I've posted over 150 reviews on TA. If the reviewer is BamaVol, trust it.

I read the OP's complaint all the time, but it has not been my experience.

Of course, YMMV. For some, Applebee's is the height of fine dining. There are others who can never be satisfied. And even the better restaurants have bad nights or can fail at a few tables. I like to read other reviews by the same reviewer to know what I'm dealing with. If there aren't any or many, well that tells me something. It's a tool, one of many, that I use to select where to stay and eat.