I visit Toronto every few months, and stay for a month. I go to this Red Lobster at least once a trip. It has a great location one city block from Dundas Square, and is across from the Huge Mall, the Eaton Centre. It always has friendly service, and reasonable prices for a quality sit down meal. I tend to order the steak, but the ladies I go with always enjoy the quality seafood. The fresh rolls are Amazing, and I always ask for extra to take home. If you are American, be sure to pay in Canadian Dollars, since with the favorable exchange rate, it is a great value. They have a fresh tank if you like to choose your lobster! Not sure if they give it a blindfold and cigarette? read more

This place is bad. My prediction is that this chain/company will close down in a year or two. Firth however what is with the 'Korean' trend? They have added Korean flavour at Red Lobster! Subway is advertising a Korean Sub. The poutine places in town are serving Korean flavour poutine etc etc. I guess Korean cuisine or flavour is the new ramen/izakaya/sushi/$15 hamburger/etc. (the etc. is too old for me to remember or have been alive). Anyway, back to Red Lobster. They definitely have TV dinner/aeroplane style trays of food that they microwave and serve. The food arrives with the sauce half hot and the other half cold. Speaking of which the trick is to douse the whole thing in as much sauce as possible. The sauce is either full of MSG or salt and should be as unhealthy as listening to Donald Trump's conservative racist rubbish for an hour (OK maybe Trump is worse). This sauce must have as much calorie as I need to eat for a week. The décor is passe or old-style chic depending on your tastes, the drinks are big and if you like to eat Korean food I can point you to a restaurant (or ten) within a ten-minute walking radius. read more

Listen: I'm not going to mention the biscuits because we've all heard quite enough about the biscuits. "You're going to Red Lobster? I luuuurve their cheesy biscuits." Yeah, I know. Everyone likes the biscuits. Enough about the biscuits. And it's of course redundant to discuss the quality of the seafood here. But what I can say about this Bay and Dundas location is that the service is superb. A friend and I showed up on a rainy weeknight with a bus to catch and a short window of time in which to eat. They accommodated us wonderfully. If you must eat Red Lobster, try this one! Obligatory Title Pun: Maybe they should call it: "I love the BREAD" lobster. Menu Readability: Like Swiss Chalet's but with seafood. Need to mention: It's located right across from the bus terminal. What this place teaches me about myself: If there is a seafood lover in me, he is forever being jostled by the biscuit lover in me. read more

2 ** for the food but I'll bump it up because of those dang biscuits 5 ***** for the service I've never been to a Red Lobster before. NYC doesn't have many of these big chain restaurants and I'd been feeling a bit deprived, what with everyone talking about how awesome the biscuits are here. (Funny how nobody raves about the amazing lobster at Red Lobster.) Stephanie C., Kat T. and I went here for lunch just to try the biscuits. And, yes! They are indeed delicious. They're served warm and have a mild cheesy crust with a fluffy interior that pulls apart like cashmere yarn. Be careful, though; the grease on the biscuits is uncontainable and will ooze all over your hands and soak through your napkins. Too bad the rest of the food that I actually paid for didn't measure up to the complimentary biscuits. The New England clam chowder was gloppy and most likely thickened by flour instead of real cream. The shrimp garden salad was sad, almost like what you'd find in an unreplenished salad bar at 4 p.m. Overall, not a bad deal at $9.99 for the two at lunch but I wouldn't eat it again. One thing Red Lobster does right is in training its staff. Every point of contact from the hostess to our server, Joe, was friendly, professional and engaging. Joe is the nicest waiter I've come across in a long time but, more importantly, he does his job well. He even gave each of us a bag of warmed biscuits to take home and for that I gave him my eternal gratitude and a 30% tip. read more

Red Lobster? This choice was made strictly to cap off a day of nostalgia for certain members of our party. We expected to enjoy the camp factor; what we didn't expect was the hordes of people there. I had no idea that a Saturday night around 8:15 pm would be so damn busy! We were told our wait was going to be one hour and ten minutes. I wanted to go else where, but everyone else wanted to stick it out. Finally, over an hour later we got our table. Our server, although very polite, clearly had too much going on and it took forever to get drinks and food. I ordered the Seaport plate - a lobster tail, two kinds of shrimp, some rice, and broccoli. I also had a salad and a biscuit. Everything was extremely salty and bland. The best thing about this experience was the wine prices - only $7 per glass for a serviceable red. Otherwise, everything else was overpriced for what it was. I heard two birthdays being celebrated at nearby tables. It reminded me that the only other time I've been to the Lobster since childhood was celebrating a relative's birthday too. Then I had a similar thought. Why with all the interesting restaurants in Toronto, is this place still so popular? read more

We recently had dinner at this Red Lobster location before going to the theatre. To be honest, this was our backup choice, since the kids wanted to go to The Pickle Barrel, but the wait was too long. I had not been to a Red Lobster in many years, and all I remembered was shrimp and seafood drenched in butter... not great. However, there are now some pretty decent healthier choices on the menu, and we found the food to be very good. The kids also enjoyed their selections. What really surprised me however, was the excellent service. When we told them we had limited time because we had to get to the theatre, we were seated almost immediately. The manager came to see us to assure us that we would be OK to make it on time. Our waiter was very friendly and efficient. Our food came quickly, but without feeling like we were rushed... a fine balance. We would definitely go back. read more

Had the Ultimate Feast on Valentine's day, and it was delicious. Went in to answer the hard-hitting questions like, is it worth S29.99 or nah? Was it as salty as all the yelpers have been saying or nah? It turns out the infamous cheese biscuits are in fact as salty as you've feared, but they're delicious. The shrimp was delicious too. But something about the lobster tail wasn't cute. It was rubbery. The crab legs were good too but somehow they were too salty. The broccoli was even salty. Who the fudge is goofin around with the sodium chloride in the kitchen? When you come to this establishment, make sure you are armed with two weapons: cash money and the phrase, "easy on the salt." Oh, and yes, everything did smell fishy. When I read that as a complaint, I thought, well duh seafood is gonna smell fishy. but it IS weird. The fishy smell is not cute. 3 stars and a big fat MEH. read more

My boyfriend and I had been looking forward to going to Red Lobster for awhile now and finally went for lunch. Our server was fantastic, you could tell she really enjoys what she does which I think can make such a difference. She took our order and came back promptly with our drinks and cheddar bay biscuits. Tip: the pop has unlimited refills! I think the amount of cheddar bay biscuits you receive depends on how many people are at your table as we received three initially. After ordering our food and inhaling the biscuits we asked for more. She accidentally brought another tables biscuit order and that one had 6 in it. So if you want more don't hesitate to ask, we weren't charged for asking for a refill on them. I ordered the Island jumbo coconut shrimp and was blown away with what i received. Not only did it come with a generous portion of 12 shrimp but each one truly lived up to its jumbo name. Perfectly cooked, you could taste the hint of coconut flavour without it being overpowering. My boyfriend ordered the Alfredo linguini with shrimp and also was happy with the generous portion size, amount of shrimp he received, the cook of the pasta and the flavour. Definitely will be back again! Delicious meal and amazing service even on a weekday. read more

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Ok Where do I begin... This restaurant has gone downhill in the last 15 years, I would've given this place 4-5 stars then, now just 2 and its solely for the food. It used to be a fun dining atmosphere sans the waiter who had the Hitler Moustache and Haircut... But I digress... This time was TOTALLY different... Seating Wait time: Not that bad given that we didn't have reservations. Servers: I'll get to him in a few Food: OK Service: Given that we had to ask twice for our cheddar bay biscuits and a boatload of other things like pepper... It was mediocre. Server: My server Morshed M was very polite in the beginning... but as the restaurant closed he came up to our table as I was about to take a bite out of my crab and says... "Would you like me to wrap that up for you?" I was thinking... Out of everyone here, why were we singled out when the dining area was relatively full. We hadn't been sitting there for more than half an hour, I don't omit an offensive odour, I'm not unsightly, we weren't disruptive and there were just two of us... Our bill was $87.65... I think the $2.35 tip will make him think twice before he asks to wrap some shit up! read more

I was there two years ago and I can say that it was much more better. High prices, slow service. Tasty, atmospheric. read more

Red Lobster - Outside of the restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Ordered through a delivery app last night. What a disaster. We ordered six buns and four arrived in a bag. We also received a dozen which we didn't order. The salmon order arrived without the mashed potatoes nor the green beans, just the salmon. The admirals feast arrived without the green beans. The items we ordered were shown correctly on the bill. You have to really try hard to screw an order up this badly. read more

Lets start with this: I am addicted to sea food... and I mean - I eat it at least few times a week. We finally visited Red Lobster, and We tried soo many shrimp dishes.. The shrimps come from the cheapest quality & smallest in size of those frozen bags!!! So, they do taste like frozen shrimps (Baaaaad).... At the entrance, you can see live lobsters, which gives you the impression that you are in for a fresh sea food experience.... Noooo... they prove you wrong after just few minutes. On top of that, me and my gf both felt bad later at night - as if we were getting mild symptoms of poisoning... not severe ones - nothing soo serious - but just mild... Barely annoying.... The decoration and setting of the place is nice... but ---not coming back.... read more

Keep your expectations in check, and you'll walk away with a positive experience. This is Red Lobster. Its not Vancouver, nor is it Halifax. Its Toronto. The food is good, the service is good, and the place is clean. Consistantly. The prices are fair, and the biscuits are addictive. Even though its called Red Lobster, there is something for everyone. read more

I went to red lobster on sat night October 14 in Calgary ab it was so salty it was just way to much salt. I did not like my food at all. Full of salt so bad I could not eat it What I did try made me so sick. I was so sick all night. I will never go back there again it is like eating a plate of salt Not good read more

Nice and quiet dining room at this location. I finally tried this place last week and it was pretty mediocre in terms of the food quality and taste. I had their signature fried shrimp and popcorn shrimp that left me feeling thirsty prompting to me gulp down water as if I finished a 10 K marathon so be prepared to guzzle down water as it is fried food afterall. Aside from the shrimp, I had their alfredo spaghetti dish with chicken which tasted a bit rubbery. read more

I've tried this place once, and the taste of the lobster reminded me very much of the smell you get when you change the dirty water in the aquarium for your pet fish. Yum... read more

The last time I ate at Red Lobster was at least 6 years ago, but this year I was convinced by my friends to come here for Endless Shrimp. I can't believe I've never heard about this event before. For $22.99 (before taxes), you get to basically do all you can eat from 4-5 shrimp dishes. You pick 2 dishes to start and then you can order more of any of the options (one order at a time). The first 2 dishes, though, come with 2 sides, so be careful and don't order all the carbs. Our waiter was quite nice and started ordering additional skewers for us without us even asking. I wouldn't say it's anywhere close to being "amazing seafood", but if you like shrimp, it's a pretty good bang for your buck! To be honest, I think that by the 4th or 5th dish, I was so sick of shrimp I just wanted to go grab some ice cream from across the street. Those Red Lobster biscuits though? Still just a good as they've always been! read more

As a rule I generally try to avoid chain restaurants and I generally only frequent Red Lobster during AYCE shrimp. But one night (a Sunday night) my husband and I were out walking just looking for a place close by to eat, and we succumbed to our desire for Red Lobster (it had been a few years). It was Shrimpfest. Not AYCE but we figured this would do. Looking in from outside (and given the time - 9:00pm) we figured there would be no problem getting a table for two. We waited about 5-10 minutes for a table, not bad for Red Lobster. The food was as we expected it to be. We had a pleasant time here. Because we were in no rush we didn't let the exuberantly slow service bother us too much. Our waiter was VERY apologetic at the end of our meal explaining that he was given our table even though it was outside his section, which we figured, since he was rarely around for us to catch his attention when need be. He thanked us for our patience and then asked where we were from. He was shocked to learn that we were from Toronto, and then said he has never served such polite Torontonians! Compliment?! I'll take it. What does that say about Torontonians though? Are we rude? Whatever, as I said, I'll take the compliment. I just hope the next time I'm there the service is a bit faster. read more

I really enjoyed this restaurant. The portions are large, the food delicious, and the service impeccable! However, the prices have gone up quite a bit since I was last there about 2 years ago. A shame really, for that I couldn't give it 5 stars, the prices increase far faster than the cost of inflation. read more

We have not had a bad experience here. The staff is warm and friendly. They've always gotten our order correct. The food is always hot and tastes great! We go here about once a month to every other month (it's seafood, it's pricey). It's unfortunate that I've read some of the negative experiences here. Nonetheless, we've enjoyed every dinner we've had here. read more

Good service at this place, first spot we ate at when we arrived on our first night and our last as well. Food is of course specialised in lobster and other shellfish, the clam chowder was rather delicious and rivals that I had in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Lobster was tender too and the prawns (shrimp) juicy and plump. One thing is the food can be a bit salty - we found this to be generic of Torontonian food though so not sure if it's just us foreigners lol Special shoutouts to Mark and Robert who served us both times who were friendly and helpful. read more

It's been years since I've been to Red Lobster. But with TV commercials running to advertise "Endless Shrimp" festival, as well as talk that this is the last year this is on offer, we felt a visit was in order. We purposely went at an early hour (445pm) to avoid any waits in line (I've heard that Endless Shrimp brings in the crowds). It was explained to us that there were about 6 varieties of shrimps that you can order "endlessly": two entrees at a time: - Grilled garlic sriracha - hand-breaded - parmesan peppercorn - garlic - shrimp alfredo The price for Endless Shrimp is ~$23 per person. The order came with their basket of biscuits (yum!) as well as a side. Two of us ordered roasted Brussel Sprouts (+$1.99) as our side, while another added a cup of soup (+~$3?). We ordered a variety of shrimps to share, but ultimately settled on the parmesan peppercorn and garlic shrimps as winners. I felt that the sriracha on these shrimps had a funny taste (and I put sriracha on most things that I eat), so asked for the refill to be just grilled without the extra sauce, and they were happy to comply. Our server (Barb) was great - the minute she put our plates down, she asked if we'd like another order. The first order came with 6-7 shrimps; the "refills" were a little smaller (the shrimps were fairly tiny - small to medium in size). So the wait between refills were minimal, and she told us we were pretty lightweight when we stopped after 3 or 4 orders. She mentioned that there was a reservation for a group in the dining room that evening, with a trophy to be given out. The winner apparently doesn't pay as the others in the group foots the bill for the winner - too funny! She said they come every year, and there are folks who have 20+ orders. I think it was with that thought that we suddenly felt very full! We asked if it was true that this is likely the last year of Endless Shrimp and she said that's what she heard too. (I'm thinking a few of these parties ordering 20+ refills per person would do Red Lobster in!) So for those of you who have nostalgia about Endless Shrimp, run to Red Lobster!! read more

I have to give this place 5 stars not necessarily because of the amazing tasting food, but because of the service of this place. People's opinion of Red Lobster is usually hit or miss; either people love the food or they don't. Personally I love the food. Being a franchise this place will have food that tastes like any other Red Lobster, so service is what separates the restaurants. Our baseball team goes every year to pig out on AYCE shrimp. With 9 people going, most of them eating all the shrimp they can, it can be pretty demanding on the waiters. Although we had to wait for about 30 mins to get a table because they don't take reservations, I'm willing to overlook that. With such a large party, there were 2 waiters assigned to our table, and they kept the shrimp and refill drinks coming to the very end. It even got to the point where they were bringing out shrimp dishes even if we didn't order them because they knew they would have to at some point. There were no unusually long waits in between shrimp deliveries and the food coming out was hot and fresh. Approximately 825 shrimp later the feast was finished and a grand time was had by all. Word of warning; Every time I've been to this place there is always a lineup. It seems to start between 6 and 7 so be ready to wait if you go. read more

I had a group outing with some female friends last night - dinner and a show. Said friends all ganged together and chose "Red Lobster" for dinner, sort of in an ironic, retro, rural kind-of way. Knowing I would be late and miss most of the meal, I said I was in. They met at 6, and I sms-ed one of them at 6:30 to say I was about to leave. They were just ordering then, so I had them add in a shrimp ceasar salad for me. I arrived at almost 7 and the food had not yet arrived. I recommend this as the best way to experience Red Lobster - you can avoid the waiting!! Just have your friends go early and order for you! Food came within 5 minutes of my arrival, so it really was perfect for me. I was surprised by the fact that they did wait so long because the restaurant was not busy at all, and Jason, our server, was extremely pleasant and accessible. One of the stars is solely for Jason. I found the prices too high for what was served. Entrees are in the $20+ range, and the portions are measly. All I got was the ceasar salad, and the shrimp definitely seemed like frozen bagged shrimp, and the dressing was very heavy. Bland. The biscuits they serve were REALLY GOOD though! Seriously good. One of the stars is for the biscuits. And Jason kept bringing more baskets of them, without charging us. Another plus was that Jason obligingly provided separate bills, without any complaints. I liked him. I hope he can move up to a better establishment soon. All in all, Red Lobster was better than I expected, but then, I didn't expect much. read more

This Red Lobster has been at this location in the Atrium on Bay forever. This restaurant has a nice, comfortable bar facing Bay Street, though the last time I visited the bar smelled awfully hoppy. The service in the bar is great. The table service the night I was there recently was not good--missing cutlery and napkin, slow to order a drink, slow to see the salads and entrees, and we weren't asked if we wanted a second drink or dessert. The food was decent. The buns, as has already been established, are deliciously salty. The caesar salad was passable and the garden salad looked like something you might see at a seniors restaurant. The crab was very well prepared. The shrimp and scallops were oversauced and really salty, but decent. I'll go back. I know what I'm getting and I'm okay with that, and it's not bad at about $40 a person for a decent amount of seafood (assuming you get one of the specials and don't order something silly in this seafood restaurant such as chicken) and a drink, including tax and tip. read more

Yes. I have been to both Pickle Barrel and Red Lobster in the past two weeks. My foodie soul is dying. I knew it was going to be bad. I said, "Red Lobster is not good," and I haven't even been in over 15 years. It was pretty much the same, but I didn't get offered the treasure chest. Peach marguerita was good, but when I asked for a strawberry marguerita, it was a totally different drink - different level of sweetness, different glass, different accruements. Service was friendly but he wasn't around much, so you had to wait for him to appear if you needed him - no flagging him down. Lobster bisque wasn't thick enough and was overly rich with not enough pepper to cut the richness. I had the seaside sampler - "jumbo" shrimp (just 4 regular sized pre-frozen shrimp), 4 coconut shrimp (with a disgusting pina colada dip on the side) and 4 "seafood stuffed" mushrooms in a heavy, oily sauce. So, basically - it was a Red Lobster. read more

Great service. However Ordered the crab Alfredo which was horrible. If u want a watery salty pasta with no spice get that. There was lots of crab but barely could taste the crab in the sauce. Never going back. But the service was outstanding! read more

Admittedly I've only eaten here a couple times, but I find the food at Red Lobster is a bit hit or miss in my opinion, with some dishes being a little bland. The coconut shrimp is pretty good though, and they sometimes have very competitive promotions, such as the current 4 course seafood feast for $17.99 The best part of the meal is always the biscuits, which is kind of funny really, considering that this is a seafood restaurant. But wow, those biscuits are good. read more

Good food, bad service. Good service in a restaurant chain is really hard to find. Their cookie cutter food recipe is mostly awesome. Tables are not sturdy and hostess was unimpressed when I asked to switch tables. It doesn't take much to smile when customers are inconvenienced right? Right? The biscuit? Yum! The pasta? Double yum. Shrimps? Hail to the shrimps! The food compensated for the lousy service. The servers wanted to kick us out after a while. The more people in restaurants the better. Overall, I felt I was just a number. A customer for that day and maybe not for life. read more

As always, their biscuits are AMAZING! (I always get two or three servings of biscuits) and sea foods...? meh... Nothing special... But one thing you should know is that their service is very good compared to similar level restaurants. Taste: 3/5(seafood menu), 5/5 (biscuit) Service: 5/5 Price to proportion wise: 1/5 (It's somewhat expensive for what you pay for...) Cleanliness: 5/5 read more

Love this Red Lobster. I have gone here maybe 10 times or so and have been delighted each time. It's great food and great service. I usually get the Lobster and never get the various fish. Ultimate feast is a winner. read more

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Really good biscuits. almost a zillion calories in each, but irresistible. Ambiance is nice, very relaxing seats. The waitress was very cooperative. I kept on asking lame questions and she kept on answering with a friendly smile. Overall, pretty nice. read more

We went to red lobster and got endless shrimp special deal. The garlic shrimp tasted good but a bit too salty for me. Linguini and shrimp skewer tasted good. The waiter who served us were super nice and considering read more

I love red lobster, used come here with my family when I was a kid. I'm not much of a seafood guy but I always loved the aura of red lobster. So I decided to come in for a drink at this location, prices were really good for drinks. I also know they do a pretty good job with their food quality, at least that's what an old manager that worked here told me. Anyway, I'm chilling at red lobster, having a great little time, definitely going to come back for dinner when I'm feeling a little like a little seafood read more

Me and my friends came here last night for dinner on Valentine's Day and had Meghan D as our server, she was amazing! Very friendly, always checked on us but never made us feel rushed, gave good recommendations, very smiley and gave such great service and the food was amazing as always. It was around 8:30pm and it was super packed considering it was Valentine's Day, but she never seemed like she was rushing around or trying to make a quick turn over with tables. Amazing service! Will definitely be back. read more

we drive over an hour twice a year to Red Lobster in Barrie. Last week we were there and very disappointed, the server was great, the meal wasn't so great. The lobster was not moist, we had to ask for the butter dip. The lobster baked potato had hardly anything on it and no sour cream or butter. Corn on the cob and sausage weren't what we came for. It was with 4 or 5 shrimp . Not good won't be back. read more

Lack of caring service!! It was just the second time for me having food here but not my husband. We decided to come here bcoz I thought seafood here is good. We grabbed cocktails before starting our dinner. My husband did order Shrimp Caesar, I was not ready at that time. The server just took the order..she didn't say thing or recommend me anything. When she came back, I ordered Bahama cocktail. It was good though but felt like alcohol was less than it mentions. (I'm sensitive to alcohol, but I felt nothing!) Salad came, was normal taste but the BISCUIT was great! Next, our main dishes, were ok. We got the combination of lobster, crab (difficult to eat much), breaded shrimp and butter shrimp, it was just ok for me...Another dish was rainbow trout with lemon butter, I like this one! Everything seemed good except the service. I asked our waitress for more sauce during we were having our food. She was disappeared from our tables. Forgot! or IGNORED! or both!!!! I didn't call her anymore bcoz I didn't see her was too busy to come to check us gain. I saw her around there many times but she didn't even come to check us (as i thought..bcoz I got the feeling that she didn't care about serving us) till we finished!! She grabbed us the bill then gone again! I saw her when we were leaving. I was sure she saw us but she said nothing, acted like we were not there. Thank you for your ignorance (to that old lady) We gave u tips bcoz u might need it and hope u could improve yourself..and really hope the restaurant could have some more lively servers who are good at service. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My second trip to Red Lobster happened about 2 weeks ago but it's just been crazy past 2 weeks. To be honest I wasn't even going to blog about this place but I found 3 decent photos on my phone so I thought I might as well share these. My first trip to Red Lobster was about 4 years ago in New York. This much hyped up (in Vancouver cause we don't have Red Lobster there) franchise restaurant pretty much disappointed me with pricey yet big portions of bad quality seafood. Price-wise, I believe it was almost 30-40% more expensive compared to regular Red Lobster cause it was located in Time Square (tourist trap, duh). The food was mediocre and it's their fault they make their advertisements look so good :P However, I gave it another try with my family in Toronto and I am glad I did. Whenever you order a main dish, it comes with a salad and some biscuits to start off. You get a choice between caesar and garden salad, and the biscuits are re-fillable. Caesar salad was well done but the biscuits were a bit salty. For the main dish, I had the Shrimp trio (deep fried shrimp, butter shrimp and shrimp fettuccini) that came with baked potato (there is an option of baked/mashed/scalloped/etc). It is def big in portion and I would recommend getting 3 main dishes for 4 people. Deep fried shrimps were a bit on the dry side but it went well with the cocktail sauce that came with it. Butter shrimps were my favorite but the shrimps were kind of on the small side- and the shrimp fettuccini was decent. I would def go back and try one of their famous lobster dishes if I had the chance. read more

We went for a group Birthday luncheon today. Awesome service from Vince M. He was attentive, quick to re-fill our drinks and those delicious biscuits. Hopefully, we will be lucky enough to be served by him again. read more

Havent had great experiences here in past but this time was very bad. I ordered mussels and they were down right bad. I only ate a few. Was with party of 6 and no one was happy. Overcooked fish in two other meals. read more