Applebee's Grill - Salinas Ca

You get a hit and miss coming here sometimes you get good services here but today was just a bad day with their service.

TL;DR: I have never been to Applebees and maybe it was because we were hungry but I was surprised. The food was delicious. The food met expectations in the other categories of richness, quality, etc.Specific Foods:The Classic Combo: 7.3/10Four-Cheese Mac Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders: 9/10General Wait Time for 1/2 dishes: 20-30 minGeneral Comments: Server was super friendly.

We sat today 2/2/24 at about 1120pm when a bartender kicked a white man off the bar seat for a low life 3rd grade education face “ that’s he’s chair “ It took me and my wife everything we had to not get involved or say anything . The audacity To kick someone off a seat ,the trash bartender for doing that . It’s a first come first serve business .Me and my family , my little business and my community circle will all know about this bartender that idiot low life and this sad and disgusting experience we witness . We will never go back to your Applebees location ever again .

Applebee's is losing its touch... Or maybe I just ordered the wrong thing. I ordered the promo special... All you can eat shrimp, ribs, and/or boneless chicken, all with bottomless fries. If you want to save money or have a big appetite, go for this, but remember, you get what you paid for. All three proteins tasted like precooked bagged frozen food you buy at Walmart or Safeway. Not knocking that food because I've bought it before and it's great for gatherings or an I-don't-feel-like-cooking choice for dinner... But for a restaurant? At least serve the Foster Farms or the Farm Rich brands precooked boneless chicken and the Sea Pac or Gordon's brand popcorn shrimp. And don't even get me started with the ribs... hard, burnt and it had way too much BBQ sauce (probably trying to hide the burnt flavor). I should have taken pictures of my food. Fries were good, coleslaw was surprisingly delicious, and the mixed drinks were not strong, but well mixed. But honestly, I should have gotten something else. Maybe my rating would be a star better... MAYBE.Service was OK, however, the place looked like it was short staffed and the server was a nice guy (though he acted like a typical 19 year old Gen Z'er whom you have to be very specific in your order/request or they will mess up, which he did twice. His response, in a nice way... I wasn't specific), so I'm rating it average. The guy only checked on us for refills like every 20-30 min, but again, they looked short-staffed, so I understood. The wait time wasn't awful (40 minutes on a Friday), but two families before me complained because they had been waiting almost an hour and still had not been seated... Which I understood their frustration when you see a handful of available tables; but me seeing the greeter also delivering food to the tables made it clear from the beginning that, well, you know. And the parking was not fun with Wingstop next to Applebee's. That place was packed, too (and way better boneless chicken than Applebee's, that's for sure).In the end it wasn't that bad. Staff was friendly, drinks were good, and spending time with my siblings was priceless. Even with our busy lives we made time for one another (except for one, but he's living with a controlling woman who uses his son against him, but that's another story); quality time that overshadowed everything else. Love my siblings, but next time I'll pick the restaurant.

They are currently offering endless ribket platters. I love when they have their $1 margaritas. This location has a limit of 4 during that time. The staff here are good, especially the bartender I had. It can get packed during the weekend and you will have to wait. They do not have a text system so stay close near the entrance as the come out and yell your name. I like this location overall and have not had many problemsParking: Its part of a shopping plaza so there is ample parking