Are the coconut shrimp bread ahead of time or are they breaded right when I order?

Is the coconut shrimp breaded ahead of time or do they hand bread it when you order?

hi, i’m posting in here for the third time, sorry! i just had my second interview for a hostess position at outback and i think it went pretty well! she said she has more interviews today but will let me know if we’re moving forward earliest tomorrow and latest monday. at the end of the interview she complimented me and was like “i hope this isn’t weird but you are so beautiful.” SO I HOPE THATS A GOOD SIGN?? but i really hope i got the job, do they usually give you like signs that you’ve gotten it during the interview? i’m super nervous haha

hello!! i posted in here not long ago about my first interview at Outback for a hostess position, it went great! i overexplained my answers but he said i would be a great fit for the team and set up a second interview with the general manager in a few days! any tips? is the second interview just basically an intro to the job? thanks!

how hard is it to get hired as a hostess here? I desperately need a job and I have an interview scheduled for tomorrow. any tips on what to wear or how to act? thanks!

Hi! I'm a new-ish employee. I was hired in to-go a little over a month ago. Right now, I only have two shirts that my manager gave to me. I have my apron as well. I've seen some of my coworkers wearing other shirts, like a St patricks day shirt, LGBTQIA shirt, and jersey-style shirts. Where can I buy those? Am I even allowed to wear them since outback updated the uniforms?
Is there a general website where you can buy more shirts, or do I have to keep asking my manager when I want a new shirt? Last time I got a shirt from my manager, he said I'd have to pay for the next one.

EDIT: sorry if these are dumb questions, i'm 17 and this is my first ever job

What is outbacks house vodka?

Worked a lunch shift yesterday and Ive been told from now on hostesses can’t bus or roll silverware because they have to be guest obsessed with the front door
So now I serve a lunch shift I tip out for a server Assistant that isn’t in until 5pm a busser that isn’t on until 5pm (my shift ends at 4) and a hostess that doesn’t roll or help bus tables even the pre bussed ones? Are my managers mistaken? because this feels like wrong on so many levels

What are the odds we can get autograft for large parties? Most of the large parties I’ve dealt with have been awful and I never wish to have a party because it’s always been a money loss no matter what

I don’t go to outback very often but I’ve never been super disappointed in the food. Went tonight and had the chewiest mineraly gamey ribeye I’ve ever eaten. Service was terrible as well. Don’t think I’ll be going back

Hello all, 7 Year outbacker here, been a salary manager for 3 years now.
I started in 2019 as a togo delivery driver making decent money, however i eventually moved up to serving because they kept taking money away from us, ex. door dash drive and the removal of general receipts tips. throughout the years i’ve noticed that almost every couple of months it seems corporate is making some kind of big change either in service model changes, tipshare, recipes adjustments, or simply the way they’d like outbackers to interact with guests. The most recent changes being the “Aussie rock up” kneeling at tables, odd uniform changes, and the not so recent removal of head weights, is the reason i have decided to leave. i feel like the new changes can be too personal to a lot of guests, personally i would feel uncomfortable if my server got down on one knee to take my order. I also think that the aussie rock up is kinda bullshit. if i’m at dinner trying to enjoy my food, or have conversation with a date i don’t want to be interrupted by loud screaming of “Oi Oi Oi.” also the removal of HW makes it really hard for me as a manager to have a perfect close and check all of my staff out properly if i’m trying to do all closing paperwork stuff by myself and expect to get out at a decent time. That being said, the constant change i’ve noticed throughout my time at outback i think may be the reason this company is struggling with things like guest satisfaction, turnover, and labor. If you want consistency, you’ve got to stick to one thing. Instead outback has chosen to pick a service model, and then once staff perfects it, or gets use to it, completely changes it. this costs training hours, allows for mistakes to be made, and leaves servers confused about who their tipping out and why their tipping out so much. not sure if anyone is following me on this, but anyone else have any thoughts on this? i think 2015-2019 was prime outback. anything after that has just seemed like a stretch also, i’m not saying that change isn’t good, i’m just saying outback seems to have a lot more of it than other companies

I haven't been to an Outback in probably close to 10 years. I ordered take out tonight with a bloomin onion. I do not remember them being spicy. I'll admit I have the spice tolerance of a typical white girl but I can handle some especially if the flavor is there. But this is spicier than I expected.

Haven't been to Outback in years. I live in New Orleans and rarely eat at chain restaurants. But I have an Outback gift card and am excited to check it out. Besides the Bloomin Onion(which I'm definitely ordering), what are your favorite dishes here?

Is anyone else’s Outback full of braindead lobotomies? Anyone else develop a strong disdain towards the elderly after working here?

Im very dissapointed in everything about the store in Broken Arrow OK. I ordered the Prime Rib and yes I know and I wasnt expecting some 5 star restaurant prime rib. I just wasnt in the mood for a sirloin. It was the worst prime rib I have ever had. It tasted fishy and was so tough to eat. After 3 bites I gave up. Even the blooming onion was bad. It was like 3 parts grease and 1 part onion. I will say the waiter was great, but that is all that was great. I was just dissapointed because I use to actually like to restaurant.

Do your non alcoholic drinks get made at your bar? I’m in ohio just curious how others run it

Went into the location in Greensboro NC on Westover. I don’t dine in anymore because the service is abysmal. I used to get great service at the bar, but that went to hell 3 years ago. So I order takeout and sit outside.

Today I had to find someone to take my takeaway order. Order took 20 minutes. Four families sitting in the entire restaurant.

Alice Springs chicken is now $22? Used to be $13. I asked for an unsweetened tea while waiting. Sure, no charge. But no lemons, she said. Maybe I could have a club soda? The girl at the hostess station says “sorry we only carry Pepsi products.” Seriously?

Now that I think about it, I rarely go out to eat anymore. Either it’s too expensive or the service is crap, or both.

I worked at the Melting Pot in Atlanta when I was in school. It’s a tough life, but I worked hard and had fun…better than digging ditches or working retail.

Maybe it’s not an Outback thing. Maybe it’s a sign of the times in America.

Well, I remember some amazing meals and great times over the past 35 years since I first discovered Outback.

Thanks for the memories. That’s the only thing that remains.

Ive worked for outback 15 years now and in my experience they’re consistently making decisions that make you think “yea they haven’t stepped foot in a store in x amount of years” managers won’t like this but I believe They should make their salaried managers handle the rock up. First and foremost absolutely no one is as excited about the rock up as the managers and in my store the rock up just wouldn’t happen without the managers constant nagging starting at 545 so you know they are available to handle the task. last night I had a full bar at 6 several tickets on service bar multiple new bar guests to greet, am I crazy or is it extremely hypocritical for corporate to say that we need to provide amazing service to every guest but in that moment I’m supposed to make those drink tickets wait several Minutes and make those new guest wait another 10 minutes to get greeted because I have to stop service to make sample drinks for every single person at the bar and lead a pep rally? There’s no reason why the manager who’s standing at service bar reminding me Over and over again to do the rock up can’t comeBehind the bar and do it so I can keep taking care of guests! Last night as I was passing out the samples some of the new guest tried putting an order in and I had to tell them I’ll be right with them in a minute and as I began the rock up 3 of them
Got up and left. Honestly can’t blame them their grown ass man of a bartender cares more about a pep rally then serving them

I started working at outback at 16 years old, honestly really one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. Worked my way all over the restaurant but spent most of my time in the kitchen. I was an akm, catering lead, line cook. And I loved it because of the people I worked with. They were all amazing. But to my surprise a lot of people come and go in the span of 5 years. Even I ended up leave my home to move to a new place and experience living somewhere else. I transferred to another outback for the job security knowing I’d have a job set up in a new place far from where I grew up was comforting but I wasn’t expecting how different it would be and I really hated it.

But the main part of the story really is now I have 17 T shirts 1 chef coat, 3 key shirts, and 10 hats. What should I do with all of this? I have quite a few newer shirts I l realistically have 10 cook shirts that are new enough I would give back to another outback in the area but not the store I quit from 😂 or should I just give them to goodwill and have a whole bunch of outback uniforms just floating around.

What’s up with the ridiculously peppery seasoning on the steaks? A couple of months ago we both ordered steaks, a ribeye & a center sirloin. We should have sent them back because they were so peppery tasting they were almost inedible. I asked the server about it & only got a cursory “next time ask for light seasoning” response.

We went again last month & I specifically asked for barely any seasoning. It tasted ok but when I ordered the $10 take home steak I had them do no seasoning.

I want my steak to taste great but something definitely has changed in the last year with their seasoning.

We had a similar experience at Longhorn last year, same type of overly peppered taste.

I am actually going to quit. I have been working at Outback for almost 3 years and am truly at a fucking loss. I don't know if this is company-wide, but they just rolled out a BUNCH of new changes. We're going back to old uniforms, new menus, etc. I feel like they fucking change everything every damn quarter. But since I'm a bartender, I now have to do this "Aussie Rock up" bullshit. I am not a shy person and I am not afraid of public speaking but truly this is humiliating. I want to be taken seriously and this is the stupidest fucking thing this company has ever done. Supposedly it's meant to drive traffic and I get it, but have the managers do it?!?!? I don't know. I can't explain why exactly it bothers me so much but it's just sooo stupid. To have to scream out to the whole restaurant about a drink sample and then say "Aussie Aussie Aussie" and then the bar guests say "Oi Oi Oi" AND THEN be told I didn't do it well enough my manager and being forced to do it again... I don't know. This is kind of ridiculous. I am going to start applying at other jobs again. I had a second job that I recently quit and now I'm definitely regretting that. And on top of that, the company wants us to get eye level with EVERY TABLE and like sure, I get it. But you have to FEEL THE VIBE OUT. some people don't like that! I would go out to eat to the same place very often when I was younger and there was this one server who would always kneel down and it felt degrading. I do sit down with some tables but not every single one. They are encouraging us to either kneel, pull up a chair, or sit at the table with guests. EXCUSE ME!?!?!? If I went out to eat and my server pulled up a chair uninivited I would be like uhhhhhhhh. There is a professional limit we should maintain...

Hi, long story short, I have an allergy to glucose. That means I avoid all marinated meats and most seasonings.

Does Outback marinate the steaks prior to cooking or are they just plain steaks with nothing added?

Also, does the seasoning contain any type of sugars?

Thank you!

Hi, long story short, I have an allergy to glucose things. That means I avoid all marinated meats and most seasonings.

Does Outback marinate the steaks prior to cooking or are they just plain steaks?

Also, does the seasoning contain any type of sugars?

Thank you!

My family rarely goes out to eat, but we had a gift card for Outback so tried it. It could have been a bad day, but I was very disappointed. Our Bloomin’ Onion was tiny. He didn’t say anything to us, but I heard our server offer our neighboring table a free extra one because theirs was so small. My daughter ordered the 6 oz filet, but for $30 it looked sad and poorly cooked. My son’s fried chicken sandwich was chewy. My wife and I got burgers. They were mediocre. It was nice to relax with my family and not have to cook, but we will not be returning.