The food was good, it tasted like Olive Garden food. I always order the soup, salad and breadsticks. The service was friendly and we were seated right away. I deducted two stars for cleanliness. My utensils were dirty. Our table was dirty and my drinking glass was dirty. There is no excuse for this and I will deduct two starts from places that serve you with dirty dishes. read more

We arrived at the Waco location (which closes at 11 pm) at 9:45. It was me and my boyfriend going on a date, but the service was terrible. We waited at the empty host stand for about 5 minutes. At least three people saw us and no one wanted to seat us. When someone finally came she explained that they were getting ready for closing. We finally got seated and sat ungreeted for at least 10-15 minutes. That's an insane greeting time for a restaurant that doesn't close for another hour. We finally left at 10 to go somewhere else. read more

So famished after an all day flight from Cali to Texas! Angel, our server promptly took our beverage order ! Our orders came just the right time since I was really soooo hungry!!! Ordered the Angel Hair Pasta which was smothered with delicious creamy mushroom sauce topped with grated Parmesan cheese !!! My meal came with a side of the never - ending soup ... just had a bowl of the Zuppa Toscana!! I got full quick that I had some pasta left over to go !! read more

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Never ending pasta never disappoints. It's hard to mess it up, but it's a steal of a deal! They new spicy meat sauce is 5/5. The service is friendly and prompt, keeping my pasta plates coming and even letting mix the 5 cheese and spicy meat sauce (which is also 5/5). The ambiance is clean and welcoming! It's a chain place, but it's a great value. read more

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Very rude repeatedly added meat to vegetarians options and failed to take ownership of the mistake

We celebrated our daughter's Baylor Graduation here. Good Dinner & great service! Very Appreciative for the staff her! read more

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The olive garden in waco tx is a place I would not recommend the server we had was very bad at his job manager needs to be on top of their job to to many good places to go to that are run much better read more

When you tell your waitress not to bring out your salad and entree out together. Listen I like to enjoy my salad. Don't bring out the entree 5 minutes later read more

It was freezing in the restaurant so I asked for hot water to warm me up not realizing that I was going to be charged $3.95 for water.... The server should have let me know as I ordered so I would have said give me hot tea instead...I ordered chicken Marsala that good & it came with mashed potato. My sis had a small order of lasagna which she thought was alright. We then ordered take out cheese cake with the strawberry gelitan on the side... didn't enjoy neither the cheese cake or strawberry gelitan ... it didn't taste good at all it didn't have a nice cream cheese flavor it was tasteless and left a greasy feeling on my lips and tongue(YUK) we also ordered the tiramisu and that wasn't that good either, the bottom layer was soaked with coffee and the cream tasted like fake cream. I expected better. Never order that again, so disappointing especially with an $8.99 price I would expect better. Don't think I will be back for a long while if ever. read more

My favorite is the salad, wife got the Shrimp Alfredo and loved it! We went for a birthday party and they were able to fit our large group and great atmosphere. We went around lunchtime, so had a little wait for service. Ran outta beer twice and had to wait a bit and my "never ending salad" consisted of the bowl they brought out when you first get there. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Shrimp Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Waco, Texas

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Not sure what happened over the years but the quality of food has gone down and the amount given has decreased dramatically. I asked for soup and salad. I was given a bowl of soup that was very low and had to wait around quite sometime before I could ask for another bowl. Then when received it was again very low. I ask why were the bowls low and he couldn't explain. I mentioned I only had an hour lunch and just wanted to eat and leave. I didn't think getting a bow of soup was such a deal. Definitely won't be going back. read more

My husband and I went to visit this restaurant and had nothing but a horrible experience. The waiter was so rude and disrespectful to us! he left us waiting after he brought us our soup and salads while we were waiting, we kept trying to his attention and he ignored us completely and when he brought us our entrées, we were tired so we asked for a to go box he returned with the smallest container he could find at this point my husband had it and requested to speak with his manager and while he stood there he was mumbling something under his breath and began to argue with my husband, He yelled out a (f*ck You) to us who does this on the clock? in front of other guests! read more

I have been going to the Waco Olive Garden since I moved here in 1987. I've seen many changes and managers..sadly , the quality is not improving ...I always order Stuffed chicken Marsala. It's gone thru several reviles to be cost effective...but I order it. The last two times my food arrived cold. Manager addressed it and apologized. Today my potatoes were so cold like they came out of frig in center...asked for a different one they did and it too was cold n middle not room temp but cold...I gave up told waiter who was very nice and apologized ( not his fault). I guessi it's time to call it quits and find a different restaurant. Sad. . read more

I hate everything about that place 1 The service and the food was terrible!!! I WILL NEVER COME BACK AGAIN

Me and few friends came in to this Olive Garden and we heard bad things about this restaurant but I don't care what I heard at this point. We had the best waitress, I think her name was Shae or Chaylen. She is the reason we will be back. The only thing that left a bad taste in our mouth and almost brought us to the point of saying something to the Manager was some young kid that worked there was talking bad about our waitress behind her back to our table. Which I thought was so unprofessional. So to the young lady that we had, if you see this. Thank you for being a bright smile after we all had a long day at work. As for Olive Garden, train your people to be more professional, you are in the service of customer care, not petty stuff like talking someone else down to lift yourself up. read more

This Olive Garden was great! The food was delicious and hot. The restaurant is clean and spacious. The server was kind and got everything we needed. I had the lasagna and my hubby had the tour of Italy. I tasted his chicken parmigiana too, & it was amazing delicious! Very yummy! read more

I don't understand why this location has such bad reviews. I came here on a Saturday and had an amazing experience. We checked in online just so we didn't have to wait at the restaurant. We were sat and our waiter came immediately. I ordered the green apple moscato sangria pitcher and it was delicious. For my soup, I always get the chicken and gnocchi. It was hot and just as good as always. My mom went with the salad which is always a staple. Soon after, our food came out. My go to is the chicken and shrimp carbonara and this time I added scallops. It was so delicious and I was a happy girl. The manager was walking around and helping the waiters which I thought was great. We packed up and were on our way in less than an hour. read more

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my chicken was raw and the services said it was just soft it had pink all around it the vibe was chill read more

i love the food!! the service was amazing ,and everyone was so nice! would definitely recommend

AMAZING!!!! Absolutely phenomenal food. The steak is incredibly juicy and I got the gluten free rotini with Alfredo and when I tell you I am DROOLING over this meal right now. Our waiter Rashel was awesome as well. We came in at the worst time (40 mins before close) and yet everything is perfect. We WILL be tipping well this evening. The ambience is a vibe. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - The juiciest steak you've ever seen. - Italian Near Me - Waco, Texas

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I had a wonderful meal here. My appetizer was absolutely delicious and filled will flavor. I've never been to a Olive Garden with such presentation and taste! My entree was beautiful too! But the course I loved most was the appetizer. I asked the waitress who made it and she said a young man named Jacob in the back kitchen. I asked to speak with him but she said he was busy with a bunch of orders at the time. Point is I will be back for more again and again for some more delicious food and great service!!! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - My absolute delightful appetizer - Italian Near Me - Waco, Texas

El día de hoy fuimos a comer y nos salieron dos cabellos en las uvas de mi hija y en la pasta, la lechuga estaba podrida, el café frío. No es posible que no puedan revisar sus procesos de este restaurant ! pésimo servicio read more

The food was tasteless, bland, barely edible, no doggie bags here! Even the breadsticks had no character.

If I could give 0 stars I would! Went in Sunday afternoon at 3 and got soup and salad with a party of 7. Hardly any people there but we were there for 2 hours. 2 days later I get an alert from my Credit card company with an unusually high tip, and realized the waiter added more money then we originally tipped. Barely wanted to tip anything since he was slow. Talked to the other parties and he did the same thing to their tips. Had to get a new credit card and call OG mgmt. and explain what happened and of course we had to wait for them to to their research, and all they did was refund the tip and that was it!!! Beware if you go here obviously they don't have guidelines in place to prevent waiter from putting in whatever tip they want. Thought mgmt would have at least given a voucher for all the trouble. Won't be back to this one for sure!! read more

This particular Olive Garden gets 3 stars because although there was high volume, I felt the wait was too long, especially because people who came after my party were getting seated before us. They were also out of dessert. However, our waitress, Annette was awesome. Our food came out fast and all of the orders were accurate. read more

This place is a joke. There was a gnat in our salad and there was literally no dressing in it. Server doesn't look like he cares much. The manager checks on us but doesn't offer any type of compensation for a BUG BEING IN OUR FOOD. Finally get a new salad, and our food is already coming out. Love fast food, but I can't even enjoy my appetizer because they took 10 minutes to get me ranch I asked for when I ordered the appetizer. The rest of our experience just wasn't worth the 70$. Texas Road house has much better service than this. read more

I don't know where to start. First off all, the interior has gone drastically down. I remember when it was a fancy place to go. The menu has been cut strewn which is understandable due to Covid19 but the quality of food is so bad. I'm not going to lie, Fazoli's is way better. I'll let you decide on the photo of salad. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - This. Is. The. Salad. There's no color!!!!! Pure head lettuce. It's not even green. - Italian Near Me - Waco, Texas

I saw the face of God as soon as I walked into this Olive Garden. Immediately greeted by an outstanding employee, the custom Italian brass doors swung wide open and m'lady and I were immediately sat. Hints of Parmesan and extra virgin olive oil paraded through the dining room, as we sat in a booth with Tuscan-style pleather. Our waiter, a man of his word, brought fresh breadsticks, salad and soup as we let the sound of traditional Roman folk music fill our ears. As we enjoyed our appetizers, we each ordered handmade pastas, and received them within minutes. Hints of the Amalfi coast were injected into the veins of this food, as it was some of the greatest Italian cuisine my taste buds have ever savored. Throughout the meal, and with each bite, I closed my eyes to envision myself on a Venetian gondola just to completely immerse myself in this out of body experience. Our server then brought the check, and to my surprise, it was remarkably inexpensive, further demonstrating the value of this institution. I was sad to leave, but left with a warmth in my heart that has kept me beating until my next rendezvous with Olive Garden. I dream about this experience often, have told family and friends, and will never forget; it's not about what I can do for the Garden, it's about what the Garden can do for me. Vidi. Vici. Veni. Hasta Lasagna. read more

The food was delicious and LaLa Jones was just awesome. We were given the best service ever.

had dinner at Waco Olive Garden Sunday Dec 3rd 2023. Have to say I won't be going back. ordered Chicken Margarita with broccoli. Out of the vegetable! got a side of angel hair spaghetti, nothing on it, plain dry pasta . Two medallions of chicken breast- under cooked- still pink inside. that ruined my appetite. for $20.00 absolutely terrible meal . read more

It's amazing after a bad review that there are multiple raving reviews that come in to put the bad review way down the line so no one will get to it. They never address the type of complaint in bad review. More than likely the great reviews are employees or friends. Totally bogus..... read more

The food was good, but I have not been in a while & was VERY disappointed to learn they no longer have my all-time favorite ravioli portobello. I was craving it & was sooo sad! They also no longer have the pizza, which someone else in my group wanted. Why must these chains constantly change their menus up?? I see offering new things, but good grief!! This is not the first time they've done away with a favorite of mine.....chicken fettuccine florentine went bye-bye back in the 90s. Now I have no favorite so probably won't be back. Eggplant parmigiana is good, but not what I came for! It was also hot in this restaurant! read more

This should be a bit 0 star Olive Garden the staff is super rude and disrespectful the host Sara was eating at the host stand. The "bust boy" didn't really clean the table next to us just barley wiped it down.. our Ziosk tablet at our table looks has it hasn't been cleaned in days with Covid such a big deal this is awful. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Dirty ziosk! - Italian Near Me - Waco, Texas

I waited for 15 minutes on the app. When I came inside, I was asked to wait again while people were seated ahead of me. The restaurant was at 20% occupancy. This makes no sense whatsoever. read more

I honestly love this Olive Garden and I wish I remembered our servers name because we have had her twice. They serve great portions and work together very well. read more

Great food and even better service. Service and a great attitude on top of that. I would definitely recommend this location for the quality that you get. read more

Came for lunch. First time to this location. Food hot and fresh. Server "James" was the best service in a long time. He was there for drink refills every time. All of you who know Bill, that is a big deal. We will be back read more

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

Our server was very attentive and we were seated immediately which are the positives. The fact that they weren't busy should have been a tip off. The salad was really skimpy and not as good as other Olive Gardens I've been to. The chicken Alfredo was way below average. The chicken was not good quality at all which diminished the dish. My husband had Tour of Italy and he said it was terrible and he is usually a fan and not picky at all. This location really needs to step it up. I almost opted to leave because this restaurant is not very clean. The carpet had a strong dirty odor and our table was sticky. I really hate giving a review like this one, but these are all things that are fixable so I really hope things improve. read more

The service was very slow. The waitress repeatedly forgot items or gave items for other tables to our table and vice versa. The chicken parm was absolutely horrible. It was dry and the chicken was like something you microwave at home. I am a regular and very disappointed. read more

It was a nice environment! Food was decent, nothing gourmet or anything, but wasn't too bad. Spaced out pretty well so not too crowded! However, service was really slow. You'd be better off refilling your own drinks and grabbing your own to-go boxes, because they might forget about you. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Spaghetti w/ 5 cheese Marinara and Meat Balls - Italian Near Me - Waco, Texas

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