Red Lobster

Red Lobster is to seafood what The Olive Garden is to Italian food. Its a poor imitation of authentic coastal seafood. I am used to fresh seafood when we are on the coast. The places there smell of seafood when you enter.
This location is clean. The service was very good. My wife and I went for lunch. She had the clam chowder and shrimp salad, I had the fried shrimp. We both enjoyed our meal, and the price was good (with our $ 3 off coupon).
Now, I have no illusions that this was fresh seafood, and not frozen. But it was pretty good and hit the spot for Ohio.

just ok nothing special.
here is why red lobster in canton is ok and not special.
a few years ago I would get the steak and fries. the meal was good. the service was bad. I waited along time for my drink. I waited longer to order the meal. and getting my meal was longest.
the server was below average at best.
I may be back just not that much anymore

Pros: food was pretty good tasting!
Allowed in a few minutes early due to weather!
Restraunt was clean.
Cons: price was a little steep.
We were the first party seated and quite large. We were given a table that was awkward, to tight, and would not really work. Asked for another and hostess said no. Carrier sling and high chair interfered with traffic.
Server tried hard but was in way over his head! Not enough experience with large parties or small children.
Can not recommend this location due to service!

I’ll start out with the good —
1) our server was excellent, she refilled drinks promptly and was very friendly and checked on us regularly. A+
2) the food was very good and tasted perfectly cooked and fresh. A+
3) the ambiance was very nice for a large chain restaurant, I felt very comfortable.
Bad (they’re not that bad, but I wanted to bring it up)
1) everything looked pretty clean till I looked at the floor. The employees should be sweeping the dining area regularly especially if the floor is dirty. The floor needed swept.
2) when I was there employees were hanging out at the bar. They weren’t drinking or anything, but instead of talking at the bar one of them could be sweeping the floor. ;).
Overall a really nice experience, I would recommend.

I rarely eat at Red Lobster. For one, I don’t really like the big chain restaurants and on top of that, I don’t eat a lot of seafood. I enjoy seafood but I would probably eat more of it if I lived somewhere along the coast.
The service was fantastic. We didn’t have to wait at all. Our server was on top of everything and very helpful. To me, those are all very important parts of the entire restaurant experience, but the most important part is the food and I was really unimpressed.
We had several gift cards so I decided to splurge a little and I got a combination meal that comes to close to $ 24. I ordered the stuffed flounder, grilled salmon, and even though I know their specialty is seafood, I decided to try their peppercorn sirloin steak. I love grilled salmon so I was really hoping that if I didn’t like the other two, at least that one would be good. I also got a caesar salad and red potatoes with the meal.
Well, I started off with the caesar salad which was not very good. The dressing was basically in the bottom of the bowl so I had to mix it in and then, I really didn’t like their caesar dressing. Then the meal came. The salmon and the steak were a bit dry and the flounder was just so-​so. It really didn’t seem to have much of any kind of flavor to it. The red potatoes were good but maybe a little too crispy. My wife got the endless shrimp and she really wasn’t impressed with it either. On the other hand, my sister-​in-​law got the ultimate feast and she absolutely loved the crab legs. I was definitely full when I was finished but then again, I’m usually full after eating at most restaurants.
Overall, when it comes to seafood, I’ve definitely experienced better and I think I’ll stick to the independent and local restaurants for my seafood. As far as Red Lobsters are concerned, this is an excellent one because the service was excellent, but food just plays the most important role for me.

Whenever I’m in Canton visiting my folks, we always go to Red Lobster. Yesterday’s experience was wonderful, as always. We found parking within 20 steps from the door, the hostess seating us (sorry I don’t remember her name, but she wore the coolest sparkly black headband) was really freindly and personable. Our waiter, Neil, was polite and attentive, bringing to-​go boxes for my folks and even offering a paper bag for their boxes. Everyone agreed that the food was great ~ the potato-​bacon soup and the chicken strips were enjoyed by my folks (they’re not really seafood lovers) and my shrimp scampi was perfect, as always. We loved all the salads ~ ceasar, garden with thousand island dressing and cole slaw. The cheddar biscuits are yummy and nobody had room for desert. The Manager walked around the room, asking at each table is everything was OK ~ I like that!
Spending this last week or so with my 85 year old folks has really made me aware of how much more «elder friendly» businesses could be… one suggestion here: ask the hostess to be aware that older people don’t walk as quickly as 20 somethings… she walked so quickly my folks were feeling that they were lagging behind. And Neil could have spoken louder ~ my folks were having a hard time hearing him.
I’ve never eaten at a Red Lobster that didn’t have consistently good food and service. This is no exception!

Generally, I prefer small, local restaurants over the large, in your face corporate ones. But this Red Lobster completely changed my view on franchise restaurants. The wait was short, the food was terrific, and the service was fabulous. While Red Lobster is more on the pricier side, the servings were generous. I ordered the half portion of the lobster and crab linguine pasta, and along with the salad that came with it and the cheddar rolls, I was beyond satisfied (and full!) after I left.
We did have one minor problem with our food though. My boyfriend’s sister had ordered a medium rare steak, and the first time they brought it out, it was completely cooked through. The server (her name was Stacey), had the kitchen cook another steak, and this time, it was completely rare on the inside. But they made up for it by not charging us for the steak (it was an $ 18 steak!).
Besides the prices, I will definitely be back at a Red Lobster sometime soon. I mean, where else can you get great seafood in Ohio?