All of it, the food was terrible.. the crab legs were dry and old, no flavor no meat at all. Very sad . We Need a Seafood Shanty . The service was good, but then we were the two couples in the bar area. The restaurant was quiet. read more

Dispute over tip, my son forgot his hat. Waiter claimed/stole it and threatened tho throw us out when we went back in for it. Haven't been back since. read more

Ok food, and it took 2.5 hours to get it. I don't understand how a restaurant seems to be unprepared to serve lunch during lunch hours. read more

Red Lobster - Feasts - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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When I first arrived, I got a nasty look from Reggie, the bartender/server. I was then seated by the kitchen, which was very rude, when they had ample room in other sections away from the kitchen. The bartender/ server told the hostess to seat me in this particular section next to the kitchen due to me being a solo and having athletic wear on or out of pure laziness. After giving him clear and easy-to-understand instructions of what I wanted order the server yelled at me across the bar in front of other guests, asking me what kind of stake cut I wanted. Again, I told him this upfront when he originally took my order. Very embarrassing for a guest to be yelled at in a restaurant when I'm paying for service. After I gave him my order two times already. He then came and slammed my water and biscuit down very rudely. This is the problem with dining in Dover Delaware, young black problematic people who don't have a manager present to correct them and show how good service is supposed to be given. Now if I were younger, I would have tone checked the young man, instead I will be giving him and this location (1) star and speak to the manager. I can't even tell you what the food will taste like but if the service is this bad for a professional black man, I can only imagine how bad the food will be. read more

Had an online order on Christmas Day that for $60 was the worst meal I've had in a very long time. I had to have my order re-made with management offering no discount though the food was not cooked the way it was ordered. The sides were definitely not fresh. The potatoes were hard. read more

This location was not clean , there were flys annoying us throughout our entire meal! My food was over cooked! This location needs a major overhaul! Will not be back ! read more

Service was excellent however the food was not. We loved the biscuits as always but the food wasn't edible.

We came to Red Lobster on Thursday for the Walt's famous shrimp and a baked potato and we got that. The fried shrimp was so good and the sea salted baked potato was better. Our server Miss Alicia was fantastic she laughed and joked with us and just made sure our dining experience was amazing and it was just that . Please make sure this young lady is rewarded someway somehow because not only our dining experience was great but we overheard the other tables telling her how her customers service is amazing so please make sure she is recognized for her amazing customer service read more

My servers were great but the lady named CICi working at the bar had a terribly nasty attitude and was getting rude to literally every customer she came in contact with. I watched her for a few minutes, shouldn't be working with customers. Bad for business read more

The food is typical chain restaurant stuff. Service was ok. Drinks took a long time even though there was no one in the restaurant.. and they were expensive. No drink prices on the menu. Weird. read more

I haven't been to Red Lobster in about 10 years. but I definitely missed those Cheddar Bay Biscuits, lol. Good service, good food. Would definitely come again. read more

Ordered Wednesday special (2) Steak and lobster dinners both were Excellent no complaints except being short staffed Caitlin was very good best time to be there 2:30 - 3:30. Very clean read more

me and my husband went last Friday and our server Tamia was horrible. her service was the worst ive ever experienced coming from a server myself. she took at 30 minutes to give us each item. she rushed us through the whole process when our bill was well over 250$. I will never go back there again read more

Typical chain restaurant. This one is okay but the service was so slow. I felt that the waitress forgot about us for the first 20 min. Will not come back. read more

True score would be 0 to .5 stars, because they did provide food. Sad, sad, sad... I have not been posting my meals lately, but decided to open back up with a sad review. Hearin that Red Lobster was having "financial" issues, I decided to go and take a look at what they had. Undecided on what to get, I ordered the Catch of the Day (salmon) with rice and baked potato; a kids Mac and cheese with Brussels sprouts and a slice of chocolate wave cake. Once I received my order (delivery) I proceeded to eat my meal. 1st thing, no condiments of any kind or utensils (though I asked). I finally decide to break into my meal and the salmon was the driest thing I have EVER had. I mean like cardboard, Sahara sand, dry. I couldn't attempt to eat it. No matter how much fish I was craving it wouldn't work. I tried to fix it. No. I had to toss it. So bad that the bottom of the salmon was like tree bark. When I checked on the kid's meal, my son LOVES Mac and cheese. Well, the Mac and cheese had not really been touched. This really pissed me off because if I had wanted to cook, I wouldn't have ordered. Still craving fish, I thought to myself, ok...I will try again. So the next night, I got stuffed flounder. It was WORSE. Overcooked, sloppily made, the flounder was flat with the stuffing looking neglected and unloved; too salty, chewy, and all around nasty. I would have tried to get a refund but both Red Lobster and DoorDash blamed each other, and neither meal was refunded. All I know is that Red Lobster can file bankruptcy and close all of their stores, because unless something serious happens, I will NOT be eating there in the near future. Be warned... read more

On May 30th, I decided to order delivery from the Dover location. I know that Red Lobster is a chain restaurant, and over the years their items have failed in taste, but they are quick to raise the prices. More money, less quality. Although I do not go to Red Lobster on a regular, their salmon has always been good (It's pretty much the only meal that I order, and I tend to stick with what I know. So, on May 30th, I placed the folowing order: 1. Lobster,Shrimp, and Salmon meal with baked potato (the works), bacon mac & cheese, and an additional side of garlic linguini alfredo. ***special instructions provided, requesting each item to be grilled, moist, tender, with extra garlic alfredo sauce(acptin up-charge.*** 2. Grilled Salmon (half portion) with mashed potatoes and broccoli. ***special instructions provided, requesting tender and moist salmon.*** 3. (Kids) Fried fish with fries and OJ. ***special instructions provided, requesting tender fried fish.*** 4. Half dozen cheddar biscuits (in addition to the 2 per meal). 5. (2) Chocolate Wave cake. ***special instructions provided, requesting no ice cream.*** These are my families staple meals, so, I didn't think twice about the order. i should have known that I was going to have issues with my order when the restaurant said the order would be delivered (via DoorDash) in 1 hour; but actually arrived almost an hour later. I did not want contact free delivery, I chose to have it handed to me, but the driver dropped the food off on the porch, and left. After a few minutes, he called to say that he had placed the order on my stoop. Not happy, but fine... Then came the additional problems: 1. (Lobster, Shrimp, and Salmon) The Lobster was chewy like rubber. Shrimp skewer was ok; but not like they've cooked it in the past. The fish was as dry as the Sahara desert. There was nothing moist in the entire meal. I tried to eat a piece, while trying to swallow it got lodged into my throat, and I was choking, coughing, and finally it came out...even then, it was still dry, and inedible. When ordering, I requested additional garlic Alfredo sauce, They charged me for the extra sauce, but did not provide it. Lastly, one of the reasons that I gave the restaurant 1 star is because their *new* Bacon Mac & Cheese was very tasty. 2. (Grilled Salmon - half portion). Again, the Salmon was extremely dry. even when drinking water, as a chaser to the Salmon, it did not help in any way. Lastly, the broccoli was underc-ooked and hard to chew. 3. (Kids Fried Fish). After getting his food, my son kept telling me that his fried fish did not "taste right." He ate the French fries and started looking for something else to eat; and had thrown the fish in the trash. Lastly, I request OJ from the restaurant, and they sent apple. 4. (Half dozed Cheddar Bay biscuits). After ordering an additional half dozen biscuits, I was charged, but they did not provide any additional biscuits. So, really, they charged me for free biscuits. 5. (Chocolate Wave cake). It was moiist, fall apart, delicious chocolate-y heaven (This is the other reason, why I gave one star). At this point, I contacted the restaurant, to see what they would be able to do for me, I spoke the SPV and she said that they could remake the food, but that I would have to come pick it up; or, they would refund the original payment. I did the latter. The SPV said that I would receive an email showling the refund confirmation...but, of course, I have not received that email. I will be contacting the store again, to make sure that this is rectified, and that the refund has been processed.. As I said before, I rarely order from Red Lobster, but, this experience has turned me off completely. From the start, 2 hours to deliver a meal is ridiculous, the food was horrid,and my family was left hungry, and I had to spend additional monies in order to feed them. Highly disappointed; most of all I still needed to feed my family. read more

Fast service and amazing food! Our waiter was amazing and we had such fresh food. The lobster was cooked perfect, and the shrimp and steak was hot and succulent! read more

Red Lobster - Shrimp Baja Bowl - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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I had dinner at your Dover, DE location on August 8, 2023. I ordered the 10oz strip steak with lobster tail. My dining companion ordered a dish which also contained lobster although I forgot what the name of his dish was. The lobster meat was translucent, not white like other lobster that I have eaten and I have eaten at Red Lobster in many states. Both lobster dishes had a slightly fishy smell and the meat was rubbery. Neither my dining companion or myself are the type to complain and send a dish back so we just dealt with it. This was my dining companion's first time at Red Lobster and said it will be his last. It will probably be my last time too and I'm thinking about writing a review and posting it, although I have never liked to do that. I feel like the money spent at Red Lobster yesterday was poorly spent and I did not expect that from you. read more

Average food. Service is usually good. Just wish it didn't feel so dark and dingy inside. read more

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I remember when Red Lobster was the place to go for quality seafood. This does not seem to be the case any more. The menu is extremely limited on actual seafood items and the quality and flavor is just not there. When we entered the restaurant it was almost empty but we had to wait 15 minutes for our party of six to be seated. Rather than push a few empty tables together they made us wait for another large party to finish eating. It was bizarre. That should have been our clue to just go somewhere else. Our waitress was new and we were very patient with her. However she could not answer any questions without leaving and getting the answer. After we placed our order we had to wait about 40 minutes for our food to arrive, even though the place was almost empty. A few in our party asked for some extra things like vinegar for the fish and chips. The waitress obviously was very confused by this request and went off again to ask for help. She never returned. Even after everyone was done eating she could not be found. We had to ask another person to have our waitress return. Finally we were told to just pay in a box that took credit cards. As for the food it was very subpar and lacked much flavor. I would guess most of it was frozen and reheated. Certainly not the Red Lobster I use to remember. read more

On March 13, 2022, my colleagues asked the Manager if they could accommodate 30 people for a very special Retirement celebration and dinner for me! They had spoken to another venue, who did not have enough staff to accommodate us! They allowed them to put up banners and balloons in an area that was very private! They even provided a 6 foot table to accommodate the gifts and flowers for this very special celebration! That servers were outstanding and caring meeting all of our needs! They even offered to keep a large cake in their refrigerator until after dinner! They truly cared and provided personal service to everyone! I want to thank them all and recommend this location to anyone wanting to arrange a special event! I was truly blessed!! Thank you for your personal touch!! read more

We had the absolute worst experience we have ever had at a Red Lobster restaurant last night. We were seated immediately and waited about 7 minutes for a server to come and take our drink order. We got our drinks about 7-10 minutes later and didn't receive biscuits. We inquired about biscuits which took another 5-7 minutes and we made sure to have our orders ready when she returned. We ordered ultimate endless shrimp with one salad and one chowder. After about 10 minutes she came by and claimed she was "busy doing a ton of other stuff" and would check on our soup and salad. Those came about 5 minutes later.we had been here nearly 40 minutes at the time. Our food followed about 10 minutes later and thankfully it was hot and correct. She offered to take our shrimp refill order right away thankfully since it was taking so long for everything. Our server didn't clear our soup bowl, salad plate or empty bread basket and the table was very full. We ordered 2 refill orders each, the first one came out about 10 minutes later which was perfect. The other 3 took an additional 15 minutes (25 total) and again we received no apology of any sort. We also hadn't had any plates cleared off the table, still salad plate, soup bowl, empty biscuit basket, and our 2 enormous entree plates. I decided not to bring up this issue to the manager after seeing her interact with another table and the patrons did not appear to receive any satisfaction. Overall an experience that made me want to avoid this specific Red Lobster forever. 2 hours of my life, and $60 of my hard-earned money were completely wasted. read more

First, I want to say that the staff was very nice. It looks clean as far as the location and I was able to get in and out with my food out fairly quickly. But take a look at what was on the menu for the website when you order online versus what I actually received, you tell me if those two things look the same? Makes me wonder what else on the website menu is a bait and switch (pun intended...) read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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The lobster tail was mushy and the coleslaw was bad tasted spoiled. I would not eat there again . read more

The food made me and my family throw up, the silverware was dirty & so was the table. The waitress had her hands all over our glass cups where our mouth goes and her nail was in my shrimp linguini...NEVER AGAIN read more

We ordered take out for Mother's Day The food looked like they just threw it in the container; no love for presentation. Plus the food was fried too too hard, the fish is almost burnt . Didn't get any biscuits and the left out two items that I ordered. Gotta do better! read more

Red Lobster - Admirals Feast Admiral's Feast - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

My brother and I took our mother there for her birthday! The food was amazing. The waiter was extremely friendly and talkative. Made us feel right at home and suggested items for us and made us laugh. He definitely deserves a raise. Shadow was his name. Very cool and attentive guy. I had the salmon New Orleans dish (half) and It tasted incredible! read more

Red Lobster - Salmon New Orleans - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

This place is the worst for service, cleanliness, food quality. It also smells like mildew as soon as you walk in the door. We pretty much go there for the biscuits. Which their pretty stingy with. I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

I have been here a few times for lunch and love the servers! So personable and attentive! He kept the biscuits coming and I always had water. The salad is bigger than it was and now for $1.99 you can add grilled shrimp. I had green beans and mushrooms as my side and they were really over cooked and way too greasy kind of buttery and salty. I had the grilled fish and it was supposed to be haddock but I have a feeling it might of been tilapia very tasteless. Not their best but the rolls were hot and the service great. read more

My wife and I recently went to Red Lobster and it will be the last time we eat there. The regular dinner sides were unavailable because they had not been delivered yet. There was an 8-inch hair in my fries. The waitress said she would notify the manager but he/she never showed up. What restaurant would open its doors without all menu items available? And what restaurant would offer only two desserts, both of them chocolate? read more

Place a order for $36 and was told on the phone you must request utensils for a take out order. I never hear anything like that before in my life. Please I was missing butter that was on my receipt and just was told I am sorry what happened to red lobster they have felt off with the service. read more

This used to be a good restaurant, but it has been going down hill for YEARS. They don't have have the same quality of food or service. We've went back a few times, hoping things would change, but sadly they have not. And for any drinkers out there, just know that their menu doesn't separate the regular mixed drinks from frozen drinks of the same name. So if you order a drink thinking you'll get a regular mixed drink....be sure to ask first. read more

We went to dinner at Red Lobster in Dover DE. Our Saturday night out. Let me start out with. I have a seafood allergy, but my partner likes coconut shrimp. So...we stopped. I let him out of the car, we walked in...seated immediately on a Saturday night! It was great and unexpected. Our server was Prenniss. (Probably spelled that wrong) Of course my partner ordered his shrimp. I ordered a cherry glazed chicken dish. For a $5 they would have added 5 additional large ass shrimp to his meal. He declined. THEY ARE HUGE. My chicken was ok. It was bland. The glaze was clearly an after thought. The dish comes with rice and one side. I asked for something else instead of rice. So I ended up with mashed potatoes & sautéed green beans and mushrooms. I took photos of the meals. I didn't photograph the menu for obvious reason. We both ordered drinks. I had a disarrono on the rocks and he ordered a pina colada. My very small amount of liquor was almost 2$ more than his full on blended drink. I am giving them 3 stars not for the servers service...but for the value & taste of the food. The food came out quick, the server was friendly and attentive. While sitting in our booth we heard someone complain about the cleanliness of the silverware, another booth had many problems including one with their bill. I watch the manager attend to both situations. read more

Red Lobster - Coconut shrimp and broccoli. The shrimp are big. The broccoli was cooked as ordered! Not a lot of dipping sauce for those. - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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Wow, That was $100.00 and two hours of my life I can't get back. Bad service, long wait times, out of items when ordering, not told appetizer was out until confronted when meal was served, one meal had lobster shells on it that were not attached to meat on lobster was half raw, told they would put the piece back in the broiler, got the piece back and was afraid to eat it, couldn't get out of there fast enough. All of that while the waiter acted like he was doing us a favor. Wow read more

That is the lowest rating I can give. The order was incorrect and over 20 min late with Door Dash! The manager would only refund my order instead sending out the order I paid for! No customer cate @ 8:20pm! The Pasta they sent I am allergic to! Her Excuse, no control over delivery. Poor management and I will do local going forward. read more

My wife and I always enjoyed red lobster but the past few years the food quality has going down hill my wife and our daughter and her boyfriend stopped by this restaurant for dinner the service was spot on and friendly but the food was another story very disappointing we won't be back anytime soon it was so bad I didn't even want my take home I threw it out the food quality wasn't worth the price on the bill I don't recommend this place read more

We were told our wait would be 45 mins but I had a RL surfNturf craving so decided to wait. They called us in under 10 mins. Nice. Taylor our waitress told us they upgrade their menus. As expected, the prices went up as well, just a bit. That's okay because the food and drinks were delicious! Maybe out of NY cooks differently? Don't know but everything was fresh and tasty. Even the butter for the lobster tails had a certain upmh to it. Taylor was a chirpy delight and gained extra points for carding me because they MUST card anyone under 30! Boom! AND for recognizing my Trini accent (okay okay she said her co-worker is from T&T as well). She was handsomely rewarded. We love to encourage (especially young) people to keep up their excellent service. We had a wonderful time. The End. read more

We went for Father's Day 06/21/2020. We waited 2 hours to not get two orders and the two we did get , one an add on item for $3.99 was not in the bag plus the other order had Cocktail sauce All over the food the that box. That was a waste of my money. Fish was not cooked good, just bad service. Will not do their curbside pickup aYM06230A , I tried calling several times but no answer my email is savefouryou@gmail.com read more

Went here to celebrate my birthday with my parents and nephews. Food was really good (other than some burnt toast, which our waitress gladly replaced), and our waitress was wonderfully patient and kind. 10 yo nephew thought he'd have some fun by making me blush and get a free desert if he told them it was my birthday. Well, they came and sang a silly song while I shrunk down in my seat trying to hide, but no free desert. Ha, nephew! So much for his plan :) read more

Red Lobster - Coconut shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Dover, Delaware

My husband and I were there today. First time we were out due to Covid. Asked for a table due to my disability. It is physically impossible for me to get in and out of booth. Hostess brought us to a booth. We moved to a table that was empty. She came running over to us SCREAMING you can't sit there. Asked for another table. She looked at us like we had gone crazy. Asked to speak to manager. He finally came out. Told him why we were leaving and he said nothing. Red Lobster lost a very loyal customer! read more