Redo Review Had been a few years since I have been to the Olive Garden. I had a balance left on a gift card and decided to give them another chance. So glad I did. We went for an evening meal. We were seated right away. Our waiter Rick M was what I call a "Perfect Server." He made the experience. He got our drinks and brought out the bread sticks right away. We ordered the promo " Neverending Pasta Bowl" and we chose soup, specifically I ordered Zuppa Toscana and my friend got Chicken Gnocchi . My Zuppa was the best I ever had and my friend raved about the Gnocchi. I got the Rigatoni with spicy sauce and sausage. It was a huge portion delicious and spicy. My friend got Spaghetti with Spicy sauce. There was enough left to take home and eat for two more meals and that was just one bowl! Rick was attentive without being overbearing. He was very familiar with the menu and seemed to know the right time for water refills etc. . He was busy with other tables but he was calm and very professional. He made it look so easy. If you haven't been to the Augusta Olive Garden recently give them another try. You won't be disappointed. read more

Thank you to our dedicated, hard working, waitress named Ceyanna ! Such a delightful evening, memorable in everyday. ( Friday evening, every parking spot was full) Looking forward to our next visit ! ​ read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Augusta, Maine

What can I say about Olive Garden... As a true Italian raised on real, homemade Italian food? The food's not bad, and the staff are friendly. In fact, the portions are large and the salad and breadsticks are unlimited. But, it's not great food. The pasta is over cooked, in bulk, leaving it mushy. The sauces are a bit bland, so that they can suit everyone's palate. THE DEAL: if you care more about quantity then quality, this is the restaurant for you! read more

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Cheese approved food is cheese approved! Especially this breadstick's ! Employees are awesome and wonderful, the place is perfect!

Over an hour and 50 minutes for our order to be prepared and ready for take out! Not even an apology. Last time I ever eat here! read more

Food served cold on hot plates . Even after sending it back things were still cold. Soup lukewarm meatballs cold center pasta and sauce cold. We arrived at the very opening time good service felt bad for the servers as they tried to make things right. My eggplant was very hot but the pasta and sauce were cold on the plate. Very disappointing read more

Food was great , however our waitress had no idea what she was doing. Poorly trained or maybe she just wasn't cut out to be a waitress .

It was a busy night and the food was amazing but the best part was our waitress Lucii! She was kind and super attentive even though she was over worked due to the busyness of the night. LuciI made the experience and was so gracious. If it had not been for her super waitress skills and kind personality the dinner would have been simply mediocre. Thanks LuciI! read more

Don't bother with takeout orders. I placed an order a little after 5 and it was supposed to be ready at 5:36, spoiler alert.... It wasn't. I checked in about 5:30 then waited, and waited and waited, 45 minutes later the guy strolled out and said here you go. Order was missing Silverware and a salad. They could of at least thrown in some of those little mints but nope. Disappointment all around. read more

That was a fun and great dinner! Megan did a great job, thanks for the great service! 2 of us went Carbonara, very good! And the Dessert, those donut things with chocolate and raspberry dip?!? OMG! read more

Terrible food soup salad and bread sticks all you can eat . The salad is iceberg lettuce the Italian dressing tasted terrible, the bread sticks not even sure what to say and the soups choices wow. I guess if you have 4-5 people and are starving this might be an option but honestly i am not even sure if they would want another round of this food . Also lunch specials so small only think you get a lot of is the pasta , lemonade drinks 3.79 each for fresh squeezed that was way to sweet and not good . The management reached out and all they could say was we are so sorry about this please come back and try us again. Yeah right 40.00 dollars later for that food no thanks PS : Never even offered a free meal or anything to try and make you feel better just sorry please come back and try us again . Honestly 1 star is to much based on the food and there lack of consideration to try and rectify this problem . read more

We always receive excellent food in a clean and friendly environment. Never a bad meal. We have been customers for years and plan to continue. read more

Service once seated is almost always prompt and very good. Servers are friendly and neatly-attired and clean. The restaurant itself is always clean, and never feel crowded. Food is always hot and delicious. I think it was a great idea to start allowing free refills on the alfredo sauce for the bread sticks. The only thing I would want different is I think they should have a smaller portion size on the dinner menu added on at least some items for those who cannot eat as much. Have been a customer for many years and have even came to that town just to eat there as I live 45 minutes away! read more

Among my top favorite chain restaurants. I always eat here when I'm feeling it and able to. Sadly the one closest to me is ALWAYS too busy at my bday time of the year, so o don't get to go to this fav to celebrate my special day. Too bad they won't allow reservations. read more

Got take out, had the chicken parm. Two good size chicken cutlets but hardly any pasta in the dish, and for nearly 20$ I'd expect a filling amount of spaghetti, I mean Christ? The shrimp Alfredo was good and had a good portion idk why the skimpy chicken parm, read more

Service was great. Long wait highly suggest calling or going online to be put on the waiting list. Food is horrible. We were sick for a day or two after eating here. Our waitress was super nice and tried her best. We only had one drink from the bar as it took about 45 mins to get our drink. It came after our food came. Ambiance was super loud read more

poorly trained waitress. took forever to get our food. asked for refills and she used the dirty glasses for a refill with straws and one drink was completely wrong--maybe someone else's? dirty bathrooms with paper everywhere and food was not top notch. breadsticks were barely cooked, one order of soup had three gnocchi. three. this makes multiple times of poor food and service. probably won't be coming here anymore. read more

I'm always a fan of the food at Olive Garden; especially the salad bowls! I haven't ever had a bad thing on the menu and really enjoy their Alfredo sauce. On this particular visit in Augusta, it's worth noting how spectacular our service was. Our server was pleasant, friendly, inviting, and engaging. I felt that she went out of her way often to make sure to always be on top of our needs, despite the busy restaurant. The space is large and clean. Did not let a parking lot full of cars deter you from heading in. They usually turnover quickly because of the number of tables they have available. read more

The past two takeout orders they've forgotten silverware, napkins, and cheese for my pasta. I always make sure to remind them of fresh breadsticks after a few times of getting older stale ones. With my experience typically no more than a 30-minute wait for pickup after ordering. When we've gone inside for sit-down meals, the servers are usually welcoming and friendly. It's a pretty open Olive Garden with high ceilings. Nice front lobby area and of course, FREE WiFi! Inside is getting the full experience but To-Go can be just as good. read more

food was absolutely horrible i ordered kids chicken and fresh fry i got the chicken pretty fast and a ate a tender the second i took a bite into the second one it was completely effing raw. the waitress was extremely rude and every little request would take super long. She didn't check on us once all at all this place is horrible. I would never go there. read more

Olive Garden is Olive Garden in my opinion. The only reason we went here was because we were traveling north and it was the only option. Advice: - If you want to walk out the door happy, eat only the breadsticks and salad. They never let you down. - Order with low expectations. This low review is solely about the food. Our waitress was very good, kind, and attentive. She brought everything we needed right when we asked. We were a table of 8 pretty late in the evening. Kudos to her for being as friendly as she was very close to closing. Now about the food... We ordered a variety of meals at our table. The consistent problem was the lack of sauce (alfredo, marinara, and scampi) on all dishes. My wife and I split the chicken fettuccine alfredo. They kindly split the bowl for us even though we didn't necessarily want that. I tried to mix my bowl of fettuccine and it was so dry that the noodles wouldn't move. It was seriously missing sauce. The chicken was also well overcooked, that rubber type thing everyone hates. My daughter had meatballs and spaghetti. Again, it lacked sauce in a big bad way. The meatballs were also very overcooked. Needless to say, we will not be back anytime soon as our meal was expensively underwhelming. read more

When busy they are not careful when making your curbside order. They messed up our order twice on one simple meal and were careless with several other dishes and got them wrong. They did offer to refund one dish, but I would of liked my refund for the others items wrong and my tip as well. Disappointed. read more

Never go wrong having a meal here with friends and family. Authentic Italian cuisine. My choice is usually the Tour of Italy--lasagna, fettuccine and chicken parmigiana. The salad is always fresh and cold. My husband prefers the sausage soup over the salad and , of course, those breadsticks! Yum! We didn't know that the soup was endless just like the salad. Great value for the money. Last time we ate in the bar section which was great with no wait time. Same great service and excellent food! I recommend this for families and singles alike. read more

Everything as you would expect from an olive garden. The service was friendly and we had a nice meal.

I hate having to post bad reviews but as you can see by the photo this was a must. I had to take a picture to see just how pink and slimy the lettuce was because the restaurant is a little dim. YUCK!!!! I also received a dirty plate and utensils. It took the waitress 20+ minutes to get our beverages and she forgot multiple things we ordered. When I showed her the photo I took of the salad she acted embarrassed but she didn't say anything about it. Apologized very quietly and took the bowl of pink lettuce away. When she returned to the table she had a little bit of an attitude which just made the experience worse. I shouldn't feel bad for pointing out a health risk. Very disappointed in the Augusta Olive Garden!! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Augusta, Maine

Kathy our server is great the hosts were polite and courteous the Atmosphere is clean, Warm & friendly. Everything is looking amazing tasting incredible our Appetizer is over cooked that would be the only thing I'd say they are off on today. Thank you for a great lunch read more

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I love the this place. Love the tour of Italy. Love soup and salad. Love Sambuca. Love Wine. Love Tour of Italy! Taste great! read more

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This is my local Olive Garden. I frequent this restaurant on a fairly regular basis. Lunch is my preferred as I work and need to be in and out. The waitstaff are friendly, attentive, and very accommodating. You can tell the customer comes first. The restaurant itself will make you feel like you are dining in an italian villa, it's clean, colorful, very comfortable, there are even a few tables I would classify as "cozy". The food tastes fresh, arrives hot, I have never had a bad meal. I'm in love with the new risotto balls. They are crunchy, melty gooey balls from heaven. Portions are generous I always leave with leftovers. The pairing of the wine with the food is perfect. I don't drink mixed drinks so I can't speak to that. It's always a delight to dine here. read more

Usually I have been liking the food for every Olive Garden. I obviously loved the food we had here too. This time we did pickup because we were traveling and we need to wait for little longer when it said it should be done in time and maybe they are late because of Covid. But it's always worth waiting. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Augusta, Maine

The wait was 30 minutes. If your ever going to go to Olive Garden in the future get the app. People kept coming and going in they made time on line. Live and learn read more

Three of us went to this Olive Garden on 01/27/2022, for lunch. We had a wonderful waiter. I believe his name was Jeff. He was awesome! He came back to our table, several times, to make sure we had all we needed or if we needed anything extra. The food was wonderful. We got our bill, which was around $85.00. I tipped him $30.00. He was shocked by the tip and asked me if I wanted change back. I told him that wouldn't be necessary and I told him he was wonderful and deserved the tip. We had a short conversation about how it can be challenging to deal with the public. I fully understand, because I had a job for 32 years where I dealt with people and there were times it was hard to keep a smile on my face, and not tell mean, entitled people off. Thank-you for a wonderful dining experience. We will definitely go back there. read more

Food was very good ! The waitstaff very pleasant and professional! The young lady that waited our table did a super job!! , I would definitely recommend this location. read more

Never had a bad experience here.the food here is always great and it's always nice to eat and enjoy.we come here after going to the VA & it's a fun place good prices read more

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I knocked off 2 stars because they WSU over salt their breadsticks at this location, they also don't make the iced coffee as good as other locations. Both of those are 2 big reasons I go to Olive Garden and it's a little disappointing that it's not that great. read more

Came in and Courtney made me feel so welcome and gave the best service I could ask for. She was attentive and had great suggestions. I never had to wait for anything. Always a pleasure coming in here! read more

Never been much of an Olive Garden fan. I come from an Italian family with legit sauce, etc. However, we have been here twice now and both times were really good - both in service and food. Last night we had the shrimp and chicken carbonara and a make your own pasta with 4 cheese sauce and meatballs. So yum. Will definitely be back. read more

My waitress, Amanda, was rude. My girlfriend asked for a kids Alfredo, not for it to be cheaper, but because she knows she can't eat an adult Alfredo and didn't want to waste all that food. When she asked for a kids sized, she replied in a snarky tone, "no". We know that she can get a kids size because she has ordered it many times before and they have never had a problem with it. read more

My neice and I went here for lunch. The food was excellent, and our waiter Kathy Table 10. check # 21221 13:03:45 10/08/2020. We also took some $5 entree. Well worth it. We really enjoyed ourselves with Kathy. read more

If you are looking to pay top dollar for fast food quality Italian food - this is your place. Consistently ok/good, as with many chain restaurants where food isn't made from scratch fresh... good sized portions, but way over priced for the quality (lack thereof). For the $$ you'd be far better off going to Pastaz in Gardiner. But it's convenient to shopping/for work day lunches, their lunch deals are good & service fairly fast during week day lunchtime. Waitstaff is generally friendly & fairly attentive. read more

On my recent visit my dining companion and I were seated next to a Timeshare informational meeting. There was NO way that I wanted to spend my dinner listening to that sales spiel. We asked to be moved and the manager was fabulous. He apologized and moved us, assuring us that he totally understood. Then he must have checked on us 4 or 5 times. He was very genuine and funny. The dinner itself was great, albeit this is not the cheapest place to have dinner. It's fairly consistent and when you have a hankering for their food it's a fun place to go. read more