We all met during graduation for dinner, about 20 of us. We all love eating here, BUT we will never return again. We sat for 30 minutes before server came to help us and supposedly the manager with some Hawaiian shirt walking around did not even bother to come over to help. It took 1 hour for the food to come out and HELLO the place was half empty. The food was horrible, the Alfredo was watered down and did not taste like Alfredo, the calamari was super greasy 3 of the orders were wrong. Most of us did not even eat the food!! It was a nightmare. DO NOT GO EAT THERE. Do Not Recommend!! read more

I made a GrubHub order. My side of broccoli was missing. I asked for thousand island dressing, they gave me ranch dressing. My husband's caesar salad had the dressing already tossed in the salad. We live 20 miles away. By the time the salad arrived (already dressed), the lettuce was gross and wilted. No cheddar bay biscuits were included in my order. Website said biscuits come with the order. Wow. just wow. read more

There was a small wait, as to be expected, when we arrived here to eat on a Friday night. We were greeted, allowed ample time to peruse the menu and make our selections, but we waited a bit for our salads and an unreasonably long time (over 45 minutes) for our main entrees to come out. I'm giving this location 4 stars because although there was an issue, the manager accommodated us and made it right and the food was in fact delicious. I am a considerate person and I understand things happen- large parties mess with wait times, servers get in the weeds, etc- but when it's unreasonable, I appreciate managers that see that and act to make it right. We will give them another chance, because of this and the fact the food was delicious. read more

This is one of the best Red Lobster in central Texas. Well run ! Fast service! Quality food. Got the Admiral Platter with lobster and artichoke dip was very good Next time I will try to get broiled or grilled A little too much fried breading for me. I'll update next time! read more

I LOVE RED LOBSTER....like REALLY LOVE IT. This San Marcos location is the absolute WORST I have ever eaten out many locations I have frequented. My family and I have tried this location on more than 1 occasion allowing for every establishment to have an "off night" but to this day We can not understand how or why there is so much inconsistency with the many other locations being fantastic every time on multiple occasions The hot food was served cold to maybe just slightly warm to touch, over cooked, or just flat out not red lobster quality. Is it the best Seafood choice there is around absolutely not others tops that chart for us however price wise and variety we love it just the same. So I'm not expecting grand things just consistency at the very least to be the same as other locations. Aside from mediocre experience food, the bathroom was absolutely nasty. To be 6:30 on a Saturday afternoon perhaps business for this location but unacceptable for no toilet paper in stall with 2 freakin toilet paper dispensers. No place should ever be that busy not to be stocked up on toilet paper and change the trash from flowing to the ground. Manager if you care about your establishment, veteran red lobster lover's as my family would continue going....after my visit this past Saturday this San Marcos location is without a doubt OFF our list. My little old family may not make a difference but perhaps this post will stretch to the ears that listen! read more

Had a late lunch here this week! Craved some seafood. We had the wild flounder deep friend and langostino garlic mashed potatoes and a shrimp salad (farm raised bland taste) and a bowl of chowder. Since the change in ownership awhile back the quality hasn't improved much! The fish was good though! Service was adequate but not extradinary as Mr Peabody used to say when asked how he was for Rocky and Bullwinkle fans! read more

PLEASE DO NOT EAT HERE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. Coworker ate here thursday night, june 4. a few hours later she had "hell ripping at her from both ends, throwing up constantly with horrible diarrhea. she told me she nearly went to the hospital after her shrimp meal. NEVER EAT HERE. ITS A TOXIC CESSPOOL. read more

The one star was for the server. He had the right amount of friendly and attentive without being annoying. The food would get zero stars. I have eaten at Red Lobster my whole life. The lunch menu has changed and several of the regular things I might have ordered are no longer on the menu. Everybody knows that inflation has impacted food prices, so I knew the prices would be higher. What I really have the problem with is that the prices went way up and the quality went way way down. The fish should have been white and flakey with a crispy coating, but the fish was gray and tough. Fish should never be tough. The batter was crispy on top, but sat in a pool of grease on the bottom. I won't be back. I will not pay such high prices for such bad quality. I wish San Marcos had a seafood restaurant. Really any restaurant that is not a chain would be welcome. read more

Food was bad. Rug was disgusting no ambiance. Whole building nasty. Service was scarce. This was about a year ago

My girlfriend and I stopped in on a Sunday nite 12/29 abt 7 pm after scoring some outlet deals. It's been years since I've been to Red Lobster and I enjoyed this location. First it was clean with no stale air or dirty carpet smell. The meal was good. Hot, fresh served quickly. I had the a Shrimp Trio and Dragon broccoli appetizer. The broccoli was outstanding and shrimp very good. My friend thought the garlic cheese biscuits had an odd texture. I think perhaps just slightly undercooked. Highlight of our meal was our server, Madison aka Maddy. She was an energetic delight. She had tons of personality and made sure we wanted for nothing. The young man who sat us was also top notch. Kudos to Red Lobster for a great experience. read more

Worst Red Lobster experience ever! I also got lobster rolls and the first bite I took, I found (chewed) 2 pieces of shell. Horrible food and $56 wasted! The link given to me for customer service didn't work. That's fitting. The pictures say it all. read more

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People, just because you're no getting that many customers inside your restaurant doesn't mean you need to slack of in maintaining your utensils or that computer contractions you have on the table CLEAN. Silverware dirty and your portable paying machine dusty as hell and the screen, needless to say, you could see the screen from the sun reflecting, fingerprints all over, swipe these things clean while your standing there waiting to see if anyone is gone comes in and eat. You would think with this Covid stuff you would tend to watch these things closer. read more

Food was great, but service from NOAH was even better make sure you ask for him when you go in he is the best

Came to Red Lobster with family for a late lunch. Waited for the hostess to be seated... not sure what she was doing. Our server Noah however was spot on. He was not only our waiter but our bartender as well. Kudos to Noah! Our meals were delicious and appetizer as well. We will be back. Enjoy! read more

As you get older your taste buds evolve. Or, at least I like to think so. That being said Red Lobster housed to be tasty. Now, not as much. Our server was great but the food definitely wasn't. I should have know better but we went anyway. The biscuits are still perfect though so go with them and a salad. That's a double win. Overall ranking of 3 is accurate. I do feel it was overpriced for what you get. #cheddarbaybiscuit read more

This is one of the better Red Lobster locations I've been to, and I think it beats any of them in Austin. Just be prepared that it's usually very busy and there can be long waits at times. This is a chain, so you know the menu when you walk in the door. The waitstaff is friendly, interactive, and entertaining at times. Management does seems to give a damn. The food is very good overall, and I've never had a bad meal here. The portion sizes are generous and, if you're not careful about what you order, you can have a lot to take home. The desserts never disappoint. The bar is somewhat variable. There are days they are incredible, and there are days when you swear there wasn't a liquor delivery. One thing that I don't always comment on but that always impresses me is restroom cleanliness. I always find their restrooms to be clean, and that's generally a good sign that they take care of the details. Due to the volume of business, the restaurant can get raucous at times, never rowdy, just boisterous. If you're looking for a nice, relaxing meal, it will largely depend on the number of groups and the number of children eating at the same time as you. That being said, it's usually noisy. Recommended for the food, desserts, and service, but not for a quiet atmosphere or reliable bar drinks. read more

Great customer service. Moses M. was very friendly, and helpful. The Hostess was wonderful when we were leaving we were showing our son the lobsters and she offered to take one out and show him in person. Great customer service we will return back. read more

This is hands down the worst restaurant in San Marcos. The employees truly do not care about the customer at all!!! From the moment I ordered online, I decided to go inside & pick my food because I've had so many problems with this restaurant always getting my order messed up one way or another. Only reason I go back, my husband loves crab & lobster. This restaurant was the only place close to us that has seafood within a 15 Mike radius. But NO MORE!!! I will drive 25-40 miles to get seafood than deal with these disrespectful idiots!!! Not only did I have to wait almost 30 min. past the time the online order said the food would be ready, when I arrived parking lot was barren, only 2-3 card there. When I walked in looked like only 2 tables were occupied. It took almost 10 min. before someone noticed me & helped me. Then when I got my order, I proceeded to go thru the order making sure I got everything, ah ha, once again the order was missing the cheese cake. So they went & got that. I happily went on my way & drive the 12 miles back home. Only to find out, that the bowl that was in my entree was not the bowl of clam chowder I had ordered but it was part of my entree of shrimp that they had packaged separately in the order. Holy cow!! Really? Yes, my bad for not checking more closely but why should I have to? I paid for it, shouldn't Red Lobster give me what I paid for? Why is putting an order together so hard. So I call the restaurant & ask to speak to someone & I am out on hold for 17 minutes. I hang up & call back. The call immediately puts me on hold. I call back again, hold once again, by this time it's been almost 35 min. Since the first call, my son has already left to go back to the restaurant & he is actually standing in their lobby trying to explain what happened. The hostess is telling him she doesn't know what he talking about, I am communicating with him by text while I am on hold with the restaurant. I finally tell him to tell her to pick up the call on hold on the restaurant phone, it's my mom!! She will tell you. The girl picks up the phone & I explain to her like she is in 1st grade exactly what is going on. Being sure to be polite & asking her if she is having a nice day & all. Meanwhile, the meal I picked up for my family at 8:35pm, is now cold and it is 9:45pm and they are still not home bc they had to deal with ANOTHER mistake on behalf of RED LOBSTER'S employees that truly do not care about the customer!! I'M DONE. read more

Internet Order #179962261 We ordered Lobster Mac 'N' Cheese. Let me break it down: The lobster was better suited for fish bait - because it tasted fishy. The cheese, wish I could talk about the cheese but there wasn't any cheese. So that was $26 flushed down the drain. I had Walt's Favorite - it was OK - not hot more like it had been sitting around for a while. Dessert - wife had the chocolate cake and I had the Key Lime pie. First who puts raspberry syrup with Key Lime? Also there was no whipped topping nor lime slice. So we spent over $71 with tip and got Mac 'N' Cheese that was better suited in a lobster trap, no cheese, and Key Lime Pie that was missing some items. My last trip to Red Lobster! read more

So yummy!! Let's start off by saying those biscuits were so darn good. We got the appetizer sampler and the coconut shrimp was the best I've ever had in my life. I got lobster and steak and holy moly the filet that I had with it was so tender and juicy and the lobster was so delicious... it also came with langoustine cheesy potatoes and it was great. My whole meal was incredible read more

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We ordered the Surf & Turf Lobster Tail and 7 oz. sirloin on 11/17/22 for takeout. The steak was ordered medium rare and crispy Brussels sprouts for both. The order was picked up at the exact time posted and we live about 5 minutes away. Both of the steaks were cooked medium well, as in no juice whatsoever, and the lobster was stringy and tough. A complete ripoff for the $66 price tag. We will NOT be going back. read more

Food was extremely tasty and the service we received from Chandler at the bar was awesome, however; the men's bathroom needs a to be cleaned and repaired. *****5 Stars for Chandler at the bar***** read more

Same super service. Tried the chef seasonal selection. Seafood stuffed Tilapia with a butter and lobster sauce. I had the sauce on the side. Thank god. The sauce is super rich, and I'm sure has enough calories to make Michael Phelps raise an eye. The service yet again out of the ball park! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

My hubby was craving shrimp and since it's endless shrimp time we decided to stop here after a very long day of packing. The first thing we noticed when we walked in was the amount of dirty tables that looked like they had been dirty for some time. The hostess brought us to the booth and we both immediately noticed a cat piss smell that was really bad. We were starving and out of time so we stayed. My husband ordered unlimited shrimp and I ordered the wood grilled shrimp and filet. My steak was meh....shrimp had a bunch of the shell that I kept picking out of my mouth. Hubby said the shrimp scampi was great but it was like pulling teeth to get the waitress to bring him more. Waited an excessive time where I was completely done by the time she brought him seconds even though he asked as soon as she dropped off the initial order. I don't think we'll be going back no matter how shrimp hungry by hubby is. read more

Okay well I told manager I'd give it another try again at later date. We went two days ago and had Walt's favorite shrimp me and wife. We had mushroom appetizer which I loved cheesy mushrooms with stuffed seafood etc were really good. We had shrimp and for like 3.99 you get extra half dozen shrimp so I did that also loved it The tartar sauce there is really good always and fried shrimp was really good. They might've gotten smaller or I'm used to bigger ones maybe but the taste was right in good. The biggest star of the show was our server Eric a black gentleman young fella who was on top of everything. He was on tea glass point and I was thirsty food was hot and he kept biscuits and tea flowing. Great job Eric Made it better than it would've been even with excellent service read more

Took my daughter out for special occassion. That quickly changed. I used to love Red Lobster but that quickly changed after visiting the San Marcos location. The food was very bland, portions very small, and very overpriced for what we got. $100 for some of the worst food I ever had. I exected better from a restaurant specializing in seafood. Ive gotten better fish from Long John Silvers. read more

Big yikes. We went an hour and a half before close... huge mistake. Lobster was rubbery and tasted off, The crab was cold, but the shrimp scampi was okay. Not going back.. read more

Disappointed with the food today. They changed menus. The calamari wasn't that great, flavor was not good... more bland than anything. Mozzarella sticks were skinny looking fish sticks and hardly even brown... sauce for both appetizers were too spicy. My chicken Alfredo was too dry, hardly tossed in sauce. Asked for extra and got about 15 minutes later. read more

Our visit from out of town culminated with a great meal from Red Lobster. The food was great and the service was even better. I would have given 5 stars but the Lobster was a little raw. The manager swiftly took care of it and brought a fresh one out that was cooked just right. Bathrooms could really use some attention, they are hot and smelled like urine. read more

Hi, I am shocked and appalled at the unprofessionalism I was met with at my interview today. I arrived at the agreed time only to be sent away and told to "come back later" because I was told you don't do late interviews. I didn't even get to speak to a manager a host was helping me. The host name was Ashley and she asked me if I could come back tomorrow and I told her no I have school tomorrow and she asked me if I was at the right location and I even showed her our messages and how I applied and the managers knew nothing about it. I canceled my plans tonight when I found out I had an interview. I spent two hours getting ready, I used my gas to drive to the interview. I wasted my time, energy, and money tonight when I could've been at my other plans. I'm very frustrated and I wanted to let you know this is the most unprofessional interaction I've ever had. Do not work for this team. read more

05/27/22, came in at 11:30am for a quick lunch food and service were good. However the restroom was filthy, they had myself and another table w two ladies restroom had no towels or toilet paper trash cans were full and toilets were very very dirty. read more

As a seafood lover, I've always been a fan of Red Lobster. Good food and reasonable prices always. I went out for lunch with my roommates and we were all very happy with the meal! Started off with those amazing biscuits, which were hot every time they brought them to the table. Then we got our main courses, which were all so delicious! Janet ordered the grilled shrimp tacos with rice pilaf. Allie got the shrimp skewers with mashed potatoes and broccoli (definitely recommend getting this!! They doubled up the shrimp). And I got the Sailors platter, which had flounder filet, shrimp scampi and popcorn shrimp. Everything was hot fresh and delicious! Best part, our whole meal was less than $30!!!!!! Go for lunch and get the best deal! read more

Red Lobster - Sailors plate: flounder filet, shrimp scampi, popcorn shrimp and fries (delicious!) - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Food was good, New dishes are really nice. My partner, that is not into sea food, ordered chicken and it was just Ok. But my lobster tail shrimp scampi and pasta was very good. Service a little slow, but that seams to be a norm here in San Marcos. read more

Red Lobster - That is a great start. - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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Not good. Mom got rock hard cold broccoli. Father in law first got wrong food then. Husbands salmon was bad, like rotten. At least the didnt make us pay for the salmon. Server was great. But tonight the food was so so not great. read more

We came at 4pm on a Sunday evening and I was expecting a crowd but it was nice, not too many people. Service - Our waitress was kind a little laid back for Red Lobster, didn't offer any insight on food just hey ready to order and do you want more tea. We got more information listening to the waiter at the table behind us. Food- Now I know restaurants change over time and nothing stays the same but man the food sucked the portions were tiny and flavorless even for the larger 20$ plates and the sea salt fries (14 fries) I get more/better at Whataburger don't even have table salt and came out of a bag frozen and were cold on a heated plate....gross. When we asked for biscuits it was always they have some in the oven even the table next to us got food before they got any biscuits.....I'm sorry Red Lobster but this will be the last time we go or give out gift cards I feel bad for giving gift cards to such a disappointment restaurant. read more

I order the 7oz sirloin which came out medium, just the way I like it. The waitress had the audacity to put A1 steak sauce on my table!!!! I have never been to a place that served steak in Texas and they put steak sauce on the table next to my steak!! The waitress must be from California!! For some reason the service has been slow today!! Mash potatoes were bland for my taste, but the sea salt fries really hit the spot!! Waitress was friendly and helpful. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

On the 12/09/2021 I entered that restaurant and service was poor. I sat down and people that entered after me was offered service first. I'm very disappointed. I left and went next door to chilis and got the service I paid for. read more

Service: ok Food: foul smelling lobster tacos. Something was spoiled. Stunk like a bait shop. Disgusting! Admiral feast: thick breading, no taste, like eating cardboard. Was told by manager the breading had changed. Presentation of food lack luster. should have gone to Long John Silvers. Never again. read more

Service was mediocre. Food was absolutely horrible. Bread came out cold. NEVER got my salad and the server only realized after he brought my entree and I had to tell him shrimp tasted old. Like It didn't taste right like it had been sitting out then was cooked and sold. Never once did a manager come to my table. They instead sat down to eat dinner and bullshit with fellow employees about who knows what. If it wasn't for Syrus, I wouldn't walked out. The managers and bad food are why he didn't get his tip. read more

Red Lobster - These are the managers sitting down and it doing an amount of work what so ever. - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

The staff working the Sunday afternoon 7 o'clock shift was not there to greet the guests that were waiting before me. I stood at the "to go" bar waiting for service and 3 staff members came out to look at the tv and not asked if I had been helped. When I came to pick up my food and apply the restaurants discount I was meet a delay of service because there was a miscommunication on their part. Our food was cold. read more