ive only eating hear a copple of tims and i hate Sea food so post anything u want:bounce:
My Red Lobster in Torrington,CT closed:no:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
My Red Lobster in Torrington,CT closed:no:
theres one in Danburey CT still open its near the Danburey Mall wich is one of the most alive malls i have ever seen Sears JC Penny Filene's Lord&Taylor and Macys and a up to date look it was bult in the late late 80's there a small shopping center near there too with Toys R Us Davits bridle Barns&Noble Funco Land there was also a Discovrey Zone there too but it closed in 1999:(
All Red Lobster in Maine and NH failed and closed. Maine already has a lot of places to get good lobster!!
I know that some of them were re-opened as Olive Garden.
springfield mass one closed too :hurt::(
My red lobster is right next door (Literally!!!) to my nearest Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse which burned down so i am quite suprised that red lobster didn't burn as well...
BTW, here is a story about RL...
My little sister is in girl scouts and my mother is her troop leader. However at the end of the year everybody's mom went out to dinner to celebrate a successful year. but it wasn't my mother who picked the restaurant, it was the other troop leader that got to pick. and she chose none other than red lobster!! here comes the best part ... No one really wanted to go there!!!! is that weird or what!!!!:insane:
There's one here I ate there once or twice about 3 years ago.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
All Red Lobster in Maine and NH failed and closed. There is many places to get lobster in Maine already... !!
I know that some of them were re-opened as Olive Garden.
IT seems that Red Lobster pulled out of NEw England. LASt Summer when I went to Queensbury NY, I Saw a REd Lobster.
There used to be a Red Lobster in Concord NH (That was my closest one and it is now Chili's), there was Red Lobster in NEwington NH near Fox run mall, it is now a TGI FRIDAY, and there was a REd LObster in Tyngsboro Massachusetts near the NH Border near the Pheasant Lane mall and it is now Smokey bones BBQ, and there was Red Lobster in SOuth portland maine and it is TGI FRIDAY AND I SAW A CLOSED RED LOBSTER IN AUBURN ME. ARRR MAITEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO RED LOBSTER.
Didn't Chris Rock worked at a Red Lobster?:question:
Anyways there's a Red Lobster in Chillicothe and a couple in the Columbus area. They need a Red Lobster in Huntington, seriously.
QuoteIT seems that Red Lobster pulled out of NEw England. LASt Summer when I went to Queensbury NY, I Saw a REd Lobster.
there was a REd LObster in Tyngsboro Massachusetts near the NH Border near the Pheasant Lane mall and it is now Smokey bones BBQ
QuoteI know that some of them were re-opened as Olive Garden
It does seem that way - I entered Kittery, Maine in their restaurant locator and it gave me 4 locations - 3 of them were in NY - the only one in New England (CT) was as follows:
1324 SILAS DEANE HIGHWAY WETHERSFIELD CT 06109
Smokey Bones is also a part of the same parent company (like Olive Garden as mentioned above) and therefore would also make sense as a replacement.
We have a red lobster in Huntington. It's across from pullman sqaure and harris river-front park.
Old school Red Lobster logo: (First used in 1969)
Another retired Red Lobster logo:
QuoteOriginally posted by tokensafari
We have a red lobster in Huntington. It's across from pullman sqaure and harris river-front park.
When did the Red Lobster open in Huntington? Has it been there for a while?
quite sometime!
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
All Red Lobster in Maine and NH failed and closed. There is many places to get lobster in Maine already... !!
I know that some of them were re-opened as Olive Garden.
IT seems that Red Lobster pulled out of NEw England. LASt Summer when I went to Queensbury NY, I Saw a REd Lobster.
There used to be a Red Lobster in Concord NH (That was my closest one and it is now Chili's), there was Red Lobster in NEwington NH near Fox run mall, it is now a TGI FRIDAY, and there was a REd LObster in Tyngsboro Massachusetts near the NH Border near the Pheasant Lane mall and it is now Smokey bones BBQ, and there was Red Lobster in SOuth portland maine and it is TGI FRIDAY AND I SAW A CLOSED RED LOBSTER IN AUBURN ME. ARRR MAITEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO RED LOBSTER. [/quote
lkethat part about arr maitey...lol:insane:
There's a Red Lobster here in Kingston in front of ShopRite. I've never eaten there, because I'm allergic to seafood.
there one in danbury but i dont eat sea food it makes me sick and makes me throw up:barf:
here is the red lobster in woodbridge new jersey
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140387955&subNum=10215000048
here is the red lobster in the baychester / bronx in the bay plaza
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140389474&subNum=10206000075
here is red lobster in ledgewood nj
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140828818&subNum=50208000183
here is the red lobster in bradley il
from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre1/redlobster.html
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the red lobster in bradley il
from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre1/redlobster.html
here is red lobster sign in bradley il
from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre1/redlobster.html
First is the Kingston location, on Route 9W - been in here once but don't remember what it was like.
Second is the Albany/Colonie location on Wolf Road - a newer restaurant built to replace a previous (smaller) one on Central Ave (that one is now Smokey Bones) - this one is larger than most that I've seen (and still has a waiting line most times). Also more open than most - as you enter the bar is right in front of you with seating to both sides - seating areas are divided, but with low walls so you can see both back corners from the main entry - kitchen in the middle behind bar.
Third is the former Pittsfield (MA) location - it sits in the corner of the (still vacant) Bradlees plaza. Closed quite a few years ago, then was a chinese buffet and now (for a year or two) a 99.
Former Red Lobster in Augusta, now Olive Garden and it has the same exact building shape as the Ninety-Nine above!
HERE IS THE RED lobster in wethersfield CT and it is still OPEN AND I THOUGHT ALL THE NEW ENGLAND ONES HAD CLOSED. WEll It seems all the NH, VT, Mass, RI, ME ones closed bceause of things like weathervane. and other seafood places.
wethersfield store.
red lobster in Danbury CT and it is still open and near olive garden.
I remember when the Newington, NH Red Lobster closed. I was working at Water Country that summer and some tourist called the cash office (where I was counting out my drawer at the time). One of the supervisors answered the phone and had to quickly put the phone on hold. Why? Somebody had called up our cash office and asked where the nearest Red Lobster was. We all had a good hard laugh over that one. Apparently somebody didn't tell those tourists that they were in the fresh seafood capital of the northeast!
:roll:
I also remember a coworker at a temp job I had said she wouldn't eat at any New England seafood places, only Red Lobster, because she didn't like fresh fish. I asked her why this was and she said frozen seafood didn't taste fishy. Then I had to explain to her that if fresh seafood tastes fishy then it isn't really fresh.
This reminds me of what happened in Auburn ME... Here is part of the Sun Journal article:
"Some years ago, Auburn Economic Development Director Roland Miller called the corporate headquarters for Olive Garden to ask just what his city had to do to lure the popular Italian eatery.
They told him corporate policy was to have a successful Red Lobster in town first; Olive Garden would follow. But Red Lobster flopped in Auburn in 1998 after five years. There are too many places to get lobster in Maine, Miller told them, but Olive Garden would draw in the customers.
"You ought to change your corporate policy," he said.
Short reply: "Absolutely not."
Companies typically have their own crop of analysts scout locations for new restaurants and shops, scouring all sorts of facts and figures.
"They're working out of a formula, where, quite often, there's no room for local knowledge," Miller said. "
sign of the one in wethersfield ct
red lobster in ashtabula oh near the mall
red lobster in hamburg / buffalo / blasdell ny near mckineley mall
red lobster in erie pa around the millcreek mall.
red lobster in north olmstead or north olmsted ohio (not far from cleveland and in the lot of the mall)
Red Lobster at one of my local malls closed suddenly just about a year ago after 20 years in business, but the other ones in the area show no sign of GOB. Any info would be appreciated.
The Red Lobster in West Mifflin PA.
This Pic is from around 2005.
http://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/Search.aspx
I remember in the 80s when Red Lobster started advertising on tv here in RI. My late father was so anxious to go, the seafood looked so good and delicious. I know I probably snorted and said "Pop, the commercials always look better" Eventually one opened in East Providence and my father was overjoyed, one of the first in line. Well, the food was lousy, the service deplorable and my father disappointed. I told him, let's try it again later, opening night problems not withstanding. So a few months later we tried it again. The service was exceptional but the food just as lousy and no where near as good as the commercials promised. The restaurant closed not long after my father died and re-opened about a year later as a Davenport's family restaurant. Food is excellent as is the help. To those who have been, is the food terrible or good?
My grandparents used to take me to Red Lobster and I always HATED it. I always liked Weathervane better, though I went to Weathervane in Lebanon, NH recently, and didn't like it nearly as much as I used to in the 90's. The place was as packed as ever though.
There are two famous Red Lobster quotes from former NBA players
"...We get like, 80 some dollars meal money, you can go to a nice restaurant. You can go to a Red Lobster and get yourself a nice meal" - Chucky Brown
"I Just Got Back From Red Lobster." New York Knicks GM Isiah Thomas' greeting to Jim Rome on 'The Last Word'.
There used to be a Red Lobster in New London, CT along side of I-95. That closed quite a few years ago now, probably before they revamped the mall.
It has since become a Chili's. Not sure why this location closed, it was always busy, with waits 40+ mins to eat.
I've never had a problem with Red Lobster, when I was able to afford it. The last time I was in one was down in Stuart, FL in Feb. 2001. I was visiting my step-dad and my brothers for a few days, and he let me choose where to eat. He dropped a good load of money on the bill, but never complained, because he raised me and said I could choose. The food was awesome, the waitstaff was awesome. For 7 of us to get a table I thought was going to be hard, but they were ready for us. they just pushed 2 tables together. All my Red Lobster experiences have always been like that, even when I lived in Jersey. I'd like to go again, but the prices are a bit high for me right now, being I'm not working and attending college. We'll see what the future holds...My rating is 5 stars for Stuart, FL Red Lobster...
QuoteOriginally posted by Crawford
I remember in the 80s when Red Lobster started advertising on tv here in RI. My late father was so anxious to go, the seafood looked so good and delicious. I know I probably snorted and said "Pop, the commercials always look better" Eventually one opened in East Providence and my father was overjoyed, one of the first in line. Well, the food was lousy, the service deplorable and my father disappointed. I told him, let's try it again later, opening night problems not withstanding. So a few months later we tried it again. The service was exceptional but the food just as lousy and no where near as good as the commercials promised. The restaurant closed not long after my father died and re-opened about a year later as a Davenport's family restaurant. Food is excellent as is the help. To those who have been, is the food terrible or good?
I just went there to get the cheese biscuits and left :) Where in RI are you from?
Darden has sold Red Lobster to Golden Gate Capital for $2.1 Billion.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/darden-announces-sale-of-red-lobster-to-golden-gate-capital-for-21-billion-2014-05-16
Darden must be relieved to have found a buyer. This restaurant posted a loss for all 4 qtrs last year. I don't see Golden Gate keeping them afloat much longer unless they make drastic changes.
Most of that $2.1 billion is for the real estate, which is a Golden Gate specialty. I expect GG to be pretty merciless about closing locations where the real estate value exceeds its potential as a RL.
Personally I wish all the Outback restaurants could close and be replaced by either Red Lobster or Olive Garden. Outback is ridiculously overpriced for sh1tty food, most of which is also VERY unhealthy such as the bloomin onion. I tried one once but said never again after it turned into diarrhea from all the obvious grease. And Outback has tried experimenting with both the seafood and Italian restaurant concepts, under the names Bonefish Grill and Carrabba's, but both seem like bad imitations of Red Lobster and Olive Garden (though Bonefish seems to have a slightly better bar selection than Red Lobster).
The sit and eat restaurants are all having a hard time. The younger generation just wants in and out. Its why places like Panera Bread, Chipolte, Moe's are all thriving. They offer a very decent selection for a lot cheaper, faster, and many more healthy options. In this environment, companies can't flounder and sit idle like Red Lobster has.
My Mom's friend Mary got a Darden Gift Card for Christmas. It still had Red Lobster on it even tho Darden doesn't own Red Lobster anymore. She can't use it at Red Lobster right?
Quote from: Marc B on January 23, 2017, 06:30:28 PM
My Mom's friend Mary got a Darden Gift Card for Christmas. It still had Red Lobster on it even tho Darden doesn't own Red Lobster anymore. She can't use it at Red Lobster right?
Apparently you can - maybe they have some kind of sharing of records built into their deal to split up?
https://www.darden.com/gift-cards - That page on their own site still shows pictures of cards with all the brand (Red Lobster included) so if they complain show them that. Would seem to break some kind of law if they advertise the cards on their own corporation site with that brand but wouldn't take them.
https://egiftcard.darden.com/redlobsterstore/ - Another Darden site with RL e-cards.
Looks like they were sold to a capital group, so perhaps they didn't want to have to set up a separate system for just the one chain?
Red Lobster is testing delivery in NYC
https://www.bustle.com/p/does-red-lobster-deliver-nyc-residents-can-finally-enjoy-cheddar-bay-biscuits-on-their-couch-2971719
Never really been to Red Lobster, too far away from where I live. (Wethersfield, CT) Anyways, I don't like seafood.