Olive Garden
When You're Here, You're Family
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Message from Olive Garden
Olive Garden is a family of local restaurants focused on delighting every guest with a genuine Italian dining experience. We are proud to serve fresh, simple, delicious Italian food, complemented by a great glass of wine, served in a comfortable, home-like Italian setting where everyone is welcomed as family and friends. Olive Garden's menu features a variety of Italian specialties, including classic and filled pastas, chicken, seafood and beef. Enjoy our freshly baked garlic breadsticks and your choice of homemade soup or garden-fresh salad with any entree. All menu items are available for take-out, and our Parties To Go! menu offers generous family-sized meals for your next family gathering or office party.
Editorial by Citysearch
In ShortEstablished in 1982, this chain gained a following for its laid-back atmosphere and generous portions. Patrons settle into comfortable booths and tables in dining rooms with plants, artwork and décor reminiscient of the villas in the Tuscan countryside. Starters include scampi, sausage or pepperoni pizza, and several soup choices, as well as a signature seafood dip (crab, shrimp, cheese and marinara). Entrees include classics like lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo and chicken parmigiana. There are also "Garden Fare" options, which promise 30 percent fewer calories.
Key Points
- Fresh, delicious Italian food
- Variety of wine and beverages
- To Go ordering available
The Inside Scoop
- What to Drink - What's spaghetti and meatballs without a glass of wine? You'll find vintages here from Italy, Australia, California and Washington.
Reviews for Olive Garden
My family and I eat at the Asheville Olive Garden at least once a week. We have eaten at numerous Olive Gardens and believe the one in Asheville is the best. The food is consistently good as well as the service. We eat a variety of food from the menu and are well satisfied with it all. I particularly like the Pasta Fagouli (sp?), Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan and Garlic Bread Sticks. I think the prices are very reasonable for what you get.
Posted 08/22/09 | Report Abuse
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the food is excellent, a great taste of Italy. The prices are a little expensive for my taste, but for a chain restaurant, the food and service are adequate. The salad & breadsticks are a hit as usual. The wine is wonderful too!
The decor really gives it that Italian feel.
PROS: long waits usually, a lil pricey
CONS: great food
Posted 05/29/05 | Report Abuse
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