Way over seasoning on the steak and chicken. No one wants their steak and chicken to taste like chili powered. A good filet should not need seasoning like that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steak Dinner, Alice Springs Chicken
Jane Ellen
Update: I genuinely like many of the dishes served at Outback. I guess it just depends upon who is working as to whether or not they are prepared correctly. Outback in Cookeville has a sensational new hostess named Jenna and the bartender, Emily, who has been there a few years, is also a delight. Delight. If Outback could just get the quality of their food under control then it would be a five-star visit every single time. That being said, every staff member I have met is friendly and the experience itself is good. But since I know the food can be so much better on occasion, it's just disappointing when it is consistently inconsistent.Service was sllloooww and they weren't crowded. Basically, just wanted the cheese fries appetizer and meth-laced dipping sauce. The burger that one in the party got, ordered as medium but delivered as well and over done, dare I say crispy, was inedible. House salad was ok.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Denise Ayres
Great place for a steak & fries ?The waitress honored the 4p deadline so 2 out of 4 of us could get the "lunch menu" price!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bloomin’ Onion
Susan Wagner
It was really good we will be back
Food: 4
Service: 4
Teresa Sanders
Enjoyed a nice lunch with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bloomin’ Onion, Prime Rib Sandwich, French Onion Soup
Jason Barnick
My nephew got married last weekend, and the event was catered by Brittany Pepin. The food was top notch, the service she provided was unparalleled by any I have ever experienced, and I would highly recommend her for ANY event you may have in the Cookeville area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sharon Holmes
I attended a catered event last weekend and was blown away by the high quality. The manager, Brittany, was 100% committed to make the event a success. Thank you to all those involved in our event! You are truly appreciated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terry Mitchell
Always good food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bloomin’ Onion, Chocolate Thunder from Down Under
Kenneth Parkhurst Jr
Plenty of space to park. Food arrived warm, not too hot but just not hot enough. Food was ample for price paid. Service was great. I had Queensland chicken and shrimp pasta. Additional person had 6oz steak with grilled vegetables. We went on a Saturday evening. The floors did have some papers around. Overall a decent adventure and would be willing to go again.Wheelchair accessibility: There is handicap parking and all should be accessible in a wheel chair. During summer there is also outside dining as well and is fully accessible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Cori MacNaughton
I started going to Outback when they opened their first restaurant in Tampa, and later, the one in St. Pete was my ex-husband's family's go-to for family gatherings, so we went there a lot.I've never had a bad meal at any Outback. The wait staff is always friendly and accommodating, and we enjoy the one in Cookeville, and those while traveling, just as much.My absolute favorites are the chopped salad with bleu cheese and pecans, the Bloomin' Onion, to which I'm mildly addicted, Alice Springs Chicken, and Coconut Shrimp.They have good coffee, a decent wine list, and several brews on tap, in addition to bottles.It's hard to go wrong.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Bloomin’ Onion, Steak Shrimp & Baked Potato, Three Cheese Steak Dip, Bloomin' Fried Chicken, House Salad, Caesar Salad, Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad, Soup, Prime Rib Sandwich, Grilled Shrimp, Steak Dinner, Baked Potato Soup, Blooming Shrimp, Alice Springs Chicken, French Onion Soup
Hadn't been there in a long time. Now I know why. Not favorably impressed. Server was excellent, but it was a birthday party, and they didn't even have what we wanted. No extra for birthday, except an unimpressive dish of vanilla ice, which the two year old ate. Certainly not the place for any kind of celebration. Food was ok, seasoned. But salmon was raw, sirloin completely overcooked and ribeyes were full of gristle. Also, it infuriates me when the service is so fast that you can't enjoy your food and fellow diners. Got 3-4 bites of salad before steaks came. Not enough room on the table for all those plates. Birthday ice cream came before we were halfway through the meal and the ticket and take out boxes right after. We were truly rushed right out the door, and place was less than 1/3 full. No reason to go back!!Kid-friendliness: Not at all.Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Salad
Jerry Dangler
Food was great, service was friendly and timely. My only let down was the broccoli. It was substandard. Not usual Outback quality. Kind of small, a lot of yellow, kind of mushy. Steak was perfect.
Porterhouse was hard, filet was burnt, alcoholic beverages were extremely watered down at almost $10 per, waitress would run off before we finished ordering each time (drinks, apps, reorders) double date and she didn't ask if we wanted 1 bill or 2 but pushed the check on one person as she walked by. Not happy with their service at all!! It was too expensive to be as bad as it was!!! ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
R
My husband and I both did the 3 course meal for $16.99. First off the service was super fast. We had bread and our waters immediately. About the time we finished the bread we had our salads and not long after we got our meals. My husband had the blooming burger. He said it was the best burger he had in a long time. I got a steak. I like my steak well done and normally it’s dry. This one was very good and juicy but still well done. It was the best I’ve had in a long time as well. The restaurant was clean and overall we just had a really good experience.
Way over seasoning on the steak and chicken. No one wants their steak and chicken to taste like chili powered. A good filet should not need seasoning like that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steak Dinner, Alice Springs Chicken
Update: I genuinely like many of the dishes served at Outback. I guess it just depends upon who is working as to whether or not they are prepared correctly. Outback in Cookeville has a sensational new hostess named Jenna and the bartender, Emily, who has been there a few years, is also a delight. Delight. If Outback could just get the quality of their food under control then it would be a five-star visit every single time. That being said, every staff member I have met is friendly and the experience itself is good. But since I know the food can be so much better on occasion, it's just disappointing when it is consistently inconsistent.Service was sllloooww and they weren't crowded. Basically, just wanted the cheese fries appetizer and meth-laced dipping sauce. The burger that one in the party got, ordered as medium but delivered as well and over done, dare I say crispy, was inedible. House salad was ok.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great place for a steak & fries ?The waitress honored the 4p deadline so 2 out of 4 of us could get the "lunch menu" price!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bloomin’ Onion
It was really good we will be back
Food: 4
Service: 4
Enjoyed a nice lunch with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bloomin’ Onion, Prime Rib Sandwich, French Onion Soup
My nephew got married last weekend, and the event was catered by Brittany Pepin. The food was top notch, the service she provided was unparalleled by any I have ever experienced, and I would highly recommend her for ANY event you may have in the Cookeville area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I attended a catered event last weekend and was blown away by the high quality. The manager, Brittany, was 100% committed to make the event a success. Thank you to all those involved in our event! You are truly appreciated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always good food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bloomin’ Onion, Chocolate Thunder from Down Under
Plenty of space to park. Food arrived warm, not too hot but just not hot enough. Food was ample for price paid. Service was great. I had Queensland chicken and shrimp pasta. Additional person had 6oz steak with grilled vegetables. We went on a Saturday evening. The floors did have some papers around. Overall a decent adventure and would be willing to go again.Wheelchair accessibility: There is handicap parking and all should be accessible in a wheel chair. During summer there is also outside dining as well and is fully accessible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
I started going to Outback when they opened their first restaurant in Tampa, and later, the one in St. Pete was my ex-husband's family's go-to for family gatherings, so we went there a lot.I've never had a bad meal at any Outback. The wait staff is always friendly and accommodating, and we enjoy the one in Cookeville, and those while traveling, just as much.My absolute favorites are the chopped salad with bleu cheese and pecans, the Bloomin' Onion, to which I'm mildly addicted, Alice Springs Chicken, and Coconut Shrimp.They have good coffee, a decent wine list, and several brews on tap, in addition to bottles.It's hard to go wrong.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Bloomin’ Onion, Steak Shrimp & Baked Potato, Three Cheese Steak Dip, Bloomin' Fried Chicken, House Salad, Caesar Salad, Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad, Soup, Prime Rib Sandwich, Grilled Shrimp, Steak Dinner, Baked Potato Soup, Blooming Shrimp, Alice Springs Chicken, French Onion Soup
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Hadn't been there in a long time. Now I know why. Not favorably impressed. Server was excellent, but it was a birthday party, and they didn't even have what we wanted. No extra for birthday, except an unimpressive dish of vanilla ice, which the two year old ate. Certainly not the place for any kind of celebration. Food was ok, seasoned. But salmon was raw, sirloin completely overcooked and ribeyes were full of gristle. Also, it infuriates me when the service is so fast that you can't enjoy your food and fellow diners. Got 3-4 bites of salad before steaks came. Not enough room on the table for all those plates. Birthday ice cream came before we were halfway through the meal and the ticket and take out boxes right after. We were truly rushed right out the door, and place was less than 1/3 full. No reason to go back!!Kid-friendliness: Not at all.Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Salad
Food was great, service was friendly and timely. My only let down was the broccoli. It was substandard. Not usual Outback quality. Kind of small, a lot of yellow, kind of mushy. Steak was perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Dinner, Baked Potato Soup
Too salty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Porterhouse was hard, filet was burnt, alcoholic beverages were extremely watered down at almost $10 per, waitress would run off before we finished ordering each time (drinks, apps, reorders) double date and she didn't ask if we wanted 1 bill or 2 but pushed the check on one person as she walked by. Not happy with their service at all!! It was too expensive to be as bad as it was!!! ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
My husband and I both did the 3 course meal for $16.99. First off the service was super fast. We had bread and our waters immediately. About the time we finished the bread we had our salads and not long after we got our meals. My husband had the blooming burger. He said it was the best burger he had in a long time. I got a steak. I like my steak well done and normally it’s dry. This one was very good and juicy but still well done. It was the best I’ve had in a long time as well. The restaurant was clean and overall we just had a really good experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Dinner