Wonderful birthday dinner our server Mark was on task and on point. I would highly recommend him for retention and promotion Good job Mark! read more

Red Lobster - Mark you rock - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

We were seated right away. They forgot to order our appetizer. Didn't bring us silverware till after we got our food and I had to ask for them. The food was ok. Didn't refill our drinks or water unless we asked. He brought our check right away. On top of all of that there were mosquitos in the restaurant. I will never go there again. read more

Idk how this place only has 3 starts... First of all Jordon our server was awesome he gave us time to decide what we wanted and was on his A game. Made sure we always had bread and a full cup. Even if the food was bad we would come back for the good service. Second the food was delicious.. stuffed mushrooms so yummy! My husband doesn't like mushrooms but he tried one and enjoyed it. Everything was made perfectly. My plate isn't that full because I started eating it before the picture. We will be back. read more

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Due to COVID-19 with "Shelter In Place", I placed a DoorDash order for Mother's Day dinner. I got the message that our order was accepted. Later, I logged-in to see when to expect our delivery. They had cancelled our order because they were "unable to" fulfill it. My already low opinion of that restaurant got even lower. My wife however loves their food, so that's why I tried to get the Mother's Day dinner she wanted. read more

Terrible service. The steak was decent the lobster seems to have gotten skimpier over the years. Our waiter never checked on us. The quality of this place has really gone down hill. Definitely not worth the price of the food/quality/service. You guys need to do better! Last time coming here read more

This establishment should be closed down for good. Disgusting is an understatement found 2 hairs in clam chowder and one in the steak how does that happen???? Someone is deliberately messing with paying customers food. I took a few spoon fulls before I got the spoon full of hair!!! This needs to be further investigation I placed my order yesterday and I've been sick FOOD POISONING! I've never gotten sick like this before, this is a crime deliberately contaminated food. I will be going to the hospital and I hope red lobster sees this and takes action because I will.!!! read more

Why is your food so good , Red Lobster !?!?! Your wait times are horrendous !!! Your staff was so mean to my grandma !!!! You've sat as at tables with chewed biscuits on the seats!!! All these horrible things aside my mom still forced me to order salmon from you and I still begrudgingly eat your 30 dollar fried shrimp party bus if a tray while punching the air in front of me because I'm so upset at myself for giving you my money .....but god dang it, Red Lobster.....I think deep down inside there's a good spirit in there somewhere . I think deep down you like feeding your community . I hate that you're all the way by the freeway hiding on a dead corner on sisk road by that creepy Chuck E. Cheese. I hate how dark your dining lounge is . I hate that your staff members sang happy birthday to my grandma with the enthusiasm of a pack of zombies being denied their bounty ...but honestly Red Lobster ? I'll keep going to you because your salmon is too dang good . Your biscuits really are too dang good . And for being smack down in the middle of a busy central Californian town you have some pretty fresh sea food so WHATEVER , RED LOBSTER. Keep being wildly mediocre because you know you can ! I love you . Sincerely, AJ read more

Don't order Take Out! Ordered two ultImate feasts and they forgot the lobster tails! Paid $20 to Uber eats for delivery plus $73 for the food just to not get lobster!! Then they say well we can refund you the lobster tailss but you have to come pick them up... from Riverbank to Modesto ... so what was the point of take out and Uber eats ?? Also the crab legs were freezing cold, everything looked thrown together haphazardly. read more

Terrible. We go here on my birthday annually. Needless to say we will not be going back. Slow service, the sides were terrible and the lobster did not not appear fresh. They did not give us eating utensils. Asked for butter and they brought it at the end of the meal. Save your money and go somewhere else. read more

Worst crab I ever ate! The texture was like mush. You could not even crack the shell the whole thing would bend. I used a fork and a knife to cut into the shell and I still could not pull out a whole solid piece of crab because it was mush inside the shell. Very disappointing! Especially because the only reason I went because it's their crab fest if that's their specialty right now it should be fresh and good! A couple sitting at a table aside from me had the same problem. She asked me what the trick was to get into the crab because the shell would not crack...just bend. I told her I didn't even eat it...it's mush. She even said you can't crack the crab it's soft shell. Absolutely horrible! On the plus side, service was excellent. The server was so nice I didn't have the heart to tell her how horrible the food was. I just waited until after I paid the bill and then I let them know as I was walking out the door. read more

Husband and I came on a Tuesday night for date night. Our food came out cold and our steaks came out well done when asked to be medium rare. Food was so cold that it tasted awful. Couldn't finish it. When brought up with the waiter, the waiter had to go back and forth with us and the manager. The waiter was made to be the middle man instead of the manager coming out to handle it. The manager only came out after 10 mins and her immediate response was why we didn't tell the waiter we were on a time crunch when we said we needed to get going. She tried telling us she could give us a gjftcard. After listening to us explain how had the food was, she ended up finally taking the food off the bill. No manager should make the waiter go back and forth for them. read more

Went in with a party of 5 on today 11/1/2023 around 3:30pm. It wasn't particularly busy and seemed decently staffed. Once we sat, our server was m.i.a for probably 10 or so minutes. We waited awhile to even get drinks, had to ask for silverware and they didn't even have enough on hand for all 5 of us and had to go roll more. We also had to ask for biscuits which we didn't receive until well after our apps/soups/drinks came. Having to ask for things, sometimes multiple times, that are usually a given, was a common theme during the visit. Our initial server, while nice enough, wasn't checking in often, and never took our order for entrees. Thankfully a different server eventually took over and saved the day, to the best of her ability! Once she took our order, tracked down biscuits, got us refills and started to clear dishes (she was playing a game of catch up at this point) our food finally came out, only for one of the people at our table to find a very long white/light blonde hair in their food. We were given a discount and the food was remade but of course this extended our stay even longer. All told it took just over 2 hours for us to eat our meal. Shoutout to our second server Taylor for being super friendly, making up for lost time, trying her best to make things right and just generally staying on top of things once she took over! It made a bad experience more bearable! SHE should be the manager because it seems like she actually knows how to get things done. I place blame on the management for not properly staffing, keeping things on track or keeping their employees on top of tasks that should be maintained (like having utensils ready throughout the day) regularly. Overall I would NOT recommend this location to anyone, I've scarcely had a worse overall experience at a sit down restaurant before. Maybe we caught them on an off day given that the overall rating is decent, but this will be our first and last time at this particular location. I'm unsure how to rate the service because the servers weren't the issue. read more

We went on a Tuesday evening about 5 pm, it wasn't busy and we were sit immediately. This was my first time at this location, found only by using Yelp. No problems, good food, great service. read more

The oyster did not get me sick, it was a risk but I love oyster! Not sure where they came from but definitely not from the north east coast. The lobster bisque must be from a bag from corporate kitchen, it has taste of cream and some artificial lobster flavor, definitely not made onsite from the ground up. The 1 1/4 lb lobster was fine but I think it live in the tank for a while, it lost some body ! The bill was not cheap, it should offer higher quality food. read more

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I realize that we are in a pandemic but I just spent $90 for two meals an appetizer and dessert and I am so disappointed. I called to place an order and the girl on the phone was very nice and took my order correctly as she read it back to me. My side salad is a box of lettuce and a side of ranch. My dessert was supposed to to be a warm apple crostata with a side of ice cream. The crostata was frozen and I did not receive any ice cream at all. I drove 30 minutes to be disappointed but the food was delicious as always. read more

Red Lobster - Frozen Warm Apple Crostada - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

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We were a party of 10 and we were seated within minutes. The food was excellent (tasted better than the Red Lobster in Chula Vista where I live--too salty at this location) and the service was excellent. Justin was our server and he was pleasant, friendly, and professional. The manager came in to check on us and we only had compliments and absolutely no complaints. We enjoyed a great family dinner and took advantage of my rewards and their specials. Overall great experience and would definitely recommend. read more

Food was great but the service was absurdly slow. It took us 2 1/2 hours to have dinner, and we had to cancel our other plans for the night. It wasn't even packed. I absolutely won't be back at this location. Ridiculous. read more

Great Service! Was here 9/24 on a double date. Our waiter was Josh, he was very nice and gave great service, checked in with us and all. Had the Crispy Shrimp Kung Pao Noodles and they were delicious. Definitely a surprise from the last time I went to a Red Lobster. Will be returning :) read more

If you are ordering endless shrimp when you get your meal you might as well tell them to refill your shrimp because they take 20 minutes or more to bring you more shrimp also do the same with a cocktail read more

I decided to try Red Lobster for the first time and ordered their Sirloin/Lobster tail combo. The price was was low at about $22.00 which ended up matching the quality of the food. The Sirloin was tough and tasteless and the lobster tail was dry. I'll not return and cannot recommend it anyone else. read more

Amazing place! Coconut Shrimp are awesome! The attention is great and the place is clean

Three hour wait for a party of 6 on mothersday. To be expected I guess. Seems like I remember this place being a lot nicer. The place definitely looks a little out dated. Was the food good at least. You might ask. It was just ok. I'm not a fan of how they butterfly the lobster tail. It was very dry. Keeping in one piece would have been much better. When the waiter showed up with some of our appetizers, he dropped half of the cheese sticks. By the time he came back with the rest of them we were half done with our dinner. The best thing they make here is the butter. If your not coming here to order a full lobster out of the tank skip this experience. Not so awesome anymore read more

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DON'T RELY ON THE APP for wait times. We put ourselves on the list today, and the app said "now seating". Party of 6. Upon arrival, were told the wait was 2 and a half hours. The explanation was that the the app is "not accurate" for this location. This would be understandable for a difference of say, 15 minutes. But not 2.5 hours. I'd sooner spend that time driving to the bay for real seafood. read more

Laura was an excellent server, very sweet and helped us with anything we needed. The smoothies were amazing! The steaks not soo much but it's fair considering it's not a steak house. The manager was also nice and helped us out with any issues. read more

Stopped for an early lunch and it wasn't crowded at all!! The worst service ever!! I ordered fish and chips and it was 1 piece of a huge piece of fish that was impossible to eat!! Also very greasy!!! Our server didn't even check on us once during our stay!! My hubby ordered all you can eat shrimp and she didn't even come by and ask him if he wanted anymore, over all terrible service!!! read more

I am a Rewards member so I took advantage of free delivery and had the awesome coconut shrimp delivered. It was perfect as usual and they included the extra dipping sauce I requested. Can't beat RL read more

Service was okay. But we give 5 stars to the young lady who kept my Mom's birthday a surprise dinner a surprise. She was phenomenal. Hats off to her for pulling it off with a simple instruction of "it's not 2, it's a party of 7, but it's a surprise..." as I passed by her to go have a seat while waiting for our table. Because I'm disabled, my Mom walked in ahead of me and told this young lady, it was a table for 2 and I had no idea how I was going to tell her it was a table for 7 without my Mom knowing. But this girl pulled it off! When we were taken to our table, my Mom was so confused as to why we were being placed at a huge table when it's just 2 of us. My Mom even went after this girl to ask her if this was a mistake and the girl said "I don't know."LOL! My niece was standing next to my Mom at this point and my Mom was so tunnel-visioned that she didn't even notice my niece. It was so awesome and hilarious. Food was okay. Not the quality it used to be(last time we were here was before covid...2019ish. Prices were astronomical for the quality of the food and the amount of lack thereof, you get. But, the experience was fun. We were also disappointed that no one sang Happy Birthday to my Mom, like they normally do and like the staff did just a few mins prior to us finishing up our meals. Pretty disappointed about that. I know my Mom was:( read more

waiting, waiting, and more waiting. Have dinner before you go!! Also, it'd be easier to go fishing yourself and catch your own dinner. You'd certainly get it faster. You'd get a better catch and deal. read more

Son and I usually go here for their all-you-can eat shrimp feast. We arrived around 5 PM on a Saturday and were seated after only about 15 minutes. We timed it just right, because when we left there were people waiting outside for what must have been at least an hour wait time. As for the food, it is pretty standard for this place, good not great. The salad and cheddar biscuits are always excellent, but the the shrimp re-orders always take too long to arrive and the fact that you can only order one type on each re-order is what keeps people sitting here too long! Waitress was a little slow on the drink re-fills (which seems to be the norm at this place). If you can get seating in the bar area (which is a nice room), then jump on it. Wait times are always long after 6 PM, so either get there before then or wait until after 9 PM! read more

we came to this location for lunch. the crispy flounder was really good and you can get a small deal around lunch. the Brussel sprouts are really good as well. Our server Theresa, was really nice, we asked for a bunch of things and she brought without question. Great service! read more

Went here on Sunday 6/9 for lunch at around 11:45. Service was fine and we were seated right away. We have been going to Red Lobster for over 35 years and my mom use to wait tables there and my brothers and I would eat popcorn shrimp when we were younger while we were waiting for her. It's sad to see them struggling. These companies spend all this money to try and learn why they are struggling and some reasons seem so obvious. My wife (doesn't like seafood but I do) and I were looking over the menu and there was no lunch menu going on a weekend. Then my wife ordered a burger and they were out of buns. We were looking to drop in and spend $50-$70 to bucks on a basic lunch. I didn't want the Admirals Feast or dual Lobster Tails for lunch. My wife wanted a basic burger and I wanted soup and salad and unless I ordered that separately you can't do it. Refresh your menu guys. We were already in your restaurant and you had us. We ended up leaving before ordering. I wasn't there to drop $35 bucks on a meal and then spend another $10 bucks on a bowl of clam chowder just for lunch. For dinner no problem but come on and offer a lunch menu on the weekends. read more

They have good food great servers and the 4 of us had a great time. The coconut shrimp and shrimp Alfredo were fantastic.

Third experience in a row that unfortunately was a disappointment. The burger was raw in the middle. I know what you may be thinking, why order a burger at a seafood place? However, not everyone in the family likes seafood options. Chicken strips were dry and stuffed mushrooms were bland. Service was efficient via online ordering and DoorDash, but this was not a winner. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

First time to eat at Red Lobster. Our server Carol was awesome. She helped us determine what we wanted. Her recommendations were spot on. Blacken salmon with shrimp was excellent. Will be back. The clam chowder was lacking. Very thin sauce. read more

Food was awful. I had the shrimp and they were disgusting. Salad was wilted and the ranch dressing tasted watered down. Husband had the ultimate feast and he was disappointed. He said the lobster and crab had no flavor. The only good thing was the bread. We waited almost two hours to have an awful meal. We will never return, I knew I should have went to Sizzler instead read more

Not such a great experience. Was 3/4 way through my snow crab legs when I discovered a large fly, dead, floating at the bottom of the dish. I lost my appetite after that. The only reason they get more than 0 stars after that travesty is our waiter, I believe his name was Justin. He was quite possibly the most genuinely happy and friendly person I've ever encountered. Perfect personality for his job. It was a busy Saturday night, but he was attentive and sweet and took the snow crab off the check for us. I mean, I would HOPE they wouldn't charge us for vermin-infested food, but still. He got a large tip from me as a thank you. My stomach is turning just thinking back to that fly corpse seafood, so suffice it to say I likely won't be returning no matter how desperate I get for crab. read more

Came to Red Lobster to celebrate my daughter's 20th birthday. Hoping yo have a great time. The wait was over an hour. Waited over 30minutes to get our drinks. The hostess was the one who took our drink order. after another 30 minutes the waiter finally showed up to take our order. The food was cold and one person in our party didn't get their food. I usually don't complain but Red Lobster you are really dripping the ball. My level of disappointment is immeasurable, and my night is ruined. read more

I was hungry for seafood so I ordered the lobster feast. Lobster was overcooked and tough, and very unseasoned. I remember the Cheddar Bay Biscuits tasting better than the ones I had. The pasta was good, but the shrimp and crab were overcooked and tasteless. I couldn't even eat it, so ended up giving it away. I should have taken that same $40 and bought some fresh crab and lobster tails and grilled them myself. Won't be going back. read more

Talk about inconsistency! Literally called 10 to 15 minutes ago asking about reservations and they said that they no longer do reservations that it's only walkins so I said OK how long is the wait in and they said 45 to 15 minutes I said OK so I had my guy go there since I was coming home from work which is about an hour away to put our name on the list, and he gets there and now it was over a two hour wait. How the hell does it go in 10 to 15 minutes from him to get there to 45-50 minutes to over two hours. They really need to get their times straight and get their shit together. Called maybe a week ago and was told that they were only doing reservations not even doing walkins so even that all the rules are changing. And to top it off you quite literally saw maybe only two or three tables occupied in this dining room area so why was it a two hour wait. Absolutely ridiculous!! read more

So, we got sat at 7:00pm the dinner and service were actually fine. The server was nice and sweet the food was great. The drinks were good also. The issue I have is with the endless shrimp advertisement. Shrimp orders should be allowed at least 2 orders at a time. We waited about 10 minutes in between each shrimp refill. Which extended our dinner time a whopping 2 hours. The servers hands were tied and I understand that but we have been attending this endless shrimp event every year for the last 3 years and have never had to wait this long for shrimp refills. This is actually the only reason we come to Red Lobster once a year. We attempted to find the manager but they were not on the floor during this time. Anyways, food is good and drinks were good. Service was good. Endless shrimp needs to be fixed. read more