Hello My sister and I went to this location tonight and we both had the best time the food was very fresh and great but this review is about my waitress... JESSIE!!!!!! Girl you did amazing couldn't help leaving with such a huge smile and my heart felt more full than my stomach you did so amazing and treated us like we were your only table you are the best waitress we have ever had. I can't thank you enough you went above and beyond. We were so happy when we left. We definitely will be back again and we will be asking for you. We have never had service so great. You truly are an amazing person and we appreciated everything you did for us and I hope Olive Garden cherishes you because you are an amazing person. I never felt more at home at a restaurant than I did with you being our waitress. read more

So my son wanted all you can eat pasta but unfortunately that ended for the year in November. Hubby had the chicken Marsala, I had chicken Alfredo and son had fettuccine Alfredo. Both boys like the chicken gnocchi soup and I went for the salad. All the food was as expected. What made the dinner so awesome today was our server, Jordan. She was absolutely amazing. She put our drink and appetizer order in right away and also got our order at the same time. She constantly checked on us and brought refills. I personally like the servers that just take a few extra minutes to talk and listen. Makes it just a little more personable. There was a birthday tonight and it was nice to see everyone sing happy birthday to her. He noice was not.bad at all just really calm Christmas music. Perfect! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Menu - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

As is typical at this Olive Garden on a Friday night they had a 30 minute wait. We opted to sit at the bar and chat with the bartender, watch her make drinks and eat. Wife and step son had the unlimited chicken rigatoni with salad and I opted for the stuffed chicken marsala with chicken gnocchi soup. They throughly enjoyed their pasta and salad. I have been disappointed with the chicken marsala ever since they changed it to the new recipe. It used to be so much better. Granted it is still good just not nearly as good as it once was. The bar area is always a great option when you dont want to wait and its available. Every bartender at the Turlock location we've interacted with has been great and my wife really enjoys asking about the drinks that are being made. Good atmosphere and great company made for a nice dinner out. read more

Tasty or WasteY??? It depends on!!! If you eat at the restaurant, and you order a dish, you can always ask for extra sauce. Every time we order DoorDash, my rigatoni comes dry. Very little meat sauce. They probably know it's because we are not gonna take the time to drive all the way to Olive Garden to get more sauce. This is a big problem and should be handled by management or the district office. Here is a perfect example. I took a screenshot of what the rigatoni is supposed to look like and how they were our representing the dish and then here is a picture of what they sent.I would not recommend this place unless you're gonna walk in to eat. read more

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I Love this place! The food Is always delicious and served quickly. The Staff is super friendly. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Shrimp Alfredo with broccoli and extra sauce - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

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This location went above and beyond. I ordered lunch here to be delivered and somehow the order got messed up by the third party. I called out to the store and spoke to the manager Brian. The manager on duty Brian brought out my food personally dropped it off. The way this man went above and beyond and when I got my lunch he made sure it was still fresh and hot. read more

This was our second time sitting and eating at the bar. Allen was both our bar tender and waiter. Although he was waiting on the whole bar area he still made sure we were taking care of. Good was great, we ordered a few appetizers and drinks. Everything was delicious. I gave Olive Garden a five start because of Allen. We will continue to go back and sit in the Bar because of the great service. read more

i've been here a couple times before and I never had any complaints. However, today the smell was horrendous. I don't know what's going on in there, but it smells like mildew so bad. Maybe they had a flood and the carpets are moldy now? I don't know. The food was OK nothing special however the waitress was amazing and very accommodating. I didn't tell her anything about the smell. read more

Asked to order a takeout sat at the entrance for an hour before we walked out wasn't that busy nobody showed up and the one at the counter didn't want to take the order read more

How cool that my 9 year old granddaughter chose Olive Garden for her celebratory birthday dinner. How sad that we received horrible service. Not only did we get the wrong food, not what we ordered, never got drink refills, and got the wrong salad dressing, but they were handing hot plates to pass down. My granddaughter nearly dropped the plate it was too hot for her. We told them it was her birthday and wanted to get her a dessert to celebrate. They never came back. Son got his soup 15 minutes after everyone else. We were done eating 10 minutes before we flagged someone down for to go boxes. Then I had to go search for to go bags. Over all, it was all bad. So disappointing. read more

Upsetting to know that your high school student was treated so poorly by server Kayla T. They were a group of girls having a celebratory lunch meal and my teen said server was rude. Need to train your servers well. It is even more upsetting to know server wasn't as equally rude to all but targeted my teen more than others. They are customer who paid and tipped just like any other customer. read more

Went, to this location the food was ok. Servers took way too long to attend us. Had a TERRIBLE interaction with James. He is such a weirdoI do not reccomend going here. 0/10!!! And don't even get me started on the manager Macey She was unhelpful. read more

We haven't stopped into an Olive Garden in many years but had the opportunity one night in a small town where the other restaurants closed early. WOW! Our service was terrific, the food was plentiful and very good. We brought home leftovers and enjoyed them the next day too. I'm so glad that this iconic chain of restaurants is doing well and open! We will return to another Olive Garden as we travel. read more

I went in to Olive Garden yesterday and finally had the time to write a review I had amazing service but I felt really bad for the other server who was being bullied into giving a free drink to a grown ass woman. Talking loudly with the remark "are you going to watch me" I wasn't sure what that was all about but I had came in to have lunch with my friend while my husband was in surgery. We come here often and have never had a complaint management has always treated us well we love James and Macy Ron and Bernie are great too I was under the impression that maybe they were hard for cash but when I glanced back I seen the teenager girl wearing gucci and had her lashes done I seen all adults but no reason to yell and act out listen lady if your hard for cash go to McDonald's or Taco Bell I hope that server at least got a tip for the inconvenience read more

DO NOT EAT HERE!!!! We tried eating here years ago and had hoped that the restaurant had changed but apparently it did not!!!! We walked in with our service dog and received no issue at the front desk. However the second my family left to use the rest rooms I was cornered by a front end manager that my service dog wasn't a service dog. He then accused me of not having an illness that requires a service dog. I quietly told him my disorder however he yells what my condition is across the room! I of course ask for the manager and Ron Ghaffari finally arrives! He doesn't listen to anything I have to say only that he is trying to put the dog where it needs to be. I know where my dog needs to be but that doesn't give his front end manager the right to treat me this way!!!! read more

Ordered lasagna and received a portion smaller of the kids menu. Everything else was good except that!!

I ordered a bunch of food from the catering menu when we were moving houses. I spent over $230 and sent my son to pick it up. He said the lady made him put it in the truck because she said she couldn't. When he got home the order was missing my uncooked breadsticks. They also did not provide any napkins or dinner mints for my guests. I called and after speaking to 2 different people and waiting on hold forever the guy said he would send me a $10 gift card via email (which never came and wouldn't really make up for the missing items and hassle caused). read more

Good food, with great customer service liked how there wasn't too much of a wait to be seated

I went in today with my sister to catch up and we ordered 2 appetizers (Calamari & Lasagna Frita) that came out fast even during rush hour! For our entree we had Alfredo that came out shortly after our appetizers. Our server was Bertha C and she went above and beyond! She was super sweet and attentive even with a full section of tables! 100/10 service and 100/10 food! We highly recommend Bertha to be your server and you can never go wrong with their tiramisu! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

I don't usually write reviews! BUT I was so impressed by the service I received at the Olive Garden in Turlock! From the time we walked in we were greeted with a smile. Our server was amazing! I am so upset I didn't get her name I could mention her here! She was on top of everything and remembered everything we asked for!!!!! The manager was walking around asking how everyone was doing and also refilled our sodas without them being empty! Our server boxed up our food with smile! I can't express enough how this was EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!! We will be back because of the way we were treated. Again I am sorry I didn't catch any of the staffs names. read more

I think the best part of my Olive Garden experience was the atmosphere walking in - was really cozy and lively on a Sunday evening. We ordered the ravioli, fettuccine Alfredo, and chicken parm. I don't know how to describe the white sauce pastas other than one word INTENSE. Felt like I was straight up ingesting a whole stick of butter after like 2 bites. The chicken parm on the other hand was slightly better since it was tomato based. The unlimited salad and soup honestly saved this place from a 1-2 star restaurant to 3 :') the salad was definitely my favorite out of everything. If you want some cheap, food coma inducing sub par Italian food, this is the place for you. read more

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I have never had such poor service with Olive Garden! It started with us receiving the text notification the our host was ready to seat us. We reached the front counter hostess / manager told my husband to follow her and when she arrived at the table she told my husband this table is not for you it was for the lady beside you! What!! She said our table wasn't ready yet! Mind you we received the text notifying us that the table was ready! We walked back to the front counter she told the server to seat us at our table . We walk back to a table. The host seats us and was sliding the menus across the table instead of handing them to us! We should have just walked out at this point but we knew we were going to recieve great service with our waiter. Not! Service was slow and there were plenty of workers not sure why our waiter didn't have an assistant. Waited 20 mins to received our salad and breadsticks but had no silverware. We ask kindly she replied" they didn't give you any" after reminding her for a second time of our silverware she said she forgot, that she would send someone with them. Todays Customer service experience at Olive Garden was horrible. Have great day Everyone! read more

The food is always whatever but the service was excellent. Jennifer was my server for the night and did a great job. She provided excellent service and exceed my expectations. Would definitely come again. read more

Faith was our server. She was great. The food was delicious. It was quiet enough to hold a conversation. The manager stopped by our table to ask how everything was! Impressive! Can't wait to go here again! read more

Hubby, roommate and I came here for roommate's birthday. As expected, nothing out of the ordinary with our visit here. Service was as expected and quality food was very delicious. The price is average. This is our usual go to place when we decide to go out for dinner and not do our usual takeout or our usual hang out for dinner. Quality: B Service: A Price: $$ read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

"Trying to Feed Kids, Not Run a Con Game" I don't usually write reviews, but this one's earned it. Took my family--three adults and two actual children (ages 12 and 9)--to Olive Garden for a chill dinner. We ordered three adult entrées and two kids meals. That's five meals. For five people. Simple math, right? Apparently not. Our server Elizabeth seemed convinced I was trying to pull a fast one by ordering two kids meals. Like I was running some underground pasta hustle. She gave me that "mm-hmm, sure" vibe the whole time, like I was trying to feed a grown man off a $7 kids' menu. Newsflash: kids eat kids meals. That's why they're called that. Bill came out to over $100--because surprise! I wasn't cutting corners, I was just feeding my family. But it gets better. I called to express how uncomfortable and low-key judged I felt, and some guy named James, who claimed he was the manager, said he was "sitting next to me for his lunch" and I "didn't have two kids with me." First of all, creepy. Second, are you the manager or a spy in the booth next door? And third, don't gaslight me--I know who I brought and I'm not in the business of pretending to have kids for discounted spaghetti. James proudly stood by his employee (Elizabeth) and dismissed my concerns entirely. Cool, cool. So much for "hospitaliano." The other "manager" Macy also seconded this. Bottom line: if you're a parent trying to feed your kids without being side-eyed or called a liar, maybe skip this Olive Garden. Take the trip to the one in Modesto. Or bring your birth certificates, just in case you need to prove kids are actually under 12. read more

I just used this location for to go orders. I thought the pick up process was very easy and they have it down! Very friendly and quick. Got home (7min away) and started unpacking. The food is packed very well. The freshness of the food was where it became disappointing. The salad was wilted, not crunchy and fresh. The breadsticks were bricks when I took them out of the package. The raviolis I saved till the next day and they were decent after reheating. It just was blah... So convenience was high, freshness and flavor were mediocre. read more

Sat down to order and had to get our food to go and had to get our food because the smell was unbearable because the smell was unbearable. It made me so nauseous. It made me so nauseous. I was hyperventilating and almost had an asthma attack. It smelt like mold. Like old gym towels. read more

Keily was THE BEST server we've had at any restaurant in a long time! She was friendly and patient and attentive, and overall made our experience Fantastic! We even told her manager that she did an awesome job! That's not read more

Food was what i think you would get somewhere at Olive Garden, their food probably comes from Sysco. Everything comes from Sysco now. I wish the service would have been better, i just had water and not once did the person come back to ask if i wanted more. But really the icing on the cake is i understand how it is to be on your feet all day, but when your pratically sitting on the ground and your the first person to touch customers menus kinda grosses me out. I blocked out face so women may not be as embarrassed as she should. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

We frequent this location often... we have had some great service with a few waitresses waiters... Well tonight we were sat in ALLENS section.... His customer service was up and beyond what I have ever gotten before!!! We always tip but we tip accordingly to how good our service is... let's say he got a good tip from us tonight and my husband has a new drink to sip on thanks to him... thank you ALLEN!!' read more

3 1/2 stars. Son and I ate here trying to mix it up from our usual restaurants. Knowing our food would be "chain" not family Italian, we had low expectations. Our calamari appetizer was good, so was the salad. My son's soup was so hot he had to put ice cubes in it before it was cool enough to eat. Our main dishes were good, but as mentioned before tasted like mass processed Italian dishes, not made from scratch offerings. Overall just what we expected=good, not great. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Calamari appetizer - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

Faith our server needs a rise!! She was so kind very attentive!! Normally the staff at this Olive Garden is rude, I hadn't gone to this Olive Garden in 2 years due to a bad experience, but faith made my night!! Definitely changed my view on this Olive Garden! Food was good! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Fettuccine Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Turlock, California

the service was terrible, it was my sisters birthday and they didn't bring out the cake or sing happy birthday. The waiter was also very rude, he seemed like he didn't want to be serving us or do his job. and when we were asking questions about what to eat that's when he gave us attitude. I'd probably never go to this specific Olive Garden again because this is the second time this has happened here. read more

We had a big group today for my birthday 6/7/25 Kiley our server was the BEST ! We appreciate her kindness and attentiveness ! She was excellent ! The food was amazing and tasty ! Thank you for making my birthday go super smooth ! We were all very pleased ! Thank you again we will be back ! read more

So made that my favorite dish Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara shrimp were not clean!!! The manager at the Turlock location literally told me that they come straight out of a bag! I said so your kitchen staff doesn't wash them and make sure that the poop is removed before tossing them into a pan of pasta and chicken.... He said he thought that they did and would I like a free order of fried fish! How about no because those are probably not clean as well! Wasted $56.00 read more

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Good food, good service! Always leave Olive Garden full and happy, and usually with leftovers! Something on the menu for everyone!

Me and my boyfriend are regulars at Olive Garden. I'm really disappointed with my recent visit to Olive Garden. The service was incredibly slow, and it took forever to get our server's attention. I only managed to get one drink throughout the entire meal because they never checked on us. The food was okay, but the poor service overshadowed everything. Definitely not worth the money or the time. read more

I can't even review the food because we were never served. We were seated right away but we were just left with the menus for over 15 minutes. No one checked on us or even offered to take our orders for drinks. Tables beside us were readily checked on in the meantime and even cleaned up. Servers passing by didn't even take a look at us and we never saw the girl who sat us down ever again. We just got up and left. read more

Met a college friend for drinks and lunch. Staff was very nice letting us sit and chat for hours! Food and drinks were pretty standard. Salad was a must! Yum read more