Outback Steakhouse

"I was craving Outback Steakhouse the other day, so I went to the one in Niles, Ohio. We were greeted & seated quickly. The seating options were tables, booths or at the bar. I’ve always enjoyed the bloomin’ onion as the appetizer, so we placed that as soon as we were seated. The menu has always had a good selection to choose from. I decided on a combo of Sirloin & fried chicken, that sounded like it was going to hit the spot. Our server was friendly & pleasant, getting our drink & meal order. I asked if the fried chicken was a breast, she said it was & I asked for the 8 oz sirloin, cooked medium. I do very much enjoy the bread & butter that they serve. I order a small side salad that came out first, absolutely love their ranch dressing. Our meals were out pretty quick, nice and hot. I was however a little surprised the what I thought was going to be a chicken breast was more of a chicken strip, it was very tasty, just not what I expected. My sirloin steak was a little disappointing, very chewy, but prepared properly. I think it was more the quality of the steak. All & all I enjoyed my meal & overall dining experience here. I recommend that you give it a try."

"Ordered a pasta dish was steak and shrimp, and I was asked if I wanted a salad with it for $2 or $2.99 more (I can't remember). I asked if it could be a Ceasar salad and was told yes. The salad was good, but the dressing was quite tangy, maybe over vinegary? I'm not sure. I also found out when the bill came that it was $5+ for that salad. If I had known that I was going to be charged more for that, I wouldn't have gotten it. The steak and shrimp were delicious. No complaints on either of those, I absolutely loved both of those. But the pasta was certainly lacking. It didn't have enough sauce on it, there were noodles stuck together (left to sit too long), there were some that were not quite cooked thoroughly (and no, they were not al dente). For a dish that cost almost $25 the whole thing should have been delicious, not just the meat. My son got the children's Mac and cheese with the steamed vegetables. I didn't try the vegetables so I can't say anything about those. The portion sizes for both were impressive for the children's orders, though. Usually children's menu portions are small and pathetic, but these were great. However, I tried his Mac and cheese and it was pretty bland. My boyfriend got some kind of onion steak that he said was perfect and delicious. I'm not surprised, because they did great on the meat. He also got an order of soup and really liked it. The dessert we ordered was huge. We split it between all three of us. I wasn't too impressed with the bloomin onion appetizer we ordered. It tasted over cooked. I used to love the dipping sauce it came with years ago, but it seems like they changed it. The blueberry lavender lemonade I ordered was delicious. The service we received was really good as well. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. She came back to our table several times, refilled drinks, and asked if we needed anything. It was great service. Everyone that was working was very friendly and nice. All in all, for the price of the place, I expect everything to taste great. But the service and the people were wonderful."

"Staff is very friendly and quick. Managers stopped by and checked on us throughout our dinners. Food was amazing and exactly what I wanted."

"My second visit since May and I came back to a new and improved menu. The filet is better and bigger and the menu features a lot of hot honey items that are excellent. The best thing is the wedge salad returning. It’s huge and has great flavor. Not a better place in the area for quality food that doesn’t break the bank. Dua also never disappoints behind the bar. Always laughing and entertaining with her quirky antics. Highly recommend!"