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Carrabbas has a 2.3 star rating from 174 reviews and 17% would recommend. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied and mention high prices and inconsistent value.

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Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent customer complaints about poor customer service and untrained management.
  • Order problems, billing errors and difficulty obtaining refunds after missing or wrong deliveries.
  • Food quality and safety incidents reported, including foreign objects and undercooked or incorrect items.

Positive Feedback

Some reviewers still praise the food and location and note standout servers and occasional good catering experiences.

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Lyn G Sst
map-marker Gainesville, Georgia

Restaurant land acquisition suggestion

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AI Highlights
  • - Wants a Carrabba's and a Chick-fil-A in Hall County.
  • - Nearby growth creates a prime location.
  • - Olive Garden is seen as inferior.
  • - Offers free commercials.
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We need a Carrabba's up here in Hall County in the outskirts of Gainesville, GA 30506 (coming near Murrayville, GA). There really is only one Olive Garden in Gainesville off Hwy.

53. (Inferior food at best.) I have moved up here to a growing area, right off Wahoo Falls Trace. A major retirement community, Lanier Village, is across the street. A new Publix grocery went in 1 year ago, which has really taken off big time.

Price Road at Thompson Bridge Rd. (State Hwy. 60). The DOT is rerouting major highways through here too (less than 1 mile away).

Carrabba's has been my favorite Italian restaurant for over 30 years. The closest one is WAY up in *** GA, over an hour away! Please buy this plot of land and build us a Carrabba's and a Chick-fil-A right here. You would make hand over fist here.

New upscale housing is burgeoning nearby: townhomes, Deluxe TreeSort Gated Community Apartments, and a new Alzheimer's Memory Care Facility is being built within a 1-mile radius. Prime location for success. (Location, location, ovation!) I will make free commercials for you too! In exchange for free Speedino di Mari scallops, shrimp scampi, and Tagliarini Picci Pacu.

Thank you kindly, Gratie! Ms.

Lyn B. Guerrant, RPh Georgia Registered Pharmacist and Food Critic.

Pros:
  • Excellent ambiance
  • Accommodating servers
  • Exquisite italian cuisine delishioso
Cons:
  • Too far away from my domicile

Preferred solution: A closer Carrabba’s built near my residence

User's recommendation: Petition for Carrabba’s here stat! (Right away write the essay! )

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Stephanie D Gju

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| map-marker Columbus, Ohio

Forgotten by manager

I spoke to the manager about my experience and was promised compensation to try again. Compensation was never received.

I emailed back to the manager to let them know and have not heard back. The last contact with the manager was in April.

I am very, very upset. I love this restaurant; I'm not sure if I will ever come back because of this.

Loss:
$75
Pros:
  • I hope

Preferred solution: Food that is not cold . All food at the same temp.

User's recommendation: 0 / 10 do not recommend

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Anonymous
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

My husband and I visited the [GEOGRAPHIC_DATA],...

AI Highlights
  • - Salads arrived before the main course, so we couldn't finish them.
  • - Service issue and poor value for a $50 meal.

My husband and I visited the [GEOGRAPHIC_DATA], [GEOGRAPHIC_DATA] location, Saturday, May 23, 2026 around 3pm. We placed our order.

Our salads arrived, and before we could eat half, the meal arrived. I said, what, already, the server had us move the salad so he could set the plates down, offer cheese and walked away. So in order to eat the food while it was hot, we did not finish the salads. About 1/3 of the way thru the meal, the waitress came by, asked how if everything was ok, and I said I have a complaint about the food arriving before our salads were finished.

She says I can take your dishes is and put them under the heater. Really. It's getting to the point eating out is not affordable but after our experience yesterday, I am not sure we will be coming back to [GEOGRAPHIC_DATA].

We have always enjoyed a treat, but I can go to our local little Italy and get the same type of meal or better. For a $50 meal, it was disappointing.

User's recommendation: Think twice before going

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2 comments
Guest

You eat at a mid-range chain restaurant, you get mid-range chain restaurant service. Get a grip.

Shamell Wmc

Mujhe, two k diamonds do or mujhe.The slock coins do chalti jalti, please

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Eziah Ghi

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| map-marker Kissimmee, Florida

Bad Customer Service

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AI Highlights
  • - I visited on 04/06/25 in Kissimmee.
  • - Greeters were fine; the waiter was minimal.
  • - Waiter demanded 50% gratuity and told me not to return; food was okay.
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First-time consumer at the franchise and decided to visit on 04/06/25 at the 7890 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL location. The greeters were fine, but the waiter gave a very minimalistic experience.

The food was okay, but it wasn't the experience that everyone raved about. After preparing to leave, the waiter left me with a hostile encounter in which he trapped me in my seat demanding a 50% gratuity stating it is mandatory. While I didn't have an issue paying my bill or tipping, the demand and mandatory gratuity caught me off guard while he started a very demanding confrontation towards me. After finally being given the opportunity to leave, he then shouted, 'Don't come back.' I noticed a few employees outside and decided to ask if one of them was management.

After attempting to speak with the person, the waiter rushed outside to what seemed to be another confrontation.

To avoid any further engagement, I left out of fear. I don't think I would ever return to the franchise if this is what I would have to endure as a dining experience.

Loss:
$72
Pros:
  • Clean
  • Atmosphere
  • Greeter politeness
Cons:
  • Lack of experience
  • Waiter attitude

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Beware of servers and their demand for outrageous gratuity charge

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4 comments
Guest

Your bar is set very low if you speak of experience and atmosphere and choose garbage Italian food. You are not being honest about the waiter and tip.

You also are not being honest about having a loss. You can be unhappy, but that’s not a financial loss since you ate. Your desire for a full refund has no merit either. So here’s what will happen in the near future.

Your $70 claimed loss will be ten-fold at three different times when bad Karma comes calling. One for the lie about the tip. A second time for the falsely claimed loss.

A third time for a full refund request. So when those $700 unexpected expenses arise, think back to your attempt to grift.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2678058

Thanks for the feedback, I do appreciate your concerns.

Guest

I don't believe for one second the waiter was demanding a 50% tip from you inside the restaurant. You don't eat the food and then later ask for a full refund.

If the waiter had really tried to shake you down for money, you would have stayed in the restaurant and found a manager.

Next time, try Fazoli's. They serve Italian food at about 1/4 of the cost.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2677946

Thank you for your concerns, I do appreciate your feedback and reference.

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Anonymous
map-marker Atlanta, Georgia

Conversation with manager when a customer found a hair on their plate

AI Highlights
  • - Hair on the plate.
  • - The waiter took the plate to the back.
  • - Manager gave an inappropriate response; no apology.
  • - Waiter apologized; manager did not.

Customer found a hair on their plate of food. The waiter took the plate to the back.

The manager did not reapond correctly. He told the customer that he was told that a hair was found. He then said, " it's on the plate and not the food. I couldn't believe he actually said that.

No apologies, just that statement. He did take the food off, but that wasn't the correct response to that situation. I actually heard all of this. Unbelievable.

He needs more training on how to address that kind of complaint.

The waiter actually apologized for the hair. Not the manager.

User's recommendation: Ensure the management staff knows how to respond to hair on plate, in food.

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Chellie Ujz

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Resolved: ALL PHONE ORDERS NEED location verification verified on Every incoming call!

AI Highlights
  • - Called for Murrells Inlet takeout but connected to Myrtle Beach store.
  • - Order not found and no dinner was delivered.

Called was believed to be Murrells inlet, sc store for order to go (from the online #). Apparently, I was connected to some Myrtle beach store, whom I did not ask the man whose name he was while ordering.

He never verified the store the order was being taken from! My husband wet there to pick up his order & it wasnt in their orders!

That IS WHY PROPLE HAVE to be extra detailed enough to thoroughly take orders over the phone - verifying where the order will be waiting l!

We never got any dinner ,,, BC apparently, it ended up at a restaurant we thought we were calling correctly!

User's recommendation: Verify the location (Every time) an order is taken!

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Cheryl M Vdb

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Great service

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AI Highlights
  • - The service was excellent, thanks to Lauren.
  • - She provided plates and forks for our cake and brought coffee.

I think the reason you read these are to find out what the problems are and how you could better your company and your service. Your service is excellent and that is due to your waitress Lauren.

We had a party of 11 at a birthday we were celebrating And she was spot on. She didnt let us want for anything. She gave us plates and forks for our cake that we brought in and she brought us coffee to drink with our cake.

She was very, very good and she needs to be complimented for her work and maybe compensated in some way. Well done Lauren

User's recommendation: If you’re going to Carrabba’s, you need to sit at Lauren’s table.

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Janet A Zyr

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Meal was not ready for pick up; I was told there was no record of order

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AI Highlights
  • - Order not found at pickup; staff said it would be ready.
  • - Bryan portions were small and not warm; canola dessert had exactly five pastries.

I placed an order with the manager to be picked up at 6 PM. Upon arrival, I was told there was no record of an order in my name.

After much discussion, they finally said, 'OK, no problem, it will be ready soon.' We sat in the parking lot for a while, and it did finally come out. The temperature was well into the 90s at this time. We were already hot and tired from working outside all day and went directly to our daughter's house, where we planned to provide dinner for everyone. The chicken Bryan bundle was supposed to feed five.

The pieces of meat were about half the size of a deck of cards—much less than what four hungry adults were expecting. Also, the chicken was about room temperature, not even warm, let alone hot.

The canola dessert consisted of exactly five pastries smaller than my finger. We are building a house in Merritt Island, so we are new to the area, but based on our experience Saturday, I will not give this restaurant any future business.

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Go just about anywhere else

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Mary Jane P Jve

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| map-marker Port Richey, Florida

Poor service

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AI Highlights
  • - The waitress provided terrible service.
  • - The manager was unkempt and rude, and he compensated us for the meal.
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The waitress provided terrible service, and the manager was unkempt and sloppy. He did compensate us for our meal, but he was also rude. He claimed that our waitress had to manage our section (we were the only ones in our section) as well as the other side of the restaurant.

Pros:
  • Good food
Cons:
  • Poor servers

Preferred solution: Gift card for showing if good faith and hopefully apology from corporate office.

User's recommendation: Treat with respect , food presentation terribly sloppy….disgusting actually and COLD!!!!

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Guest

Did you ever get that "not deserved" gift card"?

Guest

You state you were compensated and then have the nerve to still ask for a gift card??!!!!

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Larry G Rbp

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Bad experience with the food Quality

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AI Highlights
  • - I've been coming to Sugar Land Carrabba's for over ten years.
  • - Shrimp scampi was watery and not seared.
  • - Filet arrived rare and was tough.
Carrabbas - Bad experience with the food Quality

I have been coming to the sugarland Tx

Carrabbas for over ten years this was the first time I was disappointed in the quality of my food the shrimp scampi was watery

The shrimp was not even seared just boiled and put in the sauce my filet was the

Worst cut of beef I have ever had it was rare when I ordered medium well and it was tuff to cut though

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Manuel T Gaz

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Slow Service/ Need Refunds

AI Highlights
  • - Cancelled Lasagna order due to long wait.
  • - Refund requested; food started after cancellation.
  • - Customer won't recommend the service due to timeliness.

I ordered a Lasagna on Uber Eats. I however cancelled because it was taking too long.

I requested refunds however by the time I cancelled you already started making the food.

I however still want my refunds. I will never recommend you if you cant be timely.

Loss:
$19

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Brianna C Ztb

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| map-marker High Range, New South Wales

Carrabbas Willow grove

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AI Highlights
  • - Manager Steven is described as unprofessional, angry, and racist.
  • - The restaurant is said to have mice, and the manager reportedly gives free food to customers.

Hello I am an employee of carrabbas in willow grove and I just wanted to message you guys regarding my issues with the manager Steven and the restaurant as well! I truly dont think Steve is a professional manager because the way he treats his employees and customers is very unprofessional.

Whenever a problem is being addressed to him, he tends to get angry instead of resolving the issue! I truly think that he is very racist and that he picks on whoever he feels like picking on! The only thing he is worried about more than his employees and customers is himself and his money!

That restaurant is also very disgusting there is always mice running around the restaurant, whenever customers see a mice, the manager always gives the customers there food for free! I just dont think he is a professional manager!

Preferred solution: Nothing!

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Tony M Fdh

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RIPPED OFF

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Updated by user May 16, 2025

Satisfactory

Original review May 14, 2025

ripped off. ripped off.

ripped off. ripped off. ripped. ripped off.

ripped off.

ripped off. ripped off.

Loss:
$54
Pros:
  • Ripped off
Cons:
  • Ripped off

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: DO NOT PURCHASE FROM CARRABBAS IN WALDORF MARYLAND

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Jerod Sfy

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Unprofessional Conduct

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AI Highlights
  • - 1:15 interview had no one available.
  • - No cancellation notice; I was told to return tomorrow at 3:00.
  • - The experience is unprofessional for Bloomin' Brand.
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Today I went in for a job interview at 1:15, having been made aware that if I was not able to get interviewed, I would be told in advance. With no indication that it was canceled or no longer available, I went to the store location, as directed, and was told there was no one available to do it.

I was then told to come tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.

In my opinion, this is highly unprofessional and a bad representation of the Bloomin' Brand company. I will not be going for the interview tomorrow at this location.

While I understand that life happens, a courtesy text or email would have been appreciated. If this is the work environment I would be subjected to, I'd rather not work there.

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Tony M Fdh

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| map-marker Waldorf, Maryland

WORST Customer Service

I placed an order and did not receive any food! THEY DEBITED MY CARD AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY FOOD. EVEN AFTER SPEAKING WITH MANAGEMENT.

Loss:
$54
Cons:
  • Suck

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: DO NOT PURCHASE FROM CARRABBAS IN WALDORF MARYLAND!

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Anonymous
map-marker Mequon, Wisconsin

Catering

AI Highlights
  • - Met with Carrabas caterer twice for a Wisconsin wedding.
  • - He never contacted the venue, refused a deposit, and has ghosted them.

My daughter and SIL met with Carrabas to cater their upcoming wedding in Wisconsin. They met with the gentleman twice.

He never contacted the venue as he said he would. Strangely, he refused any deposit and has literally ghosted them. Calls and texts have gone unanswered. Leaving them scrambling to find another catering service.

Extremely sad by the lack of response. O D

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Summary

Carrabbas is an American dining chain which serves Italian cuisine food. In 1986 it was founded by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola. They were born in one of the most successful restaurant families. That's why many dishes in the menu are ones which Johnny Carrabba’s and Damian Mandola’s parents used to cook to their children. The first restaurant of the chain was opened in Huston, Texas. In 1993 ten Carrabbas locations were opened in Florida. In 2011 the restaurant chain counts 232 locations in the United States. Carrabbas is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Since 2012 its parent company is Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

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Carrabbas is ranked 191 out of 8114 in Cafes, Restaurants and Bars category

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