Applebee's Grill + Bar

Joe Graham

We went into the Applebee's location in Marion around 7 PM on a Thursday evening, after dinner rush. We were quickly shown to a clean booth, and served our drinks. We ordered, and our appetizer, onion rings, arrived after only a short wait. They were still hot, but not fresh out of the fryer. They were crispy, not overdone, and went well with the paired barbecue sauce. They were satisfactory. Our orders arrived. I ordered the chicken broccoli alfredo. My husband ordered a full rack of baby back ribs, with French fries and cole slaw. Both arrived warm. They were not hot. We were hungry, so we began eating anyways. The sauce on the ribs was flavorful, and they were tender, but somehow it didn't permeate the meat. It was a strange disconnect. The fries were salt bombs. The cole slaw, in a small sauce cup, was really the star of the plate. My chicken broccoli alfredo had odd temperature variations. My first bite of chicken was cool in my mouth, my first bite of pasta was the right temperature. When I mixed it all together, it became adequately warm. The flavors were adequate. It was alfredo. I would order it again, if it were delivered hot. Yes, we could have sent the food back, but neither of us had eaten that day, so we ate. We did not finish the French fries. There wasn't enough tea or mountain dew in the restaurant to wash down all the salt. We ordered dessert, the triple chocolate thing. IT was amazing. It was the high point of the meal, a great mix of hot (actually hot), and cold, the delicious vanilla ice cream, along with rich chocolate pudding. This dessert is absolutely a home run. I have eaten at other Applebee's. They have given me better meals. Maybe this was a bad night, but this meal wasn't up to the standard I've come to expect from Applebee's other nearby restaurants. It can be better.

Sandra Rose

I ordered the sirloin; literally tasted like dog food. I took two small bites of it & wasn't offered to have it removed from my bill. There where 4 of us...non of which liked their meal. Directly after leaving I threw up multiple times & my husband's stomach was also upset. Waitress was nice though!

Rick Reeves

The food was good the service was great not too busy but everybody was just happy that they were there and being happy with your job is not coming anymore a pleasant change of pace

Tamara Fortriede

I had the Caesar salad and chicken broccoli Alfredo. The server Alicia I believe her name was she was very attentive to what we needed and also check back more than once to make sure our food was good and we were having a good experience.