The salad bar was the best thing of the evening. Our party of 3 had really bad entrees. The pork in hickory smoked bourbon sauce tasted like it was boiled and had a weird texture. The same with the chicken in hickory smoked bourbon sauce and the chicken avocado sandwich. Nothing was seasoned either. The waitress only came once to check on us so we had to wait till after our entrees came before we got drink refills. Will not be back. read more

Good ribs. Although the bar service was much to be desired. Since when does a salad come after your meal service? But the ribs I had were good. Full flavor and had a decent amount of meat for a chain restaurant. read more

Ruby Tuesday - Side salad comes after meal served ??? Wtf - American Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Kelsi was simply amazing, she was very attentive. She had amazing customer service, and a great spirit.She gave great suggestion. Kesi also fixed all concern. I would revisit this Restaurant again for customer service alone. read more

We received an email that offered a Wednesday Rib special before 4 pm. We went to shop nearby to kill some time until 4pm. When we tried to order, the waitress told us the offer was for before 4pm. When we showed the email she said they knew but it was a mistake and they definitely would not honor it, so we left. Ps: when we first came in no one was at the podium to seat us, so we stood there for 5 minutes. read more

This is a typical Ruby Tuesdays but the staff is very friendly and accommodating. As it is close to a hotel, there are many travelers that go there. Drink specials are only available at the bar. The salad bar is fresh and clean. I like their Spinach & Artichoke dip. For those of you that eat gluten free, there are plenty of options. read more

Ruby Tuesday - American Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

When you have family in town I think I, like most people, tend to shy away from places you've never been for the safety of knowing what you'll get. This was one of those times. We decided to eat here since it was convenient, but in all honesty we had a far better experience than we could've hoped for. Our waitress Lindsay (written Lindsa on the receipt so I'm taking a wild guess here) was fantastic! I mean seriously, she didn't forget any part of our order, never disappeared on us, and even let us try an appetizer we weren't so sure on (don't ask her to do that though seeing as how she probably isn't supposed to). I ordered the smokey mountain chicken which was really tender. The bacon was cooked well, but my only criticism would be about how much cheese they put on it. I had to scrape most of it off since it was literally a big ball of cheese that they melted and plopped on top. My wife ordered the Big Dipper appetizer. All of it was pretty good she said, but the one thing she didn't care for was the fried chicken. It just seemed to be over done while being completely dry. When you pair above average food with exceptional service it equals a solid review on Yelp. Past reviewers have been pretty harsh on this place, and it might be deserved. However, most of them were from quite a long time ago, and it looks like this place has come quite a ways. Ask for Lindsay when you visit, it'll make your lunch or dinner far more enjoyable even if the food is just solid, though not perfect. read more

Ruby Tuesday - Delicious! - American Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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if i could give a place 0 stars i would do it in this situation. they had a 15 minute wait time from how backed up the kitchen was. they took over an hour to bring the meals. also the waiters don't check up on you at all during ur dining experience. we ended up ordering two more meals to go and they took another hour to bring those meals. also the waiters are clumsy and drop food when bringing out to the customers. and the price doesn't match the quality of the food. DO NOT come here!!!!! read more

This place is a prime example of why all the ruby Tuesdays have been closing down.. very poor service and not clean at all...

Had a late lunch this afternoon. Was seated right away and they accommodated my mother's walker so it would be out of the way but in reach if needed. I ordered the hickory bourbon with bacon sirloin and chicken. When it came out the chicken had the BBQ sauce on it but not the steak. The order was taken correctly but the chef made an error. It was easily remedied. The sauce was excellent. The garden bar was fresh and well stocked. I chose the garden bar as one of my sides. My other side was the steamed broccoli-- slightly over steamed but was tasty. My mother had the crispy chicken salad which came with a ranch dressing. It was a very large portion and she brought half of it home for later. The staff was friendly and as I said accommodating. They were quick in correcting the order and in bringing out more lemon for my mother's iced tea. read more

Hostess was most unwelcoming, she looked mad. Service was a little slow but food was good. By the time my husband got the sauce that came with his order the rest of us were nearly finished with our meals. Drinks were great! read more

Food was ok. Place is dated and not clean. Service was horrible. Actually sent food back and we split a meal. Stay away. Plenty of places to eat in this area. read more

Stopped in an hour before closing and was turned away "we are closing early" guess I know why they have no business and not even nice. Will not return. How about you update your door, lock door, change website. So unprofessional. read more

Nice ppls however for 12+ for a 6 oz sirloin steak I was completely disappointed in the way that it was obvious they ordered the cheapest steak possible. It was very fatty and can easily be mistaken for a beef patty. The platting was almost a joke too in just a small square and I almost believe my partner had ordered another burger patty on the side. When telling the manager that is looks cheap she gave me a "what do you know look". Note- although I am young in age I grew up around the restaurant business and cook At a restaurant myself knowing what's good from vendors and what's obvious shit. read more

Dirty windowsills should have been our first warning. Our waitress brought us some spinach dip that was cold in the middle but what was worse is she placed my plate down, I saw her notice it was dirty, but she decided not to do something about it and just walked away. We left because we are not willing to wake up with food poisoning. read more

We we sat in a booth in the bar, at our option. Big mistake! Friday night, maybe 10-12 people. We were served by the bar staff. First our salads, THEN our appetizer, then our entrees. We were told salads always come out first???? Service was poor at best. Potatoes were cold by the time butter was brought. Dissapointed read more

It's easy to offer free refills... it's much harder to actually bring them to the table! It would be a good idea to start though. No. Biscuits. Slow clueless service. Maybe the new owners (of the chain) can improve the service and the food quality. If not, they will have wasted their money. Next time I'm going across the street to... anywhere else. Good luck! read more

Drove 2 hours just for a little sign on host table inside saying "closing at 8pm" .. when website and doors say closing at 10pm .

Well..... I guess we have to be old and white to be served here. Sat down for ten minutes and two waiters never looked our way. The table next to us sat down right after us and got their drink and order right away. We gave them 15 minutes then left and as we walked out the hostess cleared our table as if she expected us to leave.... read more

You have to try the Pot Roast and Chicken Parm! It was excellent. Very busy tonight but our waitress, Crystal, kept up and gave us great service. This is the second time she served us and always sweet, professional and knows how to give her customers the attention required. RT has a hard worker who cares about her job and makes customers happy. read more

Just shut down. No employees. Disorganized. Ridiculous wait times when the restaurant is empty, and rude.

Just ate at Ruby Tuesday's, love the Salad Bar and the Hot Wings I order on the side. Such wonderful food! If I do wish the location I was at that they could fix was the service from our waitress, as the waitress came off as little shy and felt as though she could've been more interactive towards the customer (the person who I was with and I). Otherwise the meal was great!! read more

Went today with a group of 7 and a 1 year old to celebrate my fil's 92nd bday. We had Tara as our server and I will have to say she was one of the beat servers we have ever had anywhere! Sweet, caring, attentive. She made our experience so much better! The food was delicious too. We are always surprised how good their food is! The spicy chicken sandwich was dynamite! I will be craving it! One complaint.. they changed the pasta salad on the salad bar. The new one was tasteless and no sauce. Otherwise everyone loved their meals! Thanks again Tara! read more

The food was not tasty. Table of three entrees all came out to be very disappointing. The place was not the cleanest and, truthfully, stank. We sent back one of the burrito entrees which, thankfully, was dropped from the ticket. It was expensive and gross. Not a good place for a vegetarian- almost all courses are meat based and they can't take it out. read more

We really enjoy the menu choices at RT. It's getting more and more difficult to find any. All the ones near us have closed.

Went there yesterday at 3:00pm, one customer waiting and was told 5 min wait because they only had one server. Waited 25 minutes and finally left. This is my 2nd incident with the Ellenton location. The 1st time we went and appeared closed on a Monday with no sign saying closed. I doubt I will ever go there again. They used to be a good restaurant. read more

Went in for dinner on 3/18/20. There was nobody in the restaurant. Most of the servers were congregated in a booth by the bar. They were loud and disruptive. In any event, our server was slow, and too interested with the goings on in her booth. The food was fair...I will not be returning anytime soon. read more

Food was inedible. Ordered their "fall off the bone" ribs and they were tough as can be. The chips for the nachos were burnt and the whole plate was dry. Overall not a pleasant experience. The cups sat empty and food took almost an hour. Steaks were ordered medium and came out more than well done. Not what I expected with the restaurant almost half empty on a Thursday evening. We explained our complaints to the server but nothing was fixed. read more

So my family and I were shopping out at the Ellenton Prime Outlet yesterday and we usually dine at Ruby Tuesdays afterward. We come to find that Ruby Tuesdays has been TRANSFORMED from just a regular American place that has decent food, to pretty menus, comfortable booths, and new meals on the menu that taste great. The only downfall to this whole thing is that prices were forced to go up for this new renovation. It's OK though! You can order two mini-burgers with fries and a salad bar for only $8.99, and not feel so bad for splurging on the greasy food when you have all that healthy and yummy salad to eat. Word of advice: Stay away from the Avocado Ranch sauce. The waitress was very nice, the only complaint I have about her was that she didn't refill my drink once I finished it (which was roughly towards when we were paying the bill), though I argue that it is the MOST crucial moment of waiting to secure your tip by putting a finishing touch on someones experience anywhere. Of course, that was her only flaw, so she still received a generous tip. read more

Buhhh.. worst Ruby's I've been to. Salad bar was empty-ish and STALE. Salad had those red edges it gets when it's a few days old. Things just didn't look fresh. Croutons were totally stale and hard. Woof. The quesadilla was okay, but not my favorite. Way too many peppers, but I'm sure it was pre-made frozen and heated up in the kitchen, so it probably wasn't the cooks fault. Service was good, so it's unfortunate the meal wasn't better. A little sprucing on the freshness scale would bring this place up a few notches pretty easily. read more

It might have been the day, but the food was outstanding. Atmosphere 80 (typical R.T. layout) Service 80 (a franchise hallmark -always well trained) Food 85 ( a 90 considering it is a franchise) Value 85 (always a fair bargin) The ribs, made in one of three ways, are always outstanding. Asian style is very reministent of Roy's and forget Sonny's. read more

This review is to properly thank Ruby Tuesday of Ellenton for being awesome. Several weeks ago, I went in and placed a to-go order that took an inordinately long time to complete. When it was finally ready, the person who had taken my order handed it to me, and said "I totally forgot about you!," but I assumed that they were backed up in the kitchen so I smiled at the "joke" and let it go. It turned out she wasn't kidding. We ate a cold and pretty awful dinner that night--but I wasn't about to bring it back because by then, we were both starved. But right after eating, I did call and speak with the manager to let him know that after it had been prepared, our order had been (literally) forgotten and left to get cold. My intention was to alert them to be careful about orders left hanging--and that if a server was aware that an order had been sitting (in our case about 45 minutes!), that something should have been said right then and there about starting a new order from scratch. At the end of the day, being candid about what happened - - PLUS getting an edible meal is a lot better than making a joke and sending your customer home with close-to-inedible food. The manager I spoke with that night, Terrence, insisted that if we would give them another chance, our next dinner was on him, and I told him that I was certainly not going to write off a restaurant that I have gone to for years because of this one negative experience. We had dinner there tonight, and the manager on duty checked with Terrence's notes about the incident and confirmed that the check was on them. Our server was terrific, the ribs were great, the dessert was excellent (though way too much even for the both of us to finish!), and they even encouraged us to order enough to take home! So major kudos to Ruby Tuesday for handling this incident so incredibly well! read more

First time at this location. Steak was NOT cooked to order and they took it back and cooked it further. Manager and waitress were super nice. read more

Great bar service with very friendly hosts.

Incredible food here and had the bacon barbecue ribs! Greatest ever and delectable! The whole experience was incredible as the staff was friendly and worked on pleasing their customers! Fantastic to say the least. I saw many People ordering some other great Good and they seemed happy too! read more

Maddy M was an amazing server and was on time and nice and friendly the food was amazing and drinks were kept full we definitely will be coming back again and asking for Maddy read more

I came in all by myself on a Thursday afternoon because I had a birthday burger coupon! I had the Pretzel Cheese Burger and it was awesome!?! the meat was juicy, hot, the bun was soft, and the condiments were cold like they should be. Steven is the best bartender. Friendly, fast, and courteous. read more

Ruby Tuesday - My birthday meal from Ruby Tuesday!?! - American Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Went with the idea of having soup and the unlimited salad bar. Manager came by and highly recommend the broccoli and cheese soup. So the 5 of us ordered the soup and salad combo. The soup was awful tasted burnt and salty. The salad bar had dirty plates, no cottage cheese, very little fruit. Wait staff was not friendly and was rude to my daughter in law. Not recommended read more

My husband and I eat here more frequently than any other restaurant. The salad bar is great - LOVE those croutons - and we have never had a bad meal. Even at its busiest times service is excellent. We've come as a couple and part of a large group, always with the same great service and good food. read more

Worst service ever! This is my third visit in 30-40 days and 2 out of 3 visits I had horrible service in the bar area. The first time I was alone ordered a drink and told the bartender I would order food after my first drink... he let me sit with an empty glass for 10 minutes while he chatted with his regulars. There were people at the bar counting me. When he finally came around I asked for the bill and he was oblivious. Tonight 12/4/17 two Colleagues and I sat at a high top, we were given menus and no one came to check on us again, so after 15 minutes we went across the street to Chili's there are too many choices in the area to put up with crummy service. This Ruby Tuesday is the worst. read more

I've been going to Ruby's for years in different locations. This one is just like any other with a great salad bar and expected service. We all know it takes more than one visit to get a solid interpretation of the establishment of note. Can't find anything to negatively remark on this location other than how it is tucked away in a corner and getting to it is somewhat of a hassle. read more