After a long day at Mayo, my mom and treated ourself to outback. Despite being a chain outback rivals the big steak house. We sat at the bar because appetizers were half off; were cheap and Mayo is expensive! We had soup, salad and coconut shrimp. All phenomenal, the salad dressings are perfect and the shrimp were nice and crisp. Our bar server was excellent very friendly. The best treat of the night was some local Rochester folks paid for our wine and shrimp. It was truly so kind. Next time we have to go to Mayo, we'll def make a trip back. read more

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The food was so yummy! And the seasonal drinks even better. I ordered the Queensland chicken and shrimp fettuccine with a Gingerbread Cookie Martini, the drink came with a cute little keepsake! Service was pretty good, I got the feeling he was newer so we gave him some grace. As most restaurants, it was a bit dark and crowded, there were a few small spills and near misses while we were there from employees bumping into each other. read more

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The food was great menus a little hard to navigate wish they still had chicken strips

Got back to my hotel room to eat and my "freshly made side" of a baked potato dressed with everything (butter, sour cream, chives, cheddar cheese & bacon) was a baked potato wrapped in foil. Solid, not cut. No toppings. Nothing in the bag either. Not even butter that would have been welcomed with the small loaf of bread. Not a thing in the bag except the food & plastic utensils. $50 for that one entree of 4 coconut shrimp & 8 oz. Sirloin. The potato scam was a slap in the face from Outback. Online order form was clear. I ordered a real dinner as a treat while staying with a team of 10 people at a hotel for two weeks, for work. But was too tired to eat in, so I ordered pick-up. The team shares our meal experiences to find good restaurants in the area. I picked up after ordering online but still paid 15% tip for a guy to walk out to the curb and hand me a bag. The potato was awful and no one could possibly cut a steak with a plastic knife. Never again Outback. Even when I'm back hom read more

Outback puts out consistent, good product. And the staff at this location was attentive and friendly. I had the Outback small steak which came with a healthy helping of steamed broccoli and sweet potato with all the yummy add-ons. The bartender was friendly and the bar was clean. read more

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First time at an Outback Steakhouse... so I had to try the blooming onion. Pretty flavorful with the seasonings. It definitely doesn't need sauce. I ordered the steak (medium rare) with grilled shrimp. It was alright. The steak was cooked medium rare in the middle but the ends were well done. I suppose that's just the cut of it. The sauce it came with was very mayo-like and lacked oomph. The most flavorful thing was the blooming onion so I ate it in conjunction to the steak. read more

Clean up the place, little grubby. Breading on bloomin' onion was salty. Ordered steak medium, got rare.

Tyler promptly served us and brought our drinks post-haste! Who can't love a BLOOMING ONION!!! Haven't had one for years. All of our food arrived in a half hour, impressive. Always a lovely meal in an Aussie spot filled with happy people! And none of us had steak. And OOHHHH the dessert! read more

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The steak was horrible! We both got ribeyes and they were so full of fat and gristle even the dull knives they provided couldn't cut through them. Both steaks had so much pepper on them. It was inedible unless you literally scraped it all off.. one would think that the server would ask why both of us barely touched our $30 plus steaks, but she never asked a question and they went in the trash as soon as we got . The only reason for the two stars is because the blooming onion was good, even if we were not offered ketchup to go with it. we will definitely not be back. read more

Took advantage of drive up. Order ready when promised Everything was perfection. Definitely keeping this as one of my favorites!

Stopped in yesterday for their Happy Hour, which I must say is treated like an unwanted perk that they don't want to offer. All the appetizers except the wings are half off. Kind of a bummer, but that cool. We ordered a few items and the presentation was very nice, but Unfortunately everything was very salty! The atmosphere was cool, but I guess I will check back again in a few years... read more

The Service is fantastic and the food is so good. Everyone is friendly. The restaurant was clean and so were the restrooms. Your food comes quickly to your table and it is hot and cooked the way you requested. You drink glass always stays full not matter your choice. read more

Outback has always been a favorite of ours, even since I was a child. After a long shopping day, we stopped in for a late lunch. It was not busy at all and we were sat immediately upon walking in. We hung out at our table and noticed that a couple groups of 3-4 were seated around the restaurant. They all had different, but very active servers and were waited on and had drinks and bread within minutes of being seated. Our server had yet to be seen. As I was attempting to ask about our servers whereabouts, they came to the table around minute 10 of waiting. Our server took our drink & food orders and came back with bread. The server then disappeared until well after our food had been brought out by the other servers we had watched being very proactive within their sections. The food was really good and we did enjoy our time. We were just rather jealous of all the other sections who had great servers who were out and about, continually checking on their tables where as ours appeared to stay back in the kitchen area 90% of the time. It would have been nice to have been sat in another section. read more

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Food was prepared perfectly and still hot when we arrived home with our take out! Staff was prompt in the drive up and very friendly!

We went here for Valentin's Day dinner and honestly it was abs amazing. To start we were seated for faster than expecte, despite having no reservations. The service was fast, very nice and every aspect of the meal was exactly as ordered. I like my steak medium well and it is very hard to actually get that when I order it, but they had it perfectly as I like it. The food was delicious and despite the Valentine's crowd the restaurant was still very neat and tidy. Cannot praise this experience enough. Thank you very much will definitely be back! read more

Absolutely flawless service today! Our waitress Louisa S and Brook were so accommodating. We have many food allergies/intolerances in our family and they catered to them all! The atmosphere is chill and low key. Great choice ot food and I would highly recommend this location. An easy 5 stars! We enjoyed it that much I decided to do a Yelp review for the 1st time in a long time. read more

Server was Nicole Worst service ever Took 10 min to get a glass of water. Never came to check on us after our meal came. Fried mushrooms were pieces,over cooked and greasy. Nicole jokes with her other tables, used a fake smile and laugh with us. If she only knew that I am a server and tip really good. Was prepared to tip at least $30. Only tipped her 18%, and that's because I know that servers live off of tips. Here's a big tip for you Nicole Don't judge a guest based on color,race, religion,sexual orientation, ect. Treat a guest as you want to be treated. I have been in this business longer then you are old. I will never come to this restaurant again. Will stay going to Texas Roadhouse for my steak read more

Steak was over done. Service was good not great. It was atypical outback experience.

Wow. How far can a place fall? Perhaps the rudest bartender I have ever encountered (and I bartended for years). I ordered an Old Fashioned to which she served a foofy purple berry drink and proceeded to argue that it was the Old Fashioned I ordered. After a few of her eye rolls (masks ya know) we had enough and left without dinner. But, it was a win as we secured a spot at The Redwood Room! Aussie hospitality it a'int. read more

The steaks are always good here, as is most all of the other food here. The service wasn't great tonight. We were out for a family dinner and the waitress forgot my salad, but corrected it promptly and asked me to repeat my dinner order, only to not bring that too. Again, she did put the order again, but was served much later than the rest of the group. The music is very loud and made conversation difficult. read more

I had the 8 ounce fillet with lobster tail. Delicious and a piece of carrot cake. Yum! Great service and a nice presentation. read more

When we come to Mayo, we always eat here. Steaks were flavorful, cooked perfectly and absolutely delicious!!! Staff was nice and courteous as well as attentive. We chose to sit in the bar, however, the 3 couples ahead of us were seated immediately. What more could you ask for? Highly recommend. 5 Stars read more

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The food has gotten better, but we're not always getting the best service. Our server on 3/13/2022 was Tiera F. Never received bread. We know they had it because other servers were bringing it to their tables. None to hers. No drink refills offered for free refills or ones we'd have to buy. She'd hand people their food, not placing on the table, and tell us it's hot. Well, thanks. 5 stars for the food...1 for service. read more

We had the absolute best service from Bob P. He was amazing and our food was perfect. Steaks were cooked perfect, it didn't take forever, he was on top of everything. I would recommend this outback to everyone and especially Bob! Thanks again read more

I will start it out with why this place received a 3 star. Price vs. Value. The nearly $24 steak is worth half that...period! I have been here many times and when they removed the Outback steak special ($16.99) this place became way over priced for their steaks. The service was great. We sat in the bar area so the bartender was our server. He did a great job of tending bar and serving our table. The water glass was never empty! The food arrived in a very timely manner which is expected in a "chain" store. Everything was served hot. I ordered my New York Strip steak med.-well and it came well done. This place is noted for serving one notch below what is served in normal steak houses. So mine should have been closer to medium. The salad was very good and the tangy tomato is very tasty. We order the not so new anymore Aussie Cheese Fries. They were outstanding!!! The place is clean and very busy. Expect to pay more but I guess it is the Australian meat prices. read more

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this is a place my parents always want to eat while at the Mayo clinic. Briar was our server and did an excellent job. it was absolutely freezing in the dining room. we asked for them to turn the air up a bit and they actually did it! we had coats on and were cold. Food was good. I always order the sirloin and it was cooked perfectly. mom had the filet and I had a bite and excellent. they ordered veggies and it was a huge portion. tables were marked off, masks were worn. Unfortunately we'll be back again. mayo is a part of life, but so is Outback. read more

We were given a gift card for the Outback Steakhouse. We've been here before but had decided it wasn't one of our favorites BUT I have to say this time was great! Our server was great, our food was wonderful. I had the Alice springs chicken & my husband had the ribs. Even the mixed veggies were delicious! read more

This place isn't worth the money anymore. Why is my $20 Caesar Salad mostly iceberg lettuce?? It was a lame shame. Not saying I won't go back but it won't be a 1st nor 2nd choice. And to think I went here for a healthy, hearty salad befor driving 5 hours. Might as well have gotten a salad at Wendy's... read more

Read the reviews on Yelp which were pretty mixed but decided to try it out. We had Alana as our waitress and she was awesome! We started with the fried mushrooms (delish). My kid couldn't stop eating them. The fresh bread and butter was amazing. I got the sirloin and shrimp. It was cooked to a perfect medium (as ordered) and had amazing flavor. My mom got the salmon and shrimp meal and said it was very good. The broccoli was cooked perfect and the rice was loaded with flavor. My kid got the chicken sandwich but was full of everything else so it got put in a to go box but it looked very tasty! If you're in town wanting a steak don't pass up this Outback! read more

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I'd give it a 5 for food taste, but a 2 or 3 for service. Our waitress was pretty bad. Super-forgetful and just didn't have the waitress attitude - you could just tell that she could be a real beyotch if she wanted to. Overall, we enjoyed the food. We had a blooming onion ( a little over-cooked. A chopped steak (glorified burger without the bun, but the flavor is soo good!) with a super-yummy sweet potato and some broccoli. My dining partner had the port tenderloin with sweet potato and broccoli. Everything was delicious. This location is very pretty, it's much prettier than the location by where we live. It seems this one's been updated and fancified. Very pretty. The booths were comfy, the lighting was great. The restaurant was very clean. I highly recommend eating here if you need some "real" food. read more

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Me and my husband came here for lunch and it so slow but they took for ever for ours orders it took 1 hour 18 minutes get ours ordered and I ordered the onions is super Salty ever to get to the point I don't taste nothing is all bitter so disappointed. And the waitress are so rushed us. SMH This place are my first time and last time come here all they're good are salty! read more

Picked up curbside order on a Sunday evening and was vastly underwhelmed. Meal one was an overly salted burger with no sides. As the mashed potatoes were missing I'm unable to review them. Meal two was the 12oz ribeye with breaded shrimp, sweet potato and a side of sautéed mushrooms. The steak was cooked medium rare (ordered rare) and seasoned with an abundance of pepper. Of the 12oz filet much of it was fat. Sweet potato was adequate and the mushrooms were seasoned with water, nothing else for flavor. The shrimp were over cooked and rubbery. Meal three was bloomin chicken with a baked potato and steakhouse Mac n cheese. The Mac n cheese was missing the chicken tasted like old oil and the potato could have been replanted as it was undercooked. The bloomin onions we ordered for appetizers were over cooked in old oil and had a rancid smell to them. Mac and cheese bites ordered had the same taste of old cooking oil, a great addition to the flavorless bites. This is the first time I've ever gotten food from Outback, but given this experience I'd prefer to spend the $100 on literally anything else. read more

I wanted a good ribeye steak and i ordered it and it was so big it almost filled the whole plate,but it looked good and was cooked right and looked like it was spiced already and nicely browned on the outside but it just wasn't as tender as a ribeye and a bit tough and stringy too so it was a little disappointing to me bI wasn't convinced that it was a real ribeye steak but in the end i ate it and was ok with it so i decided to not complain about it and moved on I should have asked for a filet mignonette for a tender steak instead but everything else was just so it's up to you guys to decide for yourselves!thank you bye love ,Brad in rochester,minnesota and good luck to you guys read more

So thought I would take my mom for prime rib. Got that ordered and was brought rib eyes. When I said I ordered prime rib the waiter said no prime rib until 3. Probably should have known that and just brought whatever they decided to serve us. read more

Really good service and everyone was very nice and helpful; the food was very good I recommend the cheesy fries and very affordable

louisa S was an excellent waitress at this Outback. she took our orders very carefully and had a smile on her face during the entire meal. She clearly liked her job and enjoyed serving people. We had few needs but for the several questions we had she delivered the requested items quickly and with her nice smile. She is a reason to eat at this place. read more

It had been a long time since we had eaten at Outback just because we have not been fans of eating out recently but I have to say that this was probably the best Outback experience ever. We were seated at a booth in the bar and Eric was our server. He was prompt and visited our table often but not too much. The service was spectacular and the food was perfect. I know that there are times when you have a bad experience but this night was great and Eric was top notch. read more

A loud, noisy Outback. Just what we needed for a long day's haul and a quick pop in here for a steak and potatoes. Standard menu, and layout. Little beeping machines help let you know when your table is ready - only a range out to the picket fence around the patio of the restaurant, though, so not entirely handy. That being said, don't order the steak medium - it comes out medium well. Medium rare, on the other hand, did just fine. I like the fact they don't add salt to their veggies. But they added waaaay too much salt to the sauteed mushrooms and to the outside of the potatoes (love skins but not that salty). The Blossoming Onion - not bad, would be better served less crisp (the onion was a bit dry) and with ranch instead of the spicy ranch sauce. Desserts did look good, for the most part, but too full. The hot bread initially is nice. read more

Love, love, love this place. Outback Steakhouse is comfort food at its best. The people are tremendously nice and the manager, if you get the opportunity to talk with him, is customer-focused. I recommend the Victoria's filet or sometimes I get the ahi tuna a side salad. You won't be disappointed! read more

On our way out of town we stopped for a quick meal, Ashley A. was our waitress and provided the most cheery service and positive attitude. She had us laughing more than once! We got our food in a decent amount of time and it was hot and tasty. Good food, great service and lots of fun. Thanks! read more