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    Red Lobster

    3.0 (123 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, American
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Seafood pasta
    Shana S.

    We arrived at about 930 on a Saturday night. For a red lobster there wasn't much customers, maybe five tables. We were seated and waited 30 minutes for a waiter to take our drink order. I should've left then because it only gets worse. After a long mixup we finally got a waitress she took our drink orders appetizer orders and disappeared. When she comes back she has water and cheddar bay biscuits, they were burned. I ordered a margarita my niece orders a smoothie. We got our appetizers before our drinks even arrive no big deal. I ordered stuffed mushrooms she ordered lobster dip my stuffed mushrooms were awful flavorless and overcooked. The dip was just OK. We make our dinner orders, I order the trio shrimp, and she orders some sort of seafood pasta and a side order of the lobster bisque soup. All of the food was just awful. My Caesar salad that came with my food was wilted and my salad was hot. The soup tasted like pumpkin baby food. My shrimp linguine pasta was overcooked and the shrimp was undercooked. I'm just not sure what happened here. Also the restaurant was dirty trash all on the floor, and they even made my margarita wrong. I'm not sure how a restaurant can operate like this but the customers deserve better. I must also note that I paid extra money for asparagus that was burned on the tips.

    Ebenezer's Anni L.

    Always enjoy eating here. The food is what you expect from a chain that has been around for over 40 years. Good service even when they are open on a holiday. Plenty of parking and easy to get to. I wanted to try the cheddar bay lobster stuffing and was able to get it as one of my sides with the grilled shrimp and scallops entree. I just wish they would offer the maple barq sauce with it. The broccoli is some of the best you get in restaurants. All was good when I warmed them up the next day. It was so quiet when I was there, but U of M was in the Rose Bowl during this time so the whole town seemed like a ghost town. Look forward to having a reason to come back.

    Cole slaw side
    Linda I.

    My first time ever at a Red Lobster and we had a good experience! Have been getting ads for "Lobster Fest" which is finally what brought us in - not sure if this is a temporary thing or just a new thing. Husband and I both got the Lobster Lover's Duo which is two tails - one Maine and one Caribbean Rock lobster. I liked both! Also came with choice of sides - I got fries and cole slaw. Fries were hot and crispy on the outside, potato-y on the inside. We shared a Shrimp Cocktail appetizer as well. The 6 shrimp were huge, and in addition to traditional cocktail sauce, it came with a fun Thai chili lime cilantro sauce as well which I enjoyed. Interior/ambiance was nicer than I expected. Nautical/Maine themed but not kitschy. Only thing that raised my eyebrows a little was that the two tails and two sides is about the same price for the same thing at Real Seafood Co. Not sure if that means quality is on par or if this is premium pricing for Red Lobster. Other items appeared to be better value. Oh also the complimentary biscuits!! Lived up to the hype for sure. Super good, and served hot. Way softer than normal biscuits.

    Loaded baked potato and steamed crab.
    Radhika R.

    I grew up eating here in the 80s. It was considered upscale. My son decided to indulge me in a walk down memory lane. He had the Sailor's feast, which was full of deep fried yummies and mashed potatoes. I started with a side salad with bleu cheese. It was pretty good. Of course, we had a few baskets of the cheddar biscuits which were amazing. I followed up with steamed crab and a loaded baked potato. Solid comfort food meal. I may return with the other son.

    Tiana T.

    It's been some time since I've visited this location. My son is at U of M (Go Blue!) I hadn't seen him since Christmas. We decided to go here for lunch to catch up. The service and food was excellent.

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    Quality food at reasonable price. Sea food was so fresh. Accommodates babies very well.

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    Food was great. Server was amazing. Highly recommend. Seafoodfester was amazing.........................

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    The food was delicious service was ok. Our server was nice but slow given it was not busy at all.

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    How can you go wrong at Red Lobster, raw oysters, grilled salmon and a margarita. And lobster fest!

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