What's there to say about Olive Garden? I recently went back for the first time in years so my kids could experience the glory of the breadsticks and salad. The service was great, and my kids ate so many breadsticks they were basically swimming in salt by the end of the meal. I ordered the lighter chicken parm and really enjoyed it. The kids meal portions were actually great too. My daughter loved the gnocchi soup, and my husband went with the salmon. And honestly, the little pile of classic mints left on the table at the end felt like such a nostalgic touch. The only thing we could have done without was the screen on the table constantly tempting my kids with games throughout the meal. That said, I do appreciate the convenience of being able to pay right there instead of waiting around for the check. Overall, a fun throwback visit. read more

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

My review was rounded up to 5 stars (actual 4.7) because of the size of our party. I had no mishaps during our visit to this OG location. We were a party of 7 on a Friday peak hour visit so I expected something to go wrong frankly. But nothing happened, no complaints from our party. The food arrived hot & fresh, the salad bowls were properly filled, drinks & bread sticks replenished automatically. Our one server was on top of things! No drama parking the car either even though it was crowded. The point deduction was due to the ravioli carbonara being salty (in flavor). This is one of the better OG restaurants out there, better than the closet one to me for sure. I'll take the extra 10 minutes to drive here. read more

If you've ever been to an Olive Garden, you know exactly what you are going to get. Their restaurant layouts, food, and service are always consistent. While it might not be the best Italian food out there, it's hard to beat the value of unlimited soup and breadsticks with your meal. The Zuppa Toscana seems to have gotten a bit thinner with less sausage and kale, but the rest of their menu seems to have maintained their consistent quality. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Tour of Italy - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Olive Garden is a little slice of class and elegance in a dreary and bland world. This Tempe location is no different, with friendly ambiance, classic decor, and the good food you'd expect at Olive Garden. Usually there isn't much of a wait here, but weekends can get tight sometimes. Most of the time, the food delivers here and is cooked decent. That's not to say it's 100% perfect, sometimes they mess up on cooking broccoli. Nonetheless, some underrated dishes I recommend their zuppa toscana soup, Eggplant Parm, and their steak. Olive Garden isn't known for steaks but everytime i've had their steak it's good experience. Like all Olive Gardens, you can "hack' the menu as you get free soup or salad and breadsticks with every meal. So you can of course eat plenty of breadsticks and soup or salad, then you can take most of your actual meal home and get two meals for the price of one. Also they have $6 take-home pasta meals which are also a good value for a lunch. So you can essentially squeeze 3 meals for just over the price of 1 meal. One last point, if you have a good waiter/waitress, your experience will be 2-3x better than with an ok waiter/waitress. Come here for a good dining experience! read more

I ordered lunch for pickup this week. I ordered the chicken gnocchi soup, breadsticks & Alfredo sauce for dipping. You get two breadsticks with the soup, but I ordered more to take home for dinner. I scheduled the pickup time for 11:10. I got stuck at work, and was five minutes late getting there. After I parked & checked in, it took six minutes for them to come out with my order. The breadsticks & Alfredo sauce were cold. The soup was barely warm. I am not blaming it all on them since I was five minutes late, but it was disappointing. However, it has been a theme of getting cold food the last few times I have ordered from here. I will give them another chance, but if I order again & the food is cold, I will probably stop ordering lunch from here. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Breadsticks to take home. - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I haven't had Olive Garden in years but was invited by friends the other night. When we arrived, the restaurant wasn't too busy, and the vibe was super chill. We were seated right away, and our server came right over. She was really sweet and attentive. I ended up ordering the Zuppa Toscana soup, and it was delicious. The best part was I totally forgot you can have as many refills as you would like! Definitely need to come here more often! read more

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I met friends here for a birthday lunch. The food was exactly what you know you are going to get from Olive Garden. The service was spectacular. We lingered a long time, and they kept up with the refills and check-ins. read more

Popped in for lunch after getting a flat tire and dropping my car off. Sat at the bar and was served by a neurotic bartender,but everything everything was good and good service. Salad was fresh, breadsticks were refilled and the chicken parmesan was of good quality with spaghetti side. read more

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I have not been to an Olive Garden for years, but had a craving for pasta. Chicken Parmesan with a salad and breadsticks was very satisfying. Maybe it was just me, but the breadsticks were very bland on this trip. I was expecting a nice garlic flavor, but found none. My only gripe, so 4 stars. Great service! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Salad and breadsticks - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Super disappointed with my experience trying to place a large catering order. I went into the store because I needed some guidance with a big catering order for 20 people. I wish I had gotten her name, but the woman who helped me seemed visibly irritated the moment I approached her. When I asked if they were busy, she sighed and said yes, which immediately made me feel like I was inconveniencing her just by being there. I explained that I had questions and needed help figuring out quantities. Instead of offering any guidance, she repeatedly said "each tray feeds six people" in a tone that felt dismissive. Every time I tried to clarify or ask what she recommended, she just repeated the same line without actually helping me plan the order. I left feeling frustrated, unwelcome, and honestly shocked at how little effort she put into assisting me -- especially for a large catering sale. I ended up going to a different Olive Garden location, and the experience there was night and day. The staff member who helped me was incredibly patient, kind, and walked me through the entire catering setup with enthusiasm. He made me feel taken care of and valued, and I ended up placing two create-your-own pasta stations and my full catering order with him. The contrast between the two experiences was huge. If I were the manager, I would absolutely want to know that an employee is losing business because of attitude and lack of customer service. I hope this feedback helps, because the second location proved Olive Garden can deliver amazing service -- just not at this one. read more

The food was delicious and our server Hannah was the best .She was on it the whole night!

Our server was great. Convenient location off I-10. Place was clean. Lots of families with small children dining, so noise level can be high. I like how they offer smaller portion entries. Entries include never ending salad and bread. Would rate higher, but the sauce on my chicken parmesan tasted very bland, almost like ketchup, noodles were a bit under cooked. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Angelo and Eric were incredible! Angelo was a true angel! We gathered a large group of over 20 of us to celebrate my recently deceased dad at our local Olive Garden we have been to to celebrate our September birthdays for years Not only were they super patient with us but they went ABOVE and BEYOND to make us feel genuinely cared for on such a difficult day. They took such great care of us and the cold Andes candy was the cherry on top. I can't thank him enough read more

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

I ordered a pickup order from the Tempe location off Elliot and both of the meals I ordered came with little to no sauce so I called about a potential partial refund or new meal and they offered some free sauce. I got extra sauce in a small cup and then when I tried to show the lady the picture of my food to prove I wasn't bsing she just said ok. Just weird because over the phone they didn't seem to believe me. The manger said they put plenty of sauce and actually had to "correct" her employee for putting to much but I beg to differ. I mean I'm sure nobody comes to Olive Garden to eat some plain ass noodles. Anyway just expected some better customer service especially since I came back with proof... read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Fettuccine Alfredo with Angel Hair - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

My last experience with Olive Garden was at Metro Center. The food was okay, but the bread sticks had a strange taste! Then, on Mother's Day I had the occasion to dine with family at the Olive Garden in Tempe. There were 7 of us and I think everyone except me was satisfied with their food. I am not an expert on Italian food, but I was not thrilled with my Chicken Parmesan. I have had much better elsewhere. There was no crispness to the chicken coating. It was just soggy! The taste was passable, but the texture was not! The sauce was not memorable either. Rather generic! For good Chicken Parmesan, it is hard to beat Anzio's in Phoenix. The service and ambiance was very good at this Olive Garden, but I would never again order Chicken Parmesan from there. I was impressed with the soup! It was the best thing I had! read more

Myself and my daughter visited the Elliot road location for lunch yesterday. We always opt this location as the service is very good compared to the chandler Blvd. one. As always my daughter loved her fettuccine alfredo pasta and i took the minestrone soup which was not even warm. I specifically request for extra hot, as I like it that way. The server this time said she couldnt..,as its made in a pot and i would have to be charged if she gets me another hot soup. Who has Luke warm soup? i have visited this place so many times. Never had such a server experience. i left the soup after having two spoons. The server didnt even ask anything about me leaving the soup left by me. sad to say,It was a put off . But we love Olive garden. My chk was#27540 table#62 server was Jess M read more

Great service, fast, friendly and attentive. The restaurant itself is very clean, and comfortable; the light is warm and relaxing just as much as the music. The staff is very inviting and helpful, got to try some Toasted Ravioli in my visit, thank you Kassie (bartender). Will visit again soon! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Toasted Ravioli. Lightly fried ravioli filled with seasoned beef. Served with homemade marinara sauce. - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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I called in to place a to go order because I was unable to order it online and the employee a woman answered the phone and was extremely rude! She yelled at me and said she would not take my order. She was too busy! I asked to speak to her manager or just anyone else that would help me. She hung up on me. I called back and asked again for someone else. She yelled again "hold on!" and just placed me on hold. Will never spend any of my money here again read more

ONE STAR! I went here and got chicken Alfredo and I found hair in my food! It was in my mouth and I had to spit it out, absolutely disgusting! The service was TERRIBLE! I was the last person to get my food and it was cold. read more

Writing this review with the slice of black tie mousse cake in bed... does it get any better than cake in bed?! Spoiler alert: it was an all around great experience at this new to me Olive Garden location! All locations look the same to me, but a decent atmosphere/ambiance to each cookie cutter location. I dined alone and Aniyah was amazing! She was friendly, attentive, offered suggestions, and even got me with the upsell on both the Alfredo for the breadsticks and the dessert to go! Loved that she offered to refill before I asked and offered a to go cup so I could take it home with me. Top notch service! read more

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Our server, Nico, was great. He was cheerful, attentive and professional. He was able to speak to our selection and make recommendations. I was meeting a friend and was not too hungry. I had the toasted ravioli appetizer as a meal; Nico directed us to the automated system on the table to place our appetizer order however, he actually placed our order on the system HOWEVER as I looked at this system, I noticed it was filthy. It was so dirty that it was evident it had not been cleaned for days. There was caked on sauce, dirt in the corners, finger prints.... I mentioned it to Nico, who just apologized. When it came time to pay our bill. Nico made reference that this is paid on that dirty system as well... Needless to say I made one attempt and nauseously told Nico it was not working. He handled it for us. As I walked out of the restaurant, I noticed many of the order/pay systems were filthy. Food was ok. read more

Angelo - thank you for your excellent service! I was part of a large group celebrating a heavenly birthday. We were a huge party with late arrivals and you handled everything with class. You were so considerate and kind, and you did such a great job taking care of the whole group. The food was great - the hot breadstick and ravioli hit the spot. Thank you for your thoughtfulness with the cold Andes, too! Anyone at Olive Garden would be lucky to have Angelo as their server! read more

Was seated pretty quickly on a busy day. Our server was patient and polite. Even helped us pick out our dish, always checked up on us. I will be coming back, the food was great, I felt welcomed. read more

Weekend dinner. It's always a favorite for my kids. Extensive menu and less wait than other nearby restaurants. I called ahead and swas out on the list. It really made a difference because I waited less than 10 minutes and they were very close to forecasting seating time. It's such a valued option because nearly all entrees come with soup or salad. And free breadsticks. You fill up on those and then you can't eat your entree and have to take it home. read more

Waiting for server. Finally came by to get drinks. Told him we were ready to order. Said he was too busy and could only get drinks right now. Now I'm wondering how long to get a refill. read more

Staff are always very eager to respond to my needs. Food is consistently hot and served with a smile. Atmosphere has a warm welcome greeting at the front Door and often opens the doorfor us. Upnawy@gmail read more

Had a doctor's appointment in the area. Hadn't eaten all day so stopped into Olive Garden for a quick lunch. I ordered the all you can eat salad and breadsticks. I didn't get the soup because I can never finish it all. My server was pretty attentive. I asked to have a few extra peppers and olives and just a few croutons. Sometimes they seem to over do the croutons. After I finished the sever asked me if I wanted a salad to go. The guy sitting at the table next to me had asked for his salad with no dressing and this one already has dressing on it, so I said yes. She told me to go ahead and pay on the little kiosk thing but I was going to pay cash. She then showed me the amount it was on the kiosk and I handed her a 20. She then asked if I needed change. Ummm yes, my bill was right over 8.00 and you think you're getting an almost 12.00 tip? Crazy. I left 5.00 which was over 60% which I felt was plenty. read more

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The waiter was excellent! He was at our table a few minutes after we arrived. We initially just ordered the typical water, tea, etc. before making our food order. He returned within a few minutes, and so he did not slack in service at all through our meal. We ordered the fried calamari which was served nicely warm but overcooked. My order of cheese ravioli was definitely not made in house. It came from a frozen bag or box which was heated up and served with a poor quality canned red tomato sauce and some pre sliced not fresh mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce. The salad was plentiful and the side of soup which came with my cheese ravioli was good! So if you are not particular about your sauce (white or red), and buy pre made jarred sauce or buy pasta (enriched/low quality) then you will be fine with this restaurant. The restaurant needs a good face lift but everything was clean, tidy and presentable. The restroom definitely needs a better cleaning even though it was clean but not enough, imo. I enjoyed that there was no outrageously loud music and the atmosphere was friendly and relaxing. Overall, it was a very pleasant restaurant - food mid range - yes, I would return. read more

Am sad. My question: are the first orders of the day left overs from the night before? I ordered tour of Italy for an 11:30 delivery and I am literally 5 minutes away. The food I got, the noodles were glossy and crispy and that's the egg noodles for the Alfredo as well as the lasagna noodles. The chicken breast I couldn't cut through with a fork and then had to use a knife. My grandson got chicken tenders which were the smallest things I've ever seen and mashed potatoes were flavorless no gravy no nothing. Nearly $10. I would not have gotten him regular milk, I did not notice an option. The chocolate cake was fine, barely 3x3x3, although almost $10. All in all I'm not going to do that one again. read more

We ordered the shrimp fettuccine, which was good, but only lukewarm. We sat in the back by the kitchen and noticed that no one in the kitchen was wearing hair or beard nets, and no gloves in the kitchen at all. Window looking into the kitchen was very very dirty looked like it had not been cleaned in along, long time. Other than the lukewarm fettuccine food was, fresh and tasted pretty good. This restaurant needs better management and much better cleaning and food handling practices read more

Our server Isaac was incredible! Our drinks were never empty, he anticipated our needs and accommodated our requests. Very professional m. It's hard to find good servers, but he is the best! read more

Olive Garden may not be Grandma's authentic Italian food, but it does offer a good value. They've offered their Neverending Soup, Salad and Breadsticks for years. While the breadsticks seam a bit bland to me, I've really enjoyed their salads and soups. Salads can easily be ruined by a bad dressing, but theirs is good and does not overpower the crisp, cold salad fixings. The soups are great, too. They're hearty and pack plenty of flavor. The Neverending Soup, Salad and Breadsticks is a great lunch option. If you're pressed for time, there's little wait, so you can eat and be on your way. Plus, it's discounted during lunch hours. If you're craving carbs, Olive Garden offers a menu with plenty of options. I appreciate that if you don't find exactly what you're craving, they'll make an effort to customize your dish with a variety of pasta and / or sauce types. You can even bring home an extra entree at a discounted price to reheat later. On a recent curbside pickup visit, an item was missing from the order, so I had to drive back to pick it up. The Manager handled it quickly and without issue. I hadn't been to Olive Garden for years, but have recently reacclimated myself to it and plan for many future visits l read more

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I stopped here for dinner with a few friends last night. It was around 9pm so it wasn't super busy, and we got a table immediately. We were seated in the back so it was quieter and less busy, but there was a huge table with a birthday party in the next room over that was pretty loud at times. The food itself was good. I got the chicken fettuccine alfredo and it was creamy and fresh. The chicken was juicy and easy to cut. I had some left over but since I'm visiting from out of town I wasn't able to take it back with me to have the next day. Our server was nice and attentive. The food came out quickly and she made sure that our drinks were refilled when they needed to be. This location is in a shopping center so there is a bunch of parking. I'm sure it gets worse during peak time, but I was able to get a spot right up front without any issues. read more

First of all the server, crysta took 25 minutes to come greet us. i was seeing the time exactly. our breadsticks and soups came at 40 mins. she was ok overall not too mean not too nice. just meh. when my chicken and gnocchi came it had 0 gnocchi dumplings. i asked for sirloin tips to be well done and they were medium rare. even on my receipt it said medium rare so i know it was a server mistake. only checked up on us once throughout the whole meal. didn't offer any refills. food wasn't that good. horrible expe overall and i wouldn't come back to this olive garden again. read more

Ordered take out, the label on the container said tour of Italy, but I went on chicken parm tour. Order was incorrect. On a positive note the person who delivered my order to the door was very polite. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Not the tour of Italy - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Worst Olive Garden food I've eaten in my life. Zero flavor. I mean, ZERO. No flavor in the soup, bread sticks, lasagna, Alfredo, etc. So gross. The only positives are the restaurant was clean and we enjoyed our server. read more

My husband and I came to eat here on a Wednesday. Lexie took care of us and was more than great. It's like she could read my mind when I needed anything. Definitely will be coming back read more

Always a great bite at the OG. It was a Sunday afternoon, so it was packed. We tried the new Strawberry Margarita drink and it was sweet. ($8 and change) I question where the alcohol was hiding. We don't usually get a drink at OG. Service was a bit slow but we were filled up with leftovers for dinner. Love the consistency of OG no matter what state you visit. read more

Food could be hotter. Salads look like they came from trash bin , wilted and soggy. Portions have been reduced and quality of the Alfredo sauce was watery. No wonder the place was empty . Staff sitting at tables eating, to look like busy. $75 for Chicken and shrimp carbonara, shrimp and bay scallops Alfredo($22.95 each) $3.69 for a iced tea? Ridiculous. read more

Stopped at Olive Garden on Weds 9/4. For dinner. Roman was my waiter. Had the grilled salmon, broccoli and salad with iced tea. Roman always takes good care of me. I have become a regular there as a result. The food is always hot and tasty. Roman is a great waiter and has worked there for yrs. The restaurant was pretty busy. I had a short wait to be seated in his area. That was no problem at all. I used to go to a different Olive Garden but started coming here because the food here is consistently served hot and fresh. The other one always had cold broccoli. I 'm very pleased with the food and service at this location. It has become a new favorite! Thanks Roman, for being a great waiter and person. You always make my dining a pleasant experience. read more