Outback Steakhouse

We got the 18oz center cut sirloin and it was cooked to perfection. Best steak we have had this year. We always get a blooming onion appetizer and are never disappointed. Our server was excellent. The only thing I never enjoy when I eat here is the music playing. It is usually too loud and obnoxious. Doesn't suit the meal. Overall it was an excellent experience.

This rating is the highest because the service, the food and the prices were all great. We were greeted by a very friendly, kind gentleman at the door. He sat us in Monica's area and she was
exceptionally attentive and efficient. The steaks were all seasoned & cooked perfectly. The bread was hot, soft and delicious. Monica was so pleasant & friendly...this makes a big difference
with the whole dinner experience.

On a not very busy Tuesday night (maybe 15 tables and plenty of staff present on the floor) at 8 PM, it took 10 minutes for staff to take our order. We ordered a bowl of baked potato soup & blue cheese pecan salad with mixed greens and a side chicken breast. It took another 20 minutes, for the most shallow "bowl" of baked potato soup I have ever seen in a restaurant to arrive. Soup had crunchy potato, mixed with the ok cooked potato, in every bite. This was a $7.99 bowl/cup that presented nicely until you realized there were about 14 total bites in this. But they were crunchy, so that made it better, right? No
The pecan/blue cheese salad had not one piece of crumbled blue cheese you could see with your eye. Additionally, the saddest pieces of iceberg lettuce I have ever seen outside of a dumpster. I asked the runner (who delivered our food) if this was the salad I had ordered because it was to have spring mix and blue cheese. He replied the spring mix was iceberg and Radicchio. I asked is this was spring mix ( on the menu) he said this is all we have. When I asked about the blue cheese, he said, "it has been mixed in with the salad. If you would like more, I can bring you some more." I agreed. While I was waited, I looked fruitlessly for even one piece of blue cheese in my existing salad. There was none. This was a slimy, unappetizing mess. When he returned with a small plastic cup of blue cheese, I asked him to remove the salad and he did so. The only bright note in the meal was the blandly seasoned chicken breast that I ate 100% of. I was so grateful for those seven thin strips of chicken. Finished this "meal" in about 4 minutes. Our waitress walked by multiple times after the chicken plate was licked clean and did not offer up a check. After another 10 minutes she brought the machine ready with check that needed signing, but no pen. This meal was $4 tea, $5 chicken ( less than you get on Chick Fil A biscuit) and 7.99 "bowl" of baked and crunchy potato soup. Grand total of $17 for worst restaurant meal in decades, maybe ever. That is an hour of my life I will never get back. My sweet table mate did leave a greater than 25% cash tip on the table.
I came home and ate homemade delicious shepherds pie leftovers.
Never again would I order take out or dine in at this establishment. I am a local and Asheville offers MANY other choices tasty choices. Find one.

We are new to the area(6 months)and decided to give it a try.We lived in Memphis and their Outback removed the wedge salad from their menu.

We were pleased that you still have this salad and it was delicious.The margarita was very good.The coconut shrimp was disappointing with way too much breading.(will not order it again)Our steaks were good and to the temperature we requested.My baked potato must have been in the kitchen for a while.It was luke warm and overdone.The mashed potatoes were barely warm.The wait staff was very nice but didn't check on how the food was.

BTW it would be nice to have warm water to wash your hands.

We had a really great dinner at the Outback Steakhouse. We each took advantage of the special that's going on by getting the 8oz sirloin and a lobster tail. Both of us also chose the loaded baked potato and the broccoli. Everything was so good! Our server Tom did an excellent job with everything. A big thank you to manager Tony for stopping by to chat and make sure our dining experience was a great one!

Placed a pick up order & was told it would be ready in "30". There were no open parking spots for pick up orders, just a lonngggg line of cars waiting to get their orders. Got a text before I left the house that my order was "almost ready", and 1 hour later, no new updates. Sitting in a line with 6 cars ahead of me and one man was getting names & bringing an order out one at a time. When I called to see if my order was even ready, I was told to come inside and get it myself, but I was locked in a car line and could not abandon my car in the line. Customers who ate inside were also getting blocked in by the pick up line when they tried to leave. My food was cold. The pasta noodles were dried out & very little alfredo sauce. And I don't know what was up with that "steak" --- it looked like hamburger. The side order of brussell sprouts was soaking in an inch of oil --- that was a waste of $6.99. I was hungry and really anticipating this meal would taste good--but it was $40 down the drain. Never again! DO NOT go thru the pick up line on a Friday night--lesson learned ! Cold, dried out food that did not taste good at all! Very disappointed in Outback! Outback is overrated. (but not in my review!)

Ate here last Friday, our server was wonderful however I don't recall his name off the top of my head. He was very welcoming, attentive, and nice. Food came out quickly both appetizers and main courses. I had the margarita boomerang and enjoyed the opportunity to taste four types. And then of course the wallaby darned my personal peach favorite. The lobster tails were great along with Brussels and mashed potatoes. We enjoyed a free onion blooming onion with my friends rewards on the app, and also got the cheese fries, both great. Just wish they layered the cheese throughout the fries instead of just on top, because eventually you eat the cheese layer and then just have fries. That's pretty common across the board for restaurants though. So far, I've never had a bad experience here. The only negative was I could not join the wait-list on the app, it kept making me go in circles choosing my location and then never actually allowing me to get on a list. This would have saved us some wait time. I'm sure that's out of the control of the location though, definitely a Outback corp issue with their app.

Another one of my top 5 favorite chains. They do everything so well! Their pork chops, Coconut shrimp, salads, etc.! Oh, and can't forget about their chili...out of this world good!!!

Great Food and Great service from our waiter Michael. Went there for lunch with my grandmother the other day had steaks and loaded baked potatoes and spent less than $30 for two people to enjoy a good meal. The ambience was nice. But other than that overall it was a lovely place to go for lunch. Will definitely be back again.

This restaurant deserves a 5 star I'm not sure why it has a 3 but fast serve, friendly, we had 3 steaks at our table all ordered different and all cooked correctly. Give them a try. We ate outside and enjoyed it.

Mark T

The Blommin Onion was dripping with GREASE !
I asked the waiter why it was do greasy
His reply was they're ALWAYS that way
I've been having them all my visits to Outback for over 20 years.
I saw others come out and they where not greasy !
Our waiter when I mentioned it he told me I was WRONG I would not recommend this Outback ever !
Terrible Service