Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Mesa, AZ
Every time I've gone here for the last 10 years, the food has been messed up. I've had spinach and artichoke dip so over... microwaved, it was rock solid. I've had seafood so overcooked it was inedible. Last night I ordered a sirloin at medium well andit was so overcooked, it was completely dry. The only reason I keep going back is because my dad proposed to my mom here. Idon't think this place will ever get it together. Fazoli's has better food at half the cost. It's honestly sad to see these guysnever get it right in the kitchen when the wait staff is always so on top of things. It can't be that difficult to get thekitchen staff some real training or to at least page a high enough wage to attract a person who respects the craft. Read more
Good Italian place to try out. I loved the marinara here and egg plant too. So good. The salad dressing is perfect and comes... with every entree ordered. Should give it a try. Prices are a bit on the higher side. Read more
7/7/22 update -Another great dinner with amazing service. Met all expectations, and the complementary birthday lasagna cake was... a nice gesture for my son. Fantastic service and food. Met up with out of state family and our party of 7 was seated at a quiettable that enabled us to socialize. The strawberry passion fruit drink was perfect. Our great server kept our drinks andbreadsticks refilled. Their chocolate after dinner mints were slightly chilled which is a nice touch so they're not melted andmessy. 5-18-22 Edit. Another fantastic meal with great service and great food. The salad was wonderful and was properly drained,with no water left at the bottom of the bowl. The stuffed zitto appetizer was a nice treat, with nice soft warm center that isnothing like pizza pockets. Perfectly prepared with no cold or burning spots. The salmon and chicken were very tasty. Servicewas great despite a full restaurant on a Wednesday evening Read more
Can’t go wrong with never ending salad and breadsticks! Lunch specials that fit your budget with great atmosphere and service!... I personally love the appetizers along with soup and breadsticks. Entrees are filling with enough to bring extra home with you.Lunch specials have smaller portions and it’s perhaps better to just get the full entree and have extra. Excellent waitstaffensuring my drink was always full and that I never went without or waited for anything. Read more
So my husband and I went to have dinner on my birthday it was a very good experience the service was great the food was... delicious , definitely recommend this restaurant if you like Italian food. Read more
The service was okay. Ordered endless dip but could never get our server to bring more breadsticks. We got one breadstick per... person then 1 extra to fight over haha but didn't get more u til after the dip, which tasted like spaghettiO's, was cold. Sothat was a waste.. i asked to have it removed from my bill but he just offered me more dip,, and no breadsticks. Soups werebland as and portions are way smaller that they used to be. Asked for a box waited 20 minutes. Never got drinks refilled either.$50 dinner for 2 not including tip. Read more
The food tasted good. I was a little disappointed with the size of my lasagna compared to the other plates we ordered. But two... breadsticks and a salad with the lasagna did the trick. Read more
Olive Garden offered a Veteran's Day meal which was an incredible value! The wait staff was speedy, kind and easy to work with!... The only tiny complaint was my table's proximity to the extremely busy and chilly front door. Still, zero complaints for such agreat meal! Read more