Food was delicious and the restaurant was clean and had a great vibe. Our order came out super fast and it was so good. I guess you can't really go wrong with carbs but I really liked it. Our server Bella was so sweet and kind. Alissa was also super helpful and amazing. I love this Olive Garden location!! read more

We always love coming to this Olive Garden! Service is excellent and the food is always excellent. The drinks never run dry. The restaurant is always clean and fresh as well! read more

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I came here for dinner and it was absolutely fantastic. Everything tasted amazing and the service was great as well. Excited to come back another time soon. read more

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Unfortunately the place is quite slow. The food is ok - I wish they used a little better sauce for pastas. Breads, salads and soups brings us here typically and kids love it. The service was slow - they had a lot of spots open and somehow our table took long time to get assigned. The server wasn't informed we got assigned to their table. Ambiance pretty typical of restaurants that look like were build in 80s and 90s. The pastas weren't too impressive. read more

Food is okay, but the past few years I've gone, the service has gotten so terrible. On the latest visit, food took forever to come out even though it's just soup, salad and breadsticks. All tables around us were dirty and everyone that worked there couldn't find any bottles of cleaner, which is pretty gross. Our visit before this one - we were seated in the dining area to the right of the entrance and everyone in there was waiting for food for a long time. It took nearly 30 minutes just to get water and it wasn't even that busy. Stop taking customers in if no servers are available. read more

We went on a busy, rainy Mother's Day. Surprisingly though, the wait was only 10 minutes, if that! They had someone holding the door, and someone places names down for the wait right when you walk in. We were seated close to the front. Our server was friendly. She gave us time to look over the menu to decide what we wanted. It was just a simple experience. Nothing too special. We ordered an appetizer, 2 Tour of Italy's, 2 lasagnas, and a kid's chicken tenders and fries. Everything came out great. I had a coupon for my birthday, so I ordered the donuts. They are so good! The server came back and boxed up our leftovers, but she did forget to take off the birthday dessert before we paid. She ended up bringing cash back for that. This is a meeting spot for me and my mom, so I would return. read more

Always a fun time at Olive Garden! They were super busy, but our server did a great job anyway. Took a while to get extra bread sticks, but as I said, they were swamped. Try the green apple Moscato sangria if you haven't. My favorite location. read more

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The food was delicious! I loved the lasagna, my husband decided to try out the steak and absolutely loved it. I also would recommend to ask for EM to be your server! She was amazing, definitely brought a smile to our face and made sure our food was good! She was very welcoming. Will be coming back again! read more

Consistently mid but that's not a bad thing. Service is great and the food is exactly what I'd expect. I can't complain about the ambiance since everything was clean and the music was not overbearing. read more

Great experience at Olive Garden! I love getting the breadsticks with the dipping sauces and the spinach artichoke dip was very good. The chips that come with it are amazing, I always take those with me to go. I ordered the chicken and shrimp carbonara which is my favorite dish there. Our waiter was attentive and everything came out fresh. Also their peach raspberry tea is really good! read more

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I have been here at least a dozen times since they opened and I've always had good experiences. I'm really surprised at the poor reviews here. The service is always polite and quick, and the food is always dependable. I usually get the lunch specials which are inexpensive and ample sized. Their salad is always fresh and I love the free refills. This is a great meal at a great price. read more

Service: The hostess Lauren was super warm and welcoming! My family and I (party of 7) had just left Dame's Chicken and Waffles Cary Location (horrible service) hangry and annoyed after waiting over an hour to be seated just to watch our table (that we were promised) get handed away to a party of 6 (ended up leaving without getting anything to eat). As soon as we told them our experience, they had us seated within 15 minutes of walking through the door, and even helped us out with some breadsticks to tie us over before our meal. Our server Riah, was very attentive to our table, checking in often to make sure our food was correct, asking if we needed any refills (on soup, salad, breadsticks, and drinks) as well as offering advice on how to reheat our meals for the best optimal experience for when we got home. Food: The food was PERFECT! Not only did the food come out hot and delicious, but the wait time was surprisingly short. (For reference, we came at around 2pm on a the Saturday before Mother's Day, the restaurant had no reached max capacity, but it was definitely packed!) Conclusion: The staff at this Olive Garden location really went above and beyond on making you feel like family. We came in feeling upset, and we left feeling like a million bucks! 20/10 experience, I will recommend this Olive Garden location to all of my friends and family! read more

Our waiter, Blaine, couldn't have been better. In fact, particularly for such a young guy, he was exceptional!! Congenial, very attentive, and checked on us frequently, but not overly. We decided to get an entree rather than just the soup, salad, and bread sticks, but did start with those. We were offered refills and I did get another bowl of soup. I had some and gladly ended up taking much of it home since my entree arrived very soon. My spouse had the angel hair pasta with marinara, which she enjoyed, but probably enjoyed the salad even more. I've had a taste for fettuccine Alfredo, which I haven't had in years. I got it with shrimp and could taste a little garlic in it, but it could have used more, plus it was swimming in the rich sauce. I probably will go back to the soup, salad, and bread sticks next visit. read more

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Marinara sauce is now spicy. Be careful. Service and food quality is now a variable. Be sure to be seated in main area. read more

My family and I came here to celebrate my siblings' birthdays and it was a lovely experience. I have a high expectations for customer service and hospitality, since I used to work in those fields, and was not disappointed. The atmosphere was accommodating and inviting from the time we walked in. The food had so much flavor and the portions were generous compared to the locations in NY. Yori, our server, provided exceptional service and was extremely patient and attentive. I have younger siblings that have special needs and she treated everyone with the upmost respect and care. Thank you Yori for making our small celebration at Olive Garden memorable. Wishing Yori, her manager, and all the crew the best and many blessings. read more

Today we took 19 pre-K students here for lunch. We arrived as soon as they open for lunch. It took them a while to get our tables ready, but we definitely understood why. Once we were seated we were greeted by our waitress. She was incredibly sweet, patient and good at her job. She did not get one order wrong! The food came out hot and all the kiddos enjoyed their food! My food was bland but I expected that lol. read more

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Me and my Fiance were going to Olive Garden this evening, since we noticed that they recently opened.... however we forgot that it was "Friday." ***rolls eyes*** I know you're asking yourself - "How does ANYONE forget its Friday?" My answer: I don't know, we're still trying to figure that out! So anyhow, by it being Friday it was SUPER packed so we just did a ToGo order. (Only downside, our specified pick up time was 2 hours from our actual order.... which actually was okay, because we just did a little shopping in Brier Creek). I ordered Chicken Alfredo with angel hair pasta and added mushrooms (YUM!) my Fiance ordered the salmon with broccoli. We both got salad and bread! Salmon and Broccoli: my Fiance said it was "okay" however he felt like it would have probably been better if he ate it at the restaurant. Chicken Alfredo with Mushrooms: listen! My food was GREAT! The portion was more than enough, because I will be able to eat off of it at least twice. I will just suggest, if you do ToGo and get the salad, ask for extra dressing (I did)! That one little cup will not do much for all the salad that they give you! You'll thank me later! So - there is NO DOUBT, that our next experience will be US... EATING IN! Stay tuned.... read more

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Bartender so rude. 25 mins for soup and he said I need to chill out! Poor customer service isn't going to get you far. It's your job to be pleasant and make the experience memorable . I certainly will remember! read more

Amazing server as always she is the best. Amazing food and very clean here. I love everything here, 5 stars.

Daughter's choice for her birthday dinner. Our party of 7 arrived at 5:40 on a Wednesday night. We were quoted a 45 minute to an hour wait. That was fine and we decided to wait but the frustrating thing was that we were at the top of the list to be seated but everyone coming in after us kept getting seated before us. I realize we had a bigger party but many parties of 5 and 6 were getting seated. Couldn't they push two tables together for us? We were finally seated after an hour and 10 minutes. We had the good fortune of an wonderful waiter named Preston. His memory is absolutely amazing. He never wrote anything down and got every order absolutely correct. The salad at OG is always delicious and I appreciate their big pours of wine. Tasted don's chicken gnocchi soup. Really good! I ordered the salmon and broccoli. It was meh. My husband grills a mean salmon so restaurant salmon rarely compares. I think our party was mainly pleased with our food but the long wait kind of killed the mood. read more

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We went to Olive Garden for Veterans Day. Last time we went in 2023 it was gross. But we were pleasantly surprised by how amazing it was this time. The food was great, the breadsticks were hot and delicious. Our server was amazing! (Justin) He got us everything we needed and was so kind and fast with everything. The restaurant was so calming and has a very peaceful look to it hence you are eating. 10/10 would recommend and come back. read more

Don't bother! They are more concerned about themselves and who's working than customers. Darden Corp should be ashamed of this location. Waiter was awesome! read more

Wow.. we first were told it was a 45 minute wait. I asked if we could sit at the bar and have some drinks while we wait.. They immediately told us NO.. It was one or the other!! So we decided to sit at the bar. 2 minutes after we sat down a family of 5 comes in and was told the same thing so they came to the bar an sat down. Standing next to us they woman asked again as was told she had to put her name on the waiting list.. 60 seconds... that's how long it took for the family of since to be seated. The Manager comes and ask how is everything, I explained my frustration.. In true CYA fashion he feeds me that they had cleared the wait list!!!!! How convenient that as soon as this "FAMILY" comes in, they clear the wait list.. Needles to say RACE did play a role as the manager and the hostess down played our concerns. Ruined Date Night!!! PS the Bartender was so professional!! He is the reason we stayed.. Wish It was a way to give him more then this one star!! read more

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What a nice surprise! Full disclosure I hadn't been to Olive Garden in 10 years and I typically avoid chain Italian but we had a craving and stopped in for a bite. We didn't want to wait in the 45 minute lunch crowd at the door so we found two open seats at the very spacious and surprisingly quiet bar area that really felt more like it's own private table because of how it's set up. We had some drinks and watched a couple games that were on (silent) so it was not noisy and we enjoyed our chicken and eggplant Parmesan. Each entree came with the salad and breadsticks and I had plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. The food way up to par with a lot of local places and I was quite surprised with how much I enjoyed it. Service was great at the bar too. I would never wait in the lines but I'll be back for the occasional lunch and if a spot is open at the bar now and again. read more

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Customer service: 5 stars: this is the best olive garden I've ever eaten. I came in 10/15 wanting something light because I would be eating at Perry's later that evening. My waitress; a cute young lady In her 20s served me and gave me 5 star treatment for a chain restaurant. Totally impressed! Food: 5 stars: came in for the unlimited soup, salad, and bread sticks. It hit the spot, I tried 3 out of the 5 or 6 soups offered. The salad was salad no issues with that and who the hell can say anything bad about the breadsticks? Lol Cleanliness: 5 stars: I came during the afternoon before the early dinner rush. Overall: It fit my needs, I wanted to eat something remotely healthy and this was the best food option in the area. Good jobs guys! read more

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Fake Italian food in my opinion. Haven't been in years and went there today. No matter what time of the day Olive Garden never fails to seem like a 4 hour experience. The noodles are cooked to perfection and the sauce was tasty. But the chicken has a rubbery texture to it and that is always questionable to me. All said and done I won't be back because of simply how long and unorganized this restaurant seems to be. read more

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So this is for service. We got here Sunday did the waitlist ahead and was seated within 35 mins or so after checking in and seated at a table near the bar area that had been vacant the entire time. After sometime a waitress came up introduced herself said she would be back. More time passes she comes back we give her the drink order and the meal order. In the meantime a table next to us is seated. The waitress attends to the two tables across from us. More time goes by the people next to us orders apps from the table thing and a manager brings them out. Manager is surprised they don't have drinks. The manager asks us how things are so I tell her we still don't have salads or drinks. The people across from us get their soups finally but no salad. Manager comes back with drinks for table next to us and their salad. We still have nothing. We then notice the table in front is now getting meal and they still never got salad. At this point it has been 34mins and I only have drinks still no salad. I told the manager we were done. Asked her what it would cost for the sodas told her we were fed up she said she understood and the drinks were on them. What is so sad is they had so many empty tables probably not enough staff. The funny part is they had three girls at the hostess stand which made no since. So sad as all I wanted was some fettuccine for dinner. Ended up leaving and going to Jason's Deli instead. read more

i love the food here!! servers are always so nice, soup is delicious and i always leave with a to go box read more

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Food all tastes frozen, no real flavor like eating Chef Boy Ardee in a restaurant setting. The salad was made up of tomatoes ends and limp lettuce. The eggplant Parm was over breaded and dry. Service was extremely slow. I wanted some extra garlic, they told me they had none IN AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT ? Very overpriced for what you get and the quality. read more

I came in and place a "to go" order. Elana was GREAT!!!! I'm a truck driver and parked over by the bank and she brung my food out to me. She didn't have to but she did! Thank you so much girly! read more

What a bad experience! I really had my heart and stomach set on a good dining experience but that quickly faded. Let's start with being greeted. No one greeted. There were 3 young ladies at the hostess stand no one spoke. One of the 3 ladies walked us to our table "motioned" us to follow her to our table. Our server, Andre S., was great and honestly the issue was above him. We ordered an appetizer and drinks for starters. The Shrimp Fritto Misto was excellent. The seasoning/breading was great. First time trying it and it was a hit! Definitely recommend. The Italian Margarita was good too. Definitely didn't miss! HOWEVER, MY ENTRÉE WAS DISGUISTING! I ordered the Seafood Alfredo, as soon as my server placed the plate down there was a RAW SCALLOP. Made the server aware. It was a one off, no biggie....I then take a bit of the pasta. No flavor, no seasoning, no pepper no anything. The Alfredo tasted just like it came from the jar. The shrimps were not cooked. I mean absolutely poor execution on the meal. I didn't order anything else because the kitchen was closing and I honestly was hesitant thinking my food would be rushed or done incorrectly. I asked for the manager, Karli. I honestly was better off dealing with Andre. Karli's customer service could use some improvement. Attitude and body language was "its a long day, I don't want to deal with an unhappy guest, I'm over being here". The atmosphere from the staff was they did not want to be there either The kitchen staff were already shutting down or prepping their areas for cleaning. I've been in the industry so I understand when it gets towards the end of the night and you want to be proactive so you can go. It's good as worker but not a good impression for paying customers, looking to enjoy a night out and great food! This was my very first time visiting the Brier Creek location and having to leave a negative review with Olive Garden in general. But the service at the hostess stand was terrible, the entree was terrible, and the manager was the cherry on top. I love the Cary and Capital Blvd locations. I'll stick to what I know. This location was definitely not it! read more

We had a fabulous Anniversary meal at my hubby's favorite restaurant. The food is amazing! Tour of Italy for hubby and Shrimp Scampi (best I've ever had) and the service was impeccable!! Shout Out to our server Alex!!!! She really took care of us!!!! Our new favorite person ... Thank You, you made our day!! read more

A friend and I had dinner at Olive Garden in Brier Creek last night and we had the best experience! Our server was training a new server and they were both amazing. They were so attentive and friendly. I ordered the Italian Margarita and it was incredible! I would have never thought to add amaretto to my margarita! The soup and salad was fabulous, as always. I asked for a to go bowl to put my left over soup in and much to my surprise, they brought me a whole new bowl of soup! My friend ordered a dish which contained chicken and shrimp and they said it was amazing. I'm so impressed with how nice everyone was. The bathroom was even clean! read more

Food was great, however service was unbelievably terrible. I'm a server myself so I have a good understanding on how to serve but this was horrible. We had to ask the server three times for the breadsticks and we still didn't get them, we had to ask the manager. Not only that but our server gave no refills on water until we asked the manager. Of course the manager was wonderful and got what we needed fast but service should be better. To add on, we got no extra graded cheese on any of our dishes and I've been to Olive Garden before so I know what to expect. Even the table next to us with the same server was experiencing something similar. Definitely will not be coming back to this location. Very disappointed. read more

The food was great as always, but what impressed us most was the service. We had the pleasure of being waited on by Preston and he not only showed us hospitality and positivity, but he went above and beyond. At times it felt like he could read my mind, Preston really is a rockstar of hospitality, along with the entire staff at this Olive Garden. Make sure to stop in and grab a bite and enjoy the friendly service! read more

It's Olive Garden. I mean I'm not coming for the finest or most authentic Italian food but I am coming for all you can eat breadsticks, salad and soup. I'm sorry that I love a deal. You're getting Olive Garden all u can eat lunch for like 8 bucks. Quality speaks for itself. Frozen or not we love some Olive Garden breadsticks. Anyways our waitress was great because she didn't charge us for the to-go box. Which they normally do. We weren't trying to scam we just hate wasting food. They normally charge but I guess we got lucky. Gnocchi soup tasted homemade. I had no complaints for this soup. Olive Garden is still in business for a reason. read more

Our server was excellent! I believe his name was Unique. The host who seated us was purposely separating white and black people in the dining rooms. It was so obvious that you couldn't help but notice. Food wasn't tasty but that's where my son wanted to go for his birthday. read more

The last time I ate at an Olive Garden was over a decade ago and it was bad. I'm not sure what they did to improve things but IT HAS WORKED. Our server was great, the food was also great and the overall experience makes me want to go back again. read more

Super disappointed! Do not come here unless you have a lot of time to waste on your hands! My wife and I went here and the bread sticks and soups was not good enough for the hour we waited after we got our drinks... not to mention it took about 10 minutes to even get our drinks. Then when the entree finally came out after about an hour and half wait, they brought out the wrong order for my wife and she had to wait another 30 minutes for them to bring out her food! To make it even worse 2 managers came out at two separate times asking how we were, when we mentioned we were upset about the wait they said they would check on it for us but never came back! The only good part of the night was the chocolate they gave us with our two go boxes... (our waitress was also really apologetic and kind but it was not her fault!) so dont waste hours of your life for terrible food, better off going somewhere else. read more

Fast food. Comparable to a fast food restaurant Good service Ambiance was loud, was not great for a date night read more