Okay, I know it's popular to dis Applebee's. But we had a very good experience here. I got the fish n chips, my niece ordered the kids chicken tenders with fries and mom got some type of chicken and pasta dish. Everyone really enjoyed what they ordered. My fish was flavorful, large and had a light crispy crust. My fries were delicious. They were lightly seasoned with some type of season salt. The kidsters chicken was fine as kids chicken nuggets go and of course, her fries were delicious. Mom loved her pasta and was impressed with the amount of juicy, flavorful grilled chicken in the pasta. Our waiter was very nice. Overall it was very good experience and the food was a solid 4 star diner experience. read more

Quality of service, food, and almost everything about this place went down. Specially you pay close attention if you used to go there a lot before. Expensive with less quality is not the best strategy. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Only 1/3 filled quesadillas. What happened to the rest of the tortillas filling? - American Near Me - Oak Harbor, Washington

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Despite the bad reviews , we went there to have a late lunch. We were sitting there for at least 20 minutes and nobody even looked at us. And it was not busy at all. Servers seemed to have a good time chatting. My husband finally got up and asked for help. Then my steak in fajitas was bleeding. I don't like well done beef, but this was too much. Then I was told with apologies that they will not charge me for it and brought me a new meal. When I saw I was charged for it, they said they did not charge me for the meal I did not eat, but for the fajitas I did eat . What complimentary food is that? read more

My order was easy to do online and our food was done earlier than expected. The food is absolutely phenomenal!!! I will definitely go back and recommend to others read more

I am a fan of this particular establishment. My husband loves Applebee's so we've been to a lot of them for comparison. When my husband first came to Oak Harbor in May 2016, the place was horribly run and he preferred to drive all the way to Burlington's Applebee's to avoid this one. Then, one day a few months ago we decided to give this Applebee's a chance since we wanted food at midnight. According to my husband the restaurant completely revamped itself. Frances, you are the nicest hostess and we always look forward to seeing you there. The servers for the most part are very attentive and personable. Food is consistent and good like any Applebee's. Keep it up management, we like not having to travel off island for my husband's cravings. Haha. read more

The only part of this restaurant that was enjoyable was the waiter, Austin. He was attentive and sweet. The food sucks. I ordered the chicken cavatappi, and was cold when I got it. I asked him to please warm it up, got it back and was luke warm. Chicken tasted 3-times frozen over. My girlfriend got the whiskey burger with sweet potato fries. The fries were pretty good, but the burger tasted frozen as well. Overall, meh. And it's my birthday, I skipped the dessert, not worth the wait to be honest. Meh. Update, the manager came over and apologized and refunded half the order. She was really nice and personable. read more

Friggin Applebee's man. I know this review isn't going to stop you from going there, it's like giving McDonald's one star, everyone knows McDonald's is one star food. This particular Applebee's was the worst though. This one finally got me and my wife to say "never again." We got the boneless wings, she got the shrimp and chicken, and I got the ribs. Oh! And later we got bloated, upset stomachs. Taste on everything was a 5/10. This is the Applebee's that broke the camel's back, never again. Service was good, so nothing against the server and host. If we can save one person, this review was worth it. read more

Not normally an Applebee's kinda guy but my girlfriend wanted a large fruity cocktail on her birthday and Applebee's seemed like a good place to get one. She got what she wanted, it was green and fruity, and we had some good chit-chat with the bartender and an older lady at the bar. If you want a green drink that tastes like melon, Applebee's is not a bad choice. read more

This place is a joke. Then service was beyond terrible. Took 20 minutes to get our sodas, and it wasn't busy. My order was wrong and cold. The waiter was absolutely worthless. I wish I had paid more attention to his name so I could warn people to stay away from him. A physical description will have to suffice. He was around 5-11"/190lbs. Black hair and a wanna be 5 o'clock shadow thing going on. Looked like a complete frat boy douche. Was top 3 worst servers I have ever dealt with. Best bet is to just avoid this place. Eat literally anyone else on the island. read more

"Look at the afternoon sun glinting off the wet rocks at the tideline!" said I to Bucolic Dell Dweller. "That's crap. It's glinting off crap. Brown crap. Green crap. All Mother Nature's crap, dumped here at this beach," the BDD grumbled, kicking surlily at a rock that had seaweed pomaded down like the sparse strands of hair on an old man's head. Then he went to Applebee's and ordered some frighteningly glistery brown crap off the scary shiny menu. But when the real live brown crap reached our table, it didn't glisten but sat there dull and lumpy till the BDD ate it. I wasn't sure whether to be alarmed or reassured at the evident absence of corporate food scientists in the kitchen there. But what I do know is that there were a lot of people of a lot of ages in there looking like they were enjoying themselves mightily, and of that I must approve. read more

In Oak Harbor for errands and thought I'd see if this Applebee's had improved. Nope! I had lunch here a couple of times when it first opened, and steered clear for several years after that. Well, today I thought I'd try again instead of heading to Arby's. Too bad this place is consistently worse than other restaurants in this chain. I'd been enticed back by a TV ad for cheap lunch. Ordered a BLT with Caesar salad. Salad dressing was dumped on, as was the cheese. Dressing was awful. The BLT was actually half of a BLT, and was OK. Service was sluggish but not terrible, other than the disappointed expression of my server when I said I'd drink water. Did I mention shrieking children adding to the ambiance? Like the terrible MacDonalds in Burlington, this Applebee's fails to live up to the standards of the chain. I honestly don't know how you manage that, but they do. I'd have done better spending $8.40 (including 20% tip) at the Haggen deli. read more

WARNING!! Everything in this place is sticky! It's like they use rags soaked in juice to wipe down surfaces. I don't need to comment on the food; it's Applebees. I'm pretty sure everything is just microwaved right before it gets to the table. Pass this place by. Go to Island Cafe instead. It's right down the street. We refer to this place as "Crapplebee's" read more

Came here on New Year's Day after a few hour's drive up Whidbey Island. We were really hungry! Ended up arriving during Happy Hour. I had a Long Island Iced Tea, which for what it is, was depressingly weak. Even paying for the extra shot, it was weak (and I'm a light-weight for sure). My husband had one of their micro brewer, and was not impressed. We ordered the mozzeralla sticks, and thankfully they were happy hour priced, because I would not have paid full price for them. They arrived cool enough for my 3 year old to snatch them up and stuff into his face. The marinara that came with them tasted burnt. My husband ordered the cowboy burger, and he didn't have any complaints. I ordered the Sirloin with the Garlic Shrimp off of the low calorie menu. Portion-wise, it was perfect. Flavor-wise, I wasn't impressed. The potatoes were kind of undercooked, as were the carrots. I asked for a medium rare steak, and got it, but the outer sear on the steak was really tough. My 3 year old went for the mini cheese burger with celery sticks... He loved the celery, but wouldn't touch the burger. It was burnt. Our server, seemed very new. She was sweet, and attentive, and very repetitive. read more

My experience here was a pleasant surprise. Having not been to an Applebee's in years and there being a lack of options in Oak Harbor i figured i would give it a shot despite the dismal reviews from everyone. I have to say it turned out to be a pleasant experience and i may even go back. I had the blazin texan burger and it was actually pretty good tasting. The burger patty was cooked well and had lots of flavor and my food came out in a pretty timely manner. The service maybe could have been a little better but i was also just sitting at the bar and there was only one bartender. All in all everything was good. And despite it being an Applebee's i would recommend anyone to head in there if they are in oak harbor and want a decently priced meal that tastes good. read more

My husband and I went to Applebee's for late lunch/dinner around 2pm, May 1st, 2023 and were so disappointed we will not return. A young lady took us to our seat. After about 15-20 min a waitress came by and took our order and we never saw her, or any waitress again. A young lady in a sweatshirt and jeans, brought our drinks. After a long while a young man, very friendly, brought our food (burgers) which had no condiments on them. We heard the young man state to another table, that he was pulled from the kitchen to help out front, as he was getting complaints from other tables about them not getting service, or like the poor ladies at the table next to us who were there when we sat down...we had our food, and no one EVER took their order. We were waiting to find a waitress ANYWHERE to get condiments and I finally tracked down the hostess who sat us and she brought out Mayo packets and some almost empty mustard. We finished our burgers, which weren't as we remembered and not good, we waited for our check. The extremely busy young man from the kitchen took care of this when he could and I made Sure that HE got the tip and none of the waitress staff. On our check, we crossed out our waitress' name on our check and wrote in the young man from the kitchen. Also not one person had name tags on so I cannot fill these in here. We left feeling so sorry for the busy young man from the kitchen, and extremely disappointed in EVERY other aspect of this meal. read more

Went to this apple bees with a couple friends. The service seemed super nice, but inattentive. When I got my food.. it came out fast. (Which was awesome.. because I was hungry.) But it tasted blande and unappetizing.. And I had to grab the waitress after waiting a bit.. because she never checked up on us. When I asked for a different meal.. it came out better. And I appreciated her fixing the check.. But overall, would probably suggest a different place to go with company. read more

Applebees is Applebees. We were staying at a friends cabin between Oak Harbor and Coupville. We hadn't been to the cabin before so we delayed eating until we found it in the near darkness gloom of a rainy August late evening. I assumed there would be nothing open after 9pm in Coupville, so we ventured into Oak Harbor. We found little open there except the usual fast food burger dives and Applebees. The service was the redeeming part. The music was too loud, the food was, well, Applebees and the atmosphere was Applebees too. We got the 2 for 20 so the price was the other good part - it is hard to find a decent dinner for 20 bucks! We had enough food to keep us for the night and that is all we really wanted. read more

What can be said about Applebees? Well to be honest not that much. The food at most of them are all generally about the same. Well to be honest I don't think they differ at any of them because it is a chain restaurant? I have not seen too much difference between the way the meals are prepared. Usually the thing that I look for when visiting places like this isn't the food, which is still important and usually does not disappoint unless something catastrophic happens, but the service. On the times that I came to this establishment the service was always good. The wait staff is always usually friendly and helpful. They might not always be prompt but they have tons of other tables to attend to right? The other great thing that I enjoy about Applebee's is the happy hour menu. You gotta love happy hour drinks with some half priced appetizers. I know I do. Nothing bad can be really said about this particular restaurant. The servers were good and the food was warm on arrival can't really ask for much more. read more

Maybe my first problem was thinking I could please my starving appetite by going to apple bees but here is how it went. My wife and I walk in and have the 16 year old hostess sit us down informing us our waitress would be there in a minute. Thinking I would just get the usual chicken dish I waited, waited, saw a couple sit down, order and get their appetizer and I continue to wait. Our waitress came over with water and then said she would be right back. The other couple seated after us began to eat the entrees... Needless to say we walked out and drove 30 minutes to Red Robin. Mmm Great choice in retrospect. Bottom line if you are wanting to wait for any sort of decent service why not give it a shot, I mean waiting 30 min for sub-par food why not? read more

This place is positively atrocious. I have asked waitresses not to deliver our food until after the appetizers showed up, and EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I've been disappointed. I have been left ignored for ages by waitresses who don't seem to want a tip... Sorry, Chickie, I'm NOT giving you much money for standing at the bar and flirting with a bunch of college guys. (I will not EVER stiff a waitress, no matter how bad they are.) The food almost always seems like it's been sitting under heat lamps for ages, which is counter-intuitive when it's thrown on my lap in 10 minutes. These waitresses all need remedial instruction on how to do their jobs. This stuff doesn't fly in normal restaurants... It's NEVER busy enough to justify completely abandoning your customers. read more

If you want a delicious meal at a great price here in Oak Harbor, WA, go to Applebee's for their All-You-Can-Eat Fried Shrimp, Chicken Tenders or Ribs! Yesterday, July 16'th, was my 15'th wedding anniversary, so I went to Applebee's for the special I saw advertised on television. I was totally happy with everything! The chicken tenders and shrimp were cooked to Perfection: golden brown and crispy outside, tender, moist and juicy inside. The riblets were also delicious. I ate to my heart's content! Hurry before this offer ends! Oh, it's well worth the $14.99 for this Special. ;-D read more

Had dinner there the other night, savannah was our server, fast and attentive, she was awesome! Cup was never empty!!!!!!! I ordered a steak and guess what it's Applebee's you can't be upset about steak quality!! It's fucking Applebee's!!! Of course the cut of meat wasn't great but for Applebee's it wasn't bad!! For 18 dollars i wasn't disappointed!! A great steak should cost you $40 so calm down hating on the Applebee's!!! Go to Ruth Chris, you cheap fucks, if you want a great steak!!!!!! read more

The waiter was nice, but drinks took forever to come out and he didn't come around much to see if we wanted another drink. Manager is young and friendly but after your thrid drink he is suppose to do his routine check to make sure you aren't to drunk before ordering another drink. You can only order another drink if you finish the one you are currently drinking which is bullshit. No double fisting.... I'm an adult and I'm paying for my own food and drinks, if I want 10 drinks in front of me at one time, i feel like Applebees shouldn't take that away from me. Give the people what they want, they're paying for it! They run this place like they don't want to make money, terrible business ethics! read more

Cowboy burger looked really impressive but was too greasy. Jalapeño burger didn't look all too impressive, but with some fried onion rings borrowed from the cowboy burger, it didn't taste half bad. Monday night Burger and Brews, when any burger is $5.99, is the only time I would bother. Waitress was very nice, helpful and friendly. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Oak Harbor, Washington

Always great service, and good eats. We are never really disappointed after eating here. Its always a win. read more

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Above Average customer service by the host and our waiter Mark. The host was very friendly and welcoming. My party of three was seated right away. As out of towners, he made us feel right at home. Mark the waiter, ensured we were well taken care of. Mark was friendly and accommodating. We will definitely return again because of them!!! Finally good customer service. read more

I sometimes crave this place. I don't understand why the reviews are not as good as they are compared to some of these places a

Attentive staff always meets your needs and they are very friendly. Steaks are cooked perfectly and the team is very nice. They removed Thursday night bingo so I have very little reason to go there with a date. read more

Good thing the service is outstanding or I'd certainly stay home and drink my beer for 75 cents a glass instead meh read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - 5.50$ for a beer ...maybe I'll stay home in this economy lol - American Near Me - Oak Harbor, Washington

My husband and I went to Applebee's for lunch a few weeks ago and really enjoined our meals. We both ordered the quesadilla burgers. They were delicious and not greasy! Waitress was great! We went back the following week for an early lunch. We both ordered the brunch burger with hash browns. Again, this burger was so tasty and delicious. Not greasy! My daughter ordered a pasta dish...it was just ok. Still Highly recommend. We will return! read more

My son just got off work at the Home Depot on the same lot. There were 5 or 6 staff standing around the empty bar and two tables with patrons. No receptionist was up front. We stood there for in excess of 10 minutes and were not acknowledged at all. It would have been simple to say "go ahead and sit anywhere" or "Be right with you" Instead they just stared at us. I counted at least 6 times someone made and held direct eye contact with me and said nothing. We we're obviously standing at the reception station to be seated. After 10 minutes we just left. I can't​ recall ever being made to feel less welcome. My advice is to spend your money with an establishment that values your business. read more

This place really was ok. I only some apps and drinks. This place was the last resort after dealing with a bad experience at "Pig Fest" today. My husband and friends had the ribs at Applebee's and they said it was decent. I tried the siracha shrimp there, I actually had to send them back because of how much they coated the shrimp with mayo and siracha. Super gross! Other than that the staff were very nice and friendly. read more

Not bad overall. I got the shrimp & parm steak. Good falvor, but the meat quality was lacking. I don't expect a lot from chain restaurants when it comes to meat quality, but still... Service was great! read more

I remember coming here when they first opened, and everything was great. They really cared about making sure your food was actually cooked correctly back then. For the first time in a long I remembered why we stopped going to Applebee's. How can you ruin broccoli?! How do you forget a quarter of a person's order?! I don't know if the the staff is over-worked or under-trained, but I can tell they have their hands tied with the the situation. The staff is usually quite nice, but the food itself is better made at home since the quality of the food at this location is sub-par and not worth spending money for. I'll give 2 stars for the staff, because they've always been friendly, but the food prep needs an entire overhaul if you want people to keep coming back. read more

Not sure what it is, must be all the MSG but everytime I eat there I have issues with my guts and I mean every single time so I've stopped going, bad food! Blaaaa, two other folks that used to go there with us have the same issues! read more

I like to go to applebee's for ribs I like to go there for their hamburgers and every now and then I like to go in and have a beer and the service is great It's also great for families you just depends on what your taste buds are looking for read more

Never been very impressed with the Applebee's here. We had family visiting from out of town and this was one of their picks for dinner. We hadn't been in a while so I was hoping things had changed and it would be good. I was wrong. Out of the 4 adults, we all ordered completely different things. All 4 were gross. Definitely won't be back. Even the drink I ordered from the bar was gross! It was so bad I made everyone at the table taste it to make sure I wasn't over exaggerating and it wasn't no just me. read more

I mean....it's a pretty typical Applebees. The food is decent, we have always had pretty friendly service here. The only thing is that it seems like this Applebees is a little bit slow getting the food out to the customers. It would be nice if they could speed up the time between ordering and receiving food to catch up to other locations I've been to. But overall, not bad. They have 1/2 price appetizers during happy hour, which is a pretty decent deal, although in general, Applebees has reduced their portion sizes since changing their menu a while back. Desserts here are always yummy, you can't really go wrong with any of the desserts. read more

Worst experience I've ever had was at applebees. I have been in oak harbor 11 years and have never had a problem sitting at a bar. I will never set foot in this pathetic restaurant ever again. The service suck and the management is even worse thank god my id had one bent corner so that I didn't waste my hardworking dollars at a piece of crap restaurant. I hope this restaurant is shut down. Over priced terrible food and crappy service and then disrespectful employees will never get you a successful buisness! read more

Moved here in OCT and this place didn't have great reviews but I've been here at least 10 times since and the food and service has always been great! No complaints at all. Definitely gonna keep going. read more