The service was awesome today!! Way better than before the hostess is amazing so nice and kind!! Awesome job read more

Red Lobster - Nice team members! - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

We went to Red Lobster last Friday and both ordered crab legs. My crab legs were covered in some sort of garlic butter chunks. It was truly awful and made cracking them impossible. I needed lots of extra napkins to clean up my hands and the mess, but our waitress never came back to our table to check in. My husband paid an extra five dollars for Bairdi crab legs. The waitress had assured him it was supposed to be meatier and have a sweeter taste. Neither was the case. We have been returning customers for almost 2 decades. Not sure we will ever return. Extraordinarily disappointing. What a waste. read more

I was in the mood for fried clam strips again after my Red Lobster experience at the Columbus, IN location. I discovered this new favorite seafood item during that experience so I decided to try to replicate the meal. Usually that's not hard at the more upscale chain restaurants with regards to the food quality. The food quality is usually pretty consistent. Service might vary more from location to location but here in Bloomington, the service was excellent. Every time my server passed by me, he was checking out my table. I ordered the Choose Two option and selected the Fried Wild Caught Flounder and the Crispy Fried Clam Strips. My fish and clam strips were delicious as expected. I received two large fish fillets and a huge portion of clamp strips that equalled the size of the two large fish fillets. Fresh Steamed Broccoli was one of my sides. The florets were huge and good. My other side was the Cole Slaw. The portion was too big for me. A big bowl of it that looked like an entree instead of a side. I also ordered the Vanilla Bean Cheesecake without the new fresh strawberries topping. The crust is thick and very flavorful. The whipped cream topping is awesome. Their cheesecake is excellent. I love their dining rooms with the cherry wood tables and thick cushions in the booths. It is a classy feel with wide aisles so you don't feel crowded together with other diners. read more

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The Staff at Red Lobster was truly fantastic. Cant wait to go back again. I had the Lobster Boil and my wife had the an amazing pasta dish. Lizzie is amazing and super impressive and Laura the manager on duty was fabulous. read more

Endless shrimp has my heart! We went there for my birthday and had such a delish meal. The place was clean, seated immediately-it was a weekday so easy to get in. There were four of us, each had correct orders that came out hot and fresh. Server was fantastic! She was very attentive and super nice-she brought us a birthday dessert! Great place for a nice dinner-chain restaurant with hometown feel. read more

Red Lobster - Happy birthday to me! - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

It was okay... Pros: the shrimp scampi was good and of course the cheddar bay biscuits were good. Service was good. Cons: Their scallops were TINY! My Long Island iced tea seemed to have no alcohol in it? Which is confusing since its ingredients are 90% alcohol. And finally, the restaurant had an unpleasant musty odor. Like an old, wet, and scummy smell. I'm assuming it's from the live lobster display at the entrance. read more

Went red lobster yesterday. We were celebrating 37 yr anniversary. We enjoyed a lovely meal. Great service. From Shelby L. And a wonderful dessert surprise. Amazing time. Thank you. read more

I ordered at this Red Lobster for lunch, since I had a bad experience from another restaurant last night and wanted to eat. My husband and I shared a entree and ate a few of the cheese biscuits. I ordered the jumbo lump crabs, the walts shrimp, fried white fish, baked potato, with sour cream and butter. Also a dozen of biscuits. * I didn't receive the sour cream, butter, or Caesar salad. The salad is what I was going to eat and a crab cake. What a bomber. :-( Cons- no eating utensils, no napkins, no sour cream or butter for the baked potato, no Caesar salad, and lukewarm food. The fish and shrimp wasn't good at all. Pros- the crab cakes were delicious. That's it! I don't use the microwave, but today I had too, since I'm in a hotel and visiting Indiana. We pay too much money to dine, take out, or for delivery, to not receive what we paid for. read more

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For a chain restaurant, this was quite a good lunch! You cannot go wrong with the cheddar biscuits, amiright? We did crab fest, and the crab legs weren't cooked the best but OK. The sauces were fine, but really -- butter or garlic butter are the best and all you need! We also got the Brussels sprouts side that was quite good and made us feel good for eating a vegetable while also dipping all our food in butter. read more

Spring was our server and fabulous! Food was fresh Hot and oh those rolls kept coming. Served with a smile! Portions was good sized. I had all but given up on Red Lobster but this one was the best I'd ever been to. Salad was cool crisp and good quality ingredients. Will go back again read more

The food was bland lacking any flavor, the service was on par. The ambiance was poor due to the restaurant being aged... 30 plus years and nothing remodeled... the lobster tank had a couple of lobsters in it, they had been in there so long green algae had formed on them and the corners of the tank. It used to be a decent place to get quality seafood, no longer. It was sad to see. A better seafood experience could be had at a Long John Silvers. No joke. read more

A big shoutout to Jewell for providing exceptional service! She was incredibly attentive, knowledgeable about the menu, and made excellent recommendations, ensuring our dining experience was truly enjoyable. We will be asking for her from now on read more

Very expensive & not worth it. Cocktail was 90% ice, lobster tails were overcooked and bitter. The salmon bowl was decent but could've been seasoned better. Calamari & biscuits were the showstoppers. read more

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You definitely want to ask for "Rosie" to be your waitress. She is a very kind, hard working soul. Rosie never stopped for one second and was the sweetest. The food was great as well. I was a little worried to eat here since I hadn't eaten at a Red Lobster in over 15 years. I was amazed at how great the food was. I will definitely be back! Thanks Rosie!! read more

Very nice staff Great service Food is always great. It is a wonderful place to get together with a large group of friends. Birthday party etc. read more

Desert was definitely descent. Thankful and appreciative. The menu is a bit expensive and the waitress/staff were nice! read more

Red Lobster - Brownie Overboard - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Had a great evening at Red Lobster a few weeks ago ! The food was good, but it could always be better. I think they did something with their strawberry lemonade, because it was way sweeter than I remember it. The lobster mashed potatoes are always a must ! Delicious as usual. For my entree, I had the bar harbor lobster bake. For the price, I would have expected something - more. When all of the meat is gone, the pasta really doesn't have a flavor. I enjoyed my dinner, and what do you expect with a chain - but I had a gift card to use and a craving for lobster mashed potatoes. (Honestly could have just eaten an entree size of those potatoes !) read more

While the rest of the world is panicking because of the coronavirus, my team of healthcare workers really wanted Red Lobster for lunch. We were on a time crunch since we only get an hour for our lunch break. A group of us headed to the restaurant in order to get seats and order before the rest of us arrived. The group of ladies I was with all commented that I needed to give Red Lobster a five-star rating because of how accommodating they were. I agreed. We were shown to our seats immediately, and the drinks were already there when I arrived. I arrived with the later group so by the time I got there someone had already placed my order and I had a drink sitting in front of me. One of the managers even came back and thanked us for doing what we do amid this whole coronavirus panic. This is the chain restaurant so the food is pretty standard every time I come. And there were no surprises. However, the server did accidentally fill one of my coworker's drink with water when she got Sprite. Other than that, our bellies were full and we got back to work on time. read more

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Food was okay, steak wasn't what I expected with the lobster tail. Order an appetizer and someone from the kitchen came out and told me that their truck doesn't come in until tomorrow. The food came out all at one time salad & entree. Overall an average experience with an expensive bill. read more

Went out for dinner with family It's been such a long time They were doing social rules, Food was good but very limited menu, and prices were higher , but figured because they are just getting things going again. Long wait times to get food but we figured they only had a few cooks. read more

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It is not flesh live lobster, it's the frozen one, the meat doesn't firm at all, you can still taste and smell the refrigerator, everything is salty. Service is fine. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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Am I really giving a Red Lobster 4 stars? Yes, yes I am. I have not been to a Red Lobster in at least 15 years. I ended up here for a Saturday lunch with a large group, so it wasn't my pick but I'm glad we came here. First, I have to commend the servers, Leah and I forget the other girl's name (sorry!) They handled our group of almost 20 like pros: drinks were always filled and they came around to check on us but weren't overbearing. Onto the food: *Cheddar Bay Biscuits - do I need to say anymore here? just eat 'em. They're not as great at room temp so eat them while they're hot. I had 3.5. No shame!! *Lobster and Langostino Pizza (It's our signature crispy thin crust topped with tender chunks of Maine and langostino lobster, melted mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and sweet basil.) - The langostino - was a little fishy. The pizza overall leaned sweet. wouldn't order it again. *Lobster & Shrimp Cocktail (~$14): This was on the manager's specials menu. I wasn't too hungry so this was a good portion with 4 jumbo shrimp and "4" lobster pieces. It tasted fresh as a RL could be and wasn't too salty. Will I be back? Eh, probably not but if I'm looking for a restaurant for a large group, yes - will consider! read more

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First and foremost, let's remember - this is a RED LOBSTER. And it's located in the heartland. We aren't setting the bar very high when it comes to fresh seafood. If you want it fresh, find a place with an ocean! Generally, this Red Lobster is above par, with great service and an extremely friendly staff. Again, you aren't going here for fresh oysters and the like. BUT if you'd in the midwest and have a hankerin' for some seafood, it will get the job done. They also do a great job on carryout - quick and nice packaging. read more

You would think for an expensive meal, they wouldn't mess up a majority of your orders.

Okay you all, I am going to get right down to it. I don't know about Red Lobster. The last time I ate at a Red Lobster my Aunt threw an adult tantrum about spilled water, and I left mid-meal. Like, I had better company this time, and it's a totally different location, but somehow this place still feels like an appropriate place to have an adult tantrum? I don't know. I can't really explain it. I can just imagine a fussy, dystopian reality where I visit a Red Lobster and whine all about the food and service, my cheeks stuffed full of multiple cheese biscuits probably. At least one crying baby somewhere in the room. The lights are dim, yet somehow intensely focused. Crumbs everywhere. Some royalty-free soft rock plays just loud enough to noticed, but not understood. Tingle of pain behind my eyes. Red lobsters gathered from an ocean thousands of miles away are killed and cooked in the next room. And somehow, a scene similar to this, yet slightly different, plays simultaneously at every one of Red Lobster's 150+ locations across the United States. I got rainbow trout this time, though! It was the wood-fired grill preparation, which was okay I thought? Kind of tasted like a grilled fish. It's a grilled fish, guys! Maybe I ate it wrong. I didn't eat the skin, because I thought that kind of sounded like it could be an ingredient in a witch's brew (Skin of Trout). Just your classic half of a fish really. Your classic fourteen dollar half of a fish! Holy heck, the prices here were pretty bad. My half fish and a drink ended up running me around $25. The sides were like a small serving of steamed broccoli and some WiiIILLllddDD rice pilaf. The drink was fancy. It was a "Lobster Punch", which is also the name of my Special Attack. My friend got some kind of crazy Fish Feast that was like $35 at the end of the ride. Your prices are killing us, Lob. I have foregone at least one other Yelp review while my wallet recovered from this experience. Put off buying groceries for a week, hah. Server was friendly. She put up with my dumb jokes and maybe even enjoyed them TOO much? She was a great server, gave us a lot of recommendations. I think her name was like Shelly, or uh, Sheila, Sue maybe? Shelly is a good Lobster Name, so we'll go with that. The manager asked us how our meal was and he did not understand my jokes at all. Shelly was way more chill than the manager; give that lady a raise! Fun times here, though. The interior looks like an Applebee's but maybe if one of the Applebee's managers recently won an Ebay auction for some bulk nautical decor and needed a place to store it for a few days. Like, really, it is a token nautical theme. Alright, here's the moral. So, the restaurant is located just across from a dirty motel, and the window at our table was facing the motel. I ended up making a jerk of myself when I commented on the appearance of a lady outside the motel. I mean, she was acting real funny, but let's just say there was a twist...Better to leave that stuff in grade school, guys. 2 Lobsteeeerrr PUNCH!!! out of 5 read more

Red Lobster - bulk nautical decor, just kidding I thought this was cute - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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Red Lobster - Bloomington, Indiana ... 4 stars: If you have someone at Indiana University, you'll eventually be touring through the Bloomington restaurants...here is a good one on 3rd Street just by the College Mall. The location of this little gem is perfect...just off campus, right in front of a Travelodge Motel, and near a mall...it is easy to get to for both students and the city peeps. Went on Good Friday looking for some nice seafood and found it here. One of our party had the lobster stuffed mushrooms (mmm...that was mine); another in our party had the shrimp linguini alfredo (very nice...didn't leave a morsel); and the last in our party had the create appetizer of calamari, cheese sticks, and fried clams (large portion and pretty good...this was the weakest offering being that it was all fried food). All in all this was a nice stop. I try not to review a lot of the national chains, but this one deserved the shout out. The nicest thing here was the wait staff...they were uniformly clean, competent, and chipper. Our waiter was Asser and he was a five star guy. We'll be back. read more

Birthday dinner ruined - almost. Ordered RARE steak - received a medium-well steak. Fried fish was cold. Sent the steak back. A properly cooked steak arrived 20 minutes later. By the time freshly cooked fish was delivered - my dining companions had finished their meals. Requested vinegar once from the waitress (she was trying her best) then twice from the bad manager before it finally arrived. Restaurant was not very busy at this time. I worked at this restaurant years ago as a line cook, etc....this place has gone downhill. read more

So I had a horrible day at work and was looking forward to getting my grubby little rat hands on a lobster roll. Before you read the rest you have to understand that lobsters rolls are my haven from the realities of life. Anyway I get seated at a table and open the menu in pure excitement. My excitement slowly turns to disbelief as I scour the menu for the lobster roll. Surely RED LOBSTER has a darn lobster roll. I'm trying to keep it together as I ask the waitress if they have lobster rolls. She says no. No. Red Lobster DOESN'T have lobster rolls. My shock turned to anger. I KNOW YOU GOT THE INGREDIENTS FOR A LOBSTER ROLL IN THE BACK. How dare you call yourself Red LOBSTER and not have lobster rolls. Pathetic. read more

Food was ok, but carry out prep was terrible. Rolls were smashed and they put everything together in the same container which caused the shrimp to be soggy and the sides to be be covered in juices and sauces. Do not recommend carry out from this location. read more

I have visited this location a few occasions and always enjoyed the food and service. While some of the prices are maybe higher than you'd expect I feel that in most cases it's reasonably priced for what you get. This establishment, on my visits, is always clean and orderly. If you're looking for seafood options in Bloomington Red Lobster is worth considering. read more

Red Lobster - Entrance area and bar. - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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Love love love! I love their lobster soup as well as free bread before the main entree. I also tried their soy sauce salmon, which was better than I except. The appetizers: lobster pizza and garlic oyster(cannot remember the name)were good to try! If you want some fresh seafood, try there! read more

Red Lobster - salmon with soy sause, and lobster - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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The food here was good after I reheated it at home. It obviously was ready we'll before the pick up time. The main issue is pulling up to Curbside and having to call the phone number which is at Darden headquarters in Orlando. After letting it ring for over 3 minutes with no one picking up the call, I was forced to go inside. Because you are calling Orlando the person inside had no idea I along with another car were in the spots outside waiting to talk to someone and letting them know we were here. Please fix this and have the calls go to the person inside who could quickly bring out the orders so the food stayed hot! read more

I wish crabs could be better too! They're mostly comes with dry meat!! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

The coconut shrimp and sauce was excellent as was my boyfriend's Admiral Feast. The guy taking the order was extremely nice and efficient. He wore gloves and a mask for safety. Changed gloves before going for my water to go. Would highly recommend. read more

My family and I went out for a birthday dinner on Sunday, January 8th. We had 9 people in our party. When we showed up, they acted surprised that a big party came in, when my aunt had called two different times to give them a heads up. They were not prepared when we arrived. The restaurant is not busy at this time period. We sat down and ordered drinks and appetizer. Drinks took 15+ minutes and the appetizers took more than 45+ minutes. Our waitress was not active with our table. She was constantly walking around paying attention to other tables or talking to coworkers. We had to constantly keep asking for drinks and we asked about the appetizer, our waitress responded, "oh it will be up in just a minute." Well it never showed up, we were starting to get angry. We were tired of waiting and finally went to talk to a manager. We ended up leaving. The manager apologized and was sincere about and and than other coworkers who witnessed what was going on finally came up to us and was like "oh next time you guys come in, ask for me and I'll take care of you. Very disappointed read more

Excellent service! My husband surprised me with dinner out tonight and chose Red Lobster. We beat the dinner crowd but I'd imagine the service here is always good. Cajun salmon was blackened properly and cooked perfectly. Hubby ate his body weight in cholesterol! Shrimp and butter sauce were the murder weapons, but he says he'll die happy. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Went in to red lobster and been craving it for so long and wanted to treat some friends to a nice dinner out. They was not that busy and got in there and they said about 20 minutes wait. That's fine and all. Four couples walk in and put their names on the waiting list. All got tables before we got ours and had been standing inside for around an hour In front of the podium. Will not go to this location ever again! read more

This definitely isn't the best Red Lobster location, but it isn't bad either. I only really go for the crab fest Crab legs deals. My experience here is always just alright. Service is mediocre and drinks and appetizers just aren't worth the cost. On my most recent trip, I got the Crab fest "Dueling Crab Legs" special. This featured a rack of Snow crab legs as well as a rack of Dungeness crab legs. Both were delicious! Crab legs don't take much skill to cook well, though, so this doesn't speak much to their kitchen. We also got the crab dip appetizer and it was... Gross? Definitely not good. Service was okay, though our waiter was little bit pushy when it came to ordering extras. He definitely felt like a salesman and not a service provider. Overall, I recommend just skipping this spot and going to the Runnin' Crab. read more

restaurant was not busy at all yet took 20 min to be seated. Host had no clue how to use his machine that shows witch table he was going to seat us at. Told waiter we were seniors in the beginning. Food was good. Had to beg for bill witch needs to be entered into table side machine. No senior discount. Had to talk with manager and he said no senior discount witch clearly their website says they give. Wanted to pay cash of course their table side machine does not take cash. Another act of god to get that handled. Ended up putting 40$ on table and walked out. If you have nothing to do for hours this a great night place to waste time read more

Red Lobster had American naval alphabet flags that spelled words like "fresh" and "sea." However, the food we got must have been caught in a sea of oil. I paid $10 for a bowl of oil with a side of stuffed mushroom. I then got a $25 entre and what came out was a disgrace to the fish that were cooked. I got 4 paper thin slices of flounder that looked like they had been triple fried and dunked in oil. They managed to mess up shrimp which my 2 year old nephew with the cooking skills of a wet pool noodle couldn't even do. I could have got better food from KFC across the street for a fraction of the price. Red Lobster is a pathetic excuse for a sea food restaurant. They didn't even have lobster rolls. I am absolutely gutted. read more