Pretty typical Olive Garden, there was food, and pasta too. There was a wing place next door which was great if u want to garnish your pasta with some protein. It was a bit expensive like olive gardens are but the endless soup was cheap so I had 13 bowls read more

After enjoying a recent visit to another Olive Garden location, I was excited to come back, but this visit was just okay. Our server, Tami, was friendly, and the restaurant wasn't overly busy. However, service felt a little off throughout the meal. Everyone else's food arrived well before mine, and I had almost forgotten I'd ordered anything by the time my chicken fettuccine Alfredo finally came out. Since a to-go order of the same dish arrived before my meal, I suspect my order may have been overlooked. The salad also wasn't as good as I remembered. It seemed light on dressing, and unlike my previous visit, no one asked if I wanted any ingredients removed. I ended up picking out several large pieces of raw onion. The highlight of the meal was the new chicken bites appetizer, which was tender and flavorful with a sweet-spicy sauce. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience was inconsistent. One child's pizza was noticeably overcooked, we had to ask multiple times for extra ketchup, and getting the traditional chocolate mints at the end turned into a scavenger hunt between the dining room, host stand, and bar. Nothing was terrible, but nothing really stood out either. This visit was perfectly average, and it may be a while before I make another Olive Garden run. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Fettuccine Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

The waiter was amazing!! He was professional and very attentive to our questions and provided quality service. The appetizers were great; spinach and artichoke dip, salad, and bread sticks! Literally more flavorful than the entrees; tour of It. The lasagna and chicken parm were underwhelming, lots of pasta sauce but the chicken breast was flat and the lasagna was literally more sauce than noodles. It's a great place for families to dine; the music was nice and added a little pizazz to the environment. read more

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usually its pretty decent for how cheap it is for the amount of food you get, but tonight idk it was off, like it tasted old, like heated leftovers and also lacked sauce. I hoped the salad was better, but that lacked toppings and mostly lettuce. read more

This is just a review on the soup to go. We ordered a bucket of minestrone and it was basically a bucket of beans! The first few bowls had some vegetables, but take a look at the pic after a few bowls were dished out! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Minestrone - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

We have been coming to this location for years. It has never been worthy of a 5-star review, but it is always a solid 4. The ambience is nice and the service is always top notch with no issues. Being that there usually is a wait to get seated, you need to give a little extra leniency to the servers since they are really hustling. Always friendly and quick to take care of you. Many times, we get soup and salad. There have been a few times that I order Chicken & Gnocchi and there are one or two gnocchi in the soup. Sometimes I even need to send it back due to this as the soup is great when it is in it, but not so much when you are eating just a broth. The bread sticks are great, and the salad is awesome. Keep in mind, the salad is always overdressed but we prefer it that way instead of on the dry side. The food is very good, but you can tell it is a chain restaurant. We don't go in expecting a high-level Executive Chef from Italy is making our meal. Only once in 20 years or more that we have been eating here has a meal been sent back. Last night I got the Tour of Italy, and it was right on par, as usual. One thing I like is when a restaurant is consistent, and this Olive Garden is just that. read more

My husband, daughter and I enjoyed a surprisingly smooth Valentine's Day dinner at Olive Garden this year. We joined the waitlist online and were seated immediately upon arrival - impressive for such a busy holiday! Despite the packed restaurant, our food arrived quickly. The Tour of Italy offered a perfect sampling of their classics with well-executed chicken parmesan, lasagna, and fettuccine. The Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara featured perfectly cooked seafood in a creamy sauce with a nice smoky touch from the bacon. Their classic Fettuccine Alfredo was rich without being heavy, and the Calamari was surprisingly tender with a light, crispy coating. Our server was attentive and kept the famous breadsticks coming - a big hit with my daughter. The restaurant struck a nice balance between Valentine's Day atmosphere while remaining comfortable for our family dinner. For a chain restaurant on one of the busiest nights of the year, Olive Garden exceeded expectations with efficient service, good food, and generous portions that gave us next-day leftovers. A solid 4/5 stars for making our family Valentine's dinner special without breaking the bank. read more

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The food is fantastic. I had the fettuccine Alfredo with mushroom and shrimp. Excellent. I also had the bread sticks really good and fresh. It came out warm. The service was fantastic and the place in there was really nice in there. Staff was very well professional and very polite. read more

Had a great meal here tonight celebrating a veteran in the family. We had delicious hot fresh food. The service was excellent (thank you Connor ). The staff were all so nice and polite. The hostess stand was very efficient. Restaurant was super clean and it wasn't too loud inside. You could still have a nice conversation without shouting even though the place was packed with a 45 minute wait. We joined the online wait list so our wait was not very long once we arrived. Great meal. We had a very nice evening here. As you can see I really enjoyed my 4 cheese marinara and angel hair. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Finished my plate it was so delish. - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

Harold was a great waiter! I will definitely come back for him. He was mindful and thoughtful the whole meal.

Best ravioli in town our waiter was excellent filling our drinks n clearing the table we enjoyed our night breadsticks was fresh m hot kids got pizza Mac n cheese they loved it read more

I visited for Saturday dinner. It was busy but I didn't have to wait for dine in. The server was friendly but we had to wait for a while to get the service and didn't come back often. But overall I like Olive Garden! If you order any entree, you can choose either soup or salad and it's unlimited refills. I always choose soup and my husband chooses salad so we can share both. Also you can change the soup when you asked for refills. I tried 3 soups total out of 4. Lol. I like all soups I got, and the salad is the best!! Garlic bread sticks are good too. I ended up taking my entree to home because I was already so full before the main dish. I enjoyed the visit and i would come back again. Total we got 2 entree with 1 beer and 1 wine, and total price after tax was around $60 before tips. It was good value! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Endless soup and salad! The best!! - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

I haven't been in years and came back for the nostalgia. Sadly our server lacked any care - we had to ask several times for water and salad. We were told the breadsticks were "sold out" in the middle of the day. Sadly our experience did not live up to the memories. read more

The food was absolutely delicious. The service tanked it. We got there at 615 on a Tuesday night, and left at 835, having to cancel coffee order because we were just getting tired of the wait. Also our waiter forgot the salad and bread sticks. Literally what they advertise. This was our second and last try.​ read more

I dined in with my brother. I was very concerned after finding a piece of plastic in my shrimp alfredo. It seems that quality checks need to be made with regard to food safety. read more

The bread is the best reason to go..salad bar is great Staff keeps it clean Best place to get Italian food read more

what do I say? Olive Garden has definitely taken a turn for the worse. As we know it's not authentic Italian food and it seems nothing. Here is made fresh. Everything is over price and not season very well. Of course we had kids with us and they enjoyed their entrées but they also don't know what to look for. my husband's food arrived, and it looked like it was sitting in a plate of grease or oil he took two bites and was done. I order the chicken Parm with angel hair. Pasta seasoning was not great, but it's my go to. The breadsticks were hot. That's the one thing I can say that has not changed and sell. it was good. Maybe should they should just become a salad shop that offers breadsticks. this location was not very busy and I can see why. Our server overall did well but did forget a few times that I ask for a bag when it was time to go. read more

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It's a decent OG, not too busy for a Saturday morning. Through the years my taste buds have changed. We all know this isn't real Italian food. Food comes in pouches and then reheated. I do love their unlimited, soup n salads with breadsticks deal. The food is decent for what you pay for. The service is ok. Understaffed, in the morning, so prepare to wait for refills and whatever you need. For the restaurant, it satisfies a craving but it's no where near real Italian Restaurant. read more

Slow, change was short $5, I ordered chicken marshes, chick was like rubber, like it had been cooked entirely in a microwave. They had tons of help but weren't fast at all. Staff couldn't move out of the way to let a wheelchair through, not one but 2 staff members. All in all, it sucked. read more

Having kids is the ever-changing roller coaster in life. I love it! My son recently turned 11 years old and wanted to go to the Olive garden. No one knows exactly why he wanted to go but he wanted to go so we went. I knew what to expect of the Olive garden, so I enjoyed my experience. Unfortunately, my son became ill and was not able to enjoy his meal but the rest of the family did. We had the unlimited breadsticks, the Brad is amazing! My wife and I shared a family style Caesar salad which was good. My daughter and son both had scratch made pasta. My wife had pasta I had salmon. Always decent. Not overwhelming, not underwhelming but just middle of the road. No reason to complain. Also, no reason to be overly excited. Our weight staff was great. The hostess was great. They gave my son a dessert for his birthday (again he became sick and had to take it to go) and the overall experience was with solid. I will go again if someone asks, but I wouldn't seek it out with intention if not for a specific reason. read more

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Great food and atmosphere as well as service! Aliyah was especially helpful and fast as a server read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken & Gnocchi - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

Stopped here on the way back from DC on a Sunday night - in search of something back to the regular. I think the last time I ate at a OG was 4years ago after the same event- and really these should be pretty streamline. Our server was Jesse, and she was nice and polite- but forgot one of our drink orders and gave the ordered coffee drink to the wrong person. Doesn't really matter - wasn't wrong, or something that couldn't be switched back quickly. We ordered some apps - the lasagna fritta and the fried mozzarella, healthy options. The lasagna was good: lasagna noodle strips with ricotta on them friend and topped with red sauce. Wasn't too bad. The fried mozzarella was ok, I remember them being triangles back in the day and being a lot better. Of course salad breadsticks were next in which i was full, but we pressed on. Vog and I both ordered the giant chicken parm - part of their new menu with giant versions of Italian classics. Yikes. Was a massive chicken piece and portioned next to fettuccini Alfredo. The chicken was basically a large chicken nugget topped with red sauce and cheese. I guess having the real deal usually made this kind of underwhelming. If they had fried it a while longer and made it more taut, would have been a lot better. Got the black tie mousse cake for dessert - one my dad and i used to share back when. Choked back some memories when I got to the chocolate chips on the back edge and laid the check. Overall - good service, prompt meals, but just ok in terms of quality. I'll stick to noodles only from here. read more

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First and last time going to Olive Garden. I was not impressed by the food. The restaurant itself was pretty dark. However, our waitress was great, full of energy and very attentive. It was only her second day but she was great. She didn't rush us to get our entrees. We also got the unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. The only thing I liked was the chicken and gnocchi soup. Some of the soups were a bit salty. Salad is salad, hard to mess up. Not a fan of the flavorless breadsticks. read more

Olive Gardens are always hit or miss, and this one was a HIT. The food was great, but the service was exceptional. We had Felicia (unsure on the spelling) as a waitress. She was very busy, as it was a Friday night, but she was on top of everything. She gave great recommendations and was super attentive. 10/10 would come back, especially if Felicia is working! read more

My wife and I had a really great early dinner on a Sunday at this restaurant. My wife had lasagna and i had the chicken margherita. They were both excellent. I liked the chicken because the lemon- herb sauce wasn't runny- it was more of a glaze. It was absolutely delicious. Our server, Alexa, was warm, engaging , attentive and she for everything right. The restaurant was clean- most of the tables were booths- it was very comfortable and it was definitely worth the drive from Germantown! Don't forget the $6 entree deals. That's a great justification for going out even now when we all have to watch or money. And remember- the soup or salad are bottomless. It's great to see a restaurant of this quality think of ways to give you so much value for your dollar. Thanks Olive Garden Frederick! read more

I wish that they would go back to offering T-bone steak. it was delicious. They should offer lobster ravioli more often. peach pieces in the peach tea would be appreciated also read more

The Hostess led us to a location a bit too dark for photographs so we took it upon ourselves to move to a sunny booth. A Yelper learns to understand good lighting is essential for the pics right? As it turns out we moved to a booth section served by the best waitress ever! Penny got down on one knee for eye contact in taking our order. This impressed me. We had numerous, nice and engaging conversations. For only being on the job there for six months she sure knew her stuff! Full time School Teacher, 20+ hours Waitress. Raspberry Peach Iced Tea was excellent! The appetizer we ordered was the Fried Parmesan-Breaded Lasagna, topped with Parmesan Cheese and Marinara Sauce, with Creamy Alfredo and their Toasted Beef and Pork Ravioli. As always, we enjoyed their freshly-baked, Olive Garden Favorite - Bread Sticks. Loved their endless and Famous House Salad served with their signature Italian dressing. Grinder in hand she made 16 turns for me (I like parmesan). We tried each of these soups and loved them all (but not equally): Chicken & Gnocchi - A creamy soup made with roasted chicken, traditional Italian dumplings and spinach. Pasta e Fagioli - White and red beans, ground beef, fresh tomatoes and tubetti pasta in a savory broth. Minestrone - Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth - a vegan classic. Zuppa Toscana - Spicy Italian sausage, fresh kale and russet potatoes in a creamy broth. Made with gluten-free ingredients. To finish we ordered their Tiramisu to to share. This was made with espresso and was perfect with out hot tea and coffee. read more

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Let me first off say that is location is BUSY!! Especially on the weekends! Lol like the wait times can be 1hour and 10 mins. I went there at 6:00pm on a Saturday and the wait time was 1hour. We decided to go to Barnes and noble which killed the time. Parking is not an issue here either. Plenty of spaces The atmosphere is loud and that is because they are busy and people love this spot. Lol the food was good!!! I love how they let you sample a wine. Their bread was salty and kind of hard so we didn't care for it really. The house salad is bomb per usual! I think it's because of their Italian dressing. Ask for it on the side because it can taste too overwhelming. The kids meal portions are big for a 4 year old but perfect for a 10 year old child. The service? Was AMAZING! My waitress was Stephanie! And she was the PERFECT WAITRESS! She came out to check on our table how a REAL WAITRESS is suppose to! She was the true MVP. Love this place! Will come here again! read more

Was ordinary and food flavorful. Service good and helpful but nothing exceptional. It's a very nice place and we were seated next to large window and that was nice. read more

Totally unprofessional from the ground up. From the time we arrived, (party of 11) we were told a 30 minute wait. I proceeded to the beverage area and ordered our favorite Moscato, Primo Amore with 2 glasses. I explained our party was around the corner and waiting for our table. After being served, a manager came and told me the drinks had to stay in the beverage area. I responded with, "no problem. The last time (1 month ago) I enjoyed my glass with my cigarette outside. She (Emma) responded with "ummm, no your not." Again, I explained this was the last trip and I'm not one to start a problem. I was not informed during the last trip and there is no signage stating the rules. Many rules have changed in our area post covid. After being seated and the order was placed, "Stephanie" one of our servers was asked to bring 2 more salad bowls. Stephanie asked how many people because the bowls are large. After my Aunt had counted 1,2,3... Stephanie replied with then "I'm only bringing 1." My aunt tried to explain 3 had salads and 4 more needed salads. She returned with 3 bowls and cheese was requested. The roll of her eyes was enough to make anyone disgusted. A quick 2 spins on the cheese grater and gone. As frequent guests, we are use to the server asking, "let me know when..." I left the table to see the manager (Emma) and ask that Stephanie not return to our table. She asked why. I explained that our family was not happy with her attitude. Emma replied, "yeah, I get that. But I want to know why. Like what happened. " After going in detail, she began to berate me by telling me I'm slurring and stumbling over my words. I assure you, that is a lie. I'm currently writing this from my car still at Olive Garden in Frederick, MD. This happened moments ago. Emma thought she had to remind me by saying, "Don't you remember, I'm the one who told you not to drink outside?" I replied, "I remember clearly. I explained what happened last time and your response was also unprofessional. Can you please just do your job as a manager and make sure Stephanie doesn't return to our table?" Emma, the so called manager replied, "I'll make sure no one comes to your table." Thank goodness her boss, the real manager stepped in, removed Emma from the area and handled the situation like a true leader. I'm not sure if he said his name was Chaz or Chance but, you sir are a great asset to Olive Garden. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Outside - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

While the service was very fast and friendly, the food left a lot to be desired. We had the kiddos with us so we got the sampler for them to pick at but no one wanted it because everything was so overcooked. My ravioli and zuppa were both pretty flavorless. And it's a massive construction zone in there right now. They kept trying to seat people at these tables where the carpet was all torn up but, of course, no one accepted. Maybe closing parts of the restaurant you are tearing down would be a good idea... read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - They now have these little tablets at each table. You can order apps, drinks or desserts. There are games, trivia and you can pay on it - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

Bro dis place has like the BEST bread sticks in the UNIVERSE!u have to try them bro.oh and also they come free as long as u order something.abd the other food also rlly good. read more

We haven't been to an Olive Garden in years because there isn't one close to our new house. Since we were in the Frederick area today, we were very excited to stop by for lunch. Yes it's a chain restaurant but I love the familiarity as soon as you walk in the door. The food was just as good as I remembered it. Our favs were the chicken Marsala and chicken parm. My kids kept eating the soup (Zuppa Toscana), salad, and breadsticks. The brownie lasagna and tiramisu were delicious too! The hostess wasn't the nicest but we got the sweetest waitress (I think her name was Erin.) She accommodated our big family and really made my 5 year old's birthday meal feel so special. Thank you Erin! I hope you enjoy this time with your baby! They certainly grow up too fast! read more

I may get criticism for a 5-star review of OG. I've been to this location twice. Both times were for the "Never Ending Pasta Bowl", which is an annual event every October & November. My friend goes every year, and I have joined him a couple of times. Lucky him, his birthday is in November too! That is where he wanted his birthday celebration. We all fought traffic to get up to Frederick on that Wednesday since there are sadly NO Olive Garden in all of Montgomery County...Sad! The closest to me is Hyattsville, but for the birthday boy Frederick is the easiest to get to during evening rush hour. As for the food, the salad is great and the bread sticks are delicious. I asked for lots of olives in the salad, and they were generous with those olives. As for the pasta, there are like 30 combinations of pastas and sauces to choose from in the Never Ending Pasta Bowl deal. If you get a meat, there are like 180 different combinations of things you can get! I especially liked the Cavatappi with Five cheese marinara. But the angel hair was great as was the rigatoni with mushroom sauce. My birthday friend got a meat as did some in my party. I didn't want to pay any extra to fill up on meat; my main focus was on pasta. However, the birthday friend refused to eat any salad, soup, or bread as he was saving for pasta. But I couldn't pass up the free delicious bread sticks. I only had two, but my one friend was shocked I would dare eat two. Our server Antonio was very accommodating. He came around multiple times to check on us and our party got us our additional bowls in a reasonable time. Overall, the whole Olive Garden Frederick experience was excellent. read more

I do go to the Frederick Olive Garden often I take my elderly mother. But I have a problem with the call ahead seating. Sometimes you cant always go online and do call ahead seating that way and you are unable to do it over the phone now at Olive Garden. I rather not do it online anyway unless I want them to now have my email. It is so nice that other places still do call ahead seating over the phone. The food is pretty good for lunch but the Minestrone has way to many noddles/shells in it but my mother just picks them out. Wish they would do call ahead seating over the phone. read more

Second time going during Covid, reason for coming back is because they are doing such a great job following the guidelines. They really make you feel comfortable. What also helped is that the service is in point, even with everything going on, thre staff is in such great spirits. Kudos to them. Lastly, the food, is still being made with quality. read more

No customer service and treat infant kid terrible. When we tried to get seats, I said 2 adults and one infant, so 3 people. The lady who works there rolling her eyes at me and I told her that my baby need to change so I will be in the restroom. She acts like whatever. We waited for half hour no one take care us and people after us got seat it. Then I asked . The lady yelled at me and we leave. read more

Horrible management. All I can say is that management treats their servers horrible. Servers already work so hard, no need to harass them. I went in today with my family and received a wonderful experience with my server however I saw how their boss was talking to them and I didn't appreciate seeing that. I noticed the many tables they were tending to and I could see how much work they had. Poor server and then on top of that their boss yells at them. All I can say is that I won't be coming back to this location. If they can't respect their servers I wonder how they treat customers. Again, horrible management. read more

The wait isn't exactly the most pleasant, it does move at a pretty good pace at rush hour. They told us it was 30 minutes turned out to be about 22 minutes. I would suggest call ahead, would make it faster. Our waiter Perry was attentive got our order in fast and checked on us. The other servers seem to work as a good team. Our dinner selection was the stuffed manicotti with a large meatball on top, it was actually very tasty, enough for two. The spaghetti and sausage is always a good choice. The servers at this location seem to be trained better than others, THEY LISTEN! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - The new menu seem is filled with traditional and some new non traditional Italian selections. Stuffed Chicken Marsala looks good. - Italian Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

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This Olive Garden is old and run down inside. The outside looked the same. This was my first visit to a Olive Garden in about five years. Probably will never return. The food was subpar. The lettuce tasted old and I had one serving salad with what looked like a cup of dressing! I had soup too. It was good, but it took forever to bring it to me. Needless to say it was cold when it finally arrived. Geez! It was not that busy. We arrived around 1:30pm. I paid $3.49 for soda water. I thought that was ridiculous as most restaurants do not charge for this and if they do its 1/2 of that! On a positive note, our waitress, Coralie was great. I gave it a 3 star because if her! read more