Bad service, bad food, bad everything. I will never go to a red lobster again because of this place.

I was with a group of people after a funeral service. We decided on this restaurant. Unfortunately, I ordered the calamari and broccoli. It was improperly fried, the cheese on the fried brocoli was bitter and along with the couple of red peppers on the plate all was soggy with grease. I have to say this is the worst appetizer that anyone coild have dreamed up. It was served lastly, at least six to seven minutes after the others had their coconut shrimp meals. Don't waste your tasebuds on this appetizer. read more

We went there on our anniversary this year on December 6 th .I was concerned after reading the reviews from different sights .wow! We're we happy we ignored them . excellent service and the food was perfect Miriam( I think was our servers name ) and she was fantastic .I did feel the prices were high or should I say higher than I want to pay .but the lady has put up with me for 48 yrs.so I think she deserved it .the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is for the prices . read more

Great service bad food. My husbands was over cooked and mine under cooked and came back under cooked again! Clam chowder was like water. $117! Not going back. No thank you. read more

Way overpriced for quantity of food. A two item dish for &18.99 included two tiny entrées, in this case shrimp scampi and a small piece of flounder, an iceberg lettuce salad (cheap) and one side, which I ordered rice pilaf. I got about 1/4 cup of rice. Our party of 4 ordered each ordered some of the lesser expensive adult dishes, no drinks, no appetizer or dessert, and our bill with tax came to over $80 not including the 20% tip for our server. All in all, we each paid about $25 and needed a snack less than an hour later. read more

No review of the food here. Didn't get a chance to sample it. Tried the "get put on the waiting list" option since the website said they had a 1 1/2 to 2 hr wait. Went on the list at 5:15pm and showed up at 6:45pm, expecting maybe a 1/2hr to 45 min wait. Hostess could not initially find my name (I had received an email confirmation of my wait list request), but after looking me up by phone #, informed me there was about a 1hr and 45 minute wait. I asked how could that be since I had already been on the wait list for an hour and a half? Obviously, she put me on the bottom of the wait list AFTER I arrived instead of honoring the 1.5 hrs I had already waited. Not wanting to wait ANOTHER 2 hrs, I left very unhappy. No place is worth a 3 to 4 hr wait. read more

The wait staff was really good, two of the meals were ok but not put together correctly the third meal was straight out of a microwave. The plate was so hot you couldn't touch it the food was slimy and cold. The manager on duty came to talk with me and apologized and offered different food which I declined after knowing she didn't truly understand the problem. Oh and it's my first visit to any red lobster in 18 months and it's my birthday. $65 for this? read more

This particular Red Lobster holds a special place in my heart, as we've celebrated many special occasions here as a family. Of late however, it seems that the service has gone down hill. Unfriendly hostesses, a little too pushy servers, too high of prices for what you get, and decor desperately needs an update. We will continue to dine at RL, but probably at a different location from now on. read more

Dined here with my mother-in-law and husband the other night. It might smell fishy as soon as you walk in because they have a live lobster tank! We had great service from our waitress, Katie. They overcooked my steak and when Katie came back to check on us, we let her know. She notified her manager and I was personally delivered a fresh steak from the kitchen by the chef who asked me to cut into it while he was present. I showed him my old steak and he agreed that it was definitely medium, not medium rare. The manager was fantastic- we complimented our waitress and he was genuinely appreciative. My mother-in-law loves RL so I'm sure we'll be back and hopefully get seated in Katie's section again. Ask for Katie & you'll get great service! No- I'm not related to her at all. I promise! read more

The food is always prepared perfectly. My fish is always so tender and juicy with so much flavor! The vegetables look appealing and are crisp. Those cheddar bay biscuits are to die for! Service is there when you need it; your server constantly checks on you. The bar tender (I think his name is Ryan?) is very friendly. I never have a bad experience at this restaurant! read more

The only reason I gave them one star is that the Biscuits were good. I was shocked when we were told that instead of having a choice of soup or salad it was just salad, or you could pay $3.00 more for a half cup of clam chowder, or $4.00 more for a "bowl" of soup. I ordered the Bar harbor seafood dish, this dish was $27.00. I sent it back, the cook dumped a huge amount of raw, cold, chopped tomatoes on top of the dish. Out of 6 mussels, only 2 were opened, no lemons were offered, no cheese, and waitress never came back to check to see how our meal was. And to make matters worse, my husband told the waitress that it was my birthday. Worst food ever. Husbands food looked like something you would be served in a cafeteria. He had the Flounder, it was just that, fillets of fish and a baked potato...no garnish. nothing to make it more appealing. My dish was so unappealing, and bland but the waitress never came back. Red Lobster made a lovely day bitter. read more

Enjoyed dinner of blackened salmon with asparagus and baby potatoes. Delicious and cooked to perfection! But the best thing about the experience was our server, Edie. It's been a long time since I have had such an attentive, personable and genuinely caring server. Edie is truly interested in making your dining experience a pleasure. It's obvious Edie loves people and enjoys serving others. The evening was definitely a 5 star evening! Thank you Edie! read more

First of all we have been going to Red Lobster for over 35 yrs, and it is getting increasingly more expensive by the day. The prices are off the roof. The preparation and quality of the items are not what they used to be. Example the shrimp scampi, is not really scampi at all, it is flavorless has no breading and no hint of garlic at all. The flounder on the Sailors Platter was also flavorless - it tasted as if they boiled it in water and put alittle paprika on it to look like it was baked... If your going to serve these items as you do then you need to get a cook/chef that knows how to prepare them !!! read more

Tried to eat here yesterday but it was too crowded so we came back. Walked in at 3:45 , and had to wait 1/2 hour because they didn't have servers. Ordered and another waitress brought our food out. Our waitress was busy helping another waitress and forgot about us. After waiting awhile, my husband finally got our waitresses attention . Decided to take his dessert home. Was so small it wasn't worth the effort. Will probably be the last time we're coming here! read more

Tonight we went to RL for our Anniversary dinner... the Lobster fest was great.... I am a big fish eater from the east coast and the food was great and the service from Heather was the best... Great food and Service !!! The only thing I would change is their music, every time we go there the music is not Dinning music!!! Thank you RL for the wonderful experience once again!!! 2/22/2014 read more

I always have a really positive experience when I visit this location..and of course..the biscuits!

Their food is always amazing! Their shrimp tacos are sooooo good! And if you go for lunch during the weekday it is on the lunch special.

Had Lunch at Red Lobster 6149 E Southern Mesa, 85209, Thought Lunch was ' good the cheddar bay biscuits have gone down on flavor, until I got home and about an hour later I had stomach pains and had the Mexican trots... was very disappointed... Only thing I can think is that when I make my own Lobster I clean out the black line on the back... and while eating my Lobster I saw the black line on the back... and picked it off.... that is the only thing I can see read more

The food is good if you're in the mood for seafood. Unfortunately, the service is slow and getting refills on water, or even just waiting to get change after paying your bill, is noticeably paused. It gets 3 stars for the food, but pace of service would be a 2. read more

Red Lobster - Waiting now 15 minutes for our change. Sigh... - Seafood Near Me - East Mesa, Arizona

My husband and I love Red Lobster! If my husband picks the restaurant, Red Lobster is almost always his choice. The artichoke seafood dip is so yummy! Plus we love the biscuits and snow crab legs! They are even nice enough to make me a special virgin version of their triple berry sangria. Yum! read more

Probably the worst lobster ever. The crab legs were literally dried out and leathery. Definitely not worth 10. I've had better crab legs at a local Chinese restaurant. This seems to be par for the course at red lobster. Had similar issues in another state. Won't be going back that's for sure. read more

Crabfest goin on. Been sittin on a gift card. Ordered the Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes (2) and Salmon for $24.95. NASTY. Server was ok, but wanted to do all the talking and not listen. He talked so fast you thought the place was packed. It was lunch on Tuesday and the place was dead. The so-called Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes were the size of a silver dollar and one inch thick. They were super mushy, no "lumps" of crab anywhere, frozen crap like you by in the freezer section at your local Walmart. The texture of the crab cakes were just the my mashed potatoes. STAY AWAY FROM THE JUMBO LUMP CRAB CAKES read more

Crab legs are always cold and stale.what's the deal? Lobster isn't good.longhorn and outback have better lobster than them...

Had lunch today with my mom and sister. We split 2 appetizers. We had the seafood stuffed mushrooms,that we had had before. They were delicious, and always are. Then we tried the mussels for the first time. OMG they were so wonderful. I can't even describe how good they were!!! We all loved them. read more

I would think of all places Red Lobster would know how to make Fish and Chips, apparently not. My husband and I both ordered them on Memorial Day, and regretted it walking out. We took it home to our dogs it was that bad. First place, it is one piece with a ton of grease on your plate and maybe 10 French Fries, the tarter sauce was so sweet, why would you do that ? I wish now we would have just went to Long John Silvers, it probably would have been so much better and not $30 to feed our dogs fish. NOW, we remember why we don't go here. read more

Took my wife for a special dinner. I was very disappointed. The baked potatoes were not at all fresh and skins were tough as a boot. I had asparagus that was so tough I could hardly cut it with a serrated knife let alone chew it. Samon should be firm and flakey but instead it was mushy. For a place that specializes in sea food, they do a poor job of preparation for the prices they charge. Will not eat there again. read more

Just had to go to Lobsterfest and we weren't disappointed. I had the ultimate feast and my husband had the surf & turf. We started with the stuffed mushrooms for appetizer (not the best part of the meal) but it was free as I had a coupon. If I have any complaint its that we got sooo much food we couldn't eat it all. Our waiter, (Addison I think) was fantastic. We never had to ask for refills and he continually checked to see if we needed anything. We had a nice quiet booth and it was a great evening all around. read more

Although, the decor is drab and in need of a thorough cleaning and replacement, this older Red Lobster delivers on what I call, "Fast-Food seafood" in that the taste is very good, and the meals are usually fresh, hot and the service is pretty darn good. I have certainly been to newer Red Lobster locations; but, for the chain, this one delivers and is adequate. The food is mid-range in price ( I believe a bit pricey) but one kinda understands this business before you step foot in any of their establishments. No surprises to speak of on price. read more

Terrible ceasar salad dressing. Fish of day overcooked. Baked potato was fine. Broccoli just broccoli. Malt was very good. Lobster bisque good but over salted. Food was just ploppped on plate. Definitely wont be back. The coconut shrimp was very good. read more

We just arrived in Mesa for the winter and had to have the all you can eat shrimp. We were seated immediately and the waitress arrived a minute later. The drinks were served in good time. The ordering was easy and efficient with her answering our questions without a second thought. The meals arrived shortly after we finished our salads. Both were excellent. Our waitress look our shrimp refill order with the original order so my refill arrived just as I finished my first serving. I will admit that it was too much to eat but it was so good. Our bill was presented after she was sure we were finished. Excellent food and excellent service - what more could you ask for? read more

Went there once and they were OUT OF FISH! Not joking, all they had was crab, lobster and shrimp, zero fish. Which meant there was no ordering without spending an arm and a leg. read more

Went there yesterday for their Seafood Feast which includes a lobster tail. With all the food I asked for a box to take the xtra home. Had not yet eaten all of the lobster. When I scooped it into the box it smelled kind of fishy. When I opened it up today, the odor almost bowled me over. I showed it to my neighbor who is from the coast and eats a lot of seafood. She said it was definitely off, not just fishy. I was going to save it to take it back to them, but it stunk up my fridge so bad I just threw it away. My advice, IF you go and anything has even a slightly fishy smell, send it back. YUCK!!! read more

Well, nothing to say about the waiting time (20-25min.) besides that there is something worse, the waitress............. named Terry, OMG, the Terry lady came to check on my husband and I about 2 times the whole hour we were there, once was time to leave we asked for a to-go box, since we were watching our neighbor's waitress how great customer service she provided, this waitress not only was checking on them every so often, she brought the box, paper bag to them and she placed the food in the box, it was delightful to se how great their service was, ours, in the other hand, HORRIBLE, this lady brought the box, dumped on the table and kept on going, (no paper bag at all)once my husband finished his dinner we asked for another box. I loved this one, my husband placed the plate on the edge of the table, in front of him, this time we asked for a box and PAPER BAG, we figured that was the only way were going to get one. Don't have the lady bringing the box and the bag, then she pushes the plate to make some room to put the bill !!!! (she never got the message) Well, we left with a bad taste and not because of their food, this Terry lady just spoiled our night. read more

We use to love Red Lobster, but our last visit was disappointing. The service was very good and the staff attempted to make us happy, but the food was sub-par and overpriced. Things were cold and not the quality we use to get there. We had a large group and spent over $200 for a family birthday and were told they do not give birthday treats anymore. Gees, a cup of ice cream with a candle would break you? After many years, won't be back. read more

One of my favorite places to eat out. Always have great service. Food is always exactly how I ordered it.

The food was great, service was awesome! If you go, ask for Kenny. He's a fantastic waiter, with much patience.

Typical chain restaurant experience. A group was going, so I was forced to go along! Otherwise, I prefer non-chain restaurants that food is custom flavored! Call ahead seating told 20 minutes, we were there one hour 30 minutes before we got a table! We had a larger party, 2 waiters,one was great, one was so,so. Food was typical, nothing to write home about. read more