Red Lobster

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Yesterday we decided to have dinner in Baton Rouge on the way home after my husband's doctor appointment. I had a gift certificate for a choice between Longhorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and a few other that we didn't even have. We were deciding between those 3 places. Since we had been to Longhorn recently and a couple of years since we had visited Red Lobster, we chose to go there. Big mistake! We got there ahead of the dinner crowd and there was only about 2-3 other diners seated. But, we had to wait for a table. We waited and waited. The hostess said she would be right back. She came back and we waited some more. Finally, she told us to follow her. She gets to the back to seat us and someone hollers, no not that section. They were changing shifts and this was what all the commotion was about. She finally got the message as to what section the new waitress had and seated us. We both ordered the endless shrimp and the crab dip appetizer since my hubby's blood sugar was dropping. We waited for at least 30 minutes for our appetizer. We ate that at a leisurely pace. I would say a good 20-30 minutes. We finished it. Then started the wait for our entrees. My husband noticed the table a row over got their entrees already and they had been seated after us. No big deal. We continued to wait. Our food finally arrived after another 30-40 minute wait. Now another HUGE disappointment. The shrimp was all the frozen variety that you can go purchase yourself at the grocery store. Walt's favorite is a fried butterfly shrimp that was greasy and that was the only taste you got. I also noticed on the menu that all shrimp is imported. Since I have had an allergic reaction to imported shrimp before, I was a little nervous in ordering but knew Urgent Car was right down the road. I didn't have any reactions so that was indeed good! Our dining experience was not very enjoyable and it took over 2 hours and 15 minutes. What a waste of time and money! Have you had any bad experiences at Red Lobster? Or other restaurants?