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Inspired by Italian generosity and love of amazing food, our menu has something for everyone and features a variety of Italian specialties, including classic and filled pastas, chicken, seafood and beef. From indulgent appetizers to entrees, desserts, wines and specialty drinks, there's always something everyone will enjoy. Life is better together, so come in today and satisfy your craving for comfort and connection. We're all family here.
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- Alejandro B.FL, FL03Mar 27, 2024
¡Claro! Aquà tienes un posible review en inglés para Stefania, la mesera de Olive Garden:
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I had a wonderful experience at Olive Garden on this rainy afternoon, largely thanks to Stefania, our server. Her warm hospitality and genuine smile made our visit truly delightful. She provided excellent service, ensuring our every need was met with care and attention. Stefania's professionalism and friendliness truly elevated our dining experience. I highly recommend Olive Garden, and if you have the pleasure of being served by Stefania, you're in for a treatHelpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Oct 6, 2023
I haven't been to Olive Garden in yearsss, but I can say with all of the advertisement on TV - it definitely had me craving some salad and breadsticks.
Olive Garden during the lunch time is busy, however we were seated in an efficient time. My mom and I decided to come today for the lunch special - unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks for $8.99! What an amazing deal! Our server Bill was super attentive and helpful. For our soup we began with chicken & gnocchi and the Zuppa Toscana. Both were very light and rich with flavor surprisingly. The salad was my main reason for coming, and it was fresh, crisp, and the amount of dressing was balanced. The breadsticks were super soft and warm and great for dipping into the soup. My mom got the minestrone and I opted for the pasta e fagoli for next round. It has ground beef, pasta, shredded carrots, beans, and lots of flavor.
I highly enjoyed my lunch at Olive Garden and for the price point - you can not beat that. I'm impressed with the service, quality of food, and the cleanliness of the restaurant.Helpful 3Thanks 1Love this 4Oh no 0 - Oct 21, 2023
I've come to this Olive Garden twice this past month, and prior to that haven't been in years. All in all, I had an incredible experience and would absolutely recommend this location. I came during lunch, and dinner hours. Both times, I received legendary service and the waiter/waitress were incredibly attentive and the food tasted great.
I did the endless pasta meal, adding the crispy chicken as the protein option during both visits. I decided to get the soup instead of the salad. For $14, or $19 with the protein added, it is an incredible value. I never felt pressured to leave, although I could only handle two plates. I had my daughter with me, and the waiter/waitress were incredibly approachable, patient, and exceeded my expectations.
The service at this location has been pretty phenomenal, and I'd absolute return!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - 57160528Sep 25, 2023
Olive Garden you never disappoint me!! Today's menu is brought to you by their delicious Chicken Alfredo, and the Chicken tortellini Alfredo. Our side dishes were thru Chickens Gnocchi Soup and their amazing house salad. If you and your guest decide to go on a weekend of during the evening, and you party is more than 2 people, it is enough to "Join the Wait List" online so you aren't waiting a long time. The service was amazing and always clean. The general manager was there reassuring everything was going smooth and offering helpful assistance to every table and warmed our hearts with the great service we received!
If you are looking for a delicious restaurant and a family favorite, look up your local Olive Garden.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Arthur L.Englewood, FL1532Apr 25, 2024
You delivered dinner for 12 on time and with the order totally correct. Everyone said it was delicious! Thanks for making it a great party!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jul 16, 2023
No one goes to Olive Garden thinking they're getting the most authentic, hidden family secret recipe Italian food straight out of Sicily. As long as you go in knowing what to expect, you can have a reasonably decent experience. I dined-in with some friends on a Friday night and ordered the eggplant parmigiana. It came with a side of regular spaghetti noodles with red sauce over the top. Not much flavor to the sauce and the two eggplant patties were a little thin given the price of the dish. Good thing I filled up on the endless soup (I chose the chicken gnocchi) and breadsticks. Make sure to ask for a separate bowl of alfredo sauce to dip the breadsticks in. Our waitress was friendly and accommodating. Parking is easy, as they have their own lot in the endless maze that is Butler Plaza. Would I go again? Sure, why not.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jess W.Atlanta, GA627361Feb 17, 2024
This was a delicious meal. The soup was a little too brothy, but the pasta was excellent and well portioned. The texture of the noodles was perfect. The broccoli was fresh and not woody. The sauce was salty and creamy. The chicken was crunchy. My server, Tanner, was a sweetie pie. An all-around good dining experience.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Oct 8, 2022Updated review
Let me tell y'all just how happy I am with the quality of service we've always gotten in this restaurant.
This particular Gainesville Olive Garden...I mean, wow. Yet AGAIN we've had beyond satisfactory service and food.
If you're still going down to Ocala, y'all are NUTS! I've even managed to get almost everyone's name that had waited on us...tonight it was the bartender, Joel. Great attentive and so polite...(Actually laughed at my husband's stupid attempts at humor...even I don't. I just roll my eyes). This guy was great. We never had to wait for anything. Our drinks out....IMMEDIATELY. Our salad and breadsticks with shipping sauce? Immediately...less than 3 minutes from clearing from the salad, our dinner.
You just CANNOT find better service anywhere than in here!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0Jan 8, 2022Previous reviewHad the best visit here to date tonight! Our wait was less than a minute, our table comfortable and clean. Our server was named Melissa...waitresses out there....listen up...this girl was EXCELLENT! She listened, she was prompt, already knew her customers before she began giving us the best visit here yet.
Drinks immediately and accurately...order taken immediately afterwards without leaving before taking our orders! Everything was brought within such a short time and in perfect...let me emphasize PERFECT timing as to when we SHOULD BE SERVED each part of our meal. Not 3 crazy breadsticks that we devour immediately and fight over who eats the odd one, but enough to eat immediately and some with our meal.
Alfredo dipping sauce great, salad excellent and served WITH our breadsticks and sauce and with our calamari!
We had just finished all that when the dinners arrived nice and hot...fresh, perfect, perfect, perfect!
Plates cleared and to go meals all wrapped up with some breadsticks and she got our best tip here at $15. For a party of 2.
Again I'll say this....it was an epic meal!! Avoid this place in Ocala like the plague and instead come to Gainesville! They're EXCELLENT!!Aug 31, 2021Previous reviewBecause of the many reviews on here that were poor, I decided to try them with much trepidation. My husband and I had calamari and the lasagna fritta. Both were good, but the calamari was a bit on the chewy rather than crispy side.
Our mains were Fettuccini Alfredo and spaghetti with meat sauce and 3 meatballs. Our salad (house) was phenomenal as usual and oh lord, the garlic breadsticks are STILL the best in the world with the Alfredo dipping sauce. I'm afraid I filled up on salad and breadsticks before our meal came out, but it was oh so worth it!
Both mains were good, my husband said his only complaint was that the marinara and meatballs were somewhat bland, but since he's a smoker, I tend to not pay much attention to his palate. I'll say that you can never go wrong with fettuccini Alfredo--add shrimp or chicken if you like--it's always excellent and so fresh and creamy.
We ended with tiramisu and a cappuccino and both of those were excellent as well!
I really don't understand why anyone would give them a bad review. We were seated immediately, our waitress was beyond attentive (we tip big for attentiveness) and our food came out pretty quickly and was better than just decent for the price. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals.
Only complaint? No one to carry you out to the car when you've overeaten! - Jan 7, 2023
Got seated right away. Server was friendly,and took great care of us. Food was hot and my only complaint was I wasn't even done with soup and my.main dish was brought out..
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Courtney H.Aurora, CO0673Jan 1, 2024
Food was good but service was terrible. A bartender spilled while making a drink. I had to move my food away from the spill & he never cleaned it up. My food arrived before my drink. I never received the breadsticks I asked for. Everything took quite awhile expect for giving me the check.
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Jan 3, 2024
Courtney, this isn't the experience we would have liked to have provided to you. We’re here to help and would like to learn more. If you’d like to discuss further, please send us an email at guestrelations@olivegarden.com. So we’ll know which review is yours, please include the name your review was posted under and the restaurant location you reviewed.