure to check in with us. We left full and incredibly happy. read more

The Cheddar's I use to eat at in Beaumont,Tx was amazing, this Dothan,Al location is not. We won't be eating here again which makes me very sad. I loved the spinach dip, chicken tenders, and heavenly mashed potatoes but the staff at this Cheddars is horrible!!!! My husband and I first tried this location last year, a few months after it opened. My husband ordered a beef pot roast dish (they now no longer serve) and it clearly was a pork roast. We asked our server about it and he argued it was not. We decided we'd wait a while before trying to eat here again, maybe they'd get a new manager or something. We ate an early dinner today, Oct 31, 2014, at around 4pm. First issue was my husbands drink...peach tea that tasted like pure peach syrup. He asked to get a regular sweet tea (after maybe 3 sips of the peach) and we were still charged for the fruit tea. There was hardly any customers there and yet my husbands mashed potatoes were served cold and then was asked by our server to "scrape them onto a side plate" so she could show the manager. His green beans also tasted like they had been cooked with sugar, which neither of us have ever encountered before. read more

I went because everyone said it was great. The food was ok but the staff was slow, uncaring and unprofessional. As they walked past us for the 4 th time with only us and three other couples as guests I asked who would be waiting on me. The waitress rolled her eyes and walked off. We sat for 35 min before getting to order. When the food arrived they were just as enthusiastic about service them as well. They never came to check on us and to be honest I could have made the food better myself but where are the joys of eating out with that? May have been a bad night for the staff but they made an unforgettable night for us. Unfortunately not pleased read more

I would have given this place more stars but the waitress ruined it for me. when you see other people getting their food before you who ordered 15 minutes after you, you start to get annoyed. Then you have to keep reminding the waitress for napkins and water and silverware. Then you see her sitting with customers yapping away trying to get tips instead of getting me and my wife some silverware as we stare at our food not being able to eat after the 45 minute wait for a burger and chicken tenders... Disappointed. On a good note food was excellent. Waitress ruined the first impression. We will try again. But will not sit with the same waitress read more

We went there because we hadn't been there in quite a while. We were seated quickly and after a few minutes, we were waited on. I ordered a Blackened Salmon Salad, my husband ordered Chicken Fried Steak. It took forever for us to get our food, then I remembered that the last time we were at Cheddars we had the same experience with waiting. We got our meals and I noticed that the Salon was slightly undercooked and it really didn't have that blackened flavor that other restaurants have. Then as I started eating the salad part I noticed a lot of the romaine lettuce had blackened areas. I told my husband they cut up the outer pieces of the romaine and put it in the salad. I don't know about anyone else but in my house, all that blackened stuff gets cut off and in the garbage. Needless to say, half the salad didn't get eaten, (gross). Then we had to wait to get our bill, we paid in cash and had some change coming also another wait. So, I've decided that we won't be going back there for a very long time, if ever. read more

This is the BEST "Simple American Food" restaurant in Dothan. The atmosphere is simple and pleasing. The food is plentiful and good. The service is excellent most of the time. Here are my experiences... The atmosphere is simple and pleasing. It is not FIVE STAR, but it is very nice and well maintained. The food is plentiful. MOST of the dishes are big enough to feed TWO people. You will not leave hungry. The food is TOP of the line for a four star restaurant. The service IS excellent most of the time. When the crowds show up, that is when the problems erupt. These problems can be solved with effective management. Most of the time that will happen. But occasionally, things can get out of hand and the waiting game begins. This restaurant is my "go to" when I am in a hurry and on the way to a movie. read more

While I love the food, the service and quality of food leaves much to be desired. Coworkers and I ordered Friday, received a messed up order only to be told we would receive a free meal Monday to compensate. WELL that compensation was worse than the Friday mess up. Cold food, instructions not followed and just all around awful! read more

Overall good food. I usually take my parents here for birthday meals. The only problem I seem to have with this restaurant is that the baked potatoes are always cold. I always forget not to order until I get it again. They do however always try to make it right. read more

Rude staff mediocre food not the best place to go in dothan.... the best thing is the atmosphere but that's about all I have ever enjoyed.

Service was very bad waitress was very slow silverware was very dirty. Had to ask for hot water and lemons to clean off the silverware. spinach dip was very cold. Had to send it back to get warmed up. Asked to speak to the manager gave us our food for free. roaches was on the floor . they cook our food in the microwave .waitress told us that she don't know if we should order the food because it's going to take long . people came there before us and still got their food earlier than us. We ordered a wrap It wasn't right right food was falling out also . I called the waitress and she looked back and ignored me. I also called another waitress and she I told her to come here and she got an attitude with me and told me to hold tf on. The people that sat in front of us also left . strawberries was old, tomatoes with green on the inside very rotten . manager came, and we told him about everything he didn't do nothing but give us the food for free. The food was very cold look like they just throw the food on plate. Manger came to us to calm down or get kicked df out . read more

Very clean restaurant. Conveniently located. Chicken tortilla soup was awesome. Did not take long to be seated. Server was very friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. Orders were taken quickly. It took a little while longer to get your food. Food was hot and delicious when we got it. Prices are a little high but worth it. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

Very good food, but the staff is too busy with personal conversations and cell phone watching to be attentive to the customers hence, Terrible service! If you have a schedule do not go here.. No sense of urgency exists here... Too bad, such well prepared tasty food... read more

The food here is great,and the atmosphere is awesome .There's very few places that have really good onion rings and this is one of the very few. Simply amazing.the chicken strips are amazing and huge! the broccoli casserole is to die for, I always order extra. This place is great and not overly priced. As long as there is broccoli casserole, onion rings and chicken strips I will keep coming. read more

I don't really eat out in my home area. This Cheddar's visit in Dothan. I must say I was quite disappointed. My first impression of this restaurant was very nice as the building is quite new and really quite gorgeous for what it is. After dealing with a hostess with too much makeup and really very little regard for if we were there or not. I was starting to get the vibe that we were in for another experience of hype rather than a solid meal. Unfortunately my bad feeling about this place was confirmed. When I first came up on this restaurant in Dothan, my group were really ready for a great experience and with an honest wholesome sounding name like Cheddars Scratch Kitchen. I didn't think we would go too wrong. Most of my group ordered steaks of one size or another as most of us were sports guys who wanted a basic steak and potato. I saw the Potato selection said it was a "Loaded Baked Potato" and with a name like Cheddar's. I thought we were in for a seriously loaded treat! I asked our waitress who like the hostess seemed to have little interest in being there let alone serving us with any level of quality about what "Loaded Baked Potato" meant ? She replied it was loaded with cheese. I asked about bacon and she said, that was not included. I immediately began thinking hmmm? I went ahead and ordered this "Loaded Baked Potato" hoping this was just another case of poor salesmanship on her part. Unfortunately most of my group were really quite disappointed when our meals eventually came out after a fairly decent wait. I was most interested in this mysterious "Loaded Baked Potato" that I was thinking about and the "Loaded" part turned out to only be what I would describe as a "pinch of cheese" roughly the size of the END of an average persons thumb. I directly asked the waitress when our food was delivered. "This is a "Loaded Baked Potato"? and she assured us it was as we began to eat what was really a most flavorless meal by almost any standards as this opinion was pretty much unanimous among our group. My group began to realize. None of us had any bread with our meals. We eventually found and inquired with our less than enthusiastic waitress about our lack of bread and she informed us that bread was not included with our meals. I am thinking at this point. Wow, the "Loaded Baked Potato" a flavorless meal and not even a piece of bread of any type! I began to think about this most wholesome sounding name of "Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen" as I feel a name like this should stand for some real creativity and what came out on our table felt like less than a meal on a pretty bad food buffet. I am just thinking wow, what happened? What did I miss here ? After our most disappointed group finished our most basic and really quite flavorless meals. We were presented our check and I realized that as I was studying our check to insure accuracy as I was growing more suspicious of this place by the minute, I realized I never received a refill on my beverage during my entire meal here and only 2 of our 7 people even received a refill at all. I can say with certainty that my good expectations were really most unfortunately deflated I guess along with the hype that many have been buzzing about over this restaurant. Yes it certainly is very a pretty restaurant. I am afraid to share in my opinion, this is where the beauty came to an abrupt end and the unfortunate true reality of our visit set in. I began to remember our hostess with too much makeup and began to think that perhaps this entire restaurant really just had too much makeup and no real substance! I would have really probably given this place 1 star. I must admit they have made a significant investment in their restaurant for what Appears SHOULD be a good dining experience. Unfortunately our experience fell far short of this goal and I kept remembering that old saying about "Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover" as the cover looked great! Once I opened this book, well unfortunately it was a book I am in no hurry to look at anytime real soon! Dining Experience and Service - 1 Star Food - Maybe 1 to 2 Stars. The Restaurant Facility itself I will give a solid 4 Stars as it is very nice and was really the best part of our visit. This is why in my own opinion, it earned a final actual 2 star rating when all is said and done as one does not actually eat the actual physical restaurant building itself, but merely the food it serves as this is supposed to not only be edible, but enjoyable. Unfortunately it did not meet our expectations. I hope my opinion is helpful for someone as I am not an expert at all. I am just guy who is looking for an honest solid meal in my many travels through this area. I hope this restaurant can fix their problems for their own sake, those they employee and the protection of their investment as I wish them the best of luck in this direction. Thanks for taking this time to read this review and best of luck in your own choice to dine here or not? read more

The food was good, but there were three of us at the restaurant. One of the orders never came.The waiter told us he couldn't figure out what happened, went back to the kitchen, then came back and told us they couldn't get it to me for a while because they had frozen shrimp. After waiting longer he came back and told us he wasn't sure how long it would take and I could order something else or decline the meal so I declined the meal. One of the members of our party had a membership and was supposed to receive chips and dip. The waiter told her she hadn't had her membership long enough to get the number she needed to get the chips. The waiter said he would talk to the manager and see what he could do. The manager never came and never apologized for not having the food or giving her her free chips I don't think I will be returning to Cheddars anytime soon read more

I tried to take my grandson to lunch yesterday wish I could say that it was a pleasant visit I cant say that the food was bad or even the drinks as after waiting 34 minutes was never served anything. While the couple that was seated in the same section just before me not only got their drinks they received a plate of rolls while waiting for their appetizer all of which they got before I was even asked for a simple drink. I watched a lady who was dealing with the to go orders and the bar ask repeatedly for help she was working so hard and was left to drown with no help. While the waitresses around her watched and would not help but were quick to talk about her behind her back and saying that she was tripping and flipping out. I do not know who the manager is but you are incompetent and ignorant in your ability to run any food establishment. Your staff is poorly trained and does not work together equally. Your staff and the issues within a waitress that was as bad as the ones I saw yesterday tells me that either you were put in charge to fill a quota or the company as a whole needs to go into another line of work. I wish I had known that choosing this chain to share a meal with my my grandson was considered to be a privileged thing to do. A mistake I will never make again. read more

I get a to-go order at least once a week from Cheddars. I love the Crispy Chicken Salad with Italian dressing, but they don't make the Italian dressing anymore. I decided to try their balsamic vinagerette. It was really good. I still hope they bring their Italian back though. I do want to compliment the girls at the bar where the to-go orders are picked up. Savannah and Candy are awesome! So sweet! I appreciate the great customer service! read more

This restaurant has a ton of potential but is lacking severely. Bar drinks are awesome! Good food selection on menu, but don't order the Country Fried Chicken! Always comes out over cooked and tasting like burnt oil. Service is slow. No concerns on keeping the dining area clean. Food and trash all over the floors, though it was at 8:30pm. Moral of the story, go early or prepare to be dissatisfied. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Comfort Food Near Me - Dothan, Alabama

Dirty dirty dirty. Table, floors and menus. The longer we sat waiting for some one to take our order the more time we had to look at dirty surrounding. A waitress all around us never even tried to acknowledge us. We finally went next door to McDonalds. This was at 4:00 PM Nice building. read more

When my party of 6 arrived to the restaurant, we were told there would be a 30-45 minute wait. After waiting almost 2 hours, we asked if our table was almost ready. We were seated a couple minutes later. We sat at our table for almost 20 minutes and still no one had come to get our drink orders. Over half of the restaurant was cleared and we overheard the staff talking about how the waiters just didn't want to take anymore tables. We got there at 6:00 pm. There was no reason for for the service to be this level of bad. I'm a waitress and I completely understand getting busy and being overwhelmed, but that's not the case here. Workers were talking at tables nearby, while other workers were just standing around watching people and not doing anything. I tried to be understanding, but this was just unacceptable. If you do get the chance to order, the food is only mediocre at best. Would not recommend to anyone who doesn't want to waste their time. read more

Server was fairly new, but that was okay because we weren't in a hurry. When food was brought out I noticed right away that the pasta around the outside was cold but that in the middle was fine. It was only when I cut a piece of the chicken inside the dish that I realized that one side of the chicken was completely raw. The dish had shrimp, sausage and chicken but it was the raw chicken that alarmed me. I chose not to have it re-prepared and told the manager who was quite friendly that 'you only get one opportunity to make a first impression' and that I wouldn't be back. She asked if there was anything she could do and I told her no. My dissatisfaction wasn't with the hostess, server, or manager but with the person who prepared the food. With raw chicken being served, I can't afford to ever go back. read more

I got to Cheddars about 7:30pm tonight. I told the hostess I'll seat at the bar. I was seating at the bar. The bartender spoke and kept on with what she was doing. I was seating there for 10 minutes, the bartender never came over to see if I wanted something to drink or if I wanted to order dinner. So I got up and went back to the hostess and ass to be seated at a table. And she wanted to seat me at a table in the bar area. Then I asked the hostess I can seat at the back section to the right or the section across from the hostess stand. No this section are closed, at 7:45 Over have of the restaurant is closed off. So the hostess put me at a table in the bar area, so I seat there for 5 minutes and no one looks my way, so I stay there for about 2 more minutes. Then I get up and start to leave, the hostess came to me and I told her no one wanted to wait on me. She asked if I wanted to talk to a manager and I said no. I told her I was going to McDonlad's across the parking lot, to get dinner. I'm a truck driver and I have been wanting to at the Cheddars in Dothan. But I want be back here again. Thanks for NO SERVICE. read more

worst service ever. Appetizer it was cold. Waitress, was hard to deal with, very slow service. Entree was chicken with waffles, waffle arrived cold with cold syrup. Asked to speak to manager and she tried to make it all good. Offered a free desert. Update! Comped the entire meal by Excellent mgr!!!!!! read more

Took over an hour to get our food. Waitress only came to bring us our water and coffee once during that entire time. When food arrived, all three dishes were cold. Mashed potatoes had actually hardened they were left out so long. After asking for the manager, we decided to get up and leave because she took so long to to get to our table. We were ignored. Restaurant was not busy. It was a Tuesday night. We caught the manager on our way out and she was patronizing and did not offer anything to rectify her employees mistakes. If owner would have seen the entire ordeal, jobs would have been lost. Dine at your own risk. read more

Not sure when the folks with negative reviews came here but our food and service were both terrific. This is a comfort food shop and based on our experience they are at the top of the league in terms of quality, service and value. We were just passing through but will make sure to schedule our travel to get back as often as possible. read more

We usually like Cheddars, but tonight the hostess let us stand and wait while she made a big production of getting a table wiped off in the bar area. After 15 minutes of watching her walk around trying to get someone to wipe it off, I was unpleasant and asked if she didn't know how to operate a rag. We left and had a great dinner at Chili's. read more

Not all Cheddars are created equal! My wife and I came here for dinner and ordered the fish tacos with a salad and a steak with baked potato. The steak was ordered as medium-well and came out medium rare. It was sent back to the kitchen to be re-cooked; when it came out, the outside was scorched but the inside was still red. They really need to turn their grill down. I never received the salad and my wife asked for ranch dressing for the potato and we never got that either. As for the fish tacos, it was like an entire fried catfish stuffed in a small tortilla. Way too big for a taco. I have ordered this same item many times at a different location and the size of the fish was appropriate for the size of the tortilla. The salad was still on the bill and we had to have it taken off. Not to mention the inside of the restaurant was icy cold. First and last time at this location! read more

Just finished a wonderful lunch with work colleagues. The citrus miso glazed salmon was amazing! My colleagues both enjoyed their salad entrees. Our server Margaret was very friendly and was attentive to us in just the right amount. This was a great experience at Cheddar's. read more

Cheddar's is very clean, cozy, and interesting on the inside. It has a nice freshwater cichlid tank and an interesting fan overhead. It is dark enough to be somewhat romantic if you don't mind having only a 3 foot walkway between your booth and the next. The food was also decent. My lemon pepper chicken was pretty standard, my wife's chicken dish (don't remember the name) was also "pretty good." The santa fe spinach dip appetizer was amazing and I recommend it to anyone. It's near the size of an entree and only cost $5. Our problem was with the service, and there was a plethora of things. Upon entering, we told the hostess we would like a table for 3 with one highchair (we brought our 11 month old). She looked awkwardly at our son and I immediately got the feeling that maybe they don't allow children in their establishment. Before I could ask, she said to wait one second and walked off with a concerned look on her face. She returned with another host, and we heard her say under hushed breath "I don't want to ask her!" to the new arrival. At this point I got the impression that a certain server doesn't like serving families with children. This is just my assumption, but I must say it was pretty awkward and made us feel a little unwanted. Anyhow, the new host took charge and got us seated in a booth. My second issue was the lack of silverware and napkins. We didn't receive this until 3 minutes AFTER we received our entree. Our server (Shannon) took our drink order, brought the drinks, took our food order, brought an alcoholic beverage, and stopped to ask about our appetizer (5 visits) and didn't notice that we had no silverware or napkins. Mind you we are eating with our hands (chips and dip) and using our baby wipes to clean our hands at this point. We received our entrees from a young man (skinny teenager with a creepy pencil mustache), and at this point I ask him if we can please have some utensils and napkins. He hardly acknowledged what I said, aside from mumbling something and looking at me. Three minutes pass as I watch our food getting colder, and finally I just get up and find the first employee I can and ask again. This time we were successful and received something to actually eat with. The final issue was the 15 minute period between our appetizer and entree that we didn't see our server at all. My wife went this whole time with an empty water glass during her meal. I understand that the waitstaff takes breaks, but generally someone covers down on their table during this time which definitely didn't happen. My wife and I are about as laid back as it comes, and there isn't much that bother us. I can't remember the last time we had half as much to complain about, let alone all these issues compounded in one simple late lunch stop. We won't be back and won't be recommending this place to anyone. read more

"There was a 20 minute wait on a Wednesday night because the place was packed. The service was good and the food was great, and not expensive." read more

I wish the place would have told me how unwelcome I was in the restaurant right when I entered the door; that would have saved me the time and trouble and not too mention the terrible experience of dining here. I would have dined elsewhere no hard feelings if they ad told me how much they disliked me. I know they had to dislike me - the experience i had told me they did not want me there or to ever come back. We had ordered Nachos and Quesos for an Appetizer. They came out to us in itty bitty crunched up bits - you know like you get at the VERY bottom of a bag of chips - 1/4's , 1/8th's and smaller sizes of a chip - like maybe they crushed them first before bringing them out. Then we waited .. and finally our server came out with some real chips. I had ordered the Ribeye Medium Rare with a Caesar Salad and of course the Croissant to go with it. The Caesar salad came out - well first the Croissant was on top of the salad and it was smooshed down - so in the low level lighting I was thinking it was a piece of chicken - but to my surprise nope it was just a smooshed down croissant on the top of the Caesar salad !!! Well I know I have been calling it a Caesar here but sadly it was not; it was simply Caesar dressing flavored with some lettuce (I am not kidding - I wish I was but I have to be honest ). Then we waited some more time .. My Ribeye which I had ordered medium rare came out to me ..with out the baked potato I ordered with it and the steak was Well Done .. yes Well Done!!! So everyone else at the table had their meals in front of them (well my wife did not have what she ordered - the beans were missing). Her food was cold - just above room temperature for the most part others well the beans when they came the bowl was warm.. My daughters pasta - well she had sauce to cover four noodles and the pasta was cold. My sons well at 5 with a burger and fries .. he did not seem that enthused. I did not taste his fries - they looked over done. I did not taste the burger it looked cold .. and he had no problems picking it up just like it was. So after every one else had their meals and finished what they had .. the server brings out the replacement steak for me .. with my baked potato. Everyone's food was luke cold!!! - just warm enough to say it was not in a refrigerator! So did I feel unwelcome YES. Did I feel Ripped Off YES. Did I feel like I wasted time YES. I try to compliment when they are due and I don't ask for refunds and if offered do not take them - I leave it be - but in this case I think they should refund me and I would accept that. As someone who has traveled extensively eating out over 180 days a year for years on end , there are only 3 really bad experiences dining out that I can remember having and this one is a bad experience at the top of that list. If I could MINUS them Stars I would .. read more

We pass Cheddar's on our way to my husband's hometown and we always talk about stopping there. Usually, it's either really early in the morning or late at night, so it's not an option. This time, we planned right and stopped in for a late lunch. I got the grown up grilled cheese and I'd order than every time. The menu is great and had lots of options that I wanted to choose. My husband ordered the chicken fingers, and he loved them. The staff was really nice and helpful. We had to wait for about 8-10 minutes before they came to get our drink orders, but when she brought our drinks, she also brought an order of their honey croissants on the house due to our wait. We'll be back next time we pass through! We'd love for a Cheddar's to come to Birmingham! read more

I always eat here in Dothan Ala,after church,but today our waiter was rude,second waiter wasn't any better,food came out wrong,waiter didnt even try to fix it..I sent the food back,cancelled my dinner,spoke to a manager,he gave me two $10.00 certificates......thanks,...I guess.. it's a bummer cause I really like going here with my family..We'll try another location..but dont get me wrong,the food and prices are great!..and I've had some wonderful waiters aswell.. read more

You know it's bad when the waiter can't tell you the definition of "scratch kitchen." It appears that the employees should be educated on the meaning of the restaurant name, as well as some pointers in customer service. Our waiter was very pleasant, but I observed a couple very unfriendly female waitresses, and the hostess was actually rude. Our food was sub-average and reminded me of Golden Corral. Will definitely not be back. read more

This is our second time stopping at this cheddars to have a late lunch. The chicken tenders were so small and fried too hard they were like leather. We have eaten at other cheddars across the country, And have never had this problem. We will probably not stop at this cheddars again. If we do we will order something different other than the tenders. read more

Not bad for a chain restaurant. It's nothing special and the service usually isn't out of this world, but they do have a lot of variety on their menu. Would probably return. read more

Horrible service from opening day. My husband and I have eaten here many times since then with understanding new establishments will usually have some kind of issues. But they have been open well over a year or 2 and we are not coming back. We got the worst kind of food poisoning & with a newborn at home we were not well enough to take care of ourselves let alone a newborn baby. Good job at being the worst restaurant in Dothan. Always bad service and after waiting hours to eat (everytime) just for it to make us sick. I'm steering clear of this place! Should have spent less money on building and more on training and hiring. read more

Very nice place to take the family. The service was great. The prices are great. I had the Monte Crisco. The black beans are great.

The service today was very good. We were having a late lunch so we ate the lite fare. The food was very good for a quick lunch. Got the half a sandwich and soup; half a sandwich and salad which was very good. The interior decor was much nicer than usual chains. The huge vertical fan in the atrium was interesting. Fish tank and interior brickwork. read more

The hostess' had an attitude. The waitress did a great job. The food was very good. I would definitely look into hiring hostess that don't have an attitude or walk off when your customers walk in. read more