For some reason we wanted to go to Red Lobster. The food and service were good. The one thing that I did not understand is we had to wait 20 minutes for a table but the place was half empty??? read more

Red Lobster - Dueling lobster tails - Seafood Near Me - Union, New Jersey

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went for lunch sat and waited for 30 minutes before I got up to find out where was the waiter No one never came then they sent the bartender over his name was Alan he was OK however food came out warm not hot it took one hour before we received our food service was not good talk to the manager he did give me a $10 discount however red lobsters y'all have to do better read more

I have tried eating here for years now and always disappointed with service and meal. On Mother's day never got served food after being there for well over an hour and today has to be the same consistent service as well as food presentation, which is horrible! If I was trying to go bankrupt on purpose then this is what I would do. Unfortunately this is not the only one others like Piscataway, NJ, linden, Rahway, etc. This seems to be a training issue with waitstaff and back of house staff, service, food presentation, food preparation all failed(F). I am an Executive Chef and have worked for Hilton's, Wyndham, Marriott, etc.. and if I had continued in this manner I would have been castrated. I will no longer allow anyone I know to go to Red Lobster for any reason. read more

I understand that due to the pandemic that they won't have a full compliment of menu items BUT, with that being said, I placed an order of Two pounds of snow crab legs. WANTED SOUP AND SALAD BUT those sides were NOT available. Only had rice, green beans and French fries. Opted for fries and green beans. The side portion SIZES ARE RIDICULOUS. IF I had 10 fries that was a stretch. The beans were about the same size. The crab had NO seasoning whatsoever. I've gotten spoiled getting crabs from other places that cook them in seasoning like old bay and butter sauce. The only good thing is that my order was ready when it was promised. The dipping butter sauce cup was almost empty when I got home. Ugh, worst experience at Red Lobster to date. I doubt I will ever eat here again. Food is commercial tasting and NOT true seafood flavored. read more

Best red lobster I have ever been to! Staff is very friendly & food is always fresh & delicious. I'll always go here!!!

Poor service, food take forever to get served then add 10 more minutes to get your silverware. If you are coming to red lobster for biscuits dont come here , They are never ready. To go service takes 1 AND 30 MINUTES even of they tell you it will be ready in 25 minutes over the phone. read more

Again I have to give a terrible review for the same Red Lobster. Ordered to pick up. Went for Lobsterfest and I was excited! Got my lobster home and it was awful!!! I got a Lobsterfest meal with 2 lobster tails. One was raw!! I asked for butter and sour cream on the side for my baked potato and I got nothing! Even after microwaving the potato is was still under cooked and hard. This is the third strike. I'll have to give up on Red Lobster. read more

I gave it two stars because of the incomplete order. I don't live near the restaurant, so I'm calling to get some kind of resolution. I spoke to an employee (after 20+ minutes on hold) only to be told they couldn't find the manager & I'd have to call back after 20-30 minutes. I waited an hour and after being on hold the message came on saying there was no one to answer my call. Next stop, Twitter and FB read more

Red Lobster gets a bum rap. I agree the place is a zoo, busy as all sh*t. You need to expect that. No matter when you go. I went during the week against my will (well sort of) because majority rules and the majority wanted to go here. I had been to a RL years and years ago. I remember one distinct item. Their cheesy biscuits. Occasionally I dream about our reunion. The day has come. Oh and it will not fail me. So on a random Wed, the wait was 15 mins...fudge! Everyone was hungry. So a couple of us ventured to the bar. It was about the size of my living room aka small. A few seats and a couple of booths that you need to be "host seated at". The bartender (as I read previously) was slower than a sloth in quicksand. It took about 15 mins to get our drink order, 10 mins to receive it...not cool RL. It wasn't even that busy. BS. Even after this debacle, our table still wasn't ready. Damn it. So finally after a 35 minute wait, our table was ready. As the group was seated our server was all over us...finally great service. The funny thing was anything that was ordered from the bar always took longer...so maybe double fist if you have to...just a thought. Our app order was promptly entered and within minutes the main attraction showed up...ahhhh the cheesy biscuits...it took about 26 seconds for the entire basket to be annihilated. Just like I remembered. The server, being great at what he does, had another order within mins...thank you sir. Not long after, the smorgasbord of apps that were sampled: parrot coconut shrimp (mmmmm), Shrimp Nachos (meh), steamed clams (I did not try but they said it was good) and lobster-artichoke dip (decent). For a main course (please don't judge...a lot) I went with the combo of peppercorn grilled sirloin with Walt's favorite shrimp. Now before you go ahead and lose respect for me I just want you to know that the steak was quite delectable. More so than the seafood here. There, I said it. And a couple of other foodie wannabees at the table agreed. It was very tender and you could cut it with a fork. I will go even further to say it was better than ones I ate at a steakhouse... So to sum up this review: Service: Table, excellent. Bar, poor. Ambiance: Not much to it, wall to wall carpeting and back ground noise of babies crying. Prices: Very reasonable for the quality. It's not all that bad and they do get a bad rap. Location: Off of 22 which is a clusterf*ck...I hate it but it was convenient. ENJOY! read more

I would rate this Red Lobster location a zero if I had the option to, I had to rate it a one in order to post this review. My family and I made the terrible mistake of visiting this Red Lobster in Union, NJ on Monday 7/8/19 for lunch. We were among the first customers in the door so we knew without a doubt that we would receive speedy and professional service since it was so early in the day. We were wrong! When we arrived inside the hostess showed us to our booth and the waiting game began. My family and I sat for what seemed like 30-45 minutes before the waitress came over. The waitress Milagros J stopped at our table for a second and said I will be right with you, she did this twice before she finally came over and took our drink order. We had three people ordering so it was no rocket science. This waitress came into our presence with a bad spirit, unfriendly and just plain miserable as if she hated her job and decided to take it out on us. She took the drink order which was water and I iced tea and never bothered to introduce herself or bother to exchange pleasantries. It was evident quickly that she was miserable and didn't mind showing it. Again we waited another 20-30 minutes for two waters and an iced tea but she did bring us biscuits earlier. She should not have bothered because we all almost choked to death on the small dry biscuits that we ate while waiting on our drinks. We could not understand what the issue was and started getting annoyed because it seemed as if she was deliberately taking her time. I had to get up from the table to see where our drinks were she took so long. She had an attitude when I mentioned that the drinks took long. This is so unusual for Red Lobster. We are used to the amazing service and friendliness of the Cherry Hill location, this service in Union was appalling. When we finally did order our meal and ate, we were ready to leave and dissatisfied with this location and service. There is a very unprofessional way that the staff handles the public and we felt when we walked in and should have walked out. The location is also not as clean as we are used to either. This server did not bother to at any time check on us to see if everything was ok with our meal. She forgot our tarter sauce for our shrimp and brought one over a few minutes before we left, she did this deliberately. She is the worst server we have ever encountered at any restaurant and she needs to be retrained on the standards for Darden restaurants. We are quite sure the CEO would not appreciate or tolerate this unprofessional behavior from their employees. The only thing that would satisfy me and my family would be a full refund for such a bad experience so that we can redo the lunch at the Cherry Hill location where we get respect and excellent service. Please do not allow this behavior to continue from your staff it is unacceptable. read more

Just a reminder why Red lobster in general isn't my favorite place to eat. We request some more biscuits and was told that the baker wasn't there . Red lobster isn't for people who are used flavorful food read more

So inconsistent. The food & service are good when it's crowded but when it's not crowded the workers are so lazy and the food comes out dry and not flavorful. It's like no one's on their A game unless they're under pressure. I'm here currently & was ready to leave but I'm not the one that drove. Thought it would've been crowded to guarantee good service, but it's actually empty for a Saturday. We arrived here about 2:30. The waiter came to our table about 2:45 & our salads didn't arrive until about 3:15. Biscuits came minutes later. Service is so slow today and it's not even crowded. I won't ask for management because the waiter, Oladi is so nice & I don't want management to easily blame him. Just posting on here to let the consumers know. It's best to go when it's crowded. I live within 5 minutes from here, but I think this will be the last time I decide to eat here for a long while read more

The service at this place is horrible. I saw the two start rating but still decided to give this restaurant a try. So I called in to reserve a spot and the woman who answered had a very nasty attitude. She lied to me and told me that there is no such thing as calling ahead. Once I got to the restaurant I asked the general manager and he told me the person was lying and that it is possible to call ahead. Fast forward to being seated and ordering a drink the Waiter was very nasty and had a bad attitude. I asked for an extra shot for my drink and he told me he doesn't make the drink so he doesn't know if I got an extra shot or not but I will be charged for it. That makes no sense. I was very upset and was on the verge of leaving without eating. It's one thing to be busy and not have enough staff but the attitude from the staff is very nasty. Never again ! read more

I bought an anniversary dinner for my wife and I. Thank God my wife enjoyed her meal but I got self diagnosed food poisoning. To be clear shortly after taking a few bites of my items (which my wife did not have) I was not feeling any desire to eat anymore. By that night I was unable to function as human being. I could not hold anything down and did not know what end to put where in the restroom. I don't know why it's called the restroom since at no time has any resting occurred in it. I have now been in bed for 24 hours straight. I can barely walk since I'm so weak. We went over the top for our anniversary and placed a $123.00 including tip on our dinner. My wife and I ate some of the same appetizers and she is ok. I took two scoops of the dip (not my wife) , ate only two of my shrimp from my admirals fest dinner and only two mozzarella sticks and BAM!. I am taking Amodiam AD and some mint oil for nausea. This is the worst anniversary I have ever had but I thank God my wife is ok. Symptoms of food poisoning indicate that i may have this up to 5 days. THANK YOU RED LOBSTER IN DULLES TOWN CENTER, NORTHERN, VA FOR YOUR INPUT AND CONTRIBUTION TO OUR ANNIVERSARY. P.S. The food was absolutely freezing cold when we got it and I waited for 10 minutes in the parking lot for the food to come out. read more

Eating at Red Lobster is a typical NJ thing I guess, close to sitting in a greasy diner. This particular one is okay. Service was somewhat speedy.My waiter was a young hip Spanish kid who used a lot of slang, but maintained professional. The food was...errrr....Red Lobster. I ordered a small salad and the combo with 7 oz. steak, garlic shrimp and cheesey lobster mashed potatoes. I was pleased with everything except the taters. The cheese is like, FAKE CHEESE tasting. Yes, caps. That's how I feel. I understand cheese, and even fake cheese, but they didn't even try to make it taste good. I don't even know. Otherwise, I dig it. It's a chain you know? Place was clean, lots of employees making sure the ship was running, and I got full. I hope the big wigs get rid of that phony queso. read more

We had a feeling this would be a bad visit upon entry - and we were right. There was no one to greet us. A confused waitress came out and seated us. Our table was filthy. We had to ask for a wipe down. Our waiter did come promptly, however, he never gave us his name or told us what the specials were. We had to ask for silverware. We asked for a sample of wine because we'd never heard of any of the offerings on the menu. Our waiter left to ask his manager if this was ok. He cane back 10 minutes later saying he never found someone to consent to our request, but that he would comp the sample of wine when he did find a manager. This sounded questionable so my companion just ordered a Chardonnay. The food came out quickly. It was ok. My salad had wilted lettuce. We had to ask for biscuits and that little fork that should accompany a crab dish. Another server brought us the fork as we could not find our waiter at this point to facilitate this request. The bathroom had no soap at either sink. One sink had a hole where the soap dispenser should have been. The paper towel dispenser was automatic and temperamental to say the least. I felt like I was in a Seinfeld episode trying to get paper towels out. All in all a poor visit and I get that it's a chain, but for a $70 tab, so not worth what we paid. read more

Place was messy, floor was dirty, took forever to get our food but it was not busy so not sure what was taking so long. A little disappointed because I've been here in the past and did not have such a negative review of the place. Better luck next time! read more

We came in just because we had a gift card. We will not be returning! All of our food was under cooked. Ordered chicken tenders also and the chicken was so dry that we couldn't eat it. Went to use the restroom, and it was dirty, and smelled bad. read more

Red Lobster is one of the best food chains out there and is one of my go to places. Unfortunately, this establishment was down right disappointing. On various occasions the waiter would take very long to either take our order or bring us our food. TODAY, my boyfriend and I were seated by the host, which failed to greet us well. We sat down and chose our meal for the day, this took about 10 minutes. Multiple waiter in our section would just pass by as if the seats were empty, we even tried making eye contact with them so they would notice us. No one ever took our order or even delivered some drinks or biscuits. After 20 minutes we left and just went to Chilies. I would stay away from this particular Red Lobster unless you absolutely need to go. read more

I normally try to avoid reviewing chain restaurants, but this Red Lobster location is so lackluster that I can't help but make an exception here. I've been to this location several times now, most recently on Cinco de Mayo- my thoughts were that everyone would be eating at a Mexican restaurant, so it would be fairly dead here. To an extent I was right, as there were several open seats at the bar, so I grabbed one. However, here was only one bartender working, splitting his time between making drinks for tables in the back room and tending to guests in the bar area. Unfortunately guests sitting at the bar took a backseat, as it took 10 minutes to flag him down and order a drink. Waiting for the check was equally as painful, the bartender disappeared for what seemed like 15 minutes and was nowhere in sight. Thankfully a manager came over and closed me out. What I didn't seem to understand was how much food was getting back to the kitchen. The couple seated next to me ordered the large fried seafood platter, and kept complaining how it was nothing like was pictures in the menu. The next couple over sent both of their entrees back for being cold. My entree itself was fine, just struck me as weird how dissatisfied with this restaurant many people were. read more

This red lobster is in a great location. Parking is good, they have a big lot. It wasn't really crowded in here, so we got seated right away. Out waitress was nice, and attentive. Our food was exactly what we wanted, and ordered. Nothing to complain about. Will return. read more

We sat down and ordered our food and it took close to an hour. At that point we left the restaurant. Horrible experience. Wouldn't recommend if you are looking for good service. read more

The food is decent but the waiting time is absolutely horrible. I've been sitting here for an hour and no food yet. We are stuffed with bread and salad by now so even if the food comes, I'll just have to take it with me. The waiter didn't seem very concerned and simply told me the kitchen is backed up although he did give us good service otherwise. read more

This should have been a bad review, but the nice manager and supervisor turned it around. I'm being a bit generous, but here's my story. Went here with a friend on a Saturday night, we had a bit of a wait but it's usually packed on weekends so I can't complain about that. We had plenty of time to look at the menu while waiting for our seats, so after we were finally seated we promptly ordered drinks, an appetizer and two entrees. Our waiter brought our drinks our quickly, as well and the salad and the yummy cheese biscuits! Everything was going fine so far. But after about 30 minutes, I noticed the couple who were seated after us already had their entrees while we were still waiting for ours. I also noticed our waiter seemed to be avoiding us. Once I finally got his attention, he informed us our food was coming out very soon. So we continued our conversation patiently waiting. Another 15 minutes goes by and again he tells us the same thing... it's coming very soon. It's been an hour now since we ordered, and still nothing... Frustrating. So I got up and went to find someone else to help us. Btw, we had plans after this and had to leave within the next 30 minutes. I found the supervisor and asked him politely if he could just cancel the order for the rest of our food, and bring us the bill for the appetizer, drinks and salad since we had to leave soon. It had been more than an hour at this point. He was very nice, apologized and went into the kitchen to rush our orders. We finally got our food, at that point it had been about an hour and fifteen minutes since we placed our order. While we were eating, the supervisor came by our table and informed us that there was a mix-up in the kitchen with our order. He apologized again and told us that the meal was on the house! I was honestly satisfied with the sincere apology he gave us. A free meal was more than generous and any restaurant that is willing to go this far to make it up to their customers after a bad experience deserves at least 4 stars in my book. Overall the food was good, serving sizes bit smaller than I expected though. The servers can be hit or miss. Hopefully the issue we had was a one-time thing, I would go again. read more

We walked in and told there would be a 25 min wait. No problem. After approx 35 we were seated (10:15pm?), we were greeted by our server 10 mins after we were sat & ordered drinks/an app. We waited 15 mins for the appetizer and drinks. When the app finally came out, we still had not received our drinks. I spoke to the manager who was very apologetic and handled the situation properly. The food was good but overall it seems as if they're understaffed. Would probably visit again. read more

Good food never looks like picture though. A little skimpy on rice portion. Biscuits always a treat. Did not have desert sampler. Waiter Jerry excellent. read more

This place just keeps getting worst every time I visit. The Asian guy at the front saw my party of five walk in the door, looked me right in the eyes and walked away. He came back twice, looked at us and kept it moving. Finally my sister called him over and told him that we needed a table for 5. He was rude and unprofessional. The waiter was pleasant but forgot some of our orders, I'll chuck that up to it being busy so we forgave that. The utensils were dirty and my sons Mac and cheese more looked like soup. This will be our last visit to this establishment. read more

My wife and I decided to stop here for a quick bite since we haven't been to a Red Lobster in ages. Last time I was here (8-10 years ago), I had a really bad experience and it was the first time I didn't give a tip to the server. Having been a server before, it's rare that happens given the fact that I know what they are going through. Anyway, this time around, service was almost as bad. The food was just ok but it seems like my server needs to know how to manage his time better. While he was nice, he seemed, inexperienced or lacked proper training. When my wife and I were seated, it took like 15 mins till our server arrived to take our order. Food came out at reasonable times. Appetizer in 10 mins. And main course 10 mins after that. Server showed up twice to ask if everything was ok. Well, we didn't see him much after cause 30 minutes passed before we saw him to ask for the check, that took about 15 more mins for him to bring that. Then when we gave our credit card for payment, that took another 15 mins. All in all, we were there for almost 2 hours. Here's the thing, for a restaurant, you want to get your tables seated as much as possible. We should have been out of there an hour earlier and in that time, they could have had this table seated. When we arrived, the restaurant wasn't even crowded, when we left, there were over a dozen people waiting. I don't think I'll come back again. Sorry, got to Joe's Crabshack. read more

I usually don't prefer this location. The service is very lackluster and the vibe is just awkward. However, I went for one reason only - Endless Shrimp!! Our server was surprisingly pleasant. It costs more than whats advertised on the tv commercials. However, I left with a full stomach. Mission accomplished!! read more

Tonight reminded me exactly why we stopped visiting this establishment. While our waitress was nice, the food was beyond disgusting. Shrimp scampi over cooked and bland, linguine bland and tasteless, steak was ordered medium well and was served DRY and well done. Omg even up to the mashed potatoes was dry, like how do you mess up mashed potatoes!? Even my husband asked if we were served microwaved food. Smh never again read more

The wait staff here gives the best service in town! They are very attentive to your needs and they love giving you refills, whether they are sodas or endless shrimp! The biscuits are the bombdigity- like most other red lobsters! Definitely come here if you want your waiters to make you feel special! read more

Red Lobster - biscuits to go! - Seafood Near Me - Union, New Jersey

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First let me say Red Lobster has definitely changed. This location I rarely come too, but here I am. Looking forward to the same plates as advertised, only to not get any of that. This place just feels like a dinner. The staff is really nice though. Although upon entering we get greeting by the hostess only to tell us to go to another podium where about 7 workers passed us and never acknowledged us. It was awkward. The dish I ordered, came out very well though and the presentation was better. read more

Do you have high blood pressure? Well, don't come here at this particular restaurant then. Salad was so salty that I couldn't eat 2 spoons. However the main course was good. I had taken the New Orleans Salmon. Liked the way the Salmon was cooked. Mashed potato could have been little better - it seemed very dry. Service was great though. She was very friendly and was attentive. Lots of parking outside. read more

Food and drinks are a 5! Service is a 1/2.......so overall is a 3.....otherwise, I would rate a 5! Service: Primarily it's young urban females who totally lack customer service. it's disgusting how I've seen them treat other guests. They've given me very smart remarks when I requested booth seating since I have had my toddler with me the last 2 times I came there in the last month. They behave as if you being there is an inconvenience to them. Its as if they would rather not be there. I have overheard them make comments of being there for extended times as if they are being overworked: this is a bad reflection on management since it has a trickle effect on the customer experience. The actual servers have been great and accommodating considering our order requests changed afterwards. I have no complaints with the servers. Food: Excellent! No complaints. Biscuits are good. Food was tasty. Pasta dishes weren't dry or lack shrimp to pasta ratio.....delightful :) read more

This was the worst restaurant I've been to in a long time. Poor poor service! We had to ask for everything such as napkins, silverware etc. We were waiting for our soup that wasn't coming. It was going to be served with the rest of the meal. We got no bread &yet the server served bread to the table across from us. We will NEVER go back to this place again. Oh we never did get our meal so after waiting a half hour we just walked out! read more

was here on a Saturday afternoon. A lot of the waitresses were thick, so this was my kinda place if you know what I mean... Served by a thick lil mama named Stacey--she had the thickness that I craved and she treated me with pure sweetness... There was another thick light-skinned mama nearby, but I didn't get her name. The food was good... The drinks were on point...(had a top shelf margarita) Coconut shrimp was good.... Good prompt service---I'll come again when I'm in area... 3.5 stars read more

This location is just awful - dirty and insanely slow service. You just to get up from your seat and chase down a server. Don't know how this place is still in business. Staff have no sense of hospitality or urgency to serve and food takes forever to come. read more

Red Lobster - mabilu hurricane - yuck! - Seafood Near Me - Union, New Jersey

The other day, we decided to have Sunday lunch at Red Lobster. I hadn't been there since I was a little kid in the late 90s, so I figured it was something different from the other chains that line Route 22. Obviously, Red Lobster is by no means quality, top of the line seafood, but for the prices they charge, it's not bad either. All three of us decided to do the Four Course Feast, with the infamous and delicious cheddar bay biscuits. I had the Breaded Shrimp, with Caesar salad, New England Clam Chowder, and Caramel Cheesecake for dessert. Everything came out fresh and delicious. Again, by no means the world's best seafood, but for the price, it was way worth it for $17. Also, our wait was short and our waitress Ajah was very friendly and helpful. At first, we were skeptical because Red Lobster has a reputation of being overly crowded and bad quality for what it is, but we were pleasantly surprised. With this said, I will be back for the Four Course Feast, lunch specials, and of course, those amazing cheddar bay biscuits. read more

Dirty and stinky place. We ordered raw oysters and it was the worst dosen in my life. Canned lobster bisque was okay as well as bisquits. The rest is unacceptable. Sorry, never again read more

I had a Beautiful seafood dinner for my Birthday on September 11,I had the SeaSide Shrimp Trio,which the pasta and different kind of shrimps was cook perfect.But the roasted brussel sprouts were chard and the salad wasn't a Caesar salad ,it had no romaine in it.That's why I gave a 4 rating. read more