Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,790 total reviews)
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Tony Marolejo

67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,790 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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10K reviews
3.0
May 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-This location has a good crew. -This location is the busiest in the area. -As a whole, store level management is helpful and supportive. -Good happy hour and late night deals.

Cons

-Vice President lives in the area. Seems like a nice enough guy but not only does he not tip well, he doesn't tip decently and sometimes not at all. If you are in the industry, you should be supporting your fellows by tipping, especially if you are getting your dinner for free. It is difficult for me to respect a company that has a manager that doesn't tip. -The food in general is sub-par and difficult for me to get excited about. -If you want to make good money here as a server, you need to work late at night. This means getting off work at 11pm to 1am or later. -There are many bugs in the POS making it difficult to work with.

3.0
May 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the servers were nice to work and i made a lot of friends with the employees. Working here also allowed me to meet new people and see people from school on a regular basis

Cons

When we got really busy the servers would get frustrated with the hosts The kitchen was rarely able to handle rushes Some of the employees thought they were above everybody else

3.0
May 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay for the work. Respected in the community. Consistent performer financially which makes it rewarding. Bonus program is fair.

Cons

The company goes in way to many different directions and is not clear on their path to greatness. They need to focus on a clear critical few and have more realistic labor goals.

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