Applebee's Grill + Bar - Restaurant in McAllen - 514 E Expressway 83, USA

I never leaves reviews and much less negative ones. Today after work we went to go buy last minute items and decided to stop for dinner after along shift. We were greeted ok host had no smile and was bland. We were then asked by two waiters what we wanted to drink. Appetizers came promptly everything was amazing to start but then came our steaks. Our sides were wrong which we let pass but our steaks were overcook. We sent them back and waited 20 minutes watched other people get their food while we waited. I know this is irrelevant but we hardly go out to eat because we are both full time employees and have 4 kids so date night is rare. I was in tear in frustration. I asked for my check paid for my drinks and Appetizers and left. I was not treated badly but the service was poor the cooks horrible. I will never go to an Applebee's again and I loved Applebee's

Thanks to the ads about the $14.99 Buffet All You Can Eat (Mix & Match) deal between Boneless Wings, Riblets, and Fried Shrimps. To be honest, it sounded interesting and tempting enough that I took my family to come and try it out! But what we got was disappointment. The Riblets were so dry and we dont even know if it is really ribs! Then we have portion of how it was served! The moment we entered the restaurant, we already feel that we weren’t welcome from the host to the waitress! Asking for additional sauce and utensils would take up to 20 minutes when the restaurant wasnt even busy at all. And Hygiene! Fork and spoons were both stained and dirty, we not talking about water marks, we can still saw the fat that was still on it. So if it is worth it to get this deal and dining here, I would say a big NO!

First and last time i ever go to this restaurant. It took over 30 minutes to get our food, and when we got it, the plate was hot, but the food was cold. The cheese in our pasta plates was not close to being melted. We never got asked for a refill, and i ordered a drink from the bar, and it was super watered down. We asked the server for a to go box and check, and that took another 20 minutes to get.

Used to be a good stop. They'll have to win back my confidence. Recently the bar tender tried to slip two beers onto my tab when I only had one.. gotta try that with someone who's had a few more than one...

I love Applebee's!! They are the best place for drinks; their food and appetizers are sooo delicious too. On this occasion though, my husband and I went for drinks specifically. They have the best drink specials we have ever found, but even if you miss the hours of the specials, don't go anywhere else - stay and order yourself/yourselves some of their drinks- they are totally worth it (still not expensive)! In the photos are - my husband's nice - cold draft beer, and one of my favorites- the Banana Mai Tai, in the other picture is a Pina Colada. The employees are very friendly and attentive, the bar tender we had that evening, (yes I'm going to name drop!) Gisela, - was very attentive and kept the whole bar area super clean, while taking drink orders and preparing said drinks, and conversating with us. All of the bartenders there really are very awesome and friendly. And the manager that was there, (yes, I'm going to name drop again!) Eduardo, was very friendly, extremely involved with us, in a very good way- which is something that no other manager has ever done with us. We love this Applebee's , and I definitely, definitely recommend it here to anyone and everyone that is looking to have some great drinks, a happy/fun time and great food/appetizers in an awesome atmosphere!

Dinner was delicious but the best part was dessert, I'd be back just to eat it again, price I think is decent but it does really take a long time for food to be ready.

Love their Bourbon Street Chicken and Shrimp! We paired it with a basket of fries and a spinach and artichoke dip(served with tortilla chips) . While here, I had two Brewtus PBRs(Pabst Blue Ribbon)...these were ice cold! Check out my photos below! Check these folks out!

The staff here was phenomenal! The pasta was over cooked and the flavor was alright, but I was impressed by how clean and organized everything was.