Ruby Tuesday

Recently we dined at the Princess Anne location of Ruby Tiesday in Virginia Beach, VA. I wanted to complement Maya, our server, for her exemplary service. She was attentive, polite, and truly enhanced our experience. People like Maya are a rare commodity these days, and we will return to this restaurant thanks to her. When we spoke with Dave, the manager that evening he even stated that we were the second complement she had received that night. That speaks for itself. Well done Maya, you are an asset to this establishment!

I like this Ruby’s. Leiah the Bartender is fantastic. The rest of the folks there are awesome as well. What sets this Ruby’s apart is the friendly people and atmosphere. If you are out this way you want to stop in. Service is great. Food is on par with any other Ruby’s but they will truly take care of you.

We had a great lunch today at this ruby tuesday. Texas dusted ribs for me and my wife has the appetizer sampler. The food and service were both great and we will be back. The salad bar was on point also.

Great saled bar always fresh, pretty consistent threw the locations. Great staff always freindly not annoying

I tried the indulgent pretzel burger with mushrooms and French fries. The fresh pretzel bun had a great soft texture. Nevertheless, this pretzel burger with mushrooms turned out to be too salty overall. The size portion was gigantic.
The service was prompt.
It is free to park.

Service was great! Salad bar was clean and beautiful, and the steak I ordered was exceptional. Cooked perfectly. Will be going back. Plus I love that they send out coupons. $ 5.00 off $ 15, That’s a great coupon.

Dropped into my local Ruby Tuesdays today, we had some gift cards to use up.
Like other reviewers, I generally put a 3-​star on most chain restaurants unless they are doing something way above or below par. This location I want to bump up to a 4-​star based on customer service alone. The service here is excellent, from the hostess, to the bartender, to the waitress. (Okay, I will admit the bartender and the waitress for our table was the same person today!, but she was gettin’ it done with no problem.)
Food was very good also. I had a pretzel burger which was nice and hefty, and cooked proper to order. Wife had a chicken pasta dish with mushrooms which I sampled (for Unilocal!«sorry honey, this is important»!!!) and I was amazed how good her pasta was. I’m getting that next time. Very good dish.
Overall I think I have to put Ruby Tuesdays at a 4-​star, based on excellent service and excellent preparation + flavor of the dishes as well.

Omg this place is amazing! The host was so polite and attentive. Our server is very joyful and charismatic! The food was on pointe and came out piping hot and fresh! Very clean and organised establishment with quick and accurate service! Will definitely return!

It’s Ruby Tuesdays — a chain … it’s either hit or miss, depending on the location. I went for the salad bar — and was happy everything on the bar was fresh and yummy. Thank you for the wonderful edamame — excellent addition to the salad bar. Whoever is in charge of keeping it clean and fresh — Hats off to you! Good job — and keep it up. I went there today with a friend. YES — I had the salad bar — and she had a chicken breast with mashed potatoes and veggies. She stated everything of hers was too salty. Our waitress, Regina was on the ball with refilling our waters — thank you Regina! Overall — GREAT salad bar — and good service. Would recommend this location again — especially for the salad bar. Did I mention, it was FRESH and clean? Yesssssssssss.

Ruby’s isn’t really my thing lately — being an anti-​chain purist — but it was lunch with my Mom and she likes the safe bets. As well, there was a coupon for a buy one, get the second for half off. Since I was concerned that she might beat me to paying the check, I figured that would be a good idea.
She had the bourbon chicken with mashed potatoes. I tried the sauce and found it had too much «smoke» taste to it, but the potatoes were good. I had the Buffalo Chicken burger/​sandwich which was nice but messy to eat. Fries on the side were salty but good.
The Ruby Tuesday’s salad bar really hasn’t changed much in twenty years. They added the edamame and removed the beets. The pumpernickel croutons are still my favorite.
Service was decent, the food was good, the price was reasonable. Nothing «blow your socks off» but It was an acceptable meal.

really… really great steak… haven’t had one this good since I left nyc… they have a great grill chef here… had the asiago parm steak w mashed potatos & steamed broccoli… as I said today was a rare treat… when I say melted in your mouth that was an understatement… took one star for the broccoli could have been fresher… it took a minute for my meal to arrive but when it came they made sure it was to my specs before leaving… really excellent service here… now my desert… yes I had room don’t judge… the blondie for one with the drizzles of caramel… just topped off a great meal… if you’re in va bch on a sat afternoon stop by you wont regret it :-)

I really like their new Apps, menu items!
First…it’s been awhile since I’ve eaten at a Ruby Tuesdays. But, since they’ve been changing their menu items around, I’ve been more curious. I used Unilocal to decide which 1 to go to… thanks btw! This particular RT had a couple of recent reviews that had decent to good service/​food, so I took my Pops.
The ‘experience’…
Along with the complimentary cheese biscuits, we ordered the new Tempura Green Beans App! We loved them and I could’ve made it a meal for me… portion could easily feed 2 people!
On this trip of 2 in the same week, I had the southern style chicken tenders/​BBQ ribs meal and my Pops had the Smokehouse burger… ribs were very tender and so were the tenders! My Pops also enjoyed the burger that was cooked to order (med-​rare, nicely done!). Our drinks were refilled 2x each. The service was good but I could see how some people would complain. If you’re ordering alcoholic drinks, plan on being at the mercy of the bartender! On BOTH my visits in the week, my beers were held up by the bartender! I witnessed my server check 2x on my Boston Lager with the bartender only to have to check a third time before she actually fulfilled her request! She apologized when she brought it over to me but I let her know that I saw what she was working with!!! So, I sure hope the bartender on staff when y’all visit is better than the person I had 2x!
Overall…
The food items, Appetizers, have improved and hopefully y’all will enjoy the quality that we did. Service was good both visits, excluding the bartender… food orders were correct and brought out hot. I will say that the Seafood Trio was average on my 2^nd trip… a tad dry IMHO.

So, had an odd experience at this Ruby Tuesdays. I went here yesturday with my mother and 11 month old daughter who eats solid foods. My mother got the salad bar. I got the guacamole appetizer for us to share and the bacon cheddar pretzel burger. With the guacamole comes salsa and pico de gallo along with chips. I noticed the salsa kinda tasted like beer. At the end of the meal, we asked our mostly absentee waitress how it was made because it tasted like beer. She nonchalantly volunteered that sometimes, when the canned salsa they use gets old, it ferments. So, she went back and let the cook know it had fermented and to change it. No offer to comp the fermented appetizer, no offer to make this quite disgusting situation better. We didn’t get the biscuits you are supposed to get to hold you over while your food is made until after we got our check. I had to ask twice for a beverage refill, and my burger, ordered medium, was well done. I am completely mortified by my experience, see as how we both share our food with my infant. To top it off, something my mother ate was bad and we suspected food poisoning. But ended up not being. But she still got a bit sick. We will never return, and will be warning anyone we know away from this Ruby Tuesdays. Hopefully they aren’t all this bad.

I haven’t been here in awhile. I must say they have stepped their game up at this location. Burgers are thick and awesome. Salad bar looks fresh! I enjoyed it.

By default, a chain restaurant get’s the the «A-​OK» rating of three stars. To move up from there you need to go above and beyond, which this location fails to do.
The salad bar met all my expectations, it was well stocked (only one empty bowl when I went up to it), it was clean (no crazy things all over the place), ingredients were cool (temprature), and they offer a full assortment of dressing options.
Ruby Tuesdays had also just added two new menu options, these insanely calorie bombs, aka the Pretzel Burger… and a lovely grilled flatbread. I had the California. It was topped with fresh cut advocados.
The staff were all very friendly, but what I’ve noticed (from my repeat visits over the years) is that the staff here is VERY dynamic, you almost never see the same face behind the bar. Something that other chains have excelled out.
If you like Ruby Tuesdays, this one does as good a job as the next :)
Plenty of TV’s for sports watching in the bar area.

Great saladbar and awesome burgers!

Usually we have a good experience but the last two visits have slid down the hill. We were seated at a booth with a flickering light which was like a strobe. By the time our waitress finally showed we asked to move over because of the light. She just said that she knew the light was bad but didn’t think we noticed. We ordered and both got the garden bar with dinner. When we got back to the table our drinks were still not there. She brought them a few min later. The salad bar was good but seemed lacking this trip. It was around 8 pm but they should stay on top of it.
My plate came out first and she said my wife’s burger was on the way. 10 min later it showed up. It wasn’t the burger that we remembered from before. Kinda thin. The also forgot her onion rings. My shrimp was not hand breaded and very bland. It reminded me of ihop. Overall a disappointing visit. It will be hard to go back unless they get better.

We go here often as my kids and I love the garden bar and have always had a good experience. If you sign up for the email list, they frequently send out coupons (25% off entire bill, etc.). The service is usually pretty good, as is the food. The turkey minis and cauliflower mash are my fave! We usually end our meal by sharing a blondie for two.

In town for an airshow, and famished, so we Unilocaled for a restaurant nearby and found this location. The setting was familiar, the manu expansive, and our server (Rene) was a hoot. We particularly like the range of options available — my bride selected a steak, I had a great salad.

They may have revamp Ruby Tuesdays, but the food and service are still terrible. The food rarely comes out right, and since the revamp the new menu has actually gotten smaller and worse. If you have a family and want to take them out somewhere, I guess it’s not too bad for that. If you going out with a group of peers, go somewhere else.