Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

This is a great example that not all chain restaurants are equal. I've eaten at quite a few Olive Gardens, and this is by far the best. They have quality food that's consistent. The staff is to- notch and somehow find time to really connect with the customers and do an excellent job of serving them. They go out of their way to make sure that every customer leaves happy and content.

It’s an Olive Garden. That’s pretty much the basics of it. The building is definitely old and the space hasn’t been renovated in quite some time. The host / waiting area is incredibly dark. The photo doesn’t do it justice since the camera is artificially brightening to photo. The food is what you would expect from Olive Garden. It’s not going to blow you away but it’s consistent so you know what you’re getting. The service is typically pretty good at this location. Wait staff are friendly and thoughtful.

I'm a regular here and liked my experience the last time I visited. I tried a new dish(I'm not able to recollect the name, my bad) it is good if you don't want a very creamy, heavy dish. It has chicken, mushroom and spinach on mushroom sauce. The chicken was beautifully cooked, super soft and tender, felt like butter. I absolutely loved my dish. However, the ziti al forno, ordered by my friend, felt a little bland. She did not find it flavourful. The tour of Italy is always a good pick where you get a little of everything. Since Èntre comes with soup/salad, I got a chicken Gnocchi soup, and I enjoyed it after adding a dash of pepper. I ordered Tiramisu for dessert, which was good but not wow! Overall, happy :)

First time trying Olive Garden as an Italian. I heard a lot of bad things about how it isn’t real Italian food and I shouldn’t try it. After all, it is not bad at all if you think of it as Italian American food. The quantities are large, the flavours are OK for the most part. The service was great! They give you free salad and breadsticks. I tried the Tour of Italy and the Alfredo sauce fettucini were not bad. For $20 a large dish, this will get you fixed for one and a half meals. If you are looking for some comfort food, this place will do. But if you’re looking for some authentic Italian food, this place can’t be that.