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Applebee's Grill + Bar

+1 614-840-9092
1161 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240 United States of America
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • Curbside pickup
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Sports
Popular for
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Late-night food
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine
Dining options
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Trendy
Crowd
  • College students
  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists
  • Transgender safespace
Planning
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu
Parking
  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • Parking
Other
  • LGBTQ+ friendly

Best KPortal Reviews

We had a good time here and the food was good. The bone in wings were really good but they seemed small compared to other places with wings. Kids enjoyed their food, and the Fiesta lime chicken was on point. Drinks were good except that they didnt have Blue Moon on tap.....apparently, they ran out. Service was good, and we will be back. Next time, we might try the nachos, and hopefully, they will have Blue Moon on tap.
Came here for a lunch Date and was seated immediately. We Got a clean little booth with a view of the street. The apps and drinks came out pretty fast and a servers were friendly and respectful. Food was okay. The atmosphere around was light and pleasant. Def would come back for a quick bite
UPDATE: 12/11/23
Applebee's has reached out to me and made this experience right.
Thanks Applebee's for addressing the customer concerns.
Very disappointed!
I can't say I would recommend the new blackened cajun salmon and double crunch shrimp duo.
Ok so there are absolutely no substitutions allowed. All duos come with mashed potatoes and broccoli. I get that and not even bothered by it. The best thing about the dish was the double steamed broccoli.
The salmon was dry and was missing the cajun seasoning, the shrimp was a basic breaded shrimp NOT double crunch or for that matter not ever crunchy. The onion crisps were soggy and greasy, they seemed old. See pictures
When I notified my server that there was no seasonings on the salmon, he went to the kitchen and brought me cajun spice rub in a condiment container. While I appreciated the effort, not the same. You can't put dry rub on a dry dish.
My husband got the clasic sampler and the spinach dip cheese topping was burnt. He had to remove the whole topping just to get to the dip.
Maybe one of the other meat entrées would have been a better choice.....
Went for lunch. First thing I noticed was the glass front door was covered with fingerprints. The restaurant looked kind of old and dingy. I got there just after opening and there were two other tables seated. They had several very reasonable lunch specials for $10 or less. Also, you could add a soft drink, tea or lemonade for only $2. The cheeseburger and fries were tasty. The server was attentive although I was her only table. Lunch took about 45 minutes and I finished around noon. Unfortunately when I left the restaurant was totally empty.
No one works here. We waited 35 minutes. Worst place ever. The woman at the front was rude. I had to initiate conversation to get my my name on list. Then she sat at a table and drank. 4 couples left. 3 more walked in and were ignored. DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.
Where is Gordon Ramsay when you need him? This restaurant would definitely qualify for kitchen nightmares. Upon arriving, the waiter told us he would go find someone else since it “wasn’t his turn”. Waited ten minutes to get seated in an empty restaurant. Worst of all for me was the smell and cleanliness. It smells so dingy in there I decided to take the food to go. The carpet had at least 4 days worth of food on it. I can tell this restaurant doesn’t have a nightly cleaning routine. They would definitely fail a health inspection. I can only imagine how bad the kitchen is. The waiter was nice. He was the only bright spot. The boneless wings were gross and the chicken in the 4 cheese Mac was gross. The bread was rock hard. Terrible waste of $45.
Food was better than I expected, burger was good. Beer selection a little limited for draft but also had plenty of bottles. All in we had a good meal at a fair price
The food wasn’t bad at all, it was the service. Well in the end that is. The first bartender was amazing, however another girl came an hour in a half late to her shift to take over. I cashed out with the previous bartender because she serviced me completely, I had my food and drinks. I wanted to tip her before she left! Common sense right? Well the other bartender notice that and didn’t want to service me, I still needed another drink and a lid for my food. Meaning, now’s her chance to earn her tips… She was nasty and rude and would not provide service to me. I asked for a manager, and she was just as rude, she actually tried to flip it on me. However, I’m happy I have the interactions on camera for proof. I’ll never return!

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Opening Hours

Sunday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Monday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM

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