Applebee’s

Worst… service… ever… I think our waiter (Casey) forgot we existed. He did however remember the table across from us, the table beside us, and the table behind us (who he felt the need to hang out and chat with for several mins before looking up to remember we existed)

I typically review once I get my food, but the service here has been *so terrible* that I just have to comment now. Please note, this review is in regards to only one server– Casey and his pathetic attempt at a ‘man-​bun’ with his hair that looks as though it has been submerged in the deep fryer (hygiene is important when people are handling your food). He completely forgot we were sitting at this booth as he joked and laughed with other tables surrounding us, taking the orders of people who came in well after we did, and flirting with the high school girls sitting behind us. Even the two hostesses saw what was going on but offered no assistance. Maybe being a server just isn’t where you belong, man.
30 minutes later– Update:
Guess what. Casey forgot my order, so the other three people in my party are currently eating as I sit here and type this. But the manager said the kitchen dropped it after the server said he forgot to ring it in. I guess my missing steak will forever remain a mystery. Oh, and their steaks were cooked to the wrong temp…
…really wish I could rate this experience lower than 1 star.
10 minutes later– Update: Mine just arrived and it was the wrong temperature. I mean, WAY OFF. I give up. I’m going next door to Krystal’s.
20 minutes later– Update: Currently at Krystal’s. They got my order right the *first time*!!

A little too much cheese over the chicken, and I didn’t expect the onions. The cheese made the tortilla strips a little soggy, but overall really good.

If you’re in Oak Ridge and want to go to Applebee’s spend the extra 10 minutes and drive to the one off Cedar Bluff in Knoxville. This place is garbage. The food is always below standard.

We haven’t been to Applebee’s some they were rebuilt. Service was great, but good was just ok. But I really liked the new resaurant.
I got the all American burger and fries while my partner had the fish and fries. He really liked his, but there was nothing special about my burger. I must again the service was wonderful. We were both surprised on New Year’s Eve the was half empty.

Service was horrible tonight! We didn’t get half the things we ordered. Our food came out cold and undercooked. We asked for steak sauce and never received it and our refills were placed in the table with our appetizers so by the time I actually have needed it it was watered down. We never saw our waitress after we got our food. The last time we were here we had great service so maybe it was just an off night. But not been impressed with the food either time. Will be skipping here next time.

Cold food, slow service. Broke down equipment. I wish I could tell you more. I was hoping for at least decent service

It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Applebee’s in Oak Ridge. The place has been completely remodeled after it burnt down a few years ago. The waitress was nice and the food was good. There are electronic trivia games on the table, but it costs 99 cents to play so the screen really just gets in the way on the table. They have free WiFi and my table had access to a power outlet to plug in my laptop.

My experience tonight was so appalling that I created a Unilocal to inform every one of you good people that Applebee’s in Oak Ridge is the absolute worst place to go for a meal. That is the short version. Go somewhere else.
Tonight, I decided to take my girlfriend out for a cheap and yet elevated meal. Everything seemed to go smoothly. We were sat when we arrived, we were greeted by the waitress the moment we were settled, and our waters came out rather instantaneously. My girlfriend ordered their fruity new salad and me a Caesar. At the same moment, we also ordered our entrees. She got the fiesta lime chicken and I chose the 3 cheese chicken penne. That was the last enjoyable moment of our little mini date.
The salads came out and mine reminded me of a soup with lettuce. The amount of dressing that was engulfing my salad was appalling. I am a man that usually orders a side of dressing simply bc there is never enough to cover the leaves. As I mixed my soup with lettuce, my girlfriend commented that hers had no dressing. I mocked her and explained that sometimes you have to give it a good mixing to find the small amounts of dressing usually given when she gave me a look that stated «haha go to hell». She then slid it over to me and said, «YOU find it». She was correct, no dressing hahaha. The waitress came by and we asked for some and she went to get some for us… or so we thought. We sat for about 5 minutes just waiting. I could have stomached my Caesar, when I was in the navy I gutted much worse, but like the gentleman I am I refrained from eating. After the 5 minutes of no eating and no waitress time, our entrees came out. First they went to a wrong table, then the waitress carrying them held them low and asked «did you two order these?» With a yes, she was gone. Now I’m no chef, but I really enjoy cooking and not to be conceded, I’m quite good at it. WELL these meals were UGLY. Mine had undercooked noodles, the tomatoes that were tossed on top looked freshly chopped… but given no time to cook down, and my chicken was dry and flavorless… I could have forgiven everything… until I looked on Taylor’s Plate… oh yeah Taylor is my Girlfriends name… i was tired of typing it out lol… Sooooo I am looking at her «fiesta lime chicken» which was on a bed of red and black tortilla strands, way more then needed… a general rule is a bed should be just a little bit bigger than the meat… well this was like tossing your toddler in the middle of a California king sized bed. On the top for «covers», as my analogy goes, was this horrifying slab of cheese. I have no doubt in my mind that when the «cook», bc this was not prepared by a «chef» in any form of the word… probably realized how shitty this chicken looked that he said «just put a big ass piece of that ugly cheese we got in the back… customers are dumb and they’ll eat anything. You should see what I will let leave this kitchen», and sent it on its little way… The chicken, when cut into, was about an ¹⁄₈ inch thick and dry as a bone. On top of all of this her dressing never came out. We both took one bite, her of the murdered chicken and me of this tough log that was apparently supposed to be a breadstick. She commented on how crappy hers was… quick pause… Let me tell you about Taylor… She is the most kind and forthright person that I have ever met. I swear to you, you will never meet another person that is as, for lack of a better word, perfect… well when she told me that this was the worst meal that she has ever had, I told her «with the exception of the waters, we’ve not really consumed anything. If you want to leave lets go». She asked me to talk to the waitress bc leaving without saying a word would be too rude… so we waited… just shy of 7 minutes according to the clock on the wall… the waitress finally emerged from the back and came to the table… she robotically asked how our meal was when right as I opened my mouth to speak, actually a few syllables did in fact form, she cut me off and said «well darn, did your dressing never come out? I put the order in» and like a wisp… she was gone… I looked at Taylor and told her to grab her purse, I apologized for leading her on such a bad mini date, and we left.
We then went to Kroger’s where we spend $ 22.?? on the same ingredients that were on her plate, we went home, and I made the same meal she had originally wanted and it came out better than anything that could and probably will come out of the Applebee’s kitchen.
Thanks for reading this to the end :-) You rock and I wish you the best.

Let me just say… it’s 10p EST and there’s a kid at the bar… along with some lady sneezing and dripping all over the bar area…
My lemonade was good though…

I enjoyed eating here. It was clean. Waitstaff was friendly. My steak was delicious and cooked just right. The thing I really didn’t like was the onion rings. They were more like onion donuts. They were huge, greasy, and not very flavorful. There wasn’t any sauce, either. They’re just dry and awful. But other than that, we had an extremely enjoyable time.

First time Happy houring here and so far so good!
P.s my 3 cheese chicken penne came turned out amazing and they made my kiwi sprite on point