Worst Olive Garden I've ever been to. This location gets the number one prize for Dirtiest Olive Garden. Food did not come out hot. Plates smelled like a wet dog. Server talked so low you couldn't hear him and had a hard time getting things out and multitasking. Peach tea was disgusting and sweet tea was undrinkable due to too much sugar. Chicken was so dry no one could eat it. Bathrooms were so incredibly dirty almost to the point of unusable. Employees were not friendly. read more

It's an Olive Garden, so what do you expect? Well, for a Friday at 5:45, I'd expect they would plan far enough ahead to have draft beer, but here we are. Seriously, no draft beer for Friday happy hour? Do better. The food is otherwise typical Olive Garden quality with friendly service. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Friday happy hour, 5:45, no draft beer. ‍ - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Amaya, was the best server that I've had in a long time! Very personable and super attentive. The food was good also! read more

Great meal and service! We were passing through town and stopped for dinner. We will be back if through town again.

Everything went great, our server Hunter was amazing. I would definitely ask for him if you are visiting this location. Even with it being busy tonight, he was so attentive and kind. The food was good but the service really made our whole night! read more

We were hungry for Italian and chose Olive Garden... They were busy for a Sunday afternoon and the service was good. I must say the reason for my review is this ... we like unsweet tea to drink . The Olive Garden now charges $3.49 for tea!! A RIDICULOUS price !! The tea is very weak with no flavor at all... I have learned my lesson - I will order water from now on !! read more

Great experience today in the bar area. Charles was our server and did a great job! You can tell the team members who work at this location are happy to be there. We were greeted by two ladies at the front as we walked in. One of them was singing with the music. So refreshing! We were sat in the bar area right away and introduced to our server Charles. He brought us water right away, gave us time to look at the menu and was ready to take our order when we were. Charles was zipping around running the bar area, mixing drinks and never missed a beat in our table. Our salad was right out, a little heavy on the dressing but overall good. We had the zucchini noodle bowl, which was an excellent vegan option modified without the sauce. The portion looked small but man was it filling! Very fresh and tasty too. We were traveling and looking for a stress free pleasant relaxing dining experience and this team delivered. I would have given 5 stars but just a couple of things The main course could have come out a little quicker The ladies room could have been cleaner Wished for a few more vegan options read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Zucchini Bowl modified with no basil cream sauce add marinara on the side. - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

there was a roach on the floor and when we told an employee he left it there. the waiter forgot our bread and drinks, even after giving us our main course. then there was a kid screaming and crying, I know they can't do much about it but at least ask the family to be quiet. read more

Ordered a kids meal three cheese pasta with broccoli and garlic bread. It was a very nice portion size for a kids meal. The broccoli was very bland though and hard. But other than that, it was good. Ordered it to-go on the app and it was ready right when I walked in to get it. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Three cheese pasta with broccoli - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Great service and excellent hospitality was offered by the server Corri. The restaurant is located near Pecanland Mall and a few Marriott hotels within proximity of Monroe Regional Airport. Definitely better than most Olive Garden locations I've frequented before. read more

Stopped. Sat at the bar and watched the NBA final. Had soup and salad, which is $11 at dinner. When did it get So expensive? Should have ordered an entree for a couple dollars more. Oh well. The decor was pretty. The bartender was efficient. Hey its an Olive Garden. No harm no foul. Had to ask for refills. That kind of sucked. Enjoy read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Great place to eat out . It was simple to me because I went in mind what I already wanted. The mmmm salad and bread sticks . It's really no need for anything else . At least that's how I was feeling at the moment. Normally the eggplant is delicious. read more

Went to Olive Garden in MLU today and it was the worse food I have ever had there. I usually like there food but maybe it was just an off day. read more

I have a severe gluten allergy (Celiacs Disease). My brain swells if there is even a little cross contamination, but I never get to eat out. When I mentioned to the staff my allergy, they had the manger out here asking for what I needed and he went back and personally cooked my food. WOW. So appreciate this kindness and careful consideration from the staff. read more

Long waits but food was fantastic service was very good will definitely go again!!!!!!!!!

I ordered a build your own pasta with angel hair and meat sauce. The pasta was mushy. Beyond overcooked, and the sauce wasn't very good. I ended up having soup, salad, and breadsticks instead. read more

Olive Garden is to Italian food what Taco Bell is to Mexican food. It wasn't my choice, and it never would be. I agreed to eat inside, and I'm glad I did. In spite of the numerous morons in this country who are causing the US to spike to over 50k new COVID-19 cases per day, Olive Garden is definitely doing things right. Social distancing is enforced, every other booth or table is closed, all the staff wears masks, and the menus are paper copies. That means you're not touching a menu that 50 customers before you have touched. Also, they sanitize the payment kiosk that is at your table, while you're sitting there, so you know it's clean. These are the things that earned my visit a 3 star review. I've never liked their food. It always tastes like it came from the frozen foods section of Walmart. I love their breadsticks, but apparently, endless breadsticks has ended. A quick search showed me that they do still offer endless breadsticks. It's sort of an unwritten agreement. They ask if you want any more breadsticks, and you say yes or no. Our waitress never asked, and I was already mad at the person I was eating with. So I didn't ask. Again, OG's whole thing is endless breadsticks. The customer should never have to ask. The food was mediocre, but the service was good. Aside from not being offered more breadsticks. The only saving grace was how well they are handling this pandemic. I only wish their food was enticing enough to make me want to come back. If you like Olive Garden, and you ask for more breadsticks, I have no doubt this will be a five star experience for you. If you're one of those morons who believes COVID-19 is a hoax or isn't as serious as WHO and the CDC claim, you don't deserve Olive Garden or their breadsticks. Stay home and eat some Corn Flakes. read more

Easily describable as frozen meal quality. The salad is ok if you get more than 3 olives. Take it for what it is.

Nice people, hot Olive Garden food. Salad crisp and good dressing. Clean place. Not much wait. Would go back.

This is only the 2nd time my husband and I have been here since the reopening. We like the decode much better than the old one. The service was good, and the ability to pay at the table was convenient. The shrimp scampi was wonderful, and an ample amount on the plate. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

The women's bathroom smelled worse than my boys' bathroom. The waitress had zero personality and was equally as helpful. The thing they wanted you to use to pay was disgusting(during a pandemic!). Will not be returning. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Payment processor located on the table - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

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Olive Gardens everywhere seem to be going downhill. Wife and I travel a lot and Olive Garden was a place we could agree on. Now we agree to stay away. It's just crappy food now. The restaurants are usually clean and the staff is normally nice still tho. If I want old limp salad tho, I'd get it from my own fridge. read more

Last Saturday evening I stop by Olive Garden I haven't been in a while nice changes in there... two carry out Everyone was so Pleasant and Very Very nice to me Ms...Brie waited on me she does the two go orders she really made me feel at home and my order was out less than 10min when she ask me two have a sit it was out I ask did they have magic in there lol I felt very welcome and the service was on point and wonderful and Two not forget the Food was delicious ‼ I Thank Everyone in there... Thank You Guy's... Cause I was really hungry Thank You Monroe ,Louisiana by Pecan-land Mall Patricia Boyce read more

We were looking for a place that was open on Memorial Day. Thankfully Olive Garden was open so we decided to come here. Jennifer L was our server and she provided great service. She was super friendly and very attentive. I ordered the lasagna and it was delicious and the portion was a good size. The meal came with free bread sticks and salad. I don't know what it is about Olive Garden's salad but I find it so addictive! We had left over bread sticks so I had asked Jennifer to pack it to go. She was super nice and gave us a few fresh bread sticks to take home. The place loses a star because the carpet area in the dining room was VERY sticky. I think they need to steam vac the carpet to clean it up. read more

These people had me come into an interview, told me it went well, gave me the runaround for a week, then told me the position was filled... Probably because they're too cowardly not to lie straight to your face about the fact that they have no problem wasting your time. Just imagine what else they lie about... I'll never eat here ever again nor will my friends or family members. It may not cost them their housing if they don't find someone to fill the position, but they could have possibly cost me mine by wasting my time. Never eat here. Don't support a company that does people dirty like that. Just a heads up read more

Olive Garden has great food and great service! I will definitely be back . Pricey but quality!

Been waiting on our salad 35 mins.Slow service If it wasn't for grkids asking I'd never come back. Don't have some dishes .but lacking service and promptness for nasty food read more

The waitress is very nice and helpful. And the atmosphere is good to hang out with friends, but you have to go earlier coz it's always packed. The food are nice and the dessert....hmm hmm.... Don't know what to choose... The third time to this place .... The waiter Chris is awesome, he makes my friend's birthday perfect and fills of laugh. Thank you so much and the lady who sang the beautiful birthday song. :) read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Wait was minimal. This was from several weeks ago when things were still opened a limited fashion. Social distancing was adhered to. Food was ok, typical OG. We ordered 2 plates to go but as we were preparing to leave, we were advised they had only 1 of the order we wanted. Got home to see it was incorrect. Service was good with exception of the to go order read more

Revised menu is limited but the selections are good. The wait wasn't too bad considering limited seating.

The service was excellent. They were short-staffed (seems to be a running problem at every restaurant this decade. I wish I knew the name of the waitress who was training our waiter, while waiting other tables with the best attitude I've seen in a long time. Without her, this would have been a two star review. But you can't really go by my review, if you honestly like the food. I've always felt that Olive Garden's food is one step above Chef Boyardee's. We only ate there because my friend wanted to. But if that waitress is still there, or has managed to spread her beautiful attitude to others, I'll gladly return again. read more

My friend and I love this place. It's quiet and dim lol but it's soothing. We have our low volume girl chats here sometimes. The chicken parmigiana is what we normally get and it's so delicious. read more

It was one of the best place to have a fine dine in Monroe. A really good customer service and yummy foods. However, the waiting part is usually painful. read more

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Our waiter did a great job with what he had to work with. The salad was wilted, the soup was cold. Ordered my favorite, pasta fagioli. Looked and tasted nothing like any I had ever eaten. It was thick, full of pasta and not much broth. Our waiter brought me a second bowl which looked the same and was cold. My husband ordered the minestrone, which was also cold. Kudos to our waiter only. Won't be back. read more

Called ahead for seating, on entrance no waiting. The dinner was delicious, salad, entree and bread! Waitress was attentive, great attitude and supplied excellent service! Had not been in a while and the experience was above expectations! Thank you for your great service and food! read more

Olive Garden used to be our favorite restaurant in town before the fire. Now we are never going back there. I have ordered food to go twice since they reopened since they have been so busy. Both times they made us wait an additional 30 minutes at the restaurant to the 60-80 minutes wait time from the time we ordered the food until we were supposed to pick it up. Last time, they forgot the toppings on the pizza and did not cook it to order. This time, they did not give us the correct salads, I got eggplant instead of chicken, and they forgot the extra breadsticks we paid for. read more

The restaurant is now rebuilt! I stopped by for lunch, and while the service was good, it felt like they were moving a herd of cattle. I received my salad and immediately received my entree. I had gotten the Seafood Alfredo which was not seasoned very well at all. Needless to say I was very disappointed! read more

Haven't had an issue. I stay I hotels in Monroe, often, I usually get Togo. Most time I get there after 9:30, haven't had an issue.

Wait time is long and food is subpar. OG used to be much better than this. Food was refrigerator cold... does no one approve what goes out or monitor how long it sits to be taken to tables? Other entrees were cold and pasta shells were undercooked as well. Management needs to get on top of things. read more

Just had to leave Olive Garden due to the smell! Smells like a locker room, please clean the carpet!