Applebee's Grill + Bar

This was lovely! We had the 2 for $27 deal, so you could choose an appetiser and then 2 entrées. There were a few you could upgrade and pay more for, but we were happy with the basic ones. We got the spinach and artichoke dip to start and oh my goodness it exceeded every expectation I had! It was super cheesy and delicious, the tortilla chips were warm to go with the dip too which was really good. The main was a big portion so brace yourself! You can pay at the table using a self-service machine too which makes things easier.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The French onion soup was disgusting had way too much cheese and was salty beyond belief. And the chicken Alfredo pasta the noodles were overcooked the only good thing was the salad.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Excellent service
Anthony

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I think we visited during a bad night, because service was rough. Our server was nice, but she seemed incredibly overworked. 100% not enough staff here in general. It was noticeable during arrival, seating and getting our order taken, but the mood really shifted negatively for us when our server quite literally disappeared for just over 14 minutes.

We were sitting outside, and most tables were full so she was already busy, but suddenly she was nowhere to be seen for almost 15 minutes. I could see into the place, and before she was walking around bringing out orders, seating other people, etc, but all of a sudden she was a ghost. I even heard the other tables around us questioning where she went. Unfortunately, this happened exactly as we were ready to go, and we were already waiting for about 10 minutes for her to come to our table so we could ask for the bill. She was quite busy for those 10 minutes so we were okay with waiting. But after those 10 minutes, and then her disappearing for another 15... after 25 minutes we were extremely frustrated, because we had other places we were committed to being and now we were late.

We left our table and went straight to the front to ask for our bill. The front seating desk worker was a bit startled and confused by that, but understood after we explained why we were asking. After waiting another 5 minutes at the front, the server came and she was clearly overwhelmed.

I suspect that she was either outside taking a break, or just needed time to herself for a bit because she was being overworked. Clearly the place was understaffed from the beginning of our visit, and she was likely stressed to the max. So yes, I blame the server a bit for disappearing without a word, but I also blame this location for not having enough staff available to work. I understand that people call in sick, but it was obvious that there could have easily been 4-5 more servers on staff.

Lake Tahoe is one of my favorite destinations to visit, and I've visited multiple times in the last few years, but as for food I will not be revisiting this location and will choose other options in the future.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

I had a very disappointing experience here. I waited a long time for my order, and when it finally arrived, the steak was the smallest I’ve ever been served in my life — definitely not worth the price, and the taste was nothing special. On top of that, the broccoli that was listed with the steak in the menu was missing. The server was polite, but when I asked if a certain beer was good (I don’t remember the name), he simply replied, “I don’t know, I don’t drink.” Overall, it was a very poor experience. I will never come back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Lia made it ann enjoyable experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chicken came 1 hour later

Great service and fantastic food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was busy but food was ready on time so that was nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

The waitress was so helpful and was willing to get something special for my grandson for dinner. The food and drinks were amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Horrible service thank god they are closing it down avoid this pkace at all cost i agree

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Didn't have what we wanted and overheard not having what some other customers wanted. Chips for dips were basically crumbs. Buffalo wings were drenched in buffalo sauce and not even tossed. Serving size i swear got smaller. Not worth the money. Don't think I'll be going back anytime soon

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

The food and service that was provided by Lia was top notch! Awesome personality, I definitely recommend eating there at Applebees.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bad Experience.
We were waiting for more than 30 min to someone come to take our order.
They told us that they haven’t see us.
We were a group of ten!!!!

Very clean and fun staff. The food was good and came out in a timely manner. Great experience!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5