Red Lobster

Keep the new Bourbon Sweet potatoes!!! OMG incredible!

I normally would never, EVER give a Red Lobster a five star review. Never ever.
That being said…
My pregnant wife, my 11 mo old daughter, my disabled son and I went out to eat at red lobster in Burnsville, MN tonight to burn a $ 25.00 gift card we had received as a gift.
Upon arrival at 5:00pm here on a Saturday night. We entered the lobby to get our waiting pager along with the rest of the 100 plus crammed in there like sardines (note the clever seafood reference). A 45 minute wait later and after informing all of the lobsters in the lobster tank out front that «none shall survive», our pager (that I had forgotten about and stuck in my back pocket) began to vibrate. While not an unpleasant experience, the sudden vibration. In my back pocket did catch me a little off guard. After my disappointment at realizing it was simply the pager, we swam upstream through the throngs of hungry seafood seekers to the hostess stand. We were led to table 37, where we were promptly turned about to the lobby as table 37 had not yet been cleaned. 5 minutes later, we were again led to table 37 to find it clean and were seated.
Now, I know this sounds dicey so far, but here is where it all went 5 stars…
The server was AMAZING! Never have we had such a compassionate, professional and attentive server in MN (and I mean at top quality restaurants, not a suburban chain like this). The gentleman who was serving us, was beyond amazing with my son. Not every waiter is good with disabled children, but this gentleman got down to eye level to talk to him and showed him total respect. He also had the forethought to offer us a cup with a lid for our son’s drink, extra napkins ahead of time before we went through our usual ritual of requesting additional and then requesting even more and he showed amazing patience and respect.
This is why I am bucking my norm and giving this Red Lobster 5 stars… The waiter earned all 5 for the,!

Every time I have went to this Red Lobster location I have received great service and the food has been excellent.

Swung by after basking in the sun at the nearby Lifetime. Normally we don’t make it out here that often, but was in the mood for seafood and I had a coupon. Luckily we arrived earlier, because when we left people were milling around outside waiting for a table.
Service has always been great at every location we’ve patronized. This location was no different.
Caesar salads could use some lightening up on the over saturation of the dressing. Eek. My husband ordered that as his entrée and had to ask for more lettuce to balance it out.
Biscuits were out of commission for a little while, but not too long of a wait.
Not going to elaborate a ton. It’s the same food.
Our visit was favorable to this location.

Had lunch at Red Lobster today in a group of six persons. I had called four days ahead of time to make a reservation but when we showed up they gave us a table that had not been set up. So, it did not appear the reservation was needed. The server was average. Did not ask us if we wanted water with our meal. I had to ask him to bring the soups out right away rather than waiting. Over 15 minutes from the time we ordered to receiving our food which for lunch seemed like a long wait as restaurant was not busy. The lighting was very dark for lunch time and the décor was average. Restaurant appears old and not updated. Bathroom was nice though. $ 7.99 lunch specials were good value for the money. Everyone seemed pleased with the food.

I have gone to this restaurant several times over the years. I normally don’t choose this place but other people in the family choose it because of the lack of seafood in the area so I join them. Walking into this place you first get hit by a strong fishy smell. I mentioned something one time and the manager said that it might be clogged filters and she was going to check on it. The next time I went it a couple weeks later, same smell. I am not sure if it is the smell of the filthy carpet or unfresh food or unsanitary conditions.
I at lunch here with my brother and his wife for lunch. I ordered the $ 30 Ultimate Feast with a Caesar salad and a few hours later, I was starting to feel uneasy. 5:00 rolled around and it was getting worse so I headed home from work only to have to stop driving twice to heave into a plastic bag. I called the restaurant and gave them my info and asked if they had any other reports. They said they didn’t. I wasn’t able to sleep all night and stayed home from work the next day because my stomach was still uneasy and I was tired. Their insurance person followed up with me but the restaurant didn’t. I paid $ 30 to get that sick. Not Fun!
I would avoid this place at all costs in the future. I will be making the longer drive to another place to get my seafood fix from now on.

We used a gift card that we received for Christmas. I had the parmesan tilapia with green beans and broccoli, and a salad. He had the pick 3 with shrimp skewers, shrimp scampi, and crab legs, with corn and rice pilaf. The food was okay. The crab was good, and so was the tilapia, but they drowned everything in so much butter that we just felt gross by the time we left.
Also, it was a Friday so we called for a reservation, but they don’t take them there evidently. When we got there, it was packed so we just sat at the bar and ordered there. The service was extremely slow and the bartender who served us clearly needed another one on to help.
I can’t imagine us coming back anytime soon. WAY to heavy/​gross/​buttery/​fatty.

Beautiful looking menu. Actual plates pale in comparison-​!! Way over priced-!!!

We have always had a good experience eating here. Like other places there are good days & bad, but all in all they have treated is very well. We always enjoy eating here when family comes to visit.

Hubbby and I had an early dinner here and were very pleased with the attentive service and the food was quite good from starters to my glass of wine everything was great

Well, I’ve actually eaten there a few times, generally the food it good, service is ok but overall I’d say my opinion is that of being «underwhelmed» Long waits for dinner on a weekend evening, be prepared for over an hour and no place to sit at the bar.
One thing that bothers me about the way Red Lobster serves the food is — you get your salad which is always good, then you get your entrée comes out on a plate way too big. I ordered the make your own combination with stuffed flounder and scallops, both of which are small, then one clump of mashed potatoes on a HUGE white platter — so picture that and tell me that is not unattractive? Overall I’d say that Red Lobster just puts little or no effort into appealing presentation — a vegetable, anything with color? Now I must say the scallops were DELICIOUS, the flounder is always good — so yes the food is always good but the rest is so lackluster — the overcrowded restaurant makes me feel somewhat like I’m in a cow pen. The bar is very nice looking, cool modern vibe but not enough room and the restaurant ambiance is again — underwhelming.
Wish there were more seafood options in Minnesota so I wouldn’t have to go to Red Lobster to fulfill my love for scallops, shrimp, crab — oh my!
Will I go to Red Lobster again — yes. Would I go if there were better options — no.

Not like the old red lobster! Pasta was supper oily! Not great crab legs and terrible service starting off.

Prices pretty high for how disgusting the food is. When they brought out our food it came with three flies that kept hovering over our table. It made me worry how it looked back in the kitchen. The décor is nice but the food yuck.

Stopped in to have dinner and was very pleased. Our server Maria was awesome! She check on us often but, also let us eat our food in peace. The food is always excellent and it was no different when we went. My girlfriend had to roll me out of the place I ate so much food! One of my favorite chain restaurants. We will be going back!