The food was not edible. We were unable to eat a full meal. Paid in full and left... the only good thing was our server Gavin. Best we've ever had. read more

Sooooooo much food to enjoy at lunch time and inexpensive. Pasta was not over cooked and the five cheeses sauce is plate licking worthy. The hot breadsticks are like pringles; you can't have just one. Broccoli and rigatoni together will melt with every bite. The beautiful waitress that resembles a young Brooke Shields's was delightful. Clean establishment and timely service will always receive an A from me. Thank you read more

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Don't believe the "unlimited salad & breadsticks" ads they run. This site was out of the following on the evening we stopped. Bread sticks Salad dressing Sprite Broccoli Or at least that's what the wait staff told customers. Sent an email to the manager, who didn't even bother to respond. read more

You can never ever go wrong at Olive Garden. We've been to Olive Garden past 10 years probably in 607 states and you can't go wrong with this place. The food is always excellent. Anything you order it's it's amazing. Great taste great food friendly atmosphere. It's just that it's just to feel good place so I recommend this place and the waiters and waitresses Management all the staff from start to finish was amazing. Try it out. read more

My friend and I were ending our day at the beach and decided to check out the Olive Garden on our way back to Augusta. So glad we did! Our food and service was exceptional! Shout out to NY {Anyia?}, who made sure our dining experience ended a perfect day! Manager was engaged in the dining area and the atmosphere was pleasant. Hope to be back! read more

Carbonara without bacon .Is cream and pasta.this is the worst olive garden in the country.either they forget your items ordered .Or they forget ingredients in their own food .horrible .Its not just one time but EVERY TIME read more

Nick was amazing. It was my grandsons 2nd birthday and Nick made a balloon animal for him and was so patient. An absolutely awesome evening. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Bluffton, South Carolina

Very slow service yet the whole time we were seated, there were as many as 5 employees hanging around the hostess counter chatting and on their phones. One of them appeared to be the manager. We overheard them talking about 2 employees that had "called out". The bartender seemed very green but was trying to take care of us yet very slow...not his fault. I get being short servers but no one was lifting a hand to help. Poorly managed. read more

Perhaps it was just a bad day but we didn't enjoy our experience at Olive Garden. There was a loooong wait for a table of more then an hour. Not because there were lots of folks waiting but, as I learned later, there were only 4-5 servers in the entire restaurant. As a result of the lack of staff on duty, we observed dirty floors and tables everywhere. Our server was pleasant but harried and needless to say our meal took longer than usual. read more

Excellent meal. We started with Shrimp Fritto Misto, a delicious mix of shrimp, green peppers and onion. Served with marinara and spicy ranch for dipping. This would make a meal in itself.. As entrées we ordered the Classic Lasagna and the Carbonara Cheese Stuffed Ravoli, the Lasagna was perfect as always. The new Carbonara Raviloi was amazing!! Rich sauce with tender cheese Raviloi, cooked to perfection and lightly browned on top. We also has soup (for my hubby) , salad ( for me) and breadsticks. Perfect as always!! read more

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Olive Garden presents itself as an Italian dining experience, but it falls short of authenticity, earning a 2/5 rating. The menu is filled with processed food that lacks the genuine flavors and quality ingredients typically found in true Italian cuisine. The pasta feels overly commercialized and lacks the freshness you'd expect, while the sauces taste more like pre-packaged options than homemade recipes. Dishes often rely on heavy use of cream and artificial flavors, making it hard to find anything that feels truly Italian. While it may satisfy a craving for something familiar, the lack of real, quality ingredients makes for a disappointing dining experience overall. Service was great. The ambiance was solid too. read more

All the staff were incredibly friendly. I knew our waitress was working tons of tables but she didn't miss a beat. She was attentive and kind and very fast working. I was very impressed. The host was also incredibly kind and informative. I havnt been to an Olive Garden in years so I was excited to go. The staff were awesome but I was surprised at the prices. Maybe it's been a minute but it was a little expensive for what it is. Pasta. I was also disappointed to see the menu had been shortened. Not sure if it's for supply chain issues or what. Highly recommend the peach Bellini and mushroom sauce for your pasta! Easy parking with the lot around the building read more

Great tasting soups and salads at fair prices. Good locations in favorite cities. Very clean. Friendly staff. Will be back soon. read more

My family and I had dinner on Veterans Day. We have two Veterans in our family. Our server was preoccupied with the death of her sister to pay attention to our table. Our food was cold, the drinks sat empty for a while, and we had asked for salad and breadsticks refills but she never brought it out, and we had to ask another server for help. Our plates were never removed. We wanted to order dessert but she brought our ticket and said "Have a good night" We still wanted dessert and had another person order it for us. Very disappointed! read more

Service was excellent! Food is better than average but not up to M Anthony's. Also not as pricy. Ambiance is that of a busy dinner.

We dined here right when they opened on a random Wednesday on vacation, and the service was prompt, very kind server, and great ambiance e. As always, the Unlimited Soup, Salads, and Breadsticks are a hit! Soup was a bit on the watery side but still very good read more

Went to eat there on a Sunday night. their hours say they close at 10 pm, arrived exactly 9:30pm it was just me, mom and my baby. As soon as we walk in, everyone starts giving us looks and making faces. The first thing we hear as soon as we walk in "sorry we're closing up" slap in the face. If you want to be home by 10, might as well say you close at 9 so you can stop taking customers by 8:30!! We weren't going to be there all night, we knew exactly what we wanted and I just wanted to please my pregnancy cravings. We ended up ordering Togo and turns out they're out of marinera and out of gnocchi soup. God knows what else they were out of. Means they start throwing everything out by 9. Fix your hours so people know exactly when to stop showing up! My favorite restaurant is now a disappointment. read more

I was immediately seated in their empty bar area and was left to wait about 10 minutes. The waitress finally came, I ordered, and quickly my soup, salad and beverage appeared. No surprises here. My Minestrone soup was hot and Olive Garden house salad exactly as I've had previously. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Minestrone soup and Olive Garden house salad - Italian Near Me - Bluffton, South Carolina

The service was awful, it took over an hour to get food just for two people. Our server was absent for majority of the time and we got no refills the entire time. When we got the food it wasn't that good or worth the $70 spent. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant on Fording Island Road in Bluffton is a well managed Olive Garden location that is consistent in it's quality and has good food and drinks. The staff here is very accommodating and makes sure that you have everything you want for a good dining experience. I have had a good time here each visit. read more

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On vacation with family and enjoying my sister and brother in law. We decided to stop at Olive Garden and we were delighted to find a great waitress with super personality and customer service. Her name was Octavia M. She was not just giving us great service, but other patrons were able to enjoy her bubbly personality as well. Hats off to you Olive Garden. read more

I love Olive Garden they literally have everything on the menu that u just don't know what to choose anyway I got spaghetti

So when more then 90 percent of the restaurant is empty the wait is still long? You should have more people on or have others who can handle more tables. Workers just hanging around meanwhile you have 4 parties waiting because you can't handle a very light lunch "rush". I say rush meanwhile it wouldn't fill. A quarter of the establishment. Not impressed. read more

Would not let us sit in a chair while waiting to be seated. Very rude and abrupt about it. Which there were tons of empty seats may I add, and my food was not good either. read more

My teenagers love this restaurant. The salad and breadsticks are good and the entrées are good if you like thawed out pre-prepared Italian rather than fresh Italian. The prices are a little high for it not being prepared on site but just thawed out and put on your plate. The wait staff are always kind. Never had a problem and my girls love it. So I'm not going to complain. It's always clean and everyone is always nice. read more

Food was great and came out timely. We had about a 15 minute wait for a table which is typical for a Thursday at 7. The only bothersome part of the dinner was our server who tried to "joke" with our table but the jokes came off more as rude. I'm all for staff interacting with the customers but this server just did it poorly. We understand what she was trying to do but it still came off offensive. Other than that we are very enjoyable time. read more

A fairly enjoyable time. Good food, good service. However, you can't count on the signup list. Upon leaving home, my family had checked the website and saw there was no waiting time. However, upon arrival, we were told to wait 20 minutes before being seated. How disappointing compared to what was said earlier. We heard several people complaining about the same issue. So the only criticism I will give is that Olive Garden needs to update their website. Despite that I recommend Olive Garden to anyone in the area. read more

Typical chain food. Not terrible not not great either. Bread sticks are good and the cheesecake was very good.

We were in the area looking for wedding venues and remembered that Olive Garden usually does a Veterans Day special. We stopped by and got some linner. Our server Hannah was on point and super fast. We ordered drinks that come from the bar and expected a little wait because normally there's always a wait, but they came super fast. Soups and entrees came in great time and extra hot. We were at but surprised since at most olive gardens we usually get slow service but we still go for the soup and salad. Props to the manager for pacing and preparing for a crowd. Thanks OG for the Veterans Day grub ! read more

Stopped for a late lunch. We (family of 5) were seated after a 45 minute wait. The host didn't say a word to us when we came up to the host station. He simply looked at us and walked away so we followed and sat at the table where he dropped the menus since he walked away from the table before any of us got there. After sitting at the table for 25-30 minutes, we talked to the guy bussing the tables to ask if he could find a server. Our waitress came to the table 5 minutes later saying she didn't know we were her table. We asked for a 2nd order of breadsticks when the salads arrived (6 per order and there were 5 of us). 2nd order was brought to the table 30-40 minutes later (after we'd finished our meals). Food was mid and the service was worse than the food. It was a disappointing experience overall and we won't be back to this Olive Garden. read more

Long wait but the food was worth it as always. Service was super and efficient. We actually got through before others. Chicken Parmesan and Chicken Marsala were excellent. Loved the $5 take home spaghetti and meat sauce for later in the week since we were vacationing. Zappa toscana didn't disappoint. So good! Their fettuccine Alfredo is one of the best for sure. Friendly staff and food was hot and good quality! read more

Loved the waiter, very nice, gave us extra soup to take home, ask for Jocelyn nest time , you won't regret it

Great! The minestrone soup and salad combo with their delicious bread sticks for under $10 can't be beat! I love this place. The service was excellent as well. As a single diner, sometimes I am not treated well. From California to South Carolina I have always been treated well by Olive Garden staff-from the the receptionist, the seater and my server- I love this place when I need healthy healthy comfort food or just plain comfort food regardless of the calories. Shout out to the staff at Bluffton South Carolina! read more

Worst Olive Garden I have ever visited. Manager was rude. Order took extremely long to receive! I will never revisit this or maybe Olive Garden again. I would give 0 stars if available! read more

Good menu, clean and welcoming and great service. Don't expect authentic Italian food but it's still good nonetheless. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken margarita - Italian Near Me - Bluffton, South Carolina

The wait was over an hour long. Many many empty tables but they would not seat us. One table at a time. Then after an hour they called in an additional server and started seating people left and right. When I complained, they laughed! Will never go back! On top of the long wait, they tried to rush us thur the meal! Could not even enjoy the meal! Don't go there. read more

Always have issues eating at this location. They are either short staffed with waitresses or in the kitchen. I would wait and wait for a table then when seated there is hardly anyone in the dining room. Ordered salmon today and soup. Waited over 30 minutes for soup. Waiter brings salmon first and I told him to keep it warm until I get soup. Soup finally comes then I can't waiter for salmon. I look for a manager who is nowhere to be found. waiter sees me looking for her and says he will get my salmon right now. I go back to my seat and he waits on a table with about 6 people and I still don't have my salmon. I ended up leaving. read more

Stopped in tonight for dinner. As usual, service was great and our meals were really well prepared. It's really hard to find anything wrong with this Olive Garden! read more

This wasn't a good experience. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant, and neither was the wait staff. Luckily, I've used the parmesan cheese graters before, because tonight was self-serve. The food was bland. No meat in the lasagna. Good bottomless salad and cold ice water. Maybe it was an off night?! read more

I truly did enjoy this meal at Olive Garden. Alex was our waitress and she did a phenomenal job. She was very helpful and had excellent customer service. Her knowledge of the menu was incredible and she filled our drinks up before we even asked for refills. The salad was delicious as usual and she even brought an extra salad specifically for me without cheese on it. The shrimp dish that my other family member got was delicious and the chicken parmesan was perfectly cooked. The soup was also quite tasty. I was definitely happy with our meal at Olive Garden. read more

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