Applebee's Grill + Bar

5p 7-22-24 I had the blackened Cajun salmon, mashed potatoes, broccoli and a brownie/ice cream.
Everything was fantastic! I enjoyed my dinner! Waitress was friendly.
No complaints at all!

Macon, GA.
Deja was a good server, attentive, prompt and fun.
Good food, prices slightly high, well-lit large dining area with bar and many tvs; lots of kids and families were there tonight (Tuesday, 4/9/2024, 7:30 pm), 3 servers were sitting at two different tables in the dining area on their phones or a laptop and I don’t usually see that at an Applebees. My husband used to love Applebees and ours closed back in Ft.
Lauderdale so on our trip we visited this one.
I stopped liking Applebees because a couple years ago I felt their food was mainly fried and I was on a diet.
Even their salads were high-calorie.
But I let him pick the restaurant tonight because he went where I wanted for lunch. He was disappointed with Applebees tonight.
He ordered the 8 oz.
top sirloin steak and said the steak was thinner than it used to be.
He smothered it in A1 sauce to compensate for the lack of flavor and the bit of gristle.
He hates garlic and the sides were garlic mashed potatoes, garlic green beans, loaded garlic potatoes, etc.
No baked potatoes.
So he got plain fries and broccoli. I got the blackened salmon with garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli.
I love garlic and thought my food tasted great.
My plate was only 600 calories.
But I thought $17+ was a bit high for it and the portions seemed a bit skimpy.
His steak meal was also $17+. We were surrounded by loud children.
One group had a birthday party, the table next to them had two toddlers throwing menus on the floor, and the table behind us had a really cute child popping up to peer at us.
The party tables sat messy for about 15 minutes after the party left.
But Deja, who was doing everything, was the one who cleaned it up.
There was another tall server with shorter dreads who was also doing his best delivering plates. Oh, our table didn’t have set-ups when we were seated but Deja brought them when we asked. I wouldn’t mind paying over $17 for a small salmon meal if we’d had a romantic ambiance or a beach shack with a view. As it was, I thought Applebees was better than I remembered but my husband said he wouldn’t return.

Owner response

Pleasant atmosphere 👌 we enjoyed sitting at the window the waitress was prompt, nice personality.
Appetizers came out pretty quick fresh and hot,.
The meal looked and taste just like the menu.
Completely satisfied