Ah the first of many franchise reviews...
The Applebee's in Butler has been around for about 1 year as this review.
Normally this is enough time for a resturant to get its staff in place and prepare for the long haul.
Well... Let's Take a Look...
Atmosphere:
What can I say? It's Applebee's? Is it good? Yeah but it feels artificial to me. This once again because its a franchise. But other than that it is quite inviting to say the least and for the most part you feel quite welcome.
Food:
Again... Franchise... Yes the food was good but for the price... eh... Not Bad, but could be better. The menu selection was alright but the menu design was atrocious! I have not seen anything that bad since Eat n Park had spiral bound menus! Anyway again not bad... But at these prices you expect better.
As far as the food itself though, yes, it is good. This is an example of a good chain and is almost a golden example.
Which leads me to...
Service:
HOLY SWEET GOD IN HEAVEN WAS SERVICE BAD!
At a time when about 5 tables were full it took us over 45 Mins to get our food.
On top of that out waiter was no where to be found. After you had ran out of beverage and had slowly eaten all your ice cubes and began eating your place mat he would show up, disappear to god knows where for 5 minutes and then come back. Holy Crap That is TERRIBLE.
At one point I did work as a host and I do know that some waiters would sneak out for a smoke.
But wow...
Value:
Right... Horrible! Ok imaging going to a Long John Silvers and marking up all the food by about $6.
Again franchise....
My meal which was 2 Fish Fillets, French Fries, and Applesauce, + Pepsi cost me $18. Oh and did i mention that the fish was one of the cheaper items on the menu?
Also one of the members of my party drank a Miller Lite. COST: $3.75 (EPIC FAIL)
Good Food Item:
Fish Filet - Actually it was damn good and cheaper than almost 90% of the expensive crap on the menu.
Bad Food Item:
Garlic Fries - Oh god they drowned these things in garlic swirl and chucked them onto my plate. You thought regular fries were greasy? Well wait till you try these!
Final Thoughts:
Ok Food and Shitty Service not a Good Restaurant Make
3 out of 5 Fair
