Late dinner with the girls, for it to be a Wednesday it was very busy. There was no waiting for a table. Payton was our waitress, she was very polite and checked on us often. The food was delicious and service was quick. read more

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Love this Olive Garden. Always a great experience with yummy food! I would like to give a shout out to our server, Angelina, the table beside ours had a not so pleasant diner unfortunately, but Angelina handled her very professional while still taking complete care of her other tables. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Salad, Pasta e Fagioli soup, Never Ending Dipping Sauces for Breadsticks-Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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I like trying new-to-me locations for beloved restaurants so today we came to this Olive Garden. We were celebrating the last day of summer vacation and one of my kids picked OG for lunch. This particular restaurant appears to be older. Some areas showing a bit of wear and tear. The older Olive Gardens feel cozy and "like home" compared to the new modern ones like in Missouri City. We arrived around 1:40pm on a Monday and I was SHOCKED how busy it was. We got seated right away but there were so many guests already there. Our server, Michelle, was WONDERFUL! Such a sweet girl. Very attentive and friendly. We ordered our "usual" lunches: kid's cheese pizza and soup/salad/breadsticks. The Minestrone soup and salad were great as always and my child enjoyed her meal too. What a great celebration lunch! read more

My wife and I were able to dine at the Olive Garden Sunday evening after a long day at an outdoor Market. Our waitress, I think her name was Kayli, was very helpful and had a wonderful disposition. She recommended to Sangria pitcher after the hot day and my enjoyed it immensely. She was also very quick to make sure we had enough breadsticks and salad and our food came quickly and was hot and delicious. Kayli deserves a raise, or at the least a pat on the back. read more

I came expecting the average Olive Garden experience but I left having the most amazing dine in experience of my life. Diego me and my girlfriends waiter went above and beyond to meet our needs and make sure we had all we need. It was almost like he knew when we needed a refill on food or drinks and breadsticks. On top of that the food was amazing alway hot steamy and fresh I tried a very different protein on my pasta and it came out nice tender crunchy and hot. On top of that you can't beat the Italian music in the background with the nice decor in the whole environment plus the very friendly and very well receiving workers greeting you at the door. 10/10 will come again read more

Love this place!!! The workers are always so nice and accommodating and I love the food! Sitting at the OG is always a great way to catch up with family and friends. And it's such a comforting place! Would always recommend. read more

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Terrible service. Have more 30 people waiting for tables and low traffic inside with plenty of tables vacant. Also 2 employees taking seating were horseplaying the entire time especially the young girl with too much make up was being childish the entire time. read more

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horrible service I went through curbside and the lady thought I was stealing because when she dropped my food off I showed her my payment so she left then i went inside bc there wasnt any silverware then she said my payment didnt go through so I said oh i showed you my payment but ok then I realized that I had cash in the car so I told her hey I will be back I have cash in the car so I was on the way out and she proceeded to follow me then when she realized that I was coming back she went inside and when I went inside I told her I am not stealing she didn't apol or nothing she was so rude never again read more

My wife and I had a lunch there. The soup came with the lunch tasted good but not hot. The food is ok. BUT 1,DO NOT ORDER the BLACK TIE MOUSSE CAKE as per the picture on the table. it definitely not worth the price of $9.48. We felt we got ripped off. 2, Be careful. THEY WILL ADDED 2.99 FOR PLAYING GAME, IF YOU JUST TOUCH THE SCREEN OF THE DEVICE ON THE TABLE. You need to watch your bill for that charge. they will take it out . but it is an attempt to rip you off. read more

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

Soup and salad was great, it hit the spot. Daughter liked the fettuccine with fried chicken, reminiscent of the five star dish served at the foothill of grand Teton two years ago.... Overall a satisfying experience. read more

The food was good I guess but it gave me food poisoning and are waiter was rude. The girl who was servering us was disrespectful

We had an excellent experience! Thomas was our server, he was very attentive and accommodating to our table. He was friendly and had a wonderful personality. Our meals were satisfying and to our liking. read more

Food tasted ok. Service was new and eh. Brought entrees before soup or salad. I think it was the kitchen more than anything. Entire party has food poisoning within an hour after leaving. Vomiting and much worse! My elderly parents cannot tolerate violent stomach issues. Ruined our OG experience for a long while! read more

This place was phenomenal in the customer service our waiter was Aaron L. And he did outstanding he suggested new foods and I tried some and he did not disappoint. Also they have fantastic desserts. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Highly recommend the desserts never disappointed . - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

I came in around 3:30 for lunch. After being seated, it took quite a few minutes before being greeted by the bartender, who I'm assuming wasn't even supposed to take care of me as he said "she hasn't came by to get your drink order?" "She" never came so the bartender took care of me. All was well until 4pm rolled around. The bartender's relief came in and I suppose he was supposed to be gone at 4 but since I was still there so he couldn't. He then starts complaining, within earshot of me, to his coworker about how he never shouldn't taken this table. Mind you, I know I'm his only customer because the whole bar side of the restaurant was empty. A good ten minutes of complaining and his coworker shouting at him from across the restaurant "you should have given it to me" it doesn't take a brain scientist to realize who they're speaking about. To begin with, it's incredibly tough eating alone at a restaurant and to add on top of that, to have the wait staff acting like they absolutely can't wait for you to leave is humiliating. Your customers are not just "tables" or a future tip, they're people. read more

Let me say this is a sad day. I use to love olive garden but after last night's dinner let's just say not sure I will return. Meal was not tasty chicken Marsala was tasteless very disappointed eggplant parm was also not up to par never got and tea refills and the extra protein at the table was horrible( fruit flies Nats) disgusting. My table spent 330 on a birthday meal for my granddaughter. read more

Definitely gotten better. The last time we went was very tasty! The Stuffed Chicken Marsala Is A MUST BRINK BACK STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA!!! Removing it from the menu was a mistake! read more

I came in here for a nice dinner with my family only to find out that the ac is completely down although all the employees tried to reassure us that the ac was on it most definitely felt like it was not. How am I supposed to enjoy a dinner with my family when the environment is hotter than my actual food?!?! read more

I just got off the phone with Linda at Olive Garden Customer Relations. She was so nice and truly wanted to assure me that my experience and feedback were appreciated. I wish the world had more people like Linda. I will be sending the gift card she sent me to my mama in Deer Park. Thank you Linda. read more

Rolando should be your server. Ask for him because he's great. Then give him a great tip because he's great! #notsponsored lol. He was our server tonight. I would ask for him again in a heartbeat. He was funny, and very patient with my mom and elderly grandparents. I have never had any problems at this establishment. The wait staff has always been extremely pleasant. The food is good and they're always bringing out different menu items. You get free bread and salads come with the meals. Then they give you Andes mints after your meal. My mom got the chocolate brownie lasagna for dessert. I tried it. It's very good... also very rich. Perfect dessert for eating over a few days. read more

My wife and I stopped in for a quick spaghetti lunch. We were seated quickly and served by waitress Kelly. We were astonish how quick our food came. Piping hot with the best salad all you can salad. Kelly was on point and never skipped a beat. Great Job Olive Garden. read more

My husband loves Olive Garden's soup and salad lunch special. I'm not a big pasta person so always try to go someplace else but sometimes, he wins (wink). I have to admit, though, when I meet him for lunch here, we have a nice meal, good service and enjoy our time together. We like to sit at the bar because the bartenders are on it. So even though I'm a resistant customer, I am a fan and will keep returning so my husband feels like he's "winning" sometimes! read more

I'm not sure why I even bother ordering curbside from them. 20 minutes after my order time! Just because they ran out of Minestrone Soup...what genius didn't notice they were low on soup....this is unacceptable. They even forgot the silverware that was asked for...good think I was headed home, At least the order was correct. read more

The food was great as always. The service was adequate at best, didn't prebuss the table, refill drinks, we got the endless salad and pasta and the server only wanted to be at the table for less than a minute, the server was disinterested in serving us. The ambiance was okay. Bartender was on his phone, not looking at all interested in serving or making drinks read more

I love Olive Garden. However, this review is only for the one on Fairmont in Pasadena, TX & excludes all the other locations. I requested a booth in the bar area after arriving an hour before they closed. At my request, I was seated where I could watch the Astros vs Yankees for their last playoff game. 2 people were sitting at the bar watching the game & conversing with the bartender. I ordered their unbelievably delicious stuff ziti fritta, along with chicken gnocchi soup, chicken carbonara, and their perfectly made Peach Bellini Tea. I did not mind waiting for their garlic bread to finish baking because it was delivered a few minutes later warm & very soft. When the Astros were ahead, the bartender said "I hope the Astros lose so he would not lose his bet against them." When the teams where tied, he said, "the Astros are going to lose". The man sitting at the bar left the restaurant & the woman went to the restroom. The bartender changed the tv to the Dolphins football game. I asked him, "why he changed the channel". He said it was a commercial break and he liked the Dolphins. The manager told him to change the tv back to the Astros game. He was not happy about it. When the woman came back to the bar, the bartender complained about what happened to get her support. She then left the restaurant. Although the food was very good, I felt very uncomfortable eating there and quickily finished my meal. People like me who eat at the bar want to watch the game and root for their home team. They don't want to hear the bartender badgering their favorite home team. He should have just kept his comments to himself. I do not think I will return to that location again. There are plenty of other locations, I can sit at the bar and enjoy eating a wonderful meal while rooting for my favorite team. read more

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I like this Olive Garden but it does get busy at noon time so there is a wait time go later in the day. But you can't ever go wrong with chicken Alfredo and peach tea. There is a variety of soup selections and the family size salad read more

This isn't our usual Olive Garden which is on the Southwest Freeway. We go to this one after we've gone to the Pasadena Convention Center, usually for Repticon. This location gets a low rating not for service but for the food. Not the quality of the food. I ordered a gluten free pasta dish and about halfway through it, I found a couple of regular wheat noodles. Looked like fettuccine. Yeah, I got contaminated, I got symptomatic. Some mildly uncomfortable tummy rumblings on the way home, a headache later that day. Then a couple days later a nasty flare of irritability. Damn. And damn, Olive Garden. Some of us are on a gluten free diet out of necessity. I have no choice in the matter. Either train your cooks better or don't offer gluten free. At least I won't be dining at this location anymore. read more

This is a great location; my wife and I come here quite often. We have never had a problem with the service and the food has always been excellent. Last night we ate there and our server was Micah. He was great and definitely an asset to the team. He was friendly and funny, attentive and creative. I mean he even made a face in the salad with the vegetables. That alone made for a lighthearted and joyful dinner experience. We would definitely ask for his section again; he's a great people person and does his job very well. read more

Had lunch here today and enjoyed it. The server was good, courteous & kept up with our needs. The food was decent, but a bit disappointed with the chicken gnocchi soup & eggplant Parmesan. The chicken tasted like it was canned and there was one thin slice of eggplant. We ate at an Olive Garden in another location a few weeks ago and I had three slices of eggplant. Both times it was the lunch special. read more

The waitress we got was very unmotivated to work. She had no type of service skills whatsoever or just didn't want to work. Waited 25 min for my drink. Was served a frozen cheesecake literally was hard like rock then we placed kids order before ours n she told us 30 minutes after order was placed that they didn't have what they wanted available like that could of been notified to us right away not half past an hour ‍ read more

Visited 12/20/2012, the day before I thought the world was going to end. I probably would have put some more thought into having a meal that would have been more memorable. However, it wasn't too bad. Arrived at the restaurant and the place was packed. Luckily, we had reservations. The restaurant had a nice atmosphere, but there just wasn't enough room between each tables. Try walking to the restrooms without getting in the way of the waiters. It's a TIGHT fit. maybe not more than 3 feet between the back of your seat to the other table. It's horrible. Their menu has a special menu such as Gluten-free/Allergens section for those allergice to gluten and a kids section. What did I order? Drink: Bellini Peach-Raspberry iced tea I thought I'd try something different, aside from an unhealthy soft drink and just plain water. Although the flavor was delicious, it was just too sweet. I don't normally like pre-sweetened tea because of the level of sweetness, but I forgot to ask whether or not it was unsweetened. All in all, it was delicious and you get non-stop refills. Salad/breadsticks: Received the usual Italian dressing mixed salad and breadsticks. The salad contains the typical hearts of romaine with slices of tomatoes, purple onions, croutons, parmesan cheese and Italian dressing. I don't care for the purple onions because it makes your breath stink and the smell lingers. They're easy to just pluck off your greens. Luckily, the salad wasn't overly coated with dressing. That was a bonus. The breadsticks always comes in a basket covered in a cloth to keep it warm. But, why do they always have to coat it with so much garlic salt? Every single time I visit an Olive Garden, I have to scrape off the salt with a fork. There is enough sodium in the main course that has yet to be received. Main: Chicken & Shrimp Cabonara Chunks of grilled chicken, bacon, shrimp, slices of red peppers with noodles and topped with bread crumbs. I was a bit concerned about the shrimp. Sometimes it can taste too "fishy", but nope. Tender and perfectly cooked. Overall, delicious, aside from the portion-size. It was enough for me to split into 4 servings. For some, it may be a good size, but someone who is only 120lbs, it's a bit much. Dessert: Chocolate Strata By this time, I should have just said no, but some of the desserts on the menu were just too hard to resist. It was a toss-up between the Chocolate Strata and the Chocolate mousse (can't remember the exact name). I went for the Strata and split it between my husband, and it's a good thing I did. It was too large to eat alone. It was served on a square plate with drizzles of chocolate and raspberry syrup. There were about 4 thin layers of cake with frosting in between them and topped with a dark chocolate ganache. Talk about rich. I was "chocolated" out after the 4th bite. Overall, the meal was delicious. I would probably suggest laying off the amount of salt put in the dishes. If I can feel my heart pitter-pattering after the meal, then I KNOW I had ingested too much SODIUM. read more

Went today 02/13/2019 for lunch. Food was very good, service by Gabby our waitress was excellent. Overall it was a very good dining experience. CON: The busboy (a middle aged man) was absolutely obnoxiously loading (slamming loudly) dirty plates and glasses onto to his bus tray, throwing trash from the tables onto his bus tray. Instead of quietly clearing the table and quietly wiping the tables and seating clean, he would whip his towel repeatedly at the table and seating slinging waste food upon the floor. He worked very fast, haphazardly and loudly! He was a major annoyance and disturbance. read more

Why would anyone come to Olive Garden any more??? Like, seriously! They were never the best, and with their prices now...heck no! I normally get chicken Alfredo, which is hit or miss, but over $18 now???‽!! What?‽?? My husband's chicken carbonara is over $20! Their minestrone is good though! But the bread is never soft and fresh, always seems hard and chewy. My husband and and I made the decision to not go to Olive Garden any more, since they want to keep their prices rising. read more

The food and the server was nice. Our drinks were not refilled until we were finished with our meal. The dishes from the salad were not picked up. What was really concerning was that it was a holiday (President's Day) and they were not staffed adequately for lunch. We were a party of 3 and only had about an hour for lunch. They told us it was a 15-20 min wait. I could see multiple tables available so I asked if we could be seated at one of those tables. We were told that servers could only have 3 tables so we couldn't be seated there because they didn't have enough servers. There was a huge wait and it was unnecessary because there were tables available. The shrimp scampi was good and has about 500 calories. read more

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I got a waitress that is either new, or just doesn't care about her job. She was attentive at first, got my drink order and even brought out breadsticks while I waited for the other members of my party (who accidentally went to another Olive Garden). I finished my drink and tried to wave her down several times for a refill but she just kept walking looking lost. My party arrived and so did our waitress asking if they were ready to order. They hadn't even sat down yet. She started to walk away but I thrust my glass at her, asking for water. She nodded and ran, then began wondering around again looking lost. Finally she brought me a new water when everyone was ready to order. I asked for extra olives and tomatoes on the side for my salad. She brought out the salad with extra tomatoes no olives and one single olive in the entire salad. Whatever, I didn't say anything. We asked questions about the food and she knew nothing. She would point at the menu and say things like you can find all the specials in there. If you want dessert, don't order it through me, it's all in that computer at your table. It orders desserts. The next time she offered me a refill was after we paid and were about to leave. To top it all off, she did not give us mints. Those are why I go to Olive Garden! I know I can get an entire box of them for a $1 at HEB, but it's not the same. The mints are a part of the Olive Garden experience. Otherwise, the place was clean. Tables were bussed almost faster then people could leave. Bathrooms were clean and had all supplies. read more

Our waiter was wonderful. Great customer service and wonderful people person skills. Thanks , Daniel

The best chicken fettuccine Alfredo ever! Delicious salad and zuppa toscana soup. Breadsticks have gone downhill. Love the Andes mints!

We visited this Olive Garden location during a busy Sunday lunch rush. Even so, our small party was seated almost immediately. The waiter was very friendly and knowledgable about the menu. We ordered the kids meal up front. We dined on the: - shrimp scampi - steak gorgonzola alfredo Everything was cooked perfectly. We will definitely be back. read more

Over a period of a year I have visited a number of these restaurants and have found that all of them are getting away from the original Chicken Marsala Dish. Furthermore these restaurants have done away with the Tuscan potatoes. First it is so easy to make these potatoes fresh versus having them delivered frozen. They are still good frozen, but my point is why not offer them again on the menu. This Chicken Marsala thing is not only isolated to this chain, but to other concepts. Why adversise that you offer Chicken Marsala when the flavors are not there? Olive Garden took away my favorite Chicken Marsala and now only offers Stuffed Chicken Marsala. The sauce is suppose to be half Marsala sauce and half Alfredo sauce. Today it was just brown sauce with Alfredo sauce. If this menu item is too costly to stay on your menu take the name off completely. You are not fooling diners by watering down this special sauce to the point to were the name is the name and not the flavor. One more thing to consider. You chain restaurants...Olive Garden, TGI Fridays, Applebee's, La Madeleine, Cafe Express, Luby's, Red Robin, Papa Johns, Jim Horton's, etc. do not have the guarantee that you will succeed just because you believe you have strength in numbers. Be warned. Some of you guys are in trouble already. read more

This place cannot do carry out to save their lives. Further, they just can't cook worth a damn. Shrimp scampi is U12 shrimp lightly sautéed in butter and served with a lemon butter sauce with garlic. Their version sucks, so does their toasted ravioli and their lasagne and everything else. Go somewhere else. read more