This is not so much a review as an obituary. Topeka is now a seafood desert. Our Red Lobster was as good as every spot in the chain, plus it wasn't too busy, so you didn't have to wait. The food was pedestrian at best, but it was seafood and better than the seafood at Golden Corral or Perkins. I don't get the whole "Cheddar Bay" biscuit thing, but my wife liked them. Three stars! read more

I was surprisingly impressed by my visit here. Our waitress was very helpful with sharing suggestions and the food came out with record time. I also ordered a cheesecake, however didn't take a picture because I took it to go. The area was clean and quiet when we arrived. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

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I hadn't been to Red Lobster in awhile, my parents wanted to go and have dinner, it was a Wednesday evening-my mom told me they had steak and lobster special on Wednesday's so I was all in! When we arrived the restaurant was not very busy at all, there were plenty of open tables by bar and then the next row but we were sat in an area over by the bathrooms. There was one other table that had about 6 people or so, and we were seated in a booth nearby. Our server was friendly and greeted us fairly promptly. We ordered our drinks and dinner And as we sat waiting it was rather annoying that the table party of 6 was talking rather loud the entire time. I realize it happens at restaurants however it was not busy and besides them-the restaurant was quiet, we could hear everything that they were talking about. Our food came out and we tried to enjoy our dinner but the atmosphere was just too much for us. Another large group was sat directly across from us and oddly even with kids they were not loud. It seemed like that little area kept getting sat which I understand sections for the servers. Overall server was attentive and food was delicious, I do recommend their Steak/Lobster Special. I know it's not RL fault for loud people, I know they were enjoying each other's company and prob didn't realize how loud they were being. read more

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Hey Yelpers, stopped at this Red Lobster over lunch and was quite happy with the food and service, Brian was our waiter and with a young child and 2 other adults in our lathe was awesome. The youngest was not sure what they wanted but after a few thoughts he got us taken care of. Got her the popcorn shrimp appetizer with fries and they were happy. I had their boil with shrimp and was quite pleased. ( I have had the same thing with high class restaurants and this was just ad good and much cheaper. Give them a try again and ask for Brian to be your waiter, read more

Never been to a red lobster before, food was mid and our server disappeared, actually every server on the floor disappeared multiple times. There was two other tables I heard complain that their server had not checked on them. Would literally have preferred to spend 164$ at McDonald's read more

The Admiral feast and Ultimate Feast was perfect for a family of 4. Very filling and don't even get me started on how delicious everything was! the biscuits were MELT IN YOUR MOUTH PARADISE!!!!! The service was pretty fast and nice to customers. Really neat interior with lobster tanks and underwater vibes. I would recommend 100/10 YOU HAVE NOT LIVED UNLIKE YOUVE EATEN THIS AMAZING FOOD!!! read more

Red Lobster - Delicious crab! - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

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Cleanliness was not good there was melted plastic on my knife. Outside seating area had cigarette butts all over the place. The food was mediocre clam chowder was cold and two of the stuffed mushrooms were only dime size. The other four were a decent quarter size. Red lobster used to be so much better. read more

Wanted a quick surf and turf. Order consisted of 14oz NYC Strip with Lobster Tail with Lobster Mash and Broccoli. 2nd order Cajun Chicken Pasta with Lobster Potatoes w 6 Biscuits. The food was slamming and the service was quick as always the ambiance was busy. 10/10 read more

Bleah. Lots of butter, salt, and garlic is not a substitute for quality seafood properly prepared. Also, the cleanliness of the place let a lot to be desired. read more

Food was horrible price was outrageous!! Waitress was a bitch! Excuse my language but we got the infinite soup and salad thing and she never came to try and get us to get more! I don't recommend this place. Me and my family hav e never experienced food this bad! The really only good thing were the biscuits read more

3rd time there in last year and consistently Terrible! No customers at 7 on Saturday and had 7 workers just sitting and laughing at front. Seated in dirty table in back, nobody for 20 mins, ordered drinks, apps,& dinner as finally got server. Brought water out w something in it, never came back with apps and served our dinner of 4 to another table. Dirty dishes on the couple of tables that actually had patrons and gave my steak and lobster tail to homeless on way home as had to physically go pay at bar to leave. SHUT this place Down. Youve ALL given up and shouldn't be allowed to disrespect the brand any longer.. read more

Ate there last night while in Topeka. The lobster was good. And shrimp too. They forgot my broccoli but I was so full I didn't even say anything :-) read more

5/5 stars even though our experience was truly the worst food service we have ever gotten. The waitresses were incredibly rude and spoke horrendous words in front of us in Spanish (suprise, we are both Spanish speakers) and ignored us the entire time until we paid. However, the manager was incredibly kind and refunded us our meal. But that isn't why I'm writing this review. This review is about love. Not for seafood, not for Red Lobster, but for the woman I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. I went to Red Lobster with my girlfriend knowing that she planned to propose to me there. We have a wild sense of humor, and the idea of saying yes to forever in front of a tank of crustaceans was hilarious. What I didn't expect from my Red Lobster experience was to come away with a new perspective about life and love. At this restaurant, my future wife and I were chastised and belittled in a way that normally would have made me want to throw myself into a volcano. But I didn't want to do that. I didn't even have a bad time. Because all I needed to be happy, even in the worst of situations, was to be with my partner. She made me realize that even through the hell that is Red Lobster, I would still choose to marry her in front of that goddamn lobster tank. I love you, Eva. I will spend the rest of my life loving you. I have no doubt in my mind that you are my forever person. We have trudged through the agonizing depths of poor food service together and laughed through it, loving each other the whole way. Thank you, Red Lobster, for making me finally understand what my wedding vows will mean. At Red Lobster, we experienced "for better or for worse, through sickness and in health." We went through that and came out somehow even more in love. Eva: I can't wait for you to get down on one knee and ask for my hand in marriage. We both know what I am going to say. read more

The people that work there are friendly. Walked in and 3/4 of tables are empty but there is a 35 minute wait because they are short staffed. Yet , there are three people at the host stand doing nothing. The bartender had no customers, why not let people order from the bar? Last time we were there was a year ago and service was promo, restaurant was clean and food was delicious. This time the restaurant was unkempt. Trays of dishes were just left behind tables and not taken back to the kitchen at all. The carpet had not been vacuumed in a while as little items were on the floor. The menu had food items on the inside . Then the food was sub par I think maybe everyone is new and there aren't any experienced people working there. Hopefully they send people from other red lobsters to train the staff. This town has seen too many restaurants go out of business because of not having workers trained to do their part ( old Chicago, Aj's pizza) Not here anymore sadly It's simple .clean as you go. If you are doing nothing help out and seat people and take their order Again, the people that do work there are very nice. They seem overwhelmed. . Hire more people Borrow a trainer read more

Good food, good service, not much else to say, I don't remember the name of our waiter but whoever they were I wish I could thank them

Right now waiting on a server at our table so.......the grand patron margarita arrives with less salt on the rim than anything I've ever seen.......strike 2.. a lot of improvement needs to happen here. Took forever for the Second margarita to arrive. Food was definitely worth it. May go to Olathe next time . read more

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Food is ok for sea food. Service was great. I would like to point out that this store is confused about the difference between call ahead and a reservation. The app says they will reserve a table but they do not. They don't hold the table at all. read more

We love to go to Red Lobster. Food and service is great. I had coconut shrimp and shrimp linguine Alfredo was very good. My husband had the fried fish was delicious. We will always come back. Don't forget the biscuits they were delicious read more

I was there 2 weeks ago. A couple comes in with a dog (not a service dog) and was allowed to eat there. The bathroom had feces everywhere! There was a young lady with a child coming out and she said don't go in there my daughter is going to have to hold it it's filthy! Imagine if we can see this in the open what the kitchen must be like! I will not be returning! read more

Probably the worst food in Topeka. It's expensive for terrible food. Medium Rare steak was like an un seasoned piece of well done rubber. The lobster tail was gross and the shrimp tasted like it had gone bad read more

This was my first time eating at Red Lobster in Topeka and lets just say I was thoroughly impressed. From the staff to the food, everything was 5 stars. I wasn't able to get any pictures due to my hungry stomach but I ordered a shrimp trio featuring the Parrot Isle Jumbo coconut shrimp, scampi, and the wood-grilled shrimp. The scampi was so succulent that I wished all three entrees were just that! Our server was a male and he made sure that we were taken care of from drinks, to hot biscuits and food made to perfection. Even the Manager on duty was there walking around ensuring customer satisfaction. My husband and I definitely got what we paid for and I cannot wait to go back soon to treat ourselves. Thank you for exceeding expectations and staying up to date on how Red Lobster should be! read more

We went for my husband's birthday. We should have realized the bad sign of barely having any customers on a Saturday night. When we got our food, not only was the batter raw, but there fibrous stuff all through the fish. It was truly disgusting. We couldn't complain because our waitress disappeared completely and there was no staff. I emailed the company and got no response. No response speaks volumes.We will never go back. We still have money left of the gift card, but it's not worth the risk of food poisoning. We never did figure out what the fibrous stuff was. No wonder they are heading to bankruptcy... they used to be so good.. read more

Horrible food! Way below Red Lobster standard. Burned cheddar biscuits. The rest of the food was cold. There was something gross in the middle of my mashed potatoes. I still have no idea what I ate. It was squishy though. Salad dressing tasted rotten. All food was awful, and my stomach bothered me for the next two days. What's interesting about that is that it's not like I finished any of the food I was eating because it was so nasty. Normally, I love Red Lobster. I'm from North Houston. The Red Lobsters around there are great! The one in Topeka is definitely not good. I will never go back there. I probably won't go to Topeka, KS again, but if I must, I will not go to Red Lobster. read more

Typical Red Lobster. A nice seafood treat in the heart of beef country. Food was good but not spectacular. Hot fresh cheese biscuits and cold drinks. Dinner and drinks for two and a nice tip was $80. read more

Red Lobster - Bloody Mary - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

I made a reservation on "Google Reserve A Table" for Valentines evening. I called 2 days prior to the reservation to verify that they acknowledged reservations from Google Reserve A Table. It was confirmed that they did use it and that I did have a reservation. When my wife and I showed up for our reservation, we were told that it would be a 2 hour wait. Sorry Red Lobster, but we will not be back. When a customer has a reservation, they planned ahead to avoid the wait!!! read more

Red Lobster is a joke of a restaurant anymore. It was great when I was a kid, but no more. We had a 6:15pm reservation tonight and arrived at 6:10pm. The host checked us in and indicated that it would be a few minutes as they only had three servers. At 6:40pm, they called the group that checked in after us with no reservation. We asked the host about it and they said that they don't typically accept reservations. We'll, then why is it an option in your website? Long story, short, we did not eat there. read more

Awful food, slowest service ever, waited 30 minutes for drinks and over an hour for food. Our kids were going insane! Won't ever return.

My complaint is really just about the customer service of management. I placed an online order, which required me to give my phone number and email, but when I arrived they let me know they were out of an entree I ordered. While a notification either by that same number or email would have been great, this was fine. The kicker that was no discount was offered for the inconvenience, and instead I just had the pleasure of waiting out front for an extra 30 minutes for my full priced entree. Pretty unfortunate. read more

Being in the center of the country we do not have a lot of options for seafood and these chains bring a small glimmer of hope to those of us who greatly enjoy a something other than steak and burgers. My favorite meal is the ultimate feast as you get a few crab legs a lobster tail and two different types of shrimp. My wife is a big fan of the Parrot bay coconut shrimp with pina colata sauce. The kids aren't much for seafood but so like the biscuits. The menu has been drastically reduced with the onset of the pandemic but the dishes they do have still taste the same. read more

Most all your restaurant chains you can expect the same food experience at each one. Here was no different. The food was good, just as it usually is. One thing that made it stick out though was our waitress. She was very friendly and interactive with our son. Great service goes a long way in most of these chain places and our waitress on this particular visit did a swell job. read more

omg--- We had the calamari, lobster pizza and muscles in wine sauce! LOVED IT! Perfecly cooked, good service-ice tea. A lunch to remember-- note: and they still let people in tank tops and shorts. The constructions workers walked by by us and were seated a few tables away--waiting to see someone come in in a thong from the hotels near by- oh well we loved the food here good job guys read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

I hadn't been to Red Lobster in awhile, but had good food and good service before, so I took a good friend there for a celebration (she loves seafood). First the good stuff. The food was really good - when we finally got the food. We waited for our WATER and drinks for 10 minutes. We then got the water and two biscuits. Then, 20 minutes later, I finally signaled a bus boy, who got someone to refill our drinks. The waitress showed up and said she was sorry but the kitchen was slow, and left our table. Two tables came in after us and got their food in short order. It took OVER AN HOUR to get our food. I exaggerate - it was 55 minutes. Again, the waitress apologized and blamed everyone but herself. I saw her off chatting for awhile when we were waiting. As a former waitress (as is my friend) we figured she saw two old women sitting there and figured she was thinking we'd be bad tippers. I asked for the manager, who finally came over and apologized. That was nice, but any restaurant I was ever working for that got that kind of complaint did more than say "we're really sorry" and walk away. I will probably go back another time and hope the service is at least acceptable. Not asking for miracles. This restaurant, based on this one visit, has gone way downhill. read more

Service is good here, not the best ever but good enough. Biscuits are great, salads made well most of the time and fish & crab are great. Not many seafood options in Topeka - so this place is always packed. read more

Worst experience in this red lobster! We ordered steamed live lobster and I got steamed lobster without cleaned... I saw the excreta as half size of my finger,and the manager told me I did not tell them to clean the lobster so they did not! I asked him is there any other customers eat the black part in the lobster?? He said Yes! I was shocked... They open until 11 pm on Saturday but actually we went there at 9:50pm, the biscuit and cold and reheated... I will never go there again and never recommend to any of my friends! read more

Red Lobster - I was shocked by the lobster without clean... - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

The food is okay, the ambiance is a bit loud our server was nice, BUT... we went to the Open Table website the day before to see if they took reservations. Apparently they do not and we understood that. However, they state they will put you on a "wait list" and seat you as soon as possible. When we arrived the hostess told us she didn't have our name. After searching for 5 or 6 minutes she found it and then told us it would be 35 to 40 minutes. We asked about the wait list and she said this is what it is. So my comment here is: Be aware that when using the wait list, be prepared to wait a long time. Maybe you won't, but I wouldn't count on it. It was overall 45 minutes before we were seated. Now, we thought maybe they were short tables. Nope, we saw several that were empty. Maybe staffing. If so, they had 4 or 5 people hovering around the front hostess desk most of the time. Use your best judgement, but as you can read, others have made complaints as well and no one at the restaurant seems to read these or just does not seem to care. read more

Two of us came in about 7:30. We got right in and didn't have too wait. It took a few minutes for the waitress to come get our drinks but I'm not sure shhhh realized we were her table. However, after that, everything came quickly and she refilled drinks regularly. The food was delicious. One of the best red lobsters I've been to. read more

Place was half empty but we still waited 15 minutes to be seated. Our waiter, Korton, was polite and good, except when he told one of us he'd get butter in a minute because he was very busy! Food - mediocre. Couldn't taste any cheese in the biscuits. My New England bake (something like that) was over cooked: tough tasteless lobster, over cooked shrimp. The pasta was good. Wife's linguini shrimp alfredo was good. Salad was good. Seafood - poor. Not on my repeat list. read more

Love their rewards program. Good food and drinks. Friendly staff. A favorite place of ours.

Staff standing around, 1 hour wait to get in. Half if not more of the tables were empty and those weren't even the ones for social distancing. Service was slow, all were standing at the front. read more

Great food! The only seafood restaurant in Topeka! It's very sad I got to drive two hours just to get real seafood.