Applebee's Grill + Bar — Restaurant in Broomfield

First time posting a negative review but don't want anyone else to deal with what we just did.

The Good: Our server was nice. Yup that's it.

The seating host was acting like she couldn't hardly walk, but then as soon as she left we saw her walking down the sidewalk like nothing in the world could bother her, so was it just a sympathy act? Who knows.

We got a kids menu chalked full of activities! No crayons or anything for our kid to do the activities.

We asked for waters to start. They brought us water, not our kid. It's not like she's too young and she's sitting right there in the booth with us.

We asked for just a couple more minutes to look over the menu, our server didn't come back for at least 15 minutes. That's the longest couple minutes I've done in a while.

Our food was terrible.

We ordered Pretzle Pub Sticks. Not only did they look nothing like the picture. I get they don't look like the pictures, but they were not even remotely close. They came with queso, and you could tell they had been waiting to be picked up for a while because the hard film from sitting too long had formed over the top when we got them.

I ordered the mushrooms Swiss burger. Asked for medium. It was so beyond well done it was crispy. If you can't cook medium don't offer a choice on a burger.

Wife ordered the chicken quesadia salad. Quesadias were gross hard and cold. Salad was terrible and super salty.

We also ordered a $10 bucket 🪣 alcoholic drink. Yes it comes in a bucket. There is absolutely no way it had alcohol in it. Get more of a damn buzz off a white claw.

Overall the service was poor. We were there for an hour and a half from being seated to Finally being able to pay our check. Side note they have the little wireless readers for paying on the tables but they were all off, on top of that no QR code to just pay with your phone. So we had to sit and wait for our server to come back and pick up our card.

Oh, also the place is filthy. Dust on everything, lights (that are over your food), dust all over the window seals, and our table was sticky with what looked like maybe fingernail polish all over it. When I say sticky, you could pick your menu up off the table and it would make that rip sound.

Cost us $98 for 2 crap meals, and kids meal. The $98 includes the 18% tip we gave just giving the benefit of the doubt that maybe our server was new and that's why she was slow.

If this sounds like your kind of dining experience then have at it. We will not be back ever again. And wish we didn't pay $98 for...

This was the BEST APPLEBEES I'VE EVER HAD!!! No exaggeration! The food was incredible! After having so much sub-par, non exciting, luke-warm, food served to my family by wait staff who acted like we were such a huge inconvenience just for asking for a menu or standard service like salt AND pepper!

(Take a breath...) We have gotten used to it and even get overly excited when we get standard service. So when Applebee's, being our second choice after a long wait at Old Chicago, they greeted us and sat is down in no time. This was a nice surprise. Then the waiter came. PROFESSIONAL, COURTEOUS, AND HE KNEW THE MENU! I'm sorry I'm wiping the tears from my eyes. We ordered and the food came quickly. It was HOT! You remember, the food your parents used to tell you about. It came hot and fresh and it tasted good. Those were the days! (In my best Forrest Gump voice) well they are BACK! This place gave me a sizzling skillet, with tasty food on it, and then the waiter brought drinks and napkins over and over without us asking for them! It was like my first kiss only better because I didn't have to persuade them like my third grade girlfriend. They JUST DID IT and smiled. Yes I know I'm going on like a school girl but it was like that.

I have even caught myself looking toward that direction when I drive home hoping, just maybe I can go back and get the same experience. I haven't went back yet. Some fun facts, It was a Saturday night after CU game. B. We had a large party 8+ The waiter was incredible! Q. I'm NOT A PAID ENDORSEMENT, just a bored, middle aged guy with a family and an average job with average $$ and they will get my vote in...

If I could give it a zero I would! My husband's meal wasn't edible! My bread had mold on it I had chicken that tasted like rubber and the coleslaw where was it? My daughters hamburger wasn't even cooked we had to send it back he husband never got his meal fixed nor did mine my other two daughter's didn't get to eat anything but Fry's it was my twins tenth birthday they love Applebee's we always drive up to Loveland but wanted to save gas never again! We will waste the gas. My son couldn't even eat there we asked for avocado for him and our waiter (10 minutes later) got him guacamole which he can't have his to young for and when I explained this she got pissed and was like yeah will bring him something next time then cause this is all we have she wasn't kind from the start and made side comments about my weight like wth your at work act like it we didn't get silverware I had to walk around looking everywhere went to the bar but he was busy and my son got cranky we had to ask our server 5 TIMES for silverware just to find out we spent 61 bucks for nothing cause we couldn't even eat then I asked about them singing or what they do for birthdays (as we didn't mind paying ) and she laughed under her breath and was like ummm yeah nothing sooo yeah and walked away everyone else that came after us even bigger party's also had their food before us mine was cold so was my husband's ..... No it wasn't busy the place just went down hill that bad! I'd advise you to go to another one. We would love our money back considering we didn't...