Applebee's Employer Reviews

The management staff was awesome. They were very friendly, and understanding. that made for a very easy going work experience. I'm sure it may not be the case at every apple bees, but that was my experience. the breaks were pretty short, however the work was not particularly taxing. overall i enjoyed my time there.

The job was not bad at all, as far as food service jobs go probably the simplest job I've had. Management was a mixed bag. While you had your managers only interested in business you had your managers whose only concern was the friends they hired. My co-workers were all quite rude to each other and behind the back so I didn't really get involved to – more... much with them. The hardest part was most certainly the people I worked with. They were a never ending cycle of laziness. I did quite enjoy working as a cook though. – less

greeted customers through the door, answered in-store calls, customers service skills.

poor work conditions
management team is difficult to please
few benefits
feel taken advantage of
have to come in early to take a break, before your shift starts:
you are in at 330 you clock in and out then back in at 4 to work until midnight or later

-long shifts but always got good breaks
-aquired the skill of waitressing
-managers were fun and able to talk to you as a person instead of an employee
-hardest part was the costumers complaining about whatever it might have been
-co-workers were the most enjoyable part about going to work

A typical day consist of seating guest at asap and making sure they were well taking care of

Applebee's is good for learning but not as a career. Benefits and Compensation dont turn up until about the fifth year i do believe Culture is good there, very diverse. Job security seems to be well in place unless people start talking. Management is very nice and friendly. Work/ Life balance is good. They follow federal labor laws and will work around – more... school schedule or anything – less

Free food was the thing I loved most about this position and I learned alot about cooking and taking charge of other people and supervising.

A typical work day was hectic at best. No one wanted to do their work or help others. I learned that it is better to do your work yourself even if you need help because they are unwilling to work with you. Management was usually angry with everyone and it showed to the customers. The hardest part of the job was trying to enjoy what I was doing. The – more... most enjoyable part was working with some of the customers. – less

The host/ess has many duties. Greeting guest and seating them while making any other accommodations they may require. Cleaning tables constantly in order to seat new guests quickly but with enough time for servers to accommodate other guests that have been previously sat to ensure the guests don't have to wait long for service. Assisting servers in – more... running food and drinks to tables when they are currently serving another guest. Opening and closing duties involve readying the dinning area and bathrooms for guests and other work shifts. The management are very understanding and flexible. The co-workers are friendly and understanding. The job is not difficult for me to preform. There is however a great amount of work to be completed by the host/ess for very little pay. I love working with new people everyday and making sure that customers get everything they expected when coming into the restaurant. – less

Our Applebee's has a great reputation and is run well. We are always busy and we are trained to cater to our customers. It is a great job; if you show up and follow the rules, you will make money. However, it is made clear that the servers are expendable. Even when I do my job very well and I am compensated well by the guests, the management does not – more... show appreciation. A big emphasis is placed on contests and surveys, and cheating is accepted as long as the results are there. – less

co-workers fun management fun typical work day steady floor

Enjoyed the different areas of the BOH, constantly busy. A kot of prep is done in house better quality for guest.

This was my first job and I enjoyed it. It was a fun job. I enjoyed the job because of the management, my co-workers and the restaurant experience.

Great place to work, fast paced and crazy from time to time but lots of fun. Learned a lot of inventory control and a ton about food cost and waste.great management teams the training program was fantastic. I enjoyed building a team from scratch and training them, I even had 2 of them advance into management.

Great place to advance and develop both professionally and personally. Plenty of opportunity for advancement, and they deffinetly looked for opportunity to promote from within.

I loved the fact that I went to work at 10 and was off at 4. Being the bartender I had so much fun the guests were great. I learned a lot about the different people that came in, I loved meeting new people. The management was fun to work with I had my favorite, working and living in a small town you became friends with your co workers. I loved everything – more... about my job and foud that if you enjoy your job it's not that difficult, the best part was my returning guests that loved coming in and seeing me. – less

The Management was very nice. They worked with you hand and hand. The guest was wonderful.

This job was able to help fund me and my family as I went through college. I am grateful for being employed there and being able to support myself and others because of this.

Not All Applebee's are created equally. At one Applebee's, my job was delightful and fun, the other was terrible and inconsistent.