Applebee's Grill + Bar

Good size family restaurant and bar with plenty of parking. Great service with varied menu, noise canceling structure so you can actually hear your company and the music in the background. Prices for us, middle class, can afford and enjoy 🙌🏼 I had the Ranch, Bacon chicken sandwich, friend had Chicken on Skillet and we devoured the Butter Pecan Blondie.

We stood a the front waiting for the hostess for about 10 minutes before she came from the back of the restaurant. We were the only people waiting. We were seated and it took another 15 minutes berfore our server came over. We ordered drinks appetizer and meals at the same time. It took another 10 minutes before the drinks came out and about 10 more for the appetizer, the restaurant was about 1/3 full not busy. My wife's soda was flat, a got the attention of the manager she said she would take care of it, never saw her again. When the server came with the apps we asked about the soda, she brought a different soda back, with the meal. Never saw the server again until the very end, time to pay. Very disappointed.

We did a curbside pickup. The young lady that brought out our food was very polite. The food was good & they actually gave us utensils for everything, including the dessert!!! My only complaint was on the chicken parmesan pasta, there was a huge fried chicken best on there. I just think it should be cut up. Had I known it wasn't, I would have requested it. But, it was hard cutting into that thick chicken breast with plasticware. So, I ate around the smaller part & trashed the rest. No fault of the restaurant. I just didn't know.

Tonight was our first and last time eating at the Applebee's in Vero. It began with the hostess, not bothering to greet us or even look at us so my husband initiated the interaction by greeting her and letting her know we were a party of 3. She walked us over past a handful of empty booths and sat us on top of another family. We asked if we could move 1 table back and she just asked, "why?" My husband stated, so we could have some space between us and the other guests and she said, "no, this is the section you have to sit in." We went in specifically for the big meal deal however we didnt see it on the paper menu. Our waitress (in training, so there was another waitress with her) came over and took our drink orders and we proceeded to ask about the meal deal. The waitress training her said

Last Sunday, after a long work week, we decided to treat ourselves with a late dinner. Since Applebee’s was the only restaurant open until midnight, we chose to dine there. Unfortunately, our experience was deeply disappointing from the moment we walked in. We arrived at 9:00 PM and immediately noticed a can of soda on the floor in the lobby. Several staff members, including hosts and servers, walked past us without acknowledging our presence. Despite the restaurant not being busy, we waited over 10 minutes just to be seated. When the host finally greeted us, she seemed irritated by my request for a window-side table and told us, “We are closing this section for tonight.” Instead, she directed us to a table near the bar, close to another family, even though we were hoping for a quiet din