Food is decent for a Kansas seafood place. Worker was respectful and nice. Overall they need to update the restaurant it has gone downhill.

This is a very great place to go if you a sea food lover. Their shrimp is always the best and their desserts are amazing. They have great service and are very nice. This place is kinda expensive so I wouldn't go there very much. read more

Called ahead at 5:30 for a 6:30 "reservation". We arrived at approximately 6:20 and checked in. We were told it would be about 15 minutes which is reasonable. 25 minutes later, we checked in again. We were told that sometimes people "linger". It is now 7:49, and there is zero communication from staff as to when we will be seated. No offer for drinks, an appetizer or a reasonable estimate of when we may be seated. I believe the manager is running the hostess station so she is aware of the wait times and the situation. read more

Ate lunch for my daughters birthday today. The seating host was having a bad day. I could tell she was struggling but she did a good job keeping it together. The waiter Alex was great and very attentive. I have ate here several times and only once has the food been not good. read more

I enjoy going to Red Lobster. Love the crab legs and the shrimp. Would go all the time if I could.

Nothing outstanding except the cheese biscuits. Service was ok. Made to wait since servers were stacked up even though many tables open.

a pretty quiet night, just what I needed after a long long day. Waitress was friendly and patient. Table off on the side in front of the hockey game, great! Biscuits were amazing as always, salad was pretty basic iceberg with fixings, but the blueberry vineagerette was delicious. Decent old fashioned, good pour, but srs half a maraschino cherry? I want a whole! Had the lobster bake, and the lobster, shrimp and scallops were all wonderful along with the sauce and the lemon squeezed over it was great. However it is served over a bed of pasta, I mean a lot of pasta. It is not very good pasta, and it doesn't pair well with the seafood or the sauce. Better to leave the pasta out altogether and just have a bit more seafood in my opinion. Stick to what you do best! read more

Red Lobster - Salad, cheddar bay biscuits and an old fashioned to warm my soul after a long day - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

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If I would have known it was going to take 45 minutes to get our food I would have went some place else. The wait person said they were busy but I know another table that order at least 20 minutes after us got their food within a few minutes of us. I wanted coleslaw but I had to settle for green beans. They were probably cooked just long enough to get them warm. Like eating a licorice whip. It was our wedding anniversary. 42 years. It was one of the worst anniversary meals. Not going back right away. read more

My friends and I went in on Sunday for a quick bite to eat and ended up spending two hours at this location. The service was okay but our server wasn't attentive at all. We ordered food and drinks about 15 minutes after we sat down & our food took an extremely long time to come out. When I received my food t was awful and inedible. I flagged down our server and asked her to take it back because I didn't want it. By the tome we did we receive the food none of us were even hungry anymore. When we expressed to our server how unhappy we were she sent the manager over to talk to us , who then seemed to have an attitude with us & she wasn't very hospitable at all. She ended up discounting our food but also didn't seem please that we complained. She didn't offer me anything else on the menu when she was made aware of how awful my food was. Overall not a good experience and we will never return to this location. read more

I had the New Orleans Salmon for the first time and it was wonderful. Had a pleasant experience overall. read more

Red Lobster - Geat drinks! - Seafood Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

This place is a complete joke. It is red lobster but yet they are out of salmon and talapia! They only have flounder and catfish. Unbelievable! Maybe they should change their name from red lobster to flounder! Customer service is horrible! read more

We came in for a birthday party, and come to find out surf and turf is a bad way to go. I ordered a medium rare filet and a lobster tail. Pretty simple for a sea food place you would think. After an hour of waiting we finally got our side salads and bread. After another half hour we got our main entrees. And the bastardized food that finally made it to our table was a severely overcooked filet and a rubbery lobster tail. I mean what was this fucking amateur night in the kitchen. Then the server apologized and was genuine which I appreciated, then the manager comes over and looks at the food and immediately sees what's wrong and starts joking about it. Who the fuck does that! By the time two hours was up I was ready to get out of there for fear they would try to put more overcooked food on my plate. Please I beg you stay away from red lobster especially my fellow disabled veterans, it won't end well. read more

Horrible service. Came here on 11th April. I was told by the manager that a steamed lobster would take 1 hr to cook!!! And that they do not have any 1.25 lobsters to cook. I am not a professional chef, but I have cooked enough to know that it is a bs. Long story short, extremely rude service. Won't come here again or recommend to anyone. And if I were the owner, I would at least consider firing the super rude manager. read more

Nice dinner from the special they are running now -- Surf & Turf. Waitress, Shawn was very attentive & prompt. Restaurant was relatively quiet. We did call ahead, but luckily there was no wait anyway. I do have to report the Caesar salad was sadly wilted & lots of brown on some of the lettuce. You could tell they had been sitting for a while. Reported it to Shawn & she had the mgr come see us about it. Nice she kicked it up the line!! Our entrees were very good, steak prepared just the way we ordered them. All in all a good time. Good food, service & attentiveness. read more

Their takeout continues to be hit and miss. Tonight, the biscuits and plastic ware were missing. Maybe next time?

Went there for my Mom's birthday dinner. There was 7 of us in our party. I checked the website to see if there was a wait & it wasn't showing one. It said "now seating", so I didn't call ahead. We arrived about 5pm & told them how many was in our party. We were advised the wait would be about an hour & a half to 2 hours. We contemplated another restaurant, but it was early & my Mom's bday (she picked this place out), so we decided to wait it out. We had been waiting about an hour with no updates, no "we're working on your table", nothing. No communication what-so-ever. We asked about maybe having two booths together; if that would be easier. We were told that we couldn't sit together because the booths had to be spaced out at least 6 feet from each other "due to Covid restrictions". We were also told that we couldn't sit together because each server could only have so many people to wait on....again due to "Covid restrictions". We watched several tables of 2 go in & get seated within 10 minutes. No problem, as they did have many smaller booths/tables that would only seat 2. However, after about an hour of waiting we started seeing tables of 4 being seated before us. We asked about the booths together or tables together & were told that they couldn't do that. We were getting upset & the hostess was also getting upset with us. After about probably 10-15 minutes of questioning her about when we were going to be seated, she asked us to leave. Said she was refusing service & that she called her General Manager & was advised to ask us to leave. So we went down the road & ate at another establishment. I will NEVER go back to this restaurant again!! You couldn't pay me enough! I'll gladly overpay for some good food & GOOD SERVICE!! read more

Despite pleasant surroundings due to a recent renovation, the food here is disgusting. Grilled "fresh" cod smelled old and tasted worse. Accompanying veggies, though made with fresh (not frozen) vegetables, were tasteless. Salad was comprised of iceberg lettuce with grocery store (cheap) bottled dressing. Biscuits tasted like they were made from generic mix. Lunch was not inexpensive, considering the quality: 20 smackers. Restaurant should be renamed Red Plopster, a better indicator of food quality. Avoid at all costs. Friendly service, for what it's worth. read more

Had not been here in a while due to disappointing service and average food. Visited on 02/05/13 with another couple. Parking lot was full, but the wait was less than five minutes to get seated. It did take more than five minutes after seating to be greeted by our waitress, but after that initial delay, Hannah was more than attentive to our table. Three of us tried the new mango jalepeno shrimp and all agreed it was one of the better new items offered by RL. Overall, a pleasant experience. read more

The restaurant is in the middle of some remodeling so the atmosphere leaves something to be desired although not dreadful. The wait was maybe 10 minutes to be seated. Our waitress was Sam; she was friendly, attentive without being hovering, and quick with picking up the unneeded plates....clearly the high point of the evening. The food was mediocre at best. I had clam chowder and while it was thick with plenty of clam and potatoes it just was missing a certain fullness. The fried shrimp was butterflied so that there was more breading than shrimp. I don't think I really tasted much shrimp. The french fries were totally mediocre. No potato flavor and some of them even had an off flavor. If the food were better, I might be back. read more

Very impressed by the food and exceptional customer service. One of our dishes didn't come out right and the staff corrected it immediately and checked in with us. We will definitely be back! read more

Went there for date night with my husband (sadly, the type of fine dining were used to going to is non-existent around here unless we drive 45 mins and even then it's mediocre). We've been to red lobster many times and have always been satisfied. That wasn't the case here. Biscuits were hard, dry and flavorless. The oysters were alright but most were smaller than little neck clams (not like the huge oysters I'm used to getting at red lobster) and not correctly cut from the shell so most of the oysters was left in the shell when eaten (we ordered raw oysters). My husbands steak was ridiculously peppered and cooked too well. Every single piece of crab in my crab fest dish (I ordered the ultimate crab feast) was way over cooked and dried. The asparagus was good though. And almost 200$ bill for crummy food. Oh, and the fruit flies flying around our food was absolutely disgusting. The only good part of the dining experience was that our server was very polite and on top of things. read more

This was the worst experience I've ever had anywhere. We arrived around 3pm (a slow time if a day!) and it took our server 15 minutes to take our drink order and then another 15 minutes just to bring them out. We ordered water and tea. My friend ordered the tea; & right away she finds trash in her drink, the server finally brought a new one out and left the old one at the table for us to look at. I started my meal with a Garden salad and there was nothing but the core of iceberg lettuce. I very disappointed not to have had one piece of actual lettuce to eat. Then I ordered "loaded baked potato soup" & it litterally only had ONE potato in the soup. Not only that but what was loaded about the soup? There is no bacon, no cheese, & no potatoes! Lastly, I ordered the Crab Linguine as my entree and received the Shrimp Linguine!? It was still decent but that's not what I ordered. At this point I was just very, very upset and wanted to leave right away but the server was not checking up on us and took forever to do everything & anything. I was very hesitant to talk to a manager because when I am hungry I get angry & more likely to cry once I start explaining things. I just didn't want to cause a scene. I went to the restroom and a manager walked in so I told her about my experience. By the time I got back to the table the server finally brought us our bill. So I paid the bill, my total was $12.53 because they did end up taking the soup off. I still tipped the server $5 because, even though she sucked I know she still needs to pay her bills. When they brought our debit cards back the manager accommodated us with $20 gift cards which is great & a nice gesture but I honestly don't know if I'll ever go back again. I think they should try some new training exercises. #1 greet the table within 1 to 2 min #2 ask how everything is after A.)Two bites or B.)2min. Not that hard. read more

Stay AWAY. ZERO STARS!!!! Went for a birthday dinner on Saturday night and waiter could not be bothered with us. Even after items ordered with meal were Forgotten repeatedly, waiter (Mr. G), had the never to state, again and again; "I got you, I got you!" He never did Except to pick-up our Cash! We had All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp dinners and desserts. Our fries, that we asked for 3 times showed up after we finished eating! During dessert, that we had to ask for twice!, kitchen staff brought out our last orders of shrimp that didn't show up while we were eating. He even forgot one of the desserts. Felt like WE were intruding on his night! A meal that would take an hour or so took 3 HOURS! All the sides were cold, never removed plates or got us our drinks! Maybe $150 dinner was not enough for our waiter to be bothered with but some other restaurant wait staff would have appreciated a $45 tip. This is NOT the 1st time we have eaten and experience disgusting service but it will be the Last! NEVER AGAIN!!! read more

We were hungry and it was late so we pulled into red lobster with full intentions of hurrying to order, eat, pay, and leave. However we got inside and we felt welcomed. My son has special needs and that's his fav spot. Him and his lobster rolls. The manager stopped by said hi and made us all feel great. You know the service and food were amazing when both my kids are raving....needless to say Red Lobster in topeka is where it's at. read more

I really want to leave no stars. There are a few staff here that are doing a good job, however, today we entered this business around 1:20pm. The service was awful! Our wait staff forgot drink orders, food orders, silverware and the freaking biscuits. After 45 minutes of waiting, we were told our order was never placed due to a technological issue. After a weak apology, we waited another 10 minutes and finally ate and it was good. The manager gave my sister a 25 dollar gift card and gave us 10% off each meal ticket. Fair. After another 10 minute wait, the wait staff antagonisticly came out to let me know my dad, who had already left, still owed .86 for his meal and that we needed to pay because it was considered a walkout (dine and dash). The time now is 3:10pm...after you wasted all our time with your incompetence you can't eat .86? We made a bit of a scene and paid the .86. This is a huge loss for your business as I have an enormous family that has been eating at this establishment for decades and I can say after this experience...WE WILL NOT BE BACK. read more

If I could give this place negative stars I would. We arrive after the lunch rush about 1:30. It takes 20 minutes for them to get a table for 7 when the place was empty. I overlook that as the staff are all pretty young. We sit down and another 15 minutes goes by..drinks..er? No silverware..have to ask for the biscuits. Server comes back 15 minutes later..w drinks. I'm thinking what the hell is taking so long for 2 teas, 3 waters, and a coffee? Again I try and still enjoy my food. We place the order..wait another 45 minutes. At this point I'm ready to just leave. It's my aunts birthday and this experience is going downhill fast. I go find the manager and she informs me the order wasn't even put in. Are you kidding me? They put a rush on the food it comes out about 20 minutes later. The manager says I apologize and gives us a 25 dollar gift card for 7 people? What is that? Are we all supposed to share the gift card? They took 10% off our bill which should've just been comped at this point. The servers were rude and after my dad walks out comes up and says he owes .86 cents and it's considered a walk out. Are you serious? I lost it. None of this was our fault. The restaurant should've done the right thing and just paid for the meal. This type of treatment is unacceptable when your paying $19 dollars for a meal. The 1 star is because the food was delicious after the 2 hour wait. read more

Came here for the first time a few years back and the food was pretty good.... About 2 months ago I stood at the door with my family for 10 mins w no help, and people actually looked at us then looked away. I was patient but I ended up leaving and going to olive garden!! Horrible service! read more

Awesome food ,awesome service love the cheddar bay biscuits, lobster tail was to die for

Went for dinner two nights ago. Not crowded at all. The couple in front asked for a booth and were told none were open. They said they would go to the bar. Now our turn to be seated. Was asked if a table was ok and it was fine with us. Upon being seated we noticed that two booths and a table were stacked with dirty dishes etc. If tables were cleared and cleaned I bet a booth would have been open. They had not been cleared. By the time we finished our meal the count was up to three booths and three tables full of dirty dishes. Nothing was being cleared. The server was good and the food was Red Lobster food. When leaving we asked for the manager and advised that it was not a nice dining experience with dishes piled up all over. The managers response was he would let someone know. I would think a manager would be on top of this. I guess at 100$ plus for diner we won't go back. Lots of other places to eat. read more

The food at this location is outstanding, but the service is terrible. If you're dining alone or if you travel for work and are dining by yourself don't expect good service. It can take 15 minutes to get a glass of iced tea refilled and just as long for cocktail sauce, if you remind the waiter of this they snap your head off. You can see them multiple times at the tables with larger groups, but you are ignored. I guessThe bigger the group the larger the tip dictates the service here read more

Had the flounder, it was ok, pretty thin pieces. Had a baked potatoe to go with it, it was cold. Ice tea was so weak from being watered down so much. read more

Got the "fried" popcorn shrimp. Arrived after roughly 15 minutes soggy and cold and apparently was undercooked since I was sick that night. Waiter was super friendly though. Can't say the same for the hostess. read more

Was a great time. A lot of FUN from the servers and managers. The old guy with the Lobster hat was going around having a great time abd then the food was better than expected. It was slightly expensive but, it is Seafood and the best I have had in a long while. read more

7-29-2013. We went mid afternoon with a guest. The meals were cold, baked potatoes were sent back ( replaced potatoes were not freshly baked, ) grilled veggies were big chunks, cold but burned black on edges, the fish was OK, will not return soon, sorry it just used to be one of our favorite restaurants read more

My fiancée and I looked forward to date night for a long time because we have a newborn and no time for date night anymore. Arriving at Red Lobster we anxiously waited for the yummy cheddar biscuits for over 15 mins. Once they were placed on the table we were in food heaven. That is until our server Julie walked by our table 3 times without acknowledging our empty water glasses. She didn't even have any other tables. We were frustrated so we talked to the manager who half-ass apologized and offered to swing back by our table. Julie finally showed back up to get us some water. She then disappeared for another 15 minutes. We were so frustrated that we asked for our check and boxes to go. The manager never even stopped back by our table. On our way out, three employees were sitting at the front and didn't say "thanks for coming in" or even acknowledge us or hold the door open. We are people who usually tip well (both former waiters/bartender), but the service here was pathetic at best so Julie and her managers at Red Lobster got nothing but this review. The one star is because the food was actually pretty good. read more