Is Doherty Enterprises a good company to work for?

Doherty Enterprises has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 265 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) , Manager In Training (MIT) (4) , Human Resources (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?

"Engaging with guest, helping the community, good benefits, advance in other positions" ((in 18 reviews)); "People are great" ((in 12 reviews)); "The home office staff is friendly and helpful." ((in 9 reviews)); "good culture." ((in 8 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"The hourly pay is low." ((in 14 reviews)); "Managers are always living in fear of losing their jobs as you are only valued by what your assessment scores are." ((in 10 reviews)); "poor management with applebee's" ((in 10 reviews)); "long hours and late nights" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management completely disconnected, they set goals with no idea how difficult it is to attain them in the modern restaurant industry." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Doherty Enterprises locations?

Allendale , Clifton , New York , Jacksonville , Garden City , Parsippany , Ramsey , Toms River , Brooklyn , Delray Beach , Newton , East Meadow , Valley Stream , Westbury , North Fort Myers , Hialeah , Punta Gorda , Phillipsburg , Allentown , Barnegat , Bridgewater , Butler , Edison , Flemington , Forked River , Garfield , Hillsborough , Howell , Manahawkin , Newark

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4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(245 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 245 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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245 reviews

5.0

Aug 23, 2025

Amazing company

Assistant manager

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Pros

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!

5.0

Jun 15, 2026

Promising growth and strong employee retention

Manager in training (mit)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent tenure. Employee retention. Growth within company itself is promising.

Cons

There are none. Managemt anywhere you go will have its obstacles it’s how you deal with daily stress

4.0

Apr 19, 2026

Strong culture, but need clearer direction from leadership at times

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

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Strong culture, but need clearer direction from leadership at times

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