Applebee’s

Without a doubt, the worst franchise location in the State… I’d say «in the country», but somewhere in New Jersey, there must be one worse…
Ironic that it’s always packed on a Saturday Night in Brighton.
All of the bad experiences here are accurate and more than enough — I don’t need to reiterate.
Parking lot is poorly-​conceived, an insurance-​deductible waiting to happen.
Superior service can be found at Prairie Center to the east or even Wendy’s/Jack In The Box to the west.
IHOP across the parking lot: about the same.
Absolutely not worth the wait.
…go Brighton Bulldogs.
Psst– Bulldogs — the Boston Red Sox called and want their branded logo back.

entrée 14.49 does not include salad. Get a couple small pieces of meat and some mashed potatoes.

I’m sorry but we just ordered food at 9 pm for takeout on a Wednesday. Breadstick hard and cold, with the Mac n cheese that literally had no cheese sauce at all… Mostly dry noodles with some chicks on it. Maybe my bad for ordering this food to go and not eating in-​house but this is a sad day for Mac n cheese…

Me and my boyfriend come here every time for our anniversary! Love the service and love the food!

Great people and good food. I’ve always been welcome when coning here, and have had the staff recommend food for me to try. I travel frequently and enjoy the consistency between locations.
The burgers are great here, getting creative with how the stuff them. Just wish that they served the Apple Chili Cheesecake. This location doesn’t!

Went to Applebee’s for a quick lunch with my mom. I turned 21 yesterday and wanted to get a drink. I was informed that they would not serve me because my ID was issued to me while I was a minor. Instead they offered me a free dessert. My mom and I continued with lunch. She ordered a American BLT and French Onion soup. I ordered the Mac and Cheese with the chicken and a Cesar salad. Before we even received our food I was informed that the manager was involved because the cook did not cook my chicken all the way. They gave my mom her French Onion soup and the American BLT and me my Cesar salad so I had some food while I was waiting on the Mac and Cheese. My Cesar salad was drowned in dressing, and my mom’s American BLT was two slices of bread with a piece of what appeared to be Kraft cheese and two pieces of bacon. NO lettuce or tomato or mayo! My Mac and Cheese came out and I didn’t even take a bite. The chicken looked beyond overdone and the «cheese» looked like milky water. I sent it back. The manager insisted that they would remake it. I told her that I didn’t want it anymore. She didn’t seem thrilled. All in all our meal was free. The waitress was extremely embarrassed and was polite about the situation. The manager didn’t seem like she cared.
I was extremely disappointed and will never return. I don’t understand how hard it is to make a BLT and properly cook chicken. Also when the chick was still undercooked the first time the manager was supposedly watching the cook. If the manager was overseeing the cook then why did I get a cheese the looked like water.

I left my phone on table and went back shortly thereafter to retrieve it. The table had been cleaned and to my surprise the Manager and busser had not seen or had any idea of its location. My comment is obviously the staff at this particular location in Brighton are deceitful and outright thieves.

The décor was lovely (they must have remodeled), and the food was hot, fresh, out quickly, and tasted great. I don’t see why there’s so many negative reviews. Yes, it’s a chain, but this seems to be a really nice Applebee’s in a great location. It’s definitely better than any other Applebee’s I’ve ever been to.
My only complaint was our waitress seemed a little on the grumpy side, but hey, we’re all human. My bacon burger was awesome, as were the onion rings, so I can’t complain. I left there a happy camper!
Also, BEWARE OF THE PARKING LOT. Very tight, lots of crazy drivers who come barreling around corners without looking, and lots of pedestrians walking around. It’s probably worth it to park in the next-​door King Sooper’s lot and walk a short ways to the restaurant.

Yuck, I don’t know why I am even wasting my time reviewing Applebees?!? The restaurant is not very clean, the service sucked and the food – meh is an understatement for the poor quality. I hate chains!

Always good to go with the girls, after work, to enjoy margaritas and the appetizers
Yum!

I know you people probably just think I’m full of hate for all things Brighton, and you may be right, but there’s a REASON for this.
I’ve lived here for 10 years now. And I’ve watched this town go from having about five thousand Mexican restaurants and no national chains (except for fast-​food) to about six thousand Mexican restaurants and four or five outlets of the big chains. AND THEY ALL SUCK.
Seriously, you can open a chain restaurant here that is good to great in any other town, and the one they open here will, invariably, BLOW.
I don’t know what it is. Maybe they think that ’cause we’re kinda out in the sticks, service and good food doesn’t matter as much to us. It would make more sense if everyone they hired was actually from here, but that’s not true, a lot of people commute up here from Aurora/​Denver to work.
My recent experience here reaffirmed the above contentions, in spades. We sat at the bar in the newly re-​modeled, snazzy Brighton Applebee’s, and were promptly ignored for ten minutes or so while the bartender looked for a bottle of some obscure booze, made more difficult by the fact that the remodel included taking all the liquor shelves out, and sticking everything in cabinets below the bar.
When she finally did get around to noticing us, we were greeted by a heavy sigh, followed by a half-​hearted, «What can I get you?».
Now, I don’t expect people to do cart-​wheels when I come through the door, but a modicum of enthusiasm would be nice.
My initial thoughts of getting a nice big plate of surf an’ turf were tempered by this, and I decided to stick with an appetizer. Ordered the intriguing sounding pulled-​pork won-​ton tacos, but they were WAY too salty to eat, and got sent back.
So no more Applebee’s for me, at least in Brighton. Golly, it’s a bear to have to drive to another town every time you want a decent meal. I know, you say, why don’t you move, and honestly, I’d love to, but we’re so upside down on our house, we won’t be leaving here except for feet-​first, ya-​know-​whut-​I-​mean?

OK, it is an Applebee’s, a chain. So, the food is normal and the décor is a standard Applebee’s décor. The parking may be a little tight if you need to park close, but they have the entire grocery center’s parking for those who worry about that. And, of course, they do tend to push the alcohol in the server’s initial greeting if you show up at dinner time, but that’s probably standard at restaurants that advertise the word «bar» in their names.
Still, the food is pretty good. And it doesn’t take a long time. And the servers at this Applebee’s are there to refill the non-​alcoholic drinks. The servers are not constantly bothering you about the food or needing anything else. You do have to put up with the manager coming by and asking how everything is, but a lot of chain restaurants seem to do that these days.
So, in all, it is a reasonable sit down restaurant with decent food, fairly clean, not too streesful, but it is a chain.
Yes, I’ll be going back to it.