Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

First time of this year came to Olive Garden on Easter weekend. They changed a lot since the last time I visited. Spring vibe everywhere and they have new dessert Strawberry cream cake Must Try! Everywhere looks clean and nice, the food(I had chicken scrampi and zuppa toscana)is more fresh and delicious than before. I planned to do Mother’s Day and Graduation party here. Because it’s the only decent place I can find which has variety choices of food to meet all the different ages’ needs. Our server Miriam and the hosts are so nice, they even showed us the separate party room(attached pic)and said they could even do decorations for us! Not try to be stingy, but I really like the unlimited refill of soup, salad and breadsticks, this is the smart way to make all teenagers full and happy at the graduation party! People started booking now, I should be hurry…

Our dinner at this location was the best dining experience we have had in a while thanks to Samantha W. She was awesome, very attentive and helpful and went well beyond our expectations. She made sure we understood our dinner options when we ordered the unlimited pasta meals. She also made sure our drinks were always filled and that she put in our next order so that by the time we were done with our plate, our new plate was ready to go. Samantha is the best, her friendly and fun personality made our evening very enjoyable. I say give her a raise it is definitely well deserved. Thank You Samantha W. we will be looking for you next time we dine at Olive Garden.

Dined here by myself. Hostess was friendly. Seated me in the bar area and said someone would be by to buss the table. Waiter showed up about 15 mins later to take my order, table was still dirty so he kindly bussed the table and wiped it down. I placed my order and my entree came out 20 mins AFTER two other parties that arrived well after me with more people in their parties (about 40 minute wait total for only one entree). Waiter was apologetic but was super over worked, I think he forgot to follow up on my entree and Togo order. I think although he was very friendly, he needs more experience on the job or more assistance on the floor on busy nights. He dipped something cloth he was carrying in my alfredo boat twice (accidentally..he apologized) but when I asked him to bring me another Alfredo To go, he just brought me a to go cup to pack up the Alfredo that he’d dipped his cloth napkin in. I don’t like to be difficult so I just took it. He seemed overwhelmed enough. Also, my salad bo