Our server, Scott, is awesome! He's so polite and accommodating. Our food was perfect and prompt. Great lunch spot while out shopping!

Took my husband out to dinner. He ordered the tbone and I ordered the ribeye. Best steak ever!! Cooked just like how I liked it. Salad, sides perfect. Waiter was friendly, funny, polite. He stayed on top of refills and checked in on us to clear plates, refills, etc. service and food is usually good here. Had always ordered chicken or chicken fried steak before. Will def be back for some more steak soon! read more

Ribeye and mash potatoes were excellent. I highly recommend the strawberry kiwi margarita. The house margarita (frozen) was not good. The kids grilled cheese with fruit was perfect. The fruit was fresh and ripe. We also had the Outback burger, the homemade pickles added delicious flavor. We will return on our next visit. read more

I have been eating Alice Springs Chicken here as long as I can remember- ordered it last night and imagine my surprise when I bit into my first piece to a mouth full of cayenne pepper! I asked the waiter why was cayenne on my dish and he said "there shouldn't be". When the manager brought my grandsons steak back out for the third time (first 2times it was still raw, this time it was jerky) I asked about cayenne and he said "corporate was looking for a bolder flavor for the poultry". Newsflash corporate - CAYENNE is not it. Plus they took the honey mustard off. Why mess with perfection? If people wanted spicy and bold, order something else! They did take the meal off the bill ( didn't eat it) we all left hungry and probably won't go back. read more

Decent experience. The food was good, but they could keep the place cleaner. Our table and chairs were dirty and not wiped, one set of silverware wasn't clean. Not too impressed with that, but the waiter and food was all good. read more

I never had the chance to try the food. I came in on a Monday after the lunch rush and decided to try and sit at the bar. I had to clean off spot at the bar. It was filthy. The bartender was too busy chatting with 2 other customers about the same age. I sat there for a good 3 or 4 minutes......nothing. No greeting, no what can I get you, nothing. Walked out. read more

Haven't been to an Outback in years. Took the family shopping and had a giftcard from Outback that I had for about year. Decided to try it out again. IM GLAD I DID! The call ahead seating was on point and our server Ashley O. was PHENOMENAL! Please ask for her...she was professional, courteous, and very kind. The food came out hot and the times for appetizer, soups and main entrees arrived in perfect timing. And my drink was always filled. My wife's vision hasn't been too good. I asked our server if she could assist her to the bathroom while I stayed with my children. Ashley was very understanding and took her by the arm and lead her. I mean... without hesitation she was willing. I was so amazed by the food and service that I forgot to even use my giftcard. Gave a 40% tip and will be returning again! Need to use the giftcard some day...and I'll be asking for Ashley! read more

One of the FEW good places to eat at in San Marcos outlets. The other places are slow and overpriced. Service was fast. We ordered the Philly cheesesteak with sides of fries, cup of chicken tortilla soup, and chopped pecan salad. We're big fans of their house bread! I liked the juiciness of the cheesesteak. The soup was also very nice and flavorful. I loved the candied pecans in the salad. It was nice to have a leisurely sit down meal after hours of shopping, and Outback is definitely my favorite food establishment in the San Marcos outlets! read more

Dropped in for lunch while on break from the outlet stores. I haven't been to an Outback in a rather long time and was craving my favorites. We started with the Bloomin' onion and ordered the kid a grilled chicken and fries. The onion tasted great, but could have been cooked longer and the grease drained longer. I ordered the chicken fried steak and fries with the potato soup. My meal was good not sure I would order it again though. The wife had the Alice chicken and she seemed pleased with her selection. read more

I don't normally leave reviews but this trip definitely deserves one. Everyone we encountered was so nice. Our server Alyssa was very sweet and attentive. There was a slight mess up with our food and the manager, Jeff, went above and beyond to make it right. Thank you so much Outback staff for being awesome and the chefs for making our delicious food! Keep it up!! read more

This is a great restaurant chain. Issues I'm having is the bartender is coughing everywhere, all over food and drinks. Manager should do something but choose to make her work and spread flu. Welcome to flu town. read more

This spot was so good. Friendly staff! We had the server Julie and she was very fast and attentive. Will ask for her again! Food and drinks was very good during our shopping spree during a pandemic.. all of the staff was social distancing and wearing a mask the whole time! I felt safe! Not to mention they had multiple santizing stations. I also noticed there was a server sanitizing the bathroom and made me and my little child feel safer! I don't dine out often but Outback makes the worth while. 10/10 recommend especially for families uncertain of this time period. read more

Syara L was our waitress. She was excellent. Great customer service, pleasant personality, very professional.

I was craving steak so my hunny , his brother and I decided to try this place out. The hostess staff was very friendly and welcoming . We sat in a booth and it took a while for our waiter to come get our drink order but once he did things took flight. I got the ribeye with mashed potatoes and a Cesar salad. My love got the outback style prime rib and his brother got the bone in New York strip . All cooked perfectly, but there was a hair in the outback style prime rib. We brought it to our waiters attention and he was very apologetic. The manager who's name I didn't catch was very friendly and apologetic as well . They were super sincere and handled the situation professionally. Overall 100% satisfied and will be coming back ! read more

Saturday lunch was a total nightmare. Our young waiter misinformed us of menu substitutions and prices. When our bill came out higher than promised, we disputed it. He then denied confirming the menu substitution and sent the managing owner to our table where he aggressively challenged me in front of other customers. While the price was adjusted, we were horrified by the treatment we received. When the waiter delivered our adjusted bill, he communicated a "miscommunication", instead of his blatant dishonesty. A $26.00 lunch for 2 with Caesar salads and water deserves proper and polite service not received. Wil not ever return. read more

It was pretty hit-or-miss with the food and service here. We only had to wait 15-20 minutes for 3 of us on a busy Saturday night. When we were seated, there was no silverware on the table. Didn't think anything of it at first. It took a bit for the waitress to come by to take out order and kinda rushed us through it. When the bartender brought our drinks to us, he barely stayed long enough to put the drinks down, much less to make sure they were the correct drinks. As for the food, the person who brought our salads out tried to take off faster than the bartender, but I stopped him before he got too far away so I could ask for silverware. He huffed, then got them for us where the hostess stand is at, about 6 feet away. My pork porterhouse was good, cooked just right. The Bloomin Onion was a bit overcooked, but still tasted alright, but it was dropped off with the speed that our other items were. We were never given any plates to put our individual servings on, which every other Outback has given us. I don't care for the dipping sauce, I prefer ketchup on mine, so I had to wait for the next full moon for the waitress to come back to ask for some, because that's how often she came by. We're pretty sure my wife's "hand-breaded" fried shrimp was pulled out of a Gordon's frozen fish box and my son's chicken strips were about the same quality. read more

I enjoy the consistency of the preparation of the signature "Outback Special" sirloin. Whether I'm in South TX, Central TX, or Florida, it is always good! This is my go to cut, because of their seasoning recipe, and the way it's seared. (I'm a ribeye guy, everywhere else.) I ask for it to be cooked medium, and it's always very juicy, tender, and full of flavor. I usually enjoy the vegetable medley with my steak, and the waitress recommended I get it grilled, instead of steamed. It had amazing flavor, and will now be part of my routine. The dark, fresh baked, bread, and whipped butter is always yummy!! This location, nestled in the ever so popular, San Marcos Outlet Malls, is no exception, to the brand. The wait staff is always friendly, and efficient. The staff does well to deal with the large, hungry, families, that come in, after a long day of shopping. The management team is attentive, and involved, and the drinks from the bar, always are fresh, and flavorful. read more

My family and I went there last night after 5 years and we were very impressed by the menu. We ordered: seared ahi tune, wood fire shrimp, steak salad and chicken Caesar salad and they were all delicious. The updated decor is better from years ago, and the service is wonderful. We will definitely come back. read more

Was here for a work party. Ordered salmon and it was pretty dang dry and overcooked. A buddy got salmon with shrimp and a butter sauce, his was much more moist and edible. Didn't end up finishing my meal. All in all it was okay, i'd go back just wouldn't get the same thing. read more

Food and service is good, yet having to see individuals bring in dogs into a dining place and the person(s) is clearly not deaf, blind or disabled is just really pushing it to other guests to have to be seated next to them. If I want fido to eat with me; I dine outside or stay home.seriously this us beyond enduring for all other patrons.just like when we got stuck one flight with a lady and her doberman for 6 hours (even then the dog still managed to bite someone)...so sad read more

If I could give 1 star for food quality I would, but our waiter was friendly & attentive so I've got to give some credit for the good service. Maybe I went wrong by ordering a salad at a steakhouse but it's hard to mess up a salad and Outback did just that. The $10.99 Aussie Chicken Cobb Salad was large (as it should be for $11). The chicken was okay but tasted as it had been frozen and just defrosted. There was barely any hard boiled egg or bacon but plenty of cheese. THE LETTUCE - oh my gosh was it terrible. It tasted like it had been in the fridge with seafood for wayyyyy too long. Every bite of lettuce tasted as if I was eating crab or shrimp - it was disgusting and awkward. I just ate the chicken on the salad and some of their pumpernickel bread. Although the service was great, I hope to never go back into this location because I am just turned off by thinking of my seafood tasting lettuce, just no. read more

Well...this was actually good!!!! Very fast service with a smile! We were seated right away, had a friendly waitress, made things very easy. The blooming onion is a MUST. So delicious!! Would definitely like to eat down under again ;) read more

I had a sirloin w/ baked potato, I asked for everything on the side, first potato was fully stuffed, second potato they put everything 'on the side' in to one little tub, so I couldn't use what I wanted, or moderate quantities (I wanted a little butter, cheese and chives, but if I ask for those separately at the time of ordering, it's always messed up!!) Aside from the potato-faff, the food was good, the service was excellent - though the place was freezing! Great place to go eat while shopping :) read more

Food was great and so was the service. Awesome experience for a chain restaurant. Appetizer- Crab/Avocado Stack Very tasty! Definitely recommend. The lumb crab was fresh, chips lightly seasoned and crispy and the avocado tasted fresh. It was more of a quacamole than plain avocado but the whole thing was well done. Dinner - My wife got alice springs chicken which she always loves and I got the salmon fillet with mixed greens. No complaints. Salmon grilled to perfection. Service - Audrey was awesome!!!!!! No special request was a bother and drinks stayed full. She was attentive and accomodating. We'll be back. read more

Outback is fast falling down the list of places I enjoy eating, but it's kind of a tradition to come off the Guadalupe and get a blooming onion. We sat down in our booth and quickly noticed a blooming onion being delivered to a nearby table. It looked almost burnt, very unappetizing. We waited about 10 minutes before anyone took our drink order. Food took a good 20+ minutes to come out 6 oz. steak and a burger) and the steak was seriously underdone - like nothing but blood and a but of searing on the outside. If we wouldn't have waited for so long to get our food I'd have sent it back. My suggestion for this place is to hire more cooks and less waiters. The entire time we were there, I saw wait staff just kinda hanging out, and when they did move around it was pretty slowly. If there is a bottleneck in the kitchen, hire more cooks, otherwise these servers need to pick up the pace or find another job. read more

I am rating their to-go service and food, not their in-house dining experience, as I haven't eaten inside at this location. With my last job, working 50 hours a week, I used Outback's to-go service twice a week for 3 months. I never checked my order before I got home because out of 24 to-go orders, they only messed up once (sweet potato instead of sweet potato fries). But that was obviously just a communication error. I always got the extra croutons and extra ranch I asked for, free of charge. They were prompt and polite. My food was always hot, fresh, and correct. I am not giving 5 stars because I feel that their is room for improvement in the packaging system (Standard packaging they put french fries in the same box as your steak/meat and the fries become soaked from the meat of the juice and soggy) and it typically takes between 4-5 minutes on hold before your order is taken. I am not complaining about these issues, because they are minor compared to how great the food and service is otherwise, but if management reads this I would like for them to have a few ideas for improvement. read more

The steak was horrible. No flavor and was overdone. When we first got seated the waiter approached and began complaining about how long the day was and that he was tired. I found that to be very unprofessional. I ordered the baked potato soup and it came out looking like a pudding. I had to send it back. This restaurant is a no go for their food preparation. The service was however, quick and we didn't have to wait long for our meal. read more

Weeks ago we sat at the bar to dine for an early dinner and the two young ladies were super nice; super sweet; we thoroughly enjoyed the kind customer service. Food is always good to me and even though Outback doesn't produce the wine, the wine is always lovely. I'd definitely return to this venue. read more

I give Outback 3 stars only because I knew what I was getting into. It's a fair-to-midland chain steakhouse. Food and drinks not bad, though not great. Steak was chewy. Service was fine, and the waitress was attentive. Would I go back? Just like this time, if I had no other options and was hungry. They did nothing wrong... it just is what it is, mediocre mall food. read more

Fanastic service, food was very good, we really enjoy, very flexible to add any side to the main dish, great onion soup, the pork chops, sirloin and baby ribs amazing read more

Absolutely LOVE the Outback Steakhouse. I had the Queensland Chicken & Shrimp. I'd love to know the secret on how they get the chicken so tender & juicy. My husband had the 8oz sirloin w/asparagus & Mac n Cheese & he was not disappointed. He said it was cooked to perfection. There was a lot of people, but they still got our food out in a timely manner. All of the staff was very friendly. read more

This place gets a little more than a solid A-OK. You just need to know what to get and what to avoid. My wife loves the Outlet Mall, so I have found myself out there many, many times over the years. This is my "reward". -Get the Victoria's Filet. Any size. I get mine done Medium-Rare and it is always good. The lamb is pretty good if you are not wanting steak. -Salads are good. I like the Wedge, but the House with Blue Cheese is good too. -Baked potatoes are solid, and the Spinach-Artichoke dip is a tasty appetizer. -Wash it all down with a Foster's or the Newman's Own Cabernet, which is not bad. -Prices are pretty good, and in line with their food. -Never have had bad service here. It is always busy and crowded, and they still mangage to get everyone served in a reasonabloe amount of time. What is bad? The shrimp. Translucent and tasteless. I don't know what they do to them, but they are not tasty. The Bloomin Onion is hit or miss. The dipping sauce is always very good and spicy, but the onion is sometimes too greasy. The Garlic-mashed potatoes are gross, and the Lobster is usually over-cooked. We have tried different things over the years, and have always gravitated back to the Victoria's Filet. That is all we order anymore. It's a steak house. Don't go if you want something other than a steak. And don't cheap out with the sirloin...... read more

My burger was the most gross thing I have ever tried. It was supposed to be medium-rare, it arrived rare and soggy. After a few more minutes on the grill, it arrived medium-rare, but still soggy. Yuck. Kids mac and cheese was floating is some liquid. Husband's ceasar salad was frost-bitten iceberg lettuce. May be their actual stakes are better, but what we tried there turned us away from that place forever. The service, however, was excellent. Our server was fast, friendly, and down to earth. The manager came up and apologized for the rare burger. However, the food was what we came there for, and it was was inedible. read more

The wings from here are SUPER GOOD !!!! And so is the rest of the food you can come with large crowds and just fun time.. read more

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Decided to stop in and try this location while working a project in San Marcos Outlets. Stopped in about 7:00pm on a Wednesday night. I was able to be seated right away. The server took a little while to get to me initially however she was pleasant, friendly and cheerful. The appetizer was seared ahi tuna. The tuba was half over cooked and half properly seared. Some of the pieces were gray from overlooking. The all you can eat garlic shrimp were very good. The crispy shrimp were better. The prime rib I ordered med pink throughout just like the picture on the menu. What I received was WHITE. I have never seen a prime rib served that was so drained of juices it turned white. The chef came out and apologized an offered to make a ribeye because they are out of prime rib. He stated it was a small piece and late in the night. So they knew it was not a quality product and served me anyway??? No integrity for your the brand when you do that. They substituted a ribeye which was cooked properly but tough. Definitely not the juicy prime rib I wanted. The cook that came out was friendly and apologetic. This is the fourth outback I have been too while traveling since they launched the new commitment to steaks in the menu. This is the fourth time I have been disappointed. I hope they figure it out I used to enjoy outback not so much lately. read more

Dinner with my friends last night at this Outback. Frankly, I think they may have had an off night as i do not remember my other Outback experiences as being this bad. I ordered the 1/2 rack ribs with mashed potatoes and a 'side' wedge salad. The salad was FANTASTIC. Large ice-burg lettuce wedge with blue cheese crumbles, bacon, cherry tomatoes and covered in blue cheese dressing. Very delicious. The ribs were OK. Nothing to write home about but pretty good. From the moment i saw the potatoes i just knew something wasn't right. Upon tasting .. it was obvious they were HORRIBLE. They tasted like 'raw' garlic, they were very bitter and had a faint 'fishy' taste. I had two of my table mates try them and agreed. The waitress came over and offered me some green beans instead. They tasted like they had been in a refrigerator too long. Not so great on the veggies last night. Although they didn't offer, and i didn't ask, I presumed they would count my side salad as my 'veggie' since their other two choices were horrible. But they didn't. Instead they charged me an extra $3.00 for a salad. Ridiculous. We sat around talking for a long while after we settled our bill and not once did the waitress come back to ask if we would like anything else to drink. She could have been making money, but she didn't even bother to come back around again. Not smart. won't be making the trip to san marcos for Outback ever again. read more

Great customer service especially for this turn key area of customers. Food has always been cooked to order and if you have a problem with anything fixed immediately ! We always seem to get the same area of seating with exceptional wait staff. No complaints every and we come here once a week for the last 2 years! Thank you for always putting us first and never letting us down on flavor and service read more

Me and my friends went in the other night. The food was amazing. We ordered the stuffed mushrooms (to die for) and then we both got the chicken on the barbie. The service was even better! We had Joshua as our server and he was beyond polite and did whatever he needed to make our dinner lovely! I would highly recommend asking for him as your server. 10/10 experience. read more

Brought my daughter here for her 20th birthday. waitress completely forgot our table. someone in the back brought half our tables food out but forgot the other half. after about 8 mins I flagged the waitress who had passed us several times without acknowledging us, that we had yet to receive our food. she said oh let me go check. she came out about 3 mins later and said they were just waiting on Alfredo sauce. the food was cold the fasts was sticky and chew, steak and shrimp were cold and hard. did not eat. when manager stopped by the table she kept asking if we wanted her to take it to the back to warm up or if we wanted dessert. we declined. she then stood there and said how do I make this right? then proceeded to act to busy to stand and wait for us to respond. she then said ok just let me know and ran off. she and the waitress were in and out of the kitchen entire time we were waiting. Neither one of them noticed our table nor the food sitting there for several mins. we got our bill and removed one pasta. we were a table of 7 only 3 got their meals.. Last time I go there read more

We Had an overall great experience . Having not been here in over a year, it was nice to see new items on the menu. There was a slight delay in the food delivery, most likely due to the holidays. However, the assistant manager on duty Mrs Stephanie Dickson more than made up for it by comping our meal. We explained that it was not necessary, but she insisted! In today's restaurant atmosphere this is unheard of. So to you Outback Steakhouse we say thank you for having a great team . read more