Did you like Olive Garden the first time you ate there? Whats your opinion about this place?

I liked it, too bad I can't eat there anymore.

They used to be in Canada (don't know why they shut down - there were always lineups out the door at that place).


I LOVED it! We had one down the street from my old office and would eat there 3 times a week.

Last summer though, my husband and I were craving for some Olive Garden so we took a day and drove down to Buffalo (I don't think they believed us at the border that we were just going down for a meal :lol: ).
Unfortunately, the item I ordered was absolutely horrible! I don't know what they did to their menu but it sucked compared to the old one. I had some sort of penne pasta that was supposed to come in a "white wine sauce". It was more like it was swimming in water - no flavour to it at all! Even when I mentioned it to the waiter he did nothing about it - offering something else, or writing off the meal - I couldn't finish it. Thankfully you can fill up on the breadsticks and salad (which were still good).

A big disappointment after a 6 1/2 hour drive to find one! :(

i've always thought that they were overrated, overpriced and overcrowded.

and the food isn't anything all that special either (i'd rather go to Fazoli's ANY day)

i've always thought that they were overrated, overpriced and overcrowded.

and the food isn't anything all that special either (i'd rather go to Fazoli's ANY day)


That's actually what a lady told us to do when we were hunting all of Buffalo for it!! She told us to try Fazoli's instead. My husband overruled since he's such a huge OG fan but even he said the quality has gone downhill and the prices upped.

It's ok. I haven't got anything I really love there. I like the salad though.

It's ok. I haven't got anything I really love there. I like the salad though.
The salad, in my opinion, would be better without that italian dressing. It took over 45 minutes for our food to get ready.

i like the pastas and the soups but thats it.

It's pretty good.

i've always thought that they were overrated, overpriced and overcrowded.

and the food isn't anything all that special either (i'd rather go to Fazoli's ANY day)


:yeahthat :nod:

i like it btw did anyone see the sketch on madtv where they made fun of it? lol it was hilarious

i like it btw did anyone see the sketch on madtv where they made fun of it? lol it was hilarious

No, how did they make fun of it?

Yes, I LOVE Olive Garden, I wish there was one close to me. :liplick:

i really like olive garden. esp. their manicotti. :)

No, how did they make fun of it?

they made fun of the food like they said one of the meals was chicken strips on noodles with ketchup squirted all over it i cant remember the other ones but it was really funny

Hi Cindy, it's been a while since I talked to you last. :wave:

Hey GF! I haven't seen you in the random thread, lately. :wave:

The nearest Olive Garden is in Minneapolis, I think. That or Fargo. There sure as hell isn't one here that I know of. :lol: Last time I ate at an Olive Garden was in Burnsville, MN in May of 2003. Wasn't particularly impressed.

We don't have oneeeee. Too bad, it looks really good.

They have good Fettucini Alfredo..thats all I get when I go there. And they have good Raspberry Ice tea.

I've been there several times and I liked it a lot. I always get the soup, salad, breadsticks special. I got lasagna one time, it was ok but nothing to write home about. I just stick to the all you can eat SSB and that's enough to fill me up and cheaper than the dinners.

Their wedding soup is awesome, but the OG out here has no manicotti, therefore I will not go!

Their wedding soup is awesome, but the OG out here has no manicotti, therefore I will not go!


You'd be surprised! The last time we were there, they didn't have my husband's favourite, veal parmesean listed on the menu - we mentioned it to the waiter and he said, oh no problem - I can get that for you - we have it! (HUH?)

Well the heck is "wedding soup" (almost afraid to ask!! haha)

My favourites were their Baked Ziti, Chicken Florentine or one summer they celebrated Sicily and had an amazing chicken breast salad with mandarin oranges.....was it ever good!

You'd be surprised! The last time we were there, they didn't have my husband's favourite, veal parmesean listed on the menu - we mentioned it to the waiter and he said, oh no problem - I can get that for you - we have it! (HUH?)

Well the heck is "wedding soup" (almost afraid to ask!! haha)

My favourites were their Baked Ziti, Chicken Florentine or one summer they celebrated Sicily and had an amazing chicken breast salad with mandarin oranges.....was it ever good!

How can you go to an Italian restaurant and not know what Wedding soup is?
Its a soup with meatballs and spinach.

Now I'm staring to get hungry! :lol:

Also I asked them where the manicotti was, and they said the closest thing they had was raviolli. :mad:

How can you go to an Italian restaurant and not know what Wedding soup is?
Its a soup with meatballs and spinach.

I didn't know what it was and Italian's my favorite! :lol:

How can you go to an Italian restaurant and not know what Wedding soup is?
Its a soup with meatballs and spinach.


Hey - I married to an Italian and he wouldn't know what it is!! :lol:

I was thinking of that kind that's like chicken broth with little pasta balls in it - YUM!

Eh...sign me up for the Fazoli's list. I'd rather go there too.

Also I asked them where the manicotti was, and they said the closest thing they had was raviolli. :mad:


Really? Maybe it depends on the location - I don't know if they're franchised or not, but that can happen sometimes I think.

Actually I had the raviolli once and it was really good - served with both an alfredo and a rose sauce.

Id rather go to Swisha Gardens Japanese steak house in the Falls Whoohoo~~~!!! :D

They have good Fettucini Alfredo..thats all I get when I go there. And they have good Raspberry Ice tea.Oh my gosh, I got that when I went there and it was soooo good! But I thought it was really crowded and loud. Other than that, I thought the place was pretty good.

Did you like Olive Garden the first time you ate there? Whats your opinion about this place?
We have two in my city, but I have NOT been there yet. Can you believe it? :eek:

There were a couple of occasions that have halted my tracks to eat at that place. If some of you are saying it's that bad, then maybe this halt was an omen. :lol:

No, but Italian food is always tasty...yummy! Despite your words, I will try it out!

Hey - I married to an Italian and he wouldn't know what it is!! :lol:

I was thinking of that kind that's like chicken broth with little pasta balls in it - YUM!

I guess the way i was introduced to it anyhow was when my Grandmother used to make it. She made homemade noodles and everything.

Ive never been there :p

i love olive garden

It's not that great. It's really no better than a Friendly's or a Ground Round. I mean, the food is pretty good, but it's not a fancy place. Don't propose there.

Anyways, I love that on Will & Grace, The Olive Garden is always synonymous with bad taste.

I've only been there 2x and both times it was pretty good.

Favorite place to eat. The one around here is excellent. The food comes out very quickly, as well.

I do like their lasanga. That was my 1rst time eating lasanga ever.

I've liked it whenever I've been there. I really want to go soon because of the new lemon chicken. Yum :liplick:

I have not ever eatan at Olive Garden!!


Do they have Hamburgers,mac and cheese and yummy stuff like that??


We have 1 here in town......

I used to eat a lot at Olive Garden but then they started going downhill and I don't get how Olive Garden is a survivor. Because when I first began eating there their food was the best but then it changed. My family would get cold food and the waiters/waitresses would always take a long time with our food. Why I think Olive Garden has survived is because there really isn't another Italian restaurant chain other than Romano's Macaroni Grill that can compete with Olive Garden. And what I think they are trying to do is change their image and try to gain a more couples fanbase rather than families and when you look at it when it's a wedding or Valentine's Day or even wedding anniversaries you can see that during those special occasions Olive Garden is known to get busy and packed

Hmm ya wonder why they stay open while GOOD restaurants like Ponderosa and Boston Market close!!!