Applebee's

We were running errands in Coquitlam and came across Applebee's. This location in Port Coquitlam is the closest I think and one of the few in BC without having to cross the border. It's style is like Red Robin or the Pantry; a typical American-food family restaurant.
We came in at about 2:30pm for a late lunch/early dinner so there was hardly anyone else in there. I think we only saw 3 other tables occupied, so it was real quiet. It was kind of dark in there too and no liveliness.
Nonetheless, we decided to go with their 2 for $25 deal. You get to choose 2 entrees plus an appetizer (from a separate list/menu) for $25.

First up, for our appetizer we chose Cheese Quesadillas!

Melted cheese and freshly made pico de gallo between 2 large flour tortillas. This was cheesey ooey gooey goodness! This could easily be an entree for me, it was huge! and filling too! 

For Bryan's entree, he chose Provolone stuffed Meatballs with Fettucine. That sounds delicious to me without even looking at the picture!

But to my surprise, Bryan wasn't very satisfied. He was complaining that the meatball tasted bland and fake. So I had a bite...I thought it was just okay, but with the melted cheese stuffed inside it was definitely better. But he kept insisting that even the meatballs at Subway were ten times better! The fettucine itself was not bad, it was moist and tasty. This dish was so-so and gets 6 out of 10 stars. 

I went for the Double Crunch Shrimp basket.

It really was a heaping platter of succulent shrimp fried to perfection. It's served with coleslaw, fries and tangy cocktail sauce. This was a yummy meal! Great taste and crunch of the shrimp and the sauce makes it so much better. I've had better fries , but I wasn't complaining too much about those.

These are the prices if bought separately: Provolone stuffed meatballs with fettucine $15.99, Double Crunch Shrimp $13.99 and the appetizer would be $9.99.  So we saved about $15! 

Our waitress wasn't extraordinary, pretty much just did her job with no extra effort and sometimes not even saying anything when she gave us our plates, so minus points on that, which reflected on how much we tipped. We also waited about 15 minutes for our food which seemed long to us since there was hardly anyone there! Seeing as this location is pretty far from home and the food and service wasn't spectacular, we probably won't be back, sorry Applebee's!

Overall, including Bryan's dissatisfaction lol, we rate Applebee's a 6.5 out of 10.

Happy Eating! xoxo,

Dina & Bryan