Awful. Everything was over salted and I Love salt. We haven't been in 5 years because we never have a good experience. It's confirmed, NOT good across the board. Don't waste your money. read more

Amazing food! The server Myriah was great. She went above and beyond, even gave me a delicious brownie for my birthday since I can't have ice cream. read more

Red Lobster - Amazing brownie and sweet card - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

We enjoyed Lobesterfest! The new Lobster punch was AWESOME!!!! Plus you get to take the glass home.

Why we ended up going to Red Lobster after a disaster visit across the driveway at Shari's: We went with my Mother to Shari's restaurant at Tacoma Place on 72nd & Hosmer in Tacoma today 2-11-14. The booth seat we were given was very wet from a wet towel wash so I asked the gal seating us if she could wipe it dry; 3 drags of a napkin she brought another napkin to replace the one she used. I said the seat is still wet, she tossed 3 napkins at me and said "Knock yourself out, I just wiped it for you!" Mom put her coat back on and we left there and walked across the driveway to Red Lobster and had a lovely lunch with great service, ask for Mandy R @ table #3, what a sweetheart of a server & a perfect 20% tip kind of service person, my husband, Mom & I all agreed going here instead!!! Don't go to Shari's that is why they are all closing down. Go to Red Lobster and be treated like you are greatly appreciated. This is a 5 + Star rating for Mandy our server today. read more

Serving was great we got are table right away. I will strongly suggest going here we got are food in the 10 min we sat down. PS. Mandy was a great waitress thankyou read more

An absolutely delightful and personable Danny opened the door for my 90 year old mom and I, and instantly made our day by his joyful introduction - seated us at the first table to give mom a rest. Then, our beautiful Rose (new here from Kentucky) came to take our order and dazzle us with her gracious service - she was over the top lovely. Our food, of course, was good as always. The key lime pie was excellent. And then to top it off Will offered mom his arm as she struggled to her feet - and escorted her all the way to the car while Danny, again, held the door for her. I cannot tell you how our faith in humanity (after a trying day) was restored by these three charming, kind professionals. I asked for their work schedules so I may bring my friends in to see how fabulous they are! read more

My husband and I came to this location for our anniversary dinner. It was busy but we didn't have to wait very long at all for a table. Once seated, our waiter made sure to let us know about the specials and take our drink order. The appetizers and drinks came in a very timely manner and were amazing! The food was phenomenal. Our waiter made sure to check on us often and saw that we were well taken care of. It was a wonderful experience overall. Super nice staff and so worth it. read more

Short wait time as it was just before the dinner rush. Ordered an appetizer and 3 entrees. Appetizer didn't come out but the entrees did. One entree was overcooked and had been sitting for a bit before going to the table, another entree was missing a side but the last one was right. Still no appetizer. Waitress removes it from the bill. Give her a gift card and cash to paid the bill and was shorted part of the change. Never coming back to this location in the near future. read more

The best food!!!! And the best place to spend the time with a friends!!! I like everything and specific the appetizers that its yammmy!!!

On Mother's Day, we ordered dinner for pick up and it was incredibly disappointing. We used to enjoy Red Lobster, though we hadn't been there in some time. We both got the admiral's feast. His fries were cold. Both orders had clams that were way overcooked. Clams were lukewarm. Both orders had two pieces of fish, each one only an inch wide, consistent with the size of a regular fish stick. It's unfortunate because they weren't too bad. Scallops and shrimp were ok. Scallops were hot, shrimp were hardly warm. Cocktail sauce was good. Tartar sauce was awful with overwhelming taste of onion which overtook any other flavor. It wasn't edible to me. I had added garlic linguini, it was very, very bland, little flavor of any sort. We both had ordered green beans, we only received green beans for one order. Green beans were ok. I got mashed potatoes, they were just ok. Biscuits were ok. In addition to the mediocre at best food, he had to wait far longer than the time given on the website....but again, half of the food was cold or barely lukewarm. Price was fine if the quality had been better. Needless to say, we won't be back, even once the restaurant opens up again. We were both very disappointed. read more

The best thing they serve is the Bahama Mama or the Sunrise Pina Colada, hahaha! Their seafood is ok for a chain restaurant. Steak is a little dry and very thin, the lobster unfortunately never looks like the TV commercials BUT the biscuits are always yummy. We went to dinner there and our bill was $80 w/tip for two people. We didn't get the most expensive stuff but it seemed over priced for the lack of quality. read more

Food was good but not really great. I had the shrimp trio and a side of caprese salad. The waitress failed to tell me about the 2.97 upcharge to change my side. She offered the upgrade but failed to tell me there was a cost. read more

Doesn't let you share endless shrimp with family! That doesn't sound right and they put these big prices on the kids just for endless all the kids needed to get it to share and even though they say that you cannot share at all. Bad rules and just want money although food is good, the rules for the food are complete unfair and stupid, read more

Ok the Lobster Shop 6:30 pm dinner Tacoma, Washington what the he--! Out of Salmon and one piece of Tilapia left! Well I went for the salmon not tilapia. Can you imagine all the customers they had to tell this news? Not good! Who's managing this store? The wait was not bad. The restaurant was not full. Hmmmm? read more

I'll tell you what, when your kid (raised on vashon where life was restaurant-chain free until two years ago when the subway opened) has watched red lobster commercials on tv his whole life and dreamed of dipping a succulent hunk of king crab into drawn butter in a way only commercial food photographers can depict the experience, and you find yourself camped out at the tacoma red lion (dear gawd, more on that later) for a two-day-pony-league-baseball*-tournament at the sprinker recreation fields in spanaway, washington, which hotel just happens to be situated about half a mile from all familiar signage for everything from sports equipment to fast food, well, when your kid's been dreaming of red lobster, doggonit, you go red lobster. and let him figure it out for himself. read more

It's really bad when the restaurant is half full and yet we (at least six different groups) had to wait 15 minutes to be seated. In that 15 minutes I counted at least 9 groups finish their meal and leave, but only 4 groups that were waiting got seated. It's 7 PM; sorry, out-of lobster ... out-of crab ... out-of Riesling wine ... well, that said, the server was pretty good and the food we eventually ordered was fair to good. Thank God for the Cheddar Bay Biscuits, that was all that was really good during our evening. My last three visits to this restaurant has progressively gotten worse, I'm surprised they're managed to stay in business ... ahhh wait a minute, that may explain why this place was only half full and short staffed tonight. read more

The Walmart of Seafood Restaurants. Tons of ratchet and inconsiderate people. Once again 3 hostesses standing around; just like a year and a half ago. Waited 15 minutes to be seated and over half the restaurant was empty. They gave us a dirty table and I put my hand in something sticky on the chair. The hostess tried telling me it was cleaner. Glad it was on my hand and not my clothes. Wen brought us out a sample of Lobster Bisque to sample because he said 50/50 like it. The bisque is on point!!! So that means half the people that come here don't know what lobster bisque tastes like. Wen kept us informed on everything and provided great service. I cannot give the place 4 stars because of service last time; this place has greatly improved, by still has a way to go. read more

The pasta is a little watered down and definitely over cooked. Also it's 10.49$ for the 9oz glass of Shutter Home white wine. Frankly I probably will never eat at a red lobster again. It's just too pricey for the poor quality. Service was great though read more

Only good thing here is the biscuits the clam chowder ain't home made its from a bag food sucks

Don't know what people were talking about. They were just having a bad day. We had a great time thanks red lobster.

If I could leave zero stars I would. My husband was served raw chicken on a bed of pasta. After countless visits to the bathroom puking, we were given $90. worth of gift cards. What am I going to do with that? Give it to someone I hate? I'd be stupid to go back! read more

The food here was just okay...but I didn't go in here expecting much. We always keep our expectations low when we go to a franchise restaurant since they almost always taste like frozen dinners. We had a gift card, so figured we had nothing to lose as long as we avoided food poisening! I had the BBQ shrimp something or other and it was fine. Not bad, but not spectacular. My wife got lobster and it was tough and over cooked. A bit disappointing, but since it was a gift card an not our money, we were fine. We did get their stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer and they were good, and as always, their biscuits were great. All in all...pretty decent, but not a place I'd go if I'm paying. The service was good, so it added a star and brings the total to 3 stars. read more

i had an amazing experience here this month! "mariah" is an awesome server. she checked on us a lot and was very prompt and nice. i am not generally a fan of huge chain-restaurants because i think the food quality and service is too "hit and miss" but think their food/service here has been consistently really good IMO. also, it just irritates me that people on this page are giving low reviews because they don't think the seafood is high-end quality... people, please, if you want 100 percent perfect-quality large-quantity seafood, you will be paying a *lot more $* than Red Lobster prices and you know it. please don't go to RL just because you know you're too cheap for the upscale places, only to complain about it later ... (?) (confused) read more

Came here late at night, they were closing soon, but they were really cool and gave us a table. They entire time, we were not rush at all!!!!!!!! The server was extremely nice and professional. Forgot his name, but he did a great job! Started with 1/2 dozen oysters. They were clean and fresh. Forgot the name for the entrees, but one is the lobster two way, and the other one is shrimp trio. Or something like that. Both are good. Of course, the bread is good. And the server comes over now and then to check on us. Make sure the waters were filled and ask us if we need more bread. I will come back again and again if I can get the same server!! read more

One word... Terrible! This meal was one of the worst in the area. My family had never been to red lobster and we were wondering how good it was. I should have checked the reviews on yelp first. Our server was great but the food was terrible, everyone in the family was disgusted by their meal. About the only thing that's good here is the biscuits. We ordered the hand battered fish and chips, clam chowder, and the garlic shrimp. All of it was terrible except for the garlic shrimp (too bad it only came with 6 shrimp!). I would give this restaurant 1 star but that extra star goes to our excellent server and those few shrimp. I would not recommend this place to anyone with taste buds. Chris read more

My boyfriend and I came in last night and had an outstanding server. I believe her name was Mariah. She was genuine and sincere, laughed with us, and provided perfectly spaced steps of service. We had a very nice time, thank you. read more

Despite what is advertised on Yelp, they DO NOT take reservations. They are first come first served, sometimes they allow a 20 minute call ahead but not on special occasions. read more

I only went because I had a gift certificate. As soon as you walk in the door it smells like sewage. The Red Lobster atmosphere has gone down since I was a kid. It used to be people would dress decent. Patrons were in flip flops and sweatsuits. If you're looking for a date night restaurant this would not be it. The service was very good. The Admiral's Feast was very greasy. The fish was overly greasy, so we didn't eat that. The steamed mussels were in a sauce that had too many red peppers. The crab legs were good. read more

This Red Lobster is thee best to eat your seafood! My shrimps weren't dry. The lobster tails were super juicy! I wanted to meet the chef because his hands are amazing! I'm so very picky with how my seafood is cooked and this place was the awesome! Thank you waiter and thank you greeter! Most especially thank you chef! read more

The restaurant servers are deeply passionate for serving your dish and making sure you're alright with water, biscuits, etc. I've been here twice and both times I had the server, Michael. He's an amazing server and he always made sure we were alright. The food is not completely fantastic but if you are craving fancy/average seafood, this is the place to be. The lighting on the booths are amazing. It gives you an intimate dinner with your significant other. Would come back on special occasions! read more

My boyfriend had been wanting RL for awhile and my Dad was visiting, so being in the area, we went here for lunch. We waited about 5 minutes and then were seated. The restaurant was a little loud, but we were sat in the back, so we could talk at least. The staff were attentive and pretty friendly. When the cheddar biscuits were brought, game over! Haha. We love those things. We all got salads to start out with, then I had the shrimp scampi and coconut shrimp with green beans. Other than the shrimp being teeny, it was all super tasty and the dipping sauce for the coconut shrimp was delish. My Dad enjoyed his fish and chips, which was a really big plate, and my bf enjoyed his shrimp dish. Our drinks were never low for too long and prices are ok, a little pricey, but I don't go here very much, so it's not a big deal. I'd stop by again if we're in the area. read more

The oysters are super fresh whenever I get them. Well I'd always hope so cause that would be extremely nasty. Haha Anyways I always receive one of the best services when ever I go here. Next time I go I definitely need to try a lobster for sure I'm always ending up get oysters and the bread they have. read more

After a long day of driving, my family and I were in the mood for eating food that we knew we loved! And Red Lobster had always been one of our favorites! Our waiter was very nice and made us feel welcome! Sadly, when I went to take the skin off the bottom of my salmon, I noticed a small hair on my plate. The manager was very professional and had it remade for me. Since all of us weren't eating together, like we wanted to, he went above and beyond, and comped the whole meal. He even gave us a free dessert to apologize for the whole mishap. So even though this could have been a very bad experience, the friendliness and customer service of the staff had us walking out with a smile! If I lived in the area, I would definitely return! read more

Haven't been there in years.....stopped in on a Monday night.....they were pretty busy so we sat in the bar. I'm in the industry, so I am very observant of service. Chad was our bartender and he was awesome! He was getting slammed and never lost his patience or professionalism- not an iota of snark in his game - and in listening to some of the customers and their demands I don't know how he pulled it off! We told him we were going to share one of the seafood platters, and he split it for us! Very considerate....the rest of the team was awesome as well... read more

What can I say can't be more pleased , if you have a chance to go to this red lobster make sure to get Michael. He is hands down best waiter I've ever had , he was soft spoken but so nice and you could just tell he was a nice person and an exceptional member of the team at the restaurant and you could tell he was a very genuine person and the food was fantastic. read more

this shit storm of a restaurant totally fucked up my $100.00 order! 4 potatoes for 2 people, rice that looked like bird seed, snow crab that taste like water....i will not be going to the restaurant or ordering from this "budget seafood" place again...i wouldn't feed this shit to a stray cat least he'd scratch my eyes out!!! negative 1000 stars! read more

I went to Red Lobster on 72nd in Tacoma for my birthday dinner. I had an amazing meal of Dungeness Crab Legs, garlic mashed potatoes, baby asparagus, and a beautiful Caesar salad. I had finished the top layer of my beautiful crab and was about to dig into the bottom layer of a very generous portion of the tastiness. That is when I discovered that the bottom cluster was spoiled and inedible. The server was so gracious, offered to replace the entire serving of Crab legs, after I had already eaten the top half. I declined that offer because I was already pretty full. She went the extra mile and removed the expensive, 28.99 meal from my family's bill. Anyone can have a bad day as a chef, but this server made up for it wholeheartedly! Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Never had a bad experience when I go here. The service is always decent, the food is always great, and the restaurant is always clean. You really can't ask for more when you eat a chain restaurant. read more

This is our go to restaurant when we want seafood. The peach tea is extremely good, love the biscuits and of course the seafood. The only time we were not completely satisfied they were extremely busy and we sat in the bar for dinner, food was good but the service was not. read more

Great service, great food. Food was fresh, hot and promptly served. Waiter made sure we had everything we needed and kept our waters filled. First time we been there and we will make sure to visit again soon. read more