Applebee's

Ambivalent about how to review this dinner.  We were staying at a hotel up the road after a 8 hour drive, my husband, 2 kids and myself.  We got to the restaurant at about 6:30, still pretty busy with dinner traffic.  We were seated cheerfully and quickly.  The wait person stopped by promptly and got our drink orders.  After ordering he kept coming back to see if we were "still ok?".  Well, yes except for not having any food yet.  He stopped by after a long while to say that they had a big to go order backing everything else up but we'd be ready soon.  Stopped by again to say that everything was ready except my husband's wrap.  Waiting, waiting, waiting.  Finally brought out the kids' mac and cheese and corn dog.  Mac and cheese looked awful, as most $5 kids' menu mac and cheese does, but 6 year old said it was good.  Husband's wrap came out, but my order had to be remade as the kitchen apparently made the wrong thing.  Waiting, waiting, waiting.  My Jalepeno Lime Shrimp finally arrived.  I'm not going to lie, it was delicious.  Didn't quite fit the description- I saw not identifyable zucchini or marinated tomatoes, but the shrimp was good and the veggies were flavorful.  At this point, happy with our food, but not so much with the wait we debated complaining.  The wait person brought our check and both adult entrees were free.  A very nice surprise since the manager wandering the floor had seemed to be consciously ignoring us.  
So overall, very good food, very nice staff, but maybe not so well organized.  Seeing the other reviews, I see that we were far from alone in our issues.  Can't complain about how it ended up though.

Worst experience at Applebee's. Took a while to be acknowledged at all. Finally seated but took 20 mins to get a menu and another 10 mins to order. And I might add it was not at all crowded. 55 mins in, finally got food and it was awful. Reuben was so salty as to be inedible, my husband ordered a steak medium, was well done and tough. My brother had a chicken dish with mushrooms which he said wasn't too bad - which was the best any of us could say. Mostly a neighborhood bar so only go for a beer and absolutely nothing more. And don't expect to get it fast.

Tried to have a meal and some beers while watching Monday night football but server kept bringing us the check after every beer. We only had three beers and was there an hour at their high top. We thought she was trying to get out of there but after we gave up and was leaving we saw here get a new table. We where very nice to her! Never had that happen. Wouldn't Applebee's want are $$?