Is Applebee's a good company to work for?

Applebee's has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 10,440 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 48% 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 2% 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 3.4 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 (1917) , Server/Waiter (970) , Hostess (514) , Line Cook (384) , Host (375) , Server/Bartender (321) , Bartender (296) , Manager (245) , Server/Waitress (188) , 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 565 reviews)); "I met some really great people there and I would have to say that is the only pro about this company!" ((in 500 reviews)); "Great coworkers who made a new job very easy and seamless to get used to." ((in 393 reviews)); "The staff was great and it was very busy." ((in 242 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and fairly easy to takeoff" ((in 215 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of skill growth" ((in 835 reviews)); "Long hours are a must and if you have a family don't plan on spending any time with them" ((in 491 reviews)); "Low Pay and dirty sometimes" ((in 405 reviews)); "No benefits to speak of and no breaks either" ((in 115 reviews)); "most of the managers showed extreme favoritism or were two" ((in 74 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

(2,676 total reviews)

Tony Marolejo

68% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

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Reviews by job title

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Reviews about "Management"

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2.0

Feb 19, 2026

Meh

Waitress/bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Got free food which was nice

Cons

Management does not care about you and borderline groomy.

2.0

Feb 15, 2026

Great coworkers, terrible customers

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At the Gull Road location you can meet coworkers that will be your friend for a long time, if you like workplace drama you'll probably hear plenty and so long as you stay out of it it can be interesting. Some days can be fairly relaxed, and the half off all food is pretty good.

Cons

Not giving any breaks to eat lunch so you're gonna finish insanely hungry, it's overall just pretty messy management-wise, and worst of all, the majority of customers are just wow, the worst customers you will meet. Mostly very old grumpy people that think it's okay to talk to servers like they're robots or misbehaving dogs. It can get busy pretty fast, and actual holidays might as well be the underworld. Quite literally the most stressful job I've ever had, it's the only job I've had quite literal nightmares about.

2.0

Feb 10, 2026

Good money bad management

Bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money, pretty basic job

Cons

Poor management, low cost drink brings in less tips.

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