Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

323 Mt Hope Ave, Rockaway - 07866
239 reviews
Italian Salad Soup
(973) 659-3312

Olive Garden is my granddaughters favorite birthday restaurant and we go every year for her birthday and for several other occasions as well. The decor and ambiance is so nice and family style plus the food is absolutely delicious! I especially love the taste of the marinara sauce it's so different than an average Italian restaurant I could drink it like it's a soup! The employees are very nice and kind and easy to talk with. As I said the feeling of having lunch or dinner there is very homey and comfortable and the decorations and fireplaces makes it extra warm a cozy to make you come back over and over. 5 Stars!!!

Our waiter was great and the food didn't take that long to come out. There was no wait time to get seated . We ordered soup and salad which was delicious along with the Chicken Parm. I also had cappuccino which was really amazing ? .It’s always consistently good and the waiting staff is friendly… it’s at a busy location so this time we were lucky, sometimes they tell you there is a wait time but it’s never extremely long… more like 35 mins I come here maybe twice a month. Salad is great pasta is great and the appetizers are excellent so I definitely recommend this one over the next closest one.

As soon as we got there, the receptionist was not friendly at all and just awkward. All we could hear was just her asking “…for 6?” And we said just for 4 (because the two kids were already happily eating popcorn in their wagon & they are very picky). We were like looking at each other because we already said 4 and she kept saying “6?” We almost felt like leaving because of this first impression. I would expect that they would hire more pleasant / friendlier receptionists! Anyway, our server was not too bad, but the food was not too great for the price. You can say we’re not satisfied.

I think our servers name was Lisa. She was wonderful! Nice, friendly. Very generous with the cheese. Lol. Hope to be able to sit in her section when we go again

Last night I had the best dinning experience I have ever had and being as I am old that says a lot. The service was out of this world and we absolutely adored Doreen. She is very knowledgeable on the menu, quick with refills as our glasses never went empty (we were not her only table), and she has the most pleasant personality. Thank you so much Doreen for an amazing night.

It's an olive garden so you should expect consistency. Nothing will blow you away. Just some average corporate Italian fare.Service is spotty. We waited 15min to get a server to look our way only to find that her shift ended and we were abonded without so much as an acknowledgement or goodbye after we were served our meals

My experience at this Olive Garden was amazing. I had went there earlier this week and i had a server named Prince. No one can forget that name. He was very polite, took my order right and made sure my kids, wife and I were okay and satisfied and the food was beyond amazing. It was my wife's birthday and she had nothing but good things to say.

Arrived by 4 pm. Waitress about to leave but took order & brought me a small salad. I asked for as much green lettuce as possible & she complied. Next waitress was okay; but when I asked for a 2nd small salad, she said white lettuce is mixed in. I asked for as much green lettuce as possible & she balked. She brought a large salad (not small) with mostly white lettuce. Lastly, I asked for part of dinner in a to go box plus bill. I waited over 15 min. & she had not come. I passed her as I headed to mgr. desk & asked how come it took her so long to bring bill, etc. She said she took care of other customers. I said when someone is done dining, your responsibility is to bring bill before assisting other customers. I gave her my card asking her to bring me the bill. Instead she runs it thru the kiosk. I stopped at Mgr. desk on way out & explained I was upset, but Mgr. brushed it off. I have been a customer for over 20 yrs. My respect for Olive Garden has taken a dive is all I can say. Karen Andersen

This food is okay at best. It shouldn't be that much money It's not worth it. Whoever gave this 2 dollar signs to show the affordability of the place is mentally disturbed. I had better Italian food. I don't think you could call the Olive garden Italian.

Went to dinner here recently. Our small group got a very nice table in a private area with fantastic wait staff! My food was delicious... chicken gnocchi soup and light shrimp scampi! I will definitely return!There is handicapped parking. I did not use the restroom to see how accessible it is.