Applebee's Grill + Bar — Restaurant in Coralville

This place can be great after 9pm for their half price appetizers, but be careful which ones your order because things like the sampler aren't included and they don't make that very clear when you're ordering.

Also the quality of the product is inconsistent, we have ordered the double crunch bone in wings a few times and sometimes they're so salty they are in edible. The siracha shrimp has always been amazing.

The overall quality and presentation of the food here is horrible. On my most recent visit I ordered the fiesta lime chicken entree. This entree is suposed to have a grilled chicken breast with cheese over a bed of tortilla chips and rice. The chicken breast was so tiny it was about half the size of what it should have been, and the overly greasy tortilla chips filled up half of the plate. The rice was so dry and hard it easily could have been days old.

I expressed my dissatisfaction with the server, she was very apologetic and brought out another side of rice. However, this wasn't much better and it literally seemed like they tried to re hydrate it in some unorthodox way and mirowave the heck out of it in hopes to bring it back to life. I mustered through the chicken strip, which tasted okay, but I didn't dare touch the rice.

They desperately need some new kitchen staff, at least at night. No integrity or pride in the product they let leave the kitchen.

The staff can be friendly but they seem a little too relaxed, on several occations my server has sat two tables over eating or laughing and joking with other servers and it's not a big deal but just seems unprofessional.

Overall I rarely leave feeling like my money was well spent. The only reason for the two stars is for the siracha...

I don’t usually write reviews about anything but I am so disgusted.. my boyfriend and I just came here for valentines day and immediately there was a horrid smell when we walked in it smelled like rotten eggs and I (9 months pregnant) told my boyfriend it smelled so bad but we decided to give it a go and still eat there we ordered chips and salsa as an app and the chips we stale and the queso tasted old… and it wasn’t till we got our appetizer our drinks came out. I know drinks can take a minute to be made as I’m a server myself but I’ve never had a lemonade or a Pepsi come out with with app. I told my boyfriend it was fine and we went on with our night but we got our food and it was delicious ! But like I said I’m pregnant and I needed to use the bathroom so I got up and the table by the bathroom told me not to go in there or plug my nose and I didn’t think it could be that bad so I went it and I’m not even joking I almost threw up everything I just ate. THAT was the smell in the WHOLE restaurant I walked out so fast and told my boyfriend to pay and I went to the car so I wouldn’t puke. I have never in my life smelt a bathroom so disgusting that made the whole place smell so bad even when you immediately walk in. I’m just saying there is no way in hell the employees couldn’t smell that. We kept noticing the people they sat by the bathroom kept getting up and leaving but we didn’t think anything of it. The food was good but not the appetizer the service was okay but the atmosphere...

What use to be one of my favorite restaurant destinations has sadly fallen to a disappointing experience as of late. Tonight i took my fiance and mom to dinner only to be met with a confrontational manager when i complained about my food being dry,overcooked. After she asked what the problem was. She did take $2 off my meal but i really felt the attitude was unwarranted.The waitress while charming and friendly, didn't offer to refill drinks or really wait on us at all half the meal we stared at empty glasses sipping on ice and to further make it a bad experience no place settings. When asked for silverware it was give to us in bulk to sort for ourselves not a big problem but just another annoyance to add to the night. Nothing we ordered couldn't have been cooked at home for ourselves and most importantly I could have saved myself $80. seriously. The whole point to going out is to have fun and enjoy a special moment. The whole thing was unfortunate because this use to be a 5 star location to me. I been a loyal customer for years... Just goes to show things change not always for the best. Just a bad experience from start to finish... such a shame. well guess we wont be going here anymore or recommending this...