Is Applebee's a good company to work for?

Applebee's has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 10,435 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Applebee's to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Applebee's have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Chef and Sales Associate/Cashier .

Does Applebee's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Applebee's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Applebee's. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applebee's?

58% of Applebee's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applebee's 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applebee's?

Server (1915) , Server/Waiter (969) , Hostess (514) , Line Cook (383) , Host (374) , Server/Bartender (321) , Bartender (296) , Manager (245) , Server/Waitress (189) , Food Server (171) , Waitress (160) , Assistant Manager (150) , General Manager (142) , Cook (122) , Host/Hostess (119)

What are the pros of working at Applebee's according to real employee reviews?

"A great place to make good money and earn valuable corporate experience in food service." ((in 538 reviews)); "I met some really great people there and I would have to say that is the only pro about this company!" ((in 508 reviews)); "Great coworkers who made a new job very easy and seamless to get used to." ((in 399 reviews)); "The staff was great and it was very busy." ((in 244 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and fairly easy to takeoff" ((in 218 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applebee's according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of skill growth" ((in 839 reviews)); "Long hours are a must and if you have a family don't plan on spending any time with them" ((in 485 reviews)); "Low Pay and dirty sometimes" ((in 408 reviews)); "No benefits to speak of and no breaks either" ((in 108 reviews)); "most of the managers showed extreme favoritism or were two" ((in 76 reviews))

What are employees saying about Applebee's layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Applebee's layoffs and their outlook for job security at Applebee's in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Applebee's locations?

New York , Kansas City , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Dallas , Houston , Chicago , Brooklyn , Philadelphia , Las Vegas , Orlando , San Diego , Boston , Saint Louis , Minneapolis , Tampa , Albuquerque , Austin , Charlotte , Phoenix , Milwaukee , Raleigh , El Paso , San Antonio , Miami , Grand Rapids , Indianapolis , San Jose , Omaha , Tallahassee

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Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,793 total reviews)

Tony Marolejo

67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,793 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applebee's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Feb 24, 2011

Good until the corporate level decided to come in because of cut throat assistant managers lying trying to get to thetop

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment while on the floor and coworkers are like a family.

Cons

Management fights amongst themselves and gossip to the staff.

3.0

Jan 13, 2011

Confusing

Km/assistant general manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and very fast cooks. Employees that stick around a long time and are willing to do anything you ask of them.

Cons

Always, the hours, the expectations when they change a system ot implement a new menu which seems to be every other month. Working on days off and not being compensated. The people who cheat the system seem to get higher up in the company.

3.0

Jan 10, 2011

Fun place to dine and work sometimes, but can be mismanaged and hostile at times

Host

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts make the food cheap happy hour networking with regulars, who offer you jobs good hourly wage , when you can actually get hours pretty easy to get a shift covered good snack food fun place to hang out

Cons

the hour cuts( meaning a half hour shift) the management is very hypocritical. some of the managers do not when to draw the line with profesionalism at the workplace they will not fire anyone, they will just not schedule them managers rules always seem to conflict managers full comp unhappy guest because of the hour cuts the place I work at is so mismanaged. I had to do things outside of my job description because other people were not doing their jobs employees all get along, but nobody ever helps each other out. turnover and overhiring managements incentive for a bonus if they keep hours low

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