I visited the Applebee's in Carmel, IN and had a great experience. The ingredients tasted fresh and well-prepared, and the food was enjoyable. The service stood out--both the manager and our server, Staci, were incredibly friendly and attentive. Staci was especially nice and made the meal more pleasant. This location is clearly very well managed. I'll definitely return because of the welcoming staff. read more

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Had a coupon/offer from an app and decided to try this out. I couldn't tell you the last time I had been in an Applebees, but overall, not a bad experience. I went with the burger special which is $9.99 for a soda, fries, and a bacon cheeseburger. I'm not a soda drinker so that was kind of lost on me. I added a beer for another $5 or so. There is a tequila upgrade option that pairs with the burger special which probably would've been a more wise order, but oh well. Beer was cold and served in a fancy glass, which I appreciate. Way too many bars just give you generic glasses for beers. I don't know if this burger was particularly advertised as a smash burger, but it definitely looked like it was, with some nice, crisp edges. There is no mayo, mustard or ketchup on the burger so you have to add it yourself. But IMO the burger was the standout. Definitely a solid burger, one I would order again. Fries were very salty, as is typical in most of the US. But were served warm and fresh. I finished off with an unpictured milk shake which for $3-ish was worth the cost, but likely would not order again. If you haven't been to an Applebees in a while, probably the best thing about dining here is paying at the table. You insert or tap your card on the little kiosk thing when you're doing, and you're on your way. Why every restaurant doesn't have a non-intrusive, easy to use tableside way to pay is beyond me. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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We come to Applebee's to eat and go home! We understand it's not fast food. All I wanted was ribs and salad. No French dressing! Decided I'd take mashed potatoes which were awful!! Could not get the servers attention to save my soul from hell!! Tried to pay the bill, couldn't get a check couldn't get a box! Tried to walk to the bar and couldn't find anybody, they must have been on a smoke break?? Not sure? Tried to get the manager's attention and he didn't see me. Was charged $1.99 extra for a salad? I took it out of the server's tip. Couldn't get his attention so he could adjust the bill so I figured he'd figure it out himself? Overall hideous experience! You never know what kind of day somebody has had? This didn't have to be the end of my day but it was read more

Home run. The key in reviewing any restaurant is to consider their value proposition. Applebee's isn't trying to be a Michelin star. But that being said, this a VERY well managed Applebee's! Erwin, Eezak, and the team were very welcoming, very kind, very attentive, it was clean, quiet, and the food was good. We brought our 1 and 3 year old kids and this was a VERY great spot to bring our kids. It will become a common destination for us. Not to mention the cost is VERY reasonable in today's world. Such a great option for us! read more

We came for the $1 margs and they were really good for the price. My BF got the margarita flight. So NOT worth it. Do not get. They're all really sour and surgery and you pay like $20 for it. The food was amazing as always. The service was great and timely. The bartender was really nice to us and could manage her time well. Weill be coming back to this location again :) read more

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Really bad service! We stood there for almost 10 minutes without anyone approaching us to sit us down. They will just look at us & not say anything. We decided to leave. read more

There is something very wrong with the chicken breast for the Fiesta lime. The last few times, it has had the consistency of rubber. I thought it was just a one-time thing, but at least the last few times, it's always the same. It's not like it's over cooked it's like the meat itself. I truly believe it's cloned meat... read more

Bad service.... nobody at the host stand literally was standing there waiting for someone to help me get my order but nobody came so I went to the restroom to kill some time. Came back and still nobody there. Nobody at the host stand on a Saturday wow that really sucks.. read more

came in on Saturday November 8 for dinner walked in and gentleman ask how many I said 2 he said wait was 30 min. we asked if we could sit at bar which had plenty of seating so we can get a drink while we waited for a table . he told us no it was a 30 minute wait as well. he was not nice about it either read more

Awful service. Had two tables orders taken before we even got our drink order in. Waitress ignored us, waited an hour for our food. Do not come here during dinner hours. Or at all if you want decent service. read more

This review is for the curbside pickup. The online ordering process was fast and easy. When you arrive you park in a designated, numbered spot. Then you notify the restaurant that you have arrived, and the spot you are parked in. They bring your food out right away. You can order, pay, and tip on the app for an easy, no-contact process. I haven't dined in at Applebee's since COVID started but I have ordered on the app and used curbside pickup quite a few times. They do a very nice job of packaging the food items, and my order has always been ready at the quoted time. read more

Amazing food! Great service and very fast!! Highly recommend! And just a great all around environment!

We had a gift card from Xmas that needed to be used, so stopped in for a quick dinner. It's cute how they make it appear local by having Westfield Murals in the restaurant. Service was prompt and nice, food was quick & hot. I feel like it's a step about fast food... if you want something that is cheap and quick. You know is sodium filled and not really good for you. But there are more veggies that you can choose. Also the car side to go option is good if you have a baby and don't want to do a drive through. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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Hannah was a great server! Kept our drinks filled and was entertaining! Good times, good drinks, good company.

Overall a good experience today at this location. Food could have been slightly better but the reception and the hospitality was top notch. Had trouble in using GCs but staffs were patient enough to have things sorted out. Today was my 2nd visit in 3 months and both of my experiences have been so good. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Three-Cheese Chicken Penne - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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This is the worst Applebees. Any time we try to eat there no one ever comes to take your order and they are NOT busy. This is the second time we had to leave. It's like they don't realize that actually serving customers is how they make money. They just don't seem to understand how to run a restaurant. We are never going back. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. read more

Jordan was bartender/waiter for me and my fiancée had top par service! Was quick with suggestions of food, made the dining experience better by his positive attitude! He was quick with a joke or short story that made the experience better for us and will for sure be coming back! Jordan, deserves to move up on the ladder if not in management he should be a strong consider because his customer service is what it's all about! read more

Gluten sensitive options Lots of dairy free options Our server Zander was amazing!! The general manager was the one to bring our out food and he made sure everything was correct. The place was very clean and all the workers were extremely nice. The food quality was amazing. Everything was hot and extremely tasty. I recommend the quesadilla burger or the garlic mashed potatoes. All gluten sensitive items are marked on the menu with a little symbol. read more

Their lunch combos have so many choices. As one item, I was planning to get the chicken tortilla soup but read the note saying it contains pork. Why? It should be chicken. Scratch that choice. Wow! Once I researched the nutritional values, I realized that their regular healthy choices are not very healthy. THOUSANDS of milligrams of sodium/salt!! No way. Look online for nutritional values or ask the host for their notebook of them. The notebook revealed that Applebee's has a lemon olive oil vinaigrette. Who would have thought? Love it! So I finally settled on a signature item of the lunch combo. The grilled chicken Caesar salad, lunch portion, was somewhat healthy, but for some reason, it has 900 mg of salt. Held the Caesar dressing but got the lemon olive oil vinaigrette on the side. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - my lunch salad (lower pic) with dressing on the side - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

It's a good restaurant and the food is very good service is very nice also they have dark berry bash Mountain Dew and is very good

Irwin runs a tight ship. On a night where many guest arrived and very few employees showed up, Irwin the bartender Matt where running the busy store. What an all star team. Very impressed with the exceptional customer service. Our food and drinks were delicious. If this store runs this amazing being low on staff can you imagine how it is when the whole team shows up. Well done R Julian read more

Sooo Greaat!!!~ I delivered a hamburger It was very moist and big and delicious. Delivery is too fast. Delivery is too fast I will deliver again I love applebee read more

This is a great local eatery that serves an amazing variety of food choices from burgers to steaks, chicken and seafood which is on special now for Lent! The service is almost always excellent and attentive and I am a big FAN of the table top system that lets you pay your bill when you are ready plus we've played trivia games on! The only thing I would say Applebee's needs to step up the game is to add a bread offering like ocharleys and Texas Roadhouse. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Bourbon Street Chicken and Shrimp - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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We ordered curbside and sat their for 10 minutes then had to go in and get it checked our food and didn't get our 2 side salads so went back in and the manager said we didn't order them but it was on our receipt and never got our side salad I do not recommend this place at all GO TO A DIFFERENT APPLEBEE'S read more

I'm not a fan of chain restaurants. They just don't seem like they have the soul of a person behind them. That doesn't mean they cannot have good food and good service. My experience with Applebee's today was as good as I believe one can get in a chain restaurant. The food was good and the service was fast and friendly. read more

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In-laws came into town. Wanted a place to eat with good food. Can usually count on that with Applebee's. Also, wanna add good service too!

Excellent service great food. Can't wait to go back again. They tear you like family.

So I am not usually impressed by chain restaurants but our dinner tonight was really good. It was more like 3.5 stars but still good. We had a ribs/chicken combo and steak/ribs and they both were good. I was surprised by how good the steak was especially since I get mine well done. It was really flavorful and tender. Loaded mashed potatoes were the star of my meal. I had a Cosmo with my meal and it was good. For dessert we got a blondie because I love those. But this one was not so great. Not even warm. Our server was indifferent and definitely not friendly but he did cover the basics. No table touch by manager. I am a stickler for that, because that shows if they care or not. The only reason we went here is because everyone else was closed but this time it paid off and food was good. read more

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My boyfriend and I normally enjoy going here, having drinks & a relatively inexpensive (2 for $20 menu) dinner. The menu had changed since the last time we were here and we could no longer get the chicken dish (my favorite) as a part of our normal deal! Even though there were more expensive dishes on the special menu our waiter refused to accommodate us. We also had the margaritas which (picture attached) looked like water, and tasted equally as underwhelming. Not to mention it took more than 10minutes to make each drink at the bar. While the bartender is off talking to the manager. Overall just not a great experience. It's no surprise applebees seems to be a failing business with customer service and quality as poor as theirs. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

So very Disappointed after ordering dinner tonight. Our Father is in town visiting from Michigan and he Loves the ribs from Applebee's. As do I. ! Well we ordered 3 orders of ribs and they looked like they've been under a heat lamp for hours. They were tough and dry and unfortunately not very good. So very Disappointed, I ended up apologizing to my Papa . Come on Applebee's, make sure the Expensive Ribs you are serving and Fresh and Mouth Watering. Michael Sechler 317-374-0513 Carmel read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

My Son was so excited to try this restaurant and we ordered several different salads and entrees. Where to start...the chicken salad crispy was horrible... the fries were undercooked and soggy. The cheeseburger's bun was hard as a rock, the quesadillas were very thin with very little cheese inside. The breadsticks were super dry and the desserts which were brownies were also dry. Please don't waste your money!! read more

Horrible experience. My husbands baked potato (see pic) came out with black marks on it. Barely even "baked". Server brought out his second side with the check. WITH THE CHECK, even though he questioned it during the "meal". Hope I hear from a manager about a refund. Could not get out of there quick enough. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Yuck. - Burgers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

We didn't expect much, this being an Applebees and all. I can guarantee the food is microwaved because one of our mozzarella sticks was ice-cold, with the others being hot. All of the condiments/sauces and soups come in plastic dishes. All of our food arrived at different times because the servers DON'T USE TRAYS. Extremely inefficient and unprofessional. Highlights: -flies landing on my face while waiting for my food -the seats smelled of diapers -all of the food we received looked like it had been pre-chewed Next time, when starving after a long shift at work, I'll just go home. read more

I love Applebee's as a restaurant but this location is very poorly ran. My dine in experience has always been slow and uninviting. When coming in to pick up a to go order (on numerous occasions), the employees are gathered around talking. They look at me and don't greet me or ask to help me. I just stood at the bar waiting for anyone to assist me. I'll wait around 10-15 minutes past when the food should've been picked up, they never have it prepared on time or close. The staff is unfriendly and what I assume is the manager was hateful when I brought an order back in letting them know it's not the right thing. I'm patient and rarely give a bad review as I've just reached adulthood and have worked in customer service on many occasions. Subpar for this location is truly a gracious description. read more

I am giving my waiter 4 stars.....not the restaurant. I ordered beef nachos and the nachos were delivered with less than a tablespoon of ground beef yet cost the same amount as my son's very beefy burger. My waiter offered to have more ground beef put on the nachos and continued to make sure our visit was pleasant. Hats off to you Timothy S. Thank you for turning an unpleasant experience to a pleasant one. Applebees needs to take the word "beef" off the beef nachos! 1 star read more

Oh, where to begin... This Applebee's used to be so great. Tonight, worst dining experience I've had ever. I wanted to do something nice for my mom because it's her birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!) and this was far from it. When we got there we sat patiently for 20 minutes with no help. I pressed the "call a server" button on the kiosk. Nothing happened. A few minutes later my cousin got up and asked one of the servers if we could have someone wait on us because we had been here for so long without even getting a drink order placed. We finally got out order placed so we figured it was going to be smooth sailing from there. WRONG. My nephew first said he wanted rootbeer and then quickly changed his mind to water. Waitress acknowledged she heard him. He still got rootbeer. My dads hamburger was undercooked and never got his coffee refilled. My steak was overcooked. Lastly, my mom who ordered a salad with shrimp...came out at least 5 minutes after ours and had chicken on it! It wasn't even busy. "Applebee's Bar + Chill For 2 Hours" read more

We first get here and are forced to stand and wait for 15 minute minutes til someone got to us. After being rudely greeted by what I assumed was the manager we wait another 10 minutes before seeing our waiter. He was very nice as first but started to careless throughout my evening. Do not go here if you have anywhere to be within a 3 hour time span. read more

Seated quickly and the service was good. We had regular menu (salad steak fish and chips) and all was proper temp and tasty. Happy that we stopped here. Will come again read more

We came with a large group on a Friday night. They were very quick o get tables set up for us. We had a mixture of adults and kids and they set up a table for the kids and an adjacent table for the adults, which I thought was nice. Food was good and hot, and everyone received what they ordered. This was not easy to accomplish because it was a big group. And they have half priced appetizers after 9 pm, so that was a plus. They matched up the kids at one table with their parent at the other table and all the receipts were correct. It was impressive! Of course, it's a chain restaurant so the food isn't gourmet or especially amazing, but it didn't disappoint! read more

Waited an hour for carry out, then when we got home, two orders of fries were missing :(