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Red Lobster
Summary
Would we go there again:
The food was great and our server was quite nice and helpful, but we found it quite odd that we waited 26 minutes to be seated even though the restaurant was only about half full. On top of that, our server didn't even show up at the table until almost 10 minutes after we were seated. As far as we could tell this was not a problem with the staff that was waiting the tables, but rather the fault of management for not having enough people on hand.
Comments & RatingsThe food was great and our server was quite nice and helpful, but we found it quite odd that we waited 26 minutes to be seated even though the restaurant was only about half full. On top of that, our server didn't even show up at the table until almost 10 minutes after we were seated. As far as we could tell this was not a problem with the staff that was waiting the tables, but rather the fault of management for not having enough people on hand.
Tim's Comments: Those crab biscuits were darn tasty!
Jeni's Comments: The wait to be seated was a little annoying. I'd only been there once before, and I remembered it being a little bit better. That probably has to do with different chefs. I tried to look at one of the books that was used for decor, but it was glued shut!
Ratings
About the RestaurantJeni's Comments: The wait to be seated was a little annoying. I'd only been there once before, and I remembered it being a little bit better. That probably has to do with different chefs. I tried to look at one of the books that was used for decor, but it was glued shut!
Ratings
| Tim | Jeni | |
| Taste: | 8 | 8 |
| Value: | 7 | 8 |
| Service: | 9 | 9 |
| Setting: | 7 | 8 |
| Speed: | 6 | 6 |
| Overall: | 8 | 8 |
| (overall is not an average) | ||
Address: 4231 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 (map)
Restaurant Style: Seafood
Price Range: $9 - $20, average entrée: $15
Decor: decorated like a dock or inside a ship, black & white framed pictures on the wall, books about ocean adventures, etc.
Noise Level: quiet conversation, soft music
Lighting: plentiful ceiling lights
Tables Equipped With: salt & pepper, sweeteners, lobster container, lamp
Temperature: comfortable
About Our ExperienceRestaurant Style: Seafood
Price Range: $9 - $20, average entrée: $15
Decor: decorated like a dock or inside a ship, black & white framed pictures on the wall, books about ocean adventures, etc.
Noise Level: quiet conversation, soft music
Lighting: plentiful ceiling lights
Tables Equipped With: salt & pepper, sweeteners, lobster container, lamp
Temperature: comfortable
Date: Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
Meal/Time: Dinner, 7:30pm
Wait to be Seated: 26 minutes
How Full: ~50%
What We Ordered: Jeni - coffee shared - choose 3 (catfish, aztec chicken, sampler), apple overboard (dessert)
Free Appetizers: crab biscuits
Time (from ordering to getting appetizers): 4 minutes
Time (from ordering to getting entrees): 23 minutes
What We Paid (without tip): $28
Meal/Time: Dinner, 7:30pm
Wait to be Seated: 26 minutes
How Full: ~50%
What We Ordered: Jeni - coffee shared - choose 3 (catfish, aztec chicken, sampler), apple overboard (dessert)
Free Appetizers: crab biscuits
Time (from ordering to getting appetizers): 4 minutes
Time (from ordering to getting entrees): 23 minutes
What We Paid (without tip): $28