It pains me to leave a not great review, but this experience was so bad. So the husband and I rarely get date nights and we decided to spend date night at Apple Bee's because it's been awhile and their happy hour looked promising. When we arrived we were promptly seated, but it took about 10 minutes to order drinks, another 10 minutes or order, then almost 40 minutes for our actual food to arrive. So by the time the food came it was an hour in, we were starving, and they got our order wrong... food was sub par, drinks were not great, wait time was horrible, but at least the server was super nice and tried her best to appease us. Needless to say, I won't be coming back for awhile. read more

Right when you walk into the door be ready with ID and vaccination card! I witnessed a family get turned away because the 12 y/o did not have an ID. The manager showed the family the CDC guidelines and kindly asked them to leave after the father yelled profanities. Staff kept it very professional as I'm sure it's hard with having to lose business. Great atmosphere and right off the freeway. Awesome for catching the game at the bar, quick drink with the hunny/friends , amazing deals 2 for $22 or 2 for $27...don't forget happy hour- 3-6p and 9p-close. We were here for a quick date night and quality time. We'll be back!! read more

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I go here cause it's so close to my house. It's a hit or miss.. this was another disappointed visit. This is how they gave us our drinks. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Drink - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Fecal matter and food don't mix! When we walked in the door the strong smell of feces slapped us in the face. We thought The smell would pass but it never did. When we asked the manager what the smell was he said that the pipes burst in the wall and they were going to call the plumber tomorrow. At that point I wish that we had not ordered but it was too late. Fecal matter was very strong in the air!!! When we were done eating we were waiting for our check and turned around and our server was eating his meal behind us. Being held captive at a restaurant is a horrible feeling. When he finally did gave us the check he never returned so that we could pay. I had to walk and find another server to take my check and the payment. This was one of the worst eating experiences that I have had. This was one of the first times in my life that I did not tip the server. I understand that this is Applebee's and we can't expect much but this was the worst. read more

The waitress was so nice and helpful, I cannot recall his name,but that HORRIBLE smell was just lingering. Corporate or management needs to do something about that awful smell, of get rid of that rug. read more

Whatever you, don't come here in the evening, the night staff refuse to do their jobs and create an unbearable experience. Basically, no matter what day of the week it is, no matter how busy it actually is, if you come here at dinner time, expect to wait, a very, very, long time. They will straight up lie to your face and say every table is taken and you can literally see tons of tables vacant, and nobody goes to those tables, and yes, it was like this before COVID. They will tell you it will be 40 minutes or something around there, but the actual wait is always over two hours. They will just refuse to seat people, and you basically have to argue with the staff for them to ever let you actually in. Its completely absurd and is not the way to run a business. That said, I actually do quite enjoy the food here, its such a shame its ran like garbage as we would come here often if it ran like every other restaurant in the area. If you come before the night crew is on you can sometimes have a pretty normal (and pleasant) experience, but they've lost our business, we don't go here anymore. Only reason not 1/5 is because the food is good if you can manage to get it. read more

We came here for Sunday brunch and had the most amazing server. Her name is Tina, if you come to this location ask for her! She made our dining experience AMAZING! THANKS TINA! We will be back soon read more

Bad service, I'll wait one hour and still don't see any sign of the server with the food , place looks empty, don't know why they took so long to even bring our drinks, very disappointed with this place, I don't going to come back anymore over here read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Went to try the drink special for Halloween. Was not disappointed. Both of the only $6.00 drinks were delicious. They were sweet and tasty. For those that like a stronger taste of alcohol you may want to opt for an additional shot. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - The Tipsy Zombie is the sweeter of the two. - American Near Me - Pinole, California

I ordered online and came to pick up based on the suggested ready time. I waited 30 minutes in the car and called many times and no one picked up. The automated response stated that "we're experience high call volume because call back in a few minutes". I'm unable to leave the car. I ended having to leave because I had to be back at work. I will have to reach out to my credit card provider to dispute the charges. I ended up not having lunch. This is the worst experience ever for such a well known establishment. I hope you take caution when you order from here. read more

I order the Mt dew dark berry drink and I get Mt dew the cup print or whatever it is came off and turns your hands blue. The picture is what it looks like. If you do not have the Mt dew dark berry drink say something.omg is it that hard too. No wonder you got the stars you have read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - This is Applebee's restaurant drink. Bad service and wrong drink - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Went to Applebees Pinole twice this week 5/7/24 had to leave The smell in the restraunt smelled like a sewer line broke. Went outside and almost threw up it was so bad. On the way out other people had to get there orders to go because of the smell. HOPE THEY GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SOON!!!! Went home lost my appetite. Ate a peanut butter jelly sandwich Really wanted a rack of baby back ribs Thats how bad the smell was read more

drove the wrong direction, i should have gone to dublin. service wasn't good, ribs had no meat read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - premature back ribs - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Why did I even go back after 5 years ago . Waited 30 minutes for a table then I left . Hostess was very unprofessional looks like she was tired and did not want to be there . Management needs to do better . Hate driving to Concord and Walnut Creek to eat . read more

Staff seems friendly. However... There's a foul odor that hits you as soon as you walk in. The restaurant is not clean in general. Servers and cooks don't pull their hair back, and the women servers have very long nails. My to go order was missing a side. Server was sitting on a food service counter in the kitchen. This location needs major attention. read more

Yes I went to Applebee's couple weeks ago. That was the worst Applebee's I ever been to. The server was very nice but the food was trash. They have something called four cheese macaroni and cheese. I was so excited to try it. It taste like straight water. There was no cheese to be found. I asked my server where is the cheese? What four cheeses is in this pasta? He said well it's not cheese but it's a cheese sauce that comes in a can. Even if it did come in a can they added water to it. It was terrible. It had some honey fried chicken on top that was pretty decent so I just ate that. I said can you at least bring me some shredded cheese to put on top. Why did they bring me some Parmesan cheese? Who put Parmesan cheese on macaroni and cheese? That's gross! However I do love some Parmesan on Caesar salad not no damn Macaroni and cheese. He said that's the only kind of cheese we have. I said well this four cheese dish need to be taken off the menu today. I gave two stars for the server being nice and the drinks. he offered for me to pick another meal but I don't like sending my food back. I don't know what the chefs be going through but it won't be tested on me. Lol I won't be going to that one anymore. I really like Applebee's and I never had any complaints until this one. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Strawberry and mango margarita then something blue with vodka. - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Walked in waited, waited, waited to be greeted and seated. No host at entrance, several wait staff saw us, no one greeted or even acknowledged our presence. Waited some more, still no one gregreeted us. We left. read more

food was good , service was a terrible experience ! So bad I'm not going back ! The waitress had a attitude and was disrespectful!

I can understand the slow service due to being understaffed. These servers today (07/05/2022) we're absolutely patient and gracious. What I can't understand is waiting an hour for a cold bacon cheeseburger, a partly frozen kids pizza, cold fries, and a salad that has visible dirt on it. When I complained, the only thing that was offered was "I don't know what to say." Save your money and go elsewhere. read more

There service is horrible... and then when you ask a question to the server "They" ask as if they don't understand English.... It took 32mins for me to get a Salad! ... Some Folks don't need to work in the Restaurant Industry. read more

I know it's an Applebees but yikes the service is so bad here. The chicken dish we got to our table looked raw, the busser asked US to check the temperature on it. The server couldn't have cared less about actually serving us, we had to ask a few times for waters. We got a "patron" perfect margarita and it was so watered down, it was basically just a sugar juice at that point. Just yikes read more

It's Applebee's what can I say. I only came for those $1 strawberry margaritas, and I don't know if I was already at my limit or what but those little puppies pack a punch. I appreciate them offering an affordable option, because happy hour used to be super cheap but now you only save a couple of bucks which is not worth it. The all you can eat riblets are the same as always. I have not eaten at Applebee's in years but I was pleasantly surprised. The service was good and the drinks were nice. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Riblets - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Wait staff literally served everyone around us but ignored us. Made eye contact multiple times and just walked by. Felt intentional. We just left. Never ever coming back, as they clearly wanted. read more

You must show Identification to sit anywhere near or around the Bar Section. If there's a staff shortage, you are not seated. There's a 45 minute wait because the ONE Waitress working can only service 4 tables! The reason for this "Someone was serving alcohol to children" & the Restaurant is under investigation by Corporate. There's no guarantee that your food will be served hot & others at your table may not receive their food for another 10-15 minutes after your cold food has been served. Also, DO NOT EXPECT GOOD SERVICE ! The Staff have Major Lazy Attitudes!!!! read more

Very unhappy with the experience at this location. All employees are working with no sense of urgency. There were 4 employees standing off to the side chatting for 10 minutes. We had ordered a milkshake and came to realize that it had been sitting in the blender for 10 minutes. It took around 45 minutes for our food to be served after we had ordered. Wouldn't recommend anyone to dine at this Applebees. read more

I would not even go to this place even though they would be the last restaurant open. I would rather eat at in n out. They were very slow and the food wasn't even good. No wonder their score on Yelp is 1.8!!! Mc Donalds even beat you guys read more

My spouse and I always like to come here after work bc we get off work pretty late and they have lots of good options and specials plus we love the vibe and the service WAS good, the food was good as well. Now, I get that when it's packed servers are busy but this is the 2nd time that this has happened to us and we will not be coming back. The first time, this Asian girl (maybe in her 20's) acknowledged us multiple occasions but did not greet or sit us, there were many booths and tables available. When she She finally decided she wanted to seat us, she didn't ask what we preferred so we had to ask another employee if we could have a booth.She went to the table where the menus are with 2 other employees to drink her beverage she didnt engage with us at all throughout the seating etc. so the energy was uncomfortable. We had a Hispanic lady (late 30's-40s) we loved her service she's a hard worker and we appreciate her so much. Today (3/22/23) around 10:40pm, we waited to be seated for a while, the same Asian girl acknowledged us TWICE and decided to help a door dasher that came after us and continued to walk away and decided to buss a table (pick up cups etc) and again there were plenty of booths and tables available, we left. Really disappointed bc like I said we really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. I'm a server/shift lead so believe me when I say I truly understand being understaffed and busy but this was unacceptable. read more

Lousy service waiter didn't bring the water we asked for and I never received my salad but I got my order before a salad. My wife food had a hair in it read more

When you specify no onions or pickles. Yet here they are! Not to mention the fries were cold & soggy, meat was cold, the cheese wasn't melted and the bun was soggy. Hard to support a business when you don't get quality food. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - I asked for NO pickles or tomato. - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Been going for several times the service is poor the waiters do not even greet on your arrival the waiter that i received. Was rude we had to keep asking for refills and the salads we ask for were half portion of previous time . On the end she took the money and tip without saying a word had to flag someone for container for left over should not have people work in public with awful attitudes bad service read more

1st time and this specific location and what stood out to me the most was the service from our server. I forgot to ask for his name but he's a Hispanic Male that wears glasses. He would continuously come up to our table to ask us how we were doing and if we needed any refills on our water/drinks or just anything in general. He made this experience very pleasant. In terms of environment, It was pretty busy when we came in and the table next to us was a big party and we're pretty loud but didn't take away from our enjoyment at all. In terms of food, I would rate it a 9/10. The pasta was very delicious and milky while the bourbon chicken had a very pleasant taste to it which we enjoyed. Our appetizers were also really good and I even liked dipping the mozzarella sticks into the spinach dip to add another flavor. Now for the drinks. The Passion On the Beach was a solid 7.5/10 because although it was good, it seemed to have a big taste of syrup to it. The Captain Bahama mama was a 6./10 again due to the fact of the big syrupy taste and the overall flavor wasn't the best. Other than that, the experience here was pleasant and we would come again during a happy hour or something if time permits. Overall experience an 8.5/10! read more

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If I could give this place a Zero I would. Ordered all you can eat shrimp and haven't even gotten a second plate. Been here over and hour. You're lucky if you get 10 shrimp per order. The ribeye is dry and tuff. Can't even chock it down. Asked for butter to help and I waited 40 min for that. This place is disappointing. I'm leaving here hungry and not in a good mood. Avoid this place if you want to eat a decent meal in a reasonable amount of time. read more

Hostess skipped over our name while there was a long wait. Appetizers came after our meal. Had to ask for utensils and our food was wrong. On top of that there was ants crawling on our booth. read more

The food here is nothing special but it is cheap. The full bar is why I come here and it's open late. Good service. Vibes are cool. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Riblets and preztels - American Near Me - Pinole, California

HORRIBLE service !!!! Went there with my family today because my 7 year old kid was actually craving their Cheeto Wings for his Birthday. We got seated right away and stayed in the table for 30 minutes without even being acknowledged. I asked the person in the front to please send someone to come take our order and nothing. A few minutes later I asked a waitress that was walking by to please send our assigned waitress and she went to go grab him. They weren't to far from our table when we heard the girl telling him that we had been waiting for a very long time. He was very rude to her and raised his voice saying "I know, I'm running behind okay !" After that , we got up and walked out. On my way out I tried talking to the manager , I believe her name was Judith. She was talking to another costumer and did not sound like she would be of any help. A lady was complaining about her order not being cooked the way she asked , and Judith said to her "Nobody has time to do complicated orders like yours" We will NEVER come back to this or ANY other Applebee's. read more

This is one of my favorite locations. Our server, Chris, was SO patient with us and super sweet! He was cautious and attentive, but we knew he was a bit nervous. The food is always good, but I was disappointed that they weren't able to make the drink I wanted. Overall, a good experience! read more

A friend n I came June 23,2021 The waitress had a lot of tables which made it hard to keep being active at ours. Food came cold and chicken cooked burnt edges n the rice was cold and hard. DONT EVER EVER NEVER EAT HERE just go to the one up the street read more

Hours, food and service were all great. We caught a late evening meal here and personally, surprised at how full the parking lot was. Good sign. Inside, the interior is well lit, not anywhere near romantic. This had more of a feeling of a Sports Bar with the plentiful large flat screen TV's placed at least one on every wall. There is exterior seating that is slightly away from the bar scene, but you're still within eye shot. And the noise. Geez, turn that music down, please. My husband and I were sitting next to each other, we don't have hearing problems and we were talking LOUD to get over the music. Well, at that point it's just noise. So if you're looking for fun with friends, nothing intimate or even slightly romantic, this is your place. Now the service and food. Again, both were great. Our waitress, Hailey, was quick to introduce herself and get us started with a drink. She gave us just the right amount of time to make a selection and she even checked in to let us know our food would be out any minute. I appreciated that because I was just beginning to wonder. I ordered the Chicken Tortilla Soup and a house salad. The soup, probably 1 1/2 cups worth, was very tasty with lots of chicken chunks. Great broth and at the perfect temp to eat right away. The house salad was a little boring with just a run of the mill salad mix, some chopped small cucumber squares and cheddar and I think Monetary Jack shreds on top. The croutons were more like normal bread slice thickness, still, well seasoned and a nice accompaniment. I would have liked some tomato slices or other fresh veggies. That would have added to the flavor and nutritional value but also made it look nicer, too. My husband ordered the Bourbon Street chicken and shrimp plate. It comes out on a sizzling platter that goes smokey if you don't do something about that pat of butter they put on there. It's a good idea though because how else are you suppose to know that plate is that hot? I tried a shrimp and it was very flavorful. We were hoping for a little more spice, being a Cajun dish, but it was good all the same. My husband was happy with both the chicken and shrimp and the roasted potatoes as well. Price is right for the meal. A good choice if you don't care about noise and are hungry. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - House salad. Not bad, could use a tomatoe maybe. - American Near Me - Pinole, California

Listen, you don't come to Applebee's for quality food, so don't expect a gourmet meal. The husband and I came on a Friday evening to watch game 1 of the nba finals, grab a drink, and a bite to eat with hopefully a good crowd. We sat at the bar so no wait, which was great. The bartenders was friendly and attentive as I wanted him to. We got the 2x$27 deal, shared mozzarella sticks, then had the ribs with 2 sides: mac n cheese and the garlic green beans, and a western burger and fries. The burger was decent, the fries ok, the ribs were pretty good but the green beans were not garlicky at all and tasted worse than my elementary school lunch, the Macs cheese was barely melted. My husband was happy with his beers, ribs, ambiance and the friendly service. I can't be too disappointed in the food bc who can beat those prices?! You get what you pay for. I feel good supporting my local Applebee's and giving it a chance, but we will most likely explore other options to go watch sports to get a better meal. read more

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My food was raw i could get food poison and die,would not go here again 0/10 and it seemed like the manager faked prayed that i would not get food poison read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Food that is raw that could get me food poison - American Near Me - Pinole, California