Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

I am such a huge unbelieveable fan of Applebee's now just because of this place. The boyfriend, his friend, and I were looking for somewhere to go a few nights ago because we were bored, wanting alcohol, and knew there was not much to do in Otterbein. We come to Applebees and had some of the most amazing service ever (I emailed Applebees about it yo!).

Our waitress - Susan was kind, suggestive of menu items, attentive, and always had refills coming for us. The prices of the late night happy hour were awesome (1/2 price apps with a 1/2 price drink purchase) - for $8 (not including tip) you could get some very filling potato wedges and a Long Island ice tea.

I sampled plenty of drinks here (haha) and was a fan of the Long Island Ice Tea, Pomegranate Margarita (on the rocks), Strawberry Margarita (blended). The Sliders on the appetizer menu were also delicious, but only if you're a fan of onions. They came with diced onions so my boyfriends little brother was not a fan. The potato wedges and the teriyaki wings were both also really good.

In the span of a week I visited this Applebees several times and always had fantastic service and a very good bill. I'm a big fan.

In the past I have enjoyed Applebees including this one. Not very good this time. Come to think of it, the last time was about a year ago at this locale and it was marginal. The thing that makes these chain type of restaurant enjoyable is that you can go into any one multiple times and you will get the same taste. You know what to expect. Not this time.

We were in a party of about 15. No one loved the meal. A few said it was ok. My wife ate none of hers and I ate about half out of hunger. Service was terrible, but he was new and was trying. I will give them a pass for that. I think the management did give him to much as he had several tables.

I'll give them one more shot for all the previous years of enjoyment. Heck applebees is where I toke my wonderful wife on our first date almost 20 years ago.

Maybe we are getting more or too picky? We have been travel living for about 6 years and had the opportunity to dine from some of the best chefs. Our old favorites in Lafayette are not so favorite anymore. I feel the quality has fallen. Most just dont give a shit what they serve. Pepe's used to be a favorite. I practically lived their during college. Last 3 meals were not good and it will be a long time before we go back. There are several places that used to be favorites, but now cant even hit the ok mark.

I love the cocktails. It's a little bit on the pricey side for students, so it's not a place to come for dinner very often but every time I have, I've enjoyed my meal =)