Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

6367 E State St, Rockford - 61108
223 reviews
Italian Salad Soup
(815) 399-3176

Stopped in for an early weeknight birthday dinner after shopping. Everything was fantastic, the server went out of her way to make sure we had everything we needed and extra little touches. You never know when you try somewhere new, but this location met and exceeded all of our Olive Garden expectations.

The food was ???chefs kiss!! The waitresses were super polite and didn't bother you every 5 minutes they took their time, in a good way. The rum punch was more punch than rum but I enjoyed it. They gave us a free dessert for celebrating my brother's graduation and it was a fantastic experience.Food 8/10Staff 100/10Wait 9/10Overall a fantastic experience and I will definitely be coming back

We spent $60 on food and all of it was just bad. How can a steak cost $17 and be so tough (even being cooked medium rare) there’s a whole tendon going through it so we couldn’t even cut through it. The noodles were all over cooked, breadsticks were hard even though they were still warm. And the Artichoke dip was so bland along with the fettuccine. I didn’t expect a great meal but wow this was sad even for a chain restaurant.

Out for a kid free date night with the husband.. Izzie was our waitress Tonight and she was fantastic. I had the stuffed ravioli it was delicious almost couldn't finish (almost ?) husband had the chicken fettuccine Alfredo which he said was fantastic. So 5 ? s from us Tonight. ? ps the spiked strawberry lemonade ? yum

I haven't been for a long time and it was good. The salad seemed a bit dry (dressing was pretty much nonexistent). We felt rushed. Our meal came within minutes after our salad arrived. I would have liked to enjoy some time to relax, enjoy the food and company after work and the 20+ minute drive to get there.

Where staff and food was really good.Later was very pleasant wish you would have worried covid mask. Very uncomfortable when I see my food being breathed on buy a person that I do not know his health background. And it makes me wonder how far they're cooks. And the rest of the staff.Food was good but I will not return.

Food was excellent, as always. Erin was my server, and I was her first . . . customer, that is. She'll be a rock star - handled everything like a pro/veteran.

A while back the boyfriend and I needed a night out and we decided to try olive garden. I have been meaning to write this review because our waitress Holly was just amazing! She went above and beyond for us and it really just made our night! She was so kind and always checking in. In these times we are all going through so much and she was just the best person to cross paths with.

Called to see if there is typically a long wait on a Tuesday and was told there was no way of knowing. Ok fine. Went in anyway. 20 min wait. Ok fine. Seated with 2 kids in the high traffic area. Asked to be seated in a booth or a corner and was told there was absolutely no other seating available. The entire half of the restaurant was empty. Two other families were seated in the two requested spots within 5 min of each other and from my request.

I came here as a date with my boyfriend for valentine's day weekend - as expected for a saturday evening, it was absolutely packed and there was a long wait time. However, this isn't a complaint. Our waitress, Vanesa, was nothing but considerate and kind. She apologized profusely for the wait and did her absolute best to help us while probably swamped with several other tables. This unfortunately didn't stop the table in the corner from grabbing the manager and complaining about everything. This is a public shaming for them and a huge thank you to our waitress who handled the whole situation so well even though she was probably beyond stressed. We had a great time!