Stopped at Olive Garden mainly for the breadsticks and ENDLESS SALAD. It wasn't great 3/5 stars. Ordered the 6 oz sirloin and Alfredo as well as the spaghetti and meatballs. Pictures are attached. It was just ehhhh probably won't go again anytime soon. The staff was friendly and on point. The restaurant seemed old and out of date. read more

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Came here on a Tuesday which was our first in over 20yrs! Pretty packed with many large volume parties happening! Maybe because of the endless pasta starting at $14.99?! Loved the fried lasagna as an app and can never go wrong with the endless breadsticks and salad! I only remember the breadsticks being softer back in the day. Be mindful the salad contains black olives and pepperoncino so if you don't like that you might want to request omitted . Hubby got endless pasta which was rigatoni, meat sauce and added meatballs. I went with the shrimp and scallop Alfredo with broccoli added in. We had coupon for free app or dessert for signing up for their loyalty club like a week in advance. They will not send you it the same day so get ahead of the game. Don't waste on desserts as they max out at $10.49. Use it on an app which goes up to $15.49 and they honor. Waiter was awesome and told hubby get another order of endless whatever he preferred and he would pack it to go. He switched to chicken Alfredo and fettuccine. Ordered a watermelon sangria but it never came so he just deducted it and app coupon at end. So much food and plenty of leftovers for $54! Definitely would return! It's not Italian as I cook or prefer, but very similar to pizzeria pasta and couldn't complain. We were stuffed and happy! Just froze additional leftovers for a future meal! read more

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Food was good. Young lady who served us was attentive and timely. Olive garden used to be a fav spot for my kids and I years ago.... I hadn't been for a while. Decor needs upgrading but it's still good place to eat at reasonable pricing. My sister and I had good experience read more

I love this place not only great choice of the menu but vey great food staff is always so welcoming helpful you see I'm a person of dairy can't have do sitting trying to see if it would be a problem for the chef or other professionals of the kitchen the staff noticed asking me my concerns and quickly answered with a very rewarding face as if she was overwhelmed and just delighted that she could make someone to enjoy a very special dinner of their choice if I wouldn't get fat I would know where I could eat every day and not have to be unhappy and if you love very great pasta menu so I say go for it oh! don't forget the lovely choice of your special wine brewery or cocktail read more

Ordered food for friends baby . Easy to order online . Food arrived on time and all enjoyed. Always partial to wonderful bread sticks. Pasta and chicken parmigiana great as was minestrone soup . read more

Had an overall excellent experience Saturday, after initially not having a server wait on us for several minutes, another server noticed and notified our waiter. After that, prompt and efficient service in serving our refillable soft drinks, which they kept on top of, bread sticks, salad and bottomless soups. In this visit I never had to seek out my server for my next bowl of soup. My husband's entree came out hot and fresh (on previous visit it had been sitting in the kitchen and came out dry and less hot). Our server Tristan was professional and accommodating as were other servers. Music was set at the right volume so that my husband and I could hear each other. Very happy with this visit at 1:00pm. read more

If I could give them zero stars I would. I love Olive Garden and never had any issues at other locations but I had an unfortunate experience at this one. I arrived with my partner table for two and was sat in an isolated corner completely away from any other guest and servers. We didn't think anything of it but then another group of people were sat near the other guests and were immediately served we waited over 15 minutes. Once we saw the newly arrived guests being serviced before us we instantly felt a sense of discrimination. We got up and left the host that had sat us laughed on our way out and said have a nice day very smugly. We ended up driving to the Olive Garden 15 mins away instead. read more

Is it me? I ordered online, and two places where it gave me opportunity, I said, "Please no onions/scallions/chives - allergy." They lazily sent me a pre-made salad with onions on it, I was trying to prevent that because not to be picky, but then I can't eat it, it literally makes me sick. so I called them, I get passed along twice, and then a manager says to me that he's going to refund me half my order. Ok, I just wanted a salad that I could eat, but alright. Right??? Wrong. I was never refunded anything, nor did they just send me another salad like I would have preferred, so absolutely nothing was done to make good on it, just wasted my time in phone conversations and on hold. I realize things can get busy. I also realize that we are in an economy where people are struggling more and more and in all too many cases trying to work through the stress of not receiving livable wages. So I would have been fine getting past this had they one way or another made it right, but seriously, am I being so picky that I keep finding places that I don't feel inclined to go back to not so much because of the food but because of the service? Unavoidable human fact that for absolutely any business, you can never promise that nothing is going to go wrong, but you can promise that if and when it does, you respond professionally in resolving it as best and punctually as you can. The lack of follow-through on this, which I would have completely missed had I not checked back two mornings later to give it time, to me is good reason not to give them business again. I'm not looking for perfection in reliability, but I am looking for professionalism and accountability in it, and this experience most certainly wasn't it. Done. And no I don't want to be contacted because I already spent time on the phone with them which should have been enough. read more

UPDATE- 8/18/24 Opened in Orlando in 1982, this chain establishment became famous for its Italian American fare and "never-ending" breadsticks and soup or salad. Located off of Route 3 West in Secaucus, this was the closest Olive Garden in our area. My partner and I struck gold as some parking spaces closest to the entrance were available for lunch today on a Sunday around 1230pm. Upon entering, we were greeted by the staff and made it to a booth after a short 5-minute wait. Their menu mostly consisted of classic pasta dishes and more creative ones, plus soups, chicken dishes, and appetizers like calamari and toasted Ravioli. We decided on the Shrimp Scampi and Chicken Alfredo with broccoli. Each entrée came with breadsticks and opted for salad consisting of lettuce, onions, pepperoncini, and tomatoes with delicious Italian dressing. Everything was so fresh and tasty. The portions were huge, perfectly cooked, and we knew we'd be eating leftovers. The only difference was the size of the shrimp was much smaller than the previous visit. We even saved some room and got a slice of strawberry cream cake--a vanilla sponge layered with vanilla cream and topped with strawberries--to share. The meal remained surprisingly delicious and felt well worth the price, especially considering salad and breadsticks were included with our entrées. We continue to recommend this place. ------------- Some regard the Olive Garden as not authentic Italian food which is true. However where could one find an establishment that offers bottomless soup or salad with breadsticks. My parhave been to this location in Secaucus numerous times. Being a Friday night, joined their waitlist online and it worked to avoid the long wait upon arriving for dinner. Their menu has a large selection of dishes which some are good while others average as with most chain restaurants. Our servers were the tag team of Carlos and Kevin. Skipped the appetizers and went for our entrees consisting of Chicken Marsala Fettuccine (Chicken sautéed with spinach and mushrooms in a creamy marsala mushroom sauce served over fettuccine) and Shrimp Scampi (Shrimp sautéed in a homemade lemon-garlic butter sauce, tossed with fresh grape tomatoes and angel hair). With the entrees, we opted for the endless salad with parmesan cheese accompanied with garlic bread sticks. The food didn't take that long to come out which was tasty and nicely seasoned. We even left room with dessert and shared a Strawberry Cream Cake (Vanilla sponge cake layered with sweet vanilla cream and topped with fresh strawberries). We thoroughly enjoyed our food, price reasonable and service good which we could recommend this place. read more

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I had a fantastic time at Olive Garden recently! I went with a friend and we both loved our meals. I had the chicken scampi, which was absolutely delicious, and my friend had the cheese ravioli, which looked amazing too. One of the best things about Olive Garden is how quick the service always is, and this time was no different. Plus, the portions are just right--plenty of food without feeling stuffed. I always look forward to eating here! Only reason for the 4 star is because I'm pretty sure the waitress gave us the wrong drink, or at least it didn't taste as expected but it's all good! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken Scampi - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

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I had a disappointing experience at this restaurant. The pasta was prepared as described and arrived on time, but the overall meal left me frustrated. The service was standard and completed without much interaction. The atmosphere felt typical for a neighborhood spot. I left feeling dissatisfied with the experience overall. read more

Amazing Food! I went to Olive Garden and loved it! The pasta was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Great service and cozy atmosphere. Highly recommend it! read more

Went for unlimited pasta! Our server was so kind. The food was good for what it is. Don't expect 5 star food at an Olive Garden. For the price you pay there's really no room for complaining. 5/5 for what it is! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

Not sure what it was but something in the salad tasted of bleach and some cleaning product. I realize post-covid that procedures are stricter and whatnot, but I could not get that disgusting taste out of my mouth throughout the entire meal. read more

The server was amazing & very attentive the ambiance of the environment was great and the food was amazing. The servers name was anthony he fr needs a raise, he was on top of everything and truly provided a great customer experience. read more

The food was excellent, and the service by Willy S. was Above and beyond he deserves a raise for his experience and professionalism. Ambiance is great. Definitely coming back read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Miniature Calamari - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

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Had the Shrimp Fritt Musto for Appy. It came with two sauces for dipping. The shrimp Was just right size for snacking and was cooked just right not dry at all. I chose The Tour of Italy dish and was presented with a Plate that had to have been sitting on a warmer for a Few minutes. My lasagna Was good, fettuccine Alfredo was a bit dry and the Chicken parm was rubbery. I had to leave that behind. We only went there because Mom likes the soup. She had the chicken Marsala And again fettuccine was dry. Other dinner companion had the large stuffed shells and they barely had any marina sauce on them again dry . Not my usual place Even for pseudo Italian but tried to make 81 year old mom happy. The server was very good and attentive and we in no way blamed her. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken Marsala - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

Food was decent. Service was very friendly- although it was my friends bday and we thought we got tiramisu for free but we had to pay thinking we didn't (that's okay). Unlimited pasta was good except im too skinny to take advantage of the deal. $5 for an added chicken tender was a bit absurd. I love the way the flavors coalesce to bring me to the front lines of the Italian front. I felt like my mind gained a duality of understanding pasta to an astronomical level. My friend got cut off for having too much pasta. I think this establishment lives up to its name with olives in the salad. Anyway I enjoyed the pasta party taking place on my tongue and I'd be here again. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Destroyed the food, it was clearly good. Chicken Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

The food was good, but the tables are very sticky. Every time they tried to clean them they were still and we had to use table cloths every time. These tables have been in the restaurant and have been stained for about 15 years. Good and all, but I do recommend some improvements... sorry Glass tables would make the improvement read more

Great dining experience...Never ending soup, salad, breadsticks, and CHEESEEEEEE Our server Rafael was the man...A+ service read more

The restaurant is in a good area, and the inside is very nice. The service is ok. Even on days they aren't super busy, they take a long time to come to the table. The food was really good, especially the four cheese ziti. The chicken in the Alfredo was mid. Wouldn't get that again. But overall it was good. read more

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Do not come to this place! Here's why: I ordered a shrimp Alfredo pasta last week, and I ended up getting nauseated and fatigued right before I ate the pasta, the shrimp looked good at the beginning but I found out that there were uncooked. Now I'm went to the hospital because I'm intoxicated! Good afternoon! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Shrimp Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

not only did i get an attitude and a eye roll when i asked a question. the hosts decided that they run the place and wrote my name down wrong and proceeded to stare me and my entire party down knowing i was standing right in front of them calling the wrong name.they need to have better attention to service. coming in a restaurant and getting an attitude as you walk into a restaurant is not how i wanna have dinner.management needs to do a better job and who's greeting your customers. read more

Placed an order for pickup. Got home and the "free" salads were missing. Obviously we were not going to drive back but called the restaurant. The manager said he would make it right. Not sure what he meant by that... I should've asked but nothing happened to our credit card charges! Check your order before you drive off! read more

After waiting for 18 minutes, no server, hostess, or manager came to our table. Two of us sitting in the bar area at a booth; noticing 5 hostess at the front booth talking, 3 people at the "to go" counter talking, 2 bar tenders organizing wine bottles in the top cabinets, 2 bus boys cleaning tables, and not one person walked over. We ordered drinks on the table Kiosk and pushed "call server", Waved to everyone that made eye contact and they all turned their heads. I'm currently sitting at Red Lobster 3 minutes down the street actually enjoying a beverage and appetizer within 12 minutes of us arriving in the door. This Olive Garden needs to watch their payroll on 03/23/24 as many employees are paid to hang around like they are at a social club. As we exited, hollering at all 6 hostess that they are horrible establishment, and they couldn't even hear me over their own conversation. DO NOT EAT HERE! They need to close this business as there is more accommodating restaurants within 500 feet with better service and food. read more

The ambience is all right I like the pictures and the Lights. The service is very fast. Our waiter wasn't corny He was a nice chill guy. The food ,now here's the thing about the food. my mozzarella sticks were oddly shaped but very good and my raviolis had no sauce on them!!! Absolutely unbelievable. My friend got spaghetti he said it was good. The chicken Parmesan was very dry !!!! my other friend got a pasta fagioli and she said it was good, but I'm still questioning her. Now, I'll tell you something about the dessert? they were out of ice cream !!!!!!!! I'm just gonna leave this as that. read more

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So first off, they only gave us three breads... when we asked for more, the waiter was very hesitant. The food is good but the service is terrible. They're so rude. I understand they get busy and the restaurant is big but I went twice and both times i noticed no one came to check up on us. We had to find our waiter ourselves before he took our order and then again for the check. This happened to the people sitting next to us too, both times. read more

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Food was really good Daniel was my server and he gave us GREAT COSTUMERS Service.. Ambiance was Epic!!! read more

Sat at the bar and had great service. There was only myself and one other guest at the bar. I appreciated that even though I was dining solo I was given a decent amount of salad and breadsticks. read more

Listen, I'm going to start right here - It's Olive Garden! You either hate it or you love it, but give me that unlimited salad and breadsticks because I'm here for it! Glows: -Wait time is always less than they say it is. -Servers are friendly -It's cute or whatever inside -Paying is easy with the little touchpad at every table -Food was hot when it came out Grows: -Wait time for service can be a bit slow - they are obviously understaffed (as with many places) Tips: -Order everything at once - wait time is slower ! read more

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I don't eat at Olive Garden often, but we wanted to go for the Shrimp Carbonara, and it was delicious as hell. My first time trying this selected plate with Scampi Alfredo shrimp, and noodles. Nice pleasant place with happy people. I enjoyed the drinks here as well. Strawberry Sponge Cake is good here. No problems, we will be back. read more

While on vacation in New Jersey with my lovely wife, we decided it'd be fun to try some of the local cuisine! She offered to pay but let me choose where we went, so i just HAD to try this olive garden that my buddy Chris raved about when he went to NJ on business last year. He said, "it was alright." Now mind you, i was a little nervous about walking around new jersey at night. the misses had made one too many jokes about the mob on our flight here, to the point where they did not feel like jokes anymore. i was tossing and turning all night at the thought of a horse head showing up on my pillow or whatever the mob does to intimidate people. i figured i'd be fine, i've lost a hand and a few fingers before so i'm prepared for anything. i'd like to see the mob TRY and come after me. (i wouldn't. please don't.) Upon arriving to the olive garden, we were immediately seated and impressed by the interior of the restaurant and the cinematography of the food item photos on the menu. I showed my wife and said, "Wow!" she agreed. After an hour of looking at the menu, i decided on the calamari rings as an appetizer. They kind of tasted like hair ties, but the main course made up for it. My wife had shrimp scampi that she absolutely loved (She couldn't stop talking about it! After our meal she said "It was okay") and I ordered the tour of Italy, because i had never been to Italy and wanted the "tour"! My buddy chris was right to hype it up, because it truly was alright! Thank you to my buddy chris for the suggestion! I one day hope to visit Italy, but i fear it will not live up to this lovely olive garden. (Minus one star for the calamari hair ties ) read more

Me and my husband came to Olive Garden on a Wednesday evening, it was obviously packed. We got a table quickly, it was a bit crusty, but nothing too bad. Service was a little slow at first but not too bad since most of the items came out at the same time. It does smell a little bit musty but it's something you'd expect from the local Olive Garden. The food however will never miss. It was delicious as always as long as you can ignore the dusty smell and flies. 3/5! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Angel hair with four cheesse marinara and salad - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

Service was slow, food is mediocre and didn't look so appetizing. The waitress was nice but forgetful. Our drink orders from the bar took forever. Once my food arrived it was long before I had a drink. I went the ladies room and that was a disgrace. I walked right out. I remember Olive Garden being a cool spot to go last minute or special occasions now I will never look their way. read more

Before I start I want to be clear about one thing: I am Italian. I cook Italian, well. I know real Italian food. This is to Italian food what Tex mex is to Mexican, what McDonald's is to burgers, what Kraft is to Mac and cheese. You go for what THEY make, not for gourmet like your mama makes Italian dinner. With that said, I go because the littles in my family don't know good from bad Italian, and they like the food (the breadsticks are a fan favorite and they have Coke Zero - yeah kids are that simple) but I personally LOVE the endless soup and salad. The salad dressing is tasty, and the salad is always crisp and fresh. The soup is generally delicious. Sometimes when they're at the bottom of the pot, they stretch it a bit so you have to tell them if it's overly thin, but I think I had that happen literally once out of 30 times, and they fixed it asap. And so ASAP is the reason for this bad review. We went Saturday night at 5. Okay I expected the dinner rush but not so much at 5. We sat. We got our drinks and ordered. I got my soup and salad when the rest got entrees. They brought the salad bowl for everyone, the soup apps that some ordered, and the other random apps they ordered. I said where's my soup? She said oh you want it now? I thought it was your meal. I guess I understood the confusion and while I didn't exactly say I wanted then to both come with the apps not later I guess also thought maybe she should have asked since she brought other people's soup? So okay. Maybe there was some legit confusion. So then I said you can bring my soup now then. But now was nowhere near now. I waited. They ate. They came back and picked up the app plates. I waited. Eventually they brought half the meals. But not my soup yet. And so I said we need more salad for me and don't forget my soup . Eventually my soup came with the rest of the entrees. It was watery. Almost no potatoes or sausage in the toscana. But I wasn't complaining because I was sure I'd never see it again. And afraid of that, when she finally came with the first bowl of soup I said to her can you please put another soup order in now because it's going to take that long I suppose. And of course it did. Worse actually. My whole family ate their meals - apps and dinner entree - before I got even a second bowl of soup or salad. You know why it's endless? Because you can't possibly eat more than one bowl of salad or soup unless you're there for 3 hours because they come to check if you want more every half hour and bring it out every half hour thereafter. Or maybe they mean the wait is endless because it is. I wanted more soup and salad but I didn't have the heart to make my family sit and watch me eat it. It's pathetic really. This NEVER happens at lunch time. That restaurant is a well oiled machine at lunch. The soup is hot and fresh and they are right there before you're done to see if you want more soup or salad. When we don't eat the breadsticks, they bring a bag to take them home. But the dinner experience.... TERRIBLE. Never again. I'll stick to lunch. read more

By far, this is the best linguine with White clam sauce mixed with Broccoli. Excellent service and the best salads and pizza that you can buy. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - White clam sauce with broccoli. - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

They must have changed the recipe because the soup was very watered down. Might as well put it in a cup with some ice. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - They must have changed the recipe because the soup was very watered down. Might as well put it in a cup with some ice. - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

The food was good but service was absolutely terrible. After we ordered our food we never saw our waitress again. We never got breadsticks at any point in our meal even though we asked for them twice. We waited for twenty minutes after finishing our meal for someone to come over and offer to take our plates to ask him to bring us boxes and the dessert we ordered twenty mins ago. Honestly worst restaurant experience ever, if it wasn't for the food being good I would have given one star. read more

A lot of people talk a lot of smack about Olive Garden. "It's not italian food", yadda, but what about your experience? Because my experience here was an amazing one. Considering the facts I have mentioned, I have not been to an olive garden in many years, and here I was PLEASANTLY surprised! We were seated as a party of 4, almost immediately on a quiet saturday night. My mother in law started with a margarita, and they had also given her a shot of amaretto on the house. We started with the salad and the tuscany soup. To be honest, I wasn't a fan, and I think they could see that, so the waitress came back over to add cheese, and wow did it make a difference. My only complaint about the salad was that there wasn't enough, for our table, it was gone instantly. The bread however was a bit cold, and I did not enjoy it, kind of just left it on the side. Entree wise you'll have to bare with me as I do not remember what everyone had. My father in law had a lobster ravioli dish that was divine. Rich like lobster bisque, yet the ravioli sat in it perfectfly. The lobster was present, some scallop taste, the sauce was unbelievable. The same can be said for my wifes chicken marsala. I am not a marsala fan, but THIS wass something else. Most tend to focus on the marsala as a gravy or a sauce, here, they focused on maintaining the integrity of the chicken, giving it and the gravy a nice char taste all around. Now I had the whole tour of Italy - lasagna, alfredo, and a chicken parm, and it did not compare to how great the other meals were. This spot, this location, really did Olive Garden justice. Thank you. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

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Love this restaurant great portions at a great price. Let's not forget the unlimited salad and bread sticks! Servers are wonderful and informative. The ambiance what can I say feel like I'm sitting in a restaurant in Naples. read more