Applebee's - Brenham

It has been over a decade since our last visit to an Applebee's, but while traveling from Galveston to Austin, we decided to stop at this location. The restaurant was exceptionally clean, our server was wonderful and very friendly, and the food was hot, fresh, and delicious. I was a bit hesitant when we first arrived, but I will definitely return in the future. I highly recommend this place!

My wife and I visited this restaurant today for lunch around 11:30; they were not busy at all. We were seated in a two person booth. Within five minutes of us being seated ,they seated another customer directly across from me ; there was only a partial partition and throughout his meal, I was able to hear all three of his telephone conversations And I almost answered his phone for him because he was taking so long to answer it. We could have shared each others food! Extremely frustrating.! The table to our left, and behind us they seated 2 elderly customers who couldn't hear worth a darn and were virtually shouting at each other throughout our meal ; although our food looked very appetizing, I was too overcome by constant chatter around me, and I could not eat my meal. The music was absolutely awful and extremely loud. They would go from Johnny Cash to Samba to Frank Sinatra. Just turn it off. Let us eat in peace !We simply got to go boxes And left ; they could've easily have split those people up into different tables or something like that. Definitely ask for a window seat; at least that way you're not sitting 12 inches away from somebody.. see the photo..

We waited at our table for 15 minutes, but no one ever came to take our drink order or even acknowledged us. The table itself was still dirty when we were seated. Overall, it was a disappointing experience, and unfortunately, it’s not the first time this has happened.

It's an Applebees so should be fairly predictable but we were kinda hesitant when we saw it's 2 star rating. Everything was super good though! Not the cheapest but we did the 2 for $35 deal... 2 small entrées and an appetizer. Excellent half rack of BBQ ribs with amazing sauce (request extra for the fries) and the Cajun salmon was cooked perfectly! The spinach artichoke dip is probably the best I've ever had with perfect tortilla chips! The atmosphere was nice most of the time (lots of TVs and soft classic rock playing) although a girl at the bar had obviously overindulged... at the bar! The manager and our waiter Jonathan both apologized for her disturbance (not that her stupidity was their fault) but it wasn't a big deal. Not a fancy 5 star restaurant but I probably wouldn't be eating there if it was! Overall we had a great, relaxing meal with fast and super friendly service and it definitely deserves more than 2 stars!

The service was quite disappointing, and the bartender was very rude. It seemed like the manager didn't care much either. I'm giving this place 2 stars instead of 1 solely because the breadsticks were fantastic! The food was great overall, but it's unfortunately very understaffed, which is a shame because we would have returned. Our server, a little blonde girl, was actually excellent, but she was overwhelmed with 12 tables to manage. The manager even had to step in to help with tables, and it wasn't a particularly busy night. The atmosphere was loud and hectic, and I don’t think we’ll be coming back.