Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,790 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 9,790 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
2.0
Sep 12, 2025

Toxic upper management.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I can’t really think of any.

Cons

Long hours, underpaid at store level. Toxic upper management. Constantly moving the target up while ignoring the economy and inflation, while chastising local management and blaming them for failures and short comings. More profits with lower labor expectations. Low quality product and unwillingness to improve quality for guest experience, instead blaming local level management for any and everything.

5.0
Sep 11, 2025

na

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it was good, nice people

Cons

I can't think of anything

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