Been to one Applebee's ... The food quality is good, the menu is varied and they offer good specials. Our Applebee's here in Del Rio is located in our mall and is very convenient. .In the evening it does double duty as a local nightspot with occasional DJs and drink specials. If you had an issue with the service you should probably go back a few weeks later, There are periodic changes in staff that usually correct service issues.We go often with family and most always have a good service experience. read more

My mother, honestly, she really tried. Hard. She tried to teach her oldest son all of the refinements he might need if he decided to venture out of the wild corner of Wyoming where he spent his youth. Manners, courtesy, all of that. But she was radically outnumbered in her quest to civilize her first-born. First, most primally, there was the land itself. Wyoming is hard country. It is not polite, and it is certainly not refined. It is alternately scorching hot (100+ is not uncommon in the summer) and freezing cold (-10 isn't uncommon, either), and always always dry. Back when such thoughts were politically acceptable, people would have said it was man's country. Second, there were the people who worked on our ranch. Three or four guys, most older than 50, who had spent their lives working difficult and dangerous jobs. Not, frankly, refined people, although all of them were good people. Third, there were the stories that peppered my childhood, stories usually about the ranch, and the people who worked there, and especially my dad and my grandfather. Stories of horrible injuries ignored ("rub some dirt in it" and "walk it off" were common recommendations when I injured myself), and amazing physical feats accomplished informed Young Ben what Real Men were like. And thus, while my mother's stubborn attempts at civilizing me were not for naught (I do know how to tell my forks apart, no matter how many you might throw at me [pickle, FTW!]), the reality is that I grew up indoctrinated into the deep mysteries of Being a Real Man. I have rung blood out of my sock and gone back to work. I have stopped arterial bleeding with paper towels and electrical tape. And I've learned some things along the way. And one of the things I learned has something to do with this review (I promise!). When my brother went to flight school in Del Rio, one of his classmates made the mistake of admitting, during a drunken sharing session during the first week of school, that he HATED it when people at a restaurant sang happy birthday to him. It embarrassed the hell out of him. Anyone with any passing knowledge of being a Real Man knows what happened next: for the remaining year of flight school, EVERY SINGLE TIME this guy went out to a restaurant, it was suddenly his birthday, and time for the waitresses to sing to him. Frankly, this is fairly basic Man Code stuff: admit weakness and your weakness will be poked. Men will do this for several reasons: (1) because it's funny; (2) as a reminder not to show weakness; and (3) because they want to help you get over your weakness through immersion therapy. If it was me, I would have been satisfied when flight school ended and this guy had experienced roughly 40 birthdays in 1 year. But, at my brother's wedding, while I was cutting a rug to Fatboy Slim's Rockefeller Skank, the DJ interrupted to say "I understand that, in addition to a wedding, we have a birthday today. So let's all sing happy birthday to [this guy]." THAT, my friends, is taking it to the next level. Thus it was [here it comes] that, while I was in Del Rio to celebrate my brother's graduation from flight school, a flock of Applebee's waitresses descended on our table to wish the lucky birthday boy (who had joined us for lunch) a happy happy happy happy happy birthday....to YOU! I can't really recommend any food at Applebee's, but if you find yourself here, I would stick with the fajitas. I also recall a tortilla soup that was surprisingly good. Also, the giant margaritas are particularly good this close to the border. read more

Were do I start! Never have I had to wait 30 minutes anywhere in the country just to get our drinks. If the joint was packed with patrons I would understand but it was maybe 25% full. We finally received our order at the 50 minute mark. The worst service I have ever been a part of in 30 years! I would never visit that place again ever! read more

the fish and chips were really good but the service was slow. It's slow everywhere in Del Rio.......at every single restaurant

The service and food was the worst I have experienced. The soup was cold. Waited at least 15 min to even get a drink order. They overcharged me and were unable to fix the overcharge. I had to actually go get my own silverware and napkins. No servers to be found. Manger on duty was rude and disrespectful. I'm sure the mall traffic keeps them in business, but beware of this place. read more

Wife had the lunch salad with soup and bread sticks. She had tomato basil soup and oriental chicken salad. Service was a little slow not too busy in here. I did not eat since I had lunch already. This was first time at this apple Bs might actually eat here next time. read more

Yikes. The empty restaurant should have alerted me. Many tables were piled with soiled dishes, and there was no busser in sight to clear them. The wait staff was friendly, but that is the only positive note I can leave. I ordered the hamburger and revived a patty with bun. No lettuce, no tomato, etc. it looked like a kids meal. Eating while surrounded by dirty tables is bad enough, but not receiving a decent basic hamburger added to our disappointing experience. I will not be returning. read more

Recently came here for a nice quick drink or 2 and an appetizer thinking it'd be the best place to go late evening. Worst decision made that night! Server was very rude, rushed our decisions, took their sweet time.. but gotta better at the end. the worst was the BARTENDER. The RUDEST, from getting mad at making drinks which I thought was their JOB? from rolling eyes, and huffing and puffing like a little brat. why work if even pouring a beer is going to piss you off? Management really needs to know how their night employees treat their guests. I understand if it was 10 mins before closing but it was an hour before when we got seated, and even at that, it's YOUR JOB, so get over it and do it or work at a desk job. Sad because Applebee's can be a really good place and it's sad to see employees like this ruin it. Won't be back anytime soon. read more

This Resturant has one of the WORST customer service in Del Rio! Hate going here because I can never find a server or a host, might as well seat myself and order from the little tablet that sits on the table. Last time I visited a baby cockroach fell from the ceiling onto my table, completely grossed me out. read more

Extremely bad service. Everyone seems to have an attitude towards customers. Food isn't up to pare, and the tables are always filthy. I do not recommend it to anyone and everyone! Management isn't even willing to do anything about these terrible conditions, yet they are still willing to keep it running without updates made to there employees rather than work place. read more

As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by the hostess and were seated. We sat and waited to be served for 15-20 minutes. No waiter ever approached us to even acknowledge that we were there. Unfortunately we left with empty stomachs. read more

Thought we couldn't go wrong with Applebee's... WRONG! There aren't many choices in Del Rio, so it's unfortunate that you can't count on a chain restaurant like this. This location felt dirty. There were flies everywhere. The staff was extremely casual and spent more time clustered around chatting than making the guests experience pleasant. read more

I don't know why it took so long for meals to arrive, they had very few customers. The onion soup was horrible! I could not eat it and had to order a different item from the menu. My friend order a drink from the bar but we were told they were out of the Kahlúa needed for the drink. I order a bottle beer but was told they were out of that as well. I will Never go back to this Applebee's!!! read more

My son have eaten at the Del Rio, TX Applebee's four times in the past 5 weeks and I LOVE it! Service was fast and friendly, not a long wait for the food to arrive and every time, our waitress was so courteous & attentive that she bordered on being a pest. While my son always orders the Crunchy Shrimp, I have tried four different plates and been very happy with all of them. The servings are more than adequate and the Perfect Margaritas are, well, PERFECT! I would HIGHLY recommend this place over any other that I've eaten at in Del Rio. Can't wait to get back! read more

Food was good waitress was helpful in helping us select menu but be careful with those presto machines on the table ... If your not careful and read carefully you will get charged for supposedly playing with out even knowing it. I did!! read more

Was in town for training and figured we couldn't go wrong with Applebee's, boy were we wrong!! The smell should have turned us away but we stuck with it. The waitresses were more into socializing with each other or checking their cellphones than tending to the customers. Gonna stick with my local Applebee's but when in Del Rio, TX skip this one. read more

Went there this past Friday like we always do every Friday. It's our ritual after my boyfriend gets home from work. We enjoy going to have a few drinks and listen to the great DJ Reno Luna! The past 2 Friday's though we have had issues with the drinks. They are weak. I ordered the Brutus margarita and all you can taste was the sweet syrup. I'm pretty sure there was no alcohol. Same thing happened the week before. Week before though our waiter got the drink fixed. This last time, the bartender told the waiter we would be charged for a shot to be added to the drink. Why would we be charged if the drink wasn't made right? I said nope, not gonna pay for that. There was not even a mention of removing the charge for the drink from our bill as I did not drink it. The waiter was a nice kid. But management needs to do something about the bartender, and train the waiters on how to handle situations like this appropriately. If there's a next time, guess I'll have to stick to wine or beer as the bartender doesn't know how to make cocktails. The three stars are for the DJ and cuz usually the waiters are pretty good. Zero stars for the bartender and their mix drinks. read more

Horrible!!!! Sat at a table with my 2 kids for 30 minutes, multiple waiters saw we were waiting and nothing!!! We needed up walking out!

Our waitress was very personal and promptly tended to our group. Food took too long to come out based on the number of people at the restaurant at the time. Philly Cheese steak was better than I expected. read more