This place really declined since it's glory days about 5-10 years earlier. Yes, the cheddar bay biscuits are still good, however that's about it. The food is quite subpar and lacks in flavor and finesse. My salmon was a bit overcooked and my friend's pasta dish looked completely covered in alfredo sauce. It also looks and tastes as if the fish/lobster had been frozen. Furthermore, the place has a really old, musty kind of look and smell to it now. I'm not sure what the chain can do to revitalize it's stores and invigorate it's customer base, but it better do so fast otherwise it'll keep losing patrons. read more

Came to red lobster ordered a drink and no cherry or pineapple .. they say they don't have it .. I'm not understanding it's a whole food store down the block .. also gave us a napkin that's dirty with utensils .. disappointed read more

Worst 160 dollar seafood dinner I ever had. The only good thing and I mean the only good thing was the incredible biscuits. Ran out of salad on a Saturday? Lobster tail and fillet mignon, lobster cold and like rubber, thinnest fillet I've ever seen. Wifes seafood over linguine dish was just horrible. Scallops were microscopic and the dish was tasteless. Daughters chicken fingers were warm at best. Not what I remembered 25 years ago. I use to love the Nashua NH location. I'll never go back. Spent the same at Legal Seafood for an incredible Dinner. read more

Went for dinner last night with friends. Very disappointed. Took us almost 20 minutes before we got our drinks. We all ordered the endless shrimp. It use to come with a salad and one side. Now you only get one side and a salad counts as a side. Two of us ordered mashed potatoes. They gave us one tiny scoop. And the biscuits were overcooked and dry. What a disappointment! read more

Matt is the goat!! best server ever had in any restaurant, came in stayed 2+ plus hours and most servers are annoying but he was spot on with everything 10-10 give my man a raise or something good!! keep it up!! read more

I ordered 3 dinners for this evening. The order was for curbside pick up and was 20 minutes late. The food was cold and not complete, they forgot the coleslaw. Who drives all the way back to pick that up? No one. If they want to do take out, then do it appropriately or don't bother. I didn't pay $50 dollars for food so I could eat cold food. I will not be returning to Red Lobster. read more

My husband and I had a surprisingly wonderful experience with Red Lobster to go this past Saturday. We always liked going to Red Lobster and decided to try their To Go. It was so easy! We parked in front, called the number on the sign and ordered. We wanted Lobster Rolls but was told they weren't on the menu. Within seconds the Gentleman on the phone told us not to worry, he will make us some. Our order was brought to our car. Not only did we get 2 Lobster Rolls each; I got mine with fries and my husband got his with mashed potatoes but included in the bag were 6 Cheddar Bay Biscuits. My favorite! We will definitely do this again! read more

Updated Review: I went back to good old red lobster and had another good meal, but the problem here is how small the booths are. The seat is angled down and it's quite uncomfortable. Man those rolls are amazing! For a chain restaurant this is great. I see some of the other reviews, and think to myself... what are you expecting? A 5 star restaurant?? This is freaking olive garden's buddy. read more

I have been going to this Red Lobster for many years now. The service at one time was a bit slow, but I've noticed it has footed better the last few time I've been. We went here last night on our way home from an event. One person in our group has a seafood allergy to which our server was aware of and very attentive to. However, as luck would have it there ended up being a shrimp in her food. We noticed it right away and prior to her eating any of it. I alerted our Server Nary who was very attentive and took care of it right away. Almost immediately after Nary walked away the GM Michael came over to offer a sincere apology and he took care of it. Excellent food, atmosphere and customer service. read more

I gave Red Lobster 2 stars for the following reasons, 1.) We had to wait a good 20 minutes to get a table and another 20 being served. 2.) Over priced with no specials on the menu. If i were running this place I'd keep my customers happy by making sure i covered all my bases, and had more affordable prices for the family, and not be so over priced. A 20oz beer 6.49? I'd also have a twin lobster special at an affordable price which would attract many lobster lovers. 3.) Oysters were bad, i had to spite out a few cause they smelled like ammonia....not all but at least 3 of them were really bad. 4.) Seafood was over cooked, and you never wash seafood under fresh water cause it takes away the flavor. Seafood has to be kept at a steady cold temperature because its so perishable. Changes in temperature can have an adverse effect on the seafood, especially shell fish. 5.) Lobsters are tanked with salt additives which takes away there nature taste and flavor and they were boiled instead of steamed which again takes away the flavor. Boiling lobster is like taking a steak and boiling it. Also they wash the seafood and oysters which again takes away from there natural flavors. I've worked in fish markets for years, and been eating seafood since im 4 yrs old, had lobster and other seafood up in Maine. I remember, i once had a bet with my boss who ran a fishmarket and restaurant for decades, the bet was that i could tell the difference between a tanked lobster and a lobster right off the boat that wasnt tanked yet or placed in a fresh water tank with salt additives like they use at Red Lobster.. .i won the bet because my bosses supplier from Maine told my boss that i was right ...that it does effect the taste and texture of the meat, and can even give you the runs if the tank is not clean cause of bacteria. read more

This red lobster really became awful. I used to like coming here a couple years back but recently this place really declined. Instead of the big portions they used to have everything is tiny. Not to mention each plate is about $25. The food quality isn't good and small. You can't even get a regular sized salad here. Really disappointed with what this red lobster became. They definitely lost me as a customer. read more

This place is a nightmare! *GROSS OUT ALERT, it deserves stars removed! I will never return to this cesspool of filth! I've included 2 picture of our last visit to Red Lobster, sorry. We are there mid week, about 3 pm. The restaurant was practically empty except 2 servers (1 of which was seating people) and a couple tables with 2 people at each. We had to wait about 5 minutes in the entryway to be seated. After we were seated, we generally order the same things every time we go there - I get the coconut shrimp and my husband gets the calamari. I get a cocktail and husband gets a lemon aid. Our waiter was completely inept, he screwed up our orders, screwed up our drinks and took forever to bring our salads with the cheddar buscuits. After dealing with fixing his mix ups, we finally got our salads and buscuits and each ate one and was going to ask for hot fresh ones when I noticed something in the bottom of the buscuits container on the paper napkin they used to line the basket. It was a sweetener packet, neither of us used sweetner! I took the other 2 buscuits out and there laid a BLOODY USED BANDAGE and 2 used sweetner packets. I thought I was going to lose it at the table. The little A-hole who served us was no where to be found as we were frantic to get someone to our table immediately. No one was around and my husband had to go in search for anyone when he found the manager and brought her back. A quick show and tell (which horrified her) had her running around looking for our waiter. His shift was only about another 10 minutes before being over. However he wasn't there, after being a scumbag to us, he left the building. The other waitress working and along with the manager said he wasn't working out and apologized but the damage is done. This particular Red Lobster is disappointing on many levels even before this but it's local so we used to go there occasionally when we went to the mall. I'd rather eat in the mall bathroom than this Red Lobster. A used bloody bandage, enough said. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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The waiters and staff are passable. The food is generic and nothing special. I also must add eating here gave me FOOD POISONING I've missed a day of work and became extremely sick vomiting and nauseous on their muscles and oysters. For the love of god don't eat the muscles or oysters. read more

I have been going to this Red Lobster literally since I was a baby (because my parents like it), and I recently went back there last week with them and my boyfriend. They were promoting their brand new "updated" menu which I was impressed with considering they have not changed the physical menus since as long as I can remember. This time around we did not get an appetizer, but let me tell you I would NOT recommend the shrimp nachos. Absolutely gross. Nasty processed cheese poured over the chips, with minuscule shrimp and actually raw jalapenos that will burn your tongue because the seeds are not taken out. The only thing that is good about it is the pico de gallo. And even that is not the best. What I do enjoy before my meal is the caesar salad, which is very good. I have tried a lot of things on the menu, so I went with one of the new specials. The Lobster Scampi Linguine. When it arrived to me it had plenty of white wine and garlic scampi sauce, and by the time I was done the pasta had completely soaked it up. There was no purpose of even giving me bread because there was nothing for the bread to soak up. It was disappointing. Don't even get me started on the lobster. Looks absolutely nothing like the picture on the menu (does it ever) and there was what it looked like ground up lobster meat in small chunks strewn over the linguine. That is never a good sign, it was mostly likely frozen. It had that kind of taste that was unpleasant. Not only was it unpleasant in that sense, but when I left I had TERRIBLE stomach pains. And I live at least 30 minutes away, and I was suffering until I got home and got a chance to go to the bathroom. I think I might have experienced a mild food poisoning, for my stomach could not handle it. Everyone else in my family liked their meal, especially my dad who ordered the king crab legs. Those are on the fresh fish menu, which makes me even more convinced that I was eating frozen lobster. My boyfriend ordered the Admiral's Feast (which he likes, because he enjoys fried seafood), but it astounded me how they literally gave him an entire plate of everything fried, from shrimp to flounder to scallops to clams, and even french fries. I have never seen a restaurant serve so much fried food on one plate ever. There seemed to be a language barrier between us and the waiter because no one could understand what he was saying. I cannot even remember his name because I couldn't even make out a word he said. He screwed up my parents drinks, for my dad ordered water with lime and he got a regular lemon. And he took forever to bring back my dad more butter for his king crab legs. It was ridiculous. Usually, the servers are very good, but this guy was not up to par. Not to mention, the restaurant was dead, maybe because we had eaten early, but when we left at around 5:30 there was still no one there. However, when we walked out they had people waiting for tables! There was plenty of seating there, but yet they had people waiting. This Red Lobster seriously needs to be updated. They only recently changed their physical menu in what? At least 15 years? They need to change their decor too. It is dark and gloomy with infamous nasty carpets. However, everyone must keep in mind this is a chain, and chains often are not the best. They tend to be very outdated, and have frozen food that is just terrible. And they charge you ridiculous prices. My Lobster Scampi Linguine or whatever was at least 20 dollars, and I got sick off of it. Do yourself a favor and go over to the Danbury mall to eat at the Cheesecake Factory or another great local restaurant that Danbury has to offer. read more

Kiara was our server and she was great! We had the lobster fest at $30.00 a plate. The lobster was ok. Nothing to boast about! The rock lobster has definite meaning to its name! I didn't care for that at all. The Maine lobster is definitely better. What I really enjoyed was the shrimp linguini with lobster pieces. That us all I can recommend !! Nice atmosphere, but I don't think I'm going back anytime soon. And yes they accept your coupons off the phone be sure to join their club before u go for a discount I think 48 hours before! read more

Red Lobster - Lobsterfest!!! - Seafood Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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I've been to Red Lobster a few times and I think it's nice. I went here with my boyfriend and his family last night. Our waiter, Paul, was awful. He didn't come to even introduce himself for at least 20 minutes and the restaurant was pretty dead. He was like that for most of the night which was very irritating. I don't eat seafood at all so I definitely took a liking to their NY Strip Steak. I've had their Chicken Alfredo dish but I'm not a fan. As always, seafood lover or not, must love their biscuits; melts in your mouth! I'd visit again but hopefully have better service next time! read more

Sadly disappointed We have visited this Red Lobster before, never again. This time it was a total disappointment. We walked in and there was no one to greet us. We had to walk towards the back of the restaurant to find someone. A lady asked us what we wanted and I said we would like to be seated for lunch. The dishes were dirty, the flatware was spotted and questionable. The salad had rotten lettuce in it, the windows were filthy, the table tent was soiled and sticky, the carpet was littered with food and we arrived before lunch. You could see where the carpet may have been vacuumed and the remnants of food remained up against solid objects. The iced tea tasted moldy, the shrimp scampi tasted of pasty flour. The mashed potatoes were a sad and shiny glop pushed against the inner ramekin. Our server was wonderful and did everything she could to make us happy. I was informed that they are short staffed. Understandable. No customers, no money. No quality, no customers. We spent 50.00 and it was not worth 5.00. Best of luck to you. read more

Came here to see friends and we went to this fantastic restaurant, the food was awesome - especially those biscuits! Food service was excellent, the waiter came back to check on us regularly and was very kind! read more

I have been to Red Lobsters many a times. My last dinner experience was very good and I felt somewhat guilty not to have reviewed this place earlier. To start, Red lobster is not your quintessential seafood restaurant. A chain of seafood restaurants is sort of an oxymoron because of all the troubles with mass market production. We all know that best seafood is served fresh and with every mile you move away from the coast the seafood expectation should drop accordingly. Danbury is not Rehoboth or Cape Cod and I keep that in mind every time I crave seafood. Having said that I have great admiration for Red Lobster and everything they are trying to do with regards to putting sustainable seafood on our plates. Many of us do not give enough consideration to sourcing of seafood, which is a complex issue. It's a great positive development that big companies are giving some thought to sustainability. Ok, finally the review. The staff is fantastic. Very professional and welcoming. I am never disappointed by the staff at Red Lobsters. This is a great place for family and big groups. You'll be taken care of. During my recent visit we were served by Daniel and I can't appreciate him enough. It was somewhat unfortunate that they were out of lemon and asparagus but he handled the situation very well. Bravo! It's hard to be humble and forgiving when it comes to seafood. The food at Red Lobsters is definitely not 5 stars. (If you are in Danbury, there is nothing that compares to sitting by the lake at 'Down The Hatch' and devouring your lobster.) There are some clear goods and bads. Cheddar Bay biscuits are amazing (They are complimentary, OMG!) Caesar salad is great too. My favorite thing on the menu is Crab legs. Served with corn cob and red potatoes it's worth every penny. The fresh fish of the day is another good option. Amazing Rainbow Trout. Keep in mind they dont serve Chilean Sea Bass and other non sustainable fish. Few months back I had oysters as starter. Gosh they were great! The lobster is well priced for its size, though I wouldn't necessarily chose it over their other dishes. There was no tomalley in my lobster, maybe they remove it because of some FDA regulation. I wish they had some vegetarian options so I can come here more often with friends. Overall this is a great place for a good family dinner. I will surely be back many more times. read more

Service Was good. Our waiter David was nice and prompt. Biscuits were warm and delicious. I had a huge craving for a succulent moist lobster tail. Too bad I was completely disappointed. When I go to a place with lobster in the title, I expect good lobster. The lobster was rubbery, overlooked, flavorless, and dry. Shrimp was small. I ordered a medium steak and it was overcooked. The cheese sauce on the baked potatoe tasted like it was from a can. Stuffed mushrooms were good. Overall, they failed miserably on the lobster at 'red lobster' that's why they get one star from us! read more

Good crab had alot ate good left full good heat good ac good staff clean floors clean walls

Came here for lunch one day during the never ending shrimp special. The inside was spacious enough to be comfortable and the booth was good too. I ordered the never ending shrimp and got the ginger sesame and the garlic. I thought they were tasted, but way too much salt...the ginger sesame was cooked on a skewer and then some sweet and salty sauce was drizzled over them for flavor. The garlic ones were sitting in what I think was butter and was broiled. I always think that the restaurants use too much butter or oil. When I was finished our waitress automatically put in an order for some more and brought them to our table. They were the other flavors to try. The breaded on was ok. The only thing I do not like when I order shrimp is that they always leave the tail shell on the shrimp. Why do they always leave the tail? This place was no exception. It was good though...once every decade. read more

Red Lobster - Eating area in front - Seafood Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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This was an amazing experience and our waiter Matt was great and my filet mignon was cooked to perfection I would most definitely recommend this place to everybody I know. read more

Red Lobster. You've been to one, you've been to all. The menu is the same at all Red Lobsters across the nation. On this visit we took advantage of the endless shrimp special. This was a fun promo as we stuff ourselves on many varieties of shrimp. Shrimp alfredo (comes with pasta), fried shrimp, shrimp scampi, coconut shrimp, shrimp with spicy habernero (I sound like bubbu gump from Forest Gump.). The only other really noticeable item is the cheese biscuits. They are delicious. They cheat and trick you into filling up on these, so you'll leave full on bread and less on seafood, and you know they're doing it to you, but you can't help yourself, and you continue to bing on the delicious flaky cheesy biscuits. The staff at this location was spot on. Very attentive and kept the food coming out at a quick pace, so we didn't have to wait long. read more

OK, so I'm not a frequent Red Lobster patron but we were at the mall shopping and it didn't look very busy so we decided to give it a shot. Much to our surprise, it was very good. The biscuits were really good. They came warm and were nice and soft. The shrimp cocktail was great, the shrimp seemed fresh. I'm sure they are not but as long as they taste fresh, I'm OK with that. I had the lobster rolls. They obviously can't touch a legitimate new England roll but still, very tasty. My wife had the fish and chips and the fish was nice and flaky and not overcooked/fried. The staff was friendly, everything moved very quickly, the place was clean and inviting, I think we'll be going back. read more

When i'm in the mood to go out for a bite to eat, I usually end up at this location. It's usually not very busy so i'm able to get a table without a long wait. i love their frozen drinks, the bahama mama is my favorite but the Lobsterita is also great. I usually order the shrimp scampi or salmon. The service is usually okay. Nice spot for simple dinner and drinks. read more

This place doesn't even deserve a star. Called ahead to make sure it wasn't busy and got seated upon arrival which was great..until 15 minutes pass and no waiter had yet come up to us. We asked the person up front if there would be a waiter coming to our table soon and they said they'd get someone. 10 minutes passes and still nothing. No explanation or reason to why no would was doing their job. We ended up leaving after wasting 30 minutes of our time. First and last time going there. read more

Went to this establishment for a Friday evening dinner looking for good service and a nice fish dinner. Well, I received a dinner, but not the one I ordered. Service left some to be desired, making us at one point asking ourselves, will we ever receive our salads? Maybe a bad evening for the staff, but the restaurant didn't appear overly crowded and we arrived at 7:30 PM. I know we won't be returning here in the immediate future. read more

As a former 20+ year resident Ive come to the Danbury Red Lobster for many many events. The service today was impeccable and food beyond exquisite. Josh was phenomenal and someone I wish that I could ask for each time I return to Connecticut. Red Lobster should seriously use Josh's attentive well mannered behavior as their training manual for repeat customers. read more

Honestly for a chain restaurant they do a pretty damn good job. Seafood, steak and the chicken are all delicious. And well cooked. The staff is friendly and service is usually quick. read more

Terrible experience here on Saturday evening 5/13/17. Ordered shrimp cocktail and one of the shrimp was completely rancid. My daughter ended up getting sick because she took a bite of it and then spit it out! In fact, all of the shrimp in our dinners were "off". We did not eat the shrimp to be safe, after the bad appetizer. Also, the lobster-baked-potato seemed like it had been in a microwave too long - was hard and dried out. Very disappointing meal for $100 (dinner for 3)! Final note- after our waitperson apologized about the rancid shrimp cocktail she said she would take it off the bill. Well, when the bill came, she had not! She did not seem surprised when we mentioned it was still on there. Terrible experience all around.... read more

Went to Red Lobster on a Sunday early afternoon with my husband and daughter and we were seated immediately. We must've beat the crowd....the customer service was great and the place was clean which is a must. Of course the Biscuits were the real reason we went...but the food was amazing as well. Our food was served in a timely fashion, no long wait at all and we had some extra biscuits on the side too. read more

We haven't been to RL in a while and probably won't be back. The service was excellent and the waiter super nice. I always get the ultimate feast and I never remember it being so small. I was still hungry after I was done I really mean it. The portion has gotten so small it's ridiculous. Their lucky I'm giving them 2 stars read more

Nicely cooked food, and great atmosphere. The wait staff was very kind and attentive. All the food was delicious and came out to the table very quickly, and the portions were quite generous. And the number of seafood options is pretty staggering, so meal choices are prettty abundant. read more

There last night with friends. Enjoyed everything. Sean was our waiter and he as very attentive! Great waiter. My friends Fish and Chips was good, but didn't look fried enough. I had three different kinds of shrimp (combo)...it was a LOT for the price! the side of sweet potato with roasted pecans very good!! I enjoyed it. My wife's Tilapia Parmesan VG!! Of course we ate all 7 of those great biscuits. read more

eww. i don't know why i'm reviewing a chain. i guess to remind people that danbury has really great local establishments that should be supported- so skip this chain and go to a local place where the food is really good. so why I'm reminded why i hate chains: - the rest is outdated- gross carpet on the floor. and the food actually sucks- shrimp were small. half the stuff is fried. AND it is cray-cray expensive for what it is. I took some guys from work here for lunch because I was thanking/treating them- and asked them where they wanted to go- wah- la. red freakin lobster. so we ordered some overly expensive drinks that had more sugar then alcohol. some apps (calamari and coconut shrimp)- which had been frozen and cococut shrimp served with the sweetest yuck yuck sauce. the main meals came- which were basically fried everything (hard to even tell what the squid was as it came in these long oddly shaped pieces). overly salty. gross. frozen. and then fried. i had the salad/soup combo- which i added shrimp- they were sooooo tiny. frozen. tiny gross shrimp. and so the bill came- almost $200 for 5 people for lunch. wtf. and it was gross. no discounts for local businesses. no discounts for seniors. i could maybe take it- if the food had been ok- but even the cheddar bay biscuits (while warm) were salty. the only thing- our waitress was super nice. so that is all. red lobster- you best get it straight and update yourself or you'll be sinking fast... read more

Had a really bad experience here... They took forever with the food, messed up the checks, and ate cookies that we brought for a birthday celebration... Was not a good night... I mean how do you eat someone's cookies that were brought for a birthday?? Just a terrible experience... I don't think I'll be back... read more

Going here was not by my choice. I hate chain restaurants. A Sunday afternoon (1/21/18). A party of 10, and we called ahead. Waited 15-20 minutes until we were seated - in a room full of EMPTY tables and booths! Appetizers took forever to come out, and then after everyone else had finished theirs, I had to ASK where mine were (hint: if you want buffalo wings, go next door). I asked three times for a drink refill - never got it. My son got dirty silverware. Sub-par service (SLOW!). Sub-par over-priced food. Won't be back. Wouldn't recomend. read more

Great service, enjoyed the food especially the crab dip and potstickers. Will try again and order different items from the menu. Drinks came fast and were really good. Pina colada! read more

Red lobster has gone down hill, the food was just ok, for the money I expect better food. The waiter asked me if I wanted another soda, I said. Yes and he said he would be right back with it. I never got the soda. It was a Saturday night and the place was dead that should have told me something read more