RED LOBSTER, Columbus - 2147 S. Hamilton Rd - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Order Online Food Delivery - Tripadvisor
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American, Seafood
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Takeout, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service
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Reviewed January 3, 2019 via mobile

The food was pretty good. We came here for dinner this past Sunday (12-30-2018). I had the the shrimp linguini which was pretty good. It comes with a salad and if course the delicious cheddar baby biscuits. The other family members had the ultimate feast...and my niece ordered crab legs. Everyone seemed to enjoy their food. I think for a chain restaurant or was pretty good.More

Date of visit: January 2019
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Reviewed July 13, 2016

Visited this Red Lobster again (giving it a try after previous visits that were not that great). We were there around 6 pm so maybe it was because the crowd was smaller, but service & food was much better! Greeted quickly by our server, and...she was quick & attentive throughout the meal. Both of our meals were hot and fresh, grilled scallops & coconut shrimp, and shrimp linguine pasta. The restaurant is a little old and needs updated, but when everything is good, it makes up for it a bit.More

Date of visit: July 2016
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Reviewed March 24, 2016

Easy walk from our hotel (Hampton Inn). Our server was friendly and attentive and had no problem splitting the bill for us.

Date of visit: March 2016
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Reviewed July 4, 2022 via mobile

Stopped in and had a wonderful meal. Plate was delicious ($31) and included 4 lobster tails, mussels, scallops, shrimp over linguine. Also had the vanilla bean cheesecake which was very tasty. Service was quick and attentive (Rika G). Oh, and how can I forget the...consistently tasty biscuits. Strongly recommended!More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed August 29, 2019

My wife loves crab. We went to two restaurants in Baltimore while we were in the DC Metroplex so she could have her fix of crab. She is particularly fond of King Crab Legs, and since Crabfest was advertised at Red Lobster, we decided to...see how well they could do on this day. We have tried not to go to this location since the level of service has been spotty at best, but figured we'd try one more time. We both ordered, with my wife getting the Crabfest Trio. When her food arrived, it wasn't the meal she ordered, so she was told it would be a quick fix. But then, when I wanted to begin to shell my crab legs, we were told they had no "Crab Crackers". The waitress told us they had all been stolen or thrown away. The manager, who seemed to not have anything to do, was not helpful nor interested in the plight of the customers. My wife worked at this location when she was in high school. At that time, they would do all they could to accommodate the customer. And I know that seafood shell crackers are at most $2.00 per. Why couldn't someone go to Kroger or another retailer and buy some more? It was one of the worst dining experiences I have had.More

Date of visit: August 2019
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ClawdeL, Owner at Red Lobster, responded to this reviewResponded August 31, 2019

Hi, Adrian. We're sorry to hear that you were unsatisfied with your meal at our Columbus restaurant and we'd like to learn how we can make this better. Would you be able to give us a call at 800-562-7837; Monday–Friday from 10:00 AM to 1:00...More

Reviewed April 4, 2016

My family and I went to Red Lobsters because a few of them like the chain I DONT. This passed Saturday we decided to go around 5 pm it wasn't busy and that should have been a sign something wasn't right. From the time we...went in and sat down it was downhill from there. We were told our waitress Erica would be out in a few after another waitress came over and took our drink order. It took a while for Erica to comes and when she came she appeared to be high or sleepy or something. It took a while for our basic salad to come out and when it did I basically had to pick out all the old brown looking iceberg lettuce that was old and we were told they had no red onions for the salad which was ridiculous because as a restaurant this is something you can buy at a grocery store if you run out. I hate when I go spend my hard earned money and once I order I'm told ohh sorry we ran out or don't have this. Well once our order came out which seemed forever my Aunt did not receive a basic vegetable which was broccoli so she ask to speak to the manager because by that time she was upset. When the so called manager came out he ask what was the problem and she told him her broccoli is not out and we have been waiting a while for food, basically he left and next thing someone bought the broccoli out and we didn't hear nothing else from him. What surprised is that it wasn't even busy and service was so poor. Like I said I'm not a fan and if my family wants to go there I will not return ever.More

Date of visit: April 2016
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Reviewed November 14, 2014 via mobile

I haven't been inside a red lobster in more than 10 years but found this recently remodeled one to be quite good. The staff and manager seemed to try to exceed their customers expectations and I'm sure in some cases they did. I found them...to be very friendly and accommodating but still a little room for improvements. For example the pacing of the meal wasn't good. I took advantage of the four course special and my first two courses were delivered simultaneously. I'm guessing because the server would rather not make two trips to the kitchen. So while I ate my salad my soup went cold. Otherwise I found everything as expected and good. This place was also conveniently located adjacent to the Hampton Inn where I had a room.More

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Reviewed November 13, 2023

The service and food here were great. Our food came quite quickly and our server made sure we were pleased.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed February 16, 2020

i enjoyed my shrimp platter and the portion was great . I still love their biscuits! Red lobster is still doing good

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed October 4, 2019 via mobile

I stopped by to eat lunch. Cajun Chicken Alfredo. The chicken was good and had flavor but the Alfredo was running and tasteless. Biscuits were good and so was my lemonade. I crumbled the biscuits in the Alfredo to give it life enough to eat...it.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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ClawdeL, Owner at Red Lobster, responded to this reviewResponded October 9, 2019

Hi, Mr. Grimes. We're sorry to hear that you were unsatisfied with your meal at our Columbus restaurant and we'd like to learn how we can make this better. Would you be able to give us a call at 800-562-7837; Monday–Friday from 10:00 AM to...More

Reviewed June 15, 2019 via mobile

Haven’t eaten at a Red Lobster in about 20 years. I was pleasantly surprised. We came here with baseball team during a tournament because it’s right next to hotel (Hampton Inn) and we could walk. The restaurant is modern, clean and well-run. They have a...large back room and fit our baseball team nicely. The service was fast and the food was good. Nice job. I’d come back.More

Date of visit: June 2019
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Reviewed June 4, 2019

Food was the usual good food we have found at Red Lobsters around the country. It's not the place for steaks (even though they offer them for non-seafood eating folks). I had the Ultimate Feast and it was a great variety of different seafood. Wife...had the Tilapia and thought it was a dry small portion. We both agreed that the clam chowder rated 6 stars. (Next time I am going to try the Lobster Bisque as I have heard good things about it). Our Server was very good and attentive. prices are typical Red Lobster, i.e. medium range. We did not try any wine or cocktails (we were boith packing) but, in the past, the selection was fairly good. We will return as we have never been disappointed here with the food or service. Just don't go to the Eastland shopping mall (nearby) as it is not safe.More

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed November 19, 2018 via mobile

The eating choices are few at this exit so I have eaten here several times. I have always found the staff to be friendly but the service erratic and slow. They sometimes get my order wrong, I get the entree before the salad, or as...tonight get the entree before the appetizer. I decided to to get the pick two combination and was first disappointed with the salad as it was mostly shredded cheese and dressing with very little lettuce. I was REALLY disappointed when the pathetic entree arrived. It cost an extra $2.49 for the scallops - 4 scallops the size of quarters. Smallest potato I have ever seen and think those were goldfish fillets instead of flounder. The entree before taxes cost over $21.00!! They should have at least put some green stuff on the plate since I had plenty of salad dressing maybe that would have filled me up. Total ripoff - so disappointed with Red Lobster that their quality has sunk so low.More

Date of visit: November 2018
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ClawdeL, Owner at Red Lobster, responded to this reviewResponded December 5, 2018

Hi, on_the_moove. We're sorry to hear that you were unsatisfied with your meal at our Columbus restaurant and we'd like to learn how we can make this better. Would you be able to give us a call at 800-562-7837; Monday–Friday from 10:00AM to 1:00PM, and...More

Reviewed August 31, 2018 via mobile

We had a large party (10). So I expected service to be slow, we did go on Friday night at dinner time. The hostess was very pleasant and the server was a young kid but he did rather well. He did make combos (a la...cart to make certain meals cheaper) I thought that was nice. The place was clean. I gave it 3 stars for the fact that it is a chain for seafood but the selection of seafood and the freshness isn't a high quality place. It's good but it isn't wow... The biscuits however are great.More

Date of visit: September 2018
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Reviewed June 24, 2018

Went for lunch. Food was good, service was good. Things were as I would expect from a Red Lobster. Didn't appear to be in a good part of town, but was clean & up to par.

Date of visit: June 2018
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RED LOBSTER, Columbus - 2147 S. Hamilton Rd - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Order Online Food Delivery - Tripadvisor

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Red Lobster is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 4