Great overall experience due to super helpful, kind service. Nice large and bright location, simple parking. Can be loud during busy times given open layout. Minutes from Cedar point area. Busy Friday night and was sat within 5 minutes. Management very helpful when I mentioned young family members allergy. Food was basic Olive Garden, same as others, food came out hot and as ordered. Our drinks and breadsticks were kept full, and it was clear that staff/management work well together at this location. One of the best Olive Garden experiences we have had. read more

Connor was our very knowledgeable server (even though he was only working there for a week). It's always nice to hear positive remarks about an establishment from the employees. Our food was delicious and the wait time was unnoticeable. The ambiance is pleasing, comfortable and clean. The manager was very pleasant and concerned about everything. Good lunch experience. No, great lunch experience. read more

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I have a lot of respect for food service workers because I've been in their shoes, and I understand mistakes happen. The issue wasn't the mistake itself, it was the response. The drink I received tasted like it contained no alcohol, and everyone in my party who tried it agreed. When I raised the concern politely, I felt it was immediately dismissed. The manager insisted the drink was made correctly, despite the possibility that, with the bar running behind and drinks arriving after our meal, an ingredient may have been missed. I wasn't looking for an argument, just for the concern to be taken seriously and addressed appropriately. read more

I took my granddaughter out to celebrate her honor roll work. We sat in a booth near the bar. She had delicious Zappa soup, and fettuccine Alfredo. I had the endless soup and salad. Everything was delicious! Our waitress was very attentive and very considerate. She recommended pumpkin cheesecake with Carmel sauce and whipped cream! I would definitely recommend a visit to the Olive Garden ! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Zuppa Soup and breadsticks! - Italian Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Our server was super helpful. We ordered endless salad/soup/breadsticks and meatball spaghetti. All tasted great except the minestrone soup was a bit bland. The salad was fresh. The breadsticks were warm. The food was served quickly. We also ordered to go which was made quickly too. read more

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Service great .. food delicious ... they are really accommodating. Love the atmosphere...

We were seated next to a front window at a table. The window was so filthy I even said out loud " that window is disgustingly filthy. " the window shade wouldn't work so I wouldn't have to look at it. The waitress even tried to pull it down. We should have left but didn't. I did not want to embarrass my partner. After seated I looked around and all of the windows were disgustingly filthy let alone the wooden dividers between the tables dusty beyond belief and grimey, not clean in any way. should we mention the artificial plants, disgusting and dirty. There was also old food dripping and dryed on surfaces also. If this is the care of the dining area that customers see, imagine what we don't see in the kitchen. I think this particular Olive Garden needs a visit from the health dept. I won't go back. If you think I'm exaggerating visit yourself, if you find everything I say correct - walk out. If everything thing I say is incorrect and it is clean then wonderful because that means this review caused action. Enter a your own risk Food is at best mediocre. It's fast food just served a little slower and with a waitress tip. Our waitress did fine by the way. read more

we haven't been to Olive Garden in a number of years. Tonight we were feeling Italian food and decided to give Olive Garden a shot. Horrible decision. We sat in the bar, which wasn't very busy for a Saturday night. The ladies behind the bar showed very little interest when we sat down. When the server came over, she showed little to no emotion, no smile, not friendly at all. Almost like she was unhappy to be there. We seriously thought about leaving but decided to stay. Ordered our food which came out fairly quickly. The soup was luke warm at best. When the entrees came out, the pasta looked old. Each dish was tasteless with very little sauce. We had to salt and pepper the daylights out of the food just to get some flavor. I ate about half of my meal and my wife ate about a quarter. We boxed it up to take home and as soon as we walked out, I started looking for a trash can. Ended up throwing it away. It's not likely that we'll ever have another meal at Olive Garden. Really poor excuse for a restaurant. read more

Ordered shrimp scampi. The pasta was so overcooked it was almost like soup. The asparagus were the bottom portion not a single tip of the asparagus very little flavor read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Shrimp Scampi - Italian Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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What a great place to have a glass of wine and some pasta. Never ending breadsticks along with soup and salad! Our server was AWESOME. I will definitely be returning. read more

Ordered ToGo food. I ordered for myself Ziti! It was fantastic! Just the way it should be made. I'm Italian so I know how it should be cooked! Everything else in the order was also cooked the way it should be. They are my Italian go to! read more

Went there for a late birthday lunch. Outdoor entry area is full of cig butts and trash. Entryway had paper all over the floor. Sad way to take care of your facility. Had soup and salad. Salad came out with disgusting brown edged soggy lettuce. Waitress not overly concerned and mgt never came by. Wasnt offered additional soup or drink refill. Very disappointing! Not sure we will be back anytime soon. read more

We didn't go to our Elyria Olive Garden because it isn't that great. We thought if we went to a different one, the one in Sandusky, things might be better. We couldn't have been more wrong! It was worse! My Chicken Scampi had hardly any sauce & they barely browned the chicken. It was edible, but, tasted greasy with no flavor! My husband ordered a steak, medium, & it came out burnt & well done, TWICE! After that, we were done! The Manager came over, she brought out the second steak, by the way, and told us how sorry she was & that she was going to email me a 50 dollar gift card and that I would receive it within 24 hours. STILL WAITING! That was 3 days ago. Guess we won't be going back after all :( read more

The team here took absolutely incredible care of my parents for their 40th anniversary. Susie and the team here executed an absolutely flawless celebration and I just wish I could recruit her for my own restaurant but I'm clear across the country in Vegas! THANK YOU! read more

We went here because we had a hard time deciding on where to eat. We went here on a Wednesday and they were not too busy during dinner time. We got the all you can eat soup and salad. I ended up getting 2 bowls of salad and 3 bowls of soup. It is great if you are on a budget and feel like you do not need to stuff yourself on. Service was awesome as we got our soup and salad and did not feel left out. It was awesome would recommend this place. read more

Member of party had an egg allergy and waitress was super accommodating and sweet. She got the manager and even checked the box to make sure everything was alright. Food was great and delicious. Would come again. read more

Awful food, awful service, the manager was nice and made it right. My kids said the chocolate candy was the only good thing

Horrible service from waitress Kipp H. We are two low maintenance elderly retirees who eat out a lot. An early diner, restaurant was slow. Ordered appetizers and were immediately rudely admonished about sharing. Wrapped napkin with two forks, no knives. Slammed salad plates as if an imposition. Never came back to refresh drinks, never ask if every thing is ok, no hello, no goodbye. An annoyance barking orders to other employees. Busy chit-chatting at the bar with staff. Noah the food runner was very nice getting knives and extra marinara and was tipped in cash right away. Kipp wasn't. read more

Another OG Debacle. I don't know why this franchise has such a propensity for epic fails. This is one of the worst fiascos I've seen at a restaurant but it doesn't even rank in top 2 for my worst Olive Garden experiences. Now there were SO many problems that happened w/ our party it's too to go thru them all so I'll condense instead. 16 of us were seated in 2 large tables. Took about 10 mins to seat us even w/ reservation. Server was nice enough just didn't have tools to manage a large party. Her helper was mainly a runner. Bread, salads & soups were ok but a couple of us waited 8 extra mins for our chicken gnocchi. A drink got goofed no biggie. My ranch tasted off - bit sour. But the main problem was that 3 kids meals were cold, 1 was mis-ordered, and the "replacement" was goofed. Chicken tenders burned. Then 2 adults raviolis came out cold w/ side of cold sauce and extra mushroom sauce was forgot. So they microwaved them but still forgot the sauce so by time they brought mushroom sauce the ravs were cold again! We asked for manager but server tried handling herself but things got worse & server blamed kitchen. Finally Mgr came when it devolved into bickering anger and tears (from server). We explained to Mgr who was really nice & she had the GM comp our bill. That was the only saving grace. Funny thing was some of the excuses they gave were bogus b/c we had 3 ex-OG employees in our party!!! If you have a pretty large party, the OG may not be ideal since they are all usually too busy. read more

Server was pretty patient with our large family. Inside was pretty clean. Food was mid. Not enough sauce on my kids spaghetti. Soup on point. Overall everything you expect at Olive Garden. read more

Within the first five minutes we were directed to sit at a booth across the room. The table was sticky and there was food and a few crayons all over the floor underneath the table. Had to clean the area ourselves using our feet to push noodles out into the walk area. The waiter was great but the hostess was rude and acted like she didn't want to be there. She saw us cleaning the table ourselves and did nothing. read more

This review is because of the exceptional service by our waitress, tay. I hate Olive Garden. I get drug to Olive Garden by my family all the time. I always go kicking and screaming. This was the best restaurant experience we've had in years. We had 15 very tired 3 day cedar point vacationers. 7 were children aged 3-10. We were sat as a group in one table in 10 minutes. Tay instantly had it down. Drinks, offered separate checks, kids were not sitting with parents. We had 5 checks because she offered. We usually condense more. She brought out salads and bread without being asked and plentiful. She did not let a cup go dry. She did not mess up one order. A table of 14 and 17 also came in when we did. There was an exact table like ours behind us. That table called the manager and she was taken off their table. Our waitress took their large group and our large group at the same time. I thought "there went our food service, we will never get our check or more drinks". Wrong! She did not miss a beat with two tables of 15. And actually for Olive Garden. Our food was as good as it gets. Hot and fresh. Still not my choice, but a good waitress is all you can ask for and a kitchen that at least gets the order right and sent out. The other table was not happy, we were finishing our food before they even ordered. The manager comped their appetizers someone said. Others heard their problems. We stopped and told the manager of Tay's exceptional service on the way out. I always write a good Yelp and let the manager know when we've had an exceptional experience. We were tired and exhausted with tired and exhausted kids. Even the kids were happy throughout dinner. read more

I've never really had a negative experience at this particular Olive Garden. Friendly and chill staff. Meals are great. And the prices are reasonable. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Madison is a very nice waitress who greeted us with a smile. Me and my fiancé decided to stop here since Texas Roadhouse hours are much different then back at home in Grove City,OH. The place is very clean and the food came out perfectly without no issues. The atmosphere was really quite and enjoyable. Will definitely come back to here!! read more

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Food was amazing we were there for a hour and 30 minutes, the manager gave us 100$ in gift cards and paid for our meal. Very kind people and establishment read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Went here once for my vacation to Kalahari. Waitress was absolutely amazing and staff was polite. It looks packed from the outside but it was basically empty inside? I Got Chicken Parmigiana, Tiramisu read more

Thanks to Olive Garden My wife and I had one worst experiences ever on Mother's Day. We went to the Sandusky Ohio Olive Garden around 3:00 pm on Mothers Day to try to beat the rush. We ordered and my wife order Eggplant Parm. I ordered a Sirloin. An hour later our server came up and ask how everything was and offered to get our check. We told him we never got out food. He went to check on it and told 5 minutes, 5 minutes later we were told another 5 minutes. Our server offer to bring my wifes meal at that time but my meal is still another 5 minutes. He brought My wifes meal an hour after we were there. My meal didn't arrived at all and after my wife finished her meal she told me it tasted like it was reheated because of the noodle that weren't covered by sause was dry and a little hard. So I told our server at this point I didn't want the sirloin being me wife and I couldn't eat together. My wife also felt very uneasy eating her meal in front me without my meal. What a bad joke of a restaurant. The more I think about the madder I get. They removed the Sirloin from the bill but kept the my soft drink charge on the bill, which I didn't even drink , I wanted it with my meal. At the very least Olive garden owes use both a dinner and an apology. Olive Garden receipt OG#1654 check 28084 read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

A friend and I both went here one night, and the service was semi-decent, but it took so incredibly LONG for anything to get to us. They screwed up my order, and then claimed they would give us free dessert (they didn't.) When we did finally get our food, it tasted weird and off. We didn't order any meat. Morning after, we are both incredibly ill. I wont list the symptoms, but hopefully you'll be able to connect the dots. Wouldn't recommend. read more

Wow. When I first walked in the lobby smelled like a garbage can didn't have a lid. Our server was nice but here is where it went wrong. A food runner dropped our bread on the table and slid our small plates across the table. The food; the coffee was cold, the sauce was burned and you can tell it sat under the heat lamp too long because the noodles were dry. Not impressed and being from another state I don't have to say I won't go back. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - See all the grease? Couldn't eat it. - Italian Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

The food is exactly how it should be (which is the reason for the 4 stars). I know that this restaurant sits in a market geared towards children, however - allowing kids to sit at the bar is illegal. I also believe the bar should be a kid free zone. Sitting at the bar during my visit, a family sat down waiting for a table. 3 small children and 2 adults. The Bartender was very uncomfortable, but decided to serve them anyway. She was in a bad spot. Say no and risk getting yelled at, or serve them and pray their table was ready soon. Managers letting them sit without politely pulling them aside and explaining the law - was rude to the other adults at the bar. Post signage, train the hostesses and make sure that if you are waiting for a table, you know your options. Let the other adults eat and drink at the bar without kids. read more

We were in town for Great Wolfe Lodge and decided to grab some dinner on the way home the service was very poor seemed like it was very chaotic and unorganized but what was baffling is the place wasn't very busy at all tons of open tables just poor service read more

I have tried to come to this Olive Garden many times now. We come on a weeknight a little more than an hour before close and they always say it's an hour wait even though we see empty tables everywhere. They just don't want to seat you a little more than an hour before close. read more

I'm not sure what all the negative reviews are about but we had a delicious meal and great service!!

Visited this location on a trip to Kalahari. Was unimpressed. We were seated near a walkway and the waiters kept bumping into me while turning the corner and never even said sorry. They also kept Carrying plates over my head. When I went to order a daiquiri, the waitress said "ok non alcoholic", and I'm like uh no the regular one with alcohol and showed her my ID. Kind of rude if you ask me. Also this location was out of grenadine, which makes a ton of their signature drinks so that's disappointing. I wouldn't go to this location again. read more

There is a core leadership and training issue at this location. We saw this location had a 2.5 star rating. We said, how do you mess up Olive Garden? Well now I know. The quality of food is perfectly fine, it is absolutely a service issue here all the way back to the kitchen that needs fixed. Every table around us had issues. read more

Came for the soup, salad and breadsticks. Only got soup and salad, the bread sticks were "being made" the entire hour we were there. Our server stopped coming to the table after the first round and the other server said she had gone home for the day. Will not go back. read more

I use the website to order takeout for my family of 5 since I just had surgery. I sent my husband to pick up and listed his name as the person picking up. He called and let them know his parking space number on arrival, as instructed to do so in the text I received. He was told that they do not have an order from us. He called me to let me know and so I went back into the website to see what it said. On the website it said that my order had already been picked up. I assumed that there must have been some misunderstanding and I wasn't angry or frustrated. I know that things happen sometimes. I called to see if they had gotten the order and to see if they needed any additional information from me, or if there was any sort of problem that I needed to clear up. The lady who answered the phone was extremely rude. she told me that they were backed up and that they can't bring it out as soon as people arrive and that I need to be more patient. She cut me off multiple times on rants about how she doesn't know what it says on the website and it doesn't matter because she doesn't use the website. Twice, I had to tell her to "please stop" because she was going off on different rants. I wasn't mad or accusatory when I called, although I'm sure there are plenty of people who complain often. I understand that it's a stressful job. I let her know that I was not accusing her of any wrongdoing I was just asking simply if they'd received the order or if they needed any more information from me since there seemed to be an issue. Finally, she said they were taking it to him now, but I just talked to my husband again and there's no food. I don't know if we'll ever get our order ‍ It's been nearly an hour, and I can't call the restaurant because she'll just yell at me again. read more

We chose to carry out our dinner and not dine in. Our order was ready when we requested, and delicious.

Sami was awesome! Super kind and funny, checked up on us multiple times and brought everything out quickly! We were also seated quickly (5pm on a Friday) and food came out warm! -From California travelers :) read more

Everything about this restaurant was stupendous! The food, the service, the atmosphere and the people were all fantastic. I would recommend this restaurant to anybody! Our waitress was Joy and she was very pleasant and would 100% recommend her service for anyone visiting this restaurant. read more