Applebee's Grill + Bar - Restaurant in Salinas - 1301 N Davis Rd, USA

They are currently offering endless ribket platters. I love when they have their $1 margaritas. This location has a limit of 4 during that time. The staff here are good, especially the bartender I had. It can get packed during the weekend and you will have to wait. They do not have a text system so stay close near the entrance as the come out and yell your name. I like this location overall and have not had many problems

Great place for dinner. We were passing through and stopped by for dinner. The service was fast. We sat at the last booth available and our food orders came out under 10 minutes. We ordered a chicken bowl and rib plate. Both tasted great. You can use the ordering tablet on the table or go the old fashion way with the water or waitress.

Applebee's is losing its touch... Or maybe I just ordered the wrong thing. I ordered the promo special... All you can eat shrimp, ribs, and/or boneless chicken, all with bottomless fries. If you want to save money or have a big appetite, go for this, but remember, you get what you paid for. All three proteins tasted like precooked bagged frozen food you buy at Walmart or Safeway. Not knocking that food because I've bought it before and it's great for gatherings or an I-don't-feel-like-cooking choice for dinner... But for a restaurant? At least serve the Foster Farms or the Farm Rich brands precooked boneless chicken and the Sea Pac or Gordon's brand popcorn shrimp. And don't even get me started with the ribs... hard, burnt and it had way too much BBQ sauce (probably trying to hide the burnt flavor). I should have taken pictures of my food. Fries were good, coleslaw was surprisingly delicious, and the mixed drinks were not strong, but well mixed. But honestly, I should have gotten something else. Maybe my rating would be a star better... MAYBE. Service was OK, however, the place looked like it was short staffed and the server was a nice guy (though he acted like a typical 19 year old Gen Z'er whom you have to be very specific in your order/request or they will mess up, which he did twice. His response, in a nice way... I wasn't specific), so I'm rating it average. The guy only checked on us for refills like every 20-30 min, but again, they looked short-staffed, so I understood. The wait time wasn't awful (40 minutes on a Friday), but two families before me complained because they had been waiting almost an hour and still had not been seated... Which I understood their frustration when you see a handful of available tables; but me seeing the greeter also delivering food to the tables made it clear from the beginning that, well, you know. And the parking was not fun with Wingstop next to Applebee's. That place was packed, too (and way better boneless chicken than Applebee's, that's for sure). In the end it wasn't that bad. Staff was friendly, drinks were good, and spending time with my siblings was priceless. Even with our busy lives we made time for one another (except for one, but he's living with a controlling woman who uses his son against him, but that's another story); quality time that overshadowed everything else. Love my siblings, but next time I'll pick the restaurant.

Greeted promptly upon entry and seated directly as well. Waiter quickly took our drink order and food order within minutes. Food came out super quick and caught us by surprise. Very Fast! Food was absolutely delicious and very well presented. Waiter was very attentive to our needs and we were in and out in a matter of no time during the dinner time session even with being short staffed out on the dinning floor. Impressive!!!

I haven’t been here in a few years but to my surprise it was a good experience. We went around 1 and was expecting a lunch rush but to our surprise we went in and were seating within minutes. The hostess and waitress we interacted with today were amazing. Our food came out hot and I was glad to be able to get a cheeseburger in a lettuce wrap! All my son wanted was yogurt and strawberries.

The 1st thing I notice when my husband, son, and I, came in is that everything is clean. We came in at about 1:30 p.m., and all the tables had been bussed from the lunch hour rush. Service was quick and we were seated immediately. Also we got our menus and drink orders right away. I tried the raspberry Ice tea; it was very good. When our food came it was hot, everything seemed fresh, and nothing,apparently, had been left sitting round, to get cold. Our desserts were, likewise, delicious, and all shared around. The décor is pleasant, personal is helpful and cheerful, handicap availability for the bathroom and parking is there, and seating is available for large groups.

I had the chicken bowl...excellent!! Wife had the bourbon chicken...said the flavor was there...just rubbery. Staff was excellent! Fast and courteous!!!

Dirty fork... that's bad. It was ok. Service was good but not the best. It seemed they were understaffed. We waited over 40 minutes for a table and the place was not even half full. 😑