We haven't been to Applebee's in several years. We had a gift card so went to check it out. Expectations were low based on last visit (at a different location) years ago. Very pleasantly surprised! Other than the cleanliness (including our table when sat) not being 5 stars...it's was a great experience. Our server was kind, knew the menu, and was efficient. I was surprised to see they have a nice selection of NA drinks. Chips and salsa were great (although smaller portion of chips than any other restaurant) and our main dishes were wonderful. Bourbon Street steak was recommended by our server and cooked to perfection! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Quesidilla salad - Sports Bars Near Me - Howell, Michigan

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Always a great time. Great staff and food. Favorite place to watch a game and hangout.

Hit and miss honestly on the 8oz steak. I don't understand what changes in daily operation but I can go back to back and it will be amazing one day and the next overcooked/undercooked. Service is always good. Atmosphere is chill. read more

Great service! Staff is friendly and food is always prepared as requested. It has become our Friday night goto place

The food.. don't waste your money. Molly was our server, was kind but hardly checked on us, so I also had to ask others for help. The kitchen repeatedly got our order wrong, my mom sent her steak and her ENTIRE plate back, in total a 31 dollar order for a steak meal an appetizer, and they took $6 off the order.. when she didn't eat anything on her plate after they repeatedly messed it up. Eventually telling them to just take the food and not remake it, she just wanted to finish her drink and appetizer. She just kept cutting her steak that was made extremely dry, not even juice on the plate. (Was meant to be a rare steak). They clearly need better cooks, or management. The manager for the day was a young man with glasses. Please start paying attention to the cooks maybe, or fully reimburse the meals that aren't being eaten at all. That's the least you could've done. read more

Great food!Happy Valentine's day, got right in early at 3:45! Great server wonderful food!

Ya know, this is OUR neighborhood Applebees. We like this place - good food, great bartenders (Stephanie) and overall management (Peter). I had the sweet and spicy chicken sandwich (new) and my wife had the Chicken Wonton Tacos & double crunch shrimp. Everything was very good, so no worries here - go get you some! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - NEW Sweet & Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich! Yum but eat over a plate (wink)! - Sports Bars Near Me - Howell, Michigan

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By far the best bar in the howell/brighton area! No place even comes close to the "cheers" feel this bar has. Food is fantastic! Great late night happy hour! The bartender Andrea is the best! Amazing drinks! Great conversation! She creates a fun vibe engaging all people that are sitting at her bar just can't say enough Great things about her and that bar. 10 out of 10 experience everytime we go there read more

Love our Howell Applebee's! They are great with their costumers and always friendly. They work well with the community and willing to help. The service is excellent Andrea and Stephanie are very hard workers who always have a smile on their face. read more

The service can be if'y and food can be ify as well but saying that it's the best place to meet and greet in Howell.. We go at least twice a month. The manger is a credit to Applebees I hope they know she's a gem. read more

I ordered a tender plate, instead i received a ration, didnt know i was in a nuclear bunker. Seating is terrible, shoulder to shoulder. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - I ordered a tender plate, instead i received a ration, didnt know i was in a nuclear bunker. Seating is terrible, shoulder to shoulder. - Sports Bars Near Me - Howell, Michigan

we were excited to try the new OM cheeseburger. it was very disappointing. there was no cheese on the plate. whatever was there, burned up on the hot plate. but, the server was good. didn't care for the onion rings either. we usually are pretty happy with our orders. but the new burger was seriously disappointing. read more

My Mother and I chose Applebee's a short time back and she has since passed but the food was great the ambience was great! I cant thank you enough. For it being such a great place for both of us and more memories. She is missed terribly. My heart breaks for her. read more

Omg Emma was Amazing, so attentive and on top of everything tonight!! What a class act with this server, can't recommend her enough!! The kitchen and bar staff were also on point!! What a fantastic overall experience at this Applebee's GREAT JOB HOWELL TEAM read more

Always have had great service and great food here! Everyone is super nice and the chicken tenders never disappoint me

very good servic e. you must get mozrela sticks theyre very good. the mac n cheese was amazing as wel

Amazing food and staff. Everyone is super nice. Managers are so kind. Good place for families

Brought the boys for the All U Can Eat wings, shrimp and riblets. It was pretty awful. I should've stuck with the only thing I like there beside the burgers, the oriental chicken salad. read more

New to the area and took a friend to dinner. Great dinner, excellent service! Chicken Wonton Tacos are amazing! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Chicken Wonton Tacos! - Sports Bars Near Me - Howell, Michigan

Great friendly staff. I love their specials. Very kid oriented. Must try the won ton tacos!

While the manager was on a well deserved vacation, rest assured our waiter Nate who has blessed us before with his great ability to serve Applebees customers did another caring job. I want to applaud the chefs in the kitchen for the most delicious Cajun blackened salmon that I've ever enjoyed. The delicate taste and careful preparation made this an excellent fare to enjoy but the hit was how the broccoli was steamed so good, we have been in luck these past two visits! Bravo! read more

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Great, lots of food for a good price. The Yelp free appetizer is a great deal and adds lots of value to your meal.

Good go to place for a decent meal. Have always had good service, food & drinks. Always taste better inside than getting it to go.

Stopped in for a late night dinner. Nate was our server and he was very personable and attentive during the our time there. I had the Tex-Mex Shrimp Bowl and it was better than anticipated. We shared a strawberry pineapple mojito and it was good, but a bit on the sweet side for my liking. The appetizer choice was the Bavarian soft pretzels with beer cheese and honey dijon mustard - very good. read more

Great quality in food. They do good job with waiting and friendly staff. Perfect for the family to visit, best Applebee's around hands down.! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Howell, Michigan

I like Applebee's Grill and their menu. It's one of those chains that you go to when you're hungry, want some decent food, but don't want to risk trying a new place and being disappointed. Food was good. It was exactly what I expected from Applebee's. I got the Bourbon Street Chicken and Shrimp and so did like 3 other people near me. It's one of their better selections. My husband got a sandwich with fries while my dad got a burger and fries. They had no complaints. I also ordered the blondie apple pie thing and that was delicious. They have a small but decent selection of drinks as well as a full bar. Overall food was great. Service was good. The waiter kept our drinks filled and was friendly but not overbearing. The staff all seemed cool. No issues. Good parking lot and clean bathrooms. I gave them a 4 instead of a 5 as our food took a while. When you go to one of these places you expect consistency, good service, and food to not take forever. Not sure what the hold up was but our food took quite a long time to come out. Plus our beers and dessert took a while to come as well. Overall it was great and I'll definitely go back. read more

Varied menu for kids and adults. Lower calorie count foods available. My usual with the grandkids! Service could use some help though, only because there usually aren't enough servers. Not their fault! read more

I'm a sucker for Applebee's, especially when I'm looking for a quick sit-down meal. There's a limited menu right now with your classic surf and turf as well as some adaptations! It's a lot of food for a very affordable price. I ended up getting the 12 oz ribeye which turned out to be a bit over cooked - it came out medium/medium well versus the medium rare that I ordered. It also was a bit bland, but nothing some salt and pepper couldn't fix. I would have given more stars. However, during the most recent trip that I took here one of the waitresses (not our own) would not stop hiccuping. I know it sounds weird, but she would purposely hiccup with her mouth wide open with no intention of hiding it. It honestly sounded like she was going to vomit at any given moment. I could hear it from across the restaurant. She was laughing and smiling about it - extremely unprofessional and frankly, unappetizing. Ash, our waitress, was awesome! Attentive, sweet, and made sure we got what we needed. I would likely come back again, but I would definitely remember if the hiccuping waitress served us. read more

Horrible wait time,no napkins from greeter or silverware, waiter avoided us ,knew the food was taking to long,and waited on others. 40$ for that. Abnoxious and loud patrons in bar, no separation between the bar and table's, to minimize the sound and of course the bartender socializing with the group. I will not spend my money on bad management especially when the staff should be participating in the sound level from the bar. The food was horrible and warm when relieved. Never recommended until it changes the management. It's like the niebhoorhod corner bar. No Thanks..... read more

Zesty chicken burger, BBQ brisket tacos, cedar maple glazed salmon with red skins and broccoli and I got the cedar plank salmon blackened with broccoli and garlicky green beans and a side salad. My sister-in-law enjoyed her brisket tacos, my hubby devoured his zesty chicken burger, he said it was decent but he was famished. My father-in-law ate up his glazed salmon and my blackened sandwich was pretty good and perfectly cooked. The garlicky part of the beans looked like a paste on it than minced into and cooked in oil. The broccoli was perfectly steamed and a bright green. The side salad wasn't bad, though a nice balsamic dressing would have been nice. I settled on the Italian and it looks like the cheap, sweet stuff that comes in a bottle, very generic in taste. Maddie was a super wonderful waitress and regularly checked up on us and staggered the food for my father-in-law's later arrival. She was on it and very thoughtful. We would come back again if we are on this side of town. read more

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We ate there last week two different times during our stay. I have to say the cooks here are the best we have had at any otherApplebees! Our food was cooked perfect and our wait staff both nights were the best we have had in a very long time. Which says a lot because since COVID people have forgotten how to talk to people. read more

I love coming to this Applebees location. Sydney is the best bartender and is always so bubbly and outgoing which keeps me coming back! This location also has a great selection of taps! read more

11/4: We were quickly greeted by Amanda. She was kind and got our appetizer order of mozzarella sti in when she got our waters. I ordered for my friend her usual of the chicken tender plate with fries, and then I got my usual of the big tex taco salad with beef, ranch on the side. Everything came out as expected, salad seemed a tiny bit smaller than normal but I wasn't as hungry today so it worked out. Amanda checked on us enough and was prompt to bring our bill when we finished up and then was stuck helping someone order and then grabbed another tables order real quick before she could grab our card to pay (since the ziosk was dead). Was a good experience. Update 11/17: Peter was solid. Got our drinks and was fun to talk to. Our pretzel appetizer came out quick, and our food wasn't too far behind. The dollarita (vodka cranberry) was really good, I had 3 of them. My friends chicken tender plate was loaded, and I mean loaded, with fresh fries, which was awesome but not usually how much she gets. Her chicken was crispy and delicious too. I just got a side salad with no onion. It came out as expected, kinda hard to mess it up. Peter was very attentive and we chatted for a bit as my friend and I paid. Appreciated the chat. The only negative of the visit is that we waited at the door while a server just stood there cleaning her section and some guy that must have just clocked out went to gather his belongings from under the booth. I get it's not her nor his problem but I find it rude when no one even acknowledges that we're there. go get the hostess! It's not difficult, or at least say "hey, we'll be right with you" or SOMETHING. then the hostess was misinformed on section changes and sat us saying Morgan would be taking care of us, no big deal but still stuff that bugs me. She also told the table behind me when they were sat that Morgan would be taking care of them too. That table sat for a solid 10 minutes before being greeted by the manager who was sitting talking work with who may be another manager. I'd like to think the hostess should be aware of any staff changes (servers going home, etc.) so that you don't sound dumb saying the wrong people are serving you. Usually they just say "your server will be right with you" anyway so just seemed odd. Great visit otherwise. Thanks Peter Update 1/1/20: Ginger is taking care of us, was swift to answer our questions on the dollarita of the month and got our waters. We ordered the mozzarella sticks and I got my normal salad and her normal chicken tender basket. Mozzarella sticks came out quick as they aren't too busy and were soo good. Not and crispy but not overdone. Everything come out great and it was just an awesome experience on New Year's Day. Thanks Ginger! read more

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Best restaurant in Howell. Service here is amazing and the call you can eat Riblets are back on Thursday. Wow!

We've been going once or twice a week for about a year now. Have my favorite waitstaff, but they all are very good. Love the food and the drinks. It's a friendly atmosphere. read more

I wanted to treat my sister to a very nice meal for her birthday but that did nit happen. I gave our server my old receipt with a survey discount code for $10 off. She only gave me 10% off. I am glad I caught the mistake but it took 15 minutes to fix my payment she already put through at which time our food was cold because she handed us the food and went back in to try and fix. It was a very expensive meal for my sister's birthday which had to be all reheated once we got home. On top of that the steak was tough. For $43 for two meals it was a disaster. I have never had a follow up call to one of my surveys. I guess Applebees just doesn't care about their customers. read more

This is a fantastic location. They are always attentive, I always sit at the bar and have had great service and the food is always above average for Applebee's food. Today was the best for sure, seriously it is always great but today Sydney was the bartender. This is the first time she has waited on me, but it was clear she had many regulars. She did everything right, how do you want it, reviewed the options, offered up sales. She was quick she was prompt she asked all the right questions and she worked a busy bar like a pro. She is ABA approved;) and so is this location. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Howell, Michigan

Madison was a great waitress! Very polite and the food was immaculate ! I strongly recommend you go to Applebees rather than some nearby restaurant that gives HALF the service. read more

Rayanna was the best waitress . Very attentive and made sure that all our food was perfect . As a fellow waitress i would give her 10 stars if I could . read more

I had issues before at this restaurant but I thought I would try carryout. I ordered curbside carryout and it was 10 minutes late. Ribs were burnt and broccoli was barely steamed (raw). Really a terrible dinner! Called to express my concerns. They said sorry of course and promised to send gift card. Well, still waiting on the gift card. Save your money and time! Never again! read more