7/18/26 Celebrating Nephew Ramon's big 20th birthday today at his favorite restaurant. Parking 5/5 Arrived ~ 4:15, a bit early for early Dinner but here we be. No dinner crowds so we parking was quick work! Atmosphere 5/5 As restaurants go I typically reserve the ambience rating for subdued lighting or candle lite tables but this location is one of my favorites and almost gets there. Great dinning rooms, classic Italian contemporary architecture. We were seated in the large back room. Service 5/5 Tonight we were greeted by Server Aryrianna. She took our drinks and starter orders quickly returned with our drinks and mozzarella sticks. Aryrianna took our entree orders. Ray had the Spaghetti and meatballs and I had the soon to be off-the-menu; Spicy Sausage and Peppers Rigatoni. We ordered the shared salad and a boat of dipping sauce for the breadsticks. Great service thank-you! Food 5/5 Ramon said he enjoyed the Mozzarella sticks, his spaghetti meatballs and salad. I really enjoyed the spicy Rigatoni dish a beg you to keep it on the menu, (cried a bit). And who doesn't love their salad and that dressing OMGoddness Becky. So Ramon didn't like the idea of a public celebration or the embarrassment that comes with it so we honored his wish and kept it low key. Buon compleanno Ramon! $89.58 includes the tip. Celibate with some Italiano flavors my friends-SYOY! read more

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Went to Olive Garden for the all-you-can-eat pasta after seeing multiple posts on their website advertising it for $14.99. When we arrived, we were told the price was $16.99. If the advertised price is $14.99, that's what customers should expect to pay. Don't advertise one price online and then charge another when customers get to the restaurant. Very disappointing and feels misleading. Shame on Olive Garden. Customers deserve honest and accurate pricing. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I would give none but that's not an option We came in for lunch and had the most horrible service ever!!! Our server took the order came back with cold soup yes cold and had ran it the soup bowl was place on a cold salad plate and brought out like that we never saw the server to tell her she came bad with the rest of our food didn't ask if we wanted refills or extra bread sticks we ate or tried to eat are meals with nothing to drink and everybody we tried to get to at least pay attention to us never even looked at us, I love the Olive Garden the food is always so delicious but bad service left a bad taste in my mouth, yes after the fact that we paid still no server in site the manager was there but also took forever to notice that we were not happy You can't try to fix something when you cashed out and ready to leave Do better treat your employees better and take a class on serving and hospitality read more

Olive Garden is Olive Garden if you know what I mean. Olive Garden is the same in all different types of spaces and places. A chain if you will. Nothing crazy special BUT Everything changed when we met our server. All I have to say is ..... Gemma was a Gem. The service that she provided was unprecedented. Better than any I have ever experienced in my entire lifetime. The ambience of the Olive Garden, the plants, the lights, the music was all elevated by the service. I shared a meal with my friends, and Gemma continued to bring breadsticks and salad, and Andy's mints like a pro. read more

Ordered for pick up, used the online website to place our order it was super simple. They had the buy one get one free options we chose from, I believe there are 5-6 options you can pick. Pick up was easy and everything was correct and on time, took less than 30mins after placing the order. Asked for more Alfredo and bread sticks because they are so so good:) The food was nice and hot and perfectly packaged, (maybe I woulda put the frozen and cold stuff in a different bag if I had to change one thing.. but wasn't a big deal, we didn't live to far. Just the steam from the pastas on the cold salad and frozen stuff, prob not best temp wise) but everything was great. The Alfredo tasted a lil different from last time maybe less garlic & cheese or something? Idk.. it had been a while since we've been in. But it was all still good. The restaurant dine in option provides a nice cozy somewhat dim lighting for a romantic setting or casual outting with Italian style music playing in the background softly. I'm sure some people walk in wearing sweats.. but I'd dress casual to classy depending the date:) read more

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Its OG, been here forever. Never fails to satisfy that quick pasta craving. Yum to the toasted ravioli and calamari. Plenty of seating but it does get busy. Great staff!! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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One of the chain restaurants I tend to revisit is Olive Garden. It is kind of safe place for Italian style comfort food - no surprises, but it is sometimes simply good to be able to rely on a familiar concept. This time, I had salmon and broccoli. It was quite ok; simple plate that is actually not overly challenging to prepare even home, but no complaints here - although I reckon pasta is the house specialty to go for in this place. Friendly and efficient service accommodated our party of about 10 without hesitations. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Soup - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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The twins were amazing! Service was the best I've ever experienced at any olive garden! so ask for them! food is yummy! The bread and the salad is my absolute favorite! Ambiance is like going over to grandmas house on a Sunday afternoon haha calm read more

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Handicap parking right up front. We joined the wait list and got sat as soon as we got there. Service was ok. They were busy so its ok. Food was disappointing. We had 2 different soups and both were not hardly warm. 2nd bowl of different soup was hot. Breads sticks hard. My fettuccine Alfredo came out barley warm and no sauce on half of it. I asked for more sauce and it was barley warm. Did not eat any took home. My friend had chicken parm and noodles with olive oil and garlic they came out dry with nothing and were not warm. Her chicken parm was hot. We shared with waitress and the manager came over. Very nice and offered to remake. We were done at that point wanted to leave. Manager gave us a $25 gift card. Ill give 2 stars because of that. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Soup and fettuccine after I poured more sauce on it - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The food was really good for the all you can eat pasta! We really enjoyed the chicken it came with. The food was fresh and yummy. What really made my night was Whitney! She was such a sweet, attentive and phenomenal server. I absolutely loved her, she was really funny and amazing, from always checking for refills to ordering. Would we back and always request her! read more

Let's start with the good... Kid's Meal Cheese Pizza Pretty decent! Definitely one of the better things we tried. Kid's Meal French Fries The absolute BEST part of the meal. That's where the good ends Shrimp Alfredo Grocery store Alfredo has more flavor. This dish was bland on its own and the only thing that helped was the grated cheese packets and a side of Five Cheese Marinara I ordered...which was also lacking flavor. The shrimp was so tough I ate one and tossed the rest. Huge disappointment. Raspberry Lemonade (Kid's Meal) Flavorless. Not even slightly sweet or tart. Just... liquid. Famous House Salad The salad arrived drenched and overloaded with onions. Straight to the trash. Five Cheese Marinara Sauce was better than the Alfredo, but still weak on flavor. Very underwhelming. Cookie Butter Cheesecake Not terrible, not great-just...giving meh! I expected more. Cookie Butter Cheesecake 3 Stars Famous House Salad 1 Star Five Cheese Marinara Sauce 2 1/2 Stars Kid's meal French Fries 4 1/2 Stars Kid's meal Cheese Pizza 3 1/2 Star Shrimp Alfredo 1 Star read more

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The salad is what I remember. There are lots of different components to the salad including croutons and carrot shavings. The lettuce will wilt quickly if you take home leftovers. The fettuccine Alfredo was a little light in the flavor. I think it was stronger in the past. Maybe they could have added more sauce. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Fettuccine Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I walked in with my speaker in my hand. Now the real problem is we were told to sit for "a few minutes", we sat, then the person at the front with a big forehead and ponytail directed us to our table AND unknowingly we left my speaker, unintentionally, on the the seat we were eating at and we got up to find it but it was gone in a split second. I asked the front and she didn't ask management and told me "well let you know" and lied to my face. I wasn't satisfied being lied to and i ordered the fettuccine Alfredo and it was dry. @10:07 Alma school & Southern read more

I personally cannot stand Olive Garden at all. I give this place a shot every year or so and every year I am disappointed. So as far as the soup and salad goes you can't go wrong there. The soups are all pretty good and the salad is just salad. The waiter we had was a nice guy and did what he could for us but they had him on way to many tables so getting drink refills and anything else we needed was tough. My issue mainly is with the entrees. I have tried many things over the years and it just always so bland. They need to revamp a few of the sauces and update a few things and it may be a better restaurant. The interior is the same old rustic boring style that hasn't changed in forever. This is just my opinion and experience. They've been in business a long time so to most they must be doing something right. There are just many other places that are much better for the same or even less priced. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Tour of Italy.....way overpriced - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Dependably good Italian influenced food from a widespread chain restaurant. This Friday lunchtime found this one very busy. Eggplant parm from the lunch menu was a nice blend of textures and flavors. Similarly, the Cheese Ravioli was good as well. Breadsticks were dry - and we've had these on previous visits to restaurants in this chain which were much better. The salad was the best part of the meal. Overall, complexity of flavors was lacking. Service was efficient and Vincent was on top of his game. read more

Our server was PHENOMENAL! Made my entire night, super attentive and kind all the way. He also reminded me of Seth Rogan. I highly highly recommend reserving your place in line via the website. It was such a huge perk to reserve and join the wait list. We literally only waited like 10 minutes. Food was okay. Breadsticks were warm and soup was tasty. I absolutely loved my pasta, the cheese was a huge plus! The place was clean and spacious, can't wait to come back! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

To tell the truth, we usually try to go to local places rather than chain restaurants. We ended up coming today because of their Veterans Day deal. This place is seriously popular. Every time we drive by there's a crowd of people waiting to get in, and that was no exception tonight. Fortunately, I went online and got our name on the list before we even left the house. We got seated within a couple of minutes. The atmosphere is Tuscan, with rock walls and wrought iron lighting fixtures. It really is nice atmosphere. There's also a separate bar. We had a really, really fantastic server. I wish I could remember his name. He was the absolute best. We ordered a couple of cocktails, which were surprisingly inexpensive, and really good. All of us chose soup instead of salad, three pasta fagioli and one Toscana. That is some seriously good soup. The pasta fagioli was hearty enough to be the entire meal with the breadsticks Two of us got the spaghetti and meatballs, and two got the endless pasta bowl with fettuccini Alfredo with chicken, the angel hair with garlic and herbs, and the rigatoni with Five cheese sauce. They were all really good. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it here! I will not snub my nose at this chain restaurant anymore--it was good! read more

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Visited Olive Garden for dinner today. When I walked in there was about 3 couples standing around waiting to be seated and about 5 employees in the hostess area just talking and none of them were helping those people waiting. JP, the manager, was there as well and made eye contact with me so I know he seen us, he walked up to the hostess desk and then ignored us. No acknowledgment of our presence, no hello, not even an "be right with you" - nothing. Then he just walked away. Terrible example of how great patrons and worse he did it in front of his employees. Then Katie grabbed some menus and sat us. She was also our server. She was friendly, with a smile and let us know she'd be our server. Our table was clean but the partían was dirty. Katie took our order quickly for drinks and then came back for our meal order. I did order an appetizer, Shrimp Fritto misto, but it never came before the meal. Which was disappointing as we were waiting for it. Our food didn't come out after waiting for a while and we had to check in with Katie to see where our food was, even after she checked on us a couple times. I ordered the "create your own pasta" - Bucatini pasta with broccoli with mushroom sauce and chicken. Sauce was delicious, chicken a bit bland. Tasted like it was frozen and then added after heating it up. Katie did come back to keep checking on us and refilling our drinks. Her customer service was really good and I tipped her well for "her" service. As we left , I noticed a couple waiting to be seating. Again, no one at the hostess desk, but there was an employee sitting on the bench just out of sight of the hostess desk taking selfies. **Tip - you will have to speak up and let them "know" you're there to eat so you can be seated in a timely fashion. I would say go to another Olive Garden if you don't mind being ignored while you wait to be seated as you walk in the front door. read more

Ok it is Valentine's Day and my GF and I decided after our ride to stop in for a a lunch date instead of our planned dinner date. Allen first off was an amazing waiter! We sat at a small fable at first across from each other and we were not having that specially on Valentine's Day. So he pretty much let my GF choose our table to lower her anxiety. Then his service was spot on the best I have had at an Olive Garden! The food is always what you expect but the service here was perfect. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - My love! - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Service was great for the most part, but the food was not! It was expensive as hell and my steak was spongey and fake... they are no doubt using fake bioengineered food! It was gross and looked disgusting. They definitely need to rethink the fake food and if you're going to be doing fake food, it should be way cheaper to make up for its lack a realness. read more

We have been coming here for years. We always had great food. Service and relaxed lunch. Yesterday 5 of us were there to eat but also visit and have a relaxed and good lunch. We ordered soap and salad as it was put on our table another server came with our warm lunch. HUH? We told her we weren't ready for it and she said she would try to keep it warm. With in 5 minutes or so we were asked if she can bring it out. We said no. The food like always was good but rushing us and hovering over us was not good. The restaurant wasn't busy. So I doubt if we will come back k read more

I love a good lunch special and Olive garden has just that. I indulged in unlimited soups and salads for $8.99 and breadsticks. My server was very attentive. The lunch hour had a nice chill crowd I did a little work on my computer and enjoyed my meal. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Zuppa Toscana - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

My friends and I went to this location yesterday to celebrate my birthday, and unfortunately the experience was extremely disappointing. They appeared to be short-staffed, so one of the managers ended up serving our table. She seemed to be in a bad mood from the start, which made the experience uncomfortable. The food was also an issue. Two of us ordered the never-ending soup, salad, and breadsticks. We tried multiple soups, and all of them tasted off. Each time we were served a bowl, it was only partially filled. When we ordered the chicken and gnocchi soup, my friend's bowl had just one gnocchi, and mine had about four. At one point, one of my friends asked if they did anything special for birthdays. The waitress responded by grunting "great," said she had to go change the receipts, and walked away without any further acknowledgment. Throughout our visit, we saw other tables celebrating birthdays, with staff singing and making it special for them. While it didn't bother me that no one sang to me, it did feel uncomfortable knowing that the same experience was offered to others but not to our table. Overall, this was a very poor experience, and I will not be returning to this location. read more

The Tour of Italy is good. The chicken parmigiano was over fried. But the Alfredo fettuccine and lasagna were good. The minestrone soup was good too. But the asparagus was tiny. Great service from our waiter. And the ambience was very busy and joyful. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - chicken and shrimp carbonara - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

We arrived around 2 pm and had to wait a few minutes in lobby for a table. Hostess(es) not quick to greet guests. Our server was friendly and suggested we get a bottle of wine when we ordered two glasses. He said we could take any remaining wine with us, which we did. I had the soup and salad lunch and my husband had the lunch lasagna. It seemed to me that it took longer than it should have for our salad to come out. My pasta e fagiole soup was okay but not as good as it could have been. My husband's lasagna was kind of dry and not very good. read more

This place was surprisingly good for a chain restaurant. The service was fast, friendly, and the prices were reasonable. I would highly recommend it. read more

My experience today was amazing at Olive Garden. Had such a great time with my family. I went today around 12 and the parking was not packed and parking was easily accessible. The place wasn't very packed and the environment was calm. The wait was not long and the waiter was so friendly and attentive. I had a great time. My food came out better than usually which was great. The food was warm and fresh. Unfortunately my brother didn't have that great of an experience but that was due to a stomach ache he had earlier but he said the food helped it a little. Overall amazing service today! Will be back. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Never Ending Soup, Salad & Breadsticks - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I order my original spaghetti and meat sauce for pick up, and i ordered at this location and came home to a small spaghetti bowl! Horrible! And I paid expecting more like the one on Elliot location. Never ordering from here!!! I could of just bought my own spaghetti from frys grocery store read more

Service was very poor. Our drinks were empty for 15-20 minutes. My husband had to go fetch the waitress. Took forever to get our food, when it finally came, I think it had been ready for a while. We will not be returning. read more

the fat fuck manager was taking their time with online orders. it tells us to wait outside but literally no rush or care while two people waited outside for more than 10 minutes. then he questions if i work for doordash after little to no effort was given. there was 3 online orders waiting to be delivered and 3 people outside waiting for 10+ mins read more

A wonderful Olive Garden experience. You really cannot go wrong with $12.99 unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks. Stephanie, our server, was superb! read more

I had the steak Gorgonzola Alfredo. It was disrespectfully delicious and the chef definitely needs a raise. 5 stars just isn't high enough!

Love the drinks and the food. Thus location is always super quick and the service is great. It can get busy and a little noisy, but the booths do allow a sense of privacy. I love the alfredo, salad and breadsticks. The salad is always fresh and has the perfect amount of dressing. This is my favorite location. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Strawberry Limoncello Margaita - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Seated and served our appetizers and food very fast!! All the staff was SUPER friendly, we forgot our leftovers and the staff was kind enough to make us a fresh dish to take home along with salads and breadsticks. So very kind for something that was completely our mistake, I have never had a restaurant go out of their way like that. Huge shoutout to Gemma and the very kind manager that went out of his way and was so gracious to us! I didn't catch his name unfortunately but please know that your generosity really made our day!! Thank you so much again!! read more

This trip to the OG recently was pleasantly surprising. The food was quality, there was a nice helping of soup as requested, the breadsticks were warm and seasoned well, and the food was nice and hot. I got a variety of options and the dish I liked best was the tortelloni dish. The sauce, the chicken, and the super filled pasta. Yum! The chicken and shrimp carbonara was also delicious. I had at least two other meals from the portion I was given. The staff was friendly and on time with the order as well. read more

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What can I say bread and salad always hits the revive could be little more friendly but whatever the crowd never changes LOL

Stopped here for dinner "to go" and it was easy to order online, fast service and a friendly delivery to the car, guy. The only thing was, when I checked the order after already arriving home it was missing sauce...YES, as in, NO SAUCE over the pasta and no side sauce, which were both requested. Talk about upset!!! I contacted the Manager immediately and he made it all better for me as his apology was sincere and he returned my charges plus, gave me a gift to grab another dish. You ROCK!!! I'm not going to lie!!! Everyone who knows me, knows that OLIVE GARDEN IS MY SPOT so, I was no longer upset once he addressed the problem. I unfortunately, had pasta with no sauce so I saved it. The next day, I went to grab sauce to complete the meal, ( even though, I didn't want to go outside but, I also didn't want to toss it either). We all know that pasta can taste better the next day therfore, it was yummy I'm honestly not sure what these cook's were thinking‍‍ Hooray to the a manager Andrew( I believe, that's his name) Thank you for taking care of the #1 OLIVE GARDEN FAN! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - I did get the homie hookup on breadsticks though - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I don't normally do reviews like this, but I grew up in the industry and feel entitled to calling this one out. My friend has been trying to get a job here for weeks now and the hiring management has been leaving him high & dry for no reason Which is dumb, because this location could use better Front of House staff The only time I've been satisfied with my server is at the Bar. Every other section has a crash-out read more

Great service and good quality food. Sometimes the price point seems a little high, but I can count on consistently in food flavor so it's worth it to me. This would have been a 5-star, but there's no air conditioning in their bathroom and it was unbearable to use the restroom and wash my hands. read more

Going to Olive Garden is always nostalgic and is always a great time! We waited about 20 minutes on a Friday night, and to be honest, that's not bad at all! I got some ultimate comfort food- steak and fettuccini alfredo! Super delicious, and of course, I got it smothered with cheese! Our waitress was very friendly, and the food came out pretty fast. The restaurant was definitely full of families and gave it a wholesome feel for a Friday night. Always have a good time here :) read more