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
I work in the area and my friends, my husband and myself go there quite often for lunch. The food is amazing and the wait staff is very friendly. The prices are reasonable especially for lunch (2 of us just ate there and even with drinks it was only $25.00 for both of us). I would recommend it to anyone looking for a nice place to eat without spending a ton of money. I love going and sitting down, it makes a nice break in an other wise stressful day. The only problem is that there is not a lot of parking outside, but if your willing to dirve around in circles a few times something will open up.
Posted 02/23/09 | Report Abuse
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I WAS AT OLIVE GARDEN RESTAURANT LAST WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE MY HUSBAND'S BIRTYDAY WITH A SMALL GROUP. UPON ARRIVAL, WE CAME TO KNOW ABOUT THE WONDERFUL $7.95 ALL YOU CAN EAT PASTA DEAL. IT WAS THE BEST. EVERYONE COULD HAVE WHAT THEY WANT. OVER AND ABOVE, WE CAME HOME WITHOUT A HOLE IN OUR POCKET :D
PROS: FOOD
CONS: NOTHING
Posted 09/14/05 | Report Abuse
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The wait is short. Food is tasty. I really enjoy the breadsticks, salad and soups. Which they have a lunch special of endless breadsticks, salad and soup for $5.95, average sort of price. If you are going for the pasta's you will spend around $12-$15 on average for your food. The service is adequate, sometimes slow on the refills of drinks or breadsticks. Overall a good experience.
PROS: food is tasty
CONS: Servers sometimes slow
Posted 08/17/05 | Report Abuse
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The paintings and decorations take you to Italy and the strong smell of garlic makes my tummy rumble just thinking about this place!
The salad dressing (which they sell as well) is very tasty along with most of their food. Their tiramisu is perfection (and I've had a lot of tiramisu in my day)!
The wait staff is excellent as well but the wait to get a table can be trying on the patience.
PROS: Good food, good service, good times
CONS: Long wait for a table
Posted 07/22/05 | Report Abuse
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This is great place for casual dining. The atmosphere takes you to what Italy must be like. The smell of the garlic and parmesan in the air is sooo aluring. The food is very rich and flavorful.
PROS: The food is very good and so is the Strawberry Lemonade
CONS: You have to wait forever to get in for dinner
Posted 05/26/05 | Report Abuse
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