Jane D.
Yelp
Our experience today was worse than the last really bad experience we had in Gardena. What is going on with Red Lobster in general? To be fair, I have never been a fan, I usually come when some older family members want to celebrate their birthdays here. I can think of a million other places for excellent seafood, but for some reason, for some people the image of Red Lobster means something to them, like Olive Garden for many.
We got there at 3:27pm today and didn't get seated until 5:10pm. To be fair, the lady did tell us it would be over an hour wait. The insane thing is that the place was half empty! I thought it was just today, maybe too many people called out because of last night's Halloween parties. But from what I read in other reviews, it seems to be a common thing for them to keep the restaurant half empty and people waiting over an hour! Why?!
Once we did get seated, when we ordered our appetizer, they forgot to bring out utensils. A bit of a wait for that. They brought out two sets of utensils when they finally did, and we were a party of three. We had to wait for some one to come by to ask for another set. In the meantime, my husband and I shared a fork for the appetizer and we finished before they brought out the third fork for him. By then our main meal had come.
I noticed it's always a hit or miss with the food, but today I actually liked what I got. The New Orleans salmon was really good. The Casa colada 'Rita was delicious and much needed after that wait. The overall experience, however, is NOT worth the wait and slow service.