Good was really good but it was freezing in here ! There is no way you can be comfortable while eating with this cold. Service was ok, but the trainee girl was amazing.
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Tres B.
I am loathe to admit it, but I have fallen deeply, deeply uncomfortably and disturbingly in love wih Outback. I hate the corny Aussie schtick like I hate traffic weaving trust fund babies in Lexus' And the lame ass "Bloomin' Onion" is so State Fair. I hate the chainyness of this whole oraganization. But their new wood fired menu lures me like a young slamon to a flailing june bug. Its good, oh so goooooooooood. And their baked potatoes with their salted skins. And the prompt well trained help. DAMN YOU OUTBACK ~ DAMN YOU FOR BEING SO FRIKKIN GOOD. After I've eaten here, I do the bloated walk of shame back to my car, like that time in 1992 when, in a drunken stupor of gargantuan proportions, I nailed the 43 year old horse trainer woman who had more wrinkles than Shelly Long after a three hour bath and smelled llike Velveeta and Glade Country Melon, only mustier and with a hint of urine. YES, I LIKE OUTBACK. A LOT. A LOT a lot. a l o t. (sigh)
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Beas A.
My boyfriend and I really wanted steak for dinner and decided to go to Outback on Abilene. It was later so pretty slow inside but when I went to the hostess to put our name in he seemed pretty frazzled and overwhelmed which was weird because it was slow and there were many open tables (only 2 people in the waiting area). We eventually got seated but had slow service. We determined that the wait staff weren't to blame, but that they were way under-staffed. The food took a while but luckily it came out delicious. Needless to say, when it was all said and done, we determined we wouldn't go back.
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Cass D.
Coming here your only safe bet is a baked potato. Order anything else, they are likely to fuck something up. I've been to several Outbacks in Colorado, and this one is no exception to my rule that they all pretty much suck. Of the five orders at my table, two were messed up due to an incompetent waitress so that's what, 40% accuracy? From the perfectly formed steaks to the seemingly smaller portions than I remember from many years ago my best advice is... SAVE YOUR MONEY. There are plenty of other steakhouses with much better service and menus.
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Curtis P.
Went to this restaurant with family while visiting my folks' home. Began the evening with a rude, tact lacking hostess. Reported her tone and words to the manager who was apologetic. Evening was salvaged by an outstanding waitress named Devin. She had personality and provided outstanding service all evening.
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David M.
Was out in Aurora with my Macaroni Grill friend and she wanted a steak. So where did we go? Outback Steakhouse. Best thing about the night? The bottle of 2007 Greg Norman Cab Sauvignon and the baked potato. Middling/OK quality sirloin with middling/OK quality shrimp and a barely middling salad made up the rest of the middling/OK meal. On the other hand, Jesus, the server did a fine job, and Sean Cherry, the mgr, came by to confirm everything was OK. And it was . . . OK.
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Josh Z.
Food was okay for the price. Service was lackluster, the waiter was devoid of emotion or personality. (Felt like writing him a Prozac prescription! They Screwed up little things the food runner and the waiter blamed each other. No Knives for the bread on a board and no spoon for one of our deserts. Eventually they came up with the wayward silverware. So not what we expected from a national chain! Must be the manager's day off... As no one stopped by to ask us how things were going. Heck the restaurant wasn't even close to capacity. Last time at Outback was about a decade ago, I'm guessing it will be at least another one before we return.
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Tristan S.
Wow customer service sucks! The owner needs to open up the pockets and hire some more staff three servers probably two cooks damn and after 40 minutes already I guess I'll wait even longer to eat and run, to never come back again! It's a total turn off to have to write a bad review when the place is that bad I'm still waiting to eat.
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Shiloh C.
The food was average and the customer service was average until they found out I was a yelp member especially in a yelp elite. Then all of a sudden my drink was made sure to be filled so is my sons and my husbands. The customer service greatly improved. I shouldn't have to say I'm a Yelp member to get good service but this time I did. I absolutely love their onion blossom I would come here every time to eat it!
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Kaytie J.
Another FABULOUS meal at Outback. Perfect steaks, delicious sangrias, and if you haven't tried the new mac-n-cheese, it's AMAZ-ing... Last but not least - again, wonderful waiter. Gaetano was friendly, attentive, charismatic, suggested new dishes/drinks and kept our table very happy. We love coming to Outback for the awesome food and superb service.
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Rashid 7.
The 4 star for the ahi tuna "seared peppered ahi". If you love lamb I do recommend the New Zealand lamb. I don't recommend the place for a first date.
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Ken K.
After a bad experience at the Centennial location its been a year since we've been back to an Outback. Decided to try the Aurora location this time. A filthy smelly wine glass and raw (ordered medium rare) lamb chops is what greeted us back. They took care of both issues but dang if it doesn't seem hard to just have a non-issue filled uninterrupted meal at Outback.
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Kira R.
This is a very nice place!! We come here every other week!The owner is super friendly and nice! Love this place!
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Damion W.
My sister got a new job and we thought it would be a good idea to go have lunch and hang out as a family for a few. I REALLY wanted a steak (the large porterhouse to be exact) and to my disappointment it wasn't available during lunchtime. I decided to go with the unlimited soup and salad and I must say I was impressed. The clam chowder was damn good and the salad was.... a salad. I had about four servings of clam chowder and was as full as a tick by the time I left! The service was good and the food was pretty good. I want to give 3.5 stars, but you didn't have what I wanted to eat, so I have roll with a 3-Star performance...
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Robert L.
I wish I could have given a better review of this place, I really do! After giving up on the wait for another nearby steakhouse, the girlfriend and I decided to try the Aurora Outback Steakhouse (normally we go to the Centennial location). We should have stayed at the other steakhouse. We ordered a couple of steaks, potatoes, soup, salad, and a sangria. To start, her sangria was surprisingly light on alcohol. Although we both ordered our steaks well done (let's just say we don't handle undercooked meat very well!), only my steak came out cooked to order. Hers ended up medium well. Her baked potato and my mashed potatoes were very good though. I realized when we were almost finished with the meal that we had never received our soup and salad. I assume it was because she was flirting with the guys at the table behind us. When we notified the server, here response was "Oh, I thought another person had already delivered them to your table. Well, I could grab my manager and see if we can comp something if you want." Customer Service 101: Don't put the burden of making it right on the customer. Take charge of the situation and make it right. We eventually just settled on two soups to go instead of having the soup and salad at the end of the meal. In short, the food was decent but the service definitely needs some improvement. It is pretty unlikely we will be back to that location.
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Shawna S.
My husband saw the commercial for Lobster Tail and Steak combo decided to go for a night out. We have not been to Outback for at least 7 years, now I remember why. The lighting was very dim and the atmosphere was almost dreary. It took us 45 minutes to get seated, we were served our Shrimp and Lobster appetizer was lacking flavor, and served without SILVERWARE AND NAPKINS come on....the steak, lobster and baked potato all had FAIR flavor not great flavor. I remember when your food at this place was fantastic and you left wanting more. That is not the case any longer. The food looked thrown hastily on the plate, part of food service is presentation. I remember when the food that came to your table actually looked like the food on the commercials...not any longer. I now understand why so many are closing in this area. With the competition out there if you don't get it together asap Outback will be a thing of the past.
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P B.
No stars! Went for lunch and noticed the people who worked there was out smoking and talking. Weird. We're walking in and a young lady approached us telling us their closed for lunch. Why the heck didn't the people we passed inform us? Customer service!? Not! Don't have advertisements stating open for lunch. Then this happens. Probably won't go back. Lesson learned here is: if you see the workers out smoking, talking, etc don't stop. Go across the street. Their loss.
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Chance H.
GREAT place for happy hour or a steak dinner :) Plus Kristi, the Proprietor, has excellent staff and a wonder community business leader. If you are in Aurora then def stop by and enjoy some Outback :)
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Icker L.
We've gotten a lot of gift cards to this restaurant, so we have gotten the chance to frequent this restaurant a couple of times. The food is good, and they serve it for a great price. Their chicken tenders are particularly awesome. It's a nice little place to come to if you're hungry and nearby. Great service with good food.
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Mandy E.
Was in the area the other day and stopped in. The food is pretty much always the same at these chain restaurant so no complaints on the Food. The Service is what gives this outback 4 Stars. Andrea went above and beyond for us. We always split a steak and we got 16oz prime rib seasoned and seared, Cesar salad , baked potato and crab legs. Andrea was on top of our drinks making sure we had refills (and of the right drink-- once she wasn't sure the grenadine wasn't in my drink and had me check and make sure) She took the extra effort to split our salad into to plates , totally sweet and not necessary we were fine splitting the way we generally do. She had the kitchen make us 2 8oz Prime Ribs so we each had our own steak ( I generally prefer the 16oz because of the thickness and I usually only take a few bites anyways) but the extra effort she put to make the meal special was really nice. THe kitchen messed up on the baked potato it had no sour cream or butter so she brought out the sour cream and butter and I told her I really prefer a new one with it already on there; because that's what makes it good (for me anyways) where the butter is melting in the potato.. Yumm and she brought 2! that was so nice of her.
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Colleen A.
Man! The food here is always, always so really good. I had the steak and lobster with a loaded baked potato. Medium Rare and it came out perfect! We always sit at the bar and bartender is excellent as well. Right on top of it. I usually get the lamb and that is perfect too. Oh man! That sauce that comes with the lamb is so dang good! Excellent food and excellent service. Thanks OutBack!!!
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Valentin C.
Food was good, service was good. We received our food pretty quickly. Would go back again.
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Hannah J.
I would give this place a 0/100. I was in the area for a managers conference, and we decided to check out a restaurant name that we were familiar with. Our server seemed very new and nervous; he never told us his name, otherwise I would definitely be suggesting that he is not fit for a serving position. He was very forgetful, and it caused many delays in our meals: such as, not bringing silverware, or napkins, and bringing out the wrong entrees. Very careless and unapologetic. We had the manager, or proprietor woman, come by and ask if everything was okay because she had noticed we hadn't touched our food. We told her that the service was despicable, and that we were just ready to leave. One of the ladies dining with us was served completely black chicken tenders...was that not noticed before they left the kitchen? How did the server not see an issue with serving food that is clearly unappealing looking? During our conversation with the manager/proprietor she commented, "If I comped everyone's food that complained, we would make no money" and just laughed it off. Absolutely horrendous for a manager to make a comment like that- especially to a table of all managers, we were astonished by her lack of empathy. She didn't offer us anything to ever want to come back; this was the worst hospitable experience I've ever experienced. I hope this Outback takes a good look at what they're doing wrong and how they come off to their paying customers.
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Jasmine G.
We recently had a particularly excellent experience here. We were a little late coming in, right before they were closing. And we had such an excellent waiter, he didn't rush us or try to avoid us, he was so helpful and the food was excellent. I have been here many times, but this time really inspired me to write a great review. We really appreciated his kindness, and he earned an awesome tip. I've always had consistently good experiences with the food. It's a great place to get a steak also. Their salads are some of my favorite, I love the balsamic vinaigrette dressing here. I also like that they are very accommodating to how you like your steak cooked, they encourage you to check it to make sure it's to your liking. I really enjoy coming to this particular location.
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Christina M.
Not great. First off, when we decided to go here for dinner our daughter had said the last time we ate at Outback she got a stomach ache. However, because neither my husband or I had had a problem we went ahead anyway. We were sat and our server was at our table quickly. We ordered ice tea with no lemon. He did not return for what seemed like a very long time. When he did, our drinks had lemon. We immediately removed them and our server didn't seem to care. I know that seems petty but I was in the industry for a long time and I am just not down with fruit that had been touched by multiple people in my drinks. Once we got our food it was just eh. My husband and daughter each had burgers that looked like the patties had been sitting under a heat lamp. Not juicy or fresh looking at all. My daughter's friend ordered a filet with mashed potatoes. We noticed that she had only eaten a couple of bites of the steak and she showed us it was because it was almost all fat. I ordered tilapia topped with crab meat stuffing and mushrooms. After getting to the actual fish the middle was under cooked. When our server came back to clear some plates I asked for the check. Without even questioning why our plates still had more than half the meals on them he collected them and my credit card. It even took him too long to bring the check back. Finally when we got home, my daughter immediately went for the bathroom. Shortly after, my husband. They both complained about not feelimg well and I have had a stomach ache since we got home. The only one not in distress is our daughter's friend because she didnt really eat anything. I doubt that we'll be returning to this Outback anytime soon.
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Sprinkles G.
Our waitress was Randi. She was attentive and went out of her way to ensure the items ordered by our gluten free friend was safe. When it was determined the seasoned rice was not flute. free she returned and let him lick something else as a side. The Outback Special steak was sufficiently bloody and tender. just as I like it. Had the blue cheese wedge salad as well, was a Lovely combination of blue cheese and balsamic vinegar. Overall the visit was great. quick, clean and attentive. A great visit and even with the bad road construction we will cone back. plus the Chocolate Thunder Down Under is Gluten Free.
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Laura M.
Having received gift cards to Outback for my birthday, my husband, myself and another couple decided to dine here on 5-20-2015. We have been here many times in the past and it was a fine experience. Not this time! We walked in and the "mood" was as if someone had just died, you could feel it in the air. I requested a large booth so we could spread ourselves out. Not busy and had many open tables. The host said something that none of us could make out as we were seated. Odd. We looked for a happy hour menu and wasn't able to find one. When our waitress came we ask about happy hour. She said it was there, where there? Am I expected to hunt down a list? She said it's from 3 to 7 pm. Ok....what does it include? list? anything? She had no idea. We ordered drinks anyway. We decided to have the special 3 course meals. We ordered, very clearly stating what each of us wanted. 3 Salads (I say I know the wedge is a $1 add on but I'll take it anyway when she asked about it) and one soup to start, 2 steaks and 2 pork chops, 2 carrot cakes and 2 cheesecakes. Easy stuff. As we waited for our drinks (still) we noticed the customers had caught the vibe. No one seems to talk or enjoying themselves. One couple got and left with hardly any food touched. Another had her head on the table as if sleeping. Drinks came! Then soup and salads. Mine was wrong, it was a chopped salad which she said I ordered. Hubby's was wrong and she put ranch dressing on it which he hates! It pissed her off that we immediately said take them back and do it right. That's when we noticed no spoon for the soup! I seen her so I said excuse me just loud enough to make sure she heard me, not rude but louder than normal. Asked for a spoon for the soup and I kid you not, this is what she said. "I'll get one and the manager will be over here to speak to you!" Ok. Odd again. She was really bitchy. As my friend is eating his salad he noticed a long black hair under the lettuce stuck to the bowl! Enough. We will pay for our drinks and just go! Bad vibes big time now! We seen a man walk by with a different color shirt, stopped him, asked if he was the manager, he said yes. We explained all so far and just want to leave. He seemed stressed out and we commented on that also. All the staff was angry! He said he was there to make it right but he was a little rude also. He said if we give the restaurant a chance to make it right would we stay? We agreed since we were hungry. He took the hair salad back and brought another one, when I said were are our other salads! Still no salads! I also told him the bread and butter they give tasted like it had cleanser in it! It burned our lips and tongues, just a bitter fowl taste, but he didn't care. He brought our corrected salads out. Then our meals. Which were ok but not special. We asked why our waitress needed the manager over for a spoon but he couldn't answer. We hadn't seen her for quite awhile. About half way through the meal she came by checking on us. We waited a long time for dessert because no one had ordered them again for us with the kitchen. We asked for to go boxes and I was given one but the manager took my friend's plate back to the kitchen to box. Odd. When he came back it was a whole new meal, packaged up nice and neat! Cool for my friend but really what about mine I had to do myself? Not fair since we sat at the same table. The manager brought the check and gave a talk on how he hopes we come again, blah, blah. I sat there shaking my head NO. We open the billed and it had been comped. Zero owed. Cool but NO! I wanted a nice evening out with friends not this joke. It took almost 2 hours for dinner! Great now I still have that gift card, who's birthday is coming up that I don't care much for.....
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Karena C.
Our waiter was totally dysfunctional and thought he was doing a standup routine ... we had to ask THREE TIMES for silverware and finally got up and went to a table that was set up and empty. He never did get us any silverware, nor did he show any surprise that we were no longer sitting waiting because we had none. But then, we did have to ask him twice if we could order. For $96.00 tab, he could have at least pretended to be interested . Once arrived, the food was average at best and had obviously spent significant time under a heat lamp. I'm not sure why they think the tag team approach to serving a table is better., but when one has to ask each subsequent server for the same thing (silverware) one is left believing that the diner is NOT their first priority. And --- the place is very LOUD so don't go there if you want to have a conversation at the table.
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Jese S.
After a long day I didn't feel like cooking or sitting in a restaurant but I really wanted MEAT! I remembered good old Outback Curb Side. I looked up the local one on the website and noticed the curbside had an order online feature. I have heard mixed reviews on any place with an order online feature. I decided what the heck; I will give it a shot. I signed up and signed in and got to ordering. It's not terrible, you just have to remember to "add to order" to get to the next step. The next step could be as simple as what do you want on your potato. It was a bit confusing at first because it gives a place for special instructions at each step. I finally figured it out and completed my order. Lets you even pick date and time you want to be there to pick up, which was great because I was ordering while we still had a customer in the office. I decided to try their new Wood Grilled steaks instead of the traditional overly salty seasoned seared, baked potato loaded and salad with no tomatoes. Arrived a bit before my order was to be completed and someone immediately came out with my diet coke in hand to greet me. This was nice, and unexpected. She advised that it was not complete yet as I was a little early, but it would be shortly. She wasn't kidding; my steak dinner was delivered to my car at exactly 4:45 as I ordered it. I got home and started to unpack my dinner, the bread was still even warm. Steak and potato were still hot and both cooked and packed correctly. They even got my salad right!! Not a tomato to be found at all. I am now a fan of the wood grilled and will never go back to their other preparation. I like that I can taste the actual steak and not just salt. Very happy with my dinner and will use this method again as it worked well for me.
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Cole R.
We've had a couple negative experiences here in the past, but recently, things have really improved and the service, food quality and entire experience has been superb.
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Daniel J.
Very happy with the service, Ethan treated us very well. The sangria was very good, however the food was only average. I would not recommend the filet and grilled shrimp. I feel it was overpriced, and armature backyard BBQ quality.
This was kind of a nightmare restaurant experience. My husband, who normally rolls his eyes at my Yelp reviews, was like "I hope you're going to Yelp about this!" From the minute we were seated we felt like our waiter was really, really pissed off at us. We started racking our brains to find out what the problem was. Was it the fact that our Outback giftcard was sitting on the table and he didn't think he'd get a tip? Was it because we asked to sit in a booth instead of at a table on the aisle? The restaurant was relatively empty and my husband's leg is presently out of commission (as though his limp weren't obvious), so we didn't think it would be a big deal to switch. Our waiter rarely made eye contact with us and came by only to drop more drinks off saying, "I'll get more cokes." I'm not expecting 5-star treatment, but friendliness helps. The bloomin' onion alone took forever to come out of the kitchen and although that's not his fault, he made absolutely no mention of it while we sipped our cokes in near silence. After the onion, the entrees themselves took forever to come out. He managed to say, "they should be right out," and we were like, "thanks!" When they finally came, he placed them in front of us and walked away. My food was plated pretty horrendously with the rice tossed onto the plate, the shrimp scrambled around in the threadbare rice, and my steak had apparently slid all over the place because there was juice all over the sides of the plate. Not to mention the sour cream from the potato smeared along the sides of the plate as well. Again, this is the kitchen's fault, but we were like, what the hell?? Who lets food go out looking like this?? My husband's medium steak was cooked unevenly with the inside so rare that it was still bleeding. He shoved it aside and pronounced, "I'm not sending it back because clearly they're pissed at us." Considering we made no special requests besides the booth, and no special orders besides the way we wanted our steaks cooked (medium and well done), I'm still clueless. It really seemed like everyone in the restaurant from the server to the kitchen had given up. If you're going to take that long with the food, at least wipe the side of the plate off. I think the last straw for me was when I left my debit card with our giftcard so I could actually give him an okay tip. He came back and said the giftcard more than covered it and thanked us. I sat there stunned. Really? You don't want a tip over $3.00 on an almost $50 meal?? Our theme became "whatever" and I quickly signed the receipt and helped my husband hobble out of there. Really, Outback...you've just given up, haven't you?
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Bruce K.
All I wanted was a steak and at least tonight, I didn't mind heading to one of the chain restaurants to quell this craving. It was 9:30 PM when I walked through the door of the Outback. I was greeted by three host/hostesses who brought me to a table in the bar area. There was still a late dinner crowd at a dozen or so tables and almost all the stools at the bar were occupied. On the TV, the Rockies were hosting the Giants. I took a moment to review the menu and when the waitress arrived, I was ready with my drink order and dinner order. She seemed surprised I was ready. She brought the bread loaf and my drinks, following a few minutes later with the salad and before I was halfway done with the salad, my steak. It seemed a little rushed. I didn't tolerate any that and took my time with the meal. The salad was their blue cheese wedge. It was a good sized slice of lettuce topped with a reasonable amount of blue cheese and bacon, plus halved grape tomatoes and onions. Different, but good. When my steak arrived, it was (like Heather's review) well cooked on the outside, but still red on the inside. I had ordered medium rare and maybe this was a little closer to rare but I didn't mind. The 6 ounce size perfectly hit the spot. I also had the steamed veggies; I was pleased with how crisp and crunchy they were. Not just squash and broccoli, there were carrots and peas in there too. Nicely done! I opted to skip dessert, which disappointed the waitress. After I paid my check, I sat and watched the end of the game - the Rockies lost. Would I return? I'm not usually a chain restaurant eater, but this Outback seemed to stick with their formula and wasn't obtrusive with their Aussie-ness. Yes, I would be back.
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Jeff C.
I have not been to an Outback in a long time. However I had the free steak offer coupon for the "wood fired grill" promotion. So I decided to try get take out the other night. It was good. Nothing super, but nothing terrible. I am sure it would have been better to eat it the steak there while it was hot off the grill. While waiting I had a Fosters (when in Rome, er the outback) and I swear I have always thought Outback has the best cold drafts anywhere. I usually like beer in the bottle better as drafts tend to be flat and not as cold as I like. Every Outback I have been to really has cold draft beer!!! So all-in-all it was good. I like the restaurant for a chain but just don't go all that often and I don't really know why.
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Gabrielle S.
I had never eaten there but saw their ad on TV, and decided I was really hungry for a good steak. This place needs to delete "STEAKHOUSE" from their name. I ordered a sirloin, cooked medium rare. It was bloody, and it was tough!! The only thing I got from it was a little flavor-most of it I had to spit out into my napkin because I was unable to chew/swallow! Perhaps other items on their menu are better, but I will never know because I will NEVER to there again. Waste of money!
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Aaron M.
Absolutely horrible experience! Drove clear across town to have lunch with my mother, only to find they were having a charity lunch. The "owner" was extremely rude about the whole situation. Saying that we should have known that they were having an event. Accusing me of threatening him. Screaming that we need to get off his property and he's calling the cops! This is how the "owner" treats customers?! I will NEVER visit this outback EVER again. I suggest you do the same.
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Heather B.
One of our favorite restaurants, we had a bad stint of overcooked Filet Mignon for several visits on end, at different locations nonetheless. Our first time visiting this location - or any in Denver - we called ahead since it was already after 7pm by the time we hit the road. Surprised to find the restaurant full, but with no apparent wait, we were seated (two of us to an 8-top booth) within 5 minutes. I was shocked to find that they've stopped leaving menus on the table - interesting, not that I ever minded either way. Our server seemed a little weeded, but at least recognized us before he finished with the table he was at, then promptly turned around to take our order. I was worried we'd be waiting a while, but he was soon on his way with our water, and then the bottle of wine we'd ordered. Our cheese fries followed within a few minutes, and my salad arrived just after we'd finished the fries. Finally, my husband's filet, though a bit charred on the outside, was cooked perfectly for our taste. My tilapia topped with lump crab meat was also quite yummy, although I wasn't thrilled with the mushrooms and would up picking most of them off. Overall, we had a great experience. The only reason I'm not giving this location 5 stars is because we didn't walk out thinking "Wow, that was awesome", which DOES happen on occasion :) Otherwise, we had a great dinner with good service and will probably visit again.
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Thomas O.
the food is great and the alcohol is alcohol. I am not that great big of a fan of the outback steak house but will eat here once a year with bob and ed and i and mike and brad for bob's birthday. They did nothing for bob's birthday, they said "oh" and brought him out this cake (it was good) But she whispered happy birthday to bob instead of making a big deal which we all though they would, it upset us they did not even care about a birthday enough to take a moment to make a big deal of it. We eat there once a year and this year we wanted a little bang for his birthday ...
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Sarah M.
This review is for the Abilene location in Aurora, CO. My hubby and I wanted a steak dinner for New Years Eve 2011. Our original plans for NYE feel through, so we had no reservations and no plans. The part of town we live in (this area of Aurora) has limited "good" dinner restaurants, with most places consisting of the typical suburban chain selections of Ruby's, Applebees, Macaroni Grill, etc. I Yelped Steakhouse in Aurora, CO and found Outback. I had forgot all about this place! Yes, they are a chain but at least they provide reliable steaks. So, we headed over, put our name on the list and found two spots at the bar for drinks and appetizers. The bartender was prompt and friendly.The margarita was very good, and the grilled shrimp we ordered as an appetizer was cooked perfectly. We were seated just after we finished eating. The ribeye I ended up ordering was cooked perfectly to medium rare. The staff and service was great the entire evening. Working Downtown, I eat at a lot of restuarants that are way more pricey than Outback, and I would have to say this place was a lovely surprise. The check was cheaper than most places I eat at during the week, and really the quality was just as good. Don't fear this chain in Aurora, you'll make out OK.
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dinner Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Loud Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Lupita D.
Good was really good but it was freezing in here ! There is no way you can be comfortable while eating with this cold. Service was ok, but the trainee girl was amazing.
(4)Tres B.
I am loathe to admit it, but I have fallen deeply, deeply uncomfortably and disturbingly in love wih Outback. I hate the corny Aussie schtick like I hate traffic weaving trust fund babies in Lexus' And the lame ass "Bloomin' Onion" is so State Fair. I hate the chainyness of this whole oraganization. But their new wood fired menu lures me like a young slamon to a flailing june bug. Its good, oh so goooooooooood. And their baked potatoes with their salted skins. And the prompt well trained help. DAMN YOU OUTBACK ~ DAMN YOU FOR BEING SO FRIKKIN GOOD. After I've eaten here, I do the bloated walk of shame back to my car, like that time in 1992 when, in a drunken stupor of gargantuan proportions, I nailed the 43 year old horse trainer woman who had more wrinkles than Shelly Long after a three hour bath and smelled llike Velveeta and Glade Country Melon, only mustier and with a hint of urine. YES, I LIKE OUTBACK. A LOT. A LOT a lot. a l o t. (sigh)
(4)Beas A.
My boyfriend and I really wanted steak for dinner and decided to go to Outback on Abilene. It was later so pretty slow inside but when I went to the hostess to put our name in he seemed pretty frazzled and overwhelmed which was weird because it was slow and there were many open tables (only 2 people in the waiting area). We eventually got seated but had slow service. We determined that the wait staff weren't to blame, but that they were way under-staffed. The food took a while but luckily it came out delicious. Needless to say, when it was all said and done, we determined we wouldn't go back.
(2)Cass D.
Coming here your only safe bet is a baked potato. Order anything else, they are likely to fuck something up. I've been to several Outbacks in Colorado, and this one is no exception to my rule that they all pretty much suck. Of the five orders at my table, two were messed up due to an incompetent waitress so that's what, 40% accuracy? From the perfectly formed steaks to the seemingly smaller portions than I remember from many years ago my best advice is... SAVE YOUR MONEY. There are plenty of other steakhouses with much better service and menus.
(2)Curtis P.
Went to this restaurant with family while visiting my folks' home. Began the evening with a rude, tact lacking hostess. Reported her tone and words to the manager who was apologetic. Evening was salvaged by an outstanding waitress named Devin. She had personality and provided outstanding service all evening.
(3)David M.
Was out in Aurora with my Macaroni Grill friend and she wanted a steak. So where did we go? Outback Steakhouse. Best thing about the night? The bottle of 2007 Greg Norman Cab Sauvignon and the baked potato. Middling/OK quality sirloin with middling/OK quality shrimp and a barely middling salad made up the rest of the middling/OK meal. On the other hand, Jesus, the server did a fine job, and Sean Cherry, the mgr, came by to confirm everything was OK. And it was . . . OK.
(3)Josh Z.
Food was okay for the price. Service was lackluster, the waiter was devoid of emotion or personality. (Felt like writing him a Prozac prescription! They Screwed up little things the food runner and the waiter blamed each other. No Knives for the bread on a board and no spoon for one of our deserts. Eventually they came up with the wayward silverware. So not what we expected from a national chain! Must be the manager's day off... As no one stopped by to ask us how things were going. Heck the restaurant wasn't even close to capacity. Last time at Outback was about a decade ago, I'm guessing it will be at least another one before we return.
(2)Tristan S.
Wow customer service sucks! The owner needs to open up the pockets and hire some more staff three servers probably two cooks damn and after 40 minutes already I guess I'll wait even longer to eat and run, to never come back again! It's a total turn off to have to write a bad review when the place is that bad I'm still waiting to eat.
(2)Shiloh C.
The food was average and the customer service was average until they found out I was a yelp member especially in a yelp elite. Then all of a sudden my drink was made sure to be filled so is my sons and my husbands. The customer service greatly improved. I shouldn't have to say I'm a Yelp member to get good service but this time I did. I absolutely love their onion blossom I would come here every time to eat it!
(3)Kaytie J.
Another FABULOUS meal at Outback. Perfect steaks, delicious sangrias, and if you haven't tried the new mac-n-cheese, it's AMAZ-ing... Last but not least - again, wonderful waiter. Gaetano was friendly, attentive, charismatic, suggested new dishes/drinks and kept our table very happy. We love coming to Outback for the awesome food and superb service.
(5)Rashid 7.
The 4 star for the ahi tuna "seared peppered ahi". If you love lamb I do recommend the New Zealand lamb. I don't recommend the place for a first date.
(4)Ken K.
After a bad experience at the Centennial location its been a year since we've been back to an Outback. Decided to try the Aurora location this time. A filthy smelly wine glass and raw (ordered medium rare) lamb chops is what greeted us back. They took care of both issues but dang if it doesn't seem hard to just have a non-issue filled uninterrupted meal at Outback.
(3)Kira R.
This is a very nice place!! We come here every other week!The owner is super friendly and nice! Love this place!
(5)Damion W.
My sister got a new job and we thought it would be a good idea to go have lunch and hang out as a family for a few. I REALLY wanted a steak (the large porterhouse to be exact) and to my disappointment it wasn't available during lunchtime. I decided to go with the unlimited soup and salad and I must say I was impressed. The clam chowder was damn good and the salad was.... a salad. I had about four servings of clam chowder and was as full as a tick by the time I left! The service was good and the food was pretty good. I want to give 3.5 stars, but you didn't have what I wanted to eat, so I have roll with a 3-Star performance...
(3)Robert L.
I wish I could have given a better review of this place, I really do! After giving up on the wait for another nearby steakhouse, the girlfriend and I decided to try the Aurora Outback Steakhouse (normally we go to the Centennial location). We should have stayed at the other steakhouse. We ordered a couple of steaks, potatoes, soup, salad, and a sangria. To start, her sangria was surprisingly light on alcohol. Although we both ordered our steaks well done (let's just say we don't handle undercooked meat very well!), only my steak came out cooked to order. Hers ended up medium well. Her baked potato and my mashed potatoes were very good though. I realized when we were almost finished with the meal that we had never received our soup and salad. I assume it was because she was flirting with the guys at the table behind us. When we notified the server, here response was "Oh, I thought another person had already delivered them to your table. Well, I could grab my manager and see if we can comp something if you want." Customer Service 101: Don't put the burden of making it right on the customer. Take charge of the situation and make it right. We eventually just settled on two soups to go instead of having the soup and salad at the end of the meal. In short, the food was decent but the service definitely needs some improvement. It is pretty unlikely we will be back to that location.
(2)Shawna S.
My husband saw the commercial for Lobster Tail and Steak combo decided to go for a night out. We have not been to Outback for at least 7 years, now I remember why. The lighting was very dim and the atmosphere was almost dreary. It took us 45 minutes to get seated, we were served our Shrimp and Lobster appetizer was lacking flavor, and served without SILVERWARE AND NAPKINS come on....the steak, lobster and baked potato all had FAIR flavor not great flavor. I remember when your food at this place was fantastic and you left wanting more. That is not the case any longer. The food looked thrown hastily on the plate, part of food service is presentation. I remember when the food that came to your table actually looked like the food on the commercials...not any longer. I now understand why so many are closing in this area. With the competition out there if you don't get it together asap Outback will be a thing of the past.
(2)P B.
No stars! Went for lunch and noticed the people who worked there was out smoking and talking. Weird. We're walking in and a young lady approached us telling us their closed for lunch. Why the heck didn't the people we passed inform us? Customer service!? Not! Don't have advertisements stating open for lunch. Then this happens. Probably won't go back. Lesson learned here is: if you see the workers out smoking, talking, etc don't stop. Go across the street. Their loss.
(1)Chance H.
GREAT place for happy hour or a steak dinner :) Plus Kristi, the Proprietor, has excellent staff and a wonder community business leader. If you are in Aurora then def stop by and enjoy some Outback :)
(5)Icker L.
We've gotten a lot of gift cards to this restaurant, so we have gotten the chance to frequent this restaurant a couple of times. The food is good, and they serve it for a great price. Their chicken tenders are particularly awesome. It's a nice little place to come to if you're hungry and nearby. Great service with good food.
(4)Mandy E.
Was in the area the other day and stopped in. The food is pretty much always the same at these chain restaurant so no complaints on the Food. The Service is what gives this outback 4 Stars. Andrea went above and beyond for us. We always split a steak and we got 16oz prime rib seasoned and seared, Cesar salad , baked potato and crab legs. Andrea was on top of our drinks making sure we had refills (and of the right drink-- once she wasn't sure the grenadine wasn't in my drink and had me check and make sure) She took the extra effort to split our salad into to plates , totally sweet and not necessary we were fine splitting the way we generally do. She had the kitchen make us 2 8oz Prime Ribs so we each had our own steak ( I generally prefer the 16oz because of the thickness and I usually only take a few bites anyways) but the extra effort she put to make the meal special was really nice. THe kitchen messed up on the baked potato it had no sour cream or butter so she brought out the sour cream and butter and I told her I really prefer a new one with it already on there; because that's what makes it good (for me anyways) where the butter is melting in the potato.. Yumm and she brought 2! that was so nice of her.
(4)Colleen A.
Man! The food here is always, always so really good. I had the steak and lobster with a loaded baked potato. Medium Rare and it came out perfect! We always sit at the bar and bartender is excellent as well. Right on top of it. I usually get the lamb and that is perfect too. Oh man! That sauce that comes with the lamb is so dang good! Excellent food and excellent service. Thanks OutBack!!!
(5)Valentin C.
Food was good, service was good. We received our food pretty quickly. Would go back again.
(4)Hannah J.
I would give this place a 0/100. I was in the area for a managers conference, and we decided to check out a restaurant name that we were familiar with. Our server seemed very new and nervous; he never told us his name, otherwise I would definitely be suggesting that he is not fit for a serving position. He was very forgetful, and it caused many delays in our meals: such as, not bringing silverware, or napkins, and bringing out the wrong entrees. Very careless and unapologetic. We had the manager, or proprietor woman, come by and ask if everything was okay because she had noticed we hadn't touched our food. We told her that the service was despicable, and that we were just ready to leave. One of the ladies dining with us was served completely black chicken tenders...was that not noticed before they left the kitchen? How did the server not see an issue with serving food that is clearly unappealing looking? During our conversation with the manager/proprietor she commented, "If I comped everyone's food that complained, we would make no money" and just laughed it off. Absolutely horrendous for a manager to make a comment like that- especially to a table of all managers, we were astonished by her lack of empathy. She didn't offer us anything to ever want to come back; this was the worst hospitable experience I've ever experienced. I hope this Outback takes a good look at what they're doing wrong and how they come off to their paying customers.
(1)Jasmine G.
We recently had a particularly excellent experience here. We were a little late coming in, right before they were closing. And we had such an excellent waiter, he didn't rush us or try to avoid us, he was so helpful and the food was excellent. I have been here many times, but this time really inspired me to write a great review. We really appreciated his kindness, and he earned an awesome tip. I've always had consistently good experiences with the food. It's a great place to get a steak also. Their salads are some of my favorite, I love the balsamic vinaigrette dressing here. I also like that they are very accommodating to how you like your steak cooked, they encourage you to check it to make sure it's to your liking. I really enjoy coming to this particular location.
(5)Christina M.
Not great. First off, when we decided to go here for dinner our daughter had said the last time we ate at Outback she got a stomach ache. However, because neither my husband or I had had a problem we went ahead anyway. We were sat and our server was at our table quickly. We ordered ice tea with no lemon. He did not return for what seemed like a very long time. When he did, our drinks had lemon. We immediately removed them and our server didn't seem to care. I know that seems petty but I was in the industry for a long time and I am just not down with fruit that had been touched by multiple people in my drinks. Once we got our food it was just eh. My husband and daughter each had burgers that looked like the patties had been sitting under a heat lamp. Not juicy or fresh looking at all. My daughter's friend ordered a filet with mashed potatoes. We noticed that she had only eaten a couple of bites of the steak and she showed us it was because it was almost all fat. I ordered tilapia topped with crab meat stuffing and mushrooms. After getting to the actual fish the middle was under cooked. When our server came back to clear some plates I asked for the check. Without even questioning why our plates still had more than half the meals on them he collected them and my credit card. It even took him too long to bring the check back. Finally when we got home, my daughter immediately went for the bathroom. Shortly after, my husband. They both complained about not feelimg well and I have had a stomach ache since we got home. The only one not in distress is our daughter's friend because she didnt really eat anything. I doubt that we'll be returning to this Outback anytime soon.
(2)Sprinkles G.
Our waitress was Randi. She was attentive and went out of her way to ensure the items ordered by our gluten free friend was safe. When it was determined the seasoned rice was not flute. free she returned and let him lick something else as a side. The Outback Special steak was sufficiently bloody and tender. just as I like it. Had the blue cheese wedge salad as well, was a Lovely combination of blue cheese and balsamic vinegar. Overall the visit was great. quick, clean and attentive. A great visit and even with the bad road construction we will cone back. plus the Chocolate Thunder Down Under is Gluten Free.
(3)Laura M.
Having received gift cards to Outback for my birthday, my husband, myself and another couple decided to dine here on 5-20-2015. We have been here many times in the past and it was a fine experience. Not this time! We walked in and the "mood" was as if someone had just died, you could feel it in the air. I requested a large booth so we could spread ourselves out. Not busy and had many open tables. The host said something that none of us could make out as we were seated. Odd. We looked for a happy hour menu and wasn't able to find one. When our waitress came we ask about happy hour. She said it was there, where there? Am I expected to hunt down a list? She said it's from 3 to 7 pm. Ok....what does it include? list? anything? She had no idea. We ordered drinks anyway. We decided to have the special 3 course meals. We ordered, very clearly stating what each of us wanted. 3 Salads (I say I know the wedge is a $1 add on but I'll take it anyway when she asked about it) and one soup to start, 2 steaks and 2 pork chops, 2 carrot cakes and 2 cheesecakes. Easy stuff. As we waited for our drinks (still) we noticed the customers had caught the vibe. No one seems to talk or enjoying themselves. One couple got and left with hardly any food touched. Another had her head on the table as if sleeping. Drinks came! Then soup and salads. Mine was wrong, it was a chopped salad which she said I ordered. Hubby's was wrong and she put ranch dressing on it which he hates! It pissed her off that we immediately said take them back and do it right. That's when we noticed no spoon for the soup! I seen her so I said excuse me just loud enough to make sure she heard me, not rude but louder than normal. Asked for a spoon for the soup and I kid you not, this is what she said. "I'll get one and the manager will be over here to speak to you!" Ok. Odd again. She was really bitchy. As my friend is eating his salad he noticed a long black hair under the lettuce stuck to the bowl! Enough. We will pay for our drinks and just go! Bad vibes big time now! We seen a man walk by with a different color shirt, stopped him, asked if he was the manager, he said yes. We explained all so far and just want to leave. He seemed stressed out and we commented on that also. All the staff was angry! He said he was there to make it right but he was a little rude also. He said if we give the restaurant a chance to make it right would we stay? We agreed since we were hungry. He took the hair salad back and brought another one, when I said were are our other salads! Still no salads! I also told him the bread and butter they give tasted like it had cleanser in it! It burned our lips and tongues, just a bitter fowl taste, but he didn't care. He brought our corrected salads out. Then our meals. Which were ok but not special. We asked why our waitress needed the manager over for a spoon but he couldn't answer. We hadn't seen her for quite awhile. About half way through the meal she came by checking on us. We waited a long time for dessert because no one had ordered them again for us with the kitchen. We asked for to go boxes and I was given one but the manager took my friend's plate back to the kitchen to box. Odd. When he came back it was a whole new meal, packaged up nice and neat! Cool for my friend but really what about mine I had to do myself? Not fair since we sat at the same table. The manager brought the check and gave a talk on how he hopes we come again, blah, blah. I sat there shaking my head NO. We open the billed and it had been comped. Zero owed. Cool but NO! I wanted a nice evening out with friends not this joke. It took almost 2 hours for dinner! Great now I still have that gift card, who's birthday is coming up that I don't care much for.....
(1)Karena C.
Our waiter was totally dysfunctional and thought he was doing a standup routine ... we had to ask THREE TIMES for silverware and finally got up and went to a table that was set up and empty. He never did get us any silverware, nor did he show any surprise that we were no longer sitting waiting because we had none. But then, we did have to ask him twice if we could order. For $96.00 tab, he could have at least pretended to be interested . Once arrived, the food was average at best and had obviously spent significant time under a heat lamp. I'm not sure why they think the tag team approach to serving a table is better., but when one has to ask each subsequent server for the same thing (silverware) one is left believing that the diner is NOT their first priority. And --- the place is very LOUD so don't go there if you want to have a conversation at the table.
(2)Jese S.
After a long day I didn't feel like cooking or sitting in a restaurant but I really wanted MEAT! I remembered good old Outback Curb Side. I looked up the local one on the website and noticed the curbside had an order online feature. I have heard mixed reviews on any place with an order online feature. I decided what the heck; I will give it a shot. I signed up and signed in and got to ordering. It's not terrible, you just have to remember to "add to order" to get to the next step. The next step could be as simple as what do you want on your potato. It was a bit confusing at first because it gives a place for special instructions at each step. I finally figured it out and completed my order. Lets you even pick date and time you want to be there to pick up, which was great because I was ordering while we still had a customer in the office. I decided to try their new Wood Grilled steaks instead of the traditional overly salty seasoned seared, baked potato loaded and salad with no tomatoes. Arrived a bit before my order was to be completed and someone immediately came out with my diet coke in hand to greet me. This was nice, and unexpected. She advised that it was not complete yet as I was a little early, but it would be shortly. She wasn't kidding; my steak dinner was delivered to my car at exactly 4:45 as I ordered it. I got home and started to unpack my dinner, the bread was still even warm. Steak and potato were still hot and both cooked and packed correctly. They even got my salad right!! Not a tomato to be found at all. I am now a fan of the wood grilled and will never go back to their other preparation. I like that I can taste the actual steak and not just salt. Very happy with my dinner and will use this method again as it worked well for me.
(4)Cole R.
We've had a couple negative experiences here in the past, but recently, things have really improved and the service, food quality and entire experience has been superb.
(4)Daniel J.
Very happy with the service, Ethan treated us very well. The sangria was very good, however the food was only average. I would not recommend the filet and grilled shrimp. I feel it was overpriced, and armature backyard BBQ quality.
(3)Devorah R.
We've lived in the area for over 4 years and never been! We made a reservation and only waited for 10 minutes upon arrival, which was pretty awesome. My fiancé and I started out with some apps, I ordered Seared Ahi (full order) and my fiancé ordered Cesar Salad. I have to say, the Seared Ahi was YUMMY! It was served with small amount of shaved lettuce and 2 dipping sauce. For our Entree, I ordered the Sirloin and Shrimp Combo with two sides, Rice Pilaf and Mixed Greens. My Sirloin was cooked Med Rare, cooked to liking, but I should have ordered it Medium, for personal preference. My fiancé ordered Sirloin with Lobster Tail, he said it was delish! Both of our entrees came with dipping sauce, you don't really need A1, the mashed potatoes was good, and the entree size was pretty huge! Came home with Trio Desert, (eating it now) the Cheese Cake is awesome, the Chocolate Cake is pretty good, but haven't gone to the Carrot Cake yet! Service was excellent and the the check wasn't too shabby either.
(4)Alyson A.
This was kind of a nightmare restaurant experience. My husband, who normally rolls his eyes at my Yelp reviews, was like "I hope you're going to Yelp about this!" From the minute we were seated we felt like our waiter was really, really pissed off at us. We started racking our brains to find out what the problem was. Was it the fact that our Outback giftcard was sitting on the table and he didn't think he'd get a tip? Was it because we asked to sit in a booth instead of at a table on the aisle? The restaurant was relatively empty and my husband's leg is presently out of commission (as though his limp weren't obvious), so we didn't think it would be a big deal to switch. Our waiter rarely made eye contact with us and came by only to drop more drinks off saying, "I'll get more cokes." I'm not expecting 5-star treatment, but friendliness helps. The bloomin' onion alone took forever to come out of the kitchen and although that's not his fault, he made absolutely no mention of it while we sipped our cokes in near silence. After the onion, the entrees themselves took forever to come out. He managed to say, "they should be right out," and we were like, "thanks!" When they finally came, he placed them in front of us and walked away. My food was plated pretty horrendously with the rice tossed onto the plate, the shrimp scrambled around in the threadbare rice, and my steak had apparently slid all over the place because there was juice all over the sides of the plate. Not to mention the sour cream from the potato smeared along the sides of the plate as well. Again, this is the kitchen's fault, but we were like, what the hell?? Who lets food go out looking like this?? My husband's medium steak was cooked unevenly with the inside so rare that it was still bleeding. He shoved it aside and pronounced, "I'm not sending it back because clearly they're pissed at us." Considering we made no special requests besides the booth, and no special orders besides the way we wanted our steaks cooked (medium and well done), I'm still clueless. It really seemed like everyone in the restaurant from the server to the kitchen had given up. If you're going to take that long with the food, at least wipe the side of the plate off. I think the last straw for me was when I left my debit card with our giftcard so I could actually give him an okay tip. He came back and said the giftcard more than covered it and thanked us. I sat there stunned. Really? You don't want a tip over $3.00 on an almost $50 meal?? Our theme became "whatever" and I quickly signed the receipt and helped my husband hobble out of there. Really, Outback...you've just given up, haven't you?
(1)Bruce K.
All I wanted was a steak and at least tonight, I didn't mind heading to one of the chain restaurants to quell this craving. It was 9:30 PM when I walked through the door of the Outback. I was greeted by three host/hostesses who brought me to a table in the bar area. There was still a late dinner crowd at a dozen or so tables and almost all the stools at the bar were occupied. On the TV, the Rockies were hosting the Giants. I took a moment to review the menu and when the waitress arrived, I was ready with my drink order and dinner order. She seemed surprised I was ready. She brought the bread loaf and my drinks, following a few minutes later with the salad and before I was halfway done with the salad, my steak. It seemed a little rushed. I didn't tolerate any that and took my time with the meal. The salad was their blue cheese wedge. It was a good sized slice of lettuce topped with a reasonable amount of blue cheese and bacon, plus halved grape tomatoes and onions. Different, but good. When my steak arrived, it was (like Heather's review) well cooked on the outside, but still red on the inside. I had ordered medium rare and maybe this was a little closer to rare but I didn't mind. The 6 ounce size perfectly hit the spot. I also had the steamed veggies; I was pleased with how crisp and crunchy they were. Not just squash and broccoli, there were carrots and peas in there too. Nicely done! I opted to skip dessert, which disappointed the waitress. After I paid my check, I sat and watched the end of the game - the Rockies lost. Would I return? I'm not usually a chain restaurant eater, but this Outback seemed to stick with their formula and wasn't obtrusive with their Aussie-ness. Yes, I would be back.
(4)Jeff C.
I have not been to an Outback in a long time. However I had the free steak offer coupon for the "wood fired grill" promotion. So I decided to try get take out the other night. It was good. Nothing super, but nothing terrible. I am sure it would have been better to eat it the steak there while it was hot off the grill. While waiting I had a Fosters (when in Rome, er the outback) and I swear I have always thought Outback has the best cold drafts anywhere. I usually like beer in the bottle better as drafts tend to be flat and not as cold as I like. Every Outback I have been to really has cold draft beer!!! So all-in-all it was good. I like the restaurant for a chain but just don't go all that often and I don't really know why.
(3)Gabrielle S.
I had never eaten there but saw their ad on TV, and decided I was really hungry for a good steak. This place needs to delete "STEAKHOUSE" from their name. I ordered a sirloin, cooked medium rare. It was bloody, and it was tough!! The only thing I got from it was a little flavor-most of it I had to spit out into my napkin because I was unable to chew/swallow! Perhaps other items on their menu are better, but I will never know because I will NEVER to there again. Waste of money!
(1)Aaron M.
Absolutely horrible experience! Drove clear across town to have lunch with my mother, only to find they were having a charity lunch. The "owner" was extremely rude about the whole situation. Saying that we should have known that they were having an event. Accusing me of threatening him. Screaming that we need to get off his property and he's calling the cops! This is how the "owner" treats customers?! I will NEVER visit this outback EVER again. I suggest you do the same.
(1)Heather B.
One of our favorite restaurants, we had a bad stint of overcooked Filet Mignon for several visits on end, at different locations nonetheless. Our first time visiting this location - or any in Denver - we called ahead since it was already after 7pm by the time we hit the road. Surprised to find the restaurant full, but with no apparent wait, we were seated (two of us to an 8-top booth) within 5 minutes. I was shocked to find that they've stopped leaving menus on the table - interesting, not that I ever minded either way. Our server seemed a little weeded, but at least recognized us before he finished with the table he was at, then promptly turned around to take our order. I was worried we'd be waiting a while, but he was soon on his way with our water, and then the bottle of wine we'd ordered. Our cheese fries followed within a few minutes, and my salad arrived just after we'd finished the fries. Finally, my husband's filet, though a bit charred on the outside, was cooked perfectly for our taste. My tilapia topped with lump crab meat was also quite yummy, although I wasn't thrilled with the mushrooms and would up picking most of them off. Overall, we had a great experience. The only reason I'm not giving this location 5 stars is because we didn't walk out thinking "Wow, that was awesome", which DOES happen on occasion :) Otherwise, we had a great dinner with good service and will probably visit again.
(4)Thomas O.
the food is great and the alcohol is alcohol. I am not that great big of a fan of the outback steak house but will eat here once a year with bob and ed and i and mike and brad for bob's birthday. They did nothing for bob's birthday, they said "oh" and brought him out this cake (it was good) But she whispered happy birthday to bob instead of making a big deal which we all though they would, it upset us they did not even care about a birthday enough to take a moment to make a big deal of it. We eat there once a year and this year we wanted a little bang for his birthday ...
(3)Sarah M.
This review is for the Abilene location in Aurora, CO. My hubby and I wanted a steak dinner for New Years Eve 2011. Our original plans for NYE feel through, so we had no reservations and no plans. The part of town we live in (this area of Aurora) has limited "good" dinner restaurants, with most places consisting of the typical suburban chain selections of Ruby's, Applebees, Macaroni Grill, etc. I Yelped Steakhouse in Aurora, CO and found Outback. I had forgot all about this place! Yes, they are a chain but at least they provide reliable steaks. So, we headed over, put our name on the list and found two spots at the bar for drinks and appetizers. The bartender was prompt and friendly.The margarita was very good, and the grilled shrimp we ordered as an appetizer was cooked perfectly. We were seated just after we finished eating. The ribeye I ended up ordering was cooked perfectly to medium rare. The staff and service was great the entire evening. Working Downtown, I eat at a lot of restuarants that are way more pricey than Outback, and I would have to say this place was a lovely surprise. The check was cheaper than most places I eat at during the week, and really the quality was just as good. Don't fear this chain in Aurora, you'll make out OK.
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