We walk in and tell her our party size and was presented with an attitude and seemingly shocked she had to do her task that the Applebees corporation were paying to perform. We sit down right next to the door and are freezing our butts off the entire time. Furthermore, our waiter should change career paths to an ASMR YouTuber cause I couldn't hear a thing out of his mouth. Food was as good as ever for an Applebees. read more

I am not typically a chain person but decided to get Applebees and it was really good. Had the new blackened salmon bowl. Perfectly cooked & all fresh ingredients. read more

Went and told there was a 45 minute wait. Waited and then people started walking in and they started seating people walking in the door. We said we've been sitting here waiting and he says well I was going to take you after. So after waiting 45 minutes you're going to seat people walking in the door while the customers that have been waiting wait longer? And after bringing it to their attention you are still seating the other people? The service at this location is terrible. Ended up leaving still not getting a table. Not like it was a huge party there was 2 of us. Worst customer service ever!!!!! read more

Server was very ride it was the girl not the guy won't be coming back ever again, I was very unsatisfied with my service, I order mashed potatoes and got fries along with tomatoes on my burger which I specifically asked for none... need to fix this stuff ASAF.. read more

Food not nearly as much as is pictured. Quality down substantially. Ordered take out and the salad had 1 strawberry, no onions and was barely enough to feed 1 person at entree size. Fuck this place. It's not tipping culture it's a 17$ salad that has almost nothing advertised in it. The burger was way undersized and the kid portion wouldn't feed my cat. read more

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Wow! Applebees is still horrible Service terrible Nothing was right that we ordered Better off going to five guys read more

Traveling and it's the first place that popped up on a long dark and quiet road through Adirondack Park. Not usually my go to place on the road but... It was fine, food was pretty good. Food is never consistent from one Applebees to the next read more

Worst customer experience I've ever had at any restaurant. Ordered two burgers and a salad. Burgers were dry, no sauce to speak of which made it worse. Burger arrived with bun falling off, salad was wilted with no dressing and no fork!!!. Had to drive back 15 miles to get dressing and fork, and was met with a "talk to the hand" attitude by the people there. "I'm busy" and "I'm doing something else" were the phrases I heard. I wouldn't go back here if my life depended on it. Absolutely terrible, avoid at all costs. This was my first ever time stopping at an Applebees (we were on a road trip and it was the only place nearby). Would not recommend this or any Applebees. Shame on them. read more

Chose this Applebee's for a meal last night. No menus, they are doing a QR menu.. kind of strange. We waited for over 10 minutes to have our drink order taken. Our waitress was new and she told us that when she took the order. We ordered a 2/$22 (price has gone up) and a kids meal. Two chicken tenders with fries/ onion rings for appetizer and Mac n cheese kids meal, simple meal. Got our appetizer before we got our drinks. My meal and the kids meal came out but my husbands did not. The chicken tenders were not tenders they were more like breasts... hard to eat. Finally after about 5 min of waiting for my husbands meal we asked the hostess to send our waitress over because we hadn't seen her but the one time with the drinks.... the manager ended up coming over and asking what we were waiting on. He said the waitress was new and was overwhelmed- understandable. They brought out his meal eventually and I had to ask the girl who brought that for drink refill because again we didn't see anyone for that. Our bill was wrong when we went to pay but we got that corrected the booth in front of us received the wrong meal and the booth across from us was waiting like us. The overwhelming vibe inside the restaurant was that they were just trying to keep it together... tough. Not the best experience, I get everyone is short staffed and struggling. Just was hard to pay money for a meal and get less than good service. It is what it is. Manager was kind, he was doing best he could. Probably will choose another location for our next Applebee's visit. read more

Terrible experience. Never coming back to this one. Restaurant wasn't even busy and waited over an hour for cold and disgusting food.

This shi gas no cap ong ong, and waitress looks like Ice Spice. The loaded fries filled me up like 4 big guys, don't order medium rare on meat, they undercooked it, order a well. read more

Horrible service. We arrived and waited at the door to get seated for 15 min and no one sat us down. I asked bar tender if someone will seat us down and he replied just keep waiting. Very rude will not ever visit read more

I put in a carside order to go. Got home and my chips were stale. I took them back and Mike the Manager took care of me. He made be a fresh order and made me happy. The new chips tasted perfect and my new dip was nice and hot. I appreciate the understanding because I was ready to get a refund. Mike got the job done! read more

Staff was terrible, was not busy at all and had to beg to get my to go food from someone else after the fist lady blew me off. I've seen some McDonald's better ran than this place and would recommend y'all go somewhere else if you are looking for any kind of decent service read more

A couple of tips included in this review of this disappointing Applebees: 1. You better like your meat the way they cook it, no matter what they decide that day, because the server thought I was crazy for asking if my steak could be cooked medium rare. They come out medium and that's that. There's no well-done, no medium rare, nothing of the sort. One size fits all and it's called boil in a bag. Like it, nippy. 2. Whenever you see someone that resembles an Applebees staff member, flag them down and get a drink. It doesn't matter if you already have a drink, stock up. It's rare for the server to come by to see if you need refills, unless she asks how your meal was and doesn't wait for an answer. You will then be bestowed a refill. Keep chewing your meat and be happy she feigned a caring attitude. 3. Everything comes out at once. Specifying that you want your appetizer, then salad, then entree is silly and a complete waste of breath and time. Appetizer, salad, entree... they're all coming out at once so get ready to sit down and inhale your food because something is going to get cold unless it's already cold then it's going to get warm. You will have a lot of food placed before you. There is one course and everything goes into that course. 4. Occasionally there seems to be a game where a person who is not your server comes by and puts a napkin and plates down on the table just to, and I quote, "mess with your server". It's the stuff sitcoms are made of. 5. Be thankful for the automated electronic gizmos on the table so you don't have to wait for your server to bring a check. Said server will never stop by with a check or to check your drink or anything, so just hit a button and get the heck out of there as quickly as possible. read more

Horrible! The hostess never greeted us upon entry, no eye contact, just - "follow me." After sitting for almost 20 mins with no server, we moved to the bar for any kind of attention. Very nice bartender. Ordered- came back 15-20 mins after ordering saying they were out of vegetables. Food came - cold mashed potatoes and steak- nope! Asked for all food to be removed from the bill, paid for drinks and left. read more

Came here after bj's trip. Well, average food, service was good. The dessert... well, interesting concept however the fried cheesecake got very mushy and the texture just messed up, in my opinion. The appetizer pretzel dip was too salty. read more

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Ordered to go.. Told the bartender, who was also doing to go, we were there to pick up our order. she said okay , we waited 30 minutes to find out they never had our order nor did she originally check on it.. I even provided the order #... Isn't that the job of the togo person? To VERIFY the orders they are responsible for? Being I'm diabetic, this was a huge and convenience as no food = low blood sugar... I called grub hub and was told they are labeled as closed and that's why I didn't get my order... So paid $36, $5 was a service fee mind you... And never received anything.. Never mind the rotten sewer smell that kept wafting past from the bar while we waited... read more

only gave it a star cause I had to to leave a review. service was great. food not so much. time management was non existent. got appetizers 1 minute before our meal. over an hour later. beat part of the whole meal was the four pieces of chicken. all three plates were ice cold. never ordered a skillet and got it cold till now. the au ju was gravy. the lady at the bar was super sweet and understanding but the rest of the experience was atrocious read more

If I could give this restaurant a 0 star it wouldn't even be enough to describe how horrible our experience was today . To begin me and my team lost by 50+ we are already not in the best of mood . Especially my coach who picked up the food and was missing 3 items . Sorry but the last time I checked THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT . My coach told them what we were missing and Kass decided to argue with us - telling us that it isn't possible . How unprofessional. We made sure to leave a tip on the order and they told us no tip was left ... so now they tryna scam us .... read more

If I could leave negative stars I would. Was seated at 6:25 pm and at 8 pm still did not have food. The kicker was when 4 different tables that were seated after us, with other servers had gotten their food before us. At 5 of 8 asked how much longer and the server couldn't say. I know they were moderately busy when we got there but not that busy that a 5 top was seated 5 minutes before us and had completed there meals and we still had nothing? Seriously? And we were not the only ones. We finally got fed up and left. So not going back. read more

This place was horrible. I have a sensitive stomach to spices. The item I ordered on the menu did not list cajuin spices as an ingredient however the chef decided to add it "for flavor" I was told by the server. It took 15 minutes to get a manger and when I did I did not receive an apology, a discount or a meal that was cooked without them. I was peeved. My man and I finally left almost 3 hours later after feeling like my body had exploded while in the restroom. I highly recommend NOT going to this location. The location in New Hartford a few miles away is worth the trip. read more

Too loud. Appetizers are only half off if you sit at the bar. Slow service. Salads are pretty good, lots of flavor. read more

First of all, I don't care how much backlash I got on this I truly think we were discriminated against because of my attire/appearance resembling law-enforcement/military. We sat down at 2:50 PM after and about a half hour we sat we had no service so I asked the hostess if we could please get service to our table. She said she would send our server right over and after waiting 10 more minutes I decided to get up and find the manager and ask him if we could get service to our table. He had the audacity to question how long I was sitting there and asked me if I was sure I was there for 40 minutes. I said yes we came in at 2:50 and it's 330 and we still have not even got a glass of water. He said he would send somebody right over and we patiently waited, and again nobody came over. He finally came over and asked if he could get us a drink and an appetizer. We ordered the sampler combo a Pepsi and two signature drinks. Soon after that our server finally came over and said, I'm sorry for the wait that her computer was down but meanwhile other people in the restaurant are using the same computer system ordering food receiving drinks receiving food just receiving service in general. I told her that the manager took our drink order and our appetizer, but we would like three waters and 2 classic cheeseburgers one with no tomato and one bacon cheeseburger with jalapeños. She looked confused as she took our order and walked away. I went over to the bar where she was, at the computer system and I made sure she had her order right and she says I will make sure cheese is on all the burgers. We had then received our signature drinks and the Pepsi, as well as our appetizer. We finished the appetizer and we're waiting for our lunch to come out and around 25 to 30 minutes later she had came over and said she just put our order in because she forgot to enter it. At this time we have been there for over an hour. When our food came out, I had asked her again for water which she did not give us. She said she would be right back finally after a third time with me asking water was finally brought to our table. Our food was absolutely disgusting. Our burger was in about 6 to 8 broken pieces, they had forgot the bacon and the jalapeños on my burger. They asked if I wanted bacon and jalapeños and I said yea, I ordered it so they took my plate and out cold jalapeños on it and burnt bacon which was also cold . We had to use a fork and the little wooden skewer to eat our food because it was broken apart and hard to pick up. I asked for the check and the box for the burger my stepson couldn't even eat because of how frustrated we were. Our server dropped off the box and check and then disappeared. I had asked the bartender if I could pay for my check at the bar because our server was nowhere to be found and she said that she couldn't do it for me. I had to go and get the manager to finally ask them if I could pay for my bill that I've been here for two hours and they said well, not really I said I'm sorry I'm 15 minutes shy of two hours. They had the bar manager who was able to process my payment and I told her this is absolutely ridiculous. My wife couldn't drink her drink because it tasted like nail polish remover and would like it removed from my bill which they refused. I then Reiterated we were here for two hours and I have never experienced such poor service in my life. She made every excuse in the world for our server, our service, the quality of food and I told her that the table in front of us came 40 minutes after us receive their food before us and actually receive service. That our server came to our table turned around and walked away and neglected us. She then said well she's new and she has a lot of tables had she had four tables and this is unacceptable. I paid I left absolutely no tip and informed them that this is absolutely the worst service I have never felt so discriminated/neglected against in my life and given excuses for their behavior and I refuse to go back to this location. The END read more

very disappointed with this location. Some Salad greens were a bit discolored. Ordered Whiskey Burger with a special sauce. Good luck finding it. Meat was tasteless and the Brioche Bun was so DRY IT JUST CRUMBLED INTO PIECES. HAD TO EAT BURGER with A FORK. NOT A pleasant EXPERIENCE. OH, STAFF WAS GOOD. read more

I know what I like from the bees and they do it great everytime. Big on the trios, great apps. Not much else to say. Keep the brewtus's coming. Who complains about something being too spicy anyways? I've never had bad service at this place, always the opposite and I've been to this place off and on since it opened. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Utica, New York

I can not believe how bad this place continues to be. I've tried many times. I give up. Wait to be greeted by server, wait for drinks, then all food comes out together.. salad, appetizer (why is it called starter?), and entrees. Burger - requested pink received crispy around the edges Steak - "we always serve medium" - WELL DONE. Waitress as she walks by "Hoe is everything do you need a refill? She never stopped to hear me say "over cooked" Maybe she'll read this instead when she checks the video game console and realize her tip was as bad as her service. read more

Worst service ever. She acted like we were bothering her. Burger and salad took 35 minutes with an almost empty restaurant just now. Looked like others were getting treated better. Just sayin...never again there. EVER! read more

I was surprised and pleased by this place. It is in the mall area by BJ's and I have never been there. A friend and I did the 2 for 25 steak. I asked for medrare and it was! The baked potatoe was a bit undercooked but the broccoli was great. I would definitely return. Service was great and relatively fast read more

Today was my second time at this Applebee's after I started to yelp and i have to say this place has not gotten any better. Let's start with seating, first the host placed us at small little booth that doesn't fit my 6ft 1 husband and let alone my baby so we were a little uncomfortable and the tables next to us were dirty and left alone. Our poor waitress must be busting those tables after she's gotten other customers in. She was the only one at that section. The host seems to be young and didn't care to help but just to stand around doing nothing. The floor was dirty and left with waste and no one care to sweep it and still hasn't even when we were done eating. Anyways we've ordered 2 for 20. We got the spinach dip and chips and let me say the chips were as salty as an ocean can be! It was disappointing and so was our grilled chicken. Chef must never seen salt in his life or something. This place just don't do justice but it's still running great. It's a hit or miss. read more

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if i could add 0 stars i would ... horrible bartender. we asked for a water refill twice and she filled the water left it on the other side of bar and walked away for probably 10 minutes. then another woman came behind the bar and we asked her for water and our bill and then SHE disappeared for probably ten minutes. i very rarely complain about restaurants like this but i was shocked at how horrible the service was. maybe i'd be more understanding if it was busy but there was 2 people at the bar other than myself read more

Quite possibly the most annoying experience at a restaurant ever!! Our server had seven tables and the only other one on the clock was not doing a single thing to help her! She was too busy making drinks for the servers off the clock who were sitting at the bar talking so loud with the most annoying voice for our entire meal To no surprise the food sucked and one of our meals had to be compensated, but that took another 20 minutes because the creepy manager had to flirt with and clear the plates of the employees at the bar! Priorities I guess... Honesty so disappointed we didn't go to piggy pats instead and just disgusted with this Applebee's, felt bad for our server because it wasn't her fault but do not recommend this restaurant at alllll read more

This is probably the worst Applebee's I've been to (I live in NJ and haven't had any issues with the ones there). The meat was not fully cooked and tasted like rubber. The brócoli was also really bad because it was served cold and tasted stale. In addition, the serving sizes are much smaller than what I expected [having visited other Applebee's]. The only good part was the waitress who was nice to us but other than that the food was not the best. 3/10 would recommend. Never going here again ! read more

The service was very nice and the food tasted good but the steak quesadilla barely had any steak and we got two orders

The hostess was rude when I asked for a window seat and kept arguing with me. Only 2 tables were occupied in the restaurant. The waitress was friendly and made up for it read more

Got Carside service. It was a little slow, but the food was good.

Me and my friends went here on a nice birthday dinner for one of our friends. Waitress was very friendly, and was very speedy. However I ordered spinach and artichoke dip with my friend and they forgot about it :(. They felt really bad and brought it out quickly. They sang for my friends birthday, which was really nice, they were only a little off key. read more

For starters I feel the prices were very high for what you received. Service very slow-- an hour to get our lunch. The waitress worked hard at keeping drinks filled. Most likely won't visit another Applebee's. read more

mackenzie is the best server, also had everything on time and food was very hot and delicious. will definitely come again give mackenzie a raise. she conversated with us very well. read more

This restaurant is amazing! As good as it gets! The service is amazing and the staff makes you feel right at home when the serve you. The food is cooked just right every time, and I have yet to have a problem with any of my orders (and I go there quite frequently). I will definitely be going back again, many times! read more