Business Details
When you're here, you're family.
General Info
Olive Garden is a family of local restaurants focused on delighting every guest with a genuine Italian dining experience. Delicious Italian Specialties freshly-made daily to pair with a wide variety of Italian wines that will complement your meal. Olive Garden's Culinary Institute of Tuscany, located in the heart of Tuscany, Italy in a restored 11th century village, is where Olive Garden's chefs learn the secrets of great foods in Italy - like how to combine fresh ingredients - to create authentic Italian foods that you'll enjoy sharing with your family and friends.
In Business Since 1982
Reviews & Recommendations
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Poor excuse for Italian food / food tastes like out of a can
Provided by Citysearch
Olive Garden is the poorest excuse for Italian food -- ever! I had a sampler platter and every item tasted the same - all seasoned alike and all were rather bland. I tried hard to eat them, but could get thru but 3 -4 bites from each item. I then set the platter aside. The waitress never asked why I did not finish (boy, I would have loved to have told her!). If you think their food is good, then I feel sorry for you (you have not lived till you have good Italian food). I was the guest of someone, and its a good thing, as i would have had a difficult time paying for what they call ""food"". Very bland flavors, and the food tasted like it came from cans.
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This is not Italian food!!!
Provided by Citysearch
Olive Garden has to be the worst Italian food I've ever eaten. Our entrees came out cold, the tomato sauce taste like ragu out of a can, and the service is rude. DON'T EAT HERE
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pitiful
Provided by Citysearch
if anybody considers this italian food they are out of there minds and dont know what real authenic italian food is.If you want some real italian food go to carrabas.
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Surely you jest
Provided by Citysearch
The Olive Garden is the Best Italian in Orlando? Only if you like bland, unadventurous & wholly inauthentic wannabe Italian. And I own stock in the darned place!!
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Best Italian - maybe in Russia!
Provided by Citysearch
Great for groups - otherwise - come on - best Italian! I mean I love all the Darden Chain Restaurants and I am not knocking Olive Garden - best salad and breadsticks - but best italian - you people need to go out more! Stop hanging out in Bithlo and eating at the East Colonial location...venture further....there really is better!
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Watered down Americanized version
Provided by Citysearch
Olive Garden is a watered down Americanized version of Italian food. This is the last place I would visit if I had a craving for Italian. I much prefer the Macaroni Grill, in Lake Mary, FL. The ambience is romantic, dimly lit, very good food, and choice of wine, service is good, and the waitresses will come to your table, and sing and sing Italian opera! (they sing beautifully)
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Best Italian Food???
Provided by Citysearch
Maybe if you live in Kentucky...Olive Garden might be good. Other wise EWWWW! Carrabba's is definately better -- Or better yet For real italian food - other than Lasana, try Cafe Positano in Apopka near Hunt Club Blvd. If you want to have an extra special night - try Allegria on Lyman ave, in Winter Park. For a large group try Buca De Beppo's and ask for the kitchen table. It's just like my grandfather's kitchen....Olive Garden...It's like MickeyD's of italian food!!!
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Factory Food
Provided by Citysearch
How anyone can choose a chain that prepares it's entress ahead of time is beyond me... Over Romano's and Carrabas???
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NOT UP TO PAR
Provided by Citysearch
I HAVE BEEN TO MANY OF THE AREA OLIVE GARDENS AND AT ONE TIME THEY WERE GOOD. NOT SO ANYMORE. SERVICE IS GOOD AT MOST, BUT THE FOOD IS MORE LIKE A CAFETERIA. SORRY, BUT THEY REALLY NEED TO RE-THINK THEIR BUSINESS PLAN AND GO BACK TO QUAILITY.
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U R Kidding right???
Provided by Citysearch
You have got me be kidding! Olive Garden used to have a commercial about some Italian Grandmother asking for the recipe of some dish. Well if my Grandmother were alive today(and yes she is Italian) she would slap the chef there for calling that stuff good food. Yes I will eat there as it is cheap and you get a lot of food; however, if I want good Italian there are a bunch of other places that do a better job to get my money!
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Olive Garden?! Are you kidding me?!
Provided by Citysearch
Anyone who rates the Olive Garden as one of the best Italian restaurants DOES NOT know real Italian food. I've lived in Italy and to say such things is a disgrace. I think you need to venture outside of the Fazzoli's, Olive Gardens, and Macaroni Grills to find true Italian food.
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Good Eats Are Hard To Find
Provided by Citysearch
Eating at the Olive Garden is like eating a frozen dinner from the store. Infact, I like some frozen dinners more. They do have excellent service though. And thier cheesy Italian decor is usually clean also. If only the food the good, and then I might make them part of family like they so suggest.
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No, don't do it!
Provided by Citysearch
I have never really had a good experience at the Olive Garden. Very bland food with not much excitement to the meal!
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Great food
Provided by Citysearch
Olive Garden is a great resturant to eat pasta. Hope that you all try it it has lot's of great locations....
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Extraordinary!
Provided by Citysearch
Olive Garden has come a long way in the past few years. The food and service continues to be the leaders amongst Italian restaurants. Many have tried to duplicate their concept but so far OG remains ""Extraordinary"" Grazie!
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America's Italian Dynamo
Provided by Citysearch
If I need an ""Italian"" fix, I know I can always be satisfied at Olive Garden. The bread sticks and alfredo sauce are not to be beat. I would recommend it to anyone who wants an affordable, enjoyable meal.
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