For $20 you can't go wrong with this lobster and shrimp special. Added a side salad for $2.99 and got coconut shrimp for an appetizer. The lobster could've used some Old Bay on top but other than that I left very happy and full. The service was great and very tentative. I sat in the front area which was quiet and just right for what I wanted. I will definitely go back with family or enjoy a dish by myself. read more

Red Lobster - $20 Monday special Lobster, shrimp scampi and one side - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

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It's a red lobster. Felt like the waitress was happy we were there but the hostess and the kitchen didn't really care. Granted we were there before dinner service, so maybe we caught them at a shift-change. I don't know, but it was less than impressive. read more

Red Lobster - Lobby - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

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It seems if you've visited one Red Lobster you've seen them all, they all look so familiar from the decor, the dim lighting, the dark wood finishes, the food I guess if anything is different about the experience it's the staff. Today we had the pleasure of having Deborah as our server at a booth in the bar, she's a professional, she's friendly, accommodating and efficient. If I had to say what's different, it's the menu, the portions, the prices and in my opinion probably the quality of the food, this chain has met with some challenges, blame it on the economy, inflation, competition from newer businesses and food choices but they have blamed it on their antiquated business model and their under priced AUCE "shrimp feast" I doubt if it's any one thing and more of a combination of things including poor management practices. I thought this restaurant chain had become more of a blue hair, blue plate special venue but after scanning the menu it's doubtful senior citizens on a fixed income could eat here with any frequency. It's been awhile since I've eaten at Red Lobster and everything I thought I knew or I thought I liked has changed in my opinion. The infamous complimentary cheddar biscuits were just okay but still complimentary. We both order shrimp, they were okay, grilled shrimp, shrimp scampi with rice and a double order (10) of Walt's favorite shrimp with a baked potato (the potato is still the same it's small). It was just okay, sixty bucks for lunch including a good tip for Deborah, she provided good attentive service. Like I mentioned before the portions were a little disappointing I definitely didn't need to adjust my belt or had any urge to take a nap after eating here maybe I should have ordered dessert - I guess memories of my Red Lobster experiences from years gone by or some nostalgia fantasy brought me back but going forward it probably won't make the cut especially with so many seafood choices along the coast, so for me it's just okay... read more

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They were having trouble with the AC, ambiance was very warm. I once again gave Red Lobster a try. Went with my friend. She ordered shrimp, Cole slaw and fries. She enjoyed it. Well they were like the frozen ones you get at The dollar store stores. The ones that are pressed flat about the size of a quarter and about as thick as a soda straw. Most people do not know any other kind of shrimp. I ordered the flounder with salad, gone are the days of fresh crisp romaine. Now you get the simi limp field greens, the chopped tomatoes on it were a little on the spoiled side. Stale croutons. Got the smallest baked potato ever. It was at least cooked well. The flounder was good with a very thin breading. Although I asked for some biscuits with my salad, they came with the entree. Not the quality they used to be known for. My server was so rushed. Probably very overworked. read more

Red Lobster - Fried flounder with baked potato Lunch portion. - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

Cockroaches! Service was great. Food was okay, if they would charge me less. Alfredo was grainy, child's mac n cheese was definitely Kraft boxed, shrimp tasted good but tails were really hard to get off... likely frozen shrimp. To top it off, we saw a cockroach, my husband killed it. We informed the GM quietly and he came over to apologize and offered us free desert on our next visit. We still paid the full $70 for our meal. We left the leftovers and the gift certificates (that expire in 2 months) on the table.... never returning! Disgusting! Can't believe we had to pay full price for a half eaten meal with our stomachs churning! :( read more

Red Lobster - Cockroach at our table - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

I am not sure why this location does not have better ratings. The food and the service were excellent! Our waitress Patricia was great. She kept those cheddar bisquits coming. They were always fresh. My main lobster tail was cooked to perfection and the lobster linguini was amazing! It wasnt too saucy. read more

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Visited for lunch, I had unlimited soup and salad, the she crab soup was great and salad fresh. My wife had the lunch salmon, the Brussels sprouts were outstanding and salmon and rice cooked just right. The portion size was huge, service was outstanding!. read more

Yesterday my daughter and I had lunch at my favorite restaurant chain. Merritt Island is my usual go to Red Lobster for my seafood fix. I always order the Admiral Fest, it was excellent as usual. Our server was excellent, checking on us regularly. I for got her name but she was of Asian decent. Very, very kind. My only complaint is the cheddar biscuits. It's not only at this particular restaurant but for the past two years, it's at all of the others. They just don't taste like they use to. I talked to my cousin(she lives in Georgia) without me mentioning the cheddar biscuits, she said the same thing. I don't know who changed the receipe, they need to go back to the old receipe!!! I don't like them anymore!! The restaurants are always clean and invitin!! read more

Our server was Tim and he was awesome! Explained every drink and special food item. Customer service is spot on and he was so kind. The food was soooo good. I haven't had Red Lobster in years but they have really switched things up with the menu and they did not disappoint. read more

I placed a phone order, very simple order two items. At 4:19 pm, pick up time was 4:30 pm. I arrived at 4:33 pm to pick it up. They found the order after 5 mi nutes of tracing it. Host told me that they were just starting to work on the order. I asked why the delay. He explained to me that my salmon order was given to someone else. Pathetic service !!! I will never order to go food here again. + read more

On 07/27/2024, We were seated immediately in a booth near a window. I chose the Ultimate Feast for $42 again. I got 2 premium choices and went with 2 Maine Lobster Tails again. I also got to choose 2 Regular items and went with the Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Shrimp Linguine again. For my 2 side choices I went with Broccoli and Orzo Rice again. We enjoyed good, leisurely conversation before placing our orders and during our cocktails. Food arrived when we were ready it was hot and smelled great. I dug into the Shrimp Linguine first. it was HOT and CHEEEEZY and was WONDERFUL! Next was the Garlic Shrimp Scampi which was LOADED with garlic and butter. Soooo TASTY! I saved the leftover butter and garlic and put them on my Orzo Rice. YUMMY! Last but not least were the 2 Maine Lobster Tails. They were SWEET when dipped in the drawn butter. FANTASTIC! The Broccoli was steamed PERFECTLY. Service was attentive and efficient. If you order the Shrimp Linguine and the Garlic Shrimp Scampi, ask them to remove the tails from the shrimps BEFORE cooking. I recommend this Red Lobster location for getting your seafood fix. Bathroom was clean and odorless. read more

Red Lobster - Red Lobster Ultimate Feast. INCREDIBLE! - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

Went to Red Lobster tonight. My favorite is no longer on the menu, the Maple Chicken. I don't like seafood, but my husband does. I got the chicken tenders, they were not very good. Very dry, overcooked. My husband had the fish special, which he really liked. Service was very slow, took quite a while to get our food. Only brought 3 biscuits, for the two of us, had to ask for refill. Asked for a refill on my sweet tea, got refill of non sweet. Took 25 minutes to get to go containers and check. Won't go back anytime soon. read more

I have not been here in several years because of poor quality. I was invited to go with a friend so I went. I was glad I did. We were greeted and sat promptly. Our server Lynda was very attentive but not over bearing. The food was hot and I ordered shrimp three ways with a side of crispy Brussels sprouts. The shrimp Alfredo was my favorite. I will be back. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

On Sept. 6th I was paying with a gift card and the waiter processed it wrong. They ran the $25. card and told me the balance was $1.50 I paid the tab with a credit card because they processed my gift card wrong. Check card when I got home and they indicated that the gift card was in process. Needless to say I paid $25+$25.44 for a fish & chips dinner. needless to say I will never be back. The manager agreed with the way the card was processed so therefore I was out $25.00. #check 27030 read more

We used to like Red Lobster, but tonight's meal was sub-par and we probably won't return. Here are the issues: I had the salmon dinner (which had tiny bones - dangerous and not pleasant to eat). The side of broccoli was tasty, but overcooked and soggy. The baked potato had a very small amount of butter and sour cream so I only ate a few bites of it. Steve had a double helping of shrimp alfredo and a shrimp skewer for his meal. The pasta was dry and yellow - so he asked our waitress to get him a little more alfredo and pointed to the dish. She said sure, and returned several minutes later with a small bowl of it. When the bill came it was a $3.50 surcharge for alfredo. No other restaurant has ever charged him when they made the mistake. He didn't send the meal back, he simply asked for it to be corrected. read more

Good seafood for fair price Wait staff is always good. If you sign up for the club, the rewards are very good read more

Worst experience ever. 5 mins to sit when nobody was there, 15 mins to get a server to show up at table and take drink order, drops off biscuits first and then waits addition 15 mins to bring drinks, wait another 15 mins just to take order. we left and didn't even eat. worst experience i've ever had at any restaurant before. it's not surprising that they're all shutting down. hope this one closes quick enough to put a good restaurant in its place. what a disgrace! read more

We went here the other day on our way to our hotel..we ced a dept septic smell outside but it was outside and went in...we were seated promptly. Drink order taken and Appetizer as well, she wanted to take the whole order and put the appetizer in,we declined...we received our drinks and Biscuits and then the Appetizer which arrived fresh and hot..Mozzarella Sticks..ordered a new Pineapple Cocktail and must have misread the menu because it was 6.95 would not have ordered it..very good though and just wanted to taste...ordered Walts double order with Fries and Grilled Shrimp and Shrimp Alfredo,please remove the tails on the Shrimp, never had that before on this dish ...did not receive drink after asking for it twice and received after meal came...food arrived fresh and hot..Took a long time to get check and pay, she looked overwhelmed and they looked short handed..Bathroom broken only one open for men and women to share, that explains the outside smell.... read more

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Lol... Gotta do better than this for $8 Red Lobster! Ordered the Meyer Lemon Cake to take home (hand in picture for reference purposes only, and no, I am not a giant)!!! Just a bit disappointed. Our meal was fine in their dining room but we felt terribly ripped off when we got home and saw this. DO BETTER MERRITT ISLAND RED LOBSTER!!! read more

Red Lobster - THE $8 Meyer Lemon Cake we took home...what a joke!!! No way they would have served that to us in the restaurant... - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

The service was very slow beginning with the hostess who was unenthusiastic and lacked personality. After being seated we were not acknowledged for 10 minutes. We then placed our order for an appetizer and entrees. We had ask for utensils and napkins at from two different staff. Three entrees were delivered in a reasonable amount of time and the fourth entree had to be asked for after waiting for 10 minutes. The manager greeted other tables and did not acknowledge us. Overall, the service was lacking professionalism and consideration. We will not return to Red Lobster. read more

Meh! Just a blah and almost awful choice for seafood when you live so close to the Atlantic ocean, and can get fresh caught seafood from places like Grills, Squid-Lips, and Florida Seafood Grill (my favorite). So at Red Lobster - your choice of shrimp comes to you the way Red Lobster decides to prepare it, not what you select (Ex: Fried, fried, or fried. Oh yeah, garlic scampi if you can tolerate that). NOW - AT FLORIDA SEAFOOD GRILL - they let YOU choose how you want it - Broiled? Fried? Steamed? Blackened? And you get 1 dozen delicious Sweet-White shrimp at FSG for $13 - and 6 pathetic fried shrimp at RL for $14. My elbows and hands became very sticky on the disgusting wood tables at Red Lobster, which are obviously hard to keep clean and sanitized. A health issue! Wife had the nerve to want Lobster Bisque as one of her sides - for a $5.50 up-charge. HA HA HA. Would have been OK, if the Lobster Bisque didn't taste like crap! It was disgusting! It is sad for Red Lobster when the Walmart Lobster Bisque (at deli section) tastes WAY WAY better than theirs. Darden restaurants should let this stinker - Red Lobster - go. It just doesn't hold up to quality standards. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

This location is how all red lobsters should run their business. The place was spotless Clean , Nice to not see a filthy floor for a change. And the food was like how red lobster used to be long ago. Big baked potatoes, nice size shrimp. And a shrimp cocktail that actually looks like a shrimp cocktail. Nice fresh salads served and chill down Bowls . Fresh biscuits, nice and soft. Service was fast efficient and friendly and the manager even came by and asked how everything was. Just came here as a fluke because I had given up on red lobsters from past experience at different locations. This location was quite refreshing. Definitely would recommend. read more

The manager Sam, Servers Cindy and Amanda made us feel so welcome and appreciated. The Grill Master John prepared the most mouthwatering lunches. This particular red lobster reassured us that red lobster is a great choice for a delicious dining experience. It had been 8 years since we had eaten at a red lobster. The individuals or should I say family at this red lobster treated and fed us so well that we have been returning 4 times this year alone. Depending on the time of day it will be quiet or festive, but we have always felt welcome and appreciated here. Please don't close this restaurant. read more

First I will say we frequent this Red Lobster as we live nearby but this time it was less than a pleasant experience. The food was good as usual but I do not like a server lying to me (Holly). We arrived 20 minutes before 6, when happy hour ends. We first asked for water and by the time she returned, about 5 minutes later, I asked for one of the $5 happy hour specials on the table placard, a 20 ounce Blue Moon draft and we gave our food order. Several minutes (10 or so) passed and I noticed folks seated right after us had gotten their drinks. When she finally came by I asked about the Blue Moon and she stated she had forgot to put it in (it was now after 6). Our food came. No Blue Moon (glad I had water). In a few minutes she hurridly placed a 12 oz opened Blue Moon bottle beside me and did not wait until I could swallow my food to ask if everything was alright. I double checked the table placard...sure enough, I was supposed to get a 20 0z Draft..not bottle. I only order drafts when out to eat. I left the bottle,untouched, at the edge of the table until she finally returned. I showed her the placard but her reply was that the bottle was the happy hour. I restated and reshowed her that it was 20 oz and a draft. She then told me they did not have Blue Moon on draft. Why was I not told that to begin with? She stated she could not take the bottle off our bill. I asked for the manager who NEVER appeared. I told her I would not pay for the bottle of beer and it needed to be taken off. She totally avoided us until it was time to bring our bill and she stated she had given the military discount to offset the beer. She did tell us "No Bad Review". Guess she did not want to tell her manager she had failed to 1)put the order in during happy hour or 2)I had called her out for not stating they did not have the advertised beer. I should have gone by the bar to see if they actually had Blue Moon on Draft but did not do that. As I said, the food was good as usual but I hate being lied to and Holly obviously did, not only to me but probably the manager as well. read more

We had a fantastic experience with service this evening. Maddie a young new server provided gracious service. She went above and beyond really made a nice evening out of our dining experience. Let Amy the manager know of the service provided. We will request her. read more

Does not deserve a 1/2 star! Husband & I went there for lunch. People walking in behind us. We never saw an employee, just, host, etc...We thought something happened. Husband walked around looking for someone. Never found a soul & just left. We will never be back. read more

The staff is excellent. It's a little more up scale than what it used to be. Not cheap. The food is good! There was a problem with my entree. (Still good though) they comped the meal. read more

It's starts from the top very bad service. Tables dirty. Food was good. Need to hire a good management team

What has happened to Red Lobster! I visited Melbourne a short while back and walked out. Today, we tried Merritt Island only because we wanted the endless shrimp. We always sit at the bar if a restaurant has one so we sat at the bar. There was a disgusting smell. It smelled like a gross plumbing issue. It was bad enough that we almost left but stayed hoping it would go away. It did not. First, NO draft beer. The glass window things above the TV's were splashed/stained with something. Kinda nasty to look at. The bartender was so so. Didn't pay much attention and had to ask for things twice. The food came out hot and I will say it was good. The smell outweighed all else and while the food was good, the atmosphere was not good. Today was my final visit to any and all Red Lobsters. Endless shrimp or not. read more

Slow service, no toilet paper in stall . Person I told could give a f..: went on a Sunday nite. Slow. Waited awhile for order to be taken. Waited awhile for reorders . No toilet paper that's a definite strike. read more

If you are looking for a fish sandwich, then give Red Lobster a try. This sandwich is massive!!! You get a choice of side, I would chose the ceaser salad of course, and Cole slaw(which they forgot). Tip: I asked if they could add L-T to the sandwich and i came home and added cheese and good thing I had tater sauce(which they also forgot). Red Lobster can never go wrong with the ceaser salad. My mom says it's the dressing, so get extra. She loved the pasta! Other than the missed Condiments, Thanks for dinner Red Lobster M.I. Team. read more

Red Lobster - Fish sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

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Omg, the best Salmon ever!!! I am usually someone who adds extra sauce to everything and this was perfect just the way it was! Great service too! We even met John, the cook, just to tell him how great our food was. read more

Red Lobster - Salmon dish - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida

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Service very slow. Had to ask more than once for refill on drinks. We were promised buns but never got them. Baked dish of shrimp, mussels and scallops with potatoes was overlooked and burnt. We also had all you can eat shrimp but server never came back to see if we wanted refill. Not a place I would reccomend . read more

Great service and food for a reasonable price. The staff and manager went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable and welcome. My friend and I had a wonderful lunch with that familiar Red Lobster quality. read more

Charlie at the bar was exceptional! Working alone on a Saturday waiting tables , handling take out orders, bar orders and making drinks for whole restaurant. Food was hot and fresh. Salads cool and crisp! Cheesecake delightful. The biscuits-Amazing!! read more

Our family frequents this Red Lobster a lot to have dinner and for get togethers with the family. Usually if it is only a couple of us we like to sit in the bar area. We are always greeted with a welcome smile and demeanor by the hostess or bartender there. We are always asked to sit wherever we like in the bar area. Tonight, we went to have dinner there, and sat ourselves like we always do, and the waitress was very mean and nasty, and told us that we were not allowed to just seat ourselves. People can only sit at the bar area to have a drink, and we could not sit there. If we continued to sit there we would not be served at all. That being said, we got up and told the girl to go **** herself! Experiencing this event that happened tonight, this event being upright rude and disrespectful, we decided to bring it to your attention that your staff should be more welcoming and respectful to the people that walk through those very doors and pay their god damn bills though the checks they spill. read more

It's rare that I go out as I'm a 17-year kitchen vet! My dad and I came in, hostess girl was busy on her phone and the manager greeted us immediately (good save, closing manager 5/15!!) Our server, pretty sure Jaya was her name greeted us with great energy and was never over-bearing. She has a good eye for table needs and was pleasantly engaging. I know it is what it is in the dungeon (boh) but the food was right at 15 minutes, presentation was crisp. I work hard for my money in a commercial kitchen and I'll be back to see these folks here for sure. Keep up the good work ALL of you!!!!! read more

We had a great experience today! The food was great and the service was fantastic thanks to our server Charles! We thought our visit was going to be ruined by an unruly customer, however, the manager Elizabeth handled his deplorable behavior in such a professional manner the matter was handled in no time. Red Lobster should be proud to have such an employee on their staff. read more

Food wasn't bad, but the service was horrible. It took our server 20 minutes to take our drink order and she did not come back once after our food was served. No drink refills, nothing. My servers name was Nam read more

The complimentary cheddar biscuits were of course amazing. Whenever I leave a Red Lobster at the end of a meal, I always think the best dish was the free biscuits. I'm not a big fan of seafood though so I'm not the best person to evaluate Red Lobster's core competency. I did enjoy the Southwest-Style Tacos with grilled chicken though. The dish comes with three generously portioned tacos for $10.99 and a side, which is a great value. read more

Red Lobster - Southwest-Style Tacos with chicken - Seafood Near Me - Merritt Island, Florida