Red Lobster, to me, is where seafood meets comfort food. No, it's not the best seafood that you can ever have, mostly because we are in the middle of the country. But Red Lobster's offerings are generally comforting, consistent, and served quickly. This location has really good service. Max took care of us from start to finish, always with a smile, gave us plenty of attention, but not too much, and made our experience just right. The shrimp & sausage jambalaya was comforting and spicy, just the way I like it, and it was exactly what we needed on that night. The Cheddar Bay biscuits are always the hook, and we even got our picky youngest to sample them before we actually had to cut her off from eating more. Like I said, Red Lobster is consistent and comforting, but probably won't knock your socks off. read more

Red Lobster - The Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya: just right! - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

We recently had a very nice lunch here. The staff was super nice and quick. The Caesar salad is great as usual, as are the complimentary garlic butter biscuits everyone loves. The fish sandwich was great and came with hush puppies slaw and fries. The endless shrimp was great to get after a long time and all items on it are great. They were very slow when we arrived but it picked up after noon. The place as was very clean and comfy. read more

Great place. Friendly super fast great food. Everyone there to please. Come get endless shrimp. We love this place

It was great trying the "new" menu. The drink options look fun and tasty. The service was great and the atmosphere pretty relaxed and chill. A great spot for an after work happy hour. I'm looking forward to going back. read more

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Decided to go to Red Lobster for dinner. It was slow and easy to get a table at 5:00 on a Friday night, that should've been the first clue. I ordered the filet Oscar, when my steak arrived it was less than half the size of my palm and I am not a very big woman. I'm only 5 foot tall. The crab on top of the fillet was very fishy, smelling, and tasting, which was kind of a turn off. I ordered my filet mignon medium rare, it was awful. Over priced with fast food quality food. I won't be back. I know why they're dead on a Friday night, I doubt they will stay in business long. read more

Came here for lobster fest, it was the WORST!!experience I ever encountered as far as dining at RL. I gave it one star due to our server Elana being on top of our refills and checking in on the table from time to time. However two issues I had with my food and drink she completely brushed off. The first issue was with the Blue Hawaiian cocktail I ordered, it literally tasted like Blue Hawaiian Punch, straight sugar. It did not taste tropical at all nor could you taste any liquor. The second issue was my food was AWFUL! To the point you couldn't tell I ate some of it. Elana could see as clear as day most of my food was untouched, she never bothered to ask me if everything was ok. When she did decide to ask me how was everything was when I asked her for a to go box and the check. I told her my food was cold and it did not taste up to par. She totally dismissed what I said, didn't offer to make it right or bring a manager over. Unfortunately I will not be returning to RL no time soon, I just feel all around the restaurant it's self as far as food is declining significantly. Food Lobster and Shrimp Lovers Dream 1/10 Lobster Dip 5/10 Stuffed mushrooms 1/10 - they came out cold. read more

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We ordered crab which was terrible. They were brought to us on a bed of crappy potatoes. Some were just warm, some cold inside coming from their previous frozen state and not being cooked thoroughly. Several legs we cracked open had no meat whatsoever. It took forever to get service, which was poor overall. For how much I paid, I expected more. Poor management, poor service and poor quality control leaves you with no customers. I am not coming back. read more

RL: good afternoon red lobster how can I help Me: I'd like to order delivery of a tub swilling with grease, exactly 22 slightly too hard french fires, a piece of low grade fish that swam the earth to make it to America and arrived emaciated and hardened by it's obviously very long journey please RL: I'm sorry sir, we only have fish and chips, we can provide you with that ME: no thank you I am just asking for exactly what I got from you this last time please, at $22 it was so much cheaper than a colonic irrigation. After I got over the disappointment, I realized what amazing value for money it was compared to a medical procedure to scrape my intestines the whole way through. RL: would you like any sides with that sir? ME: just imodium please RL: That should be with you within the hour ME: and through me in two, thank you have a good day read more

Red Lobster - Red lobster take out as delivered - no i haven't eaten any fries evidently thats a full portion. - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Purchased gift card from 450 nw Barry rd. Kansas City, MO. Card number on receipt did not match number on card. Sean Hazel (sales manager) Unwilling to help my unfortunate experience. Pretty much backed up his employee (Rachel W.) who took care of my transaction. Referred me to guest relations to prolong to this even more. I felt really bad for my sister who went to use the card, that didn't work. Very embarrassing for her. Another Human error mistake on both the employee and management. This was fixed by guest relation, but no compensation for my trouble what so ever. Thank you Red lobster and management for everything they put my sister and I thru. I will not go back for anything ever again. read more

Great ambiance since our last experience!! Service was very good and helpful... Food was authentic and tasted amazing! Great time here!!

You could improve on portion sizes and making sure that the quality and presentation is great. 24 dollars for 5 shrimp with a couple drops of the dragon sauce and some sad looking popcorn shrimp. 24 dollars. I will never eat at a red lobster again. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

I gave this Red Lobster two stars because the food was excellent and the service was very good as well... honestly, they would have received five stars but an unfortunate situation occurred.. I received my bill for $74 for my dinner. I paid it using my debit card and then I left a $20 tip on the table in cash... unfortunately when I checked my bank account yesterday instead of taking out the $74, someone had manipulated my receipt and added a $17 tip to the bill even though I crossed the line through the tip section and wrote my $74 total underneath.. I was extremely disappointed to see that because this had never happened to me at any eating establishment before ever.. I reached out to the restaurant yesterday afternoon and was informed the manager was busy and could not take my call.. that was totally understandable and the individual who answered the call took my name and my phone number and told me the manager would call me back.. no one ever did.. I generally do not leave reviews on Yelp but I was so disappointed in the dishonesty that this restaurant exhibited that I had to put it out there.. again the service was excellent the food was very delicious but the dishonesty of whichever employee it was who took advantage of my generosity after already having left a $20 tip which was more than 22% then took another $17 from me.. I pray this does not happen to anyone else but if it does I would hope that you would report it... read more

The service was good but it ended there. I haven't been to one in years so I was shocked at how expensive they are. I ordered an Admirals platter and it was twice as expensive with half the food. I won't be coming back the are not the way they were in the past' read more

I got a gift certificate, otherwise I never would have gone. With that being said I'm thrilled I did. I was by myself as my wife was having a girls night and doesn't really like seafood. I took a seat at the bar and was served by a wonderful young lady. She brought me some fresh from the oven cheddar biscuits that melted in my mouth. Being a shellfish kinda guy, I ordered the Bar Harbor Lobster Bake, I highly recommend it! Two words "I'll be back!" read more

Red Lobster - Bar Harbor Lobster Bake - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

This is my second time here and our food was delicious our server was over the top amazing but what impressed me the manager spent 15 min talking to us and making sure everything was up to par. I noticed that he was that way with everything and everyone, very kind, I feel like we made a new friend! I will be back! read more

service was great as usual. the reason I'm taking the time to write this review is because the new clam chowder is JUNK. we love the service and food at the Barry Road Kansas City location and we equally love the clam chowder, which is why we come a few months to eat here. well to our surprise the clam chowder was sour, asked for new bowls, received them, and they were not sour anymore but the the taste was completely different in a BAD WAY. Then we we were informed that the recipe was changed last month. Wrong direction Red Lobster. my wife said it tasted like they were using a synthetic thickener in stead of real cream? not sure other that it was not good and we will not be eating anymore clam chowder until they bring back to old recipe. sorry Red Lobster, bad decision. read more

Th8s has what's been my favorite place but they've really gone downhill lately. They took the shrimp Rangoon off the menu Was the best appetizer they had... we ordered crab dip appetizer and it's was awful Every third chip was soft and chewy, the dip did not have a good taste. The new salt and vinegar shrimp was not edible.. my scampi shrimp was tasteless chewy and overdone! My son ate 2 bites of his meal. 118 dollars thrown away!! I'm taking Red Lobster off my all time favorite restaurant! It's sad ! It's been a part of my life for a very long time It's become no better than fast food! read more

Ate in for lunch today. Ordered the Strawberry Lemonade, Lobster Bisque, and Jumbo Coconut Shrimp with sides of lobster-topped mashed potatoes and crispy Brussels sprouts. Service was top-notch-- five stars! The cheddar bay biscuits are not as large or buttery or cheesy as I remember them to be a few years ago (the last time I actually visited a Red Lobster), but they were still pretty good. The Lobster Bisque was a tiny bit disappointing because there weren't lumps of lobster in it. I also felt that the flavor was a tiny bit artificial. Probably wouldn't order it again. The Coconut Shrimp were as I remembered. They were tasty, but nothing extraordinary. The lobster-topped mashed potatoes and the crispy Brussels sprouts were both a bit salty. They were on the verge of being too salty, but I think I'd rather they be as salty as they were than bland. I probably wouldn't order the crispy Brussels sprouts again. The lobster-topped mashed potatoes? Maybe. Overall, I felt like it was a nice meal. It was more expensive than I remembered, and I feel like the food we ate wasn't worth the price, but I would go again if I had a hankering for the nostalgic tastes of the cheddar bay biscuits or the coconut shrimp. read more

Be aware they only have two servers and a long wait. Seating it 90% empty and they still use the Covid 19 reason. Terrible first impression.

Problem with red lobster is the price. The average person can not afford a $30-$50 meal and the portions are 50% smaller than what they were in the 70's and 80's but they doubled the prices. I made a comment to my date that the portion sizes are ridiculously small and the waiter got angry and flippant. read more

This place has continued to go down hill. Definitely would NOT recommend it nor will we ever be going back . The food is horrible and everything we liked is not good any more, including the biscuits! read more

We had a great waitress but the food was disgusting. 2 of us ordered the pasta with mussels, shrimp, lobster. We both spent the night vomiting. The 2 children even thought it was bad. That dinner with 2 adults 3 children and no alcohol was over 200.00 I keep saying this is the last time but I mean it. Even the one in St. Louis off Watson is nasty read more

Great service but the food has really gone down hill. Ambiance is a little dated and could use some repairs and sprucing up.

Amazing Service, really appreciated the management and servers. Food was delicious as well. Kinda turned off by the graveyard next door but I guess it gives you some company if eating alone. read more

Came in for a late dinner on a holiday. It surprisingly died down shortly after our arrival. Our server was a tad forgetful about silverware, napkins, etc., but I'm sure he had a busy night. Halfway through our dinner, I was distracted by a female employee laughing and speaking loudly to our server, saying, "You know when you said you were selfish earlier? I think you might be right!" and they continued to laugh. We asked our server for the bill, and after we made payment, he asked if we needed anything else before he left for the night. My assumption is that he made a comment to the female employee about wanting us to hurry up so he could go home since we were his last table, regardless of the holiday or celebration (it was also our anniversary). The restaurant itself didn't close for another 20 minutes. The shrimp was delicious. We might revisit this location in the future. read more

Good and bad news. New menus at red lobster. Prices are going up and no more salad with your meal. Salads now cost. Bread is still free. Service was good and food was good but I am sad to say there is no value. Lobster lovers dream is 52.99 now with no salad. You can buy a bacon cheeseburger and fry's for 14.49. I gave a 3 because food is still good. read more

I mean what can you expect it's red lobster... the food was ok. But they overcharged me and attempted to justify it. Felipe was attentive as far as refilling water and correcting mistakes however he didn't listen to begin with and there would have not been mistakes to correct. ‍. Not a big red lobster fan. Won't be back. The manger came to the table ( I didn't ask for her) to correct the overcharged bill and she said she wouldn't do it agin if they messed up.... ummm yes you will if it's an error on your part. read more

Red Lobster - 2nd half of the seaside shrimp trio - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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I had the Cajun shrimp trio- the pasta tasted like throw up. The server came and asked me if the food was delicious.. I was almost offended. She was very nice but cmon! This food is horrible. I guess it was the manager who came over and asked what was wrong with it! I tried to be polite but he continued to ask so I told him, "it's nasty!" Then he goes on to tell me they just tried a new method of cooking the pasta n he will bring me one cooked the old way! No thank you! I was so hungry and really was looking forward to the well advertised shrimp trio... The server was very nice and I left her nice tip.. Get pleasant personality and hospitality is the best thing at this restaurant read more

Ordered curbside and it didn't come out for over an so I left. They are supposed to remove it from my card. They threw a lot of BS at me. I don't need excuses, they are like assailed and I already got one! read more

Upon walking to the entrance, there were about 4 workers standing right by the door smoking and talking to each other. One of them grabbed the door and welcomed me to the restaurant. I'm not sure if that is a designated smoking area, but that's probably something that customers don't want to see when walking up to the door. As soon as I walked in, a molded smell hit me. I wondered how the quality of the food would be since the restaurant had a smell to it, but decided to stay since it was getting late and I didn't want to search for something else last minute. I was craving lobster, so I decided to go with the lobster tacos. I was expecting a basic taco filled with crumbles of lobster meat in them, but they actually came out with a lot of meat and a really good sauce on top. My friend had the lobster bisque, that didn't have quite as much lobster meat, but it was still pretty tasty. The waitress was nice and attentive, the food was good, but the restaurant itself could do a little improving. Walking in to the low lighting with the smell of the restaurant gave a feeling that it wasn't very clean. Other than that, I have no complaints. read more

Red Lobster - Lobster tacos and mashed potatoes - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Standard Red Lobster fare. Good food. Good service. No complaints. That's basically what I expect out of a chain. It's good to have the consistency of home...when you are away from home. Very smooth service for arriving at around 700 pm on a Saturday evening. About a 30 min wait. Once inside the service was stellar. read more

Chocolate wave was not delivered with ice cream even though it states that on the menu and it states that on the receipt. We have never had issues with this in the past, called the restaurant and was informed by either a manger named Charlie or Regan (they changed their name by the end of the conversation) that due to ice cream melting this week they are no longer serving ice cream with the cake. If that's the case then okay but atleast inform your customers. As for a resolution they said we can either drive there and pick up ice cream (we live 30 min away) or we can request a refund from Uber eats. Again, it's not Uber eats fault that not ever thing was packed. read more

The food and the curbside pickup was perfect...and the delivery person asked if extra tartar sauce was needed & returned with some. The online ordering was easy A great option during the pandemic. read more

Terrible Birthday Lunch for my friend. Planned on All you can eat Shrimp...but they were out of the 2 new Shrimps- Spicy and Rangoon --PLUS they only had Popcorn Coconut Shrimp!! These were small pieces of batter without any shrimp. Very disapppointed. Also, asked for martini drink special and they were out of vodka and could not make. They also did not have Moscato Wine on the menu...!! To top it off, I asked for birthday treat for my friend and they asked if I was a member of the club (???) ...so no treat was given. Very poor customer service. We will never go to this location again. read more

We stopped in and ate and this Red Lobster had Great food I got the admiral feast everything was good Wish St Joseph Mo was as good as this one The place could use a remodel but we had good food and a Great Waitress read more

I visited Red Lobster this evening and it was amazing. Kari you as our waitress and she was so kind and efficient. It was clean and the food was yummy. Try the crab shrimp Rangoon. read more

I had quite a pleasant experience at Red Lobster. Who woulda thunk it? Growing up, this place was reserved for special occasions or lunch after church. After all these years I've finally come back to the same location I had gone to as a child, and man was I thoroughly satisfied with how it has changed. First of all the the service is TOP-NOTCH. Right away the greeter was really nice and friendly. Right when I thought we had found the best worker in the place, Derek, our server was incredible! Haven't had a server quite memorable as him. He was very accommodating and knowledgeable about the food and answered all my questions quite promptly. Oh and did I say already that he looks like THE ALEX SMITH from the Kansas City Chiefs? haha we even called him that before we left with our happy bellies :) Anyway let's get to the food! We got the dinner for two (Only $29.99! what a steal!) that came with two side salads, appetizer or dessert (you can get both for only $4.99 more!), and two entrees. OMG first off....I almost got too full before the main dishes, because of the UNLIMITED cheddar bay biscuits. They are to die for! But don't go over board or else you won't be able to eat later haha Ceasar Salad: pretty standard, not much to say. haha Spicy Buffalo Chicken Bites: had a great nice spicy kick to it AND it made me a believer in blue cheese. I've always stayed away from this wretched cheese but they made me like it especially paired with buffalo chicken! I like it when chicken stays crunchy despite being drenched in sauce :) Chili-Ginger Salmon with Pineapple Salsa (Fresh grilled salmon served over wild rice pilaf and green beans): Salmon was cooked pretty well, I wasn't too excited about it, because the rice turned me off. (lol I get so picky when it comes to rice, because I usually eat jasmine steamed white rice) Peppercorn-Grilled Sirloin with Portobello Wine Sauce (Served over mashed potatoes and green beans): Got mine cooked medium rare, like I always get my steak and I was quite happy with it. I love cows...lol. The sauce was delicious. I loved how Red Lobster really improved their presentation! I remember it as more of an applebees type place, but they've upped their game! Warm Chocolate Chip Lava Cookie: Perfect dessert to end the dinner! It was warm and gooey in the center topped off with a vanilla ice cream. YUM! Can't Wait to come back!!! Make sure you get Derek AKA Alex Smith doppelganger as your server! Lol also check out the pix I put up on yelp to see the how mouthwatering they look! :) :) :) Happy Eating! read more

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Eat here if you want raw lobster tail and missing food. This is about the 3rd time that food was missing out of my to-go order. I called and talked to the manager about the RAW lobster tail and missing salad and they said they can send a gift card or I can drive up and get my food. I didn't want to drive 30 mins to get the food again so I thought a gift card would be sufficient. I was literally sent a gift card for $15... Total I spent $100 tonight. A lobster tail and salad cost more than $15. I mean eat here if you want to feel robbed. $15 just to get me to spend more money there? No thanks. read more

I had the crab Alfredo and steamed lobster tail. The lobster tail was delicious and the crab Alfredo wasn't bad but needed more flavor. It took a little bit to get our drinks and refills but the server was nice. We asked for no croutons on our salad and they brought it with croutons. I didn't even order a salad at all. They had a 45 min to an hour wait. Overall not bad and good quality meal. At the end, Our server was Isaac and he rang my credit card in for the wrong table. I pointed out the error (which should never happen) and he didn't even apologize or make recognition of his mistake. He credited back my card and rang up the correct meal but again at the end didn't offer an apology. Instead, he ignored me and went to another table. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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8 days and still no Oysters at the Red Lobster 450 NW Barry Road Kansas City, MO 64155 The Manager Named Kelly said the Following Hey this is Kelly at Red Lob as soon as I get those Oysters in. I'll make it right for you see ya soon kgosney4@gmail.com We are still waiting to hear Back !! read more