Does Carlson Restaurants pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Carlson Restaurants employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Carlson Restaurants. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Carlson Restaurants?

56% of Carlson Restaurants employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Carlson Restaurants 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Carlson Restaurants?

Restaurant Manager (6) , Server (5) , Bartender (3) , General Manager (3) , Manager (3) , Server/Bartender (2)

What are the pros of working at Carlson Restaurants according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "The atmosphere is fun and the training, especially for bartending is very thorough." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Carlson Restaurants according to real employee reviews?

"And with less positions available, there is less likelihood that a manager can get promoted in a reasonable time." ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours and sporadic scheduling" ((in 3 reviews)); "promotions are almost imposible, management never really around" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Carlson Restaurants redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Carlson Restaurants redundancy and their outlook for job security at Carlson Restaurants in 2026.

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3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Nick Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture and values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Carlson Restaurants has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Carlson Restaurants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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59 reviews

5.0

28 Oct 2023

Good

Paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good for the most part

Cons

Not much to complain about

5.0

28 Mar 2023

Just like any other corporate serving job

Server/waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good training, easy to understand requirements.

Cons

Hate the split shifts, should be illegal!

5.0

13 Jul 2016

Good job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Yummy food pretty good pay. Not too difficult working long hours, staff is nice and managers are ok customers are easy to work with

Cons

Although there are not many cons I have to say the pay could have been better and the staffs suggestions could have been taken in more

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