Outback Steakhouse

8280 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock
(828) 295-6283

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bryn

Shawn took care of my boyfriend and I tonight & gave us the best service we’ve had in a long time. Even though we got there 30 mins before close, he never rushed us & went out of his way to be extra attentive & personable at our table.
Food was good and arrived quickly!
Shout out Shawn, you’re a legend

Max Tinaztepe

We chose Outback Steakhouse last night to celebrate my wife’s birthday. When joining the waitlist online, I specifically added that it was her birthday, hoping it would be acknowledged in some way. Unfortunately, it was completely ignored.

From the start, our waitress seemed very uninterested. After placing our order, we waited over 10 minutes before realizing we never received bread. When we asked, she said “I got you!” and eventually brought it out. Since the food took quite a while to arrive, we asked for another bread. She brought it but simply on top the old bread board over without clearing or moving anything on the table, which felt careless.

My soup arrived with a dirty spoon. She did bring a clean one, but left the dirty spoon sitting on the table. The kids’ sirloin steaks were extremely overcooked, heavily crusted with black pepper, and dried out like meat pucks. They couldn’t eat them and ended up eating from my steak instead. My steak was also heavily peppered, but cooked as requested temp, and the shrimp on the plate were overcooked and ice cold.

My wife’s ribeye was also overcooked, dry, and overly peppered. Overall, the food quality was very disappointing. To add to that, I originally asked for a Delmonico steak but was told they were out, so I switched to a ribeye with shrimp. We also ordered two glasses of Pinot Noir, which they were out of as well, and it was replaced with Cabernet.

Between the service, the food, and the lack of any acknowledgment of my wife’s birthday, this was a very poor experience. We debated going to The Peddler Steakhouse instead and unfortunately made the wrong choice by choosing this Outback location.

This was meant to be a special evening, and it fell far short of expectations.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kateryna Moiseienko

We waited way too long for our food, and when the steak finally arrived, it was extremely salty. Totally not worth the wait. Very disappointing experience.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jeff Zimmer

Audrey and Jack are what makes this place and the reason for top rating. The food was served and presented with smiles and enthusiasm. IMO, the best Outback in the business.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kayla J

The food was decent but the food runner that brought out my spinach dip dropped a bunch of chips on the table and the crumbly bits fell onto me and the seat. The runner did apologize but did not offer to help clean it up or offer to bring more chips. Mistakes happen and I would have left 5 stars had they have offered to help.

Brandon Snow (Snowman93)

I had a Great Experience all around and the Food that I got was excellent it was definitely worth the trip I think our Waiters Name was Noah
He kept up with the flow of His Area He did a Great Job in my Opinion.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott Crawford

I wish I could post a picture of the advertised Bloomin’ Onion vs what was delivered. It’s like thinking you’re getting a nice ranch home and ending up with a trailer by a dumpster.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brenda Brewer

Worst steak ever .potato over baked.not happened again.

Anthony S

Friendly staff and good food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

LmDirkDiggler (Dirk Diggler)

Best sitdown chain we've been to in a loooong time! All the food was great and our server couldn't have been any better! Definitely recommend!

Scott Caughran

Best Outback location I've ever been to. Food and service were excellent and the restaurant was very clean. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Saundra Haigler

If the bacon on my Alice Springs Chicken wasn't raw the food would have been great! Our server got into a lengthy conversation at another table, then the server who tried to help us disappeared. I finally gave up on getting bacon so that my chicken wouldn't be ice cold when I ate it. The chef (manager) came and apologized and then gave us a credit for our blooming onion. That was a super nice thing to do.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Bloomin' Onion

Ken Holland

I picked up our food tonight. Their pick service was on time and fast. Our order was correctly filled and delicious.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Indrit Hoxha

Below average food quality, terrible service! Our reservation was for 6:30, waited over 1 hr to get seated and more than one 1 hr to get served. From the host to the manager they all have a very disrespectful attitude!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cindy Sanchez

Great service , friendly staff and amazing food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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