Brand new location with all the updated perks and benefits! This one has been open a little over a month now and we really like it. They do have a smaller parking lot, and when it's busy you may have to park in the other side in the expanded lot, but no biggie - get those steps in! The have an array of seating options, from bar top to larger tons for just a single large group. They have nice large windows that let in a lot of natural light an they break out the layout into sections, which keeps the noise down. The menu is the same as other locations and my personal fave is the create your own pasta dish. Angel hair, meat sauce and salad are my go to. Of course breadsticks are a must!! Staff has been excellent here and we've felt welcome each time. They are definitely family friendly for those with littles. Overall: A++ Super happy with this new location and love the vibe! read more

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Olive Garden is a nice "chain" restaurant for Italian fare. They are always adding new items so you don't get bored with the menu. This is a new location... like brand spankin' new. The decor is very upscale and fancy schmancy, but you don't need your 3 piece suit to eat here... hey it's Florida... come in shorts and sandals. We came on a Friday night and the place was packed... a little too packed and way TOO loud to have a decent conversation. ***My suggestion: don't sit in the open area... go around the corner and get table/booth where you can actually hear the person across from you. Okay, the food. Always get salad and breadsticks. They are the best!!!!!!! Next, we ordered a duo appetizer called a combo italiano. We chose the loaded pasta chips and fried mozzarella. The pasta chips were DELICIOUS and they had a few jalapeños on top. The cheese sticks were also good. If you have a group, order some of these. For our entrees, we ordered from the BOGO special going on. If they still have this special when you are there, get it. You can order a different selections to take home. I ordered the cheese ravioli plate. It was "okay"... it did not make my mouth water or stand out to me. That doesn't mean it was not good. I did take one home. All in all, this is a great place and our table service was great. The server was funny and even added some extra strawberries on our cheesecake. Yes, get a dessert, but share it... they are little pricey to get two of them. One dessert is enough for two people. read more

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This has to be the best decorated olive garden!!! So pretty. You feel as if you are in Italy! Very spacious and upscale service.

My friends always tease me about loving Olive Garden. They always tell me that it's not real Italian food. They may be right but I'll ALWAYS and FOREVER love Olive Garden. I have fond memories of eating there since my very first visit as a teenager. No matter which state or location you go to, the consistency is always the same. I mean, who doesn't love their never ending soup, salad and breadsticks? Every time I dine here, I always order the same thing. Salad and their Zuppa toscana soup with Alfredo to dip my breadsticks in. Their minestrone and pasta fagiol soup is good too. I also like the chicken gnocchi soup as well. When I'm done with one soup, I just simply ask for another soup. My palate enjoys different flavors so coming here fulfills that. I love their calamari and the different sauces it comes with. One bite I want zesty and the next I can have marinara. Again, my palate enjoys different flavors so coming here fulfills that. Aside from the appetizers, their main dishes are pretty delicious. I always get their seafood Alfredo. Our last visit, hubby ordered the chicken parmigiana which he enjoyed a lot. The great thing about Olive Garden is that they are military friendly. Every year on Veterans Day, they support our military with a free meal. So can someone please tell me why I get teased for loving Olive Garden so much? read more

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In really like Olive Garden the restaurant, and this location is one that I choose to go the most because it's central, as in close to downtown and usually when I meet with friends this is the place where we can all meet, coming from different points of the city. So far being there a handful of times and my experience has been positive. Also, I love how Olive Garden gives you a free dessert for birthdays, they used to sent me a coupon for a free dessert, but they are ok we just telling them, the special occasion. And Hey works for myself and my group of friends since it's our place to go for special dates, whether we get the free bday dessert or not, in my case I just likes OG that much, the breadsticks, the minestrone soup, and my fave the chicken alfredo. read more

It's been a minute or so since we've been to any of the Olive Garden locations. But, since we had a gift card this was a good chance to go back and see what's been going on since we've been last. So we ordered the 3 dipping sauces ($5) to go with the breadsticks. We ordered the all-you-can-eat salad and all-you-can-eat soup with our dinners. We got the spaghetti and meat sauce dinner and we got the lasagna Classico and a side order of sausage. Our favorite dipping sauce was the meat sauce there was plenty of sauce and plenty of meat to go around. The classical lasagna was very tasty and adding the side sausage into the lasagna gave it an extra little kick of spice. The sausage unfortunately was a little dry but the sauce helped to disguise the dryness. We also used some of the extra all-you-can-eat dipping sauce to top off the sauce on the lasagna, making it extra tasty. The spaghetti with meat sauce was also very good. But the real star of the show was our server Shawn G. It's obvious he's been around quite some time, knows the menu inside out and knows how to treat his clientele in a friendly yet professional manner. read more

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Tried out Olive Gardens new location! I love the new decor and set up, way nicer and updated style. I am so glad they made this move and rebrand. Parking was fine! You can park in the shopping center's lot if you need. Server was quick and attentive, and our food was great as usual! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Tour of Italy - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I've been to this location several times now, and most people are familiar with an Olive garden experience. That said, I will keep my review to the encounter that I had earlier this week, as part of their curbside service from the quarantine. We placed our order online, which was very easy. Since there were only two of us, we decided to take advantage of their buy one take one deal, and we were both able to get a pasta dish for $12.99 total. We added on an order of breadsticks with alfredo sauce, for an additional $3.99ish (can't remember exactly). Once we got there, they also offered deeply discounted bottles of wine ($15), which we took advantage of (for anyone who knows Stacy, sauvignon blanc was the obvious choice). If you bought one of the wine bottles, they also gave you the mix for their sangria for free (4oz apple puree and 4oz pineapple juice), and all you had to do is add your own 16oz bottle of Moscato wine (or buy one). We already had that, so it was a nice bonus. That was the food and drink, so let's move on to the service. As far as the service goes, once you turned into the parking lot there was someone standing out in a tent verifying which order was yours, and offering the aforementioned add-ons. once all that was finalized, they took payment, and then they directed you to a parking spot while they went to get your food. The wait was very short, because you're given an estimated time when she order online. The total for everything: two pasta dishes, the breadstick appetizer, and entire bottle of wine, and ready to go sangria mix was just over $40, including a 20% tip. This was a great experience, and I would absolutely take advantage of curbside service again. read more

Literally the WORST experience I've had in an Olive Garden, I ordered food to go before the the dine in entrees came out and still waited over an hour to receive it. My server was non existent and I asked multiple people to speak to a manager and all I heard is "we're pretty busy right now, but I'll try to find him for you" Of course he/she never came. The dining area wasn't as clean as it should've been (see photos) and servers kept bumping into my boyfriend where he was seated. Will not be entertaining this location again. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Service area, where it's supposed to be empty and CLEAN. That dirty salad plate and old bread was there the ENTIRE 3hours I was there. - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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service seriously bad Food was cold Had to reach out to another server and manager, who were great. I have noticed that the service at Olive Garden has really gone downhill in the past few years read more

Review #844. After 35 years of going to the Olive Garden location at the Orlando Fashion Square. The Darden company figured it was time to shut this location down and just build an entirely new restaurant 300 yards away. We went to the new location, and we were just blown away by the interior. Is a totally new design, it will not resemble an Olive Garden that you have ever been to. Very high ceilings, lots of open space for tables, and all the spaces seem to flow. I had a very open, and airy feel to this place. The food is the same, is she saying all of garden style food. Of course salad and breadsticks. I had their Stuffed Chicken Marsala. If you have never tried this dish, next time you go, go head and order it. I think you will be very pleased. Drinks were good, I have their Italian Margarita which is served with a shot of Frangelico. Just go, just go and see their brand new design. I'm sure you'll be very pleased. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - New loom ceiling. 5/21/19 - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Fantastic new Olive Garden concept here. Since this restaurant is brand new, there are a lot of managers and staff running around making sure all guests are taken cared of. There is a separate to-go area for all online or called in orders, which relieves room for the regular sit down guests. We came in around 4:30pm on a weekday and we were seated right away and were also in time for their early specials. Also there was a special for buy one take one home, which is something we did. The salad, breadsticks, and Zuppa toscana were all made perfectly. I usually get a side of Alfredo sauce for the breadsticks too. We ordered the creamy Tuscan chicken which was delicious! The fettuccine Alfredo we had added chicken it just to fill us up more. I was really impressed with the new decor, very clean and modern looking. read more

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Usually my favorite soup and salad place. But this location failed tonight. Servers were kind and prompt and courteous. My fave, zuppa was a salt lick. The manager had to make a new batch which turned out to be much better.. Bread sticks also overly salted.. Salad olives were awful. Hard and rubbery. Too much dressing. Then coffee. They were nice and made a new batch. Only to find they had no half and half nor cream. Skipped the coffee. I think I'll return to my usual Olive Garden in winter park. read more

OK, I rarely review national chains, but, since this location is new, I thought I should throw in my two cents worth. First of all, it's an Olive Garden. Everyone knows their menu and their food, so I won't waste precious time describing any of that. For me, personally, food is OK and this is sometimes a convenient stop. I still wish the salads were made with something other than iceberg lettuce. The host/wait staff is friendly and genuinely appear to be happy to be there, and to be happy their customers are there. This is a big plus for me. Could be the nice new building, but I have a feeling that attitude will persist. Nothing worse than a dissatisfied, grumpy waiter/waitress when I, myself, am hungry and a little on-edge (but still polite!). The restaurant is beautiful, with multiple seating areas, making it feel more high-end. No up or down steps or ramps, like the old location. There are great windows letting in a lot of natural light. The "wine walls" are interesting and give division without blocking light. There is even one semi-private room up front. We all got lunch selections, which are mostly "pick two" kinds of assortments. Honestly, I'm not that big of an eater, but the lunch portions were too small for me. I don't have to have "enough to bring home," but I don't like to leave hungry either. I suppose for the price the portions are OK, but I'd pay a little more for a true portion. I noticed that Carrabba's does the same thing for lunch, and theirs isn't satisfying either, and probably pricier. I'd stop here in a pinch or with a group, because there's usually something for everyone. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Soft opening tonight, Service and restaurant impeccable. I'm excited for this new location! Gorgeous, like our old Olive Garden grew up! It's the same food you'd expect, but also why I go there, predictable. Our server Astry was so attentive! It's an easy meal with leftovers. Well done. Check out this new location! read more

Getting seated was pretty fast. The salads for our meal came out right away even though we order our appetizer about 10 minutes earlier. The salad was great, as was the calamari. The meals we good although the eggplant parm could use a little bit more sauce. We all ordered desert, however they should of serve the cold deserts a bit closer to went the zeppoli/donuts were done because the donuts came out well after everyone else finished their desert. Service was good. I would try this place again. read more

I forgot it was the weekend. I ordered from the lunch menu. The waiter informed me that selection is not available on the weekend. He did not even try to suggest the alternative on the menu. That totally reversed my attitude on being here. My daughter is a hostess and a waitress. She said our waiter seemed like a good person but not a good waiter. read more

Went there to get lunch the pasta used to be a big bowl. Now small see photo. ITs more expensive now and the waiter was awful. No drink refills we had to hunt down another waiter after 20-30 mins. Also took just as long to get salad refill. Wifes soup showed up 10 minutes after my pasta and she had only soup and salad. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - small - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Went to Olive Garden yesterday (Thursday) for lunch and greatly disappointed. I promise that I will not be returning. I ordered cheese ravioli with marinara sauce BUT received with meat sauce. The three other people dining with also heard marinara sauce. The server put in meat sauce. When it came out, I saw it was meat sauce and had the server return. The other were having soup, salad and breadsticks so by the time the oder would come out they would be done eating, which they were. I told the served to have it to go. What I received was substandard, in my opinion. The order did come out after they were done eating. The original order came out covered with cheese. The order I received after was not nearly as covered with cheese. I brought it home but ended up throwing it away. So, I paid a meal I did not eat because of poor service at Olive Garden. I will NOT be returning to Olive Garden anytime in the future. I fill out the survey and one of the questions was did the manager visit the table. NO, they did not not. So my lunch cost me $9.99 plus tax just to eat salad. I wish I had picture to show how substandard the meal was. I am done with Olive Garden! read more

The food is always fresh, hot and delicious!! This location is always clean, they always clean after every customer promptly! Elle is the best server in this location! She's Very friendly, attentive and professional always! She always makes sure we get our food fresh and hot And she's always attentive to us no matter how busy she is!! I have been a regular at Olive Garden for over a decade and this is the best Olive Garden location I have attended besides the Times Square location in NYC. read more

Usually when eating here they take excellent care of you and your order is correct. However today after 4 attempts to get the fettuccine cooked it was decided to swap it out for spaghetti noodles. I am very dissatisfied with how this was handled and will not be back. Then the server made a obviously incorrect comment saying the manager wasn't charging for it but in fact he had no intentions of doing it. Have the order right back to him and told him to take it off the bill. It wasn't even eaten and he was shocked? That I didn't want to pay $18 for something inedible then not even made properly. read more

This Olive Garden is been remodeled. It looks so fancy and cozy. The decor is very nice. Simple and eye catching. The menu is simple to read and there are many entrees to choose from. Same as drinks and beer. The bar have some TVs for entertainment. The service we had was quick and great. Our chicken scampi was delicious. Same as the salad and minestrone soup. Don't forget those warm breadsticks which are good and tasty. Check out my pics and go have some quiet dinner. read more

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Eating out during this time is risky, but going here I felt very safe and comfortable. The new location and the way it's renovated is very nice and much more open and nicely spread out. The food was good, and the service was incredible. Our server Justin was hilarious and showed so much care. I haven't been able to go out and celebrate my recent 21st birthday, and I shared that with Justin. He gave me samples of wine, sold us a couple of bottles of wine, and even finished off the meal with a shot of tequila for me. I appreciated it more than I can express. These service workers deserve the world. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

This is a very nice restaurant, the waitress was nice, the food was nicer, and they even gave me a plate of tomatoes

Thank You Olive Garden for supporting out Vets. Enjoyed my free diner, and wife enjoy her soup and salad.

Excellent place, the food and service were great! But the special feature about this location is their table's you can have a private are for for party like rooms where you are isolated from other people and during this times that a great place to have, I would definitely recommend this place! read more

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I usually never write reviews but this was one of the saddest experience I had at a restaurant. Went in on a Sunday night with my girlfriend. Understandably, the wait time for a table was quite long so we decided to take a seat at the bar. Big mistake. The bartender seemed like she had more on her plate that she could handle and was very rude. After waiting quite a while for our food to be served, she offered to give us plastic utensil as they had ran out of regular ones. Never have I encountered this before. What made this a sad experience was witnessing a young server have a breakdown next to bar area. After accidentally drooping a glass, he was so distraught that he literally broke another glass on his head and ran out. After leaving the restaurant, we saw him crying at the back of the restaurant. I honestly can't blame the staff. They seem overworked and undervalued. This seem like a serious management issue that hopefully gets resolved soon, as the location is quite nice. read more

Went to this location AFTER LUNCH(1:30) and the waiter was terrible,we had to hunt him down to bring us drinks and it even took longer to get our food. We had to stop other waiters to get us drink refills as we wait for our lunch. I would have understand if the Restaurant was busy BUT it wasn't.. We stopped a Lady wearing a Blue uniform that was a Shift Manager and she was no help either. The waiter(Jay) just didn't want to work and his demeanor was very awful. We will never come to this location again After receiving an Email from The Olive Garden Guest Relations Office, our Family went back to have Dinner The Service was Superb and our Waitress Crystal was very attentive, food was hot and delicious. Service has changed and we are happy to stop by again read more

Had a great experience with our server Ethan. We usually get the same thing but wanted something different. He helped us decide on the carbonara which was delicious. He gave great service, was super friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks Ethan read more

Great carry-home idea! My food was delicious and I brought more home. We will be coming back! read more

HORRIBLE service. waited 2 hours to get food. even called beforehand and still waited. and checked in a hour before. they let in a party with more people than i had. workers standing around talking. read more

This new location is beautiful! The atmosphere is cozy and bright. The hostess was on top of getting us seats and was friendly. Our food was normal Olive Garden quality. There were three of us and we got shrimp fettuccine alfredo, chicken alfredo, and the new zoodles primavera with chicken. We all enjoyed our food. Our waitress was sweet and attentive... maybe a little too attentive. Often times we have servers that are not attentive enough, but this server checked up on us often. It was almost annoying. We had a manager and a chef stop by to check on our experience. Everyone was kind and we didn't have any issues to report. I would recommend going to visit this new location. The building alone is worth a stop. read more

So, finally after 35 years of being open for business, the Olive Garden location at Fashion Square Mall in Orlando closed it's doors. It was a bittersweet moment for me, as it was the place that my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary back in 1986. But not to worry, they opened a brand new restaurant a few hundred yards away on the same property. The new place is very modern. It's also very open. The old Olive Garden was divided into sections and like having your dinner in different rooms in the house. I did kind of like that. But the new place is open and spacious and beautiful. (I'll post some pictures below that I copied from another post on the internet.) My only complaint is that because of the new layout, it is very loud in there. But I hope the management will take notice of that and try to put some sound absorbing barriers in the restaurant. As usual, the food was delicious and the $5 take-home meal offer was a great bonus. And by the way the Italian margarita is an amazing drink. Not only do you get the drink but you get a generous pour of amaretto to either drink or pour into your margarita. I recommend that you try this drink. You'll definitely order it again. Check this place out for yourself and don't forget to order the Italian margarita. One more thing to add, they have a separate entrance for takeout orders. read more

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Beautiful upgrade. The service was really good and so was the food. Everyone was very welcoming and the ambiance was really nice. The whole experience was excellent and I can't wait to come back again :). read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - The entrance - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

This large, modern Olive Garden still makes you feel warm and welcome. The food here was great, fresh and came out so quick. The staff are so friendly and our waitress was THE best! So happy, just like my stomach. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Shrimp Scampi Fritta (Classic or Spicy) and Fettuccine Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

New location for the Olive Garden in Fashion Square mall and it is a beautiful new place. The decorations and ambiance are definitely improved from the previous location, and any other Olive Garden. The food and service were just ok. It took a while for the server to come to the table and he wasn't very attentive. Every time we asked for anything he either forgot or it took way too long to come. The food was typical Olive Garden food, decent but not the best Italian ever. Ambiance was great. Everything else was just ok. read more

Soup and Salad tonight @ Fashion Square Olive Garden. The soup and salad is always good. But tonight the service we received from (April/red hair) exceptional. What an amazing personality and all around attitude.... I've been eating at this location for over 30 years. Obviously starting at the old one. She turned a simple soup and salad dinner into a great night of dining. Be sure and let her know we appreciated her hospitality... read more

Doesn't look like much when you walk past, but I was practically dying of hunger so I popped in The definition of a hole-in-the-wall. I got the Chicken gnocchi soup. I paid $8.99 and literally got only one gnocchi and there was barely any chicken. The breadsticks were not fresh either. they were not soft and hard on the ends. Pretty sure they just took it from the freezer and put it in the microwave. Not even close to fresh. The raspberry lemonade was amazing though along with the service. I just don't think the quality of the food was all that in my opinion. There's about a million options available between the menu board and wall full of specials, you really can't go wrong with that . Not much else to say besides go see for yourself read more

The service was fantastic. The staff are kind, attentive and I even noticed the extra attention they gave their regulars. The price is great, they had a number of deals that make dining here affordable for all. It's brand new, you can smell the new paint. Great layout with tons of natural light and easy pay tablets with movies and games on each table. I had to minus one star on the food, sodium overload! I'm sure even in my late 30s my blood pressure went through the roof with the overload on salt that makes your dry mouth and want to drink a gallon if water after. I'll definitely be back but ill be sure to ask them to go easy on the salt next time (chicken Marsala). read more

first time at this Olive Garden, Victor our server was amazing made us feel right at home. it was my neighbor's birthdays and we are truly enjoying the food! cheese ravioli is fantastic. even had the manager Alex Salvador checking on all the table. great time!!! for all of us!!!! read more