Food was good, but service was slow, even though they were not really busy.Vegetarian options: Decent vegetarian selectionParking: Ok, parking, but spaces are small for a pickup truck
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Olive Garden Fettuccine Alfredo, Tour of Italy, Never Ending Dipping Sauces for Breadsticks, Salad with Italian Dressing, Lasagna Classico
evelyn rainey
Best thing was the waitress. She was friendly, busy, but made sure we were well looked after. Food was good - but 4 rather than 5 stars because they didn't peel the eggplant. The atmosphere was happy and though VERY crowded, I never saw chaos or frayed tempers.Vegetarian options: The never ending salad bowl begins each meal. I ordered the eggplant Parmesan. Menu items are not labeled vegetarian, but the descriptions allow you to figure out what you can or can't eat. Also, you can build your own pasta dish, and not add any meat. It's a nice place to be vegetarian without standing up to wave the veggies flag.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Shannon Murray
We had Ty as our waiter. Excellent work. 10/10 service. Kept us on our toes the whole dinner. Will be requesting him next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jane Unbehagen
Got the chicken Alfredo, enough for 3 meals. Then I got the deal to bring an entree home for hubby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tucker Garland
I hate complaining but our server Ethan I think was terrible. I am a server myself, and this man had the audacity to say dont worry about it when I asked why it took 20 minutes to get my receipt back. The excuse I received was he was cut and was busy doing sidework, however when you still have a table why is sidework your priority? No customer should ever have to be disrespected by an employee regardless of what their needs are. I have never been disrespectful to any customer as a server, and if I told a customer “dont worry about it” and walked off I promise you I would have been fired immediately. The hostest/manager in training with red hair completely made up for the experience and was extremely polite and respectful and is a prime example of good customer service, I cannot say the same for our server on the other hand
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Emily Perez
Naiomy was AWESOME! Very attentive and kind. I couldn't have asked for a better server. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Seafood Alfredo
Deb Marshall
Good had no flavor. Hair in the salad. Calamari again no taste very
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Rita García Morris
Much delay and
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 2
Anna Marie Page
Billy was our server, and did an exceptional job....what a server..the food was delish.... and the atmosphere was wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe Witherington
Worst service ever today. Got there just before 2 left almost 3 30. And all we ordered was endless soup and salad. Took
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Tour of Italy
We had a party of 17 PEOPLE, we threw absolute chaos at these 2 servers and the handled it with CLASS, GRACE, MANNERS, and they went ABOVE and beyond. I remember one of the servers was Benjamin. I don't really care for Italian food but I care for this atmosphere so much I try to come here regularly.Kid-friendliness: They embrace the chaos of dining with kids. I love it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Calamari, Tour of Italy, Never Ending Dipping Sauces for Breadsticks
Tiffany Benson
There was a black waitress there. I don't know her name but very good at what she does.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donn Collins
We went to lunch at this restaurant on a recent return from shopping. This is one of the best Olive Gardens that I have been too. Some have been hits and some have been misses. This definitely was a hit. We had the eggplant and the chicken parm.. along with the lunch came soup for one of us and salad for the other. The soup was fresh and the noodles firm along with the beans. The salad was plentiful with tomatoes and olives. Both were excellent. The eggplant was cooked to perfection and the chicken was abundant. The meals came with delicious garlic bread sticks. Our waitress, Kay, was attentive and took great care of us. To top it off the establishment was clean with piped in Italian music. Wonderful, wonderful wonderful!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melissa Stebbins
Bread was hard and over salted. Soup was barely war. If you come in after 10 it's like they don't care about you. Vey unhappy. Usually love it here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jun Gonzalez
Always good food and great service at this particular location. I have not try other locations in Lakeland nor other cities in Florida, This is my favorite restaurant despite negative reviews from other locations, this location is absolutely exceptional in customer services, and I give you true testimony of such.
Food was good, but service was slow, even though they were not really busy.Vegetarian options: Decent vegetarian selectionParking: Ok, parking, but spaces are small for a pickup truck
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Olive Garden Fettuccine Alfredo, Tour of Italy, Never Ending Dipping Sauces for Breadsticks, Salad with Italian Dressing, Lasagna Classico
Best thing was the waitress. She was friendly, busy, but made sure we were well looked after. Food was good - but 4 rather than 5 stars because they didn't peel the eggplant. The atmosphere was happy and though VERY crowded, I never saw chaos or frayed tempers.Vegetarian options: The never ending salad bowl begins each meal. I ordered the eggplant Parmesan. Menu items are not labeled vegetarian, but the descriptions allow you to figure out what you can or can't eat. Also, you can build your own pasta dish, and not add any meat. It's a nice place to be vegetarian without standing up to wave the veggies flag.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had Ty as our waiter. Excellent work. 10/10 service. Kept us on our toes the whole dinner. Will be requesting him next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got the chicken Alfredo, enough for 3 meals. Then I got the deal to bring an entree home for hubby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I hate complaining but our server Ethan I think was terrible. I am a server myself, and this man had the audacity to say dont worry about it when I asked why it took 20 minutes to get my receipt back. The excuse I received was he was cut and was busy doing sidework, however when you still have a table why is sidework your priority? No customer should ever have to be disrespected by an employee regardless of what their needs are. I have never been disrespectful to any customer as a server, and if I told a customer “dont worry about it” and walked off I promise you I would have been fired immediately. The hostest/manager in training with red hair completely made up for the experience and was extremely polite and respectful and is a prime example of good customer service, I cannot say the same for our server on the other hand
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Naiomy was AWESOME! Very attentive and kind. I couldn't have asked for a better server. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Seafood Alfredo
Good had no flavor. Hair in the salad. Calamari again no taste very
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Much delay and
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 2
Billy was our server, and did an exceptional job....what a server..the food was delish.... and the atmosphere was wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Worst service ever today. Got there just before 2 left almost 3 30. And all we ordered was endless soup and salad. Took
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Tour of Italy
Restaurantji Recommends
We had a party of 17 PEOPLE, we threw absolute chaos at these 2 servers and the handled it with CLASS, GRACE, MANNERS, and they went ABOVE and beyond. I remember one of the servers was Benjamin. I don't really care for Italian food but I care for this atmosphere so much I try to come here regularly.Kid-friendliness: They embrace the chaos of dining with kids. I love it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Famous House Salad, Calamari, Tour of Italy, Never Ending Dipping Sauces for Breadsticks
There was a black waitress there. I don't know her name but very good at what she does.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went to lunch at this restaurant on a recent return from shopping. This is one of the best Olive Gardens that I have been too. Some have been hits and some have been misses. This definitely was a hit. We had the eggplant and the chicken parm.. along with the lunch came soup for one of us and salad for the other. The soup was fresh and the noodles firm along with the beans. The salad was plentiful with tomatoes and olives. Both were excellent. The eggplant was cooked to perfection and the chicken was abundant. The meals came with delicious garlic bread sticks. Our waitress, Kay, was attentive and took great care of us. To top it off the establishment was clean with piped in Italian music. Wonderful, wonderful wonderful!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bread was hard and over salted. Soup was barely war. If you come in after 10 it's like they don't care about you. Vey unhappy. Usually love it here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Always good food and great service at this particular location. I have not try other locations in Lakeland nor other cities in Florida, This is my favorite restaurant despite negative reviews from other locations, this location is absolutely exceptional in customer services, and I give you true testimony of such.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5