This Olive Garden lived up to my expectations! The pasta was so good and extremely filling like…read morealways! The soup with the spicy sausage and kale was really good. The potato cheese broth was tasty. The breadsticks were hot out of the oven. The place was a little loud. Makayla was an incredible waitress! Recommended the soup and was super nice! We got a tiramisu on the house because our order took a while. Overall, great experience!

In 16 years of writing more than 25,000 reviews and covering just about everything, this is only my…read moreseventh review of an Olive Garden. The last one was in Bismarck ND, believe it or not. While zipping along I-85 as Mrs. K. and I headed back toward Charlotte, I asked her what she wanted for dinner. Instead of saying "I don't know," she said, "How about Olive Garden?" I replied, "OK." No argument. For what it was, the experience was excellent. Parking was easy, the hostess greeted us warmly and seated us right away, the table was clean, and our waitress appeared promptly. The music was heavy on Frank Sinatra but not too loud. We ordered drinks and were ready to place our dinner order. Within minutes, the familiar big bowl of salad arrived along with breadsticks. Before we had finished the first serving of salad, our main courses were delivered. Mrs. K. chose the fettucine alfredo. The portion was generous, creamy, and visually appealing. Unfortunately, it was bland. As we have learned, this is not an Anderson SC problem. It is an Olive Garden problem. They simply do not season or salt very much, if at all. The pasta was cooked and presented well, but the flavor was missing. My main course was spaghetti and meatballs. The pasta itself had no flavor and was overcooked, but the meat sauce was surprisingly good. The three meatballs were nicely sized, tasty, and cooked properly. I enjoyed the dish and even used a second breadstick to mop up the sauce. Overall, Olive Garden met my expectations. It was decent, though bland. The service was excellent, the restaurant was comfortable, and perhaps I will visit another Olive Garden in another six years. [Review 1493 of 2025 - 1365 in South Carolina - 25046 overall]

My husband and I were in town visiting friends, and we had dinner here last night. As a…read morefull-blooded Italian who makes just about everything from scratch, I'm usually very picky about eating at Italian restaurants because homemade is hard to beat. With that being said, this was, without a doubt, the best Italian restaurant we've ever been to--1000%! Every dish was absolutely delicious, authentic, and full of flavor. To top it all off, we had the pleasure of being served by Dianna, who was phenomenal! She was friendly, attentive, and made our entire dining experience even more enjoyable. We can't wait to come back. Highly recommend!

Service: 5 Food: 2 Food was mediocre- my husband ordered the…read morespecial and it was flavorless. Left half of the protein off of my pasta.

Food, service...everything. This is a great family run business. They love their customers and we…read moreall love them. Great food and clean every time you go in. Connie Minish

Family owned and operated. Feels like home. Special items every day. They do a very good job on the…read morefish when its offered. Greek chicken is my wifes fave. Yummy desserts, friendly , quick service.

Being from the north east, its hard for me to find a really good, like back home, kind of deli…read more McAlisters did not disappoint. Beautiful marble rye bread, really fresh corned beef! Best sandwich so far, in SC that I've had.

Service was friendly enough but not like some of the locally owned places around town. Our first…read moretime ever eating at a McAlister's Deli, basically bought a couple of $12 bread sandwiches. I guess Arby's really does have all the meat.

Of all places in Powdersville, THIS is the very best for authentic Italian! Olive Garden doesn't…read morehold a candle to Pizza House of Powdersville no matter when you're there!!! Very laidback atmosphere, service is excellent and food is prepared within view! Kitchen is always exceptionally clean, as are all areas inside and outside.

For a lunch visit on a Tuesday. Restaurant is clean and…read moreslightly dark inside, but plenty of covered outside tables are available if the weather cooperates. It is moderately loud, but not so much that a good conversation is difficult (4/5) I was immediately seated, having arrived earlier than my lunch appointment, but I was also given a menu and served a drink (water with lemon) right away, one even being brought for my fellow diner. No pressure to order, he arrived a few minutes later. The menu has a sprinkling of the expected Italian and Greek dinners in addition to the pizza choices. You have the standard gyro options, several parmigiana options, sandwiches, wings, burgers....and pizza. I decided to go with the obvious choice, the small House Special Pizza. Hamburger, pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, onions and green peppers with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese - it is "what they do", right? And they do it for $14. The service was great (4/5), very attentive in detail and checking in on us. The restaurant started out slowly at 11:45, but business picked up such that by 12:30 it was relatively a full house, but tables were turning and service was moving steady in and out of the kitchen and clearing tables, etc. - smooth running operation. The pizza was okay. And I mean, just okay. It was not bad, but it was about like eating a Costco pizza slice or a QT pizza slice. Toppings were good with coverage. It was out in a quick enough fashion that I didn't notice - except it was also cold in the center. The bottom was crispy, but the inside and toppings needed more time in the oven. For example, you do want some of the pepperoni fat to render the grease into the pizza (not too much, but also not rendered at all is a negative). You want the cheese to be almost bubbly, not to burn the roof of your mouth, but not cool either. The dough was probably done through, but combined with the coolness of the other ingredients, it was difficult to tell if the lack of crisp texture was the combo of the cheese and dough being underdone or if the cheese was creating a doughy texture since it was barely warm? Either way, the pizza also could have used some more sauce, especially as the vehicle for the other flavors the sauce should bring. The crust flavor itself was good. It just felt like the entire pizza was undercooked and the flavors were underdeveloped. I was expecting more flavor from this ingredient combo. Maybe this sounds harsh, or picky, but it is the Pizza House and this is the House Special Pizza, so it's fair to judge objectively. If you want to compare to a higher pizza standard, check out Pizza Parcheggio, Little Italy in Mauldin, or Lily's Pizza just up the interstate on Pleasantburg and you will see another level difference. That being said, I did eat half today and saved the other half to put into my oven at home and heat up/cook some more which did help with some texture and temperature issues. The flavor still needs a plus up. This is not a reason to avoid Pizza House, just maybe ask for extra sauce and a longer cook when you order it and lets see what happens. That will be my next move if there is a return visit.

We stopped here for dinner after visiting Clemson University. Nice place. Great service by friendly…read morestaff. We had teriyaki salmon, a sirloin steak with baked cinnamon apples, and a salad with blackened salmon. The portions were healthy. Everything was tasty. Our grandson's only item of comment was they didn't serve bread with dinner, and they didn't have Coke 0 . His rating was a 4.5. Prices were very fair.

I had the bbq chicken nachos and didn't think they were as good as when I had them previously. Did…read morethey change the recipe? My mother ordered soup because it was a cold day. It wasn't hot. She sent it back and it still wasn't hot. It wasn't the best experience.

Been living in the area for three years, always in search of some good pizza since I come from a…read moreplace that has far superior Pizza to anything around here however, I would say that the pizza here is the best I've had in the area And I do come back frequently. I especially enjoyed two pieces and a drink for lunch for 10 bucks. You cannot beat that, and the pieces are large and quite good. I would come there more often, but Walhalla is just a little bit too far for me to come by every week. Service is good as well. Regarding ambience, I would say they tend to play their music a little bit too loud, but that's the only thing negative I could think of. Keep up the good work

food was great! I ordered over the phone and the person I spoke with was very nice! smooth easy…read morepick up

Monte Alban is great true authentic Mexican food. Even my native born Mexican friend loved her…read moremeal! I had the Tierra y Mar and it was perfect. Filling, fresh, and flavorful! Service was also kind and even gave my friend a replacement when she didn't realize her meal had cheese in it (she was vegan). Some folks in the group did note their alcoholic drinks didn't taste like there was much alcohol in it so maybe the drinks are weak. Parking: plenty of spots, they're connected to a gas station.

This is a nice spot close to my house so I go often. The food is always above average and the…read moreservers are friendly and entertaining