Applebee’s
“They also offer discounted movie tickets with food purchase of you want to make a day of it.”
“We stopped for some happy hour drinks while enroute to the Museum of Moving Images and happily discovered the best bartender I've had all year!”
“Like I've stated in the past, I normally do not enjoy "chain" restaurants but Applebee's has always stood out to me simply because of the spinach dip amongst the other good food.”
Applebee’s
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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By far the fastest service I've ever received at Applebee's. Food came quick as in five minutes quick. I had the Whisky shot chicken with shrimp, it was salty and those cheddar jalapeno mash potatoes, lacked jalapenos, it tasted like cheesy mash potatoes. The waitress did not refilled our glasses with water, but I won't hold that against her, she was busting lots of tables. So far so good, and a three from a non fan of this restaurant chain says a lot.
I will go for apps and drinks ANYTIME at applebees. The entrees themselves I can do without. They have pretty great happy hour specials, half priced apps – $3 beers. Last time I came with my daughter and mother and sat outside which was nice. Our waitress was super attentive but I feel like the other tables (who had other servers) seemed disappointed because they didn't come around. Maybe since they just opened the outside not too long ago they haven't gotten the hang of it. We ordered the Spinach dip, wonton tacos, honey BBQ boneless wings and the pretzels with beer cheese. The best? The wonton tacos. These are my absolute FAVORITE app…almost anywhere. The worst? Pretzels with cheese. The cheese was getting stiff and the pretzels were kinda hard. I do appreciate the fact that I was able to cash in on the happy hour specials, without sitting at the bar. I would hate sitting ten feet away from it, and have to pay full price because I have my child with me. The kids meals are customizable so they can choose two or three things..which my daughter loved.
Nothing really stands out to me about this location. I mean it's "Applebee's" haha They are all the same for the most part. I don't usually desire to go to an Applebes but in this case, I was going to see a movie and wanted to eat and grab a drink before the movie started. This place is right down the block from the big Kaufman movie theater. So it's pretty convenient.
We were seated very quickly so that's a big plus. The waitress we had was very attentive and super nice. I mean those things are all good but I gotta say, my booth was pretty gross. My side had food pieces all over it that I ended up wiping down myself. So that was nasty. I know they are a busy place and it's like a revolving door with all the movie goer traffic, but atleast maintain cleanliness lol
The waitress recommended the berry sangria which was very good! I ended up splitting the appetizer combo with my fiancé and I guess it looked better than it tasted. Only thing about it I really enjoyed was the little chicken quesadillas on it. Otherwise I thought the boneless wings were very salty, mozzarella sticks flavorless, and the spinach dip not so good lol
But again- it's a chain restaraunt and I wasn't expecting to be blown away by flavor lol It's a good spot to hit up though if you are going to head to the movies nearby or perhaps a spot on Steinway for shopping or whatnot.
I came here with some friends on a Tuesday night after watching a movie at the UA Kaufman. It was just up the block and wheelchair accessible, otherwise I wouldn't have endorsed this trip. Despite the sparsely occupied restaurant, wait service was inconsistent. My friend and I ordered a blackberry sangria ($9.99) while I agonized over the entree. My sangria was so sweet it made me thirsty. If there was any alcohol in it I couldn't tell and it didn't taste like blackberry at-all. My friend told me that my sangria was downright flavorful compared to whatever water-down beverage they brought him.
Eating at a chain can be tricky. Despite featuring every type of dish under the sun, most of them aren't really palatable. You can usually count on the rubs being so salty they dry out the meat, the protein being inferior, minuscule and overcooked, and the glazes being candy-sweet. At least the menu listed dishes' calorie counts, so I could see how fattening that salad really is. I saw the $10 dishes, but I was afraid to try them because of the reasons listed above.
Finally, I just had to order something; I decided upon the hand-battered fish and chips. Most restaurants can usually provide a reliable deep-fried item. And I was right. The waitress forgot my tartar sauce, but the batter was flavorful enough that I didn't miss it. The fish seemed freshly battered, not something Gorton's Fisherman dragged out of the freezer. Still, I was shocked when the bill came back with a $17 price tag for it. I'm even more shocked that the price for this at the 42nd Street location is $20. For a few pieces of fried fish, french fries and a tablespoon of coleslaw? That's upscale dining prices. I didn't have to suck it up at an Applebees to pay that.
If distance wasn't a constraint I would have suggested we head over to Mighty Balls or Arepas for cheaper, tastier options.
I like this Applebee's. I find the staff welcoming and easy going. We got our seats pretty quickly considering it was a Friday evening.
Location wise it helps to be close to the Kaufman Astoria movie theater! A great way to spend your Friday evening with friends, family even bring your date here. Decorated with pictures of movie stars, it adds more fun and more conversational pieces. Not a boring place.
When you order here you can get discounted movie passes to the Kaufman movie theatre!! What a treat and brings in more business.
Go to the back of the menu. You find some of the better deals like blacken tilapia.
Take advantage of the happy hour menu.
The food tastes pretty good. Pretty much the standard menu you find at a regular Applebee's. The prices look decent. I usually order the unsweetened ice tea. Something I look forward to.
My review is only for the bar since I have never actually sat down at a table here and ate.
I love the bar, plenty of seats and they always have great deals during the week.
Every time I been here its being during the week to grab a few drinks and have appetizers.
The drinks are decent and I like the wings.
The bartenders are usually pleasant and get your order in a moderate time.
Came here for a quick dinner with friends after a Museum of Moving Image visit. Saw they were offering some of their new dishes for 10.00 as a holiday menu so tried the 7oz Grilled Onion Sirloin with Stout gravy. Ordered it medium rare and as a previous review said it was more seared on outside but pretty bloody on inside, this is not a problem for me as I like my steak rare but if you dont I would advise getting it Medium. The steak itself was a bit veiny but I mean its a 10 buck steak at Applebees not Lugers so….the sauce was actually pretty good and it came with really good crispy red potatoes that were dusted with seasoning, some unnecessary sun dried tomatoes and one huge freaking piece of onion. For dessert I got the churro smores which was a plate of crunchy,warm churros and a little bowl of warm chocolate sauce with toasted Marshmellows on top. Pretty good but my sweater was cinnamon sugar dusted.
The service was a tad slow, our waitress was nice but she was often hard to find and they brought our entrees without knives and we had to fag her down for that and again when my friend needed a pepsi refill which was worse as I had to listen to him dramatically act ike he was on the Sahara!
They also have a tablet on the table which you can order desserts and drinks, pay bill with CC or flag down waitstaff (doesnt speed that up,you just have to look at a mocking blinking light) but heres the problem with it, it offers a trivia game on there, now lets face it you see the trivia game and youre gonna play it. Well I dont know if there is a warning or if my friends just grabbed it without reading but after playing a few trivia games (which btw repeat questions!) we put it down and noticed a 1.99 charge on the bill for the game! This is like charging kids for doing the maze on the placemat in IHOP!! I wonder how many other fools like us get caught in this trap. I mean its 2 bucks so we didnt argue but still! Maybe if the games were better…ah grumpy old man wave!!
Came here last night with my bestie. It was a hot day and we were both starving. Came in at around 7pm and it was not too crowded. We were told that no seats at the booth were available so we agreed to sit at one of the regular tables. As we made our way to the table, I saw PLENTY of booth seats that were empty. There must have been at least 10 vacant booth seats. Oh well, maybe they had a valid reason. Maybe there was a system in place. I let it be.
We sat down and the hostess told us our server will be with us in a bit. We waited..and waited..and I started to get antsy. I voiced my discontent to my best friend and she said to wait just a bit longer… So we waited some more.. The server station is directly behind us and there were about 3-4 servers standing around and talking while putting in orders. We looked at them for a short while, hoping they'd get the signal and ask us if we have been helped or not. A few servers walked back and forth to our section… NOT ONE SERVER ever stopped to check on us. After what felt like a good enough amount of waiting time, my best friend asked, "Do you want to just walk out and go to Uno's across the street?" I hesitated for a second (thinking maybe we should wait just a bit longer), then my stomach reminded me that it needed to be fed and by this point, I was cranky. So we walked out and never looked back.
I could have raised my hand and got their attention, but the fact that NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON even acknowledged us even after we looked around at them is unacceptable. We shouldn't have to be raising our hands for your attention. We even closed our menus to signal them that we are ready to order. Nope, that didn't work either. I just shook my head and left.