Feasting on this steak after a few lean days with the stomach bug. Yummy! Steak is cooked as requested. Free blooming onion today Steak a bit too salty for me but mgr replaced right away. Ask for Camille sweet waitress. Margarita drink was on point. Terrific meal read more

Outback Steakhouse - Feasting after a while with a stomach bug! Yum steak is cooked as requested Free blooming onion. - Steakhouses Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

Once we were seated nobody came by for about 20 minutes. After an hour and a half our food came out and the steaks were dry as can be and not cooked to our likings. Asked for medium and got a really well done. Ordered lobster tail and they had to remake it after giving everyone our food and had to wait another 15 minutes to get our food. Won't ever be back at this outback. read more

Just got told by our waitress the premium non-alcoholic drinks aren't refillable. Meaning mixed teas and lemonades aren't free refills. So paying $8 a drink can end up costing as much as the meal itself. They better look around cause Mission BBQ up the street has everything all free refills as well as other restaurants too. read more

Waited 15 minutes to get someone to take my order then another five as the hostess had to seat people first then 30 for my order Only waited so I could use my $10 rewards Food was unexciting read more

I ordered a steak medium and was in disbelief when they served me a raw steak with TONS of fat on it. i would say at least 60% of the steak was pure FAT. would not recommend at all because when i confronted this issue with my waitress, she said "well here at outback were well known for having fatty steaks". I'm not exactly sure what that is supposed to mean, but she had mentioned this to me like it was a good thing. I'm not sure exactly who in the world eats fatty raw steaks but that is absolutely disgusting. i would not suggest going to dinner here. read more

Susanne G was our server and she was amazing! She was so attentive and gave great recommendations. We will for sure be going back and hope to have her as a server. Highly recommend. read more

Unfortunately this Outback doesn't quite make the cut for me. Our server seemed a little overwhelmed even though the restaurant was somewhat empty. We ordered appetizers and drinks only. I'm not sure what was going on in the back kitchen but either cooking the food ahead of time or using bad ingredients. We ordered the new blooming onion with steak and cheese fries and hot wings with blue cheese dressing. All five of us took one bite of the loaded onion and almost threw up! The meat tasted and smelled rancid and the onion was definitely burned. We immediately decided to return it to the kitchen! After 5 minutes or so the server returned and we explained that the meat tasted funny and the onion looked and tasted burnt as if cooked in old grease, to which he responded by saying "well it's fried." Wrong answer dude! My husband and my kids went on to educate him on how we've been eating at the chain for years and this is not how it's suppose to taste.He then apologized and offered to have them cook another order. In the meantime we finally receive the wings and they're disgustingly greasy. Our party of five each ate one wing and each looked at each other like what the heck was that? They were so greasy that our plates were soaking wet. We sit and wait on the onion. Server returns with and onion that looks normal but it's half the food that was with previous order, half the steak, half the fries, very little cheese and half the amount of bloomin onion sauce. However it tasted like it was fried in fresh grease and the steak had a little seasoning unlike the previously served dish. In other words it was edible! As we try to enjoy the half serving of the corrected onion, another server comes to the table with another order of hot wings. We explained that we didn't order a second order especially since we didn't enjoy the first order which was sitting on the serving platter getting cold. She says "oh well, you don't tell them then I won't tell." I pick up a wing and it was like night and day compared to the first order they gave us. We actually ate every wing and there was no grease on the plate. My one wish is that this could have been a consistent service that meets Outback's standards. We'll probably never visit this one again. read more

This is the worst experience and staff I've ever dealt with. Watching them stand around and obviously not care about there customers is astounding!!!!!!!!! Never Again Oh no and Carol the hostess was the worst I've ever dealt with. The way she told people the wait time was obviously to drive them out of the restaurant. read more

My friends and family decided to throw me a surprise going away party at the Outback in Merriville In..... What aa terrible mistake.My party size was 8people.Upon entering 5:30 compared to more popular restaurants this place was not that busy.... Our servers name was Taylor. We got drinks in about 30 min, it took about 45 min from appetizers...I had a late guest come about 7 pm and we still had no entrees.We get our server attention, and she like I know I'm sorry I'm gonna get a manager for you... She never got a manger and our food come out about 7:25pm.. Everyone food was cold and dried out as if it had been sitting for an hour or so..We had cold grilled shrimp, dried out cold 22 oz steaks, cold salmon and veggies, Alfredo... At this point we are pissed, we sat here for 3 hr and this shit is cold... Immediately we ask for a manager, manager number one name Spencer comes over as if he is oblivious to what's going on. We exlpin we have been here for three hours, two other tables in our area has gotten their food, eaten and paid.Our food finally gets here and it cold.Maneger states what would you like for me to do, do you want it boxed to take home( basically his whole attitude was he didn't want to deal with it just take it and go).So manager Spencer says I will be back to handle this... We wait another 30 min for him to come back, at this point he is entertaining another guest( white in race) about their unhappiness.Our party watch him talk to these unhappy guests for 15 min, while we were first he entertained us for .60 secs..... At this point we are fed up we find another employee who yet gets another manager Nicole, everyone is unsure of what to do, she balls up the receipt and say you guys can go ..... Really!!!! Terrrrible terrible customer service...To top it off we walked right past Spencer he did not acknowledge us or our situation. Not sure what kind of degree or skills you need to work here as a manager but I'm seeking work have AA degree guaranteed to do way better job than these idiots... The proper response should have been apologetic, and lets us take the cold food home for free after a 3 hr wait, with terrible customer service... Instead these idiot let us leave with 8 party guests food plated that had only been tasted to find it was cold.. So what manager decideds to waste all that food, no way will the restaurant survive with these idiots running it....... It's very disappointing, it was a surprise party for myself,everyone rearranged there schedules called off work, to my surprise we got the surprise... We sat for 3 hrs had bread and water couple appetizers, and left hungry Way to go outback I'm not a manager but I have common sense If for any reason the location was understaffed, there were 3 manager on duty they should have stepped in and help wait tables, but they were not team player every one is focused on trying to manage as if waiting tables if beneath them, in essence you have a lot of unhappy customer.... We should have went to longhorn!!!!!!!!! read more

Absolutely disgraceful service. I asked for a medium-well steak with lobster. Steak comes out bloody rare after 30 minutes of waiting. I then politely tell the waitress I asked for medium-well. She takes MY WHOLE PLATE back with her to fix the steak. Comes back out in 10 minutes burned to shit. Completely inedible. Imagine dry chicken breast. That's the state of my steak right now. Oh and I forgot to mention when they brought me back my overdone steak they FORGOT MY FUCKING LOBSTER. Disgraceful. Never coming back read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

TERRIBLE experience with both service & food! Decided to try this establishment on 02/10/19 around 3 pm. It was not busy at all and I was excited to celebrate an early Valentine's Day & birthday around my husbands chemotherapy schedule as he is sick often. We were seated right away, but then we sat a long while before anyone came to us. After waiting and waiting and waiting for our appetizer & waters we hear our server (as she is serving another booth near us) complaining, something about how done she is. We finally grab another server to ask for some water. Eventually, our appetizer arrives. Next, we grab another server and ask for utensils. Next, a server comes and says she will now be our server as ours needed help and this is not her station but she will take care of us. Well, she sure didn't take note to remember us as we ended up waiting over an hour from ordering until our dinner arrived which was brought by yet another server. The food: husbands chicken was literally burnt on the bottom. My steak was ordered medium and I even looked at a steak served next to me and photos and none of them were literally black on the outside as mine was. It was charred, I did not ask for that, it was a petite filet and not listed or shown as coming charred. We did not say anything as we were so fed up and tired of being there we just wanted to leave at this point and already said how terrible it was and what a waste and poor choice of where to go (we had such high expectations, thought it was higher end). Finally, our replacement server comes by with our ticket. (She never did anything for us mind you but hand us our bill and then I asked for 2 boxes so I could take home the meat & cut off the burnt parts and give the rest to my dog since our bill for an onion & a chicken entree and the smallest steak entree and 2 waters came to total $65.22! What a joke! We have often eaten at Texas Roadhouse (of where we are 100% always pleased with both service and food) and our bill is NEVER that high. I do not recommend this place at all. It was not busy so that is not even an excuse for any of this. Besides my 2 emails (one I looked up on their website and one I sent from on their receipt) I also posted a review on their FB page (which like here, I saved as a last resort to go public) but they've left me no choice since they wont reply to me. (Says alot about restaurant management & corporate.) ZERO STARS. GO ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE! read more

Service is brutal. People that came after us got their food way before us. Had to grab a different waitress to bring us refills and bread. Had to ask for silverware. The waiter kept disappearing and someone else had to bring our appetizer. I ordered a ful rack of ribs and it was litterally shorter than my fork. It was busy but tables were available. The manager apologized and told us that they were definitely not doing their best and adjusted our bill without us having to ask. 2 hour ordeal start to finish. Won't be going back. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

The absolute worse Outback I have ever been to. My pina Cola had zero alcohol in it. I had to send all of my food back because it was all cold. My sister and mom ordered the same thing as me and our portions were different. My server was great but everything else was subpar. Very disappointed!! read more

If i could give zero stars i would. Management is atrocious. Walter Thomas the manager is ridiculous and obviously does not give a damn about his restaurant. Food was disgusting and the cook messed up our STEAK so many times and still would not budge to give a discount as a courtesy! Also said he would fed ex me something for the inconvenience and that they do it all the time. REALLY!? your service sucks that bad to do it all the time? On top of all that the waitress was not professional she spilled cheese on my shirt and wiped it off herself and told me not to worry! We were there for almost 3hours! Here's a tip for the inconvenience.. clean those disgusting bathrooms. Will NOT be back to this disgusting place!!!! read more

I found the state to be overly fatty and kind of lacking. It was OK but honestly I wasn't impressed for the price. read more

Outback Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

We were at Outback Steakhouse in Merrillville, In today at 4:30pm. The restaurant was practically empty but we were told it would be a 20 minute wait. I asked why since it wasn't busy and at first they kinda blew us off, then said they simply didn't have the servers. I asked can't we at least sit at a table and we were told they couldn't do that if we didn't have a server. We waited and when we finally were seated I took pics of the empty restaurant. We spent $70 and the next time we will go Texas Roadhouse where they Always seat us when we come in unless they are packed. Goodby Outback, customer satisfaction is Not your thing. PS .... my filet was good, husbands porterhouse fatty and tough. read more

The new restaurant looks great on the inside but the service is still the same old outback, not great. The food is alright. The prices aren't ridiculous so it's not horrible but compared to other restaurants at similar price points it's definitely lacking. read more

I feel the need to start with our dessert because it was the best part of my day! It was the Salted Caramel Cookie with Vanilla Ice Cream. It was really deelish & I'm glad I don't live nearby because I would get one every day! Our entire meal was good, service was good, restaurant is new and very clean read more

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Poor experience the steak was Rare and was supposed to be Medium Rare. Potato was old and cold. Delivery person didnt want to bring to room. Manager said he was the owner! Will not go back to this location. Will be in town 6 months and will find another steak house to get my once a week steak. read more

Outback Steakhouse - My old potato and my Rare steak that should have been Medium Rare! - Steakhouses Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

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My boyfriend had been wanting to try this place for some time, we finally went and the service was great, the food was your normal steakhouse grub. But the deep fried Mac n cheese bites was amazing! read more

Had a great dinner with the family center cut with lobster Mac and cheese was awesome!!!!! Also the server was beyond helpful. If I recall his name was Will. If you're looking for a reasonably priced steak, with great sides check them out. read more

Well I'll say do not order the rib dinner! If you want the ribs order it in a combo. I went for dinner over the weekend and I ordered the full slab dinner. You know what you get for 21.69 ? 8 .... yes I'll say it again.... EIGHT ribs! 2.71 per rib + tax. You can order most combos and get 5 ribs and another entree for way less. Your ribs are more expensive than any restaurant in Chicago and you're Hobart! read more

Okay. I read the bad reviews and thought I would give this place a try anyway. It was a smart move because the service and food was good. Now, it was in the middle of the afternoon and they were not crowded but the wait staff was on par with a higher end restaurant. My steak was slightly overcooked but full of flavor. Service was quick and attentive. Maybe they're trying to improve??? read more

They have half of the crew just sitting around while this one poor lady is doing all the work and keep being rude to her when she's done nothing. But the food was good minus the horrible service read more

The wait was not long our waiter was really nice, food not so good.. My son and friend ordered a fillet steak, the wait on it was long only because they didn't have any clean dishes. When the meal did come the guy who brought it said it was something else then corrected himself only when my son stated hat he ordered!! Really.. read more

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Very Poor service , clearly management is very inexperienced. They place Uber and others above dining in customers. Stay clear

Salty salty so salty we couldnt eat it! Waitress we had was awsome but alot of the staff gazing off in space and not paying enough attention to the customer read more

Very slow. My family came 3:00pm on a Saturday, the food didn't come out till 4:15. I called the manager, he apologized saying that the food will come out soon. But took extra 30min. Terrible. I will not come back this place read more

Eehhhh...used to be good...last couple of experiences haven't been good. Went for my birthday dinner a couple years ago, which was the last time I went in. I've never had a more bland meal at a steakhouse. And it wasn't even during a busy time of day. This time was the straw that broke the camel's back, to many meh trips to a place that I once enjoyed. read more

This evening did not start off on the right foot for Outback. We used the " be added to the waitlist" option, even though they said there was no wait at this time. Sooo tell me why we walked in the door and was handed one of those wait - buzzers and told it would be 5 mins? The amount of time isn't my issue. My issue was... what are we waiting for exactly. There were numerous tables open all over the restaurant. No one really left while we waited. I dont mind waiting if there is a reason. My daughter came with us, our was her first time here. As usual, we ordered to much food. Volcano shrimp (totally lives up to its name) and an onion blossom. Normally the onion blossom has about one - third of the petals with uncooked batter on it. Not tonight! They fried that onion but good! Dinner was steak and mashed potatoes. It's not a 5- star steakhouse, however they did a good job tonight. Besides the seating, which again was just a "Why? for me, dinner was really good. read more

Every time I come here, you wait 20+ minutes to get a seat, then you are seated and 30% of the restaurant has open tables.... WTF! Service beyond poor read more

So after 4 yrs sense our last visit we figured we would give them another shot we came for our 15th anniversary the server was great drinks were awesome had a blooming onion it came out a real dark brown was dripping dirty oil and tasted bad they comped that for us my wife had a porterhouse it was perfect I had 8 ounce sirloin and shrimp the shrimp were great nicely grilled the first try on the steak came out the right temp but was badly burnt on one side they apologized and recooked it second attempt looked good but was still bleeding they threw it back on the grill for me and somehow only managed to finish cooking half of it other half was still raw at this point I gave up and requested a Togo box the server noticed it and ended up comping my meal and my dog had a good dinner read more

This is probably the worst kitchen speed of any outback we e ever been in. We arrived after a long day of traveling at 8 and were seated by 8:10. No big deal and great male host out front effectively seating patrons. We ordered shortly after and didn't get meals until 9:15. Server said they were swamped but take a look at pic. It was 1/3 empty. This was about 8:30. I asked if this wait was normal and I was told a manager would come by. No one came. The server said all the servers were in the kitchen afraid to go see the customers. This is ridiculous. Outback is better than this. read more

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I must honestly say I love the food at Outback Steakhouse. I support this establishment regularly. Regularly is twice a week. On Valentines Day I had a bad experience. I had a normal wait time of 1 hour and 45 minutes for a day like today, but my party of 5 people could not get seated due to our party including a minor. Many people left the restaurant because of the wait time and we were the only people sitting in the waiting area. Unfortunately, every couple over the age of 21 who entered the restaurant were immediately seated due to the decrease in patrons. After that went on for about 30 minutes I asked to speak to a manager. The "fathead" manager came out and I explained how my party and I were patiently waiting and unfortunately we had a minor in our party. I humbly asked if we could have a refreshment since we were waiting for a long time. She replied, "No! You're not getting anything for free if that's what you're trying to do!" I thought to myself "HOW RUDE!!!" Even if I did want something free she could have used the three most common words. Please, sorry, and Thank You. 1. Sir I'm sorry for your wait. Thank you for being so patient. Please enjoy an appetizer on the house for your extremely long wait. Something to that effect would have been better than what she said. I'M NOT COMING TO THIS RESTAURANT ANYMORE!!!!! Hello Red Lobster! Hello Olive Garden! read more

My husband and I went to the Merrillville location on Tuesday April 6 and let's just say I was very disappointed! For starters when the server came to the table we had just been sitted, no chance to look at a menu drink or otherwise.  She immediately asked what can I get you to drink and we were looking for cocktails rudely she says well if you turn the menu to the front you'll see drinks listed as she tapped her pen.  Then she proceeded to ask what would you like to order for appetizers or entree? I said we just sat down and haven't had time to look yet so she turned and walked away. She eventually brought us bread but no saucers I guess we were just supposed to butter our bread and sit it on the table.  I had to ask her for it and she says oh.. ok.  Fast forward we order and my husband had chicken and I ordered the 15oz ribeye let's just say it took forever to get and when it finally came out it was cold and my steak was supposed to be well done no red.... it came full of fat and red inside.  Had I wanted it medium well I would have ordered it that way.  What I actually told her when I placed the order was very very well done please.  By the time I kept getting Chunks of fat in my mouth from this horrible steak I was just done with the whole experience.  We asked for boxes and were ready to leave.  We've enjoyed some great steak houses, but this by far was the worse steak I've ever had and not to fond of the service either.  So much for celebrating our special upcoming day. $80.00 bill of Disappointment and Disbelief read more

Waited over an hour to be seated. Gave our seat away never gave us any updates. Several people came after us and seated first. Very poor service and overall horrible experience. Don't usually eat at outback, won't go back. read more

Wait time was about 20 minutes to be seated, not bad for New Years day. Our waitress Jennifer T. was very nice. The problem was with the food being Luke warm and orders being mixed up. One guest at my table ordered a meal and asked for no mushrooms, as she is allergic to them. Well of course her food came with mushrooms and the asparagus I ordered. 2 other guest st my table also had food orders mixed up. Also while there I noticed 2 tables requesting a manager and the managers didn't come for quite a long time, 30-45 minutes. That is unexceptionable! I hate my experience was not good as this will cause me to never return!! read more

This dinner was fantastic! We got seated around 5:30. Waitress was on point! She's been there 6 years and was awesome! The salads were exactly how you'd want them and french onion soup was delish. The 6oz sirloin medium was a perfect cut and cook and the flavor was amazing! My husband got ribs and steak and raved all night about it. I can't believe after all of these years we have never gone here. We will definitely be back to try other things on the menu! 10/10 for service and quality! read more

Ordered curbside to go because I wanted steak and really didn't want to cook. Bad decision. Order was ready at 7:45pm picked it up on time and left. Got to a red light half way home and checked my food. Baked potato toppings weren't in there also the steakhouse Mac and cheese wasn't in there that was an extra price. Went back to get my stuff they left out and now it's 8pm which is what time I wanted to be home and eating. They fixed my issue now I'm leaving again get home around 8:25pm.. 40 minutes after it was originally done and everything was super cold, except the Mac and cheese. Steak was cold and inedible the butter for the shrimp was hard because it got cold. Paid too much for cold food. My dog enjoyed the steak though read more

I do love their bloomin onion, but I've had much better steaks elsewhere. It gets hella crowded here and there's usually a wait. So I don't come here a lot when I know I can get way better food elsewhere. read more