I've dined at several Red Lobster locations and this one is really outdated. As soon as you walk in, the musty carpet odor hits you. I have a keen sense of smell and this almost made me walk right out but hubby wanted to eat here. However, once we were seated, the odor disappeared so I guess it's only in the main entrance/waiting area. Our server was attentive and polite. Food was made exactly as ordered and the drinks were delicious. It's a standard restaurant chain that doesn't really stand out from the pack. Needless to say, I will not be back as I felt uneasy about the homeless folks wandering around. A few of which strolled in as we were leaving to use the bathroom. read more

We had great service here for my dad birthday. The food was hot and fresh! They gave my dad a delicious dessert for celebrating his birthday at this location. The prices were to be expected The waiter was very polite and accommodating for our family of 8 read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

Oh my goodness get your money worth in the drinks was strong. Caught a buzz while writing review biscuits are good and flaky mmm I guess whatever I order I will eat but damn this drink is strong! read more

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We were really in the mood for lobster. There's a great lobster roll place we go to but it's much further away so we went here. We didn't expect much and that's about what we got. We ordered live Maine lobsters. They didn't take too long but were delivered to our table with no melted butter or extra napkins. We did each have 2 wet wipes and bibs. Our cleaned and split lobsters were only split on the tails, the only part you really don't need help splitting. Our butter took a while as did the extra napkins. The lobsters (we had them steamed) were delicious. Can't say the same for the sides though. The biscuits were almost too salty to eat. The baked potatoes were overcooked and mushy, the broccoli tasteless and the coleslaw was drenched in a nasty, tasteless dressing. A shame that such amazing seafood could be brought down with the whole experience. It was nice to be able to pay the tablet at the table instead of having to wait for the elusive waitress. read more

Walked in. Sat at the bar and witnessed this ROACH on the to go menu! Walked out as soon as I saw that. Keep I'm mind during this time the hostesses never seated my family despite waking past us several times. Loved Red Lobster until I saw this. BEWARE OF THE SOUTH LAMAR LOCATION (Photo attached) read more

Red Lobster - ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

Basic Red Lobster food. Bland biscuits ( that used to be quite good). Tiny salads. TINY. Reheated cafeteria style sides. Disappointed in how far down the food has gone recently. read more

First things first, it was fulfilling. The size was huge which made it enough to eat and enough to take home. I came to this location for my managers birthday since we left work. We had laughs and jokes but the food is what topped everything off. The waiters Courtney did fine she was running bar and food so I appreciate her efforts. I haven't been to Red Lobster in years so it reminded me of the old times. Brussel sprouts chiefs kiss and everything else was top tier! read more

Red Lobster - Salmon New Orleans (Full) - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

This red lobster, at least, is taking very good protocol with Covid as of the end of May 2021. I'm very glad to see this in place and even during graduation season. Thank you for your diligence in continuing to slow the spread! read more

I don't post very many reviews but... phenomenal service requires me to do so. Stephanie not only makes an excellent bartender and server, but also seems like an amazing person. She had the best recommendations on drinks & food. It was a pleasant surprise to encounter someone so skillful, knowledgeable, & friendly... I would recommend a raise! Lol read more

wild caught crab legs!!!!! be warned!! we both got so sick! throwing up and diarrhea!!! we eat here about once every 5 years. we recalled the last time didn't go much better. just buy fresh from heb and make crab at home!!!! read more

The boiled clown fish was absolutely delicious. They also let you smoke inside :) will definitely be returning! read more

Red Lobster - The boiled clown fish was absolutely delicious. They also let you smoke inside :) will definitely be returning! - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great food and service. The "all you can eat shrimp" on Monday's is pretty good. They don't give you a lot with each serving, so you have to order another round when they bring out the current one. All in all, it is pretty good. read more

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Service is not good just order takeout and save yourself the time and stress. I've gone to this location twice on south Lamar and they've disappointed me twice. First time we actually got to be seated but never greeted so we walked out. And the second time we were told they would seat us in 30 or 40 minutes but the restaurant was literally empty. OMG I just want biscuits! And good service I guess that's too much to ask for this location. read more

Yikes. Apparently it's not worth seating a table of 2 when it's already half a hour before closing.

Food was good. Drinks were excellent according to little man. Little slow but to be expected during these times. read more

Red Lobster - Luna colada - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Not a good experience at your Red Lobster. I ordered to go and food was cold and tasteless. The only thing good was the biscuits. Shrimp tasted like microwave frozen that I could have bought at a grocery store. Enough Said E Durawa read more

Worst Red Lobster -and restaurant- experience ever. Clam chowder, this helpless recipe included flour, water, a bit of butter, a surprising chunk of potato. No clams. Artichoke, langoustine dip. Super salty, one artichoke leaf. Some unrecognizable chunks. Not edible. Both arrived room temperature. Wilted, warm Caesar salad. Very disappointing. read more

Love Red Lobster... mainly for nostalgia. Biscuits good, but I MISS HUSHPUPPIES! Food consistent. I like that they list calories now; it does alter what I order. I still enjoy my food. ;) read more

came for all u can eat shrimp they were sold out of some of the shrimp tried to get substitute on sides since they didn't have things as advertised but was told no and we were the first in the restaurant but had to wait to be waited in read more

Arrived there 9-9:30 Friday 7/01/22 evening. Place was open and virtually empty and 2-3 diehards were waiting. Waitress said 45 min for one of the many empty tables and pleaded no wait ataff. I politely asked if we could be seated for the 45 min and have a drink or appetizer. Noooooooo......the had no bartender or kitchen staff either. I asked to speak with Manager and some suited foreigner comes forth and rudely repeated same excuses and the refused service. The owner of this restaurant is obviously getting screwed by incompetent management. A half way decent manager would hire some people instead of whining covid excuses. Other restaurants is same area were full and accepting guests. Will not wvere return to a red lobster in Austin, though enjoyed them in other states. Chain restaurants can really suck with snotty uppity incompetent management read more

Food gets one star. Service was a 3.5 and Ambiance if I could would be a zero. The shrimp was bland, did not have the jumbo shrimp as advertised, instead popcorn shrimp that had breading but couldn't find the shrimp. The place smells old and musty. The first table they gave us had a rip seat that you sink several inches into. The crab legs was the smallest legs I ever had, hard to get any meat out of it. So you end up with I felt was 90% shell. So over all I give it a 2. Will not ever come back to such a poorly run place. read more

We visited this restaurant this afternoon and were very disappointed. This was a return trip after being overcharged for the meal I had on our previous visit. That time the server refused to check with his manager about the correct cost of my meal. I called the manager when I returned home and was issued gift certificate to use when I returned. My wife and I returned today and I tried to explain to the server about what happened on our previous visit. Apparently she became flustered when I asked too many questions and complained to her general manager. The general manager then came over to our table and told us to leave. The general manager didn't even want to hear our side of the conversation as she had already made up her mind! My wife and I eat out daily and we have never been treated this poorly in the past. Apparently this general manager has a problem getting competent help and is bent on "going down with her ship". My advice is to avoid this restaurant until this general manager is replaced. There are many good places to eat in the Austin area and all of them have more competent help than we experienced in this location. read more

Mother's Day, high noon, table of four, what a great experience. Waited less than 10 minutes to be seated. The entire place was clean and well organized. Gabriel was our server and he knocked it out of the park with professional hospitality. The food was hot and delicious. My family had a lovely time. Thank you to Gabriel, and your entire staff and management for going above and beyond. Bravo! read more

My food was ok. I ordered shrimp vinaigrette for as my salad dressing and the shrimp were rubbery and inedible. My husband ordered cod, but doesn't think it was cod. His baked potato had to be sent back, because it had a rotten section on it. We had a great sever. She was the highlight of the meal. We won't be going back. If it weren't for our server. It would have been zero stars. read more

I had fabulous food and the service was great. The portion size is good. Can't forget their tasty biscuits.

My oldest son would not stop pestering me about coming here after he saw an ad on TV for red lobster. After two weeks of harassment, I finally caved and we ate here. I kind of have to admit that I was halfway impressed with my dining experience. read more

Red Lobster - My son forced me out of my comfort zone, and it was actually enjoyable! - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

8 out of the 9 people in our group got serious cases of food poisoning. Will not be going back.

I'm fascinated with behind-the-scenes stuff in the restaurant business: Why do corporations like In-N-Out go through the roof, but places your parents loved like Red Lobster get shuffled around like frozen crabmeat? Pfft, if I had the answers I'd be my own dynasty, not some Yelp dweeb posting reviews from a cellphone. Can we cut to the chase please? I'm not the biggest fan of Red Lobster, but I think they deserve more than meh. This particular niche of corporate casual dining has got to be the most competitive in the business, doing good seafood has its own problems, and this year Red Lobster is reinventing itself and their menu as its own independent entity. Give them some time and benefit of the doubt - they're not going to fool around with their Cheddar Biscuits. My "Choose Your Own" combo of garlic shrimp & scallops was decent at $20, I thought the salmon in the lobster/shrimp/salmon thing was surprisingly good, and our Brussel sprouts & asparagus were yummy. But everything we ordered was also glossed with a very thin sheen of oil - nothing that made you go "Ewww" exactly, but pretty obvious nevertheless. Maybe the wood-fired grill needs more seasoning. We did use our website coupon for the Crispy Shrimp lettuce wraps, and if the shrimp had a sprinkling of peanuts for texture, I would have asked for a bowl of rice. I carry my own chopsticks. Incidentally, our server Madison was great. One final note: The two of us wanted to avoid the typical Friday night restaurant slam, so we were here early, just after 5:00pm. It started filling up right after that with families, toddlers, and a whole bunch of retired citizens. My interpretation is you probably shouldn't use Red Lobster to validate your hipster status in mixed company, but you can come here quietly for some value and bang for your buck. Relax and enjoy the show. Think, beyond the sea. read more

Red Lobster - Cheddar biscuits (of course) Crispy Shrimp Lettuce Wraps (use the free coupon) Wood Grilled Lobster-Shrimp-Salmon @ $25.49 (it's filling) - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

You bet your bottom I'm going to write another review update with 5 stinkin' stars because THIS PLACE IS STILL THAT GOOD. Yep, I came back and ordered the Ultimate Feast with garlic grilled shrimp instead of Walt's shrimp. That's shrimp scampi, crab legs, a lobster tail, and garlic grilled shrimp. For the record, if you hold the butter this is a DELICIOUS meal AND it's healthy! Shut. up. I know right. It was delicious. The service was ever so sweet, and my husband and I were very happy puppies. Red Lobster is amazing you guys, who gives a shit if it's a chain. read more

Red Lobster - Ultimate feast but with garlic grilled shrimp instead of Walt's - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Love love love!!! Everything is awesome!! Even the drinks! Every seafood eater should come. Average price is 25$ a plate, and in my opinion it's worth every penny. You get a lot of food so the potion size is great read more

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Took my boyfriend for a birthday dinner he wanted to have there. Both things he wanted were on the white sheet separate from the menu of specialty items that they said they had. They didn't have the large lobster that was $80 nor the oysters that he wanted. The waiter came back twice each time telling him they didn't have one of them. He was really disappointed which made me dissatisfied bc that was why he wanted to go there. Why bring the extra menu if you don't have the items? Our food we had to choose from took forever and it was not a packed house like you would think. Waiter was the only good part of our visit. read more

Show up at 7:55, no one is here. Finally someone appears to tell us that now that we are on the waiting list it'll be another 15-20 minute wait. Let me repeat, there is NO ONE here. I don't understand. read more

I had high hopes to get some lobster tails on my birthday week. What a weak start, we sat down with our 6 month old for a quick bite (which is valuable time for us!) and we waited for 10 minutes, placed a drink order with no app recommendations from the server, waited another 15 minutes before I started to get angry after not even having a glass of water. We had to walk out, the server saw us leave looked at us and didn't say anything. We asked for a manager and he never came. What a waste of time! Their menus were also sticky and the place is poorly kept. We came to deckhand down the street and WOW, that place knows good service and has some great seafood! Clean and it's actually fresh and delicious! read more

Sunday 10.31.21 order was delivered missing the entre this wouldn't happen with a competent crew this location needs a complete overhaul. The lack of care has become too much to tolerate. a real shame nobody can glance at an order to ensure accuracy before stapling the bag shut...on a side not quit wasting staples. read more

Been various problems over the years and now its time for me to do a very rare review. Ordered seaside trio on Sunday October 31 2021 for a 645 delivery, to make a long story short only received half the order obviously unacceptable. Plenty of cutlery but not really needed without the food. read more

great food love the endless shrimp, very clean restaurant always new foods pretty good service

My wife and I decided to take my mother-in-law out for dinner here what a terrible mistake asked for a table at 6:10pm got seated at 6:40 not a big wait we ordered our food within 5min of our seating didn't get it until 7:32 our fired fish undercooked my wife's food didn't get served until later after our food was served. Just a disaster... I give thanks to TJ for being great Manager and taking care of us and our family for the unpleasant visit. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. I went on a Wednesday for their lobster special being that it's Covid I haven't been to a restaurant but was finally going to treat myself to lobster my friend and I sat down ordered our lobster only to have the waitress come back to tell us they don't have lobster. I couldn't believe it I was offered no explanation or anything like a free appetizer for my inconvenience. We walked out hungry and disappointed. read more

Magdalena was amazing. Service was great as a service industry worker. I'm more than happy to come here again!

Magdalena was one hell of a server and she really took care of my friends especially the birthday boy we had! Would want her to be our server again! read more