This is the friendliest people at this restaurant! Love them like family! And a plus is the delicious food! I'll tell you one thing there's nothing like outback food.....amazing! Always on time, Always hot, Always great tasting! I Recommended this restaurant to all of my family and friends! YOU ROCK!!!! read more

Do not order delivery from this place. I ordered from app and food never showed up. Took my dog for a walk and happen to see my order on neighbors porch, a block away, address not even close. Called and talked to manager. John W and was told nothing he could do about it. Order was picked up by a third party for delivery, he's not sure who, so nothing they can do about it. I ordered directly from them, they charged me for delivery, but nothing he can do. What a crock. We love Outback, eat there all the time, but never again with that kind of attitude. It was $80 I thru away. read more

First time in this location and really like it, great crab cakes, tasty steak quesadilla, fast, nice and polite service, very clean restaurant. I will be back. read more

Our bloomin' onion was overcooked and tasted burned. My center cut sirloin steak was 1/3 gristle. A complete waste of money. Worst meal I've ever had at an Outback location. Will not be ordering for there again. read more

I've been a few times and have always enjoyed our dinner. Tonight though, we had a waitress by the name of Alexia. Omg her service was amazing!!!! It's been a while since the pandemic restaurant service have been good. I get it, times are rough right now with short staffing, but communication and being nice has nothing to do with it. Alexia, thank you for your service tonight! You have definitely made our night and we definitely will be coming back and asking for you personally. Thank you! read more

I always remember going to this Outback with my family, so thought we would try take out. Big Mistake. I pulled up and they brought out one bag of food, told my wife to check, as it seemed we should have received at least 2 bags. Sure shit, they forgot all our salads and soup. Thankfully we did not pull away. Got the food home and was ready to dig in, but that was when the real disappointment started. I ordered my steak medium and it was well done, fatty and cold. My wife's steak was real fatty and well done also. I hope the dine in experience is better, but I will not know as I will never return. Very disappointed! read more

Hadn't been to an Outback in a while and I was very pleasantly surprised. First off the service was outstanding, not overbearing and very friendly. The food was delicious. I have paid a lot more for mediocre steak in the city. Cant wait to come back! read more

This place by no means deserve three stars. I almost didnt go here the other night because of these Yelp reviews. Im so happy that I decided to listen to my wife and ignore Yelp. The food was fantastic. They got us seated in a reasonable time and the service was decent considering how swamped they were. I would definitely recommend people to ignore the other bad reviews and give this place a chance read more

I have often enjoyed this Outback location but in the last year or so the service and food quality expectations have tremencly lowered. Every time without fault I need to send back my steak to have them cook it more. Tonight I had a run in with the manager who insists that medium well has red in the middle. I dont know about anyone else but every restraunt I have ever been to has the same general cooking scale as to how well a particular steak should be, be it if you order rare, medium or well. This location insists the a steak that is just about completely blood red is medium. I have had this issue with this location for the last year each time I hope they have fixed their cooking issues yet still when I bring it up to the manager he insists that this restaurant is special and I just need to learn the chefs they have on staff so I know when to come and when to avoid. This is not an ideal hassle when all you want is your dinner done the way you ask and to not need to wait an extra half hour for them to get it right. read more

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This visit compared to the past two was much better. Waitress (Danielle?) was attentive and friendly. Food was good, as it always is. But the portion size has really gone down, especially for what you pay. The last two times we have gone, the waitress didn't check on us once. Never refilled drinks, never asked how the food was, nothing. We had to ask someone walking by more than once for refills and then the check. I've usually gone on Wednesday or Thursdays (5-7 pm) and have never waiting for a seat. This visit was much better than the rest. Thanks Danielle. read more

This review is strictly for Christmas Eve @ this particular location. HORRIBLE. NEVER AGAIN. We made reservations days in advance, and they obviously overbooked because even with that my family had to wait just about an hour to get our table. We put in our appetizers immediately, and got them in a fairly decent time. One of the appetizers was bad though, it was the avocado crab dip....I really think that the crab was spoiled or something. I couldn't even eat it. We had to wait an exceptionally long time for our meals to come out, even though the restaurant died down shortly after we had been seated. A manager never even came to our table to apologize for the wait or that the kitchen was backed up. Nothing. The only saving grace was that our waiter was very pleasant and handled everything to the best of his ability. I am exceptionally disappointed that a manager didn't even stop over to apologize to us, when I saw a manager go to several tables near by and even offer dessert to go on the house to other tables. read more

If there was a restaurant in Australia called Chicago and it was full of pictures of gangsters and meat packers with missing fingers, it would be kind of like what Outback steakhouse is in the US. There are Australian artifacts and pictures all over the walls and the menu is full of Australian stereotypes. Outback has pretty much become a cliche because of all the commercials and that catchy Of Montreal parody. But who cares about that? What about the food? - Bloomin Onion I used to order this. It's pretty much a large onion sliced into a flower, breaded, deep fried, and served with a creamy dipping sauce. It's tasty, but if you're like me and you're trying ot cut down on fatty foods, this isn't a good idea. I wanna live, dammit! - The bread is good, and if you sweet talk the waitress enough she'll keep bringing more. It looks kind of like chocolate cake, but it's actually brown bread. - The steak is actually pretty good. I've had the prime rib, which wasn't that great. They couldn't get it right one time and I had to keep sending it back. Recently I ordered the New York strip, medium. It was perfectly seared on the outside and juicy on the inside. My dad got a ribeye with a lobster/mushroom sauce on top, which was way too salty. The biggest steak they have is called the Melborne. It's 18 oz. of meaty goodness. Since that's almost 5 whole servings of beef, I decided to take a pass. Not the greatest steak, but pretty good, and pretty reasonable price. The 12oz steak was less than $20, and it came with two sides. read more

I hate people that say that steakhouse chains don't cook good steak. They're freaking crazy because Outback is amazing. This one is my go to place for special events. I always have my birthday here as well as my family and I go here for father's/ mother's day. First of all, this one has a big parking lot as it is next to some big stores. Once you go in, you're hit with that aussie vibe that they all have. They hit you up with free and unlimited bread, though i'd advise to stay away from that because I always get way too full too fast whenever I eat that. Bloomin Onion is really good. Outback specialty so I would suggest getting that as an appetizer. As for the steak. on my birthday one year, I got a medium rare 12oz New York strip and it was the best steak I'd ever had. You don't need to shell out extra cash for the filet mignon. I always get the loaded baked potato too but the garlic mashed potatoes are pretty good too. Go for your birthday and not only do you get a song, but you may also get a free brownie. Outback usually has some good specials, like 10$ meals or free bloomin onion coupon. Just got to wait for a good promotion if you're looking to save a few dollars. Love this place. Has not steered me wrong yet. read more

Bad everything and we will not be visiting this location again. On 1/2/2015 we decided since we were visiting our old neighborhood in Bloomingdale, IL we would have dinner at Outback. Big mistake! When we walked in it was standing room only and that is understandable for a Friday evening. I should have followed my instincts and left but the kids have never been to Outback so we waited. After being seated we were given a menu and it was 15 minutes before we saw our waitress again. When she finally appeared we ordered appetizers, and our meal. Our appetizers arrived in 10 minutes, which was great but after still waiting for 50 minutes for our main course I told the family get your coats, I'm paying for the appetizers and we are out of here. One of the other waitresses heard our conversation and suddenly our waitress appeared. She apologized for long wait and gave us a sad story on how they were "slammed" I told her people who were seated after us have already paid their check and left. She brought over the manager and he apologized and said our meal will be served in 5 minutes. When the meal finally arrived the steaks were tough and flavorless; and the pasta dish was tasteless. We wasted close to 2 hours for this below-par meal. Extremely disappointed. read more

My husband loves Outback Steakhouse! I am a vegetarian who eats fish so he happily gets his beef fix while I get the Seared Ahi Tuna or the Shrimp En Fuego Fettuccine. Always good choices. My husband has a steak ordered medium rare fixed to perfection he leaves a happy camper! Last night I tried the new Strawberry Waffle dessert......yummo. Strawberries, creamy center, fresh made waffles topped with fresh whip cream and berries. It's definitely my new favorite dessert. The proprietor Sal Diaz is a great guy who gives back to the community. He hosts a lunch for the Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce and gives the money back to the Chamber to fund a $1000 scholarship from Outback. We have a breakfast which all donors are invited and hand out the scholarship to their recipient. Sal has been doing this for four years this being his fifth.....again he understands giving back to the community you work in. His wait staff comes in during the day and are NOT paid they help Sal promote a sense of community service. read more

Ordered takeout. Asked for filet medallions to be cooked well done, they were still mooing. A choice of two sides came with them, ordered a sweet potato and mashed potatoes. Didn't get the mashed potatoes. Didn't bother calling because I wasn't about to drive all the way back there. The cheesecake with raspberry sauce and the carrot cake were decent. However, diarrhea ensued shortly after consuming this $55 takeout meal. This business gave us the business all night and into the morn. Thanks for the memories, Outback! read more

It's not hard to mess up a franchise restaurant except if you're the Bloomingdale outback! I have given this particular location over 3 chances...figuring the staff was just having an off few days. Whoever does the training at this location is failing and management must be blind or not care! For starters, when my date and I walked in, the three hosts were in deep gossip, they eyed us over and made us feel like we were in their way! After waiting a minute for them to finish talking, we were seated. No one greeted us at the table for a good six minutes! By the time the server came by we just wanted to put our order in. He seemed irritated that we wanted to order our food with our drinks! The food was fine, standard outback food. It took forever to get our check. No one said goodbye to us as we left. Just overall, awful customer service by a bunch of ill-trained staff who do not want to be there. I will go out of my way to go to the Schaumburg location. Seiously, if you'd like to see what better service looks like, go to the Schaumburg location, it makes all the difference! read more

Last time i was at an Outback was about 10 yrs ago. Now i know why its been so long. This was not my lunch pick, my significant other chose this and I'm very upset. I'm leaving hungry and he spent over 30 on my sucky meal. I'm giving it one star for the decent drink, a blueberry sangria. I ordered the Outback special steak and it was a HUGE disappointment. It was cooked medium rare, how I asked it but it was terrible. Chewy, had no flavor. I ordered the sauteed mushrooms which were whole button mushrooms and they weren't good. Not what I expected. I also ordered the house salad which was just that, very basic. For 30.00 I ate a salad thats comparable to mcds house salad, warm bread with butter and a baked potato. Oh, the potato was good. Now I leave, upset, disappointed and hungry. If you want steak go elsewhere! read more

If you look at my reviews you will see that I am partial to small privately owned restaurants. I usually love that personal touch you get from the owner, managers and wait staff. Here is the exception... We were able to order Outback to go last evening. You can pick your items on line. Give special instructions on ANYTHING and pick it up in their parking lot. The food came out perfectly, with sauces in individual containers, and everything was just like we were sitting at the restaurant. Plus at home we did not have to worry about the wait for a table on a Saturday night, and we saved a bundle on the drinks. I would recommend this for anyone who wants the great food, and not have to deal with the crowds or wait. read more

I won't be going back. The little mistakes I usually overlook, but this restaurant just messes up too much. I ordered prime rib mr- came well done, charged me for a side that asked could replace the sweet potato that they didn't have, stale bread..... Small things that keep happening. What has happened here? Bummer because we ordered 1-2 times a month.... read more

I was surprised to see so many bad reviews of this restaurant, so I thought I'd add my two cents. We stopped trying other steak restaurants (for the most part) several years ago because, for the money, we are never disappointed with Bloomingdale Outback. I understand that it's not supposedly as nice to go to franchise places, but I really don't see spending any more for our meal, when we are very pleased with what we get at Outback. We always get a few certain dishes: My family loves the caesar salad and bread (and often get it to go for parties even), we think their prime rib is the best around for the price, we love their baked onion soup, I like the ribs or Outback special steak, and the kids chicken fingers are some of the best I've had. Other reviews have complained about the service, but we go there at least 6 times a year for several years now, and not once did we wait for more than 2 minutes before someone greeted us. Maybe the others came at the busiest times? We try to go before the rush at 5pm or so, and we always sit in the bar tables where it is first come first served rather than waiting for an assigned table. Personally, we are kinda picky at other restaurants and are rarely disappointed at this Outback. read more

I absolutely love Outback! I order and eat here all the time and they always get my order right! Food is always hot and fresh! If you want quality - eat here! read more

Outback lived up to their 5 star rating last night. We had forgotten our coupon and the manager was kind enough to give us the discount anyways. The filet was cooked perfectly and was very tasty. It was well complimented with grilled asparagus, a loaded baked potato & two glasses of Sam's seasonal which made for a perfect meal! We all so had top notch service provided by Melissa which made our meal that much more enjoyable! read more

It was my nephew's birthday and my sister let him choose the restaurant where we would celebrate. He chose Ouback. She made a 6:30 reservation on a Sunday evening. What they did not tell her when she made the reservation is that the restaurant is made up of mostly booths. With our size group we would need tables and there were limited tables available. There was another group before us that were using the table reserved for our family. That group had no interest in leaving. We waited almost an hour to be seated after the staff finally decided to put other tables together. It was a good thing we did not wait for the other group since they left about 8:00. The food was very good, but we were famished by the time we sat down, so I think at that point they could have put anything in front of us and we would have eaten it. I would highly recommend going except if you have more people than can fit in one booth. read more

I'm sorry but this place doesn't deserve any better than one star based on Yelp's rating descriptions. If you like bland food, overcooked (and thus over-priced) steaks and crabby waitresses- the Bloomingdale Outback may be right up your alley. If it hadn't been for the fact that we had used a $50 gift certificate and didn't come out of pocket much for our meals, my husband and I seriously would have cried. The best thing I put in my mouth there was my two yr old son's mac-n-cheese. I'm not sure if our standards have just become too high for Outback but this was just bad. No other way to put it. read more

People go to restaurants for good food, environment and a memorable experience. Unfortunately, none of them are offered at outback steakhouse in Bloomingdale. A steak house that doesn't know how to cook steaks! At first entering into the restaurant the hostess is not welcoming, They look at guests as an intrusion of their time. Maybe, its more important to gossip and laugh about while customers decide if they went to the right place. After taking our name, It takes half an hour to be seated. We observed several tables were empty, so after inquiring if we can get the one those empty tables, the response is: "oh we don't have servers for that table" What!!! That goes to show that management is unable to utilize their staff or don't have enough help to cater guests. As a customer, you want to be treated well and feel welcomed, you really don't care if they have available servers or not, if management had a good sense of customer service they would make it happen immediately. There used to be a time when restaurants earned your business, treated you with respect and made sure that your experience is such that you would talk about it with your friends and family. Over here, i just felt like a head count, another 50-60 bucks and thats it. Our server was nice, on time and attentive. Their timing on bringing in appetizers was within 5-10 mins (not too bad) and in the meanwhile our drinks were filled as soon as they were half empty. The french onion soup is one of the better ones I have had compared to others however, the steak is a different story. Poor cuts of meat and loads of liquid smoke is used to make your wood fire grill. The meat was dry and tough and had lots of fat on it. This is by far one of the worst steaks I have ever had. After our complaints; The Manager was apologetic and offered another round of steaks or free desert. Sorry, we don't really want more bad food. We respectfully, declined to both. Also don't give an expired appetizer card expect customers to return. Its a gesture at least you can BE NICE!. Sorry, Management is ineffective and needs some training in customer service. If i was an investor at this location, I would seriously consider pulling my money out. Number one rule in restaurant industry is food quality and customer service which they don't have so i wonder how long they would be open. This location needs to revise their business strategy and just call it: Don't comeback Which is exactly what we will do. I will take my business down the street to Jameson and pay for better quality and service than to waste my time and money here. read more

If we could leave a zero, we would... Other than the hostess, no one, not the bartender on our initial wait nor the wait staff we never encountered after asking to be reseated because the child next to us regurgitated his bloomin' whatever.. We left... We might try another location later only because we have a gift card to burn up, but ordering it as a carry out seems to be the most logical choice... read more

We came in here on Father's Day - June 19, 2016. Please Note: We hate leaving a sub-standard review since we have been fans of this place, be we feel we had to leave another fair review. We arrived at 4:45 pm. Wait time was only about 7 minutes. No problems there. Our waiter (young guy, maybe early 20's) was just fine. No problems there - brought us re-fills and two complimentary breads. Our food (OVERALL) was a disappointment and for the amount we spent (upwards of $70), it left a lot to be desired. - Mother's 6 oz. Sirloin Steak was pretty bad. She asked for "Medium Well" (with SOME red) and it came out clearly "well-done", and was almost charred and tough. It also had some funny taste, which we all picked up on. - I ordered the smaller-size cup of soup. While the soup WAS GOOD, I barely got anything - literally. The size of the "cup" was literally slightly larger than a small side cup which would hold tarter sauce or a side of salad dressing per se. For 3.99, this was uncalled for. This wasn't even enough to feed a baby. - My father's burger didn't taste well - he ordered the Bloomberg Burger which supposedly came with a side of onions. They never came with the burger and we told the waiter about this who apologized and said that the burger indeed did come with those, and he did go and bring them out a few minutes later. - We ordered a side of mashed potatoes which never came out. We told our waiter who actually remembered this and even showed us he wrote it down on our order slip, so the issue came from the staff in the back. Our waiter did bring us out our mashed potatoes then. - I ordered a regular cheeseburger - this was GREAT. No problems on my end. However, the fries were overly salty. - My brother ordered fish tacos and he said they were good, no complaints on his end. As stated, overall for what we spent we left disappointed, especially having been fans of this place for several years. Two out of our four meals had issues, several side dishes seemed to be forgotten by the kitchen staff, and the portion of the soup bordered on a joke. We are not expecting to come to a restaurant and spend McDonald's type money, but also don't insult people who come into a restaurant to spend hard-earned money on a holiday by being skimpy-skimpy. We are unsure if we would return. We may send our review here to corporate, also. Again, we hate to do this as we ARE/WERE fans of this Outback. read more

I have been to Outback in Bloomingdale couple times and I am very satisfied with the service. The food tastes delicious, plentiful and the price is reasonable. I would definitely suggest this to my friends and family. I have had the grilled salmon, my husband has had a sirloin steak. The salads are crisp cool and tasteful. Come join us for a delicious meal! read more

Today was by far the worst experience I've had at this restaurant. Twice in a 30 day time frame I have experienced the same horrible service. I ordered 2 of the seasoned Prime rib and they both were unseasoned dried out I ask them to season my broccoli and I wanted a loaded bake potatoes and the potatoes were dry and the broccoli was plain and I waited over 30 minutes just to be able to inform the waiter because she never came back to the table to check on our party of 4. I'm so mad that I spent my money in this establishment. read more

We ate here yesterday (Easter Sunday 3/27/16) wasn't overly busy when we arrived around 5pm, we were seated in what we thought was the best booth, tucked away in a corner away from major traffic & loud conversations. Our waiter was the best! I believe his name was "Jarrod" (sp?) 20s, short black hair... He made the whole experience that much better. Was very attentive and made sure everything was perfect for us. Probably the best service we've ever had in a restaurant. My husband ordered a Sirloin steak, Med-well which was cooked to absolute perfection, so full of flavor and juicy and it came with a baked potato and ceasar salad. I ordered a breaded Chicken Sandwich that came with fries, while I ordered it completely plain, it was still amazing. I had to cut it in half in order to eat it because it was so big. For both meals, a beer + soda, our bill total was around $36 not bad at all.face I'm not sure what all the bad reviews are about but we will definitely be back to this location. read more

We went last night for dinner and it was delicious. I had the lobster tails and the hubby had steak with shrimp. His came with a choice of dipping sauces and he chose roasted garlic and butter. As I was tasting his sauce the manager Ronnie stopped at our table to ask how our meal was? It was great and I told him how good my husband's garlic butter was and I asked if I could have a little for my lobster and he brought me some. We had a nice dinner and our server Josh was very good. We are fans! read more

Went to Outback for a 3PM dinner today. Had an excellent meal here today! Was politely greeted when I called ahead for our favorite table. Upon arrival we were seated right away. The proprietor Sal stopped by our table to say hello. It's nice to see when someone genuinely cares about their customers. Ruth did a great job in providing us with outstanding service. I went with the special that came with a salad, filet mignon, two sides and cheesecake. My mother had the same meal. It's a good deal! My brother had the ribeye which he said was absolutely scrumptious. Everybody enjoyed their meals! When we left it was raining out and Sal was outside with an umbrella helping people stay dry on the way to and from their cars. Great service was provided from the earlier phone call all the way to leaving the restaurant. read more

This place has been here a long time. Outside of Steak, they have some really good dinners. I had the Cajun Pasta with chicken. It tasted really good. Server was good about asking the kitchen to go light and easy on the sauce. read more

Ordered Togo from Outback in Bloomingdale, asked for crispy blooming onion. Arrived home to find wilted onion not crispy and no dipping sauce. Called and spoke to manager Ronnie who was very kind and said he would give a replacement blooming onion free of charge. Went back and Ronnie delivered the Togo order himself to make sure I was satisfied. Very good customer service! read more

What is the purpose placing a reservation if you still have to wait 30-35 mins before getting your table? I'm not talking 5-10 mins. which is completely acceptable in any restaurant but a 30-35 mins wait with a reservation...not acceptable!!!!!! read more

Had a pickup for 5pm on mothers day but have been sitting in parking lot waiting for over an hour now. They finally just came out to take my payment. Why would they not offer a payment option when we ordered online yesterday??? That would cut the wait in half. I really hope the order is right and the food is warm. At this point, I don't expect the food to be hot! read more

The 3 stars is for the food, it was great all around the table. No stars for service. We sat in a bar booth, a family of 4. Our server was very slow and drinks never came out quick. It was not the bartenders though, as we watched our drinks just sitting there on top of the bar... she even came back at one point and said the bartenders were working on it. Like don't lie! We can see them ready! We were sitting in the booth directly across from the bar top where servers pick up their drinks... we had to constantly ask for things and had to prompt her to clear some of the plates off the table. I understand it's COVID season and things may be off, but this was unacceptable. read more

Very disappointed every other thing we ordered to only have the waiter come back to tell us they were out. I ordered a prime rib in bone because of course they where out of the boneless prime rib and it was the worst steak I've ever had I ordered medium rare and it came rare which I didn't mind to much but it was bland and had no flavor. read more

If you like your dinner to last over 2 hours and only see your waiter 3 times then this is the restaurant for you! Food was good but I will be spending my money some place else. So disappointed in my experience. read more