Insider Pages Reviews for Olive Garden

3 Stars: Mediocre food and service (by damethod)

damethod — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:00:00 GMT

I've eaten at this restaurant several times. I did enjoy eating here in the 90's, but it seems the quality has been lacking lately. I've often received dishes served at room temperature, steaks overcooked, and any special requests overlooked. I do enjoy the soup, salad, and breadsticks for lunch though.

5 Stars: European style restaurant (by carlos ie g.)

carlos ie g. — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:09:00 GMT

This is a very classy restaurant ,with very good quality food,nice friendly staff and located in a very centric and accesible place.The quality of the food is excellent and has an authetic italian flare.The price are pretty standard and employees are very communicative-and some even speak more than three languages.I was surprised at the management and the organization that takes being in bussiness in this location for so many years..

PROS: nice food,nice service
CONS: some items TOO PRICEY

4 Stars: Great food at good prices (by Johanna L.)

Johanna L. — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:11:00 GMT

Olive garden is a great place to go for a nice night out with friends or family. They have great service and great food at really good prices. Their customer service never fails and I always receive the same exceptional service. This is one of my favorite restaurants.

PROS: Delicious food
CONS:

2 Stars: Bad service, mediocre food (by downtownmiami)

downtownmiami — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:00:00 GMT

I went to this restaurant with my family not long ago because my mother wanted to go there. My expectations were not very high, but the outcome was worse than I expected. Salad and bread are supposed to be endless but the waiter never asked if we wanted any second servings. All through our visit we had to try to get his attention from our table if we wanted a refill of sangria or anything else. Once he took our order, we literally had to wait 40 MINUTES for the food to arrive. Before the food arrived, we politely requested to see the manager, but the manager never even bothered to see us and sent a message with the waiter offering a free dessert. Restaurant kitchens get backed up, but that's not a problem when the waiter takes a minute to inform the customers, which never happened in our case. I was ready to get up and leave when the food finally arrived.

The food was absolutely mediocre and tasteless. I ordered a shrimp and scallop dish, oly to find five mini shrimps in it and scallops that must have been in their fetal stage or something.

This is not worth it. GOT TO AN AUTHENTIC, INDIVIDUALLY OWNER ITALIAN RESTAURANT INSTEAD, you'll thank yourself.

5 Stars: Best Italian Ever! (by Mariapaz L.)

Mariapaz L. — Thu, 19 May 2005 06:43:00 GMT

Not only is this restaurant my favorite, but the service makes you feel as if you've reached the top of the world with fame. They make you feel like a very important part of their business.