I haven't eaten at Red Lobster since I was about 12...so got a craving and popped in for lunch. Sadly, the food we had was not good. Like bad not good. Other dishes coming out looked better...maybe I just don't know how to order. We had the tilapia tacos ($8.99) which were so salty and fishy tasting that we didn't even finish the three tiny tacos between the two of us. Yikes. We also split an appetizer of crispy fried green beans and fried calamari which in hindsight was fried food overkill. The beans were nice until they got cold, the calamari was chewy and not too nice from the start. The green beans were supposed to come with a side of Sriracha aioli..which the server didn't notice to bring until we had eaten a good portion. If you look at the pictures online and on their menu at the restaurant you will see that there is NO comparison to what they actually bring you. Overall, just not impressed. You'll get better seafood pretty much anywhere else.
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Mariola R.
For 60$ we had drinks appetizers and shared a plate. It was not busy the service was great and the food too.
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Richard C.
This is a relative new restaurant (3 yrs old?) and it still looks brand new as it did the day it open. No sign of any wear or tear, very clean and beautifully furnished. Even though the location at River & Oracle has been remodeled there is a huge difference between these two locations. This one is much nicer all around. We started with a boiled shrimp cocktail. Good thing they only come with six or I would eat so many it would be my whole meal. Their current promotions are all these Crabfest Specials. So I ordered the Snow Crabs and Crab Linguini Alfredo. I've eaten plenty of soft shell crab and other crab casseroles while living in New Orleans for 20 plus years but I don't think I've ever tried snow crabs before. These things were great! Easy to crack open and pull out all the meat in one stroke. They tasted so good I immediately wanted to order another half pound. The linguini Alfredo was a little rich for me. I knew it would be no matter who prepares it but I was able to eat at least half of it and make sure I got all the crab meat. It came with a garden salad that was too big and hard to stop eating because it was very good. It had a lot of chopped ingredients. I can never finish a salad and have room for an entree so I have to eat half salads all the time. My wife had the peppercorn steak and garlic shrimp. It came with mashed potatoes and an additional side. She chose asparagus which is a little extra but she loves it and will always order this if available. She said the steak was cooked perfectly as was the asparagus. The mashed potatoes added just the right amount of creaminess to complete the meal. Her entree also came with a salad and she chose the Caesar salad. While she said it was ok, she felt it was missing the dressing. There were some shavings of parmesan cheese but the salad lacked flavor. Probably a good thing because she wouldn't have been able to eat all of the entree if she ate the salad. The cheddar cheese garlic biscuits are good. But be careful not to fill up on these. Save your appetite for the entree. Just writing this review is making me hungry with my mouth watering for more snow crab. I'm thinking about going back there again this evening for dinner after just eating dinner here two nights ago.
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Knight R.
I haven't been to a Red Lobster in a while, but I had heard they were doing things to improve so my family and I decided to give them a shot and they didn't disappoint. It is still a chain place, but good seafood places in Southern AZ aren't exactly on every corner. We has crab legs, shrimp, and a chicken entree (for the non fish eater in the family). Everyone felt they had a good dinner and there were no complaints about portions, taste, etc... It seems like the changes they are trying to incorporate are starting to pay off and we will definitely give them another shot in the future. I just wish there was a 3.5 star option as I don't think they are quite 4 star yet, but 3 does seem a bit low.
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Jim K.
We ate here on the night of the Christmas tree lighting in the Oro Valley Marketplace. Despite it being pretty busy inside we received great service. This usually is a nice place to go and enjoy a relaxing meal. The service is very good. On this visit they had changed to a new menu (see below). I don't think it was a good dollar value for what was served. I went with the swordfish and my wife had the chicken. The food was tasty but it seems along with the new menu the portions have gotten smaller (a lot smaller). The salad was very small but tasted good. The entries were served with the sides. The baked potatoes were pretty small in size however they tasted good and still had that crusted rock salt on the skin. The rice pilaf and swordfish was also tasty but a small portion of each. My wife enjoyed her chicken and it was an OK sized portion. For dessert I got the brownie a la mode. I have tasted better brownies out of a boxed mix. With two baskets of biscuits and the dessert I was satisfied however if I was hungry I don't know if it would have filled me up. When we return it will be for lunch and see what the portions are like.
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Gale C.
This is the best Red Lobster in Tucson. Smiling servers and good food. They pay attention to the details. I had broiled scallops that were melt in your mouth perfect not little rubbery eraser heads.
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Dolores A.
I don't recommend eating the crab legs. End of story.
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Doreen L.
Very nice place, nice and bright. First, they bring out the most wonderful buttery rolls ... To die for. Our server Daniel, was great. Timed our courses just right. Had the mussels to start then the lobster on lobster with mashed potatoes and green beans - awesome! No room for desert! We will definitely be back.
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White R.
We went here for lunch one day and sat at the bar for some drinks, biscuits, and a couple apps. Service was spot on, food was good, and of course the biscuits--yum!
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Taralyn R.
I know this is a chain, but when I'm craving seafood, this is one of the first places I think of where I know I'll get exactly what I'm expecting to taste. And oh, you buttery biscuits, how wonderfully addicting you are. I agree with Britannia R. that this is what a "textbook Red Lobster should be." I have been to other Red Lobsters in the area and this one is cleaner, has a more relaxing atmosphere, the food was perfect, and the waiter was spot on. My waiter was attentive, helpful in describing the specials for the month, and never left me wondering where he had gone off to. I ordered the grilled shrimp and 1/2 lbs of snow crab with green beans and rice, and it came with a salad, and those delicious biscuits, all for under $20. Depending on what you order this place could end up being expensive, but for if you come during one of their awesome seafood specials you will leave satisfied without breaking the bank.
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Karol B.
The cheese buscuits are to die for.....could just eat them and give up the food! My son had the burger of all things and LOVED it! My shrimp was just ok and the service was almost non exsistant.
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Bobby C.
Go here with my teenager quite a bit...like he deserves it right? :p Okay, we went for the "endless shrimp" and as far as that goes, we were not disappointed. The shrimp was indeed, endless. However we make the same mistake everyone does, we ate the salad, cole slaw, and biscuts before the shrimp arrived...brilliant! The issue that we had was more on the service side, the young man had way to many tables to deal with, couldnt remember what food went to which table, and lack of management help on the floor makes it worse...trust me..I know.
(2)
Roland P.
Not much fish or fun. Nice looking steak house like interior, higher end looking than I expected. My first surprise was not much fish on menu, especially if you don't want yours fried. We both tried the flounder, an unusual item in the southwest. My was two small pieces served with roasted vegetables. Small fish portion but not bad almost on par with frozen filets from Costco but the roasted veggies were not roasted and lacked flavor. My wife had the stuffed flounder, same fish pieces but truly awful, inedible cream of a stuffing. No one seemed to be having fun here especially the waitress. Nice facility, dismal dinning.
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Liz D.
My husband and I stopped in on New Years Eve. We were surprised to be seated right away because we'd walked out of a pizza place (Mama's) that had nearly an hour wait for just a slice of pizza. The girl who sat us was either new or not very good at her job or just off her game that night. Whatever the case, I could have done with more focus on US, the customer than her repeatedly trying to tell another employee that we were a "2" or a "three top" or that we were seated in "[waitress' name] and not [other waitress' name]'s area" or whatever the hell she was saying. She never once gave a friendly hello or anything. Not a big deal, but definitely not a good impression. Our waitress, or "seafood expert" as she called herself, was good though I'm forgetting her name. She and the place still looking pretty new were really the only things that made me give this a 3-star review instead of two. While we were eating, another employee was spraying the seats next to us with whatever chemical was in the bottle. Not something I want floating in the air while I'm trying to eat dinner. On the same note, she was using some little push broom/vacuum thing while we were eating too. I get that she has to clean and do her job, but we weren't there long, it could have waited. Or, the first girl could have sat us somewhere else. A couple other things, the biscuits here were bad. Like, burned and hard bad--not the typical Red Lobster biscuits. It might not seem like much, but I actually don't like seafood and I only love coming to Red Lobster for the biscuits. And the music...good grief! At one point, I was pretty sure I heard Kanye West on the radio pumped through the restaurant. I generally associate Red Lobster with older people and I can't imagine them having requested that crappy music.
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Brooke T.
My husband and I had a surprising amazing dinner there. We sat in the bar area. We had the oysters. Huge! The lobster did was great. He had the New Orleans Salmon and I had the Bar Harbour Bake. Delicious! My only complaint is they could not make skinny cocktails.
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John H.
Not a big chain restaurant person but this is the place for seafood. Service is excellent and I really appreciate that the servers are patient with my father, like a lot of seniors it takes him some time to get his words out. The restaurant is always clean and the food is always delicious.
(4)
LJ D.
Beer - Okay, it's a chain but don't you still have some choices in what kind of beer to offer. Fat Tire was about the best they could do. And not much besides. Food - Okay, we're in Arizona but I've been going to Red Lobster in Arizona a very long time and the seafood has seriously declined in quality. At least at this restaurant - I can get better at Costco. Why don't they? Service - Okay, we went for an early dinner but four or five employees were draped across the benches outside when we arrived - obviously the next shift - but where's the manager that needs to tell employees this is not acceptable. We get inside and the place is really kinda disgusting - I don't want to say dirty - but there were crumbs everywhere - on the bar - on the edges of the bar - all over the floor. Everywhere. Come on - have some pride. Reminded me of how Ruby Tuesdays looked one day when I went in . . . just before they went out of business. Get those employees inside and get that place cleaned up. Too many good restaurants in Tucson not to bring your A game.
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Ruth I.
We went to check out the "30 shrimp deal" and was disappointed with the parmesan shrimp, just a few sprinklings of tasteless powder. Not that busy at that time but waitstaff not very attentive, didn't bring biscuits until we asked and no sour cream came with the potato until asked a second time. Very spotty service and food mediocre, won't be going back to this location.
(2)
Shirley C.
We've been seeing the new Red Lobster commercials hawking their $15 deal -- soup, salad, entree & dessert for $15, so we decided to give it a try. Being that it was 5:30 p.m. on Friday night, we figured it would probably be crowded, as most Red Lobster Restaurants are, so we called to see if they offered "call ahead" reservations. They don't, but told us that if we came right away, there wouldn't be a wait. The restaurant is only five minutes away, so we hopped into the car and off we went. Surprisingly, the restaurant parking lot was pretty empty. We walked in and were seated right away. Our waiter came over, and advised us that some of the items that had been on the $15 menu had been removed. No problem for us, there were still several that sounded good. I ordered the Honey BBQ shrimp skewers, and my husband ordered the parmesan crusted chicken. We both opted for the garden salad over the cesaer salad, and the clam chowder soup over the potato soup. Our waiter brought the soup right out to us. We asked for some of the "all you can eat" cheese biscuits, but were told there were none available as they had run out, but more were in the oven and it would just be two minutes until they were done. We thought it odd that they had run out when the restaurant was fairly empty. We both tasted the soup at the same time, and had the same comment. It was only "warm", not hot. We both hate to send anything back, so we went ahead and ate it. When we were done with it, our waiter came over to remove the bowls from the table. We still hadn't gotten our biscuits, so we asked about them again. He said he would bring them right to us. When he came back, he had our salads, but not the biscuits. Turns out, they supposedly ran out of them a second time before he could grab some for us. I have to say that this remains a mystery to me. Red Lobster is known for their cheese biscuits. Seems to me they would have plenty made ahead of time, especially on a Friday night. Our salads were also a bit of a disappointment. Not much life to the lettuce. While we were eating our salads, our waiter finally brought us our cheese biscuits. These, we thoroughly enjoyed. When our waiter brought our entrees to us, we asked for a couple more cheese biscuits. Unfortunately, they never made their way to our table. We don't know if they ran out again, or if our waiter just forgot. He never mentioned them, and neither did we. The entrees were a decent size, especially for the price. Mine had two skewers of shrimp (5-6 small shrimp on each skewer), on top of a bed of rice pilaf, with some onion rings on the side. The shrimp did have a nice taste to it. Unfortunately the parmesan crusted chicken was a disappointment to my husband. The parmesan "crust", was soggy and the chicken undercooked. However, my husband did love the linguini that was served on the side of the chicken, so he opted to eat the linguini and bring the chicken home to finish cooking it for another time. Besides we both wanted to save room for dessert. We waited for quite some time before our waiter came back to take our dessert order. There were three desserts to choose from. I chose the brownie with ice cream and caramel sauce drizzled over it. My husband chose the apple crostini. He asked if he could have a little ice cream with it, and was told of course, but for $2 extra. What is apple crostini without ice cream, so we paid the extra $2 for it. We both agreed that the dessert was the best part of the whole meal. In summary, I think the $15 offer is a great deal, however, we were disappointed in the quality of the food we were served. That could be a problem just at this specific location. Our service was mediocre at best, especially given that the restaurant wasn't particularly busy. My thought is that there may not have been a wait at this restaurant because other patrons have had the same experience with the food quality and service before, and are now going elsewhere.
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Michael Q.
The food is WAY overpriced. I knew the food was all processed but thought I could have a nice salad. No such luck. The lettuce was dry and lacked moisture, the Tomatoes blah! (probably cut in a plant 6 weeks prior) Don't bother with this place, overpriced and not fresh.
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J S.
Ordered lobster, scallop and shrimp dish. Food totally sucked. Portions were ridiculously small. The come to you table shiny and oily, and not thoroughly cooked. The salad was small. We had a gift card for the Olive Garden but it could be used at Red Lobster because it is Darden Restaurant chain. They got rid of the Rock Zilla lobster tail which was huge and delicious. I can see why Darden restaurant chain is not doing too well in the stock market, when you have a dead anchor like this around your neck how can you survive in the real world. I suggest closing Red Lobster restaurants and stay what is working, Olive Garden is far better to dine out.
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Address :11695 N Oracle Road
Oro Valley, AZ, 85737
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : No Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Nikky P.
I haven't eaten at Red Lobster since I was about 12...so got a craving and popped in for lunch. Sadly, the food we had was not good. Like bad not good. Other dishes coming out looked better...maybe I just don't know how to order. We had the tilapia tacos ($8.99) which were so salty and fishy tasting that we didn't even finish the three tiny tacos between the two of us. Yikes. We also split an appetizer of crispy fried green beans and fried calamari which in hindsight was fried food overkill. The beans were nice until they got cold, the calamari was chewy and not too nice from the start. The green beans were supposed to come with a side of Sriracha aioli..which the server didn't notice to bring until we had eaten a good portion. If you look at the pictures online and on their menu at the restaurant you will see that there is NO comparison to what they actually bring you. Overall, just not impressed. You'll get better seafood pretty much anywhere else.
(2)Mariola R.
For 60$ we had drinks appetizers and shared a plate. It was not busy the service was great and the food too.
(4)Richard C.
This is a relative new restaurant (3 yrs old?) and it still looks brand new as it did the day it open. No sign of any wear or tear, very clean and beautifully furnished. Even though the location at River & Oracle has been remodeled there is a huge difference between these two locations. This one is much nicer all around. We started with a boiled shrimp cocktail. Good thing they only come with six or I would eat so many it would be my whole meal. Their current promotions are all these Crabfest Specials. So I ordered the Snow Crabs and Crab Linguini Alfredo. I've eaten plenty of soft shell crab and other crab casseroles while living in New Orleans for 20 plus years but I don't think I've ever tried snow crabs before. These things were great! Easy to crack open and pull out all the meat in one stroke. They tasted so good I immediately wanted to order another half pound. The linguini Alfredo was a little rich for me. I knew it would be no matter who prepares it but I was able to eat at least half of it and make sure I got all the crab meat. It came with a garden salad that was too big and hard to stop eating because it was very good. It had a lot of chopped ingredients. I can never finish a salad and have room for an entree so I have to eat half salads all the time. My wife had the peppercorn steak and garlic shrimp. It came with mashed potatoes and an additional side. She chose asparagus which is a little extra but she loves it and will always order this if available. She said the steak was cooked perfectly as was the asparagus. The mashed potatoes added just the right amount of creaminess to complete the meal. Her entree also came with a salad and she chose the Caesar salad. While she said it was ok, she felt it was missing the dressing. There were some shavings of parmesan cheese but the salad lacked flavor. Probably a good thing because she wouldn't have been able to eat all of the entree if she ate the salad. The cheddar cheese garlic biscuits are good. But be careful not to fill up on these. Save your appetite for the entree. Just writing this review is making me hungry with my mouth watering for more snow crab. I'm thinking about going back there again this evening for dinner after just eating dinner here two nights ago.
(4)Knight R.
I haven't been to a Red Lobster in a while, but I had heard they were doing things to improve so my family and I decided to give them a shot and they didn't disappoint. It is still a chain place, but good seafood places in Southern AZ aren't exactly on every corner. We has crab legs, shrimp, and a chicken entree (for the non fish eater in the family). Everyone felt they had a good dinner and there were no complaints about portions, taste, etc... It seems like the changes they are trying to incorporate are starting to pay off and we will definitely give them another shot in the future. I just wish there was a 3.5 star option as I don't think they are quite 4 star yet, but 3 does seem a bit low.
(3)Jim K.
We ate here on the night of the Christmas tree lighting in the Oro Valley Marketplace. Despite it being pretty busy inside we received great service. This usually is a nice place to go and enjoy a relaxing meal. The service is very good. On this visit they had changed to a new menu (see below). I don't think it was a good dollar value for what was served. I went with the swordfish and my wife had the chicken. The food was tasty but it seems along with the new menu the portions have gotten smaller (a lot smaller). The salad was very small but tasted good. The entries were served with the sides. The baked potatoes were pretty small in size however they tasted good and still had that crusted rock salt on the skin. The rice pilaf and swordfish was also tasty but a small portion of each. My wife enjoyed her chicken and it was an OK sized portion. For dessert I got the brownie a la mode. I have tasted better brownies out of a boxed mix. With two baskets of biscuits and the dessert I was satisfied however if I was hungry I don't know if it would have filled me up. When we return it will be for lunch and see what the portions are like.
(3)Gale C.
This is the best Red Lobster in Tucson. Smiling servers and good food. They pay attention to the details. I had broiled scallops that were melt in your mouth perfect not little rubbery eraser heads.
(4)Dolores A.
I don't recommend eating the crab legs. End of story.
(1)Doreen L.
Very nice place, nice and bright. First, they bring out the most wonderful buttery rolls ... To die for. Our server Daniel, was great. Timed our courses just right. Had the mussels to start then the lobster on lobster with mashed potatoes and green beans - awesome! No room for desert! We will definitely be back.
(5)White R.
We went here for lunch one day and sat at the bar for some drinks, biscuits, and a couple apps. Service was spot on, food was good, and of course the biscuits--yum!
(5)Taralyn R.
I know this is a chain, but when I'm craving seafood, this is one of the first places I think of where I know I'll get exactly what I'm expecting to taste. And oh, you buttery biscuits, how wonderfully addicting you are. I agree with Britannia R. that this is what a "textbook Red Lobster should be." I have been to other Red Lobsters in the area and this one is cleaner, has a more relaxing atmosphere, the food was perfect, and the waiter was spot on. My waiter was attentive, helpful in describing the specials for the month, and never left me wondering where he had gone off to. I ordered the grilled shrimp and 1/2 lbs of snow crab with green beans and rice, and it came with a salad, and those delicious biscuits, all for under $20. Depending on what you order this place could end up being expensive, but for if you come during one of their awesome seafood specials you will leave satisfied without breaking the bank.
(4)Karol B.
The cheese buscuits are to die for.....could just eat them and give up the food! My son had the burger of all things and LOVED it! My shrimp was just ok and the service was almost non exsistant.
(3)Bobby C.
Go here with my teenager quite a bit...like he deserves it right? :p Okay, we went for the "endless shrimp" and as far as that goes, we were not disappointed. The shrimp was indeed, endless. However we make the same mistake everyone does, we ate the salad, cole slaw, and biscuts before the shrimp arrived...brilliant! The issue that we had was more on the service side, the young man had way to many tables to deal with, couldnt remember what food went to which table, and lack of management help on the floor makes it worse...trust me..I know.
(2)Roland P.
Not much fish or fun. Nice looking steak house like interior, higher end looking than I expected. My first surprise was not much fish on menu, especially if you don't want yours fried. We both tried the flounder, an unusual item in the southwest. My was two small pieces served with roasted vegetables. Small fish portion but not bad almost on par with frozen filets from Costco but the roasted veggies were not roasted and lacked flavor. My wife had the stuffed flounder, same fish pieces but truly awful, inedible cream of a stuffing. No one seemed to be having fun here especially the waitress. Nice facility, dismal dinning.
(2)Liz D.
My husband and I stopped in on New Years Eve. We were surprised to be seated right away because we'd walked out of a pizza place (Mama's) that had nearly an hour wait for just a slice of pizza. The girl who sat us was either new or not very good at her job or just off her game that night. Whatever the case, I could have done with more focus on US, the customer than her repeatedly trying to tell another employee that we were a "2" or a "three top" or that we were seated in "[waitress' name] and not [other waitress' name]'s area" or whatever the hell she was saying. She never once gave a friendly hello or anything. Not a big deal, but definitely not a good impression. Our waitress, or "seafood expert" as she called herself, was good though I'm forgetting her name. She and the place still looking pretty new were really the only things that made me give this a 3-star review instead of two. While we were eating, another employee was spraying the seats next to us with whatever chemical was in the bottle. Not something I want floating in the air while I'm trying to eat dinner. On the same note, she was using some little push broom/vacuum thing while we were eating too. I get that she has to clean and do her job, but we weren't there long, it could have waited. Or, the first girl could have sat us somewhere else. A couple other things, the biscuits here were bad. Like, burned and hard bad--not the typical Red Lobster biscuits. It might not seem like much, but I actually don't like seafood and I only love coming to Red Lobster for the biscuits. And the music...good grief! At one point, I was pretty sure I heard Kanye West on the radio pumped through the restaurant. I generally associate Red Lobster with older people and I can't imagine them having requested that crappy music.
(3)Brooke T.
My husband and I had a surprising amazing dinner there. We sat in the bar area. We had the oysters. Huge! The lobster did was great. He had the New Orleans Salmon and I had the Bar Harbour Bake. Delicious! My only complaint is they could not make skinny cocktails.
(4)John H.
Not a big chain restaurant person but this is the place for seafood. Service is excellent and I really appreciate that the servers are patient with my father, like a lot of seniors it takes him some time to get his words out. The restaurant is always clean and the food is always delicious.
(4)LJ D.
Beer - Okay, it's a chain but don't you still have some choices in what kind of beer to offer. Fat Tire was about the best they could do. And not much besides. Food - Okay, we're in Arizona but I've been going to Red Lobster in Arizona a very long time and the seafood has seriously declined in quality. At least at this restaurant - I can get better at Costco. Why don't they? Service - Okay, we went for an early dinner but four or five employees were draped across the benches outside when we arrived - obviously the next shift - but where's the manager that needs to tell employees this is not acceptable. We get inside and the place is really kinda disgusting - I don't want to say dirty - but there were crumbs everywhere - on the bar - on the edges of the bar - all over the floor. Everywhere. Come on - have some pride. Reminded me of how Ruby Tuesdays looked one day when I went in . . . just before they went out of business. Get those employees inside and get that place cleaned up. Too many good restaurants in Tucson not to bring your A game.
(2)Ruth I.
We went to check out the "30 shrimp deal" and was disappointed with the parmesan shrimp, just a few sprinklings of tasteless powder. Not that busy at that time but waitstaff not very attentive, didn't bring biscuits until we asked and no sour cream came with the potato until asked a second time. Very spotty service and food mediocre, won't be going back to this location.
(2)Shirley C.
We've been seeing the new Red Lobster commercials hawking their $15 deal -- soup, salad, entree & dessert for $15, so we decided to give it a try. Being that it was 5:30 p.m. on Friday night, we figured it would probably be crowded, as most Red Lobster Restaurants are, so we called to see if they offered "call ahead" reservations. They don't, but told us that if we came right away, there wouldn't be a wait. The restaurant is only five minutes away, so we hopped into the car and off we went. Surprisingly, the restaurant parking lot was pretty empty. We walked in and were seated right away. Our waiter came over, and advised us that some of the items that had been on the $15 menu had been removed. No problem for us, there were still several that sounded good. I ordered the Honey BBQ shrimp skewers, and my husband ordered the parmesan crusted chicken. We both opted for the garden salad over the cesaer salad, and the clam chowder soup over the potato soup. Our waiter brought the soup right out to us. We asked for some of the "all you can eat" cheese biscuits, but were told there were none available as they had run out, but more were in the oven and it would just be two minutes until they were done. We thought it odd that they had run out when the restaurant was fairly empty. We both tasted the soup at the same time, and had the same comment. It was only "warm", not hot. We both hate to send anything back, so we went ahead and ate it. When we were done with it, our waiter came over to remove the bowls from the table. We still hadn't gotten our biscuits, so we asked about them again. He said he would bring them right to us. When he came back, he had our salads, but not the biscuits. Turns out, they supposedly ran out of them a second time before he could grab some for us. I have to say that this remains a mystery to me. Red Lobster is known for their cheese biscuits. Seems to me they would have plenty made ahead of time, especially on a Friday night. Our salads were also a bit of a disappointment. Not much life to the lettuce. While we were eating our salads, our waiter finally brought us our cheese biscuits. These, we thoroughly enjoyed. When our waiter brought our entrees to us, we asked for a couple more cheese biscuits. Unfortunately, they never made their way to our table. We don't know if they ran out again, or if our waiter just forgot. He never mentioned them, and neither did we. The entrees were a decent size, especially for the price. Mine had two skewers of shrimp (5-6 small shrimp on each skewer), on top of a bed of rice pilaf, with some onion rings on the side. The shrimp did have a nice taste to it. Unfortunately the parmesan crusted chicken was a disappointment to my husband. The parmesan "crust", was soggy and the chicken undercooked. However, my husband did love the linguini that was served on the side of the chicken, so he opted to eat the linguini and bring the chicken home to finish cooking it for another time. Besides we both wanted to save room for dessert. We waited for quite some time before our waiter came back to take our dessert order. There were three desserts to choose from. I chose the brownie with ice cream and caramel sauce drizzled over it. My husband chose the apple crostini. He asked if he could have a little ice cream with it, and was told of course, but for $2 extra. What is apple crostini without ice cream, so we paid the extra $2 for it. We both agreed that the dessert was the best part of the whole meal. In summary, I think the $15 offer is a great deal, however, we were disappointed in the quality of the food we were served. That could be a problem just at this specific location. Our service was mediocre at best, especially given that the restaurant wasn't particularly busy. My thought is that there may not have been a wait at this restaurant because other patrons have had the same experience with the food quality and service before, and are now going elsewhere.
(2)Michael Q.
The food is WAY overpriced. I knew the food was all processed but thought I could have a nice salad. No such luck. The lettuce was dry and lacked moisture, the Tomatoes blah! (probably cut in a plant 6 weeks prior) Don't bother with this place, overpriced and not fresh.
(1)J S.
Ordered lobster, scallop and shrimp dish. Food totally sucked. Portions were ridiculously small. The come to you table shiny and oily, and not thoroughly cooked. The salad was small. We had a gift card for the Olive Garden but it could be used at Red Lobster because it is Darden Restaurant chain. They got rid of the Rock Zilla lobster tail which was huge and delicious. I can see why Darden restaurant chain is not doing too well in the stock market, when you have a dead anchor like this around your neck how can you survive in the real world. I suggest closing Red Lobster restaurants and stay what is working, Olive Garden is far better to dine out.
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