Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,084 total reviews)
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47% positive business outlook

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5.0
Sep 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-Low tip out (compared to other large restaurants) -Plenty of opportunity for lots of shifts (if you'd like them) -Good team attitude -Respectful environment -Meal discounts -Everyone is treated equally, you move up with experience, not favoritism

Cons

-Minimum wage of course, but you'll double that number with tips

2.0
Aug 15, 2013

Poorly trained and always micro managed

Recommend
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Pros

Pay is decent, not great.....skills can be mediocre at other places but you will excel at Applebe's

Cons

Micro managed, level of quality employees, policies are too leniant, bonus not attainable

2.0
Aug 15, 2013

Full Service Dinning with a late night bar crowd.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great guest and employees. Decent pay.

Cons

Store Manager and Kitchen manager typically work all days and leave by 4pm before any real sales come in the door. All other management is left to run peak dinner rush by themselves,and run labor and, oh yeah, do the dishes because day shift blew labor and you can't afford a dish person. Also kitchen manager will leave a detail cleaning list for the night crew to complete, so plan on being there until 3 sometimes 4 in the morning. If the crew don't complete the detail cleaning list, regardless of how busy or short they are they are punished by the kitchen manager because he will cut back their hours to mess with their pay. It's unbelievable that an hourly KM has that much control over a shift that he never is a part of.

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