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| - Yeah, the service here sucked. As an Army veteran, I patronized this place for the free appreciation meal. The hostess was nice and accommodating, and the blonde brownie dessert came out perfectly. The fried shrimp and fries were okay. One server greeted me on the fly as if she would take my order, but then another introduced herself as my server. The new one seemed to have tables on the other side of the restaurant, so I wish the first one had taken my order because she seemed to be on top of things. My server gave minimal service at best. I had to ask yet another server nearby to get a refill and extra napkins. She did so with a fake, disingenuous courtesy that irked me. I asked whether the restaurant was short-staffed, which she denied and gave me some, lame explanation about a shift change, although I did understand what she meant. I have server experience, and I had been a lunch shift closer myself. The difference is that I would not have given minimal service, or given insincere responses. I still tipped both servers, but I let them know the service sucked @$$. I did not bother to tell the manager, because I got the impression my feedback would have fallen on deaf ears. After all, this is Applebee's. In the end, the free food hardly seemed worth it, and I really did not feel any appreciation as a military veteran, other than getting the special, limited menu.
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