I don't know where to start. My husband brought me here on 04/01/2025 with our 1 yr old. We were seated immediately and the woman was very sweet and funny. It was clean and spacious. Our waiter Frankie was awesome and took care of us. When our food came, it was very well made. Crispy fries, the riblettes were so good with blue cheese. My husband ordered the cheeseburger with bacon. So good! They were kid friendly and attentive but not too attentive. I highly recommend this Applebees! read more

Greeted after walking in the door Very clean Our server was Amed and he was absolutely amazing which sadly is very hard to come by but he was very attentive and professional he definitely should be considered for higher management because he was that amazing it's usually hard just to get our drinks refilled but he was constantly asking if we needed anything else our drinks were ready before our drinks were completely empty he recommended items because we were indecisive and it was all amazing thank you read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sampler platter - Sports Bars Near Me - Chula Vista, California

So far everything was good. This one of my favorite restaurant. The staff also so friendly and quick always checking on you. The only thing that i dont like is the lemonade is too watery, doesnt have taste. read more

My family of 5 were there tonight. Our server Manny was prompt & polite regarding our service. We'll definitely be back.

We decided to go to Applebee's for my boyfriend's birthday. We went early in the evening so we were seated immediately. Our server, Mario greeted us shortly after being seated and he took our drink order. We already knew what we wanted, we got the 2 for $30 and both of us got steak. The salads served were both filled with cold, crunchy romaine lettuce. Our steaks came cooked to order and we're juicy and full of flavor. The birthday boy got a nice desert on the house. We don't eat out often being on a budget. This was very good, thank you!! read more

Picture explains it all. I ordered a rib eye steak medium. This "ribeye" was the flattest steak I ever had and way over cooked. It was also way too dry. What a waste of a steak. I would have returned it but I was really hungry and waiting too long. It wasn't our servers fault as he showed me the order and he put the steak to be cooked medium. Great customer service but really terrible cooks. They need to be retrained. I will not comeback to this location again. Thank you Applebees for my thin, dry, and overcooked "ribeye" steak read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - My "medium" ribeye steak - Sports Bars Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Excelente atención, rápida y precisa! Buen sabor en todo, porciones bastas. Menú que invita a pedir de todo! Siempre con promociones. Amplio parking en la plaza. read more

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Great location. Huge parking lot. Easy to find. People were nice and the staff was friendly. Drinks were served chilled and with some "punch" , tha k you bartender! Food plates were served quickly and tasted delicious . Great for a quick drink, for get-together and awesome for family dinners. read more

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My husband and I went to this restaurant and order the hamburger special. We were not asked how we wanted the meat, medium, or rare or well-done. So my hamburger came back very red. So I asked if they could cook it. The Hispanic waitress seemed very nice and she said yes of course I'll be right back. She passed us a few times and I was under the impression that it was ordered. My husband finished eating and I waited and waited and waited and waited while my plate was on the still on the table even. The manager came to my table and I told him what happened and he said he would take care of it but nothing was done!!! I never did not get a replacement. Well we ended up leaving. I left the plate on the table and we walked out. My husband left money for his meal. We will definitely never go back never never never they have the worst service! Mr Manager wake up, attend to your clients. I would've put no stars, but my husband ate his burger because he was hungry. Don't even bother to ask me to go back and want to give me free food. What a joke of a restaurant. We were going there to celebrate a special occasion. read more

I like Applebees but this has been the worst location I've been to. 3 of us were seated at the bar where a lamp, that so low to the table, kept bumping into our foreheads. Due to the awkward placement of that lamp we requested to sit at a booth. Our waiter had absolutely no problem with that and directed us to a booth. A couple minutes after we sat, the host came to our table with attitude saying that the section was closed. We told him the waiter sat us and he walked away annoyed. The manager, Peter, started taking our order but he as well was giving us attitude. They give too much attitude for a restaurant this dirty and cold food. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - As gross as the food - Sports Bars Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Picked up my to-go order from here on Friday evening. Service was quick but quality was horrible. I ordered a burger and it was basically raw all the way through, not even just the center. I was unable to eat more than half because of how unappetizing it became. read more

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Haven't been to this Applebee's, only the one in El cajon,so far ambiance was awesome, food always excellent, semi cloudy day, only thing was the walk from the trolley . Always gr...8 read more

1000% do not recommend this place. staff takes forever to bring food rude servers, steak tastes undercooked all the time. do not recommend at alll read more

My husband and I unfortunately had a bad experience here. Angela and Maya at the bar did a horrible job with taking our order. They were unprofessional and delivered poor customer service. Will not be coming back solely based on their performance as bartenders. Overcharged us for drinks that we did not place. They did not take their job serious. Laughing in our faces and very unprofessional. read more

I wish I could leave a review of the food here, but you see, that's the problem... we never got any. Today, Christmas Eve day, my wife and I decided (against our better judgment) to try a different Applebee's location. We usually go to the Plaza Bonita restaurant cause the service there is great, the servers are fast and courteous, and the food never disappoints! But today, being a holiday and all, we figured we should avoid the mall area because of the last-minute shopper traffic. As we pulled up to this location in south Chula Vista we were happily surprised to see hardly any cars in the parking lot outside, YAY! We park, walk in right at the start of happy hour, 3pm, and are greeted by a confused looking greeter. We tell him "Two" in our party, he asks us about our preference in seating, then proceeds to take us somewhere else. We respectfully reiterate our preference to sit at the table that's in between the other customers as we think this could only make it easier for the server and possibly make it quicker for us to be served. After being seated, and immediately figuring out what we want to eat and drink (we were hungry before we got there), which was easy because we were there for the happy hour menu, I took a look around just to see how many customers were here. I was stoked to see hardly anyone there. Two other parties at the tables on either side of us and one on the other side of the wall, each about 3-4 people. At the bar were maybe 5 people, but they have a separate server, so I think "This shouldn't take long"...boy was I wrong! We sit, we chat, we talk about what to order, what looks good, how thirsty and hungry we are, and how nice it is to be here with hardly any other customers, all the while noticing the server going to the table behind us, then on the other side of the wall from us, then BACK to the table behind us again, without once ever bothering to say anything, such as "I'll be right with you", or "Please give me a minute and I'll take your order", NOTHING! We came in exactly at 3pm, it was now 3:23 (I looked at my watch), and no contact with anyone about our order. I noticed that the party at the table behind my wife had actually left minutes after we arrived, so for the majority of our waiter time it was only 3 parties there, ourselves and 2 others. Yet, for some reason our "server" (hmmm) could not handle the load. I don't think I've EVER seen a less efficient person in this position before. To be able to hover around the tables all around us, and yet somehow manage to avoid us completely, takes some doing! You'd think we did something to deserve this, but had actually had NO interaction with anyone after the greeter. I always make sure our menus are placed at the edge of our table to give a server the hint that we're ready to order. This amazingly slow server obviously doesn't know/care about this. At the aforementioned time of 3:23, my wife, who doesn't usually like to leave because of bad service (that's usually me), actually suggested it to my surprise. As I agreed immediately, she hesitantly said "Let's give them 5 more minutes". Big shock...still, no service. We had shoes, we had shirts, but we had no service. As we slowly got up to leave I looked around, half-anticipating someone, ANYONE...to say "Oh I'm sorry about the wait, we'll be right with you", yet no one, not a soul (including the greeter) offered a peep as we slowy, hungrily, walked out dissatisfied, to say the VERY least! I can't believe that any restaurant could employ someone as incompetent as that non-server! Not being able to handle 3 tables at once, a total of 8 people, WOWWWW. This is a very bad look for Applebee's. I will continue to patronize the Plaza Bonita location, but I will do all I can to let others know to avoid this location, it's trash! read more

This Review is in regards to "take out". Food Is really good, however everytime I order to go they forgot to put utensils! How am I supposed to eat my food and drink my drink without a straw? We tend to order once/twice a week regularly & lately this has been happening alot. Please don't assume we will eat our food at home. read more

Doesn't surprise me that this place has such horrible reviews. I'm not sure how Natalia S works there, but she's definitely not capable of serving tables. I came in with my daughter and ordered an appetizer and two drinks. She left the appetizer and drinks at our table and didn't return to check on us or refill our drinks. But she sure had PLENTY of time to stand and talk to the other employees. When I started to look at the screen on the table to pay, she noticed and still took her time to come to our table. Never refilled our VERY small drinks. Honestly, if it wasn't because I work in the same plaza, I wouldn't come back. Two stars for the food. read more

What a difference. A good server makes food was hot. Quickly prepared and very good The server was very attentive and very polite read more

BAR SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE!!! waited 20 minutes for each drink. Was held to a five drunk minimum with only having 2 drinks. Felt like I had to get Mya's and Angela's attention for the bare minimum. Looked like they didn't want to be at work at all. Shoutout Alyssa, the manager, for handling the situation. But if you ever are craving Applebees. Do not go to this one. read more

The food is as expected. This is the reason I continue to torture myself with the extremely lazy and slow service here. When it is DEAD they treat you like they are slammed. I'm disappointed in the quality of service at this location. It will be interesting as Chula Vista grows to see if this restaurant makes it. There will be more patrons expecting decent service and to not be ignored for water or drinks when you arrive for more than 15 minutes is unacceptable at any sit down restaurant. The staff here needs to learn what customer service looks like. To all patrons. Not just their family and personal friends. read more

My wife and I ate here for the first time with friends a few weeks ago for a holiday party. The night that we were there, the place was packed and there were no empty tables in the place. I was surprised to see that the service was "spot on" and that one server was able to take care of around 25 of us without missing a beat. Due to a medical condition that was diagnosed a few months ago, I am on a restricted diet and always get nervous when eating out. Fortunately, Applebee's has a "fit fare" menu that didn't look half bad. I ordered the chicken caprese dish which came out great. My wife and all of our friends got their food within a reasonable amount of time and it all was served warm (which I was surprised due to the number of dinners that were ordered). While I know that not all reviews of this restaurant have been great, I had a positive experience and would not hesitate to come back. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Chicken caprese entree. - Sports Bars Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Yesterday my girlfriend and I also friends went to eat and we had the worst service ever. Long story short in the beginning, it was a lady I don't remember her name but she had glasses and she was rude when we ordered food and drinks she would bring other people's orders first even though we ordered like 20min ahead. She also slammed our plates on the table and said here you go and left she didn't even ask if we wanted anything else and didn't bring any utensils. When she was about to leave she sent us another server with the same Bi***y attitude his name was Ricardo N. Overall experience it was awful hopefully they can do better with customer service. read more

BAR SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE waited 20 minutes for each drink got charged more than I ordered and bar tenders kept me on a five drink minimum despite drinking only 2 drinks bartenders Mya and Angela cut us off thankful for the manager Alyssa who came to our rescue and saved the day if you're in the area go to another one read more

To busy not enough servers the Maneger was to busy to help after standing there for 10 min waiting to put out name on the list they still wanted us to wait 30 min read more

Love it here. It is small so expect a wait but nothing to exaggerated. Staff is awesome will definitely keep coming back!!

We are here for dinner; made Happy Hour and it was fabulous. Juelz was on point. The managers are the same still cold, even if they where in the kitchen, with the "Exception" of Reberto. Roberto is always on Point (Awesome Man). read more

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My kids decided to order Applebee's and let me tell you the food was warm and the service was excellent. I hope they never close this location . Great service and good as well . Look forward to many more orders. read more

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This is a great applebees! I came here with my mom for lunch and was greeted right away by the host Luis, He was very friendly and asked how my day was. Our server Roman was very friendly as well and always checked up on us and filled our drinks without even having to ask. I really like their selection on the 2 for 20 and the 2 for 25 menus. You get an appetizer and two entrees. Drinks aren't included. The onion rings we ordered were excellent and our meals were delicious. The onion rings were perfectly crispy. My mom really liked their BBQ sauce we had with the onion rings. I must say the dessert shooters are a MUST TRY they are so good! I ordered all three and couldnt even finish them but they were excellent. The chocolate mousse shooter was my favorite! Overall a very nice applebees with excellent service! read more

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I don't hardly give five stars, but this place was on point today. Our waitress (Summer B.) was super nice and she was on top of everything. Even though she was about eight months pregnant and on her feet all day, she never let our glasses get below half way and was super friendly and efficient. She checked on us about four or five times. We only had to wait maybe two minutes to get seated because they had some sort of meeting in the back of the restaurant but that was fine. The appetizer, salad, main meal, and the dessert were all on time and very tasty. The lighting and atmosphere were great. I have nothing bad to say about this place. She deserved the 50% tip we left her. :) We will definitely be back to this location and recommend this place. read more

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I don't really go on Yelp reviews but this has to be the worst service in my opinion. Service was bad. They're not even busy I have to shout at this dude to get my attention so he can get me a drink he's name is Juan I think. Over all I love apple bees but not going to this location anymore sadly. 1/2 / 5 Star read more

I have been to the Plaza Bonita Applebee's Grill. I have not had good experiences and not complained. This time, I must. Going at noon on a Sat and it wasn't very busy, was a catastrophe. There were 4 of us, booths were open, but we were refused seating, After 30 minutes, we were seated in the booths that were open. The waitress took our orders, then... My friend ordered chicken ceasar salad and was brought a garden salad. My other friend had 1 mushroom on her burger and it wasn't cooked all the way thru (red in the middle), my other friend had cold fries, as well as I. Ordered the extra side of boneless wings, was brought the wrong ones, and when new ones were given, they were cold and all they are is chicken nuggets. Manager was going to give us a discount, but we had already paid. We asked for separate checks, and when the waitress brought our bill, it was all together. And we had paid on the table machine. Go there if you want, but I will not read more

Came here the other day. I tried out their curbside service. Awesome !!!! My son is a handful, so this makes it way easier to get good grub while were out on the go. Get a steak real quick on the go. Make sure you ask for the A-1 sauce. Good customer service too. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Veteran's parking. Cool - Sports Bars Near Me - Chula Vista, California

I called at 11:20 pm knowing they close at 12 but I'm literally down the street legit 3 minutes away and I had called to place an order for pick up they told me they close the kitchen at 11:30 I had called the other location on plaza they told me they aren't allowed to do that and took my order and I made it before twelve. Last time I dined in at the Applebees on Palomar I didnt have the best experience everyone just seemed tense and I haven't been there since . read more

Since I moved to Chula Vista barely over a month ago I have been here about 6 or 7 times. I like the food a lot (especially the Stuffed Rigatoni) and the specialty drinks I get here. That being said, the manager Federico has been very friendly and has always made me feel appreciated. Sometimes I take my laptop and stay for 2 or 3 hours and nobody rushes me, no matter how busy the restaurant or how many people are waiting to get a table. I am delighted! read more

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Horrible place. Go find a different Applebee's. 2nd time in a couple Months they screwed up because they can't compare what's in the bag and what's on the receipt. Customer service need to get some common sense, and connect me to the manager and not another customer service when requested. Tortillas wrapped in foil placed in sour cream, guacamole, and veggies. Nasty, who's hands were on the foil. Only had one order of mozzarella sticks when it should've been 2. No ceaser dressing AGAIN for the salad. But, Federico the manager, made an excuse for a 3rd party mishap. Food was cold talking to the manager and nothing but "sorry, sorry, I'm sorry" and only refunds $12, HE SAYS. I haven't seen proof yet. Guys need to retrain your employees and especially your man March 29,2020 Ordered the Usual. But, like always, something is missing in the order. To tack on to more issues, the cook literally burned the steak, rather than cooking it medium. I think this place needs a new management ASAP because they can't seem to get the orders correct. This is why you get bad review May 10, 2020 Food was cold. Missing items. Doordash driver is an idiot not knowing how to be a proactive driver. Bad communication with driver and Applebee's. With all these bad reviews, I'm surprised their manager doesn't get fired. You guys know how to mess up Mother's Day. read more

Omg is how I want to start this off. Hubby and I dropped in for lunch, after exhaustion from looking for toiletries in the city. Sat at the bar and immediately asked if we wanted food menus?? How about hello?! Good Afternoon?!?!? This lady, Natalia is not a friendly person. Nor does she look like a happy person. Didn't speak not one word to us. Once the good was brought out, she didn't ask if everything was ok or if we needed anything else. I felt a little discriminated against to be honest. She did however interact with other patrons. Hmmm - wonder why? Was I too brown? Least to say, we paid our bill and left. Without a top, she didn't deserve one, for the non caring attitude, and her poor customer service toward us. read more

Came in last night. Hostess was "interesting" maybe she was tired but her entire demeanor was "blah". Typically hostesses are bubbly and happy to help...but not last night. We sat at the bar area and the waiter came. Tables around us sat looking dirty. We got the 2 for 27 dollars deal. For the appetizer we got the boneless chicken wings-not going to lie, we enjoyed them immensely. For the entrees I got the bourbon street chicken and shrimp skillet which was delicious and the bf got the 3 cheese chicken penne pasta. I ate a few of the boneless chicken wings and some of my skillet. I didn't touch any of the pasta. My bf has some of the boneless chicken wings, ate some bites of my skillet and had the pasta. I can tell you that he was sick the next 2 hours. Was it the pasta? Could be but at any given rate...who knows lol. read more

Love the service and I want to say the host Claudio was the best he was super respectful and very patient with my special needs daughter and super professional read more

Great food! Great service! Great family Ambience! Enjoyed free Veterans Day meals! Great job Applebees! read more

Yummy delicious fresh made food. Amazing drinks!!!! Nice friendly staff, waiters and servers...