The Mr. and I came here for a quiet dinner before heading home for the night. The restaurant had a calm, low-lit atmosphere that we enjoyed, and the hostess who seated us was very kind and accommodating when we asked about moving to a quieter booth area. Unfortunately, our server seemed tense and irritated pretty early into the experience, even before there were any issues with the food. The interactions felt short and uncomfortable, which made the overall vibe feel off from the beginning. I ordered the 7 oz sirloin steak with fries and a side salad with citrus vinaigrette. Because of food allergies, I asked for my salad without onions, cheese, and croutons. They did accommodate that request, and I appreciated the extra tomatoes they added. The food itself was okay this visit. My steak was cooked the way I requested, but it wasn't very warm, and the fries could've been hotter and fresher. There was also an issue with my order once the food came out. While the mistake was corrected, the overall interaction still felt more tense than welcoming. I try to be understanding because restaurant mistakes happen, but when food allergies are involved, communication and reassurance really matter to me. Overall, not a terrible visit, but definitely not the most comfortable dining experience either. read more

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The parking lot was really empty compared to the neighboring restaurants. Let me tell you my impressions. First it smells like body odor in the restaurant. Maybe time to get the carpets cleaned? Their Alfredo sauce has declined. The biscuits were awesome. The service sufficed. Most of all, their prices are through the roof... maybe work on quality... read more

Lovely establishment & great staff. Quick service with a smile, our party was given great service.

Awesome food and awesome location! We've come here a few times either for an occasion or simply because we wanted some great seafood. This red lobster does a great job providing some good grub! Fancy drinks, shrimp, chowder, sides, it's all great! Service is pretty quick too! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

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The New England clan chowder at Red Lobster was one of my favorites;however, this last order of chowder was not the same. The chowder was thin, extremely white and tasteless. I won't be going back for more!!!! read more

I ordered a lobster tail, crab legs, baked potato and cheddar bay biscuits on 2/17/2026. The food was horrible, lobster tasted like rubber, the portions seem to be getting smaller and smaller, in this case thank God... The crab legs were literally ROTTEN, black mold in the claw of the crab leg, manager Ben, was verry shitty to me about it until I came back in and showed him the nasty food they did not check before selling it to me. Over priced, shitty service, and nasty food. Health department will be getting called today. They wonder why they're going out of business. read more

I haven't been to Red Lobster in YEARS, and decided it was time to stop in and see if it was all the fun that I remembered from the past. My friend and I did lunch here and overall, it was good. The locations in good shape and we got seated right away. I forgot that Red Lobster's more expensive then it used to be back in the day, and some of the meals can be up to $40. I wasn't sure what to get, but my friend knew she wanted lobster. I ended up getting the endless shrimp meal deal which filled me up after one round. The food here is great, but for as fabulous as our server was, she rarely stopped by. Near the end we were ready to pay our bill and I literally had to go look for her since we both had somewhere to be. That's kind of annoying but we do love our seafood, so I guess it was a tradeoff. Even though it's a bit pricey here, the food portions are hearty and they do have a decent selection of seafood to choose from. Overall not half bad and good for an occasional treat. Music was a bit loud but not bad. I've been at places that really blast it to the point where you almost have to scream at each other to hear. read more

The food was delicious and a great value. The soup was hot and plentiful and the salad was cold, crunchy and fresh. Ryan provided excellent service. read more

Man I really wanted to give Red Lobster another go. With a new young CEO on board, changing things up, I thought it was time to give them a try again after not being there in over 7 years. The problem is, they lost their allure. Red Lobster use to be packed on a Friday night, now, not sure much. The place is huge and empty.. The menu is the problem, it's overly complicated. You can pair this with these 3 options, or mix and match, it all to much. And then the specials are hiding on the back of the menu.. IDK, I'll keep an eye out to see what the new CEO is really changing up, I would like to see this chain succeed. read more

Today, we had lunch at this Red Lobster location to celebrate my mom's 85th birthday. Our server was Tabitha E, and she was OUTSTANDING! She was very patient, professional, courteous and caring with us (table of 5 seniors and a niece) and kindly offered to take a photo for us. Thank You, Tabitha E! read more

Red Lobster - ! - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

The cheddar bay biscuits always is a pick me up on a cold and rainy day, right? Christina is waiting on us. She's attentive and on it. Keeping us in the loop on the food coming and keeping our drinks filled as well. Ordered langostino lobster artichoke and seafood dip, live main lobster $34.99, side of crab legs too $11.49, a house salad and crispy Brussels sprouts as my sides $1.99, grilled salmon Caesar too. Their cheddar bay biscuit is yummy, as expected. I could eat a whole bunch of them as my meal. I forgot they put crotons and cheese on the house salad. The lemon vinaigrette isn't too bad. The romaine lettuce is crisp. The lobster dip is just okay, nothing special. The corn chips are super greasy and in stacks of 20 and clumped up together. The pico with the dip is not so yummy, a total after thought for sure. The cheddar bay biscuits is the only reason to come here at all. The salmon Caesar was okay. Salmon was cooked well enough. The lobster isn't too bad, smaller, the tail is the best part of it and it's nicely cooked too. Not sure it was worth $35. the side of crab was good. read more

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Whenever I go to this Red Lobster location it's always a great time and a nice peaceful meal that tastes delicious. When I go to this location I always make sure to get an order of their Cheddar Bay Biscuits to go for later. My favorite item on the menu is the lobster and lobster Mac & cheese. The lobster comes out hot and fresh and it melts in your mouth and you will always want more when you've finished your plate. The waitstaff are very helpful and friendly plus the atmosphere is always pleasant. I highly recommend this location for anything Red Lobster. FYI, there is only 1 or 2 people that actually know how to make the biscuits fresh from scratch which I thought was pretty amazing. read more

Quite identical to my last review here- identical order and equally as good as last time. $1 more this time .very understaffed this time. Waitress hustled - just long periods between service. Still plenty left for next days lunch. read more

I was out on vacation and the food was not very good, maybe like a 5/10. My friend had a complaint and the manager Fred seemed passive aggressive and kinda racist towards us and idk why maybe cause we are black and young. read more

One of my all time favorite restaurants! This location always has amazing service, food, and ambience. I hope this location doesn't get closed like so many others because it's a staple in our family for special occasions, date night, and gatherings. read more

nae was absolutely awesome!!! and trust me the food was so so so freash! i love red lobster again! today was a good day!

Food tastes ok. Waitress was personable. Menu is basically bare bones and missing historically available choices, but the prices have been significantly increased. The biggest issue was how the place looked like a dump. The finish on the table we sat at was peeling and bubbling. I had pieces of old urethane stuck to my arms. The iced tea I ordered smelled musty, no idea how that is accomplished. Not that I care for televisions in restaurants, but the TVs in the bar had nothing on them other than set up instructions. Hey, if the TVs don't function, just shut them off. Finally, playing hip hop crap music was intrusive. Sad to see Red Lobster withering away to oblivion. read more

Love the food and the bar area. Very nice servers and I always enjoy the shrimp. A+++ y'all:)

Went with some friends and had some good food, just one issue - our server was very unprofessional, left us uninformed about some menu changes then when we brought it up she jumped to telling us with a slight attitude we ordered the wrong thing and then said she'd bring management over. Thankfully, the manager was very professional about it and offered to have it corrected. She brought some boxes and to go cups, then after about 10 minutes of waiting for her to return so we could pay the manager had to come and take our payment for us, once again apologizing for the incorrect order. Thank you on that note to the manager, well earned position! read more

Server was lovely, but my steak was cooked poorly and the manager had to intervene. My partner got fish and chips and said it was okay.

This review is based on the food, not the service. The service was outstanding and our waitress was super friendly and on top of everything. This is based on the food, I come to red lobster all the time. I usually have no complaints but this time was not as good, we ordered the ultimate feast, the seafood came out at room temperature, I never send any food back but I had to send the sides back as they were ice cold. Our server got us new sides right away without incident. I was super disappointed with the crab legs, one of the legs had almost no meat in it at all! That was the same issue for both dinners. I don't know if it just happened to be a one time thing, as this hasn't happened before but it was supper disappointing. Also, the shrimp Scampi dish had barely any sauce in it. Overall the ultimate feast was not very ultimate this time. read more

Red Lobster - The Classic Ultimate Feast - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

Waited about 5 minutes to greeted by a host who basically grunted and walked us to a table. Gave us silverware. We waited another 25 minutes and we never greeted by a server. Two employees were at the bar talking about the tiger game and when I walked over to ask about being waited on they walked away. Needless to say, not going back. At Olive Garden where they actually greet and seat you and bring drinks in about 2 min. read more

How any franchisees restaurant can survive in this new climate of uncertainty I don't know. The food is overpriced and the quality was mediocre. The portions were small and the shrimp even smaller. The price of food has come down quite a bit in the grocery stores. No reason for these high prices at a place like Red Lobster. The waitress was wonderful. Trying to get us to sign up for discount club online only tells me how desperate they are. Why would I go back to an overpriced restaurant with mediocre food. At least Olive Garden still gives you unlimited salad and bread sticks. read more

Atmosphere was welcoming. Place was clean along with bathrooms. Waitress was fantastic . Our crab fest and appetizers were absolutely delicious . Manager Fred even stopped by the table to see how our food was and service. Would highly recommend Rochester Red Lobster location. read more

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Good ambiance. Reasonable prices, but mediocre food. Our meal was served lukewarm and service subpar. No reason to return. It's deteriorated from years past. read more

the employees here are always friendly and the food is always delicious. i definitely recommend getting the chocolate cake. usually the restaurant isn't too loud or packed unless they have a big party in there. read more

Red Lobster - Blue Dream Sangria - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

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I was told I was going to get a gift card for pointing out the lack of cleanliness of the restaurant, and I even had a somewhat rude manager call me and tell me I was going to get said gift card. I never received the gift card. We were going to this restaurant for years, and it is obvious to me that they do not respect their customer base, and I can see why they are filing for bankruptcy when you hire people with no moral compass and a disregard for following, though that will go through a company like cancer. But I doubt anyone from Red Lobster will read or care about such trivial things as this, and now it is showing the consequences of such actions. Good luck to you, Red Lobster. I hope you figure it out soon. read more

Took the server 10-15 minutes to come to our table, another server saw us sitting there waiting and she finally said to us our server would be over in a minute. Some items we liked had been removed from the menu again after they brought them back, raised the prices and portions are less, they now don't include a salad with the meal it's an additional $2.50 if you want to add it to the already high prices. Server never cleared our dirty dishes. Friday night and the restaurant is only a third full, I understand why! Two people with no beverages $60+ for mediocrity at best. It's sad and if things don't improve we won't be back. read more

Last night me and my husband went for all you can eat shrimp, Tim was our waiter and he was above and beyond one of the best ive ever had. Will be back just for Tim read more

It's about time I shared my experience at THis red lobster! I don't know why, but this place is always a ghost place. Huge place but no customers. No, it's not related to Covid19. It's always been like this. Compared to other Red Lobster, this one is fine. Never has any issues. Food is always the same. Great! No customers? Fine with me. This makes my trip to RL a quiet and quick trip. Rochester Hills, you are missing out! Great food and good service. Flawless victory! Not my top RL, but highly recommend! Enjoy. You won't be disappointed. read more

I normally give red lobster five stars. However, on our last two visits, the dragon shrimp was not available. Also, they changed how they prepare their rice. It was disgusting and they need to go back to the type of rice they were preparing previously. Our waitress was excellent. Also, if you order endless shrimp, they do not allow you to take home whatever is left on your plate they just throw it away. I guess they felt diners were taking too much home. read more

Hadn't been to Red Lobster for awhile. The food was delicious as usual. Our server Jennifer was courteous and the service was great. read more

Red Lobster - Parrot Coconut Shrimp and Walt's Favorite. - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

Completely unprofessional and unacceptable. We went to inquire if a table for 12 was available because our other place fell through. The Hostess told me it was a 5 minute wait. So we told everyone to meet here. There was barely anyone in the waiting area. 20 minutes later, they told us they are putting the table together. Minutes later the kitchen manager came out and said our wait time went up to 1 hour! Keep in mind we were here before any of the other people showed up. Even before the call aheads. We told him what was said prior, finally he said he can seat us in 30 minutes. We said fine... just minutes after he left us another person came out and us it will be 1 hour 30 min!! We were told 3 different stories. So unprofessional, and so condescending to paying customers like it was our fault. This is totally unacceptable you don't tell someone one thing then send out another person to tell us something else! read more

Red lobster is one of my favorite seafood restaurants. While visiting Michigan we came for dinner with some special friends. Server was great, drinks were good, no complaints about food, everything was served hot and fresh, awesome cheddar biscuits. Pricing is fair. Yea I recommend Red Lobster to all read more

I'd say this was more of a 3.5 experience, but I'm rounding up to 4. We stopped in on Friday night around 6:30. They were crowded, but not packed. We were seated quickly. We did wait a few minutes for service after we were seated, but our waitress was very pleasant and got our drinks quickly. Our salads and bay biscuits came out quickly and were as tasty as ever. We ordered a mussels appetizer, but it never came out. Our waitress got busy with a large party that came in, so by the time she stopped by again, she was letting us know our food was on its way. I let her know that we never received our app and she was very apologetic. Our dinners immediately came out and we were both happy with what we ordered. My scallops and lobster were both cooked perfectly. I do wish they would use larger shrimp in their scampi dish. We were offered a free dessert to make up for the app mishap, but we passed. Overall, it was a a good experience and we'll probably be back. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

I must say.. I was leary going here. Red Lobster is usually full of crazy kid's and senior citizens. And my last visit to a RL wasn't so good. But wow, I was totally impressed. Claudia was our server and she is a credit to the company. She was FANTASTIC with our table of 8. Our food was really good and hot. We had lobsters, crab legs, oysters, shrimp and chicken. Really delicious. All salads were well prepared and fresh. No room for dessert. Yes, I will go back. read more

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The food was good but Tasha was better she made us happy. she also gave us free ice cream because it was someones birthday! we love Tasha!!!!! Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha!!!!!!!!! read more

My server Devin was great. She was nice and attentive. Prior to being seating in Devine's section I tried to sit at the bar because it was just me and the bartender RUDELY told the hostess no and waved her off. The hostess said the bartender was super busy and couldn't take another person. Meanwhile the bar top was completely empty and he had one guest seated in his area in the booth. I've never been told I couldn't sit at an empty bar so it really turned me off. I work in the plaza so I sit at the bar here often. Unfortunately I won't be back anytime soon just based off the bartender's rudeness. read more

I just ordered carry out dinner from red lobster with free delivery today for New Year's Eve. Everything was delicious and warm. We ordered the admirals feast, shrimp trio, shrimp Rangoon and vanilla cheesecake. They came with choice of two sides which could include a salad and many other side dish choices. There was enough food left over for tomorrow. Ordering carry out at this restaurant was a very good experience for us. Thank you for working today and for the free delivery today. read more

Came here for a Yelp event, and it was fantastic! We were treated to drinks (Mai Tai and a Pina Colada for me - yum), Red Lobster's signature cheddar biscuits, a ton of main dishes, and fantastic desserts. I'm actually not a seafood person but my dad loves Red Lobster, so when I got the invite I knew I had to RSVP - and I was pleasantly surprised. I think my faves were the biscuits, fried green beans, and the chicken alfredo. I also won a $25 gift card by tweeting and Instagramming with the #tasteRL hashtag, so that was a nice bonus! When we left the restaurant, we got tote bags with free appetizer coupons, as well. Apparently the restaurant has done a renovation lately, and it looked really nice. It's clean with an open floor plan, and the waitstaff was very attentive and great. read more