Applebee's Grill + Bar 31810 State Route 20, Oak Harbor, WA 98277

"We were a large group celebrating a birthday. The first part of our visit was great. We were welcomed immediately. However, we were unclear if our greater was actually an employee or not as he was not wearing a badge or name tag of any sort. Our server Kelsey was great. Friendly and attentive. Our starters arrived quickly, the same untagged greeter arrived with 4 entrees and no idea of who's was who's. Three were steaks, and he didn't know what the cooks were on any. We started eating, and one of our members ate hair wrapped in her salad. Credit where credit is due. The manager did come over to be sure that our member was ok. It is chaotic enough with such a large group. Adding in staff who add to, rather than quells, that chaos is not helpful at all."

"Throwaway review, because I could have dined at Dumpster Dive and still given high ratings. On this night, I dined with the members of Eden, a Seattle rock band that headlined at the Oak Harbor Music Festival. Their bass player is my son, Ethan. So, you know, dry toast? 5 stars! Honestly, Applebee's has its act together, this is a great place."

"Absolutely disgusting. Steak came out burnt. Salad came out as if they dug it out of the garbage and slapped it on a plate. Ranch had a film to it. Asked waitress to take it off our bill and she did. I recognize service workers work for next to nothing so I do not blame them entirely, but just a fair warning to anyone wanting to eat here."

"They were able to accommodate a group of 20 and did very well at serving. Drinks and food was fast despite being a large group. This is more than I can say about Flyers down the road. I had the bourbon burger and it was cooked great."

"Boneless wing flavor was good , odd sizes and lacked sauce. Mac n cheese was tasteless and the sauce taste like milk. Potatoes were ok and the steak tasted good. I wanted a 12 ounce but they did NOT have any. Service itself was great."