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
1.0
Sep 9, 2025

Zero stars if I could

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing at all besides coworkers

Cons

Management was terrible, kitchen was dirty. Our GM used to water down the pasta sauce to make it “last longer”, upper management didn’t care because our numbers looked “good” on paper.

5.0
Sep 9, 2025

Host pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is room for advancement

Cons

Customers are not always nice

4.0
Sep 8, 2025

Pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tips are good and the good is easy

Cons

The hourly pay is not enough for the amount of hours

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