Was in Bemidji en route to go ice fishing. I didn't know where to go but when I saw Paul Bunyan Road I knew that I'd be in throes of chain restaurant row. My buddy and I saw the local Applebee's and knew that there really was but one choice. We were going I be eating good in the neighborhood. Rolled up in around 11am. Would I like the larger beer for an extra buck? That's a dumb question. It's 11. So be sure to have a back up in queue because I'm ready to hit it hard. Wings are 1/2 price you say? Fire up two orders and point me to the bathroom so I know where I'll be headed in 45 minutes. Oh yeah. Get xl beer 3 ready. I'm in Bemidji and it's time to party. The first shift bartender cheerfully obliges and humors my friend and I from the opening bell until her sift ends and the new bartender comes on. What a gal. Does she look familiar? Spearmint Rhino? Maybe. But I digress. At this point we think it is a great idea to order frozen blue drinks. And it IS a great idea. There is no way I'm gonna be hung over tomorrow. Anyhoo. Bartenders were great. Had a fun time. Stopped in again after ice fishing a few days later. Got really drunk. Applebee's food tasted like Applebee's. Definitely saw a local with an escort at the bar. That made for more fun. At was also as we were all approaching blackout drunk. My mom would be mortified if I yelled something about a hooker inside of an Applebee's. That's only acceptable talk at church. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

This was a bad bad day! Went into applebees tonight with another couple and their grandson. This was the worse experience we have ever had, I understand the work situation at our bemidji, Mn location. But this was the worst. It was about 6 pm tonight and it was busy but I have seen It a lot busier. We were quickly seated and got our drinks right away (which I'll explain later) and put in our orders with a refil and then it went down hill after that. The grandson ordered a taco with lettuce and tomato and a yogurt with a sprite. Got his taco no lettuce or tomato and no sprite, after asking for lettuce and tomato for his taco and the sprite he got the sprite 30 minutes after his meal and no lettuce and tomato. Then my friend ordered chicken and got her order with the refil and then she asked for shrimp and more French fries and never got either after asking twice, then asked for the fries to go and didn't get that either, other friend asked for riblets after his cold shrimp and they came out cold as well, then an Oreo shake was ordered for the grandson and he waited 45 minutes and the server said she would take it off but I told her no that he had been waiting patiently and was looking forward to it the entire time we were there, so she went to check on it and the bartender was finally making it to go. None of us got the coleslaw side we were suppose to get. Just wasn't on any of our plates. Guess it was taken by the coleslaw fairies. None of us received any drink refills, thank goodness at the beginning my husband snd I got a water with no ice because she said it melted by the time she was bringing it to the table so she brought another that had ice in it. $84 dollar meal that was a complete joke...We did end up leaving a $10 tip, $94 at this point not sure whose fault it was, but we were all VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE EXPERIENCE WE had tonight!! read more

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Horrible experience. I ordered wonton tacos. They came out cold. I sent them back to be remade and you could tell they sent the exact same wonton tacos back out, but it looked like they nuked them in a microwave. I ordered one drink and two appetizers. I was there for over an hour. Two older lady's sat next to me, after me and were done eating and cashed out before my order even hit the table. I asked for no pico de gallo inside my quesadilla. The quesadilla was comped out, so I got it for free, but it still wasn't even made properly. Worst apples bees experience I have ever received. read more

Went in at about 3:00 pm today (Sunday). We were seated and given menus. Nobody came to even take our drink order and we sat there for over 15 minutes. It was not busy and many waitresses were standing around socializing. There was a table seated 10 minutes after we were given menus and when the waitress went to take their order and nobody had come to our table at all, it was the final straw and we left. We made eye contact with some of the wait staff to beckon them come over but they did not. I've been going to Applebees for years and have never experienced anything like this. It didn't seem to us that there was any kind of supervisor there at the time we were there. Very disappointing. read more

My buffalo mixed BBQ chicken tenders were astounding. My co-worker also said his pork dip sub was delicious. You can't really go wrong with Applebees. Our bartender Samantha is quick and pleasant. Lunch is always booming. Good vibes good times. Thanks! We will be back! read more

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Food was terrible. Service. Terrible. Ambiance. Terrible. Tables too close. The people to the right and left of me had a lot of issues to settle on there phones. I heard it all. read more

It's good nothing special just a normal restaurant I get fries with the chicken pasta every time just wanna be nice 5 stars

This review is for the Cosmic Wings only. The rest of the restaurant gets a couple stars better. I wanted to try the Cheetos wings because the idea sounded great. My advice is don't. Maybe for your toddler. The wings were greasy and flavorless. When I say greasy I mean like 1/8 inch of pure grease in the bottom of the container. Don't get me wrong, I like Applebees. I go there occasionally for their microwaved ribs. read more

The place is very very dirty. The floor is covered in spilled dropped food making it difficult not to step in it at the table and even just walking to the table. Gross. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - The floor and grosssssss - American Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

Online ordering said ready at 6:39om It's now 8:07pm still waiting No communication Charged full price Full fail read more

Quesadilla burger with fries. Good service, wasn't asked if I wanted any pink in my burger though. Portion of fries has definitely went down. Overall good experience, nothing more nothing less. Will probably be back. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

Ate here with 4 others. We ordered appetizers and they were really good. This part was nice and needs to be said. We had a special request for 2 items and our waitress was busy at another table. So, we asked the food server that was bringing out food orders to other tables. He seemed very glad to bring us what we needed and I appreciated that. Also the manager was stopping by each table asking how everything was ....that's nice. Our food was as we ordered it. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

This place is a joke. They refused to seat our family together eat. They wanted to sit our children in 2 separate places across the restaurant for social distancing. Why would you possibly think this is ok? Do your self a favor, skip this chain restaurant and find yourself some authentic food at Mi Rancho. read more

If I could give it a zero I would the food was late and looked like it sat out for awhile service was subpar at best

I ordered a salad to go, I got home and took it out of the bag and saw a dead bug right on top of salad I hadn't even took the lid off. Was very disappointed and grossed out. I know it's just a little bug but it just ruined my appetite. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

My son and I were in for Lunch today, clearly a day where everyone decided Applebees was what they wanted for lunch and through an obviously understaffed kind of day y'all rocked it. Our server Juju was awesome. It was great to see the manager making the best of a tough day as well! From a girl who's worked food service for the last 18 years You guys are awesome! Keep rocking it! read more

When passing through Bemidji late last month, we stopped at Applebee's where on entering, there was neither a greeter nor a sign to wait for seating/be seated. As there were few people, we seated ourselves near the front. Someone finally approached us, asking if we had seated ourselves. We said yes, and he muttered something about the greeter not being where he/she should be. We then ordered two grilled chicken salad entrees. When they arrived with no chicken, we asked that they be corrected. The response was to bring two saucers of emaciated cold chicken strips that were supposed to let us "build our own" salads. I asked the waitperson why she didn't take the half-salads back to the kitchen and do them correctly. This, she apparently intended to do, becoming quite upset in the process. While we waited some more, I turned to see who else might be present and saw that the booth behind us, though vacant since before our arrival, was littered across the aisle with food scraps and trash. But instead of using the quiet time to tidy up, the personnel sat at a table at the rear, chatting and drinking. Finally, a portly man in a soiled shirt and slacks approached us, asking if we had a problem with the order. Unable to avoid looking at his soiled demeanor, I told him that bringing out two entrees that were incomplete and then expecting the guests to "do it yourself" wasn't why we were there. I also commented on the man's untidy appearance, and he said that he was doing the cooking! No apron, no proper kitchen attire -- but he was apparently the cook! Finally, without receiving our reworked orders, I stood to leave and was encouraged by this person's admonishment to do just that. So we traveled down the street to Perkins, where after telling the sad tale at Applebee's we found that some of the personnel who worked there had left Applebee's. None of them were surprised. I also notice that on a popular restaurant review website, Applebee's in Bemidji is rated #79...below McDonald's and Burger King! read more

Order food for pickup. Higher prices now and lower quality and quantity. Actually was pathetic. Don't know how a place screws up chicken strips and fries but they managed to. Literally 10 soggy fries and a few low quality chicken strips. Better off going to Culver's read more

I had some kind of shrimp stir fry. It was good but everything here seems to be prepackaged and they dump it on a plate and nuke it, then add a few topping items. The service was good and the entire staff seemed professional and efficient. This Applebees appeared to be well run. Everything was clean and arranged "just so". If I was camping out in the Walmart parking lot, I would go back. I almost missed it. Its kind of hidden off to the side out of view from the front of Walmart. read more

Absolutely love applebees!! Every single time I go the staff is so nice and is really helpful when someone doesn't know what to get. They helped my mom find food on her whole 30 diet and it's super hard to find something at a restaurant on it!! The three cheese penne is my favourite, best pasta I've had in Bemidji by far and isn't too badly priced. They have little game things to keep kids entertained while you wait and it's $2 to play but it's worth it if your kids are impatient. The salads are amazing as well, super fresh and good. Overall a great great place, would recommend for anyone visiting or just looking for a meal out in Bemidji. Great job applebees!! read more

I LOVE the steak & margaritas here but honestly they are the ONLY reasons I go back. The servers aren't good quality & the seating isn't very comfortable. read more

Great easy place to eat. Consistent food, great atmosphere, and friendly people working.

Ordered food to go for both myself and my grandson. Happy with the process. I called in my order and it was ready in twenty minutes as they brought it out to my car. My only complaint was that my grilled chicken breast was so dry I found not cut it with a plastic fork and knife... read more

Hit and miss at this location. Most evenings me and my hubby like to choose this as our date night spot and it's always been great. Today rubbed me wrong from start to finish. We get there and they had someone from state of Minnesota asking every customer questions which I found tacky. I was given our meals my sandwich had so much fat I couldn't eat it. Our waiter never asked how our meal was or I would have mentioned the sandwich was gross. Was never given any refills. Went to pay and had to call the waiter from the machine still took her 20 minutes to come over so I could pay to leave. read more

10$ for a margarita with little to no alcohol in it steak and burger under done and the bartender she was very snooty to me will not be going back rather go to mi rancho for some quality drinks and food, not some watered down drinks and microwaved food read more

On Saturday afternoon my friends and I decided to eat at an Applebee's after a round of golf. Having had nothing to eat all day, we were all very hungry. After walking in, our hostess had us seated almost right away with our waiter waiting on us for beverages. After deciding on what we wanted to eat, we placed our orders and within 10 minutes or so, our food was right in front of us. The food was great and with the service being so quick and friendly, we will definitely be coming back again sometime in the future. read more

I can not list all of the things that our waiter named Sydney did to us that was super rude. All 6 of us who was seated were all polite and nice towards her and did nothing to get the rudeness from this lady. She got an attitude with me when I asked for a plain cheeseburger with ketchup and cheese. She then gave a really snarky reply. After we were all done with our food, she threw the checkbook at my arm and said "sorry" very with little meaning to it. I love Applebee's, but I'm not sure if I wanna go back after that experience. read more

A safe bet for a decent meal. The drinks are the spendy bit, the meals are pretty reasonable. The food is pretty consistent and I haven't had anything that was just awful. We have recently started to do the carside to go option and that is a great for those times you don't want to cook, but still sit around the dining room table with the family and have something other than pizza. Some of the wait staff are better than others, but overall they do pretty well as a whole. We don't eat here a lot, but I would say that at least half of the time we have had a manager stop by our table to ask how our meal was. read more

Went recently for drinks and food. Food was fine, waited forever for refills. Waitress eventually came back a half hour later complaining about how long her shift was and threw the check at us. Waitress really didn't seem like she wanted to be there, or us for that matter. It's a shame, I like their food as a quick cheap dinner, but this place has really gone downhill over the last few years. If you do want to brave their service staff, they make a decent burger. read more

Just returned from dining at Applebee's Restaurant in Bemidji MN. It was difficult deciding what to order due to the wide variety of entrees on the menu, everything looked and sounded good. I decided to order the portabella mushroom chicken. It was delicious and an excellent choice. Our server was Sarah. She was very efficient, courteous and friendly. One of the better servers I have encountered in quite some time. I would very much recommend Applebees any time!!!! (Ask for Sarah!) read more

I absolutely love dinning here! Nice atmosphere, friendly servers and good tasting food. I usually order the same thing (the mushroom Swiss burger or the Bourbon Street Chicken & Shrimp) and it always tastes exactly the same--delicious! Would highly recommend this place! read more

What a horrible experience. Shrimp came out luke warm, potato not with the meal and medium rare steak was well done. Food in general looked like left overs. Manager was very nice and waitress was accommodating. However it's about the food. If I can't choke down your food there is really just no point. read more

Terrible, terrible, terrible, F. Went to Applebee's with relatives tonight. Party of 7. Got in pretty quickly and placed our order. For they first thirty minutes the server was Johnny in the spot and returned to the table to ask if we needed anything else. Then she disappeared for a half hour. When she finally returned, this time 1+ hour into our visit, she said the kitchen hasn't even started to prepare our food order and she had no ETA on our food. We said we'd prefer just to cash out and go elsewhere, as our kids' patience was wearing very, very thin, sitting in a small booth with no food all this time. The server said she would "comp" some of our drinks for our trouble. When she came back with the ticket we discovered she comp'd the kids drink and was charging $14 for the two other drinks we had (beer, mudslide). Despite their huge failure Applebee's "went cheap" on us, trying to squeeze us for every penny. It wasn't until we complained to a manager that the other drinks were comp'd as well, It'd be one thing if this was an isolated incident, but it's not. These type of service short comings are routine at Applebee's of Bemidji. I'm quite surprised they are still in business. read more

Wow Applebee's! I love the mix and match lunch menu! The price is right and very delicious. Being lunch time, I was in a hurry and needed to get back to work which we told our server, Sarah B., and she passed the message along to the kitchen. The food was served in a timely manner and gave us plenty of time to enjoy the meal and return to work on time. Sarah B. was a very good server!!! read more

Friendly service, very clean, welcoming atmosphere. Service was speedy and the food was very good.

Typical Applebee's. I've never had a bad experience here and the food's always been standard to the brand.

My grandparents are a couple in their 60's who stepped in the restaurant today at lunch and told me to post "modern music was so loud we couldn't hear our selfs talk. We politely asked for them to turn it down and they didn't. The average age there was our age. Bad ambiance, mediocre food. Applebee's learn to read the room. Won't be coming back." So that's that read more

Great place to get half-price appetizers during their happy hours. Also, their Steak Tuesday is not bad.

I have been to several different Applebee's in different states. This is by far the most pleasant Applebee's I've been to. The food was great, the staff was friendly. And overall a great experience on numerous occasions read more

This is the worst Applebee's that I have ever been to. The service is awkward and uncomfortable. I even had one of the servers lie to me about a drink special. The food is also sub par. We have had to send food back multiple times because it wasn't cooked enough or put together correctly (the cowboy burger is supposed to have crispy onion tanglers - as per the picture and description- but I was served a burger with fried onions. When I asked about the onion tanglers they brought out some large chunks of coarsely chopped onions that they had tossed in the deep fryer for a few seconds. While this happened they left my burger out to get cold). My boyfriend had to send his burger back twice and it was actually cooked long enough. We have also had undercooked wings. Overall, experiences here are never pleasant and I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more