Applebees food while it isn't the greatest, it is what you expect. So I went there with the expectation to have some pretty good food and a pretty good price and I wasn't mistaken. Food and price were what I expected and was worth it.
The problem was the service. I walked in and the host was talking to the manager about something not work related. The host said hi, and then went back to talking. After a few more seconds and after the manager looked at me and looked away, the host decided to ask if I'd like a table. I said yes and that there would be one more joining me, so he took me to a table. The server took about 6-7 minutes to come and greet me and I ordered my drink. My friend came a few minutes later and I still hadn't gotten my root beer I ordered. After a few more minutes, the server came back and asked for her drink order and she ordered a pepsi. I still didn't have my root beer. After about 10 minutes he comes back with both drinks and we order. Food comes out fine and it tastes like what we expected but the server is no where in sight. So in the hour we were there, we interacted with the server 4 times. We both drank our drinks and needed refills and each time another server who happened to be walking by refilled them.
The reason I gave them two stars is because the food is the only thing that saved them from getting a one star review for their service.