I was really looking forward to a good steak so we stopped here on a Friday night after shopping at Ikea. We were pleasantly surprised to be seated with no wait...it had been difficult to find an available parking space so we assumed it was packed. The restaurant was indeed fairly full so we must've just hit it right.
Our waitress was very attentive at first. She was quick to take our drink order and then for our food. She refilled drinks quite frequently but our actual meal seemed to take an extra long time. Thank goodness my husband had his cellphone games to keep him occupied.
We ordered the onion petals as an appetizer. Basically it was a bloomin' onion already disassembled...not what we were expecting based on onion petals we've had at other restaurants but they were fine. I had the French onion soup and it was very cheesy but not flavorful. The side salad with mustard vinegarette was the highlight of the meal. I'd never had that dressing before but it was excellent.
Next came our salt with a side of steak. Yes, you're reading that right. I have never, ever eaten a steak that was so overpowered and basically ruined by the seasoning. I didn't say anything while I was eating because I wondered if it was just me and finally my husband commented about the saltiness of his steak, too. I've eaten at Outback's before and never was this an issue.
When it came time to pay our waitress was busy with other tables, so I took the opportunity to pay using the Outback app. Much to my excitement it had a $5 coupon showing that I could use. I tried about 6 times (unsuccessfully) to apply it before just paying without it. That was a fitting end to this disappointment of a night.