Applebee’s

I absolutely hate Applebee’s. It’s always one of my girlfriends who drags me into this establishment. Usually on the pretenses that they’re paying, because if I were paying there’s a lot of other places I would rather be.
Let’s start with what they do good. The service is usually pretty good the people that work there are very nice, you never usually have to wait for a table. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or bad thing. Whenever you have a complaint staff usually address it with no hassles and a smile.
The order was the spinach dip with the fiesta chicken and a bourbon steak
The spinach dip was Ok the chips were coated in salt, so much that I found it to be not edible.
The fiesta chicken tasted like a nacho supreme from Taco Bell with chicken
The Bourbon steak it was good I mean you can’t really screw up steak but it came with the wrong side order.
I’m still trying to figure out what people like about this place.

I’ve been to many applebees and this was the worst. Poor service, food seemed like it was cooked by a kid with no love. Burnt food and generally small portions. I’ll skip this chain from now on and just go to nearby pubs

Well it was my 1^st Applebee’s in Canada …
I’ve been to many U. S locations but never one here in the GTA .
It was pretty much the same in atmosphere and food .
Quality was good as was the food .
I wish it was the same prices as in the U. S but what can you do …
Our server was nice and courtious… took great care of our group .
Drink specials are decent as is cocktail selection .
All in all 2 thumbs up !

Great location, service a bit slow, greaters I found not overly friendly, food and portions a decent size. Nice variety in the menu.

This location is very busy on the weekends between 5−9pm — parking lot is always packed and there is at least a 45 – 60 min wait for a table. Food is decent, service is good but the prices could be better. Run if the mill chain restaurant.

Looking for somewhere different to go, we decided to drive to Applebee’s, just like that at random.
We usually go to the location in Niagara Falls and have been to the one in Barrie (which usually sucks) so expectations wasn’t high.
The 2 for $ 30 is a good deal. (One appetizer, two main meals) some chain restaurants want $ 30 for one meal so this is a pretty decent offer.
We had a super nice server, who used to work at the location in Mississauga (which is now closed) It always makes for a pleasant dinner when you have a friendly server.
We both ordered fiesta lime chicken, I believe it was called which is what we usually end up ordering on the 2 for $ 30 menu and I have to say it was probably the best one I’ve had!
I will surely come to this location again, just not sure when.

Friendly staff, reasonably priced food and great ambience. Great for a date night, dinner with friends or a family dinner out. Great choices on the menu, especially the healthy choices, but I feel they could expand upon their offerings. Portions could be a tad bit bigger.

I love this place. I love all the applebees. The combination dinners, one appetizer and two entrée deals are the best. The best part is that they accept spc! Great for students with it.
The atmosphere is great, a homey feeling. The food was good, it was a bit of a smaller portion than the one in Niagara, but it was still good. I went here for Mother’s Day and got seating right away!
I love their artichoke dip, and the calamari was just so tasty, but it was kinda over deepfried, but regardless still good.

This was my first time here as we were shopping in the area with my family and haven’t had dinner yet. Ya a good choice. Nice, homely atmosphere and great food to go along with it. I tried their Sheppards Pie and was glad I did. Next best thing to being home made. Fiancé had salad and French onion soup with garlic bread. She liked it, but wasn’t the best soup she has ever had, should have been made with croutons. Step son had the veggie burger as there was not many veggie alternatives. Still was tasty though, he said. Staff were polite and friendly, food was quick and accurate. All in all a great experience, and will definitely be back.

Not sure why the reviews are so poor here… First time going there as my friend wanted to have lunch there.
We both chose the avocado burger (since I was in a burger mood), and it was really good! The fries were pretty good too.
The desserts — we ordered 2 — Both chocolate desserts, lava cake with ice cream and the chocolate brownie. Absolutely delicious ! Everything on that plate was finished and not because we were hungry. It was THAT good! and I am not a big dessert person. I blame her for being pregnant that we ordered 2. lol
Everything around us smelt good and looked good too so if you haven’t been, give it a shot.

Went here for dinner on November 11^th for Remembrance Day. Took my grandfather who is a WW2 Vet (all veterans get a free meal here on this day). I ordered the Buffalo Sauce Tossed Chicken Fingers with fries. The Chicken was decent and the fries were average. The portion was very large and I left completely full. The experience was average but I don’t see myself going back here until next November 11^th.

Service was ok. Food was not very good. Ordered the chili lime chicken something. It was not spicy, I did not notice any lime but lots of cilantro. The chicken was fine. I was told that it was a lunch sized portion, I was there for dinner, fine with me, no prob.
Basically a chicken rice and vegetable dish. Sadly the vegetable was broccoli — ugh. Not much else. Rice…, I could have counted the grains. This is apparently some calorie reduced dish, hence the smaller portion size. So why the 4 pounds of broccoli? I can’t imagine ever wanting to eat that much broc — ever.
Desert, not worth mentioning. Came not as described on the menu, close but not.

My boyfriend and I came here for lunch on our day off — we’ve been meaning to come to Applebees for a while but it never comes up when we’re deciding for dinner.
We arrived just about noon and it wasn’t very busy. Definitely a lot of older people in during the week at lunchtime. We were seated right away and told about the new updated menu. The menu has definitely changed since the last time I was here, complete overhaul with lots of new options. They had a 2 for $ 25 or 2 for $ 30 deal on, two entrees from a list with an appetizer to share and we ended up going with that.
My boyfriend got the chicken fingers and I ended up with the crunchy shrimp platter and we got the mozarella sticks for an app. The mozz sticks were pretty good, super crispy outside, ooey gooey inside and they were thick, not super thin like most mozz sticks I’ve had before. My shrimpies were tasty, very crispy and I had them with onion rings, which were surprisingly good. Also very crispy but stayed together in one piece when bitten into (the Guy Fieri test). The fries were nothing special though and the gravy was a bit thin, although tasty.
Service was very good, our server was attentive and helpful with the new menu, pointing out some options that she recommended. Given that we had an all fried lunch that was good but not amazing, I’m sticking with three stars with the intent to come back and try something else to get a sense of what their new menu is like. But I was pleased with the value and the new menu looks pretty good so I’d recommend it for a simple lunch out or a dinner at a good price.

Fish and chips are good but the ribs were a bit poor. Everything is a tad too expensive for a chain restaurant. Staff are decent though.

$ 30 for 2 entrees + appetizer, 2 x $ 3.49 for drinks, and 2 x $ 7.99 for chicken finger meals for kids. Total before tip was about $ 58, for 2 adults and 2 kids.
The mozzarella sticks were good. The chicken and shrimp entrée was okay, but the portion was somewhat disappointing. The steak fettuccine went through a flavour vacuum before it hit the table; possibly the most boring pasta dish I’ve ever had. The kids seemed to enjoy the chicken fingers well enough. The frozen strawberry lemonade was disgustingly sweet. The raspberry iced tea was fine.
2 stars might seem harsh, but $ 70 for a disappointing meal (with tip) really sucks. Talk about buyer’s remorse. One positive thing I can say is that staff were very nice, but service alone won’t bring me back. My first and last visit to an Applebee’s.

Okay, I LOVE APPLEBEE’S !!!
The portion size is great, the food is okay but I honestly come here because the SERVICE IS AMAZING. Something I’m always joking about is everytime I go there the menu changes but whatever.
Go here if you want something casual, fun. Don’t go here if you’re looking for amazing food because it’s just okay.

I was here the other night with my family and we opted for the 2 for $ 25 deal noted in their menu. This offer comes with two main entrees and one appetizer, which I thought wasn’t such a bad deal.
For my main dish, I ordered the Double Crunch Shrimp and my husband ordered the Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger. My parents both ordered the Oriental Chicken Salad. The appetizers we selected were the Spinach and Artichoke Dip and my parents had the Onion Rings.
Let’s start with the appetizers: Although I was impressed with the size of the Spinach and Artichoke Dip appetizer, I was not impressed with the flavour! It was quite bland and had more cheese than spinach… and I don’t think the artichoke even made an appearance! I’m also not quite sure why it came with a small dish of salsa on the side… seemed like an odd combination. The onion rings, although large and crispy didn’t seem to compare in value to the dip (see pictures attached)… but I must say, they did restore my faith after the John Anderson’s onion ring debacle (see previous review).
On to the mains: The Double Crunch Shrimp consisted of 12 breaded shrimp, cocktail sauce, fries and coleslaw. I’m not sure what justified the name of ‘Double Crunch’ though as there wasn’t really much crunch to them at all. The fries were so bland that they weren’t even worth eating. I think the only saving grace for this dish was the cocktail sauce (to give some flavour to the shrimp) and the coleslaw.
The Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger came with all the usual condiments and I must say, the bacon was cooked perfectly. Sadly to say, even though the burger was flavourful, it was really dry… and we won’t even get back into talking about the fries. The saving grace for this dish was the salsa that came with the Spinach and Artichoke Dip… perhaps this is what added the flavour to the burger???
On to the Oriental Chicken Salad. This dish left a lot to be desired. The chicken had far too much breading and was extremely dry. The lettuce wasn’t even a nice mix of greens, it was just romaine. Romaine! That’s it! Are you trying to tell me that there are no other types of lettuce in the orient? C’mon! There was so much more they could have done to this dish… I’m not even sure why it was called ‘oriental’. The saving grace for this dish was the dressing. It had a really nice consistency and was quite sweet.
I can’t say that I’ll be back. Applebee’s used to have good quality food for a good price. I feel that the quality of the food has gone down in direct relationship to the rise in prices. There are far better restaurants out there for me to spend my money at.
Last, but not least… the saving grace for the whole evening was the service. Our waitress was pleasant and cheerful. She even presented my Dad with a free dessert for his birthday. Happy Birthday Dad… sorry we picked such a shoddy restaurant.

I had the bourbon chicken and shrimp dinner. I got small portions, big price tag, mediocre food. I’ve had better frozen dinners.