Red Lobster

Dined here for lunch today. Giving it 4 stars because our food was not that good but our server Maribel was very attentive and always came to check on how we were doing. Dined for lunch, had the lunch specials. I had the grilled tilapia tacos with rice pilaf. They were a little on the dry side. Wishing they gave more sauce with my tacos. The other dined on a bowl of clam chowder, always delicious and the ceasar salad with grilled shrimp. That salad was no good. Get the house salad instead. Like I said service was great, they get 4 stars for that.

Started this as a 2-​star but bumped it to 3 because the waitstaff are good. Ordered 1# of snow crab, which was satisfactory but the melted butter was so salty that I couldn’t dip my crab in it. The calamari appetizer consisted mostly of vegetables… a lot less squid than used to be on the plate. The rest of the food was average.

we came because it was the only place open and we’re happy with the decision.
we ordered the creamy potato soup — super good!
split the choose three combination plate — shrimp linguini Alfredo (although I substituted that with crab; there’s an up charge of course (:) 7 oz steak, MR — delicious, cooked to temperature, and the coconut shrimp which were different, sweet. but still really good!
their biscuits are always really good too :)
our server was Steven P — he was attentive and friendly! :)
had a great dining experience!

We love going to the west side red lobster. We’re closer to the Montgomery store. basically saying it’s worth the drive.
Good food and service have never let us down.
Our favorite spot is at the bar there’s generally no wait, tv, friendly service, Food is reasonable. Dinner with tip 80 dollars and we has lobster tail and seafood feast, salads, beer and endless supply of biscuits. Doesn’t have to be a special occasion to eat seafood.

Was in for lunch today and the place was not real busy. The server that was taking care of our table did a great job at making sure we have everything we needed for our meal. He kept our glasses full and was attentive to our needs.

The wife was pretty happy with our experience here. Great food and great beer. The GM did an awesome job at making us feel welcomed.

I don’t generally have seafood in New Mexico because I know the standard is not fresh (except papadeaux, that’s alright). I can’t say there was one thing here that I liked even a little bit. I wouldn’t eat here for free. Not even if I had a gift card. In fact, if you give me a gift card for red lobster, you are no longer my friend.

My wife and I just ate lunch at Red Lobster. We both got the endless shrimp. The service was very prompt the food was very warm and some of it was just want downright hot which is fine. You do get your money’s worth when you do the endless shrimp. I do have to say that not everything you see on the TV is on their menu at this location. But that would be the only thing that’s keeping it from being at 5 today

Throughout the month of October I always enjoy using my birthday treats that I am sent by signing up for different clubs online.
Somehow I deleted my Red Lobster birthday coupon but luckily this location has an awesome manager! I explained the situation to her and she was happy to oblige and honor it for me!
RL appetizers are pretty darn good but when its a free BIRTHDAY appetizer somehow the flava’s are that much more intense! One cant go wrong with free!
My duckies and I enjoyed everything from the fresh out of the oven biscuits, Shrimp Nachos appetizer, salad & dinner, we had the sweetest server so kudos to her even though I don’t recall her name!
Good Job RL for consistently serving good food and having servers with amazing personality! :C)

went over the weekend. We started sitting in the bar, service is better. The bartender knows his stuff, drinks are excellent. Ordered from the crab specials as did the wife. the food was spot on. The only reason I didn’t give it a five was because we ordered mussels for an appetizer, felt like they were microwaved, all the shells were opened put the mussels weren’t quite luke warm.

I «like» Red Lobster and every time I go there I leave felling the exact same way. Not «love», not «hate», I just «like» it. Ok, ok, so during all-​you-​can-​eat shrimp season, I do almost «love» it… but I digress. In all honesty, I always get the shrimp. The lobster, the crab, the mussels, the oysters are ok but for the price I’d rather pay as much at a seafood boil pace or buffet where it’s all-​you-​can-​eat. It’s a good staple place and it seems to appease the masses so I go every so often with family or friends and that’s enough.

I hadn’t been in a Red Lobster in over 3 years. Although I was impressed with the remodel I was not happy with the service or food. This place had taken a turn for the worse. The food was cold and tasted like someone had splashed butter all over. Our waitress made me and my family feel like we were wasting her time. We used to look forward to go to this location but me and my fiancé have decided to not go back. Such a shame since we used to go at least once a month. I bid thee farewell Red Lobster.

So far so good, Salad and biscuits are always good. Ordered half dozen oysters, those came out pretty quick and were not dissapointing. Next came out our meals, I had the Ultimate Feast and wife had the Crab legs as always both were good and filling. No issues today on this meal. Our waitress was good and very nice. I would give have given it 5 stars but 4 stars is more warrented.

Red Lobster is pricey but never disappoints the food is great and they have friendly staff :)

When I was growing up, I would fill myself up with those buttery Chesapeake bay biscuits. Those were the bomb! Nowadays I’m not that much into carbs but as I ate one, they just weren’t as buttery. Maybe the changed the recipe or skimped on the butter, whatever it was, they just weren’t as tasty. I got the clam chowder and scrimp scampi. Was good, but the flavors could have been better.
The waiter told me that I could find the Chesapeake bay biscuits in a box at Costco, I’ll have to go check that out.

I hadn’t been to this Red Lobster in years and was craving some seafood and being in NM there really aren’t many options so Red Lobster it is. Either way service was great our waitress was attentive and courteous drinks were constantly being filled, and food was brought out quickly but as far as the food goes I just feel ripped off. I mean 26 bucks for a tiny lobster tail and a few shrimps just seem outrageous to me. I think if they put a little more effort into the quality of their seafood this place would get more customers. Not to mention actually serve fresh Maine lobsters instead of the crayfish they call lobsters.

We frequent this Red Lobster because of the excellent service, great cocktail drinks, and the lobster bisque! My husband and I sit at the bar and appreciate the friendly bartenders who are attentive to customer needs and always have a smile on their face. (even when I harrass them about their football team) The bartenders have been around for quite some time, so that shows that they feel valued by management and they enjoy their jobs. (well, they act like they do anyways).
I am taking the time to type this review because great service should be recognized. And this location provides excellent customer service! It surprises me to see the negative comments. We go often and we have never received bad service. Sometimes you need to be a pleasant customer. We’ll continue to go here and we always recommend to others.
Thank You!

Wish I could give more than 5 stars. First, out waitress was more than accomodating with my allergy to dairy, her husband has one too. She made sure nothing was cooked with dairy.
When my food came out, man was it delicious! The steak was cooked to perfection, the baked potato cooked how I like, and my steamed broccoli was perfect. After a 2 year absence from there, I will definitely be back!

We had been given Red Lobster gift cards and wanted to use them. We chose this site because it was closer and newer. We were both aware that the other location has been there forever and looks/​feels like it. The Unilocal reviews of this locale gave us pause. Long waits and bad service were mentioned. Thankfully, our experience was exemplary.
We were welcomed by a friendly hostess and seated promptly. Our waitress, Kristen D., came by quickly and cheerfully said we’d missed most of the dinner rush. She warmly gave us our menus, advised us of a Valentines Week special of any App + Dessert for $ 10 and explained they were in Lobster Fest mode. She even asked if we were celebrating anything in particular. The choices from our three menus took us awhile but we had the cheesy bread to nibble on as we read. I saw plenty of lobster options, fish combos and even chicken or pasta items. When I asked if the rainbow trout was local, Kristen joked it came from the Rio Grande, but came with a warning and then went and found out where it and all the fish were sourced. A nice extra step. We went back to our menu and saw some surprising items I didn’t expect, like tortilla soup, a salad w/​jalapeño dressing & other food that I don’t expect to see on a seafood menu. They have a pretty good $ 15.99 option that had soup, salad, entrée & dessert plus some other good deals which include lobster in your dish. We went a different route and chose to share an Ultimate Feast and a Rock Island Stuffed Tilapia.
Our salads arrived (one raspberry vinaigrette, one blueberry vinaigrette) and we crunched away and discussed how average American veggies lack flavor and distinction. I also remembered that the stuffed mushroom appetizer is really good here, but that’s for next time. Salad enjoyed — check.
Our entrées came and we dug in without even a thought of snapping a pic to post. We chose garlic mashed and rice pilaf as our sides and the mashed won that by a landslide. The rest of the food was great. The tilapia was great on its own, but the stuffed part had just too many flavors to count. The crab, shrimp (s) and lobster were all cooked properly and, should they read this review, were delicious. We thank you for the flavor you gave your life for.

Note: Is it the same as fresh seafood? No. Have I had amazingly wonderful seafood elsewhere? Yes, all over the world. This is not a comparison to that. This is simply a review of a red lobster location, so proceed accordingly.
This being a newer venue, it has a nice clean and modern feel with flat screens over the bar and fun décor around the windows. I would pay attention to where you are seated. We were near an air duct and the place was a bit cold, plus it quickly shortens the time you have to enjoy hot/​warm food. As in, hot butter begins to congeal around food and head back to solid form.
There are plenty of issues with reviewing a chain restaurant, I admit. Like it or not, they are part of our world and folks will continue to patronize them. I write this to let Unilocalers know that I’ve read the other reviews and was cautious, but my experience with this crew was a good one. The ticket says the GM is currently Eric Martinez and our waitress was Kristen D. We never saw him, but she was all you could ask for in a server. I hope the trend of good service continues for your meal too, because Abq has limited seafood options and RL is one people will frequent. One thing RL — No Wi-​Fi??? Get with it.
By the way, we didn’t get a bib. Didn’t you used to get a bib w/​a red lobster on it? Did anyone else get a bib? Is that still a thing?

sat at the bar and ordered a beer (only a pint, mind you)…
ordered full plate of grilled tilapia…
tilapia-​okay, only slight grill marks (grill marks were brown like they were afraid they’d burn it
brocolli-​okay, hot but still firm
rice-​okay, wild rice at least…
salad-​yuck, white lettuce, no tomatoes, too much dressing (my fault should have got dressing on the side
bread-​okay, tried a half nothing spectacular…
bartender was great, at first, brought extra lemon and a to-​go box (have not cleared my plate since i was a a child, lol) but when i did not get dessert he seemed kind of put off…
was putting my fish in my to-​go box and he came by and scooped up the extra lemons that were given to me…, (no big deal, have lemons at home)…
bill came and guess what? overcharged for beer…
food was okay, salad sucked, beer cold, overcharged for beer…
sorry, will not be back…