Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
“I love their new menu "Cucina Mia".”
“I'm a fan of this one, rather come here than Secaucus!”
“Honestly this location can probably still step it up a knotch that's why I couldn't give it 5 stars but Thank you Olive Garden for redeeming yourself, and for the gift card and nice family meal = )”
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Well, the salad and breadsticks are good!
Um, I guess that's about the most I can say about the overall food experience here. They did have a good lunchtime deal with unlimited salad/breadsticks and an entree with dessert for $14.99. I had the pasta with spicy sauce and mini sausage meatballs. It was decent, but nothing to scream about. The tiramisu was actually pretty good.
For the price I was satisfied with my meal and the service here was good. I also like how new and clean this restaurant feels. But in the end, it is Olive Garden, so it is what it is. You're not going to get world class Italian here, but at least for a good price it does the job.
I don't know why this place has such bad reviews. I've been here three or four times and every time the service has been fantastic! Everyone is always so friendly and helpful.
I usually go for the salad which is consistently amazing (my mouth is watering as I type). I've also gotten their smoked mozzarella fonduta, roasted asparagus, and minestrone soup. I'm not a fan of their soup, but everything else is great and comes out fast. I always end the meal with their perfectly portioned dolcini desserts for like $3.
Sure, their food isn't the absolute freshest, but it is a chain restaurant. The prices are good and the place is always nice and clean. I've never had a problem with the service in any Olive Garden.
I'll be returning frequently to fill up on salad and breadsticks.
This food chain is off the chain!
Really impressed with the service here. Can't say any enough nice things about the staff. Even on a busy and overcrowded Sunday the service was impeccable.
Now living in the East Coast makes it hard for any restaurant to sell Italian food because there's so many Italians here. You can't compare your mom's cooking to that of a restaurant, but in my humble opinion this is just straight up good food! I love their new menu "Cucina Mia".
As always dessert first, you know I had the pumpkin cheesecake OMG it's too good I can eat that all day! Onto the appetizers, as a returning customer I NEED to get the calamari it is always crisp to perfection and never rubbery. 2nd must have for me is the crispy risotto bites with marinara sauce. These little balls are always a good time and I love to dunk the garlic bread in the sauce that's left over after I have my way with them. 3rd must have is the new caprese salad which includes kale, fresh fat mozzarella balls, bell peppers, basil, sun dried tomatoes, and olive oil. Yes we could tap out at this point, but we already ordered our dinner. Talk about yelper problems. So for dinner I had the seafood alfredo and that was so rich and creamy, with perfect amount of shrimp in every bite. I had to save half cause I was kind of full and a cute drink caught my eye. That drink was the chocolate almond amore, they said it had alcohol in it. I personally felt it was delicious as my second dessert, but not alcoholic enough for my like. It's ok I wanted a milk shake and that really hit the spot. Tasted like vanilla ice cream, almonds, and kahlua.
As I sit here getting ready to go to the gym I ask myself would I do it again? The answer is yes!
Olive Garden is my least favorite chain so maybe that's biasing my review but I will explain so here it goes.
Olive Garden is not needed in this area because we have so many Italian people and authentic Italian restaurants around. It doesn't even come close to what you can get somewhere else. This chain is only needed in places where good Italian food is hard to come by (south and Midwest) definitely not here on the east coast. And I bet if we checked some statistics they would show that Olive Garden is thriving everywhere but the east coast (as a matter of fact, the one that just opened in Chicago has 4 stars).
Their pros are their service, soups, salad and breadsticks. Their waiters and waitresses are super sweet, friendly and helpful. Their soups are pretty good but their salads are amazing. I love them. Definitely can't take that away from them.
As far as all their regular food goes, I'm sorry to say this but it sucks. Especially compared to all the excellent Italian restaurants in this area. I don't know how they stay in business. Their risotto balls are good but the risottos balls at your local pizzeria just blow them out of the park. Their Alfredo sauce, marinara and bolognese are all ok but you go to another Italian restaurant and its infinitely better. So why even bother coming here?
Really why bother? The unlimited soups and salads and their nice staff. That's it.
Service has gotten better here since i first came about 1.5 years ago. I came here for a Yelp event and the service was much better and been here again another time. Theres still some issues with communication and the speed should pick up a little bit.
Salad is pretty plain and boring to me to be honest. I love the breadsticks but they always seem to be a little on the cold side.
Risotto balls are absolutely amazing, the polenta is tasty too. The lasagna bites need t be worked on, but for a small dish for $5.50 you basically will get a meal. After attending a Yelp event here and having the honor or tasting these dishes, I made mental notes of them and came back on my own to try them. All three are worth trying and are priced greatly. Like i said, the lasgna frittas need some work. The rissotto balls need to be in pasta–as almost mocking a vegetarian meat ball dish.
As promised by the Management we were compensated for our last visit, as I received a $75 gift card with a card in the mail. So to keep our end of the bargain we returned and had a wonderful dinner. I started off with a wine sampling for 25 cents each of the Rosecasto, which was a fruity sparkling version of red wine which was great. But as usual I stuck with Moscato which was great also. For $9 I got one of those little carafes which was basically 1 3/4 glasses of wine. For food we started of with the Calabrian wings which were great. Last time they had a lot of spicy topping though this time they didn't but they were still great. Of course we had the usual salad and breadsticks which are always a house favorite. My bf got the Tour of Italy for $16.99 which included lasagna, fettuchinni alfredo, and chicken parmigane. He couldn't finish it and left the lasagna. He said it was very tasty. I had the stuffed chicken marsale for $16.99 with mashed potatoes. The chicken and sauce were good but I was not a fan of the stuffing in the middle, it wasn't horrible just wasn't a fan. I do however love their mashed potatoes. My daughter had the kids chicken fingers with pasta, side of mashed potatoes, and a drink for under $6. She liked the chicken and mashed potatoes. All in all the experience was much better the second time around. I feel like some of the dishes can be made better because they have the potential to fabulous dishes, but for the most part the food was excellent tonight.The service was great, the food was awesome and there was no wait to be seated (a huge plus at this location). Honestly this location can probably still step it up a knotch that's why I couldn't give it 5 stars but Thank you Olive Garden for redeeming yourself, and for the gift card and nice family meal = )
Haven't been to an Olive Garden in years! And the last time I did it was in the city. Finally got a chance to go last week with a friend for lunch. Sadly, I was disappointed. The breadsticks were not as tasty as I recall them to be years ago. They must be healthier… 'How dare they?' I'm all for healthy but come on Olive Garden, you were KNOWN for your breadsticks!!
Anyhow, I may try again, just not sure how soon.
I came here on Saturday night dinner with my gf and her brother. The wait was an hour long so we walked around the RACK and other places to kill some time. After the hour we were famished and were seated at the corner table.
The eyes are bigger than stomach happened as we ordered the bruschetta and mussels as appetizers. I ordered the grilled chicken thing from the 3-course special area. My gf and brother ordered the pasta with shrimp diablo and the tour of Italy. After 2 rounds of soup and salad our entrees came out. We told our waitress that out appz didn't came out and she apologized that she forgot. Thank goodness she forgot because we were really full with the food.
It's olive garden. It is what it is. The food is cheap for the amount of food you get. I give the staff a lot of respect for dealing with the customers that come here that expect the real tour of Italy. Too bad the wait is very long. Because when your there your family. No, get the F out so I can get my seat!