First off they do offer a "waitlist" which is great. You do need to check in, they call your name so stay close. I haven't been to Red Lobster in years, do to my last experience and better competition. But,we got a gift card. The floor was covered with trash. Employees running around with chairs on their shoulders. So I thought my best bet was the fish and chips. I did ask the sever about the portion size and was told 2 really big pieces. I was told it DOES NOT come with a dinner salad this meal is as is coleslaw and fries..... not your choice of two sides. I'm ok with that, l'm really picky about slaw but whatever. My joiners got the crab leg meal and the kids mac and cheese. The salad came out about 10- 15 minutes after our order was placed looked nice, at this time I was told my meal DOES come with salad... great. Then came the bread and about four bites into the salad, out came our dinner. Fish and chips does not come with 2 really big pieces, in fact it 1 piece with a small nugget, the coleslaw is dumped on to the place so the juices run all over your other food. The cod itself was great, the tarter sauce only tasted of onions. Crab legs were fine, only given seafood fork and cracker after asking no wet napkins in sight. Mac and cheese was Kraft kiddo loved it. So all in all server did not know the menu and management is an unaware of their surroundings. No thanks won't be back. read more

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First time to this location and I was a little apprehensive because some Yelpers said it was dirty with sticky tables, etc. I want to start off by saying we didn't experience this at all. Everything looked clean and btw, this is a very large Red Lobster location. We were greeting warmly ---there were very few people on Labor Day so I guess they were glad to see us. We ordered an appetizer which I normally don't do because I tend not to be able to eat my food if I do. But I was with two other people who wanted an appetizer. Ordered the calamari and veggies which was huge and delicious. I really loved it. The calamari were nicely fried but yet tender. The broccoli florets were crispy and toothsome. Ultimate Feast was a nice array of items including a lobster tail which was fresh and sweet. The fettuccine with shrimp was delicious as was the New England Clam Chowder. I ate so many Calamari that I couldn't eat the fried shrimp I ordered. My issue was with my salad where I found a brownish core of an iceberg lettuce. I told the server, Brittany C, and she apologized and didn't seem concerned that I had this brown plug in my salad. I would have replaced the salad if I were a server. We had two dirty martinis with extra olives. Delivered with plenty of olives. We were given 3 biscuits and usually for 3 people we get at least a repeat of the biscuits but it didn't happen. I guess we should have asked. When we got the bill, we had been overcharged on the martinis because they added a charge for a vodka upgrade. The manager quickly took care of it. PLUS I had an email for 15% off on total bill for Red Lobster and the manger quickly applied it. Great management and I think I will be going back to this location. The food was great minus the brown lettuce core in my salad. read more

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Well. Let me start this by saying, I normally really like red lobster, for what it is. That being a very large chain with okay food. However this is my first time going to a Arizona red lobster location since moving here from Oregon, and let me tell you. It will probably be my last. My husband and brother really like to come when it's endless shrimp, I'm more of a crab fan so when it's endless shrimp they go crazy! And it's a fun thing to do and place to go eat. This was not our experience this time. When we sat down, our server, Pamela I'm pretty sure was her name although she never introduced herself asked if we'd like drinks, I ordered a margarita. She came back about 10 minutes later and was ready to take our order, my husband and brother ordered the endless shrimp and I got king crab, no drink in her hand, I understand they were busy so at the time I was still patiently waiting. She returned 10 min later with Salads, and another 20 a food runner brought our food. When she checked in 10 min later, 40 min since ordering the drink, I politely asked for my drink when she had a moment. I'm a server too, I forget to ring stuff in sometimes, but instead no apology, no omg I'm sorry, just "oh ya". Then the rest of the visit followed suit, she would check in, for endless shrimp something you know people are going to order more of, every 25 min? It was not pleasant, it almost seemed like we were inconveniencing her. We were never offered clean plates, when all of our waters were empty and she had been at the table multiple times we had to ask for more. Overall a bad experience, and unfortunately this will be our last visit to red lobster due to this visit. Again it's red lobster I wasn't expecting five star dining but I at least expected even half decent service because the food it good. read more

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Great service, great food. Amazing prices. Fish and chips were amazing, even got my son to try em (told him it was chicken). Good times with good people. read more

Red Lobster - Great times with the boys!! - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Red lobster is one of my favorite places for seafood. clean restaurant affordable prices and awesome food !! Their parmesan crusted tilapia is one of a kind! Their biscuits are pure awesomeness !!! read more

Red Lobster - Grilled tilapia, the best - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Endless shrimp is the bomb! Although they wouldn't stay us at a table because the servers couldn't keep up. Well that's the excuse they gave... Whatever. Guess they aren't hurting for tips! Sat at the bar. Hard to get more shrimp ordered.. That's the only drawback with the endless.... read more

Shrimp scampi, cheddar biscuits, salad w fresh crispy onions- crunchy croutons- plump grape tomatoes, garlic mashed potatoes (dear God let's dip em in the butter on the scampi!!), Ice-cold water w/ lemon, waitress Maddy who treats you like she FEELS your appetite, Monday night, for only $15?!!?!? Oooooooo yesssssss pls and thank you!!! Not my first Monday there, nor my last. Tip our Maddy well, she does an excellent job and keeps on smiling like she ENJOYS serving us! read more

We don't have a Red Lobster where we live so I always look forward to eating at one. I thought it was really good and the service was great. read more

Ultimate Feast and Salmon Oscar w/crab cakes Complaint Rating:  Contact information: San Tan Valley, United States Red Lobster has been a special occasion restaurant for my Wife and me since 1992. The crab in the feast had a pungent fishy smell. The additional Chesapeake corn served with the Salmon Oscar was inedible. (Not seasoned as advertised and dry) We got the corn replaced. We reported the crab to the server and a manager who said she plated the meals visited us. She explained that she smelled the crab piece that I left and agreed with the same. She asked if we wanted a replacement, or is there any thing she could give us. We replied no. The check came with no adjustment and was over $60. This will be our last visit to Red Lobster. read more

Me and my girlfriend came in waited for 15 min when said 2-5 minutes but was not a big deal we waited 3 group of separate people walk in they were seated while we still wait my point is the people who were all seated were white they didn't make them wait we got up and left while patiently waited for at least 15-20 min but every white person that walked in got seated immediately smh I would never come back this place I swear and if I could I wold give it a zero star and I didn't even eat the food poor service read more

Once seated at 5:37p, I waited 5 minutes before my server came to ask what he could start me off with. I gave him my choice of beverage and told him what I wanted to eat. When my salad arrived he said the biscuits were being cooked and be available in a few minutes. When my entrée arrived I asked about the biscuits and told still waiting for them- though other patrons were given them by their servers. When the bill came I noticed I was charged the full price for my entrée even though the special was listed for $10. When I questioned him- he said it was only good until 6pm. I informed him I placed the order before 6pm as was noted on the bill 5:54pm. I felt discriminated against because I was a party of 1. read more

I ordered the ultimate feast (about $50) and the mussel appetizer. The sauce on the mussels was extremely salty, so I had to do my best to remove it byt the mussels tasted fine. The shrimp scampi was overly salty and the shrimp didn't have much flavor. The lobster tail was so salty it was inedible, like it had either soaked in or had been boiled in extremely salty water. The crab legs had been overcooked and the leg meat had all shrunken down to fill half of the shell. The only decent thing was the fried shrimp. I had issues with a different location like this and gave this location a try but it seems to be a Red Lobster problem. If you are going to serve old, previously frozen sea food, please adjust your prices to reflect that. read more

I have been dining at Red Lobster for several years and it's usually hit or miss, but today was probably the best I've had in several years. Our server was Zachariah and he was extremely pleasant and very efficient even with the restaurant being crowded. I ordered the Salmon New Orleans which I have had several times and it was cooked perfectly today. my wife had the Lobster Lovers Dream and really enjoyed it. We also had the stuffed mushrooms and they were also great today. Nice job Red Lobster today was very enjoyable. read more

We ordered lunch for pick up and everything was delicious. The only thing is we were suppose to receive 2 biscuits per entree and that didn't happen!! Definitely put a damper on the experience. read more

I purposely went to Red Lobster for the first time in my life just to try the Lobster & Waffle! It did not disappoint! I was pleasantly surprised how flavorful the lobster tail meat was with the garlicky sauce drenched in maple syrup over the seasoned waffle which had a wonderful crisp... as if the whole thing was deep-fried. Holy smokes, it was so GOOD! Something about the blend of flavors reminded me of Chinese style garlic lobster (the best!) Totally worth the twenty bucks! I will definitely be back to Red Lobster for this! read more

Red Lobster - Lobster and waffles! Best invention ever! Totally worth the $ - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because the waiter was pretty good, me and my bf ordered the crab Alfredo and the lobster linguini and both meats were overcooked and the pasta tasted like it was microwaved, the pasta was also DRENCHED in oil it was way too much. All in all we just expected way better considering each dish was 25-30$ read more

My husband and I downloaded your app and made a reservation. When we got to the restaurant they had no clue and could not find it my husband showed them his phone with the reservation. They told us 10 to 15 minutes this turned into 40. Then when we were finally seated we waited about another 40 minutes to get our food and told twice our food was taken by other waiters by our waitress. This wasn't my best experience at a Red Lobster. read more

Garret, the to-go server was very unprofessional in his services. He was very unfriendly and did not even stop to greet me when I walked in. He gave me the order in a rushed manner and walked away without even saying anything. Never had an experience so negative! read more

I love red lobster and I always go there on special occasions. I am obsessed with seafood and they have an amazing variety. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

You are lucky you get 1 star. How can you make customers wait when there were a handful of customers in your restaurant. We waited and the hostess came walking back like she didn't want to be there. I ask ho much longer when her response was we are in a the middle of shift change. Also you needed to do is sit us and get us COLD water. But no! So since you really didn't want serve us then we go somewhere else. read more

Food and service was great. Hostess was pleasant and very professional. We loved our server Zach, he was excellent and friendly. He went out of his way for us and we had one of the best customer services experiences. As always, food was amazing! On another note, there were no lobsters in the aquarium which was a first for all the Red Lobsters we've been to. Also, they ran out of large to- go containers. Both were not a huge deal but something to note. read more

Salmon over cooked and not seasoned baked potato drowning in butter frozen shrimp was soggy and still half frozen.

When asked what is best in life? Conan once answered "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." Clearly he never went to Red Lobster for endless shrimp. Because it is definitely in the top 3. Move over women's lamentations, there's a new boss in town. *****/***** read more

Skip this Red Lobster location. Drinks remained unfilled the entire meal. No cheddar biscuits brought out until after our entrees were brought out. Waiter showed up three times and blamed the chef for problems. Wait staff commented on the scantiness of vegetables. It seemed we waited for everything: to be seated, to order, to pay, etc. read more

Red Lobster. Aargh. For whatever reason, Red Lobster and I have just never gotten along. When Grandma C says she wants to go to Red Lobster I usually ask to stay home. My son C drags me along probably for some comic relief. Comic Relief, seriously! They didn't need me for comic relief, the laugh was the sign on the front door indicating that their credit card system was down and that it could possibly take 20 minutes for the staff to process each card used to pay. Hmmm. Why would any manager put that kind of sign on the door? No, no, no. Yes, you should let the public know but don't tell them it could take 20 minutes. The only reason you do that is to turn people away. And the only reason you turn people away is because you're lazy. Calling a processing center and telling the agent your system is down is easy. Keeping the agent on the line while you process the cards is also easy. Regardless, I just thought the sign was funny. We of course continued in. The place was not very busy. Shocking, after seeing the sign on the door. I guess a lot of people got scared at the thought of waiting 20 minutes for their bill to get processed. Our server was Christel. She did a great job keeping our drinks filled, checking on us and pacing the meal properly. Nicely done. Grandma C and C both ordered Fried Shrimp under the Endless Shrimp promotion ($16.99). They both got fries with their meals and ate up most of the shrimp. Was the shrimp perfect? No. Some of the shrimp was overcooked but overall, they did a decent job. Plus, they could reorder as much as they wanted. Both G.C. and C got Raspberry Lemonades ($2.89) as well. Pricey. K ordered the Habanero Coconut Bites and Coconut Shrimp bites under the endless Shrimp promotion. ($16.99). Again, all the shrimp was prepared ok. Some was overly breaded but most were not. There were plenty of each so portion size is not an issue. K also got a baked potato with toppings on the side. K enjoyed them. I ordered the Coconut Shrimp Bites and Grilled Teriyaki Shrimp under the promo, ($16.99). I felt my coconut shrimp was just ok. There were a few pieces that were heavily covered in the coconut breading. The grilled Teriyaki Shrimp was fine, nothing special although it is served with rice pilaf. The rice however was a bit undercooked. I ordered the baked potato as my side with the topping on the side. Nothing wrong with the potato. Again, there was plenty of shrimp included plus as much as I wanted to reorder. Not bad. K and I both got Iced Tea ($2.59). Why is it 30 cents less than the lemonade, must be the cost for the Raspberry flavoring. Seems like a McDonalds thing to do, charging for flavorings or sauce packets. I will say that my favorite thing at Red Lobster is the Cheddar Biscuit. Yum. When these bad boys are warm and the butter melts over the steamy hot biscuit, heaven. Another plus is each meal comes with a choice of salad and two sides. Not bad. Good service, good food, fair prices. 3 Stars. read more

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Walked here from our hotel exhausted after a long day and wanted to eat. Our order was mussels, a grilled Caesar salad with shrimp and the lobster, shrimp and salmon platter. Our server was nice and got our order correct but the order is where things went sour. I asked for a side salad with no tomatoes and basically got a bowl of lettuce with a sprinkling of cheese and a few croutons. The mussels and Caesar salad were much much better and of course the biscuits. But my combo platter? Shrimp? Good. Lobster? Pretty good? Salmon? ICK! Salmon should taste like salmon not like old fishy fish. I know the difference! I eat salmon sushi, I cook salmon - this stuff I couldn't eat. When we got our bill the server asked if I wanted a box for the salmon and I told her how ick it smelled and tasted. She got the manager over to see us (without my asking) who apologized and in the end took my platter off our bill. In the end while it wasn't the best of experiences if I were to be in the area again I would return but wouldn't touch the salmon. read more

Our server, Chuck, was wonderful!! There was a slight mix-up on who are server was and he absolutely made up for all of it! Friendly! Efficient! Fast! Attentive! Our food was delicious and the biscuits were hot out of the oven!! We were a party of 6 and all of us were very satisfied! Thank you Chuck! read more

I had such a great experience here at red lobster the other day! This was my first time dining in at a red lobster! The staff was very nice and welcoming! We came in to celebrate our one year anniversary with my partner and will gladly come back for our server alone! Our servers name was Devyn and she was so attentive and an amazing server! And in addition to the great customer service by Devyn, the food was very delicious!! Will gladly come back sometime! :) read more

Some friends of mine have this thing called Fat Fridays! It's the beginning of a debauched weekend when the diets, workouts, no drinking stops on a dime and are thrown out onto the curb! So we went to Red Lobster for Fat Friday! I haven't been to a Red Lobster in like years, so I was kinda tentative about eating here, but the company I knew would be fun so why not! Yup, indeed, the company was fun. As far as the food goes...the menu has changed a lot and for the better! It still has signature Red Lobster fare like all the fried sea food you can think of, served with potatoes cooked in any way imaginable. But they also had sensible dinners pared with nutritious sides! I was amazed. This made for a long time deciding what to get, but I was hungry and had the focus of a lioness on a hunt! I dictated to the table that we have the lobster pizza for starters! no one complained out loud but I feel the daggers come out of your eyes! hahaha I ordered a special dinner called the Hawaiian Isles...four coconut shrimps, salmon with a pineapple teriyaki type sauce, comes with salad, rice, and fries! Yeah...it's Fat Friday! I also had a Mango Mai Tai that was dangerously delicious! It was gone in a sec...almost got brain freeze. Our server was the most gracious and attentive server I have had in a chain restaurant, she was wonderful! My rec...try out Red Lobster again, the food has improved, just be prepared for the lackluster crowd. read more

Aaron and his trainee Joseph are the greatest waiters I have ever met, hands down. I owe them my life.

Idk why we keep coming back to this particular location. They are super slow. However the food is always good.

Very disappointing. Had to go to Phx for a training and arrived later than expected last night and HUNGRY. Our hotel was super close to RL and we were excited to get dinner. I'm not sure if the fact that we arrived at 8pm explains how lacking the food was... or if I'm just trying to find an excuse for RL and how bad the food was. L and I have been fans of Red Lobster for years. We don't often get there but when we do, we are all set with our regular order of the popcorn shrimp. Our server was very quick to get the food out, which seems like a good thing but was also ready for us to leave ASAP. I'm a bit confused by this because the restaurant is open until 10 and we left by 9:15. Back to the food. Generally, I love those warm biscuits that are absolutely terrible for you. Last night, I only had one because it was neither warm or tasty. The salad was meh. The popcorn shrimp was on the cold side and the fries were not terrible but were very salty. The salty fries may have been my favorite thing and that is just plain sad. Decided to go all out and have a specialty drink, which was really nothing special. i ordered the Malibu Hurricane and it sure wasn't anything to excitedly Yelp about! Red Lobster does an excellent job of tempting you with yummy looking commercials and endless shrimp for $15.99 but the reality doesn't come close to expectations. read more

I ordered delivery this day just because I'd didn't feel like cooking. I ordered 2 lbs of snow crab legs, broccoli, asparagus along with Walt's favorite and extra cheddar bay biscuits. Well, I never got the asparagus or did I receive my 2lbs of crab legs. When I got the food. It was cold and the biscuits were over cooked and dry!! Now the food being cold was because the person delivering was going in the wrong direction for like 10 mins. I've been to the actual location and it was mediocre as well. I won't order delivery from here again. Really disappointed. read more

My food was horrible. The only reason we came was for a friend's birthday. Refills were few and far between. Manager did apologize for the extremely salty drawn butter, offered a different lobster tail for the one I didn't like, but it still didn't replace the fact that it was tougher than leather. Also, our appetizer came out the same time our dinner came out! This is a major pet peeve! I will not be returning! read more

Really good food enjoy seafood here are waitress was pretty slow where we sat back in the right corner. But food came out in a good amount of time no issues from me for the kitchen they did a awesome job with hiw busy it is here.would come back again but maybe new waitress really dont see here much our talk to us much read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Had the shrimp and lobster. It was OK. The salad was fresh. The rolls were hot and tasty. The lobster was kind of dry. The shrimp scampi was kind of mushy. The baked potato was OK. All in all, it was OK, but not great. The service was initially good, but then it took forever to get our second order of drinks. read more

What's the big deal about this place? No matter what I order I'm always disappointed, and the prices are outrageous. Really, there are better seafood places around. The Japanese stakehouse right down the road (other side of the 60) has great mahi and salmon! The casinos all have crab leg and shrimp buffets! Why waste good money on bad food? read more

I'm going with 2 stars because I like the biscuit. And the service was good. But I feel like I just ate a 20 dollar plate of McDonald's. Meaning how many chemicals did I consume over the course of the meal. It could be my nutty mind but that's how I felt. And I don't remember reading or seeing Ads claiming the food is healthy or all natural. read more

Red Lobster - Carmel cheese cake - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

i never write reviews, but for THIS one i could not believe what i had eaten for an early dinner, waiters were amazing ...staff was great but the food was horrible & i wont be going back. its been a while since i've been to red lobster & i've only visited this location, but i know for a fact the quality of the food has just gone downhill. This meal was flavorless & felt like i was eating someone's leftovers from the day before. the kids mac & cheese was the best on our table. if you're into season less salmon, rubbery unflavored popcorn shrimp & distasteful fries that are limp, then this is the restaurant for you read more

Went for dinner with my family Sunday evening at 7 pm, there were 5 of us. The food was fantastic, but the service was sub par. It took about 5-7 minutes for us to get our waters, and than we asked for our appetizer and salads to come out together, our appetizer came out, than after we finished, the salads came out. We ran out of water in the middle of eating our appetizer, asked the host who had just seated another table for water, never got it, than finally the manager walked by and we asked him. We heard the manager ask someone else to bring us water, but it never happened. Finally the server came over and brought water, we had to ask for more biscuits, three times. Just really disappointing, as I expected a higher level of service than this. Just glad the food was good. read more