Is Doherty Enterprises a good company to work for?

Doherty Enterprises has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 264 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at Doherty Enterprises to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Doherty Enterprises have been left by employees working as Assistant Manager , Manager and General Manager .

Does Doherty Enterprises pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Doherty Enterprises employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Doherty Enterprises. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Doherty Enterprises?

86% of Doherty Enterprises employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Doherty Enterprises 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Doherty Enterprises?

Manager (32) , Assistant Manager (24) , General Manager (20) , Server (11) , Restaurant Manager (6) , Server/Bartender (5) , Kitchen Manager (4) , Human Resources (3) , Manager In Training (MIT) (3) , Manager-In-Training (3) , Senior Manager (3) , AGM (2) , Associate (2) , Bar Manager (2) , Bartender (2)

What are the pros of working at Doherty Enterprises according to real employee reviews?

"Decent benefits for full time employees" ((in 17 reviews)); "People are great" ((in 12 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly" ((in 10 reviews)); "The staff is friendly and intelligent." ((in 10 reviews)); "Company offers decent training and is always willing to cross train employees" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Doherty Enterprises according to real employee reviews?

"The hourly pay is low." ((in 13 reviews)); "This is especially concerning after I heard myself another manager say a staff member tested positive but to not say anything to anyone." ((in 9 reviews)); "poor management with applebee's" ((in 9 reviews)); "long hours and late nights" ((in 7 reviews)); "Hard to find work/life balance" ((in 3 reviews))

What Doherty Enterprises locations have received the highest employee ratings?

New York , Allendale , Clifton , Garden City , Jacksonville

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4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

Ed Doherty

96% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Senior management

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

Doherty Enterprises has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Doherty Enterprises employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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244 reviews

5.0

Aug 23, 2025

Amazing company

Assistant manager

Recommend

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Best career decision that I ever made was to join Doherty Enterprise Applebee's! All of the years in the industry, I have never experienced such care in every way! Training, organization, quality, full transparency and simply a whole bunch of personable and happy people! I am grateful to have been given this fantastic opportunity and finally look forward to going to work each day!!! Thank you!

Cons

Honestly Cons to report! If one is looking for a restaurant career, definitely apply!

Doherty Enterprises Response

8mo

Thank you so much for sharing such an uplifting review! We’re thrilled to hear that joining Doherty’s Applebee’s team has been such a positive experience for you. It’s great to know our training, transparency, and culture of care are making an impact. We’re grateful to have you on the team — and we love that you look forward to coming to work each day!

4.0

Apr 19, 2026

Strong culture, but need clearer direction from leadership at times

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Support that store-level management provides one another (good culture across store teams as well).

Cons

Leadership is sometimes not aligned well, leading to frustration at the store level.

3.0

Dec 16, 2025

Ok for students or hospitality employees starting out

Server/bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I entered this job with five years experience already as a server, though with zero bar knowledge. The five day, planned and structured training modules and shadowing are helpful for those not familiar with restaurant work or certain aspects of it (such as I was). Frequent sales or other campaign contests made the shift fun and earned me some extra cash from time to time. I worked with many lively, friendly, funny, and otherwise fun people to be around.

Cons

While working with many people that were joys to be around, management's overall lack of conflict resolution left much to be desired when issues arose. Hours also varied in extremes between understaffing and present employees not getting help they need on the floor or behind the line and overstaffing when brining back students during the holidays/summer and giving a position to whoever walked in the door. The latter which led to loyal team-members seeking out secondary or other all together roles elsewhere.

Doherty Enterprises Response

4mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you found value in our training program and enjoyed working with your teammates—creating a positive, engaging environment is important to us. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding staffing balance especially during peak periods. Your input is appreciated, and we wish you continued success in your career.

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