1/2 Star.. what happened to this place. It use to be customer friendly and the food use to be fabulous. Our visit last night was no where near what it use to be. Front host "you guys, come with me!" If you took our name down, why not call us by names? Server was hit and miss, our drinks were empty, but good thing we got that last refill when we got the bill. The food was not the same, taste and quality are missing. The restaurant environment is dark in the back room area. You can be easily forgotten. read more

Red Lobster - Alfredo shrimp pasta. Noodles were stuck together. Pasta was not covered in Alfredo sauce. - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

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We went here a few years ago for Valentine's Day. The service was pretty good. I ordered a lobster. My girlfriend ordered some crab legs, which she enjoyed. My lobster had a chemical taste to it. I called the manager over and told her it tasted funny. Never having spoiled lobster before I wasn't sure what the problem was, they said, since I handpicked it, I was stuck with it. Needless to say I didn't eat it. Was very disappointed. Seems like she wants to go back there today which I'm not too thrilled about I'll be ordering the cheeseburger read more

Took our son here to celebrate our sons accomplishments in his 2nd year of football GO TULARE GATORS Danny #75!! He loved the place and our waitress was the best we have ever had anywhere (wish I remembered her name). The broccoli appetizer is a must try. Bought a live lobster and it was great for what we spent $110 it was all worth it. Never ending shrimp was the best meal and the cheapest hope you get to try it too!! Only gave a 4 so I had room to give a 5 next time please thank your waitress for me!!!!! Reserve a table on line only took 15 minutes at most to seat us rather than the 45-60 minute wait for others. read more

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My sister and I went here for dinner last night. We were very pleased with the service and the food. Everything was cooked perfectly! Our waiter was great always checking on us to make sure we had everything we needed. We will be back to this Visalia location. Great experience. read more

i ordered red lobster desert for delivery and it took 50 mins to come to my house, when i got it, it was all melted and i has put it in the freezer for 30 mins and it's still melted. and one of my brownies are bitten. UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!! if anyone knows a place with good ice cream, doesn't take almost an hour to come to my house, and no bitten stuff, please let me know read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

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I ordered Steak and Lobster. When I got it, I started removing the shell and noticed there was a large hole underneath the tail meat. As I removed the tail meat, I saw that it was extremely thin. It looked like the chef had cut the bottom of the meat off! So, same price, and only part of the tail. The menu had several dishes with pieces of lobster on it. I'm thinking I paid for the whole lobster tail and they cut part of it off to go with other dinners. I've eaten their before and had a good amount of lobster, until now. Also my husband ordered two Long Island Ice Teas. After drinking both, he didn't have a buzz. I think they're leaving the alcohol out of their drinks! I'll go to the Vintage Press next time. read more

The Lady in the Bar was so awesome I order a appetizer she brought that right away and my drink she took my and she took my extra order to go she bagged my food up and made It had everything in it she was off came out and told me I wanted my check so I could pay her and tipped her for what I wanted to $50 even if I was the only person in my party she should be in management I know because I was a manager of a few Restaurant read more

YASSSSS!! came in for endless shrimp (15.99)...and I was not disappointed. They have new shrimp on the menu so get your taste buds ready! I also tried the battered broccoli..so Delicious, taste just like okra! Our waitress was fabulous (Emily S table 30 13:32 9/10/19) very nice to all my friends and children. Very prompt. I tipped more than usual. I'll be back for sure! read more

Red Lobster - Endless shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

Visited this location after a trip to Sequoia. Let me tell you, this location did not disappoint!! Friday night after a long trip we were starved. My sister and I decided to stop in and enjoy. Not a long wait, Clean location, kind staff. Everything was so good. They ran out of lobster pizza that night, but the perfect steak made up for it. Everything was so wonderful, we decided to dine in again the next day!! I then got my lobster pizza. So happy! Good management, you can tell great service starts from the top. read more

Came for endless shrimp and to celebrate my grandmothers birthday we waited 1 hour and 45 minutes for our food. We watched every single table around us receive their order before us. We assume our waiter did not enter our food order to the kitchen when we gave them our order. We asked and every time they said it will be about 10 more minutes. The restaurant itself is not very nice. They offered a free dessert and military discount (only a crappy 10% that could be given to anyone really) which is not enough at all for the inconvenience and long wait. Will not be going back to this location. read more

I went with a group of 10 and there's quite a bit of fine tuning needed when it comes to the service. The server delivered our beverages and food in an oddly haphazard manner zigzagging his way around the table. There was no cohesion holding anything together. Let's move on to the food! I had their Lobster Lover's Dream as part of their Lobsterfest promotion. It includes a rock lobster tail, Maine lobster tail, lobster-and-shrimp linguine alfredo and a side. I choose the lobster mashed potatoes for my side. The lobster tails themselves were decent enough. I thought they were cooked okay so that met my expectations. As for the pasta, nothing to write home to mother about! The lobster mashed potatoes were just okay, not sure if I'd order them again especially since there's an upcharge. On Mondays, they also have their Endless Shrimp promotion for $15. This includes shrimp scampi, fried shrimp, and grilled shrimp skewers. Many of my friends opted for this and they all had positive things to say about the scampi and fried shrimp. The skewers however...its a no go! If it's even remotely possible, the skewers tasted like the shrimp had never even touched a body of water at any point during their lives given the lack of moisture to them. No amount of squeezed lemon juice was able to salvage the disaster that was served on the plate, shameful! But when it's Endless Shrimp perhaps you can never expect too much. Of course a meal, is never complete without their cheddar bay biscuits, always a winner! And for all you biscuit aficionados, the mix is actually available for purchase at the grocery store so you can have these tasty morsels in the comfort of your home, fresh out of the oven! As Beyonce preaches, "When he f**k me good, I take his a** to Red 'Lobster,'" I actually think that she meant for this to be taken quite literally! Come for the lobster and maybe the biscuits but everything else can stay in the kitchen. read more

Red Lobster - Lobster Lover's Dream - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

We really enjoy dining at this Red Lobster in Visalia. Love the the atmosphere and roominess of restaurant. The food was delicious including the margaritas. We sometimes have had to wait and other times not. The service is friendly, but could be a little more attentive. We definitely would recommend dining here. And definitely we will return again and again. read more

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How does a seafood restaurant run out of salmon? This restaurant did! I suggest before you plan on having dinner here that you check the menu online and call to see if whatever your ordering is available. We came here for dinner. read more

The food was delicious but our male server was rude and unapologetic. He was clearing the plates off the table before we were done eating. I had the unlimited shrimp and he would not let me order another set without finishing what I had on my plate. Wow I have not heard that one yet. He was plain rude which made me feel uncomfortable. read more

Where do I start. When I and my wife walked in the gentle man greater us politely and opened the door. We were wowed by the first impression. Then our server which happened to be the gentle man that walked us in but was on break then was great. He kept refilling the bread, water and checking on us and finally packed us more bread and drink Togo . Great place for a date night. The surrounding is nice. Highly recommend read more

Some of the worst food and service I have ever experienced at a restaurant. I won't waste my time writing anymore about this place and you shouldn't waste any of your time and money eating there. read more

Food, service, and overall experience was horrible. We asked for manager and she never came. Even the server commented that she wasn't good.

My wife and I stopped by your Visalia ca location to get a bite to eat before started home. We decided on the Caesar salad with shrimp. When served we were shocked, it was lettuce on a dinner plate with cheese and shrimp with some kind of dressing already on it. The lettuce was so large we had to cut it up in order to eat it. We were even not able to choose the kind of salad dressing. Presentation was poor, not like any Caesar salad we have ever had and not very appetizing. read more

Food and service quality has taken a hit since Covid but Red Lobster has not shown that. My wife and I had an outstanding meal tonight. The food was hot, and well seasoned. The cook wasn't afraid to leave a good amount of pink for me in the steak, and our waitress Sunshine was busy but never let our drinks go empty. read more

Red Lobster - The Ultimate Feast - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

Food was great, server brandy was training at the same time but she did a great! Food came out speedy and fast, will be back. read more

Red Lobster - Wood-Grilled Peppercorn Sirloin and Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

I give this place 2 stars because of the waitress who was amazing. However, we sat down and ordered our food at 1:25pm didn't get our food until 2:40pm! There was a huge party ahead of us, and it looked like one cook! My party was of 3 and a toddler and we all had endless shrimp. So all similar orders, shrimp. We had our infant and toddler so having decided to even go out was a hard decision to make and had I known we were going to wait an hour for food, I would've went to a drive-thru. Also by the time the food gets there, you're so full from bread and drink that this endless shrimp isn't really a deal. We spent so much for an unfortunate lunch. I had to force myself to order a second order of shrimp, and that also took a while but at least I felt better for ordering endless shrimp. A mess, will not be going back with family or friends. read more

What a disappointment this place has become. The food quality is much worse than it used to be. They were out of both side dishes I ordered, but they didn't bother to tell me until they brought our plates. I had both the main and rock lobster, and both were very overcooked and chewy. Once my replacement sides were brought, the Brussel sprouts tasted like vinegar. Even worse than the food was the horrible service. We had to flag down another employee to get a refill on tea. Our waitress never came back to the table until we were paying at the table kiosk. I doubt I'll ever be back. read more

Are server was the BEST Mr Bryce. The food is always too salty, Forget why we stop going and then get reminded quickly after we start eating. Step it up Red Lobster. read more

People we were with wanted to eat here. I like to think that the service and food we received was not the normal. The potatoes were either boxed or old. The scampi was dry-. Besides the food- our waiter didn't check on us until he brought the bill. The woman who delivered our food, dropped it down and left. I'm serious she dropped it from pretty high everything on the table shook.- maybe they were having a bad day. read more

This place was amazing from the ambiance of the restaurant to the cleanliness of it. The service was amazing as well the staff was very friendly. They start you off with cheddar biscuits meanwhile you wait for your food and they're great. Every time I come here i have to order the shrimp because it's always served steaming hot with a side of butter and it's amazing. read more

Sadly disappointed with dinner on Sunday. Waitress was not on top of things. Food took forever. Breaded shrimp was subpar and steak was dry. Broccoli was only thing worth eating which is sad when you pay $29 for steak & shrimp. Never was served my Caesar salad, didn't know salad was that hard to make. When we told waitress to take it off our bill she looks and said "I put it on your order not my fault". Instead of I'm sorry you didn't get it I'll take it off your bill. Be long time I return to Visalia Red Lobster if ever. read more

So my coworkers and I ate here on one of our team trips. We were greeted and seated fairly quickly and our server was very nice and kind. I ended up getting the Wood Grilled Lobster, Shrimp and Salmon. All three items were cooked excellently, with everything being made just to about the way I like it, though it felt a little overcooked at some points. The drawback though was that the seasoning and flavoring of the dish was a little boring, which is normally fine to me if you are trying to bring out the flavor of the seafood itself, but for some reason I didn't think the seafood itself tasted that great. Overall, for the price range I expected a bit better, but the food was still good. read more

Red Lobster - Wood grilled shrimp and salmon - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

Hadn't been here in forever. Decided to go for my birthday. Had a couple of mojitos and a my steak and lobster tail. Everything was made and cooked perfectly. Definitely missed coming here. We will be back soon. read more

My son and I went here. The food was very delicious. I had the shrimp alfredo. It was awesome. Our waiter will was Gary and Sebastian. Both were very attentive to their guest. Well done fellows. I look forward to returning. read more

Horrible place! They have the worst service. This place doesn't have the same advertised deals. Fresno Red Lobster is well worth drive.

Wow, just had the most Amazing experience ever at a Red Lobster. My waitress Alex was just Awesome!!!!!! Best service I've ever had at any Red Lobster or any restaurant for that matter. Ordered the Endless shrimp special and boy it truly never ended. She kept bringing it at my request and always very friendly & quickly. She went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. I highly recommend this Red Lobster and management definitely needs to give this hard working employee some recognition for her outstanding customer service. All our food came out perfect and quickly. We ordered a lot of food and at the end she even packed it up for us as well. To top it off, she even showed the live Lobster in the tank to our kids & we all were intrigued at learning about the lobsters. She was very friendly & very attentive to making our Red Lobster enjoyable & pleasant. I'm definitely coming back soon and asking for her. She was simply GREAT! read more

Our food was on point, flavorful, fresh, and hot! Such a great deal! 48 bucks gets you all this and 8 biscuits. Definitely beats pizza or Chinese. read more

Red Lobster - Family shrimp trio meal. - Seafood Near Me - Visalia, California

This is based off the experience we had tonight (1-11-20) only. Hubby & I had a gift card here and came for a date night, host were very nice; told us a 30 min which only was about 20mins. Our server was Amanda who seemed very helpful at the beginning; although it took about 10 mins to get our drinks and another 15 mins to receive our drinks. After another 5-10 she came back and we were able to order. I ordered the ultimate feast with scallops instead of lobster and my husband ordered the lobster bake. Both dishes were amazing and the crab was so sweet. BUT... our server, Amanda, besides not refilling our drinks with the correct drink and never getting the correct drink, decided while I still had half my plate, she would ask if we wanted dessert. Seriously?? Maybe, but I'm not even done eating. My husband said no and she then asked if we were paying cash or card. OH GOODNESS!!! Nothing like feeling your just taking up her section for the next guest, like being rushed!! My husband tells her we are paying with a gift card and the rest in cash. She then has the nerve to ask for the gift card then proceeds to run the card WHILE WE ARE STILL FREAKING EATING!!! She then leaves and we continue our conversation only to have her stop back by to drop the "check" off for the cash payment. So we just leave it there, continue to eat and chat, not even 5 mins later she comes back by ( this time, my husband is done eating and I have a few more shrimp and veggies) asking if we are ready for cash out. I then lose it, and rudely say "yeah sure, let me stop eating to make sure our bill gets paid". Paid cash, finally got to finish eating and left.... was actually going to get dessert as the table next to us got chocolate cake and it looked good... oh well we ended up getting ice cream on the way home. Having been a server for years, someone needs to teach her some server etiquette. read more

After going to 2 other restaurants and having poor host service, we went to Red Lobster in Visalia and had excellent service. The food and drinks were excellent! Fish and Chips are never a disappointment as well as the salmon. We will continue to come back! read more

Birthday dinner celebration was a bust! First, cockroach on my biscuit. When I mentioned it to server, he didn't believe me I guess. An hour later, after all the tables surrounding us were served (even those who came in after us) I asked for the check to pay for our beverages. I described our experience to the manager and she offered to pull the tab for the drinks. I appreciated that but not our waiter's s attitude and no food served. I will never go back - bugs and poor service. read more

Went on Labor day with a party of six. Waited for 11/2 hours to be seated. Waited again for 1 hour to be served. Very poor service and food. You would think a restaurant this size would have more tables that can serve parties of six or more. Very poor customer service, food. Got there at 12:30 and finally left at 3:30. read more

They're offering endless shrimp but when you ask for refill of shrimp it takes like an hr and a half to get them!!! Server Nicole was not helpful at all. My kid got impatient because food took a longgggg time!!! But yet the table next to me got their refill of shrimp prompt. Racist.. not coming back again read more

Well, please ignore my previous review!! This RL has gone so far down hill it's just not worth even trying to go here anymore. Husband, Son and I went here for lunch today. EMPTY restaurant but were told there would be a 20 min wait. wait. what?? Host proceeds to tell us they couldn't seat anyone in the half empty restaurant because they only had 2 servers on duty. TWO?? On a Friday at NOON?? Seriously?? So, we ask if we can just get take out, he handed us a menu and said to go to the bar and order. Okay, we got to the bar and the "Manager" instead of just taking our order and sending us on our happy way, proceeded to yell into her mic at the host to ask why/how/what ect... At this point the entire restaurant is staring. We walked out humiliated!!!! NEVER AGAIN!! The Visalia RL has been going downhill for a couple of years but it has finally hit rock bottom. STEER CLEAR!!!! read more

For the second time in three nights, hubs and I found ourselves at the Red Lobster. Night #1 - we walked out because the hostess was too busy pulling lobsters out of the case for the kids to see up close. Rather than taking names for tables, she was playing. After she put the lobsters back - she told everyone waiting (at least 8 of us) that she'd add our names to the list after she washed her hands. Night #2 - after waiting a half hour for a table, we were finally seated. Girl who sat us - informs us she'd be taking our order. We ordered beverages - which were brought to us with 3 burnt cheddar bay biscuits. We then waited another 30 minutes for our waitress to come back... she never did. This is at least the third time we have walked out of this RL location - and we aren't walking out satisfied. Worst service ever, bland overpriced food. Will NEVER come back. read more

To start off one you enter the establishment's doors you immediately feel unwelcome and unwanted by the blonde haired man at the front. It took them about 15 minutes to seat us. We were not the only large party of 7 there, there was another party of about 6 and three more parties of 3 that looked like they had been waiting for a good while anyways I took a peek and saw there were multiple tables that were clean and person less and when I mean multiple I meant everyone that was waiting could have been seated and still be more seats available. On to the ordering, the waitress wasn't really friendly she got our drink order wrong and then when we ordered our entries she had to come back and ask what we wanted for the sides. The food was actually good compared to the one in Bakersfield the only downside to it was they ran out of oysters but no biggy. All the food came out at once nothing was too salty. read more