Although the service is great, the food has declined. Usually I am very satisfied with my meal from Olive Garden, however when it is busy chaos breaks loose! My fettuccine came out with little sauce and a big chunks of hard noodles stuck together. The quality of the food seems to decrease the busier it is. My chicken gnocchi soup came out watery and somewhat bland, almost as if they just made a batch of the soup and added water to it so they could fill more dishes at once to avoid the stress of multiple orders coming in at once. I wouldn't have left this review if it was the only time this has happened, unfortunately it has been happening more and more over the course of these last 6 months. I hope things get better, but every time I have come here and received my food this way, I always end up wishing I just had went to the Applebee's across the street. read more

If you know me, you know I absolutely detest Olive Garden, but after today I'm a FAN. The food was absolutely amazing across the board, but the staff is what elevated my overall experience. From the start the host Josh was super kind and friendly! He definitely set the tone for the wonderful experience I had tonight. Our amazing waitress Jasmine went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and accommodated appropriately. She even went as far as fixing the wobbly table my friends and I were seated at! It wasn't hindering us in anyway but the fact that she went out her way to guarantee we had an even more enjoyable experience was admirable. I hope the next time I come in I get to interact and properly thank all the amazing people I had the pleasure of seeing tonight. (Forgot to mention another waitress Kaitlin who brought out our appetizers! She was super sweet and bubbly) read more

Not much one can say about Olive Garden! It's a staple of our generations child hood. We thought it was so fancy back then. This Olive Garden had friendly staff. We came for lunch & just decided to buy a bunch of random plates. All were VERY tasty. Great place for lunch . My drink was watered down, other than that great time. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Chico, California

Went in person, food was pretty good. Fast and the place is clean with plenty of parking. The star was our server, she rolled with the punches on a couple kitchen errors. And she even recovered from a bad recommendation. Top notch. Why not 5? Wasn't as cheap as I remember but they have takeaway meals that look very inexpensive. And my son turned on the at table machine, it cost 2.99? No way. read more

this experience was the best so far. I went with my cousins and we were very hungry. We got seated very quick and got our foods pretty soon. When we were done she offered to put our food into boxes and she even brought an extra cheese grater for us. I think her name was jasmine and she was the best. read more

Well to start the meatballs are processed mystery meat. I was given two stale bread sticks. The five cheese Ziti's pasta was overcooked. It wasn't baked at all. but the soup was ok. I don't recommend this location. The one in Folsom is better . read more

I'm so disappointed that Olive Garden doesn't deliver because if they did, I would literally probably have them deliver to me like at least once a week because I love breadsticks and their Alfredo sauce and I would order it at least once a week but disappointing they don't deliver no, you have to go pick it up well guess what Olive Garden I'm not coming to pick it up. Why don't you get on door dash or at least get on entrée Xpress so you can have me and most of the people in Town as customers because we would literally probably order from you at least once a week, so sorry Olive Garden you make me mad I love love love love your food but you don't deliver so boo on you, so yes I'm giving you one star because you suck I'm disappointed read more

This is a favorite restaurant to take my grandkids where everyone gets to order something they love. My husband is dealing with health issues and the soup he loves best is the minestrone and salad to go. It's been a lifesaver. My favorite is the fettuccine with chicken. Their service has always been first-rate. read more

I used to love the Olive Garden. However, my memories from over a decade ago seem to be much rosier than reality. Yes they still have unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks, but I think I've outgrown the attraction of all-you-can-eat. Quality matters to me now too. While their chicken parmigiana was pretty good, their lasagna was pretty inedible - dry and unappetizing. Sorry Olive Garden, I think it's time to bid each other farewell. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Chico, California

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Staying at the Oxford Suites!!! The Best!!! Watching the Chico State Women's Soccer...our granddaughter is on the team! We entered Olive Garden and was greeted by Nicole!!! Very poised and professional...we sat in the bar to eat...another bonus Claudia who is a student at Chico State was our waitress...above and beyond these two are keepers!!! We will be back! It poured rain with thunder and lightning!!! Oh what a night. Food was amazing read more

The customer service was awesome. The servers came when we flagged them down for napkins and refills on our drinks. The appetizer was really hot but was really good the two dips it came with were warm. The soups we had were delicious. The main course were awesome. The bread sticks and dipping sauce was awesome as well nice and fresh and warm. Our server was Micheal was awesome. He even offered us to apply for employment here, and asked if we knew anyone who needed a job. read more

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I arrived here 30min before closing and I have to say I was expecting to be treated like a second class citizen. I assumed everyone would be ready to leave for the day and miffed that I came in so late. This was not the case. My waiter treated me with the best service and attention - no hint of being beaten down by my late arrival. The kitchen made me a high quality meal that tasted great. The manager checked in a few times. Thank you Chico OG for the great experience for a late traveler. Great job! read more

I am not a huge fan of Olive Garden. Growing up in the 90s Olive Garden was really good. They had amazing breadsticks that were worth the trip alone. I am not sure when it happened, but their quality dropped at some point. The once amazing breadsticks became mediocre at best. I suspect they started using frozen ingredients. Anyways, that is what Olive Garden became, so I set my expectations as such. This was my first visit to any Olive Garden since the 90s. I had a great experience. The service was fabulous. The atmosphere was quite nice. My salmon, salad, and unsweetened iced tea were all very good. The establishment was very clean and the staff seemed to be well-trained. The negative reviews I see here are very baffling. I can't complain, and I would be the first to complain if anything was awry. read more

Awful, my husband was served raw chicken. Usually mangers approach customers whenever they have a bad a experience BUT not on this situation. read more

Stopped in to meet a Co-worker that was having lunch at the bar. I was greeted by the bartender Ellie, she was polite and very nice when I approached the bar. I went with a crisp tall blue moon and a few appetizers. The beer was cold, the pour was astounding and the flavor was full. The appetizers came out in the perfect amount of time and my lunch was very enjoyable. This is my first time at this establishment but I will definitely be back for dinner sometime soon. Thanks so much! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Blue Moon (Tall) - Italian Near Me - Chico, California

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Traveling on the road and needed to stop eat and use a restroom in Chico. The girls have gluten allergies so we are limited in our choices. In and Out had a line a half mile long. So we chose Olive Garden because they have gluten free pasta. So about 15 minutes after we ordered we were informed that they did not have any gluten free pasta available today. They were using a limited menu so there weren't a lot of options. So they got Travis, the manager to talk to us. After talking with Travis he came up with an idea for a special dish for the girls, grilled chicken with roasted cheese and balsamic on top. Ooh la la. Exciting. He added broccoli on the side. The girls were very pleased with their meals. So grateful for the excellent experience that we had at this Olive Garden location!!! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Chico, California

I'm so dissatisfied with the service at this restaurant, I ask the waitress for breadsticks and her response was they will come out with the food, by the way it took almost an hour to get a kid's spaghetti & a regular fettuccine with broccoli she brought out the soup as well as the food at the same time with the breadsticks that where so hard my grandson could not eat them, she never came back to the table but to say we can pay on the little screen on the table, never offered a refill, and all the food was cold even the soup! Never asked if we wanted the grated cheese, you can tell the food had been sitting forever! I would understand if the restaurant was packed, but there was only one other family of 3 in our section that she was serving. I payed the bill left the food and took my grandson to in&out for a burger! read more

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10224110590089663&id=1147608261 This is the experience my sweet friend Stacey and her Mom had at Olive Garden. Obviously, every situation cannot be addressed in hostess training.... but the fact that the hostess and customers (save for one individual) seem to be devoid of sensitivity, concern for others, empathy, kindness and decent manners, is a sad reflection of society these days. This hostess needs to be fired or given a job that doesn't require interaction with, well anyone. As for everyone else present, especially the sarcastic, rude woman who questioned Stacy's Mom, they need to go perform 100 acts of random kindness to balance out the negative effects of their self-absorbed, abhorrent behavior. Kindness is free, give generously!! read more

Mmmmmmm....... Bread sticks What more is there to say It's the only reason I go there They are just so good so sue me read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I definitely would. We took our family out to have a nice dinner and it was horrible. First of all they told us we had to wait to be seated until another server showed up for her shift. While we waited 2 couples got seated before us. When we got out salad our mother had the unfortunate experience of finding a chewed up gum in her salad!! The managers there tried to gaslight us all while their servers were laughing in the back! DISGUSTING read more

Ordered some spaghetti w/ meatballs. It came With NO sauce. I have noodles and meatballs on my plate. Not worth the money if this is the standard. read more

I rarely eat at Olive Garden mostly because I cannot eat that many carbs. Soup and salad for lunch is a healthy exception (or for dinner). My wife really likes the soup, salad and breadsticks for lunch. Every time the salad is fresh and succulent and the soup is flavorful. Not only is it inexpensive and relatively healthy but it is "all you can eat". Because of our age we just can't eat that much but there was a time we could. Its still a bargain and its still healthy. Now, because they have few healthy options we rarely patronize them. We have had a few bad experiences with this franchise which lessens our likelihood of going there. That being said, the Chico location is the best managed of this franchise I have experienced. Clean, courteous, efficient, friendly and conscientious. Best in class for sure. Congratulations to the management team and their associates. Well done! read more

We had fairly good service but the soup and meal was not hot. Clean and nice atmosphere. It was a special occasion and we were disappointed. read more

Second time ordering at this Olive Garden location using curbside. First time they forgot my soup (Wasn't a big deal). Second time was tonight (11/20/2020) and they forget the pasta for the kids meal. I would rather them forget my tour of Italy then my kids meal. Just unacceptable. read more

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I used to loveeee Olive Garden. The service there is absolutely horrible. I will go and sometimes get good service, and other times the employees are extremely rude and look like all they are doing is judging you and like they hate their job. Food is always good but I have gotten food poisoning there quite a few times, and when I called to complain, they promised me a refund or a way to make it right, and then made it super difficult to complete the process. Drinks are overpriced and barely have any alcohol!! If your gonna have bad service at least let me be drunk for it!!!! read more

Great food Great service Great food Great service Great portion size. What more can you ask for??

I'm a fan of Olive Garden I goto Olive Gardens all over california... except for Chico California... every time I go there the stafff wants to seat me at the bar or in a side room... I had to argue with a staff member to sit in the main dining room when I asked to see the manager she didn't even care... this location is racist asf... this is the only location that seats minorities at the bar but seats the whites in the sunny main dining area...so I just don't goto the Chico location anymore... I wait till I go out of town to goto Olive Garden. read more

Went for dinner and the food was bad. I had the tour of Italy and it was so dry that I think they shipped it over while we waited. My daughter had ravioli with mushroom sauce...the sauce literally had 2 slices of mushroom lying on top. Husband had spaghetti and meatballs and wouldn't eat it. The service was iffy at best. I hope it's just the Chico restaurant that keeps ruining the food. Otherwise they might at well close down ALL of the Olive Garden restaurants. Maybe they should take cooking lessons from Luigi's in Red Bluff. read more

terrible service and when applied for a job offered one day for an interview at inconvenient times through their AI. called to see if something can work out and manager was an inconsiderate dick. read more

Our server Amy was so sweet I recommend her! Girly needs a raise for sure!! Kept the breadsticks full when we asked and did an amazing job!

Worst dinner ive ever had there. Spent $43 on 2 shrimp scampi dinners. There was NO sauce on the pasta and a hardley any one the shrimps. The best an only thing that was good was the salad. I would have brought it back but i live 27 miles away. I read more

We had a very good meal last night and would definitely go back. Everything about the meal was outstanding. The service was tremendous and efficient. Not over burdensome but just right. Thanks. read more

Came this afternoon for a later lunch. Had a "15" minute wait which turned more like 5 minutes. We were greeted by MAX and he got double sat so he didn't fully greet us it was more like what can I get you to drink and quickly ran off before I can get a appetizer order in. I'm a server I get it. It's difficult when we get over sat so I didn't judge. Drinks came out very fast and our whole order was very very accurate. We started wiry I can't remember the name now some Alfredo bites for a appetizer. They were very bland in flavor but great in size. Then of course breadsticks and salad and soup. AMAZING! Dinner came out and all was perfectly cooked and nothing was wrong. Max did do a good job with us and always kept refills on the table for my husband who is a fish and drinks a average of 3-4 glasses of soda during his dinner. read more

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