Applebee’s

I know Applebees is usually good but on new years eve my family went to the Vincennes Indiana location and could not have been any more disappointed. An hour wait for a table. We ordered appetizers which were good but no silverware. We asked for some and we’re told they were out. Ok fingers came before forks anyway. We ordered and 40 minutes later were told they are out of my wife’s order. She ordered something else. 25 minutes later MOST OF US got our food. My order got lost. The food was terrible. Fish and chips way overcooked and my daughter’s steak was burned to a crisp. My wife’s potatoes were ice cold and i still had no food. Another 20 minutes we finally got some food except for my daughter and I. 10 minutes later i finally got my order but my daughter didn’t get her steak yet. After we finished my daughter’s steak finally arrived of course by now her sides were cold. Oh and did i mention 3 of our sets of silverware were filthy? To be fair i realize it was new years eve and they were busy but that is no excuse for the poor service and low quality food we received. After complaining to the manager she apologised and wrote of the bill except for the drinks. Fair enough but will probably not go there again.

We had the pretzel sticks appetizer and the garlicky sirloin. The food was good and the service excellent. The only thing negative was we ordered our steak med rare and it came med well. Now we wanted med. we have learned that if we order a steak anywhere but a steakhouse and want it med we have to order med rare. If we order med it comes out well. But in this case it came out med well. I would go here again.

i showed up at 10:05 pm and as ignored by at least 5 staff members while waiting to be seated. three staff members stood right by the waiting area and talked completely ignoring us. not only rude but bad business practice. we waited 15 minutes before we left and went to Buffalo wild wings.

I took my Mother for dinner. Nearly a thirty minute wait, then they tried to seat us (my mom is in her late 70’s, sub five foot and carries oxygen) at a pub height table. After that, things improved.
My mom said her steak was very good, and my pasta was okay.
Very pleasant and attentive weight staff. I do love the Midwest!

Like a typical chain restaurant, Applebee’s is pretty average in the scheme of things. The food is good but not excellent. The same pretty much goes for the staff and atmosphere. I will say that their burgers are above average in the taste department for the area. Their steaks are also pretty decent, one of the better steaks I’ve had in Vincennes. However, with the steaks I find that they tend to over-​cook them by about one degree of doneness. I hate well-​done steak, do I usually end up ordering medium-​rare and end up getting a medium, which is what I actually want. If you order your steak medium you’ll get well-​done. That’s just of waste of steak.
Not bad, not excellent, but one of the better options for family dining in Vincennes.

We go to this Applebee’s probably once a month. Every time we go there the hostesses seem to think we are invisible. We will wait in front of the host booth and they will be looking at their seating chart for at least 3 minutes before they acknowledge us, even if there is no one else in the waiting area! Besides that, the wait staff is very friendly and we enjoy the food.