First time I have ever been to this chain. The food is average but the atmosphere is really nice for the most part and the prices are very reasonable. It's presented looking almost upscale in the interior but feels and is very casual. I came here with some friends and I got the chicken and waffles. The portions are generous, which may be enough for some to bump their ratings up. The chicken a bit dry but the waffles were good. We also got the cheese dip which was nothing special. The place is brand new, clean, and has a lot of potential. I can definitely see it becoming a big hit and getting a lot of customers. But from my recent experience, management seems shaky. The service is straight up hit and miss. Training is lacking for sure. Some of the waiters/waitresses are great, friendly, and attentive. Others, however, are none of the above and don't even pretend to smile. Although I was greeted well by the host, on my way out, another party asked a question and were told "wait a minute" - no please, no eye contact, nothing - rude to say the least. For a chain restaurant that is safe and will give you consistent quality, I think this place is worth trying. I'll definitely come to this place again to give it another shot. I am hoping that I will be able to find something that I really like and that the service improves. read more

First time in Cheddars. Best I could say is Ahhhhh....it was OK. I got in about 7.30 on a Thursday night. Fairly crowded. I sat at bar. I ordered a spinach dip app, ribeye steak with a salad. Salad came out in minutes. As I was halfway thru my salad, out came spinach dip, luke warm. They must have salads ready to grab and go for staff. The spinach dip could have been hotter. The sour cream on top didn't even melt into the dip when I stirred it. I took away for that. So as I'm halfway thru dip, the steak comes out. Steak was good. Guess you never hear anyone complain about food coming out too fast, but it sat in front of me getting cold. It's like there is no communication as to how food is coming out. I'd probably go back but I'm more aware of how they operate now. read more

- Service was good. - Atmosphere, while appealing, is too loud. - Lousy selection of beer on draft (if you're into that sort of thing) - Typical American fare on the menu. - Cheap prices - Mediocre food. My fish tacos were salty and overly "fishy". My wife's buffalo chicken wrap was HUGE but the chicken had too much breading. - Won't be returning. read more

Awesome home style cooking with clean establishment and friendly service. Ask for Cody, he took great care of us. Tell them it's your first time and you get cookies TOO! Keith read more

This place is very nice! The food value is insane, with reasonable prices and huge portions! I wish there were more locations close to where I live but I stop here every time I'm in Erie. Great place for a family to eat! Good job everyone! read more

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Delicious! First time here for wife & I. Had the croissants with honey butter as an appetizer. Yum! She had the steak, I had the chicken. Both cooked perfectly! Will gladly go again! read more

Food is 3 stars The Bar is 5 stars Cheddars overall is 4 stars. The interior of this place is really nice, its sort of a mix between a boat club and a cabin with a giant awesome fish tank. The food doesn't match to the interior and is explained by the fact that Cheddars is a franchise. I ordered a burger and a portabello mushroom sandwich which were good, but not great. The service is good and quick with friendly waiters but i did see one with a black eye... what happened? The drinks at the bar are excellent and definitely make visiting Cheddars again worth it. They have plenty of liquors to choose from with plenty of juices to mix with. Get the painkiller. The bar tenders seem a bit frustrated and irritated at the management but friendly to the customers. I did see our bartenders get in a hissy fit with the manager over Baileys Irish Creme. Apparently the manager brought it out late and blamed the bar tender for not making the customer happy. I did like Cheddars despite my stories, it just made it more enjoyable. I'll come back for more drinks. read more

On the way there I was so hungry I could eat the crotch out of a hobby horse. The food was great and came faster than me. I ate and ate and ate good god were stuffed. I can't wait to get to our hotel.....its not gunna be pretty. read more

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Our order: Hamburger, well done. Vegetable plate, Mac and cheese, broccoli casserole, potato soup, mashed potatoes. What we got: Hamburger was not cooked properly. Sides of vegetable plate cold. Had to wait forever for drinks, and forget about getting a refill. Pass on this place. Save your money and go to McDonald's where you KNOW your order won't be correct. read more

My favorite restaurant to get chicken tenders, the service is great and the food is even better and the check at the end of the meal is prices you can't beat, recommend this place to everyone read more

Great place friendly workers great food a must stop if in erie pa. plenty of food portions to choice from great menu and prices are good

Nice surprise when we decided to try somewhere new. Food was excellent and reasonable. Chips and queso were on point. Key west shrimp and chicken with black beans was perfect. I try Cole slaw everywhere I go and cheddars is great. Service was outstanding, read more

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I actually had good service and good food. Hardly anything was priced over $10 because portions were just right! I actually found my dinner to be really surprisingly good. My standards for franchises being pretty low. A friend picked the place and after seeing yelp reviews I was not optimistic. A party of four, we had a great experience! read more

I came in feeling extremely car sick and within 2 minutes of sitting down I felt amazing. We had an extremely charming and funny waiter named Aaron and he was so good about all of demands and had the best Smile. Unfortunately since I felt sick all I got was a salad but my best friend and her mother had real food and they had nothing but the best to say. We also had a nice in counter with the manager, Jason, who was nice enough to throw our desert on the house. We left a $30 tip because of the amazing service AND food. Safe to say we will be back when we pass through Erie again. read more

Had lunch 4/12 we ordered 3 croissant pasteries which were Awesome. A must try. Now on to bad. My dates food had to be remade before it was ever served. So my plate was left in window long enough to turn med rare to med well so my food had to be remade as well but when finished products did arrive they were great philly sub is delicious and I ordered 8oz sirloin and ribs which were pretty good plenty of sweet bbq sauce on ribs. Waitress was a little flaky but you will have that about a 5 min wait at noon read more

The chips and cheese dip are great. The wraps are more than big enough for two. We had hamburgers and they were good. The fish is good too. read more

My wife and I visited this restaurant for the first time for lunch today because we had been given a gift card. The staff was polite and business-like but none of them even smiled. At anyone. We had plenty of time to observe this because it took 35 minutes for food to arrive. We had each ordered a cheeseburger, one well done and one medium. They both arrived well done. The soup arrived barely warm and I had to wait for the server to come by again so I could ask for a spoon to eat it with. The cheeseburgers didn't come with fries. We were asked if we wanted some and we declined. One of the cheeseburgers arrived with fries. As it turned out, we were not charged for them. Was that the server trying to make amends or did someone just screw up? We have money left on the gift card but it's doubtful we'll go back to use it. read more

Beautiful decor - staff was friendly. Most of the dishes were good. Unfortunately, we ordered a blackened salmon/grilled shrimp dish that was barely cooked and ice-cold in the middle. They did give us a new one (which was cooked - and they did comp it) However, the service was slow and the dining experience was mediocre. read more

Me and my friends come here a couple times a month! our favorite place to go and get together everyone is so friendly here no matter what server we've had we've always felt welcomed! which is why we keep coming back! Plus the food is so good! read more

Was not impressed with the service on 12-11-2022. Myself and 4 friends went to Cheddars in Erie, Pa for lunch while we were on a shopping weekend. We were seated around 1:45 PM, and waited until almost 2:00 for our server Dante to bring us our drink orders (lemon waters -- nothing fancy) -- We placed our order for some appetizers, and sandwiches (4 bacon cheeseburgers, and 1 Monte Cristo). After our appetizers, we waited approximately a half hour for our sandwiches. When they arrived, we had 3 burgers, 1 Monte Cristo, and a chicken sandwich. Dante did apologize for the mix up and stated that someone else must have gotten my burger. No big deal, he would have them make another one. Luckily I have amazing friends, and one split their fries with me, and another split their burger with me. My burger was not ready to be brought out until we were ready to leave, so I asked for it to be boxed up. Dante brought my burger to go, and our bills. My bill included my lemonade, the chicken sandwich (that I had not ordered), my burger, and sautéed mushrooms (that I had not ordered). I asked Dante about the chicken sandwich, and he said that he would remove it from my bill, while he was working on that I opened the to go container, and found a bacon cheeseburger that had sautéed mushrooms, onion and pickles (I had ordered a bacon cheeseburger with onion and pickles only). I informed him that the burger I received was not what I ordered, and I would not be paying for it. I would gladly pay for my lemonade, and that was all. Dante did comp my lemonade; however, when one of my friends spoke with the manager he said that he would send some coupons via email once we left for us to return another time. As of this morning, we have not received those coupons. I have previously worked in the service industry and understand that there are times when things get hectic, but have always tried to serve my patrons to the best of my abilities. My biggest complaint about my entire experience at Cheddars was that they thought I was going to pay for a chicken sandwich that Dante must have keyed into the computer incorrectly from the beginning, also the long wait times we had for everything, even though it was after the lunch rush when we were there. I am not sure if we will be returning to Cheddars. I think this is the worst experience I have ever had at a restaurant. read more

In town for business and while in pursuit of a nice restaurant for dinner the Famous Cheddars appeared. I'm use to seeing this restaurant in the Southern states like NC or GA. I decided to eat at a high table in the bar area around 8:30pm. The service wasn't bad but the food left much to be desired. I had the Bourbon Glazed Salmon that comes with rice and 2 sides. I order broccoli and off the cob corn. I ordered extra Bourbon sauce... please note that it's an additional $1. The Bourbon Glaze was not at all what I envisioned to taste especially since other locations have mastered it. The sauce was kinda salty. It had a taste similar to soy sauce. Not a fan. I order the famous Crescent rolls that were 3 for a little of $2. They had plenty of the famous spread but the rolls itself didn't taste as fresh. I also ordered the rum punch to spice up my meal and it was pretty decent. Probably wouldn't be a go to order for a drink but they do have a small list of Alcoholic beverages for Happy Hour prices. The rum punch was roughly 4.49. I will note that my silverware was dirty. I kindly asked for a replacement and the second batch was dirty. That's a huge turnoff. I wish I thought to ask for plastic ware. Overall the service was decent and the food wasn't awful; I just think that some of the other locations have mastered the scratch kitchen. read more

Don't let the bad reviews keep you from trying it here. Our party of 4 all enjoyed the food, the service, the atmosphere, and the cleanliness of this restaurant. The prices were great -- All of the entrees (with the exception of the combination meals) were all under $10, and we all had food left over to take home with us. And all of the soft drinks/lemonades/flavored iced teas came with free refills for only $2 - $3, so that was a nice touch, too. The one caveat was the wait time between the salad and the main course. But we were in no rush, so it didn't deter us from thoroughly enjoying our experience. read more

I used to have a Cheddar's in my hometown and loved it! I was excited to find this while on vacation. The service was absolutely horrible. Staff was extremely rude during a time when they should be going out of their way to keep customers. Will never return. Left and went across the street to Max and Ermas and got excellent service. read more

We love this place!! The food is delicious and fresh. We have found the servers to be friendly and efficient.

THAT CROISSANT was actually the best thing i've ever had in my life. highly recommend you come here

Ok food. Ok prices. Service so so. Cold fries. Ordered Cole slaw but got rice. Cold rice. Chicken fingers were warm. Skimpy on the shrimp. Left hungry. Waitress never asked if we wanted refills on drinks. Clean restrooms. Cold dining area. Turn up the heat folks. Drafty. read more

This was my first experience and it was amazing. Lisa was our waitress and she was awsome. She gave great recommendations for me and my family. She was very attentive and never let my glass go empty. My family ordered the entire favorite menu. There was not one complaint at the table and if you only knew my family. Advice. The veggie plate off the favorite menu, comes with a bowl of soup and 4 sides only $7.something. it was very generous portions. That broccoli casserole was to die for. After the meal the manager came to see how our meals and service were and gave us complimentary cookies. Even if the food was horrible I would come back just for the service. I wish I could rate this place 6 stars for being above and beyond. I wish I could open a Cheddar's in San Diego. And when it does please tell me and I will apply and help open. read more

HORRIBLE. Went for dinner on a Saturday night. Hostess seated us after about 5 minutes. We got menus, chose our appetizer, drinks, and full meal. We planned our retirement and grand children's vacations for life. We died of a combination of starvation and dehydration because we were completely ignored by all of the wait staff and manager, until he noticed our corpses in his booth while he opened the next morning. Moral of the story, if you go to cheddars... you will die. But on a serious note. We waited 25 minutes for a server to notice us and no one acknowledged us but the manager as we were leaving with nothing but the menus on our table. Went to ocharleys and dinner was great. Should've went there from the start read more

This is the bomb! I came here with a party of 10 on Father's Day. Here is my review: ATMOSPHERE The restaurant is very modern, and also had a fish tank for a splash of color. I thought their fan was cool, it was a huge fan that was made of oars, and was awesome. FOOD The food is awesome. I had a serloin with mac n cheese and fries. The serloin was awesome, very tender. The mac n cheese, it was SUPER cheesy, and had some bread crumbs on it. The fries were awesome, I added salt and they were great! STAFF We had a reservation in advance, and the people in our seats ahead of us took a while, so they gave us free chips and queso to apologize. I didn't really care for them, but the rest of our party did. Our waitress was very attentive and cared for us. The silverware was running low but they fixed that immeadieately. CONCLUSION I would love to eat here again, hope they put one in my area! read more

This is a restaurant that has a lot going for it. Prices are excellent, drinks are unique, great setting for groups or dates. However they also have problems. The menu is becoming the same as everywhere else, they used to have Chicken & Waffles and a hearty grilled meat & cheese that are no longer available. I really want this place to be more then just another Applebees but it looks like those in charge don't want to be different. read more

The food was good, server was awful. Had lunch there yesterday, sat in the bar room area just two of us. Servers name was Matt and he was the worst server ever. He took our order didn't even look at us, was watching tvs at the bar, then someone else delivered our food and we never saw him again our ENTIRE meal until he brought us the check. Didn't even offer dessert... horrible... read more

Would've been a 5, but the service wasn't the best. Super great food, I got the philly cheese streak with a loaded baked potato and my girlfriend got the key west chicken and shrimp with Mac&Cheese and French fries. We were both very pleased with the large portions and the food. Service was a little slow and we mentioned ordering onion rings but never received them. Over all it was quite a good place to eat and I would recommend to anyone. read more

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My second time ever going, I was pleased once more. For the price of the food and the quality of food, bar and service we've seen, I'm very happy with Cheddar's. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Comfort Food Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Terrible! Service was soooo slow. Food was cold and it wasnt even busy. The ladies rest rooms was neglected; over flowing trash cans (PLURAL) and the stall I used had an over flowing femnapkin bin. When I asked my server to get the manager another server came over looking like she was ready for a fight when I asked if she was the manager she said no but she already knows what I am going to say the first stall doesnt lock correctly(SERIOUSLY?) Then I told her about the condition of the bathroom and she looked genuinely surprised and she abruptly said she'd take care of it and walked off. I will never eat here again and hope you don't either. read more

Every time I have been here the food has been cold, And terrible! I will boost them up one star due to the fact that they had the head cook come out and ask if we wanted anything else or what they could do to improve the meal. Probably make sure the food is hot and edible. They did take my meal off of the bill and offered to give us a $25 gift card but I turned it down because I will not be returning. I would not and will not recommend this place to my friends! read more

The food wasn't bad but we waited forever. I got my salad with my entree and one of my sides never came. The server let our empty dishes and glasses pile up. Not coming here again. read more

Maybe i just had bad luck but let me tell you this is one of the worst restaurant Ive ever been to. The service is absolutely terrible, the people who work there are not trained enough or something. The first time we went there the waiter brang out our appetizers after we got our dinner, and when we complained she had no idea what to do and when we asked for a manager he never came until 20 minutes were up. The food was just average and when we got it we had to send it back in because pretty much everything was cold and it when it came back it wasn't even hot, but it gets worse when we got the bill we got charged for something we never ordered and the only thing they did was take off 1 dinner out of our entire bill. It was absolutely terrible. After about 5 months my aunt was having a birthday party there so i decided to go to try it again, this time i can say it was way better but still not great the food we got was once again cold and the waiter gave me the wrong order and she was very rude about it. the only good about the place is the atmosphere and design of the restaurant it was very cool, butI can say i will never go back here again and i would not recommend it read more

I question the "made from scratch" part. Service was terrible, food was not all that great, and the wait was awful. 4:30 on a Sunday afternoon, place was near empty and waited about 20 minutes for a table. Waited a long time to get silverware which the host was supposed to bring when we were seated. Got the Key West Chicken and Shrimp- the pineapple on top was straight out of a can. My sister got the veggie plate with green beans, also straight out of a can. Was never asked for a refill on our drinks. Not planning to come back anytime soon. read more

I've been here twice now. I liked the atmosphere. Very pretty place but it was a tad bit dark. The first time we went on a Thursday night and the wait for our drinks and food was just awful. Too long for everything and they forgot to bring my fiance his drink. The waitress was very nice but did not seem knowledgable of the menu and charged me for the wrong drink. The food was pretty good for the prices and the drinks were fantastic (cheap too). We decided the wait was probably just slow because it was a new restaurant. We went back on a Saturday. Small wait for the table. The waitress was fantastic. She knew everything included specials. She checked on us multiple times. The food was prompt this time around and was really good. We were very pleased with this experience. We will definitely be returning. read more

We called in ahead of time and they said they are no longer taking reservations with Covid, which I understand so we stopped and they said 15 to 20 minute wait they would text us whenever it is ready. We come in 45 minutes later because we still receive no text in the hostess says that the message was sent why they didn't call us after so long is beyond me. Then we sit down our waiter doesn't immediately greet us so we're sitting there for a little while and then once he brings our drinks we get no straws, our fries had very little cheese on them and tasted like they were from this morning. Or salmon tasted like it was fresh out of the sea, and I got my steak medium rare and I'm a huge steak person but the steak was purple inside to the point where it was getting cold way under Colt, not to mention our server never even checked on us until we were done eating our food and then we waited 15 minutes for our check. read more