Reviews for Applebee's Grill + Bar in Carlisle, PA
Start by saying I had worked for Applebee's years ago. Anyway the Cajon chicken withe shrimp was awesome my girl enjoyed filet... with parm and shrimp Read more
The main reason I'm writing this review is because of how impressed I was with the employees here. It's unfortunate that the... food doesn't hold up to the quality of the employees. I'm sure we're all familiar with the average restaurant experience of thehost greeting you then darting away to seat you as you try to keep up. The host that seated us today didn't do that. They walkedat a slower, reasonable pace where even my father (who has mobility issues) was able to keep up. They even gave us anunexpected, pleasant "have a good day" as we passed them on our way to leave as they were seating another group. Our waitresswas very kind and attentive. They were pretty busy with tables when we were first seated, but did a fantastic job atcommunicating that to us. There was even some teamwork with getting our menus & drinks as other staff swiftly brought thoseover. The effort and teamwork is appreciated and nice to see. Do these actions seem small? To some, I suppose. But it's thesesmall actions that can lead to big impressions. Management should feel very lucky to have such welcoming, hard workingemployees. If there was a separate rating system for customer service experience, they'd get a 5 out of 5 for sure. As statedin my opening, the food doesn't hold up to the same standards. It's very overpriced for it being lower quality. Very average andunimpressive. The steak that my father got resembled a chunk off of a roast or London broil more than it did a steak. Honestydiner food trumps this place. You could probably just make it better and fresher at you home too. Read more
We got here at 8 pm for supper. We all wanted to get the 1 dollar shrimp special that goes with your Steak purchase. The... attendant at the door when you come in was very polite and took us to our booth. Then we met our waiter for the evening, He wasvery attentive and made sure he kept our drinks full and took our order for the night. He would come back every couple minutesto be sure that everything was okay for us! What a great waiter! I will be coming back here again to have anymore special thatthey have. The food,drinks, and the people who work here make your dining experience incredible. Thank you Applebee's! Read more
Great friendly service! Samantha was a great waitress. Food was quick. Nachos had ground beef that was a bit dried out.... Everything else was good. Read more
Chicken Caesar with added shrimp was delicious!! The bartender Christina always takes such good care of us when we come in. Stop... in at the bar in the afternoon! Read more
Absolutely the worst dining experience I've had in some time. I had the 6oz steak that I ordered medium came out dry and burnt... the size of a big chicken nugget. My daughter's came out the same. My friend got the ribs which she couldn't cut through andended up not even eating. She said she would've had a frozen dinner rib from a grocery store. Pic of her rib below. It was sadand laughable at how bad it was. Service was ok but won't be back ever. Read more
Same ole Applebee's, overpriced bar food. Pub Pretzels w/Beer Cheese Appetizer were Delicious. We had Mac/Chs with Chicken... Tenders Platter (Mac/Chs was average, Tenders were Delicious), Big Dipper Sandwich w/Fries (Sandwich was Delicious, Fries werecold) and Fiesta Lime Chicken Platter (Didn't enjoy at all). Business was slow and so was our service. Read more
First, I ordered chicken tenders and fries. They had clearly been sitting for a long time. I was pretty irritated since that's... not even cooking and any gas station can drop fried food and have it out to you, fresh, in under six minutes. And the tendersare weirdly small and shaped in a cylinder making them look as if they belong in a kid's meal. Seriously, Applebee's, foregofive small weird ones and do three large nice adult worthy and worth the money chicken tenders. Second, as a replacement, Iordered grilled chicken and broccoli alfredo. There was very minimal sauce and the grill marks on the chicken are supposed tobe the result of a chemical reaction between amino acids and carbohydrates when food is exposed to heat. Instead, what I gotwere grill marks that were the result of a too hot or too filthy grill that left char marks that tasted burnt. Heating thechicken in the microwave would have tasted better than what I got. This deserves a negative star rating. What a huge waste oftime and money. Read more