Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,792 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 9,792 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
5.0
Sep 4, 2012

I Miss Working Here...

Recommend
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Pros

-Great hours -Amazing co-workers and management -Good tips depending on shift and day of the week -Food discount is okay...during training you get free meals! -During daily shift line-ups you get the opportunity to sample a food and beverage (which is great with helping you learn the menu!)

Cons

-Corporate.. -Force you to push surveys on the customers, most of which could care less. -To strict with server scripting..they say that you are supposed to be yourself and bring out your personality, but then they make you recommend 2 alcoholic drinks, two appetizers, two entrees, and dessert. -Corporate forces the kitchen to skimp on portions which angers guests, which in turn screws over the servers because in order to get them more of whatever was skimped we have to charge them extra (aka queso dip, spinach dip)

2.0
Sep 4, 2012

Over-worked, underpaid

Recommend
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Pros

easy way to get your foot in the door of the restaraunt business

Cons

the hosts also work as the bussers, payed server salary with a small payout of servers' tips

2.0
Sep 2, 2012

Server

Recommend
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Pros

Normally very busy so you can make a little bit of money Managers are very good about working around your schedule

Cons

Open late Manager's get moved around to other locations too much Side work is exhausting 2 of my managers were caught stealing from the restaurant

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