Okay, so I love Applebee's. I know it's a lame-o place to love, but it's true. I think their food is really good and I like the casual ambience and the effort each location puts in to having some element of local culture or history inside. As you can imagine, I've visited a lot of different locations! That being said, this is probably the worst experience I've ever had at an Applebee's. We arrived a few minutes before 10pm on a Tuesday. No issues being sat, though why they decided to put a group of five at the biggest table in the restaurant when the building was almost completely empty, I'm not sure. Our server was...fine? She seemed really stressed and a little absent. The result was pretty mediocre service. The whole reason we stopped in was to order half-price appetizers. Where I'm from, apps are half off the menu price after 9pm every night. Here, they have what they call "late night" apps, which is just a marketing scheme to make you think you're going to get your appetizers for half price when you actually have to wait until the last hour that they're open, it's only select appetizers, and they aren't actually half price. This whole duplicitous practice made me so mad that I wanted to leave! However, it was late, we were all tired, and we hadn't eaten, so this was pretty much our only option. We ordered a total of 2 appetizers and 2 drinks (other than water). Margarita - no salt on the rim after specifically requesting it. When it was corrected, it was done by another pissy member of staff, perhaps a manager? Coke - watered down. Didn't bother asking to correct it. Mozzarella sticks - underdone and falling apart when I tried to pick them up. It came with a half-full container of marinara. Boneless wings - ordered at the same time as the mozzarella sticks, came out 10 minutes after. And the cherry on top was an additional charge for marinara. I get two marinara sauces every single time I order mozzarella sticks, which is every time I go to Applebee's. I have NEVER been charged for this. Not to mention the fact that our waitress didn't tell me she was going to upcharge me! That's incredibly bad practice as a server, which I know from experience. Go anywhere else. I'm so serious. read more

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I was hesitant about this Applebee's location due to all the negative reviews. I ordered my food to go, so I cannot speak to the quality of dine-in services. I ordered a steak, and it was decent; I enjoyed my meal. The food was slightly saltier than I preferred, but I topped my steak with the shrimp parm topper, and I believe that's what made it slightly saltier. I ordered my food, and it was ready for pickup within 25 minutes. The restaurant only had a few tables filled, so that most likely explains the quick turnaround. My meal was decent for the price point. I did not have any issues with being overcharged, as some of the previous comments suggested. I was greeted within a minute of walking in, so I really had no issues and no complaints. read more

This was painful. In April, I was on a bus trip with 30 people. We preordered from a limited menu and arrived before 4 pm. The place was empty. We expected quick and attentive service. What we got was rude, uncaring servers. They asked each table several times what we each had ordered. Then when plates finally started arriving, they would stand in the middle of the tables and yell "who ordered shrimp?" Every time. They did our four choices in waves, so all of one type came out at a time. As one of the last choices, I had to eat fast as many were finished and still I had cold French fries. Our dessert was a tiny inch square of brownie and a tablespoon of ice cream. Only one server asked if we needed anything, checked on us, and actually smiled. My table tried to tip her directly, but she refused to take it all for herself. When you have an entire bus of customers complaining of the service that night and for the rest of the trip, you have a problem. The trip organizers said they will not book there again. In my area, several Applebee's have closed. I can see why if this behavior is widespread. read more

We sad at the bar and Jordan took excellent care of us. She got out order in quickly and checked on us multiple times. She is the best! read more

I had come to this restaurant several times and find their food especially their burgers are really good. Very reasonable lunch prices but need to watch the time frame for those great prices. Services is awesome, very pleasant. read more

Absolutely the sh*tt*est fuck*ng place I've ever ate at. Server was an absolute b*tch. Table was dirty when we got it and manager was unbelievably rude. Food was mediocre at best. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

Hostess is nice. Servers could smile. Ambiance is nice, music not blaring. Steaks and fish are WELL done. Hard, no seasonings, and plenty of grizzle on any steak. Rewards, they are clueless, even the manager. One thing good they have are hamburgers! So it's a gamble if you want to try it at this location. P.S. All the other Applebee's we have been to can produce an outstanding steak or fish (for the price). This location is sad. read more

This location is the worst I've been to. Used to LOVE Applebees but the last 5 experiences I've had at this location have made me not have much desire to return. Drinks are always good though! read more

The food was hot and fresh. I got a classic cheeseburger and appetizer of onion rings both were very good, hot and fast. Service was good and friendly. Ambiance was good. Only issue were the fries could have been hotter. read more

Terrible service. Under the table looked like it had never been swept: old grey/brown broccolis, dirty silverware, & half eaten chicken strips were under our sticky table. Received no refills during our entire meal. Steak was very dry and not at all medium- which is what we ordered. Our server didn't bring to our table the A1 sauce that was asked for, but instead set it on a ledge 10ft away. And we didn't see her for the entire dinner. Manager was disrespectful and seemed like she hated not only our presence but her job. Everything seemed like an inconvenience, even basic restaurant dine in experiences. Would not recommend. read more

Got seated at a 6 top table and asked to be seated at smaller table. Place was 95% empty. Hostess moved us while rolling eyes. We sat for 10 minutes without any contact. We decided to spend our money else where. Southern hospitality is sorely missing from this location. It is a shame, as we used to like the staff. read more

A great experience, great food! We were greeted at the door by a friendly hostess and seated immediately. The waitress, Lily, was so sweet and helpful! We ordered the burgers and OMG sooo good! We love a good burger and didn't expect much, but we were very surprised! Highly recommend! read more

My wife and I enjoyed Great Service and Great Food at the Applebees on 49 in Gulfport around 6pm today!! Our server, a young lady , was incredible, friendly, and Super Efficient. The entire experience could not have been better!! We couldn't believe how quickly we received our food and everything was PERFECTLY PREPARED. Don't pay attention to the other ratings since those customers apparently haven't been there recently, and this location was the BEST EVER, Kudos to the entire crew including the manager and kitchen staff!! read more

Do not eat here! My friend and I showed up today (Friday) at 11:40 looking for a quick lunch off the lunch menu. We ordered as soon as the waitress came, and I though it would be a quick, hassle-free lunch. Boy, was I wrong. Our waitress kept coming by and assuring us that our food was almost ready, and just be patient. WRONG! She had never even put in our order (thanks Rashida!). About 12:20 she came by, retook our order, and assured us that our food would be out in ten minutes. Guess, what, it took more like additional twenty minutes. Our food took 50 minutes to reach our table from initial order to delivery. Love those five minutes to eat! The manager offered us $10 off the check. I used to love eating at Applebees. read more

This is the second time I've tried to place a review about Applebees the first one disappeared instantly. I arrived at Applebee's to pick up my order and they tell me that one of my meals they no longer have even though it is on the online menu. I asked how long it would take to make another meal they said 15 minutes I asked if they had already made my other meal they said yes so you want that to wait another 15 minutes before I get it. I ask if they would remake that and I would order another meal. Manager Cindy said no it's it. It's a salad it can sit. I told her I don't want it after it sits another 15 minutes. I want a fresh salad. She said no. I told her she could eat the salad. She said They throw meals away all the time. No wonder there were no cars in the parking lot at five in the afternoon. I left and went to Derk's. Not only did we have great service. The food was great and thank you Applebee's for screwing up my order. I went to a better place !!! read more

I was there on a Friday afternoon and the French fries were sooooo salty ! The wings were also salty like they salted the fries after they put them on the platter with my wings. I was unable to eat the fries. read more

Lousy tough "top sirloin" steak. Stay away from the bad cuts of meat. NOT WORTH THE PRICE.

this place actually deserves to be shut down not only for violation against human labor laws but for the minimum wage . I was former server here I did just quit because my checks were only 2.15 a hour & I was living off tips I made from people I have to serve & even then I had to even give up that money because I worked around thieves my check out money would get stolen & you already know the establishment only cared about themselves & what money they needed. there's also a lot of animal problems like rats & raccoons in the trash cans in the back of the restaurant & small roaches and water bugs crawling around the kitchen. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - photo if me being a worker , if you were a regular my appearance should be familiar to you . - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

We recently went here. I know I reviewed this place. Just want to update y'all post virus. They are full open and doing sit in dining and not just curbside. It's a casual dining experience. Average for food but better than most places, if you want that to spot you know or worry about if you should try that local restaurant? Our server was Sidney. She is new, but try her best to give us great service. She was amazing but got swamped with a large party came and messed it up for her. Kinda felt bad for her but she handed it well. The food was excellent and ordered food to go for the rest of the family not with us. Great casual spot. Gets busy around 5-7 pm tho. Please be patient with them if you go around that time. Has WiFi and offer military/1st responders/law enforcement discount with ID. Honestly, it's not much of a discount in my opinion. It doesn't cover they taxes. Better than nothing I guess. read more

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I treated myself to a delightful brunch on the last Sunday before the grandkids return from vacation. Sarah Ashley, my bartender and waitress, was STELLAR! I felt so welcome and she treated me like a queen! She's TRULY a blessing in this establishment. I WILL be back, probably with my grandkids in tow next time read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Margerita - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

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Waitress was great and very friendly! She was informative about the menu. Food was amazing, hot, and fresh! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

Not the best by far but def not bad. Server was nice, service was quick. Food, honestly, tasted microwaved but it was decent. Chips (we ordered spinach and artichoke dip for our appetizer) were a bit on the stale side and there wasn't much artichoke at all in the dip. But, overall, the experience was decent. We took advantage of the 2 for $26 special and I think we got what we paid for so no complaints. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

Rude waitress who was complaining that we got sat in her section. Never saw her during the meal and other employees dropped off our appetizer and meals. No drink refills. She was tending to the folks sitting behind and in front of us pretty well though. Seemed racist honestly. Had an attitude when we presented our free appetizer coupon from the Applebees app. Total was $28, she charged my card $47 and acted like it was an issue to get it corrected and reversed. Visited Saturday March 8 2024, around 2:30. Old frumpy woman with glasses and a ponytail in a braid. read more

My family and I went to this Applebee's yesterday evening. When we walked in I noticed the place was about half full. There were about 10 people waiting to be seated. I checked in with a party of 5 3 adults and 2 children. As I checked in, the guy said how many, I said 5. He said " ok can I get your name and stuff". I laughed and said ok. He said 15-20 minutes. My family and I walked outside to wait because the inside was full. After about 5 minutes of waiting about 15 people leave. The host comes out and says. Can I get your number. Someone from the bar will call you. We walked inside the waiting area because it was empty now. We sat there at least another 45 minutes and heard customers leaving complaining about the waiting and the temperature of the food. After another 25 minutes we left and went to Cracker Barrel. Still waiting for that call from the Bar. read more

Wife and I both ordered the fish and chips dinner. When our food arrived the chips were barely warm finally when our waitress returned I asked if she could get me some hot chips. She told me she would and replenished my soft drink at the same time. By the time she returned with the chips I'd already finished my fish so it was disappointing I couldn't enjoy them with my meal. The restaurant seemed under staffed our waitress told us the wait staff was doubling as the dishwasher as theirs never showed up to work. The restaurant looked fairly clean and service was the best under the staffing issue management was no where in sight and no one checked on how we liked our food. It'll be a while before we revisit this location so disappointing. read more

The manager had an issue with my family and I dining in the restaurant and watching me the entire time like I wasn't going to pay for my food. I'm a chef and Navy Veteran with years of customer service and medical experience and I have never been treated in such a way ever. A true Karen and racist. Never again never. read more

They only have one meal that I can eat, and the vegetables are good, the broccoli is not overcooked like some places do. I wish they offered more vegetarian options for a fair price though. Adding different sides gets more expensive sometimes. I gave 4 starts bc the amount of food that used to be so big, is now so small, that you still hungry after. The serving size is very tiny if you get take out. The one in Gulfport, Mississippi had a good serving size, but the one in Tamarac, Florida did not. read more

The food was ok, but the service was horrible. It wasn't by the waitress either, but the general manager. As we were finishing our food, we asked did they have a military discount, the waitress said yes, and we asked could it be applied to the bill, since we had two disable vets with us. The general manager came back asking us who served at our table, and that the discount would only be applied to that meal, not the full ticket. I will be transparent, I feel this only happen because we were a black family. As a veteran I received military discount at countless restaurants and business, and never have I been harassed with a business trying to itemized a receipt. This was very embarrassing, almost to the point we were treated like we were begging for a free meal. read more

This happened to my mother tonight & I want answers!!! TERRIBLE LOCATION THAT STEALS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO!!!! Please read what she wrote ***I want a message sent to corporate immediately!! I am a retired senior on a budget & I don't appreciate my money being stolen from me!! I was taken out by my kids tonight for 4th of July dinner at your location in Gulfport MS located at 9319 Hwy 49 & I will not rest until I receive my money back. I will enclose a copy of the receipt. The food was excellent & because they paid for dinner, I offered to pay for the tip. The check was paid by card & the amount was $48.14 I only had two $50 dollar bills on me. I handed a $50 to the waitress named Nichelle B/ TB#74 & I asked her if she could get change? She said yes & I asked her to bring me change for the $50. She was gone for a long time & When she returned she only handed me $20 in the form of two $5's & 10 crinkled up $1 bills. I quickly responded that I gave her a $50. She said no u gave me a $20. I told her NO I gave you a $50. She then said let me check!? She came back & said "all the people in the kitchen said she only had a $20 & she never had a $50" My question is why was she in the kitchen to break change? Something was off & I told her to bring the manager out. She left & came back & said the Manager was on the phone & would come when she got off. A good while later the Manager (Sarah Beth) came & said she was held up because she was in the kitchen cooking. Ok, I told her that Nichelle said she was on the phone? She said " I was not on the phone, I was in the kitchen cooking a well done steak & some ribs because they were short handed. This confirmed that we were dealing with a liar with Nichelle. I explained what was going on & Sarah told me she had checked & Nichelle has no $50 dollar bill on her & there was none in the cash register. She then said the the policy was if the had a $50 dollar bill or larger they were to come to her. She then said she came to her. I said if she came to you then obviously she had a large bill. She then changed up & said umm I think she was just coming to tell me to come talk to you. She then said I'm sorry there is nothing we can do about it. I then asked her if there were cameras that she could pull & she said no. I then asked do you tally up your drawers at night & it would be finished at 11:30pm. I told her I wanted to hear from her tonight! She said she would not be back until tomorrow at 3pm & I could tell that she was not concerned about my money being stolen or your company having a thief as an employee. If you look at the whole situation it is pretty obvious. The waitress Nichelle pocketed my $50 bill & gave me $20 in change from the tips she had in her pocket. That is why it was $10 in crinkled $1 dollar bills & it did not come from a register. I don't know if the whole restaurant & manager is involved or not but It is unacceptable!!! I will be filling out a police report, contacting the local news station about this, Leaving a bad yelp review & updating all social media about this until I hear something is done & I am contacted about this injustice! I want to hear from Corporate in the morning before noon read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

My wife and I ate there and our food wasn't even warm and our wonton shells were soft. We noticed when the waitress sat down a wicker hot pad that tiny roaches scattered on the table. My wife mentioned this to the waitress and showed her the roach.... Surprising enough she smashed it with her finger and said it's because our tables are sticky and walked off. It's been reported. read more

The service is bad . The server sherdoa how ever u spell her name is rude asf. The food is ok. The place of all is clean. They juneed way better servers .I wouldn't recommend working there read more

I give Applebee's 4 stars because there isn't anything this particular Applebee's location can do to improve the quality that isn't beyond the Applebee's franchise's control .. waiter was friendly , wait time was pretty speedy . Food exceeded expectations .. 7/10 .. will probably eat here again .. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sampler plate - Sports Bars Near Me - Gulfport, Mississippi

Do not absolutely not order a steak from here. it smells awful. Like I'm waiting for the manager now and I had to get up from my table bcuz of the smell came out once I cut into it. Do not read more

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We went in with the family on a Friday evening. The service was quick and polite. The food was mediocre. The kids plates were over cooked and dry. Our food was bland and room temperature. We left disappointed. read more

Why oh why did I come here? Was it because I felt the need to receive poor service? Overcooked food? I should have known better. Never again Appleby's (and Chili's and Ruby Tuesday). Awful blight on the American foodscape. read more

The restaurant is filthy but good at hiding it; if that makes any sense. The baseboards are disgusting. The air vents by our table and in the bathrooms have about 1/2" of dust. Our waiter was awful. He took about 5 minutes to take our drink order and by that time we were all (2 adults and two indecisive children) ready to order. He would disappear but then say, "let me know if you need anything" when he would return. The food was also a joke. Our chips were burnt! The food was over seasoned and came out room temperature or HOT! I know what you're thinking, the food is supposed to be hot. I mean so hot that it burnt my tongue and I had to wait 10 minutes before attempting to try another bite. My daughters mozzarella sticks were so cold that the cheese was not even melted. I should have known that we were going to have to deal with when we first sat down waiting for our drinks. The table next to us was complaining of horrible service as well. read more

This is my opinion just keep that in mind. I ordered the whiskey bacon burger and a sweet tea. First off I don't know why this is but every time I go to any well know restaurants the sweet tea is nasty but if I go to a fast food restaurant such as McDonald's the sweet tea is good. The service was negligible it was not until my mother went to go get something and spoke to somebody yeah which was come back to service after we had already been seated for more than 10 minutes. The whiskey bacon burger was all together a good burgerafter I took the birds crispy onions off and try to take the nasty whiskey sauce they had on it off, but even after taking it off I can still taste it and smell it made me sick. read more

Not very polite waitresses, restaurant does not honor deals and promotions in their own menu Used to come here quite often due to their lunch only being 7.99 including beverages free this most recent experience doubt we will be back read more

I understand COVID and cruising the coast is going on. I know ppl are short handed, if only 8 tables are being used right now the host shouldn't look like she has deer in headlights to see what we're there for, they didn't honor the half off for appetizers that was advertised either. Server never checked on us (there was no excuse with them having enough people working.) chicken tasted somewhat burnt while the server was catering to another table, if I tipped 10% I tipped too much. Only ate there because they were the only place still opened. Location must be the only reason they stay in business read more

came in for a birthday dessert, got appetizer tacos on won tons but they didn't serve them in the nifty tray and they didn't fill the tacos, there was just a smear on the bottoms but they were still good. we got the tipsy leprechaun drink because it was st patricks day friday when we were here- it was delicious- the sugar rainbow sprinkles weren't too sweet. we also tried the pot'o gold colada which is frozen rather than on the rocks- it was delicious! for the birthday dessert we had the triple chocolate thing and it was delicious!! our waitress is KRISTA - SHE WAS GREAT!! i used to post on here that the food was good but the service and experience was lousy and why come in for an anniversary or a birthday if it's just going to be ruined...but they fixed that read more