Ah, another boring chain restaurant review. I'm not going to hate on Outback too bad, chain or not. The food is always decent, tasty, seasoned well. This is one of the few places in this area I can order my steak medium rare, and actually get it medium rare. The blue cheese chopped salad is still one of my most favorite things ever. We sat in the bar area, service was good; things came out right on time. I would certainly recommend they get new bar stools. I changed my chair out three different times, a few drinks in, and I would have tipped right over. Decent meal... even if it is a chain. read more

"Tastes like generic corporate...I mean Australian cuisine" Food: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Atmosphere: 3/5 Parking: 4/5 Cleanliness: 3/5 Outback steakhouse in this location only offers dinner - not lunch.....what? Ok then, let's get this started: Service here is highly spotty with lukewarm hostesses seating parties and, on more than one occasion, becoming visibly irritated when guests complained of tables being open but were actually reserved for groups. TIP: after years in the industry, it's best to put reservation seats toward the back to prevent this. Servers are a tad slow, inconsistent, and don't have much in the way of a script to follow. Food here is ok. The bloomin' onion is excellent and the steaks are ok, though pretty small. A lobster tail can be added to a steak for a small price, though you later find out that the tail is a tiny 4" X 4" piece that's basically covered in salt and corporate pre-mixed seasonings. The meats are again highly salted and the sides, again, salted liberally. This is an old trick used for centuries to mask the poor quality of ingredients by having salt draw out and intensify flavors. Very much a corporately-run kitchen that essentially heats pre-made foods as opposed to cooking from scratch. Parking is good, though the popularity of this particular strip mall makes it a bit tough at times. Worth a trip if you want something quick and at a fairly low price. read more

I went last evening for the first time since 2018. The Outback Special is still a nice steak dinner for the money. It comes with a baked potato, salad, and bread. All very good. The service was also very good. One of the steaks our party ordered was undercooked, but other than that everything was fine. read more

I've relied on yelp reviews for years but this is my first post because I feel it's my civic duty to prevent (or at least prepare) fellow yelpers for disappointment. Last time I came here I didn't have the greatest experience. I ordered the appetizer seafood trio and it didn't seem fresh and I felt a little sick after eating it. My most recent time visiting was for my dad's birthday; he wanted to go and I didn't have the heart to say no. It will probably be my last time at an Outback. All the food was not fresh and had terrible value. I had the steak salad. I'm no expert or salad snob but an overflowing plate of generic iceberg lettuce mix does not constitute "mixed greens" in my book. The steak on top was four tiny slivers of overcooked, under-seasoned steak. My mom doesn't have a big appetite so she just wanted crab legs and grilled shrimp, each was an add-on for the two entrees. $8 for three dinky old snow crab legs and $6 for four tiny little shrimp. My dad's meal was the best part: New York strip steak, mashed potatoes with garlic butter and clam chowder. Problem is, I think they mixed up my dad's and my steak preferences because his was undercooked for him and mine was too well done. The staff...everyone seemed like they hated their jobs. I used to waitress and I know how much it sucks, especially when you're there all day and have other life issues but if you choose to be in the service industry sometimes you just gotta strap on that smile, at least while you're out on the floor. Our waitress was nice but didn't smile once and seemed really sad, I hope she's okay... The chain as a whole just has an air of laughable cultural appropriation. The menu tries to be upscale but isn't executed well. It's not cheaper or higher quality than any restaurant that serves the same type of food. I also have to be a little harsh with the stars because I think the overall average is too high to be accurate. We miss the old Outback. read more

Our waiter was very good with large group and he kept everyone's drinks full and he had a great sense of humor. The food was just OK. The NY Strip was only about 1/2 an inch thick. They use to be a full inch thick and really good. The thinner steak, for the same price is not worth it all. I'll just stay home and cook better food because Outback has just gotten to the point where it's not worth going. read more

I don't really have much to say about Outback.. It's what I expected, a safe destination for a decent steak but certainly nothing worth the bucks or I cannot make myself. I ordered the 14oz New York Strip. I wanted it pepper-crusted with a side of the Brandy Cream Sauce like the 8oz version in their Signature Selection. It was good, but I didn't get any pepper and the Brandy Sauce did not resemble that nor was it much of anything for that matter. I choose veggies with it. They were fresh and bright...and microwaved. The choices of side items at Outback are really limited and very run-of-the-mill boring. My $21 dollar steak deserves something other than microwaved veggies, fries, or mashed potatoes. The service was on point and friendly. The guy had enough personality to make it interesting. But I really want to give props to the hostess. This girl was awesome. Smiling from ear to ear, bubbly and yet intelligent. She made the visit, by a long shot! This chain is a safe bet for some red meat, but overall just lacks some really personality. read more

Unfortunately my experience at this location was not that pleasant. Yesterday, myself along with several family members enter into the location to celebrate a birthday. We had a group of about 25 people. When were told that we could be seated between 4&5 pm.(It was a little after 2pm) My cousin then said that we would not mind eating separately and the hostess started to look at table assignments for our groups. The manager Peter Dittamo became involved and became very disrespectful towards members of my family. As other people entered the establishment in two's up to groups of six he was ready to seat them immediately! My cousin then asked why was it possible for other groups to be seated before us, and his reply was, "Because yall came in a big group without making a reservation?" At this point we had already agreed to be seated in smaller groups! He then proceeded to say that if he did that he was only going to create one bill per table! His attitude towards us was so nasty that even his hostess apologize and said, "I don't know why he is treated you guys like this!" Of course we were confused when we looked around to see a lot of empty tables!(Which I have pictures) Now half of us are feeling uncomfortable because people in the restaurant are starting to stare trying to figure out what was going on. Not only that, but we had younger children with us! My aunt then proceeds to ask to speak with him (Peter) in private to find out why he was being so hostile, his attitude got even worse! He got louder and threatened to call the police, even threatened to throw us out of his establishment! It was as if he wanted us to become belligerent back with him, however we refused to give him that satisfaction! To make matters worse he made the rudest comment by asking if my bi-racial cousin(who just so happens to not look mixed, more caucasian then african American like most of us) was apart of our group, we then understood why he was treating us so differently! Now understanding his reasons to his attitude we gathered our group and went else where! Peter Dittamo is a poor representation for the Outback brand. Peter stood at the door to make sure all of us left! My family has in the past celebrated several occasions there, but after yesterday and the treatment we received collectively none of us will ever return. read more

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My family and I went here for dinner last night. Our experience was mediocre. The server was friendly and nice but my wife's and daughters food was not very good. The server did a decent job of taking care of us, although it could have been better. My wife ordered a 10 ounce Rib Eye steak. She said it didn't taste very good and had way too much fat. She only ate about half of it and tossed the other half. My daughter ordered pasta with a chicken breast. She said the chicken breast has hard and cooked too much. She ate the pasta and left most of the chicken breast. All in all the service was decent but the food was not too good. The server did ask is everything okay and like most people we said yes. Outback needs to train its servers to ask something like: What could we as a company do better today? Then I might have said the food, etc. It's one thing if I get a bad meal but when my family gets a bad one it doesn't make me very happy. read more

The wait was told to be 10 mins. We waited about 45-40 mins. We had to send back two of our orders. One was over cooked and WAY too salty, other was far undercooked. The server was very nice even though it may have seemed a little hectic with us sending back foods, but of course none of that was her fault. ***Their food is very very salty. The steak was salty, the salmon was salty, the bloomed onions was extremely salty, the salad was swimming in salty dressing. Way overpriced. I should have just gone to TGIF and it would have tasted better and been cheaper. I won't be coming back. I'm sure my blood pressure has skyrocketed from this one visit. read more

I had not been to outback in awhile and now wonderring why not because they do a nice job in the price range. Steaks have gotten so expensive these days but these guys have kept it reasonable and fun. The sreak salad was fresh and tasty with blue cheses dressing, probably as many calories as a sirlon and potato but it makes you feel like you made a healthy choice. it is all about perspective. I was on a fish kick all last year and glad that chapter is over. They do offer here some seafood alternatives as well. As far as the service went, a big compliment to the managers for running and hiring an excellent crew. Bon apetite read more

Hadn't been to this location for a few years. Stopped by for a bite yesterday evening, 12/28, with a group of friends and the food and service was ACROSS THE BOARD MEDIOCRE. Nobody at my table enjoyed their entrees at all. My steak was slightly overdone for medium as I had asked. 3 out of 4 people at my table ordered mashed potatoes, and we all agreed they were the blandest, tasteless mashed potatoes we had ever tried. Same thing with their speciality "steakhouse Mac and cheese" which pretty much tasted like Velveeta that had been sitting out all day. The people in their kitchen clearly cannot cook. We had a food runner bring our appetizer to our table, and when my partner asked him a very simple question about the menu he seemed to take an issue with being spoken to and did not answer my partner's question directly. It was very rude. Our server was polite, but the efficiency just wasn't there for what we pay for. Bread was not brought out to the table until we asked. Drinks were not refilled right away. I take it it was a busy evening and she may have been overwhelmed with other things.... probably a training issue. This location is hurting this brand. We will not be returning. read more

Great customer service, food came out pretty fast and it was delicious. Christopher was our server and was excellent. I definitely recommend this location. read more

Great Weeknight Meal! Fist time to the Clifton location & it was super clean & comfortable. Our server was new but very helpful to answer all our questions. I had the steak salad & was surprised at the quality of the steak and preparation. Very good price for food & drink - we will be back. read more

Good service and wonderful ambiance. Our table was wet but they kindly moved us to a different table and the servers were very nice

Solid outback. Good wings and coconut shrimp. Service was friendly and prompt. I will definitely go back.

Our family just ate here for Mother's Day 2021. I ordered the filet mignon with lobster tail. They served me a sirloin. Then they condescendingly explained to me that sirloin and filet mignon look the same. Anyone who knows steak knows that this was a very terrible lie. I eat filet mignon often but wanted to go someplace with my family where the kids could have steak too with out it costing $400. It was very disappointing to be lied to and scammed. We will never return to this restaurant and are very disappointed in the dishonesty. read more

Went there last night with a large group of 20. We were split up between two tables which was ok, though we would have preferred to sit together. We had a different server for each table and one table was served more quickly than the other, I thought the timing could have been handled better. There was also some issue with the heat, it was freezing inside the restaurant with a cold draft blowing right on us. Also, the leaf on one end of the table didn't sit flat so I had to put my plate further away from me to keep it from sliding into my lap. When we were ready for our check the waitress all but disappeared for awhile so we were left waiting for her to surface while the other table in our group had already paid. I also found it strange that the manager didn't check in with us the entire time. You'd think with a larger party they'd stop by and see how everything was going. At least quick table touch. The only reason I didn't give a lower rating is that we've had better experiences in the past at the same location. The food is just ok. Not great but not horrible. It could be better for the price. read more

Placed an online order for pick up at 5:30 pm a few days ago. I arrived at the pick up area right at that time, and there was a line 8 cars deep. The runner did not come to my car until 20 minutes later, and I didn't receive my food until a full 30 minutes after the time that was promised. I was not provided with an apology or an explanation for the delay. In addition, the food was cold, not cooked the way we had asked for (we ordered 2 steaks which were completely overcooked) and the bread, which is normally amazing, was old and stale. This is the second time I've had this experience with car pick up - I let the first time go but this time was way worse than the first time. If they are not able to handle the number of orders they receive, they need to hire additional help or adjust their "ready" time. Won't be going back. read more

Horrible experience. After we were sat we waited 25 minutes and not one person stopped by our table to take an order or even check on us. We finally went and got the manager and he could care less. If your stopping for dinner and expect good customer service, avoid this location. read more

Tim is the best! Super polite and attentive. Appetizer came out super quick and I mean not even a minute after ordering. Bloomin' onion was on the brain and it's like he read my mind! Manager came over to check on us as well. Very good experience! read more

Outback is a recent addition to our restaurant list. It almost always generates an immediate agreement when suggested. Their bread and butter is excellent, and they have so far been very accurate with requested changes. I have jumped around the menu and been pleased with pretty much everything, but my husband almost always ordered the ribs. I would sit and smell them and think, "Yum. I need to try that." I finally did. Now I almost always order the ribs. So sweet and tender. I had some last night, had the leftovers for lunch, and still crave them. Fries are just ok. They do NOT travel well, so don't bother with them for carryout. Portion sizes for meals are decent and not overwhelming. My main complaint is the lack of parking and the weirdness of their carryout door/pickup spot. It feels backwards somehow. read more

My boyfriend and I dined here a little bit ago. It was only my second time eating at outback. I don't eat meat so I never thought it would be a place for me. I ordered the shrimp entree they had and LOVED IT! We also enjoyed a great conversation with the FOH manager Lauren. It was pretty cool we had the same name. Kat was our sever while we sat in the bar area. She was very attentive and engaging. We will absolute be dining here again and I hope we get to run into Lauren while there! read more

We visited Outback in Clifton the other night. For some reason, I never cared for Outback in the past, probably because of a bad experience some years ago at a different location. Well, I'm so glad we decided to give Outback another try, because now it's my new favorite go-to. This location in Clifton seems especially great. They have been introducing new appetizers, drinks and menu items - all of which look very delicious and appealing. I had their new avocado and lump crabmeat appetizer, which was totally out of this world. I'm a huge fan of avocado and crabmeat anyway, so it's a natural hit with me that they put it together. What a marriage of flavors! This along with some tortilla chips and salsa really tickled my taste buds. Bravo, Outback. I also tried the petite filet with a lettuce wedge topped with bleu cheese. An excellent choice; it was "just enough," and the filet was wonderfully tender and tasty. Loved it. My biggest surprise of the evening was the cost of everything. Prices are downright reasonable, especially for drinks. They had a number of new ones to try but I went with the Outback Bellini. So delicious, I was figuring it would cost at least $10. Nope! A bargain at $6.25! Our server was great, too. Polite, knowledgeable, efficient - wow! Kudos to Clifton Outback for making our dinner such a good experience. We will definitely be back. read more

Super service and food. Maybe this is a little thing but they peal the cucumbers for the salad. I really liked that. Also the Chocolate Thunder from Down-under had a double scoop of ice cream. It made it really good. read more

I normally don't do negative reviews, especially with covid but this was just a really bad experience from start to end. The host at the front was rude and quite frankly just seemed bored and like he'd much rather be somewhere else - which is fine - if you're not going to be with people all day. He sat us in what seemed to be the kid area which was also fine since I had my two kids but it seemed like that area was either avoided or ??? It took forever to get our drinks and when our food came out 3/4 items were wrong. Steak cooked wrong, toppings on the burger all wrong and our appetizer ended up never coming. Our waitress was nice and apologetic, but still not sure what the deal was. To top it off it wasn't busy at all and had they been busy I might have looked past basically all of this. read more

Empty bar but terrible service. I ordered a bottle of white wine and they didn't bother to serve it to me or put it in a chiller. The bartenders spent more time watching the masters on TV and massaging coworkers. Sad because the food was decent. This is why sweet water does much better...service. You should charge less if waffle house has better service. read more

I am only giving this a star, because I have to in order to write a review. I would give it negative -5 stars if I could!!! :-( This is the worst Outback we have ever eaten at. We have gone many times over the past 5 years and only occasionally had a good experience. Every time we say we are not going back to this location, then several months will pass and we give it another try. Well on April 9, we went and it is worse than it has ever been. We were forgotten by the hostesses twice. The 2nd time I went up to the podium, she said she sent me a text, but actually sent it as I was standing there and all the text said was to check in when we arrived and they would send a text to let me know when our table was ready. So not only did she lie twice, when she did actually send the text it was incorrect and there were 2 hostess and the place was not busy. We waited 20 plus minutes for our grilled shrimp appetizer and when it came out it was lukewarm and had dry out sitting under the heat lamps. Did I mention, they were not very busy. The current manager is just a body. He actually just runs food and that is pretty much it. The staff gets away with providing poor service. The last two times we have been in, it was the same manager, I am sure there is more than one. This location has always had bad management, because the staff just seem to do whatever they want. We were seated in the bar area and there were two bartenders, both were not keeping their masks pulled over their nose and mouth. One was actually walking around whistling with his mouth not covered and spewing germs in the air. The whistling was irritating enough, but then spreading germs all over. I was so stressed by the time we left! The place is not kept very clean either and the quality of the food is subpar. The salad always seems to be old and unappetizing and most of the time the steaks are very poor quality. Like I said earlier, this place has always had issues, and it has gotten worse. Outback corporate should be made aware as well as the owner, if the owner even cares. Needless to say, we will not be giving this location another chance, unless we hear that management has changed and the restaurant has gone through some major changes and training!!!! read more

We went here tonight for dinner and sat in the bar right away. Our server was friendly and attentive and brought our drinks and put in our apps right away. We had a smorgasbord of appetizers and steaks and seafood and ate until our bellies hurt. I placed an order for a Wallaby Darned, similar to a frozen peach Bellini, it was tasty but probably only had a teaspoon of alcohol in it. My guy enjoyed Fosters on draft, as a man should at Outback Steakhouse. My only gripes are that my mashed potatoes were cold and seemed to need butter or salt, flavor was lacking a little but I ate more than enough and didn't really need them anyways and when my soda was empty, the server carried it away and refilled with new soda, leaving the melted watered down contents in the glass, so my refill was with NO ice and tasted icky. The food was pretty good, filet, porterhouse and lobster tail were wonderful. read more

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The gentleman with the beard at the bar took really good care of me. keep up the great work.

It was a special weekend and we were debating back and forth about where we wanted to go for dinner. Obviously, we settled on Outback. We made reservations for 6:30 (which was good, because it was PACKED) and we were off. I ordered a peach-strawberry sangria (we were going to get a pitcher of it, but they don't offer them at this location). It was good, but not as good as my favorite sangria at Longhorn (but it's always hard to beat a favorite). We started off with a Blumin' Onion. Definitely better than last time. Much less salty and it just had a lot more actual flavor from the spices. I got a caesar salad again. If only I had remembered how unimpressed I was with it last time... And again, I got a cheeseburger. Even this seemed better this time. I had no issues with dry buns and the burger was good (and a decently sized burger). Though, I don't remember this about last time, but my burger was still a bit undercooked. Not terribly, but enough that I noticed. That was my only gripe this time around. Everyone seemed pleased with their meals and our server checked on us enough that we didn't feel neglected or like we were his only table. read more

I bought the steak salad and the steak was tough. I bought it to the attention of the server and nothing was done. I left it untouched and just sat while my daughter ate her meal. read more

Oh boy it's been a while since I've eaten at outback. Their chicken in a barbie and their pumpernickel bread are out of this world.

I do not want to complain, this is a warning to those with celiac...they offer a gluten free menu BUT you MUST TELL THEM if you have an allergy to gluten. I got cheese fries to go this evening and found a ton of blooming onion bits in it. Sadly I had already consumed most of it before ingesting an entire bloom petal and realizing what had happened. They always have great service, and the food is always so great, and I did NOT say I had a food allergy so I cannot blame them...so this review is meant as a warning to those with celiac / gluten intolerance.... you have to tell them about it. Hopefully this helps someone avoid what happened to me tonight. Other than that, I am very fond of this particular location. read more

So the manager of this store sent us two gift cards to try this Outback again. Last night we ordered two of the Outback special sirloins and they were worse than the ones we received a couple of weeks ago. They were just HORRIBLE cuts of meat, barely edible. This Outback or maybe others as well does not serve the same quality sirloins as they did for many years. Quality control needs to be looked at from the corporate level on products sent to the local Outbacks. We are completely done with Outback now. If I could rate them a ZERO on food quality I would. Very sad indeed. read more

Went there to eat and the experience was hell. Food was bad, service was bad. And I got endless shrimp but only ate 1 servings because our waiter took so long. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

My family and I have been regulars at this Outback for years. We just love coming and eating in the bar area. It's totally relaxed atmosphere with delicious food. Their blue cheese dressing and caesar dressing are one of a kind. Ask for honey butter with your bread. It's amazing! The alice springs chicken is my favorite - full of so many flavors. When I want a steak instead, I then opt for the alice springs chicken casadilla appetizer so I can have both!! And now they deliver!!! It just doesn't get any better then that. read more

staff were nice, better than the other outback steakhouses i've been to. we had alyson as our host and she was amazing! extremely attentive and wasted no time getting us a table, made us feel very welcomed as visitors to the town. only complaint is that our food came undercooked and we flagged down the manager and he was extremely rude about it. we got our food remade anyways but the owner really made it a bummer. read more

Be very careful when using the curbside take out at this Outback. One of the workers (Kalani?) almost backed up and hit me in the line and then proceeded to park her very large pick up truck in the middle of the roadway. She was sitting in the middle of the street for several minutes and no one could get past her. Myself and another customer had to honk our horns at her to move out of the way. She moved over slightly and was on her cell phone still partially sitting in the roadway. Apparently, this driving behavior is appropriate to the manager Peter. Don't call him and complain about missing or wrongly prepared food at this restaurant or almost being hit by one of his workers or you will be yelled at also. We've been loyal customers for about 20 years but no more. Such a shame how their customer service has deteriorated so much recently. It is definitely not up the standards of other Outbacks. I don't know if Peter owns this site or is just the manager but he has no right to yell at customers ever. Unbelievable. read more

I used to love outback steakhouse. This branch made me change my mind. Service and management was awesome, the kitchen not so good. We went during a busy day, maybe that's why they messed up every dish and most of the food was almost raw even though we asked for our food to be well done. The management was nice enough to cancel the items. But, still, I don't think I will be visiting outback steak house for a long time. read more

The food is fine but their takeout orders are never right. We've ordered takeout multiple times now and they always forget something that's part of the order. If you order takeout, check everything carefully before you leave. read more