Applebee’s

Surprisingly good! Not a fan of chains but that is all Venice FL has. Had the pasta with chicken. Our waiter was very good!

This is one of the two Applebee’s I’ve been to in the sarasota county area– definitely the better– the food was overall good (fries included) and the server we had was an older man, so sweet and constantly checking up on us to make sure we didn’t need anything, we were sort of in a hurry so I felt bad asking for the check early but I got the lava cake and it was delicious

Excellent. Went for free Veterans Day meal and they were packed as they offer an entire meal for free rather than just an unhealthy app at so many other places! Was going to be dining alone, so asked if I could just get my meal to go which the manager obliged. My steak was perfectly cooked (rare of med rare) to order even after the ride home and was terrific! Thank you for the free meal and the take out! It’s nice to be appreciated at least one day a year! Thanks to your retired vet cook who volunteered today as well!

Awful, do not waste your time and money, I had a Oriental Chicken Salad with fried chicken or more like 1 and a half chicken strips, absolutely the worse meal I’ve eaten thus far. My wife ordered a Bourbon Street Steak that was suppose to be well done (it wasn’t). I will not be back how the hell can anyone operate like this serving food like this is beyond me.

Possibly the worst Applebee’s restaurant in the area. My wife and I went to dinner with some friends tonight, and after much deliberation settled on this place. The last Applebee’s I went to was in North Port about 3 weeks ago and tonight was a complete 180 from that experience. The waitress took our drink order and walked away, even though we were ready to order, what made it worse was that fact it took 10 minutes to bring our 4 waters. My friends order the 2 for $ 20 and my wife and I ordered the pretzel and cheese app and a grilled shrimp salad. The appetizer my friends received was about a quarter of the size of the one we got at the other location. My wife’s $ 12 salad looked like a side salad I have received at other restaurants. We were seated in a great location to watch the interaction of the wait staff which was not professional to say the least. This is their place of work, not a place for some heavy petting. I was extremely disgusted in this trip and don’t see my family or friends coming back.

Wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit there last night. Service was spot on and our meal was delicious. The manager came by and asked if everything was ok. Our waitress was the best we’ve had in quite a while. For this type of restaurant, we would heartily recommend it.

Had a great meal for the $. Service was very professional and salad to meal timing was right on. The lime steak was cooked to my order and tasted great.

Cant beat the chicken caesar salad! The pretzels and beer cheese are out of this world too! Never seems too crowded either if you get here before 7pm.
4 out of 5 stars from me!

My work buddies and I were out visiting a Target Store near Sarasota and we needed some lunch. We walked into Applebee’s thinking it was a Chili’s but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. (There was a Chili’s next door)
Our hostess was super nice and the manager checked on us at least three times.
I ordered the lunch special of the fiesta salad and the turkey sandwich.
Both were solid and our waiter was cool and refilled my soda as soon as it was empty. No one had any real complaints about it.
The hunks of turkey were awesome and the bread was great, the salad was large and I was pretty full after I was done. Dressing on the side was beautiful too!
Overall, it was speedy service for a reasonable price and the food wasn’t bad. Good for a cool work lunch!

I’m a bit disappointed with this Applebee’s. The staff was very unprofessional. I saw one waiter take some food from a plate and pop it in his mouth, as he was walking away from clearing a table.
The service was also very slow. The waitress I had was managing 6 tables. It took 20 minutes just to get my drink — frozen mango lemonade. We decided to order appetizers, thinking it would be faster. It wasn’t. It took 25 minutes to get our two appetizers.
Overall, I was disappointed and I honestly don’t think I’d be willing to try this location again.

Went here one night after going to Outback and Chili’s (the waits there were about an hour). So my boyfriend and I decided we would try Applebees, even though its definitely not one of our favorites. When I walked in there were a bunch of people standing around near the front. I assume they were waiting for tables, for one they need more seating for people who cant get a table right away. Anyway as I walked through the crowd, I finally reached the hostess, who was wearing grey sweatpants and a white tee shirt. I thought hostesses had a dresscode? Guess thats not one of their priorities. The Hostess began with «is it just you?» I said «no 2 people please.» She then asked if I wanted a booth or table top, I said booth please. She rolled her eyes and said «if thats what you want.» I handed the buzzer back to her and said never mind, we’ll go to Chili’s. Went to Chili’s and had awesome service and they accommodated our needs, without the attitude. I even tipped the hostess at Chili’s for being nice. Applebees you need dress code for your hostesses, and control their attitudes.

I love Applebees! Can’t remember a bad meal at Applebees ever! 5 Stars. Local Venice staff is great. I eat here regularly!