"Went for an early dinner on a Saturday rainy afternoon. There was one couple ahead of us to be seated so our wait time for a table was about 5 minutes. Upon entering the restaurant we could see the bar was full and also the left side of the dining room was packed with families and screaming kids. I asked the host to seat us on the other side of the restaurant where it was very quiet with adults only and that seemed to be a problem to him. He really wanted to seat the two of us in the loud, packed dining area on the left side, but I refused to go there with him. The other (right) side had three couples, plenty of room and that’s where I wanted to sit, so he finally brought us over there. This was our first time at this location. It has been about 8 years since I last ate at the Latham, NY, Applebee’s location. I used to get “Car-side To-Go” once a week, but when they changed the salmon recipe, I stopped eating there because I did not like the newer version of the salmon dish they offered. We started off with a Whiskey Sour which was delicious. I ordered the Salmon fillet with mashed potatoes and broccoli. The salmon was so dry and overcooked! It was horrible! The mashed potatoes and broccoli were underwhelming and tasteless. They were barely warm! I only ate half of my entire meal. Friend ordered the 2 for $26, which ended up costing 2 for $29 because the choices he picked had an additional charge. He ordered the Mozzarella sticks appetizer, the Bourbon Street Chicken and Shrimp, Garlic mashed potatoes and Broccoli along with the Glazed Baby Back Ribs, 1/2 rack. He couldn’t eat the Bourbon Street Chicken and Shrimp. It was too spicy and the Chicken was too blackened for him. He ate 1 bite. The ribs he enjoyed. He didn’t order fries and didn’t eat them. He was also underwhelmed by the taste of the mashed potatoes and broccoli. Our server did not come by to check on Us/our meals until we were already done eating what we wanted. Meal cost with tip was $75. We will not be dining at any Applebee’s anytime soon."
