Marcus our server was EXCEPTIONAL!!!!! He was attentive, funny and made honest recommendations! The food was delicious but even if it wasn't, Marcus stole the show!!!! Give this man a raise or a promotion!!! Thank you Marcus! YOU ROCK! read more

There aren't a whole lot of great steakhouse options in our area. I wish we had something like Texas Roadhouse nearby, but at least we've got Outback Steakhouse. We decided to come here on a Thursday night. Generally, I don't mind this place, but in the past they've very very consistently overcooked my steak to the point where I eventually gave up mentioning it to the server. I accept them and their shortcomings lol. But maybe I should've spoken up more, though. But anyway, thankfully, I didn't have to this time around because my steak was cooked exactly the way I ordered it. I also recently found out they have a Monday through Thursday special menu available until 6 PM, which was a nice surprise! Off of that menu, I ordered the Outback Center Cut Sirloin, a 6 oz. center cut sirloin served with my choice of two sides for $15.99 as of June 2026. For my sides, I went with the Fully Loaded Baked Potato and Seasoned Rice. Like I said, my steak was cooked perfectly this visit, which made me really happy. My potato and rice were prepared well too. Our waitress was also very good, and our food came out pretty quickly. She looked absolutely exhausted, though. It seemed like she was juggling way too many tables at once. I could tell she wasn't excited or smiley, but that wasn't a knock on her service at all because I totally get how exhausting it must be. She still took care of everything efficiently and kept things moving. Kudos to her!!! The restaurant was a lot busier than I expected for a Thursday night, which honestly surprised me. Overall, we had a great dinner here and would definitely come back. read more

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If you're in the mood for a steak that doesn't cost $50+ this is your spot. I mean outback steakhouse that's what it is. It didn't blow me away but it also did not disappoint so I think they did their job.. The loaded mashed potato wasn't worth the up charge. It was a little too loaded with sour cream and not much else.. read more

Had an excellent server and a flawless family birthday dinner. Food was as ordered and refills were plentiful. Fun environment, down to earth and reasonable. A truly happy memory! Thank you wonderful server and Outback for letting us all enjoy a filet without needing to take out a loan! read more

My dad really wanted to try their special "Aussie" deal, so we decided to finally go. The wait was not too bad, since we were sat right away. Our waiter took our appetizer order and later our beverage order as well. For a Saturday night, it was pretty crowded but not too much. As part of the Aussie Meal, you get an appetizer, an entree and a dessert. We added the bloomin onion only because it is their signature dish at Outback. Bloomin Onion: Deep fried and battered onion. The sauce it came with was zesty and tangy and our onion was not too greasy. We didn't finish all of it, but it was still delicious and crispy nonetheless. My only complaint was that the server (not our waiter) who brought my dish sort of did a drive by, meaning he just slid our plate onto the table and walked off. Kinda weird service, but didn't bother me too much. House Salad: Typical ice berg lettuce house salad with ranch. A bit too much cheese for my taking, but otherwise a nice stat to my entree. Steak and Brocolli: Cooked medium, how I wanted it. Not much to complain since the steak was seasoned nicely for me a cutting into it was easy. It was not overcooked or "tough". Cheesecake: I had this at home and it felt standard to me. Overall, had a nice experience. Would consider coming back here again. read more

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Hidden in a quieter part of Pleasant Hill, this Outback Steakhouse has a charming, old-school American design that feels both nostalgic and welcoming. It's not flashy, but that's part of the appeal - comfortable booths and large tables based on your party needs, warm lighting, that could be dark in cases, and a laid-back vibe that makes you want to settle in and stay for a while. The menu offers a solid selection of meats, including some standout options like the medallions. Just a heads-up: you'll want to know your cuts - occasionally they may present a different cut as a premium option, blaming the tenderness, so it pays to be specific when ordering. We kicked things off with the Bloomin' Onion (of course), but they've got a few other appetizer options like coconut shrimp worth exploring. Tap beer selection is surprisingly good, with a variety of choices to pair with your meats. Customer service was friendly, attentive, and genuinely polite throughout the evening, even though we had a return & replace. Overall, a great experience. I'll definitely be back to try more from the menu and enjoy the relaxed, classic steakhouse feel again. read more

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Sunday 6pm party of 6. The Good. 1. Reserved table was available upon arrival. 2. Waitress was friendly. 3. Food was prepared correctly and tasted good. The Areas for Improvement. 1. Surprised that the $14.99 promotion was$19.99. 2. Had to ask multiple times to different people for bread and for butter refills. 3. Appetizer dishes should be removed before entree plates are served. 4. Very long wait between appetizer and entree food. 5. Entree dishes should be removed before desserts are served. Summary. Good but value for price paid was below expectations. Won't return. read more

Just came back 2 weeks ago and I ordered a Party size Salad and I notice when I got home I was packed 3 regular size house salads. I then asked for extra ranch and the guy told me it would be 8 bucks for extra ranch to which I paid. I emailed the manager and still haven't heard back. Outback is my wife's favorite. Sucks the Pinole location closed, this place never replies to any complaints or issues. Do better. Overcooked wings. It's not right. read more

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Service at the bar was good and very efficient. Timing of food was good. Steak was cooked at the correct temperature. I would have given it a four star rating except their suggested tip chart was based on the total bill not prior to tax. ‍. An Outback will never get a five star rating from me because those are reserved for very high end white tablecloth restaurants. They were close to a four had the tip calculation not been a big turn off. read more

Puzzled that the average rating for this Outback location is 3 stars. Outback Pleasant Hill remains one of our favorite chains for the last 15 years! My better half and I came in around 6:45 on a Friday night-- to our surprise it was pretty busy. Good for them!! Usually it's quiet when we come in on a random Friday night. We waited about 15 minutes and were seated in Anthony's section. They were out of prime rib, so we settled for the bone in ribeye which was amazing, cooked medium rare as ordered. Split the coconut shrimp, soup, side salad and baked potato. Service was tops. Anthony was quick taking our order and splitting plates for us without us making a request, and had great attention to detail, like sweetener for my husband's iced tea. Oftentimes servers forget to ask about the trivial things like sugar for iced tea. Anthony was quick, efficient and friendly and his food runner was on point as well--as he brought us sauces and cleared extra plates quickly. Anthony's section was super busy, but he still checked in on us steadily through out. Every dish was prepared well, fresh and hot-- down to the brown bread and butter at the start of service. Ambience is pretty much what you'd expect for an Outback chain, if not a bit less Aussie than usual. Not sure when they changed the decor but it's definitely missing that Aussie somewhat touristy/kitschy charm, think kangaroos and boomerangs. No matter, doesn't change the food and service. Thanks! Will be back, as always! read more

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I begrudgingly ordered a catering order today. The steak container want closed so the pieces fell out and juice leaked everywhere. The Caesar salad was 3/4 filled and the (single) bread was wrapped in foil and very clearly punched out otherwise flattened intentionally. What did I pay for and why did I even tip? I'll be disputing part the charge with the bank. Never again. That's what I get for being coerced into giving this place "one last try". F'ing christ, man. read more

Went to this location July 12,2026. Have not been to an outback steakhouse for a few years since my local one closes years ago. Wife suggested we go to the one that was open near us. Service was good. Attentive wait staff. Friendly. Food- I ordered the 6oz sirloin. Wife orders their version of chicken fried steak with the blooming onion batter. She said she liked it but she was hungry so I really can't speak on her behalf My meal was ok. I asked for medium cooked but it came out well done. Food was not hot as I was expecting off the grill. I felt it was sitting there on the kitchen or was already pre-cooked and set on a "keep warm" surface. As I cut into my steak, it wasn't what I expected. Even the backed potato that I ordered as a side was not hot. The best thing I had was my side Caesar salad. At least that was prepared well. Even the complentary bread was not hot as the butter I spread on it did not melt a little. I don't think I would return to this establishment unless I was desperate for a streak and I ran out of options. The stars are a positive for the staff but overall I did not enjoy my dining experience due to the food. read more

Took my son to this restaurant on Monday 07-06 for his birthday. The server was great!! The food well. . . . . had the coconut prawns and ribeye, thinking that we would absolutely enjoy it. Turns out, this is the absolute worst ribeye I have ever had!!! It was "full" of gristle and I'm talkn' hard, uneatable tuff almost bone like gristle, UGH!! The prawns aren't what they used to be and the marmalade dipping sauce has changed as well (now has some kind of horseradish stuff in it - never used to taste like that! Needless to say, I won't be dinning there again read more

On my last visit during a dinner with friends, the steak I ordered was flavorless, overcooked, and full of gristle and fat. Very disappointing quality of food. For the increase in prices and poor quality of steaks, I won't be going back. read more

What happened to the Outback? I used to come here as a staple traveling all the time and in a pinch made the decision to do so on a recent business trip...worst section ever. Cleanliness and ambiance were fine and even service were good. But everything else was a disaster. I used to always get the prime rib not at this location only on certain nights. Also used to love the NY steak not at this location...settled in on the filet. Took 45 mins for a medium rare filet that came out medium killed couldn't even eat it....server asked how is it? I said how dissatisfying do you want me to rate this and didn't even offer me anything? This is exactly why more and more Outbacks are closing and more places like Longhorns open and not saying they are great but I should've just went to Applebees which is also horrible. read more

I am genuinely so confused how these people are employed here? No one is friendly, warm or paying any mind to the customers. Our server, Chloe, was so unwelcoming and had 0 hospitality skills. Service was mid and i still tipped 20% I think the experience is more than half of the customers visit and this was NOT a good experience. Yall should do hospitality training. Also i got an automated ass response LOL read more

This place has the best deals on steaks, and it is pretty good for the price! A little outdated and could use a bit of updating! read more

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During a recent visit on October 10th we having dinner at this location and in the middle of the meal I lifter my ribs to rip them apart and this little guy(cockroach) fell off the plate onto the table! My stomach immediately felt queasy so I told the waiter and showed him! His response was "oh wow, can I get you anything else? Would you like a to-go box! I was stunned! I asked for the manager and he said the manager was "Busy" I loved Outback but I will never return to this location! read more

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We went to celebrate my daughter's birthday and for their prime rib. We got there on a Saturday shortly after 5p, was disappointedly told that they were sold out of prime rib already! At 5pm! Way BEFORE the dinner crowd! We had our hearts set on their delicious prime rib!! How is this even possible? Anyhow, we settled on salads and rib eyes. Both were good but prime rib would've been so much better! French onion soup came really late, in fact we had to remind our server a few times! The salads were good. Rib eyes were inconsistent, my piece hardly had a bone and over cooked, my son's slice was better, but slightly under cooked. So overall was an average experience. We used to love Outback for their prime rib and blooming onion, but felt food and service had been declining, plus they no longer serve prime rib during weekdays. Very disappointing. read more

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Their selection of steaks has diminished (eliminated their porterhouse steak to begin with) then they closed!

More than 10 years visiting this place and I've rarely been disappointed. Thank you, Mark, for your service. read more

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Ok, so my friend surprised me with a steak dinner delivered to my house from here, and I was actually pleasantly surprised and impressed. The food arrived when they said it would, (according to my friend's phone) it was extremely well prepared, along with a side of still warm fresh bread, a wrapped piping hot baked potato, (they even took the time to put the warm bacon bits in a separate little container as well as the other fixins') and, let me tell you, the hands down BEST freakin SALAD I have ever had. From a steakhouse! I hear it was extremely packed inside on Valentines Day, but they made and packed my food just like I waited hours for a table. On Valentines Day-one of the biggest nights for couples to eat out at a steakhouse. 5 stars on the food, how it was prepared, the attention to detail on how it was packed properly and correctly, and for it arriving in time and still hot. Great job tonight guys, happy Valentines Day everyone read more

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It's like any other Outback. Service was very good here. Always have to get the blooming onion. I ordered the filet mignon . It was very tender but I could tell it was previously frozen . Just didn't have that bounce to it. Flavor was good though and it was cooked nicely read more

Arrived on a Sunday at noon and found parking easily. They sat us down quickly and provided prompt service. I got a grilled chicken with mash potatoes and the house salad, my husband got a steak, my mil got a chicken sandwich and the wee one got a steak off the kid menu. Everything arrived quickly. It was good, but probably would not come back unless the mil wants to go again. read more

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Went last night...nephew had steak & shrimp and I had steak & lobster. We also ordered the onion. The onion was a bit spicy but still good, and the steaks and seafood were terrific. Attentive service and good prices. I recommend this place. read more

Great food, good service. Loved the fillet mignon. My son had the strip steak and my dauter in law had shrimp.

Went to Outback on a Saturday night & walked in with no wait at 5:30pm. It's been many years since I was here last. I had the Classic Prime Rib dinner & it was delicious. My sides were a Caesar Salad & baked potato. The meat was cooked to perfection, a medium rare. The only critique is that it was lukewarm Instead of hot. Did I tell you the best part of the meal? Anthony was our server & he was excellent!!! So friendly & oh so professional! What a gem he was. Outback is lucky to have him. We will be back soon. read more

Love the food, and the atmosphere. Most of the time the servers have been terrific, and very kind. Special shoutout to HUDSON, who was kind enough to wait to open the door for my sister and me as we were leaving! Even more AMAZING, my sister had left a takeout package on our table and HUDSON ran out after us to bring it to our car!! He was a young guy, and it gave me some hope for the future. Love this place! read more

Updated review to include photos. It was another trip to outback strictly to cure my French onion soup and blooming onion cravings. They were amazing per usual. On a Friday just after 5pm, the bar was pretty empty even if the parking lot was packed. Bartenders were super attentive. Even with TV in the bar area, it did not seem like anyone would flock in to watch sports games. Also no happy hour menus. If you're looking for a good spot to grab some good food and a quiet atmosphere, outback is the place! read more

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Tables next to us were piled high with dishes that were not cleared the duration of our visit, despite it not being busy. Meal had zero flavor. Brown bread was so bad it had visible white marks inside obviously from being frozen. Butter is fake. Blinds are closed shut with 50 years of dust. Hard to believe the owner would want to put their name on the outside of this dump. You can tell it's just a bunch of pals who work there for ease and don't care about their jobs anymore. read more

Pleasantly surprised at how great a service we had at this Outback. We'd quit going to the Vacaville one, which must have changed management because our last service was abysmal. This Outback's hosts were friendly and polite. Our server, Mark, was terrific. Attentive, prompt, polite, friendly. My rib eye was nicely cooked at medium and tasty. Very pleased with our dinner. read more

yesterday was my birthday I went to Pleasant Hill Outback to have a steak with my friend and she ordered her steak medium and mine was supposed to be medium rare. We were served the opposite. Mine was a rib eye and hers was a new york steak. We go to applebees and their steak is fantastic and half the price. You would think when you charge $33 bucks for a steak you should get a good cut of meat and it should be cooked the way your want it. I will not go back read more

You can always depend on great food that OUTBACK no matter what city you go to. I have to travel further now to visit one because they close the one near me. The service is always good. read more

I was surprised I liked it haven't been here in a long long time. Great server! Nice and quiet it wasn't busy. Lots of tvs to watch sports in the bar area. Good food too! Love the bread!! read more

I have to say this place was very good. 100 percent better than Ruth's crisp which is overpriced disappointment. Our service at outback was so good. We had a nice gentleman who was so attentive. I have not had that good of service in so long. The bread is delicious.. the butter kind of boring and tasteless needs salt or something. The ranch is delicious and the combo meal was delicious. Steaks were tasty and cooked perfect we also had a chicken which was perfectly cooked. I love the baked potato and the side salads are yummy and they put a lot of extras on it vs other restaurants. Very happy and will return soon read more

We have been going to Outback for many years, and last night was very good. I had the 6oz Filet, with a creamy creole sauce with shrimp on top of the filet, baked potato, a very cold crispy house salad, topped off with the best Brandy old fashioned I've ever had. My husband had the New York steak with the same sides and was equally impressed. To top it all off we had one of the best waiters who truly enjoyed his job. Pleasant, playful, sweet, funny, what a joy. His name is Marcus, and he represented the Outback as the place to dine. A night to remember and hopefully repeat. read more

Absolutely disgusting experience at Outback Steakhouse. We were seated at a dirty table with crumbs and sticky mess all over it. When we politely asked the server to have someone clean it, instead of fixing the problem, he gave us attitude like we were inconveniencing him. To make things worse, they sat people who came in after us before we were even acknowledged. Totally unprofessional, filthy environment, and rude service. If this is how they treat paying customers, they don't deserve anyone's business read more

This chain sure is going downhill. The onion flower is all they have going for them at this point. Our waiter, was helpful - took a bit long. The steak had a lot of silverskin on it, I feel they would have taken this off (or should have). The salad had bacon, but the bacon looked like it was cooked months ago, and maybe from a bag? It was quite gross, and nothing like anyone would normally make. The place was clean, just not good food. read more

We eat at Outback maybe once every 2 years lol. I was craving the Blooming onion appetizer. Anyway, ANTHONY our server was great! Very quick, friendly and attentive. He didn't pressure us or try to upsell to us but he was hospitable. Really good service considering.. I would give it 5 stars for experience but the steak was 3 stars, meh. But ask for Anthony if you visit the Pleasant Hill location! read more

The food was Hot!!!!!! I really liked the food. Briellle was a great waitress. The service was amazing