The food was delicious. We had a very pleasant experience largely due to our very kind and engaging waitress. Bethany, you are the best! Thank you. read more

We came here last night with a party of 6 and were promptly seated. We appeared to be the only people there at the time. The server came and got our drink orders. My mom wanted a margarita, but upon seeing the photos of the bright green margaritas she decided she wanted a skinny margarita instead of the premade mix abomination in the picture. The waiter said he would have to ask. He came back and said they couldn't do that. Never heard of such a thing as it's just lime juice, tequila, and agave, but ok. To me that is just a lazy bartender. She orders a glass of wine instead. We then order our dinners. It was our friend's first time dining at a Red Lobster and she ordered the shrimp scampi. She thought it came with pasta, but obviously it didn't. We asked if we could buy a plain side of pasta to mix in with it and he said he would ask but he didn't think so. He then said it would be $12.99 for pasta. We said "that can't be right." He then came back and said it would be $6.99. At this point we felt he wasn't knowledgeable enough and neither was whoever he was running off to ask and we wanted to ask a manager directly. By the time the manager got there (which took some time considering the place was empty), my friend was nearly done with her scampi. The manager said they could certainly bring her a side of plain noodles. On my friend's bill they charged, but voided, $1.99 for the side of pasta, which my friend said she would have been more than happy to pay from the start. During this whole meal, we got no drink refills and the table was never bussed. We ended up talking for an hour after we ate and still every single dirty plate sat there. Our server was obviously new, but he should have been shadowing someone. He shouldn't have been on his own. It was bad. He was like a deer in headlights. My mom and I split the bill and she accidentally looked at the total when tipping, not the split, so our server got a very nice, yet undeserved tip between the 2 of us. That's a little painful, but we will not be going back. My friend said she would never eat at a Red Lobster again. read more

Pure ass. Bad food . Dirty floors, and don't look up at the ceiling, you can tell no one cares. Tried ordering a salad , they didn't have half the dressings . Food was over cooked and old . Crazy the same manager has been there over 20 years. You can see the complacency. 132$ for two meals is crazy. read more

Food was well prepared. We got our baked potato at the end of our meal after hailing our server many times and she never responded. But she helped all the tables around her. She was there of course with the check. We finally got another server to get our baked potato and he helped out a lot. So service was an F with our server. Ambiance nice as usual. read more

Everything. Food and service especially. There were 4 of us. We got two straws, 2 plates and 3 biscuits. My son's alfredo was pasta with no sauce and dried chicken. My crab legs were missing legs and drowning in butter. My mom's coconut shrimp were a dark brown color. I had to beg for my salad that I paid extra for and my husband didn't get his hush puppies. Do your self a favor and eat at McDonald's. The quality is better there. read more

I'm really glad this place is still around! The food at this location is definitely the best of any I have visited. The GM (I think he is anyway) has stopped by our table on a couple of occasions before and he seems to value our input! The service last Friday during lunch was really good (as usual) and I'm upset I can't remember my server's name. The southwest shrimp bowl was delicious. Biscuits were hot and yummy. read more

Just an honest review here. The bathroom was gross. The table was broken. It had the death wobble. No draft beer. Out of some sodas. Got a salad. They do not have the good Ranch. Maybe try a different dressing. The salad was fresh and crunchy not brown. But the tomatoes tasted kind of sour. Appetizers came out quick and timely. Entrees all came out together and hot. The food taste was just ok. Ordered dessert but they did not pre bus or bring boxes until they served dessert so there was no room to eat it. Service could have been better, could have been worse. read more

Food was great. Management needs an attitude adjustment. Whoever the manager was on the night of 06/29/2025 might want to consider a career change. Yelling at employees where other customers could hear about him "not doing his job", yet allowing one employee to stand at a table and chit chat for 20 plus minutes is weird management behavior. ALSO, it's crab fest. They did run out of snow crab, which happens. BUT they have the Bairdi crab legs. Instead of telling customers they had those, she insisted on telling everyone that came through the door they were just completely out of crab. Another employee called her out on it, to which she said "I'm not doing this tonight" Quite a few people left because she decided she'd still get paid even if the restaurant had no customers. read more

Delicious food, and the service was excellant. We had a very attentive and friendly server. Bobby the manager went above and beyond during our visit. We really enjoyed our visit and will defintely be returning. A shout out to Bobby. read more

Food was not good, new menu is extremely limited, slaw and sauce has changed and isn't good .don't waste your time and money. The young server was very nice and offered his apology. Decor has not changed. read more

We went to this Red Lobster today for lunch. We were greeted immediately. I asked about a gluten free menu and was given one upon being seated. Raphael, our server, was prompt and courteous. He answered any questions we asked. I ordered the Black Devil shrimp cocktail and some Chesapeake fries which I was delighted to learn were gluten free. My husband ordered a Southwestern shrimp bowl. Everything was beautifully presented and delicious. The staff were so courteous and delightful. We don't live near this Red Lobster but it would be definitely worth another trip up there to eat there again. Well done everyone. Wow. read more

I enjoy it i will be there tomorrow. With my friend and I eating lunch! I'm thinking about the ultimate fish and chips and dip with clam chowder always and their biscuits! read more

This is our favorite go-to Red Lobster restaurant. Hubby asked where I wanted to eat for my birthday! ^.^ This was my choice. We had Tasha again as our server, and she was fabulous once again! They had a variety of seafood platters, burgers, and appetizers. We got the stuffed seafood mushroom for appetizer, ultimate feasts, and the kids got mac and cheese with fries. Make sure you join their rewards program to reap the benefits! Thank you, Red Lobster, for my delicious birthday cake. read more

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so we got there and it took like ten minutes for me and my grandma to get our drinks then we ordered only took about 20ish minutes not bad but when we got out food the food did not have enough flavor it was pretty bland but they were quick about giving us the check. read more

We ordered steak and Lobster..the steak was under cooked and tuff and the Lobster was very stringy. The only thing that was good were the cheddar bis read more

Friday February 8th 2025 at 7pm. We were a group of 8 celebrating my Grandsons 15th birthday , first concern was the number of people eating I think maybe 25 and I soon knew why. My Grandson had the Ultimate Feast and we will start with the crab legs, he could pick 2 main dishes he chose those for both he loves crab legs and that was the worse ones we have ever seen, they were cold, dry, soft as a sponge and completely horrible, no cracking any of them couldn't do anything but try to squeeze and tear them open with his fingernails and what little bit of meat that he could dig out was dry as chalk and just gross.. next item he chose was shrimp linguine and that was a bowl of dried out cold clumpy mess, he usually loves it but half a bite of this and he was done, next was the grilled shrimp skewers.... he tried to bite one in half and looked like he was working a chunk of beef jerky gave up and done, next was the French fries, cold and limp as rubber bands... you should have seen the looks of disgust on all 8 of our faces, every plate in front of us was in some way not just bad but couldn't even push through it, I will say my oldest Grandson said his sirloin steak was delicious, we did enjoy the cheddar biscuits but I'm done explaining how bad everything from the fish to the shrimp to the crab to the fish and chips were. We gladly paid our almost $400.00 tab and left. Let me finish by saying our server was outstanding, we didn't complain about anything as it was my Grandsons birthday and we didn't want to make it all about us and it was so bad that the only remedy would have been for us to simply leave not paying for anything, really the whole tables food was beyond a simple send back and we didn't want him to have that memory, let me say again our server was perfect and we tipped her very well. I look for this Red Lobster to be out of business any day now and I completely understand why. It say's the service needs to improve and the app won't let me uncheck it. Our server was outstanding. read more

the food was delicious are waiter was super nice and i don't agree with the previous reviews and I tested each and they were wrong sadly the price was very high but totally worth for how much food and how tasty the food was read more

This was terrible Food was sub par and waiter was at the table way to often except when we wanted to pay and flee. The fish and shrimp must be frozen and microwaved. We will go elsewhere for seafood even when have to travel to Gainesville to the Atlanta hwy seafood market! read more

It is what it is. Cheddar biscuits and salad. Had went for crab fest. It's not AYCE. Crab was a bit salty and hard to crack. Overall it was what you would expect at Red Lobster. Seafood smell permeating the carpets. Okay service. Salty food. I need to stop breaking down and coming here every few years in the hopes things are better. It's a good thing my melted butter (I hope it's butter) spilled all over the plate. It helped reduce the saltiness of the crab. read more

Food lacked quality. The slaw was sour and brown. Not fresh. The server was very nice and tried to offer alternatives to the items that were not edible. Can't recommend going at this time. read more

Enjoyed a great meal with my family at the Red Lobster in Gainesville Georgia. Our service was excellent and Sunny was our server, she represents Red Lobster with friendly helpful and courteous service! read more

i would like to start out by saying our waitress, Sunny was amazing! she was so sweet and constantly checked in with us! The food was also so delicious! Coming again soon and will definitely be requesting sunny! read more

Wonderful meal at Red Lobster this afternoon. My wife had Walt's Favorite Shrimp and I had the Admiral's Feast. Both meals were excellent and served hot and up together as they should be. Our server was very attentive to our needs and served my wife first all the time as he should. Really enjoyed seeing that. Loved all of the elements of the Admiral's feast Good value for the money that is for sure. Enjoyed our time at the Red Lobster will visit again in the future that is for sure. read more

UNDER COOKED FISH. I ordered the Ultimate Feast, my favorite meal. The lobster wasn't cooked, it was still pink and cold. My crab legs were also cold, and the fried shrimp were room temperature. The ranch dressing also tasted like it was around it's expression date. I took the whole meal back. I'm not the only one either, 4 other tables around us also complained about their under cooked lobster and food. While our waitresses was amazing, the wait staff all were upset and complained about how terrible the management was. Yeah, it shows. They did offer to bring me a new meal, but I would trust gas station sushi, a fart after eating Taco Bell, and my kids telling a story about how they found Bigfoot even more. read more

Food was gross and greasy was nasty I hated this food Threw up after and smelt awful read more

So we don't go to Red Lobster often, maybe 3 times a year ? We just went last night (4/3/22) for dinner and when we walked thru the door into the lobby I almost turned around and left ! It smelled like straight up sewer ! It was disgusting! Then the older lady hostess was very unfriendly, unprofessional and short with us. I did notice the lobster tank in the lobby was empty and maybe that is why it stunk so bad ? Who knows. But that is such a turn off when you expect to smell good seafood cooking when you walk in ! Please do something to correct that ! read more

Will not eat here! Tried it twice months apart - both times order so messed up, delayed service and food terrible that we were given our money back - and we Rarely complain at a restaurant - but somehow the parking lot is full - gotta wonder Now .... totally different story at the one in Perry GA by the GA Agricenter where we go to the dog shows in April so I know it can be a good restaurant - just not Gainesville read more

Stopped in late one night, about an hour before closing. Place was pretty empty and we were seated right away. Our server was friendly and quick. I ordered the blackened mahi mahi with a salad, steamed broccoli and the lobster and langistino baked potato. Fish was cooked perfectly and very tasty. Broccoli was good not soggy and the baked potato was delicious. The lobster was cooked in a creamy sauce and poured over the potato. Was a great meal and really enjoyed it read more

Awful. Most of our food was inedible. Shrimp was good. Salad and broccoli tasted like it'd been left in a bag non-refrigerated for a couple of days. Salad dressing was gross and bland. Biscuits were okay. We paid and left with no intentions of ever returning. read more

Um...just dont!! I could waste a whole bunch of time telling you about each segment of my meal.. Or I could just say the most generic bland Red Lobster I have ever eaten at. Save your $!! read more

Traveling and went in to sit at bar and eat. Bar tender was moved to tables due to staffing so bar was closed. Big line of people waiting to be seated so my business went next door to the Mexican restaurant and the food and service was excellent. read more

We went on a Sunday after church. We were seated promptly and had a great waitress. I ordered the grilled shrimp with a side of scallops. The food was wonderful as was my husband's. I was a little concerned about the lack of cars in the parking lot but was very pleased with whole experience. read more

They need to change the name of this franchise to Rip Lobster. For my birthday my husband wanted to buy me a lobster dinner. We went this afternoon and ordered the Lobster Duo. Stated as two Maine lobster tails. They forgot to mention in all those glossy pictures that the tails were about 3-4oz each. You know, the size you can get at any grocery store. This dinner is priced at $36.99 each. Oh, and when we ordered a salad as one of our sides to go with it, we were told that would be an additional $1.99. The cole slaw, bland cut-up cabbage with two streaks of carrot, was included. So, including the tip and two iced teas, we paid $102. Give me a break. If you want patrons to return, treat them right. PS. The lobby still smells like the bathroom. read more

Oh my goodness this literally had to be the worst meal I've had since I moved to this town. I ordered a drink crown and ginger I don't even know what it was that I got I just had to send it back. I got water tasted like lead pipes. I ordered the crabcakes just plain sloppy. Hi rarely ever give a bad review I would rather not write a review then give a bad one but this was such a outstandingly horrible place to eat I just felt like I have to say something. NOPE! Nope! Nope! I'll never even try to eat here again read more

Horrendous. This is the word that comes to mind when I think about the session I just expierenced. We decided to participate in the annual ritual of visiting the Red Lobster for my Grandmother's birthday. In the past years, this has been a great choice, with great expierences. This year, however, was not the same. We arrived at the establishment at 4:30PM, and walked in. We told the receptionist that we were having a party of 17, and asked politely if we could be seated close to one another. He had no problem with this request, and explained to us that it would be a short wait time. With only a 35 minute wait, we all had our hopes up that this was going to be a great time. If only we knew of the dread that was ahead... We sat down at the tables, and were all fellowshipping. Me personally, I was taking the time to enjoy the display of all of the various flags and gauges of historic ships on the walls. The waitress, Alexandria F., walked up and took our drink order. After a small amount of time, they arrived. The sweet tea was excellent, with the perfect amount of sugar. It was so good in fact, that I proceeded to drink the whole glass in under 5 minutes. THIS was the moment where everything slowly faded away. There was a period of around 15 minutes where I was sitting, hopeless. The waitress had not been around to refill my refreshment, and I felt as if my body was malnourished. She finally came back and filled my drink, which thankfully gave me back enough energy to be able to place my order. This next part is called "the turning point of the visit." The menu was brief. When I say brief, I mean short, and practically worthless. There were more options for drinks to choose from, than the actual food choices.This did not set with me well. One of my family members even went far enough to say, "I have never looked at a menu, and been so clueless about what to order in my whole life." This is saying a lot, considering that the restaurant downgraded from a multi-page brochure of selections of food, along with imagery-filled details about each selection, to simply a low-quality piece of paper with about 20 options in total. So after ordering my Sailor's platter, I was awaiting my salad. Whenever my salad arrived, it was nothing more than a bowl of lettuce with maybe 3 tablespoons of ranch drizzled over it, along with some crouton crumbs sprinkled over the top. There was no reasoning given as to why there were no other toppings to go on the salad, such as the typical tomatoes, cheese, etc. Needless to say, I ate this "salad" in around 1 minute flat. I have to say though, it was pretty good... the ranch dressing was pretty good. The only part of this visit that was good enough to bring to anyone's attention was the fried shrimp. They happened to be generous enough to place 4 fried shrimp on my plate, which truly made me feel like I was getting my money's worth. The cocktail sauce had a unique flavor, which in all honesty, was the best attribute of my meal. Overall, the service was not terrible, but the main part that mattered, the food, was nowhere near as good as other fast food seafood restaurants I have attended in the past. I believe that action needs to be taken to prevent future customers from going through the pure torture that I, along with my family, had to be put through. That is why I am taking a huge step and calling the corporate office which can be reached at 1-800-562-7837. I recommend that anyone wanting to help should call this number, and help the cause of making Red Lobster a great place to eat again. In conclusion, I do not recommend Red Lobster. read more

Red Lobster - "Salad" - Seafood Near Me - Gainesville, Georgia

Garrett needs to find a new job. Serving is not for him. I would not be so hard on him, but I went through training at this very same location. The hostess did not bring silverware after seating us and stating she would be right back with utensils. Our server did not offer appitizeres. Garrett also did not realize we were missing silver until after he brought the salads out and I had to request them. When the salads were brought over, mine was not dropped with dressing, and when I asked, he stated they were on his tray, but no before turning his head back and giving a terrible stink eye. I could not find anything that thrilled me on the menu, and husbands came out incorrectly. We brought it up and when the check was brought we were giving a 20% coupon for an online order in the future. Waste of paper. read more

Been a semi-regular here for years. They have ups and downs like any chain but mostly the experiences here are good. It's hard to imagine anyone who isn't familiar with Red Lobster, but just in case: it's a standard seafood place with great appetizers and legendary cheese biscuits (bottomless and complimentary!) The seasonal menu items are typically the best. read more

They must seriously be paying people to leave good reviews on here, because I have been to many Red lobsters from Washington state, California, Tennessee, and other states, and by far the Red Lobster from Gainesville, GA this location of course and Burford, GA have been the worse experiences. All the other Red Lobsters I went too I had great service except for Gainesville, GA and Burford, GA. The best Red lobster to go too in GA it is located in Roswell, GA and Alpharetta. The Gainseville, GA and Buford, GA Red Lobsters provide the worse service, and they make you wait an extremely long time for the food. The waiters in these two locations are extremely shallow minded and close-minded. They are not attentive with serving you drinks, and they never bring what you ask for. Even to bring the biscuits they never bring them or on other occasions they bring them with the food, which defeats the purpose of bringing the biscuits then. The biscuits are meant to be eaten while waiting for the food to be cooked. Linda the waitress we had on January 18, 2022 at the Gainesville, GA location, at 8:45pm when we first arrived, she was being really short and rude while we were ordering. She also did not have a kind tone of voice. I asked her if she could bring the biscuits even though in the other Red Lobsters once they arrive to take the order for your food they already bring the biscuits with them. You don't need to be asking them. In addition, more than 30 minutes had gone by and she did not bring the biscuits, so I asked another waiter named Bobby if he could bring the biscuits, because the waitress is taking a long time to bring them and my 5 year old daughter was crying because she is starving, rather than being empathetic, sympathetic, and apologetic for the bad service he scorned with his face and with an angry tone of voice he cowardly ( me being a woman), tried to sound authoritative by raising his voice at me giving me an attitude for the unnecessary amount of time the waitress is taking. The place was lonely we were the only customers there so there was no reason to take as long as she did. Also, he said, "well of course she is going to take long if she is preparing everything for you !! okay me logically thinking, as if she were the cook when she is only the waitress and is definitely not busy, because we are the only customers. Furthermore, Bobby kept arguing, and I told him there is no reason for you to be all angry. All you had to say is, " I am so sorry for the long wait, I will get the biscuits for you or I will address to her your concern of the extended amount of time she is taking to bring the biscuits that way she can bring them to you." But Bobby was treating me as if I were the issue just because I want some biscuits for my daughters, and one of my daughters was already crying of hunger for the long wait. The main reason I went to Red Lobster was due to the fact that I already knew that Red lobster provides biscuits while waiting for the meal, which this is what I was aiming for to begin with because my daughter's were hungry. Bobby angrily stomping his feet went to the back and finally brought the biscuits, and the biscuits he brought were stale and hard. I asked a male with blonde hair blue eyes who was working at the bar area if he can call the manager for me, and he was really kind and polite when responding to me. The manager arrived and I told him my concerns, and he did nothing about my concerns, which made me more concerned for whoever owns this business, because if the manager isn't correcting or attempting to correct a situation then it is a place with no rules, no governor, and no potential organized business that follows a policy. I've seen this happen too many times and gradually the restaurant begins to lose customers, which leads to shutting down the place. Anyways, once I said I was going to leave a bad review, Linda turned 360 on us and began to act extremely kind with a tiny little voice. The manager was no where to be seen after I addressed the issue about the employee Bobby. read more

Date & I were seated, Mary was the waitress. Lunch was good. The fried, breaded shrimp was good. The potatoes(fries & baked) were hot(very good thing) ! Mary was attentive and patient with us. I would have given them 5 stars but the biscuits were under cooked. They usually have a crusty outside. These were just soft. Mary was great, 25% tip ! read more

How can the fresh catch be frozen? The best thing on the menu had been seafood gumbo and salad. They no longer offer it so the next best thing is the lobster pizza appetizer. If you like tails on frozen prebreaded fried shrimp this is the place for you. Service is barely there and disappears completely once your meal arrives. There is a sticky film that covers everything that apparently just cannot be scrubbed off. Prices are high for frozen seafood. Even the cheddar biscuits are not as tasty as they once were. They had a nice run but it's over. read more