Had the lobster and shrimp tacos. They were very salty and very disappointing for food from Red Lobster. Unfortunately I ordered to go otherwise I would have sent the dish back to the kitchen. read more

My review hovers around 3.5 stars and 4 for my most recent experience with Red Lobster. As moving to a new house is well underway some of the greatest treats during the process is coming across gift cards that you haven't used yet. We just happened to have such a gift card for Red Lobster and decided to redeem it at last. My grandmother used to love to go to Red Lobster back in the 90's and she loved taking her family out to eat. So we ate at Red Lobster quite a bit. The meals were always very good back then. Well that was over 20 years ago. A little bit has changed with the menu but the popular and classic menu items are still there. Those biscuits that you get for an appetizer are still great. The rice pilaf side is still great. Everything is pretty much the same... more or less. Some things that I did notice was that the portions seemed a bit smaller but we also got the feast special which I haven't seen before which I am actually okay with. Back in the day we often ate too much. Or maybe it was because it was a special and they were scaled back due to that. One thing that I did notice that I did not care for was that the lettuce salad could have been fresher. There was some lettuce in it that was brown but I picked it out and proceeded with the meal. No other complaints really. My experience with the food was very close to when my family went there so much... maybe a little less in quality but not by much. Service was decent. One thing I absolutely don't like at all and this is not Red Lobster's fault so much but it is where the restaurant is located. It isn't easy to get to from the interstate exactly and the lanes getting into and around the strip mall are very confusing. Using a GPS helps to reduce the confusion but is by no means going to completely stop you from getting turned around as to where you need to go. read more

very easy location centrally located right off the freeway a lot of available parking always a lot of fun different variety of options of foods and drinks price is very reasonable staff is friendly just a nice place to go overall I would compare it to a chain of restaurants similar to Applebee's but specializing in seafood read more

Red Lobster - Messed up my Uber eats order but they made it right. Thank you for your professionalism - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

We came here specifically for the seafood stuffed mushrooms. We were so excited to eat them that I forgot to take a picture! a $10 order comes with 6 small sized mushroom, stuffed with melty ooey gooey cheese and seafood (chopped shrimp and crab I believe) Kind of expensive, but so worth it! We tried the wine and garlic mussels which were tasty and fine. I was hoping for steamed clams but they aren't served here :( We also tried the "Choose Your Combo" with Walts fried Shrimp, coconut shrimp and broccoli. The Walts Fried Shrimp has a light crunchy breading and tasted very much like fried chicken lol the coconut shrimp were amazing. I love the sweet pineapple dipping sauce they're served with YUM! We sat in the bar area, which has about 10 counter seating at the bar and 3-4 booths With 2 large tables that Appear to be reserved for Take-out orders. If you and your partner are sports fans, skip this bar. The TVs are tiny and way too far up the wall to enjoy watching a game here. read more

Red Lobster - Coconut Shrimp & Walt's Fried Shrimp. Hot & crispy! - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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My husband took me to this Red Lobster for our anniversary dinner. Wan G was our server and he did an outstanding job. The manager was also very attentive. We had a wonderful experience. The food was delicious. We will be going there again and not just for special occasions. One of the lady servers also helped my husband set the table up with flowers and balloons. Thank all of you for making our day so special. read more

Red Lobster - This is my all king crab feast. - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Stopped by for Lobsterfest and it was delicious. Sat in the bar, it was a slow Thursday. I didn't know Red Lobster has a happy hour so that was nice. Our first drink was weak but the second was much better. I ordered the big lobster special it was a little pricey $38.00 for Red Lobster but delicious and worth it. read more

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My favorite place for coconut shrimp and biscuits. My husband and I go here on dates and special occasions. They always provide us great food and excellent service. The Sea side Trio is my favorite!! The Alfredo, Scampi and fried shrimp always a pleasure to eat. read more

Overall: Good place for a limited variety of seafood Having moved to WA State from Europe, I was looking forward to eating lots of seafood here... but that's not really happened. We visited during the Seafood Festival time - there was an average wait time of around 35 minutes, but we spotted a bar table so we sat there. We were seen to and served with our salads very promptly. Their famous cheddar biscuits, were actually quite nice - fluffy and cheesy, however a tiny bit salty. This was rectified by wiping the surface with the napkin. However, they weren't really "bottomless". We got 2 each, then had to wait for ages to be offered anymore. I had the great seafood feast, which consisted of snow crab legs, lobster tail and prawns. All was quite good, however the rice was drenched in butter, and unfortunately the little dipping dish of butter had spilt on my food, making everything even more buttery. The snow crab legs were finicky, but was worth it - they were sweet and did not need any butter for dipping. The lobster tail was oven baked and unfortunately slightly overdone. However the prawns/scampi were great. My other half ordered some dish with prawns, scallops and salmon, all were great, the scallops were just done to perfection (no rubbery scallops served here). On to the next course, we ordered the apple overboard and the chocolate wave. The apple overboard was very nice, it did restore me into eating desserts again :). The pastry was buttery, light and crispy, the apple was cinnamony and sweet, with the exceptional balance of creamy vanilla ice cream (with NO bad ice crystals in it). The chocolate cake was also great, and is recommended for you chocolate lovers out there. read more

Red Lobster - Oven baked lobster tail, steamed crab legs and garlic shrimp served with over buttered wild rice pilaf - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

With all the other restaurants nearby, I cannot imagine why you would want to go here. I stopped in at about 5:30 on a weeknight, and sat in the bar. I was hoping that they would have a happy hour, but was sadly disappointed. Only a full priced menu, and not really that affordable for the quality of the restaurant. I'd suggest Applebees or Olive Garden right next door for value. My food was fine. I got a beer and a Shrimp platter, and they were served promptly. But the salad that came out before my entree was literally smothered with Caesar dressing. The reason I am only giving two stars is because of the attitude of the bar and wait staff back there. The bartender and one of the waitresses kept making snide remarks to each other about the kitchen. Other waitresses would come by to ask about the status of a drink, and there was mutual disrespect. The two hostesses out front were focused on looking at something on their phone. Don't get me wrong -- I don't mind seeing a little humanity in the employees at restaurants I go to. But the whole attitude at this place just really was over the top, and it made the comparatively high prices a bit more unappealing. Oh -- and I couldn't even amuse myself because my sprint cellphone got very poor data service here, and there was no wifi! read more

It was the perfect day to use that Christmas gift card. We'd been car shopping, I was on the verge of trading in my beloved. As the stars had aligned, it was also Happy Hour. We were seated promptly and greeted with nice clean menus and a promise of biscuits and beverages. The seating was just enough elbow room for a lefty and this group who continues to win the fight against anorexia. Our seafood concierge would be Dustin. His ease and aura settled us into the beginning of a lovely dining experience. First priority. Cocktails. A nice list available for both beer, wine, specialty house creations, and finally for this girl, the classic vodka tonic. As for my beverage, it was fantastic. Yes, I hear you say; a vodka tonic is hard to screw up. But I'd strongly disagree. (A good portion of my life has been devoted to this very point of contention.) Back to food. Mine was Coconut shrimp. Loved everything about it. Nice sauce, huge portion. The side I chose, rice pilaf was...meh. But that was totes okay, because the best was yet to come. My other had the shrimp Caesar salad, she was loving EVERY minute of it, right up until the plastic bit of salad bag showed up on her fork. Sure, we were stunned. Actually we knew right away what had probably happened. Dustin was on the spot, he apologized profusely and professionally. Not more than a few minutes had passed when Danny, who I assume is the manager, arrived at our table. Danny did offer sincere regrets, we assured him that we also understood how things like this happen. We respected his decision to personally show up at our table to let us know that he would be paying for our salad. Classy move Danny! Five glowing bright shiny stars to an establishment that does the right thing! It's been years since I went to a Red Lobster, I was wrong.. Bottom line. This was delightful, and although I noticed many other dining options available within the same radius, the exemplary service this restaurant provided will on its own prompt a speedy return. read more

I went to eat here yesterday and they were super clean and very helpful especially with the whole covid-19 also they have AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! read more

Came here for our anniversary and had a great experience! The food is always good no matter what I get and this time was no exception. I had the snow crab with a baked potato and Caesar salad. Our server was excellent and we had a nice anniversary meal! read more

The restaurant was fairly empty. We were seated right away. Our waiter is a really polite older gentleman. He answered all our questions, Offered specials, it was so refreshing. Our food was served in a very timely manner, our waters always filled and never had to ask for napkins. It was honestly the best service we had and we left him a very generous tip. We will definitely be back for great service and wonderful food. read more

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Be wary of using gift cards and ordering online. I entered my gift card and it accepted but when I finalized my payment it charged my bank card the full amount! I called the restaurant and they said they'd refund my money and when I got there they said there was nothing they could do. Very misleading. read more

Fantastic service but Our lobsters were hammered, hammered and crispy. So overcooked was like chewing on rubber. The rest of our dinners were ok. Kinda disappointed to say the least! Drinks were extremely weak!!! Don't think we'll ever return read more

Used to be my favorite restaurant. My birthday dinner would always be here. The food is still good, but not that great toe anymore that I've explored so many other restaurants. Everything always looks so good at first, but I never leave completely satisfied. But I must say, their Cheddar Bay Biscuits are always yummy! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Lover's Linguine - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

It's a must Harbor Lobsters Bake (delicious linguini), Salmon New Orleans (juice slamon) and tasty NY steak. The food here in Red Lobsters Tacoma are more delicous with great service. Our waitress Kyung was always on timing along with their humble shift manager Saturday 4pm on 29 June 2019. read more

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I have been to this place a few times for lunch and every time it has been great. The staff has always been friendly and the food comes out great. There is always plenty of parking to choose from. It's right off i5 and within range of a lot of stores for shopping. Great place to have your seafood fix for lunch. read more

WOW! 22 years later of my life, I finally tried Red Lobster for the first time. Now, I have had my fair share of chain restaurants that are big franchise corporations and some have their perks but this one was really bad. My sister, boyfriend, and I went to try the $16.99 all you can eat shrimp promo and dang, it wasn't worth it I can tell you. My boyfriend is a lifter so he needs his calories and decided it might be worth a shot (usually we head to buffets). I was already aware of what I was getting myself into as soon as our waitress announced my first dish would be drowned in butter. I try to watch what I eat and make it healthy as possible but sometimes I feel like having a cheat week rather than a cheat day. Anyways, the first round comes with a side of your choice, salad, and TWO shrimp dishes. Then, the second round comes with just ONE shrimp dish at a time. Having worked in the restaurant industry for 5 years, I know what it means to push on the dishes till customers get full quickly. She was definitely rushing us and I took my time since I already knew the trick. In the end, the shrimp dishes were all too much. It was pretty gross and OH I ALMOST FORGOT, THE FAMOUS CHEDDAR BISCUITS at Red Lobster.... DUN DUN DUN! It was... not that great. Actually, it was disappointing. I cannot believe how much people go crazy for these biscuits because they are supposedly heavenly but.. wow. It was worse than what I could make at home deliciously. Yep, Red Lobster isn't my go-to. read more

It's a great restaurant for anniversary & birthday. Can't think of business meetings and stuff. It was a busy Saturday night I'm not sure if it's because it's Saturday or whatever. I tried the new dish woodly lobster tail, fish & shrimp. It was AWESOME! Even though it was busy the waiter Gwen never ceased to ignore us. She was professional and kind. Our food came in the proper amount of time. Our WAIT was also within the limit of what they told us. Our experience tonight was incredible. That is why I give a 5 star. read more

Red Lobster - Mmmmm. SEAFOOD!!! - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

This place does not get the orders quick enough. my order was taken three times and a waiter still had to come outside to place it for me. Food was bland with no flavor. After waiting 35 minutes for it. Thumbs down! They hv a telephone service that takes there orders and relays them bk to the restaurant. They get a one star as well! 40.00 dollars worth of nastiness! But the bottled coke was cold it was great! read more

I did access and launch a formal complaint using your reference number. No reply back yet. Since then, I ordered Denny's twice. I like their burgers and the grand slam and club sammich. Twice the quality for half the priceI We shared the pancakes. Everything was yummy! read more

Being a lobster fanatic & chain restaurant is not in my interest at all! But I gave the lobsterfest new item; lobster w waffle a try & I was impressed how good it was but the main key is to order your syrup on the side rather than let this yummy dish all soaked up by maple syrup before your server deliver to your table Service was excellent & food was piping hot esp the juice lobster meat! Give this limited item a try before they take this away on mid April read more

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Ate at the bar....amazing service and great drinks. Bartender (Colleen*?) was on point the entire time. Only reason not 5 stars was the food could've been better. The stuffed mushrooms and crab dip were way too salty. I'll be back! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Great service!! My waitress Carleen was absolutely wonderful i had a great dinner tonight and the food was amazing as well!

If I could give a zero rating trust me I would . This is my second time in a row ordering from this red lobster and something has been wrong with my food . The first time the crab legs were just nasty and bland and Dan was kind enough to make meat another one . Now this time , everything tasted bad. The crab legs were so salty I could barely eat them . There wasn't a lot of meat in there either . Our mozzarella sticks were really hard and tasted kinda funny . The biscuits tasted like they were extremely old and had been sitting there for a while . The steak was extremely red when we asked for medium rare and it did not taste good at all. Had very little flavor . The steak sauce didn't even mask how bad the steak tasted . And lastly the mashed potatoes were ok. Just a little bland too but it was bare able . My BIGGEST COMPLAINT WOULD BE THE MANAGER named Will. When I called red lobster to complain about the food I was not looking for a refund or anything and I was trying to tell him what was wrong so the cooks could do better and he interrupted me TWICE to tell me if you wanna bring it back we will remake it for you. I told him I don't even want that and i was just trying to let him know and he started laughing and said if I wanna bring it back they'll remake it for me . He did not apologize for our bad experience or anything . That's what upsets me the most because I was literally just trying to let them know so they can do better because it's the second time and he treated it like a joke . I have pictures of how dry the crab legs looked and everything . I would have rather spent my 60 dollars elsewhere . I've never been so disappointed in red lobster in my life . This meal was for my anniversary as well. read more

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Never again will I or my family dine at this location again. They seated us right next to a family that was dining with a dog. A whiny little puppy on a leash. Apparently this restaurant allows puppies to dine with families. Yes a non service animal. We did get moved to a different part of the restaurant. My meal was mushy and disgusting. The manager took if off the check after he explained it apparently was full thawed when prepared. Frozen fish at red lobster. read more

12 friends for lunch and we have been here before. This trip was not good at all,clam chowder was semi warm, tasted like milk with powdered potatos in it , hardle any clam 3 people could not eat it. Salads were tasteless and not fresh at all, Many more meals were left or returned, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Such a disappointment Red Lobster use to be delicious and the place to go for Seafood. read more

Pricey for food quality and taste. Ordered a ultimate seafood plate and crab linguine, the Alfredo sauce looked like it was reheated because the oil was separated. If you want good seafood go to Duke's. Waitress was grumpy too. Restaurant floor was dirty. read more

Red Lobster - Crab linguine, sauce separates because it's reheated, it's not made fresh. Nasty - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Im going to try to make this as simple and detailed as possible in one word: GAG! sad face :( read more

It's all about the Cheddar Bay Biscuits and Caesar salad; after that, it's all about the salty fish and bad decor. I love a loud 80's decor just as much as the next person, but this is amazing; 40 people who have been blind since birth had to have contributed to the overall look. I was actually impressed by its' hideousness. Get the Cheddar Bay Biscuit recipe here: http://www.suntimes.com/recipes/bread/500355,foo-news-bswap08r.recipe And if you don't know how to make a Caesar salad, then you've probably never seen salad or daylight in your life, and so I feel sorry for you. This is a great 'fancy' restaurant to take your grandma who hails from a lower Southeast red state. read more

Overpriced food! Food doesn't taste as good as advertised. Chinese buffet serves better crabs and shrimp then red lobster. Lobster soup I was too cheese. Tasted like melted cheese. Very Disappointed read more

Chaotic! This is not how a dinner experience should be. There was not a good vibe from the minute we walked in. We looked over the whole menu several times, and knew what we were ordering before our server even came to greet us. Our salads were served, yet we had no silverware to eat it with, and had to wait for those. Other servers sat there yelling to each other from the lobby to the kitchen. They brought food out, and tried to serve it to several tables (including ours), all while yelling to the kitchen, where the food was supposed to go to. They also crowded around a computer talking, and talking, so annoying. Their drinks SUCK, they need to train their bar tenders better. $8 for an AWFUL Long island tea. Nope not happening. My husband could really care less about where we eat, but he ate the fish and chips, and said that the fish was flavorless, and he didn't even want to ever go back. That's not the worst of the whole thing, my shrimp had a very hard "Plastic-like" item connected to my shrimp. Our server said that she saw it when she delivered my food, but thought that it was cheese. I was just ready to get out of there, so they made my shrimp again, and we left. The manager tried to tell me that it was cheese too, HAHAHA, seriously that was NOT cheese. I don't think that our bad service was due to our poor server: She was so sweet and nice, and was doing a great job, yet in the chaos, I could tell that she seemed stressed, and I felt like they were taking it out on her, and not helping her. I hope that she see's this, and tells Red Lobster to take a hike, and goes to work somewhere where they would treat her better. The biscuits and our server were the only good thing about our dinning experience. All in all, I don't plan on going back. This is on my list of LEAST favorite dining experiences. read more

Well, it's been a while since I came to this Red Lobster, and thinking it would become better... I was wrong. I walked in during the lunch hour... and I sat away from the people. In which, there weren't many folks there to begin with. My server was awesome. She asked if I were in a hurry, or was this visit just a leisure one. So I have no complaints with her... she did her job correctly. My complaints will be about the food and the raised prices. Ok, lets go with the salad, now if there are more diced tomatoes than lettuce... something is wrong there. So I ate my 6 leaves of lettuce and waited for the biscuits... Those came out, and they seemed smaller than before. It came out of the oven... which was good... but I'm started to notice a pattern. I ordered the ultimate feast. There wasn't anything to say about it. It came out and the lobster tail was a decent size. The crab, not so much... I think I had the anorexic one. Just pathetic... and it had no flavor to it... I figured at least some sort of seasoning in the boiling water. Even the butter tasted off. I had about 10 fries, 4 deep fried shrimp, and 5 shrimp scampi. WTH? I mean this meal was skimmed to the bone... So I finished the meal and got my bill. From what I remember, this whole thing would cost about $21.99 (this is from a year ago). To my surprise, looked at the bill, for tap water and skimmed to the bone meal was $30.00! You have got to be kidding me!!!! For piss poor food, this is ridiculous. Yep, I won't return here anytime soon.... this was a pathetic waste of time. read more

Came here with the grandparents and my dad for some grub, and wasn't disappointed. Our server was the "seafood expert" Jessie; I imagine all the servers are seafood experts so take that whichever way you want. She was great gal and very helpful. We all started off with raspberry lemonades and their free starter the "Cheddar Bay bisquit", very tasty with gobs of butter and cheese baked (enfused) into it, which could make for all small meal unto itself. I ordered the Maple-glazed chicken and shrimp which came with home style mashed potatoes, and wild rice pilaf. Everything was really good and the maple glaze was perfect. (Refer to my yelp of Claim Jumpers for a not so good glaze) The mashed potatoes and the rice came out nice and hot. Everyone else at the table ordered the Seaside Shrimp Trio, which comes with shrimp scampi, buttered shrimp, and fried shrimp; one was with fries and two were with baked potatoes. Everything was fairly good and the scampi looked especially tasty. Had a pretty good experiance, would definitely come back... read more

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Like most people, I've eaten at my fair share of Red Lobster's across the country. Hands down, this is THE WORST restaurant I have ever eaten at. We will absolutely never go back! First off, the service was terrible. Our waiter took 15 minutes to even get us glasses of water (one of which had dirt floating in it so we needed a replacement..which took another 10 minutes). Even just biscuits and salads took over 20 minutes. I "sampled" the tomato from my brother's garden salad and nearly vomited. It tasted strongly of raw fish! Obviously, someone had placed the tomatoes in an area where fish was being cut. Nice health standards, right? Amazingly, the meal just got worse from there. My brother's french fries came out uncooked--literally uncooked and disgustingly limp. My husband asked for a baked potato with no sour cream but, of course, it came with sour cream so he had to wait for a second one made properly. I had to wait 10 minutes just to get a shell cracker for my crab, which was overcooked and watery. Finally, when our waiter showed back up and asked how everything was, we complained politely and he actually admitted to us that "the kitchen has been having some problems lately." Uh, what? And to top it all off? The only thing the manager could think of to make our experience better was to give us a free dessert which ended up being a cold cookie topped with gross ice cream. Wow. read more

Ridiculous! Virtually empty, yet there was a 20 minute wait... Smh. Need to do much better! 9!! Empty tables in the room we are in... The food better be good!! read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Always loved Red Lobster. Big portions, great food. Service here was top notch from the moment we walked through the door. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I usually don't care for Red Lobster but this time was different. I went to a new location. And I thought the meal was excellent, one of the best meals I've had. The potions were large so I ended up splitting the meal. The service was great, and friendly. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Went here today. Had one of the specials for the crabfest they're having right now. Currently experiencing food poisoning at this moment. I suggest you dine elsewhere or just don't order from the crab special on the separate menu unless you want to feel my misery for several hours after your meal. I seem to always feel sick after eating here. I'm not sure if it's red lobster in general or just this specific one. Maybe I should've learned the first time, and just not come back anymore. I guess I should've "yelped" first and see they have only a 2 & 1/2 star rating which it should be lowered. Never. Again. read more