I was shocked to go here and learn it's now partnered with IHOP. Nice to have more options. I got a Bloody Mary and I was shocked how amazing it was. Also always only get appetizers here. I don't come here for looking for the best meal of my life, but it's great for an app situation. The wait staff was very nice and personable. Our waiter went missing at times, but someone would always come help. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Ultimate Trio - Boneless wings, Mozzarella sticks, Spinach & Artichoke Dip and Bloody Mary - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

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My first visit was a five star experience, you can review those details listed on my profile. That's why I decided to go back with my mom expecting the same thing. I even bragged to her about it because she vowed never to visit an IHOP after challenges she's had in the past. Unfortunately, my second visit was disappointing. To speed through my review you can find the good in 1, 4, & 5. The areas requiring improvement can be found in 2, 3, & 6. 1. Atmosphere The restaurant itself remains very clean and inviting. Applebee's and IHOP menu items are served so you get a vibe from both in the decor. TV's playing sports, bar, and pancakes! 2. The Food Unfortunately, there was no food to review. After placing our order, we waited a LONG TIME while multiple tables that were seated after us received their meals, finished eating, and paid their tabs. At one point, a large party of nine seated next to us in the "Applebees side had already completed their meal. After more than 20 minutes and no food, we had to leave as we had other things planned. 3. The Coffee The coffee itself is fine. It gets the job done, especially with the flavored creamers. However, we were unable to enjoy it right away because our waiter forgot to bring the creamers we requested. We waited about 20 minutes before asking the hostess to help, and she brought them for us right away. Only for the waiter to come back to take our food order and take credit for the creamers being delivered to us as if we didn't request them from the hostess. 4. Service Service was the issue during this visit. Our waiter was extremely slow, took several minutes just to bring drink orders, forgot our coffee creamers, and was absent from our table pretty much the entire visit. I had a little concern early on when a table that was there before us stopped him while he was taking our drink order to say they've been waiting and were ready to pay, but I brushed it off. I mean not the restaurant I just praised! 5. Hostess The hostess was great and friendly, responsive. She was more attentive than our waiter. She checked on us when she noticed we were still waiting with no plates, she helped with the creamers, and even looked into the status of our food when we asked. 6. As for our waiter, I'm hopeful he may have been in training, and I understand that new staff can be slower. All of this may be true BUT management should be monitoring tables to ensure service runs smoothly. If a manager checked on us at any point, this review may have been another five star and we wouldn't have left without ever receiving our meal. To answer the big question...will I be back? Yes! Everyone has off days, and since the place is new, it probably means new staff still getting the hang of things. I'll give them a little time to work out the kinks which is sad since it's reasonably priced and so close to home. I'd still say give them a try at least once. My first visit was great. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the second. read more

No service. Literally, none. Walked in the door. Waited for several minutes. Waitstaff saw us. Ignored us. Won't return. There's a reason they only have 2 star review. read more

First time coming here, was kinda excited. Right when we walked in, nobody to great us. When they did show up, instantly told it was a 10 minute wait. I saw literally 6 customers at 6pm on a Friday. Not busy, just lazy staff. If the front of the business is this lazy I don't wanna find out how bad the food is. Ended up going to chili's, place was packed!Immediately got a table, and everything else was on point. read more

Don't go to this restaurant and definitely don't order food online. Food is horrible, service is ghetto, delivery drivers wait 40min+

Date of visit: September 28, 2025 We had some gift cards that we wanted to use up before all of the Applebee's in the Milwaukee area were gone and given the sad state of this facility and the experience we had, that is any day now! No issues placing an order online for pick up, and the experience of collecting the food wasn't bad though I had an odd interaction with one of the bussers while waiting for my order: Busser: How are you today? Me: Fine, how are you? Busser: Blessed as always. Me: *smiling with a slight chuckle* Busser: Being blessed is funny? Thankfully my food was ready and I could head out. Unfortunately, I got all the way home before realizing that there were two entrees missing from my order. We called the store and told them what happened and they would remake the food. Despite telling them four times that the one entree should have no onions or mushrooms, guess what it had? Yep, a ton of onions. Was there any apology for having to drive all the way back? Of course not. Good thing we used up the gift cards so we never have to come here again! read more

terrible! I had a hard time ordering on line. finally managed.was informed my 1 oriental chicken salad would be ready in 10 minutes. wrong! went to the desk per online instructions. waited 15 minutes with 2 other couples. nobody showed up at the desk or even waved. one of the couples left. I drove around to the other pickup area, waited 10 minutes there. went inside & still waited until the only waitress took separate charges for a booth of 5. waved her down. mentioned waiting for my order. she will check. came back 10 minutes later with my salad. no apology, no explanation of being short handed. only 3 table in use. 2 with food 1 waiting. 2 couples still waiting to be seated. waiting 20 minutes . they were there when I came in. yes shorthanded but a simple explanation would have been appreciated. read more

We arrived on a Friday a bit after 5 PM... there were only a handful of tables seated, so we thought that service would be quick. We ordered Onion Rings as the app and Cajun Salmon and the rack of ribs for entrees. The order was taken after the Iced Tea was served... which was fine. The Onion Rings seemed to be taking forever so I asked if they were coming with the meal or before the meal. Was told by server, before the meal... and she went to check on them. She came out a few minutes later with the Onion Rings. Twenty five minutes later, the server came out with the Salmon plate... but nothing for me, telling me that the manager had just told her that the Ribs would be another 20 to 30 minutes. YOU DO NOT SERVE ONE PERSON WHILE THE OTHER DINER WAITS A HALF HOUR MORE FOR THEIR MEAL. I said that was not acceptable and she went off and came back saying I could order something else... and that the ribs would still take a while. I cancelled the Ribs.. and asked what was QUICK. (I have dietary issues and cannot eat certain foods) Eventually I decided on pasta with a cream sauce. When the server came by again... I told her to cancel everything... I needed to go elsewhere... she went into the kitchen and came back with the pasta.... plated, saying the manager said to bring it out and that it would be HALF PRICE... (WHAT PART OF CANCEL ARE WE NOT UNDERSTANDING???) I told her I did not want it.... we needed the check. She asked if I wanted to talk to the manager and I said YES!.More confusion but eventually she comes out with the check and the pasta "Boxed To-Go"... now it was free. I had noticed the same server telling other tables that there was a delay or problem with what they had ordered. The table next to us was told they had run out of one of the items they had ordered... like 20 minutes earlier. So, I had no meal except to eat the mashed potatoes off my husbands plate to give me some carbs (I am diabetic and had taken my insulin 45 minutes earlier... assuming some carbs were coming my way. (NOPE) NEVER saw the manager... she never came to our table, despite being asked too. I did try the pasta when I got home... horrible taste, came with a yucky bread stick and over cooked chicken and broccoli. LOOK a the other reviews here... MOST are a 1 or 2 read more

Online order for pickup. Went and got order got home, half the order was missing. Bag was tied and stickered shut so didn't think to check at the restaurant. My mistake. Called, was placed on hold for 10 minutes and they offered to remake the order for me another day! Told them I wanted a refund for the missing items, will be watching my card to make sure it shows up. Don't know what they are doing there, but it certainly isn't running things well. Restaurant wasn't even busy when I got the food. Won't be back any time soon, plenty of other local places to go. read more

Chris didn't come this time, it was just the kids and I.... It was worse, if you could even imagine. We sat for almost 15mins before someone came to our table. We decided since it took so long for anyone to acknowledge us, to go ahead and place our order for beverages, appetizer, and meal all at once. Another 25mins go by, a completely different staff member brings out my son's food (chicken sandwich) along with a random entree. I denied the random food and reminded them we still hadn't received our appetizer. About 3mins later, my meal (oriental chicken salad, that included primarily frozen lettuce and an over abundance of almond slices) arrived with the appetizer. It took another 5mins for my daughter's Mac n cheese (and yogurt) to arrive. During our visit, we overheard another couple return their food due to being undercooked. Another couple walked out after receiving raw chicken (only to have the police called on them for not paying). Whoever decided to combine IHOP in this Applebees as a last ditch effort to save it- it's not working! read more

New IHOP Immediate seating. Waited 15 minutes for order to be taken. Lukewarm food received 20 minutes later. Waited 15 minutes for check that never arrived. Paid at bar. read more

We were in line for about 10 minutes and no one came to seat us so we went to the bar. There were numerous tables available. We decided to sit at the bar. The time was 5:45. The bartender looked overworked. She was waiting tables and the bar. The 14.99 deal was going on. One of us ordered that, another ordered a burger, and I ordered the Bourbon street chicken and shrimp. Took over 30 minutes to get the food. FOOD was delicious.... that we even tipped the cook. Kevin wouldn't let them thank us (understand busy) but Kevin did say anything. Even when spoken to. He's the worst manager I witnessed in any restaurant. Bartender said that she was drinking to get through the night. I noticed this sign hanging. She said that she didn't think that was a deal.... that it has been up there for months, and that no one could reach it to erase it. The manager Kevin came out. One of the many times that he was rude. I asked if I could have the lemon drop shoe for the price. He went back to the back and called her on the phone to tell us it was no way to discount it. When I called to him, by his name, he said, "yea, and kept on walking and never addressed up about the issues, and didn't give us the time of day. The bartender looked up every recipe to make it. When she made the lemon drop... she put coarse salt around the shot glass and tried to explain that they did theirs with salt when everyone knows it's sugar. The pitiful bartender was actually the best of the service. Kevin was rude. Didn't care about customers. Wouldn't address concerns. I asked for the district managers name and he did not give it. Horrible. I found out from another server that the DM was Shameca and that she was just as dumb as Kevin. WOULD I GO BACK? We weren't greeted with water or an hello. This sign was posted read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - The sign they didn't honor - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

This was hands down the worst dining experience I've ever had. The service was incredibly slow and careless our server barely checked on us, and it felt like we were an inconvenience just for being there. When the food finally arrived, it was poorly prepared, lukewarm, and tasted off. Unfortunately, it didn't stop there. Both my wife and I ended up getting food poisoning after eating here, which completely turned our lives upside down for days. No one should leave a restaurant sick, let alone dealing with the fallout of something that could have been avoided with basic food safety. What's even more frustrating is that situations like this can seriously impact people's lives. We're struggling as a result of this experience, and it feels like this restaurant has zero accountability for the harm it caused. Something needs to change better training, better hygiene, better management because this level of negligence is unacceptable. I would strongly advise anyone considering eating here to think twice. We will never be coming back. read more

Love the oriental chicken salad ! Service is ok. Ambiance is a family style thing. If you're looking for a romantic spot to eat, this would not be your place.. we do like the food quite a bit though. read more

Yeah, the mozzarella sticks are great and the late night promotion that makes them half off is awesome, but this particular Applebee's location is terrible and almost not worth the effort. Food is never ready on time when I place a mobile order, even though they're usually not super busy inside, and even when I give it extra time before showing up, I still have to wait longer than expected. The employees don't seem to care and sit around on their phones when they're not actively engaged with customers. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Mozzarella sticks - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Man oh man, why is this place still open? Service is horribly slow. We went midday. There were probably 8 occupied tables. It took about 15 minutes to get a drink. It took another half an hour for the appetizer. Who knows how much longer it took for the actual meal to show up. Although the manager will ask how it's going, he does not want to hear about the slow service because he already knows. The food is mediocre at best. It's an Applebees and they aren't known for gourmet food, but usually the standards are decent. Not here. The restaurant is filthy. I mean there is so much dirt on the grimy carpet that it seems like a health hazard. The walls are dirty and splattered with gunk. Go anywhere else. This is your fair warning. read more

Would leave a 0/5 if possible. Second time here, and actually got worse. Not busy at all. Not short staffed. 4 servers on, and a bartender. 8 tables sat in the restaurant and it took 20 minutes for our server to make her way over. The bartender, who was also hosting, is the one who checked on us to get us our drinks while we waited. There was a manager sitting at a table on her computer who seemed very uninterested in the actual guests in the restaurant. The GM was also making rounds, but it was obvious that poor service is the standard here. read more

Food was delicious! Service was excellent . I love the new look it is much brighter in there.

Food wasn't the best. Order boneless chicken wings and they were hard as a rock. My wife ordered a medium rare steak and it was served to her extremely rare. Both of us had upset stomach's afterwards. It was my daughter's birthday so they did come out and sing to her and brought her a brown, but they ended up charging us for it. read more

Pancakes were amazing! Draft from back door that constantly reminded us how cold it was. Service was a tad slow but got our order right. The atmosphere was bubbly and happy! Our server was Irvin. read more

The food gave me food poisoning after I left a hour later I was shiting by brains out and I puked every where that night and I still have foo poisoning read more

I had the three cheese penne - it was greasy & unable to eat! Gross! I then ordered dessert which the lava cake was not melted inside - ice cream was melted. One of the worst meals I had. Altho we did have a good waitress! Now I understand why Applebees r closing some locations. read more

SLOW! seated for 13 minutes before we were able to hail a waitress. She took our order, came back 15 minutes later to confirm. So she never put the order to start with! meanwhile another table that came 15 min after us were eating already. Asked for the ck. and had to flag her down again to get it. Then had to wait another 20 min before we could pay her. That was 20 min too long. Saw a couple leave without paying. ( seemed to be friends ) The hip hop background music was also a distraction. Location was NOT that busy. read more

We got lisa as our server she was outstanding, she was very passionate about her job. She was very kind and pervaded extremely well and fast service. We went out for some late night snacking we got motzeralla sticks, those were on point. Spinach and artichoke dip was outstanding. we got queso and chips were better then any others that i've had. atleast we got some sort of lava cake and ice cream it was amazing. The halloween decorations made the whole restaurant a whole mood. I enjoyed all of the fun and interesting deco. over all if i could i would give the restaurant 100000+ read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

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If I could rate this -10000 I would but you can't so I give it a one. You might as well go to Holiday Inn and get a free breakfast because Applebees just ain't it anymore. The food isn't good, I feel sick. I ordered a bunch of food and i feel bloated and just flat out gross. read more

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Just tried to Dine In at this restaurant and it was CLOSED ! No explanation. Unusual and a waste of time, could've posted that no one would be working today. I read more

My niece & went in for their Christmas drink specials & for happy hour. We noticed all tables were marked for social distancing, all employees wore masks & cleaned each section before seating new customers which were wonderful. When I asked about happy hour; the waiter responded that they no longer offer it & we were shocked. My assumption would be maybe due to low business & COVID but they should have kept a few happy hour specials for during the week. We ordered 2 of the Christmas drinks on the rocks suggested from our waiter which was just okay & shared the classic combo platter which consists of: boneless chicken, mozzarella sticks, spinach artichoke dip, chicken quesadillas & dipping sauces for each section. Our waiter tonight was friendly, prompt & we noticed he was covering a lot of tables. I was a little cautious with eating inside; due to limit of people limitations, spacing, cleaning & see all wearing masks made our experience very pleasant. As you can see below I visit this location over the past years & hope they will continue on this great path for years to come. read more

I ordered dinner last night through Uber Eats. This is my second experience with delivery in 4 months, and WOW did they improve! They really got their shit together with the packaging. The salmon and beans were separated from the potatoes, everything was hot and fresh, and the soup was well sealed. The container was quality, and right sized for the meal, and portions were perfect. (No food pics, I inhaled it.) We really enjoyed our meal, and it was great to not have spilled soup (like last time I ordered). You stepped it up Applebees, and I'm proud of you. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Much better packaging!!! - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

wonderful lunch! I had the salmon and it was very flavorful and fresh! My husband and son ordered the endless wings! Service was spot on, friendly and attentive (Marleana). Pleasantly surprised! read more

Food was gross and my gf found a hair in her burger also the tables were sticky and gross. I've been to a few Applebees in my life and this one is by far the worst ever. Service was fine but everything else was terrible. read more

Well, we ordered the riblets and the picture from the menu looked very, very appetizing. We order a small and a large order, the 10,99 with fries and the 12,99 with fries and coleslaw. Well, when I came home it was kinda a puzzle because both orders were the same size! My husband tried one of the pieces and all he got was BONE! There was so much BONE in the meat, even small pieces that you can choke on! The meat was dry and seemed overcooked. So we enfed up throwing it out, hardly touched. The fries were very soggy and soft, like a limp noodle. So we won't be coming back, because if this is standard food, no thanks! Called the manger and asked for my money back. I've seen better food on planes! Don't order this stuff and don't go to Applebee's, it's garbage! Yuck, I feel like I'm getting sick. read more

I hate to start the new year with a negative review, but this was a terrible curb side pickup order experience. To start with we ordered online at 4:50 (ish) pm for a pickup at 5:50pm, knowing that it is a Saturday night and the playoffs are on we decided to avoid the dinner rush. With a hour lead time you could imagine that the order would be ready to go, but sadly NO! It took the staff about 10+ minutes to find our order. Having worked various positions in the service industry timed orders are more than welcomed. Due to the fact that we could prioritize the order even if we were slammed with orders during the dinner rush. I was hoping to have a positive experience as we do not visit many national chain restaurants, but expected better quality control as I had in my experience working for several different chain restaurants. Once we received the order as it was MIA for 10+ minutes, and a 5 minute car ride home, I kinda figured the food would be on the warm/hot side. However it was on the little above room temperature side, even the baked potato, not a good sign. On a positive note the bourbon street steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare and well seasoned, maybe a little more than most people would enjoy. Also the side Caesar salad was more of a dinner sized portion, a good amount of cheese but a few more croutons rather than the three received would have been nice. That is where the positives stop, sadly! Attached pictures will provide more insight. -Chicken tenders are not even close to the advertised picture, close to the same frozen product that I have in the freezer (see picture). -Fries are a must with chicken tenders, just not these fries. Very blonde, cold and not seasoned (see picture). -Steak was room temperature, but medium rare as requested. Although there should be attention to trimming additional fat or even selecting a decent steak as my order chewy in some spots. -I did not include a picture of the soup that accompanied the chicken tenders, as the soup was somewhere but without our order -The checked by sticker was not filled out, even though the receipt states 5:55pm, and the food was found until a little after 6pm. So that would mean the food was only 5+ minutes old before pickup, which was 10+ minutes late with a timed order. Overall this was a terrible experience, and I understand that Saturday's can get busy, but with a timed order it is like getting the answers to a test, you know what to expect. Unfortunately this is not the first time that we were disappointed in the handful of times that we have been there, just the first time for me posting on Yelp! As there is no survey, I have contacted the individual located on the receipt from WHGroups. read more

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Spouse and I went at 2:00 on a weekend . One "hostess " started to seat us , when a wait staff told us to go with her . Was seated , asked to place my drink order . She said she would be right back . Watching her at the bar actually looking at her phone . Other waitstaff walking past us After 15 minutes of this we left ..good luck ! read more

Our server was Stephanie. we had a pleasant evening and a good meal. It had been awhile since we were last in, so we were pleasAntly surprised . read more

Typical Applebee's not bad for the price. Clean location, friendly staff. The blackened salmon was delicious. The green beans were a little cheap and soggy but edible. The broccoli was pretty good. Side note it's freezing inside read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

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I'm extremely disappointed in the 'Four Cheese Mac and cheese with honey pepper chicken tenders' dish I received as a to-go order from Applebee's. My friend went to go and pick me up a to go order, because I am quarantined at the moment. There was no bacon or parsley in the dish and little to no sauce on the tenders. My best friend, my mother, and myself had the same order. 10/10 would not recommend this dish from this location unless you are dining in and able to tell them your dish is not up to satisfaction. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - This is suppose to be the Four Cheese Mac & Cheese with honey pepper chicken tenders. - American Near Me - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

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a group of 4 stopped in 10/12. around 4:30 pm hostess stated it would be about 10-15 minute wait. went to the bar. We placed our drink order.The bartender stated it will be a "few " minutes wait. bar wasn't crowded. he waited on a number of costumers that came in after we placed our order. ignoring us. After about 10 minutes still no drinks we cancelled our drink order and went to a restaurant next door. read more

This Applebee's is Hit or Miss... They are very attentive and quick during the afternoon and weekdays. Going here in a weekend can disappoint you as it is long waits and short staffed. The food is also mediocre at best. I used to love going to this location but lately have been very disappointed. Have even tried ordering online and picking up only to be disappointed. Would not recommend for a date! read more

We had an issue with our DoorDash order and the staff was so great when fixing it for us. Got us our food hot and delicious. Great job team Applebees read more

This is not the place to be if your intent is to see a sporting event during dinner. Yes, there are flat screen televisions, but they are small, too far away and not clearly visible, even at the bar. That said, when we visit this Applebee's on a purely random, non-regular schedule, we usually order from the 2-for-20 menu. The spinach and artichoke dip appetizer is okay. Not spectacular, not bad, but okay. I find it interesting that the reviews of this location are either very low or very high. After visiting here a few times, I have observed that service here is hit-or-miss, in line with the reviews, apparently depending on wind direction, alignment of the planets and phase of the moon. The place is often very crowded and understaffed. (A very common issue in these days of very low unemployment with good workers very hard to find.) One can only speculate why a place with so many one-star reviews is usually very crowded. The overworked wait staff, most of whom really hustle, do the best they can with the situations they are in. We had a personable and excellent server last night. Juan really had to hustle to cover a huge section. We observed him go above and beyond to make one family happy, they were unreasonably demanding bunch, straight out the "The Simpsons". A tip of the hat to Juan! Also note, that during the winter, the inner vestibule doors do not close quickly enough to prevent an occasional blast of cold air that sweeps through the restaurant. Brrr! This location of Applebee's is not high up on my list of "Where should we go tonight?" restaurants but it's okay - now and then. read more