Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Carlsbad, CA
Went here tonight for dinner and the service was fast and attentive. I ordered Eggplant Parmesan with spaghetti and the salad to... start. The salad was good as usual, the eggplant was very tasty and the spaghetti was pretty bland. They portions have gottensmaller and the prices have gone up like every other place. Read more
Arrived late in the evening totally expecting to be told take out only but they seemed to be more then happy to give us a table,... which was very welcoming. The waitress, Alice, we had was perfect. She could not of been more patient or friendly. Theexperience was great! Read more
It was my mother's birthday and I never had the cheesecake before this visit. Amazingly delicious. The server was rude and until... I told him that I was not going to allow him to ruin my mother's birthday. He straightened up his attitude and made sire therest of our visit was good. The staff sung happy birthday to her. Read more
First off - I'm ranking this Olive Garden based upon being a fan of Olive Garden's. Is it authentic Italian food from the old... country and would I serve it to an Italian grandmother expecting it to pass muster? No. It's American Italian, it's a chain, butit's good, solid comfort food. So if you're not a fan, don't bother. I'm not a fan of certain large chain restaurants thatpeople seem to love, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna trash their ratings based on personal preferences. Like any chain, youbasically know what to expect and what you're getting. So, now that that's out of the way - this Olive Garden experience for uson 10/08/2022 was the top experience we've had at any Olive Garden. Our water was so kind, so attentive, and so proactive. Hewasn't hovering, but he knew what we'd need before we even voiced it, so he gave us privacy but kept an eye on us to anticipateour requests. I noticed he did the same with every one of his tables. I wish I remembered his name. Anyhow, the food was good,portions large as always, and breadsticks were fresh. We've been to many Olive Gardens over the years and sometimes thebreadsticks are older, or colder, and other times everything can taste fresh. We come early, so like 4PM for dinner, because weenjoy the lack of rush. The dinner staff have usually just started their shifts, and we can relax and enjoy the peace and foodwithout too much activity. We were both so impressed, we couldn't help commenting and ensuring we showed our appreciation inthe tip. Even if it wasn't the closest location to us, we'd come back because the staff seemed to be caring about each of theguests. Read more
Server was fantastic, he was very personable like you knew him personally, genuinely good guy all around! Food was served hot... but breadsticks weren't the same as expected... burnt, continued to be burnt, not sure why. Non the less the food was great.Server made the experience exceptional. Read more
I don't live around here, have been to several Olive Garden, since my wife loves eating there often. Earlier today we decided... to have lunch at this location for my birthday, we order the chicken Alfredo it was very creamy .. the food was amazing,absolutely the best I've ever had at any other location, even got a complintary strawberry creme cake for my birthday, verydelicious by the way. To top it off our server Scotty was amazing as well, very nice and attentive .. will definitely be comingback. Read more
Great service from waiter. Everything was delicious. Love my breadsticks! Lunch specials start at $9.99 at this location.
Great service,the food have great testing. The manager come and ask if everything was OK,so I will come back here again to have... dinner again. ???? Read more