Outback Steakhouse

I’ll give it 2 stars because although the food was okay, our waiter Chris J. Was on the floor of the bar area by himself and that made the service VERY slow and inconsistent. The guy behind the bar spent almost the whole hour in a half talking to the same guy about football and moved the drinks really slow like he didn’t care. I thought my boyfriend was going to come unglued by the lack of service. Will not come back to this outback

I had steak, came out close to charred when I ordered it medium. Service was awful. Server spilled sauce on my sweater and management handed me some wipes and said it should come out. Didn’t offer to comp the meal.

OMG… wow…stay at home and eat your leftovers from a week ago… drinks are WAY overpriced and not too special, even the Wally lost stature tonight. Did you see the pic of the appetizer… shrimp on the barbie WHAT THEY ARE KNOW FOR… I thought that the plate that came out must have been from another table… why would you present it like that? Besides that… the toasted bread underneath the shrimp… limp, tasteless… must have been toasted last week, then soaked on a sponge since that time. Wife got the tortilla soup… a better name would be tortilla pudding… disgusting. Wife got a steak and fries… I think steak and shake would have tasted and looked better. Poor poor poor presentation. I got med well sirloin… was kind of cold… not so good. The Mac and cheese was ok… the baked potato was the best on my plate… congrats Outback… you did not screw up the potato. I will not be back… unless it’s the zombie apocalypse… because not even zombies would like this… so I would be safe. Sorry outback. You just really failed.

We came to Outback tonight because I was craving a Wallaby Darn, which is their signature frozen peachy drink. and it was so good I ordered a second for dessert.
The steaks were good they were cooked medium as we asked. The ribeye we each ordered was a bit thinner than what I remember in the past but it was cooked right, flavorful and a decent steak.
The server seemed a bit anxious to get us our check before we were done but overall she provided good service. Not over the top but was good.
I would eat here again.

Perfect ! I’ve never had a bad experience. Not one thing wrong with this restaurant. The service, the hosting, the food are all top notch. Perfect place to take a date. I recommend trying the blooming onion and the ribs. Ribs are cooked perfectly, nice smokey crisp outer layer with a moist inner layer that falls right off the bone.

They did some remodeling a year or so ago and the place looks nice. The owner is a friendly guy who does a good job of making his guests feel welcome. It has good food, decent prices, full bar, it’s easy to get in and out of and is a great in between place for friends from Springdale and Fayetteville to meet up. I also like that on the Outback Springdale web site (
) you can see in real time if there is a wait and if so, you can add your name to the wait list.
When I was a kid there was a liquor store/​western store on this site called Jack Holt’s Frontier Town. In 1971 Cobb’s Surplus and Pawn moved into the building and in 1974 a robbery gone wrong resulted in the shooting of Mr. J.J. Cobb, who died shortly afterward in Springdale Memorial Hospital. The 17 year old who shot/​killed Cobb was caught across the highway in Lake Fayetteville Park minutes after the shooting. Very sad.

As far as corporate casual dining goes outback is my favorite and this outback is always an enjoyable experience for us. Sometimes the service is a little slow but the food is consistently good, and they have prime rib, which I love!

We wanted steak and didn’t want to spend how much $ it takes to go to Ruth Chris or Doe’s. I had to start a liquid diet for two weeks the next day so I wanted to eat as much deliciousness as as possible. We got there and even though it was a Friday night it didn’t take more than 15 minutes to be seated in a table for 6. Our waiter wasn’t bad, but we didn’t see or hear from him much because of the crowd. Everything initially came out in a timely manner. We got a bloomin onion — yummy but definitely only something you should eat like once a year.
Everyone seemed to like their food — my husband had to ask for horseradish with his prime rib but that was it. The only problem was with my food — I got the bone in ribeye and asked for it medium and it came out well done. They were really nice about it and took it back to cook another one. The only issue is it took a while and everyone was already done and ready for dessert when I got it back. When I got it back it still wasn’t the medium I wanted, it was more medium well. I think If I would have asked for medium rare it would have hit the mark. The texture and cut of the steak was a little off, but the flavor was good. The manager was really nice — came to our table and chatted. Comped my steak and a couple desserts for the trouble.
I would come back if I was looking for a more affordable steakhouse. I would probably come during a slower time though. I was impressed that they acted like they cared and made the effort to fix it :)

I love some Outback. I’ve been to this location several times and there have been pros and cons.
The service has always been great and the bartenders are always on point.
I’ve had a few steaks and I was disappointed with the cut of the meat a couple of times. The ahi tuna portion seemed smaller than usual but the coconut shrimp was consistently good.
Over all, my experiences with this location have been pretty good. I plan on visiting again.

I give it 4 stars on the Merit that it is a chain restaurant. If this was a local restaurant I would lower the star rating to a 3.
For a chain this is top notch… I say that not because it is Great food, but it is consistently Good food. Edible, to expand on that.
Places like Appleby’s and Chili’s literally ought to take a page out of the formula that Outback serves.
The Food was decent (across the board) from Apps to entrees to beverages and prices.
Only complaint is basic «Chain» stuff I despise. 12 yr old host, very mechanical waitstaff that hates their job (though our server hid it well and did a fine job), kids in the bar area (bawling), fairly clean, but with a little perma sticky on everything.
Food was great, I stay away from steak at places like this because I consider myself to be a Steak Snob, and hate to knowingly step on a rake when ordering.
Service was very attentive. We will be back for a convenient bite next time we are passing one by and haven’t made a decision on where to eat.
(sidenote)
For the best Chain restaurant in the U.S. Try Bonefish. It’s a little more expensive, but if you didn’t know it was a chain, only the service may tip you off.

Friday night rush crowd! The ambiance was actually pretty relaxing and not too loud. The cheese fries are usually good, however, they were a bit undercooked and greasy. Main course was the steakhouse salad. It was fresh, the meat was cooked perfectly. Tasty to say the least. But, unless your an onion lover, request to hold the red onions. I can already tell that I will taste this until tomorrow. Server was good and attentive, just put some other tables dirty dishes on my table to write down my order. I thought that was a little gross:) overall it was good!

An Excellent Outback! Steak was perfect. And they have Coke Zero!!!