Olive Garden has been a long-time favorite for Italian cuisines for the Average Joe. I believe that the food, atmosphere, and price were what drew people in. That being said, on my last visit it fell a bit short. Although our waiter was accommodating, and was trying his best, there were some shortcomings that left a bitter taste. The lack of training and knowledge of the menu was struggling for him. The uninviting host was no exception either. She left us with the feeling that she didn 't want to be there, didn 't have full knowledge of her job, and was otherwise tuned out and literally just stood there staring down at the table chart until the next patron startled her to lift her head in en...
I visited this location last night for dinner. Upon my arrival we were greeted by a host and seated immediately. The waiter came and took our order shortly after. I ordered Ravioli Carbonara with chicken gnocchi soup. The waiter brought out one basket of bread with our soup. We finished our bread pretty quickly expecting it to be endless breadsticks. Our waiter then refused to bring another basket of bread until our food was ready. When our food was ready, he brough a basket with only three sticks (which made an awkward Who gets the last one moment. I was hoping if we finished them, he would come out with more. He walked past us multiple times without offering to bring more breadsticks until...
I called to ask further information. I was met with some who I from my experience didn 't speak any English, but i am unsure. I asked them to repeat what the said and they hung up on me for even asking. I legitimately believe however they answered the phone was not in English. I 'd put money on it. It just seemed weird and completely unnecessary to begin our conversation in Spanish. If a manager would like to reach out I can provide a time-frame of this employees conduct as they hung up on me just for saying I 'm sorry I didn 't understand what you said .
The staff were awesome. Moving quickly and seemed a positive environment. The manager was out in the dinning room communicating with the staff. This made our experience great. Food came quickly and was hot and tasted great. Our server was on her game andwas friendly. Wish all the other OG were at this level!! Visit was on 9-16-22 around 5:30pm.
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I went there for lunch and ordered Chicken Alfredo, but I was disappointed with both the service and the food. The waitstaff rushed me while I was ordering and throughout my entire visit. The breadsticks were very hard and had way too much garlic, and the salad was wilted and soggy.
Our server was fantastic! She was prompt with refills and consistently checked in to ensure that everything we ordered was correct and that any additional requests were handled quickly. The food was delicious too! It's a great spot for celebrating a birthday!
Had Olive Garden on Friday night here in Maple Grove. This is our daughter and her friends favorite place. Alfredo was great. Waitress did a wonderful job. We always get alfredo with broccali and zupa soup for our appetizer. Never fails us.
The food was fantastic, the staff were very friendly, and the atmosphere was great for kids.
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Try to skimp me on my breadsticks. The lady was very rude about it.
I got raw chicken in my gnocchi soup but the server was super nice
