To all of you Olive Garden lovers: I hate to burst your bubble, but from inside information that I am privy to, I have some news that may shock you. The only thing that the kitchen staff does is boil your pasta, and toss the salad. Everything else is sent from Corporate Headquarters USA in large plastic bags. Soups...check, Marinara sauce...check. Alfredo sauce...check. Poured out of a plastic bag into a pot, heated up, and ladled onto your plate. Nothing is made in house. Nada Zilch. Pennies to produce, and armored trucks hauling away the profits. And this is not authentic Italian food to begin with. It is to please American palates just as chop suey was invented by entrepreneur Chinese after soldiers returning from WW2. Same as Tiki bars began appearing to stimulate what they had grown to love in Polynesia. So there you have it. Olive Garden is fleecing us every graduation, Mother's Day, Birthday, Date night and Sunday night dinner out, the good old American way. read more

I would never choose Olive Garden, but my family likes to go there for a couple of gatherings a year, cause it's easy and my Grandpa likes it cause we all just get the never-ending soup/salad/breadsticks and it's pretty cheap for a family night with no dishes to do. Sometimes one of their specials is fairly decent, and I haven't had their stuffed mushrooms for ages but remember them being good. Their food is not special, but their salad dressing is really good. I also love the Zuppa Toscana (sausage, kale and potato soup). So, that's what I get. I can never really eat enough to make it worth the money. Really, good Italian is fairly lacking in Portland, so I see why a lot of people go to Olive Garden. For a chain though-it's decent-you know what you're going to get. Skip the overpriced terrible drinks. Once I had a caramel Italian soda that was quite delicious though. read more

I'm not the kind that says "It's not REAL Italian!" and give the OG a bad rating. I know what it is, but I still eat it. Having said this, this place sucked. Nice people at the door making the wait list, but the niceness ended there. We went to the bar to grab a drink while waiting 30 minutes, and the middle-aged gent was a complete prick. To Everyone. Guests at the bar, people coming up with questions, and even his own staff. Quit being a prick dude. Nobody likes an asshat. Waitress was obviously new, but her section teammate seemed content to just let her drown in the weeds. Tipped her well because she was trying, but seriously, how's about helping a teammate out? Too much other good food in the area to waste time going back to this particular one again. read more

What is this world coming to?!?!? Another review from a chain restaurant from myself! As always my belief is these restaurants really don't need a review as the amount of money spent on marketing for these businesses sell themselves. The reason why I am writing a review to you fellow yelpers is because I wanted to share my wonderful experience on my last visit here last Friday evening. I was on my way to my girlfriend's house to help clean her house but I needed to grab a meal as I know once I'm at her house it will be all work and no play! I decided to make my stop over at Olive Garden since they had their All You Can Eat Pasta promotion going on and who doesn't like carbs right? When I go out to eat on my own I usually choose to sit at the bar. I was quickly greeted by my bartender John and was given my drink and utensils shortly after. Within less then two minutes my salad comes out with breadsticks and plateware and he quickly shreds my cheese by my request. I am always a big fan of the salad here and after finishing two bowls of salad my dinner arrives. Once again faster than expected and served with excellent customer service as well. I had a couple servings of pasta and throughout my meal I was regularly checked up on by John. It wasn't that the business was dead as to why I received exceptional service its more John is a true professional in his field. His follow up was above average. His friendliness and courtesy to his customers was top notch. The best part of my experience here was the floor manager took the time to say hello and ask about my meal was even more of a plus for me. Food here I'm not going to say is excellent but I will say is very consistent across the board. You can go into any Olive Garden and experience the same quality of food throughout every location. As for the customer service, I would definitely make a point to drive a little farther to receive this level of service. John, its people like you make the service industry a better place. Thank you for being a part of the Olive Garden team and when you get a chance to come here for dinner and come to the bar and I'll guarantee the same level of service that I received. Happy Eating Everyone! read more

In my experience, best one in town. Seated right away. Service was good. Food was good. Resturant was full but the way they have the tables laid out, it did not feel crowded. Accoustics are good, with everybody talking, I could hear the discussion at my table easily. I had the soup, kids had the spaghetti and my husband had the new clam, scallops and noodle dish. Everything was hot and tasted good. My husband is a large guy and he did appreciate that the chairs in the resturant accomidated his husky physique. read more

We were seated right away, ordered right away. Then we never saw our waiter again....very frustrating! Three times other employees asked us how we were doing, three times we asked to have our soup refilled...three times that wss ignored. So when it came to getting the desert that came with the special. That came only after they packed our food to go. SOOOOO SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE. Food was delicious. I know this property has been here a very long time, but it needed a good cleaning... the booths were uncomfortable, I felt it slud sliding in when my tail landed smack dab into hard wood.... ouch. The booth we sat in had dried marinara on the wall. So in a nut shell... 1:great food 2:great price 3:poor service 4:dirty read more

My family and I don't get to town often, but when we do we like to stop here and eat before we do our shopping. We must have came in on an off day. We waited at the door for a while before we saw anyone who worked there. Then the hostess asked how she could help us.... obviously we are there to eat. We were sat at a tiny table (there were 4 of us) and it was even longer before a server came to the table. We ordered,another server brought it out to us but it came out wrong so only 2 of us ate for a good 20 minutes before the other 2 got their food, which was brought by an entirely different person. Never got refills on anything. And when out FIRST server came back he apologized for running to the store. read more

Oh Dear Olive Garden, tonight thanks to your 25 for 2 deal, I'm yours (so are my husband and son). You will never fail to shock me with your freakishly HUGE salad bowl, never ending warm breadsticks, endless shaved cheese upon request and lovely delish soups..and the appetizer that comes with the meal? Oh MY. Calamari and bruschetta ftw. Problem is by the time our meals arrive, no one can finish..I mean even eat them properly so we have to take them home. And how cool was that to have them box your unfinished dinner in front of you...the sweetness of the server although our son was pretending he was a puppy eating his spaghetti meal (oh gods, so sorry about that, his dad encouraged it!). Next time, we're ordering dessert with this deal. read more

After a long day of work i just wanted a calm evening with my son. When we arrived around 7pm I was told it would be a 20 minute wait. My son who's 9 insisted that we stay and wait for our table. So we did. I thought while I'm waiting I might as well get a drink to go with my long day I had. By time the bartender has even finished my drink my table was ready! I thought perfect! Sat down and was greeted by Ramsey! I absolutely loved her. She was fast, checked in with us at the perfect time. I used to be the a server so I know the rules to providing good service and she did just that. She even recommended a good tasty meal that I enjoyed eating myself. After I was done with my meal we even talked about 5 minutes or longer just about the universe. It was exactly what I needed. If you go to this place I would recommend sitting in her section. Thank you Ramsey. read more

The food is pretty much just Olive Garden. It is a chain and they make the food on the menu but the reason for the great score is our server. She was great and made sure we had all we wanted. It was a slow lunchday but still loved her. read more

I have not been to an Olive Garden in years. Not that its a bad place, but I just choose to eat at other non-chain restaurants. But, we came here with family, and I forgot how much I like those damn breadsticks and salad. The husband and I split an entree (the seafood bordetto). It was OK. Nothing spectacular, but it was healthy and that is what I wanted. We had great service, and this location was clean. The manager stopped by the table to make sure we were all doing OK, and I always like that, no matter what restaurant I am at! read more

Breadsticks, Zuppa Tuscana, and salad are really your best bets here. Service was friendly, though we waited an awfully long time for our check. Beyond that, it is a typical Olive Garden with multiple overpriced dishes that feel/taste like they were microwaved. read more

One of my favorite restaurants. The food is always amazing. The only reason I'm giving four stars is because the staff isn't always the greatest. Waiters/waitresses are always either super super great or just downright awful. There's no in between. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Zeppoli's are always super yummy. Always ask for both chocolate and raspberry dipping sauces! - Italian Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Used the online "join waitlist" for our Father's day dinner..total waste. Our entire family with two hungry toddlers were told 15 minutes online...only to get inside and find out we would be waiting 30-45 minutes! The guy said they've been asking corporate to fix it for months..wow I would not have had my whole family drive all the way there to wait 45 minutes..which is impossible with toddlers. I'm very upset our Father's day dinner was ruined. read more

I wanted pasta that is all. Unfortunately I got shit service & warm salad. We were sat at a dirty table. I ordered the chicken fettuccine Alfredo, the chicken was rubbery & gross. The server forgot bread & did not return for a long time. Worst service ever, not gonna come back. Don't recommend. I've had nicer service at McDonald's. read more

The food wasn't bad but the Blonde Haired lady at the front was just not at all welcoming and had the worst look on her face. And then on top of that our server with short grey hair would put our plates on our table and then reach over us to put the cheese on it - instead of putting it on before handing it to us. Little details - really matter read more

Always fresh, delicious, and never gets old. Great place to eat, discuss, stay with loved ones, et cetera. Recommended!

All around excellent food and service!! The chicken alfredo is amazing. Would recommend getting fried mozzarella for appetizer.

I loved the Chicken & Gnocchi soup. Oh my gosh, it was amazinggggg. My Raviolli di Portebello was ALRIGHT. Nothin' special. I didn't eat the breadsticks. Their Strawberry Fresco drink is FABULOUS; totally the drink for me. The service was SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWW. (That's why I give this location 3 stars.) I thought our server was new because she had to read off of the menu and seemed a little unsure of herself. Come to find out, she was new - she said she had just settled in Oregon for good. I kind of felt like I was discriminated against. Ahahaha. Little, brown-skinned me, got tucked into the back corner. It was dark and lonely seeming. I thought they were closing down because NO ONE was around. When I walked out of the restaurant, I saw that it was actually busy and bustling. And ALL white people were seated in that area. Coincidence? I don't know. Overall? Alright. I've definitely experienced better. read more

This was defiantly the best visit I've had at Olive Garden! The food was great but what made it better was our server Tye! He asked all the right questions and had a great attitude! Extremely friendly and all around left such a good vibe. Was a very enjoyable experience and will be back! read more

Deceitful advertising...on TV it has the pasta for 11.99 doesn't say its LUNCH ONLY..so once you get in there at dinner time..I was a little disappointed..then the 13.99 endless pasta well dont forget the toppings for an extra 6$.. and the appetizers are not advertised as appetizers. So my husband ordered the shrimp scampi "appetizers " but could not have the endless salad and breadsticks cause we weren't aware that he ordered an appetizer. The drinks were weak..the prices were high. And Luke our server was not very attentive..waited almost a half hour to order our food by the time he came to our table he was very rude not very informative either. It was my first time ever going there and was not at all happy with the food the prices the service or drinks!! I'll make sure to let people know... read more

Still my favorite bread sticks, soup, and salad. I've been to so many different places and yet I still like this place just as much. It's not even really the food that does it for me (even though it's amazing to me), but the staff has almost always been so amazingly friendly and attentive. They're just the type of servers you leave thinking you should come back just to help with their paycheck. I've been to other Olive Gardens and this one is just all around better; the food and staff are significantly higher in standard in every way. I feel as if I can't go to any other olive garden ever again. Price wise, this place is actually the same or cheaper than the other big restaurants around. If you stick to pastas or pizza it's really cheap. Just don't order any drinks and say no to appetizers, then fill up completely on beadsticks and soup. You'll be taking home almost all of your dinner for another meal! read more

Can't say that I have ever really had a bad time or horrible food at an Olive Garden. The food really is pretty consistent at all of their restaurants. One of the highlights would definitely be the salad and breadsticks. A trip to the Olive Garden would not be complete without it. Some other things I really enjoy is the lasagna fritta for an appetizer, the tour of Italy if you are hungry for an entrée along with the chicken marsala and for dessert you can't forget the zeppoli. read more

Their food is always fantastic when my husband and I go. My mother-in-law loves this place. They have a great assortment of hot tea, delicious ice teas, lemonades, and wines. I believe our favorite appetizer would be the 5 Italian cheese fonduta and fried ravioli (secret menu item). They have amazing bread sticks and salad as well as eggplant parmigiana and shrimp Alfredo; my husband always orders the classic lasagna which he loves. They have a limited but fantastic dessert menu; my favorite being the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. Their service is wonderful and the server is always attending to our needs and wants in fantastic time. Italian like setting, usually quiet unless someone unfortunately brings noisy children to the establishment in which case they usually try to separate the two to create more harmony for others. read more

Messed up on my order but I did get a free desert so I would still come here food is okay

Always a good meal and the best deal for the money. I love the salad and breadstick refills. Highly recommend Olive Garden for your next family dinner date. read more

Nice restaurant! Had lunch here after my hiking in Powell butte nature park, it's pretty close. Food here tastes great, portions are large, and their service is very nice! Definitely will come back! read more

Very good service. No wait. Excellant ziti and sausage and ziti and meat balls. Plenty of leftovers and $5 take home meals to boot. Waited in bar with 1/2 priced wine. read more

I am giving Olive Garden 5 stars mainly because all of their dishes are amazing. One of their best dishes is their Fettuccine Alfredo. I order their Fettuccine Alfredo all the time whenever I visit the restaurant with my family. They are the best as far as Italian restaraunts read more

I was in here recently with a friend of mine. It had been about 8 years since the last time I eat at an Olive Garden, my previous experience being a bad one. This visit completely turned my opinion around. The food was great, everything tasted amazing and the service was impeccable, our wait staff anticipating our needs and keeping our drinks full, our table cleared of used plates, and our bread stick basket was never empty. It was a wonderful dining experience, all around and I will be going back soon for certain. read more

Last night I ordered 3 (double orders) "buy one, take one" orders. I asked for 5:00 pickup, along with everyone else, apparently. After much confusion about my order (on their part) and me waiting 40 minutes, we finally got our order. I had ordered Chicken Parmesan for one meal and got Eggplant Parmesan. Also the website advertised $12.99 for the two meals and I was charged $14.99 for each order. I will not be using the car side service in the future, I'll stick with Ubereats or Doordash. read more

Every time we come to this location, there's quite a wait. The peculiar thing is that most of the tables are empty. Apparently they just don't schedule enough servers. The food is okay, but the prices seem to increase every time we visit. read more

This is such a good restaurant. The food is always delicious. We had a server named Emily and she was so sweet! We enjoyed having her along with her smile. She was constantly making sure we were enjoying our food! read more

Always love going here. Especially after going up to the mountain. Their endless soup and bread sticks are pretty yummy!

Our waiter Ramero was fabulous. Handled my hungry and tired kids well, and made sure they were happy. The wait was less than 5 minutes, even on a Saturday evening. Good food as always and will definitely be back again soon. :) read more

The food was good and all but our waited Steve was awesome. He have great service and he was hilarious. If I could give him more stars, I would. read more

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Always came to this location as a kid and always had a great time but this time I decided to take my girlfriend here on a date and we sat down and ordered soup salad and breadsticks. Turns out Olive Garden apparently needs to ration breadsticks because we got 2 per basket which is 5 less than the usual. I then ask for waaaay more and I get 2 more. 4 bread sticks? I got my soup and go to get some potato with my soup and wound up getting almost a whole potato in the soup, like uncut. So I cut it up and did it myself making a big mess on the table. Waitress was amazing though read more

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We had this Olive Garden cater my mother's memorial. The food was delivered on time and the delivery lady was very nice. They made catering this unfortunate event easy and at a great price with familiar and good food. I would use them again and recommend them without hesitation. read more

Tye kept my moscato full, the alfredo and breadsticks were great, smoothie was good too! Love the soups and how filling everything still is. Thank you read more

I was breastfeeding my baby. It wasn't out in the open but I forgot a cover at home. Also I don't believe I have to cover because it's natural. Anyways, i was trying to order and the waiter kind of interrupted and said "do you have a towel or something to cover that?? Just saying because of the customers" so my sister in law put her jacket on me.. I felt ashamed and embarrassed for doing the most natural thing which is what breasts are for. My son couldn't eat with the jacket over his face and I can't blame him so I wasn't able to feed him. Even after I was done feeding him the waiter handed me an extra cloth like "here" but in a awkward rude-ish way. It made me feel so uncomfortable and I felt like crying. You guys sexualized breast so much that you made it weird to feed a little baby. Stop mom shame. Stop breastfeeding shame. Let babies eat in peace. Let mom's feed in peace. --- So I got in touch with the manager and he apologized. He said he will emphasize to his staff that breastfeeding is welcomed & how olive garden is a family company. He told me he will talk to the waiter & explain to him how to handle situations. I'm so happy I was understood so I rate this 5 STAR!!!. read more