Olive Garden
When You're Here, You're Family
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.
Insider Pages Reviews for Olive Garden
The Olive Garden is generally a fairly good Italian restaurant. The soups and pastas are delicious, although some entrees are a little expensive for a chain restaurant. My only complaint would be that the service in Lancaster is often poor.
Posted 12/07/05 | Report Abuse
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Great food, lackluster experience
by joshuathesmart
Upon entering the Olive Garden on a Sunday evening, one will be captured by the sound of people chatting, the beautful aroma of italian food, and the feeling elbows in your side as a path is cleared to the hostess. The name is given, and 75 min. later, we are seated in the dinning room ready to be served.
The waitress is at our table promptly, and takes our orders. It is not long before we are feasting on appetizers and the "never ending" bowl of salad. After just one serving each of the salad, we were assured by our server that our food would soon be arriving. Joy ensued, and we barely even notice that the "never ending" bowl of salad had been whisked away, still half full. Much to our horror, the salad was never returned.
Two waitresses stopped by our table, and I looked up, thinking that our en trees may be in hand. But much to my dismay, their hands contained only a check for another table, and the stood there, discussing the tip.
A few minutes passed, and our food was served, piping hot and steaming, by a server who was not our original waitress. Our waitress stopped by a few min. later, and was gracious enough to bring a refill of Coke in place of a Dr. Pepper, which is what I ordered, and bring some take home containers to our table.
All that was left to do was pay the check, and finish off those lovely Andes mints that are brought to the table at the conclusion of each meal. The check was taken, the tip was pocketed, and the two of us walk mint less out into the night.
In all seriousness, the waitresses need to take their tip conversations to the back, the lobby needs to have a little breathing room, and more tables would be a great addition.
I would recommend going there, just based on the food. I had the Seafood Alfredo... very good. My fiancee had the Chicken Parmigiana, and that was very amazing. Good food to be sure
josh
joshuathesmart@hotmailcom
Pros: Great food
Cons: Poor Service
Posted 03/08/08
An extremely pleasant experience.
by tendres
When you are at the olive Garden you feel as are the only people their. The service is excellent and the staff dedication is way above average. The food excellent. Try it you will never regret it.
Pros: The entire experience.
Cons: Parking
Posted 11/24/06