Applebee's Grill + Bar

Stopped in on Sunday, August 24th, to meet a friend for lunch. Even though the restaurant wasn’t busy (fewer than 10 people dining) and appeared to be adequately staffed, it took a while before we were seated, and another 15 minutes before anyone came to take our order.

I ordered a burger, and my friend got the appetizer platter. His order was missing the correct sauces, including marinara for the mozzarella sticks, though the server replaced it once we asked. Our server/bartender was very friendly, but checked in a little too often—more than felt necessary, though not a major issue.

Unfortunately, the real problem came with my meal. I ate most of my burger quickly since I was hungry, but when I got to the last quarter, I found a long black hair in it. Looking into the kitchen, I noticed some staff weren’t wearing hairnets, and one of them appeared to be handling food. When I brought it up, the server handled it promptly and removed the burger from my bill, but I still didn’t get to finish my meal.

Overall, the restaurant feels like it could be run much better. If there was a manager on duty, they weren’t paying attention. This place used to be busy and well-run, but it has really gone downhill—likely due to poor work ethic and lack of oversight, which was clear from what I saw during this visit.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Great service, friendly staff. Food was very good. Thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always have had great experiences here. Ops are consistently here but I’m separating that from the overall experience. This is not an admission of guilt, but I think one could easily take a cup from here every visit and potentially have over 14 now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is acceptable. The service was moderate.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Great food, great times

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

“Applebee’s Grill is a nice place to eat. The atmosphere is comfortable and the service is good. I tried the burger and it was really tasty — definitely a good option if you’re looking for a casual meal

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Solid.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Patiently waited 15 minutes at an obviously seen booth without anyone coming to serve us, we were passed by multiple waiters that definitely saw us. It was not a busy night. Very disappointed, I wanted my Tacos :(

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Party of 2 on Thursday 6/27/25 in the evening. Very nice Applebee’s, the young male waiter was pleasant and did a great job, the food was good as well, I highly recommend this place. To the owner keep up the good work because not all Applebee’s are the same. Applebees are good depending on how and who is running the business. I’ve been to many Applebees in the past and I’m happy to say my experience here was pleasant hence the 5 star rating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Horrible bartender. Like actually the worst…..

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

went I for a meal and drink with my friend- as an African American. Ordered a simple bear and it took over 20 min to get my ID back.. as I noticed people getting served drinks without even being asked. They were clearly racially profiling me. Im a 23 year old African American male. I understand looking at it or scanning it but disappearing for 29 min without any remarks is clear profiling and racism. Never eat her. Manger on duty was Ollie. This was Flanders NJ. I wil opening a lawsuit. Stay away from here at all costs!

Got the all you can eat but boy it wasn't all you can eat lol!!! Order the shrimp when I was done reorder the same but only got 5 shrimp 😆 🤣 Boy thought it was all you can eat!!! Ate my 5 shrimp and reorder but asked the server if I could have more than 5 shrimp. WELL I GOT 2 PLATES WITH 5 SHRIMP ON THEM 😆 🤣 😂 Let's say I'll never order the all you can eat at Applebee's again if I go back!!!

But will admit this the server was great!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

The worst experience, the worst service I've ever seen in all the times I've gone out to eat. I finished my food. They never brought me my drink or my salad. I asked the waiter three times what I was missing and he just ignored me. I had to stop and ask the manager. Then we ordered a dessert that took 25 minutes to arrive.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Waitress was great food was great too! Love this spot and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love the food ❤