I love this particular applebee's. I used to go to this one every Tuesday night for karaoke for well over a year with my good friend Danielle. If you are into partying, this specific applebee's is for you because they are always doing beer pong and karaoke and stuff. Plus the staff is amazing! I got to know so many of the wait staff that I know most of them by name. read more

The best cheap eats place around. I go here every Thursday not only for the food but their great trivia nights. It does tend to get crowded during the trivia nights, so get there early. Other nights there sometimes is a small wait - although Friday night is rough. I'll take a 2 for $20 please! read more

This is the 2nd time in a row something has happened!!!! I went to pickup my car side to go order, I gave the ever my payment then checked my bag to which I discovered I was missing an appetizer that I had ordered and paid for. So while my other food sat in the car and got cold I had to get out and go inside and chase down the server to tell her she forgot an item in my order, she went to her computer then went off somewhere to go check on it or something, I had to stand there inside for almost 10 minutes before I got the cheese and pretzels they forgot. When I got home I discovered my chicken fajita rollup had pico on it which I specifically asked to not have any on it. This is the 2nd time in a row I have ordered takeout from here and it has gone horribly wrong. I am very disappointed and doubt I will ever order from here again until the problem is corrected. read more

This restuarant typifies the taste buds of most of America...and it makes me sad.

We went to Applebee's on the Cortez location last night. It took us awhile before our waitress touched base with us at out table. Once she decided to come, she had no personality and we quickly saw that she was either ready to go, didn't want to be there, or just didn't care that she had customers. Once she brought us our drinks, they were overly filled with sugar. My husband asked if he could get one without so much sugar, she brought one back just like the last. I chose to just get water instead. When she brought us our food, my fries were awful (hard and tasteless). However, the rest of our food was decent. Once we were done, we sat at our table for about 15 minutes waiting on her to ask if we wanted drinks, or our check, or how the food tasted, or something! She didn't even ask if we wanted to get dessert! LOL. Anyway, I tried to talk with the manager because we could see that they had customers leaving after being seated because of the wait and due to our personal experience. However, he started to gives us a very long and drawn out speech about the resturant industry, and how they have good servers and bad servers. And that ours was clearly a bad server. Why would a manager talk down about his own staff? He then asked if he could give us a drink on him or cut our drinks from the bill. I told him that's fine, we'll pay for our food and drinks because we had eaten and drunk them. The issue was more importantly the fact that he didn't once apologize about our overall poor experience, that they had a waitress on the floor that clearly he didn't have confidence in to train properly or have her shadow one of their best waitresses, at that point, it was clear to me that the root of the experience was poor because of his overall management. Not necessarily the waitress because problems tend to come from the top down. Therefore, we will never set foot in another Applebee's location again, especially this Cortez location. No need to spend money to be seen unfit as a customer. He didn't even want to hear the issues. And its not just for us to rant and rave, it was to make his establishment better. He made it seem as though he knew already and cut us off when we tried to talk to him. Well, he will never have to worry about us coming back there or to any other location. We can do better just cooking at home. That's $32 we could've kept. I will definately know the next time! read more

this is the second time in 10 years ive eaten here . never again at this store . forgot my fries that come with i have never had a good meal here read more

Food decent but I am shocked by how unprofessional our waiter was. First of all, we are out to enjoy our night. Not to hear you complain about how much you hate your job. Then after our waiter decided that it would be a great idea to be excited about some brawl in the kitchen... you know.. in that kitchen my food is coming out of.... oh and that's not all. We had a birthday and our waiter, without asking us first, brought out a really small little (very sad) birthday ice cream in a shot glass. We thought that was cool until we saw that we were charged for it on the check. I just can't see myself ever coming back. Save yourselves the time and money and find a better place. read more

Fiesta lime chicken was really good. I usually do not order chicken, but it was worth it and I will order again. The service has improved at this Applebee's since I was here a few months ago. Our waitress was pretty attentive and we did not have to wait for our bill, for 45 minutes, like before. I noticed there was more staff on the floor. We go in the middle of the day, usually. read more

We love this applebees! We love Forrest the manager he is awesome. Great professional service! the food is okay. but we like it

Wow! the server was hilarious, great customer service. Love the 2 for $20 deal. My favorite quesidilla towers!! yummm

Good as far as American fare goes. My favorites are the chili lime steak with the veggies and potatoes, and the chicken won-ton tacos. They've really gotten it together here at this location. They have some fun events going on here, and they also have a jukebox so you can play your selection of tunes. read more

while visiting bradenton we ate at this applebees and was shock to see all the waitresses with their hair not tied back. They ran their fingers through hair and then served customers. Thought all restuarants had rules about keeping hair away while working with food. Don't think I'll be back there. Bob read more

I rarely have had a poor experience at Applebee's however tonight was a bad one. The 6 ounce steak was a piece of gristle , The baked potato was lukewarm but the broccoli was delicious. I asked the server to replace the meal which she did willingly. The steak tasted like lighter fluid. Why? I will think before ordering anything but a salad. read more

I have never been to Applebees on Cortez & absolutely hate Applebees because the awful service my local Applebees in Ellenton provides. My kids wanted to go here & i said sure. When we arrived my son was fighting with his sister. ( i guess a typical sibling thing). The waitress came by & offered him candy that he didnt want. I told my son who is (5) that we are leaving bc he wanted to hurt his (13) sister over a pen. This man came over out the blue & started talking to my son. I assumed it was customer from the bar. He was telling all kinds of jokes. You could see my son making an angry face but trying to hold back his smile. I told him they were fighting over sharpie. He gave him a special pen out his pocket & crayons. I did now know he was an employee. He took the time to help a mother when obviously help was needed. He could just let a bratty kid leave. He was sweet & caring. I asked the waitress who he was. She said Forest the manager. I thought that was even grate because the manager is so busy, he took time to care. Our food came out quickly, wasnt cold and the service was great. I cant tell you how many times I email Ellenton Applesbees because bad service. Forest really has his staff trained well. They servers follow up on you . I dont have to go find someone for a refill or go hunt a waitress down for an issues. The best thing she brought napkins without asking & silverware. High 5 to my waitress because that rarely happens in Ellenton. This is by far the best Applebees experience I have had and I will drive all the way from Palmetto / Parrish for this one. read more