Reviews for Red Lobster in La Mesa, CA

Tried again this week at another location and LA MESA did not disappoint!! When you walk up to the building the updated hours... 12-8pm are posted outside. Unlike the other location..We walked inside and was greeted by the hostesses and servers. We chattedabout our previous experience at their other location. As we were seated our server Erin was AMAZING! Our food came out hot andtimely. I got my Cheddar Bay Biscuits Coconut Shrimp and Clam Chowder, it was PERFECT!! Erin showed me the SERVICE is the wayit's supposed to be. EVERYTHING was DELICIOUS!! The LA Mesa location did that!! Thank you so much for making my experience aGREAT. Read more

I have just come to expect, that my experience, at ANY Red Lobster, is going to be average. My Trio of Salmon, Shrimp and... Lobster, with broccoli and House salad was a good choice. My friend's meal of Flounder and Bay Scallops with Broccoli and "FullyLoaded" bake potato, was really lacking. Check out the picture and you be the judge. She said no onions and extra sour cream.She received plenty of onion and No sour cream. ???? I just wish quality control would become a higher priority. It's always agamble. I've had great meals and I've wasted money on meals. Inconsistency loses customers. Read more

Let me start by saying I've been craving the lobster bisque soup for a while and I only have one friend that likes seafood so... she picked me up we went to have the lobster bisque and of course it was superb. But we also ordered calamari and it came outlike rubber but by the time we were able to tell our server and she was going to order another one by then we were already fullso we didn't want to have to cook make another one. Then we told her at the time we ordered that we are going to take home thatnew mac and cheese with all the bacon on it, a picture looks like a lot and it looked really good, so we each took one homecouple hours later I went to go just have a few bites of it and I open it up there's no bacon on it, the portion was so littleit didn't look anything like the picture so I called my friend to check hers, same thing, so we were both pretty disappointed.She called the manager he did give her money back on her credit card but I really wanted that bacon mac and cheese I guessthat's another lesson to learn even check the restaurant to go food. But I still will go to Red lobster because the food isreally good it seems like they have a shortage of staff hence the big sign above the restaurant saying that they do walk ininterviews I guess times are tough for everyone. Read more

The service was great! Our server was really nice and attentive… except the food was really not what it should’ve been for... Red Lobster. My lobster tail was fine, but my husband’s lobster tail was really salty and chewy. Just did not taste good. Thenour coleslaw just tasted straight up old, like has been sitting in the fridge for 2 weeks old. My salad was good but was justabsolutely drenched in dressing and so much parmesan cheese, I could hardly see the greens. It was really underwhelming but inhindsight I don’t know what I expected. Save your money for any other seafood restaurant!! Read more

I had a wonderful dinner, I repeat for another occasion. I totally recommend it and especially the bread that it serves us... before dinner and the girl who attended us spectacular and efficient in the orders???????????? Read more

The bar was just sad. There was barely any alcohol. ???? Food was okay... definitely not uniformed with other RL's I've been to... as far as food presentation. Wait times are terrible & they are majorly understaffed. Sad. Read more

Wow a half hour wait, Only one server and she was the best Her name was Monica.The greeter wasn't the best no smiles. The food... was excellent thank you chef. The place was so dusty and dirty while waiting to be seated. I grew up on Red Lobster but thiswas farmost the worst experience from Red Lobster.Why a 30 minute wait when only 8 people in the building? Read more

I love the new 15 meals under $20. I got the Asian style crispy shrimp with noodles . It's flavorful and the shrimp was light... and crispy. The sauce was sweet, spicy and just the right amount that the noodles are not swimming in it. My partner got theadmiral feast and it was just a tad salty so ask them to go easy on the salt. Service was great and prompt. There was a 20minute wait but that's understandable because it was lunch and they want to control the capacity. Read more