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
I would love to eat at Olive Garden for the salad alone. The menu has a large variety to pick from and they also have an in house bar. The also offer lunch specials for those trying to have a break from the old brown bag.
Posted 06/28/05 | Report Abuse
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The Olive Garden is one of my favorite Italian restaurants. Their food is excellent - especially the salad and breadsticks that come with every meal. They are prompt in getting your food to the table and making sure that your drink is filled. The price is a little high but well worth the $ spent. They have large servings. Try the sauces that go with the breadsticks. They are yummy but be prepared to be full by the time you get your entre.
PROS: Alfredo is the best!
CONS: Price can be high
Posted 06/01/05 | Report Abuse
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The Olive Garden restaurant has really good food, and a really nice atmosphere. It is usually pretty full, and noisy. But one time we went and they sat us in a nice quiet corner, there was only a few other people near us, it was very nice. They have such a variety of different kinds of pasta and sauces. The service is always super.
Posted 04/22/05 | Report Abuse
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This probobly is not the place to go if you are not a patient person. We have had to wait for over half of an hour before we could get seated at this restaurant. It is always very busy on the weekends. Obviously that does not stop us from going. The food is excellent, and the prices are great. They have a delicious salad and the salad and bread sticks always come with your meal at no extra cost.
Posted 04/22/05 | Report Abuse
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Latest reviews from Citysearch.
Will Never Go Again!
by irie51
Ive not visited the Federal Way location, but the Tukwila location is not listed here, so this is the next best thing. I have been 4 times over the past several months, and each time the service has been terrible. The food .... it's ok , though not authentic. Long story short, it took 2 hours for lunch. Olive Garden @ Tukwila needs to either hire more wait staff, or better train what they have to work more efficiently. I wont be giving them another try.
Pros: Food is OK
Cons: SLOW, SLOW and SLOW, no reservations
Posted 07/12/06