This is the fucking worst place good food thought but take to long I had a meeting with Donald Trump at 10 and it was 9:50 and they just started cooking I was here since 9 what the fuck I don’t understand these minimum wage bastards should start giving a shit I mean my god is there a lower star the zero fucking god
C.J C.
Place rating: 1 Denver, CO
½ hour wait to get in. Food took 45 min to get to the table. Waitress abandoned us. Wish we would have found a local gem rather than chain food crap. Food arrived with half of the groups meals cold, then took over 10 min to get sauce for pastas me another 20 to get butter for bread. Spoke with the manager, and he was useless. Waitress passed by the table no less than 5 times, and the manager 3 without stopping at the table, for over 10 min. So we sat with dirty plates and empty glasses until the reluctant return of the shamed waitress. No offer for any discount, or any comps. What a disappointment for our party. First time in years I’ve been back to this place. Will most likely be the last.
Kayla B.
Place rating: 4 Ames, IA
Short Version: Applebees provides a reliable experience. The food never really blows me away, but I know what to expect. This location goes above-and-beyond by allowing you to actually play the tabletop games without paying a fee in order to do so. The wait staff was friendly and prompt, and the location is very clean and well-decorated. Long Version: This is an Applebees. That pretty much gives you a general idea of what to expect. This is a well-taken-care-of location, and all of the seating looks comfortable and new while the building itself looks nice as well. The décor adds to the ambiance without being overpowering. Bathrooms were clean and nice. The two-person tables seem a bit small, but it worked out okay. The staff was friendly. We were seated promptly, and our waitress was very friendly. She seemed busy, but she was very attentive to getting new drinks or checking to make sure the food was okay. She wasn’t insanely«woah!» in terms of service, but it was more-than-adequate. Each table has a tabletop Android tablet on the table. This tablet is pretty awesome. It allows you to view your bill, reorder drinks, desserts, or appetizers, call over your waitress, check out current Applebees promotions, or(my favorite!) play little games. What really sets this Applebees apart from other Applebees locations is that their«games» selection on the tablet seemed to be unlocked. Most other Applebees locations I’ve been to required $ 1 in order to play the games. The tablet here seems to be unlocked, and while all of the games aren’t the most awesome, we found some really great games that made the«wait» fly by and made us feel much more connected than just randomly discussing our day. There were«Couples Quiz» and«Friends Quiz» for two players. These are played similarly to «The Newlyweds» gameshow. Your friend answers some questions about themself, you can answer some about yourself, and then you try to guess what the other person answered. They have them in multiple categories such as «Food», «Travel», «Books», «movies» and more(though some of the categories use the exact same questions in both Friends and Couples version). I could instantly see this«Couples Quiz» aspect being perfect for a first date and to relieve the awkward tension. The food itself was Applebees quality. I suppose I don’t come here expecting the best food possible — or maybe I need to start experimenting with their menu to find something I enjoy more. The food is good, but it never blows me away. Their Three Cheese Chicken Penne is good, but I’m never left feeling like I should really recommend it to someone. I’ll have to start trying other things on the menu. Note: This location, for whatever reason, has Karaōke on Wednesday nights from 9PM until close. I am seriously excited about going to that.
Amy A.
Place rating: 4 Cedar Falls, IA
I haven’t been to Applebee’s in years. I have found it be over priced generic food. But I was pleasantly surprised this evening with the carside to go. It was a late night of flag football and I had a gift card to Applebee’s. So while at practice I got on my phone on the web and ordered carside to go. I was able to put in a time slot of when I wanted my food ready. When I pulled up a very polite gentleman named zach greeted me at my car right away with my order. He thanked me sincerely and it was super fast. Upon returning home my food was hot and correct to my order. We got a bacon cheeseburger, mozzarella sticks, oriental chicken salad and a pasta dish. My salad was okay, too much cabbage on it and the oriental dressing was more like coleslaw dressing. But everything else was very good. I can’t rate the ambiance or table service. This is just for carside to go.
Rob C.
Place rating: 1 Cedar Falls, IA
I hate rugs in a bar/restaurant. When you walk in it smells like throw up please corporate clean the damn rug. It is truly is disgusting.