Savannah was a superb personality and waitress . My fiance and I went to Olive Garden on a whim and were pleasantly surprised at how fast and efficient the service was as well as how delicious our food was. read more

Olive Garden February 2, 2026 5 stars A consistently great experience. I ordered the Tour of Italy, which delivered exactly what you want -- hearty portions, classic flavors, and everything cooked just right. My wife had the spaghetti and meatballs, and it was equally satisfying. The unlimited salad and breadsticks were excellent as always -- fresh, flavorful, and never-ending. The pepperoncini peppers are a small touch, but they really add to the overall meal and are always appreciated. Olive Garden continues to be a reliable choice for comfort food, generous portions, and a satisfying dining experience. Would absolutely return. The service was decent and the music always makes the Ambiance special. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Logo - Italian Near Me - Mckinney, Texas

The Never-Ending Pasta Bowl is a solid choice if you're looking for value and variety. You start by choosing either the never-ending soup or salad and of course the breadsticks. It's a a bit unclear if you can mix and match both since there is the word "or" in between the options. I'm a soup gal! Zuppa Toscana being my all time favorite. No loss on the salad this time around. After that, you move on to the pasta selection, with four different types available. Once you've picked your pasta, you choose a sauce. Personally, the Spicy 3-Meat is the standout option, full of flavor and just the right amount of heat. If you're more of a white-sauce person, the Alfredo is definitely the way to go. There's also the option to add a protein for $4.99. The catch is that once you pick your protein, you're locked in unless you want to pay another $4.99 to switch--something worth keeping in mind if you like to change things up. The staff here is consistently wonderful, attentive, friendly, and quick with refills. Speaking of refills, their teas are fantastic and never left empty for long. Overall, it's a satisfying experience with great service and plenty of customization. One of the best chain restaurants! November 2025 read more

Fast service but the shrimp scampi pasta needed more flavor. Appreciated the manager coming over to check on things though! read more

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So, have not been to an OG in over 20 years. I'll start with the service - the waiter was on top of his game, his attention to details was absolutely great. Now, the rest of the story I ordered the lasagna, talk about boring flavor wise. This could have benefited well beyond the grated cheese that was added. Salt, pepper, basically any type of spice would have helped. My guest had the ravioli, I could tell by his facial expressions he felt the same way. Bread sticks were a bit salty tasting and the salad could have used some more dressing. This restaurant chain is pretty dated in the decor. It doesn't seem to have changed much since my last visit forever ago. There was also a noticeable "smell" in the dining room to the right of the host stand. Not a good smell either. As stated , the service was excellent and I really believe out waiter could make a better living at another restaurant. read more

I dined in today during lunch, & was sat in Savannah's section. She was amazing, attentive, & very professional. She really knew her way around the menu. She's hand's down the best server I've had when coming to Olive Garden, I will definitely be back for the food & that kind of wonderful service! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Mckinney, Texas

Justin was our server and he was really nice and friendly!!! We definitely recommend him! read more

Olive Garden - McKinney, TX Date of Visit: 7/26 9:30 pm We came in genuinely looking forward to a nice dinner--because hey, Olive Garden usually delivers. But this experience was disappointing from the start and only got worse. Our server began by taking our drink order, and when we asked for salad, he told us he wouldn't bring it out until after we ordered dinner. Odd, but okay. He did bring out the breadsticks, so we went ahead and placed our appetizer order. While placing it, he made an awkward comment about how "these automation things make my job easier," which felt more like a complaint than a casual comment. The manager actually ended up bringing out our appetizer, and we could immediately tell something was off,it looked wrong and was cold and greasy. They did bring us a replacement appetizer, but unfortunately, it wasn't much better. It was clear the grease wasn't hot enough, and it just tasted wrong, undercooked, greasy, and unappetizing Forty-five minutes later, we were still waiting on our entrées. We asked for another salad, which never came. When our entrées finally came out, the order was wrong. We had changed from the Chicken Parmesan to Chicken Alfredo with an extra chicken. What we got was split Chicken Parmesan with extra chicken, and just like the appetizers, clearly fried in oil that wasn't hot enough. At that point, we had enough. We decided we weren't paying for food we didn't order and didn't touched. Our server seemed completely unsure of what to do, so he went to get the manager. We waited a bit, then just got up to leave. As we were walking out, the manager followed us outside to apologize, but honestly--We were so frustrated, We barely registered what he said. Bottom line: Cold, greasy appetizers, slow service, incorrect entrées, and no clue from the staff on how to make it right. Completely disappointing! read more

I haven't been to Olive Garden in years and honestly, never had the desire to come back. But it was my parent's birthday, Olive Garden was their choice, and I was pleasantly surprised! Drab decor has been replaced with granite tiles, hardwood fixtures, and a beautiful wine cellar! Our server Chassis was really great. She kept our drinks full and our bread basket, endless. Their bread sticks are soft, warm, and buttery. I ordered the chicken fettuccine with broccoli. The sauce was thick and creamy. I enjoyed it but Olive Garden portions are ginormous! I took leftovers home for a few lunches later in the week and it was still delicious after reheating. My family and I shared the tiramisu which was a delicious way to end our meal. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Get that bread! - Italian Near Me - Mckinney, Texas

I have not eaten inside this OG location but have ordered 'to go' food a number of times, including today. Order has always been correct, even though I check before I leave any restaurant as mistakes can happen. Food also tasted wonderful. Order was ready and brought to car in time promised. The young man bringing orders out even stopped and checked on me once while I was waiting. Great job!!! read more

Our food was great as usual. Our server, Kevin, was excellent. He was friendly, kind and an excellent server! The manager, Johnny, came by multiple times to check on us because he cares for his customers. He is so kind and friendly. We were impressed by this location of Olive Garden! Thank you, Cathy and Michael P. read more

"To Go" ordering at Olive Garden is high risk! There's a great chance something will be wrong with the order. We have always enjoyed the food at Olive Garden. The staff is very attentive. Food has been perfect. We decided to start ordering to go, because the kids love it. Our lasagna was totally burned on the sides and bottom. How burnt? Charred Black. How could that even get out of the kitchen without someone knowing? We let it go, but shouldn't have. Then a second try. No one wanted lasagna.... Let's do soup, salad and breadsticks for lunch. The soup was great, but the lettuce was all brown on the bottom and it had a very strange smell when we opened them. We tried a third time. We ordered 3 adult dinners. 2 Chicken Alfredo and 1 regular Alfredo w/o chicken and a family salad. The salad was ok, but not as good & crisp as dining in. One of the dinners we got was a child size. It didn't look or taste like the adult versions. Three strikes. We're out. It's hard to believe the carelessness here. read more

Two days ago we went in our server was Jonah. Today we went and we had a absolute wonderful middle-age lady brunette hair who waited on our table and she was absolutely fantastic. This restaurant is super clean. The food is tasty. Service was wonderful bathrooms were immaculate and everything stayed full. Can't recommend enough. read more

Not only is the food Excellent here the service is outstanding, the managers and all of the servers and specifically Lania! She is top notch! Great service and positive vibe! read more

I came here during lunch, the place had a nice music background and it was not too loud, making it easier to have a conversation. We got seated right away and we didn't have to wait long for our server. They also have a gadget on the table to order if you don't want to wait for the server to order your beverage and food. I had a soup and salad, and though it's been a long time since I had zuppa Toscana it seemed a little less creamy. The gnocchi was good and my son had the Tour of Italy, which had chicken parmigiana, lasagna and fettuccine Alfredo He said he likes all 3 of them, saying the chicken was crispy, fettuccine Alfredo was cheesy and delicious and the lasagna had a really nice meat sauce. read more

12/07/25, very slow service from the kitchen, stuffed chicken Marsala, burned and served barely warm. 2nd bad experience in a month, told my family, next time we go to a different location. read more

Shelbi, our waitress exceeded our expectations. She first brought out their delicious bread with bread plates. Then, their amazing salad. My husband And I split an entree but Shelby brought it in two separate plates. It was the best spaghetti I have ever eaten in my life. We also got lasagne and chicken Parmesan. It was wonderful. Then Shelby brought out an extra salad with a to go box plus a bunch of mints. She was an amazing person-sweet, friendly, accommodating. After we paid Barbara came around to talk to us to make sure everything was fine and offered to set us up with drinks to go. The atmosphere of the restaurant was perfect. Not too cold. Not too hot. I would like to comment on splitting entrees. I feel that the waitress is working doubly hard waiting on two people so I recommend tipping accordingly as if we purchased two meals. read more

Delicious food, great service, and okay prices. Kids friendly. Clean, and unlimited cheese.

Had great lunch with my best friends. My big belly is really really big and full. Everything is gonna be ok read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Mckinney, Texas

My visit was spectacular. My waiter, Judah, was the most extravagant waiter ever. He was so positive, helpful, and aware of my table. I also recommend the Strawberry Mango Tea when ordering drinks, because personally I like sweeter drinks, so if you do enjoy sweet drinks like me, I recommend the Strawberry Mango Tea. And the overall energy of the place was joyous and amazing. read more

haven't had our drinks for 20 minutes, server named fernanda didn't give us our waters or even greet us for 20 minutes, worst service i've ever had in a restaurant, never got my food and left to go eat somehwre else read more

Was quickly seated, everyone was friendly, service was good although a bit slow at times. The food was good, portions large, refills offered. I could smell the bathrooms before I even reached them. It was clean and stocked. read more

Olive Garden used to be a favorite place for us to go when we lived out of state, but then covid hit and it all changed. No longer were there weekly specials and the menu drastically shrunk. Even though we are years beyond that and we are now in McKinney, the menu seems to have not changed much. We visited this restaurant about a year ago and it's taken us this long to try it again. I'm sorry we did. Service was wonderful, as it always is. Management walked through the dining room touching base with all the patrons which was appreciated. Salad and bread were good. It was my fettuccine which brings it to 3 stars. I paid extra for the added shrimp. The sauce was very thick and had zero flavor. It seemed like a lot of flour was used (I'm not a chef but I'm just making a guess.) I added more Parmesan and it didn't help. I ate about 1/4 of the dish and took home the rest thinking it would taste better as a leftover. It wasn't. I ended up tossing it. I'm sorry to say that one of my my once favorite restaurant has sealed the deal. We won't be back. read more

We got there as the lunch rush was leaving. We had to wait a few minutes for a table, OK. We got our table, and waited some more. No one greeted us, said someone would be right with us or anything. Finally the host noticed we had not been helped & got us our drinks. Finally the waitress showed up & took our our order. TWENTY MINUTES (20) we still did not have our salad, would it come with the meal? Doesn't Olive Garden still serve salad with a meal? A hostess came by cleaning off tables & chit-chatted with us. Another TEN MINUTES went by, we gave up & left. No one was around to tell. Every other Olive Garden we have been to has been as expected, NOT MCKINNEY. We have tried several times over the years, McKinney Olive Garden is the worst we have been to. read more

We always have a nice time and get good service when me and my family go! We only had one bad experience with the food and the manager and server both fixed it. Manager was super nice and helpful and had the coolest shirt on read more

Always do carry out food is good and a good value for the money. Easy ordering and pickup

Garrett was excellent, on top of refilling our waters and had great drink recommendations from the bar. He checked in with us frequently but not enough for us to feel overwhelmed. He also packaged my meal to-go which was unexpected but very nice of him. King Garrett 10/10 5 stars read more

Olive Garden has been a childhood fave of mine so much that I think my daughter inherited the "trait" for the love of Italian food! We we're sadly let down today at this location. Outside looks great, inside not so much. Aside from the hostess and my food, everything else was sub par. Especially when my daughter noticed ants crawling up a wall behind where I was seated. Then to my discovery I see many more dead and idle bugs lining the curtain and chair rail that I was seated in front of. Really made my daughter and I scared and worried to eat our food after seeing the horrible cleaning of the establishment. I expected sooo much better. Was definitely disappointed. I was told the manager would be notified of my discovery but no manager ever came by, another star reduction. read more

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The food was really good! We got our stuff fast and we got multiple refills. The reason it is three star is because THE BATHROOMS. The bathroom was so dirty and the smell did not help. We tried to get out there as fast we could! But overall great food. read more

I had chicken alfredo and chicken gnocchi soup for takeout. The soup was excellent as always. I could not eat my chicken alfredo, only the chicken. There was hardly any sauce and it tasted like I was eating plain noodles. It was money wasted. I will never order from here again. read more

Great food and great service! I'm never disappointed. The one in McKinney is awesome!

Amazing amazing service from Garrett and the Manager. Great food and great time and conversations. Truly felt like we were part of the family. read more

Came here on two different occasions with my work team and both visits were great. On the first visit, I did the unlimited soup and salad. I got the chicken & gnocci soup and the zuppa toscana soup. On the second visit, I ordered the seasonal shrimp and lobster Mac n cheese. It was delicious! I was impressed with the generous amount of lobster meat I received and their was a nice balance of sauce. The service was also excellent on both occasions. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Lobster & shrimp Mac n cheese - Italian Near Me - Mckinney, Texas

This is the first time I've been to Olive Garden since the pandemic. Although the meal was enjoyable, the breadsticks were lower quality than they were before 2020 and I was a bit surprised. However, they were still good. I ordered the Tour of Italy, which was delicious. It contained Chicken Parmigiana, Fettuccine Pasta, and Lasagna. Probably the best thing I've had in a while. The service was good, however our server was a bit busy and we had to wait a kind of a long time for them to come back to our table. The restaurant was a bit busy and loud when we first arrived, however it calmed down around 1:30-2pm. Overall it was good! :) read more

It's Olive Garden. That should be an adequate review. The service by Celeste was excruciating slow, so much so that the elderly couple behind us got up and left after ten minutes of being ignored. Don't blame them. I ordered the mushroom ravioli. It came out cold. Almost everything here does. Would've sent it back. It she disappeared until check time. I never understand why this place is still here. It's noon on Sunday and she's only got three tables. How can you ignore us so frequently? read more

The service was the worst. Very, very slow. Made an excuse for everything. Old dried out pasta for one entree that was sent back. No bread, and had to share one entree. We cannot recommend such a sub-standard place. Plus, the manager hides from customers! read more

1 star for the great service. Overpriced and food was super bland. Sauce tasted like straight from a can, worst $85 bucks I've spend in years for food. read more

Excellent dine-in experience, our food and drinks were great and served quickly - considering it was on a Friday night. I would definitely recommend the CYO sampler as appetizer, so you can try each of everything for a decent price. Chicken & shrimp carbonara and the Chicken Zoodles were fantastic, but the meatballs in CYO Cucina Mia were bland. read more

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My husband and I went to this restaurant about a week ago for our weekly date night. We got seated toward the back of the restaurant where a mother and 4 very NOISY children were also seated. They were so loud that it was impossible to have a conversation! The bad part was that the mother was just as loud and didn't try to be quiet or make the children tone it down in a public place. read more

Overall, this has been my favorite location for the past 3 years during my frequent visits during the all you can eat pasta promotion. They typically get things right but I've had one experience where the kitchen served me chicken that looked old and it was dried out. The next round of chicken wasn't cooked through. I'm knocking off a star because you could see it since the meat was sliced. I didn't send back either so it wasn't deliberate. I do feel like the server should have seen both issues, but I eat here often and this location has been most consistent of all over 3 years. One tip, I don't allow them to seat me in the small room beside the bar. I haven't eaten in there in years, but waitstaff commonly forgot about those tables in past. read more