[V_TWIN]

3 in my town, one we have actually patronized a couple of times in the last 6 months with the service and food quality at a more than acceptable level.

That particular location has been there since at least the early 80s so they must have been doing something right. A shame really.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What they need to do is get bought by a private equity company using debt financing.

That way the CEO and top officers can be paid off along with the lawyers, accountants, and private equity officers because they're going to "add value" to Red Lobster.

Then they "add value" by firing lots of people, cutting the quality and quantity of food, and basically cutting corners as much as possible in order to service the debt.

Then when Red Lobster goes away they can blame the last CEO standing rather than the private equity firm that executed a perfect skim operation.

[TonyM]

I took my wife to a Red Lobster one time. Both the food and the service were awful. I recall having to practically beg for some butter to add some flavor to the dry overcooked lobster tail I was served. I can’t understand how they survived as long as they did. Perhaps the unsophisticated American palette allowed it.

[BikerJoe]

As part of an organization I'm in charge of, we have a meeting once a month at our County Seat. Wifey always wants to go to the Red Lobster there before the meeting, so we do.

Last Tuesday, we went, and neither of us were feeling like fish, so we both decided to see what a Red Lobster burger was like. They're actually pretty good, HOWEVER, wifey ordered stuffed mushroom appetizer, so between the mushrooms, two burgers with only side salads, and two ice teas, plus tip, was 70 freakin' bucks!

Wifey has permanently written off Red Lobster.