Applebee’s

We’ve been fans of Applebees for 15 years, going almost weekly until they were bought by IHOP. With that, the menu immediately began to change with our favorite appetizer being one of the first to go. When that happened, we stopped eating there as often going only once or twice a year. Over the years, the menu has steadily declined with favorite dishes being replaced or changed. Our visit tonight made us realize that this was not the restuarant we loved 15 years ago and would never be that restuarant again. So we bid goodbye to the IHOPed Applebees. We will not be back.

I have not been in Applebee’s in quite sometime, I was pleasantly surprised, the service was good, the Quesadilla Burger was fabulous!
I recommend checking them out again!
The food was really good!

It had been years since my family and I have been in this one… We were very disappointed when we eat there the other day. First of all the bar tender was to busy taking to her coworkers to make a strawberry lemonade! Finally got it and it was so bad it tasted like water with strawberries in. Then we ordered mozzarella sticks and received them they were so over cooked there was no cheese in them. The manager came out and said sorry but at Taft point it was to late and the diner finally came it was ok! But would not run back there again anytime soon! Very disappointed

Applebee’s in McHenry did a fantastic job at the Multi-​State Mixer serving appetizers for 8 Chamber Executives and business attendees of over 220 in number, June 2^nd 2015. There were so many compliments on the food and service, many of them are going there for luncheons to conduct business. Thank you McHenry Applebees! Your the best in this community!

It has been years and years since we have been to an Applebee’s. We were pleasantly surprised by what we found. Our salads were fresh, although the chicken on mine seemed a bit «processed» as if it were not grilled in house.
Can’t recall the last time I had a decent glass of wine that cost less than $ 6.I avoided the Sutter Home and chose the Walnut Crest cab at $ 4.It is a Chilean wine and was a pleasant surprise … very drinkable.
Ended the meal with a $ 2.49 brownie bite: a small wedge of brownie topped with walnuts and served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Perfect size.
For the most part the wait staff was on the young side. Our waitress was pleasant and helpful, all while pushing the specials (but not too much).

This is the second time in 6 months we have been at this location and its been horrible, for the most part the staff are like extras from the walking dead, tables are always sticky (we had to ask our server to rewipe the table), the food took to long even though we had only ordered appetizers, this is not to say all Applebee’s are like this because they’re not just the one in Mchenry, Illinois. The ONLY good thing was our server Kyle M was very good. The food was just OK but all in all this will be our last time dining at the Applebee’s.

Posted soft target zone. Since you can barely trust Applebee’s to get your order correct; I hardly think they’re going to be responsible enough to ensure my safety.

I dunno, OK? I guess? A-​OK?
Basic family-​style bar/​restaurant (though … I didn’t SEE the bar … is there one?).
Menu had a quite a few two-​of-​this-​and-​two-​of-​that-​and-​one-​of-​this combinations … OK, nobody told me there’d be math, but the options were actually quite useful. Went with two lunch specials.
And, now I know. Lunch special means small portions. I mean … NORMAL portions. Gosh, I am way too spoiled by serving platter sized portions, aren’t I? The soup was a normal soup bowl, the three cheese penne pasta was a «side» portion, my friend’s sandwich was half of one (though plenty big enough to tell the truth).
We arrived early for lunch and the soup wasn’t particularly hot — was this reheated from last night? Probably. Kind’a tasted like it. Boo!
The pasta was very good (if only I’d had a full serving!), my friend’s sandwich looked very good (though the ‘flavored’ mayo took her by surprise — she’s not a menu fine print reader, I guess).
Waitress was good, gave us time when we needed it, came over when we needed her, friendly and helpful. Food came out fast and as ordered. Price of the special was terrific.
Another family-​style restaurant option to go to …

Horrible. Never going back to this location. In the past, other Applebee’s have been ok, but our experience with the McHenry location has ruined Applebee’s for me. Food was tasteless and service was horrible. Our server took 30min+ to bring our drink order, then sat with patrons while she enjoyed a drink and never offered us refills or checked if our meals were ok. Manager was nowhere in sight. Do not recommend!!!

Awful service. Waited I over an hour for a salad and chicken dish. Had to ask for utensils, server didn’t even acknowledge us For 15 minutes. He said the kitchen was «backed up.» People that were seated after us had their meals and left before we got ours. Only reason we went was because we had a gift card. Wouldn’t pay for that!

I would also like to add that a person at applebees corporate contacted me. They said they will resolve the issue with gift cards and pleaded to me to give them another shot.
Also giving the excuse for the server not knowing the menu saying this was a new item I had ordered. It was the wrong item delivered…
She had sent me a 25 $ coupon coupon with proof of purchase attached to it. Well I apologize but why would I ever go to your establishment after my last experience? It does not make any sense unless it was free. And the coupon does not include alcohol. I would have to drink to deal with applebees again.
So to review I had complained about my worst experience ever at a restaurant. Applebees corporate counters with a 25 $ coupon with purchase.
So the big corporate company does not care about the small town customers. Or listen or take care of the issues plaguing this terrible awful company period.
Your neighborhood grill– I dont care about your neighborhood period.
Reviewer– telling hundreds of people how awful you are. By hundreds I mean the 1k plus people on my social network. Twitter facebook linkdin
I have single handedly stopped at least 30 people from going to that location by word of mouth.
Small town customer

Stopped in tonight went to the bar and didn’t have anyone great us for over 10 minutes. Decided to move on to the next spot in town where we were welcomed right away.

Had to wait even with three tables open. Kitchen was extremely backed up and staff kept telling us that they were sorry. Chicken was dry. Bourbon glaze was missing. Had to ask for silver ware. Never going back. Mismanaged!

So, options for «good» food in McHenry is pretty limited. That said, my mom had received an Applebee’s gift card and wanted to treat me to lunch last Saturday, so who am I to decline?
Similiar to TGI Friday’s, it’s difficult to find NON-​chicken or beef options on the menu. The only seafood options I located on the menu were a Shrimp Pasta, a Fish and Chips basket, and Grilled Cheese. I had the latter, which also came with a small cup of tomato soup. My mom had the Bleu Burger.
In all, it was alright. I think I expected more flavor since they boasted a trio of different cheeses, but found nothing notable as far as grilled cheese goes. My mom enjoyed her burger.
Despite the place being relatively empty, the service, overall, was kind of poor. Our server did pass us several times to attend to his other tables, so it did make it easier to flag him down for refills or to ask a question. He was also nice about getting me change (since we didn’t realize Mom had so much money on the gift card and it covered the entire meal).
In all, if I had to go to a chain, I’d prefer to go to Panera across the street, where the have some healthier and less-​heavy options.

I know FRANCHISE, but the Dundee Palatine location was GOOD, & this is now the closest Applebees to us (30 miles!) after some kind of reorg & sale and closing of a lot of NW and Western Illinois Applebees (tax & lease losers). I think at least eleven closed and I just FINALLY got the Palatine Applebees flagged CLOSED and off the open Unilocal intertubes but you best call first because Unilocal is really slow at Flagging closed busynesses imo. Maybe Unilocal likes to pump up their numbers like some elites? I like to take my reviews DOWN when the busyness closes.
Very close to the intersection of Route 31 & and 120 In McHenry. HUGE parking lot and looks like all the other Applebees, a little bit like the old Cheers Bar. Lotta wood, and dimly lit. I strongly recommend either coming early or late at either lunch or dinner because the peaks can overwhelm the staff. We like to go late for dinner and, bonus, appetizers are half price during the week after 9pm, and after 10pm on weekends.
I like their 2 meals for $ 20 that includes an appetizer, and I tend to stick meat and potatoes here, like a burger or one of the small sirloin steaks. The boneless chicken wings are a good appetizer and the Oriental Chicken salad is pretty good. They have some under 550 calorie meals and they are better than you might expect; there are dinner specials every day. They try hard to accomodate any diet preferences you might have, and they can always back off on the salt shaker imo.
They have a pretty lively bar, and drink specials every night so this is a good place to remember for that solo dinner with a lot of big screen tvs when that special someone is out of town. The bartenders can take your order, serve you, get drinks AND pretend to listen to your story. Try it.

I have eaten here probably four times when visiting family in the area. The food has always been very good – well served and presented. The drinks are generous, well-​poured and properly served. Staff has always been attentive, knowledgable and friendly, without being intrusive. The place is spotless and welcoming, too. I have never had a long wait for service or refills.
Recently, I left behind a beloved jacket. Most places (chains especially) would have stood on that «Not Responsible for Personal Property» mantra but the staff went above and beyond the call of duty in order to get it back to me. Kudos to this Applebees!

This Applebee’s has the best service… ask for Meg or Samantha… they are by far THE best servers we’ve had… we eat out often and wish there were more like them! Try the Nawlins Skillet… it’s both mine and my hubby’s fav!

Just pretty bad. About a year ago we went here, we got the waitress who must have been a local celebrity because she chatted with everyone. But us. She took our order and she was gone. Saw her again when she brought us the bill. I just wanted to leave but it took her 20 MINUTES to take my boyfriend’s card. She was too busy chatting with the next table over.
Tonight we tried going here again. I was told if I ordered a special beer or margarita I could get free chips and salsa. I ordered a pomegranate martini and she hmmed and hawed because it wasnt on the list of «specials». But she said «yea I think we can do that». They brought me a margarita from the special menu instead of what I asked for but I didn’t get any chips or salsa plus the drink was full price! She was attentive to every table but ours till we got the bill. The other waitresses weren’t very personable either. I guess that’s why they work at Applebees though. My boyfriend and I made a pact to never go back, no matter how desperate we are for a cheap date night.

I try not comment on chain restaurants.
I don’t order from here often, but the $ 4.99 burgers, fries, and drink special was cool. We picked up in the «carry-​out» and service was good. Our order was ready in 15 minutes.
The burgers were excellent!

Haven’t been very impressed, the food is alright but nothing special. Wait staff is usually pretty unattentive. There’s better in town!