I have been here many times, and I get a little more agitated every time I come here. Last Sunday was the straw that broke the camels back. The restaurant was almost empty, yet there was still an hour wait as they where having staffing issues. I understand that but a least seat the waiting guests and get them some drinks or something. When we got seated the waitress felt like she needed to announce to entire room at the top of her lunges that they where almost out of everything on the menu. Way to make a scene!! Ok so red lobster is out of nearly every lobster dish.... I guess it's not a freshly prepared as they make it out to be, and what is the tank of lobsters out the front for? It's was almost embarrassing to sit there and listen to this woman yell at us. So we finically pick through what was left only to find out they are out of lettuce for salads, and bud light, and some of the other ingredients for their cocktails. read more

Had a great experience, best visit to a restaurant I've had in awhile, speedy, polite, right amount of table presence, and fairly priced for what you get read more

We were on our way home from a great vacation and hungry. We searched online for restaurants in Joplin and Red Lobster was decided on. They were busy but we were seated and treated very well. My wife mentioned that it was our anniversary. Thanks, Robin and staff for making our day special. Oh, and the food was delicious. read more

I most definitely will come back here, I will bring the family. The hole restaurant was was really clean the host was really nice and the waitress was to. I recommendthe New Orleans salmon it was really, really good. read more

This Red Lobster has improved so much in the last year, I think they have new management. The food is always hot and full of flavor! I'm in love with the soy ginger sauce with the salmon! The staff is always friendly and attentive! Pretty sure it's the cleanest resturaunt in Joplin! Red Lobster is always one of my go-to places!!!!! read more

Blah, where do I begin!? It's been a couple years since I've been to this location and well I haven't been to a Red Lobster in a while but the food is just awful. My husband and I each got a bowl of Lobster Bisque and we've had lobster bisque from high end restaurants out of state so we weren't expecting much to begin with but this was inedible, it tasted like Kraft Mac n cheese powder with crab like water mixed in, I haven't had kraft in years but as soon as that taste hits your tongue it brings back all the awful memories of it. We also had a pitiful frozen appetizer of mini cheese sticks and seafood mushrooms, my 7 year old liked the mushrooms but they seemed tasteless to me, i couldn't even finish the salad, the ranch tasted like it was fat free, my husband Lobster was so tiny but i don't expect much for our area, crab legs were so soft they wouldn't crack, shrimp was decent but it's pretty hard to mess that up and I haven't ever ate shrimp right off the coast so I don't know what good shrimp tastes like. I had a Bahama Mama and I'm really sensitive to alcohol, I can't even take one sip of a beer without feeling tipsy, I drank the whole drink and didn't feel anything, I don't think there was any alcohol in it. read more

The food is the same yummy goodness you get at any Red Lobster. This particular location is remodeling and is supposed to be finished mid August. The wait staff is super friendly and our server was MORE than helpful and wanted to make sure everything was perfect! Will I go back? Of course! It's delish! read more

No crabcakes and my fresh $$$ Lobster tail was not plated correctly and very small. That being said, I always order the surf and turf-and my steak was absolutely perfect. The vegetables were delicious. Everything was highly palatable and the presentations were wonderful. Our waitress was amazing and the shrimp fettucine tasted excellent. Recommend this restaurant to anyone, just be ready to pay around $75 for two people. read more

Typical Red Lobster experience. A little pricey, but that's normal for eating seafood. The drinks are worth the price and the cheddar bay biscuits are always a good eat. Always worth a visit! read more

The service was okay. The food was very tasty. After guests had left dirty dishes were left on the tables and not cleared promptly. Not a good sight for those still dining. read more

I have eaten in many red lobster restaurants over the years. Normally I get a good tasty meal equal to the price. Red lobster isn't a restaurant you would go to expecting fabulous food. However, over the years I have received a good solid three star meal with a comparable price. Well then we made the big mistake of eating at the Joplin Red Lobster. The restaurant looks dirty and worn out. Our contact with servers seemed polite enough but the restaurant appeared to be understaffed. Our food was horrible. The steak was tough and not fit for eating and the lobster was mush. Salads were warm like they had been setting out. We barely ate anything on our plates but our waitress never asked about our meal. Just took our almost untouched plates away. We weren't the only ones that had issues with our meals. Other tables were sending their food back. I complained to the manager and just received a very insincere apology. By the way, the bread was fabulous as always. I just love those biscuits. Unfortunately my experience in That restaurant has soured me in Ted Lobster and I will most likely never eat at a red lobster again. read more

It was ok... The service was very slow. Food was good though. Love red lobster. Just unhappy with the slow service

Came in on a Sunday night sat at the bar. Their service was great despite being super busy. Got my food within a reasonable amount of time, tasted great. read more

On a Tuesday night with only half capacity in the restaurant we waited 38 minutes with no water. We finally had to flag down the hostess who got an assistant manager. He took our orders and forgot about our drinks. At the 50 minute mark our salads came out with no beverages. At this point we don't even have a waitress. Or as they called her our seafood specialist. Mind you we have 5 adults and ordered $30 plates a peace. At the hour and a half mark our food came out. Every single order was incorrect. We were missing food, food was undercooked, orders were put in incorrectly and we were starting to lose our patience. There were many apologies along the way but not one thing was done to correct the situation. Obviously the wait staff at all talked about our table because everybody was staying clear of us. We never said anything other than we haven't been served our drinks. Everything else was their mistakes and they realized what terrible service they were giving us. Our total bill ended up being $200. They discounted one meal because it was sent back to the kitchen unedible. For the rest of our suffering they discounted 20% off the entire bill. We go there every year to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. This is by far the worst we have ever seen it. It is poorly managed and the wait staff is terrible. Our experience wasn't worth $50. Long John Silvers would have been a better pick. You got us this time Red Lobster. But never again. read more

This was the first time that my entire family, my blind husband, myself, my three children (8, 7, and 5) had ever gone to any Red Lobster anywhere. The service was horrid. Our server pointedly ignored my blind husband, asking me constantly to reiterate what he had already said to her, was rude to him and never asked him how his food was, how he was doing, if he needed a refill or anything of that sort. She never told us that our root beer drink refills were not free, even though it said on the menu that all guests get one free refill with dinner (third and fourth refills were not free, which is fine, we usually never get more than one anyway). I told her three times that my two boys wanted crab legs, and then when she started asking about sides, my youngest son got oranges, and then she asked if my oldest child wanted fries. I said he did. We were never told they were a plate all themselves, a main dish... (why the hell would this be the only restaurant anywhere that serves french fries as a main dish!??)... and we tried to give the fries back in exchange for the crab legs, but she refused to take the plate... my children didnt even touch them after they got their main dishes. My daughters macaroni and cheese dish was old, the broccoli was cold and, in her words, "tasted like my pink bears arm.", she has a toy bear she loves. The food by far was subpar and disgusting. It was very greasy, very dry, and everything just tasted like it was from a can. Everything tasted the same. All of it was done, but all of it tasted just gross... greasy, nasty.. not fresh. My asparagus was not cooked properly and its was advertised as a side that went with a main dish, though i was charged an extra $3 for six pieces. With the overall food rating of a negative number, and the service as horrid as it was, we probably should have gone somewhere else like we had planned on. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone, friends family or strangers. Our visit was on 3/29/14. read more

I went last night and was very impressed. We were seated quickly and our waiter (Matt) asked my boyfriend and I if we were out for a special reason; it was actually our anniversary and at the end of our dinner he brought us a card! Seriously, this post is basically about Matt. He deserves a raise. Our salad was good and he kept the rolls flowing, even giving us an order of rolls to go and then he boxed our leftovers. The food was good as well but our waiter made the experience better than we expected at a chain restaurant in MO. Ask for Matt next time you go! read more

The waiter was amazing, total customer satisfaction was his goal from the get go, the food was top notch, but the attention to there customers was amazing, it was nice to see a little customer service for a change. Highly recommend this location. read more

I don't know how you can beat red lobster in joplin for seafood five stars all the way the manager and the staff are awesome

It's a fast food restaurant disguised as a seafood restaurant. If you want seafood in Joplin, go to Crabby's. Not much to say here. Never liked their food at all. It's like Long John Silvers with a higher price tag. Pass. read more

Enjoy dining there as often as possible. Stuffed mushroom appetizer great. We also really enjoy the bar harbor dish during lobsterfest read more

great service and great lobster.our server was very attentive but not hovering. she brought enough yummy cheader biscuits we did not have to ask for extra. read more