Is Applebee's a good company to work for?

Applebee's has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 10,428 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 47% 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 (1914) , Server/Waiter (967) , Hostess (513) , Line Cook (382) , Host (374) , Server/Bartender (321) , Bartender (296) , Manager (245) , Server/Waitress (189) , Food Server (171) , Waitress (161) , Assistant Manager (150) , General Manager (142) , Cook (122) , Host/Hostess (120)

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

"Good money because you get checks every 2 weeks and about a $100 in cash a week for tips." ((in 558 reviews)); "I met some really great people there and I would have to say that is the only pro about this company!" ((in 494 reviews)); "Great coworkers who made a new job very easy and seamless to get used to." ((in 390 reviews)); "The staff was great and it was very busy." ((in 238 reviews)); "flexible schedule; half off food while on shift" ((in 200 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and disrespectful" ((in 832 reviews)); "Long hours hard work no advancement and long hours did i mention long hours??" ((in 491 reviews)); "Low Pay and dirty sometimes" ((in 415 reviews)); "pay is so crappy and managers were rude" ((in 345 reviews)); "No benefits to speak of and no breaks either" ((in 106 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 , Phoenix , Charlotte , 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

(9,788 total reviews)

Tony Marolejo

67% approve of CEO

47% 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

Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,788 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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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Oct 5, 2012

Need gas money?

Host

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome people! Very friendly &customers are pretty cool. Tips are okay.

Cons

Working your butt off for WAY below minimum wages. Managers are not always orginazed, depending nights, tips cn b vry bad & do not get many breaks. Tip money servers mk is split between host and bartenders.

4.0

Oct 1, 2012

Server/ Kitchen

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff linq You meet amazing people from managers to co workers Make good tips depending on what shift and what zone Kitchen you make money but its so repetitve especially fry Sometimes the managers let you eat dead food....food that they dont meed or was put in incorrectly About every month there are new menu items and you get to taste test them They are so flexible with your schedule just as long as you dont push it Laid back atmosphere, some managers seem to actually care and they actually listen

Cons

Even though the managers are great, some tend to overlook sidework being done Host sometimes fall out of seating rotation which I dont understand how cause there is a chart up there...its common sense if u ask me Some servers tend not to do side work Please pray you have a good line, cause our broil was horrible....30 minute check times on pastas, steaks Sometimes prep is horrible and we run out of important stuff on the weekend. Forced surverys that really the servers probably do themselves

3.0

Sep 12, 2012

Best Resturant I had worked in just not great!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule was easy to work around.

Cons

No benifits and not good pay

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