I had my first visit to Red Lobster and wanted to shout out Alyssa for making it such a great experience! My partner and I had gone, and I wasn't sure what to order, but she was incredibly patient, helpful, and kind while walking us through the menu. I ordered the Cajun Chicken Linguini Alfredo--it was okay, just a bit too heavily seasoned for my taste. I also tried the mac and cheese with bacon, which I would definitely recommend (I just wish it came as more than a side!). My partner ordered the all-you-can-eat shrimp, and we were only able to order a few each time so we ended up being there for about two hours--and Alyssa stayed patient, attentive, and super friendly the entire time. Her attitude really made the whole experience worth it. We made sure to tip her well because she absolutely deserved it. I hope she gets the recognition she deserves--thank you, Alyssa! :) read more

Red Lobster - Cajun Chicken Linguini Alfredo Bacon Mac & Cheese Shrimp Linguini Alfredo - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

Do not order from them especially to go orders because they never check them and you're always gonna be missing items. So if you really needed a delivery, you'll be SOL basically shit out of luck. Sorry Cassie, I don't have Facebook read more

With all the talk of the new CEO and menu changes I decided to give Red Lobster a try. I was greeted and sat by one of the kindest hostesses (believe her name was Nima). She actually continued to walk the restaurant and help me as well as other guests there, my entire visit. I was very pleasantly surprised to see that the crab on the menu was wild caught and reasonably priced considering the cost of crab nowadays. I ordered the Crab Your Way option that came with a side and crispy potatoes. I paid more to be able to try all 3 sauces. This is where it goes down hill a bit. Crab came out and was 2 leg clusters but the knuckle part was still frozen. So I had to send my plate back. They must have just put the entire plate back in the oven because as you can see from the picture the potatoes came back out burnt and inedible. They also brought back my plate with a whole cluster missing but when I pointed it out they brought it out to me (very odd). The crab was pretty good though. Don't waste your time on the sauces, stick to butter and garlic. I chose broccoli as my side and it was pretty overcooked and mushy with no seasoning on it whatsoever. The restaurant was very clean and not too busy. The service by the wait staff was alright. Not super attentive as demonstrated by my burnt potatoes but overall helpful. It's better than it was but still not great. For the price I expect better. For wild caught crab, delicious CB biscuits and the hostess I would go back and try again....maybe just order a different side and ask for steamed potatoes read more

Red Lobster - Bairdi Crab with potatoes - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

We went on Veterans Day, the Normal place we would went I have say aloud might require reservations to get in. This place and Denny was available and had plenty of seating to spare. Busy because of big groups, my father and I went as a pair. Food was hot and cooked. Lamps were there, and it was not dim areas, and clean. However, Booths might be not advisable for those who want more legroom. Prices for food: 60 per person if you are getting those bucket meals, other meals maybe lesser. Next time, I am definitely getting crab meal. But I think they need to add more sides depending on availability and seasonal foods, and trending crops. https://tatnuckmeatandsea.com/fresh-meat/crustaceans/crab/what-is-a-good-side-dish-with-crab/ I hate say you need more sides. My meal is fish + chips and my father meal is Waltz shrimps + chips Drinks were: Cranberry ice tea + Pepsi & water Appetizer: Cup of clam chowder (we got bowl, it was upgrade for wait) 2 rounds of cheddar biscuits. Red Lobster, where do you get that cranberry ice tea? No complaints, it was wonderful. This soup should exist at Red Lobster: Low-Carb Cauliflower Crab Chowder https://thecortezkitchen.com/crab-chowder-recipes/ Because it be healthy alternative. However, onion free is said you can replace onion with celery or another herb. I found fish chowder is rarely used, in our area. https://handmaderecipe.com/old-fashioned-fish-chowder-recipe/ Thank you to service staff who tried to help get our food and drinks, I am not very good with names. read more

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Experience here reminded me why I haven't visited a Red Lobster for more than ten years. ........ Had to ask for biscuits. (In the past as soon as you were seated waitress would show up to table hot biscuits and menus in hand.) And had to ask as we Weren't automatically provided with bread plates, butter nor napkins. Had to ask for a glass of water two times. Ordered Bahama Mama with alcohol but was served the virgin version - no alcohol, no umbrella, no cherry, no pineapple just a slice of orange with its seed $14.99!!! Asked for a la carte grilled salmon medium, moist. Nothing else on plate. She said sure no problem. Asked for a la carte lobster baked potato by itself. Sure. No problem. She then said the potato comes with a salad. Sure. With blue cheese please Food arrived hot off the grill! Excellent. BUT the salmon and potato were served on the same plate. The lobster baked potato was smaller than my fist. Lobster is claw meat so don't think it's a lobster tail. lol It lacked flavor. The Grilled salmon, about 6 oz. was grilled and flavored excellent! I did ask for each item a la carte but the cook decided to pair them on one plate. The huge salad arrived filled to the rim with cheap iceburg lettuce. I pulled half of it out of the bowl and placed it on half of my napkin that I split in two. I then poured what I thought, blue cheese dressing, but it was dressing with no blue cheese flavor. It was a mystery dressing. Ending up putting iceburg back into bowl because the entire salad did not taste so crispy, clean, flavorful. The check arrived and I questioned: why was my a la carte salmon $27.99? The lobster baked potato $6.99 ok that's what I was expecting. BUT it was the smallest baked potato I've seen in a long time. Why was I charged $2.99 for a salad I didn't ask for but was offered? AND I couldn't eat it because it didn't taste right Why was the $14.99 Bahama Mama a virgin with no style to it. Waitress response, let me go make adjustments..... She came back and comp'd the potato -$6.99 Still charged me $27.99 for a 6 oz piece of salmon, $2.99 for a salad I didn't enjoy, and $14.99 for a drink incorrectly served. I didn't question the check the second time, paid, left and decided my money was not well spent here and noted to self to never return. I know I'm probably going to receive a response from management saying sorry please call to discuss further. That's just a waste of time because even if you offer a free meal I won't go back. BUT if you offer me a few Bahama Mamas with alcohol you just might get me to your tiny 4 seater bar!! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

I love Red lobster.I came here with a friend on Friday for lunch I got the sesame soy salmon bowl with orzo pasta,mixed greens n edamame.Very delicious My friend got the shrimp Alfredo.We both got diet Pepsi n the food came with complimentary cheese biscuits For dessert we shared the chocolate wave which was chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream n chocolate syrup Service was awesome n the restaurant is clean Plenty of parking as the restaurant is part of a huge strip mall read more

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Pleasantly surprised. We heard that red lobster received a new CEO that did a lot of revamping to the menu as in in quality of food and service in the restaurants so we wanted to check it out. There are a lot of new options on the menu from what we can remember, the last time we had patronized The red lobster was a few years ago, but I did feel that the food was definitely elevated this round. I would like to mention that our server Angel was extremely friendly and very helpful with the choices and recommendations. He communicated amazingly he let us know he was checking on our food and kept checking on us and you can just overall tell he enjoyed his job. I think this local red lobster needs to communicate that they're still open a lot of people in our area under the impression that it had closed but if you're gonna have these improvements with Service like Angels, you need to let the community know you're still here ready for business. I had a lobster roll- man that little baby was packed to the max with lobster and I really enjoyed how they put the butter on the side instead of drenching it with it. Fries are fries but they were cooked perfection. My Hubby had the lobster feast with the lobster mac & cheese, and the lobster and shrimp linguine he really liked it (so did I lol because sharing is caring) He also decided to go all out with the lobster and had his baked potato smothered with lobster sauce and surprisingly was a delicious combo that neither one of us were anticipating.. broccoli from red lobster is always delicious and this was no exception. Clean tables and restrooms, happy looking staff- With all this being said we will definitely be back read more

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My husband and I came here and we were greeted so nicely as soon as we walked in by the ladies at the door, also the young man serving us was also so kind! They all were so polite , super friendly and the kindest! We were honestly so surprised and happy with all the service! I asked if they had mojitos and they took the time to check and offered to make it even though it wasn't on the menu ! They went the extra mile definitely, what an amazing staff! We left so pleased with everything and food was so delicious , my drink was great and the dessert was absolutely amazing!! Shout out and huge thank you to everyone who served us from the young lady who greeted us, to our server, and even the bus boy ! Also everything was so clean and everyone so attentive to every detail! Loved our experience today!! read more

Service is very bad. The food is bad. The drink is bad. I don't recommend other people.my Food dont come to me after almost 2 hours

We tried it on a regular weekday afternoon and our server was Alfredo. He was great. We got the endless shrimp and he anticipated us ordering shrimp before we even finished and that was great. He was a super cool server and very attentive. The food came out nice and hot. The Alfredo shrimp was a bit salty so we just ordered that once but all the other shrimps were great. The restaurant was quiet and not too busy. Like I started before, this place seems to be great when it's not busy but I am still wary of trying this place when it's busy. read more

Everything! Service with a smile. The food and drinks were delicious It was a good day! Thank you!

Came here to catch the game and have some appetizers I sat at the bar Small bar area 3 tables that sit only 2 people per table 2 TVs No volume Seafood mushrooms were good !! As always Cheddar biscuits were good Margarita was "ok" Kinda sweet to be honest Server was nice, friendly and efficient Located inside the Harden Ranch Center Private parking lot that is shared with many businesses Parking can be hard to find at times read more

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tiffany is very very very very very awesome and let me touch the lobster great experience

We visited Red Lobster on 3/10 to advise we had a large group coming on the 17th. We were told we had to talk to the manager. Finally talked to the Manager on 3/12 and was told they could not accommodate us as they already had a large party. The manager said if we could come in at 3 or 4 they could seat us. We asked if we could sit at separate tables and was told no they still could not accommodate us. If a restaurant that large can't take care of 40 or 50 people they should just close. We called Longhorn steakhouse and was told no problem just let them know the day of how many are coming. read more

Hard pressed to Deliver 5 Star, when it's subjective. So you might see a five Star, on Occasion. The service was out of the park. I heard our Chef being specific to the details of our hopes and requests. I overheard the Chef tell our Waiter, we will get it dones as ordered. That's impressive. I felt it went from, just get the order out, to, Let's make it right. Brilliant experience. In order to stay profitable, i get why portions are a bit smaller than days past. Not your fault. We will be Back. Since i dont use facebook, Salinas California. Wednesday the 30th 2025 1:00 pm Waiter was a young Black man. Great job. Missed your name. Sorry. read more

Food was not what we order, We wait for our food more than 1 hr. The weiter mest up out order, she forgot to add 1order and came15 later. Service was 3 of 10 read more

What the heck has happened to Red Lobster's Friday Fish fry? The fish were overly fried with far too much breading which was more than the actual fish. This was new to us as the breading was a drastic change from many Fridays ago. The coleslaw was terrible with a very bland taste. We took one bite, and we left it on the table. This too was a drastic change. As for the Calamari, it was over breaded and also a drastic change from before. The Calamari were much bigger, but the breading was not the same as we were used to having. Overall, this will be our last Friday fish from at Red Lobster. The service was okay, and our drinks were the best items on the table. The French fries were larger than before but were not crispy as before. We cannot recommend this change in the menu. Red Lobster should visit the Monterey Sea food restaurants at the wharf where they will learn about cooking fried fish read more

I ordered the surf and turf with my steak cooked on medium. It was way past overdone. I ordered the brownie overload. I did not receive any ice cream. Altogether a disappointing meal and it cost over $60!! read more

ive always enjoyed visiting Red Lobster, but unfortunately my recent experience was disappointing due to the poor service from your waiter "Ivan" from the moment we were seated, his attitude was noticeably unwelcoming. He seemed irritated when we asked basic questions about the menu and was very short and dismissive in his responses. Throughout the meal, Ivan was inattentive and showed little interest in providing good service. We had to flag him down multiple times just to get drink refills, and he made no effort to check in on us or ensure everything was okay. His tone came off as rude and unprofessional which made the entire dining experience uncomfortable. I understand that everyone can have a rough day, but hospitality and respect should still be a standard. I hope management addresses this, as it reflects poorly on the Red Lobster brand. read more

If you ever decide to order food from Red Lobster on New Year's Eve or any other busy holiday you must think twice. My family ordered Red Lobster for our New Year's Eve dinner and had to wait a long LONG time for UberEats to deliver it. And by the time we had received our order it was already 8:00 PM and we put the order at 6PM and when we finally received our order EVERYTHING was cold and I can only guess that because it was New Year's Eve Red Lobster was very busy and not only that my father's Shrimp Scampi lacked garlic and had no flavor whatsoever and the Boardwalk Popcorn Shrimp that me and my mother shared was burnt and I think to myself that Red Lobster had left the food out too long before giving it to us. If you want to order anything from Red Lobster through UberEats or Doordash or Grubhub DON'T ever order anything during a busy holiday read more

Red lobster has gone down hill. The food is now subpar. The shrimp scampi is mushy. The clam chowder is bland. Even the baked potato is not good. This was the very last time I will go there. Then the kicker is that there is a 10 to 15 minute wait, even when there only for tables with customers. SMH Red lobster in good riddance. read more

Just left about 5 mins ago... with my family of 12 for my birthday. I am a well known worker in this type of industry, regardless of that fact I might have to admit that my experience today would by far be one of the worst I've had. Got seated and once our server Kevin came to take our orders(which first off he didn't even greet us AT ALL) he just came up regularly asking can I get your drink orders started. Came back with our drinks in a properly manned timing.. and we tried to look past the nonchalant vibe we got off Kevin. He then came back asked if we were ready to order, we then attempted to start ordering but one question about side options LITERALLY drove our server away and he walked away saying "I'll come back when u guys are actually ready to order" (I'm assuming so we can review what sides we wanted, but being a waitress 12+ years, he could've easily tried to navigate us by vocalizing what side options we had and continued on taking our order) We ordered... Took a look around and every other table that arrived after us, even the parties of 5-6 ppl around us got their foods before us. One hour and more than 10 mins later.... We got our food, we enjoyed it(PROPS TO THE CHEFS! Thank you) I only know this time stamp of when we ordered and when we got our food, because my husband snapped a photo of me right after ordering. During our meal my mother went to the host stand to mention it was my birthday we were celebrating since no one asked (the other waitress nearby us had asked one of her tables if they were celebrating anything special, I thought that was thoughtful of her) The server Kevin then comes and tells my mom while I'm away at the bathroom that he unfortunately is really busy that he will try his best, but can't guarantee it because he was busy. (MIND YOU... a 6 top table nearby us with a different server about 5 mins ago had just got their waitress to sing the table a happy birthday) I asked to speak to a manager on duty, I didn't catch his name(but he made us feel understood, appreciated and welcomed. He apologized for the inconvenience and said it should've been handled better, fixed the issue by giving us a little discount for the service) **it only gets worse* My whole family had already stepped out, as I was waiting for my step father's debit card from our server... he came back with the receipts and gave me a bothered look on his face and proceeds to tell me( WITHOUT even mentioning it to him) "And by the way I never told your mother I couldn't sing you a happy birthday. I told her I'll do my best, but I am very busy at the moment" and rudely walks away without even allowing me to give him a response that I understood because I come from that same serving industry. Bottom line Food was amazing! wait time for the food was unacceptable. Service from our specific server was the worst. Manager tried to fix the inconveniences, but for what effort does it make if the server is just gonna come back afterwards to give his last words and walk away unprofessionally. And NO... not once did we even get "i apologize or I'm sorry" or any type of gesture regarding our experience today. read more

We came in while we were charging our EV in the mall on a busy Saturday night. There was a pretty good line, but we snuck into the bar area. The first thing I noticed was how welcoming and friendly our bartender/waitress was! We were already feeling the vibes, and I was able to get Giants/Dodgers on TV while we ate. We ordered an all-you-can-eat shrimp plus a large clam chowder and a Caesar salad. Biscuits were great, as you would expect. All the shrimp was good. The lightly breaded and fried was my favorite. The coconut fried was a close second. The salad was solid. We really only didn't like the chowder. Thin and bland. I'd skip it. Our hostess Katrina (?) was so nice that honestly the food could have been mid, and we would have enjoyed ourselves anyway. She needs a promotion or raise ASAP. Thanks for a memorable evening! Plus, a big Giants win as dessert. read more

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Had a great time celebrating 4 birthdays all at the same time on a Sunday night. Our server Alyssa took good care of us & was very attentive, food was served freshly hot & delicious. My grandkids were very excited when the staff came to sing happy birthday. My 5 yr old granddaughter loved it so much she even went to hug Alyssa. Thanks Red Lobster & Alyssa for a night to remember! read more

I've never been to a red lobster before lol. We arrived with an hour left on Saturday night and the server we had was SOOOO nice and attentive. I can't remember his name but he was very helpful, got our order in quickly, refilled our waters, kept the biscuits comin, and was just amazing. 10/10 service and he should get a raise! The food was OK!! lol I think that there are more delicious American food chains that cost less but it was definitely an experience and the vibe was so many families and people on date nights lol. Our server was even willing to give us a little dessert as we were celebrating our anniversary. Again the best service. I was stuffed and was no where close to finishing my food at all. It was a good time! read more

Red Lobster - Shrimp pick two and crab feast lol - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

I absolutely love coming to this location in Salinas, I am always greeted right away by the friendly hostess when dining in. I enjoy coming during the week when it's not so busy. I usually order take out and I am very pleased with curbside. They always have my food done in a timely manner my orders are always nicely packed and those Cheddar Bay Biscuits are always freshly made. This location always has nice clean restrooms and the ambiance here is always pleasant. read more

Red Lobster - Shrimp Linguini Alfredo part of the Seaside Shrimp Trio - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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This turned out to be simply delightful, partially because our server Kevin was spot on in spite of the fact that we didn't have set ups for us. I had the seafood stuffed mushrooms. It's an appetizer, but it was more than I needed. Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp was my guest chose Garlic Shrimp Scampi She was offered 2 sides but opted only for the coleslaw. Don't get me drooling over the WARM cheese biscuits! I had to ask for butter for the cheese biscuits, and it was brought right away. Don't get over to Salinas very often but I love coming here. read more

Red Lobster - Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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The food was great! Our server was the best. And the drinks from the bar were also great. Love this place.

We came in around 3pm to eat and wanted to be able to sit at a table. We waited about 20 minutes to be seated and when we did get to the table there was another empty table right next to us. The place wasn't real busy, it seemed. Service was good when they stopped by. It was a little slow today also. We ordered a full order of blackened trout and a steak. The fish was cooked well, not dried out , and a little spicy kick to it. The steak was juicy and cooked the way I asked for it to be. It may seem strange to order a steak at a fish place but I have done that the last couple of times and it has worked out well. The food was good but everything else has been better. Maybe the long wait set things off wrong. read more

Red Lobster - Blackened trout - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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it's was my birthday yesterday yay!! hubby wanted red lobster ... i just want to say thank you for the special service from our waiter "jorge" and the awesome cheesecake thank you!! i loved my pina colada was yummy and my favorite cheese muffins ... i tried something diff off the menu parmesan chicken... was good also we usually order seafood mushrooms and coconut shrimp! was good with sauces ... ambiance was great not so crowded when we arrived and was quick to be served. i'm grateful for another birthday and glad i chose red lobster .. waiter was 100 % on top of our service i appreciate that a lot. very respectful also. look forward to going here again at some point. thank you red lobster . regards, Corina read more

Will the Salinas Red lobster is actually an excellent Red lobster to go to I've never had a bad experience at a Red lobster and several decades that I've been going there what I like about the Salinas one and of course as Salinas Red lobster is no exception they give excellent service there too but they have someone's very special they have a firecracker every Major d work in there who goes above and beyond extremely energetic purnima is her name and she's really quite a personality she say real servant the community and quite the quite the personality there an attractive option. read more

So tired of being treated like sh* when you come in by yourself as an elderly lady. The restaurant was half empty, with plenty of window seats, but they wanted to seat me right next to the door without a window. Then I had the most patronizing waiter ever... people, I am old, not dumb! My take on this restaurant: Stuck in the 80s with ridiculous prices ($40 lunch for tiny mass frozen lobsters), run down (see pictures of my table and cheap silverware). No refill of my drink ever. Final straw: Bathroom stalls with dried poo on the floor. This did not just happen, the stuff was completely dry. I wonder what their kitchen looks like?!?!?! read more

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It's been a while since I've been to red lobster, i was happy with the costumer service our waitress was very nice. The freshness of our food was 10/10 we ordered the calamari as a appetizer, lobster linguine and the NY Strip. The calamari was fresh, crispy and flavorful, the pasta was very flavorful and was filled with lobster, NY Strip was nice and tender perfectly cooked as ordered. One less star due to our drinks lacking flavor. Figured bartender was out. read more

Red Lobster - Calamari Strips and Lobster Linguine - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

SHRIMP TRIO WAS OK Fish and chip awful Fish was like fish jerky breading too salty coleslaw soupy and French fries barely warm. read more

We went on a Tuesday after school for lunch. We got the all you can eat shrimp and meal deal of $24 for a pound of crab legs . Everything was delicious! Our server was Duane he was attentive, quick, and always checking on us. I would def come back it seems like they're trying to revamp themselves and i love it! Prior to this visit it's been over 8 years since I visited Red Lobster and I'll be visiting more often! Prynima (I'm sorry if I misspelled your name) was awesome too! She's been here for a long time, and she's just as awesome, sweet, and interactive with the clients as ever. Thanks so much for making this experience for us awesome and convincing us to continue coming back!!:D read more

All you can eat shrimp is a deal and service is great! Recommend for dinner or lunch.

if I could give no stars I would, this location never has it together. Always missing ingredients, food is always bland, and the service is always horrible for big parties. We wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt and give them another chance and we ended up with food poisoning. read more

Be careful to double check your order if you get it to go. This was the third time they shorted us on biscuits! We ordered a half dozen extra for 3 entrees and got a total of 7 biscuits! 2 are supposed to come with each meal, so we should have had a dozen, not 7. Then my baked potato was old, I guess, because there were bits of hard, uncooked things in the middle. The last thing they did wrong was forget the piece of cake I ordered for my birthday. I called and they did reimburse us for the cake and the baked potato. But that was it. While the rest of the food was excellent, they just can't seem to get the to go orders right. It will be a long time before I go back. read more

Picked up dinner (mind you been looking forward to take out all week). My meal was missing a side, my husbands meal had rotten Brocoli and it was in a plastic bag (very unhappy about how they cook their Brocoli) ordered the crab dip and got soggy chips actually not sure if these are chips. Very disappointed and waste of money. read more

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I am not the one to complain but I was disgusted. This place served me dirty water for my tea and I didn't realize it until I drank half of it. How can you not notice? Instead of having your workers standing around and gossiping like fucking teenagers help you servers, check if everything is clean do something, this is your job. I've been a dish washer, I have served people and my main priority is always having a clean work space and giving the costumer the best and highest quality of service and food the restaurant can give. I'm very disappointed. Thus used to be my favorite restaurant as a kid. It was a luxury to come and eat here but I guess not anymore. read more