You generally know what to expect when you go to a well known chain restaurant. Red Lobster is famous in particular for their Cheddar Bay Biscuits, which in this case were cold. I don't know about you, but I enjoy a warm fluffy biscuit, and this was just not that. I ordered the fried flounder and it arrived oily and hard on the outside as well as discolored by old frying oil. To make matters worse, the center was mushy and undercooked. I came in with reasonable (i.e. not very high expectations) and I left disappointed still. The service left something to be desired, not warm or accommodating at all. On the plus side, leaving the restaurant made me appreciate the fresh air more, as this location has the musty and unappealing scent of too many cleaning products, grease and probably age. Avoid this location. read more

Came here on a Monday specifically for their endless shrimp. My server was Alex. He was absolutely amazing. He came promptly and had such a great attitude. He had great timing when it came to giving me space and coming back to check on me. At one point I ordered something I thought was on the endless shrimp menu, when he brought it he gently reminded me it wasn't actually on that menu for future references but that I could have it anyways and didn't charge me. That was so sweet of him. He definitely made my experience a pleasant one and I'll certainly look for him in the future ! read more

It's tough giving two stars, but I have to be true to myself. I did come here to treat myself. I haven't been here since I was a kid, when coming here with my family was a splurge. As I grew up, my relationship with chain restaurants changed and i would visit them seldom. In my current experience this is really barely a star. I ordered their new "dragon shrimp".. and the rice is over cooked and the broccoli is soggy. Everything else was fine. I should really give Beyoncé all the marketing credit though... your biscuits however, they will forever be my Jam! read more

I understand extenuating circumstances but I do know most places by now have figured out a system that works. This place. This location. Has not. I placed an online order at 1:00pm for a 6:30pm pickup. It is now 7:56pm and I have repeatedly been told that my order is on the way. I know with all that is going on, I should be patient. I have been. This is beyond horrible. I have watched countless people walk up and receive their orders. There is no excuse for this. After months of us all transitioning to new ways of lives, there is no reason for them to not have an adequate, efficient system in place. read more

So I just had the best dinner with my husband and 3 almost 4 year old tonight. The endless shrimp was on point! But the best part was Drek our server who was so amazing! If you follow my page then you know how huge I am on service and he was so perfect! If Red Lobster isn't careful another restaurant will come and steal him! Then on our way out the manager was so sweet and let my babygirl see the "lobster monster." Eating out on a Friday is more than just a meal it's a dining experience for many families and servers like Drek & managers who understand that are worth their weight in gold! read more

Came for the endless shrimp. I'm still hungry, but I left because it took 40 minutes for each refill of 5 shrimp to come out. Literally just got sick of sitting there for so long. Also the quality of the food was terrible -- not fresh at all. Service was extremely slow and one of our orders didn't even come out. All in all, super disappointing. Definitely won't be coming back here again. read more

Tried Red Lobster for lunch today. Service was slow but the server was friendly. They had an issue with their fryer so my wife's food (fried shrimp with a baked potato) was delivered after I had already finished with my meal (grilled shrimp tacos). Her meal was OK. Mine was both messy and extremely spicy. The construction of the tacos should have been reversed, protein on the bottom, slaw/pico on top. As delivered it was impossible to keep the protein from falling out and splashing sauce everywhere. Also the sauce was extremely spicy and I like spicy but there was no warning given on the menu. If my wife had ordered it, she wouldn't have been able to eat it. I wouldn't get it again. I have had others at Chili's and local eateries that are much better and more satisfying. read more

Red Lobster - Grilled Shrimp Tacos - Seafood Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

All-around awful experience. Ordered takeout through redlobster.com. Red Lobster uses Door Dash. My dinner was delivered to the wrong address. Red Lobster offers no assistance with orders not received or those delivered late. Our dinner finally arrived an hour late and was ice cold. Additionally, no biscuits, no salad dressing, and only part of the side dishes were sent. Will absolutely never return to this location or any Red Lobster. Nowhere worth the $50 spent for dinner. read more

Got delivery, my husband seafood was great he said . I got chicken fingers and fries. Fries tasted old and were cold. Chicken fingers were good but were cold also. It happens I know but I was craving hot fries, next time I will do pickup read more

This location is pretty good. I can't complain. The food came out fast, drinks are good but don't expect stiff ones lol. Location pretty clean. read more

This is 1 of the Best Red Lobsters I've been. I normally order 3 different types of shrimp with mashed potatoes, must ask for the garlic butter sauce to top it off. read more

From the moment I walked in I immediately regretted my decision. There was a line piling up at the host while the hostess was talking on the phone. The place was LOUD to the point of it being unpleasant. The location is beat up and looks like time stood still for the last 30 years. The food was Actually really good aside being completely drenched in brown butter sauce. read more

I love Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits. There, I said it. I LOVE them! Stuff me full of these on any day, and I'd say, that day wasn't half bad! That being said--I used to live near this location, I've patronized it for years. But the service is really really bad, and I didn't think it was possible, but it's gotten worse over the past year. I last went to pick up a To-Go order of biscuits. When I stepped inside, a lot of servers were crowded around the host-stand checking out (and talking about) the guests as they entered. I went straight to the bar, and an ostensibly bitter manager ignored me for I'd say around 2 minutes (which is a long time when no one else is around and you're standing in front of a person) while she stapled receipts. I said, "Excuse me, I..." and she cut me off and said "The bartender'll get your order." The bar was dirty, and the bartender was rude and didn't make eye-contact, and didn't say anything but the price of the biscuits to me. I'd chalk it up to a bad day, but quite frankly this is typical with the FOH staff, I just expected more from the managers. read more

Really frustrated! We had our first date here, and decided to go back to relive the experience. We waited 20 minutes at our table and no one ever came to take our drink order. We alerted a server as she passed our table and she stated "I'll be right back". Well 10 more minutes passed and still no drink order. We finally walked out. Truly disappointed. We ended up at Marietta diner. read more

The best biscuit I've ever had in Atlanta! The service is unbelievable nice, with hot manager and friendly server. Had coupon for the appetizer. The crab was so nice!!!! And the trio was really nice! read more

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Please note: I do not like to go to chains unless: 1. Im with someone who wants to go (and is paying) 2. I have a gift card 3. There is a party happning and im invited 4. Starving and I know that im going to get something that's consistent That being said, this RL was hopping at 5pm. We waited 10 or so minutes to be seated. Our service was fine; the server was nice and friendly, but not too friendly and not too attentive which was nice. My husband loves their Cheddar Bay Biscuits (at 120 cals a pop he can have them all!) The food was fresh. I got their tilapia with vegs baked in a bag: very moist and tasty. Their shrimp was very good as well. However, mid meal these 3 children just came running out of nowhere doing like acrobatics and playing in the restaurant near peoples tables (why i dont go to chain restaurants). The people watching was interesting.... All in all, ill go back to RL if i'm invited. And!! on our way out we discovered that a Ferrari 529 convertible had parked next to us....beautiful! All in all, good night. read more

Before visiting this location for a date night, I hadn't been to a Red Lobster in years! I was a loyal patron to this chain and due to moving around to various states I haven't been close to one. However I begged my bf to go because of crab fest. We walked in and the waitress was top notch! I'm sad I forgot her name. Here is how I determine good service at red lobster: She was patient with us while we order, she kept our cups full (strawberry lemonade is THE best I have ever had in life), and she did NOT complain when we asked for extra biscuits (which were perfect). When the food arrived.....it literally looked like a red lobster commercial. My bf got steak and some other stuff and I got the ultimate crab feast with a side of pasta!The food was amazing and when Beyoncé said she wanted to take someone to red lobster I'm sure she was talking about this type of service and food. read more

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I used to love this location, but after last night 5/10/20, I am no longer a fan. I ordered online and not only did I not receive my order, the manager refused to give anyone who did not receive their order a refund. He also would not come out and address the crowd of people waiting for their orders.This location was obviously not equipped to handle the large amount of orders. That being said I will be going back to that location to get my refund and after that I will no longer be a patron at that location. It is a shame because my family and I loved going to that particular Red Lobster. read more

You know what? I like RL. Sorry, but I do. Though they are a link chain, I still find myself happy when I leave. On my most recent visit, I enjoyed the chef pasta which featured lobster and shrimp in a lobster butter sauce and garnished with tomato and asparagus and I was extremely pleased. I mean, really, I was very happy with the dish. They have done a remodel at this location and it looks pretty nice. The service is hit or miss. On this occasion it was a miss. Our guy took too long to bring anything we requested and didn't check on us nearly enough. Glasses got empty. But on other occasions, service has been really good. The prices at RL are good for some decent seafood in my opinion and those biscuits they serve are awesome. Meals come with a salad (Caesar or garden) and a side. Pasta meals come with a salad only. I'll keep going. read more

I'm not a big fan of chain restaurants with their institutionalized meals and sub-par quality, but Red Lobster holds a special place in my heart. I've gone their since I was seven years old, and have expanded my pallet from simple fried shrimp and fries to try out other seafood. Lately I've been frequenting this particular establishment for birthdays and after going to the water park with my friends for our marine-themed fun days. Though the restaurant is decorated with tacky sea-themed objects, it's still a fun place to be with family and friends. Wait times vary on when you go. Weekends are definitely busier, but they are very quick to seat you, even if you have large parties. Also, you can hang out at the bar while you wait. There are a lot of combinations to choose from, but they are generous amounts of food regardless of what you choose. Entrees come with a salad beforehand as well as baskets of unlimited cheddar bay biscuits, which are a popular staple and are very delicious. My usual dish is the seaport shrimp and lobster tail, which comes with pilaf rice and a side dish. It was very good and so much food! I usually have to get a take out box, along with some biscuits of course! If you're up for some good seafood and a fun atmosphere with some family or friends, Red Lobster is a good chain for their delicious food and good bang for your buck. read more

I'm rating them with one star, because I had to due to Yelp. I went on a date with my love and as soon as he left he started feeling sick. The next day... He threw up and was sleep all day. Please don't waste your time here. I cannot believe they served us under-cooked fish.We will not be back. EVER. read more

Will never go back. The ONLY thing I "like" about Red Lobster is their cheese biscuits. Emm em good, but can probably even figure out how to make those at home. Family and I (5 peeps) went for a weekend dinner and there was no one there. The place smelled like fish and cleaner, not very appetizing. I too ordered the cajun chicken alfredo? It was mediocre. Nothing special and not cajun at all. It had so much oil in it, at the end of my meal it was already separating and it looked how microwave left over pasta looks the next day. I also ordered a side salad and it consisted of lettuce, an unripe tomato, cucumber? and basic ranch dressing. Egh. Everyone else either had something fried, or steamed lobster. My husband ordered the Snow Crabs and his response......"umm........nothing special, sides were average for the price" Not sure if these are just location specific issues or maybe I just don't like Red Lobster. read more

Sooo I went here on my lunch break and ordered the Cajun Chicken Pasta that my bestfriend used to rant and rave about. Boy was I not too impressed! There was nothing CAJUN about this pasta. Just taste like regular ol chicken linguine or something. I was like hmmm...okay not ordering this again. Then, my coworker ordered extra shrimp for her salad. When I say you could not even tell she paid for extra shrimp, I'm not lying. They put it all in this one container, along with the shirmp it automatically came with. I had to ask the server where her extra shrimp was and she said it was all in the small plastic container. I was like oh wow, she's not going to be happy. There had to be maybe 8 pieces of shrimp in there...MAYBE! And oh yeah, she was very disappointed when I took it to her. This is probably the worst experience I've had at Red Lobster. I don't eat at Red Lobster often but when I do, I expect better than this. This Red Lobster just doesn't do you right when you order out and because of that, I won't be dining in. At least they didn't go wrong with the biscuits, thank goodness. read more

It was between RL and Ihop today and a shrimp ceasar salad seemed like a good plan. I don't recall the last time I was at a RL though I do like seafood. Our server told us we were going to have "excellent service". So i'm like - cool! Food: The chedder bay biscuits I think are the best thing going. Food was fine - nothing to write home about. Service: I am not sure where the excellent was suppose to be. They didn't have regular lemonade and it took forever for our drinks to get there. When we got our ceasar salads there wasn't an parm cheese or croutons. This is during lunch time and unfortunately I have to get back to work so I'm not one of those ladies who lunch. The salad portion was small for the cost. read more

My husband and I ordered the salmon when we got our food the salmon was spoiled you could smell it was spoiled before you cut into it was awful we told the waitress and she took it back and ask what would we like to replace it with we ordered the shrimp but no apology from the manager or the waitress. I was very disappointed that they would serve you rotten food. We will not visit this Red Lobster again. read more

This Red Lobster is the slowest. My family and I decided to come eat dinner here and wish we didn't. It took 10 minutes before we met our waitress. Nobody came to check on us and my brother looked at, whom we assume, was the manager and he sent a waitress. The waitress was slow too. She forgot my drink and it eventually came halfway through my meal. We would ask for condiments and it would take her a good 15 minutes until she would bring the items back. If you can help it...don't go here! It's totally not worth it. read more

Tawanna M. Was a really great server . The food came out fast and fresh . She didn't rush me and allowed me to enjoy my food . It's been a long time I went to a restaurant and had exceptional service . I really appreciate her taking the time to be professional and courteous . read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

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Decent quality food. Slow to get or did. Service was good. The food here was average red lobster quality. We were seated in a room all by our lonesome, which led to me and my wifey having a very nice lunch conversation. Fried shrimp MUST be a very difficult order to fill because it took about 25 minutes for our plates to come out. Besides the lack of celerity, the service was good, and it was an overall decent experience. read more

I have been to this location many times and it has a great wait staff from my experience. Something about this visit was just okay though. I can't put my finger on it but it is what it is... Good cocktails too! read more

We went for the endless shrimp special on our lunch break and were there for 2 hours! It was so disappointing. We thought coming at opening would help avoid a long wait like the previous week, but it didn't matter. We wouldn't see how waiter for 20-30 minutes each time. I think he might have been cooking, too! It took forever to order, to receive apps, to get drink refills, and anything else. My friend spoke to the manager who tried to help by taking more shrimp orders and boxing them to-to since we had to leave and couldn't waste anymore time. It was interesting that the shrimp with the waiter took so long to come out, but the manager got our new orders to us in 10-15 minutes. I asked if they held plates during endless shrimp to make people run out of time and not order more food. He said they didn't do that, but the actions speak otherwise. I am disappointed as I am a fan of Red Lobster, but now that The Juicy Crab is across the street, I may have to switch. read more

I come here with my parents for the promotions RL always seem to have going on- Endless Shrimp or app, entree, and dessert for $15. That being said, I think the food is only ok to slightly above average. I like their clam chowders. Their biscuits are sooo good, but I think I feel my arteries clogging while I'm chomping down (they're just so heavy and dense!). Everything in Endless Shrimp tastes extremely salty to me (enough where I finish my glass of water, and I almost never drink anything with my meals). At around my 4th "order" of shrimp (each order comes with around 5-10 pieces of 30/40 shrimp), I kind of want to die from a salt overdose. RL has that out-of-the-box "chain" taste to me, where the food's not particularly inspired and always. tastes. the. same. Our entrees usually have shrimp that's cooked a tad bit past medium, but it's never that dreaded, overcooked grainy/mushy texture. Service is actually stellar at this particular location- we've almost always had Ben as our waiter and he's been awesome for us, and when we don't, the servers still do well. I would probably give 2 stars at this point, but 3 for the service. TL;DR: come here if you want your prototypical American seafood favorites. Always look for promotions on RL's website (because some servers might not bring it up). read more

Went here for lunch today. We usually have a crew that goes, but one of our "members" dipped out because we can never get in & out of this place in less than an hour. I was determined to make it happen today just to prove her wrong. Got here at 11:45 am, got seated, ordered, ate & was out the door by 12:40pm. SCORE! I tried the Seafood Gumbo and it was just okay, I probably wouldn't order it again. Hubby had the create your own feast w/ coconut shrimp, shrimp pasta & salmon w/ mashed taters. It was all delicious. I usually never have a problem w/ the food, and those biscuits... Oh. My . God. It's like heaven in my mouth!! The service though (except for today) is usually severely lacking. They are WAY too slow and the usually have a 20+ minute wait for lunch on any given day of the week. Why? I'm not sure... the food is good, but it's not THAT good. read more

Me & the hubby went here for dinner tonight. We made a point of going before 6, as we were thinking it would be crowded, but it wasn't. Our server was great...very friendly and quick to refill hubby's diet coke and my sweet tea. I had the wood-fire scallops, shrimp, and chicken, and hubby had New Orleans style mahi mahi with shrimp and veggies. My scallops were yummy, and you could really taste the smoky flavor in it and the chicken. The shrimp were okay, but nothing special. My hubby enjoyed his mahi mahi. And of course, the biscuits were yummy. We each had our own dessert...I had the chocolate chip lava cookie with ice cream, and hubby had the apple crumble with ice cream. Both desserts were big, and I couldn't finish all of mine. The noise level wasn't bad...especially considering that we were sitting in the bar area, and we were in and out in about 40 minutes or so. read more

I have been to this location 100's time always had good things to say about the place but Saturday June 25 and it was a whole different story I place an online order I got to the restaurant and they said your food is coming out now so I sat down in the waiting area and waited atleast 20 min little did I know my food had came out of the back onto a table where it sat for another 30 minutes before someone realized the food was on the table and I was sitting there in the waiting area I try to support my neighborhood businesses but they let me down every time O yea and the food was not up to paw and the employees was walking around like they didn't know or care about nothing read more

I was there last night to place a to go order. Tianna the server was great. Her customer service sklils were exceptional. She was very attentive to every guest need. She had a great sense of urgency, understood that guests were there to grab the foods and go. read more

As I travel for business, my resteraunt visits are often. My experience at this location was wonderful. The only thing better than the garlic butter shrimp and scallops is the service of the staff! The service is one of the best I have ever seen! The manager and all staff work together to make the dining experience the best it can be!! The strong work ethic can be seen throughout the resteraurant! Thank you! read more

It's probably been over five years since we have gone to Red Lobster and I am so glad we "rediscovered" it. Food was great and service was superb. Leigh is the best! We will be back. read more

I haven't been to red lobster in over a decade and now I remember why.. this is the trashiest, ghetto-est low class sea food you can have. Let me start by saying our waitress was sweet, she did a decent job but when my crab legs, broccoli, baked potato, lobster and fries etc came out it was cold as hell! On top of that I had to wait another 20/30 minutes for them to remake it. Mind you I'm pregnant and starving. The was a big group of ratchets cursing and talking loud across from me and my children, the silverware were dirty... It was just horrible. I'll never in my ife ever go to a red lobster ANYWHERE as long as I live. The manager this sweet white male, did his best to make things better but I'll never go back! read more

Its a paradise for sea food lovers!! Amazing dishes and preparation. The best thing is, no matter how much you eat..you feel so light in stomach. I had best lobsters here... we ordered oysters as appetizet n they were yummyy The ambience is classy n service is pleasant. Its worth every penny!! read more

Decent food but staff not very friendly and welcoming. I stopped for a birthday and when I asked our waitress if we could get the person a dessert or cake she rudely said "we dont do that here" no im "sorry " or even being polite, ordered a Cosmo and it was awful too. Won't be back read more