Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

We dined at this location for the first time, about 1800 on 12 Aug 2023. Our meals were a bit too cheesy (the melted cheese that came with them, not the added parmesan, obviously) and the helping of broccoli that came with mine was too much, but overall, the food was great and the service was fantastic. The parking lot is kind of a pain to maneuver if you're in a larger vehicle, just a head's up.

Amazing customer service the drinks so good, the dessert oh my God was delightful 😋 and we only waited like 20min.

Lasagna was really good. Wife like the ravioli with cheese. Breadsticks were tough on the ends.

Kind of same old same old, menu same atmosphere is the same. Food is same but good and service is top notch. Our waiter was quick to refill drinks and bring warm bread to our table. Having the managers walking and talking dose make a difference to our group’s and they donut well here.

Only giving the atmosphere a 1 star because I promise, as a 27 year old gen z, who has just become a new mother, the older generation is hands down the reason why younger people do not feel welcome in these spaces. It seriously blows my mind how judgemental people born before 1980 can be. No wonder the world is plagued with so much trauma. That being said, with the rest of my 5 star review, I want to express my sincerest gratitude to Olive Garden and it's staff for making a new mother feel welcome to have a nice dinner with her sister on her last night in town. I will not mention my server's name, because I don't want any anti-breastfeeders to come and accost her, but she knows who she is. And I hope management gives her special recognition for what she did. Upon receiving requests from other guests (older guests) to ask me to stop feeding my child, even though I was feeding my 4 month old discreetly under a blanket. My waitress responded by getting me a refill of my tea (before I finished my first, she knew I needed the hydration) and kindly handed it to me before breaking the news to the anti-baby feeding table that she was informed by the manager that there was in fact nothing they could do to stop me from feeding my baby. My sister and I had to leave quickly anyway to grab other food requests on the way home, but my server made sure to offer me extra breadsticks, Alfredo dipping sauce and another refill AND a handful of Andie's mints on the way out. I hope they dont think I left because of the offended tables, we truly were just stopping in for a quick dinner so that I could get out of the house for once and my sister could enjoy her last night. I left her a 25% tip, even though I wish I could have given her more, just for making me feel like I was welcome and wanted. And I hope the table who complained about me treated her just as well for making her seriously go through the trouble of asking if she could stop a mother from feeding her child. I have been told by every one of my elders to never feel bad for feeding my baby (my family doesnt not originate from America and breastfeeding is really only tabboo in this lala land). Breastfeeding is a privilege and I understand how much of a blessing it is to be able to feed my child this way, because not every woman gets to do so. So for the women who do breastfeed and the women who are unable, I choose to embrace it fully because to I don't want to take advantage of the opportunity to help my child's immune system in a world that seems to keep generating new viruses. Maybe the younger generations wouldn't feel so apprehensive about having children if people would quit hating mothers and children so much. (Cough cough, I'm referring to you, gen X and above). Seriously, it's sad. Even when you do the respectful thing and cover up to feed your child, people are still so childish and see the female anatomy as an object to crucify instead of just minding their own business. For some reason people all of a sudden want to use their imagination on what's happening underneath a blanket. Shout out to Olive Garden in Albuquerque. You guys are the future. Thank you for making the restaurant a safe place for me and my family. I was able to feel like a somewhat normal person for one night. Also the food was fantastic!!