Applebee’s

Terrible service, ordered a soup never came out asked to have a football game on the tv got ignored everyone from the bartenders to the hostesses to the servers are terrible. Only getting one star because I had to in order to post it stay away and take the 15 min ride to another one!

Mediocre food and the feeling of being rushed out of the restaurant even when there are lots of open tables. Entrees and appetizer served simultaneously and then asked 8 times if we needed anything else. On the positive side, the greater was pleasant. I guess if you are in the mall and have worked up an appetite from all that shopping, it won’t kill you to eat here and have a beer, but you can drive a short while and easily find some place on in TR that is a much better value.

Is it fair to negatively judge a chain restaurant that we all know is just below average? It is to me! Tonight I had dinner with my aunt. Waitress was young, seemed annoyed with a fake attitude and overall incompetent. My aunt had sangria which she said tasted like mostly juice. I had a frozen strawberry lemonade that I’m pretty sure made me diabetic. We each ordered the oriental chicken salad, safest bet right? Not. 20 minutes go by, why when the place is half empty I don’t know, and salads arrive. My salad severely lacked dressing and the lettuce seemed old. Unfortunately it took me close to 10 minutes to locate our waitress to ask for more dressing and by that time I didn’t even want it anymore. We finally flagged her down by asking another waitress to locate her and then asked for boxes. Ten minutes later, boxes arrive. Paid the check and I’m still hungry an hour later. Maybe I’ll go back for half price apps at some point in time but for now it’s time to steer clear of chain restaurant garbage. TR needs a better selection. Meh.

Went there the other day at the request of my son. The food we did get was mediocre at best, the waitress never came by for a refill or to check on us. Had to send one of your dishes back twice — for the exact same reason. The person next to us had the same issue. So, one of our guest had to watch everyone else eat and then didn’t even to get eat herself.
The manager did take away the offending meal and offer a free meal & dessert in it’s place, which she took to go… but, between the inability to cook a meal on their menu and the waitress’s lack of, well anything resembling doing her job, we won’t be back. There are better places in Ocean County — though the food options in the Ocean County Mall are going down hill quickly. Thankfully, Ichiban is still open.

You have to remember this is Applebee’s in the mall and they are dealing with a million teenagers wanting half price apps. And honestly everytime I go they try everyone the same! And I think that super important. I’m sad the potato skins were taken off the menu because they were amazing! My favorite it the chocolate chop cookie with vanilla ice cream for dessert

Came here with a group after Sky Zone. Baja Fresh had just closed but I wasn’t too excited… When first walking in I don’t understand why but they never renovate Applebee’s! They still have condiment and food stains leading a trail to every table. When seated I don’t know if our server had hearing problems but he couldn’t hear a thing I said but he could hear everyone else! Me and a friend asked for a Shirley Temple and we got a Sprite with red food coloring. WHAT IS THIS! No cherry or anything and it was not well mixed it was a gradient color. Ok, so I order the ‘Build A Sampler’ as my meal. The crosscut ribs and some nachos. Ugh!!! The sour cream on the nachos had a consistency of cream cheese. and the cheese was on the tip of each chip barely anything! Then the beef on it was a sliver and only lasted 2 chips that was awkwardly stuck together. There was 3 jalapeño …good thing I don’t like them! The ribs came out the same way they left, barely any ribs to it! It was bones with a side of sauce and barely any meat added. Let me remind you the ribs came out in a toaster tray. There was supposed to be spicy pickles but it was cucumbers with pepper on top in a mini sauce cup. One of my friends got chicken tenders and it looked cold. Another friend got 7 oz. steak and the server never asked how it should be prepared and the broccoli is dried out and just there basically for décor. My other friend got Mac and cheese that came with French fries. FRENCH FRIES AND MAC&CHEESE IS NOT OK! Like ew it doesn’t go. For apps the artichoke dip tasted like microwaved artichoke dip. I’ve never liked Applebeees but this is the worst. What can you say it is Crapplebees!

We got the 2 for 20 special.
We each got a salad, she had the ranch and I had the oriental dressing. Cold, crisp and very good.
We both got the 7 oz sirloin which is an extra 2 bucks each. It was tender and tasty. I got the baked potato and she got the French fries and they were both good.
The service was a tad slow but acceptable.
Overall, very good.

Just finished a great tender 7 oz steak from their 2 for 20 menu. Great juicy moist and flavorful. Ocean Couty Mall. This place rocks. Was going to add a photo but saw the food was hungry and dug right in, maybe next time will take a picture.

It’s rare to find a bad Applebee’s. I feel like they’re usually all the same and it’s the neighborhood that sucks not the restaurant.
I ordered the house sirloin medium rare and it really did take an absurdly long time considering it was late afternoon and not many people there. The steak came out medium well and I sent it back. The staff wasn’t very hospitable in anyway, The bartender did her job and nothing more.
It took another really long interval for my meal to come back out and this time it was well done. I was so hungry by this point, I really just didn’t care and neither did the staff.
So I’m pretty disappointed at this place. I would not go as far as to say, «don’t come here» but definitely lower your expectations if you do.

Let me just preface this review by saying it’s the 4^th of July, down the shore, and it’s been raining on and off all day.
With that said my mom, niece and I came to the mall to avoid being cramped up in the hotel we were staying at.
We were seated after about 15 minutes (non-​issue) and placed our orders.
The food came out in a reasonable amount of time and tasted fine.
The reason for 2 stars is the staff in general. No one seemed in a good mood. An order station was directly behind our table so when the waitresses would come by and start trash-​talking their tables, I could hear everything being said.
Our server in particular just seemed flustered and all over the place. And on top of that they were running a special where kids ate free that day. Of course when I got the bill, I was charged for the kid’s meal. I asked it to be removed and then paid the bill. When I spoke to the manager about getting a copy of the voided transaction receipt, she told me that they don’t get receipts, it just shows that it was voided.
I’ve worked in several restaurants as a server and know this to be BS. There is ALWAYS a voided receipt.

Order marsala steak. The steak was fold along with sauce. Charged 2.69 for a tinny amount of cheese and bacon for a loaded backed potatoes Seriously !!!

All Applebee’s are awful. Frankly, I don’t know why anyone would ever go to one. This could in fact be the greatest Applebee’s in the United States, but there would be no way of knowing that for sure; it’d be a bit like choosing the best turd from a sewer pipe.
For some reason, my wife likes the burgers here. Because neither of us would ever be caught dead eating in an Applebee’s, I am occasionally tasked with picking up a take out order. Having offered my opinion on the food, I am always surprised when they expect me to pay for it, instead of paying me to eat it, yet they do. My experience is that you have to pick it up at the bar. Now, usually when you pick up takeout from the bar area, the bartender handles the transaction. That is not the case here. They force a server to bring it to you and ring you up, and they seem none too happy to be doing it. I don’t blame them. I am not tipping you 20% for carrying a bag of food ten feet from the kitchen to the bar. I don’t mean to come off like a cheapskate, because that’s far from the truth, but I resent having to tip for takeout at all. When I do, I usually give $ 2, maybe $ 3 if it’s over $ 40. But the servers’ resentments at having to deal with a takeout customer are clearly greater than mine, and it shows. I’m sorry, sir or ma’am, but I did not create the policy, and I shouldn’t have to vicariously experience your disdain for it.
There is a bright spot about being treated brusquely by an Applebee’s server, though: if they are angry enough, they will surely spit in your meal, which could only improve the quality of it.

Went there while doing some back to school shopping wanting to grab lunch. Little did we know that we would be there for 3 hours… and mind you we were told it was a 15 minute wait to be seated. One hour later we were seated, why we waited I don’t know.
It took another 15 minutes to get drinks and place our orders. We ordered the appetizer trio and our meals.
Another 30 minutes and the appetizer came out, which was very good. The waitress did not come back for another 30 minutes meanwhile the manager came over asking if we wanted refills on our drinks.
When our food finally arrived it was ICE cold as if it had been sitting in the back and forgotten about. We didn’t complain however because we didn’t want to be stuck there any longer. When we finally got our check we were charged for three separate appetizers instead of the appetizer trio. Turns out that the waitress had input in the computer that way so they were «doing us a favor» by correcting the bill and charging us for the trio.
12:30−3:30p.m. with bad service and cold food was not how I wanted to spend an afternoon off.
Sorry but I will not be back.

What more can you say about Applebee’s? Almost everyone I know has eaten there at one time or another. This one has pretty good food, including the salad bar, which is not always stocked full. The service is always pretty good. The food is always hot, brought out in a timely manor, and our drinks were always full.
For a chain, this one is alright.

It was late and we were hungry after a whole day of shopping, the only place open late nearby? Yep, Applebees and that’s how I ended up there. I had Applebees a few times in NYC and never was a fan. BUT this Applebees was different the food actually taste good and not cold when it came out. My previous experiences I encounter some bland and tasteless food.
We had Applesbees sangria and the white sangria. We ordered the customized sampler, I guess their was a misunderstanding and the waitress brought out 2 samplers and I said I only wanted one sampler and she immediately without hesitation said, she’ll take care of it and delete the duplicate. They have really great deals if you come during the right times. The appetizers are huge, we picked the quesadillas, sliders, and buffalo wings. We also had an entrée with steak and shrimp it came with a huge side of mash potatoes and vegetables. Everything was so delicious, portions are huge that I had to stuff myself in the end we didn’t finish everything.
Applebees always have great drinks and appetizers, everyone of them that I went to. But the entrees do vary in taste for some reason. I saw on their menu some new items and I like how they are updating the menu with new options and their wonderful deals.

I had went to beach with good friend, we hung at beach till after 4pm, so we decided to go to that mall, find something to eat. Found this Applebee’s.Not a fan of this chain, but Wow, located inside the mall, right by entrance, it was packed inside. We both ordered from the 2 for $ 20.00 menu, it wasn’t bad, but wasn’t anything to write home about. Not great, mediocre, not like your taste-​buds were woken up, just to fill out tummies. I got the riblet basket, she got raviolis. Came with spinach dip. The dip was good, but nachos were extra greasy & salty.Ughhhh.Like I said, was just fill stomachs, long as I didn’t percolate. BTW-​the waiter was extremely long to get to us, thankfully we didn’t have to rush anywhere, otherwise be pissed off. But service wasn’t good either. Go back. 5% chance-​not likely.

Love their food and the service is AWESOME.