The Applebee’s secret menu is not printed anywhere, and no server will hand you a card for it. Every build starts from something already on the printed menu. Say the change out loud and the kitchen can usually make it.
Bacon Mac ’N Cheese Burger is the best known of them, and it stacks a side onto a burger. Others swap a sauce, a garnish or the spirit in a cocktail.
The short answer
Ordering off the Applebee’s secret menu means asking for a listed dish with changes, so you pay its normal price plus any side you add. Bacon Mac ’N Cheese Burger, Beer Cheese Wings and the Virgin Bahama Mama are the three that servers recognise fastest.
Applebee’s secret menu at a glance
$14.99
bacon mac n cheese burger
$12.99
beer cheese wings
$8.99
virgin bahama mama
How the Applebee’s Secret Menu Works
Applebee’s builds most plates to order, which is what makes these swaps possible in the first place. A side of mac and cheese, a dip or a sauce can move from its own plate onto another. Kitchens do this every shift without naming it.
Give the dish its real name first, then the change, rather than asking for a secret item by name. Prices follow the base plate and any extra side gets rung in separately. Busy shifts and stock gaps mean a build can be refused.
Applebee’s Secret Menu Burger and Wing Builds
Bacon Mac ’N Cheese Burger takes a Classic Bacon Cheeseburger and buries it under a side of four-cheese mac. Beer Cheese Wings borrows the pretzel dip. Vegan Burger Swap drops the cheese and mayonnaise from the Impossible patty.
| Item | How to Order | Base Price | Base Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Mac ’N Cheese Burger | Classic Bacon Cheeseburger with a side of Four-Cheese Mac and Cheese stacked on top | $14.99 | 1,200 |
| Beer Cheese Wings | Boneless Wings with a side of the beer cheese dip, poured over or served alongside | $12.99 | 780 |
| Vegan Burger Swap | Impossible Cheeseburger built without cheese or mayonnaise | $14.99 | 960 |
Applebee’s Off-Menu Appetizer Orders
Spinach and Artichoke Dip goes onto a kids flatbread and comes back as something close to a pizza. Taco Meltdown pours nacho cheese over Chicken Wonton Tacos. Both start from an appetizer the kitchen already makes, so nothing unusual is needed.
| Item | How to Order | Base Price | Base Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinach and Artichoke Flatbread | Spinach and Artichoke Dip with a kids flatbread, spread across it | $11.99 | 1,170 |
| Taco Meltdown | Chicken Wonton Tacos with a side of nacho cheese drizzled over before eating | $10.99 | 560 |
Applebee’s Secret Menu Dessert and Drink Orders
Brownie Bite arrives plain, and a scoop of vanilla with caramel drizzled over turns it into a sundae. Virgin Bahama Mama is the cocktail built without rum. Bartenders will make it for anyone at the table who is not drinking, and it is the simplest thing on the Applebee’s secret menu.
| Item | How to Order | Base Price | Base Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dessert Fusion | Brownie Bite with vanilla ice cream and a caramel drizzle over the top | $3.99 | 420 |
| Virgin Bahama Mama | Bahama Mama built at the bar without the rum | $8.99 | 280 |
Applebee’s Secret Menu Questions
About the author
Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.