Today I was out about and just wanted something simple and quick. Can to Olive Garden for the unlimited soup and salad. I love the Zuppa Toscana soup that's my go too. But today I noticed a significant change in the size of the soup bowls. They are much smaller. My waitress today was Ms. Mariana Z. She was very nice and attentive. Overall I love coming to Olive Garden. This is my first time coming to this location. My experience was good. If I'm in the area again and wanting soup I will stop in again. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - I noticed Olive Garden soup bowls has gotten much smaller - Italian Near Me - Austell, Georgia

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I like this location great and friendly staff, and excellent wait staff never any issues with the staff the training at this location is top notch,my problem was with the food we came yesterday for dinner to try the new garlic cream fettuccine and our food was dry, I did not bother the waiter by sending it back because he was so busy with some many tables and still took good and great care of us but we won't order that again it should be called dry garlic cream fettuccine. read more

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We weren't in the mood for BBQ on for the 4th of July so while visiting friends in the area we decided to stop by 'OG' a place neither of us have visited in a long time. We were greeted by a friendly hostess and seated (after asking for a booth bs table). We were promptly greeted by our server, Miss Shelly with a menu & drink recommends after asking for her opinion. We ordered our meals at the same time of ordering drinks. The food was soo good! Eggplant Parmigiana & The Tour of Italy. We were quickly stuffed with soup, bread and salad and couldn't finish our dinner. We were so appreciative of Shelly's amazing service, suggestions for upgrades & dessert. I will definitely be back specifically due to the great experience. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Eggplant Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Austell, Georgia

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Because we were dining on Father's Day, I assume the crowd was larger than usual. Despite the number of people waiting, our party of four was seated relatively quickly, which was a nice surprise. Our waiter was not the best, but not the worst either. It seemed he was either new and still learning, shy, or perhaps just not confident in his role. Maybe it was all of the above. Regardless, he clearly needed more training or experience. I made a conscious effort to be patient and friendly in hopes of making him feel more at ease. Still, he often had to refer to the menu while taking our order and seemed unsure about the drinks. For example, when bringing our beverages, he had to hold them up to the light to distinguish between the Peach Bellini tea and the regular tea. The food took a while to arrive, which we understood given the holiday crowd. I ordered the sirloin with fettuccine Alfredo, my daughter had spaghetti with meatballs, and my husband and son both chose seafood Alfredo. Overall, the food tasted good, though I noticed my portion was noticeably smaller than the others'. Not a major issue, just something I observed. However, there were two incidents that totally turned me off: 1. Our waiter brought drink refills for my husband, son, and another customer at a nearby table. Again, he had difficulty identifying which drink was which. Evidently, the guest at the other table mentioned her tea didn't taste right. The waiter then turned to me and said I was drinking the wrong tea. Now I had been drinking the same glass of tea since before that customer even arrived! It felt unprofessional for him to accuse me of drinking another customer's tea--especially when he was the one who had mixed them up. 2. The ladies' restroom was filthy. I've always heard that if a restaurant's restrooms are dirty, it's a direct correlation to the state of the kitchen. I sincerely hope that wasn't the case, as we had just finished our meal before discovering the condition of the bathroom. Overall, the experience wasn't terrible, but there's definitely room for improvement, particularly in staff training and cleanliness. Since Olive Garden is one of my daughter's favorite restaurants, I'm sure we'll be back--hopefully next time with a more polished experience. read more

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I would have to agree with the review left by Mark. My experience was with a To Go Order. Literally sat waiting in a parking spot for about 20 minutes after the scheduled pickup time. Decided to go into get my meal myself. Waited another 20 minutes for a entirely cold meal. Expressed my concerns and received the following, but no one ever got back with me. Waste of energy time let alone my money. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Correspondence with manager via email. No one never got back with me in regards. - Italian Near Me - Austell, Georgia

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This is a new establishment in this area. Please be patient with the team as they navigate the crowds & create a working environment that will provide the best customer service for everyone. Please be patient as the wait times are somewhat longer than usual. WE all know this area has nothing good to look forward to! At the same time we are hopeful they don't decline as time goes on. Please show them some grace. Now if they mess up, that's a different story! Food was good & fresh-one of my meals was cold...... The service is 10/10-who gets the tip we had so many great servers assisting! It was cold as the Antarctica but I survived. I love it when they dim the lights. I enjoyed my visit It was packed! Of course....... We shall be back! read more

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I wanted to get out of the house since it's been awhile, and have a glass of wine. I chose Olive garden because there have been a viral video on Tik Tok about the .25 wine tasting. Of course I had to see if it was true lol. From what was shown on Tik Tok, they made it seem like you can get unlimited tastings, but I knew that was too good to be true. The maximum number of tastings are only 3. I will say, the pours are only 1ounce, but gives you enough to get a few sips lol. I still enjoyed my time there and being out. I also ordered another drink. It was really good. The bartender was cool. He was busy, but made sure I was taken care of as well. This was my first time visiting this location, and love the ambiance and lighting. Will be back soon. read more

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The East/West Connector Olive Garden is finally open! And Man was it busy. We waited to be seated for about 15 minutes. We ordered our drinks, I ordered water. The salad and bread sticks were on point as always. I ordered the Stuffed chicken marsala. It was really good. Thanks Olive Garden, lets tight up the service a little bit. Thanks Olive Graden. SYOY read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Stuffed Chicken Marsala - Italian Near Me - Austell, Georgia

I really like this location! The staff are super friendly. Our server, Devone had a lot of tables but still managed to serve us with enthusiasm and professionalism. Oh and the food arrived hot and fresh and despite the restaurant being packed it didn't take too long. read more

I came here on their grand opening day and I must say that I was thoroughly impressed with this location and the level of service provided. We were in and out with appetizers, drinks and main courses in 1.5 hours with no wait. All of the food was fresh, reasonable priced and portion sizes were great. I'm glad that this area now has a good regular restaurant to go to when you want something nice, but not over the top. read more

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I fell in love with Olive Garden all over again. Nice to be able to visit a new location near my house. Loved how updated this restaurant is. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Can't wait to go back. read more

On 7/15/26 I ordered out. Place order at 6:10pm was told order be ready at 6:55. Went to pick up and worker said order will be out in 5mins waiting on calamari. 7:15 goes back in and worker says calamari is frozen. Totally Unexceptable. Got home my tour of Italy was Totally Dry. Bread burnt. I take L on this one I am writing BBB thats a Fact Olive Garden in Austell SUCKS read more

The server was incredibly attentive, especially for our party of three. Two of us opted for the unlimited soup and salad meal, and he was always prompt in asking if we wanted more. He had our favorite Zuppa soup ready just in time for us. I truly appreciate his cordiality and punctuality. However, I had an issue with the silverware. The silverware we received was greasy, with Fred up food particles, and it just appeared unwashed every single time I asked for a new set! Apparently it was a bad batch due to someone not being on their job or a dishwasher malfunction because I had to ask him about five times to get a new set, and after the fifth time, he volunteered to get the silverware and wrap it himself. When he brought it, it was non-greasy and appeared clean. I don't know what was going on in the wash area of the kitchen but that's just disgusting. It's dark in there so just inspect your silverware thoroughly before indulging. read more

Hate to give a 1 star.... but this location is AWEFUL. Not only is the service bad, but the management is worse. A little background: We had 5 people at our table 11/23/25 @ around 5:30 - 6:30 in the evening. Jay (Jalilah)was our server. Ashley was the manager we later talked on the phone immediately after our visit. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. To start out 3 of the 5 meals ordered were incorrect or messed up. My daughter ordered eggplant Parmigiana and received Chicken Parmigiana and was questioned about it like she didn't know what she had ordered.( she is vegan) Another ordered chicken scampi and was brought Shrimp Scampi. Also questioned her the same way. She graciously took the Shrimp Scampi assuming she could have been mistaken (She always orders Chicken Scampi when at Olive Garden) * she was told by Jay that she would bring her the chicken separately and not be charged for it! and my wife's meal was absent altogether. My meal was correct although not good. Tour of Italy and the Chicken Parmigiana was very dry. I didn't get to eat much else because of the proceeding incident about to be explained. A manager came to the table and said the cook had chopped the asparagus up for my wife's meal and was that ok? We had no problem with that and stated so. Still it took another 10 - 12 minutes before her meal actually arrived at the table. This is after everyone else had their meals. During this 10 - 12 minute time the table next to us left and a bus boy came to clean that table. He ended up spraying cleaning chemicals in a spray bottle sending these chemicals into the air in the direction of my wife who happens to be an asthmatic... sending her into an asthma attack. She tried moving to the other side of our table to get away from the airborne chemicals but continued to be in distress. Her food arrived during this time with a dried out piece of Salmon without any seasoning sauce on it, but in a plastic cup next to it. By then, she could not even attempt to eat so we asked for to go containers. My wife was accompanied by my daughter to our car to administer a breathing treatment. We proceeded to get the on table kiosk to pay the bill and after doing so, another bill pops up for the added chicken. Embarrassed to leave without this being resolved and a red flashing light on the kiosk showing an unpaid bill. No server returned within 5 minutes so it was paid begrudgingly separate. We just left. On the way home we called the restaurant and asked for a manager. Ashley was the one we ended up talking with about our miserable experience. She apologized for them spraying airborne chemicals at my wife and stated they were not supposed to be spraying in the dining room at all. She then said unsolicited that she would take care of our ticket and reverse the second charge as well. CRICKETS..... Nothing happened. We proceeded to email the corporate office a few days later, explaining our experience. Katie guest relations responded and she said she would follow up and talk to the restaurant management and get back with us. She later said the local manager would call us and take care of the matter. CRICKETS AGAIN. We have yet to hear back from this place!!!!!! We were frequent customers of Olive Garden and I reiterate WERE!!!!!! HORRIBLE RESTAURANT. read more

This is a new Olive Garden, and it shows. The decor is nice, and the background music is pleasant, but... it looks poorly managed. Our waitress was always nice but not well trained. She never removed any of the dirty dishes. She kept bringing food and pushing the old dishes to the side of our table, but she didn't try to clean. She forgot many of our requests, and we had to remind her more than once. At the table next to ours, a middle-aged woman decided it was okay to play gospel at full volume, and no one dared ask her to lower it. The tables around us were always left with all the dirty dishes, as shown in the picture. And Olive Garden group restaurants leave a gadget at the table for which they charge 2.50 to play the games, and they add this charge to your tab without a previous warning. The cocktails were extremely artificial; should not order that. I will definitely never go back to this place. It is a shame they built a new restaurant, spending all the money, but opened without properly training the serving staff. PD. WHY would they allow the servers to lie down on the entry benches placed for the waiting time? read more

Exterior Lots of parking - but they're surrounded by lots of other businesses. Longhorn is the closest to them, but there's a Floor & Decor, Hobby Lobby, Food Depot, etc - all in that same parking lot. Just be on the lookout for other motorists making some questionable driving choices as they navigate the parking lot. Interior Clean. Looks like all the other Olive Gardens I've been to. Lol. Food I hate to say it, but most of my friends and family members trash-talk my love for Olive Garden, so it's rare for me to be able to get someone willing to accompany me. They have fallen into the herd mentality where its cool to hate on Olive Garden, claiming its all frozen, bland, etc. As much as people love to hate on Olive Garden, I love their Zuppa Tuscana soup and hope they never change the recipe. Over the years, I've had a few entrees, here and there, but I honestly just love the Zuppa Tuscana soup so much that even though I always peruse the menu, I pretty much just stick with the soup. Customer Service Here's why they get 1 star. I knew they were gonna be busy. I've seen people posting on social media, complaining about the wait. I'd attempted 2 visits prior around lunch time and the wait time was insane, so I left without getting my soup fix. On this visit, I arrived at opening time. Literally, three minutes after they opened. There were already folks standing outside at the door when I arrived, but nothing crazy. Maybe 5 or 6 people. Once they were let inside, I trailed in. We were all seated fairly quickly. I looked over my menu. After about 15 minutes, I couldn't help but notice that the restaurant was filling up fairly quickly and people who had come in after me, had been seated and already received beverages - while my server had yet to make an appearance. There seemed to be two different ladies working my section, and I could never get them to make eye contact (it was almost laughable how much effort they were putting into NOT acknowledging me), that at the 25 minute mark, I finally went to the hostess stand and explained the issue. At the 35 minute mark, after having seen both these servers walk by me again AND seeing two of the patrons I came in with get their appetizers and soups, I got up and went to the takeout area. I placed an order for a 1/2 gallon of soup. The young lady who took my order wasn't rude - but she wasn't friendly. When I explained that I'd been seated for 35 minutes with no contact from a server, she didn't offer an apology. Nor did she offer to get a manager. I was paying with a OG gift card and my debit card. She couldn't get the card to work. She kept swiping - and frowning at her POS, sort of talking to herself. Finally, she walks off and heads back to the kitchen. Appears a few minutes later and starts talking to her coworkers. Goes back in the kitchen after chatting with them for about 5 minutes. At this point, the section is filling up with people (delivery drivers), customers who are waiting to be seated, customers waiting for takeout orders. So here's what's strange. During this time, I noticed that several employees (wearing their OG uniforms) are SITTING in the areas designated for customers. So you've got about 12 people standing outside - even elderly people - but the OG employees are sitting on the only bench. And inside - the seats & benches that are there for waiting guests are occupied by OG employees. I don't even understand how these folks would be on break (or off work) so soon after opening. It was bizarre. I look at my phone & see that I've now been here for a whopping 52 minutes. I ask another employee if she knows whats going on with my order. She says she thinks the young lady went to get a manager. Finally the young lady who ran off with my gift card comes back. I ask her what's going on. She says she can't get my gift card to work so she went to get a manager. Manager appears about 3 minutes later. He looked me dead in the face - no greeting / nothing. EE swipes the card, mgr does something, it worked. Then mgr just walked away - no apology for the delay - no acknowledgement at all - he just strolled over to the hostess stand and started laughing and joking with 2 young women working the hostess stand. (I didn't get his name but he was a tall AA man with a tight, white chef's smock.) The employee told me the balance due after the gift card. I handed her my debit card. My half gallon came out about 11 minutes later. No ladle. No candies. No napkins, utensils. Price / Value The entrees are priced affordably - especially the unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks (and yes - I know this is every servers nightmare). I usually eat 1 bowl of salad, 2 soups, no breadsticks and tip $5. Nothing too crazy. Lol. Overall Every restaurant has growing pains - even chains and franchises. But 35 minutes and no server interaction - devolving into over an hour for takeaway 1/2 gallon of soup. Yikes. Unfriendly, unwelcoming staff. Double yikes. read more

Our server, Haley was just amazing! She anticipated our guest needs, was very knowledgeable of the menu and was on top of everything! 6/5 stars! We will be asking for her in the future! The food was pretty great as well! Everything was well seasoned and portioned perfectly! We had the chicken margarita and chicken and shrimp carbanara! Both delicious! read more

Friday night. 20 minute wait to be seated and plenty of tables. 20 minutes for waiter. 10 minutes for water. Tables around have been sitting the entire time with dirty dishes. 5 more minutes for bread sticks. They were out of Coke Zero or Diet Coke. Our server redeemed the experience with regular salad and breadsticks. Best part of the experience. The entrees were average. read more

I haven't eaten at Olive Garden. The food and the atmosphere was mediocre and not worth the effort. A new Olive Garden recently opened in Austell, not far from my house, so we decided to give the free delivery option a try. First I must commend Uber Eats. We received our order before the expected time. The food was hot and the order was completed without errors. There were even enough utensils and napkins. As I opened the bag of food I was skeptical, but as soon as we began eating I was pleasantly surprised. My husband had the Eggplant Parm. I Had the Pasta Calabrese with steak and shrimp. We shared Calamari, soup and salad. I would definitely order this again and maybe even make a trip to the restaurant sit down. This by far is the best Olive Garden I've ever encountered. Hope it stays this way. read more

Second trip to the New OG! The food was much better and they're working out the kinks. Service was good, our party was large and the staffer was professional and patient even with the kids. Love to ambiance of the restaurant they've nailed the Italian vibe ! Look forward to visiting again. read more

To go service has to be the worst I've seen in a long time. There are 4 of us sitting in the parking lot for almost 30 mins and no one got their food. I go in and it's been sitting on the counter getting cold. Why offer service brought to your car if you are not going to honor it. I understand being behind in the kitchen but letting food sit there to get cold because no one wants to walk it out? This isn't the first time either. I think I'll go back to driving to douglasville if I want Olive Garden as this Austell location is the worst. read more

This seemed to be a fairly new location. I went for a birthday meal. The server was really nice just took a little time to get to us but otherwise the food was good and the service was good. read more

It was my first experience in there and the food was amazing and the whole experience was great that's my opinion though

We had the pleasure of dining here on Sunday, July 27....we had a party of 3...the food and the restaurant was very nice. Our waitress was Deonna, she was awesome! She made sure we were taken care of nicely...when we come back we hope to see her, again!!! Thank you again, Deonna!!!! read more

Everything was great!!!! Darius was very helpful, attentive, and gave superb customer service. The atmosphere is perfect for a nice after work meal, (or drink)!! My dining experience was not only good because of the food, but due to Darius playing a MAJOR part!! He helped me pick out a nice beverage and gave me additional information on other drinks. I will definitely be back, sitting at the bar!!! read more

It was very busy when we went last Friday! It just opened so the restaurant was packed, they were still training new employees so it was a bit chaotic! It took a while to get drinks from the bar, the complementary bread and salad took too long to get to the table, it should've been there sooner, and the food was ok, nothing to write home about. The decor was very nice and updated. Overall I would revisit during lunch and not dinner. It may be less chaotic read more

We were waiting since ground-breaking for this restaurant to open, and we were not disappointed on their opening day. The restaurant is well-staffed with people who know the food selections. The offerings were exceptionally flavorful and were served at the correct temperature. We had the spinach dip, salad, soup, eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti, salmon and broccoli. The staff was very pleasant, enthusiastic, prompt and helpful. We will consider this new Olive Garden to be our go-to place for good food and service. read more

The food and ambiance are pretty standard. However, the service needs major improvement. We were seated as usual, given there weren't many customers. Still, after being situated, the service was extremely slow. The waitress seemed withdrawn, checking on us once and only speaking to us when asking for our order and serving our food. I asked for Spaghetti and Meatballs, which is written in the menu to be served with meat sauce but came with marinara. On top of that, my meatballs were cold. Someone else at my table asked for shrimp with their order, but when we received it, there was no shrimp in it. We told the waitress of this and she said she'll look for it in the kitchen, yet she only came back asking if everything was okay near the end of our meal (seeming to have forgotten about the issue). Later, when asking for a To-Go order, we asked for Seafood Alfredo, but it came out as Chicken Alfredo. Each time she came to our table, she quickly gave our orders and would leave immediately. All in all, will not be coming back. read more