Normally have a great time here, but today this was not the case. It took about 35 minutes for our food to be served after we placed the order. No one explained the long delay and no one seemed concerned about the problem. After food came , it wasn't hot(warm) . Waiter never inquired about our wants , coke never re -filled . I believe this was a situation for today ONLY, and I will give them another opportunity. read more

We normally love outback! This was actually the first time we went to this location in a long time and unfortunately we were disappointed with the service we had and it seemed as if we were being rushed to finish our food, pay and leave. & the waiter did a poor job on checking in on us my broccoli and cheese came out late and it was cold, asked the waiter if he can redo it and make sure it's hot he said yes but never returned with the broccoli and cheese so I was stucc with a cold side. Wont be coming back tot his location. read more

We got there at 4pm when they opened and were seated right away by a very nice hostess. The food was even better than usual, and its always good. Tonight literally everything was perfect. I had the 11oz sirloin with coconut shrimp, sautéed mushrooms and Aussie Fries, and it was crazy good. My wife had the prime rib, mashed potatoes and house salad, and said it was the best she's had there. Because our server Anthony was so welcoming and on top of everything we needed, I have to give 5 stars. I recommend you ask to be seated in his section, cuz he'll really make sure your dinner is perfect. I'm stuffed beyond where I should be, but I'm still thing about how awesome the food was. ;-) read more

This was the most disappointing experience. We haven't eaten here in a few months because the quality of food and service has been disappointing. Tonight was the icing on the cake. I ordered my steak medium rare. It came out medium well. There was no juice on my plate. My 7 year d daughters macaroni and cheese had barely any meal on her plate. She ended up eating g 2 loaves of bread herself because she was still hungry. My daughter is not a big girl either. The fruit side it came with was 3 orange slices and 6 grapes. For reals...I'm not kidding. The asparagus tasted really good. That was the highlight of the night. My bill before tip was $49.65. I might had well just lit the cash on fire. The waitress felt bad and tried to be nice but she could see it in my face. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - El Cajon, California

I am so impressed that I have to leave a review. This is a shout-out to Justin and Rick for their supreme customer service. Thank you for the amazing food and for being great. read more

My food, the service, the servers, the waiters are ALWAYS on point ! I frequent this same location and I am satisfied thoroughly. Oh , and don't forget the bartenders serving up cold beverages. I love this Outback, respectfully! read more

Okay. I haven't Yelped in a long, long while. And after this review, I will backtrack a bit to throw some positive reviews around because I can't STAND when someone only bad Yelps. But we had a pretty dang bad experience here. The Bloomin Onion was delicious, always a classic. The kids' meals were yummy and a good value for what they got. The service in the bar area was just fine, the food took a little while to come out, but not even a big deal. The bone-in ribeye was HORRIBLE! It had a tiny chip that was considered the bone. The meat was chewy, grisly, under seasoned. My husband thinks it was medium rare, I think it was medium/medium well. We split it and BARELY made a dent in it. My husband claims he told the server/bartender it was the worse steak he's ever had, but I was taking my kids to the bathroom and missed the interaction. We were still charged full price. No apology or anything. It was a huge waste of time and money tonight. Oh we also requested a gift card be added to the bill upon arrival, but it wasn't rang up and at that point, we were so disappointed, we decided we didn't even want it. What a bummer of a Friday family dinner out read more

This place needs new management. Except for their manager Named Rick he's Great. Organization is key. Enough said

It's been about 4-5yrs since we've been to Outback Steakhouse and it really hasn't changed much, except it's more expensive now and the portions are smaller. Our server, Kevin, was the best part of our dining experience. Very helpful and totally attentive, but not overbearing. Food was good, but, again a bit pricy for the portion size. You're mostly paying for the brand name. There are several other outstanding steak houses in the San Diego area that are more competitive. But, it's what my wife was craving and you know what they say... Happy wife - happy life! We did really enjoy the bread and butter (don't tell my doctor) and the blooming onion. Probably won't be back again for another 4-5yrs though. Sooo many other places to try. Happy eating. SYOY read more

Our server today, Michael G, is the best server we ever had at outback. The chicken was cooked perfectly. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Alice Springs Chicken!! My favorite at Outback. - Steakhouses Near Me - El Cajon, California

I was never a fan of Outback, but came here due to the decision from my friends who wanted to eat here last night. We waited for over 30 mins to get seated, and this was one of the main reasons I don't like coming here because the food sucks and is not worth the wait at all! The server was nice and had a good sense of humor, took our order, started off our drinks, salads, bread, etc in a very prompt manner. BUT then, it took a good hour for our food to come out that we all almost lost out appetites. The place was not even packed and some tables that got seated after us got their food served first. The food then finally came. I ordered a rare rib-eye steak, but it came out medium-rare and was also kinda cold and my mash potatoes side was also cold. They must have left it laying around for a while and forgot about it. Def not coming back to this place again! read more

Food was okay, but our waitress Mary G was terrible. Took her forever to greet our table and to come back and check on us after the food arrived and took forever to get us refills on drinks. read more

Ridiculous! Trashy! Should be shut down. When a group of mothers decide to take a break and sit down for a nice meal but end up getting kicked out in the most unprofessional and disrespectful manner for "laughing too loud" that is when you know there is a problem. What a way to ruin someone's evening and holiday break. Apparently "Darrell Rodriguez" thought that it would be a good idea to take out his bad mood on a group of MOTHERS and kick them out before they could even drink their water. And not just a "excuse me you are laughing too loud" type of way but rather a "get out! There's the door!" Type of manner. Don't worry Darrell, we'll see after our conversation with headquarters how long until you will be directed to the location of the exit door. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Beware of this racist owner. Such a joke. - Steakhouses Near Me - El Cajon, California

Service sucks The waitress is overwhelmed food cold portions are not what they should be

Hmm... "No Rules. Just Right" 20 minute or longer wait every time I've been here -- right Ambience very noisy and dim -- right Wait staff slow to appear -- right Food universally oversalted -- right Prices high for a chain steakhouse -- right ...*Right* read more

Seriously, I don't understand why this place still exists. I understand that this is a chain and that for the most part, there is very little care put into chain restaurant food. But this place is just not a good place to eat, in any way. The waitress was nice. Thats the only redeeming quality. I split a chicken and ribs dinner with my girlfriend and we got a couple of house salads. The salads are bagged iceberg lettuce with a few token green leaves thrown into the shredded purple cabbage, carrot and cheese toppings with some crappy croutons and a few squishy pieces of cucumber. We asked for balsamic dressing and got the balsamic vinegar shaker with the accompanying oil being some cheap vegetable oil, not even olive. Trying to eat the ribs, I can only equate to trying to eat the yellow off of a #2 pencil but with fat on it too. The chicken was dry and terrible. I ate it out of shame. Even the fries that tagged along on the plate were luke warm and squishy/limp. Gross. Don't eat here. Especially for what they charge for their terrible food. Its sad to watch families let their kids eat blooming onions. This australian theme is funny because this place represents everything thats wrong with our american culture. read more

This is the 3rd time we have been to this location, and it was the best service we have had so far. Typically our service has been friendly but not very efficient. Tonight it was a slower night and service and speed were excellent. I would recommend going early and not on peak nights if you want to leave satisfied with your experience. read more

I've been here a couple of times and their food is all pretty delicious. For apps my go to is blooming onion or coconut shrimp! Tonight for dinner I got the coconut shrimp with a sirloin steak glazed with a bacon burboun glaze. Oh. My. Goodness. The steak was cooked at medium perfectly and the glaze was mouth watering! Aside from the food the drink choices are a variety as well, beers, fruity, cocktails! I order a blended wallaby darned which is fruity, I believe it's peach! But it's delicious. The food and drinks will keep you coming back, but tonight our waitresses name was Melissa and she was professional, attentive, informative and all around a pleasure to be around. She was very welcoming and helpful the entire visit. I definitely recommend giving this place a try! read more

Unfortunately The last few times I've gone here I've ordered the ribeye larger size and the cut is usually tough and chewy. Once you start eating really expensive higher quality steaks like from Ruth's Chris it's hard to go back to outback. The Bloomin is very good though. read more

Oh Outback... I don't really know what all of the hype is about. I'm not really a big fan of paying a good deal of money for food that is bland. It seems like every time I have been there my table has been completely ignored after I place my order. This place isn't worth your time. read more

I want to preface this review by saying it is not about the food. They lose a star for the warm not hot food but get 4 for the service. After an unplanned Mothers Day we ended up at this Outback for 1 reason - my Mom wanted to sit outside. Knowing my Dad is notorious for his behavior I swooped in and told the hostess we wanted to sit on the patio. She let me know she thought it was closed but would check with someone - which she did immediately. Sure enough closed. In walks the folks. I quietly let Mom know the patio is closed. She says - make sure we get a table not a booth then. No problem says the hostess. In walks Dad - uh oh. Not a happy camper in the first place Dad immediately asks for the Manager. The manager appeared within a miniute or 2 and Mom and I dashed out the front door to avoid the possible scene. In less than 5 minutes the manager had agreed to let us sit out there, fixed a table and found us a server. Offered to turn on the outdoor heater if we needed it and said the waitress, Sasha, would be there in a few minutes. Sasha didn't arrive but another waiter did. Introduced himself and took our drink order. (Sorry forgot his name). Our drink order was promptly filled and within a couple minutes Sasha arrived to bring our drinks and take our order. She was friendly and helpful with suggestion on the menu. Our order was promptly placed, our drinks were filled and she was very pleasant and attentive throughout. Upon leaving I wanted to make sure she got her tip and found her section was on the complete opposite end of the restaurant. I really do commend then for accommodating us and the service that was provided on what I am sure was the end of a busy Mothers Day for them. read more

You figure a chain would be reasonably reliable and consistent. The Outback at Mission Valley is usually pretty good, but we didn't go to this one because we called ahead and the wait was over an hr. So, we called this one, wait was 50 min, so we put our names on the list over the phone, got there in 30 min and waited ~20 for our table, which makes sense. Our server took nearly 10 min to get to us for our order. Our appetizer came out in OK time, the drinks were a bit slow, but not too bad. The entrees took nearly 45 min to come out. My steak was just mediocre. For some reason, at the MV Outback, the steaks are better prepared. Wifey's crab-stuffed tilapia was pretty good. But the key takeaway from this night out was SLOW. SLOW. Everything was slow. read more

Kassandra our server was awesome! Food was great, service was good. Food came out fast and was delicious! Definitely coming back soon! thanks again Kassandra! read more

Didn't have much food, but the guy with the long ponytail at the bar was a real sport about serving us some of the fun specialty cocktails and a blooming onion + sundae! He really made our experience at the east county outback a fun one, and we may come back to see him again! Many thanks! read more

I used to go eat at Outback all the time but haven't in awhile. My boyfriend and I decided to go and while there, I was bored on yelp and I read some reviews and I was shocked. Our appetizer was yummy, we got the shrimp dip, my soup was great, steak cooked beautifully, service was awesome, Sandra was super nice, friendly, and on top of it with drink refills and bread. read more

Where can I start it has been a long time where I saw the most amazing exceptional service ! Jose Rosas you deserve a raise you are great in what you do ! I did not expect it but you were there to ask to bring what we needed ! I would definitely be back and I will always ask for your service! Thank you outback for having Jose work for you thank you!!!!!!! read more

Actually we like this place for a relatively quick dinner for two at the bar. The food is good. Not amazing. But after a long day at work sometimes it is nice to not have to prep, make,and clean up dinner. It's casual and the food is OK. Too many times my steak has had gristle running through it where it was inedible. Now I just order the coconut shrimp and a salad. Really I'm just there to catch up with my husband. It doesn't need to be fancy. read more

I used to work at a different Outback so I'm fully aware of what is expected of hostesses and servers slash hospitality is not rocket science. My fiance and I came here after a super disappointing steak meal a few nights before, but this time we had MEH service and an average dinner. First off, the waitress scooted into the booth next to me and kinda creeped me out. I mean, I've seen waiters kneel or be friendly in other manners, but I already have a dinner date- thanks. Our waitress was very confusing when she took our order and seemed ready to dash out of there after we ordered...Anyways, we ordered soup and salad to start and both were mediocre. Yeah it's just soup and salad, but if I had wanted mediocre I could've gone to 7-eleven. She later dropped of the usual bread and butter, but the butter was practically frozen! C'mon now- we all know you can dip the bread directly into the butter without smashing your bread. smh. We got our entrees and everything was good, but somehow the waitress overlooked the now empty glasses and salad/soup bowls gathering on our table... I hate that! It was a dinner for two, but for the amount of stuff piled up it looked like we had two other friends ditch us after they had finished eating. No bueno. The service wasn't horrrrible- but it wasn't a g'day, mate! read more

Came in for dinner last night with nine people had a reservation table was set but they didn't seat us for 30 minutes waiting for a waitress to show up. When she got there and we sat down she was rude never introduced yourself when she brought our drinks she asked OK who's is this and then handed it to someone else say pass it also when we got our steaks seven out of nine of us got our steaks extremely well done when we asked for medium rare and medium never got refills, will not be going back to this one again read more

Great service. The server was prompt with my order. Automatically brought water to the table . Food was delicious. Ill be coming here again read more

Outback Steakhouse in El Cajon used to be one of my favorite places to go. Tonight is the last time I'll be dining at Outback Steakhouse. When they learn how to grill steaks properly, maybe one day I'll return. I'm pretty sure after the manager left a while back, it all went downhill. No matter how you order your steak, it comes out wrong. Medium rare DOES NOT MEAN RAW!! And MEDIUM DOES NOT MEAN WELL DONE!! If you call your restaurant a steakhouse, you should know how to grill a steak! I can't say how many times we've had terrible service and horrible steaks. I hope some day they get it figured out. read more

Everything about dinner was par. No surprises one way or the other. The food was acceptable and the service I liked as I prefer not to be checked on too often. Some, however, may like what I consider over service. One star demerit for a burly young chap who brought out the salad: When asked for a dressing on the side he said no prob and never came back. I can see him forgetting had it been busy but at the time (4:30 PM) there were more staff than customers. Our steaks were done exactly as ordered. The wooden floor was shiny! I noticed it and heard some customers comment when they came in the door. Over all it was clean and the staff were well groomed, polite and efficient. Based on my observations and some of the reviews I'll bet management style doesn't actively inspire the employees. Just a hunch. read more

Haven't been here in almost 4 years. We quit coming because the service was not great, and they had a bad habit of seating us at tables where my husband's wheelchair was in the way of server and foot traffic. This time we were seated at a pretty decent table, and out server Jose was very attentive. Food came out reasonably fast and was pretty good. I read a previous review on here that said they were not honoring the Yelp free blooming onion for checking in, but when I asked Jose about it he told me that absolutely DO honor that promotion. All in all a pretty decent trip out. Next time we want to do something special but not too pricy for dinner we will certainly consider the Outback again. read more

My husband and I cane here for dinner and we sat at the bar. This outback is the worst! First, it took over 5 mins for our bartender to even acknowledge us. Second, I ordered a pina colada and it was the worst drink. There was an old cherry and pineapple in my drink. Third, our food was low quality. I ordered the sirloin with shrimp and crab cakes. The crab cakes was burnt, my steak was terrible, and my shrimp undercooked. I'm very disappointed with this location because I've been to other Outback Steakhouse and this is the only location were service and food are terrible. Our bartender didn't offer us a bar table yet we notice others bar siting customers had bar tables. I will never come back to his location and I hope management look at these reviews and retrain their staff because this location needs new management !!!! read more

Restaurant is nice looking, but food isn't fantastic... its great for groups and there are definitely worse places to go to. but also better places too read more

I'm done with Outback Steakhouse. The problems we encountered with their stupid "kiosk" over the last 3 visits are not acceptable. Also, we eat out to get away from electronics. Just not "outback" anymore. read more

We stopped in to eat lunch with our kids around 1:00 on a Saturday. There are literally 3 other tables and it is super slow!!! It's taken at least 20 mins to get our drinks and we are waiting still. Bartender is MIA and to get help is pretty tough! Next time I'd just go to Black Angus. read more

What great place to have some steak. i love their steak and lobster tail!

The broccoli and cheese was the best I've ever had. The wait service was a tad slow, especially since we were only 1 of 3 tables on that section of the restaurant, and our waiter changed 3 times. But the wedge salad was huge, and we got a free blooming onion for checking in on yelp. The bread was good as always and I had enough left over to have a complete other meal at home. I definitely recommend the broccoli and cheese premium side though, it was amazing. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - El Cajon, California

We don't go to outback a lot and the last couple times our steak was a little overdone. But we recently received a gift card for my bday and thought we would enjoy some free steak! My husband and I both ordered the filet and it was so yummy this time! I was very happy with both the food and the service this last time! side note...order the kids sundae with the chocolate syrup and the oreos...$3 and it's awesome! The bread is yummy as usual and the bloomin onion is so bad for me yet so good! We have a renewed love for Outback! read more