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Applebee's Grill + Bar - Steakhouse in San Diego, California

Applebee's Grill + Bar

4.2 (1226 reviews)

9480 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92126

Restaurant
American restaurant
Bar & grill
Diner
Family restaurant
Hamburger restaurant
Steak house
Traditional American restaurant

About Applebee's Grill + Bar - steak house in San Diego, California

Full-service chain bar & grill providing hearty American eats in an informal setting.

Customer Review Summary

Great service from Gabi made a birthday celebration memorable, earning high praise. Mixed experiences reported, with slow and disorganized service in some instances, particularly during busy nights. The bar area had issues with a flustered bartender and uncomfortable atmosphere from inappropriate language. Food quality received some compliments, particularly for the chicken and burger meals, while pasta was considered basic. Challenges faced with a rewards program coupon, leading to confusion and embarrassment over the terms. Overall, some patrons enjoyed their visits and found the atmosphere pleasant, particularly during happy hour.

Key Features

Service options

  • Curbside pickup
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • 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
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
  • 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

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.2 out of 5
5
635
4
345
3
138
2
42
1
66
Based on 1226 reviews

Joseph Shahin

Just had an amazing experience at Applebee’s thanks to Gabi! Great energy, She remembered our entire order perfectly and made my birthday feel extra special with her attentive service. Friendly, efficient, and genuinely caring—she made the night memorable. Highly recommend asking for Gabi if you visit!

Joshua Dasilva

We came into this location tonight to have a relaxing evening at the bar with some food and a couple of drinks. The bartender seemed flustered at first, and by the time we left stumbling and fumbling as if he had been drinking. It took 15 min to get two drinks and another 35 minutes to get the appetizer that was messed up a 3rd time. We asked for the missing ingredients and were then charged for those as additions. The bartender had friends at the constantly cussing, talking profanity and making the bar area clear out from discomfort from all around. We left early, and not even an apology for the issues. Please do better Applebee’s.

Eric Yang

11 months ago

Decent casual food, good service, reasonable prices. Parking here can be very tricky any time. Pasta was a bit basic, and not as soft as I'd like it. However, the chicken was really good and seasoned great.

Samantha Berger

Had a great time celebrating my birthday here. The host, Sydney, was able to accommodate my large party and sat us very quickly. Great times!!

Ali Seif

I recently visited Applebee’s in Mira Mesa with a party of four and had a disappointing experience. Three of us received our food after 20 minutes, but my salad arrived 20 minutes later, just as my friends were finishing their meals. This delay was frustrating, especially since a salad shouldn’t take that long to prepare. Additionally, I ordered two desserts through the tablet on the table, but only one was delivered. When I pointed this out to the waitress, she insisted I had only ordered one. After showing her my order, the second dessert was brought out a few minutes later. Overall, the service was slow and disorganized. I wouldn’t recommend this location if you’re dining with a group.

Matt B

So I joined their rewards program, got an email for a free appetizer as long as I spend $15. Went in to restaurant and showed the server the coupon. He came back with receipt paper and had me write down the code from the email. We ordered our food, started eating , then the server comes back and says that we need to spend $50 to get the free appetizer and that we haven’t met the limit (we both ordered the new $10 burger meal). We politely showed him the email, he read it then agreed it said $15. We continue eating. Then a manager comes by to explain that the code does not seem to be working and asks for our email, she verifies the code then walks away. We keep eating . Then a few minutes later a different manager comes by and says that our coupon does not work because we ordered the $10 burger meal which is a discounted meal and because the coupon for the free appetizer only works if you buy a meal that is full price. She comps us anyways but lets us know that the meal we picked was already a “discounted” meal. The $10 meal is advertised to bring people in, as it did us, did not show a regular price then a new price but rather just the $9.95. Our meal experience was interrupted 3 times with the feel that we were not honest or something, it was embarrassing. We went out on a limb to come to Applebees because years ago their food quality was not good, so trying this burger deal was an olive branch we were willing to try. Not impressed with the treatment we received, which is a shame because the food quality was actually good.

Shelby

I cannot remember his name, but the bar tender was our server and he was amazing. Some of the best costumer service I have had in a long time. He did everything right, no complaints. I got the burger and it was great. I also got a strawberry lime Daquiri, I believe is what it was, and it was amazing. We came in for happy hour so got a good deal on drinks and also took advantage of the two meal with appetizer special

Fena

2 years ago

We went at 10 pm and this place is open till 12 am, great for me and my husband who was not hungry till 9:30 pm and then wanted to eat something light. Good service, good beer, good place to sit and chat. They also have tv and were showing padres game. We ordered appetizer platter and Cheetos hot wings. It was good.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Monday 11 AM–12 AM
Saturday 11 AM–12 AM
Sunday 11 AM–12 AM
Thursday 11 AM–12 AM
Tuesday 11 AM–12 AM
Wednesday 11 AM–12 AM

Price Range

$10–20