Food presentation was horrible. They slapped my burger together with not care (pic attached). Employee was nice and ambiance I'm not sure bec I went through the drive thru. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Service has become abysmal within the last five years. Store needs a complete overhaul of staff and management. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Not even the correct fries. People come specifically for the beef tallow fries and are given non standard fries. - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Really wish I had a Steak N' Shake where I live but since I'm a flight attendant I can go whenever. For this stop I ordered a double steak burger with fries and a chocolate peanut butter shake. The food was ok. Not the best food I've ever had but it was good. Mostly just came for the shake. And OMG is it good!! They have so many flavors but I ALWAYS go for the chocolate peanut butter one. I just love it so much!! Next time I think I need to try and make myself get a different flavor. Maybe the Nutella or KitKat. Nothing bad to say. Asked a worker to put my shake in a to go cup and he called me ma'am. I'm from NYC so I'm not used to that. Very nice people at this location. Didn't take long to get our orders either. Would definitely come back. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Double steak burger with fries and a chocolate peanut butter shake - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Waited in drive thru 10 minutes at menu board and 25 minutes in line. Get to the window, and the employee hands me a large Coke and as soon as I get it, it was overfilled and poured all over me and inside my car. She handed me one napkin and asked if I wanted a "new top" wait what? Finally get home to eat, and anticipated hot food since I waited so long. NOPE. Looks like it had been sitting out the whole time i was in drive thru. Tried them several times and probably won't go back for a loooong time. No customer focus at all. read more

This used to be a great restaurant. It is not anymore. I confirmed last week that the dining room is open until midnight, which is a great thing. I came to pick up my order and eat it inside at 9:30 p.m. only to find the doors locked. Supposedly they are short staffed. That doesn't make any sense as they do not offer table service. read more

I had a pretty good drive-thru experience at this Steak 'n shake! They are participating in the current promotion of free fries in the drive thru, you just have to ask for them. The service was pretty quick and the milkshakes and fries were great! Would visit again! read more

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Huge hair on my burger, ruined both me and my husband's appetite but thankfully they remade it, made me extremely wary. Should've snapped a photo before they threw it away, I wouldn't eat here. read more

Worst Steak 'n Shake in the country. Once I ordered a side of chili, and the dish they served it in had old chili all caked onto the outside. I've waited over an hour to order, with only two other tables sat. I've sat in the drive thru for thirty minutes with only one car ahead of me. The staff has been consistently garbage since like 2004. Dirty floors. Dirty tables. Dirty dishes. Seemingly indifferent staff. Other Steak n Shakes are consistently fantastic. This one is not as good as the Waffle House next door read more

Today at Steak 'n Shake In Albany ga I love lakevia , cc & brown & the other brown man when I tell you it felt like home I didn't wanna leave!!! lakevia was so great with rmakeing sure all guest were taken care o! read more

If you are looking for a great burger cooked to order this is a great place to come. They have hand dipped milkshakes that are wonderful and the French fries are great, too. If you are wanting something other than a hamburger they can do that, as well. This restaurant reminds me of the 'soda fountain' drug stores of yesteryear. The service is Wonderful, fast, and everything is made fresh and to order. They offer a separate kids menu, as well. They have breakfast and Lunch offerings. read more

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Lawwwddd you basically have to fight them to get your stuff Tried to redeem a coupon for my free birthday shake that doesn't expire for 10 more days and the girl INSISTED it was expired without even looking at the date. She was so pressed girl slammed the window in my face all for the manager to come read the coupon and say sorry we should've read it sooner Y'all need help read more

I was a little hesitant after reading the previous reviews, but I am so glad we gave it a chance! The food was delicious and so fresh! We went inside and it was super clean. There are no waiters, so you order from a kiosk. The food did not take long at all! read more

So glad we decided to stop here. Lily helped us at the drive thru window and couldn't have been nicer or more helpful. The food was correct, yummy and above our expectations. If we are ever back in this area, we will visit this restaurant again! read more

I tried to place a mobile order and was told to use a different credit card because it wasn't taking my card. My daughter then tried to place the order and she got the same message. My other daughter went in to the store and placed the order with her debit card. We all three got charged for the one order. When I tried to get a credit, I tried several different phone numbers and couldn't get any one to answer. I have given feedback on the app and requested a call 4 times with no response. I finally called a service desk and they refused to help. This business has very bad customer service and they will not respond to an issue or try to resolve it. We paid $108 for a $36 order. read more

Waited a little over 30 minutes for ONE milkshake and the employees were rude and seemed to have a problem dealing with the 3 cars that were in the drive thru. When the milkshake finally came out it came out with other peoples milkshakes and had to get it from them instead of an employee bringing it to me. Worst service I have had at a Steak 'n Shake. Wasn't good at all read more

There was first and foremost NO desire to get anyone seated, no pep at all... We've watched 20 people leave since we've been here alone. Food was 100% as always but the only desire was to handle as many customers as they felt they wanted read more

Steak ’n Shake - Poor lines - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

This place has been around for a little while and I have had some really bad experiences here. This visit was an exception. It certainly was not my choice to go here because of my prior experiences with this location. Chartasia was our waitress. She was very attentive and patient. My wife wasn't too pleased with her for some reason because she thought she was just standing around, but my mother did take a while to place an order. We also had a manager, I believe, stop by and check on us at one point. This was a sharp contrast to some of the previous experiences in the past few years. I basically got a double cheeseburger with fries. Everything was great. The food was hot and fresh. The fries were hot. The burger was delicious. My wife let me try her burger, which was some odd concoction with peppers on it and it was probably better than my burger. My mom also got a burger with bacon and she said it was very delicious. We were all in agreement that the food was very good that day. It makes me think I wouldn't mind going there at another time now. I will still not give them more than 3 stars probably ever. I am probably at 2 good experiences out of 6 at this point. I just think they gave me a little hope with the meal and service we received. read more

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We were seated immediately, but then had to wait twelve minutes before we were even asked what drinks we wanted. There was plenty of staff, and yet my table along with three other tables who were there before us had to wait so long for just a drink order. As I said, there was plenty of staff, but no one seemed worried about actually waiting on new tables or even cleaning empty tables. The management even let children, who were not customers, solicite to paying customers while they were eating their food. This place closed down before, and it is not off to a good second start. read more

The slowest service ever. Noone is in a rush at all. Even my 9 year old said why are they taking their sweet time. From working in restaurants almost my whole life there is no multitasking, and no good management here AT ALL. If Managment can see people waiting at the door for more than 5 minutes and waiting on 3 burgers and fries for an hour and not say anything or address the issue it will never get fixed because it is a problem from the top. Several tables had the "where is our food" look on their face also the waitress is in the back cooking the food while the dining room has 14 dirty tables. Nice staff just very very very slow service. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Horrible service. They stayed at the counter talking before even they even came to get our drinks and orders. Our food was ready and all they did was look at it passing by it multiple times before actually serving it. The place was nasty, plenty tables still had trash on them. It seems this place is getting worse and worse every time. read more

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In Georgia, Steak n Shake is as close as you'll get to Califoria's perfect burger joint "In n Out". I only wonder how does McD's and BK survive with such competition? S&S chili cheese fries compare favorably to I&O's animal style fries. You gotta try'em. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

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Absolute WORSE service I've ever had, hands down. I did not expect much; 12:30 am, long day, just wanted to eat something. Only person in restaurant and no one waited on me after maybe 20 minutes. I had to go to counter and ask to place order and it still took another 15 minutes for someone to take my order. Everything about my order was wrong. Kept thinking I was on an episode of "What would you do". Will NEVER, EVER, go back to this store. Only gave the single star because Yelp requires it. read more

was not busy at all, but the employees were very rude & gossiped about their life the entire time we were in there. There was only 2 sets of customers inside the building, a woman & her small son & me and my husband. As the mom & child were leaving, the little boy yelled out MULTIPLE times, "Thank you!" And not one of those employees turned to acknowledge that child thanking them for his food. Horrible customer service. read more

Literally took my family over 30 mins to receive our food in the drive thru with 1 car in front of us. Also watched the worker try and piece or meals together from left over meals that people left because they were taking too long. Utterly disgusted with this restaurant. Workers moving slow and without a care in the world! read more

Service was slow and didnt get our food for a while but food was good gave had a great time with my sister

FIRST AND FOREMOST: My star rating is not about the staff, food, or quality of restaurant atmosphere. That being said, let me describe my latest visit to the Albany Steak and Shake. I pulled into the drive-thru at around 1am. Empty line! "Sweet deal, this will be quick" I thought. Unfortunately, the lady came on the speaker and told me that they are behind tonight. I figured it would be a few minutes but I wasn't expecting to be able to watch two full episodes of Community on my phone before having my order taken. During my wait, every ten or 15 minutes or so, someone behind me would honk the horn or motion to me to poke my head out the window to ask me how long I've been waiting. I've worked in food service in my past, so I know that being patient and not pushing employees is how you handle these types of situations. Once the lady came back, she apologized again and took my order. I pulled around the side and waited another 10 minutes just to have someone come to the window to take my payment. After that, it was another 15 to get my food. Does that experience suck? Yeah. It does. Is it the fault of the 1 cook/to-go cashier & 1 server working there? NOT A BIT. When the lady handed me the food, she was so apologetic - defeated even. I told her that it was 100% OK and that I've worked in food service in my past and asked her if she had a lot of people call out tonight. She lamented that the management ALWAYS schedules only two people for those shifts and it is always busy. I asked her if she had used her phone to show how busy the dining room was to prove that more staff was needed and she informed me that the management only cares about the sales at the end of the shift and are happy with that number. REALLY?! The people running this place are HAPPY with slow table turnover? They are happy with people leaving the drive-thru without turning into paying customers?! They are happy that people leave the restaurant frustrated at the untimely service they received? This has to be the most "Albany" thing I've ever heard. Whomever is in charge of this specific S&S needs to (1) re-evaluate their reason for continuing to operate the restaurant - because of making money isn't the priority, then shut it down. You aren't doing anyone any favors...and (2) fire your management staff that makes/enforces these staffing decisions. Steak & Shake should always be packed. It's the only late night option (other than Taco Bell) that feeds the all-nighters, 3rd shift workers, college kids, stoners, and everyone in between. They all deserve a good experience, not only because we're all human, but because they bring money to the table like everyone else. TOTAL TIME FOR A DRIVE-THRU ORDER EXPERIENCE - 1 hour 15 minutes. Fix your sh!t, Steak and Shake owners. read more

We went during shift change, but the service was excellent!!! The shoestring fries were hot, and they never are at any of the other locations... The cooks showed all the staff respect, and thanked them for their help! That was impressive to me... Our waitress was also the food preparer, and sent our plates out the window and then served them!!! Wow!!! In the middle of the night, and you're craving a burger, then this is your location! read more

Steak ’n Shake - Fast Food Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Very poor service. Hardly any refills. Food sat on counter for at least 20 min before it was brought out. Will not be coming back and would not suggest anyone going read more

My family and I came to eat tonight...in a place with only a few people there was no where to sit cause all the tables were dirty...the servers were sorry...getting drink orders wrong twice after ask 45 seconds prior to making them...customers walking out left and right...servers acting like they could careless about their jobs...I would not recommend to eat here at all but that from my experience...it deserves no stars but I had to put at least 1...and I will not be back...use to be my favorite place to eat...but not anymore!! read more

Went through drive thru during lunch on 12-5-20, ordered 2 cheeseburgers with no onion and no tomato. Both sandwiches were very cold and they just pulled off some of the onions on pre-made burgers. Still had some of the tomato juice and seeds on the lettuce. Can deal with removing rest of onion and tomato but being ice cold was awful. If not in a hurry would of asked for a refund. Crazy thing is line at drive was not busy. read more

Rarely have I been so angry with a restaurant that I called their 1-800 number, but I did for Steak and Shake! While the food is ok, the service is TERRIBLE. I sat in the DRIVE THRU for more than 40 minutes one night. I only stayed because it was the only place open as it was midnight. The bad thing is that this didn't just happen once, it happened TWICE. And I didn't get an apology on either occasion. The people working there did not care that I sat there for 15 minutes before anyone acknowledged me. There were 4 cars that left while I was in line. It was horrible. If you can get past the long line....the burger shooters are great little mini burgers. I've had great fries at Steak and Shake, but at this particular location, it always tastes like they use old oil. The salads are pretty good too! And of course, it has shake in the name....the shakes are realllly good. I love the banana shake...but be careful, these are big shakes so it's definitely something you would only have occasionally. The breakfast is pretty tasty too, just your standard greasy spoon fare. read more

I had a turkey club and fries. My wife had a portobello steak burger. My daughter also had a steak burger. The food was excellent, our server was very nice, however never received our soup or our to go box. We love going to steak 'n Shake but the service is hit or miss. read more

Went here today about 3pm, food and service was great and fast. I will be back. Also the restaurant was very clean and looks great after the remodel read more

The waiter took our order. Came back after about 10 minutes to get our order again (even though he wrote it down). My son asked for baked beans as his side, but he was given fries instead. I ordered the oreo red velvet milkshake, and was given a regular red velvet shake instead. One of the burgers we got was not what we ordered. I ordered cheese sauce for everyone's fries. Had to ask a different waitress for the cheese because our waiter never brought it. She said he didnt even enter that we ordered it. Also had to ask for mayo 3 different times because he never brought it. The floors were completely filthy, as were the booths and window sills. While we were eating our food, another table of people came in and sat down right behind us. Our waiter brought them their drinks and dropped them! A full glass of soda all over a woman and her tiny baby in his car seat. Completely soaked the baby, his car seat, and his blankets. I felt so bad for them. We got up and left before things could get any worse. Completely awful experience. Would definitely not recommend, and we will not be returning! read more

20 minutes for a drink no silverware, she said none in the restaurant clean and our server just wandered around the restaurant the whole time not doing anything. read more

I have never had a bad meal from here, but i cannot think of one time that I received good service from the wait staff. They are slow, and it takes forever to get your food even if they are not busy. read more

There is nothing better than a bacon cheeseburger from s & s. The service is hit or miss, but with burgers this good, who cares!

I had great service! My good was served quickly, and it was fresh and hot. The reason why I haven't rated this spot with 5 stars is because the portabella and sausage hashbrown breakfast was over salted. Still, my buttermilk pancakes were perfect-- light and fluffy with crispy edges! read more

Extremely overpriced unless you use coupons. Service and staff are absolutely AWFUL on every level. The only reason I go there is to get a Caramel Apple milkshake from the drive thru and even that somehow takes 30 minutes. Hire better management and staff and I might bump it to two stars. read more

Utter chaos. Stopped on a weeknight. Not super busy. Seemed enough employees. But complete confusion & disorder behind the counter.