Let me tell you about my new obsession! First, I'll give you a brief background to describe how this restaurant used to be. My husband & I liked Outback. We considered it to be about average & went occasionally. Fast forward to January 2026. Two weeks ago, we order from Outback to have out dinner delivered. The food was cold when we got it, but I don't really fault the restaurant for that. We live 8 miles away from the restaurant & the food was being delivered by a delivery service, so we knew that the person would be delivering other meals besides our own. Despite the food needing to be reheated, the taste was delicious. I got the Victoria Filet, which is what I order most often. The meat was incredibly tender & it was seasoned to perfection. I ordered a baked potato & garden salad along with the steak. They were also very good. I wrote review mentioning that the food was cold, but also said how delicious it was. The food was so noticeably better, that I thought it was important to mention that. I received a personal response from someone who I believed was the own. She apologized for the cold food, which was a completely unexpected & I thought, an incredibly nice thing to do. I found that to be really impressive. Our food was so delicious that the following week we decided to order from Outback again. We again ordered delivery, fully expecting that the food would be cold because of the distance & that we were not the only people receiving a delivery & that our food was likely to be in a car longer than it might ordinarily be. My husband wanted a Bloomin Onion. He'd wanted one the week before, but I expected it would arrive cold, soggy & unappetizing, so I ordered something else. The second time we ordered, I went ahead & ordered the Bloomin Onion & it arrived as expected. In my experience fried foods just never travel very well. They get cold & soggy & this bloomin Onion was no exception. I really do believe that there has to be a way to transport fried items & have them remain crispy after the trip. I'm thinking that delivering them in a paper bag might be part of a first step. Enclosing fried foods in plastic containers seems to cause them to become soggy because the container holds onto the the moisture that's produced by fried foods & allows it to condense onto the food, making it soggy. Of course, preventing leakage is the likely reason for using a plastic container in the first place. Maybe someone can come up with alternative packaging for fried foods. So, except for the Bloomin Onion, the food was again delicious, though cold. My husband got the salmon, which he said was really outstanding. I again got the Victoria Filet, which was every bit as good as it had been the week before. So, yesterday was my birthday & we decided to go out for dinner. I wanted more of that Outback steak, so we went to Outback Steakhouse. I ordered French Onion Soup as an appetizer. It was delicious. I'm fussy about French Onion Soup & this certainly met my expectations. It had an intense beef & onion flavor & was served with a perfect crock-sized crouton & was covered with what I believe was Gouda cheese. Dinner was my favorite Victoria Filet, in the 9 oz size so I could have half for dinner & the other half for lunch or dinner the following day. This is something I usually do when going to restaurants, order the larger size entree, if available, immediately split it in half & package it to take home & then enjoy the other half at the restaurant. Since I ordered the extra soup, half of that was packaged to go home, too. Everything was delicious. The soup was very good. The salad was crisp, fresh, cold & delicious with the Ranch dressing. The steak was seasoned & cooked to perfection, the baked potatoes with butter, as ordered. I didn't realize my husband had told the waitress that it was my birthday, but at the end of the meal, a bunch of waitresses & waiters sang happy birthday & brought me a hot fudge Sundae. I know a lot of restaurants do this to celebrate patrons, but it was unexpected & something I'd never experienced before. It was fun, and a little embarrassing, but nice. Other customers wished me a happy birthday as they left the restaurant while we were still eating. I was really nice. Our waitress was really outstanding. She was very sweet & very attentive & helpful throughout our meal. I asked her if they'd recently gotten a new cook & she confirmed they had. She said that the restaurant was under new management & that the owner did all of the cooking. The change is noticeable in a in a profoundly positive way. We've eaten Outback food three time in the last two weeks. It had probably been at least a year since we'd eaten here prior to this. I encourage everyone to go & experience the New Outback. It's fantastic & you're likely to be very glad you went! Thank you! read more

I haven't been to an Outback in years so I wasn't sure what to expect given the low reviews. Service: I'm glad I came in with an open mind because (Jen?) blew us away with 5 star service. I haven't had a server be so attentive, personable and fun in a very long time. Drinks: We ordered two drinks, strawberry kiwi-rita and the piña koala, which were really good. The pineapple cocktail came in a martini glass which I was not expecting and no ice so be warned if that's not your cup of tea. I'd recommend the strawberry-kiwi-rita for a refreshing and not too sweet cocktail. 4/5 Food: We chose the shrimp for starters (a generous portion!) and probably shouldn't have because I forgot the portions here are quite generous in size. For main, I chose the salmon (which came with shrimp and mushrooms in a creamy sauce) which was done to perfection. For sides I chose the rice (recommended by Jen) and a salad. 9/10 Overall, I'd definitely come back again on a Sunday evening at 7pm because the place wasn't completely packed, the food arrived in good time, and our experience was great. 4.5 rounded up! read more

Outback Steakhouse - Toowoomba Salmon - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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outback has gone so far down, family of 4 last night $175 and that's with no alcoholic drinks and no dessert. The steak was so tough I couldn't even cut my steak nobody liked their steak at the table but told the waiter that they would attempt to eat it anyways. The price including $25 for my mistake because I literally was spitting it out it was so tough and chewy. Outback used to be an actual steakhouse now they're just pumping out low quality food that's hardly even edible read more

The other day not good. Steak was served cold and so were potatoes. Asked waiter to cook the way we asked med to rare and one well done. So take steaks back took I over half an hour to get new ones not overcrowded so there was no excuse to take that long to get new steaks and turn. They deliver the steaks again cold at that point I gave up and by the way tough not good at all. There are other times where I've eaten there and the food was very good so it's really a hit or miss place all the time I mean, there was no excuse for what happened the other night absolutely no excuse, especially returning the second one worse and is cold. read more

Wednesdays are a discount day for many Outbacks that serve a special! It's either a 6oz Sirloin or a littlle larger portion of chicken, served with fries, and a soda, but no deviations are permitted at this Outback. We ordered the "Blooming Onion," as an appetizer, and it was cooked/fried, perfectly, lol, gone in minutes between the four of us, served with their special dipping sauce. The dark, pumpernickel, hot bread, was also served quickly before the appetizer was served, and it was scrumptious, just like our steaks! The tables were clean & and our servicer was nice & speedy. The $7.00 cocktails were a fair price, but had close to no alcohol in them. (In the choices of beverages, we should have opted with the free sodas, included with those two specials. On the other hand one of us opted for the beer special, and it was delish for a 5.00 price tag. All and all, we highly recommend this Outback & will be going back. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Potato soup, tasted fantastic! - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

This Outback has actually restored my faith in this restaurant chain. There was definitely a shortage of servers but our server worked her heart out, provided superior service, and ensured our dining experience was a good one. Something I didn't know...you can get a smaller version of the Blooming onion! It is onion petals and it satisfied our desire to have a little bit of our favorite appetizer! I had the bone-in ribeye and it was cooked perfectly, the salad was fresh and I had no complaints with my meal. Hubby had the prime rib which was a bit underdone, but they quickly resolved that minor issue to his satisfaction. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Bone-In Ribeye* 18 oz. - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

We ordered curbside pickup and parked directly in front of the To-Go entrance, clearly visible to the employees. After receiving the "ready" text, we followed instructions and waited 9 full minutes past the promised time, watching multiple staff members stand around talking and ignoring the pickup window entirely. One employee even was staring directly at us. When my partner finally went inside, our food was already sitting there, and the employee that had been watching us had the audacity to say, "There's no fing cars in the To-Go, this is bullsh!t" as my partner was walking through the door; as we sat parked right in front of the pickup window. We weren't the only ones. Every single curbside customer had to go inside because no one was doing their job. This wasn't just bad service -- it was complete disregard for paying customers. And the kicker? I tipped in advance, out of respect for service workers. I just wish that respect had gone both ways. Usually have no issues at this location, but the last two times we've tried to have a date night, our food gets left out. On top of everything when we got our food, some of it was already starting to get excessively cold. read more

Dry and tough. These ribs were obviously cooked at an earlier date, not today fresh. This was not the usual product that we've become accustomed to over the years. read more

Outback Steakhouse - The baby back ribs were clearly left over from a previous day, dry and tough. This is not up the standards. - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Just dined there with my family including my almost two year old son. Our server Yoli was absolutely fantastic and so good with my son. She recognized how well behaved he was compared to a kid near us, kept complimenting him, and was so friendly with him. Her service was also excellent read more

Everything was impeccable. Food and service were above and beyond. The Curbside server was very nice and polite.

The Alice Spring chicken was delicious. The sirloin 8 oz was one of the best I've had in a while - flavorful and cooked as ordered. The house salad was tasty and the baked potato was fine -slightly over cooked. The bartender was really cool and overall it was one of the best Outback experiences I've had in years. Fredericksburg did it right! read more

I ordered taken out for an outback cheeseburger with fries and a bowl of potato soup. The bowl of potato soup was small but was tasty. The cheeseburger was tasty as well. Not the best one I have had but not the worst one either. The staff had it done on time and was friendly. read more

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I always order from Outback! Love the food and atmosphere of the restaurant. Great food!

I ordered the steak and ribs as carry out. The steak is so tough that it can't get be eaten unless you want gum. The ribs are tough and only the front has barbecue sauce. The back has none. So disappointing and if the restaurant was closer, I would take it back for a refund. I should have checked the order before leaving the restaurant. read more

I had a very odd experience today at Outback Steakhouse on Plank Rd. It was 11:30 am & I ordered the 6 oz luncheon steak & a side wedge salad that I knew was an add'l charge. I was under the impression that it included the fries. But my server told me it didn't include the fries & I couldn't order but the one side?? So my meal came with just the steak on a plate & nothing else???? I told the server the menu said fries & she said it's confusing & you cannot order the fries since I ordered the wedge salad??? Very disappointed!!! read more

Manager Carolyn was wonderful! Coconut Shrimp was great; steak was good; baked potatoes were warm and tasty; salads were fresh; and complementary wheat bread loaf was warm with plenty of butter. Great experience! read more

We had great servers, but the food was terrible! I ordered a 6 oz sirloin steak with a loaded baked potato, steamed broccoli, and coconut shrimp. My daughter had the kids' chicken tender meal, and we found it a waste of money. She didn't even want to finish her meal or take it home. read more

We had a great experience at this Outback Steakhouse. All of the food was hot, fresh and cooked to the appropriate temperatures. Even the pasta had a decent amount of the yummy Alfredo sauce, contrary to my normal experience in the Charlotte area. But the BEST part was our server, Jen! She was INCREDIBLE! Very knowledgeable and friendly and so patient with our two children. Jen is a keeper!!! read more

We went in to order a take out to pick up 2 hours later. When we got there it was not ready. We waited about 20 minutes for them to get it together. When we got home(45 minutes away) we were missing several items. I called to let them know and they told me they actually didn't know what I had ordered but they put the difference back on my card. That would have been fine but I used a gift card. I go that way about once a month so we will see if they actually were able to do that. For giving them a 2 hour heads up this should not have happened. read more

Ordered curbside. Felt like an inconvenience to the staff. Trusted that outback would serve my family quality food but unfortunately I was proved wrong when I got home. Ordered 2 steaks, a chicken sandwich, and a bloomin onion. I've dined here many times before so I know what to expect but the bar set for the quality of food tonight was below low. The steaks were underdone, the cups of sides below half filled but we felt that hopefully the bloomin onion could fix these mistakes. Leaving a review had not even crossed my mind until unexpectedly biting into inedible onion skin. I'm sure that's not how the dish is prepared. I'm beyond disappointed with the food preparation and service. We're in difficult times right now but this is now excuse to serve inedible food and not follow a recipe book. Do better outback Fredericksburg. Won't be returning for a long time. read more

Outback Steakhouse - bloomin onion with inedible skin left on - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Our waitress was very friendly and our food was fabulous! I really miss going to Outback over the past few years. This certainly changed my mind. I hope they keep it up. read more

The meal wasn't bad. I haven't been in a few years simply because it isn't one of my go-to's. The salmon looked nothing like the menu or YELP images and was a little over cooked but well seasoned. But the service is great, the wait staff were incredible. Will keep on my list to try again but no time soon. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Grilled Salmon, Seasoned Rice and Sweet Potato with Honey & Brown Sugar - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Had the 18 oz. bone in ribeye and it was the wordt steak that I have ever eaten. I'm used to eating steak at Morton's or Ruth Chris, and it was 90% fat. Terrible... we will never go back. Service was good overall. read more

All you can eat soup and salad. Make sure you bring your own microwave to heat the soup. Also, make sure you have at least 1.5 hours for your soup and salad lunch. read more

Ordered a few things off the menu including drinks - disappointed when it comes to both! Bloomin onion had oil sitting on it - and had a bitter taste which means they aren't changing the oil in the back as often as it should be changed. Both the husband and I got a really bad heartburn afterwards (and we don't get heartburn that easily). Drinks were all sugary and no booze. Ordered a cookie dessert afterwards - cookies were cold, and they sent it out like that. People working there aren't bad but the food is just ridiculous. Won't be going back there! read more

This was definitely one of the best meals, that I have had in a long time. I took my Dad to this location, in Fredericksburg, VA., for his 90th Birthday, for the Prime Rib. It was the best steak I have ever had, and the service was above and beyond. We had Zack, for our server. He was very experienced, and was right on the ball with everything we needed. Congratulations to the whole staff!! Everyone there was outstanding!! Definitely go there and order the Prime Rib, and ask for Zack, you won't be disappointed. read more

Haven't been here in quite a while so thought we'd try. Bloomin onion was cooked a while ago and reheated. So gross. Pre-cooked chicken, barely warm, hard baked potato (WHO can mess up a baked potato?) and barely warm barely cooked Brussels sprouts. Outback used to be one of my favorites but this one has been pretty consistently bad for years. Will have to go somewhere else to actually get something edible for dinner. The bread was fine, my husbands sweet potato was hot, the waiter was pleasant. Otherwise, gross. We gave it a chance. If you can't provide fresh food, just close the location. It had a great run once upon a time. That's been over for years. read more

Now I know why there is so many bad reviews.. place and management needs work!!!! Food is okay but definitely do not recommend read more

Jonathon was very attentive and the support staff who helped deliver our food were very helpful and friendly. The wifey enjoyed her meal, as did I. Kudos to everyone working that evening. read more

The only reason that I am going to give this restaurant 3 stars , was because my steak was cooked perfectly but it was seasoned well. Salt and pepper is not hard to put , before and after cooking a piece of meat. Plus, the dessert was great. My reaction "Cravings check Carrot cake from outback Their cream cheese frosting was fluffy The cake was not dry The ratio of frosting to cake ratio was perfect The crunch from the carrots and pistachios gave it so much flavorful texture Yum! " But they did left out one of our food, like our Mac and cheese. The blooming onion has really absorbed a ton of oil and it wasn't crispy at all when I got my food. You will need a whole roll of paper towel just to suck all that oil in. They need to up their game for the prices that they charge their consumers. There are a ton of restaurants that has steak. Outback is not even a real Australian thing, so people can just go somewhere else for steak. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Carrot cake - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

My husband and I ordered the Aussie 2-Course Meal today and I was anticipating a good meal. Our salads were good and my husband's meal was too. We both ordered the 8 oz center cut sirloin steaks. His well done steak arrived as ordered. My medium-well was rare. I showed it to our waitress and she offered to take it back for more cooking. She said I could eat my baked potato while I waited for my steak. I told her I was had planned to eat them together so she said she would bring a fresh potato with my steak. The manager brought my re-cooked steak and had me cut it to ensure it was right. Luckily it was. She also brought a fresh potato. My husband told me I should just order my steak well done since I've had the same problem the last few times I've ordered steak at a restaurant. I feel like I should be able to order my steak the way I like it and have it cooked correctly - especially at a steakhouse!! Then we asked for our cheesecake to-go, but another waitress brought it out to eat there. So I asked for boxes and boxed it myself. Sadly, service is just bad everywhere. But I was really disappointed this time. My husband had finished his meal before my steak was returned to me. So again, a disappointing dining experience. Guess we just need to start eating out less. read more

Everything went well. Great food and experience. My go to for rib eye and loaded baked potato on the road

We often stop here on our way to Northern Virginia. It's always a great experience. Today was no different. I just wanted to recognize everyone working during our visit, especially Autumn. She is an excellent server and took great care of us! read more

If you like undercooked wings then this is the place for you! I'm just not into medium rare chicken wings read more

Outback Steakhouse - Outback Kookaburra Wings - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Much better this time! We sat at the bar and Kat was great! Checked on us a bunch, asked about refills, taste of food, etc. The food was fine, hot, fresh, and as expected. The broccoli tasted fresh, the fish was tasty. Nice healthy options! Thank you Kat! read more

Johnathon is the most respectful and kind waiter i've ever had He had great customer service I 100% recommend getting him as ur server. He does such a great job read more

The other night, my husband and I decided that we'd like to go out for a steak dinner. Walking in, the host stated that it would be about a 25 minute wait. He wasn't too off; we waited 30 minutes for a seat. While waiting, a young gentleman brought around samplers and apologized for the wait. First it was blooming onions, then stuffed mushrooms and some spicy shrimp. I didn't mind the wait, but the place had multitudes of tables open when I went to the restroom, so I didn't understand it. The only thing I could think of, was that they were short staffed and didn't have enough waiters/waitresses in ratio to tables. Either way, we were seated in just 30 minutes at a booth near a window. A waitress, Yasmeen, came over and appeared eager and friendly at first. My husband and I were fully prepared to order after our 30 minute wait time, as we generally are when we have a wait. We both ordered water with lemon and the "loaded bloom", which was a new menu item from the specials. It was the best of both worlds...loaded Aussie fries with a blooming onion on top of it. It is served with ranch for the Aussie cheese fries and the blooming onion sauce. For our entree, we'd be splitting the Porterhouse medium well (just a little pink), with mixed grilled veggies and a side salad. When I asked the waitress what the mixed veggies were, she said "broccoli". I said, "Okay, well what is the seasonal vegetable then?" She said, "broccoli". She noticed her mishap and said, "Oh! The mixed veggies is broccoli, carrots and squash". We went with that. She also brought out a loaf of bread that was so hot and fresh, we were expecting a good night at the Outback. We finished our bread pretty quickly. I've eaten at Outback's across the States many, many times. Waitresses always ask if we'd like more bread when they return and see that it's gone; especially if it's gone very quickly. Instead, Yasmeen came and grabbed the bread board and left saying nothing...not offering extra bread or saying a word. I found that odd, but left it as is, until the rest of the night continued to be more of the same. The appetizer didn't take long to come out, and she dropped it off and walked away. It was very crispy...and when I say crispy, I mean burnt. The fries were so hard, they tasted like they had been cooked and overcooked multiple times. The cheese was clumped and hard. Since she didn't come back to check on us, we sat there and ate it. She never once asked us how it was. We were prepared to tell her the cook cooked the heck out of it. In the meantime, I was due for a water refill. She checked on the table behind us several times, but continuously walked past our table without stopping. Finally, I asked her if I could get a refill on my ice water, which was so obviously empty. I hate to have to stop a waitress and request a refill. I feel like that should be a given; especially since we hadn't even got our entree yet. She brought out more water, but no lemon. I then had to ask for more lemon. The entree took forever to come out; it literally took an hour from the time we were seated to get it (yes we timed our experience). Our waitress hadn't brought it, but someone else from the back. Nobody had us cut into our steak to see if it was done to our liking. Expecting that our waitress would be by soon, since she was assisting the table behind us, I took a couple of photos for Yelp as I always do, and waited. The steak looked delicious! Cutting into it however, it was bleeding and raw; especially near the bone. It wasn't medium well, but more like medium rare. I waited, looking around for our waitress, who was now no where to be seen. At least 10 minutes had passed and still nothing. Even if our steak had been made to our liking, I would have liked some A1 steak sauce, which is not provided on the tables, but she again, never came to ask if everything was okay or if we needed anything. By now I was clearly upset. Our appetizer was horrid...burnt and overcooked, my water was not being refilled on this hot summer night, we weren't asked if we'd like more bread and now our steak was not prepared correctly. At this point, I hadn't even checked the vegetables. I saw the host seating new people and requested a manager. JT came over immediately. I explained the situation to him. He took it to the back and they made it better. It still wasn't right, it was now just 'well done', but at least it wasn't 'mooing'. He pulled up a seat and had us cut into it. We said we were good. The vegetables were completely raw. I mean, the carrot was cold and when I crunched into it, it was so hard that it tasted like they sliced it and served it. Whatever! The night was ruined. We go out to dinner for the experience, and Yasmeen solely ruined that experience from her lack of professionalism. 2 stars because JT did comp the steak. We will give Outback one more try due to good management. read more

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Really great service from server Zach, who was friendly, efficient and very customer-focused. The team of hostesses greeted us and were so helpful finding a table to accommodate us. Filet, sirloin and lobster tails were all perfectly cooked. Took my mom out for dinner last night couldn't have asked for a better evening! read more

Waiting was about an hour. Once we were seated they let me bring my service dog in which was great. The french onion soup was greasy but it was ok. The sandwich was delicious, but had to remove the house pickles. Other than that it was delicious. My sister got the salmon and she said it was cooked perfectly. My mom got the mac n cheese balls and those were the best I have had. Nice cheese pull! My other sister got a steak and was also cooked perfect. The waitress was very sweet and brought us everything we asked for including a bowl of broccoli for my dog. She also offered to bring him water. Great service, great food! read more

Outback Steakhouse - French onion soup - Steakhouses Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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My significant other and I usually stop here in our way back down from a trip to Washington, D.C. Every tine we've gone, we have received excellent service and good food!! Expect to wait for at least 20 min on a weekend (Friday or Saturday night). The food & service will be worth the wait!! My only major complaint is their French fries are the long skinny ones- not the steak fries that they used to have. Other than that, I always love coming here. read more