"2"^^ . . "2012-01-14T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "I went here on Thursday January 5th, 2012 for a late night dinner with my gf. I have been going to Red Lobster from the age of 2 and I am pretty familiar with everything on their menu. \n\nI've prolly been to Red Lobster over 75 times and I've made it a point to order the Clam Chowder each and every one of those times that I've dined there. Lately I've increasingly become a fan of the crab and lobster dip they currently offer as an appetizer (see pics). \n\nI ordered the peppered sirloin and coconut shrimp combo, with mashed potatoes as my side. The peppered steak was a little over cooked for my liking, but served the purpose of satisfying my appetite for the evening. The Caesar salad that was served ahead of time left a bit to be desired. The shrimp was good, but by the 5th coconut shrimp, I was kind of sick of them.\n\nLike, i said, I've been going to Red Lobster my whole life, so I more than knew what I was getting food-wise, it was the crowd and the ambiance surrounding me that put a damper on the evening. First, we were forced to squeeze into one of those cramped two-person booths, with little to no table and leg room. Secondly, we were seated next to a birthday party of about 10 people. Apparently they forgot that Red Lobster is a public establishment and that we are \"LIVING IN A SOCIETY!!\" Because they acted as if they owned the place and were EXTREMELY loud and obnoxious - constantly walking around, snapping pictures left and right and seemed ready to burst out with laughter at the drop of a hat. This was def. not what my date and I were hoping for on a Thursday night, and our entire Red Lobster experience would've been better if we had simply ordered it to go or sat in the bathroom and ate instead - no really. At least it would've been quiet. \n\nOur server was a heavy set gentleman with glasses, with a kind disposition. However, we were more than ready to leave by the time he finally arrived with the check, and it felt like another 5-10 minutes before he finally returned to our table run our credit card (a pet peeve of mine; I mean we asked for the check so we are clearly ready to go. Why does it take forever to come back and TAKE our money/card) so we could leave him a tip and get the heck\nout of there? \n\nThe food was, well Red Lobster - the dream combination of upscale, overpriced, chain seafood. Unfortunately, the environment and ambiance we were subjected to was closer to a nightmare!"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "3"^^ .