The food was amazing as usual. Olive garden is the go to restaurant for consistently great Italian food. The three stars happened because of the service. The Waitress was the kindest but it was a busy Sunday night. There was no silverware for over 10min. My entree arrived before I could eat my salad. Had better experiences at Olive Garden but most definitely you'll see me at an Olive Garden again‼️
The staff were great and did a great job. Location was nice and active, as Olive Garden is a great chain.Unfortunately the fun ended there. We ordered 3 meals to-go and 2 were not great. The spaghetti and meat balls was good, but chicken Marsala tasted like the wine was left in the sauce and chicken over cooked, the lasagna was mediocre and warm, not hot. The salads and minestrone were equally lack luster.Honestly I think this location can be excellent, but perhaps some more attention to detail on the prep and cooking would be ideal to help address these issues?
Best meal we've ever had here thanks to our waitress Jessica tonight (Redding, CA location) Great service!I don't eat bread or pasta so it's hard to find something at Olive Garden that fits me. I usually ask for the chicken Alfredo over a bed of veggies instead of pasta (and the waiter or waitress always has to get creative on what veggies that includes. Sometimes all I've gotten was broccoli with chicken on it because "that's all the veggies we have."Jessica & the chef did a great job making exactly what I was looking for tonight! Thank you for the effort into making my meal worth having. I would return over and over for this.Chicken and alfredo sauce over Spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli, mushrooms, olives, and more. Well worth it!!We should also mention that service was very fast and friendly, (which we appreciate going out to dinner with a 2 year old).Thanks for an awesome experience Jessica and chef!
We took our 17 year old Grandson out for a celebration meal after the Division Championship Wrestling Tournament. He wanted food that was healthy for the body and not a fast food joint.Staff were super friendly and our Server was attentive. We ordered two orders of Shrimp & Chicken Carbonara and one Seafood Alfredo. Each came with bread sticks and your choice of salad or four different soups. We had one salad, Chicken & Crocchi soup (white cream sauce with little dumplings), and another soup that had sausage, kale, potatoes with white cream sauce. Salad was only one serving, but enough for three! The guys thought their soups were great! Our main dishes were the best!!! The meal was served timely. Overall great meal experience. I wish their Bellini Peach-Raspberry Ice Tea was sold in grocery stores, yes folks it's that good! It's like a sweet peach tea with after tones of raspberries... very refreshing.Expect to pay a base of 20+ per meal... but with a taste of AWESOME, it was worth every bite!Pictured: Seafood Alfredo, and the soup with sausage, kale, potatoes in a white cream sauce (name skips my mind).
Had the lunch special and needed a box to go, was so full from the salad and breadsticks I claimed all mine. I was dining solo, which to many may appear awkward, but the server didn't make me feel that way.Was great food and great service.
Great food great company. The waiter even took a photo for us. He was awesome food came fast and hot
My parents and I arrived as walk ins and were told it would be a little bit of a wait which was fine. However as more and more people came in and got seated we asked what was going on only to be told that anyone who calls in get priority and we got bumped down the list. That is the most ridiculous method to take customers I have ever heard. It's one thing if they are reserved already. It's entirely another if they just called in and got to go before us. Sad thing is we really liked this place.
I always order the 'create your own pasta', customizing the veggies, sauce etc. It was deliciously made served with garlic breads & salad. We were served a scrumptious eggplant parmesan as well.
This Olive Garden was packed when we got in, so we expected a long wait, but it only took them two minutes to get us a table. This was the night of Tuesday, December 28th. On top of that, our server Ari (Ariel) was very genuine and polite. Our food and drinks came out perfectly, and really quick, too! I would absolutely recommend this restaurant to anyone, and we will be returning again soon.
The Olive Garden in Redding was such a disappointment. For lunch we got the salad and chicken Alfredo. The salad was huge chunks of yellow iceberg and the bread sticks were not fresh. The pasta was so gummy and the sauce was so thick it was difficult if not impossible to eat. $15 for that lunch was a total ripoff.