Outback Steakhouse

Great experience. Came here on a week night and it was pretty quiet. Service was quick and friendly. Blooming Onion was delicious as always and was brought out in a snap. Sides were good, not great, but the baked potato looked beautiful. Prime Rib was thick, juicy and delicious. Drinks were reasonably priced. I would definitely come back.

Decided to go to Outback Steakhouse for an early Valentine's dinner — besides, we have never been. There weren't many customers on a Friday during lunch time. We ordered a 15 oz Ribeye (Rare) with Homestyle Mashed Potatoes and Fresh Steamed Mixed Veggies and a Sirloin (Medium) Lunch Combo with Aussie Fries. For starters, I felt like both steaks were overcooked past what it should be. For instance, I NEVER like rare, but I liked the Ribeye that's "rare." I think it was more of a medium rare. The sirloin was supposed to be "medium," but it was more of a well-done. The Ribeye wasn't as red as it should be, and I also liked it that way. It was moist and delicious, maybe a bit salty with the sides. The Sirloin was not what I expected — I requested for medium, but my steak was completely cooked inside, making it a bit dry. I do wonder what would have happened if I did order well done — possibly completely tough, maybe? Nothing was too special about any of the sides — I do know, though, that the Aussie Fries were very salty. After the first few bites, it was pretty great, but paired with a steak that's already salty, just doesn't bode well. Luckily, though, we had the Fresh Steamed Mixed Veggies because it wasn't seasoned at all. The Homestyle Mashed Potatoes was alright, salty, but less than the Aussie Fries. The customer service was OK. I don't know how I feel about it because our server did what she needed, but we didn't interact with each other as much so I'm unsure if it was friendliness or that she just wanted to do what she had to do, which was completely fine. Overall, it was a little less than an OK experience for my first time at Outback Steakhouse. The steaks weren't cooked to the right temperature, and the food, both entree and sides, were fairly salty. I don't know if I would come back.

The food was excellent. Their Dr Pepper was flat this time, but exchanged it for Coke which tasted fine. The three-cheese steak dip and chips were delicious. Also had the bloomin' onion and tested the cheese fries. All were good. Their frozen strawberry margaritas are tasty, but not very potent. All in all, a good experience.

Got there about 4pm and went slightly downhill from there. The hostess wanted to sit us next to a very large party that had spilled out into the center aisle, basically giving no one room to walk by much less have a mildly decent dinner. I told her I preferred to sit elsewhere and that seemed to have confused her totally. The restaurant wasn't even half full so that puzzled us as well. Sat us next to the bar which brought glaring looks by the lady tending bar. Finally ordered our drinks that were more ice than beverage. A while later was able to order our food, which took longer than usual to receive. My husband ordered prime rib, medium rare but when it was brought to him it was rare. He was only able to eat less than half of it then decided to take it home to finish cooking it. I noticed most of the servers were less than friendly. Sitting close to the ticket area, we were able to hear the servers complaining about their tables. This place is usually a great place to eat but today was less than pleasing. Hopefully the next time, it'll be an enjoyable experience again.

Whew! Our waiter was awesome however these folks served me this steak as a ribeye steak! I didn’t say anything because I’m trying my best to do better! I spent $149.04 and tipped the waiter. I can’t believe they played me like this! The only cut I eat is Ribeye and YES I buy and cook ribeye at home all the time! It is my anniversary weekend so I definitely didn’t want to cut up! Whoever the chef was on 5/1/22 @ 4pmish you should be very ashamed! Once our food arrived we asked for to go plates IMMEDIATELY! Do not eat here!!!! Go on to Saltgrass where you won’t be over charged and under served! Run far away from this place!