Food was fresh and steak was cooked perfectly! But even better than the food was the service. From the hostess who greeted us to the wait staff and manager who came to check on us, we were thoroughly impressed. The dining room was clean and well maintained. We will be back! read more

Let me start by saying Outback is the best place to come to get a good quality steak at a low price. The service can be really spotty, but today we had the best I've ever had there!!! Most of the reviews have complained about the service, but if you ask for Bobby you won't have that problem. Each table gets a loaf of delicious bread and whipped butter to start the meal. The bread is unlimited so ask for more if you run out. I always order the exact same thing because it's always really good. I get the 6oz sirloin medium rare, with a house salad, and broccoli. I recommend getting the dressing on the side. The salads are brought out before the meal and are always sooo yummy! Outback publishes all of their nutritional content online, which is a plus for me. Outback has curbside pickup, which I normally do. They do a good job packaging the food and they even bring it out to your car. As a tip, join the dine rewards program for coupons and on every fourth visit you get half off. read more

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Great service at Ikea Blvd. Outback. The manager was Supreme and our waiter Nageo F was Fabulous. I haven't had a nice dining experience since Covid. They really set the bar high. My food was awesome. Enjoyed every bite and didn't leave a morsel on my plate!! read more

Family of 4 with children for a Friday night out. We waited 23 minutes for a server while other people who were seated after us received drinks and bread. Signaled the manager , he said he would get a server however after 10 more minutes a server still did not come nor did the manager come back to check on us. Waisted 30+ minutes. The restaurant was not busy at all. I will not be back !!!! Very disappointing when you have hungry children! read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I came here to meet a friend for dinner and had an awesome experience! Our wait was short, even though they were really busy. Our sever was kind and attentive. He never let our drinks get empty and he kept the bread coming. Why is that bread so good?! I went with the special a lobster tail and filet with a loaded baked potato as my side. My food was really good! My steak was cooked perfectly medium and the lobster tail was a good size portion. Overall, I had a great experience and dinner. I'd definitely return! read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steak and Lobster - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I had dinner with my dad today, 7.13.23. Robin our server, was attentive, friendly and efficient. Our food was hot and seasoned just right! Danielle their manager, was working the crowd. She spoke to all the guests and assisted where needed. Great night. read more

Hubs and I were running some errands and were trying to decide on a place for takeout and after driving past Outback, I suggested it. And I'm so glad I did! It's been a minute - like, years y'all - since I have eaten at an Outback, but we did takeout and it was a great experience from ordering over the phone - including payment - to nearly non-contact car delivery (they still have you sign a hard copy check), all in all I was impressed and excited to add this to our rotation of places to frequent for takeaway. I had the salmon and two sides. Hubby had the bloomin' burger and I of course, stole his fries. I give extra credit to restaurants that provide utensils with takeout - and Outback did. I know it's not the most *sustainable* option but it's one that nowadays, I think we all need some ease. Not only that, but they gave bread, too (I had to refrain, as GF). Thanks, Outback! read more

I love Outback. But like most chains, not all locations are created equal. Friend and I dropped in last night for the Walkabout Wednesday deal. $10.99 for a drink, fries, and your choice of 6 oz sirloin or chicken . Last night they actually have us the option to substitute a sweet potato for the French fries which was awesome until they charged me for it on my bill. ‍ They had a margarita flight on the menu for $7 so we had to try it. Three of the four were delicious. I really liked the mango margarita! Not a huge margarita fan but it was cool to sample four different flavors for a low price. Steak was cooked perfectly to medium rare. My issue with the meal was the service . Waitress asked if I wanted something besides the fries and then charged me more for the change after I asked if it was additional. We split our check and the waitress brought me someone else's receipt instead of my card and receipt . I couldn't find her to let her know of the error . So after waiting for a while I walked around and found the manager . The manager didn't even apologize when I explained the situation that my credit card was missing . The waitress eventually brought my card and bill to me stating "I swear I already gave this to you." Again, no apology . Explained to her that she brought me someone else's receipt. Still greeted with silence and no apology . It really bothered me that my credit card was missing for a good 15 minutes and no one on the staff seemed concerned about it or felt the need to apologize. During our meal we also observed the manager reprimanding two waiters on the serving floor. Not the appropriate place for that. I'm going to stick to the outback on 51 and skip this one after this visit . read more

I just recently moved to the area and work at the restaurant next door to longhorn. I have to say(not trying to lose business at my store) but the bartender is on point. Maybe cause he knows where I work and my position, but I do not think that is it. Being in the business I can tell it what he loves to do and treat a guest the right way. Get my drink with his hello. Remembering my drink is awesome for a bartender, professional, politeness and complete professionalism you come in and sit at bar with Brian read more

When going to Outback you know what to expect. Great food, service, at a decent price point. They are prompt with delivering the food and always attentive. This is the experience I receive every time I visit. For starters sometimes I go with the standard blooming onion but today decided not to go all out and go for value and saving some coin. The fresh warm bread and creamy butter melted in my mouth. It being Wednesday I went the Walkabout Wednesday for 10.99. This is a deal folks! You get a 6 inch sirloin, fries and either a coke product or even domestic beer if you prefer. Now that is a value my friends. I opted for the salad instead of the fries because I actually crave the salad. Love the way they mix a layer of dressing in with the salad. This technique I believe makes it. I got the house salad but all their salads are great. Then nicely cooked medium rare steak that is seasoned to perfection. Yum! I enjoy cooking steaks at home and wish I could buy their steak seasoning. Always a delicious experience! Have been many times and will continue to go many more read more

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We celebrated my sons birthday and had the best meal and service! Connor was outstanding! He was very attentive and we never even had to ask him for beverage refills! We had a large party of 8 and he stayed on top of all our demands. Way to go Connor! We will definitely be back! read more

Food is always good. Many tasty options on the menu. One of my favorite chain restaurants

What a disappointment! We were looking for a stop to grab some predictable but good food last night during one of our Holiday runs and thought that Outback would satisfy our cravings for some bacon cheese frees and chicken strips. Not thinking that it would be a huge ask for a weeknight quick bite. Well apparently it was. Extremely poor service, ripped menus, the atmosphere was dismal and the plate of cheese frees, although hot, came out first missing the bacon. Really?? We asked for the bill and walked out dissatisfied. Outback has just lost its mojo! read more

Excellent service and great portion size serving of food was seasoned well. I will definitely be coming back

This location needs attention!Recently relocated to the area, ordered pickup on a Tuesday. Was at restaurant at pick up time, 25 minutes later I received my order. 50 minutes for a cold hamburger/fries. The server for outside had no sense of urgency and I repeatedly had to tell her my name to check on order. She chatted with a friend while several cars were waiting for orders. I regularly ordered pickup from the Outback near my previous address and never experienced such bad service and quality of food. Not sure if I'll be back. read more

I left a review on google but i just had to leave one here as well. I am wowed every time i'm in the building. the staff is friendly and very welcoming. Special shout-out to Mars the manager for everything she did to make my experience great! Great food and atmosphere for sure but the highlight of my night was her! I can't wait to return read more

Service was terrible took them 30 minutes to get us ready. Appetizers were good since they were good, we thought the food would be also good but no. The food was terrible and undercooked never again. read more

This location sure needs some improvement. Young hostess seemed oblivious even though the restaurant was more than half empty. Our waiter seemed confused and bothered. The main issues were waiting for drinks as I noticed they were just sitting on the bar. Offered to get them myself. Ordered appetizer and entrees, requesting each extra sauce in advance (salad dressing, butter, sugar, cinnamon, shrimp dip, a1, ketchup, etc.). As each item came out, by a different person, fingers and hands all up down and side, all over each dish. Horrible. No one wants nasty, dirty, hands from all employees all over their dishes and into the food. If a drink is empty, just refill it and save the questioning. If someone is still eating, of course they want tea and water refills. Asked for extra sauces and boxes again after not receiving them. Server should be more attentive and listen to initial requests. More than anything, four different people should not have to assist the server and finger dishes and food. Ribeye was fattier than usual but cooked perfectly. Smallest sweet potato I've seen in forty years. Coconut shrimp was barely breaded and over cooked. Dessert wasn't offered but by this time, we were ready to go. Bathrooms needed attention. Where is the quality of the old East Blvd. location? read more

Outback Steakhouse - Smallest sweet potato ever and barely breaded, dried out shrimp. - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Went for Xmas eve dinner. I used to go to Outback every Christmas Eve as a kid and it was packed...today maybe 5 tables/20 people-ish...we had a Party of 6, went at 5pm and arrived a tad early, 450pm sat right down. Then waited until 510 for a waitress to acknowledge us. Brought us water and we ordered all at once. Ordered a bottle of Wine and 2 beers to start (Fosters, their signature beer). Asked for an update on the 2 beers, they don't have fosters (signature beer mind you) and we moved on to 2 drafts instead. The dinner came out hot and accurate in about 20 minutes after ordering. Had to grab my own silverware off an adjacent table. Come to realize at this time, we didn't get the blooming onion(signature app) we ordered with our drinks, waitress gave an excuse, unfortunately it's a cut/batter/fry dish: either she forgot or just terrible kitchen management, you be the judge. Then the food came out, but I was still without the beers we ordered 40 minutes ago...and changed to basically whatever they had and were willing to put in a glass and serve me at this point. Disappointed at this point as this was my childhood of memories and I was trying to share as a new tradition with my wife and her family. I have fond memories of a different Outback, (Greensboro) My grandparents smoking cigarettes in the bar for almost a decade as a kid. Took my wife to this exact Outback on East Blvd on our first solo date, unfortunately this will be my last visit to this location and am now hoping for a tear down of this building and rebuild of apartments to erase all of my memories. Bring back the great service and commitment that you had in 2000-2010. read more

Meh!! Alright, probably my last visit Warm brown bread- decent tequila Sauza & soda- didn't like the taste of this tequila Blooming Onion- not great, but it was free Peppered Ahi- my friend said the Tuna was ok, slaw was better Quesodilla- only ok Mac n cheese- pretty good. A bit too cheesy read more

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My food came packed to go without asking for it to be packed. The steak I ordered tasted processed. Never again! Not the quality of that I want to eat. read more

HUGE MISTAKE! BIG! Service was horrible. There were maybe 10 customers total and we waited at-least 5 minutes before we were acknowledged. Once we were seated, our, who we thought was our server, walked passed us twice and did not acknowledge us. After sitting in the booth for 10 minutes and not being acknowledged we decided to walk out. read more

Where is Gordon Ramsey when you need him!!!! Over 45 min for food that was overcooked and way over salted. Manager and waitress couldn't do anything about it because it is what it is.....if they couldn't get my good right the first time and they are behind in tickets what makes them think I am going to request a do over? Oh hell no! I expected more. I was a little shocked it was slow on a Sat night. Now I know why. People have written this place off. read more

This location was ok. I'm use to going to outback and getting wonderful service and food. I have visited this location twice and it's not horrible, however the quality may change time to time. If you are use to a certain meal often you may have to ask for it to be hotter or fixed. Same for drinks at the bar. I had a drink and I told the bartender it was not made correct nor the correct color. She said something to her coworker and they laughed so I just said don't worry about it. When the other bartender came in I asked him to make it for me and it was correct. The other bartender came and asked did he make it better and I said yes. She stated that she took the lazy way whatever that means. I say that to say don't be afraid to tell them when something isn't right especially if you're a regular, spending your money and know what you came to order. Overall my visit wasn't bad and the manager was very nice and fixed my order with no problem! read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Food was typical steak house fair.. Service was poor. Took 15/20 minutes to be seated despite 75% of the tables being empty! Took forever to get drinks and food order was wrong when brought out.. read more

We just had the worse service! It took 10 minutes for someone to take our drink order. Then it took 45 minutes to get 2 salmon, one with baked potato & one with a sweet potato. Our server didn't come to check on us or to communicate that the kitchen was slow, behind or that she was a little behind. We asked for a manager who came to the table like what we were saying was not a concern. Like ma'am we understand it is Friday night but this place is empty. My friend didn't even eat her Salmon as it was still raw. The manager said she would try to do something about the bill. Needless to say she took $10 off the bill for a salmon entree that was not eaten. We wanted the salmon from outback so bad that we drove across town! Ughhhhh I'm so disappointed in the service & the food. I couldn't even wait to leave the parking lot before typing this. read more

We came here around 10pm on a Friday night. Our server, Bobby, was very attentive and kept bringing us refills of the delicious pumpernickel bread that Outback always provides complimentary during meals. Neither my mom nor I ordered steak- that's blasphemy at a steakhouse, I know! We both ordered the Sweet Chook O' Mine (grilled chicken sandwich) with fries. We agreed it was one of the tastiest chicken sandwiches ever. It was very juicy and was covered with Swiss cheese and bacon. We also each ordered salads - I had the House salad for $2.99 and she ordered the Signature Chopped Salad for $3.99. The reason why I am not giving this place 5 stars is because the luster of Outback has just dwindled over the years - and for valid reasons. This place was pretty dead for a Friday night. I used to visit Outback all the time when I was a kid. The Aussie Cheese fries appetizer used to be HUGE - now it is much smaller and the price has gone up. The same goes for the Chocolate Thunder from Down Under dessert. It used to be a humongous dessert to share. Now it is a lot smaller and is much more expensive. I glanced at the dessert menu and it seemed that most were $6.99 - I know they aren't huge slices of cake either. There are much trendier and better options in Dilworth to go to if you want a nice dinner, so it doesn't surprise me that this place never seems to be that crowded. read more

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Horrible service, waited over an hour to be seated, just for every server to completely ignore us. Apparently no one serves our section, manager acting like he was looking for his OWN works to attend to us read more

Not sure why and how their doors are even open. Tried to eat there at East Blvd location at 8:00 on a Saturday evening ... stood at the host area for over 5 minutes while no one came over, finally a guy that had been sitting in a booth looking at me walks over, apparently he was the host. We ask to be seated 4 of us and be walks us to the bar there's maybe 7 people inside if that and several employees, we get To the bar booth and it's dirty, so he's like let me seat you in another one. The host brings menus over and we sit and wait another 10 minutes and no one comes over, 2-3 employees including him just walk past us Multiple times. Bartender, multiple servers and the hostess walk past after another 5 minutes so we'd been sitting for a while we finally get up and walk out. We walked to Briixx pizza... they had only 2 people working one being the manager plus the kitchen staff and probably 10 people inside, we get seated we get drinks ... we got food and left before we could have even been served a water at Outback. Just close down ... that's ridiculous to even open the doors to that joke of an establishment read more

Took 20 minutes to take drink orders, forgot to give us the bread, and when the steak I ordered medium finally arrived nearly raw and I simply asked for a new one they gave me attitude saying that it is how I ordered it when the steak is clearly undercooked as hell. read more

Probably will never order takeout from this location again. We had ordered 2 side salads with extra dressing (an option on the website), a chicken tender platter, and a loaded baked potato... a small and pretty straightforward order. I placed the order online and arrived when I got a text saying it was almost ready. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is for the girl working the takeout section of the restaurant. I could tell she was extremely busy and needed another person back there, but she kept a smile on her face and was pleasant and friendly with everyone. After waiting about 10 minutes in this room, someone came out of the kitchen and handed me my bag. By the time I arrived home, I realized that half of the order was wrong. The "loaded baked potato" was literally just a potato. The bag did not contain any of the toppings, so we essentially paid $5 for a potato. We asked for extra dressing for both salads, and the bag contained no dressing at all. It was also missing the sauce for the chicken tenders. I wish I had checked the bag at the restaurant, however, I was in a rush and assumed they had packed it correctly since we barely made any modifications or additions to an already small order. There is nowhere online to report missing items, so no chance of a refund for the $5 potato. I love Outback, but would rather make the trip to the one in University next time. read more

It was overall a good experience but the waitress was still in training and only came to the table to drop off food, she wasn't the one who refilled our drinks. We asked for extra crispy bloomin onion and we got a BURNT bloomin onion that had to be taken off the tab because we could barely eat it. Other than that the food was good read more

I went to this location recently and the cook is simply amazing! Great cook on the steak I asked for well done and it still was nice and juicy loved the food . Customer service is amazing also. This is my favorite location in Charlotte if I want outback I will drive however long just to come to this location ! Great job read more

Yes, my review for Outback has only gotten worse. Being that it is close to my house, offers curb side pickup, and their commercials look so great, with great offers, I have given them a few recent tries. This past visit brought my review to a 1 star rating. After seeing the commercial for the Steak and Lobster special for $14.99 and up I decided to go for it again. I ordered the 5oz. Sirloin and Grilled Lobster and a fully loaded Baked Potato. And, ended up only being about to eat the Baked Potato, which was cooked to perfection. However, the lobster was raw! Completely uncooked!!! And, the steak was one of the worst peices I have ever received. Complete sinu?? Not sure the spelling on that. But, I was unable to even cut the steak due to the veins and fat running though it. So, based on my dispppointment, I made a call to the restaurant to speak with the Manager. I selected the Curb Side Pickup option, gave my name, my order, etc. and was placed on hold as they were going to get the Manager. After 15 minutes on hold I finally hung up and tried to call back with no answer. They had my name, my order, which included my number and still no call back. Very disappointing. I guess the price should tell me what to expect. With that said, I am moving on from Outback. I would rather drive further and pay more to enjoy, and even be able to eat, my dinner. read more

I had a coupon for a buy one get one free entree where your free entree had to be under $10. I thought that would be pretty limiting but it turns out there are a few entrees under $10 (sandwiches, burgers, small steaks) We started with the chicken quesadilla appetizer minus mushrooms (gross). It was a good amount of food but nothing spectacular and that may have been because the mushrooms are the spectacular part of the dish. Oh well. I got a wood grilled small steak with fries and a salad while my boyfriend got the Steak Diablo. My steak was good, his came with a spicy sauce that he could take or leave. I don't foresee that being ordered for a second time. Our waiter was very nice and our food came out very timely. We didn't have to open the door on the way in or on the way out, I'm a fan of that. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Mmm steak. - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

The food was good and the waiting was excellent! Between the speed and going the extra mile, Jamiah was just great!

Wait time on a Friday was really good. Unfortunately that's about all that's been good. Family of 6, my wife being a vegetarian, we're used to being a complex order. 20 minutes after our reservation time we were seated by pleasant staff and our waitress got our drinks promptly. Waited over 10 minutes for refills and no bread came out. When it did, it was 1 small loaf for 6 people. Then another 8+ for refills and 2nd bread. Hopefully the food is worth it. 45 minutes later.... Shrimp was room temperature, all steaks were rare, ordered medium rare. They tried to reheat the steak, which if you cut it open, loses a lot. Jamie, the manager on duty had them cook new ones which came out perfect. Aioli for each was 'broken' before it got to the table. Vegetarian taco was woefully light on toppings. The Pico di Gallo was weak. They did include avocado, but that's ALL she could taste. My fish taco had very good flavor, but the slaw was tasteless and the same issue with my Pico di Gallo. Found hair in a shrimp skewer... They replaced it of course. They did get the girls cheesecake as an apology. That's appreciated. My son opted for the chocolate milk shake which he found to be the best he's had (it's the only kind he gets) Rough day for Outback, clearly. Management is the only thing that will bring us back. Update: Jamie did right by us. She resolved our very poor experience to my satisfaction. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Don't come thirsty. Getting refills is tough. - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Great service from Dondre. He was fun, lot's of energy and really took care of our family. Food was really good and the environment was perfect. Definitely coming back next time we are in the area. read more

We came here after a long day with very big appetites. The fiancé sat down at the bar immediately and I ran to the facilities. I say that to say this: I came back and the bartender proceeded to ignore us for the next 15 minutes. Actively! Like, looking alllll the way around us while serving other patrons. Apparently, he said hi to the fiancé while I was gone, but didn't do or say anything after that. Really? We don't even have a water glass in front of us at the very least and we're sitting at the bar. This doesn't look weird to you? Fine. Whatever. Another woman comes out of the back to help and about 5 seconds after that, the bartender comes over to introduce himself to me and asks us if we want some water. Seriously? Whatever. Better late than never, I guess. She comes over right after him and automatically prepares water for us because she sees we don't have any. We place our orders and wait. They have these little food trays that go on the side of the bar to make it easier for you to get to your food. Two of them sat next to us dirty the entire time. But the bartender found new, clean ones and gave them to these customers he couldn't wait to help as soon as they came in. Nothing makes me more annoyed than being ignored and seeing new patrons get super service. What the hell, dude? Is it me? I just got here! What could I possibly have done to you? Anyway, I chalked up the service to an off night because I usually have a relatively decent experience here and just made a note not to sit at the bar anymore. Then I got my food. The sirloin looked fine, tasted meh. The asparagus? It was burnt as hell. I seriously wondered how you could plate that and bring it to someone. When the lady from the back came out to check on us, I asked for some new vegetables. When she brought them back out, she said they were already making new ones for me before she got back there. Which makes no sense. If you knew they were that bad, why would you plate them? They were hoping I ate it without a fuss and somebody else's cook time just got pushed back. The whole thing was just deflating. Next time we feel like some Outback, we'll just go to LongHorn. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Meh. - Steakhouses Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Their food is good and always good, but this location needs to get their to go/take away system together. I sat outside 30 mins waiting on food I called in 30mins prior. They told me it would only take 30 mins. Frustrating that the take away host couldn't remember if she took my name or not, and the phone line just rings and rings and transfers me back to the front of house. What's the point of curb side it I have to go in .... unacceptable. read more