Went to eat on a Saturday night since we had a gift card Had to wait about 25 minutes and was then seated. It had been a while since I had been at outback and they changed the menu quite a bit It's obvious that they are trying to cater more towards the steakhouse aspect of their name and getting away from entrees. I really liked their queensland chicken and shrimp but it's no longer offered on the menu We ordered he bloomin' onion as an appetizer as my wife and I have always been a fan and it had been a while since we had it. when it came out, we were pretty disappointed. It was obvious they cut back on the size of the onion as it was considerable smaller than we had remembered. Additionally, it was extremely greasy and over cooked. We ate some of it and had to stop because of how much grease was on it.
For our meal, I decided to get the alice springs chicken and my wife got the chicken and ribs combination. My chicken breast was disappointingly small and about half the size of a normal chicken breast you get at the store. Additionally, there were barely a handful of fries with the meal. The chicken was very overdone and dry. There was also a very heavy "woodfire" taste that almost seemed artifical. My wife's meal was also disappointing. There were only 3 ribs. They were moderately sized and slightly overdone as well. The chicken breast was unimpressive as well as it appeared to be a cutlet rather than a chicken breast. Her chicken was also very dry and had a very heavy "woodfire" taste that seemed artifical as well. She ordered a baked potato as her side and that was the best part of her meal.
Service was somewhat unattentive as we had to wait for drink refills which did not help with our disappointment with the entire meal. Luckily we had a gift card otherwise I would have been even more upset with having to pay for the entire meal. All in all, not very impressed and will probably be a long time, if ever, that we go back. There are better choices for steakhouses in town with better food for comparable prices.