My boyfriend and I came here for lunch on our day off - we've been meaning to come to Applebees for a while but it never comes up when we're deciding for dinner.
We arrived just about noon and it wasn't very busy. Definitely a lot of older people in during the week at lunchtime. We were seated right away and told about the new updated menu. The menu has definitely changed since the last time I was here, complete overhaul with lots of new options. They had a 2 for $25 or 2 for $30 deal on, two entrees from a list with an appetizer to share and we ended up going with that.
My boyfriend got the chicken fingers and I ended up with the crunchy shrimp platter and we got the mozarella sticks for an app. The mozz sticks were pretty good, super crispy outside, ooey gooey inside and they were thick, not super thin like most mozz sticks I've had before. My shrimpies were tasty, very crispy and I had them with onion rings, which were surprisingly good. Also very crispy but stayed together in one piece when bitten into (the Guy Fieri test). The fries were nothing special though and the gravy was a bit thin, although tasty.
Service was very good, our server was attentive and helpful with the new menu, pointing out some options that she recommended. Given that we had an all fried lunch that was good but not amazing, I'm sticking with three stars with the intent to come back and try something else to get a sense of what their new menu is like. But I was pleased with the value and the new menu looks pretty good so I'd recommend it for a simple lunch out or a dinner at a good price.