Applebee's Grill + Bar, El Centro CA

Good food reliable service. It’s a standard Applebees. Had to wait a bit but it was Friday and not excessive. Everything was good. I’ve never had any issues with this location.

The manager knew how to make my favorite drink (lemondrop) service has always been excellent.

The service was okay, our server forgot an item then brought the wrong thing instead of just asking what it was. He wasn't very knowledgeable about the shots and I needed to tell him to go ask the bartender instead of him knowing that was the solution. Also Applebee's needs to have more options for diabetics instead of everything being an extra charge to substitute.

Wonderful experience! Delicious lunch! Excellent, caring server and staff. My grandson was tired and had only wanted strawberries, watermelon or banana. Our server felt bad and said their fruit plate didn't have those items. We chose something else. Just a few minutes later, our server came back and gave my grandson a beautiful little plate of fruit she got from the bar, orange slices, cherries and strawberries that go in/on beverages!
Now that's going over and above.
Very impressive. It meant A LOT!
Thank you Applebee's in El Centro!
Saturday, June 25,2022 at 11 a.m.
You're awesome and that's why we keep coming back.
Thank you!
Sandy Adams

We went to celebrate our grandson 21st birthday.we had the best service ever and the food was delicious. I'm sorry I can't remember our waitress name cause it has been a week since we went.she was awesome

Service was decent. Friendly, quick, and thorough staff. Appreciate the happy hour prices. Only complaint was my plate and bowl were a little dirty on the outside like someone had grabbed it with food on their hands. Also they didn't give enough cheese for the chips. I don't even eat that much cheese but they didn't even fill the bowl to 3/4 of the way. Probably won't return.

Edit June/2022: VAST improvement. Whole new staff (from what I recall), way better food, serving speed was top notch, prices are still a bit higher than they should be, but the difference is night and day. Will definitely return. Great, commendable improvements. Old review left for contrast.

Old review: Horrible place. The wait to be seated, on a day that wasn't busy, was about 30-40 minutes. This seemed excessive since the place was nearly empty. Another 20inutes later, the waitress took our order. 1½-2 hours later, yes hours, the food comes out.luke warm. We can be forgiving people, but this was too much. We flag down the waitress after waiting for any staff to show up nearby for 10-15 minutes. The waitress takes another 10 minutes to get out ticket, hands it to us and leaves. There's no one available to take our money or to even talk to. We literally could have walked out without paying. After the hostess shows up, she takes our payment, which was grossly over priced food for the serving size and quality, and we can finally leave. All in all we lost 3½ hours of our lives. The one thing we gained, was knowledge that this place is not worth coming back to ever again. This was the nail in the coffin as before this visit, there had been two prior visits where they double charged the meal and one visit where they charged for every topping on the baked potato.separately.

This location has had its ups and downs. Misleading website says happy hour till 6, but you go there and it ends at 5. Scam and excuses is all you get. Food is just ok.

Took my grandson to dinner. He had a 120z steak and I had chicken with shrimp. Was really good.

I would give stars if possible.no taste.very expensive.it is probably the worst restaurant in imperial valley

Took 4 tries to receive clean silverware! Sat in the bar to watch the NBA playoff games, but the bar tender never put the game on. The TV showed six screens in one which you couldn't see. Another waitress dropped our food off at our table, but no follow up from the waiter. No refills. The worst experience I have ever had at a Applebee's. Drive on, don't waste your time stopping at this location. Extremely disappointing.

The food wasn't bad and the staff was welcoming. The place just had a few too many flies in the restaurant. I hate fighting bugs. One landed in my husband's mashed potatoes as soon as it was served. The staff was on it and very helpful but the bugs are a big turn off!

The majority of the time my family and I have a great experience. However a couple of people need to work on customer service skills and professionalism. Only a couple of times was our order wrong or disappointed by the food. It still remains in our top 4 favorite spots to grub or just grab a drink.