I ordered my husband's favorite Red Lobster dinner. Was very disappointed by the whole thing. Most of all the Cesar salad was a joke. If there was dressing on it. I couldn't find it. No butter or sour cream for the potato. Just seemed thrown together. For what it cost you would think they would at least try. read more

Red Lobster - This is my Cesar salad. - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Affordable seafood dishes and those cheesy biscuits are enough to always keep me coming back! I had a crab melt sandwich last time I stopped in for lunch and I really enjoyed it. Lots of options and combos to pick from. Best part of our visit was our wonderful server, Jada. She was not only very attentive the whole time we were there, but ran out to catch me at the car just in time to give me the credit card I had left behind! THANK YOU! read more

The food was good but the portions weren't anything great. The cheddar biscuits were amazing and that's probably the best reason to go back since I cant say their seafood wasn't something that you can get anywhere else. read more

Possibly the worst experience I've ever had at a chain restaurant. I stood at the host stand for 10 minutes waiting for someone to see why I was there. When someone approached, they seemed annoyed at my presence and told me my order would be 25 minutes late. read more

Just ordered delivery through door dash. While it was on time and still hot, they missed a whole portion of my order. We ordered extra biscuits and received none. Food is good but the excitement of knowing fresh red lobster biscuits are coming... and then they don't exist.... it's just sad. read more

God I wish my husband would find a new favorite restaurant. Cheddar Bay Biscuits should be their own food group. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Why would I bother? But I did. Sadly. Lobster tail was mush. Bisque tasted like cream with a handful of salt and some artificial flavor. Steak was so tough it was unchewable. Shrimp scampi had an okay flavor, but the shrimps were the size of finger nails and were mushy. Salad was okay and biscuits were delicious. Will never go again. Go to a real seafood place where everything isn't frozen. read more

So, it's Red Lobster and if you eat at one, you eat at all of them. Your typical chain restaurant but the problem I have is that some of their dishes are unnecessarily too salty. Maybe my palate is spoiled thanks to Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille. Oh, dammit...yum! Sorry, I had a moment. A few weeks ago I ordered take out on my way home because I wanted seafood and I wanted it nicely packed and ready to eat immediately when I walked in the door. I haven't had pasta in a while so shrimp alfredo was my thrill for the evening. Along with it came the infamous cheddar bay biscuits and a salad. When I arrived home and unpacked my order, I noticed the pasta barely had enough sauce on it with a few shrimp scattered about and the tossed salad I ordered ended up being a caesar salad with some aged lettuce and dried parmesan cheese. I mean, the entire meal looked pathetic. I reached out to Red Lobster and they ended up sending me a gift card to make it up to me. Today, I was in the area and decided to use my gift card. I'm happy to report that my meal was error free and the service was great. Some of their dishes are too salty but I like the fact that they offer a wide selection of entrees which cater to your wants/needs whether you're going healthy or having a "to heck with it" moment. My fish was cooked just right and tasted fresh. While I don't see myself as a true "regular" at Red Lobster, I won't rule them out entirely. It's the service that I receive with a smile and their willingness to own up to and fix their mistakes scores them points in my book. read more

I treated my Mom to dinner for Mothers Day. We had no problems getting a parking space . I was quite impressed when that little "your seat is ready" notification thingamabob began vibrating within 3 minutes. I'm a creature of habit and my ol stand by order is the Ultimate feast. But I decided to take a chance on something new. In regards to RL, this was actually was more like a tight rope walking across the grand canyon type of risk. Ive had several less than positive experiences with RL recently. I've even referred to RL as the golden arches of sea food. I was fully prepared to write another sarcastic two star review. So i was kinda disappointed when my entree was .. ( wait for it. Drum rolls) cough actually quite enjoyable! I decided to go with the wood grilled scallops, Shrimp and lobster. I highly recommend trying it. Not as impressed with desserts. They were out of both key lime pie and strawberry cheese cake. And the molten Cookie doesn't even begin to compare to my discontinued fudge overboard brownie. read more

Ok so I grew up in New England, so I am fond of lobster, crab cakes, and fishies. In the last few years I've really gone on a seafood binge. There is just nothing better than a lobster dipped in a vat of butter, and I feel no guilt, about throwing them in a boiling pot of water. Crab legs are fantastic when served right, and while rockfish is the best non-clawed seafood item. If I was to own a seafood restaurant, I would get rid of all the posh decors, and make it look like a barge from Alaska's Deadly Catch television series. You would get fresh seafood brought in that day, but I couldn't promise the best of service, but rather a more salty experience from the staff that I would hire. There would be a crabbing vessel simulator that the kids could play in, after taking the required Dramamine to prevent messes, and the B-52's "Rock Lobster" would get played often over the stereo system. While some may not like this approach, I find Red Lobster to be rather boring. Its just too corporate, and lacks any creativity, as I cannot tell one location from another. Even other large corporations allow for some individuality with regards to dining areas and decorations, but each Red Lobster looks like a cookie cutter project designed by the geniuses at headquarters. There are simple booths and tables, set fairly well apart from each other, and the usual paintings of maritime activity. You can expect to see a few lobster traps, and a fishing reel, but there's not much more to make your meal more visually appealing. There are some hits on the menu though, I have found a favorite on the Red Lobster menu. I am absolutely in love with their Skewered Jumbo Shrimp Meal. At a cost of $14.75, you get a wonderful value for the money with this, and these shrimp are huge. They remind me of the ones you can sometimes get at the D.C. Wharf, or certain Chinese restaurants, because they are the biggest shrimp I've ever seen and eaten. They are marinated with delicious spices, brought to you fully cooked on the skewers off of the grill, and they are placed upon rice and broccoli. The lobster butter adds a bit of flavor, although it doesn't need a lot, as these shrimp have just the right amount of spices to them. I like the Snow Crab Legs Meal, which is a pound of these tasty morsels. The legs are gigantic as well, and they've always been steamed to perfection. A lot of places seem to mess up crab legs, because I've often had rubbery crab legs that didn't taste very good. With Red Lobster you can rest assured, much like you used to be able to at the now out of business Chesapeake Bay Restaurants, that your crab legs will be cooked just right. They are great with the sauce, and I like these with a side of broccoli as well, and their price of $17.99 is competitive. You can order an additional pound for $4.99, which makes it an even better deal. The one meal that I had at Red Lobster that was a great disappointment, was the Ultimate Feast. This is supposed to be their signature meal, and at $25 I do expect to be amazed, since that is a considerable amount of money for a dinner. Their lobster tail was hideous, because it suffered from freezer burn. In addition, the meat wasn't fresh, which the freezing and thawing couldn't save, and it wasn't even split open properly. The fried shrimp that come with it are so heavily breaded, that you'll need at least two glasses of water to quench your thirst. While the crab legs and garlic shrimp are great, they can't make up for the main two failures, and especially this hideous waste of perfectly good lobster. Service has been a major disappointment, and a contributing factor to why I cannot recommend this chain. Each time I have gone for lunch or dinner, even on weekdays, there has been a wait for a table. It would be one thing if the food was that good, but since it is not, I'd rather not waste my time. In addition, a lot of these lines are due to staff disorganization, with hosts of high school age, that just seem to be collecting a paycheck. I could be wrong about this, but there is a serious disconnect at the front desk, from the rest of the dining areas. There have been occasions where I've had average service at a Red Lobster, but for the most time I have felt alone and neglected. I don't know if they just don't have enough employees, and they are giving their servers six or seven tables, but there just isn't a lot of personal atttention here. read more

Every visit is better then the last!!! After every meal here I leave with my belly bulging and a huge grin on my face. read more

Red Lobster - The Ultimate Feast - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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There are some restaurants that I don't eat at because I've never had a good meal there, or because there's plenty of local alternatives that are way better. Being from a seafood-rich area in the South, Red Lobster was always at the top of my "Ain't No Way In Hell I'm Eating There" list for both reasons. Then I find myself hungry, wanting a place with published nutritional information, and in Pittsburgh. Here I come Red Lobster! The interior is fine, and the waitstaff were nice. I got a bowl of New England Clam Chowder, grilled shrimp house salad and a glass of wine for about $15. The chowder was fine, but the salad was disappointing. All of the lettuce was the white part of iceberg. Zero green lettuce in this salad. The waitress noticed that I only ate the shrimp off the top, and asked if there was a problem. She was sweet about it, but when I said that I wasn't going to eat a salad that was solely comprised of white iceberg, she told me that next time I could request Romaine. Well, there's not going to be a next time, and I shouldn't have to request that my salad be made with actual green lettuce. Call me demanding. read more

This resturant never seems to disappoint. The drinks are weak and over priced. average of $7.50 / drink. If it was not for the Lime It would have had no different taste other than the cola. Now I will say the muscles were excellent , except for the fact that a good 1/3 were closed and not editable. We were seated in the bar instead of the main dinning room - which was near the front door. Needless to say with the outside temp a cold 18 deg F. We were treated to a cold blast of air every time the doors were opened being a Friday eve. This was often. Now for the main meal. The dehydrated mashed potatoes were cold and pasty. The green beans were also cold, limp, stringy, basically not editable. I ordered the lobster bisque as an appetizer , it came like warm, pasty. Not creamy, with no apparent lobster meat. Since this was Lobster Fest time. One would think that seafood would be their speciality. I ordered one of their specialties and upgraded to a Filet MR. When served, the extremely small 3 oz tail was way over broiled and the Fillet came back raw. Now the waitress must have informed the Manager as a 2nd order of Muscles appeared and later the Manager appeared to apologize about the quality of the food. Both the Manager and Waitress were very nice and professional. The Manager did discount our check though most restaurants would have removed the whole meal from the bill. Because the waitress was very busy, service was slow as when I ordered my first drink from the waitress it was not delivered for some time. I could see that the bar was half empty by this time and therefore the delay must have been that the waitress did not place the drink order. The bottom line here is the service was average, the food was poorly prepared and served. As this is a chain resturant, one would think that the food would be of a better quality. Their is. I excuse for the poorly mixed drinks, especially at those prices. Maybe next time. If their is to be a next time. read more

Service is always terrible. Every time I go. Went today and the waiter was bluntly ignoring us and I could clearly see him checking on other tables multiple times but not once checking on us. He had attitude from the second he took our drink order but was friendly with his other tables. The food was served cold, but I could not even say anything as he did not check back with us at all after that nor did he ask how the food was. I had to flag down another waitress just to get the check. This is not the first time I have had a bad experience there, but I have had enough. Probably will not return. read more

I use to go here liked it but then they remolded and the new lighting hurts my eyes very badly. One time I walked out and my pupils were as small as pinheads for about a half hour. I don't have light sensitivity except for the average blue eyed person. Food - good Wait staff - great. read more

The food here is OK, but I have never had unsatisfactory service. The clam chowder is not the best and the salad is usually not very fresh. The lobster pizza is good and I recommend the grilled fishes. My one friend is watching her diet, so if you don't want anything buttery, just get grilled fish with broccoli. Even the petite green beans have butter, which is what makes it so freakin' delicious. They have a deal right now that's 4 for 15.99,and it's awesome. It comes with a cup of soup, salad or cole slaw, am entree, and dessert. Of course you have to choose from what's listed, but it's a generous list and they all sound good. I like the key lime pie...it has a raspberry drizzle! I dad hates citrusy stuff but he like this pie! read more

It's been awhile since we've been here, had a really good dinner tonight. What made it even better though was AWESOME service from Nicole! She was attentive, engaging and very responsive Thanks Nicole! read more

We stopped in last night for a date night. Bobby has been working alot since his promotion and my sister has been staying with us during her college internship since we live in the city. Needless to say, we dont get too much alone time and Bobby suggested a date night which sounded perfect on a random Tuesday night. I had a gift card that could be used here, Olive Garden, Bahama breeze or Longhorn. We chose here since seafood did sound good at the time. Shout out to the person who gave me that gift card.. drinks were on you! :) To start, we each ordered a margarita and the stuffed mushrooms. They were stuffed with lobster and seafood stuff. Not too bad. The mushrooms were small so this would be a perfect appetizer for two people. For dinner, Bobby ordered the Snow Crab Legs which came with 1 lb of crab legs, little potatoes, corn on the cob. He got the add on as well which was an extra 1/2 lb of crab legs. It looked delish and i also tasted some. Not bad! I was in mood for shrimp and took advantage of the Big Shrimp Festival. You had the opportunity to choose 2 different shrimp dishes, a side + a salad for $17. I believe I could've also chosen 3 for around $20. I ordered the shrimp scampi linguine and shrimp tempura. Both were good and the tempura came with a yummy sauce. After another Margarita, i was stuffed!! I wanted to order the chocolate cake and ice cream so bad and contemplated it for a good 15 minutes but just couldn't handle any more food lol. Bobby ordered the Irish Coffee which was whisky and (iced?) coffee. Yum I tried it and it was amazing! The best dessert drink I've tasted in awhile. Ali was our server and she was so sweet and friendly. Every employee we came in contact with was super nice. Great date night. read more

We went for our anniversary. We went around 5:30. The area we were seated in was not crowded at all and quiet. The waitress greeted with a sincere smile each time she came to our table. We ordered the soup, salad, entree, and dessert at $17.99 each person, Monday through Thursday. All the food was hot and fresh. We asked if she could take a picture of us and she did. During the time there, another server offered us more water. We had a good anniversary dinner. Thanks! read more

Good place to go after a long day shopping at the mall.. O they do have a great happy hour too read more

Red Lobster - Mmmmm - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I wouldn't classify Red Lobster as a 5 star fine dining seafood restaurant, but it is a nice option when you want a good affordable seafood place to go. My friend and I stopped in here 45 minutes before closing to grab a quick late night bite to eat after shopping and it was just the thing we needed. It was slow since it was closing time. The waitress we had (Gay) was so nice and had great customer service. I'm sure it was the end of her shift and she was ready to get out of there but you couldn't tell by how helpful she was and for the end of the night the food came out very hot and fresh. I have visited this red lobster before and always thought of it as a hit or miss...but this time it was a definite hit. Hit the Spot! From the Caesar side salad to the cheesy biscuits, to my 9oz glad of Cabernet and lastly the Seaside Trio with Cajun seafood Alfredo. read more

This went from our favorite place to eat to never eating there again. We got the lobster mac and cheese which was $25 ( with barely any lobster in it) and it was so fishy tasting that I thought it was rotten. We each took a bite and threw it all in the trash ( take out order). This was second time in a month that our dinners went straight in the trash. I highly recommend that you do yourself a favor and pick someplace else to eat. read more

Very unfortunate this is the closest red lobster and I am a big take out person, but the last three times when I ordered I was missing something. Yeah I know you would think by now I would check before I leave , however sometimes I feel like If someone is being paid to do a job, the job needs to be done correctly, esp when the patron is paying easily $50 or more to feed a family. I did not receive my lobster pizza yesterday which was actually someone's entree, so they did not get to eat . read more

Wednesday afternoon my girlfriend, my daughter and I stopped by this place for lunch. Mind you you it was very slow due to Covid-19, but that didn't stop them from taking 20 minutes just to get our drink order if it wasn't for the bartender walking by we probably would have had to wait even longer. The bartender was very friendly and earned his self a $50 tip because the older waitress decided she didn't want to wait on us. My girlfriend is white and a nurse doing her best to help with covid and I am a full time African American college student. Come on people it's 2021! read more

This is one of the most unprofessionally run restaurants I have ever done business with in a long time. Ordered food at 12:30 on line for a pick up at 4:00. Sat in the parking lot until 5:30, when I finally got my order, got home and discovered that the soup for six people was not on the order. Will not return to this restaurant and am now hearing that I am one of the lucky patrons as everyone with an order scheduled for pickup after 6:00 was sent home without a dinner. What a Happy Mother's Day gift from Red Lobster. read more

Who doesn't love Red Blobster?! I will say I usually try to go to local businesses, especially since there are so many amazing local restaurants in PGH, but sometimes you just want some greasy, butter-soaked chain food. Am I right? This Red Lobster hit the spot and I made sure to eat an entire basket of cheesy biscuits. Best time to go though: definitely during all you can eat shrimps season! read more

I don't know, man. This Red Lobster just didn't measure up to other Red Lobsters I've been to. Granted it has been over a year since I've been to any Red Lobster so maybe there were changes across all Red Lobsters. But that's just me giving them the benefit of the doubt. To start, we ordered a new menu item, Lobster Nachos, as an appetizer. It was disappointing as it was mostly cheese and sour cream and hardly any lobster. Thus it ended up coming off as just a heavy dish. For dinner, I ordered the stuffed flounder (not sure the exact name). It was pretty good. The portion was about right for the price. The only downside being that it was a bit too salty -- some lemon juice might've helped. And the cheddar bay biscuits. This was the main reason we made the drive from Pittsburgh city to Red Lobster. The biscuits were disappointing. Like the nachos, it was also heavy. It was also flat as if not enough yeast (if any?) was added. It was mushier than fluffy. Utterly disappointing, but still ok. Ok at best. If you like the biscuits from fried chicken places, this is still lighter than those and a class above. But yea. The one redeeming quality was the service. The food came out surprisingly quickly, except for the biscuits, which the waitress forgot to get for us. However, she did bring the biscuits and gave us 4 biscuits to-go as an apology. Excellent service, but food was not of the Red Lobster glory that I've come to know. read more

the food is alwsys great...no problem there. I wish I knew how to use this yelp app sooner then I learned. last Aug 20014..my husband and I brought our son there for lunch for his birthday. he lovessss the crablegs! however our server looked like she wanted to basically kill someone. it felt awkward and she made us feel very unwanted, we are not pain in the a** people at all and we always OVER TIP... she never once smiled..she never made eye contact...she basically was terrible... he wanted dessert it being his birthday and all, and she brought the check before we cld even ask for it. oh but when we did it was like the end of the world. I will always continue to come there, but I hope by now this girl is gone. she was just not meant to be a server!! read more

It is 5:50 pm and the people who ordered at 4 just got their food. Ours was supposed to be ready at 5:45 but it most likely won't be out until 7. There is about 30 people standing outside waiting for their non-refundable dinners. We placed our order around 4 so I don't understand why they would continue taking orders if they were aware that they would be backed up. read more

Having shocked all my coworkers when I confessed that I've never been to a Red Lobster, they insisted that we dedicate our lunch hour to my first experience. I've never been a big fan of seafood, so I was hesitant to go. We were seated promptly, our food was brought to the table sooner than would be expected, and the meal was actually quite good. Our server was attentive and quick to bring refills on drinks and rolls (which was love at first bite). I enjoyed the ambiance as it reminded me of my younger years growing up on the coast of Maine. Overall a good experience. read more

Threw away our boxes leftovers. I paid $40 for a meal and didn't even get to enjoy it. Their response "I'm sorry, we just threw it out 5 minutes ago." Wow - Makes me feel better it was just 5 minutes ago - thanks for letting me know! read more

Good food as always. The staff was friendly. I typically don't do chain restaurants but this is a good location read more

Red Lobster - Caprese Salad - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

So i was very lucky to be served by the wonderful server, Mecca. He went through all of the specials and the wine list and seemed very knowledgeable. We also had a side conversation about pa craft beers as well;) the caesar salad was a great starter and i hated that i couldnt finish my -- what we discussed as spicy shrimp. Great experience. I will be back to visit with my colleagues soon! read more

My family and I were very disappointed. Our food was cold, and I didn't like what I ordered. It was not very clean as well. My family and I were almost nervous to eat out from the silverware. Overall uncleanly atmosphere. Our waiter was nice, but he gave us someone else's bill, and then when he brought ours back, it was the wrong amount. I really felt as if I had wasted my money. Other Red Lobsters are good, but I would definitely not recommend this location. read more

We order food for Mother's Day which of course we knew would be busy even with a pandemic. Now I myself work in a restaurant and I have to say that my order was scheduled for pick up at 5 it is now 7 and I still have no food. No manager has come out to say anything or apologize. I understand they are extremely busy but to be 2 hours behind is outrageous. What the manager should have done was stopped taking orders if they weren't equipped to handle it. I understand the kitchen is only so big and can only do so much volume at a time. Bottom line is they should have stopped accepting orders so this wouldn't have happened. They may have fallen behind at some point but two hours is a bit outrageous. read more

Pardon my unoriginal choice of dinner spot while driving through Pittsburgh, but the garlic cheese biscuits at Red Lobster beckoned me and I gladly obliged. After my fourth biscuit, it was a completely different story, seeing how my recommended upper limit of sodium and fat intake could have easily been reached by consuming one biscuit alone. My Maui Luau shrimp and salmon were juicy and topped with the right amount of sweet and tangy sauce, with a hint of spiciness. My parents ordered the broiled seafood platter and the fried seafood platter. As much as I hate to stereotype, it's easy to guess who ordered what. Surprisingly, my mom's broiled platter was not as healthful as it sounded on paper. Aside from the scallops, the garlic shrimp scampi and the stuffed flounder were just as calorific (if not more) than my dad's fried platter which consisted of fried fish, crab cakes, popcorn shrimp, and clam strips. This particular RL looked and smelled like the other RLs found across the states. You've got your healthy eaters picking away at salads and you've got your gluttons happily stuffing their faces with, not one, but two fried platters. Okay, so perhaps my inhaling four of those trans-fat ladened biscuits and finishing off my plate wasn't so bad afterall. Either way, RL is a chain I'll frequent from time to time due to its ever-changing menu and its tasty creations. Oh, and those goddamn delicious biscuits too! read more

So I might be crazy but it's January 3rd and I decided to bring the family to red lobster for dinner two of us ordered the 16.99 however the were out of the bacon baked potato which left only one option without an up charge call me crazy but I am used to a restaurant when they sell out of a product discounting the others until they get it back in stock! read more

This is the worst seafood restaurant I've ever gone to. They messed up crab legs and lobster legs! For gods sake your called red lobster make good crab legs. They were the saltiest crab legs I have ever eaten in my entire life! It was like if they socked them in 10 pounds of salt and then boiled it in salt water!? Like I couldn't eat them without wanted to drinking an entire lake or jagging. When I complained they brought us these huge crab or lobster legs some kinda rare and expensive thing for free and they were even just as salty... Never again red lobster. Never again read more

crab linguini alfredo is my go to. always great. the biscuits are always on point. service is usually a little slow.

Don't even bother, it's full of terrible service, cold food and snotty managers that don't follow up on complaints. Go to Long John Silvers, you'll get better treatment and quality for money. read more