Restaurant

Applebee's Grill + Bar

FordhamBronx

3.7· 2,880 reviewsOpen until 11PM
Applebee's Grill + Bar — restaurant — in Fordham — Bronx — NYC
Applebee's Grill + Bar interior — Fordham

Fordham

Bronx

The brief

About Applebee's Grill + Bar

Casual chain spot in Fordham — burgers, wings, cocktails; reliable comfort food vibes without the fuss.

Community Rating

3.7

½

out of 5

2,880 community reviews

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Reviews

What diners say about Applebee's Grill + Bar

15 verified Google reviews · 15 with owner responses

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Jasmine Ortiz
2 weeks ago

Great night ! ! I would like to say Jordan is a great server and made my family’s experience Wanting to go back. Very patient and so quick! If anyone goes I recommend you ask for him!

Response from the owner

Wow, it doesn’t get much better than this! Thanks for the 5-star review, Jasmine. Kind words like this are what keeps us motivated!

Noah pizarro
2 weeks ago

I ordered my drink and when it came half an hour later it had a hair in it so I sent it back and asked for another to be made waited another half an hour and still no drink so I said forget it and asked for my bill. No manager came over or anything. The Exterior Street location is much better!

Response from the owner

Thank you for the review, Noah, we see there is some improvement to be had. Please connect with us by copying and pasting this link into your web browser and we’ll make sure to have the team follow up with you: https://empli.fi/cs/ap117283387

Naiymah warren Avila
3 weeks ago

I had a great experience at Applebee’s thanks to your waitress, Khash. She was incredibly nice, kind, and patient throughout the entire visit. Khash was very understanding and listened carefully to everything we were saying, making sure we felt comfortable and taken care of. Her positive attitude and excellent customer service truly made our experience enjoyable.

Response from the owner

Wow! Love hearing that Naiymah! Hope to see you again soon!

Natasha Pimentel
3 weeks ago

Love it here. Food is good and fresh, our waiter Jordan was attentive and didnt have to wait long to get our food. Also didnt rush us out. Great service and great people! 10/10

Response from the owner

We are incredibly grateful Natasha that you took time out to leave us a 5-Star review!

Lisa KalLocal guide
a month ago

it was cool but the waiter we had was so slow and barely checked in on us and kept serving other people and disappearing and barely checking in on us.. like she barely even brung our stuff 😫 food was good though

Response from the owner

Thanks Lisa for letting us know about this, although we are sorry about the experience you had with us. If you would like to share any additional feedback and receive follow up, please connect with us by copying and pasting this link into your web browser and we’ll make sure to have the team follow up with you: https://empli.fi/cs/ap116557166

Atashia Swan
a month ago

On May 8 at approximately 10pm . My 21 YEAR OLD CHILD went to Applebees with her cousins just enjoying the weather and my 21 YEAR OLD child process to ask the waiter for a drink , she LAUGHED in their face and said she can’t get a drink being that her ID says under 21 . But MY 21 YEAR OLD child turn 21 in 2O25! Her ID does not expire untill 2032 . & it’s just simple math that could’ve been done in regards to her age to verify . She was NOT served , the employee was unprofessional & laughed in her face . Not sure of her name but it was on MAY 8 at 10 PM . At the tables near the bar on the right hand side by the doors . ! She is giving NEW EMPLOYEE cause this is my FIRST time seeing this girl & having problems at Applebees .

Response from the owner

Atashia – we are sorry to hear you had an unpleasant experience at our Bronx Applebee’s and we’d like the chance to make your next better. Please copy and paste this link into your web browser so we can get just a little more info and we will have the Bronx team follow up with you: https://empli.fi/cs/ap116479248

Xiomara Gonzalez
a month ago

My server Lissa was amazing, my family and I went for dinner tonight to celebrate my husband birthday. We had such a pleasant experience with lissa we will be back soon.

Response from the owner

Thanks for stopping by, Xiomara! We think this location is pretty great as well and can’t wait to welcome you back to the neighborhood for another 5-star visit!

nicholas Luna
2 months ago

Where to start…<br>I had Jordan as my waiter. Pretty attentive and provided great service; there are no complaints with him. However, I ordered spicy Buffalo wings, but they weren't spicy.

Response from the owner

Thank you for sharing your kind words, nicholas. Four stars is great, but five is always our goal! Please keep Applebee’s in mind whenever you’re in the neighborhood!

Kim S.Local guide
Edited 2 months ago

This place has fallen off tremendously. The<br>service is slow, it looks dirty, and the wings were undercooked. The POS was broken as well.

Response from the owner

Thank you for the feedback, Kim, could you please help us understand more on how we can improve by copy/pasting this link into your web browser so we may have the Bronx team follow up with you: https://empli.fi/cs/ap114954628

alicia Maldonado
3 months ago

I had such a great experience at Applebee’s thanks to the amazing staff. Manager Richard Brown truly stands out — he’s kind, approachable, and actually present on the floor, which makes a huge difference. You can tell he genuinely cares about both the guests and his team.<br><br>The bartenders/servers Rosario and Jordan were excellent. Rosario is fast-paced, friendly, and super efficient, and he also makes great suggestions — from drinks to menu choices, his recommendations were spot-on and really enhanced the experience. Jordan is a fantastic bartender with great attention to detail and makes genuinely good conversation, which really elevates the atmosphere. Both of them make great drinks and clearly know what they’re doing.<br><br>Service like this is what keeps people coming back. Big thanks to the whole team for creating such a welcoming and enjoyable experience!

Response from the owner

Yes, five stars! We love to see this! We’ll see you in the neighborhood soon!

Star Syk
5 months ago

I am very disappointed based on the experience that me and my friend had while going to Applebees today. The host(Kai) was very kind, respectful and sweet. When i went to ask her how many minutes it was going to take for us to be sat, and she was talking to us. There was a server named Mary storming towards the host stand and was very upset about the hostess not telling the costumers about them not having burgers. I felt like it was a little weird because how do you guys not have burgers ?? But anyways, to keep this short, she was very disrespectful to the host and I also felt like it was unprofessional for her to do it in front of customers too. I asked the host if she was okay and she said that she was but I felt really bad. Every time I see this particular host, she always has a smile on her face, keeps the conversations going, do her best to make me and my friend happy or comfortable,and sit us in a fast pace.

Response from the owner

Star, we are so sorry to hear about your visit with us. Letting our guests down is never our intention. We'd like the chance to learn a few more details and follow up with you in the next few days. Please connect with us by copy and pasting this link into your web browser: https://empli.fi/cs/ap111263631

Pamela Lantigua
5 months ago

Order # 40819441288822798<br>Made an online order at 7:04pm<br>Arrived at the restaurant around 7:25 (the same time the order was estimated to be complete.<br><br>I arrived, asked for the order, and the desk lady said to please allow her 5 minutes. I said, “Sure, no problem.”<br><br>It is now 7:35pm. I asked for an update, and a gentleman said, “Yes, Pamela’s order, we are just waiting for the drinks.”<br><br>Time passes: 7:45 pm, 7:55 pm, “still waiting for the drinks.”<br>Mind you, there are multiple people at the corner of the bar making jokes and laughing.<br>At that point, the best option was to request a refund. If you are looking to stop by or do a pickup order, please think twice and find somewhere else.<br><br>Go to a place where customer service is provided.<br><br>And no, a courtesy was not provided either.<br>You can hear the same employees complaining about the bad service as well.

Response from the owner

Hi Pamela, we are so sorry to hear this was your experience with Applebee’s. This is certainly not what we aim to provide, so we very much appreciate you connecting with us on this. Please copy and paste this link into your web browser so we can get just a little more info and we will have the Bronx team follow up with you. https://empli.fi/cs/ap111166279

Nii AbbeyLocal guide
6 months ago

Golly, stepped in here rear quick to grab a drink while waiting on a train. Mind you I had 30plus mins, just enough for one beer. I walk in go straight to the bar and its not crowded, however the bartender was heavily distracted, some spots were people had clearly eaten and left was not cleaned up. Now I ordered a beer, saw that it was filled and sitting there but bar tender left the drink to go make another one and have a side convo. For 10 minutes, no kidding, I was legit looking at the beer glass FULL 😄, I was just dumbfounded tbh. Ok so I get my drink and immediately just pay as I know this will be another 20 min process. Don't get me wrong bar tender was nice, positive attitude ect, but very easily distracted.

Response from the owner

Thanks Nii for letting us know about this, although we are sorry about the experience you had with us. If you would like to share any additional feedback and receive follow up, please connect with us by copying and pasting this link into your web browser and we’ll make sure to have the team follow up with you: https://empli.fi/cs/ap110206690

Rodney BykeLocal guide
Edited 10 months ago

Took my daughter for Dinner, The Service was good, Almost felt Over looked but the server was kind enough to let me know to Use the Digital menu If I needed extra items and To Pay. The food this time around was Good Except for the Four Cheese Mac and Cheese with Honey Pepper chicken Tenders, that had 2 pieces that was so Hard and unable to chew except the third piece was pretty good. The Bangin Burger was Great, and The Cinnabon Swirls was pretty good , You get a decent amount for $11

Response from the owner

Thank you for speaking highly of your neighborhood Applebee’s!

Melissa MLocal guide
a year ago

Service is horrible and wait time is crazy most nights from 6pm - closing time. The waiters always take forever to take your order. Food also takes a while to come out as well. I think this is mainly due to being understaffed. The employees are all nice it’s just they are so backtracked and busy with so many customers.<br>I usually always get steak bowl and I’ve gone like 5 times here already and it’s not being cooked right almost as if it is soggy and sometimes the food is cold.

Response from the owner

We're so sorry for this frustrating experience, Melissa! We appreciate you taking the time to share this with us and would like to learn more so we can not only coach those involved and do better by our guests, but follow up with you as well. Please copy and paste this link into your web browser so we can get just a little more info and we will have the Bronx Applebee’s franchisee follow up with you: https://empli.fi/cs/ap97293145

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