The food was as expected except my co-worker had a hair in her food. The service was FAR BELOW standard. My actual waiter was OK given the management and others he had to work with. The manager left much too be desired. She was slow to the point of reluctance to accommodate our group. We had called ahead and the establishment was basically vacant at the time. I will NOT return to that location. read more

i spent 80$ on food that made me sick also there price is just to much 0/10 would never recommend

Was very disappointed that the servers were so nonchalant about keeping their nose in mouth covered. Thank God the restaurant wasn't crowded but if it was we would have left. read more

Dinner was amazing. Service was amazing and everything came out in a timely manner. May get a smaller lobster next time and see how it comes out read more

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We had a wonderful time! We were seated right away and our waiter Jay was friendly and very helpful. We all decided to have the Endless Shrimp. Endless amounts of several different types of shrimp with either a house or Cesar salad and those delicious biscuits!!!! Yummy! My favorite type was the Parmesan Shrimp. They were very similar to the shrimp scampi, which is another personal favorite but with a delicious cheesy breading....then they are baked again and come out hot and overflowing with cheese. Soooo good! However, all the other options were great too. We also enjoyed the shrimp pasta which was full of flavor, the fried shrimp that were crispy and the glaze on the Teriyaki Grilled Shrimp was so tasty! Our food came out hot and it was really endless....we were stuffed and happy when we left so overall that means it was a great meal and I look forward to going back! read more

We waited to be seated for about 10 minutes until a server coming into work greeted us and asked us to wait until she clocked in. The service was terrible! We had to ask for biscuits and drink refills. The biscuits were brown and hard. The crab legs were cold and the fish on my fish and chips was over fried and tasted like cardboard. A member of our party went into the mens bathroom and said it was disgusting. We were celebrating a special occasion that was ruined by a terrible dining experience! read more

Everyone is rude. Deceptive wait times. Hostess barely acknowledges your presence. Hostess stand sits empty most of the time. One guy came up to answer the phone that wouldn't stop ringing. Walked out said he quit and ain't never coming back to this place again. Hope our food is safe. read more

We recently hosted a family event at this restaurant. We were very pleased. The manager, Regina, had everything set up for us, and our server, Ty, was fast and attentive. They provided a special space at the back of the establishment for no additional charge. We couldn't have rented a space for what the whole bill cost us. read more

I can't imagine Red Lobster ever being a substitute for a fish camp but all of the fish camps around us have closed. We even drove to Rock Hill to the Mayflower Restaurant only to discover that it had gone under too! So we drove back to Pineville to Red Lobster. My wife wanted white fish but all they had was fish and chips. We ordered two portions along with some coconut shrimp. The section that we are in contains several screaming children, wonderful... Our waitress is Eva. She brought our drinks right away and our orders are in, hopefully the food will be good. Well the coconut shrimp were kind of bland and the sauce that accompanied them really didn't liven them up. The fish and chips was tasty. The cod was light & fluffy & cooked to perfection and definitely hit the spot. The French fries were decent as well. read more

This place is pure ***. First we got here with a half ass greeting and had to wait 10 minutes...Not a bad start pretty regular right...No! Then after being seated we had to wait an additional 15-20 minutes just to see the waitress!!? Since we had so much time to view the menu we ordered our food. After receiving our bread with our drinks the waitress never came back to our table. Two different people served our food in two separate durations of time. The lobster potato had one sorry scoop of cheese and 5 small pieces of lobster. I asked two people to give me more cheese and after not receiving that I continued to wait another 10 minutes for my actual platter served by the manager. The s*** was cold...I told them to take it all back and now I'm currently sitting here waiting forever just for my friend to pay via Apple Pay...why they don't have a system for that ready in 2024 beside a mall??? I don't know. Don't come here they need a completely new staff chefs waitresses managers and all!! read more

Service can be hit or miss. Sometimes it's great and sometimes it sucks. Overall the food is pretty good. Rice pilaf can sometimes be dry. Clam chowder is good! Alfredo can also be dry depending on how much sauce you get. Overall, it's an ok experience. read more

Food is sooooo gross... seriously almost inedible. Everything we ordered there was nasty.

We have been visiting this location once maybe twice Year for 21 years l. This was our go to place to celebrate kids grades, graduation and each year before we send kids off to college Eat here tonight. It's just not good. We come back because of tradition, however we need to break this one. Spent 110 dollars before tip, no alcohol. Meals are bland and really not good food Bland. Menu continues to change to fewer items and prices raise faster than inflation. I am so bummed out Was a great place. No longer is. read more

My husband and I went Sunday for a nice lunch. Nope. Only salad dressing choices are Ranch and Honey mustard, gross. The lobster bisque was stone cold and tasted like strong alcohol no lobster taste whatsoever. The plates came out and the fried shrimp was cold. The lobster was tuff as rope. And the crab was cold and frozen inside still. The only Edible bite was the biscuits. We will never eat at a Red Lobster restaurant again. read more

Good for a night out. The lobster lovers dream was great, but it was a lot of food. The biscuits, salad, and drinks were delicious as well. The best thing about this location was the service...we lucked out and got a really good server. The service made the entire experience nice. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Pineville, North Carolina

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Service was bad but they were short staff and it wasn't very busy I ordered a water and she never came to refill. I had to ask 3 times for ketchup before anyone brought it to me. Food was decent but not worth my $20. I don't even think the server check in on us once. And when I left I saw all of them standing and talking at the front. All I know is I left thirsty for some water. read more

This has only been my 2nd time at a Red Lobster EVER. It was ok. I have had better seafood elsewhere. The biscuits were by far the star of the show. We were seated quickly for a Friday night and the server was fine. The seafood was a little undercooked and everything was dripping in butter. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE butter but sometimes too much of a good thing can ruin a meal. The shrimp were TINY and the Lobster Tail was TINY It was pricey too considering we had 2 Childrens Entrées. The kids mac and cheese was Kraft. Sort of a joke really. $5,99 for Mac and Cheese from a box. When are restaurants going to get a clue and offer more than chicken fingers and mac and cheese on the kids menu? Some kids do have an adventurous spirit and will eat real food. I may go back for a lunch and their biscuits but will probably pass on them for dinner. read more

Red Lobster - Red Lobster Biscuits. Heaven in a basket! - Seafood Near Me - Pineville, North Carolina

I was seated at the bar and no one came to get a drink order. 10 minutes later we get menus and the bartender disappears into the back room. Restaurant has great potential but needs help. read more

After waiting an hour, we were finally seated at the bar. (Arrived at 5:10pm and told it would be 40 min.) Dirty floor and table. Slow service, and less than mediocre food. Really not worth the hour wait. This place has really gone down hill. read more

Came in on a Monday Afternoon... restaurant kind of empty. We were able to sit right down at our table with no wait at all. The waiter was very tentative however, I ordered the Endless Shrimp. The first order was great ... the next couple of orders the shrimp didn't look cooked very well. Which I had to send back. Needless to say the visit was ok not great! read more

Went on a Friday night during Endless Shrimp Week, thinking it was going to be packed. Surprisingly, the wait time was only around 25min. While we waited, we ordered a couple drinks at the bar. I haven't been to Red Lobster in a few years, so I had no clue that they now have daily drink specials. We ordered the Bacardi rum punch for $4, but they also have select beer and wine for $4. The bartender was nice and attentive. The only slight issue that arose was that the hostesses had taken our phone number down (as we told them we would be at the bar), and once we noticed that 30min had passed, my husband went back up to the hostess stand to inquire. She said she called our name out a few min prior, but never used the phone number or came to the bar. We were kind of annoyed at the lack of effort. Nonetheless, we were seated right after. Ordered the endless shrimp, which all tasted great! Our server continued to check on us throughout the night and was great with bringing out as much shrimp as we requested. I would come back to this Red Lobster location. read more

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The man and I are highly susceptible to any all you can eat deal. And with Red Lobster we thought we could definitely eat our money's worth of shrimp, which we did but the experience wasn't one we would be in a hurry to repeat. First off when we show up the hostess says she will go clear a table for us. Even though it was later on a weeknight and definitely not busy. She was gone for several minutes while we waited alone and awkwardly out front. We get to our table and wait quite a long time for our waiter who was friendly when he showed up. He explained the AYCE deal and took our order and disappeared for a bit. When the deal came out my salad, which was ordered with dressing on the side, came without any dressing. He went back to fix it but again was gone for maybe 10 minutes. We tried several shrimp options. My favorite was the Mediterranean grilled shrimp. The shrimp scampi was super chewy. The coconut shrimp was okay. The Nashville hot shrimp weren't hot. The garlic shrimp skewers were ok. The popcorn shrimp were unappealing with undercooked breading. Eww. Each smaller serving was served on its own plate and no one bussed any of the plates including the huge platters we were each given to start. It made for a cramped and less than pleasant dining experience. The food was mediocre, the service slow. With so much competition nearby I doubt I would choose Red Lobster again. read more

Went to Red Lobster for my 60th Birthday on 10/17/2021 with my husband and family, middle ways into our dinner we heard loud arguments very loud from the kitchen area everyone looking towards the kitchen, lady came out and told several customers that was just seated sorry but you have to leave we're closing, everyone else as myself was able to finish, my daughter overheard someone in the restroom stating that food was being throwed around in the kitchen, cook was upset for orders piling up and he left, so unacceptable and unprofessional, ruin my birthday dinner payed full price close to $200 including daughters separate bill, so disappointed only good thing we had an awesome waitress in the mist of chaos, I know we are living in a time of uncertainty with lack of workers but wow, business may need to shut down to regroup after this situation. read more

So I wanted to take my lovely wife out for a well deserved dinner. I wanted something nice and just casual since it was a short notice; Red Lobster. They weren't busy so I thought my selection was gonna be looking up for the evening. After being seated by our hostess we waited about 12-15 minutes before seeing our stand in waitress that took our drink orders. Half of a 14oz drink later, a very pleasant young lady who was very nice but appeared to be overworked came and took our orders. Another 12-15 minutes later our meals came out oh, I'm sorry my meal came out they sent the wrong one out for my wife. About 8-10 minutes later her meal came out. I could continue but long story short I was remembering why I haven't been out to eat in such a long time. I'm sorry sweetie; next time you choose. read more

Dirtiest Red Lobster I've ever been to. Needs a good cleaning. The waitress was nice however, very busy with no help. She was so busy that she forgot to bring us our salads before the meal and my meal was served by someone else without my crab legs that I had to wait for after I was already done with my meal. She then took forever to get us boxes, our forgotten food (to-go) and the check, I'm talking 20 minutes. Idk if they need to train their staff better or they just have low standards but do yourself a favor and skip this location. read more

The dinner started out decent enough. Jazz was our server. Very polite. Took our order and it went south from there. We both the Monday special of endless shrimp. She got walts shrimp and the coconut shrimp. I got walts shrimp and the skewers. I got part of my wife's order, she got part of mine. After the reorder, I got shrimp scampi, which I did not order. We had to ask for drinks more than once. Probably won't be returning any time soon. Never did see a manager checking the tables either. read more

The food is great. The good thing about chain restaurants is it's (usually) consistent quality. Services here is ALWAYS hit or miss. Sometimes we'll get a super attentive and dedictated server, and other times we'll get someone we need to physically track down every time we need something. Cesar salad -- soooo good. Probably my favorite cesar from any restaurant. Weird, I know. Cheddar Bay biscuits - warm mounds of garlic-buttery heaven Crab stuffed mushrooms - awesome appetizer (or order as part of their build your own) Coconut shrimp - my favorite thing to order here. The pina colada dipping sauce is really what seals the deal read more

The steak was over cooked and the food was mediocre. The shrimp skewer was DELICIOUS! T.C was our server she was amazing,honest about her opinion. Was very professional and had a good vibe about her. The service was exceptional! Especially for a slow Wednesday night. She really made the experiance. 12/5/18 read more

Excellent service!! If you come here ask for Kat! She's awesome! My husband and I came for a date, food was great! Will definitely keep coming! But now we have our favorite server to ask for next time!! read more

Red Lobster - On our way to RL - Seafood Near Me - Pineville, North Carolina

Every once in a while, I get a a guilt ridden hankering for some cheddar biscuits and the simple things in life; like flavored lemonades and thanksgiving sized portions in seafood varieties. I had some lunch at the bar and it was just what the doctor ordered. I got the endless shrimp, which comes with two sides. If anyone has ever been able to continue the endless offering beyond the first plating they should place an endless amount of doctors appointments. Good service. Good value. read more

The service today by our waiter was 2nd hand. I had to flag him down just to take our order. Then have to Wait for 1 hour for our food. The manager was called over and we requested to have our waiter changed. I wouldn't normally give them 3 stars but our waiter who's name I will not mention. Was not very friendly. read more

I love going there the seafood is amazing, and I love how many deals there are, like lobster fest. I also like how they have pasta and steak. The service was good. About the bread I like how they bring out bread but I think there is TOO much parmesan, but otherwise good. Next the kids menu is actually pretty ok and I don't like how many restaurants give kids bad and little options. And finally love to bring my friends and family to eat together, and the variety of food is pretty good. read more

We just left there and although it's Sunday it is early and it wasn't busy. Thant being said, it was myself and my lovely girlfriend, my daughter and her boyfriend. So just four people and to start we ordered some fried shrimp, some scampi, and some scallops. Unfortunately the fried shrimp were the best. Both of the others were terrible over cooked. We didn't complain because I simply won't do that. So for our main courses my gf ordered the something lobster bake, my daughter ordered the lobster and her bf got the trout, (which they came back and informed us they were out of) so he had the salmon. It was ALL OVER COOKED. Rubbery, just tough, all of it. It was just a shame because I wanted to have a good dinner with my daughter before she left town, she was here for the Holliday. Anyway, I just thought that being such a big chain restaurant and seafood based with "Lobster" in the name that the food would be better. I mean the service was good the waiters name was Ty and he was attentive and helpful but the food was very disappointing. I hope that they can use the constructive criticism to help get things together. read more

The endless shrimp promotion is amazing!!! This was my first time ever visiting a red lobster. I grew up on the coast, so when we wanted seafood red lobster was never a place that came to mind. That is until they announced their endless shrimp promotion! I love shrimp, so I figured if there was ever a good time to give red lobster a try this would be it. The service was pretty standard and comparable to any big chain restaurant, not outstanding but good. Now I can't comment on some of the other food they offer at red lobster but that endless shrimp promotion was amazing! They start you off with biscuits and a side salad. Then the entrée is any two types of shrimp and two sides. Now, at this point I was pretty full but being the shrimp lover that I am I had to keep muscling down more. Every few minutes our server would come over and ask what we wanted to try next and as advertised, the shrimp were endless they just kept bringing out more. At the end of the meal, we had three boxes of leftover food to bring home! If stuffing your face like this wasn't such a health hazard, I would be there every night. read more

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I was craving crab legs something serious so my friend & I decided to go to Red Lobster. They were quite busy for a Thursday night to our surprise. At 9pm they were on a wait so we went to the bar area. The bar was filthy with dishes everywhere. They were also doing some type of repairs on the floors so wood planks were all over. It took a while to be greeted. While waiting, I pushed all dishes to the side and once bartender asked our drink order, I asked him to wipe it down. Crab legs were cold & anorexic to say the least. As was the broccoli (cold). One cluster was missing a leg so I brought it to the bartenders attention and he brought me another cluster. Can't say I'll be rushing to go back anytime soon read more

Shouldn't even get a star because my family and I did the online wait list and it told us 20 minutes. When we got there, the hostess said that they were full and told us 40 minutes but a couple came in after us and sat them. The hostess was rude to us and the service was horrible. They lost my business and the next time we go to one it will be in Matthews. read more

Spent $80. None of it was my money, thank God it was a gift card or I would be doing way more than posting a review on yelp. We ordered take out and it was so embarrassing the amount of food we were given. My boyfriend ordered the ultimate feast that comes with rice, only he received half a spoon of rice that was hidden under his tiny crab. He also received maybe 7 Fries, which is the same amount my child got (I didn't complain about her meal because it was a kids meal). Needless to say I felt very embarrassed seeing as he was still hungry after eating his $30 "ultimate feast" lol what a joke. I read previous reviews before ordering but decided to give it a go anyways. Trust the reviews, don't waste your time. read more

We made a reservation for red lobster and when we came they took forever and we waited 20 minutes they said they had tables but no one to serve us and also the lobster were in one corner and the water was not clean and also the lobster were very dirty they need to clean water and give the lobsters a spa day (that's a joke) but overall it was clean (not the tank) hope you find this useful! read more

These 4 stars are for Dana the bartender & the two appetizers that I had. The calamari & stuffed mushrooms were hot & fresh. No complaints there. Dana made me the BEST long island iced tea I've ever had & I've had more than quite a few. She made me feel very welcomed & took good care of me. I will definitely be going back. read more

My friend and I came here to enjoy a nice meal after shopping and EVERYTHING was terrible! The waitress was great but the food and drinks were disgusting! First of all, the water tasted gross! The Tiki passion punch had wayyyy too much syrup. Then we ordered shrimp and mashed potatoes. They gave us the end of the mashed potatoes which were portioned for a toddler. When we advised the waitress, she sad they didn't have anymore so it would take a few minutes to make some. Our sesame shrimp was RAW and had no orange coloring. I then ordered some parmesan crusted shrimp and she said they ran out of Parmesan crust so they melted "fresh" Parmesan cheese on the shrimp which you could barely tell! I requested to speak to a manager and the manager lacked empathy and took my friends plate before even asking if she was done! The service and food for a chain restaurant were completely unacceptable and I will never come back to this particular Red Lobster again. read more

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